AROUND THE DISTRICTS
ClonrochePoulpeasty PLANT SALE/COFFEE
Co. Wexford Garden and Flower Club is holding a plant sale and coffee morning in Clonroche Community Centre on Thursday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to midday, admission is free and there will be refreshments available for €3. Proceeds go to Co. Wexford Hospice Homecare and two Africian children’s charities. Plants Produce Preserves, cakes, books, Nearly New, raffle available. wexfordflowergarden.ie.
CLOUGHBAWN AFC
There will be a Tractor Run in aid of Cloughbawn AFC on Sunday, May 6, meet at 12.00 and commencing at 1 p.m., starting at Clonroche Community Centre, all welcome to this family fun day, with music and barbecue.
SPRING CLEAN
It’s the 20th Anniversary of An Taisce’s National Spring Clean month. Join with us as we give Clonroche a Spring Clean together. Meet at 10 a.m. at the community centre. Sports groups and organisations are welcome to collect bags from us to do a litter pick in the neighbourhood around their club. Residents’ associations are welcome to join in too. Everyone can do a little so a few don’t have to do a lot.
CLOUGHBAWN GAA
The Wexford GAA ‘ Club and County Development Draw’ returns for 2018. The draw is the single most important fundraiser of the year for Wexford GAA. It runs over three months, April, May and June with the total prize fund this year is a whopping €80,000 and once again there is a superb selection of prizes on offer including cars, luxury holidays and cash. Tickets are priced at €50 for a three month ticket or purchase them monthly, €20 in April and May and just €10 in June and are available from any club committee members.
Graiguenamanagh VIEWING AREA IMPROVEMENT
Local Cllr Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere is delighted to announce that funding has been secured to improve the viewing area amenity at Coppenagh on the Graig to Thomastown road. Works will commence shortly and Chap has said that this funding will completely enhance this viewing area and increase the usage on this fantastic local amenity.
LIBRARY NEWS
There will be a film showing in the library this Saturday for children up to seven years of age, at 11 a.m. – all welcome to the library cinema. Just come along.
There is a beautiful exhibition of Oil and Acrylic paintings by Carol Fenlon in the library now, call in to view during usual opening hours.
A total of €670 was collected for Daffodil Day in Graig library and lodged with the Irish Cancer Society on your behalf. A very big thank you to all who supported this worthy cause.
Pick up your free car tax and insurance disc holders in the library now, these are promoting a cleaner environment and community which is what the month of April is all about.
LOTTO
The numbers drawn were one 18, 29, and 30. This week’s lotto jackpot stands at €7,250, Consolation winners of €30 each were Thomas Connolly, James Sheehy, Mary Cantewell, Thomas and Mary c/o Duiske Inn, Eily Dunphy. Tickets are on sale in local business, and from committee members.
SPLIT THE POT
Last week’s winners: First Prize – Carmel Butler – €285, second-Prize – Jim Costello – €75. Third Prize – Eliza Doyle – €50.
THE THREE TENORS
The Three Tenors perform in concert in Borris Church on Saturday, May 12, at 8.30 p.m. Ireland’s Most Popular Trio, RTÉ award-winners Shane Morgan, Dominic McGorian and Derek Moloney, promise you a night to remember. Tickets at €25 are available from the Parish Centre, Borris, and Dorans SuperValu Graiguenamanagh.
GRAIG TIDY TOWNS DRAW
Draw results on March 22: First Prize – Frances Sheehy – €164. Second prize – Ann OBrrien – €50. Third Prize-Róisín and Sophie – €25.
Rathnure BINGO
Bingo is played every Tuesday night at 8.30 p.m. in Rathnure hall. Rathnure Bingo is active on Facebook, search ‘Rathnure Bingo’ and like our page, thank you. The bingo jackpot on Tuesday the 17th is €3,200. We have great pride in our bingo, which is considered one of the best in the South-East.
However, we could do with another bit of help in providing this social outlet for the 250 people who travel from our county and surrounding counties to enjoy a game of bingo.
If you could spare a couple of hours on a Tuesday night and would like to give a helping hand it would be greatly appreciated. You can contact James: 087 2365244 or any committee member if you have any questions or would like to become part of an enjoyable night.
SENIOR SOCIAL CLUB
Senior Social Club runs each Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. We would love to see all our familiar faces and hopefully a few new ones for a cup of tea, chat, cards and bingo.
