Buttevant
PILGRIMAGE
There is a pilgrimage in honour of Saint Matt Talbot taking place on Sunday July 15th. The pilgrimage to Knock Shrine County Mayo is being promoted by the Pioneer Total Abistinence Association and will be an All-Ireland gathering.
A bus will leave Fermoy at 7.00a.m. and will collect people travelling at Ballyhooly Castletownroche Mallow Buttevant Ballyhea and Charleville on the way. The cost of the trip is €55- which includes full breakfast on the way and a full evening meal on the return journey. For bookings contact 086-1970043 025-31519 or 086-8459439- as soon as possible.
COUNTRY MARKET
Country market as been organised in Buttevant to coincide with the holding of a Western Front Military Exhibition on this Sunday July 1st. The market will commence at 11a.m. and will be held adjacent to Lombards Castle on Richmond Street Buttevant. There will be stalls selling local produce bric-a-brac arts-and -crafts and perhaps some unusual items.
EXHIBITION
The Western Front Exhibition will take place. In the Muintir na Tire Hall Buttevant this Sunday July 1st between the hours of 10a.m. and 4p.m. inclusive. This exhibition should prove very interesting to military purists particularly as Buttevant was formerly a garrison and. Ilitary town down through the decades.
AVONDHU BLACKWATER
The Avondhu Blackwater Partnership in the near future are arranging a Building Confidence programme in Buttevant in the Mercy Day Care Centre.
This programme will investigate overcoming social barriers building and maintaining confidence and increasing resilience. The programme will be held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings between the hours of 09.00a.m. and 01.00p.m. inclusive. Further information can be had by contacting Mary Gubbins on 0868525992.
SUMMER SOCCER CAMP
Buttevant soccer club is promoting its annual Summer Camp for boys and girls aged between six and twelve years of age inclusive.
The camp will be held from July 16th to July 20th inclusive between the hours of 10a.m and 2p.m. inclusive each day. Closing date for entries is Friday June 8th and early notification of intention to partake is advisable. Entry forms can be had from the clubhouse and Raymond’s Barber Shop on the Main Street, Buttevant. Further details can be had by contacting -087-9266890-and/ or -086-3207907-.
HERITAGE GROUP
Buttevant Heritage Group has organised a comprehensive programme of events for their summer season. The annual guided tours of the town will re-commence on Saturday June 16th and will continue until Saturday August 25th inclusive.
There will be a photographic exhibition of pre-1970-photographs and records in the Muintir ne Tire Hall during the month of August 2018 depicting Buttevant in days gone by.
The heritage group is also updating its website with relative information and is also up-dating its’ mediaeval map of Buttevant which will be activated in due course.
The group will also hold an exhibition by the Western Front Society on Sunday July 01st. 2018 in the Muintir na Tire Hall which will contain uniform facts and material connected to the events of World War 1.
LOTTERY
Buttevant Soccer Club promotes a weekly local lottery draw to help finance the clubs’ expenses and activities. The winning or sharing of the substantial monetary jackpot rests on the choice of four lucky numbers to match the four lucky numbers drawn on draw night.
The lottery jackpot now stands at €19,500 and will continue to rise until won by some lucky entrant. The draw takes place weekly on Thursday night at an appointed local public venue.. Your support is greatly
BINGO
The weekly bingo session continues in Buttevant on Monday night in the local G.A.A. Hall with numerous monetary prizes to be won. There is a substantial bingo jackpot to be won as well as an in-house lottery and an extra sheet game. There is also 50/50- draw for attendees. The bingo jackpot is now approaching €4500 and will be raised if not won until some lucky player strikes gold. The games get under at 8.30p.m.
SYMPATHY
Sympathy is extended to those who have suffered a bereavement or personal loss recently.
WELL WISHES
Well wishes go to those who are ill at home or in hospitai at this time.
ATHLETIC CLUB NOTES
GOOD WEEKEND AT MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIPS: Saturday and Sunday last were Munster Juvenile U14 to 19 Championships and Qualifying Events for the All — Ireland Championships. The competitions were held at RSC Track in Waterford in the sunny South East. Eleven of our athletes made the long journey and while not all of them were in the medals at the end, they all got a taste of competition and put in good displays. Of those who did not win a medal, they can compete in the Munster B Championships and the All — Ireland B Championships later in the year.
At U14 Emma Lehane, while competing well, did not get on the podium but qualified to go forward in the 200m. Amy Whelan U15 competed in the javelin, winning silver and discus where she qualified for the All — Ireland. Aoife O=92Sullivan U16 was in top form when she won gold in the high jump.
