Mass –
Sunday 1st March, St. Michael’s, 11 am. Peter & Rose Gollogly, Corbane & deceased family members.
Mary McCabe, Corkishbane.
Sonny & Nancy McConnon, Sreenty.
Mass for Deceased Members of Corduff/Raferagh Active Retirement.
Wednesday 4th March, St. John’s 11 am, Scoil Phádraig National School First Confessions.
Wednesday 4th March St. Michael’s, 7.30 pm – Mass for Lent.
Sunday 8th March, St. John’s, 11 am. Michael & Ellen Culleton, Greaghlone.
Kathleen, Paddy & Mick Culleton, Corcreagh & deceased members of the Culleton family.
Pat & Maureen McEneaney, Raferagh & remembering Mary & Jim McEneaney, Corcreagh & Pete McEnaney, Ardragh & deceased members of the McEnaney & Smith families.
Lenten Mass in St. John’s & St. Michael’s
Corduff – Wednesday March 4th, 18th & April 1st.
Raferagh – Wednesday March 11th & 25th
Volunteers wanted for Irish Cancer Society Daffodil Day on Friday 20th March 2026. Carrickmacross Cancer Society is seeking helpers to support this important annual fundraiser for people affected by cancer. If you can spare some time, please contact Geraldine Oliver (PRO CCS) on 087 6329314. Thank you.
Community Association Meeting Wednesday 4th March at 8.30 pm, all are welcome.
Parkinson’s Group Table Quiz Friday 13th in the Mountain Dew at 9 pm. Your support would be very much appreciated. The group are starting an eight week Boxercise /strengthening class in Peake Fitness, Carrickmacross on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2.30 pm for people with Parkinson’s. For more information contact Aisling on 087 0942883.
Extending condolences from the Corduff Raferagh Community to Bernadette, Peter, Emma, Louise & Aron Byrne, Faraghy, on the passing of Bernadette’s sister Ann Carolan (née Rogers) Robertstown, Carlanstown. May Ann rest in peace.
Best Wishes to Richard, Anne Hill and family for the future as they close their Country Garden Centre. Corduff Raferagh Community Association would like to sincerely thank you for your sponsorship of our Website for the past number of years. Here’s to continued success with your Landscaping business.
Corduff Pipe Band held their AGM on 20th Feb 2026, which was well attended. The band are going from strength to strength over the past number of years, with new pipers and drummers in training and new members of any age are always welcome to come and give it a try. Micheal Sheridan, Chairperson thanked our pipe tutor Mick Duffy for his dedication and professionalism that he brings to the band. He also thanked Pipe Major Sean Finnegan for all his hard work during our performances and in organising instruments and uniforms. The community centre was also thanked for providing their facilities for our practices and also the Mountain Dew staff for accommodating us for our table quiz. The community members were also thanked for supporting us and for donations received to keep the band running. We had a busy 2025, performing at six St. Patrick’s day parades in Louth Village, Inniskeen, Dundalk, Kingscourt, Bailieboro and Carrickmacross. We also played at Carrickmacross festival with Carlingford Pipe band in June and played at Moynalty 50th Anniversary Festival in August. We performed in three massed pipe band parades in 2025, one in the All-Ireland Fleadh in Wexford, one at the Big Tom festival in Castleblayney and one at the 50th anniversary celebrations of Aughnamullen Pipe Band, all great occasions. A Vote of sympathy was passed for deceased family members since our last AGM and a speedy recovery was expressed to those who are unwell at the minute. The band are currently preparing for St. Patricks Day and look forward to celebrating 110 years in 2027. The following were elected: Chairperson Michael Sheridan, Vice Chairperson Sean Finnegan, Secretary Melissa Corey, Treasurer Sinead Finnegan, Vice Treasurer PJ Finnegan & Gerry McGardle, PRO Patricia Murtagh, Vice PRO Jack Finnegan. Pipe Major – Sean Finnegan, Assistant Pipe Majors, Declan McConnon & Francie McGlynn, Band Co-ordinator James Finnegan. After the AGM the band members socialised at the monthly Irish Music Session in the Mountain Dew.
Community Survey – Although the return of Surveys relating to preferred sources for Corduff Raferagh News was quite poor, those who did reply seem to use a variety of the current media sources. Since the start of February, Corduff Raferagh News has been submitted to the Anglo Celt each week, the Celt is picking up a lot of Monaghan related news and info previously submitted to the Northern Standard. For now, we will continue with the Monthly Printed Community Bulletin (March edition available at https://corduffraferagh.ie/cr-community-bulletin-01-03-2026/). For more up-to-date information see Corduff Raferagh Website News page; the Corduff Raferagh Facebook & Instagram pages which are updated regularly. The Community WhatsApp Messaging has been put on hold for the moment. Sincere thank you to all who did reply to the survey, your input is truly valued.
Anglo Celt – The Anglo Celt now has a Corduff Raferagh segment in its Local News section. If you have any news items, events, notices, announcements etc please email info@corduffraferagh.ie before 6pm on Sunday evening as the Celt is printed earlier in the week that the Northern Standard was. As the Celt is taking on more News, items may be edited or may be printed at a later date, so please bare with us all as we adjust to a new routine.
