KILLAVULLEN

KILLAVULLEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL

If you have any ideas on how to improve our village then now is your chance to share them. Please come along to the community centre on Tuesday, March 28th at 8pm. If you can’t make please send an email to killavullennews@gmail.com or send a message through online page.

PARISHES

Blessing for a healthy and safe delivery of their baby will take place on Saturday, March 25th (Feast of the Annunciation) at 3pm in the Church of the Resurrection, Mallow. May all expectant parents experience tranquil and good health and safe delivery of their children. All are welcome.

PASSION PLAY 2023

A meeting of the group preparing the Holy Week Passion Play will take place next Thurs, March 23rd at 8.30pm in Killavullen Church.

Please contact the parish office if you are sick or housebound and would like to receive Communion.

LENT 2023

Letting God Come Close this Lent. The series of reflections for Lent continues on Wednesdays at 7.30pm at Nano Nagle

Birthplace. This week: ‘Developing personal prayer’. The meetings are led by Sr. Teresa Kennedy, pbvm, tel. 083-3987255. All are welcome.

CHIROPODY DATES

Appointments with our friendly and dedicated chiropodist Patricia are now available for April. Please contact her at 0863225052 to arrange an appointment

FORE!

Fancy a hole in one? A Killavullen outing to Dundrum Golf Course is being organised by P. Coakley on Saturday, April 15th. Any golfer interested in attending is asked to book by contacting 087-2104619.

THE CLOYNE LOURDES PILGRIMAGE

The Cloyne Lourdes Pilgrimage, will resume this year for the first time since the pandemic and take place from June 2nd- 7th. All bookings should be made through Joe Walsh Tours at 89 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02WY88.

Bookings are also accepted over the telephone 01-241 0800. A deposit of €300 is required. Pilgrims who would like to travel with the Special Assisted Section should apply to Cloyne Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, c/o Parish Secretary, 27/28 Bank Place, Mallow, Co. Cork. Tel: 022-20276.

This special assisted/sick section is accommodated at the Accueil Notre Dame. The closing date for receipt of this application is 31st March 2023.

KILLAVULLEN FARMER’S MARKET

Killavullen Farmer’s Market is looking forward to its next market on Saturday, March 18th in the Nano Nagle Birthplace, Ballygriffin. Come along to source some fresh, local produce from 1030am until 1pm. The market offers a wide range of delicious treats from seasonal vegetables to artisan bread and homemade jams and chutney.

You can also find a selection of handcrafted goods including jewellery, ceramics and textiles. Not only is the market a great opportunity to support local farmers and artisans, but it is also a chance to meet other members of the community and enjoy a morning out over coffee.

KILLAVULLEN AND BALLYGOWN NS

Killavullen and Ballygown National Schools are accepting applications for new enrolments in September 2023. Under recent guidance from the Department of Education applications are to be made in the springtime.

MARRIAGE FACILITATORS

Accord, the Church’s Marriage Agency is recruiting volunteers to train as marriage preparation facilitators. Marriage facilitators prepare couples for the sacrament of marriage. Contact marriagepreparation@ accord.ie.

UPDATE: MALLOW-DUNGARVAN GREENWAY

The design team are beginning to identify a preferred route and will be engaging with the landowners over the next few weeks. There was a huge amount of feedback from the first public consultation and this has been incorporated into the plans.

A draft emerging preferred route is beginning to emerge, but the design team have stressed that this is still at an early stage and is subject to change as they engage with landholders and the public in the next stage of the project. Letters are being sent to all landowners along the route today and representatives from the design team will start calling in person to landowners along the route over the next few weeks to discuss the project. There will also be a second round of public consultation held later this year.

A greenway from Mallow to Dungarvan would be a great resource for local people in North Cork and also for developing our tourism industry. The Waterford-Dungarvan Greenway is one of the most successful in the country and it would be wonderful to tap into this. €300,000 was announced earlier this year to facilitate the design of the greenway.