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A friend notified us about an Irish internet for emigrants called Emigrant Online. They claim to be the longest established publishing company in
http://www.emigrant.ie/about.htm
The good news in the local papers this week is the appointment of Pat Gallagher, Tullamore as the
The Offaly GAA has selected Niall Mc Namee as football Player of the Year for 2006.
Rory Hanniffy has been selected as the Player of the Year in hurling.
Last Saturday there was a welcome visit from Ray Cadman from
An interesting article in this month Irish Messenger tells the story of the well visited website called www.sacredspace.ie One lady who worked in a company employing 6000 people often visited the site for a short spell while at work. One day when she tried to login she read the message that told her the site was barred. After some time she went to her supervisor and told her about using the site and her reasons for doing so. The site was restored and made available to the 6,000.
Mary Allen was telling us this morning that one of the OPW men was in Shannonbridge last week and told her that the river level was only six inches short of the record flood. The water has risen a couple of inches since. Brian O Meara on the barge has to walk through floodwater every day and he only has short
Joe Burke an ESB workmate called in yesterday and he looks right well.
Over 350 people have been killed in accidents on Irish roads this year to date.
Another couple of prayers composed by Sister Estelle Barron –
Lord, sometimes I try to plan my day, forgetting that you – in your Divine Providence, have already planned what is best for me.
Help me this day to submit totally to Your Divine
Then all will be well.
Lord, help me to realize that there is power in Your Name.
You spoke and the world with all its beauty came to be.
Remind me to call on Your Name in all my needs.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord.
Overcast today with temperatures 11 / 52 and more rain promised for the next two days.
Christmas lights have been erected around the green area opposite the church. To put lights across the street would require permission and insurance.
This morning members of the Shannonbridge Active Retirement group completed their six day painting course and will celebrate tomorrow night with a meal in The Old Fort.
Last Sunday there was an enjoyable Ecumenical Carol Service in
Cliff Richards played at The Point in
Watch out for Irelands Enya this Christmas with her new musical offering.
The paper tells us that 25 % of Irish prisoners are back within bars within a year.
The recent budget doubled the mortgage interest relief from 8,000 to 16,000 for first time buyers.
Old age pension rise of 16 or 18 Euros per week.
Top tax rate cut 1 %. Tax band widened.
Social welfare increase of 20 Euros per week.
50c added to price of 20 cigarettes.
Extra 10 Euro per child per month, paid maternity leave increased to 26 weeks and unpaid leave increased to 16 weeks.
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