Birdwatch Irelandare having a Corncrake Night in the Crank House Banagher on Saturday June 19th at 9.30pm.After a talk there will be a walk on Tower Callow where you should be able to hear the Corncrake. Tel 0509-51676.
Remember that Father Charlie Beirne will be collecting all types of clean and dry ladies,gents and children's clothing,bed linen,curtains,towels and shoes on Friday 18th June before noon in Shannonbridge Hall carpark and Clonfinlough Church carpark for the Mbarara-Uganda missions.
Are the birds getting fond of the drink ? With the dry weather it helps to leave out vessels of drinking and bathing water for the birds but last evening a bold robin flew into Killeens Bar obviously wanting something stronger.
The Shannonbridge Westlife group continue their grass cutting project on the Ballinasloe approach road and things are looking much better.
New paint work on Lukers old and new pub, on Morans Gala Foodstore and on Richie Browne's Post Office look good. Ritchie has got an attractive mural painted of three people seated on a bench with a man reading a Shannonbrige newspaper.Eyecatching.