DANNY’S CARD IS THE WINNER
DANNY HOWLIN, a sixth class pupil in Kilrane National School was the winner of a Christmas card competition held by Roche Freight – he drew a Santa picture which the company is sending out to 400 customers at home and abroad this festive season.
The winning school received a €1,200 voucher for Prim-Ed in New Ross while the other participants, Tagoat and Rosslare Strand national schools, were given vouchers for €750 each.
Hundreds of entries were submitted, with children letting their imaginations run riot and placing Roche Freight at the centre of all kinds of festive scenarios.
Danny’s colourful drawing of a truck pulled skyward by a reindeer, right, was the winning entry. He received a €50 voucher for himself.
His school was also given a €1,000 donation to a charity of its choice and selected Kilrane National School Special Needs Awareness Group as the recipient. THE WEXFORD Holy Family Confraternity Band which gave its first performance on Christmas Day in 1926 in Rowe Street Church, will celebrate its 90th anniversary with a concert in Wexford Arts Centre on Saturday, December 17, at 8 p.m.
The band, which is a community music group catering for all ages with an interest in playing wind music, will continue its annual tradition by performing in Rowe Street Church again this Christmas Day.
Anyone who can play a wind instrument is welcome to join the band.
The band’s director is Louise Malone. Past members include the musician Pierce Turner and author Billy Roche.