AROUND THE DISTRICTS
Ballymurn CAMOGIE FUNDRAISER
There will be a breakfast morning on Saturday, June 2, in Oylegate Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come along for a fry up and a catch up with the locals.
GAA LOTTO
Lotto results May 23 – jackpot winner: Marian Cowman, Glenbrien – Seller’s prize Peter Doyle. Match 3s: Stephen Redmond Lily Murphy, Crossabeg MJ Jacob Next jackpot €5,000.
GAA GOLF CLASSIC
The annual golf classic Friday is on June 1 Wexford Golf Club. Tee times available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Team of four is €200 to enter, including food. Reduced rate of €120 for students and underage. make this the success it was last year your club needs your support. Contact Pat O’Rourke to book tee times.
GAA AWARD WINNER
Congratulations to Michéal Doyle, who was the Crossabeg-Ballymurn GAA Club nomination for a Wexford district award.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Aisling Ennis and Dominic McEvoy on the occasion of their wedding in in Ballymurn last week. We wish them all the best for the future.
BEST WISHES
Best of luck to all students sitting leaving cert and junior cert exams over the coming weeks.
Blackwater GAA NOTES
It’s a very quite week on the fixture front. The under-13 hurlers play Oylegate-Glenbrien this evening (Tuesday) at 7.30 at home. The junior footballers are also in action at 8 p.m. away to Starlights in the league.
Tomás Murphy and Feidhlim Roche both started for the Wexford minors when they lost to a strong Kilkenny team. Patrick O’Connor was also introduced in the second half.
Adam Murphy played full back with the Wexford under-16 hurlers in a recent Celtic Challenge against Laois which they won.
Liam Lynch played corner forward with Wexford CBS in a recent first year tournament which they won.
Rían Salmon received his medal for the Leinster B Hurling tournament which he played wing back with Wexford CBS Over 80 children were in the pitch and the arena last Thursday evening with parking spaces at a premium. Big congratulations to Brian Curran and all his helpers and of course to the existing people over the under-sevens who have worked with them since early March. It’s on at 6.15 every Thursday.
The junior footballers were denied victory against Monageer-Boolavogue in the second round of the championship with a last minute free the equaliser for the men in red. The score was 0-12 to 2-06 to Blackwater. Darren Byrne and Richard Blake with the goals.
We are in the top 10 of Cúl Camp registrations so far so if you haven’t registered your child yet please do at https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/
We finally had winner of the lotto jackpot of €15,000. Well done to Willie Tyrell of Wexford. The lucky-dip winners were Pauline Byrne, Danny Mcloughlin, Siobhán Murphy, Lenny Fikentscher, Caít Buttle and the seller’s prize Nicola Murphy. Next jackpot Is back to €5,600.
Well done to the under-10 camogie girls who hosted a blitz recently in the pitch. They played Kilmacud Crokes, Shelmaliers and Glynn-Barntown winning all their games.
There will be a quiz this Friday night in aid of the GAA club starting at 9 p.m. in the Blackwater Lodge Hotel.
Crossabeg SCHOOLS SPORTS
Well done to all the children from Crossabeg national school who competed in the County Wexford Primary schools sports at the Hub in Enniscorthy on Wednesday of last week, and well done to the medal winners, Kayla Doyle, Emma McEldowney, Lauren Kehoe, Zach Furlong, Chloe Reck, Seán Logue, Ava Doyle and Cameron Sheil.
SENIOR ATHLETICS
One of the blue ribbon events for Wexford Athletics took place in glorious conditions in Murrintown on Friday week last for the county senior road race championships. Wexford Marathon Club wanted to make sure everyone competing had a true test with a challenging, tough hilly course. This did not deter the St Killian’s men who rose to the challenge.
Slaney Olympic Athletic Club Ger Forde made his intentions clear from the start and was not going to make it an easy run, when he set a scintillating pace from the gun. Niall Sheil kept him in sight and pushed hard over the last couple of kilometres to claw him back but Ger held strong to finish in a super time of 32 min 49 sec given the course. Niall had a great race and finished 20 seconds adrift in 33 min 09 with SBRs Paul Lynch taking the bronze medal in 34 min 53sec. Brian O’Shaughnessy dug deep and put in a great performance to get a sub 37 minutes to finish in a time of 36 min 47 to take 17th place.
Our newest member John Egan, showed he meant business to finish in a time of 37 min 53 sec for 24th place and will be a great addition to our club and our men’s team in the future. Well done to all involved and in particular to Wexford Marathon Club for hosting a super event and having a lovely spread afterwards which was really appreciated and welcomed by everyone.
CAMOGIE FUNDRAISERS
Oylegate-Glenbrien camogie club will hold a breakfast morning in Oylegate community centre on Saturday, June 2, All are welcome and they would welcome your support.
SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION
There will be a Safeguarding information session in the Riverside Park hotel, Enniscorthy on Monday, June 11, from seven to 9 p.m for Crossabeg and Ballymurn. All parish staff and volunteers are asked to attend. This session will focus on the practical ways in which we can ensure good safeguarding so that the parish environment in which our children are involved is safe for them and for the adults that work with them.
GRADUATION
Congratulations to Paul, son of Rioch and Mary Fox, Killowen, Crossabeg, who celebrated passing his final medicine exams at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. We wish him well in his future career.
