Rosslare Harbour
ST PAUL’S AC
Last weekend was day one and two of the Leinster Juvenile Indoor Championships which were held at AIT International Stadium, Athlone. Maeve Hayes had a great series of jumps in the under-18 Long Jump where she took Gold and retained her Leinster Title with a fine jump of 5.21cm. Danika Gilshinan took to the track for under-17 800m, this was a straight final and in a competitive field Danika ran a great race finishing in second place. Ciara Martin also on the track in the under-16 800m ran a great heat qualifying for the final and in a very strong field finished in sixth place. Wednesday was the Leinster Schools Cross Country Championships in Santry and Ciara was representing Presentation Wexford in the Intermediate 3000km, this was a very strong field and Ciara’s first year moving up to intermediate, she competed well but unfortunately did not qualify for the all-Ireland’s. Congratulations and well done to all three girls.
ST MARY’S GAA
Our under-17 Jim Byrne team play their next match in Tagoat on February 17 at 11.30 against Bannow-Ballymitty please come and support them. It has being great to see our own team compete in the Jim Byrne Cup for the first time in over 20 years.
Our lotto is €20,000 and tickets can be bought off committee members and around the locality. The numbers for February 12 were 14, 15, 29 and 30. No winner. Match-three winner was Kieran and Mary Donohoe. Next draw is February 19 in the clubhouse at 8 p.m.
Our Nursey starts this week for four- to six-year-old boys and girls in the clubhouse in Tagoat at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 16, and will continue up to Easter. It is a fun activity about balance and co-ordination.
Our under-nine boys (Boys Born 2010 and 2011) will begin indoor Hurling and Football training Tuesday, February 19, onwards in Tagoat. Patsy Meyler is our Team Manager and can be contacted at 086 6381207 if you have any questions.
Our under-seven boys (boys born in 2012 and 2013) will begin their indoor Hurling seven Football training on Monday, February 18, onwards in Tagoat. Any questions please contact the under-seven Team Manager Liam Lawlor at 086 8528299.
We had a great night on Sunday, February 10, in Coast Rosslare Strand to present the medals to under-17/15/14/13 teams. Medals were present by our chairman Conor Roche. Pictures can be seen on our Twitter and Facebook pages. It was great to see so many winning teams and the future looks good. We wish to thank all the managers, parents and club officials who help with them throughout the year and look forward to winning more trophies this year.
GALA TOPS SHOW
KRH Tops Community Group presents a one night only Gala Tops Show, performed by our multi talented cast, with very special guests Ballycogley Players, Traditional Music from, Ceolteoiri Munna, and dance performances by Sheila Grace Dance Company. A night of comedy, music, song and dance that is not to be missed in Our Lady’s Island Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. on Friday, April 5. Admission €12 Adult and €5 per child with family rates applied. Tuck Shop, tea and home baking available on the night.
ACTIVE RETIREMENT
The next general meeting will be on Tuesday, March 5. The meeting will take place at the Rosslare Railway Social Club at 03 p.m. A Committee Meeting will take place at 2 p.m.
A St Patrick’s Day social will take place in the Hotel Rosslare on Sunday, March 17. Bacon and Cabbage will be served at 01 p.m. Please advise Mairead of any special dietary requirements. Music by Jimmy Hogan. The price is €10 for KRHARG members and €16.50 for all others and may be obtained from Mairead at 053 9133702.
The Group’s annual holiday has now been provisionally booked for August 26 to August 30 (five days and four nights) at the Central Hotel, Donegal Town. The Abbey Hotel is fully booked for September. The price will be €300pps with a €60 total single supplement. NOTE that the first 10 single bookings received will be free.
Early booking is essential and deposits of €50 should be paid at the next meeting.
VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT TEAM UPDATE.
Playground car park – The new car park at the playground is progressing well. The initial groundworks are complete and the kerbing is also finished. Over the next couple of weeks, we will see the Tarmac surfacing and other finishing touches completed. The carpark will help improve safety for those using the playground and adjoining walking trail.
New AED – A new Automated External Defibrillator has been installed on the outside wall of Murphy’s SuperValu (Closest to the station road entrance). This item was high on the list of suggestions during and after the recent public meeting. Thanks to Cllr Ger Carthy for sponsorship of this potentially vital piece of equipment and to Alan Murphy for sponsorship of its cabinet.
Website and Signage – The design of the new website for our area and new road signage is at an advanced stage and both of these projects will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Training and site visits – The Village Development team have been very busy behind the scenes working on the various projects and have visited community groups in Bree and Kilanerin recently to learn from what they have achieved. Members of the group have also been attending training sessions on various aspects of town and village renewal. The team are delighted with the support from the community to date and look forward to your continued support going forward. Together, we can continue to make this great area even better and build upon each and every success.
RNLI A.G.M.
The A.G.M. of the fundraising section of the Rosslare Harbour RNLI branch will take place on Wednesday evening, February 20, at 8 p.m. in Hotel Rosslare. All supporters of the RNLI or those wishing to assist the Rosslare Branch in 2019 are invited to attend.
WATER SAFETY A.G.M.
Wexford Water Safety’s A.G.M. will take place on March 2 at 7.30 p.m. in the Talbot Hotel, Wexford.