Ballyduff
COUNCIL AWARDS
Well done to Erin Doyle, who won second prize in her category, Michelle Murphy, who won second prize in her category, Erin and Elese Doyle, who won third prize in the group category of the Wexford County Council Recycled Christmas Decoration Awards in Wexford last week.
CHURCH GATE COLLECTION
The County Wexford Community Workshop, Bellefield, Enniscorthy are holding their annual church gate collection in Ballyduff next weekend Saturday the 30th and Sunday, December 31. Every cent will remain in the workshop to be used for the benefit of all the service users. A permit has been granted by An Garda Síochána, your support would be very greatly appreciated.
SCHOOL NEWS
Special Thanks to everyone who supported our school concert recently, a total of €2,897 was raised. Well done to all the children and to all involved it was a very enjoyable night. Thank you also to everyone who supported our recent clothes collection.
Thanks to everyone who supported our recent Christmas Concert and clothes collection.
Date for the diary – First Holy Communion will take place on Saturday, April 28, next year.
The school is awaiting a permit to commence a weekly splitthe-pot in an effort to purchase an iPad for the school children. Well done to Erin and Kate Doyle, who won two iPads for the school recently, a fantastic start to providing the school children with access to iPads in school. If there are any homes where iPads, tablets or laptops are not being used the school would appreciate if they would consider donating them to the school for the children.
You can follow school activities on the Facebook page Ballyduff ns parents’ association. All support would be greatly appreciated.
MOBILE LIBRARY
The library will be in the school car park on January 4 from 11 a.m. to midday.
LOCAL NOTES
If you have anything you would like included in your local notes please contact 087 8274447 before 7 p.m. on Thursday evening. Mary Breen – fourteenth prize, John Gahan – 15th. prize, Monica Gahan – sixteenth prize.
CHURCH GATE COLLECTION
There will be a church gate collection in aid of the County Wexford Community Workshop, Bellfield at the vigil Mass on Saturday the 30th. And at all Masses on Sunday, December 31. All money raised will stay in the county to the benefit of the service users of the Workshop. Your generous support would be greatly appreciated.
MEMORIAL MATCH
Monageer-Boolavogue GAA Club would like to thank all who subscribed to the bucket collection in aid of Wexford Hospice Homecare at the annual Liam Cooper memorial football match which took place in Monageer on St Stephen’s Day.
GROTTO CHRISTMAS TREE
The Christmas Tree at Boolavogue Grotto was blessed by Fr Gahan on Friday last, December 15, immediately after Boolavogue NS closed. Sourced by Olive Burke and erected by Christy Whelan, Senator Séamus Burke performed the official ‘switch on’ of the Christmas lights. In a very short speech he explained to the assembled schoolchildren that the Grotto was just over 64 years old and at its opening, Fr Carton from Camolin preached for so long that the curate in Boolavogue, Fr Allen, got him to cut his sermon short, and he was not going to make the same mistake.
SOCCER NEWS
On Sunday, December 17, the Men’s ‘B’ team were away to Enniscorthy town and shared the points thanks to a 2-2 draw. James Sweeney and Dean Fortune were the men on target.
The previous day, the Youths’ team rescued what might have been a disaster and came back to draw 3-3 with Cloughbawn. This result, the second time they have drawn with Cloughbawn, leaves them topping the table having won six games and drawn two. Jamie Dempsey-Doyle brought them back level after Cloughbawn had taken an early lead, scoring from the penalty spot. Cloughbawn went ahead once again to lead 1-2 at the break. Harry Ellix made it 2-2 early in the secon half and even though our lads seemed to dominate, they could not pull ahead. A penalty saw Cloughbawn pull 2-3 ahead but Pádraig Moran carved through their defence to make it 3-3.
The same day the under-14 girls were away to Bree United. Goals from Emerson Doran (3), Bronagh Kenny (1) and Jessica Foran (1) saw them collect the points. Collette Mythen in goal kept a clean sheet and Eva Corrigan, Michaela Milling, Katie Burke and Sophie Kirwin starred.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD
On Saturday, December 30, Catherine Doran is the reader at the Vigil Mass while Mary Gilbride will be reading at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday morning.
Geraldine Doyle is the Minister for the Eucharist at the Vigil Mass on Saturday the 30th. while Catherine Gahan will be on duty at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday morning.
LOTTO DRAW
Monageer-Boolavogue GAA Club would like to thank all those who have supported their lotto draw in 2017 and hope you will continue to do so in 2018. The first draw of the New Year, for a jackpot of €3,500 will take place in the New Clubhouse on Tuesday, January 9, at 9.30 p.m. While no lucky punter had all the numbers drawn in the last draw, 15, 17, 19 and 31, Anna-Mae Daly had three and scooped the €160 match-three prize.
There were more prizes on offer in the last draw as it was the last draw before Christmas and Leo DeLacy and Eithne Turner won the sellers’ prizes. The festive fare prizes were won by Órla Gahan, John Donohoe, Meaugh, Alan Goff and Daire and Fiona Turner.