Boolavogue
COISTE NA NÓG AGM
The Monageer-Boolavogue GAA Coiste na nÓg AGM was held on Monday, January 13, and there was a hearteningly large turn out on the night.
The chairperson Micheál Stafford thanked the coaches, parents, suppporters and players for all their hard work and representing the club so well in 2019. John Dolan, the secretary, gave a detailed report on the year’s activities, followed by reports from the mentors of the various teams.
The club’s coaching officer, Johathan Dunne, was delighted to report that 20 coaches had signed up to complete the Level One Coaching course which was starting in February. Training for the under-13s to under-17s in both hurling and football was starting back immediately and the training for the under-11s and younger age groups would be restarting over the coming months.
The club is always delighted to recruit new members and parent interested in getting their children involved should contact Micheál Stafford at 086 8286004 or Jonathan Dunne at 083 0022912.
GAA NEWS
The club was delighted to learn that club member Cathal Walsh, who is in college in Carlow, was on the IT Carlow Sigerson Cup team which beat the very strong IT Tralee team, in Tralee, last week by 3-9 to 1-13. The Carlow crew will now play UCC in the quarter final.
SOCCER NEWS
On Sunday the 12th., the Men’s ‘A’ team were out against Corach Ramblers in the Neil O’Sullivan Cup, evenutally losing the game on penalties. Short a few players, with very heavy conditions, our lads seemed in control of the game but Corach too the lead against the run of play. Mick Sweeney soon had the sides level and the teams were tied 1-1 at the break. Both sides pressed hard after the resumption but when the score was still tied at 1-1 at full time, extra time had to be played. Three minutes into the first period, Nathan Dickson found the net. But Corach piled on the pressure and with less than a minute to go managed to scramble home another equaliser forcing a penalty shootout. When both teams scored five times from the spot, it came down to sudden death and they won by 7-8.
The previous day the under-16s lost 1-3 to St Joseph’s in Kilmuckridge. After a defensive muddle, they took the lead. They stretched the lead a little later, lobbing goalie Éanna Swords but he pulled off five or six spectacular saves after that to keep their lead to 0-2 at the break. Early in the second half, Fionn Walsh halved the lead with a well worked score but Joseph’s pulled ahead again near the end with the goal of the game leaving our lads with no points from a 1-3 scoreline.
The under-14s were also playing away on Saturday, taking on a tough Killenagh team in very poor conditions on a sticky, wet pitch. Jack Ellix found the net for our lads and Seán Óg Gilbride added another just before the break. Another goal from Seán Óg, a penalty coversion from Bobby Codd and a left-foot strike from Mossy Walsh added to our final tally of five goals. Killenagh grabbed a last gasp goal near the end but never looked like even sharing the points.
Playing away in Rosslare Strand, the under-12s soon took the lead through a Patrick Dempsey goal. The hosts drew level soon afterwards and playing with the wind in the second half, fully expected to win. But Donnach O’Hanlon blasted a shot to the back of the host’s net to give us a 2-1 win.
SENIOR CITIZENS’ PARTY
Boolavogue Foróige Club’s senior and junior members are busy preparing for their annual senior citizens’ Party, which they will host in Boolavogue Hall on Sunday, January 26, at 1.30 p.m. Every senior citizen in the greater Boolavogue is invited to attend, and if perchance you qualify but don’t recieve an invitation, do please do come along and join in the festivities. There will be food, fine wines and spirits, great craic as well as singing, dancing and the telling of tall tales. For details please contact any Foróige member or leader.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD AND EUCHARIST.
Caroline Farrington is the Minister for the Word on duty in St Cormac’s at the Vigil Mass at 8 p.m. on Saturday night, January 25, and Ann Whelan will be helping distribute Holy Communion at this Mass. At the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday morning, Rika O’Neill is the reader on duty with Gay Gahan acting as Eucharistic Minister.
SCOIL NAOMH MAODHÓG
Anyone wishing to enrol their child in junior infants for September 2020 are asked to call to the school office during the enrolment period (from January 20 till February 26) to collect an enrolment form.
Enrolment forms will also be available from the local Playschools/Montessori schools. Further information can be obtained from the school office at 053 9366205.
NEW LOCAL LINK BUS SERVICE
Runs Tuesdays and Fridays. Leaving Clologue at 9.45 a.m. travelling through Ferns, Ballyduff to Gorey and returning from Gorey at 1.30 p.m. Traveling back through Ballyduff and Ferns to Clologue. Free travel pass valid, under-5s free. Single €3, return €6.
Important thing is that it’s a demand response service so needs to be booked by 3 p.m. the day before by ringing Local Link at 053 9196276 or 053 9296279. Can pick up at door along the way, just give Eircode when you call. Timetables available on local Link website, or from Enda Furlong 086 8145217,