The GAA football and hurling championships are now sorting out the men from the boyos. Saturday there were two football quarter finals decided with Mayo beating Tyrone and Fermanagh beating Armagh. Yesterday was the first of the hurling semi finals with Kilkenny beating Waterford.
Two hours heavy rain passed over Shannonbridge early yesterday morning and upset Tullamore Annual Show by arriving there at 11.00 and staying for two hours. The match on television had an effect on the afternoon attendance was down on last year. People abroad might be interested to know that The Dublin Horse Show took place during last week and the major prize was The Aga Khan Cup. Sports writers were commenting that the Irish team were performing so badly that next year they would have to compete prior in order to compete. Red rag to a bull and the Irish Team won this years event. Watch out Athens as in the Nations Cup on Friday two of the three competitors that jumped a record height for Ballsbridge were Irish. Amazing that none of the winning Irish team was riding an Irish horse.
That rain yesterday was the tail end of a hurricane that was dying out and today is promised sunny with temperatures reaching 22C.
Good to hear that Gene Carty is home from Boston and has been attending a wedding over in Connemara before hitting Shannonbridge. See Mark Kelly back in town after his travels. Must corner him for more details. Good to hear that Marie B from Cherry Hill has arrived in Shannon and she is also going to spend some time in Connemara before Shannonbridge.
Dermot Sandra Stacey and Craig Burke have arrived home for a two week holiday. Craig is hell bent on fishing and headed straight for the river.
See where John Paul the Dublin contractor who built the original Power Station at Shannonbridge back in the Sixties has died last week. May he rest in peace.