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NATIONAL CLUB DRAW
National GAA Club draw tickets are currently on sale from all St Fintan’s club players. Tickets are €10 with all money directly staying in the club. Top prizes of a new car, travel vouchers, all-Ireland hurling and football packages and many more. Get yours today.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2020.
St Fintan’s club membership is now open for 2020. Non-playing membership is €30 which allows you full access to all club facilities and club texts etc. Club membership can be paid to club secretary Sharon Pettit. Any new players in the parish wishing to play for the season ahead can also contact Sharon at 086 1787498.
BALLYCOGLEY BINGO
Ballycogley Bingo each Sunday night in Ballycogley community hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. with first game at 6.30 p.m. Single book – 10 games with one free jackpot sheet €10. Double book – 10 games with two free jackpots sheets €15. NEW – Kids book €5 with one free jackpot sheet. High/ low and spin the wheel on the night also. Jackpot at time of print currently stands at €325. Heated hall with ample car parking.
OPERATION TRANSFORMATION COMMUNITY WALKS.
St Fintan’s GAA Club are taking part in the ‘Ireland Lights Up’ walking initiative in partnership with the GAA and Operation Transformation. The club will host a community walking group two nights a week during the broadcast period of the hit RTÉ show. The walks will take place 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday night for the eight-week period. Participants in the community walks will need to sign in each night before walking. Come along and join in.
WOMEN’S SHED
The Tomhaggard Women’s Shed celebrated the start of 2020 in style with a lovely lunch at Meyler Millhouse Restaurant Tacumshane.
As always we start the year off with lunch on Nollaig na Mban catching up after the Christmas break and planning the year ahead. It promises to be another year of fun for the women as we are so lucky to have such a wonderful group. In 2019 the membership raised to 48 and still new members coming in.
Our door is open to everyone on Monday mornings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Groups such as ours as ours are so important to the well being and mental health of women especially in rural areas and we would encourage and indeed help any community interested in setting up such a group.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
TOMHAGGARD SOCIAL CENTRE
All activities resume at the Social Centre this week. Monday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Women’s
Shed, 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Kundali Yoga. Tuesday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Art, Wednesday 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Cubs, Scouts, Ventures. Thursday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sewing, Saturday 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Beavers. Drama – Mon, Tues, Thursday 8 p.m.
BALLYCOGLEY PLAYERS
The group is busy rehearsing and preparing for their upcoming performances in the Jerome Hynes Theatre February 14 to February 16 and on the Drama Circuit with their festival play Dreamland by Jim Nolan. The group would like to extend their sympathy to member Trish Boyce on the tragic loss of her uncle Joe Sinnott. They would also like to send good wishes to Con Doyle, who is unwell at the moment.
ALL BLACKS AFC
Congratulations to this week’s split-the-pot winner Betty Murphy, who scoops €275. Next week’s draw takes place in Greenacres on January 13. Please support our weekly draw as it helps raise invaluable funds for the club.
The schools girls and ladies had a great start to the new year with all teams coming away winners in first games after the Christmas break.
The New year started with our under-11 girls welcoming neighbours Kilmore to big barn. Both teams put on brilliant display for all to see. well done all involved.
Next up our second under-14 team welcomed St Leonards to big barn and after a sluggish start by both teams – great football was played and All Blacks came away with their first three points of the season winning 4-1, with goals from Ava Wallace (2), Saoirse Crosbie and penalty from Jess Cloney – well done all involved.
Our ladies travelled to Cushinstown and came away with three points beating the home side 2-1, with goals from Emma Roche and Melissa Crowley – well done to all 15 involved this morning.
Great 3-1 win for the A team v Rathnure. Three quality goals two from Shane Cassidy and Niall Moore. Well done men, great team performance.
LOTTO
The jackpot now stands at €3,600. There is also a matchthree prize of €200 each week and Mary Kelly, Wally Kelly and Amy Rowe shared in this prize with the following numbers drawn were 3, 21, 25 and 27.Many thanks for your continued support. Remember you can also sign up to a 10week club lotto subscription for €15 where your numbers will be entered each week for you and you will receive a weekly lotto text. Make it easy to never miss a draw by contacting Sharon Pettit at 086 1787498 to sign up.
BALLYCOGLEY HALL
Forever Fit class each Wed. night at 7.30 and pilates for over50s on Friday mornings at 11.30. The bingo continues each Sunday evening and please note the new start time of 6.30 p.m. For queries and information re hall availability and bookings please contact Sandra (087 7996938).
UNDERAGE LEVEL
The performances of St Fintan’s players at underage level during the past year in both hurling and football gave a clear indication that the future looks bright for the adult teams in the years to come. The closest the lads came to claiming silverwear was when the under-20 hurling team was beaten by Askamore in the Greenstar Roinn one championship final.
SEANA GHAEL
National GAA president John Horan paid an official visit to Wexford on Sunday last when he was a guest of honour at the annual Coiste Na Sheana Ghael awards presentation in the Ferrycarrig Hotel. At the function Billy Codd of the St Fintan’s GAA Club recieved a framed scroll for his dedication to the association over many years.
BEREAVEMENT
Deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Eleanor Hickey of Mayglass and Rosslare Harbour, who sadly passed away on Stephens day last. Her remains were laid to rest in Kilrane cemetery following her funeral Mass in St Fintan’s church Mayglass. May she rest in peace.
ON THE PLAYING FIELDS
Though they may have got the spelling of his name wrong this did not deter St Fintan’s man Jim Rossitter from giving a sterling display with the Wexford senior football team when it took on Offaly in a Bord Na Mona O’Byrne cup group three round three game in faithful Fields Kilcormac.
The St Fintan’s GAA Club was also soundly represented on the Wexford under-20 football team when it was soundly beaten by Carlow in the first round of the Andrew Corden Cup. Shane Pettit was the scorer in chief when he notched up half the teams total score and his overall display bodes well for his future. Keep up the good work lads.
SEWING CLASSES
Beginners sewing class 1 will be held in Tomhaggard social centre beginning on Thursday, January 23, and finishing on February 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The courses will be limited to eight students with a fee of €75 and the payment and enrolment for the course will take place on January 14 at Tomhaggard social centre postcode Y35D527 from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. or payment may be made by paypal and your payment secures your place on the course.
Beginners’ class 2 will begin on Monday, January 27, and will be completed on February 17 from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. For further information please contact Angela at 087 2840272 or email angelasquillos@gmail. com. Requirements: 1) a working sewing machine, 2) a sharp scissors 3) pins 4) good quality thread (such as Guttermann) 5) bobbins to suit your machine 6) tape measure ans 7) a stitch ripper.
LAGOONS PUBLIC MEETING
A public meeting on lagoons in Co Wexford will take place in the community centre, Our Lady’s Island on January 14 at 7.30 p.m.
The meeting will address water quality issues in the Wexford Lagoons Catchment and follows on from consultation on the draft
River Basin Management Plan in 2017.
The Local Authority Waters Programme will be undertaking work gain a better understanding of what is happening in the Wexford Lagoons Priority Area for Action. Information on plans for this area will be made available at the public meeting.
This is a new approach to water quality management in Ireland. Come along to the meeting and hear how you too can get involved.
There will be refreshments afterwards. Further info onwatersandcommunities.ie.