MOUNTCOLLINS

VARIETY SHOW

Your support would be very much appreciated for the variety show which will be held on this Friday night in Mountcollins Community Centre. Doors will open at 7.15pm with the show commencing at 8pm. Admission will be €10 at the door.

Patrons will be treated to two drama productions from Athea and Killeady Drama Groups. We have entertainment from the Tournafulla and Rockchapel traditional groups, step dancers, Sarah and Maurice O’Keeffe, music from Gearoid Keating and Shauna Curtin and Denise Lane, Brosna; a kick boxing display, set dancers and local musicians. There will be complimentary tea and coffee during the evening and all are welcome.

SOCCER LOTTO

The numbers drawn in last week’s Mountcollins AFC lotto were 2 14 13 20. There was no jackpot winner. Lucky dips Elaine Reilly, Mountcollins; SHeila Lane, Abbeyfeale; Baba c/o Kostal; Sean Lenihan, Mountcollins and Carmel Moran, c/o Kostal. Promoters prize Denis McCarthy. This week’s jackpot will be €10,700.

CARD GAME

The winners of the top prize at last week’s card game were Peter Mahony, Dan Brosnan and John Lyons. The runners up prize was shared between the teams of Toddy O’Connor, Tom Lenihan and Jimmy O’Connell and Florence O’Connell; JJ Lenihan and John O’Connell. The table prize went to Kathleen Lenihan, Mossie O’Donnell and Pat Curtin. Door prize was won by John Lyons with raffle prizes going to Eamonn Sheehan, Jimmy O’Connell, Jackie Joe O’Donnell, Tom Lenihan and Jackie Hartnett. Cards as usual on this Thursdsay night at 9pm.

GAA LOTTO

There was no jackpot winner in last week’s Mountcollins/Tournafulla GAA clubs lotto where the numbers drawn were 9 10 12 28. The winners in the lucky dip were Sheara Collins, Tournafulla; John Phillips, NCW; Mary Phil McCarthy, Mountcollins and Martin Mahony, Tournafulla. Promoters prize Mike Sheehy. Jackpot this week will be €2,400.

RECENT DEATH

Sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and many friends of the late Mary Danaher (nee Regan), The Cross, Mountcollins who passed away at St Ita’s Hospital, NCW during the past week after a short illness. In her 90th year, she was a native of Skibbereen, Co Cork.

Over 60 years ago, Mary and her husband Pats, who was a native of the parish, returned with their young family to live in Mountcollins. This was a time that was far removed from the luxuries we enjoy today. Mary was never a woman to complain and worked hard through tough times to care for and raise a fine family.

The Danaher homestead was a welcoming place where nightly callers came to discusss the events of the day and put things right in the world. Regulars would include Jack Cahill, Moss Lyons, Davy Doody, Con Lyons, Tommy Barry and Batt Finnegan. All were fed and watered as Mary played host to her male audience.

Mary was blessed with a beautiful voice and was a talented singer. Over many years she was a member of the local Church choir. Along with her best friend and neighbour, Eileen Brosnan (RIP) they were in constant demand at weddings and social gatherings as entertainers and also entertained at the Day Care Centre in Abbeyfeale in recent times.

Mary bwas the last of the elderly residents at the Cross and leaves a voic in the community where she was highly regarded. We will miss her caring attitude, the great conversation and of course the cupan tae.

The regard with which Mary was held in the parish and beyond was evident by the large crowds who attended her removal on Wednesday night and her Requiem Mass and burial in Mountcollins on Thursday last. She is survived by sons John, Brendan and Jimmy, daughters Eileen and Una and their families, many relations and friends. May she rest in peace.

CHURCH MINISTRIES

New rotas are being drawn up and any person interested in helping out can submit their names to Catherine at 087 277332.

GAA CLUB

Training for the new GAA playing season has now commenced in Mountcollins. We welcome Maurice Flynn as team trainer for a second time to the club. Times available on the club website or from club officials.

CLUB CONTACT

You can now get all the club news on your mobile. Download the Clubify App for free, select Mountcollins GAA and enter your details to get started. If anyone has anything they wish to add text it to 086 3102783.

YEARLY LOTTO

There has been a positive response to the sale of the yearly lotto tickets by the local GAA club.