Enniskerry

POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE

Powerscourt Church Tomorrow (Thursday): 10 a.m. – Holy Communion.

Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – The Second Sunday Before Lent: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Morning Prayer Two.

Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – The Second Sunday Before Lent: 10 a.m. – Morning Prayer Two.

Women’s World Day of Prayer 2019: The annual day of Prayer for the combined parishes of Calary, Kilbride, Kilmacanogue, Powerscourt, Enniskerry, and Curtlestown, will be held in Powerscourt Church on Friday, March 8, at 8 p.m. The service has been compiled by the people of Slovenia, and all men and women are welcome to attend.

The Institution of Rev Cathy Hallissey as Rector of Powerscourt with Kilbride: This will take place on Friday, March 1, at 8 p.m. in Powerscourt Church followed afterwards by a reception in the Summerhill Hotel.

St Mary’s Church

St Mary’s This Week: The Rosary will be said at 9.55 a.m. before Mass each morning in St Mary’s Prayer Room. Mass – Tomorrow (Thursday) and Saturday at 10.15 a.m. Prayer Service – Today (Wednesday) and Friday at 10.15 a.m. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after Prayer Service on Friday mornings in St Mary’s. Mass on First Friday of the month in St Mary’s at 10.15 a.m. Anointing of the sick – after Mass on First Friday of the month. St Mochonog’s – Mass on second, third and fourth Friday of the month at 10.15 a.m.

Home Visitation: Fr Bernard or a Minister of the Eucharist visit the sick and housebound on the First Friday of the month. If you, or a relative or friend would like a visit on the First Friday of each month, please contact the parish office.

Monthly Meeting of Ministers: The first of a series of monthly meetings of Ministers of the Eucharist and Ministers of the Word, to facilitate meditation

Last Thursday night Ken Finlay, author, journalist, and historian, from the Old Dublin Society was the guest speaker for the February meeting of the Enniskerry History Society, which meets under the guidance of its president John Callan, in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel, Enniskerry Village, at which he presented his lecture on ‘Charles Cameron – Saving the City of Dublin’. Sir Charles Cameron was an Irish physician, chemist, and was to the fore in the adoption of medical hygiene and public health and for over 50 years from the late 18th century and into the first part of the 20th century ran the Public Health Department of Dublin Corporation and made a major contribution to improving public health in Dublin City as revealed in the lecture, a legacy which continues to the present day.

Frank Tracy will be the guest speaker for the Thursday, March 14, meeting of the Enniskerry History Society at which he will present his lecture on ‘Killarney – the Royal Visit of 1861 that put Killarney on the Tourist Map’ at 8.30 p.m. in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel, Enniskerry Village, Co. Wicklow. All welcome – admission €5.

In the meantime other events which may be of interest to members and supporters of the Enniskerry History Society are tonight’s (Wednesday) 7 p.m. lecture by Rob Goodbody ‘On the Borders of the Pale – a history of the Kilgobbin, Stepaside and Sandyford area’ in Marlay House, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin – admission is free but must be pre-booked via email dlrheritageevents@ dlrcoco.ie; the 8 p.m. lecture by Catherine Scuffil on ‘The South Circular Road on the eve of the First World War’ to the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire – all welcome, admission €3; tomorrow (Thursday) nights 8 p.m. lectures by Brian White on ‘The Maritime History of Bray, Co. Wicklow’ to the Bray Cualann Historical Society in the Royal Hotel, Bray – admission €5; and Philip Lecane on ‘The Sinking of the Dun Laoghaire/Holyhead mail boat RMS Leinster’ to the Greystones Archaeological and Historical Society in the Family Centre

Opening hours for the library, located on Church Road, Enniskerry, are – Tuesday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. New members to the library are always very welcome. Please phone 01 2864339 for further information or to renew books.

KILMAC CFR TABLE QUIZ

Kilmacanogue Cardiac First Responders ill hold a Fund Raising table quiz next Monday night in Plucks of Kilmacanogue. Contact Sharon Carey at 087 4161706/Caroline McNamara at 086 2586762. Raffle tickets will be sold on the night with some Great Prizes.

SUPPORTING THE HOSPICE

Wicklow Hospice Beanies/ woolly hats are available to buy in the Village Shop, Enniskerry, for €10. In a range of colours, they are warm and comfy. All proceeds go to the Wicklow Hospice. The Wicklow Hospice will open its doors by the end this year, a truly wonderful achievement by the people of County Wicklow and beyond. All support is so very much appreciated. If you would like some more information on the Wicklow Hospice please contact Sinéad at 087 0954137.

Our local Kilmacanogue Cardiac First Responders will host a table quiz this Monday, February 25, in Plucks to raise much needed funds. These money will be used by the Kilmac CFR for the Public Access Defibrillator Scheme with lots of these defibrillators in key locations around the community but the pads need chancing every couple of years weather they are used regularly or not and they are not cheap. A team of four costs €40 and there will be lots of Raffle Prizes on the night also.

