Kilcoole
COMMUNITY POLICING CLINIC
The Clinic takes place every Wednesday from 6.00 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Kilcoole Community Centre. Services include crime prevention advice and stamping forms as well as most other Garda services. Contact Garda Molly Corbett molly.a.corbett@ garda.ie or Garda Alan Thompson alan.m.thompson@garda.ie.
INDOOR BOWLS
Bowls has now returned on Tuesday evenings as well as Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. in St Patrick’s/Forrester’s Hall. New members are welcome.
WIN A KOOL HOUSE
St Anthony’s Football Club and St Patrick’s GAA Club have joined fundraising forces and will raffle a new house in Kilcoole worth €400,000. Tickets are available online and cost €105 each. winakoolhouse.ie.
BINGO
Come join us for Monday Night Bingo in St Patrick’s Hall, Kilcoole. First game at 8 p.m. €10 per book (to include loose sheet and jackpot game). Extra loose sheet €1. Raffle Tickets on sale on the night.
PARENT/TODDLER GROUP
All are welcome to come along to the parent and toddler group at the community centre from 10.30 p.m. to midday every Wednesday. €2 per child.
NOTES
If you would like to have a notice included in the Kilcoole Notes please email jenniferwicklow2016@hotmail.com. May he rest in peace.
Newtown seniors took on Éire Óg on Thursday last in the first game of the league, final scoreline was 2-10 to 1-10. We were proud to see two Newtown men Mark Fitzsimons and Shane Mooney on the starting panel for Wicklow V Limerick in round three of the league on Sunday last.
Operation transformation walks continue Thursdays at 7 p.m. from the clubhouse. Well done to all who have taken part so far and to anyone else get up and get walking.
Tickets are on sale for the national club draw, tickets are €10 and there are 20 excellent prizes. Tickets can be bought in the post office or off any committee member.
There was no jackpot winner of last week’s lotto, numbers drawn were 2, 7, 21 and 24 and nine people matched three numbers. This week’s jackpot was an even €4k.
NEWTOWN JUNIORS FC
superb form. Our under-eights were in Newtown and they came out on top of their game against Enniskerry, but lost out to St Patrick’s and Arklow United.
The 8’s squad included Bobby Spillane, Tyler Doyle, Nathan Donohoe, Rory O’Gorman, Colin Healy and David McCormack. Our 9’s travelled to Aughrim and from their three games they got the better of Coolboy Rangers and Shillelagh while coming up short against St Patrick’s. In all the games there was only a single goal between the teams. The under-nines squad was John Turley, Ryan McDonald, Lucas Dowdall, Albie Chance, Leon O’Connor, Alex Ryan and Jayden Doyle.
Our under-10 Red team came out on top in their three games against our Black team, Enniskerry and Arklow United. The 10’s Red squad included Nikita Neaga, Mikey Synnott, David Mackey, Aidan Heffernan, William Valentine, Pat Carey, Sebastian Anton and Ryan Collins. Our under-10 Black team had one win and two losses from their three games in the same group. The under-10 Black squad was as follows, Dylan Dunleavy, Cathal O’Toole, Scott McKenna, Dayle Carthy, Darren Fisher, Aaron Roy, Luke Turley and Max Roche.
Also well done to two of our under-12 players Brooklyn Doyle and Patrick Martin, who played for their county in Mullingar against the Midlands. Well done, lads.
Regards the Futsal the upcoming times, dates and venues for our teams as follows. Sat. February 16 – Venues: Aughrim and Newtown for players born in 2006 (last year’s under-12s) Further details to be confirmed.
Our teams are all starting to get back to training for the new season from this week and new players are always very welcome to join our club. We will be fielding teams from under-eights up to under-13s and although it looks more than likely that we won’t have any older teams at the moment, as usual if the demand is there and players are prepared to commit to training and matches then nothing is impossible. Last seasons’ Academy team will now become this seasons under-eights team, though some of these players will be playing at the under-eights age group for two more years.
Our Development Squad practise every Saturday morning in the community centre Sports Hall from 10 a.m. till 11 a.m. All of our teams are now back in pre-season training. For all matters relating to training times etc for all our teams please contact our secretary Hughie at the contact details below.
Three players from our club are celebrating birthdays in the coming week and they are Adam Hall from the Development Squad, Aaron Nolan from the under-nines and Cormac Chance from the under-12s. Happy birthday lads from everyone at Newtown Juniors FC.
Our second Last Man Standing competition of the season will start back on Tuesday, February 26/Wednesday, February 27, so if you would like to take part please let any of our committee members or coaches know and they will fill you in with all the information you require. All money we take in goes towards the youth of the area.
The club would like to extend their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Bernadette (Bernie) Murphy (née Crowley) of Enniskerry formerly of Newtownmountkennedy, who sadly passed away last week. May she rest in peace.
For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors FC please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email to hughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
The Roundwood Cancer Support centre is now up and running and is open in the Parish Centre on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. Please feel free to pop in for a chat we will be happy to help. If anyone needs to make any enquiries outside these hours please telephone our confidential phone number 087 6062072.
GARDA YOUTH AWARDS
Application forms are out now for nominations for the Wicklow Garda Youth Awards 2018. Check out the Facebook page ‘Wicklow Garda Youth Awards’ for the application form and send the completed nomination form back to emma.j.skinner@garda. ie.
If you require a printed form posted to you send an email to emma.j.skinner@garda.ie or contact your local garda Station.
PERSONAL ALARMS
The Roundwood and District Community Council are registered to administer the senior alert scheme which provides grants to elderly people towards the provision of personal alarms. The personal alarm offers reassurance to allow independent living, safe in the knowledge that you can quickly be in contact with a family member or neighbour in the event of an emergency. It provides security and peace of mind. If you would like more information, please call 086 8055040.
WHIST RESULTS
Next whist is on Wednesday, February 13, in the Parish Centre.
PLOUGHING MATCH.
Roundwood Ploughing Society are holding their annual ploughing match on Saturday, February 23, at midday in Glasnamullen. Sincere thanks to Richard Turner for providing the site. Conventional, vintage, Classic Tractor and Horse Classes will be catered for on Lea ground. Could all competitors please have their names registered before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, with Brendan Power at 087 2420204.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The monthly dance will take place in Roundwood Parish Centre on Friday, February 15, with music by John Flood.
TRIPS
There will be a five-day trip to Slovenia on April 4 to April 9 at a cost of €699 per person sharing. As there are limited places a deposit of €200 is required asap. There will be a tour of Scotland in August/September dates to be decided and a Westport country music break in October 2019 which includes some day trips. For more details please contact Susan at 087 6273032.
LOTTO RESULTS
There was no jackpot winner in last week’s draw the numbers drawn were 7, 9, 12 and 14 There were 14 match-three winners, Noel McCoy, Faith McMahon, Gina Coster, Ross Hempenstall, John Byrne, Tom O’Gorman, T Shannon, Fiona Timmons, C Costello, Maureen Doyle, Matthew Fox, Joe Synnott T & T and Mark Burke. Next week’s jackpot will be €25,600.
SECONDARY SCHOOL BADMINTON
Badminton for Secondary school children continues every Monday from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. We have a small supply of racquets available. Come along and bring your friends. Beginners particularly welcome.
SET DANCING
Set dancing in Kavanagh’s every Thursday night from 9.11 p.m.
BADMINTON
Morning badminton has resumed on Tuesday morning from 9.30 p.m.
ROUNDWOOD WHIZZERS
Roundwood Whizzers Walking Group are back in action meeting at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Coach House car park. All welcome to walk at your own pace for approximately one hour.
ANGEL HEALING