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LOTTO
The St Fintan’s GAA lotto now stands at €7,600 and tickets can be purchased from local shops and the club grounds on Tuesday evenings from 8 p.m. and from club members at a cost of €1.50. There is also a match-three prize of €200 up for grabs each week, with the next draw taking place early in the new year. Many thanks for your continued support. The club would like to wish all our supporters a very prosperous New Year.
SENIORS C PARTY
This year the Seniors Christmas party will be held in Danby Lodge Hotel on Sunday afternoon, January 7. Further details later. Tickets will be distributed nearer to Christmas. Raffle tickets for the parish council Christmas raffle will be on sale in the coming weeks. The proceeds help to fund the party and your support would be greatly appreciated.
BALLYCOGLEY HALL
The Hall Development Committee wish to thank all those who supported our Jingle Jog run which took place on Sunday, December 17. We had a good attendance and Santa was on his bike to lead the walk and provided lots of excitement for the children. We also want to thank all those who sponsored prizes for the raffle on the day, and the people who helped in various ways to prepare the hall and cater on the day. We made €640 from the event.
We wish to thank the Killinick Harriers for organising a fundraising event in aid of the hall in October which raised €5,000 and also the Bargy Vintage Group, who contributed €3,000 to the hall fund from their fundraising events this year.
A lot of progress has been made in the hall, thanks to a lot of people who have given their time to help with the work. We’re looking forward to 2018 to progress the project and to your continued support for our fundraising.
We wish everyone a happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous 2018.
LOCAL NEWS
The Walsh family of Trimmer, Killinick lit up the area once again this Christmas with a fabulous display of Christmas lights. The family must be congratulated as the display gets bigger each year and any donation received during the period is used as a fundraiser for Temple Street Hospital.
Congratulations to Bob Quilty, who was elected president of Rosslare golf club at the recent AGM and to Pat Wright and Stephen Rossitter both of whom made sure to have ‘Turkey’ for Christmas when they won the four ball 14 hole Turkey competition also in Rosslare.
Best wishes are sent to Davy Wright and Louise Power, who got engaged during the recent past.
FOOTBALL
Mid winter is surely not the time to play a semi-final of any championship but this was the case when Forth and Bargy Gales took on Starlights in the semi-final of the under-21 B football championships.
Tagoat was the venue where Starlights easily accounted for the home side on a scoreline of 1-08 to 0-04 a scoreline that would have been so different had both sides taken their chances.
This was a game of two halves with the homeside dominating the first but the failure to take its chances saw them take a slender lead 0-04 to 0-02 into the second half a half in which Starlights dominated but also failed to take their chances.
Although this game was a tight affair for the first 10 minutes of this half it was then that Starlights took control and ran out easy winners.
ICA NEWS
The December meeting of the ICA was held with president Mary Quirke and 15 members in attendance, having completed her degree course on the ICA group member Catherine Duffy gave a very interesting talk on the organisation and its origins.
The coffee evening and cake sale which was held on November 15 raised €520 with the proceeds going to Hospice Homecare.
The competition winner was Mary Crotty second;Lish McDonnell and third;Marie Mac Nae and the competition for the next meeting on January is for the nicest Christmas card.
The hostesses were Betty Reid and Cathy Byrne while Joan Furlong and Til Kennedy are the hostesses for the next meeting. We wish our family and friends a prosperous New Year.
BABY JOY
Congratulations to Mary T and CJ on the birth of their little baby boy Ciaran James. We are all so happy for you, What a wonderful Christmas present. Such a magical and wonderful time enjoy every minute guys.
ALL BLACKS AFC
Congratulations to the winner of our Spilt the Pot Draw No 50. Damien and Johnny scooped the winning prize of €310 in Bridies Bar, Bridgetown on Monday, December 18. The Next draw will be in the Coopers Inn January 8. Great prize to be won. Many thanks for the hospitality on the night. Thank you to all our selling agents and our draw entrants in your continued support weekly.
All proceeds going forward to our development Plan for All Blacks AFC, Casey Park.
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