AROUND THE DISTRICTS
Glynn-Barntown WHIST
Pop along to Glynn Hall on Wednesday nights where whist continues from 8 p.m.
SOCIAL DANCING
Learn to jive, waltz, Quickstep and many more. Social dancing classes have resumed in Glynn Hall on Monday, September 17, at 8 p.m.
BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED – ALL WELCOME.
Also classes commenced on Tuesday, September 18, and will take place every Tuesday evening in the Horse and Hound Inn, Ballinboola at 8 p.m.
COFFEE MORNING
A coffee morning will be held on Thursday, November 8, at the home of Jimmy and Joan Doyle, Suncrest, Newtown Road. Pop along from 10 a.m. on the day. Proceeds in aid of Wexford Hospice Homecare.
SPLIT THE POT BARNTOWN
Our latest split-the-pot winner in aid of Barntown Parish, is Niamh Sheehan. Niamh bought her €190 winning ticket in the parish office. Congratulations to you Niamh. Envelopes available – as always – in the Barntown parish office, C & D Providers, Clonard Laundry Services, O’Brien’s Londis, Mary Jo’s, The Saucy Butcher and Joyces Expert and our newest venue Wexpartz. Many thanks for your continued support.
BADMINTON
Badminton re-commences on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. in Barntown Community Centre. Come on down and try it out. Equipment provided. Please contact Jimmy Dempsey at 086 3858429 for information or queries.
BINGO
Taghmon Action Group (TAG) presents bingo, every Tuesday night in the TAG premises. Start time: 8 p.m. – doors open at 7.30 p.m. Also split-the-pot on the night. Tea and coffee available.
HERITAGE GROUP
Barntown Heritage Group have recently formed as a group which consists of a number of local volunteers. We are all about promoting and developing awareness of the huge depth of history within Barntown from famous events, historical structures and local people.
To achieve this we hope to work on a number of projects each year. At the moment we are working on resurrecting the Three Rocks Trail. This trail takes you through a historical journey of the famous three Rocks 1798 battle which was a huge part of the 1798 rebellion.
We will be adding information about our group’s plans and progress on the Barntown.ie website. We are always looking for anyone interested in getting involved and would be delighted to hear from you. Please send an email to barntown.ie@gmail.com or for more info contact Anne at 089 4316353.
CAMOGIE
Our Minor camogie team were unfortunately defeated by Bunclody last weekend putting them in the position requiring a playoff for a semi-final place v Oulart on Bank Holiday Monday in Killurin at 11 a.m. Best of luck, girls.
Well done to Presentation Wexford, who played their second round in the Senior Colleges camogie last week in Clonard against Coláiste Bríd Enniscorthy. Final score Presentation 2-14 Colaiste Bhrid 2-7. We had plenty of Glyn/Barntown girls in action on the day.
WEDDING BELLS
Wishing many happy years together to club camogie girl Fiona Kelly and her husband Joe O’Connor, who said their ‘I Do’s’ last Friday.
COISTE NA NÓG
Hard luck to our under-15 Rising Star footballers who were defeated by Sarsfields in the final by a point during the week. Many of these young men have the Rising stars hurling final to look forward to where they play Faythe Harriers on Sunday, October 28, at 11 a.m. in Killurin. Please support. Well done boys and mentors on a great year.
Our under-15 footballers look forward to their Premier County Final with relish and team preparation is progressing well. The game will be played on Saturday, November 3, at 11 a.m. in St Patrick’s Park and we invite all club members to get behind our boys for plenty of support on this fantastic occasion.
MEDAL PRESENTATION – Our Coiste na nÓg under-13 Medal Presentation took place recently and was well attended by players, mentors, families and special guests Club Coiste na nÓg chairman Iain Wickham, Club Senior Hurling Captain Gary Moore, Wexford GAA Coaching Officer Bobby Goff and Lord Mayor Tony Dempsey.
The boys were applauded for their achievements this year which included winning the under-13 Division 1 Hurling Shield and both the under-13 Rising Stars Football and Hurling Shields. They were also runners-up in the under-13 Division 1 Football Shield. Well done and thank you to all the players, mentors and to Julie and Olivia for refreshments.
SENIOR GAA
Our Junior Hurlers put in a gutsy performance to earn a draw in the Junior A County Final in Bellefield today against Kilmore. Following a spirited start in the first half with both teams exchanging scores and wides it was a kicked goal from captain JJ Doyle that put a small bit of daylight between the sides at the half time whistle and we left the pitch a goal up – 1-4 to 0-4.
The second half saw the continuation of score swapping before the opposition hit a purple patch, knocking over five unanswered points to take a one point lead. Again it was nip and tuck till the final whistle with centre forward Matt Doyle grabbing a late point to force a draw. Our scores came from Matt Doyle 0-6 (five frees), JJ Doyle (1-0), Aaron Kehoe (0-2), Jack Brazzill (0-2) and Rioghan Crosbie (0-1). Well done all-we look forward to the replay on Sunday, October 28, at 2.30 p.m. in Bellefield.
DEVELOPMENT DRAW
The effort has been fantastic so far from all the amazing volunteers selling Development Draw tickets countywide. We are reaching our targets so keep up the momentum everybody. Please contact John Cooney at 087 2807679 if you are interested in getting involved.
NOTES CONTACT
Please be advised of the deadline for District Notes. The People Office deadline is 2 p.m. on the Friday before publication. Notices for inclusion for the Glynn-Barntown area, should be emailed (before midday if possible) to hillaryobrien@eircom.net or alternatively, phone or text Hillary at 087 2028065.
Murrintown SPLIT-THE-POT
The lucky winner last week was Stephen Grogan, winning €604. Stephen bought his ticket in Barrack Street Post Office. Draw takes place every Monday night at Murrintown Bingo. Remember you must be in to win.