HALL COMMITTEE
Heartfelt sympathy to the Codd family and Betty on the sad passing of Kitty, RIP For 40 years Kitty was a familiar face at the weekly bingo, serving tea and cakes with a kind word and smile for everyone. In particular, we remember the delicious currant bread baked by Kitty, which was a real treat enjoyed by all at the AGMs. May her gentle soul Rest In Peace.
GAA CLUB NOTES
Blackstairs Adventure Race – This is taking place on May 6. 7-Steps and 5-Steps priced at €75, 3-Steps priced at €40 or 1-Step priced at €20. Register at blackstairsadventurerace.com.
Model County Draw – Tickets are on sale at €50 for three draws. Please make an effort to buy one as we have to sell 80 tickets before we get any revenue for the club.
Club Shop – Open every Friday night from 7 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Club lotto – The numbers drawn last Tuesday, April 10, were 5, 7, 18 and 27. No jackpot winner. Michelle Conroy, Ballinlug, Con Carty, Ballindaggin, Simon Kehoe, Clonleigh, Bridie Maher, c/o Ann Lawler and Mollie and Bridget, c/o Bingo were the five match-three winners who each won €40. Jackpot: €11,400.
CAMOGIE CLUB NEWS
A reminder that membership is now overdue. As of Sunday, April 1, registration and insurance with the club will be expired. Any players who have not paid will not be eligible to play for insurance reasons.
TODDLER GROUP
Rathnure Toddler Group will take place on Wednesday mornings in the school hall from 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. for the rest of the school year. We would be delighted to have as many as possible attend. All parents, grandparents, childminders, au-pairs etc. are welcome to attend with the babies/toddlers. It is a relaxed setting for the children to play and socialise and for the adults to have a tea /coffee and chat. Please note the change of day.
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
Any outstanding enrolment forms for pupils for Rathnure National School for September 2018 should be dropped into the school as soon as possible.
StMullins GLYNN NS GOLF CLASSIC
Glynn NS parents’ association are holding a golf classic on Saturday, May 26, in New Ross golf club in order to raise funds for the upgrade of the school ballcourt. Teams of four cost €120 and includes a meal after. For tee times contact Maryrose at 086 3184000 or Michelle at 087 7528613 If it could be put in each week up to the golf classic that would be fantastic.
TullogherRosbercon FASHION SHOW
The Tullogher camogie club are hosting a Fashion Show in the Rhu Glen Hotel and Country Club Slieverue on Friday, April 27, commencing at 8 p.m. There will be a wine reception in the hotel from 7.30 p.m. and special guests will be appearing with fashions on show from stores in Waterford and New Ross. Adult tickets for the event are priced at €10 and kids tickets at €5 both of which can be purchased from Eileen Mullally’s Shop in Listerlin or from any committee member.
COMMUNITY ALERT
An information meeting under the auspices of the Tullogher-Rosbercon Community Alert Group will be held in the GAA Clubrooms at Brownstown on Monday night, April 23, at 8.30 p.m. Anyone, who would like to participate in a Defibrillator Course will be given full details at the meeting. Interested parties should contact George Walsh at 087 78196097 or Brigid Healy at 087 9020552.
BINGO TIME
All patrons please note that there is a change to the starting time for the Rosbercon Parish Bingo each Wednesday night. The sessions will now start at the later time of 8.30 p.m. An added attraction is the lotto jackpot now standing at €1,125.
COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT
There is at present a vacancy on the Rosbercon Community Employment Scheme for one Activities Assistant based at the New Haughton Hospital New Ross. Department of Social Protection, Community Employment Terms and Conditions apply to this post. For further information please phone 051 425093, Mobile, 086 3642592 or email, http/ welfare.ie.
THE CATS ARE BACK
Well done to our towering clubman, Walter Walsh, on another star display last Sunday as Kilkenny walloped old rivals, Tipperary, in the National League Final and also to our neighbours, Eoin Murphy from Glenmore and Richie Leahy from the Rower/Inistioge.
Kilkenny hurlers must be only sleeping after the long winter but they arose from their slumber with claws bared and ready for action as witnessed by our hurling ‘cats’ over the last few Sundays. Many scribes and so-called pundits wrote their obituary when they lost their first two games in the National League to Cork and Clare. But the blend of old and new is paying rich dividends under the managership of the incomparable Brian Cody.
Our own Walter Walsh, can now be termed among the old brigade who make up the spine or the middle of this exciting Kilkenny team. Take the middle line, Eoin Murphy, Pádraig Walsh, Cillian Buckley, T. J Reid and Walter the formation is as strong as the proverbial rock with newcomers blending in almost overnight. We look forward to the summer campaign which like the weather looked rather gloomy some weeks ago.