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CENTENARY AMBASSADOR
Please support the following fundraisers for the club Centenary Ambassador 2018 Campaigns.
A Night of Nostalgia Cloughbawn GAA Club together with Norma Flood Doyle presents the night of all nights with our own Legend Mr Séamus Walsh in ‘This is your Life’ on on Saturday, October 28, in the Cloch Ban, commencing at 9 p.m. MC on the night will be Ger Flood with lots of special guests, tickets on sale in local post office and shop or from club members.
Clothes Recycling Drive: Why not bring your unwanted Clothes to Cloughbawn GAA Complex and support Norma Flood Doyle’s Centenary Ambassador Campaign ‘The more it Weighs the more we Raise.’ Mark Codd Campaign will hold a Mid Term break Teenage Disco on Thursday, November 2, from 9 p.m. to midnight with DJ Tyler O’Brien. Fully Supervised. Strictly Alcohol Free. Admission on the door eight euros.
Horse and Pony Canter Wexford Hunt and Cloughbawn GAA Club will hold a Horse and Pony Canter in Clonroche on Sunday, October 29, at 11.30 a.m. for information please contact 087 2420599.
PEADAR MAXWELL
Raheen Family Resource centre is delighted to be hosting an information session by the well known Psychologist Peadar Maxwell on the topic ‘understanding and responding to anxiety in adolescence’ in Coláiste Abbain on Wednesday, October 25, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. including question and answer session. This session is open to all and it is free of charge.
PIONEER MEETING
The Diocesan Pioneer general meeting takes place on Tuesday, October 24, in Bree community centre at 8 p.m. The Pioneer social dinner is on Friday, November 24, at the Riverside Park Hotel Enniscorthy - for more information watch this space.
TIDY TOWNS GT RESULTS
First prize – Rose Lawless – €267. Second prize Michal Dunphy – €50.Third prize-Eamonn Doyle – €25.
PONY RACING
Mikey Sheehy, son of Eamonn ‘Dusty ‘and Rosheen Sheehy, Coolroe, Graiguenamanagh, had three winners at the final meeting of the Irish Field Riders Championship 2017 of the Pony Racing at Athea, Co Limerick on Sunday, October 7, This cements his position at head of the national competition. He was presented with the winning jockey’s trophy with 45 winners, with the nearest jockey finished the season with 36 winners who was Dylan Brown McMonagle.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Mr Walter Kirwan former secretary at the Department of the Taoiseach will be Guest Speaker, who will speak on the subject of ‘Working Towards Peace in the North of Ireland’ on Friday, October 27, at 8 p.m. ,In Graiguenamanagh Library.
LIBRARY NEWS
A huge thanks to everyone who attended our Bookville events last week it was a wonderful, fun filled, energetic and educational week. From wonderful successful authors and illustrators to twice Academy Award and BAFTA nominated animation filmmakers – we had it all. We look forward to next year and making it bigger and better. Science week is next on the agenda so watch this space.
Don’t forget our story time for children takes place every Thursday in the library, no need to book just turn up. Art group meets every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Need help with Driver Theory Test or your smart phone? Call to the library every Tuesday from 11 a.m. where help is at hand.
The magnificent book ‘Atlas of the Irish Revolution’ edited by John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil and Mike Murphy is now in stock in Graiguenamanagh library. This is a reference book only and you are welcome to look through this book in the library only.
For any queries on the above or any of our services please don’t hesitate to call us at 056 7794178 or drop us a line on graig@kilkennylibrary.ie.
LOTTO
This week’s lotto jackpot stands at €20,000, and the reserve jackpot at €20,000. The numbers drawn were 4, 13, 15 and 24, and there was no winner. Consolation winners of €60 each were: Siobhán Delaney, Cottage