Blackwater

GAA CLUB NEWS

It is the start of the Intermediate Hurling Championship this weekend when the lads play against Adamstown in Hollymount at 3.30 p.m. Best of luck to the team.

Tonight (Tuesday) the under-13 footballers play Buffers Alley at 6.30 at home. On Thursday the under-15 footballers play Monageer-Boolavogue at 6.30 at home.

Membership is now due and can be paid to any committee member.

No winner of recent lotto draw. Numbers drawn were 7, 22, 23 and 30 and the bonus 9. Next jackpot is €12,000. Lucky-dip winners were Tony Buckley, Fr O’Byrne, Anthony McKinley, Tony O’Reilly and the seller’s prize Bridie Gordon.

Well done to the under-nine hurlers who played some great stuff winning all matches in a blitz recently in Bellefield.

Both our minor and junior footballers suffered loses in there recent championship outings against Buffers Alley and Oylegate-Glenbrien respectively.

This week 25 years ago the men’s team were in training for their first intermediate football championship game v St Joseph’s, with Jack O’Brien down to referee.

MACRA NA FEIRME REUNION

This year is the 70th Anniversary of Macra Na Feirme in County Wexford. To mark this wonderful achievement we are organising a Macra reunion and dinner dance on Saturday, April 13, in the Riverside Park Hotel in Enniscorthy at 7.30 p.m. Tickets can be booked by contacting Sarah at 085 113308. We are also reaching out to past Wexford Macra members for any pictures they might have from their time in Macra. These can be emailed to wexfordmacra19@hotmail.com.