Kilbrin team prepares for Ocean to City race
Ocean to City Race. Team cool runnings are training very hard at the moment in Ballyhass Lake, with the kind permission of Eddie McCarthy, they are also training in Cork in the Marina and Coachford. There are two teams of six for the relay which will cover 22klms and our 13th team member Niall O'Sullivan, will be mentor from the waters edge. A special thanks to Edel Kennedy of Kilbrin Social Club who sponsored the T shirts and hats for both teams, and is putting on a BBQ and music on Sunday evening 1st June, the day after the race. The boat's will be on display from 5.30pm onwards and a DVD of the race will also run throughout the evening.
FUNDRAISER
Ashleigh O'Sullivan & Jordan Corkery are travelling to Medjugorie on a pilgrimage in August this year . They organised a sponsored clean up of the Knocknacolan/Corbally areas on Sunday evening last to defray expenses. In the 2 mile (approx) clean up 33 bags of rubbish was picked up including; beer bottles, vodka bottles, cans, paper, 100's of burnt out night light holders, cardboard, road signs, an old cooker, office chair & tv set. The next time somebody dumps their rubbish in our area could be in for a surprise. Ashleigh & Jordan would like to thank the people who sponsored them, and to everyone who helped in the rubbish collection,
BEALTAINE FESTIVAL
Kilbrin community council are hosting a Ceol agus Craic night on this Sunday evening 25th of May, at 5pm in Kilbrin Social Club . There will be story telling instrumental music, dancing and singing. All Welcome.
FOROIGE CLUB
Kilbrin Foroige Club will recommence in the social club on Wednesday September 10th and will be held every Wednesday night from 7.30pm to 9.00pm for ages 12 to 18. We are holding a registeration night on Wednesday night 28th May, in the social club from 8.00pm to 9.00pm for existing members and those who now wish to join. Registeration is required to guarantee your place, as a limited number of places are available. Enquiries to Edel @ 087 4119009 or Katrina @ 087 1245472. Foroige empowering youth enriching communities.
DR. CROKE HOUSE
Work is progressing very well, the roof should be completed by the end of this week and the contractor hopes to be finished completely on the 3rd week in July. Sponsored slates are selling well, the front and back doors have been sold along with the seven windows, with only 1 window remaining to be sold, contact any member of the committee if interested in purchasing same.
Graveyard Clean Up. The clean up will take place on Tuesday or Wednesday evening John Corkery will contact group in advance. If you are interested in joining this group 087 2550340 is the number to contact.
JUNIOR HURLING
Well done to the Junior Hurlers who had a 1-14 to 0-15 point win over Banteer in the JHL on Sunday to secure a semi-final spot. This was a very competitive game with the result in the balance right up to the final whistle. Freemount and Newmarket have also qualified for semifinal spots and the remaining place is up for grabs between Banteer and Tullylease.
CORK HURLERS
Best of Luck to the Cork Senior Hurling team, especially William and the rest of the Duhallow lads on next Sunday against Waterford. Tickets can be purchased at any Centra or Super-Valu
FAMILY FUN DAY
The annual Family Fun Day is on Sunday the 1st of June. This is always a great day especially if the sun shines, so put the date in your diary for the Bank Holiday weekend. There will be lots of fun activities and games for both young and old as well as a great raffle with some super prizes being lined up, including ticket for Garth on the opening night in Croke Park.
LOTTO
Our Lotto is on next weekend with a Jackpot of €6,500, make sure you are in the draw...
PARISH CLEAN-UP
Schedule the clean up in the hope we would get a better turn out . We are a committee of 6 people and is not feasible for us to be responsible for the cleaning of the whole community. we are only asking that people clean their own areas.
BADMINTON
Congratulations to Kilbrin Squash Club on winning the Division 4 Munster League. Congratulations to Ann Murphy who got to the All Ireland Finals in Division 3 Ladies Badminton.
KILBRIN WIN MUNSTER SQUASH LEAGUE
Congratulations to Kilbrin Squash Clubs who won the Munster Div 4 Squash League last week. The team made up of Brendan Barrett, Jim O'Flynn, Shane O'Riordan, Jason O'Callaghan, Paddy McMahon, Vinnie Hayes and John O'Donoghue. The league came down to a final night shoot-out between Kilbrin and Thurles after a long campaign with Kilbrin leading by 3 points going into the last night and with 20 points up for grabs for both teams. Kilbrin got off to the ideal start with Brendan winning 3-0 while Thurles surprising lost their opening match, Paddy and Jason kept the momentum up each winning 3-0 and when Shane won the first game in his match Kilbrin were assured of the league title, Jim won the last match 3-0 and Kilbrin were crowned Munster League champs for the first time since 1996. Well done to all the players involved who played on various nights during the league campaign and contributed to the win. Also a big thanks to the teams number one supporter Colman Buckley.