Local Notes: Tidy towns, camogie, GAA, Cotton Mill 200 and walking track under way
Jack, Ronan and Bill O'Connell lined out for Portlaw GAA club in a challenge match after their Ireland's Fittest Family exploits
Portlaw Heritage Centre has launched 'Malcolmson Cotton Mill, Portlaw – 200th Anniversary Celebrations'. This month marks the 200th anniversary since the start of the business enterprise known as the Cotton Mill, which would eventually see the growth of the village of Portlaw as we know it. In order to mark this significant event, Portlaw Heritage Centre have committed to a series of events and activities running from April 2025 to April 2026. These events will include engagement with local schools to develop an education pack, the development of a website and walking trail, a series of talks and guided walks, mobile displays and extensive use of social media. Facebook will be updated regularly over the course of the year to represent the 52 years that the enterprise was in operation. The centre will also be participating in National Heritage Week, running from August 16 to August 24, with the theme 'Exploring Our Foundations.' Many thanks to our partners in the local history network, local government and our community for all the support to date. We really hope you will join us and participate on our journey over the next 12 months. #portlawmalcomson200 #portlawcottonmill200 #portlawheritagecentre @followers
Please join us at Easter for our Bingo fundraiser. Great prizes including Easter Eggs and a great night guaranteed. The event will take place on Thursday, April 15, at 8pm in The Premier Hall, Portlaw. Proceeds in aid of the Grotto 75th Anniversary and development. Donations welcome. Contact 087 1361861.
A special moment for the O’Connell's recently as brothers, Jack, Ronan and Bill, lined out together in a challenge match fresh from their incredible journey on Ireland’s Fittest Family. Well done lads. It was also another great morning recently for the Wellkids, U6s who had a great training session. Well done to Aoibhe, Daniel, Leah and Darragh who were selected as this week's best trainers.
Wellkids takes place every Sunday morning at 10am at Portlaw GAA. It is for boys and girls born 2018 - 2021 and is 100 per cent free and no equipment needed. Just turn up. The link to register can be accessed online at https://www.cognitoforms.com/PortlawGAA/PortlawGAACamogieWellKidsNursery2025
Well Done to our Comeragh College Students, Amy Lee Lennon, Emma Walsh, Kailyn Croke, Elly Hyland, Charlotte Home and Ava Murphy. Last week the school held a Tipperary Schools Camogie Blitz and Comeragh College had victory over Fethard and Colaiste Mhuire Co Ed, bringing home the county trophy. Well done to all participants and a special mention to 6th year student, and Captain, Kailyn Croke, who played her last camogie match in the school jersey and has been a huge role model over her last six years in Comeragh College,
Please note Portlaw GAA club has started work on the construction of a1.5m wide hard surface walking path around our field. This is preparation work for a new spectator railing that will be installed soon around our playing field. When completed we will have 400m of new railing surrounding our pitch with a 1.5m hard surface path on the spectator side of the railing which will be an excellent addition to our current top class facilities. Construction work on the path is expected to take over one week to complete. There will be no interference to the playing pitch or playing activities during this time but the work may cause some disruption to spectators so we ask that if you are visiting our field during this time to please take caution and we apologise for any inconvenience caused during construction.
