Gusserane
FUNDRAISER FOR RORY A fundraising festival will be held in aid of the Rory Whelan Fund in Vine Cottage, Saltmills on Sunday, June 25, It will be a completely family friendly day with Skittles Tournament starting at 2 p.m. There will be a barbecue with large obstacle Bouncing Castle, Face Painting and Balloon Modelling. Live Music starts at 4.30 p.m. with Mark Monaghan, Seamie Kehoe, Steven Cullen, The Rogues, Don’t Fret and special guests.
A monster raffle will be held with fantastic prizes. Raffle tickets are available to buy now in Vine Cottage for those unable to make it on the day. Everything has been donated and all musicians are kindly giving up time to support this worthy cause. Your support is much needed and greatly appreciated to help Rory and his family cope during this extremely difficult time. LOTTO
The results of last week’s Tintern lotto draw saw the numbers 2, 4, 5 and 17 come out of the drum. While there was no jackpot winner, congratulations to Pearl Clarke of Battlestown and Dylan Larkin of Ballycullane on matching three numbers and winning €200 each. This week’s jackpot stands at €2,750. CARDS
Winners in the hall in Gusserane last week were Luke Power, Brendan Colfer and Billy Shannon. Luke Power’s victory comes hot on the heels of his Captain’s Cup win in New Ross Golf Club recently so a special word of congratulations to Luke. Second went to Karl Hall, Johnny Cogley and James Larkin. In third place were Pat Murray, Peter Stafford and Johnny Colfer while fourth went to Dave Murphy, James McDonald and Pat Whelan.
The last game draw winners were Johnny Larkin and PJ Doyle while the raffle winners were Willie Kehoe, Jimmy.
Lacey, Mick Culleton, David Murphy and Marie Doyle. HYPNOTIST Gusserane GAA Club are hosting a night of Comedy, Hypnosis and Mentalism with the acclaimed psychologist, Jason O’Callaghan in the Tintern Complex in Ballycullane on Friday, June 30, at 8.30 p.m. Admission is only €10 and tickets are on sale from club officers. A great night of mystical entertainment is expected. The Rogues will take to the stage afterwards to finish off the night. Check out jasonocallaghan.com for further details. PATRON
On Saturday, June 24, the graveyard at Nash will be blessed at 6 p.m. This will be followed at 7 p.m. by a visit to Gusserane Cemetery where outdoor mass will take place, weather permitting. The patron this year falls on the actual feast day of St John the Baptist, after whom the church in Gusserane is dedicated. GAA NEWS
Well done to the Gusserane hurlers who defeated Rathgarogue-Cushinstown last Friday night to reach the final of the Ross Disctrict Foxe Cup. They will now play Fethard in the decider.
The coming weeks will see the junior and senior footballers compete in their respective league finals. The juniors take on Marshalstown this coming Sunday in Bree while the seniors will play Castletown in Enniscorthy on Friday the 30the June.
Finally, a special mention to the under-14 hurlers that competed in the Féile last weekend. Gusserane were joined with Fethard and competed admirably in the national competition.