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DROMTARIFFE GAA.
Dromtarriffe GAA membership now due. Players are €30 for full time students €50 for non-students. Adult membership €20. Please pay your membership to John O Mahony or Mike O Keeffe.
Dromtarriffe GAA. Social tickets–On sale from Sharon O Keeffe, Dan Dennehy, Noreen McSweeney, Mark O Connor or Emer Lane. €35. Commemorative club ties also for order from this committee–closing date to order ties February 2nd.
CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to all our juveniles and ladies who enjoyed their annual social last weekend. Congratulations to our club referee Mike O Keeffe who received a presentation recently in Croke Park from the LGFA in recognition of his years of national service as a referee.
BOWLING NOTES
Denis Horgan Bowling Club-Winter Competitions-Eugene O Sullivan and Keven Flynn had a double win over Ned Kelleher and Aaron Mackey. It went to a last play off in the opening score and in the second score, The margin was a bowl of odds.
Danny Murphy and Donal Cashman had a bowl of odds to spare over Maurice Cashman and John Breen. Aaron Mackey and Keven Flynn and Danny Murphy put their names up on the leader board with a bowl of odds win over Ned Kelleher and Maurice Cashman and John Breen. at 8 p.m. in Killavullen Community Centre. This will run for a trial period of one month. Cost to play is €5. No partner is required. Spread the word and lets make this the success it once was, once more.
For more information please contact Marion at 085 2181887 or John 087 6677800.
NAGLE VIEW TURBINE AWARE
Nagle View Turbine Aware are hosting a public meeting on Friday, February 1, in Mourneabbey Community Centre to highlight their concerns regarding the 27 turbines planned for locations on the Nagle Mountains incorporating areas near Glenville, Bottlehill, Mourneabbey, Carrignavar, Killavullen, Whitechurch and Grenagh.
CYCLE SPORTIVE
Killavullen National School parents’ association in conjuction with Blackwater Cycling Club are hosting a Cycle Sportive of three routes: 20km, 50km and 100km on Sunday, April 28, with funds raised being donated to Marymount Hospice and Killavullen National School. Earlybird registration is €20 for the first 100 entrants and €25 for all entries thereafter. There will be food stops en route and in Killavullen at the end of this much anticipated event.
LOTTO
Community Counil lotto winners for last week have been: John Beechinor in Griffin’s Bar and in the Haven Bar the lucky winner was Tom Barry, Ballyduff Thank you for your continous support to this fundraiser. It is appreciated.
NANO NAGLE BIRTHPLACE
Nano Nagle Birthplace in Ballygriffin host a number of workshops, training events and courses on a regular basis. It is well worth checking out their website nanonaglebirthplace.ie/ to keep up to date with what they have to offer.
FARMER’S MARKET
Killavullen Farmer’s Market is hosted on a regular basis at the Nano Nagle Birthplace. Details of their upcoming markets due to restart in February can be found on their Facebook page.
FORÓIGE YOUTH CLUB
Foróige Youth Club meet on Thursday evenings in Killavullen Community Centre. Details of upcoming meetings will be text to members and will also be found on the Killavullen Parish Facebook page. The club is open to young people aged 12 and upwards.
PARENT/TODDLER GROUP
Jollytots Parent and Toddler Group offer a cuppa and chance to meet up regularly on Thursday mornings in Killavullen Community Centre. This group is open to all those with young children in their care, gives a chance for children to play and a bit of company for the adults. Details of their upcoming dates can be found on the Jollytots Baby and Toddler Facebook page. All parents. guardians and childminders are welcome.
KILLAVULLEN GAA
PRESENTATION OF DIVISION two MEDALS – Last Saturday night, In Magners bar, a very fine crowd assembled for the presentation of the 2018 Avondhu Division 2 hurling medals to each of the 27 players, who had participated in the leagues. A squad of that size was very necessary in the year, due to the plethora of injuries that the team encountered throughout the year, but it was testament to their resolve that they won out in the end.
The medals were presented by Brid O’Sullivan, Captain of the all-Ireland Senior ladies’ football team of Mourne Abbey, and Brid was accompanied by her winning colleagues, Rebecca Larkin and Ava Lankford. The famous Clyda win contained two other girls from Killavullen, Katherine Coakley and Emma Coakley, who were unavailable on the night.