Sophie Perrott U16 competed in five events, winning a bronze medal in shotput and 5th in discus. Joe Ivory U16 did well in the javelin to finish in 2nd place for silver. Anna Kellegher U18 has qualified for the All — Irelands in the 1500m with a 4th place finish and in the 800m in which she won the bronze. Vickie Cusack U19 competing in her final juvenile championships collected four medals in four events. She won the long jump, shotput and javelin for three gold medals and added a silver in the triple jump.
Athletes who also competed but were unsuccessful despite good performances were Isobel Kellegher U13 who competed in 800m and 1500m. Irene Kellegher U15 who was in 100m, 200m and long jump, Aoife O=92Brien U15 the 200m, 800m and long jump and Ria Murphy U16 who competed in 100m sprint and long jump. Results this weekend were on a par with previous championships with four gold, two silver and two bronze and two fourth places. This means that seven athletes have qualified to compete in 10 events in the All — Irelands in July.
TRAINING TIMES: This Friday, 22nd–training in Charleville 6.30pm to 8pm.
Monday, 25th–training in Liscarroll 6.30pm to 8pm approximately for U9 to U11 plus long jump for older athletes.
Tuesday, 26th — training in Charleville 7.15pm to 8.30pm approximately.
Thursday 28th — no training. Little Athletics is now discontinued until September.
Friday 29th — training in Charleville 6.30pm to 8pm. If in the meantime anything occurs to disrupt the above schedule, parents and athletes will be contacted by email or text.
Give athletics a try: Almost everyone can run, jump or throw things, so why not consider trying out athletics. We at Liscarroll Athletic Club have coached and still do coach athletes of all ages to compete in all events at Club, County, Munster and All — Ireland Level on track, field and cross country. Anyone interested can check us out at any of our training sessions listed above or by contacting us on 087 6888591 or email to Liscarrollathletics@ yahoo.co.uk.
UPCOMING FIXTURES: Sat 30th June;- All Ireland Junior & Under 23 Championships at Tullamore
Sun 1st July;- All Ireland Team x2 Games U9,U10,U11 & Relays
plus U12 & 13 Field Events at Tullamore
Mon 2nd July;- Drumcollogher Carnival 4 Mile Road Race
Wed 4th July;- Drumcollogher Carnival Open Juvenile Sports.
Sat 7th July:- All Ireland Relays U12 to U19 & Juvenile B Championships.
Sat 14th/Sun15th;- All Ireland Juvenile Championships Day 1 & 2 at Tullamore
Mon 16 th July;- Sports at CIT Cork.
Sat 21st July;- Munster Juvenile B=92s Championships. Venue to be Decided
Sun 22nd July;- All Ireland Juvenile Championships Day 3. At Tullamore
Sat28th/29th;-All Ireland Senior Championships
Sat 4th August;- Celtic Games Cork City in Scotland
Sun 12th August;- Liscarroll AC 28th. Annual Sports
Fri 17th August;- Liscarroll 5K & 10K Road Race.
Sat 18th August; All Master Championships Ireland at Tullamore summer holidays on Friday last and we wish them all a safe and happy summer.
WEATHER
As we are experiencing the warmest weather since 1976 we hope that you are all enjoying it. Please take the time to call and check on your elderly neighbours to make sure they are ok and have all they need.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
The next meeting of the Kilbrin Community Council will take place on the second Tuesday in July.
FOR OIGE.
The For Oige club has been ran in Kilbrin over the last number of years with weekends away, gatherings and had many events for our teenagers. We would like to thank Catriona and Edel for organising all of these events and for their dedication over these years. They are however moving on and as a community we must decide if we want to keep this very valuable club going. If you are interested in getting involved please contact Catriona on 0871245472. Without volunteers at this juncture this club will cease to exist and that would be a great shame so we would ask everyone to give it your consideration.
PLAYGROUND NOTICE
Can we please ask that people using the playground are mindful to keep it tidy. There is a notice on the gate in relation to this and we would ask that people appreciate that the upkeep is on a voluntary basis. Now that the Summer holidays are upon us we expect the playground to be extra busy so please keep it in a condition that we would like to find it.
CONTACT DETAILS
The community council can be contacted at kilbrincc@gmail. com if you have any queries.
Also the PRO can be contacted directly at Bennymick1968@ gmail.com if you have anything of interest for this column. Whether you are at home or abroad we would be delighted to hear from you.