AROUND THE DISTRICTS
BALLYMURN BALLYMURN CHURCH
Ballymurn church is open every day till 7 p.m. Each Sunday candles are lit and an atmosphere of prayer is created within the church. Please follow Covid-19 regulations at all times.
CROSSABEG-BALLYMURN GAA CLUB
Bandwagon Bingo runs every Monday Night starting at 8.30 p.m. Cost is €8 per book.
To play, you will need access to YouTube, Revolut account, WhatsApp, and an email account. To join our bingo please email CBBMBINGO@gmail.com or text 087 7908030 for further details. A great night’s entertainment. Cut-off time for new players each week is 7 p.m. on Sunday evening. We have given out €2,280 in prizes in the last two weeks.
Club Player Awards – the Cairde Loch Garman Club Player Awards, sponsored by glenfuels. ie, take place on Saturday, February 27, on Wexford GAA TV.
Congratulations to our six nominees for the club hurling team of the year: Noel Scallan, Paddy Devereux, Paudie Foley, Ronan Devereux, Oisin Foley and Niall Murphy.
Thanks to Anthony O’Gorman Engineering and Michael Cummins Scaffolding, who kindly sponsored tops for our intermediate hurlers to mark their achievement in winning last year’s championship.
BREEGALBALLY EDERMINE FERRY ROWING CLUB AGM
The AGM of Edermine Ferry Rowing Club AGM 2021 is scheduled for Thursday, February 25, at 8 p.m. This meeting will be take place online via Microsoft Teams due to Covid-19 restrictions. Contact edermineferry@yahoo.ie for details.
GALBALLY SPLIT-THE-POT
Even though Galbally Sports and Leisure Club is currently closed with no income source, the regular bills remain. If you would like to help keep our newly refurbished hall going, we ask you to buy a lotto ticket for €5 either online using our PayPal link on our Facebook page or simply drop €5 per ticket with note of your name, contact number and chosen number into the Hall’s Post Box. Simply pick a number between 1 and 47 and see if your chosen number is the National Lottery’s Bonus Ball Number on the following Saturday draw.
You or someone you know might win our split-the-pot which averages a winning payment of around €100 every Saturday. Contact Dawn Tyrrell at 087 8306206 for further information.
SCOIL EOIN BAISTE GALBALLY ENROLMENTS
Scoil Eoin Baiste is now accepting enrolments for September 2021. The closing date for accepting enrolments is Wednesday, February 24. Please access our application form on galballyns.ie/2021/02/02/enrolment-form or email office.scoileoinbaiste@gmail.com.
BALLYHOGUE GAA
The AGM of Ballyhogue GAA Club was held virtually recently. The committee appointed to run the affairs of the club for the coming year is as follows: chairperson: Nicholas Doyle, vice-chairperson: Eddie Galavan, secretary: Melissa Dawson, treasurer: Damian Smith, Coiste na nÓg secretary: Tomas Moriarty, pitch booking officer: Nicholas Doyle.
SN SEOSAMH NAOFA, BREE ENROLMENTS
SN Seosamh Naofa is now seeking expression of interest for enrolments for September 2021. Enquires to secretary@breens.ie.
WEEKEND MASSES
During the duration of suspension of Public Worship Masses in the parish will be broadcast on the respective Facebook pages. Bree Parish Church Facebook page on Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. and Sunday morning at 10 a.m. See Galbally Bellevue Facebook page on Saturday evenings at 6 p.m. and on Sunday morning at 11 a.m.
BALLYHOGUE GAA LOTTO
The numbers drawn in the GAA lotto draw on February 17 were 1, 4, 5 and 21. There was no jackpot winner. Match-three winners were Nick Fortune, Hugh Malone x2, Liam and Kay McKelvie, Marie Monaghan, Dan and Geraldine McCarthy, Dylan Codd, Enda O’Connor, Thomas Byrne, Mary Power, Pat Ryan, Clare Doyle, Pádraig Long, Mick Whelan, Liam Leacy. Next draw is March 3, with the jackpot up to €3,000.
