Boolavogue
IRISH DANCING CLASSES
There will be Irish dancing classes resuming in Monageer Hall on Saturday next, September 10, starting at 10 a.m. The first class will run till 11 a.m. and the second will continue from 11 a.m. till midday. New beginners are welcome to join the 10 a.m. class. For further information, please contact Sinéad Doyle at 086 0501348 or Sarah Sweeney at 087 6534742.
Deirdre Furlong’s Irish dancing classes will restart this Thursday, September 8, in Harney’s lounge, Ballyedmond. Classes for new beginners and beginners run from 5.15 p.m. to 6 p.m. The classes for intermediates start at 6 p.m. and finish at 6.45 and the advanced class runs from 6.45 p.m. till 7.45 p.m. New beginners are always welcome. For more details please contact Deirdre at 087 6487684.
GAA LOTTO
Tuesday night next September 13 could be a lucky night for you. If you have purchased your ticket, you could win the €7,500 lotto jackpot on offer in the Monageer-Boolavogue GAA lottery. Five tickets were nearly there in the last draw, having three of the four numbers, 5, 6, 11 and 17 drawn. These tickets, held by Tom and Deirdre Breen, Geraldine Gahan, Martina Murphy, Micheál and Ann Stafford and John Carton shared the €160 ‘match three’ prize. Tickets costing only €2 are on sale locally and if you have one, Christmas could come early this year.
MUSIC CLASSES
Comhaltas Irish music classes will start in Monamolin Community Centre starting from Monday, September 12, at 6 p.m. Some places are still available and you can register on the night. For further information, please ring 087 9886304 or 053 9389263.
GAA CAMP NIGHT
Once again this year, Monageer-Boolavogue GAA Club is organising a ‘Family Camp Night’. This will be held on Saturday night, September 17, starting from 4 p.m. All the campers must be supervised by a parent or guardian and there will be a mobile chipper on site to provide sustenance at €4 per child. However, you will need to bring along your own breakfast. There is a great evening of fun and games planned including a parents vs Coaches game and lots more. If you are interested, please contact Jonathan Dunne, Órla Gahan or Órla Stafford.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD
The Ministers of the Word on duty next weekend in St Cormac’s are Bernie Flood at the Vigil Mass on Saturday night and Noah Rossiter at the 11 a.m. Mass in Sunday, September 11. On Saturday evening, September 10, Geraldine Doyle is the Eucharistic minister on duty while Catherine Gahan will help distribute Holy Communion on Sunday morning.
COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT
The MBM Amenity Group, which caters for the Monageer, Boolavogue, Monamolin and Oulart areas, is now accepting applications for positions on the scheme. For further information, please contact the supervisior, Ann Fenlon, at 053 9239993. Alternatively applications can be made to mbmamenitygroup@gmail.com.
HELP NEEDED
Our neighbours in the Bygone Days Storytelling House in Oulart need help in gathering some money together in order to thatch their house. They are holding a night of music, song, stories and general craic in the Riverside Park Hotel in Enniscorthy on September 25, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets cost €10 and there will be a door prize as well.
SOCCER NEWS
The under-10s, under-12s and under-14s saw their scheduled games cancelled last weekend due to the rain but the under-16s game versus Enniscorthy town was played in ideal conditions on Saturday afternoon.
They had an early scorcher from Ryan Milling disallowed for off-side but by the interval lead by 2-0. Ryan shimmied right, fooled the keeper, and tidily tapped the ball left for a delightful goal quickly followed by a second. Nathan Huzzar was unlucky not to add three goals before the break and Harry Ellix’s shot to the top corner seemed to be a sure score till the wind drifted it millimeters over the bar. When Harry scored from a header immediately after the resumption and Nathan finally found the net to leave our lads 4-0 ahead, it seemed as if the game was well and truly over. However, Enniscorthy Town capitalised on some slack marking and defensive errors to come back strongly into the game.
They trailed by a singe goal, 4-3 with only a few minutes left and when they were awarded a penalty for hand-ball, it seemed as if the points might be shared. Jack Tyrrell pulled off a great save and cleared the resulting corner to keep our under-16s ahead till the final whistle blew. Ryan Mill- ing was the ‘man-of-the-match’ while Adam Meehan shone in defence. Daire Murphy put in a great performance also.
The Men’s ‘A’ team were at home on Sunday the fourth. taking on neighbours Ferns. They halved the points with a 1-1 draw, the goal coming from Ian Devlin. Their next game which is also a local darby, sees them take on St Joseph’s in Kilmuckridge. The ‘B’ team were also at home, taking maximum points by beating Duncannon by 2-0.
PRIZE WINNER
Barry Turner, an Everton supporter, will be travelling to Old Trafford to see last season’s champions, Leicester City take on a team many believe will be the 2017 champions, as he won the great prize raffled by St Cormac’s on Thursday night last, September 1. The club would like to thank all those who helped organise this fundraiser, those who sold tickets and especially those who purchased tickets for the draw.
WELCOME HOME
All her many friends in Boolavogue are delighted to welcome Kitt Carthy, Garrybritt, home after her recent stay in Wexford hospital and wish her a speedy return to full health.