If you would like to enter a team or help out in any way, you can contact Sharon Carey at 087 4161706 or ‘Lady Pluck’ (Caroline) at 086 2586762. The event will start at 8 p.m. and we know the people of Kilmacanogue will give them the great support this voluntary group deserve.

PLUCKS GOLF SOCIETY

The first outing of Plucks Golf Society will take place at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, in Powerscourt (West Course) Golf Club. Greg O’Donnell is the 2019 Captain and has appointed Jim Messitt as his Vice Captain. There are six new members this year which is great to see and members are reminded that they should have paid both their yearly membership of €50 and €40 Green Fees to Greg in advance of the outing no later than Sunday, March 10.

SOCCER ACTION

There is no doubt that one of the greatest days in Glencormac United Football Clubs history was their Wicklow Cup Final appearance last June. Well last Sunday, the Glens took another step closer to repeating that fête when they defeated Arklow Town 4-2 to set up a Quarter final place. This was a tough battle and the Glens trailed 0-1 at the break in a tight first half. Luke Reynolds got an equaliser just after the restart but an Arklow Penalty made it 1-2 after 55 minutes. However, the Glens took control after that and Josh O’Callaghan made it 2-2 before Nathan Watters and Simon Doyle sealed a good win. Sam O’Callaghan had a superb game in a good team display.

GAA LEAGUE

If you want an item of local interest to appear in the Kilmacanogue notes, please email colmulligan@eircom.net by midday on Sunday.

We ask all businesses clubs and associations to put their thinking caps on and start organising their St Patrick’s Day float. More details to follow.

FASHION SHOW

There will be a Fashion Show in aid of the Irish Cancer Society hosted by Theresa Martin and team in the Parkview Hotel Newtownmountkennedy Friday, March 1, at 8 p.m. Tickets €10 available from post office, Parkview Hotel, Ann Duffy Florist. Processco Reception at 7.30 p.m. (€3 donation to ICS).

Special performance from Tenor Darren Mooney. Come join us for a night not to be missed. All proceeds to Irish Cancer Society.

DISTRICT FORUM

Newtownmountkennedy District Forum meet the last Tuesday of the month at 7.30 p.m. in Newtownmountkennedy Community Centre. Everyone is welcome. Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 26. For more information or meeting minutes follow us on Facebook – Newtownmountkennedy District Forum.

GAA CLUB NEWS

A late surge by Newtown secured the club a valuable victory on a scoreline of 0-10 to 1-5 over Annacurra last Friday night. The men bounced back impressively from the opening league defeat to Éire Óg Greystones the previous week. Scorers – Newtown: Ross Davis 0-7 (5f, one 45), Mark Fitzsimons 0-1, Seán Gregory 0-1, Dean Odlum 0-1.

Yet again there was a smashing turnout on a chilly Valentines evening for Operation Transformation. Well done to all, walks continue each Thursday at 7 p.m. from the clubhouse. New walkers/runners more than welcome each week.

Newtown GAA Cúl Camp will take place July 22 this year.make sure to book online early to avoid disappointment.

There was no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot, numbers

Some of our teams will start their season next weekend with the rest in action the following weekend. The following are the fixtures for the weekending Sat/ Sunday, February 23/24; under-nines away to Greystones Red ko to be confirmed; under-11s at home to Greystones Yellow ko Saturday at 11.30 a.m.; under-13s at home to Wicklow Rovers ‘B’ ko Sunday at 11.30 a.m. (Fixtures and KO Times are subject to change)

All players playing football this season will have to be registered online at FAI net. This process will be implemented by the club secretary with help from all team coaches and parents. Details and further information on FA.

Inet will be posted on all teams group pages. Anyone, who requires further information on any matter regards FAI net please contact our secretary.

All our teams are all back training for the new season for a couple of weeks now and new players are always very welcome to join our club. We will be fielding teams from under-eights up to under-13s. 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. For all matters relating to training times etc for all our teams please contact our secretary Hughie at the contact details below.

Six players from the club will be celebrating their birthdays around this time includinga couple of lads we missed out on a couple of weeks ago. Those players are as follows, a trio from the Development Squad, Shane Farrell, Harry McCormick and Charlie Kelly, Rory O’Gorman and Elliott Biddle from the under-nines and last but not least Dylan Dunleavy 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 village of Newtown and surrounding areas were shocked to learn of the passing of Peter ‘Padge’ Farrell last week. Peter was a valued player on teams in our club in the late eighties/early nineties. To his mother Denise, father Eamonn, siblings Paudie and Niamh, his grandfather Jimmy, his extended family and his large circle of friends, our club would like to offer our deepest condolences at this sad time. The regard that many people held Padge in was evident by the huge turnout at his funeral Mass. May he rest in peace.

For further information on all club matters contact 087 6987653 or by email to hughienolan@ gmail.com