Giving Light & Hope Walk 2023 - Castletown

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Giving Light and Hope walk which was due to take place on Sunday, 10th September has been postponed.

Remember to contact Teac Tom on 057 864 1391 if you need support or to talk to someone

Our 5th Giving Light & Hope Walk 6k walk in support of Teac Tom is due to take place on Sunday, 10th September.

At this time we are looking for volunteers who are willing to help out with the event.

If you are interested in getting involved, please message this page before next Tuesday, 8th August

Please Support Spinathon for Teac Tom 2023 on www.iDonate.ie Spinathon for Teac Tom 2023

🎉June Bank Holiday Split the Pot Draw🎉
This Wednesday we will have a special June Bank Holiday Split the Pot draw with a guaranteed jackpot of €500!!
Envelopes at the Dressing Rooms, Phelans Shop & Phelans Restaurant Mountrath or Revolut to 087 6874049

Come down and support our last fundraiser of the school year. Castletown Tidy Towns Castletown Community Sports Field Development Castletown Community Centre - Laois

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The route will be the same as last year!

Planned Agenda!

-Mart open from 12am for registration!

-From 1300 sandwiches will be out!

-1330 we will start the kiddies tractor run! (all within the mart grounds)

-1345 until Run starts will be speeches from the Organisers , Teac Tom and Jigsaw!

-Return to mart after the Run approx 4 pm for BBQ on site in the mart! All welcome!

Looking forward to seeign you all on the day!

Please note there is limited parking for cars onsite.

Aware May Webinar Register your free place

Rushall Parents Association are holding a fundraising table quiz on Thursday 25th May in Hogan's Bar Coolrain. Your support would be much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you there

Ticket link for Minor All Ireland B Final

https://www.universe.com/embed2/events/electric-ireland-minor-all-ireland-championship-final-laois-v-roscommon-tickets-donegal-L4PD5W

O Moores Camogie Club Laois
Naomh Éamann Camogie Club
Camross Camogie Club
Banríon Gaels Camogie Club
Crg Camogie
Portlaoise Camogie Club
The Harps Camogie Club
Brigid's Camogie
St. Lazarians Camogie Abbeyleix
Clough-Ballacolla Camogie
Leinster Express / Laois Live
Laois Gaels
Laois People
Laois Nationalist
LaoisToday

Big thanks to Leinster Express / Laois Live for the write up!

Countdown is on in aid of Teac Tom and Jigsaw .





Mountrath mart

May 14th from 12pm

Kiddies tractor run at 1330!

Main event from 1400!

⚠ ATTENTION - CHANGE TO DATES ⚠

Social Soccer ⚽⚽⚽

FREE Social Soccer Programme for Men Aged 16- 40 Years. This programme will be on in 2 locations:
✅ Portlaoise Leisure Centre (Astroturf)
Wednesday from January 25th to March 1st
4pm – 5pm

✅ Portarlington Leisure Centre (Astroturf)
Wednesday from January 25th to March 1st
4pm – 5pm

For more information or to register, Contact Eimear at 0860111722 or [email protected]

Sport Ireland Laois Leisure-Portlaoise Laois Leisure - Portarlington FAI Laois

🤸‍♀️Fitkidz in Mountrath Health & Fitness Academy🚶
Loads of FUN and GAMES to help your 7-12 year old keep fit and make friends this January!
Every Monday and Wednesday 6 pm til 6.50 pm
€5 per class All Welcome!
contact 🏆 Ruth 086 3262570

REGISTER NOW ✨✍😁

‘Minding Me’ is a fully funded 6-week online exercise and education programme which aims to improve health and wellness in 2023 one small health habit at a time.

‘Minding Me’ is for adults aged 18-80 years. It is suitable for all fitness levels, abilities and for those living with and without clinical conditions. Participants on the programme will have access to:

● 8 x 30-minute live online exercise classes per week. There is a wide range of exercise classes to choose from including strength and tone, flexibility, MenoWell (for women in all stages of menopause), high intensity interval training, core and tone, boxercise and sit fit. Please see the exercise timetable below for more information.
● 8 x pre-recorded exercise videos to match the live exercise classes.
● 2 x 10-minute pre-recorded health habit videos per week.
● 1 x ‘Winter Wellness’ recipe per week. These recipes will be quick, cost effective, and nutritious. At the end of the 6-week programme the full recipe booklet will be shared with participants.

‘Minding Me’ starts on Monday 23rd January 2023. People can sign up for the ‘Minding Me’ programme for free at any time before and during the 6-week programme. There are unlimited spaces available for this programme. For more information and to sign up please click this link: https://edufit.ie/programmes/minding-me/

‘Minding Me’ is designed and delivered by EduFit in partnership with Laois Sports Partnership and Sport Ireland.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

Read more visit our website:
👉 https://www.laoissports.ie/minding-me-programme/

Reminder...
Don't forget Bag2school is this week. Start bringing your bags in tomorrow. You can donate items such as good quality clothes, shoes, hats, bags, soft toys and etc.
All the bags will need to be in by the 19th.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this evening at 7pm in the Hurling Field to show our support for Andrea Daly, one of the Operation Transformation leaders.

Moutrath Gaa are looking forward to seeing you all next Tuesday....bring a friend or family member or come along to make new friends.

Thankyou so much for your support in 2022

A great event not to be missed. Thankyou to Cllr Joe Malone for organising this. Proceeds from the night will be donated to Teac Tom

A gentle reminder about why you are utterly exhausted…

No one I know began this year on a full tank. Given the vicious onslaught of the previous two years (let’s just call it what it was) most of us dragged ourselves across the finish line of 2021… frazzled, spent, running on aged adrenaline fumes…

We crawled into 2022 still carrying shock, trauma, grief, heaviness, disbelief… The memories of a surreal existence…
And then it began… The fastest hurricane year we could ever have imagined. Whether we have consciously processed it or not, this has been a year of more pressure, more stress, and a race to “catch up” in all departments… Every. Single. One. Work, school, sports, relationships, life…

Though not intentionally aware, perhaps hopeful that the busier we are, the more readily we will forget… the more easily we will undo the emotional tangle… the more permanently we will wipe away the scarring wounds…
We can’t.

And attempts to re-create some semblance of “normal” on steroids while disregarding that for almost two years our sympathetic nervous systems were on full alert, has left our collective mental health in tatters. Our children and teens are not exempt. The natural byproduct of fighting a hurricane is complete and utter exhaustion…

So before you begin questioning the absolutely depleted and wrung-dry state you are in- Pause. Breathe. Remind yourself of who you are and what you have endured. And then remind yourself of what you have overcome.
Despite it all, you’re still going. (Even on the days you stumble and find yourself face down in a pile of dirt).
Understanding brings compassion…

Most of the world’s citizens are in need of a little extra TLC at the moment. Most are donning invisible “Handle with care” posters around their necks and “Fragile” tattoos on their bodies…
Instead of racing to the finish line of this year, tread gently. Go slowly.

Amidst the chaos, find small pockets of silence. Find compassion. Allow the healing. And most of all… Be kind. There’s no human being on earth who couldn’t use just a little bit more of the healing salve of kindness.

With love ♥️

Naomi Holdt - Psychologist and Speaker

www.raisingvibrations.com.au

A beautiful Christmas carol service will take place this Friday evening at 7.30 in The Pike of Rushall all proceeds to buying a new organ for the church.

🔹️🔹️Save the Date🔹️🔹️
Castletown GAA would like invite all in our parish and surrounding areas to our Monster Christmas Bingo on Sunday 11th December at 3pm in Castletown Community Centre.
More details to follow.
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