GRANAGH NOTES 26/27th OCT

Camogie, Orla, Lisa, Nassa, Ciara, Lucy, Sinead & Molly

Emer Gavin, Sinead Griffin, Ciara English, Ellen Murphy, Ciara Sheehy & Orla Lenihan

Sinead Griffin, Ciara English

45  DRIVE:

The Card Committee are going to resume their weekly game on Monday 31st October, 9pm, in the Community Centre.

They are just a small number of people but they turn up faithfully every Monday night and we thank them for providing  the

opportunity to those interested in playing 45.    

 

GRANAGH  DEVELOPMENT:

' Mid-Term '   Fun Camp:     Last Call for Names:!!   Aimed at 12 - 15yr olds.    We are providing a three day camp on                                       2nd , 3rd, & 4th of Nov, in the community centre, from 10.30am to 12.30pm each day. 

We have acquired the services of Lisa Cahill, a Limerick based  professional dance and drama artist. 

Places are limited , max of  fifteen in the class, so if interested please text Mary 087-9139902 asap.    

Kindly supported by Ballyhoura Development .   We are only charging €4 per person,  for the three days. 

Courses:   Still taking names for anyone interested in a Computer course or Gardening course, text Mary 087- 9139902' 

 

GRANAGH  UTD. F.C.:

Lotto  Results:       

The Weekly Draw took place on Friday 21st  Oct.   Still No Winner.    Numbers Drawn -  16. 21. 23. 26. .

Next  Week's  Jackpot is   €10,450.00 ,  with the draw to be held in the Hickey's Bar.

Lucky Dips  of € 20. each -     Ben Harding, Ballyagran.  Joe Scanlon, Ballinleena. Cory Harding, Ballyagran.  

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

Match Results:

U10 League Sat:
Granagh Utd A 1 -  Pallaskenry 2.   Scorer for Granagh, Sean Murphy.

Man of the Match - James Stapleton & Sean Murphy.

Granagh Utd B 3 -  Newcastle West B 2.    Scorers for Granagh were Daniel Herlihy 2 & Rory O Gorman 1.

U16 National Cup:
Fenit Samphires 1 -  Granagh Utd 2.    Scorers for Granagh were Stephen Hickey & Brian Noonan.

Junior Reidy Cup Sun:
Athea Utd 5 -  Granagh Utd 2.   Scorers for Granagh were Pa O` Donoghue & Robert Noonan.

Granagh Utd hoodies are available for purchase now, €30 kids & €35 adults, to place your order contact                                                              Seamus Murphy (086)2448464 or Kevin Clifford on (086)8431840.

 

St. JOSEPH'S  FOUNDATION:

The open meeting regarding proposed plans for Liskennett Stud, was held on Monday night.   In attendance were

David Doyle, Dr. Martin O' Donnell, Eamon McCarthy and Conor Counihan.    David gave us a bit of background on the

Association.    It was set up by Dr. O'Donnell in 1968 because of the lack of services for people with a disability.

Today it caters for over six hundred users - 240 Adults and 360 Children.   They now have twelve Adult residences throughout

north Cork and south Limerick.   They have up to three hundred people on their payroll, not all full-time, and their running costs

are about fourteen million every year. 

The Liskennett project is being undertaken because of lack of services for people with Autisim/Aspergers Syndrome. 

Some 30,533 people in Ireland have Autisim and it is becoming more prevalent.   Out of the six hundred service users in the

Association, two hundred and forty nine are on the Autisim spectrum, most of whom are children.    The Association have been

looking for a suitable situation for a number of years, in order to cater for people with Autisim and Liskennett seems to fit the

bill.   They needed somewhere quiet, off the road, a safe area with little movement and a farm where they could introduce animal

therapy.  

The building plans are as follows:-   Nine full time Residences and seven Respite places.  Each person will have their own little

apartment and in the high support area, there will be care provided on a 24/7 and 52/7 basis.  There will be an Equestrian Centre

consisting of an Indoor and Outdoor arena, stables and associated buildings, which will be open to all people with disabilities.                     There will be a Craft centre to include many activities such as Art and Pottery.    The old Walled Garden is to be restored and will

incorporate a new Pavilion.    All present buildings as well as trees are being retained. 

The plans have been submitted and there is about a five week waiting period for the results.   If plans are passed they hope to

start early in the new year.   The Association hope that all the building can be done  at the one time rather than dividing into two

phases, however that will all depend on funding.    They are investing  a lot of their own money and are applying for grant aid also.

The €1.5 million euro  received from the JP McManus Pro-Am was the main reason this project got going, the money cannot be

used for land purchase but has to be put towards building construction.  

The aim of the Association is  ' to provide people with disabilities the opportunity to live the life of their choice, to their fullest potential  '.

This project will  greatly enhance the lives of people with Autisim because everything there will be geared towards their needs  and

so they should live a much happier and contented life.    Some may progress to complete independent living out in the community, some

may never.   The Association hope to become integrated into community life and down the road , local services will be required in the

day to day running of the centre.  The plans can be seen at their offices in Charleville and they will be happy to answer any queries.

Wishing them every success with this very beneficial project.

COMMUNITY  GAMES:  A.G.M.
On Wednesday night last we held our Agm in Granagh Hall and had a comprehensive review of our activities over the past                                  twelve months .    It is always astonishing just how much is achieved and how many children benefit from Community Games.                     Thanks to our secretary Anne for putting together this review.    Our Treasurer Rob gave a detailed account of our finances                                  and thanked all who assisted him during the year.   Chairperson Claire went on to say that Anne had a huge workload and all                              of us were more than willing to help in any way we could.    On this positive note the election of Officers proceeded and all in                           attendance were delighted when the  existing officers agreed to stay on for another year.                                                                                        Many thanks for the use of Granagh Hall and to Mary who locked up after us.                                                                                                    Upcoming Events:                                                                                                                                                                                                               Any Girls interested in playing U/13 or U/15 indoor soccer should contact Eddie(u/13) 0879922600 or Claire(u/15)                                 0852493022 without delay .   The closing date is coming up very soon.        Draughts training continues each Thursday evening,                                  U/10(7.30 to 8.15) and U/12 & U/14s (8.15 to 9.00).    New players are welcome but again the closing date is imminent                                      so don’t delay.