Some useful Christmas information and numbers
The Injury Unit at the Urgent Care Centre at Roscommon Hospital is open every day over Christmas from 8am to 8pm. The Unit treats non limb and non life threatening injuries like scalds, wound type injuries, suspected broken bones, strains and sprains, minor burns and the removal of foreign objects from eyes, ears and nose. Average turnaround time at the Unit is 60 minutes and it can be a lot quicker here than travelling to A&E in Sligo. The Roscommon number is 090 6632212.
NoWDOC is the urgent out of hours GP service in this area. This service operates for people who need to access a GP outside their own GP opening hours. It can be contacted at 0818400911
Other useful numbers:
Boyle Gardai 071 9664620
St Vincent de Paul in Boyle contact number 087 9292627.
Roscommon Co Co emergency number 090 6637100
Don’t abuse our free parking this Christmas
Another benefit of living here in Boyle is free on street parking (something our retail community should be highlighting more in their promotional efforts…..). Many other towns have paid for parking or one hour parking, but not so in Boyle – and long may this last. But if motorists continue to abuse the free parking, then you could find a situation where the powers that be have a strong argument for imposing paid parking in Boyle. Motorists need to understand that they do not have a right to park directly outside whatever shop they need to go into and if they do get a parking space – they have a duty to park correctly in it – not abandon their car or nose their vehicle into the space or indeed park on the newly installed footpaths. In addition, double yellow lines mean no parking, and putting on your ‘I can park anywhere’ double flashers does not give you permission to park on these lines. The worst area for this is on the north side of Main Street and also outside King House, both sides of St. Patrick Street at the junction with Bridge Street and Main Street and around the junction of Termon Road as one comes onto the Crescent. If you get a ticket for illegal parking this Christmas, don’t say you haven’t been warned.
Two Christmas events to mark in the diary
The traditional St. Stephen’s Day Treasure Hunt in aid of Mayo Roscommon Hospice takes place from 2.30pm on St Stephen’s Day at Lough Key Forest & Activity Park. Make your donation and pick up your clues outside the Visitor Centre. Gather in Dodd’s Bar afterwards to hand in sheets and debate the answers!
The Boyle GAA Table Quiz takes place this year in St Joseph’s Hall on Saturday 28th December at 7.30pm. Entry €10 per person – children half price. Test your general knowledge and enjoy a great social occasion.
Public Ream Update
Work is nearing completion on the public realm enhancement of Bridge Street/Shop Street and An Rioga car park in Boyle. Unfortunately due to Storm Darragh, ESB Networks were not available before Christmas to dismantle the overhead electricity cables and remove the poles on Shop Street. This will be done in early January. The planters are now in place on the newly installed footpaths and they will be planted in Spring with appropriate foliage and shrubs. A temporary surface is also in place in An Rioga car park and disabled parking and EV charging space are marked out. In the New Year, the final surfacing, full line painting, new lighting and landscaping will take place in the car park along with power washing and sealing of the new paths. In addition, the bridge on Bridge Street will be flood lit with new interchangeable spot lights.
The project has lasted longer than expected due to a number of unforeseen constraints, but well done to Anthony Cunnane and his team who have painstakingly installed the brickwork and paving around the town to such a high standard. A word of thanks also to Regeneration Team Executive Engineer with Roscommon Co Co Adrian Farrell who has been on site throughout the project liaising with relevant personnel and ensuring any problems were dealt with professionally and efficiently.
Christmas Greetings from Boyletoday.com
Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year to all the loyal viewers of Boyletoday.com and a warm welcome home to the ‘Boylers’ from all over the world. Thank you for making this website your number one media choice for all factual news relating to the town and area. Boyletoday.com will have limited updates from the town over the holiday period and the Boyle’d Pot will be back again on Friday January 3rd. If you would like an event or item featured on Boyletoday.com, please feel free to email [email protected]. Merry Christmas everyone!
News snippets from around Boyle
Christmas Carol Service in St. Michael’s Church, Croghan, this evening (Friday 20th) at 8pm………Sky TV released details of Chris O’Dowd’s new comedy series – Small Town Big Story – that will air in February 2025. Some scenes were shot on location in Chris’s home town of Boyle………..Has anyone else noticed that the energy saving street lights in Boyle seem to have moved to half power at night/early morning since Storm Darragh?…………Well done to Ballinameen GGA club who were recently awarded the Roscommon GAA Club Ground of the Year for 2024…………During the first week of An Garda Siochana’s Christmas Road Safety Campaign, a motorist was detected travelling at 124kph in the 60kph at Drishoge, Boyle Road, Carrick-on-Shannon……..Boyle Credit Union annual Hospitality Day takes place today Friday 20th. “This year as well as celebrating the festive season we will also celebrate our exciting merger with Sligo which will be finalised in January 2025″………..Boyle Celtic’s 50/50 draw in Wynnes’s tonight Friday features loads of extra prizes while Boyle GAA club’s special Christmas Draw this Saturday 21st December also in Wynne’s Bar will also have special prizes to be won on the night………From tomorrow, we can look forward to longer days as December 21st is the winter solstice. From Sunday the gain will be minuscule at first – just a matter of seconds a day, but will steadily grow until daylight expands by 3 minutes per day in March……….Great to see An Rioga car park temporarily lined out with spaces for EV charging and three disabled car parking space close to the Post Office. Please only park your car in any of these spaces if you are charging your vehicle or exhibiting a permit…………Join Music Generation Roscommon’s talented young singers and musicians, Kate, Bridget, Ruby and Izzy at the Courtyard Market in Boyle from 11am to 1pm this Saturday the 21st of December………..Free Christmas Dinner for anyone living alone or in need of company this Sunday in King House Tea Rooms. Bookings on 087 6430326………..Christmas Carols in the Old Schoolhouse Community Cafe in Ballinafad on Saturday December 21st from 12noon – 1pm……..Church Gate Collection this weekend in aid of Boyle Christmas Lights. All support appreciated as planning will commence early 2025 for new lights and Christmas features for the town……..It didn’t take long – two hours to be exact – until a vehicle damaged one of the new planters installed on the footpath outside the Post office on Thursday morning, as they tried to park on the footpath………Boyle Civic Amenity site will reopen on Friday 27th December and will remain open on Saturday 28th and Monday 30th December……..Another weekend of wind warnings lie ahead for Saturday and Sunday.
And finally…….!
The Chief of Staff of the US Air Force decided to personally recruit some pilots and he notices two young twins.
He looked at the first young man and asked: “Son, what skills can you bring to the Air Force?”
The young man looks at him and says: “I’m a pilot!”
The General gets all excited, turns to his aide and says: “Get him in today, all the paper work done, everything, do it!”
The aide hustles the young man off.
The General looks at the second young man and asks: “What skills to you bring to the Air Force?”
The young man says: “I chop wood!”
“Son,” the general replies: “We don’t need wood choppers in the Air Force, now what else can you do?”
“I chop wood!”
“Young man,” huffs the general, “You are not listening to me, we don’t need wood choppers, this is the 21st century!”
“Well,” the young man says, “You hired my brother!”
“Of course we did,” says the general, “That’s because he’s a pilot!”
The young man rolls his eyes and says: “So what! Sure I have to chop it before he can pile it!”