OPEN DAY
Artraman House is the place to be on Sunday, June 3, when the lovely grounds will be open once again to the public. These fabulous grounds are a sight to behold and the children love to wander around the Fairy garden. Music will also be provided during the afternoon, so what better way to relax with a nice cup of tea or coffee and refreshments, while you take in the lovely grounds. Admission is €5 and the gates open at 2 p.m. All proceeds help out with the running of the senior citizens Christmas party.
ITEMS FOR COLUMN
Items for inclusion in this column, i.e. notices re meetings, matches etc. are welcome and should be emailed to redcow2@ eircom.net or text to 086 1980775 by Thursday night of each week.
Oulart FIRST RESPONDERS
The next meeting of Oulart-The Ballagh Community First Responders will be held tonight, Tuesday, May 29, at 7.30 p.m. in Oulart Community Centre. If you are interested in joining the group please come along to this meeting. Contact Vickie for further information (087 7780749).
COMPUTER SKILLS COURSE
Oulart Active Retirement is organising a Digital Skills Course, beginning on Friday, June 1. The venue is the Cosher Centre Kilmuckridge. This is a two-hour course for five Fridays, and the times are 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. each Friday.
Areas covered will include basic computer skills, internet and email, social media, online banking and shopping, safety and security. There is no fee for the course, and all equipment will be supplied. The course is open to non-members but numbers are limited. For further information contact 087 6166647.
ARTIST’S EXHIBITION
Martina Furlong, The Paint Box, Oulart invites you to visit her Pop Up Gallery in Castle St Enniscorthy (opposite the Athenaeum) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Friday, June 1, to Sunday, June 3. She along with fellow artist Marja Van Kampen will exhibit a selection of colourful paintings and limited edition prints. Refreshments will be available and all are welcome.
PARISH PATRONS
The annual patron and blessing of graves will take place in Oulart on Sunday, June 24, and in the Ballagh on the following Sunday, July 1, at 2 p.m.
SPLIT-THE-POT
Congratulations to Breda O’Connor, the latest winner of Scoil Mochua’s split-the-pot, who won €111 last week. The next draw will be held on Monday, June 4. Entry envelopes are available in local businesses. Míle buíochas to all who support this weekly fundraiser for Oulart primary school.
GAA NEWS
Well done to the senior hurlers on their league victory, away to Cloughbawn, last Wednesday. The score was five goals 22 points to two goals 16 points. The intermediate hurlers are at home to Monageer-Boolavogue on Tuesday, May 29, at 8 p.m. Well done to Simon Roche, who was selected to represent the club at the Féile Skills in Ferns.
Oulart-The Ballagh GAA and camogie club Nursery and Training will continue every Friday, 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. You can still register your child to participate in the age-appropriate fun and games. Parents/guardians/ volunteers are invited to help and get involved. For information contact any of the following Ray Harris 087 1712556 Shane Reddy 087 2584809 or Liz Freeman 087 seven 560871.
FOOTGOLF
Keep Saturday, June 16, free for a Footgolf Fundraiser at Blackwater in aid of Oulart-The Ballagh camogie club and underage hurling. Footgolf is a great Family Fun Day and it is expected that there will be an enthusiastic response to this event. To book your tee times please contact Patrick Fortune (087 9339950).
Over the Water CAT MISSING
A white cat has been missing since Monday, May 7, in Curracloe village. This is a family pet and if you have any information, please call Áine Furlong at 053 9137113.
OPEN DAY
Artraman House is the place to be on Sunday, June 3, when the lovely grounds will be open once again to the public. These fabulous grounds are a sight to behold and the children love to wander around the Fairy garden. Music will also be provided during the afternoon, so what better way to relax with a nice cup of tea or coffee and refreshments, while you take in the lovely grounds. Admission is €5 and the gates open at 2 p.m. All proceeds help out with the running of the senior citizens Christmas party.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Bridge Drama will hold their annual general meeting on Wednesday, June 6, at 8.30 p.m in the Porter House, Castlebridge. If anyone is interested in joining Bridge Drama, this might be a great opportunity to meet the group.
SUMMER CAMP
The FAI summer soccer camp is back for six- to 14-year-old boys and girls from August 13 to August 17 and takes place at the Bridge Rovers grounds in Castlebridge. Book now at summersoccerschools.ie book early as this camp sold out for the last two years.
LOTTO DRAW
results of the Curracloe United lotto draw for Sunday, May 20, The numbers drawn were 1, 4, 7 and 24. There was no jackpot winner and one match-three winner, Annie Howlin, Screen, who won €150. The weekly draw takes place every Sunday night at 9 p.m.
ITEMS FOR COLUMN
Items are always welcome for the Over the Water column. Send to redcow2@eircom.net by Thursday night for inclusion in the following paper which comes out on a Tuesday, or text to 086 1980775.
Oylegate PARISH PATRONS
Glenbrien Patron will take place on Sunday, June 24, at 2 p.m. Oylegate Patron will take place on Saturday, June 30, at 6 p.m.
PENNY BANK
Oylegate-Glenbrien GAA Penny Bank is happy to welcome new members at any time during the year, so if you wish to put a small amount away for Christmas it’s still not too late, contact any member of the committee for details.
CAMOGIE
Congratulations to the under-14 girls who qualified to represent Wexford at Féile in Galway on June 8/9/10th. Please support our fundraisers over the coming weeks;
Bingo on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. in Mernaghs. There will be a breakfast morning on Saturday, June 2, in Oylegate Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come along for a fry up and a catch up with the locals.
ENROLMENT FORMS
Oylegate National School are now Enrolling for September 2018. Call to the school for a form between nine and three Monday to Friday.