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LOTTO
The St Fintan’s GAA lotto now stands at €7,000 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 and Breda Boggan shared in this prize with the following numbers drawn were 20, 24, 26 and 27. Many thanks for your continued support.
JINGLE JOG
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.
DEFIBRILLATOR 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.
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.
CHRISTMAS FAIR
Tomhaggard Social Centre are holding a Christmas Fair on Sunday, December 10, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a 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.
FIREWOOD RAFFLE
St Fintan’s GAA club are at present selling raffle tickets for a’Trailer of Firewood’ with a book of three costing €5. Tickets are available from many club members and can also be purchased in some local businesses. A great prize to have landed at the back door in time for Christmas.
This is one of the club’s main fundraisers this year with all money raised going straight into the ongoing development of clubgrounds in Ballymore. Your support, as ever is much appreciated.
The club wishes to thank Michael Kiely of Centra Killinick for allowing the club sell tickets at his premises last weekend and we thank everyone who helped with the selling and to everyone who supported us by buying tickets.
THE TWO JOHNNIES
St Fintan’s recently welcomed ‘the Two Johnnies’ to our club for a fundraising event in Ashfield House (formerly Danby Lodge Hotel). A great night of comedy sketches and music attended by a capacity crowd of 400 people,
Breda Furlong, Mella Whitty, Kitty Murphy, Peggy Jones and Alice Kehoe enjoying themselves at the Kilmore Senior Citizens Christmas Party in Strandfield Lodge Hotel, Killinick.
the club wishes to thank everyone who supported the night.
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
We will be holding our very first Christmas Carol Concert in St Iberius Church, Main Street Wexford, on Fri.8th. Dec. at 8 p.m.
Our special guests on the night are the Wexford Ladies Choir. Tickets €10 are now available from the venue or from any choir member and on the night. This promises to be a very special seasonal evening to get everyone in the holiday spirit and we are hoping for a very good turnout at this beautiful venue.
CAKE SALE
Warmest thanks to each and everyone who supported the annual cake sale and raffle over last weekend in Mayglass and Ballymore churches with the proceeds going towards the day to day running of the parish. Many thanks to all who donated such lovely confectionary. The winners of the raffle were, Robert Rowe, Marie Devereux, Janey Codd, Fintan Kenny, Donal Banville and Frank Staples. We wish you all a very happy christmas and your continued support is very much appreciated.
UNDER-21 FOOTBALL
A whirlwind start saw the Forth and Bargy Gaels under-21 football team easily dispose of Dunbrody Gaels in the Greenstar under-21 football Premier B championship quarter final in Tagoat. Two goals in the first five minutes by Naomhan Rossitter which followed a major score by Cathal Devereux with only 20 seconds on the clock were to lay the foundation for the forth and bargy men to take the spoils on a scoreline of 4-13 to 1-07.
BALLYMORE-MAYGLASS
The parish of Ballymore-Mayglass was one of 14 County Wexford groups at the Riverside Park hotel when the town and village renewal scheme grants were presented. An allocation of €100,000 was awarded to the Ballycogley community development committee to go towards the upgrading of the local hall, footpaths and a car park.
MAYGLASS NS
The St Fintan’s National School in Mayglass was rewarded for its hard work in its up keep at the recent Environment Awards Ceremony held in the Ferrycarrig hotel. The school was one of three to receive a nest box in recognition of the effort made by agroup of volunteers. The night began with an environment quiz and Dean Boggan from the school was one of six winners. Congratulations, all.
ALL BLACKS AFC
Our 2020 Vision Development Plan took a huge step forward in the past few weeks with the installation of our new training pitch floodlighting. This significant investment is in addition to the prior large investment in drainage works with our grass pitches and underlines the clubs commitment to provide top class facilities for our members. The new lights not only provide fantastic light quality for all our users but also offer the utmost in durability and safety.
This phase of our plan came about because of a huge amount of work behind the scenes by many club members who helped out with the installation and brings our total investment to date to over €20,000. In addition the club has received the fantastic news that we have been awarded a significant Sports Capital Grant towards the cost of our astroturf pitch. This is the result of a lengthy process and a huge amount of work by our development committee.
Our funding package for the astroturf pitch is now largely in place and work will immediately commence to raise the last of the funding needed to get the pitch installed in 2018. All Blacks AFC wish to thank all our friends who support our weekly split-the-pot draw and other fundraising efforts.
