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SPLIT-THE-POT
Congratulations to the most recent winner of the Ballagh splitthe-pot, Lucy O’Toole, who won €74. Thank you to all participants for your continued support. It costs just €2 to play and envelopes can be found in all local businesses: Tim’s Chipper, Caroline’s, Bob’s Bar, Lounge, Shop and Takeaway, The Sawdust, Barry Walsh’s Car Servicing, The Unyoke Cafe, Dick Britton PVC Ltd., The Trading Post, Angelo’s Takeaway, The post office, The School Office and Bolands XL.
CAMOGIE FUNDRAISER
Oulart-The Ballagh camogie club are hosting a ‘Breakfast Morning’ on Sunday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. It is a lovely way to meet family and friends for a chat and a nice way to get to know other parishioners and club members. The camogie club would appreciate lots of support We look forward to seeing you all there. Cost €10 adults and €5 for children under-16.
CLUB LOTTO
The lotto draw takes place every two weeks. The prize fund is now €15,000. The €30 lucky-dip winners were Danny Dempsey, Katie Walsh, Darryl and Mag Gray, Jack Hughes, Tom Fenlon. All money made from the lotto go towards the upkeep and maintenance of the club. We would encourage everyone to support the lotto.
GAA AND CAMOGIE CLUB REGISTRATION.
A big thank you to everyone who registered on our last registration night. We will have another registration night on Tuesday, March 3, from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Top Complex. For information please contact Liz Freeman 087 7560871.
CAMOGIE EVENTS FOR MARCH
March is shaping up to be a busy and exciting month for Oulart-The Ballagh camogie club. ‘March Movement Hour’ kicks off on March 1, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the top pitch for all girls from under-sixes to under-12s. This is a fundamental skills programme being run over four weeks (March 1, 8, 22 and 29) and will be facilitated by Dale Murphy – Butler. It will be fun – filled and aims to prepare the girls for the season ahead.
‘HURL WITH ME’ is taking place on March 4 from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. at the top pitch. James Donoghue, club GPO, will facilitate this workshop which is designed to help parents become comfortable with the basic skills of camogie so that they can help their daughter(s) practise and hone their skills throughout the year ahead.
BINGO
Bob’s Charity Bingo for the camogie club begins on March 10 at 9 p.m. and will run for eight weeks. Bob’s Bingo is a great community night out and thanks to all at Bob’s for including the camogie club for this fundraiser. Spread the word and we hope to see as many players and supporters as possible over the eight weeks.
COISTE NA NÓG EVENTS
Most of our under – age boys are back training and are making full use of the Astro Playing area at the top pitch. Our under-13 and under-15 boys are playing in the Cross-County Leinster Leagues and the under-17 boys have their first Championship Match on Sunday, March 15, against Askamore in Ballyrobuck at 11 a.m. The under-11 boys will be back on Tuesday, March 3, and the under-nine, under-seven boys and Nursery will all be back soon. The pitches will be a hive of activity over the coming weeks with most of the age groups of boys and girls back training. There will be a Turas Workshop for all mentors involved with the Underage teams on next Wednesday, February 26, beginning at 7.30 p.m. in the Top Complex and all mentors are encouraged to attend.
IRISH SCHOLARSHIPS
Parents/Guardians of underage GAA and camogie players who would like their youngster to avail of a chance to win a part-funded, two-week scholarship to Coláiste Laighean, Good Counsel, New Ross are asked to submit their names to Breda Jacob (Irish Officer) or Liz Freeman (Coiste na nÓg Sec) no later than Wednesday, February 27, at 8 p.m.