Bunclody Beat
BUNCLODY SWIMMING POOL
The annual general meeting of Bunclody Swimming Pool will be held on Tuesday, January 28, at 8 p.m. in Redmond’s loft.
SACRED SONGS AND SOLOS
Two evenings of Sacred Songs and Solos in St Paul’s Church on the January 19 and 26 at 7 p.m.
Proceeds to Gemma Willis for the Matter Hospital Foundation Fund. Admission by ticket only – tickets €20.
Refreshments will be served in Conway’s afterwards. To book your ticket for the evening concert contact Kathleen Rothwell 087 9605509 or Martha Willis 087 9799175.
BRIDGE
Winners at Bunclody Bridge Club last week were: 1. Mary and Jim Shannon 2. Ann Kennelly and Bernie Kearney 3. Phil Kinsella and Liz Whelan.
Bunclody Bridge Club meets in Redmond’s on Wednesday evenings at 7.30 p.m.
HWH/BUNCLODY GAA DINNER DANCE
Half-Way-House/Bunclody GAA Club, in conjunction with HWH/Bunclody Ladies’ Football and Bunclody camogie club is holding a dinner dance on Friday, February 21, in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy. Tickets are €30. Presentations will be made to successful County Final winning and Jubilee teams. Get your tickets from committee members.
SCHOOL OPEN WEEK
Our Lady of Lourdes NS will hold an open week from Monday, February 10, to Thursday, February 13, for pupils starting school in 2020 and 2021.
Parents and children are invited to call to the school any time from 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.
This will give parents (and children) a chance to see the school in operation and an opportunity to visit classes and talk to the teachers and pupils. Enrolment forms for 2020 are now available from the school office.
COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES
Mount Leinster Community Employment CLG has vacancies on their employment programme in Bunclody Day Care for Day Care Assistants and Day Care Assistant/Driver – Job Reference number CES 2123841 and Caretaker – Kilmyshall Parish – Job Reference – CES 2124356.
Positions are open to people aged 21 years upwards and in receipt of DEASP payment. To apply please contact DEAS.P Bridgepoint, Enniscorthy 053 9239300.
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED
Bunclody Day Care Services re looking for volunteer drivers to help out on a part time basis on Tuesdays and Thursdays (varied hours).
If you can help please contact Maria Breen, Bunclody Day Care Services CLG, Ryland road, Bunclody or phone 053 9376552 on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
BUNCLODY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
The next Bunclody Vocational School split-the-pot draw will take place on Thursday, January 23.
The most recent winner was Jim Kenny, who won €65. Envelopes available in Bunclody Credit Union, Bunclody VC, Eurospar, Ken Rothwell, O’Reilly’s SuperValu and Steemers Newsagents.
BUNCLODY MEN’S SHED
Bunclody Men’s Shed is now up and running in Maureen Moorhead’s shop,
Irish Street, Bunclody. Men’s Shed is open on Mondays from 10 a.m. to1 p.m. and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
New members are very welcome. For further information please contact Peter Foley at 087 6631588 or Jonathan King at 089 4972664.
CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY CHOIR
Bunclody Church Choir is seeking new members both male and female. If you can sing, play an instrument or are interested in any way, please contact the parish office 053 9376190, or Eileen 087 2933545.
All are welcome to join. Choir practice every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity.
BALLYROEBUCK RAMBLING HOUSE
Ballyroebuck Rambling House will meet on Saturday, January 25, at 7.30 p.m. It will be a great night of entertainment featuring music, song and stories.
Refreshments will be served and a raffle will also take place on the night.
The sessions will take place on the last Saturday or the month thereafter.
OPERATION TRANSFORMATION
Operation Transformation Clohamon C25 will be walking from the street in Clohamon on Mondays and Fridays Leaving at 7 p.m.
There will be two groups from now on. The first group will be walkers and second is for people who want to jog/run.
Former Operation Transformation national leader Eilish Kavanagh will be taking the joggers/runners and will run through each step of the way.
