Beannachtai members Laois RTAI,Update Oct/Nov
Thanks to all who attended our October Social on Tuesday last (3rd ). We had a good group of 16 for the guided tour of Donaghmore Famine /Agriculture Museum with Trevor Stanley and fine refreshments afterwards.
With only one more Social Tuesday this year (November7th) I am proposing that we have a Table Quiz which we havent had for some time so that our regular Quiz master Mick Lenihan won’t feel weve forgotten him. Mick is available to do this again and it will probably be in Mountmellick. Details will follow.
The final Social event of the year-the Christmas Dinner (and AGM) is provisionally fixed for Thursday 7th December and likely to be in the Killeshin Hotel again. More details /confirmation to follow.
MISC. Hope all enjoyed Positive Ageing Week 2023. There were some events in the local libraries but I didnt get information on them out in advance.
Otherwise for your information the new library in Portlaoise are holding Film Mornings (David Lean Classics) with Brief Encounter on 24th October and Great Expectations on 7th November. Starting time 11.00 am . Contact Library at (057) 8622333 for further details and booking.
Also the Library has Evening Book Club,Genealogy Club,Literature At Eleven, Knitting Circle and Ciorcal Comhra each week. Open to all.
Otherwise again. The Dunamase Centre have theatre and cinema and other events (See Dunamaise.ie) including the annual Leaves Festival of Writing & Music which takes place this year on 8-11 November.
And further;Congratulations to Abbeyleix Townsfolk (of which we have some members) on winning the Tidy Towns top award for 2023. Not so good on the Hurling however but congratulations to Camross on winning the Senior Title on Sunday last and to our member Helen Collier who’s son Andrew was a member of the winning team.
Sean Mullaney (Runai RTAI Laoise 2023) rtailaois@gmail.com 087-6324547