Boolavogue
CLOTHES COLLECTION
The Wexford Branch of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus are collecting unwanted clothes as a fundraiser. They will accept household linen, curtains, belts, handbags, paired shoes as well as ordinary clothes. However, they do not accept cushions, duvets, socks or any underwear. If you would like to make space in your cupboards and wardrobes and at the same time support a very worthy cause, please contact Bernadette Flood at 085 7216075 or Bernie flood at 087 6959156. The closing date for this collection is first week of April.
SCHOOL’S 60 YEARS
Boolavogue National School’s fifth. And sixth. Class are involved in the Junior Entrepeneur Programme and have published a delightful booklet celebrating 60 years of Boolavogue NS occupying the ‘New School’ building a part of the project.
Their intriguing publication only costs €10 and is available from the school. It was very successfully launched at the school’s ‘Grandparents’ Day’ on Friday, February 8.
HERITAGE PARK VISIT
The fifth. And sixth. class are not the only ones having a bit of excitement in Boolavogue NS as the third. and fourth. class visited the National Heritage Park on Wednesday, February 13, and immersed themselves in the history of prehistoric Ireland.
ST CORMAC’S NEWS
St Cormac’s ‘A’ team moved into third place in their division on Friday hte February 8, beating a determined Gorey Celtic by 1-0 in Gorey’s grounds outside the town. James Sweeney put them ahead half-way through first half and the team then defended doggedly throughout the second half to claim all the points.
On Sunday the 10th the Men’s other team, the ‘B’ squad were away to Ross Town and won 4-3 after a nerve jangling game. Ray O’Brien floated a sweet corner shot across the box half-way through the first half and Niall Finn obliged by nodding it to the net. The home team were soon level and the sides remained equal up to the break. Our lads pulled ahead early in the second-half, this time with Harry Ellix heading on towards the fleet-footed Nathan Dickson, who slotted home the second goal. Nathan was taken down in the box shortly aferwards, rushing on to another Harry Ellix pass, and Niall Finn converted to leave it at 3-1. New Ross showed why their attack is so respected by drawing level and with less than 10 minutes remaining, it looked as if the points would be shared. But Ray O’Brien, who had created the first scoring chance, made sure of the last one and rattled the Ross net for a well deserved 4-3 win.
This win meant that all three ‘senior’ teams won as the ladies’ team had caused an upset in the cup earlier on Sunday, beating Division 1 team, Kilmore in the Wexford cup, by 2-1. Kilmore took an early lead only to have April Breen find the net for our girls shortly afterwards. Despite dominating the rest of the half, Cormac’s could not score but with 15 minutes still to be played, Kate Cullen latched on to a sweet cross from Lorraine O’Connor to score our second goal. Kilmore never gave up a were it not for a brilliant save from Charlene D’Arcy, minutes from the end, the game would have had to to to extra time.
The previous day the under-16s boys were at home to Ballymurn Celtic and thanks to goals from TJ Breen and Fionn Walsh, our lads won by 2-0. Éanna Swords between the posts made one great save but Ballymurn never looked too threatening.
FASHION MODELS
Brothers Paddy and Donny Walsh were featured on the cover of the lastest edition of ‘Farming Today’, an influential Teagasc publication, wearing the latest in ‘lamb-delivery’ utility fashionware.
GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIP
Wexford GAA are offering 21 Gaeltacht scholarships to help GAA members improve their spoken Irish. Those selected will attend a two-week residential course in Coláiste Laighean in Good Councel College, New Ross, and only have to pay €160 which is one third of the cost. One course, for second year to fifth. year pupils, runs from June 23 till July 7 while another for sixth. class to second year pupils, runs from the 12th till July 26.
If you are interested in having your child’s name included in the draw for one of these scholarship places, please contact any club committee member as soon as possible as the club may only nominate two fully paid up members for the inclusion in the draw.
ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
Any group interested in taking part in the St Patrick’s Day parade in the Harrow, are asked to contact Eithne Turner or Caroline Farrington in order to book their place.
This promises to be a very enjoyable and family friendly event with a very special guest acting as Grand Marshal to oversee the action and with St Patrick and famed Fr Murphy taking part in the march-past.
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
On Saturday, February 23, at the Vigil Mass, Georgina Gahan is the Eucharistic Minister on duty while on Sunday morning at the 11 a.m. Mass, Dorothy Hall will help distribute Holy Communion.