BallymoreMayglass
DEFIB TRAINING
A defibrillator will be fitted in the village of Killinick in the near future and those wishing to avail of training in the use of this very essential piece of equipment should contact Ber Cullen at 087 9162855.
LADIES’ FOOTBALL
The St Fintan’s ladies’ football club will hold its annual general meeting in the scout hall Ballymore on Wednesday, November 29, at 8 p.m.
FUNDRAISING QUIZ
Though table numbers were low at the recent fundraising table quiz held in the Halfway house, Ballycogley the proceeds from which went to the development fund of Ballycogley hall. Those that did support had a very enjoyable evening and as a very kind gesture the over all winners the Foley family of Ballycogley donated the prize to the fund. The fundraising committee would like to say a big thank you to all for their support.
25-YEAR CELEBRATIONS
St Fintan’s will celebrate the 25th anniversary of winning the Junior B Hurling Championship 1992 with a club get together this coming Saturday, December 2, in Coopers Inn Killinick at 8 p.m. (We apologise for previously communicating the wrong date). All players past and present, members and supporters are invited to come along Saturday night and share in the memories.
CHRISTMAS FAIR
Tomhaggard Social Centre are holding a Christmas Fair on Sunday, December 10, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Live Crib, free Children’s entertainment with Mrs Claus Storytime, Letters to Santa, Kids’ disco, cake sale, Stalls, Raffle Refreshments served. Proceeds in aid of Tomhaggard Defibrillator Fund.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
This year the Senior’s Christmas party will be held in Danby Lodge Hotel on Sunday afternoon, January 7, 2018. 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.
ST FINTAN’S AGM
St Fintan’s Club AGM will take place on Friday, December 1, in the Scout Hall Ballymore at 8 p.m. Nominations for club officers along with motions for consideration should be emailed to club secretary no later than November 24. Email secretary.stfintans.wexford@gaa.ie.
LOTTO
The St Fintan’s GAA lotto now stands at €6,800 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. Last week’s numbers were 12, 21, 22 and 27. Many thanks for your continued support.
JINGLE JOG
Date for your diary the Mayglass, Ballycogley, Ballymore and Killinick Jingle Jog two takes place on Sunday, December 17, Spread the word. Jingle jog 2016 was a great success and lots of fun.
CLUB DEVELOPMENT
Those of us members of the St Fintan’s GAA Club both male and female are so excited and proud of the newly laid astroturf covering at club grounds Ballymore.
This floodlit astroturf surface will provide an excellent training facility for all our teams during late winter/early Spring and we look forward to bringing you loads of pictures of this wonderful development in use by the men, ladies and underage teams.
The year 2017 has seen huge improvements at the club grounds with Phase one of the Walking Track complete (drainage, light ducting, laying of stone, rolling and dusting) the vibrant pitch side advertising hoarding put in place and the Astro training facility. These developments and groundworks could not have been possible without the trojan effort and commitment put in at the pitch over the past six months by a core group of club members and supporters. Many many hours of voluntary work has been put into these developments and as a club we are truly grateful for that.
Also our pitches, as ever, have been maintained impeccably and we applaud the superb work done by the Grassmaster team throughout 2017. With many more redevelopment plans for 2018 and beyond, your continued valued support of all our fundraising activities is very much appreciated.
All these developments are dependent on successful fundraising which means none of this is possible without the support of the community.
ALL BLACKS AFC
Congratulations to the winner of our Spilt the Pot Draw No 46. Richard Kehoe scooped the winning prize of €334 in Greencres Pub, Tomhaggard on Monday, November 20.
The under-13 team took the long trip to New Ross with just eight players. What can ye say about these bunch of boys as the score line doesn’t reflex how they played. New Ross took the lead after five minutes but there was no dropping of heads and the boys defended for there lives, Eja in goal Ruairi, Thomas and Max at the back all defended stoutly and there was nothing getting past them. JJ, Fionn and Osin in midfield must have covered every blade of grass. Eoin up front worked his socks off and his hold up play was top class. Halftime score was 1-0 and you would never think that there was eight versus 11. The boys battled hard in second half and had their chances but were unlucky. New Ross went 2-0 up with 15 minutes to go and were awarded a penalty but our Man of the Match Eja made a great save. New Ross scored two late goals to take the spoils on a 4-0 scoreline.
The under-14 girls made the long journey to Courtown and came away with a comprehensive 7: one victory. The girls dominated the game from the start to finish and played some lovely football. Aoibheann Rankin scored a very impressive four goals with Melissa Smith, Madison Roche and Abigail Clarke also adding to the scoresheet. Great performance from the entire squad well done to Sophie, Cora, Eimear, Tara, Katelyn, Melissa, Abigail, Kennedy, Katie, Zoe, Aoibheann, Amy, Aoife D, Kayleigh, Madison and Aoife C. €714 – well done Bernie. Draw takes place every Monday night at Murrintown Bingo. Remember you must be in to win.
COMMUNITY CENTRE
Ongoing activities at Murrintown Community Centre are as follows.
Bingo – Mondays 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Bus pick up at usual points.
Taekwon-Do – Mondays and Wednesdays 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Contact Pat O’Rourke – 053 9145773.
Flutterby’s Theatre – Mondays 3.20 p.m. to 4.20 p.m. Contact Natasha/Nikki – 089 4601092
Women’s Indoor Soccer – Tuesdays 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Contact Annemarie Kavanagh – 086 1700962
Dance Fit Classes – Tuesdays 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Ongoing weekly classes, beginners and all levels welcome. Or just come along. Contact Amanda Burke – 087 9713339
Zumba – Wednesdays 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Contact Jaymee Duggan – 086 3367386
Pilates – Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Contact Elaine Dowling – 086 8431723
We at Murrintown Community Centre are in urgent need of volunteers for bingo on Monday Nights from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (once every four to six weeks). Should you have some free time on a Monday evening and are willing to volunteer please contact 053 9139328.
CRAFT FAIR
The Murrintown craft fair in aid of MS South Wexford Branch takes place in Murrintown Community Centre on Sunday, December 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details phone Maria at 086 3848364 or Áine 087 6752546.
LOCAL TRANSPORT
Local Link Wexford provides a bus service from Murrintown at 10.20 to Wexford on Fridays. Door to door service available if required. Please contact us at 053 9196276 or wexford@locallink.ie for full details of these and all our services.