Boolavogue
MID-TERM CLUB
A ‘ mid-term club’ is being organised in Ferns Community Centre on Tuesday, November 1, from 10.30 a.m. till 12.30 p.m. The activities will include games, crafts, Bible stories, songs and lots of fun. Snacks will be provided. All primary school children are welcome and the club is free of charge. For booking or further information, please contact Johanna at 086 1621546.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
A very happy 90th. birthday to Jim Ryan, Ballyorley, who celebrated his birthday with a small party on Tuesday, October 11. It took a while to blow out all the candles on the cake but all the children at the celebration helped out.
CHAMPION HURLER
Congratulations to Brian O’Loughlin, Ballycarrigeen, son of Cormac and Mary, who has been selected as one of the Lory Meagher Champion 15 for his display in the Lory Meagher Championship this year. Playing for Sligo, he scored three great points in the all-Ireland final on Saturday, June 4. His award will be presented in the Convention Centre in Dublin on November the fourth. as part of the Hurling All-Stars awards ceremony. The Nicky Rackard 15, the Christy Ring 15 and the Lory Meagher 15 will be honoured before the AllStars ceremony gets under way and highlights of the presentation will be broadcast during the live All-Star show which starts at 7 p.m. on the night. His adopted Sligo had been leading throughout the second-half of the final but a late goal blitz from Louth saw them emerge as 4-15 to 4-11 winners.
HORSE RIDING
On Sunday, October 16, over 100 horses took part in the Cross Country Fun Ride organised as a fundraiser by MonageerBoolavogue GAA Club. It looked as if it might have to be cancelled given the torrential rain on Saturday, but the event went ahead with the first horse out at 10 a.m. and the last leaving at 2 p.m. The 15 km course was described as ‘testing’ with alternative jumps and fences on offer for novice riders. The GAA club would like to say thanks to all who took part, all those who helped out on the day, to the Civil Defence for providing first-aid cover and a very special thanks to the landowners who made the whole fundraising venture possible.
PARENT AND TODDLER GROUP
On Wednesday last, young Sarah celebrated her first. birthday with her new friends in the Boolavogue Parent and Toddler Group in Boolavogue hall. The group meets each Wednesday at 9.30 a.m. and mothers and fathers who wish to bring their toddlers along just have to drop into the hall and join in the fun.
ICA NEWS
The local guild of the ICA are organising card making classes which will start tonight, Tuesday, October 25, at 8 p.m. in Boolavogue Hall. There are a few places left and if you are interested in booking a place, please call Joan at 053 9366495 for further information. Nonmembers are welcome to enroll.
The guild’s next meeting will be held in Boolavogue Hall on November 8 at 8 p.m. and new members are very welcome to join.
OPEN EVENING
Coláiste an Átha in Kilmuckridge is hosting its annual ‘Open Evening’ this Thursday, October 27, from 7 p.m. till 8.30 p.m. Pupils of fifth and sixth classes in Boolavogue National School along with their parents are invited to attend. At the open evening, pupils who attend the school will give demonstrations of the work they do. Teachers will be on hand to answer any questions as well. For further information, you can visit the school’s website on colaisteanatha.ie.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORK
Voluntary groups in the Boolavogue area are invited to register with the Wexford Public Participation Network 2016. This is a collective of community and voluntary, environmental, and social inclusion organisations in County Wexford. Membership is free and offers the benefits of information sharing, capacity building and representation on key decision making bodies. Groups and organisations can register online at wexford.ie/ppn. Alternatively you can request a form from the PPN at 053 9196553. The groups registered by October 31, will have voting rights for 2016/17’
MINISTERS
The Ministers of the Word on duty next weekend in St Cormac’s are Bernie Flood at the Vigil Mass on Saturday night and Einín Rossiter at the 11 a.m. Mass in Sunday, October 30. On Saturday evening, October 29, Caroline Farrington is the Eucharistic minister on duty while Kathleen Kehoe will help distribute Holy Communion on Sunday morning.
SOCCER NEWS
On Sunday last, October 23, the men’s ‘B’ team were away to Caim United and shared the points on a 1-1 draw. Caim were first to score and lead by 1-0 at the break. Our lads took control from the start of the second half but only managed to score, a smashing Cormac Finn long distance shot, near the end of the game. The previous day, Saturday the 22nd., the under-13 were away to Moyne Rangers and lost heavily. Matt Gahan was unlucky not to score in the first half, he had two fine headers on target but the Enniscorthy keeper was in fine fettle and managed to save the ball. The lads were the victims of some contested offside decisions but Moyne were the stronger side and used home advantage to collect maximum points. There were also six goals scored in the under-15s game but they drew 3-3 thanks to a great hat-trick from Cormac Walsh. The under-11s were away to Rosslare Strand and won by 3-2.
GAA LOTTERY
Tonight, Tuesday, October 25, the draw for the MonageerBoolavogue GAA lotto jackpot of €7,800 will take place in the club house at 9.30 p.m. There was no outright winner in the last draw when the numbers 11, 14, 21 and 27 were drawn. However James Gahan had three of these and collected the €160 match-three prize.