Monthly Archives: August 2017

Join The Smith Family In Celebrating Their 1st Year In Gartlans Pub

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Congratulations to Sheila, Padraig & family who are celebrating their first year in business in Gartlans.🎉 We are all invited to join in celebrating this special anniversary this Friday (August 25th) @ 8.30pm.🎉
A video will be shown documenting the entire process of the restoration of the pub and the long road to getting its doors back open again.🎬
Enjoy some refreshments and live music afterwards.🎼🍻 Come on down this Friday to share the occasion and have a night to remember!💃

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Local Lad Karl Parge – U12 Modern & Disco Dance Winner at Community Games Final Last Weekend.

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Karl Parge is 10 years old from Kingscourt, Co. Cavan. Karl is born to be on the stage and has been attending Born 2 Perform Stage School with Gavin Quigley for the past 4 years. Karl has appeared in the Olympia Panto alongside Al Porter for the past 2 years and looks forward to taking to the stage this year again. Karl takes dance classes in Tap, Contemporary/ Lyrical and Hip-hop. He has appeared in RTE Junior Programme – “The Sun” and has been in a short film “The Lollipop Man” over the last year. Karl also plays accordion & percussion with the Castletown Accordion Orchestra and was a member of the U19 Orchestra who won the European Accordion Festival in Prague last November and is current All Ireland Champion in Solo Accordion also.
Karl represented Cavan in the Solo Dance – Modern & Disco at U12 level on Sunday 20th August at the Sports Ireland National Sports Campus as part of the Community Games. Karl was 2nd last to perform out of a group of 15. The standard was very high with children from all over Ireland representing their counties with different styles of dance. Karl was delighted to represent Kingscourt at the weekend and even more delighted to be able to bring home GOLD!!⭐

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Local Accountant Completes Ironman Triathlon!

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Congratulations to local accountant Kevin Shiels from KSA Shiels & Co. Accountants who completed an Ironman Triathlon in Hamburg on 13th August 2017. An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.2-mile (42.16 km) run, raced in that order and without a break. It is widely considered one of the… most difficult one-day sporting events in the world. This was Hamburg’s 1st time holding an Ironman Triathlon. Kevin completed the course in 11hrs and 24 mins.

3.8 km swim 1:18hrs
182 km bike 5:55hrs
42.2 km run 3:56hrs

What a fantastic achievement! Well done Kevin!

Kevin completed his first Ironman in Dublin in 2015, where he completed the half distance Ironman 70.3. Kevin is hoping to complete it again this Sunday 20th August. The very best of luck to you Kevin.

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The Very best of Luck To Aisling McArdle In The Rose Of Tralee International Festival!

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We would like to wish the very best of luck to Aisling McArdle in the Rose of Tralee International Festival this week.🍀🌹 You may already be aware that Aisling (from Kingscourt) has been selected to compete as this year’s Yorkshire Rose.🌹 Aisling will be a fantastic Rose and all of us in Kingscourt will be tuning in to cheer her on!📺 The Rose of Tralee International Festival 2017 takes place from 16th – 22nd August. The very best of luck Aisling, looking forward to seeing you on the big screen!🎥 For the latest updates on Aisling’s journey so far click below

 

 

 

 

Well Done To David Crosby On Completing The Dublin Rock N Roll Half Marathon!

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A massive well done to David Crosby who completed the Dublin Rock n Roll half marathon on Sunday August 13th. David’s wife Katie, his mum Kathleen, Denise Carolan, Margaret O Rourke, Lorraine Finnegan, Rita Marron and Enda Coyle also ran the half marathon with David. Well done to you all! (Pictured below are L to R: David’s mum Kathleen, David and his wife Katie). David would like to thank… the general support and encouragement from the local community and the good wishes he received on the day. All roads lead to New York now for the final challenge, the NYC Marathon (26.2miles). We will keep you updated on David’s journey here on themarketsquare.ie. Check out David’s inspirational story and his journey so far by clicking below

Local Girl Rosie Madden Selected As Ball Girl & Flag Bearer For Ladies Rugby World Cup

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Fantastic news as local girl Rosie Madden who plays for North Meath RFC (and Kingscourt Stars Gaa) has been selected to be a ball girl at the Ladies Rugby World Cup which commenced on last Wednesday August 9th.🏉 Rosie will be performing her duties as ball girl for the Ireland v France match and also for the semi final which will take place in Belfast! Rosie was also a flag bearer at the Hong Kong Vs Canada match on last Wednesday (August 9th).🚩 What a wonderful achievement! Well done Rosie! ☺ Check out these photos of Rosie as flag bearer at the Hong Kong Vs Canada match.
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Fair of Muff 2017 – Saturday August 12th 

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The ancient Fair of Muff was one of the celebrations connected with the Lough an Leagh Festival of Lunasa (August). It was an ancient Celtic Fair, which has its origins in the remote past. A famous horse-fair was held there on the 12th of August and has continued annually since.  The Fair of Muff is not just a horse fair but a fun day out with something for everybody. Enjoy browsing the stalls and bargaining with the visiting traders, maybe have a go in the skittles competition or get those dancing shoes on as there will be music and dancing in the bar close by! That night the annual dance will take place in The Royal Breffni, Tierworker where the ‘Queen Of The Fair’ will be crowned. A fun-filled day and a great night out! We hope to see you there!

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