Local Notes 11th March

PARENTS ASSOCIATION:
A Cake Sale is being held by the parents association on Saturday March 13th in the Community Centre, 7.30pm - 9pm - straight after Mass.
Homemade breads, scones, buns and cakes available. Your support would be greatly appreciated.
To donate any baked goods please contact Fiona Griffin, 087-2050249 or Susie Butler, 087- 9873379.

TEA DANCING:
MONAGEA:
The next dancing date for your diary is Sunday 14th March in Monagea Community Centre. Music will be supplied by The Premier Blue
Boys. As usual, tea and refreshments will be served.
On Sunday 21st, we will have our own monthly dance in Granagh to the music of Liam O'Sullivan.

GRANAGH PLAYERS:
On Saturday last we gathered in the Community Centre to present the cheques to our chosen charities. Denise Kelly was home from Dublin to
accept the cheque on behalf of the CRUDEM Foundation, for Hospital Sacre Coeur in Haiti. As the hospital went from 64 beds on Jan 12th to over
400 in the space of two weeks, the expenses for food, medicine fuel and so on have greatly increased. Our donation will go directly to help with
these costs and she thanked all who were involved in the drama production.
Mary Hanley accepted our cheque on behalf of the Alzheimers' Day Care Unit, Adare. She sincerely thanked all for the donation as HSE funding
has been greatly reduced and every euro is vital to help them continue with their services.
Many thanks to photographer Nora O'Keeffe for taking the time to call, on what was a very busy Saturday evening for her.

DEBS DRESSES:

As part of their fundraising efforts, the ladies at the Alzheimers' Unit, Old Library, Adare are holding a very special Sale. They received a number
of brand new debs dresses from a bridal shop, normal selling price E 170 - E 250. However, these will be greatly reduced on Saturday 27th Mar.
Call and have a look, great bargains.

URBAN KNIT:
Eilish Tuite, is a third year sculpture student in Limerick school of Art and Design is working on a project called Urban Knit. She hopes to be
covering ether fully or partially an empty rental building in Limerick city in a large knitted blanket.!! This project is more than just knitting.
It involves participants in social engaging Art and places community involvement in pride of place.
If you would like to participate in the project by knitting and donating an A4 size patch, she would be very grateful for your contribution.
This installation is made out many patches so she needs quite lot of them and she is also in need of wool so if you have any leftover
scraps, these would also be greatly appreciated.

GRANAGH UTD. F.C.:
Lotto results:

There was no winner in the lotto draw this week.

Numbers drawn were 23.24.26.30

Lucky dip winners of €20 each went to Jim Chawke Granagh, Richard O` Donoghue Granagh, & Padraig & James Murphy Granagh.

Next weeks draw takes place in Bennis Bar Ballyagran for a jackpot of €6,650.

Tickets available at O` Gorman's Foodstore Granagh, Hickeys Bar Croom, The Rock Bar Granagh, & Bennis Bar Ballyagran.



Results 06/03/10

U16 Cup: Granagh Utd 5 - Newcastle West Rovers 1

Scorers for Granagh were Daniel Shelton 4 & James Donegan 1.



Junior Desmond Cup Replay Result 07/03/10

Shannonside 1 - Granagh Utd 1

Shannonside win 5 - 3 on penalties.



Pub Quiz. At the last monthly meeting, the discussion turned to grass growth ! Up to now , it was left to a few people to bring

their own mowers weekly to keep the pitches cut. However, when grass growth resumes the pitch will need to be cut twice a week at least

and the domestic mowers will not be strong enough. It was decided to check out prices and availability of commercial mowers and to

start fundraising to meet some of the costs. So a pub quiz will be held in The Rock Bar on Friday 26th March, € 40 per table of four.

If parents cannot attend on the night, they can sponsor a table or a spot prize. All donations greatfully received.




COMMUNITY GAMES:
Art
Last Saturday morning we hosted the County Art Competition in the Hall Ballingarry. Over seventy children travelled from Crecora/Patrickswell,
Adare, Drom/Broadford, Croagh/Kilfinny and our own area Ballingarry/Granagh. This was a very successful morning due to the many
helpers on the day providing refreshments for all who travelled and this was very much appreciated by all.

Talent Competition:
U/14s.
We travelled to Askeaton on Saturday last to take part in the 1st round of U/14 Talent Competition. We had 6 entries on the night
Solo Music; Sean English and Athene Storey Cosgrave. Solo Singers: Lauren Clancy and Patrick Shelton
Group Singers: Brenda & Dylan O’Keeffe and Patrick Shelton, Cathal O’Keeffe, Nathan Clancy and Jack Cagney.
All performed great on the night unfortunately all did not qualify for the final but well done to ye all and best of luck to our Solo Singer
Lauren Clancy and to Group Singers Patrick Shelton, Cathal O Keeffe, Nathan Clancy and Jack Cagney who will now perform again this
Saturday 13th March, 2010 in Askeaton. Check in at the earlier time of 6.15 pm.

U/10s.
The U/10’s Talent finals take place this Sunday evening in the Hall Askeaton. Check in 5.00 pm for the following :
Group 1: Recitation, Group Music, Group Irish Dance, Solo Irish Dance & Solo Music followed by presentation of Medals.
Check In 6.30 pm for Group 2 – Group Modern Dance, Solo Modern Dance, Group Singing & Solo Singing followed by presentation of Medals.
Best of luck to the following entries.--
Solo Singers: Jacob Butler, Olivia Bennett
Solo Music: Lucy Banks, Mark Sheahan,
Group Music: Eoin & Mark Sheahan
Group Dancers: Shauna Hayes, Eve Higgins, Sophie Aylmer, Ciara O’Connor, Molly Cagney, Molly O’Connor.
Group 2 : Olivia Bennett, Aislinn Herlihy, Sarah Condon, Anna Griffin, Sinead Griffin and Ciara Sheehy.
Group Singers: Group 1 Jacob Butler, Olivia Bennett, MJ Purtill and Aislinn Herlihy
Group 2: Lucy Banks, Lucy & Emily Murphy
Solo Recitation: Grace Purtill & Michael Sheahan.
Swimming .
Swimming A competition this Sat 13th March, 2010 in St Endas at 3 pm and Swimming B competition 20th March, 2010 also in St Endas at 3 pm.
Munster Finals – 27th March 2010 in UL Limerick
Cross Country Running – Sunday 21st March, 2010.
Training continues this Friday evening at 5.00 pm to 5.45 pm at the Camogie Field in Granagh (rear of O’Gormans shop).
Children must be 7 years to take part.
Draughts.
Training continues this Thursday 11th March, 2010 from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm in the Hall Ballingarry.

Next Registrations 10th March, 2010.
- Cross County Running.
- Primary School Choir.
- Camogie U/14 and U/12 (County).
- Hurling U/11.
We need Managers for Camogie and Hurling if we are to put a team through. Contact Anne on 087 9274241 as soon as possible if you are interested.