Boolavogue
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
The Parish Committee are organising their annual Christmas raffle and lines costing €2 each or three for €5 can be bought before and after all weekend Masses. The prizes on offer are: a portable gas heater, a 5l can of Roundup, McCauley’s Chemist hamper, bottle of brandy, bottle of whiskey, voucher for Murt Walsh Menswear, hot air hair styler, 5l engine oil, Applegreen voucher, two bottles of wine, Leisure Max voucher, Book Café voucher, bottle of white wine, bottle of red wine, tin of sweets and the last prize, the 16th, is a tin of biscuits.
The draw will take place on December 17 after 11 a.m. Mass and all proceeds will go towards St Cormac’s Church funds.
SOCCER NEWS
The men’s teams returned mixed results on Sunday the 19th. with the ‘A’ team winning and the ‘B’ team losing. Playing away, the ‘B’ squad went down heavily to table toppers, Kiltealy Celtic. Involved in a local derby with neighbours St Joseph’s, the A’s collected maximum points and enhanced their goal difference with a 6-1 win. It took half an hour for them to pull ahead thanks to an own goal. By the break they should have had the game well wrapped up but only lead by 1-0. The team was sharper and more focused in the second half and racked up goals with two each from Matthew Dunne and Mark Brady and a sweet score from James Sweeney. Paul ‘Roddy’ Doyle was man-of-thematch, dominating midfield from start to finish.
The previous day the under-15s had a great 4-2 win over New Ross Celtic. Tristan Byrne netted twice and Jason Breen and Fionn Walsh added one apiece. This was a great result considering that the team’s captain, Cormac Walsh was replaced after only 10 minutes due to injury.
The under-14 girls’ team did even better, beating Carnew United by 17-1. Three goals inside the first 10 minutes showed how the game was bound to end and top scorer on the day was Emerson Doran with eight goals. Bronagh Kenny netted five times and Abby Gibbons got two. Sophie Kirwan and Shona Procter-Laird added one each.
The Youths were at home on Saturday the 18th, playing host to Rosslare Rangers. A Darragh Murphy flick had them 1-0 ahead at the interval but Rosslare pulled one back early in the second half. Jack White put out lads ahead shortly afterwards. Jamie DoyleDempsey put the game beyond Rosslare’s reach near the end, curving a long shot to the top corner for the goal of the game. At the other end, Jack Tyrrell pulled off two crucial saves, helping the team to maximum points.
BEAUTIFUL BOOLAVOGUE.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the Boolavogue Tidy Village Group which won the second prize in the ‘Best New Entry’ category of the Wexford County Council 2017 Environment Awards recently.
PARISH SOCIAL
On Friday the 17th a great crowd congregated in Boolavogue Hall for the Parish Dance hosted by the Parish Committee. The attendees were well fed on delicious colcannon and sausages and well entertained by Mary Crosbie. The venture was so enjoyable and such a success that it is hoped to run another one at a future date.
ANTI BULLYING COURSE
This Thursday, November 30, at 7.30 p.m. in the hall in Boolavogue. St Cormac’s parents’ association are hosting an anti-bullying course in association with Boolavogue National School. Everyone is welcome to attend.
GAA CLUB AGM
Our local GAA club will hold its AGM in the club complex in Monageer on Friday, December 1, at 8 p.m. in the clubhouse. This will follow the annual Mass for deceased members of the club, which will be celebrated in Monageer Church at 7 p.m.
Ministers of the Word and Eucharist.
On Saturday, December 2, Éinín Rossiter is the reader at the Vigil Mass while Ann O’Sullivan will be reading at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday morning. Noeleen Hennessy is the Minister for the Eucharist at the Vigil Mass on Saturday while Monica Gahan will be on duty at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday morning.
LOTTO DRAW
No winner claimed the top prize in the Monageer-Boolavogue lotto draw when the numbers 2, 16, 18 and 31 were drawn two weeks ago. Claire Doyle of Killabeg had three of the numbers and won the €160 matchthree prize. Tonight, Tuesday, November 28, at 9.30 p.m. the draw will be held in the club complex in Monageer and €3,400 is the size of the jackpot. If you have not already bought a ticket, they can be purchased in Monageer immediately before the draw. in the Parkside pub in Camolin, Co. Wexford on November 28. It will be on from 8 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. This will be a social, informal event for anyone who would like to use their cúpla focal. A great evening is promised; we’ll have great craic. Spread the word and join us.
GAA LOTTO
There was no winner of last week’s jackpot; winning numbers were 1, 4, 15 and 22; two matched three numbers to each receive €100: Wings, Brendan c/o Goslins.