A huge thank you also to our sponsors and envelope sellers. Every cent raised by our draw goes towards our grounds development and continued support is essential as we continue to provide excellent club and community facilities which will be enjoyed for generations to come. All Blacks AFC Committee meeting on Tuesday, December 5, at 8 p.m.
DRAMA
The Ballycogley Players christmas get together/drinks will take place in Greenacres lounge, Tenacre on Friday, December 8, at 9 p.m. Please rsvp Trish at 087 6733575 on or before Wednesday, December 6, Hope you can make it.
NOTES
If you have any news or information that you would like to submit in the weekly notes you can contact Rathangan Parish Hall at 051 563039 between 9.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. or leave a message. Also you can email your notice to rathanganhall@gmail. com. At the latest all notes must be received by 10 a.m. on Friday Morning. COMMUNITY LOTTO
There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €6,800. The winning numbers were 20, 24, 26 and 27. There was four matchthree winners who received €50 each. The winners was Breda Boggan, Donna Doyle, Conor Moloney and Angela Sinnott. The next lotto draw will be held on Tuesday, December 5, and the jackpot now stands at €7,000. CLIMATE CHANGE
We all know how climate change affects our lives. The recent Hurricane Ophelia is a good example. In Rathangan School we are doing our bit to raise awareness of and reduce climate change.
We are recycling, using less water and turning the lights off when we are not using them. Also this year we are going for our fourth Green School Flag which is ‘TRAVEL’. This ties in well with climate change as it requires us to try walk, cycle or carpool where possible instead of using the cars. We ask that all the families in our community do their bit for climate change. Thank you from all at St Anne’s NS
SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY
The Rathangan senior citizens New Year Party takes place in the Rathangan Bar Sunday, January 7, 2018, at 2 p.m. Invitations will be delivered around December 15. Any enquiries please contact Gerry at 087 6951360.
ATHLETICS CLUB
St Anne’s Athletics Club are busily preparing for this season, with some very exciting news to be announced soon. Stay tuned for further updates.
LITTLE BREECHES
Rathangan’s Little Breeches Preschool and Montessori offers a warm and welcoming environment where children can explore, play and learn in our outdoor and indoor environments. Limited places are still available for this term and we are now taking bookings for the Spring and summer terms. Contact Sinéad at 087 9852960 or sineadwhite119@ gmail.com for more information or to book your place.
PARENT/TODDLER GROUP
Parent and Toddler Group m in Rathangan Hall, Tuesday mornings from 10.30 – midday Babies to pre-school age. Come along and enjoy a coffee and a chat.
RATHANGAN HOUSING
The homes are not yet fully let so we are still open for inquiries and interest from anyone considering a move. Further information from members of the committee or at the parish hall or call Willie at 086 8106672.
YOGA CLASSES
Yoga classes in Rathangan Hall continue on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Suitable for beginners and improvers. €10 per class or five classes for €40. Contact Julie at 087 1250720 for details. Please bring a mat.
CHURCH DOOR
In an effort to maintain better heat and comfort in the church it has been decided to close the main door for the winter months during Mass times on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. Entry will be through the side door (scar door) and the tower door if necessary. We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
FASTNET ROVERS FC
Rose of Rathangan – Congratulations to our first Rose of Rathangan, Martin Sinnott. Thank you to everyone who supported us and contributed to a fantastic event and fundraiser.
We are delighted to have been allocated €71k towards our clubhouse development from the Sports Capital Grant allocations. The hard work starts now in securing the remaining funding required to make this a reality. We want to thank all those who helped us get both the planning application and grant application approved. This includes local community groups, our neighboring sports organisations, parents, volunteers and most importantly our club members young and old. We look forward to everyone’s continued support to help us get this initiative off the ground.
DANCEFIT
Dancefit continues every Thursday at 7.30 p.m. in Rathangan Hall. These are fun high energy ‘pay-as-you-go’ fitness classes. Please call Amanda 087 9713339 for more info.
MCCALL’S COTTAGES
A big welcome home to Ann Cullen who has moved back from living in New Ross to live at No 2. Also to Peggy Rankin who has moved into No4 after years of living in UK and in Dublin. Ann and Peggy both grew up close by and look forward to happy times renewing old acquaintances. We also welcome Maisie Ross, from Clonmines, who is moving into No 3 this week-end. We hope that all will find happiness and peace at McCall’s Cottages. No 1, 5 and 6 are still available for anyone with local connection who is over 54 and qualifies for a social house.