We received this very nice card with our Pride of Place Trophy.
Roscommon People November 20th. 2015
Roscommon Herald November 17th. 2015
Congratulations to
Padraig Brennan , Kilteevan who won €352 on 24th October
Niamh Kilmartin , Kilteevan who won €360 on 31st October
John Brennan, Kilteevan who won €350 on 7th November
Joe Davis, Kilteevan who won €350 on 14th November
Some Photos from the Awards Ceremony.
Front Row L/R- Cllr Kathleen Shanagher, Cllr Pascal Fitzmaurice Leas Cathaoirleach Roscommon Co Council, Amanda Scanlon Pride of Place Co-ordinator Roscommon Co Council.
Fiona Coen Secretary Kilteevan Community Development Group, Eileen Fahey, Chairperson, Kilteevan Community Development Group and Michael Coyle, Kilteevan Community, Michael Mc Greal, IPB Insurance.
Back Row L/R- Sean Mooney, Kilteevan, Tom Dowling Chairperson Pride of Place Committee, George Jones Chairperson IPB Insurance, Cllr Mary Howard Leas Cathaoirleach Clare Co Council, Jmmy Deenihan TD Minister of State for the Diaspora, John Bruton former Taoiseach and Deputy Chairperson Co-operation Ireland.
THE CO ROSCOMMON TABLE AT THE AWARDS
Kilteevan Community Development Group, Roscommon Lions Club, Ballyleague Renewal, Cavetown/Croghan and Roscommon Co. Council representatives enjoying themselves at the awards ceremony.
A moment of GREAT JOY!
Brenda Reynolds Ballyleague Representative , with Michael Coyle and Sean Mooney Kilteevan at the awards ceremony
Gerry Finn, Roscommon Lions Club, Rita Mc Nulty, Judge, Pride of Place, Eileen Fahey Kilteevan Community Development Group
It is with great joy that we announce that Kilteevan Community Development Group won a Runner up Award in Category 2, Main Awards at the Pride of Place Gala award ceremony in Ennis last night(November 14th). The competition, an extraordinary celebration of comunity spirit, is sponsored by IPB Insurance, Co-operation Ireland and the Local Authorities in Ireland North and South.
Eileen Fahey and Fiona Coen accepted the trophy and cheque on behalf of the Kilteevan Community. They were joined on stage by Sean Mooney and Michael Coyle, Cllr Pascal Fitzmaurice Leas Cathaoirleach Roscommon Co Council. Cllr Kathleen Shanagher and Amanda Scanlon, Pride of Place Co -ordinator Roscommon Co Council.
To everyone who worked with us and supported Kilteevan in the past 13 years we say a big thank you.
Special thanks also to Amanda Scanlon, Pride of Place Coordinator Roscommon Co Council for her wonderful support.
We will have a hooley soon to celebrate. We deserve it!
Together we have done so much for our small community.
Long may Kilteevan’s community spirit continue.
The IPB Pride of Place Awards ceremony is taking place in Treacy's West County Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare, on Saturday, November 14th.
Co Roscommon has four nominations in this year’s competition.
Kilteevan Community Development Group
Kilgefin Parish
The Quad Youth Centre
Cavetown
Kilteevan Community Development Group will be represented on the night by Eileen Fahey (Chairperson) and Fiona Coen (Secretary).
The entire ceremony will be broadcast live online from 7.30pm on Saturday, 14 November 2015. We are delighted that our community living abroad will be able to share the experience with us online. All you need do is log on to www.prideofplace.ie or www.clare.ie and follow the link through to the live broadcast.
More than 100 groups nominated by local authorities all over the
We wish our Kilteevan representatives Eileen and Fiona and all Co Roscommon representatives every success on Saturday night.
On Saturday November 7th 2015, an unusually mild morning, over 2100 athletes took the ultimate challenge of Westport Sea2Summit– one of Ireland’s largest Adventure Races.
Among the participants were Kilteevan men John Gilleran and Adrian Coyle.
The gruelling course takes competitors through an intense journey of road running, mountain cycling and the challenging uphill run to the summit of Croagh Patrick
The challenge is as folllows
4k run
8k cycle
5k Mountain run (Croagh Patrick)
35k cycle
4k run
John and Adrian completed the challenge as follows
John Gilleran came in 8th position time 3hrs.00.
Adrian Coyle came in 97th position time 3hrs.45mins
Congratulations and well done John and Adrian for succeeding in completing this extreme sporting challenge We are very proud of your achievement.
Congratulations and very well done to Anne Gilleran, Mark Gilleran and Joe Fox who completed the 26.2 miles in the Dublin City Marathon 2015. You are an inspiration to us all. Savour your success.
Our Congratulations to Michael Coyle (Beechwood) who completed the Dublin City Marathon 2015 on October 26th in an unbelieveably impressive time of 3 hrs .37.48.- a faster rime than his 2014 marathon. Michael ran to support Join Our Boys Trust and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy .
You are inpirational Michael we are all very proud of our Marathon Man.
KILTEEVAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LIMITED
Kilteevan, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
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KILTEEVAN TIDY TOWNS
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http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en.htm
http://www.environ.ie/en/Community/RuralDevelopment/EURuralDevelopment/
This project received grant aid from Roscommon LEADER Partnership Rural Development Programme which is financed by the Irish Government under the Rural Development Programme Ireland 2007-2013 and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in Rural Areas.
