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ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

The village will once again hold the annual St Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 17. We are inviting all clubs societies businesses to get involved. The parade assembly at Gregory’s Garage and makes it way through the village and returning from post office to reviewing stand opposite Druids Well. For more information call into Anne Duffy at the flower shop. Meeting at Gregorys Garage 11 a.m. The committee would ask everyone to observe the stewards on the day and the parking restrictions. Thank you.

GAA CLUB NOTES

Newtown GAA is driven by the incredible work carried out by many wonderful volunteers, young and old, male and female, from every single walk of life, some of who are listed below. Being involved in the GAA gives a sense of fulfilment which is unrivalled. It brings membership of the biggest club in Ireland, puts one right at the heart of Irish culture and provides a pastime for every member of the family. If you feel you can help out in any capacity for any period of time please get in touch with Dave McCormick or email secretarybng.newtown.wicklow@GAA.ie We are particularly looking for volunteers for under-seven GO Games.

Congratulations to Dave McCormick who was elected to the role of Juvenile chairman this week and to Sharon McCormick who was appointed as the new Children’s Officer. Some of the supporting current mentors/ coaches are.

Girls: under-8/10: Ruth Prenderville, Dave McCormick, Ann-Marie Healy under-12 – Loretto Martin under-14 – Shay Power, Shayne Murphy and Bernie Power under-16 – Philly and Ashling McDonald

Boys: under-11 – Peter Heffernan and Ruari Martin under-13 – Peter Heffernan and Ruari Martin and Pat Carthy under-15 – Shane Mooney; Karl Carty, Glen Carthy under-17 – In Group team with Pearse Gaels (Kilcoole and Ashford) Nursery (four- to six-yearold) – Dave McCormick

Best of luck to the under-17s lads who are playing with Pearse Gaels this year and they have their first league match at Newtown on Friday, March 16.

Unfortunately the under-16s girls’ team panel is too low on numbers this year and the club is working with parents to find teams where they can play this year.

A Magpie legend Jack Martin passed away last week. Jack was left full back on the 1964 championship winning team and also played on many Schweppes Cup winning teams. He was one of the most formidable defenders of his generation and was certainly not a player you wanted marking you. Our deepest condolences are with Kathleen, Denise and Anna. May he rest in peace.

Membership fees are now due and again are one of the lowest in the county, there are no changes to the individual fees with Juvenile family fee at €120 and adult family at €200.

The club would like some parents to walk with their kids in the St Patrick’s Day parade, leaving Gregorys Garage at 11.00 on Saturday morning.

Seven people matched three numbers in last week’s lotto, but no jackpot winner, this week’s jackpot rolled over to €5,000. Numbers drawn were 10, 15, 17 and 22.

Follow Newtown GAA on Twitter or Facebook. The club noticeboard is also located in the post office.

NEWTOWN JUNIORS FC

Last weekend it was the snow, and this week it was the thaw and heavy rain that fell through Friday evening an overnight into Saturday morning put paid to a number of fixtures around the county. Two of our teams did play and both recorded good wins.

The under-9s travelled to play Ashford Rovers and thankfully they played on the Astro pitch as it rained for nearly the entire game. Among the players who played well and were among the goals were Oisin Duffy, Lucas Dowdall, John Turley, Nathan McMahon, JV Kelly, Albie Chance and Aaron Nolan.

The under-10s travelled to Finlay Park to take on Wicklow Town and goals from Daniel Eager (2), Max Roche (2), David Mackey, Ryan Collins and Mikey Synnott edged the game for our team on the day. Best for Newtown on the day were Aaron Roy, Pat Carey and Luke Turley.

The following are the fixtures for Sunday, March 18: under-8s – Fixture to be confirmed; under-9s – Fixture to be confirmed; under-9 Red vs St Anthony’s in Arklow ko at 1.30 p.m. (WDSL Futsal Final); under-10s – Fixture to be confirmed; under-11s – Fixture to be confirmed; under-12s Fixture to be confirmed under-14s Fixture to be confirmed (Fixtures and ko times are subject to change)

There will be no WDSL fixtures for the Easter weekend but we will be entering teams in the annual Soccer Blitz in aid of Wicklow Cancer Support. The blitz is run by Tony Doran and his many supporters along with the Wicklow Town and Wicklow Rovers clubs. Each team that plays in the blitz makes a donation to this worthy cause and everybody has a great day of football. Coaches will be sending out messages to all players so if you wish or intend playing please reply. Thank you.

Alex Mackey from the under-8s is our only player from the club who will celebrate a birthday in the coming week. Happy birthday Alex from everyone in Newtown Juniors FC Well done to our under-9 Red team who have made it to the finals of the WDSL Futsal which will be held in Arklow on Sunday, March 18. Well done everyone involved.

All our teams are back in training. There are also a couple of slots on all our teams at the moment so if there are any girl’s or boys who would like to join the club please contact our secretary Hughie at 087 6987653 and he will provide you with all the information you will need.

Also in a new venture by the WDSL they have started a Girls Academy for all girl’s playing in the league that will also cater for girls who may not be a member of a club or a team. Training takes place for all age groups under-10, under-12 and under-14 at East Glendalough School from 4.30 p.m. till 6 p.m. every Sunday evening. For further information please contact our secretary Hughie at 087 6987653/ hughienolan@gmail.com.

We had 30 players still standing going into week six but that number dropped by one going into the Monday Night Football between Stoke City and Manchester City. Week six Fixtures will be for the weekend of Saturday, March 31/Sunday, April 1, due to FA Cup and International fixtures. Many thanks everyone for your continued support. You can follow the progress of the competition on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

The WDSL Fundraiser ‘The Kube’ will take place in the Parkview Hotel on Saturday, April 7. We have two participants namely John Dunleavy and Stephen Nolan, who will both be raising funds for our club through this event. If you can sponsor either John or Stephen for any amount no matter how small please contact any committee member for further information.

Its that time of the year again folks where we all don the green and get ready for the march in the Paddy’s Day parade. As usual the parade will start from Gregory’s Garage and will depart at 11 a.m. All players etc intending to march in the parade with the club need to be over at the stat line for no later than 10.45 a.m. Everybody to wear either club colours or green and bring whistles etc to make loads of noise.

For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors FC please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email tohughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages.