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LOCAL NOTES
Local groups, organisations and individuals who would like coverage, in these local notes, of their activities, successes and celebrations should contact me by email, phone, text or hand-delivered note no later than Thursday at 8 p.m. 086 1686978 or mickjacobjr@yahoo.co.uk.
GET WELL WISHES
Best wishes for a speedy return to full health to parishioners who are sick at home or in hospital and prayerful good wishes to their family members who are accompanying them on their road to recovery. In the interest of privacy and security the names of the sick and those in hospital will not be published unless requested by the patient or his/her family.
CHAMPIONSHIP HURLING
The Wexford hurling championship gets under way on the weekend of April 20 to April 22 and Oulart-The Ballagh will have three adult teams in action. First up are the seniors on Friday the 20th when they take on Glynn-Barntown in Bellefield at 7 p.m. Camolin is the venue for the clash between Marshal- stown-Castledockrell and our intermediate team on Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. Our Junior hurlers travel to Bree on Sunday, April 22, to play Ballyhogue at 6 p.m.
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UNDERAGE FIXTURES
The under-13 hurlers are at home to St Martin’s on Tuesday, April 24, at 7.15 p.m. The under-15 hurlers are at home to Askamore on Thursday, April 26, at 7.30 p.m.
CAMOGIE FIXTURES
On Saturday, April 21, Oulart-The Ballagh senior camogie team are away to Kilrush at 6.30 p.m. and on Monday, April 30, they travel to play Ferns at 7 p.m. All details on our Facebook pages.
REGISTRATION REMINDER
Parents/Guardians, who haven’t already done so are reminded to register their youngsters for GAA and camogie immediately as underage training has commenced. For information contact Geraldine Doyle 087 9227931 (Camogie) and Elizabeth Freeman 087 7560871 (GAA)
B-FIT WINNERS
After seven very productive weeks Oulart-The Ballagh B-Fit concluded on Saturday, April 9, with the announcement of the various category winners and the presentation of trophies. Card Drives, Cake Sales, table quiz, Tractor Run, Hair and Make-Up Class, Wongo, barbecue, bingo, tea or coffee morning, and ‘This is your Life-Mick Jacob’ were among the fundraising events organised as well as various fitness events.
The total amount raised exceeded €22,000 which will be divided equally between the GAA, camogie club and the Development Fund. The ‘Overall Winner’ and the ‘Fundraising Winner’ was the team led by Des Mythen and Peter Murphy, whose efforts raised over €10,000 with ‘This is your Life-Mick Jacob’. The team led by Margaret Leacy, Patk. Fortune and Liz Freeman was declared ‘Fitness Winners’ while the Weight Loss Winners belonged to Martin Dempsey’s team. Oulart-The Ballagh GAA and camogie club are greatly appreciative of the hard-work and dedication of all who participated in this fundraising effort and they wish to express their gratitude to all who helped, supported and sponsored the various events.
CARD DRIVE
A 45 Card Drive will be held in Oulart Hill Bar on Sunday, April 22, at 8 p.m. in aid of the Autism Unit in St Senan’s primary school. Enniscorthy. As children from the Oulart area attend this Unit, Sheila Mythen and Christine Smyth are organising this fundraiser in order to help update specialist equipment at the school. Entry, including tea, is a mere five euro. There will be a Door Prize and a Monster Raffle. Contact the organisers for tickets. Please support this worthy cause.
CHURCH GATE COLLECTION
A church gate collection in aid of Our Lady of Fatima Special School Wexford will take place this weekend. Please support.