Around the Districts
Adamstown
Cards
The weekly '30' card game continues in the community centre this Friday, October 20, at 9 p.m. Thanks to the ladies for the tea last week. Catering on Friday the 20th will be Ellie Walsh and Stella Delaney; catering on Friday, October 27, will be Ann Redmond and Ann Marie Mackey; on Friday, November 3, will be Cait Bradley, Josephine Hendrick, May Larkin and Betty O'Shea; on Friday, November 10, will be Mary Kirwan, Betty Cullen and Lorna Komsa; on Friday the 17th will be Maureen Bradley, Linda Duffy and Denise Harler. Proceeds going to parish funds.
Card winners on Friday, October 6, were Betty O'Shea, Kay Whelan, Matt O'Neill, John Hanley, John Murphy, Tom Rochford, Séamus Wickham and Paddy Furlong.
Breakfast Day
St Abban's Adamstown GAA Prickly Rose contestant Miss J & M Oil is holding a breakfast day in Adamstown Community Centre on Sunday, October 22, from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. Take the stress out of Sunday and join us for an early breakfast or midday brunch. Meet friends and enjoy a relaxing chat, everyone welcome. Your support for this event would be greatly appreciated.
Adamstown lotto
The next draw in the Adamstown lotto takes place this Friday, October 20, in the community centre for a jackpot of €10,500. Proceeds going to Adamstown GAA, Soccer Club and Parish Committee. Many thanks for your continued support.
Split-the-pot
The next draw in the Adamstown NS parents' association split-the-pot takes place this Tuesday, October 17. Costing €2 per entry, envelopes available in Adamstown Pharmacy, Brad Og's Pub and Chipper, Cullen's Pub and in the school.
Coláiste Abbain
The Open night in Coláiste Abbain Adamstown was a huge success last Tuesday, October 10. Pupils and parents travelled from all primary schools we visited the previous week to get a real experience of the fantastic facilities and meet our enthusiastic caring and hardworking teachers and staff. Thank you to all staff members, students and parents who made the night such a success.
Enrolment for 2018/19 is already in excess of 50 pupils. Our aim is to prepare students for life and responsible citizenship and motivate them towards the achievement of their full potential. Meanwhile should you have any queries please contact the main office at 053 9240564.
Golden Jubilee
Congratulations to John and Anne O'Brien Ballyvergin, who celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary last weekend. Wishing them many more years of health and happiness.
ST Vincent de Paul
A new conference of the society of St Vincent de Paul has been formed for the Adamstown, Clonroche, Poulpeasty, Raheen and Newbawn area. This service is available to you if you are in need of practical or financial assistance or if you require support for education. The confidential local contact number is 087 9032375.
MOSIE'S MIGHTY DAY
Tramore on Thursday was a red letter day for Adamstown trainer Moses (Mosie) McCabe; he had his first winner in three and a half years when the Kings Baby (5/2) made all and romped home by 10 lengths under promising young Clare claimer, Donie McInerney. They were allowed an uncontested lead in the Tramore Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle and never saw another horse.
The win prompted a memorable headline from the Irish Racing website: 'Kings Baby leads Moses to the promised land. 'That was a long time coming' was McCabes understated statement. 'It's been a long time since I've had a winner, but all the hard work paid off today' she is owned by Mick Kenny from Tinahely, who is a sound owner and gentleman.
Deadline for Notes
Please be advised that due to changes in production deadlines for the People Newspaper notices for inclusion for the Adamstown District should be emailed by Thursday to annemarieoshea@gmail.com or ring Anne Marie at 087 7681866.
Glynn-Barntown
YOUTH CHOIR
Barntown Parish Youth Choir will hold their first rehearsal on Thursday, October 26, at 6.50 p.m. in Barntown Church. The choir is open to all fourth Class Primary to sixth Year Secondary School pupils. BPYC endeavours to enrich, inspire, motivate and engage all the musical talent in the parish.
Gratitude to all who turned up last week for the registration evening, and for those of you still interested in signing up, you are not too late, please contact Vocal Coach, Ann Cleary (née Stamp) at 087 9004554 to find out more information.
PONGO
Pongo will take place in the hall kitchen on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 p.m. starting tonight, October 17. The annual parish Christmas Bazaar will take place on Sunday, December 17, after 10 a.m. Mass.
GLYNN/BARNTOWN TENNIS
We had our annual prize giving night in the Sycamore House Killurin on Friday, October 6, and would like to thank both Declan and Mary for their hospitality on the night. Also a big thank you to our sponsors McCauleys for their very generous prize.
FOREVER FIT WEXFORD
Forever Fit Wexford holds classes every Tuesday at 11.30 in Glynn Hall. Actvie 50 + exercise to music. Suitable for all fitness levels. Call or Text Amanda Burke at 087 9713339.
MUSIC AT THE MANOR
Barntown's Mayor, Mr Tom Dempsey presents MUSIC AT THE MANOR in aid of Wexford Hospice Homecare and Barntown Parish - Music, Live Bands, Finger Food, DJ' s, Prizes and much more. Slaney Manor, Barntown on November 17 to November 8 p.m. till late. Tickets are €20 and can be purchased at the parish office - 053 9120853.
CAMOGIE
Well done to our senior camogie team on their third successive Senior B camogie win over the weekend in Bellefield and to stalwart midfielder Annette Moroney on her Player of the match award. Another fine end to the season. Well done manager Sinéad Dempsey and mentors Adrian Sheil, Mick Walsh and Paschal Carley. Thank you to our main sponsors Declan and Mary Roche 'The Sycamore House' for a great night Saturday night and their relentless support.
