GRANAGH NOTES - 14/15 Mar

St. PATRICK'S  DAY:

Masses:    Granagh:   Friday Night 16th -   7.00pm.            Ballingarry:   Saturday 17th - 10.30am.                                                     Rosary at St. Patrick's Well at 11.30am, immediately after Mass.  
Granagh:   Saturday night 17th -  7.00pm.          Ballingarry:   Sunday  18th  - 10.30am.  
Thinking of all our emigrants: - family,friends and relations scattered all over the world, we wish them Beannachtaí Na Féile Pádraig:-        
May the Irish hills caress you;
May her lakes and rivers bless you;
May the luck of the Irish enfold you;
May the blessings of Patrick, behold you.
The John Prendergast Show on Live 95FM, Saturday morning 8am to 10am, will be focusing on all the Irish connections abroad for the day that's in it.

TEA DANCING:

Our next dance will be held on Sunday March 18th, 2.30pm with music by Pakie Moloney & Seamus Sheehy.

This dance will be held in conjunction with the Apostolic Society where we make a donation towards their missionary works. 

 

GRANAGH UTD. F.C:
Lotto Results: -    Friday 9th March.   Jackpot € 11,350.00.    No Winner.   Winning Nos. 7. 8. 15. 21.                                                         To make sure you are included in the draw every week, you might consider buying a yearly ticket for fifty euro.                                          Lucky Dips: -  Noel & Dylan Stapleton, Granagh.   Tom O' Regan, Granagh.   Denis Corcoran, Lattin.                                                           Next Week's Jackpot is €11,400.00 , with the draw to be held in The Rock Bar.                                                                                  Tickets available at O' Gorman's Foodstore Granagh, Hickeys Bar Croom, The Rock Bar Granagh, & Bennis' Bar Ballyagran.

Match Results:

Sat 10th.   U10 A.

Granagh 8 - Athea 0.

Scorers, Ryan Fitzgibbon 3, Shane Collins 3, Jack O'Connor 1, Darragh Clifford 1.

Man of the Match - Ryan Fitzgibbon and James Stapleton.

Team:- E. Enright, S. Scully, J.Lynch Raftery, J. Stapleton, S. Collins, S. Murphy, D. Clifford, R. Fitzgibbon, J. O'Connor,

R. Condon, C. Clifford.

 

Sat 10th. U10B.

Granagh 1 - Broadford 0.

Scorer, Charlie McCartan.

 

GARDENING  CLASS:    We are ready to begin our Organic Gardening Classes in conjunction with County Limerick VEC, on Thursday 22nd March, 7.30pm to 9.30pm for eight weeks, cost approx twenty five euro.   Our tutor will be Dr. Sinead Neiland, An tIonad Glas, Drumcollogher.   I can still take a few more names, so if you are interested in growing your own, text me on 087-9139902 (Mary). 

 

SEMINAR:Limerick County Community and Voluntary Forum would like to invite all those interested to the Dunraven Arms Hotel Conference Centre, Adare on Thursday March 15 at 7.30pm. Speakers will be Ms. Emily Logan, Ombudsman for Children and Ms. Miriam Gleeson, National Education Welfare Board. Admission free. Further information from Donal Cooper 086-2142501

      

CHRISTY  KENNEALLY:

Rathkeale House Hotel, Wednesday March 28th, 8.00pm -  ' Hope in Dark Times '.    Christy is a very perceptive and humorous speaker. He engages easily with his audience and is highly entertaining while at the same time delivering the keynote messages eloquently and with impact.   He is a much in demand keynote and motivational speaker at conferences worldwide. 

SCHOOL ENROLMENT:

All those wishing to enroll their children in St. Joseph's NS for Sept 2012, please contact the school on 061-399081 or call in and pick up an enrolment form. Closing date 30th March.

 

60K  CYCLE:   

If you would like to participate in the above cycle, it might be a good idea to start putting in a bit of training.!    Con Kelly, is one of the local organisers and his luminous jacket can be seen many an evening, on a road near you.   As the evenings get brighter we hope to see the rest of him.!   He was bit by the cycling bug, so decided to organise a fundraiser in aid of the Laura Lynn Hospice for sick children.   This will be held on Sunday 6th May.  Registration at Granagh Community Centre, between 9am and 10.30am, entry fee only €20.   Cycle at your own pace down Kilmacow onto Ballingarry, Croagh, Newcastle West and back to the Hall where refreshments will be served.   Names can be give to Con on 087-7419086 or Teresa Kelly on 087-7411775.

BRÓD CLUB:

If you would like to support Bernard Dunne's attempt to get 100,000 people to start using the little bit of Irish they have, then sign on  at  www.rte.ie/brodclub .   This week, he suggests using a bit of Gaeilge when sending texts.             

 

DAFFODIL  DAY:

Coffee Morning -  10.00am to 2.00pm, Supper Room, Ballingarry, Friday 23rd March.

Coffee Afternoon - 2.00pm to 4.00pm , at the home of Mary Morrissey, Meadowlands, Coolruss.  All funds in aid of Irish Cancer Society.

CAKE  SALE:

Results -   Children's Art Competition:    1st. Eoin Horgan. 2nd Mary Kate Ahern.   1st. Grace Purtill. 2nd. James Stapleton.

1st. Megan Hartigan. 2nd. Anna Griffin.

Raffle: - 1. Fr. Dan Lane.  2. Eamon Noonan.  3. Maurice Noonan.  Sara O'Connor.  Eoin Butler.  PaJo Lake.  Darragh O'Donoghue.

Kevin Noonan.  Marian Sheehy.  Siobhan Lynch.  Gerard Noonan.  Eoin Enright.

Bulls Eye - Jacob Butler, MJ Purtill, Eimhin O'Regan.

The Parents Association would like to thank all those who supplied baking, donated items and purchased goods, many thanks for your support.