Mullooly to launch Brideswell NS fundraising drive President-elect of Roscommon Lions Club and RTE Midlands correspondent will launch a major fundraising drive for Brideswell National School on Saturday night next. A provider of education in South Roscommon for more than one hundred years, Brideswell School is now embarking on a major building programme this year due to growing numbers. The aim is to build a much-needed extra classroom for its infant classes. The project has been partially funded by the Department of Education and Science but the school also needs to raise in the region of €40,000 in order to complete the building of the new classroom. The school’s major fundraising drive centres on a benefit race night at Mullingar Greyhound Stadium. The tickets will allow every buyer admission into the races plus entry into a prize-draw, with the main prize being a holiday worth more than a €1000. The support of every household in the Brideswell area is now being sought and all money raised from tickets sales will go directly towards helping to ensure the new classroom is completed. The school is delighted that Ciaran Mullooly will launch the fundraising drive in Hamrock’s Bar, Brideswell on Saturday night next July 5th at 10.30 pm. Better Ireland winners announced Fourmilehouse Community Playgroup and the Phoenix Youth Centre in Castlerea are both to receive €10,000, after they were revealed as the county winners in the AIB Better Ireland Programme this week. A total of 308,011 votes were registered by the general public across Ireland from 6th May to 6th June, with 51,675 votes registered by the public in Connaught. Both the winning and runner-up groups will receive the proceeds from the text votes registered for their groups (after operator charges and VAT). Runner-up projects will also receive an additional top-up donation from AIB, in recognition of the huge efforts they put in to their local campaigns. The project with the second highest number of votes will receive a top-up of €300, while the project with the third highest votes will receive a top-up of €200. Niall Mellon Fundraiser in Athleague There is a fundraiser taking place in aid of the Niall Mellon Township project in Hamrocks of Athleague on Friday 4th July. There is a B.B.Q. and raffle on the night which promises to be a fun occasion for all concerned. Tickets for the event are reasonably priced at €20 and there are a host of excellent prizes up for grabs including a L.C.D. 32 inch T.V and weekends away to different parts of the country. There should be a great atmosphere on the night. Donamon Dynamos The National Road Race Championships took place in Middleton, Co. Cork on Sunday last. The National Time Trial Championships were held on Friday in Newcastle West, Limerick. The junior time trial was over a distance of 24km and was won by Sean Downey in 31 mins 40 secs, Marcus Christy was second in 32 mins 20 secs and in third place was Michael Duffy of Donamon Dynamos Ruby Oil in 33 mins 12 secs. Sean Moylett, also of Donamon Dynamos, finished in 6th position while Tomas Feeley took 9th position. The road race on Sunday consisted of 7 laps of a 10 mile circuit. 25 juniors participated on a very tough course. The team was well represented by Michael Duffy, Tomas Feeley and Sean Moylett. Sean finished in 9th place, Tomas in 10th place but Michael unfortunately did not finish. All three lads will now take part in the Junior Tour of Ireland from the 8th to the 13th of July in the West of Ireland.
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