Coolgreany/ Johnstown
MEMORIAL DRIVE
The Darragh D’Arcy Memorial Drive takes place on Sunday, June 4, at midday at Naomh Eanna GAA. Cars, trucks, vintage and bikes welcome All proceeds to Crumlin Children’s Hospital. Please support.
COMMUNITY GROUP
Rathpierce Community Group are looking for two Tus workers, 19 half hours a week, if interested, Contact Marie 087 2223230.
TIDY TOWNS
The 2K clean-up is well under way around the village with a large number of bags of rubbish picked, the committee are looking for more helpers this week to cover a wider area, so if you have an hour to spare please come along.
The Tidy Town season is well under way, and there is a lot of work to be done with flower beds, painting, strimming etc so please come out to give our village that TLC look in your area.
The annual barbecue is planned for later in the year with a date yet to be agreed.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION.
Congratulations to the following boys and girls of Scoil Iosagain Coolgreany and Scoil Phadraig Bearna Chlé who received their First Holy Communion in St David’s Church Johnstown on Sunday, May 13: Scoil Iosagain: Alex Souter Murray, Chloe McDonald, Brogan Hughes, Amber Cronin-Kenny, Fabianna Whitmore, Cory McClean Emily Hughes, Jason O’Toole, Caoimhe Byrne O’Rafferty, Kyle Kennedy, Lucy Foley, Chloe Byrne, Doireann Byrne, Seán Kavanagh, Leona Kealy, TJ Kelly.
Scoil Phadraig: Leah Mellon, Aoibhe Merrigan-Carroll, Edward Breslin, Kitty Byrne, Nell Molloy, Faolan Corbett, Riain Dunning, Cian Doyle, Thomas Bracken, and Will Hudson.
A Special Word of thanks is due to their teachers Ms Yvonne Regan and Mrs Yvonne Corbett. A sincere thanks also to Fr Michael Murtagh CC, for his great work over the last number of months, and also Canon John Piert, who presided at their special mass also.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthday greetings to Grace Foster, Monaglough, who celebrated her eighth birthday on last Monday, May 22.
HANDBALL.
There was no winner of the lottery this past week, the jackpot currently stands at €10,400, lotto would tickets are available locally at €2, in Shorts, Coolgreany post office, O’Rafferty’s and Liam Clare. Select any four correct numbers to win or share the big money, or select three correct numbers to win or share €500, Your support is very much appreciated by the club.