Meelin Ani-Litter campaign
MEELIN ANTI-LITTER CHALLENGE 2014 The village of Meelin is participating in the Cork County Council Anti-Litter Challenge. This will take place from May 19th to June 25th inclusive. Please show your community spirit by getting involved and taking an active role in litter pick-up. An information leaflet will be delivered to each household in the village. The area to be covered is inside the 50km speed limits. Community Council members will be doing a sweep of the areas each morning of the judging period and any help would be appreciated. Judges will be in the village between 10am and 5pm each weekday. We will have a general walk through / clean up on May 15th @ 8p.m. starting at the school car park. All are welcome!” If you have Queries, call Willie 086- 0407404 (Community Council Chairperson), or Deirdre 029-68927 (Community Council Secretary).
GAA FIXTURES & RESULTS
Intermediate Hurling League Division 1: Meelin 2.8, Newcestown 1.16. Meelin v Kilworth in Mallow on Thursday 22nd May at 7.30pm. Intermediate hurling championship, first round- Meelin v Aghabullogue at Mallow, Sunday June 1st, 7.30pm. Juvenile Hurling league games: U14 St Marks 1.7, Kilshannig 5.9. St Marks U13 v Doneraile at Meelin May 22nd 7pm. St Marks U12 1.1, Croke Rovers 5.7. at Meelin Thursday May 15th 7pm. St Marks U14 2.6, Charleville 3.9. Junior B football league Rockchapel 1.10, Glenlara 0.6.
Duhallow U14 hurlers have reached the County Final of the Premier 1 Hurling Grade, the highest level of hurling in Cork. Having beaten Blackrock & Mallow along the way, they booked their spot in the final next Saturday night by beating the famed Na Piarsaigh last Saturday on a score of 2.18 to 0.3. This is a superb achievement & it's a great honour to now face Midleton next Saturday evening, scheduled for 5pm in Pairc Ui Rinn. Congratulations to our St Marks players who are involved with this Duhallow team: Neilus Lehane, Kevin O Connor & Thomas O Callaghan.
Juvenile hurling & camogie training continues every Tuesday night & Saturday morning.
IRD DUHALLOW BEALTAINE FESTIVAL
As part of the IRD Duhallow Bealtaine Festival There will be Ceili Dancing classes in Bruach Na Carraige Rockchapel over 3 Satutrdays starting next Saturday the 17trh of May at 10.30am. Participants will learn a number of Ceili Dances starting with The Haymakers Jig on Saturday the 17th. Cost €3. Everybody welcome
ANCHOR PLAYSCHOOL
Anchor Playschool now taking bookings for September. Contact Mary on 087 4112367 for further information
CLONFERT CEMETERY MASS
The annual open air mass in Clonfert cemetery will be celebrated on Ascension Thursday, 29th May at 7.30pm. Please inform family members who now live outside the parish and would like to attend. We would also appeal to people to clean up the graves of loved ones for this very special occasion.