OULART & THE BALLAGH GAA BINGO
Oulart-The Ballagh GAA Club Online Bingo that began on the first Thursday of February is proving very popular and is attracting many regular and some new bingo players.
In order to join in and get started, many enlisted the help and expertise of their more tech-savvy family members and were pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to play online. Substantial cash prizes were on offer, along with a raffle for vouchers. The bingo continues for the foreseeable future on Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome to play the Oulart-The Ballagh Bingo.
How to get set up: for enquiries, please contact Martin Redmond (087 41765312), Tommy Davitt (087 8201710), Annette Redmond (086 8076260) or Liz Freeman (087 7560871).
THE BALLAGH SCHOOL ENROLMENT
St John the Baptist NS, Ballaghkeene is currently accepting enrolments for Junior Infant pupils for the 2021/2022 academic year. Please visit the school website at ballaghkeenens.com to access an enrolment form. Alternatively, you can contact the school either by email at secretary@ballaghkeenens.com or by phone at 053 9136500 to request an enrolment form.
Closing date for acceptance of completed enrolment forms is Sunday, February 28.
DOWN MEMORY LANE
Scoil Mochua, Oulart National School was officially opened by the former Bishop of Ferns, Rev Brendan Comiskey on March 14, 1986, but the pupils had their first day’s classes in the new school on January 21, 1985. The School Building Fund Committee, many of whom have passed to their eternal reward, was as follows: Very Rev Séamas S. de Vál, SP (chairman), Joe Murphy (vice-chairman), Jimmy Bolger (Hon. Secretary), Peter Kennedy (Assistant Sec), Fintan Cooney (Hon. Treasurer). Mrs Josephine Buttle, Mrs Breda Flood, NT, Johnny Hayden, James Hogan, NT, Joe Hyland, Mrs Breda Jacob, NT, Mrs Lena Kelly, NT, Mrs Eileen McGrath, Mrs Monica O’Brien, Mrs Bridie O’Dowd, Eddie O’Grady, Mrs Mary Prendergast, Pierie Redmond, Mrs Kathleen Roche, Pat Roche, Willie Rossiter, Séamas Royce, Mrs Alice Ryan, Tom Sinnott, Michael O’Brien.
GAA 20 YEARS AGO
In 2001 Oulart-The Ballagh defeated Monageer-Boolavogue in the Premier under-21 hurling final, in Farmleigh. The team that did duty that day was Stephen Doyle, Lar Dempsey, Paul Roche, Michael Reddy, Brian Martin, Darren Stamp, Vinnie Hendley, Michael Jacob, Shane Reddy, Rory Jacob, Anthony O’Leary, Darren Nolan, Des Mythen, Hugh O’Connor, Adrian Harris. In the subs were Charlie Murphy, Rory Fortune, Emmet Rice, Edward O’Grady, Andrew Kavanagh, Mark Rossiter, Willie Whelan, Lar Prendergast, John Roche, Colin Sunderland, Lorcan Leacy. The mentors were Pat Dempsey, Willie Sunderland and MJ Kehoe. That victory in 2001 was the first time that Oulart-The Ballagh had won that top grade as a single parish.
Previous victories had been won combined with Buffers Alley in 1965 and 1966 and combined with Monageer in 1977 and 1985.
LOCAL NOTES
The purpose of the Notes is to keep locals informed of happenings in the parish area and this can only be achieved successfully with your permission and co-operation. Clubs, organisations and individuals who want coverage of their activities and successes etc. are reminded that the deadline for Notes is Thursdays at 8 p.m.
Phone or text 086 1686978 or email mickjacobjr@yahoo.co.uk.
GET WELL WISHES
Best wishes for a speedy return to full health to all members of the community who are sick or unwell at home or in hospital. They are in our thoughts and prayers.
