Local Notes 11th November

TEA DANCING:

The November dance will be held in the Community Centre on this coming Sunday 16th at 2.30pm.
Music by " A Touch of Blarney " with the usual High Tea and Raffle. Thanks to all who have been supporting us and
making this such an enjoyable event.

YOUTH CHOIR:

The fabulous youth choir will be singing at Granagh Mass, on Sunday 16th, at 9.30am.
The choir are entering the community games, choir competitions, for the first time. They have plenty members for the
Junior section but they need more members to enter the Senior section i.e. 13 -15 yrs. The competition will take
place in the New Year but rehearsals need to start shortly. New Members are very welcome to their usual choir practise,
Thursdays 6.30pm - 7.30pm.

YOUTH CLUB:

Thanks to the youth club members for returning the Christmas Shoe boxes. We received seven boxes which have now been
delivered to the collectors . If anyone still has a box you can drop them to me, closing date will be next Friday 16th.


DEFIBRILLATORS:

Most households in the parish have received the information leaflet regarding the fund raising for the defibrillators.
The Committee would appreciate a prompt return of donations. If you didn't receive an envelope, the collection
boxes are place in O'Gormans' and O'Gradys' shops. All donations most welcome.

A TRIBUTE:

Paddy Hannan R.I.P: Local Gaels were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Paddy Hannon after a short illness.
He spent a peaceful life running the farm on which he was born, in the townland of Kilmacanerla. He was a
traditionalist at heart and was always an enjoyable character to meet with. He had many a " good long discussion "
on current affairs, especially hurling. Having played with the local club he took a keen interest in all games and
remained a loyal and very generous supporter of Granagh G.A.A. club.
He was also, a great supporter of the local Church and indeed all parish enterprises. His passing heralds the end of
an era, when time for conversation with friends and neighbours was valued higher than the frantic money making and
consumerism of recent times.
It could be said he got the work-life balance just right. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam Dilísh.

BABY BOY:

Congratulations to Aileen and Seamus Murphy on the birth of their baby James, last week. Sean Dóta will be kept
busy !

GRANAGH PLAYERS:

After a late start - they are back in Action ! This year we have a change of producer, Mary Liston is taking a year out and
we are very lucky to be able to call on another producer, from within the parish bounds.! He is a busy man, an up-and -coming
Trappatoni, so I hear ! However, this year, because of the now benchmarked producers fees and the many perks of the job, his arm has
been twisted and we are delighted that last years' Pats Bocock has now taken over the reins.

Jimmy Sheehy has long been involved in Drama both as actor and producer. He took part in all the Macra Na Feirme productions
in which the Granagh Club won nine out of ten county titles in a row between 1977 and 1987. Jimmy himself produced three of these
plays and and won the overall producer's award in the All-Ireland for the play Stags & Hens.
This years play has been chosen - ' Poor Beast in the Rain '. It is not one of the better known names but it has been performed in the
Abbey in the 1990s, later broadcast on BBC, also in Oxford in 2000, New York in 2002 and Los Angeles 2008. Written by the
Wexford playwright, Billy Roche, it takes up the theme of life in Wexford in the late 1970s. Lots of goings on and great interaction between
the characters ! More anon !
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GRANAGH UNITED F.C.

REMINDER!
Don't forget to start organising your teams for the table quiz in the Rock bar, Granagh, on Friday 5th Dec. starting at 9.30pm sharp.
A great nights entertainment guaranteed so please come along and support the club.

Despite the terrible weather conditions, two underage games went ahead as planned last Saturday the 8th Nov. The U12's travelled
away to Ballyhahill. Granagh came away with a convincing win after they managed to find the back of the net five times in total.
Edward Sheehy and James Dillon put in two excellent goals each and Kyle Cotter scored one. The final score was 5-2.
Well done to all the team.

The U16's were at home to Newcastle Rovers B. Due to some players being sick, Granagh had to start the game with only ten players.
Rovers were the first to score but a great goal from Stephen O' Brien levelled the game at 1-1. This was how the game remained until
the last few minutes of the game when Rovers managed to score a further two goals. Granagh lost 3-1 but with a full squad and better
conditions, things could have been very different.

GRANAGH UTD. LOTTERY

There was no winner of the 10,500 Euro in the lotto draw last Friday night the 7th Nov. The numbers drawn were 6, 7, 25, 30.
The Lucky dip winners of 20 Euro each were Ellie Gammell, Nuala Stapleton, and Anna Griffin. Next weeks jackpot is 10,600 Euro.