26 November 2025

Borrisoleigh Active Social Club

The next meeting of Borrisoleigh Active Social Club takes place on Wednesday December 3rd at 7pm in the Community Centre Borrisoleigh.  

Borrisoleigh Historical Society

Parish News

ANNIVERSARIES

Saturday 7pm in Borrisoleigh

Mary Ryan, Garrangrena

Susan and Jimmy Chadwick, McDonagh Square

Joyce Ryan, Riverview.

Sunday 11am in Ileigh

Denis Costello, 30^th Anniversary

PARISH SOCIAL

The Parish Social will be held in the Community Centre on Saturday November 29^th after the 7pm Mass. This social is a way of expressing thanks to all who minister and help out in the parish. For example, these would include: choir members, readers, eucharistic ministers, money collectors & counters, sacristans etc. If you would like to attend, please let Sinead or Fr. Hennessy know as there will be hot food served on the night. We need to know numbers.

BORRISOLEIGH COMMUNITY CENTRE

The Annual General Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Borrisoleigh Community Centre will take place at 7.45pm on the 2^nd of December in the Community Centre. All are welcome to attend.

MUNSTER DAY RETREAT

Day Retreat for young people in collaboration with Youth 2000 – on Saturday 29^th November in Mary Immaculate College, Thurles.  Registration: 8.45am – Start: 9.30am – End: 6pm. Donation only event. From ages 16-35. “I thank you, Lord, with all my heart.” Psalm 138:1.

MEDJUGORJE PILGRIMAGE

May 27th, 2026, 7 nights, €949 pps. Staying in Hotel Leone (half board). Spiritual Director Fr. Ted Sheehan. Group Leader Sean O’Shaughnessy 0862959380 / medjugorjecork@icloud.com. Or contact JWT on 01 2410800. Places Limited. Early booking advisable.

First Saturday Conference in Knock

To mark the 100th anniversary of the First Saturday Apparition in Pontevedra, Spain,  there will be a special conference in Knock on the first Saturday in December –  December 6th.  The day begins with adoration and confessions at 10am in the Reconciliation Chapel.  There will be three talks from Bishop John Keenan, Antonia Moffat, and Fr Philip Kemmy in St John’s Centre.  There will also be the Rosary led by the Children’s Rosary group, a 15 minute meditation led by Fr. Marius O’Reilly, as Our Lady requested for the First Saturdays, and time for lunch.  At Fatima, Our Lady promised that there would be peace in the world and that many souls would be saved through this devotion.  For more details please visit firstsaturdays.ie

GROW MENTAL HEALTH

Peer support groups for anyone experiencing mental health issues, with Recovery through Community. Templemore Library – Mondays @ 11am. Contact: Celia 086 152 6966.

NORTH TIPPERARY MARY’S MEALS

To the people of Borrisoleigh we want to extend our sincere thanks for your generous donation of €1,110 recently which will feed fifty children in a place of education for one academic year. Overall, we are feeding 3,011,600 children one meal a day in a place of education. This costs €22 for an entire school year. Your contribution and that of others is making a tangible difference to these children’s lives. – John Egan, Chair of North Tipperarys Mary’s Meals.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“God’s grace is the wind that lifts us to new heights.”

SVP Annual Collection

Grow Mental Health

Friendly Community based groups for anyone experiencing mental health issues through 12 Step Program of connection, hope, identity by empowering people to nurture their positive wellbeing by supporting personal growth through education, peer support and self-teaching. Templemore Meeting- Templemore Library. Monday @11am (Except Bank Holiday Monday). Contact Celia 086-1526966/Www.grow.ie

Adult Set Dancing Classes

Adult Set Dancing classes are taking place every Monday night in Finns Pub @ 8pm. Michael Cooney is running them. All are welcome. 

Taekwondo Experts
Shane Smith and Martin Maher