Ballyhea
LOTTO
The lotto was held on Monday, December 3, at the Corbett Court. There was no winner of the jackpot of €1,550. The Numbers were 8, 34, 39. Lucky Dips: €50 to Ollie Herbert Ardpatrick c/o the Idle Hour, €30 to Ollie Herbert c/o the Idle Hour, €20 to Tess Bowles c/o Helen O’Sullivan, €20 to Eugene Bowles c/o Helen O’Sullivan, €20 to John Dundon c/o Eamon Dundon. You can play the lottery online @locallotto.ie and thank you for your continued support.
CHURCH NEWS
CHURCH COLLECTIONS – On the Sundays that there are two collections, the church door collection will be taken up at the offertory and the special collection will be taken up after Holy Communion.
CHURCH GATE COLLECTIONS – No church gate collection taken up at St Mary’s Church, Ballyhea is endorsed by the parish. Any group or organisation intending to collect outside the church gates are asked to present copies of their permits in the sacristy, together with copies of letters of authorisation of those collecting on their behalf. This should be done before the collection commences.
PARISH CHRISTMAS ANNUAL
The Christmas annual will be available for sale from December 10. If anyone wishes to reserve a copy, please contact the Sacristan.
PARISH/SCHOOL GENERAL PURPOSES AREA.
Please note that some of the plans and drawings for the new Parochial/School General Purposes Area are on exhibition in the church Porch. This will replace the former Parish Hall and will be available out of School hours for parish activities. Any constructive comments are welcome.
MEN ON THE MOVE
The Ballyhea ‘Men On the Move’ group is up and running and is being held at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the gym on the new complex in Ballyhea GAA Club. All ages (currently ranging from 30’s to 60’s) and all levels of fitness are catered for and participants from outside of Ballyhea are also welcome. Please come along and try it out.
GAA NOTES
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – The club AGM was held on Monday, December 3, in the club rooms. Ger O’Shea opened the meeting with a decade of the Rosary for deceased Players and Members. Ger then read out the minutes of last year’s AGM the Runaí gave a very detailed account of the year’s activities both on and off the field. Ger made special mention to the great service given to the club by John Quinn president and three Vice-presidents – Mick Ryan, Dan Casey and Thade Mortell – who passed away during the year. Chair. Mike Morrissey then addressed the meeting thanking everyone for their efforts given to the club all the year.
The following officers were then elected: Life president: Jerome O’Keeffe, Vice – presidents: Tom Morrissey, Joe Walsh, Christy O’Connor, Tom Crowley, Billy Fleming, Jack Kelly, Billy Fitzgibbon, Pakie Morrissey, Michael O’Sullivan, Breda Crowley, Mick Copps, Tommy Moloney, Pat O’Brien, James Browne. Chair. : Michael Morrissey, Vice-chairman: Noel O’Riordan, secretary: Ger O’Shea, treasurer: Jim Codd, Registrar: Mike O’Kelly, PRO: John Mortell, Insurance Officer: John McCarthy, Coaching Officer: John Mortell. North Cork Board Delegate: Liam Crowley. County Board Delegate: Michael Byrne. Executive Committee: Denis Mac.
Namara, David Garvey, David Copps, Tadgh Mortell, Tom Crowley, Helen O’Sullivan, Ray Ronan, Kieran O’Regan, Orla Kelly, Michael Morrissey Junior, Brendan Barrett.
COUNTY under-21 HURLING FINAL – Congratulations to Cíarán O’Regan, who refereed the county under-21 Premier two hurling final between Ballincollig and Courcey Rovers at Pairc Ui Rinn recently.
WOOLLY HATS – With the cold weather upon us it’s time for the woolly hats again and what better than one of these new club hats with the Ballyhea GAA crest. Contact John Mortell 086 3893053. Price €10.
GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS – Applications are now being taken for the Gaeltacht Scholarship 2019. Please click on the following link Eolas ar Scoláireachtaí 2019 to down load an application form which includes details of the 2019 Gaeltacht Scholarship Scheme. This can be photocopied as needed. Note that this updated GAA Scholarship Application Form is required by the college with every application. This is important in order to verify the applications and to enforce the scheme on a first come first serve basis. Please also be aware that the Cork Scholarship Scheme applies to Coláiste na Mumhan, Beal Atha’n Ghaorthaidh only and does not apply to any other Gaeltacht College. Dates of courses, fees, application forms and other details are available on colaistenamumhan.ie.
JUVENILE GAA CHRISTMAS DRAW – Tickets are now on sale for the Christmas draw. Tickets are €5 each or a book of three for €10. The draw will take place in the Corbett Court on Friday, December 14, INDOOR HURLING – Indoor hurling for 11, 12, 13- and 14-year-olds will take place every Monday evening at 7.30 p.m. in the new alley.
BEST OF LUCK – Best of luck to Michael Byrne, who is running for the position of Munster Council Delegate in the upcoming County Board Elections.
COMMUNITY ALERT
Ballyhea Community Alert has successfully set up a Text Alert Network to immediately alert our community when an incident occurs. Prompt information to and from Gardaí deters criminal activity. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Text Alert Network please phone any of the following people for information and sign up details – Phil Ryan 087 2937465, Pat Daly 086 1220114, James Horgan 087 2572271, Willie Meaney 087 1936842, Con Walsh 086 8570355. The fee for this service is €10 annually.
SPEEDING
Speeding is still continuing to be an issue through the parish so please be aware of the speed limit of 60km.