Bingo at the Patrician Hall, Cortober

The Patrician Hall in Cortober, just across the Shannon from Carrick-on-Shannon, runs a weekly bingo night every Sunday at 8pm, with big cash prizes on offer and a welcome extended to everyone. It is one of the fixed weekly dates in the Croghan, Drumlion and Cortober area’s community calendar, sitting alongside parish Masses, an organic vegetable pop-up shop and a Cavetown Residents CE Scheme that keeps the hall and the wider area active outside of Sunday evenings.

What to expect

Books of bingo tickets are sold at the door before numbers are called from the top table, with a run of games through the evening building toward the bigger cash prizes the hall is known for locally. It draws a steady, familiar crowd from Cortober and the surrounding Croghan and Drumlion townlands, and the pace is relaxed and sociable rather than rushed. As with most parish hall bingo nights in the county, proceeds typically support the upkeep of the hall itself alongside its other community uses through the week.

Getting there

The Patrician Hall is in Cortober, on the Roscommon side of the River Shannon directly opposite Carrick-on-Shannon, reached via the bridge into Leitrim or by local road from Elphin and Croghan. Parking is available at the hall, and the short walk across the bridge means anyone staying in Carrick-on-Shannon for the evening can easily reach the hall on foot.

While you’re in Cortober

Cortober sits right across the river from Carrick-on-Shannon, so a night at the bingo pairs easily with a walk along the Shannon or a visit to the wider Co. Roscommon countryside beforehand. The area is also home to the Cavetown Residents CE Scheme and a weekly organic vegetable pop-up shop, both signs of a small but active local community.

Good to know

• Date: Every Sunday, next date 9 August 2026
• Time: 8:00pm
• Venue: Patrician Hall, Cortober
• Price: entry by bingo book, bought at the door; big cash prizes advertised, exact pricing not published
• Recurrence: weekly, every Sunday