Ballyhea
LOTTO
The Lotto was held on Monday, 5th November at the Corbett Court. There was no winner of the Jackpot of €1,350. The Numbers were 12,16,34. Lucky Dips: €50 to Mickey O’Sullivan Lisballyhea c/o Margaret O’Sullivan, €30 to Trevor O’Sullivan Lisballyhea c/o Margaret O’Sullivan, €20 to Kevin Copps c/o David Copps, €20 to Tríona McCarthy c/o Bernie Crowley, €20 to Kitty Healy Charleville c/o Mike Copps. You can play the lottery on line @locallotto.ie and thank you for your continued support.
CHURCH NEWS
NOVEMBER ALTAR LIST FOR THE HOLY SOULS–The New 2018-2019 Altar List for the Holy Souls is being compiled. Please forward the names of those whom you wish to have included in the new list. Purgatorial Society forms are available in the Church Porch. The first of these Masses will be celebrated on November 25 and on every First Friday thereafter.
PARISH/SCHOOL GENERAL PURPOSES AREA–Please note that some of the plans and drawings for the new Parochial/School General Purposes Area are on exhibition in the Church Porch. This will replace the former Parish Hall and will be available out of School hours for Parish activities. Any constructive comments are welcome.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2019–The first meeting with the parents of children preparing for First Holy Communion in 2019 will take place at the National School on Thursday, November 22, at 7.30pm. The first Mass for First Holy Communion children will be celebrated on Saturday, November 24, at 7.30pm.
FIGHT FOR FIONN
Fight for Fionn is a charity set up to raise funds for Fionn Barry, a three year old boy from Ballyhea who has a seriously debilitating and life limiting illness and needs 24 hour care. Currently development is underway to upgrade his home. A number of fundraisers are ongoing. Go to www.fionnbarry.com website or to make a donation the link is https://www.gofundme.com/ FightForFionn
GAA NOTES:
ONLINE SHOP: The Club’s online shop is proving to be very popular. All the latest club gear can be purchased from the O’Neill’s website. Check it out at www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/ gaa/ireland/ballyhea-gaa.html
INSTAGRAM: The club can now be followed on Instagram. To see the latest club pictures go to ballyheagaaclub
MEN ON THE MOVE: The Ballyhea ‘ Men On The Move’ group has started up again and is being held at 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the gym on the new complex in Ballyhea GAA Club. All ages (currently ranging from 30’s to 60’s) and all levels of fitness are catered for and participants from outside of Ballyhea are also welcome. Please come along and try it out!
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Club AGM will be held on Monday, December 3, in the Clubrooms at 8pm. Nomination forms are currently being distributed. Closing date for return of forms and submission of motions to Runaí Ger O’Shea is Friday, November 16.
WOOLLY HATS–With the cold weather nearly upon us it’s time for the woolly hats again and what better than one of these new club hats with the Ballyhea GAA crest. Contact John Mortell 0863893053. Price €10.
GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications are now being taken for the Gaeltacht Scholarship 2019. Please click on the following link Eolas ar Scoláireachtaí 2019 to down load an application form which includes details of the 2019 Gaeltacht Scholarship Scheme. This can be photocopied as needed. Note that this updated GAA Scholarship Application Form is required by the College with every application. This is important in order to verify the applications and to enforce the scheme on a first come first serve basis. Please also be aware that the Cork Scholarship Scheme applies to Coláiste na Mumhan, Beal Atha’n Ghaorthaidh only and does not apply to any other Gaeltacht College. Dates of courses, fees, application forms and other details are available on www.colaistenamumhan.ie
COUNTY CLUBS DRAW: Ballyhea GAA had 1 winner in the Cork GAA Club’s draw held recently. Congratulations to Seamus Fitzgibbon who was the lucky winner of €1000. Anyone who is interested can still join the draw, there are 10 draws left at a cost of €80. Please contact any committee member.
HALLOWEEN COACHING CAMP: The Club held a very well attended hurling/camogie camp during the Halloween mid-term break. Thanks to everyone who took part, to all the coaches and helpers and anyone who helped in any way to run the camps.
MICK QUINN MEMORIAL SHIELD: The Annual Blitz for the Mick Quinn Memorial Shield was held with Ashling Crowley’s team defeating Ava Mortell’s side in the final. After the final Charlie Quinn presented the winners with their award and trophies. Thanks to referees, coaches and everyone that took part in making it another great competition.
CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to Captain Danny Flynn and the Charleville hurlers on their victory in the Premier Intermediate Munster Hurling Semi- Final against Lixnaw. Best of luck in the Munster Club Final.
ALL STARS: Congratulations to Darragh Fitzgibbon and Graeme Mulcahy on winning All Star Awards. Both gave tremendous performances during the year and are worthy recipients.
COMMUNITY ALERT
Ballyhea Community Alert has successfully set up a Text Alert Network to immediately alert our community when an incident occurs. Prompt information to and from Gardaí deters criminal activity. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Text Alert Network please phone any of the following people for information and sign up details – Phil Ryan 087-2937465, Pat Daly 086-1220114, James Horgan 087-2572271, Willie Meaney 087-1936842, Con Walsh 0868570355. The fee for this service is €10 annually.
SPEEDING:
Speeding is still continuing to be an issue through the parish so please be aware of the speed limit of 60km. action.
FOROIGE YOUTH CLUB
The club began last Thursday evening in Killavullen Community Centre at 7.30pm. It is open to members aged 12 and over. The next meeting will be Thursday, November 22.
LOTTO
The Community Council Lotto winners for last week were: Will Thornhill in The Haven Bar and Brian Mellerick in Griffins Bar. Thank you to all who support this weekly lotto.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
The Christmas lights will now be turned on following a Killavullen and Annakissa Community Children’s Christmas Mass on December 1. There will be festive fun, treats and activities in Killavullen Community Centre afterward for the younger people & we also invite the adults to gather for a cuppa. As mentioned Santa has merely postponed! He has BIG! BIG! BIG! plans for his next visit! We thank you for your continued support and look forward to starting the festive season with you all on Dec 1st!
JOLLYTOTS BABY & TODDLER GROUP
The group meet regularly in the Community Centre. Check out their Facebook page for details. The next date for meeting is November 29 between 10.30am and 12.30pm so save the date! Jollytots welcomes all parents, carers and guardians to this sociable and fun morning.
GAA
Killavullen GAA club are initiating a new long term development programme for our club, we will begin with a number of pilot projects for our different age groups and will hold an official launch night in January with a full outline of our plan.. As always your support is and will be very much appreciated.