Boolavogue
CLOTHES COLLECTION
Monageer-Boolavogue GAA Club are raising funds by collecting clothes for recycling.
They would welcome all donations of unwanted clothes, paired shoes, hats scarves, handbags, curtains, clean towels, duvet covers, pillow cases and clean bed linen.
However, they don’t want duvets or cushions please. All donations can be left into the old GAA complex in Monageer from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. till 4.30 p.m. every week.
COLLECTION THANKS
The Wexford Branch of Down Syndrome Ireland wishes to thank everyone who gave so generously to their recent church gate collection in Boolavogue. Over €150 was collected and all of it will be used to benefit the members, children and adults, in the Wexford Branch.
CAMOGIE AGM
Don’t forget that our local camogie club’s AGM will take place on Friday, December 7, at 8 p.m. in the GAA Complex in Monageer. All parents of the underage players as well as all adult members are urged to attend.
SOCCER NEWS
The weekend of the 17th/ November 18 was the best for St Cormac’s so far this season with five wins and one draw recorded by the various teams. Phil Christophi was delighted that the Youths’ team finally found form and recorded a season’s best performance at home to Gorey Celtic. A revamped lineup saw the players give it all and the management plenty of thought for future selections. Nathan Dickson put them ahead early in play with a great header. Liam Walsh waltzed throught the defence for our second and then, early in the second half, Nathan and Liam scored another goal each. Tom Fitzgerald joined in the scoring spree with two late goals for a 6-0 win. The tireless Pádraig Moran was the man-of-the-match.
The under-13s, also at home, overcame Caim by 3-0. Abram O’Neill was first to score and Cormac Walsh smashed home the second just before the break. Alex Keegan put the game beyond Caim with stylish third goal for a team that showed great passing and decisive tackling throughout the game.
On Sunday the 18th. the ladies’ team beat Shelbourne by 7-1. Aoife Walsh started the scoring 15 minutes into the game and added her second within five minutes. Rachel Breen connected on a corner kick for the third goal and Lorraine O’Connor’s overhead kick shortly afterwards was the score of the game. Lorraine added her second just before the break to leave our girls 5-0 up for the first half. Shelbourne showed their determination early in the second half and pulled a goal back only to have Claudia Doyle and Kate Cullen more than cancel out their score. This win keeps the ladies’ team on top of their division.
The Men’s ‘A’ team travelled to New Ross to take on Ross Celtic and came home with a point from a 2-2 draw. A free kick from Mick Sweeney and a late penalty from Jamie Dempsey-Doyle sandwiched Ross’s two goals. Brian O’Loughlin and Eoin Murphy starred from start to finish in this tough game.
The ‘B’ team, at home to Enniscorthy United, got their season back on the right track with a hard fought 2-1 win. The sides were scoreless at the break and Ray O’Brien put us ahead from a rebound early after the restart. United drew level with only 15 minutes remaining and Ray connected on a great pass from Seán Walsh for his second score near the end.
GAA LOTTO
The jackpot in the Monageer-Boolavogue GAA lotto draw on Tuesday, November 27 is €5,300. The draw will be held in the New Clubhouse in Monageer and 9.30 p.m. and tickets costing only €2 can be purchased immediately before the draw. Your continuing support is very much appreciated by the club and all its members.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD
The Minister of the Word at the 8 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, December 1, is Bernie Flood with Geraldine Doyle helping distribute Holy Communion. At the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday the second., the reader on duty is James Breen with Catherine Gahan acting as Eucharistic Minister.
CAROL SERVICE
Monageer foroige youth club are holding a carol service in Monageer Parish Hall on Saturday, December 8, at 7.30 p.m. after Mass, to raise money for the homeless people in Wexford. We are asking for the support of our community to come and donate to this very important cause. There will be a raffle and refreshments and a bake sale.
If you wish to donate to the bake sale or donate food and Christmas shoe boxes marked with gender you can drop them into the parish hall any Friday before December 8 between 7.45 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. All funds raised will go to the homeless action group.