Well done to our under-10 girls who thrilled spectators with their skills at half time in the Senior B camogie final in Bellefield.
Good luck to our under-16 and minor camogie teams still in championship and best of luck to club girls Cora Doyle and Clodagh White in their all-Ireland Handball finals on Sunday.
CONDOLENCES
Glynn-Barntown camogie and GAA clubs express their sincerest condolences to Mary O'Reilly's at the recent sad passing of her sister Bridget Ryan. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
COISTE NA NÓG
A tight battle was fought on Sunday morning between our Rising Stars under-14 footballers and the Sarsfields but they' ll have to do it all again as they finished level on 2-9 apiece.
Good luck to our minor footballers in their long awaited semi-final v St Martin's on Friday, October 13, in Cushinstown.
Our under-eight, 9 and 10 boys finished up their season with some in-club games on Sunday followed by presentation by Mark Fanning of a football each (complements of SuperValu) and treats in the clubhouse. Thanks to the mentors, parents and of course the kids for making it a great year.
GAA CLUB LOTTO
Our Club lotto for 2017/18 will be relaunched in the clubhouse on Wednesday, October 18, With annual running costs of €150,000 the lotto provides substantial funds in maintaining our super club and facilities. We thank all those who have supported the lotto since its original launch in 2015 and encourage continued support and welcome new members. Contact Angela at 087 7750710 for further details and payment options.
NOTES CONTACT
Please be advised that there has been a deadline change for District Notes. The People Office new deadline is 2 p.m. on the Friday before publication. Notices for inclusion for the Glynn-Barntown area, should be emailed (before midday) to hillaryobrien@eircom.net or alternatively, phone or text Hillary at 087 2028065.
Piercestown
Watercolour workshop
A Watercolour painting workshop for beginners takes place on Saturday, October 21, at Murrintown Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn the basics of watercolour techniques in a fun friendly setting. All materials included lunch, tea and coffee included. Price: €50 Booking essential as places limited. Phone Maria at 086 3848364. Take home your very own finished masterpiece.
Community Games AGM
The local area Community Games AGM will be held on Friday, October 20, at 8 p.m. in Murrintown Community Centre, Murrintown. Your support would be welcome as we embark on another year of Community Games and try to make as many events as possible available at local level.
As our Community Games area covers quite a large geographical area, it would be great to see representatives from all parts of the area at the meeting. Enquiries to piercestownmurrintowncg@gmail.com Facebook page: Facebook.com/piercestown.murrintowncommunitygames.
Taghmon-Camross
Family Resource Centre
ART EXHIBITION - The Men's Shed are holding an exhibition of paintings on Wednesday, October 18, in the Family Resource Centre from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. This is the culmination of a 10-week project under Wexford County Council's Artist in the Community Scheme with artist Kate Murphy. The exhibition documents the buildings of Taghmon and surrounding areas in a series of oil painting on MDF panels. All are welcome to see the fabulous works that were produced.
CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMME - There are just a few remaining places available on this programme running two mornings a week till June 2018. The programme consists of Digital photography and Visual art. If you are unemployed and aged between 18 and 35 then you are eligible for this free programme. This is run in conjunction with Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board.
TALKING TO TEENS - This programme can help parents to build good relationships with their teenage children. Starting on Wednesday, November 9, this six-week programme is free of charge but booking is essential.
Contact Taghmon FRC at 053 9134465 or email marytagfrc@gmail.com for information on any of the Programmes above.
Taghmon ICA
The September meeting took place recently. The meeting started with the demonstration. This was given by Geraldine O'Connor with Aloe Vera products from Forever Living. Geraldine gave us some ideas on different products and what they do. After tea served by Carol Gray the meeting took place.
The meeting started with a vote of sympathy with the Waters, Kehoe, Hannon, Murphy Stafford, Whitty, Sinnott and Walsh families. Our sympathies also went to the families of Mai Roche and Maeve Knight, who were former members. The guild was represented at Mai's funeral.
The business was then dealt with. The next few months will be busy with activities. The Go for life Grant has been applied for and we hope to start fitness classes soon.
The Federation walks have taken place with the money devided between Cottage Autism and St Vincent de Paul.
The Federation Christmas outing takes place on December 20 to see the Sound of music in the Bord Gais Theatre.
The next guild meeting takes place on Wednesday, October 18, in the Scout Hall at 7.30. New members are always welcome. The demonstration at the meeting is Autum gardening with Syl Doyle from Wilton Gardens. Please come and join us at 8.30 for an open demonstration.
Tagoat
St Mary's Day Centre
CE Scheme: We have an opening for a Bus Driver on the St Mary's CE Scheme. Must have D1 licence and post is subject to Garda Vetting. Please call 053 9132624 and ask for Jon if interested.
Chair Yoga: Chair Yoga every Tuesday night at 7.00 in Tagoat Community Centre. All levels and ages welcome.
Christmas Cakes and Puddings: If you want to get a delicious homemade Christmas Cake or pudding please call 053 9132624 for more information. Call early as time is limited.
Community Games AGM
The local area Community Games AGM will be held on Friday, October 20, at 8 p.m. in Murrintown Community Centre, Murrintown. Your support would be welcome as we embark on another year of Community Games and try to make as many events as possible available at local level.
As our Community Games area covers quite a large geographical area, it would be great to see representatives from all parts of the area at the meeting. Enquiries to piercestownmurrintowncg@gmail.com Facebook page: Facebook.com/piercestown.murrintowncommunitygames.
Wexford People
