Shannonbridge Active Retirement group hold their weekly meeting in the parish hall on Tuesday morning after 10.00 AM Mass. They go through a series of warm up exercises before the meeting and have a welcome cup of tea in the meantime. They continue to support a number of Kenyan children by making a donation each week.

Today the meeting decided to hold their Christmas Dinner in The Fort Restaurant on Thursday 14^th December. This is open to people who wish to attend but contact the secretary Pat Keohane beforehand.

Tommy Mc Evoy is a regular attendee at Active Retirement and today he told us that he plans to spend some time in Sydney very soon. So keep an eye out for him all you Sydney / Shannonbridge folk. And how about dropping a line to this website?.

Nobody seems to have a photograph of the old barracks that was burned down around 1923 and the ivy ruins were knocked in the 1970’s as a site for the present barracks.

Had a welcome surprise visit today from long time coarse angler Bill Patton from Preston. Bill was once a regular angler at the Ballinasloe and Athlone fishing festivals. On two occasions he won the Ballinasloe Gala Week. A son of Bill’s is getting married and he was over for the stag night in Dublin at the weekend and decided to revisit this area.

Shannonbridge Pottery is offering a prize of 450 euros worth of their products in a competition which is running on Midlands’s radio this week. A correct answer to any one of five different questions will make you eligible for the grand prize.

Manchester United and Celtic clash in a soccer game tonight.

Mayo footballers have appointed John Morohan as their trainer / manager.

I noticed that Senator Windows have been taken over. One of their 30 branches is in Athlone and a number of people from the parish work for them.

The cold weather continues and maybe it is time to start feeding the little birds with peanuts and fat.