Kilglass Gaels Weekly Bingo

Kilglass Gaels GAA club holds a weekly bingo night at its own centre every Saturday at 8:30pm, part of the club’s regular fundraising calendar alongside a Tuesday-night card game in the same building. Like most rural GAA clubs in Roscommon, Kilglass Gaels relies on nights like this to cover pitch upkeep, equipment and underage coaching costs rather than on gate receipts alone, and the bingo has become a fixed weekly date for a good number of locals as much as a fundraiser. It is an easy, low-cost night out in a townland with few other regular social outlets.

What to expect

Books of bingo tickets are sold at the door before numbers are called from the top table through a run of games, with prizes for lines and full houses and usually a jackpot game that rolls over if unclaimed. The hall draws a steady core of regulars, many of them club members or their families, so it has the feel of a community gathering as much as a straightforward bingo session. It runs at a relaxed pace with a break partway through, and conversation carries on around the games rather than a strict hush. Doors open shortly before the 8:30pm start.

Getting there

Kilglass is a rural parish in south County Roscommon, reached by local road from Taughmaconnell, Ballyforan or Athleague. There is no public transport to the centre, so a car is the only realistic way to attend, and parking is available on site.

While you’re in Kilglass

Kilglass is a quiet farming parish rather than a market town, so the bingo night itself is usually the reason for the visit, though the surrounding south Roscommon countryside is worth a daytime drive. There is more to see in Kilglass and across Co. Roscommon.

Good to know

• Date: Every Saturday, next date 8 August 2026
• Time: 8:30pm
• Venue: Kilglass Gaels Centre, Kilglass
• Price: Entry is by bingo book, bought at the door; exact pricing not published
• Recurrence: Weekly, every Saturday