Enniskerry
GAA ACTION
Enniskerry Junior Footballers had a good start to their 2018 Championship with a win over AGB Overall it was an improvement on recent formwith good effort by all especially Reece Cope, Luke Dalton and Gavin Barton, Brendan Barton too had a good match despite juat arriving home from a holiday and announcing his engagement.
This Thursday Enniskerry Footballers are away to Hollywood at 7.30 p.m. in thr second game of their group. The Black and Amber lads will need to up their game alittle tighter at the back to defeat their very strong hosts.
BOXING MEDAL
Another Irish Boxing Title for Enniskerry Boxing Club. European Championn Dana Moorehouse once again had a 5-0 decision. The young Boxer is off to Hungary in the coming month to box in the World Championships all this despite having no clubhouse to train in.
CYCLE
Enniskerry YC will be holding a special cycle in the village on Saturday to raise funs just turn and pedal away on a stationarty bike.
GOLF OUTING
There is still time to enter a team in the Enniskerry golf classic in Powerscourt at the end of August it would be nice to see former players who now play with the small ball playing for Tthe GA A Juvenile Section.
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Powerscourt Tomorrow (Thursday): 10.30 a.m. – Holy Communion in Powerscourt Church.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – August 5 – Trinity Ten: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Holy Communion Two.
Daily Prayer and Open Church: Daily prayer is offered at midday and 5 p.m. and the church will be open for prayer and reflection between those hours every day till September.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – August 5 – Trinity Ten: 10 a.m. – Holy Communion Two.
Car boot sale: The fifth and final of these, in aid of Powerscourt parish funds, takes place on Saturday, August 25, in Powerscourt Church Paddock from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For further information contact Robert Allison at 086 3815151.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Annual Blessing of graves – 2018: St Mochonog’s, Kilmacanogue, on Sunday, August 19, at 3 p.m.; St Kevin’s, Glencree, on Sunday, September 2, at 9.30 a.m.; and St Patrick’s, Curtlestown on Sunday, September 2, at 3 p.m.
Curtlestown Cemetery Clean Up: Due to dry weather and great work done by volunteers over the past week’s there is no need to work on cemetery this week.
Our Lady’s Island Pilgrimage: Takes place on Wednesday, August 15, bus will leave village at 11 a.m. and return approximately 10.30 p.m. Stop for dinner on way home. Please contact parish office.
St Kevin’s Church, Glencree, Enniskerry: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for the Healing of all Generations this Saturday at 4 p.m.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Meetings of the Enniskerry History Society will resume in October when the autumn 2018 programme will take place, and planning on this is currently under way.
The next events of interest for members are this Saturdays ‘Medals, Militaria and Collectables Fair’ organised by the Medal Society of Ireland which takes place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Knox Memorial Hall, Monkstown Village, Co. Dublin. Bring, buy, swap, free valuations and identification. All welcome – further information from 087 2447522 or 087 2344890 or visit msoi.eu and amp;data= and next Mondays ‘Railways of Shankill Historic Walk’ organised by Shankill Tidy Towns and led by local historian and author Rob Goodbody, departing at 2 p.m. from outside Shankill DART Station. All welcome – free. This is the latest walk in the series of historical walks organised by the Shankill Tidy Towns.
Please note that this is a community activity organised by a voluntary organisation which accepts no liability for injuries or loss caused to participants in this walk. Information on the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours for the library are – Tuesday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. New members to the library are always very welcome. Please phone 01 2864339 for further information or to renew books. Please note that the library will be closed this Saturday due to the Bank Holiday weekend. On Saturday, August 18, local historian Michael Seery will present ‘Enniskerry Archives – Notes and stories from the Village’, a journey through the archives, at 11.30 a.m. – all welcome, admission free.
MEALS ON WHEELS
The Meals on Wheels service which operates in Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue, delivers hot meals every Tuesday and Thursday to older people in their homes. It’s an opportunity to connect with the community and provide a hot meal and social contact call to older people in the area. We are looking for volunteer drivers who can give up two or three hours twice a month to facilitate this much needed service. Interested volunteers should contact Maoiliosa Kelly at 086 8322466 for further information.
WALKING ASSOCIATION
The Enniskerry Walking Association was formed in 2004 to protect traditional walking routes in the area and to promote walking for recreation, for health, as a safe alternative to car use, and to help us all to learn more about our locality.
Our popular Tuesday evening walks usually meet at the Spar in Enniskerry at 7 p.m. Saturday walks meet at 1.30 p.m. All, who are interested, adults or children, are most welcome. Walks vary in length but most last between one-and-a half and two-and-ahalf hours; some (but not all) involve a bit of climbing. Please wear appropriate warm and rain-proof clothing, and proper walking boots for the occasional muddy or rocky track. In the interests of walker’s comfort and safety participants are asked to respect the directions of the walk leader and stay between the leader and the anchor person.
