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Rotary Table Quiz 19th Feb in Welcome Inn
On Thursday 19th February the Rotary Club of Castlebar are running their annual quiz night in aid of local charities. Read More...

Gates Foundation contribute extra $255m to Rotary Polio Campaign
the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is investing another $255 million to Rotary’s push for polio eradication. Read More...

Paul Hutchinson,DG attends lunch Tues 20th
On Tuesday 20th January, the Rotary District Governor, Paul Hutchinson and his wife was welcomed to lunch by President John Horkan. Read More...

Greetings From Rotary International Assembly 2009.
R. I. President elect John Kenny has announced the new theme for 2009/2010 and it is…. Read More...

Befriending service for older people
‘Good Morning Castlebar’ is a high quality ‘befriending’ telephone service for older people in the community who live alone or who feel lonely or isolated. Read More...

Art Expo Dec 08 raises over 4.5k for charity
Art Expo Dec 2009 raised over 4,500eur for local charities. Another successful event run by Dolores Burke and Sinead Kelleher and her committee. The organisers were happy.. Read More...

Christmas party cancelled
Rotary Bowling Christmas party on Friday night is cancelled in respect of the sad passing away of Geraldine Egan. Our sympathies and prayers are with Paul, Sinead and all the Egan.. Read More...

Pat Gallagher organises social scene at Sligo Rotary Conference
A big Castlebar group attended the Annual Rotary Conference in Sligo. 14 attendees (members and partners) attended the Sligo Rotary Conference in September. An excellent weekend.. Read More...

A Rotary Christmas party with a difference
The Family of Rotary Commitee are organising a Christmas party, on Friday 12th Dec 2008. All Rotary members and their family are invited. The evening will start with bowling and will be followed by a light dinner in Joe Mulroy's Magnos. Read More...

ART EXPO & SALE 4th Dec in Aid of Rock Rose House
Art Expo & Sale in aid of Mayo Cancer Support Assocation (Rock Rose House) Thursday December 4th in Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar. Over 30 amateur and professional artists will exhbit. Painting exhibition by TG4 Artist Harry Feeney. Paintings starting from €200. Doors open 7.00pm, tickets €10.00. Cheese and Wine, Read More...

November Club Update from President John Horkan
Dear Members Hope you are having a good month. We are having a lot activity in the club over the next few months and as always you help and support is really appreciated and valued in delivering the various projects. Read More...

The Rotary Foundation
- Two Programmes - Humanitarian and Educational - Three Funds- Permanent Fund Annual Programmes Fund Polio Plus - US$100K Challenge Read More...

Art Expo 2008
Sinead Kelleher and Dolores Burke are leading the team organising this years Art Expo & Sale. Members have been given tickets to promote the event. A good attendance on the night is important for the club. Read More...

Do You Want to Go to Colorado? ·
Are you aged between 25 & 40? Have you been in fulltime employment for at least 2 Years? Are you motivated and enthusiastic about your chosen career?· Are you personable & articulate? Can you get 5 weeks off work in April/May 2009? Read More...

Bond Returns to Raise Money for Local Charities
Back for more action on the big screen is 007 in the Rotary Annual Charity Film Premiere. Quantum of Solace continues the high octane adventures of James Bond in Casino Royale. Read More...

€2,250 euro collected for UNICEF
Congrats to Walter Donoghue and his team. This must have been the best UNICEF church gate collection to date. Normally the club collects between €1,100 to €1,500, this years collection far exceeded this. Read More...

Presentation to Maura Eaton
John Kilkelly and John Horkan met Maura Eaton and presented her with a cheque for €500 from the Rotary Book project collection run by John Kilkelly. Maura Eaton was in town to give a talk to the Soroptimist Club. Read More...

Asst Dist Gov Pat Donellan attends Club Assembly
There was an excellent attendance for club assembly last week, only four members of the club could not make the evening. The meeting commenced at 6.15pm with each chairperson addressing the group and the PRO and membership officer also speaking. Read More...

New member Walter Donoghue organises UNICEF Collection
Walter Donoghue, the owner of Walter Donoghue, curtins and blinds at Moneen in Castlebar is a recent new member of Rotary Castlebar. Walter has already taken up a role in the club and he is currently the Chairperson of the Youth Committee. Read More...

Foundation Committee
The foundation committee with Chariman John Killcullen at the Club Assembly last Tuesday evening. Picture: From Left to Right. Dr Sean Gibbons (new member), Pat Murray, John Kilcullen and Joe Beirne. Read More...

Burma & UNICEF collection
Rotary Castlebar recently organised a successful appeal for the victims of the cyclone disaster in Burma. The Church Gate Collection for UNICEF which is run annually by the Castlebar Rotary Club will be held on Sunday the 21st September outside the churches in Castlebar. Read More...

Club Assembly 9th Sept - Full attendance requested
This year's Club Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday 9th September at 6.30pm in Breaffy House Hotel (evening meeting). President John Horkan and VP Caroline Costello and their team will lay out the plans for this coming year. Read More...

Burma Disaster Appeal Collection 30th August
Do we let 2.5 million people die because we won't help? Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on 3 May 2008, smashing the Irrawaddy delta and leaving 100,000 people dead. John Horkan, President of Castlebar Rotary announced the Castlebar Rotary Burma Disaster Appeal on Saturday 30th August. Read More...

You could save a life - recognise a stroke
Three Letters: STRoke - Can the potential victim Smile? Talk? and Raise their arms? Read more about this simple approach to recognising stroke symptoms.

Stroke Awareness Day Volunteers
Stroke Awarness day was very successul as always. This year Mayo Amblance Service participated by testing individuals for blood pressure in an ambulance. Read more

ROTARY RELIEF REACHES CYCLONE RAVAGED MYANMAR
More than 1,000 ShelterBoxes were delivered to Yangon airport in cyclone ravaged Myanmar on Friday 16th May, thanks to the generous donations from Rotary members. Read more

Free Blood Pressure Checks in Castlebar
The Rotary Club of Castlebar in conjunction with the Cardiology Dept of Mayo General Hospital will be providing free Blood Pressure checks in Dunne’s Stores Car Park on Saturday 7th June. Read more

Paddy O'Brien receives Paul Harris Award
Congratulations to Paddy O'Brien, a very worthy and popular recipient of the Paul Harris Award. The surprise award was given to him at Pat Gallagher's Presidents night in the Westport Plaza...

Three Tenners and a Hardback Project run by John Kilkelly
Three Tenners and a Hardback Project run by John Kilkelly Letter from John Kilkelly explaining the project:As a member of the Rotary Club of Castlebar I am occasionally asked to reach out ..

Update on May Activities & Events by John Horkan on Tues 13 May
Castlebar Rotary Update (Tuesday 13th May 08) Rotary peace and conflict Program. The Rotary club is looking for applicants for a peace and conflict studies program which is been run in B..

Gala Film Night 10th April 2008
Myles Gilvarry is heading up our film-night fundraiser this year.  The club has managed to get a private screening of the ONCE movie in the Linenhall Theatre on Thursday 10th April. Read more...

Mayo Autism Action attend evening Meeting
Dolores Burke and Pat Gallagher present a cheque for €3,0175 to Mayo Autism Action at an evening meeting in Breaffy on 4th March 2008.  This cheque was part of the funds from the Art Expo held in Nov 2007. Read more...

Presentation of Cheque to East Timor Project
Nivio Magalhaes, the Ambassadorial Scholar from East Timor made an excellent presentation at a recent evening meeting.  Nivio was very warmly received by Rotary members. Read more...