COMMUNITY CENTRE
BINGO – Mondays 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Bus pick up at usual points: Ballycogley, Tenacre Pub, Bramble Park 7.30 p.m., Lakelands, Mayglass and Mulrankin. Town pickups: 7.10 Green Street opposite CBS through Kennedy Park by Lidl to Liam Mellows 7.15 p.m. Whiterock Hill 7.20 p.m.
TAEKWON-DO – Mondays and Wednesdays 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Contact Pat O’Rourke – 053 9145773.
DANCEFIT – Tuesdays 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Contact Amanda Burke – 087 9713339.
PILATES – Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Contact Elaine Dowling – 086 8431723.
LADIES INDOOR SOCCER Tuesdays 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. €3 per session. For more information contact Lucy at 086 8855903.
Murrintown Community Centre also has facilities for squash, badminton, soccer, volleyball and basketball. The centre is also available for hire for children’s birthday parties. Please call the centre for details. For more information contact Murrintown Community Centre at 053 9139328; email murrintowncommunitycentre@gmail.com.
SUNDAY BINGO
Murrintown National School are holding a Sunday bingo on Sunday November 11, at 3 p.m. in aid of Murrintown National School. Doors open at 1.30 p.m. Sit beside prizes and more.
LOTTO SYNDICATE
Murrintown Community Centre Development would like to invite you to participate in our Lottery Syndicate to raise much needed funds for the development of the Community Field. Membership of the Syndicate costs €240. The Syndicate will purchase €20millions Plus lines and 12 National Lottery lines each week. For further information or application forms please contact the community centre or any committee member.
CE WORKER VACANCY
We are currently looking to hire a CE Worker for Murrintown Community Centre. For more information please contact Colette Kennedy (CE Supervisor) at 051 563038 or email southeastcom@gmail.com.
Piercestown ARA CLUB NEWS
Lots of events coming up over next few weeks - do come long and join in the fun.
November 6 – Come join us for 1.5 hours of bowling at Leisuremax with a free cuppa 2.30 p.m. start.
November 13 – Dr David Hunt will give health talk in st martins club to members and non-members most welcome, no adm fee, come along and have cuppa with friends.
November 20 – Day trip to Whitewater shopping centre, and Kildare village. l morning cuppa and evening meal at Talbot Carlow included in price €50. Contact Ann Rochford 087 6677411 to book a seat.
December 4 – Christmas decoration floral arrangements by Paula Hore at ARA club meeting at 2.30 p.m., come along and pick up some hints.
December 11 – Cup cake icing and decorating demonstration and practical by Joan Radford in St Martin’s Centre at 2.30 p.m., come along get some tips for the Christmas Fayre – all welcome, non-members too.
Westport 2019 trip – A reminder to book early for Westport for next year, August 26, 2019, staying at Castle Court hotel three dbb, €350 pp sharing (price locked in before hospitality tax goes up) book early to avoid disappointment. Contact Ann at 087 6677411.
SCOUT GROUP
The annual general meeting if the group takes place on Thursday, November 1, at 7.45 p.m. in Knockingall centre (scout and guide hall). All parents, guardians are encouraged to attend.
YOUR NEWS
Please forward notes for the paper to peadar.dempsey57@gmail.com.
Taghmon-Camross DANCING AT CAMROSS
The very popular T-Bone Country will will have you all dancing the night away at the November dance which will be held on Friday, November 2. Dancing will start at the new time of 9.30 p.m. for the winter months till late. Adm. €10 including the tea.
KENPO KARATE/ SELF DEFENCE
Adult classes for beginners are held in Camross Hall on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. All ages, all abilities welcome. Contact Anne at 087 0971803.
CAMROSS DRAMA GROUP
Rehearsals continue for the upcoming hilarious three-act comedy ‘Canaries’ by Bernard Farrell. Director, Michael Stafford is doing a great job, organising his 12 strong cast. Performances will be as follows: Friday, November 30, and Sunday, December 2 – Camross Hall. Wednesday and Thursday, December 12, and 13 – Wexford Arts Centre
All our news is on Camross Drama Group Facebook page.
BINGO
Taghmon Action Group (TAG) presents bingo every Tuesday night in the TAG premises at 8 p.m. Also split-the-pot on the night. Tea and coffee available. Doors open at 7.30 p.m.
ATHLETIC CLUB NEWS
The county cross county was on recently in Kennedy Park. We had six athletes competing Emma Crane was seventh and Kayleigh Butler (under-nine) was fourth. Grainne Kelly under-11, Órla Kelly under-13. Joseph Hanlon under-19 was third and Angela Butler ran as our only senior lady competing. Congratulations and very well done to our athletes.
TEA PARTY
A tea party will be held in GAA Complex on Sunday, November 4, at 7 p.m. in aid of St Fintan’s Church Taghmon Restoration Fund. Tickets available at €10 each from Fr Gorman or any member of committee.
Rosslare Harbour KILRANE ROSSLARE ICA
October Meeting report – president Kay Crean welcomed everyone to the meeting. Activities were organised and discussed: Bowling takes place every Monday morning in Leisure Max (Federation Bowling competition on November 16 at 6.30 p.m.). Cycling is going strong on Wednesday mornings. Walking every Monday evening – meet at Kilrane NS at 7 p.m.
Hospice coffee morning raised €1,010 – thank you to the Active Retirement Group and all ICA members for their help and support. A walk was organised at Edenvale on October 18.
We had a lovely flower demonstration by the very talented Sheila Malone. Deceased members will be remembered at Mass on November 10 and 11. Competition for the nicest wedding accessories was won by Betty Halligan.
The competition next month is ‘Decorate a Jar’. Next meeting is on November 7 – new members always welcome.