Marshalstown& Castledockrell
page, Kilmuckridge Village Tidy Towns
BRIDGE CLUB
Come play bridge every Thursday morning from 10.am at Seán Óg’s Bridge Club, Upton Court Hotel, Kilmuckridge, no partner needed – we have a joker system in operation all are welcome. Bridge workshop Wednesdays 10.30 a.m. with Podge Ussher.
Results for Thursday, February 16: N/S First: Jean Prendergast and Mary Murphy N/S second: Anne Kelly and Mary-Pat Mullen. E/W first: Laura Grimes and Iris McMenamin E/W second: Maria Sheridan and Kathleen McDonnell.
KBC BRIDGE
Kilmuckridge Bridge Club results for Monday, February 30: First place, Pascal Sullivan and Noreen O’Donnell; second place, P & J Ussher. Why not join us for a game on Mondays at the Upton Court Hotel. We would love to hear from you. Contact secretary: Seán 085 8486071.
PARENT/BABY/TODDLER
Kilmuckridge parent, baby and Toddler Group meets on Tuesday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at the indoor and outdoor play areas, located in St Joseph’s National School prefab building. Cost is €3 per family which includes tea, coffee and snacks. Look us up on Facebook.
ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL
Enrolment continues of Junior Infants for September 2017 at St Joseph’s Primary School. Application forms are available from the school office or phone 053 9130144.
TRAINING SCHEME
Kilmuckridge COTS (Career Opportunities Training Scheme) is a WWETB (formerly Fás) training centre located in Kilmuckridge and is aimed at people in receipt of a social welfare payment between the ages of 18 and 35.
We are offering the opportunity to complete a Level five in Retail Practice with additional subjects: payroll, and book keeping. This is a fulltime course scheduled to commence in September 2017. To register your interest, please contact us at 05391 18995 email cotscheme@hotmail.com. Application forms available online at cotstraining.ie or call in for a chat at Cosher Centre beside KMH, Kilmuckridge.
MEN’S SHED
Why not drop in for a cuppa and a chat into the Men’s Shed Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shed is located beside St Mary’s Catholic Church. For further information, please contact 053 9130393.
FERNS DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
Application forms for both sections of the pilgrimage which takes place from May 17 to May 22 are now available from Fr McDonald. Application forms for invalid section must be returned by March 1.
CASTLEDOCKRELL NS
Castledockrell NS is now taking enrolments for September 2017. For further information please contact the school at 053 9388892 or visit our website castledockrellns.weebly.com. First Confessions will take place on March 8, and Ceremony of Light will also take place on March 8. Children continue to be active as part of our active flag, participating in Zumba, football and the Operation Transformation 10@10.
SYMPATHY
Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Tommie Dempsey. May he rest in peace.
LET’S CELEBRATE
County Wexford Garden and Flower Club presents Kate Kerr from Scotland in a gala demonstration in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, on Friday, March 24, at 8 p.m. to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
BAPTISM
We welcome into the Christian family baby Lillie Rose Hynes, who was baptised recently, and we congratulate her parents.
DANCE CLASSES
Adult social dance classes continue in Marshalstown Community Centre on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. For further information contact Alan at 087 2617446.
STORYTELLING
The next session of storytelling in Castledockrell Hall is on Thursday, March 16, at 8 p.m. There will be a raffle on the night. Tea served. Looking forward to seeing friends old and new.
ASH WEDNESDAY
Tomorrow, Wednesday, is Ash Wednesday with Masses at 9.30 a.m. in Castledockrell and 7.30 p.m. in Marshalstown. Blessed Ashes will be distributed at both Masses.
CONFIRMATION
Confirmation for the children from Marshalstown and Castledockrell takes place in the Church of All Saints, Castledockrell, on Thursday, March 30.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
First Holy Communion is in St Joseph’s Church, Marshalstown, on Saturday, May 13, and in the Church of All Saints, Castledockrell, on Sunday, May 14.
CÚL CAMP
Marshalstown-Castledockrell is hosting a Kellogg’s Cúl Camp in Farmleigh Park July 17 to July 21. Online booking will begin on March 1 kelloggsculcamp.gaa.ie.
SCHOOL PROJECT
Folklore and local history material from counties Wexford, Wicklow and Carlow have been uploaded to the National Folklore Collections free website duchas. ie. The material is from schools collections which contains folklore material recorded by pupils between 1937 and 1939. It consists of more than half a million pages of handwritten stories and reports noted by some 50,000 primary school children across the 26 counties. Included in this material are many gems of local interest written by pupils from 11 to 14 years from Castledockrell NS, Marshalstown NS and Monart NS. It gives an interesting insight of the parish in times past and has the names of the children who wrote the stories and their teachers. The website is duchas.ie.
GAA LOTTO
Marshalstown-Castledockrell lotto results for Thursday, February 23. Winning numbers 13, 20, 22 and 25. No winner. Match-three winners Breda Nolan c/o bingo, Pauric Jordan c/o Peter Jordan. Each wins €50. Next week’s draw will be held in the community centre on Thursday, March 2. Next week’s jackpot will be €3,100. Thanks for your continued support
COMMUNITY CENTRE AGM
The AGM of Marshalstown community centre is to be held on Tuesday, March 28, at 8 p.m. in the community centre. Burial took place after 12 o’clock Mass in Monamolin to the ajoining cemetery. May he rest in peace