Brid gave a very fine speech on the night, about the importance of dedication and training and perseverance and thanked those in Killavullen, who introduced her to Gaelic Football, when she started off playing with the boys in under-12 grades, before Killavullen had any girls’ teams. Listening on, John Hartnett and his management team of Barry Murphy, Tommy Cremin and John Brennan would certainly endorse all that Brid asked of her teammates and to use setbacks as a catalyst to future success.
With siblings in the group accepted the medals, it was always a very jolly and jovial occasion. Barry Murphy as manager of the hurling team gave a brief speech in which he emphasised that strong role that new players into the fold, from the juvenile ranks played in the success and also stressed that no one can afford to rest on their laurels, with a very fine bunch of players again pressing for inclusion in the team for 2019.
The 27 medals recipients were as follows: Michael Cronin, Billy Norris, Kevin Fox, Stephen Rice, Seán O’Regan, Séamus Fox, Pa Egan, Patrick Angland, Jack O’Connor, Paul O’Sullivan, Alex Notter, Eddie Cotter, Michael Fresh, Barry Murphy, Charlie Lillis, Pa Sheehan, Liam Cronin, Cian Lankford, Pádraig Looney, Pa Cronin, Ian O’Gorman, Tadgh Moakley, Eoghan Buckley, Seán Woulfe, Garry Lane, James Fitzpatrick, Barthly Hayes.
RESUMPTION OF FOOTBALL LEAGUES – The Avondhu football leagues are due to resume this year on the weekend starting February 8. Killavullen will be playing in Division 1 football this year, but did not enter team in Division 3. The minor football leagues are scheduled to start on February 16.
As the weather at this time of the year can play havoc with fixtures, it is always wise to consult with our website, closer to the date for confirmation.
LOTTO – The lotto of a cool €1,400 last Tuesday night was not won, and rolls on. Numbers drawn were 5, 16 and 32 – No Winner. The lucky-dip winners were as follows: €50 Ann Looney Bohan – Seller John Beechinor; €30 Kieran Walsh – Seller – John Angland; €30 Caitriona Carey – Seller Magners Bar. The next draw will be in Magners Bar.
CAVANAGH’S CAR DRAW – Killavullen GAA Club, has now got tickets for sale for sale, with the first prize being a Ford Fiesta, second and third prizes are €1,000 and prizes from fourth to 18th place being €250. This draw is as a result of winning the afore mentioned Avondhu Division 2 hurling league in 2018.
In addition to these excellent prizes, the money raised from the sale of tickets in Killavullen will go to fund numerous short, medium and long term projects. These projects cannot be achieved without the support of the general public, in our parish and beyond.
WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO? Capital Projects – Killavullen GAA has recently applied for planning permission for new dressing rooms and a general purpose room ancillary to our existing facilities. We have over 40 teams sharing our facilities at the moment so the extra space will be greatly appreciated. This project alone will cost approximately €200,000 and we are hopeful of receiving a grant of €150,000. We have plan on installing outdoor exercise equipment near the astroturf. This type of equipment is beneficial to all ages and we hope will be of benefit to the entire community.
Team Projects – In 2018 Killavullen GAA embarked on its Long Term Development Plan. In short this plan concentrates on improving fundamental movement and flexibility in the younger ages while developing athleticism and a healthy way of life as our children grow through the club.
We have earmarked a number of projects to help achieve this for the winter: Fundamental Movement (Off Season); Gymnastics (Off Season); Basketball (Off Season); Age appropriate Strength and Conditioning (All Year); Guest Coaches to learn from the best; Nutrition; Club Tours.
These initiatives are being run in conjunction with hundreds of games and thousands of training sessions given throughout the year on a voluntary basis.
Of course none of this can be achieved without your support, we ask you to make as big an effort as you can to sell these tickets to your neighbours, uncles, aunts, cousins, mothers, fathers, colleagues and even strangers.
MEMBERSHIP 2019 – Membership for all aspects of the club is now due for 2019, and the club would be gracious if persons will pay the appropriate fee to any committee member, or make arrangement to pay directly, to the membership officer John O’Donovan, at 086 3934232.
Juvenile membership is collected through the juvenile registration process and the players pay their membership to the team managers.
For the general public, the rates for 2018 are as follows. Full Adult membership – Working – €50. Student/OAP – €30.