Boyle company to sponsor Sligo Rally
Local company FAAC/Simply Automatic in Deerpark are once again the main sponsors for this year’s Sligo Stages Rally which this year takes place on Sunday July 20th. The three-by-three stage loop will see much of the activities on the Sunday centered around the intersection of the N4 and the N17 at Collooney. FAAC Ireland are market leaders in automation and access control products including automatic gates, automatic doors, barriers, bollards, and access control products, with a distribution outlet in Boyle and a state of art manufacturing facility in Citywest, Dublin.
Viewer details changes seen in Boyle in last few years
The Boyle’d Pot received the following encouraging mail last Friday: “Just dropping an email on the positive change Boyle has undertaken over the last few years from an outsider!”.
“I bought a house in Boyle just short of 4 years ago. At the time I was a little disappointed with how the town looked- the footpaths were in need of repair, the Pleasure Grounds were uncared for and there was a general sense of dereliction, the speed and carelessness of traffic passing through town and I sensed a lack of pride about the place”.
“What a difference a few years has made”!
“The recent public works has transformed the town for the better, the upgrade of the Royal Hotel looks great, the wider footpaths offering wider safer space for walking through the town with colourful planters throughout. As much as some may complain about the narrowing of the roads through the town, I think it’s fantastic as it forces traffic to travel at a much safer and slower speed than what it was previously. The upgraded car parking at the Crescent and the behind The Royal should be ample enough parking for all visitors”.
“Friends and family who have visited me here in Boyle have commented and noticed the change that Boyle has taken over the last few years and have spread the word”!
“Boyle isn’t perfect and like a lot of rural towns there are derelict buildings that need to be brought back to life again but overall Boyle has improved so much over the last few years and it’s something to be very proud of”.
Childcare Needs Analysis Launch today
This morning Friday June 13th at 10am, months of research, analysis and debate will come together with the official launch by Boyle Family Resource Centre (Boyle FRC) and Boyle Community Childcare Committee (BCCC) of their childcare needs analysis report. The report, entitled “Childcare Needs Analysis” takes a detailed look at Boyle and its catchment areas, focusing in on current and future demand for childcare in the vicinity. The report was commissioned by Boyle Family Resource Centre and funded by Children and Young People Services Committee Roscommon. The appointed research agency, Hub Planning, engaged directly with local key stakeholders and interested parties to identify the insights, challenges, barriers and suggested improvements. The analysis provides a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of childcare needs, guiding the strategic allocation of resources and services, aiming to build on existing strengths, resolve current gaps, and proactively prepare for the future.
Boyle Traffic Safety scheme work continues on Elphin Street
Work is continuing this week on the ‘Boyle Traffic Safety Scheme’ on Elphin Street. This part of the project will invlove the implementation of a one-way system on the L50571 (Railway Bridge) and the realignment of the junction between the L50571 and the N61. The final piece of work on the scheme is the long awaited new ‘build out’ that is proposed for the yellow hatched area outside Sloan’s on Main Street to stop illegal parking.
The completed elements of the project include the pedestrian crossing on the N61 Elphin Street and 2 No. Zebra pedestrian crossings on either end of Main Street. Existing pedestrian crossings were upgraded to current standards at Military Road and The Crescent.
The safety objectives of the project are (1) Encourage vehicles to slow down more when driving through the town centre (2) To reduce the frequency of pedestrian collisions as a result of driver failure, improve junction operations and install safe crossing points for pedestrians along the scheme and (3) Improve visibility for vehicles entering the junction particularly from the L50571 onto the N61 where visibility at the moment is extremely poor.
News snippets from around Boyle
Tickets are on sale now for “A night with the Miners” at Kilronan Castle on Thursday 10th July. Tickets available from Arigna Post Office, Arigna Mining Experience, Healys Xpress Stop and Killorans Gala Ballyfarnon, Roddys Keadue and Scollans Gala Drumshanbo. This event is ticket only……..Boyle Tidy Town GoFundMe page is now live. With all the great work being undertaken around the town, your support would be appreciated here…………Sligo Hospital and grounds are now a ‘smoke free zone’. All patients, visitors and staff are expected to comply with Sligo University Hospitals ‘Tobacco Free Campus Policy’ while on site……….Another great opportunity for food and beverage providers in Boyle this Sunday with Donegal supporters passing through the town for their game against Mayo in the Hyde…….This week the Wednesday morning Tidy Town volunteers did another brilliant job – this time cleaning the river walk at the rear of Main Street………Great to see the iconic McDermotts Castle on Boyle’s Lough Key feature in the new Tourism Ireland ‘Ireland Unrushed’ promotion…….Boyle Arts Festival will be accepting Art submissions at the Courthouse on Saturday June 21st and Sunday June 22nd from 4-5pm for the Festival’s Open Art Exhibition………Local man Paul Little is planning one of his biggest challenges to date later this August when he will swim 230k along the River Shannon, from Dowra to Limerick City in aid of North West STOP – Suicide Prevention. Here is a link to his fundraising page and all support will be greatly appreciated……..Roscommon Men’s Choir at King House on Saturday, 21 June 2025 at 7.30pm. Tickets: €15 on 087 144 4739…….Roscommon County Council has decided to close the R285 Keadue-Knockvicar Road in order to carry out necessary improvement works from Monday 16th June to Thursday 19th June 8am-5pm.
Diversions via R285-R284-R280-N4
And finally…!
An institution every year picks two of it’s most reformed patients and questions them. If they get the questions right they are free to leave.
This year the two lucky patients were Tommy and Mike.
They were called down to the office and told to wait as the doctor got their files.
The doctor came out and motioned for Tommy to come in for his questioning.
When Tommy came into the office he was instructed to sit in the seat across from the doctor.
“Tommy, you know the tradition of this institution so I imagine you know why you are here. You will be asked two questions, and if you get them right, you will be free to go. Do you understand all that you have been told?” said the doctor with a rather sly grin. Tommy nodded, and the doctor began to question him.
The first question was this. “Tommy, if I was to poke out one of your eyes, what would happen?” “I would be half blind of course,” Tommy answered without much thought. “What would happen if I poked out the other eye?” “I would be completely blind,” said a delighted Tommy knowing that he had just got his freedom.
The doctor then sent him outside while he drew up the paperwork and accessed Mike’s files.
When Tommy got into the waiting room however, he told Mike what the questions would be and what the correct answers were.
The doctor calls in Mike and he followed the same procedure that he had with Tommy.
“Mike, the first question is what would happen if I cut off your ear?” “I would be blind in one eye,” he said remembering what he had been told. This received a perplexed look from the doctor but he just simply asks the other question so that he could figure out what the man was thinking.
“Mike, what would happen if I cut off your other ear?” “I would be completely blind,” he answered with a smile as if he knew he had passed.
But then the doctor asked him what his reasoning was, and he said flatly, “Of course I’d be blind – sure wouldn’t my hat would fall down over my eyes”.