The idea is to stay as a group and encourage each other. Don’t pressure yourself and say you can’t, because you can. Eilish will be taking it slowly, walking up the hill, then a total of eight minutes running which is spilt into sections. In other words you’re not expected to run eight minutes in one go.
Meet Mondays and Fridays in Clohamon on the street – setting off at 7 p.m. €2.50 per walk in aid a great local charity. Bunclody home care cancer. Please spread the word.
BUNCLODY STORYHOUSE
Bunclody Storyhouse meets in St Aidan’s Hall, Bunclody on Thursday, January 23, at 8 p.m. A great night’s entertainment.
BUNCLODY BUSINESS
All businesses from the wider Bunclody area and the hinterland are encouraged to put themselves on this website to have a digital platform and enable customers and clients to find them to do business.
Log on to BunclodyBusiness.com to put up your details, logo and photos. The website will feature a listing for every business, activity and community group in the area.
The site will also be regularly updated with news and updates on what’s happening in the town. We would like to invite you to complete your free listing on Bunclody Business.
For information go to bunclodybusiness.com or email info@bunclodybusiness.com or call Barbara-Anne Murphy 087 6736966.
WHIST
Whist takes place every Monday in St Mary’s Day Care Centre, Ryland Road, Bunclody. First deal – 8.45 p.m. New players always welcome.
DRAMA GROUP TABLE QUIZ
The much anticipated Bunclody/
Kilmyshall Drama group annual table quiz will take place on Friday, January 31, at 9 p.m. in Redmond loft.
The entry fee for a table of four is €40. Finger food and sandwiches served.
Looking forward to seeing you all there for a good night of fun.
THE MONDAY CLUB
The Monday Club has re-opened following the Christmas break with January meetings as follows.
Monday, January 27, an Information Talk from Emergency Response.
The Monday Club meets on Mondays in Bunclody Day Care Centre. New members are always welcome.
Throughout the year there will be entertainment, information sharing, arts/crafts, guest speakers, bingo/ card playing. This club would suit 60+ age group.
Entrance Fee: €4 which includes tea and a light lunch.
BUNCLODY LIBRARY
Mindfulness and Meditation with Bernadette Murphy, Sundara Self Care every Thursday in January 23 and January 30 at 7 p.m. in Bunclody Library.
Simple Nutrition Health Talk Saturday, January 25, at 2.30 p.m. in Bunclody Library.
Toddler/Preschool Story Time Stories, songs, rhymes and art and craft for under-5s. Join us for a lively morning of fun and chat on Friday mornings at 11 a.m.
Bunclody Knitting Club takes place on Wednesday mornings at 10.30 a.m., places limited, booking essential.
Online e-resources drop in clinic. Why not drop by with your smart phone, tablet or laptop and avail of our free clinic in how to use our online services which include ebooks, digital magazines, e-audiobooks and much more. Every second Tuesday at 11 a.m. Radon Monitors available to borrow. County Wexford Library Service has launched a new project, in collaboration with the EPA, to borrow a digital radon monitor from your library.
Bunclody and County Wexford is the first location for this in Ireland. The digital radon monitors can be borrowed from the library, as you borrow a book. You borrow for three weeks and return.
In that three weeks you can see by the reading, if your house is radon free or what levels are being recorded. And of course the EPA can be very easily contacted if people have queries or concerns from what they are learning.
There is a 24-hour help line where immediate queries can be dealt with, more complex queries aim to be followed up in the working day by the EPA.
There will be 20 monitors for loan in Bunclody Library. Please contact the library for details.
CEMETERY CARETAKER/ REGISTRAR
Wexford County Council has advertised the position of Bunclody Burial Ground Caretaker/Registrar.
Selection for the post will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based on applications submitted. Panels may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled.
Qualifications, application forms and further particulars for all posts are available from: Customer Service (Block F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone 053 9196000 or visit our website at wexfordcoco.ie.
The closing date for receipt of completed application forms for all posts is: 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 23.