The commencement of the Covid-19 vaccination programme offers great hope to the more vulnerable and elderly members of the community and it behoves us all to adhere to the regulations and severe restrictions that will be in place for the foreseeable future.
OUR LADY’S ISLAND ONLINE BINGO
Our Lady’s Island GAA club will begin online-bingo tonight, Tuesday, February 23, at 7.30 p.m. This will take place on YouTube and payment can also be made online.
We appreciate that this may be difficult for some members of our community and we will help in whatever way we can. Hopefully we will be back in the hall before long in a setting that is more familiar to all of us, but for now we must roll with the times. Anyone interested in playing can contact Damien at 087 2548236 or check out our Facebook page.
SPLIT-THE-POT
Congratulations to Veronica White on winning €60 in the recent split-the-pot draw. Envelopes are available from O’Doherty’s Supermarket.
Thanks to all who support this parish fundraiser.
CLUB AGM
Our Lady’s Island GAA Club AGM was held on Sunday, February 14, online as is the case with most things these days. The following people were elected to the committee of the club: chairman: Ger Carthy; vice-chairman: Nicky White; secretary: Damien O’Donovan.
Treasurer: Eoin Kinsella; Registrar: Suzanne Ellard; PRO: Damien O’Donovan. Pitch committee: Nicky Keane, David Maloney, Eoin Kinsella.
Fundraising committee: Damien O’Donovan, Eoin Kinsella, Nicky White, Dean Maloney, Clare Corish. Strategic planning: Davy Corish. Coaching officer: Pádraig Power. Underage secretary: Suzanne Ellard. Underage committee: Suzanne Ellard, Damien O’Donovan, Seán Carthy, Pádraig Power. Child protection: Seán Carthy, Damien O’Donovan. The club is looking forward to a productive 2021.
ROSSLARE STRAND ROSSLARE COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE
In line with the Government’s advice, Rosslare Community and Sports Centre is now closed and all staff are working remotely. We will endeavour to help in any way we can given the current constraints, but please understand that the service we can offer is severely limited at the moment. You can contact us in several ways: via email on RCDA@outlook.ie, by sending a message to our Facebook page, or if necessary, by telephone at 053 9132202. As restrictions ease, we will be happy to extend our services and facilities to the community, and we look forward to welcoming you back to the centre in the near future. Until then, stay safe and take care of each other.
ONLINE CHARITY AUCTION
Rosslare Community Development Associated will be holding an online charity auction, with all proceeds being invested in the maintenance and development of the community and Sports Centre. Auction lots will include a wide collection of original work, including paintings, ceramics and sculpture, many of which are produced in County Wexford. Other lots on offer include jewellery, holidays/beauty treatments etc. The auction site will go live online from March 21 for viewing, with bidding dates from March 29 to April 12. We will shortly provide registration details.
SCOIL MHUIRE NS ROSSLARE
We are now accepting enrolments for the 2021/2022 school year. You can email the school office requesting an enrolment form – scoilmhuirensrosslare@gmail.com, or you can download a form from our website. SEE scoilmhuirerosslare.ie. Please return completed enrolment forms by post to School Office, Scoil Mhuire NS Rosslare, Rosslare, Co. Wexford, Y35 ED516 or by email scoilmhuirensrosslare@gmail.com. Closing date for applications is Friday, March 12. We look forward to hearing from you.
COMMUNITY CALL HELPLINE
Rosslare Volunteers have pledged to support the county-wide Community Call scheme and are here to help with any difficulties you might have during current restrictions. If you need assistance, just call 053 9196000 (Dial option 1); the line is open every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and your request for assistance will be passed on to your local volunteer group.
Please remember you are not on your own.
ST MARY’S GAA
Work is still ongoing on our walking track on concrete driveway. Any donations for the new driveway are more than welcome. Lotto tickets are still available at the usual outlets, and you can also enter via Clubforce.
Check our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages for more news during the week.