Boolavogue
PATRON/FIELD-DAY
Thanks to the hard work of the committee and the brilliant weather, the annual patron and field-day were a great success. Almost €11,200 was collected between the field-day, the ‘ Big Draw’ and the cemetery gate collection. Full details of all the money collected are available on this week’s Mass leaflet.
James O’Loughlin won the mobile phone raffled, with Caroline Farrington winning a €100 voucher in the Hamper Draw. Breda Sweeny won a bottle of wine, Ger Turner a tin of biscuits, Robyn O’Loughlin a tin of biscuits and Nahla Sweeney a box of sweets in the same draw. Bernie Flood won’t be cold this winter, as she won a trailer load of sticks.
The beautiful handmade quilt was won by Paddy Walsh while Bill Moulds won the €150 top prize in the ‘Big Draw’. Second prize, €100, went to Áine O’Loughlin, Tony Doran took the €50 third prize and the two €25 prizes were won by Dara Dillon and Thomas Murphy. Liz Furlong won the prize for the ‘Guess the Weight of the Cake’ competition.
The organising committee would like to thank all those who attended and supported the fundraiser, those who volunteered and came together to prepare the field, those who collected tickets and goods, those who manned the stalls and any- one who helped make it such a great and enjoyable day.
BUSINESS AS USUAL
Despite the closure of the road from the Harrow to Ferns till August 10, it is business as usual in Davitt Printers which is situated on the road.
Anyone coming from the Ferns direction can get to Davitt Printers by passing through the diversion signs which still permit local access. Coming from the Harrow direction is more problematical and representatives from Davitt’s would be delighted to call to customers so inconvenienced to collect orders or deliver printed materials.
SOCCER ROUNDUP
St Cormac’s soccer club had a great season, with four teams gaining promotion and three winning their leagues. While they may have struggled a little in some of the underage leagues, the strength in the panels coming through bodes well for the future success of the club. The under-nines, who are not allowed be competitive by league rules, played a series of blitz tournaments and acquitted themselves excellently. The numbers are very strong and the teams showed great promise and dedication throughout a difficult winter.
Again in the under-11 age group, the club has good numbers and fielded two teams in this non-competitive league. The under-12 boys had a great season, finishing third in their league with Mossy Walsh named player of the year. The under-13 side struggled as they were low on numbers but with a strong under-12 team coming through, expect to show their true mettle next season. Both the under-15s and under-16 had difficult seasons but despite this never gave up and showed true dedication and grit from start to finish. The ladies’ team gained promotion from Division 3, finishing second in the league. They also reached the semi-finals of the Cup competition. Our under-14 girls had a spectacular season, going unbeaten in all league matches. The Men’s ‘A’ team also gained promotion, winning Division 2 in a competition that went to the last game.
The Men’s ‘B’ team finished in seventh place in Division 5 and this was a very good result for a team that included many from the Youths’ team. The Youths’ gained promotion, winning Division 2, an intensely competitive division, by beating Wexford Bohs away, in their second last game of the season. The club would like to thank everyone, parents, guardians, coaches, managers, mentors and supporters who supported St Cormac’s throughout the season.
GAA NEWS
On Wednesday last, June 27, the under-10 girls took part in their second game and again won, beating Adamstown. The day before, the under-13 boys also beat Adamstown in a 17 goal thriller. In balmy, almost tropical conditions, they ran out winners by 12-10 to 5-5. The goal scorers for our lads were Robert Cahill, Matt Gahan, Christopher Jordan Kelly, Alfie Murphy, Patrick Kinsella, Bobby Codd and Evan Dunne. Last week, the under-17 footballers and the Junior Hurlers also won. The under-17s beat a strong Kilrush side by 6-10 to 5-6 with Mathew Figgis starring. Beating Oulart by 3-21 to 2-16 means that our Junior Hurlers now top the league.
GAA LOTTO
There was no outright winner of the Monageer-Boolavogue GAA lotto jackpot last week and the top prize has been increased to €4,300 for the draw Tuesday next, July 10, at 9.30 p.m. in the club complex. Nancy and Fran Fenlon had three of the numbers drawn, 1, four, five, and six and scooped the €160 match-three prize. Tickets costing only €2 can be had from all club members and in local shops and businesses.
SOCCER SUMMER CAMP
St Cormac’s will be hosting a FAI summer soccer camp again this year. The camp will run from Monday next, July 9, till Friday the 13th. For the €65 fee, each participant will get a full official Sports Direct FAI summer Soccer School kit, a ball and a backpack. For further details, please contact any club committee member.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD
The Minister of the Word reading at the Vigil Mass on Saturday, July 7, is Martina Ivory with Caroline Farrington helping distribute Holy Communion. Ann O’Sullivan is reading at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday morning, July 8, and Kathleen Kehoe is Minister of the Eucharist.
IRELAND’S OWN
The latest edition of ‘Ireland’s Own’ has a comprehensive article on Fr John Murphy, the rebel priest and features some outstanding photographs of the Fr Murphy Centre.