This coming Tuesdays Walk is: Killegar from Barnaslingan Wood, 2½ hours. Meet outside Spar at 7 p.m. or in Barnaslingan car park at, 7.15 p.m. Feel free just to turn up (sharp) on any of the Tuesday walks.
If you want any further information, phone Niall Lenoach, EWA chairperson (087 9284934) or Noel Barry, EWA secretary at 01 2860043: Email enniskerrywalking@gmail.com. Please note that this is a community activity organised by volunteers who accept no liability for injuries or loss caused to participants in the above walk.
FESTIVAL
Enniskerry Festival takes place on Friday, September 7, and Sunday, September 9, This year’s Festival will include Bagatelle playing in Monastery on evening of Friday, September 7. Tickets available from Powerscourt Arms, Village Stores, Parting Glass and online at enniskerryfestival.ie.
The Victorian field day takes place on Sunday, September 9 – Stalls, Pony Rides and lots more. All in aid of Open Door and Enniskerry Parishes.
Kilcoole BINGO
Come join us for Monday Night Bingo in St Patrick’s Hall, Kilcoole. First game at 8 p.m. €10 per book (to include loose sheet and jackpot game). Extra loose sheet €1. Raffle Tickets on sale on the night. All welcome to attend.
COMMUNITY CENTRE
The centre is available for bookings (e.g. classes, meetings, birthday parties). Bookings can be made via email kilcoolecc@ gmail.com or by phone 01 2872017. The office is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is closed for lunch between 12.30 p.m and 1.15 p.m.
INDOOR BOWLS
Bowls takes place every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. in St Patrick’s/Forrester’s Hall. New members are welcome. Why not give it a try.
PARENT/TODDLER GROUP
All are welcome to come along to the parent and toddler group at the community centre from 10.30 p.m. to midday every Wednesday. €2 per child.
NOTES
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Kilmacanogue END OF AN ERA
I think a lot of people in Kilmacanogue were stunned to hear late Sunday evening that after almost 25 years of providing a wonderful opportunity to learn and train in Karate, Kevin Smith has decided to retire from his WKO School in Kilmacanogue.
Kevin ran this during the week nights in the Community Hall for both juniors, teenagers and adults and thought many of our children this wonderful discipline and we are all entirely grateful and indebted to the effort he put in along with his wife Sally. Kevin has decided to now put away the training maths and concentrate on his badminton and we have no doubt that this sport will now receive the same sort of dedication and commitment you would expect from a real competitor like Kevin.
We as a community would like to thank him for these past 25 years of commitment to the entire area and it will be sorely missed, best of luck Kevin and well done.
BLESSING OF THE GRAVES
The annual blessing of the graves in Kilmacanogue will take place on Sunday, August 19, at 3 p.m. As always, it will begin in the Old Graveyard and then up to the new cemetery. Please make every effort to tidy up a grave that might not have someone to look after it in close proximity of your own loved ones.
HORSE SHOW
Despite the heavy rain that fell overnight and early Saturday morning, all roads led to Monastry for the annual Kilmacanogue Horse Show. While attendance and entries were down on previous years, it was still a very successful show and lots of local charities will benefit from the proceeds of this and will be presented in the coming weeks. Well done to everyone involved, especially the hard working and dedicated committee. More updates on the show next week.
GOLF CLASSIC
Now that August is here, the Bobby Messett Memorial golf classic is drawing closer and will take place on Friday the 24th in Charlesland Golf Club. This will be a relaxed 4-member Scramble and is at a cost of €240 per team which includes Green fees, Prizes and a meal after in Plucks with music on the night.
All tee times are now fully booked up but if you cannot make it, a Tee Box Sponsor would be greatly appreciated at €100 and please contact Liam Finnerty to arrange same at 086 6074821. Charlesland Golf Club have been most generous with Green fees, Plucks have once again been excellent in their support and of course, everyone has been most generous to date.
GAA CHAMPIONSHIP
It’s a second Round Intermediate Championship match up next for Mark Kings troops. It will take place this Friday (third) at Pearse Park in Arklow with a throw in time of 7-45 and the team face tough opposition in Coolkenno. After a first round defeat to favourites Tinahely, Kilmacanogue need a win and it is hoped that a large crowd of supporters will travel to Arklow to cheer them on. Good luck lads.
CÚL CAMP
Well August is upon us and that means also, so is a great week for the Kilmac juniors. This year’s GAA Cúl Camp in Kilmacanogue GAA Club will take place from Monday, August 13, to Friday, August 17.
Unfortunately, this year there will be no registration taken on the day, all children must be booked in online before midday on Friday, August 10. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
PLUCKS GOLF SOCIETY
The next outing for the Plucks Golf Society will take place on Saturday, August 11, at McCreddin Golf Club with a Tee Off times between 10-50 to 11-40.
This outing will be for Paddy ‘Bounty’ Byrne’s presidents and if you want to play, please get your name down on the timesheet in Plucks this weekend and leave money in the box as it’s strongly rumoured this could be Paddy’s last one and great to say you played in it.
NOTES
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