GRANAGH NOTES - 9/ 10 JAN.

GRANAGH UTD. F.C:

There was no winner of the week-end Lotto on the 4th Jan.   Winning Nos. 4. 21. 22. 27.

The Jackpot next week-end will be € 13,350.00.

Lucky Dips: -   Edel Scully, Banogue.   Mary Murphy, Kingsland.   Pat Casey C/o Hickeys.

Next Week's draw will be held in Hickey's Bar.

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

MONTH'S  MIND:

The month's mind Mass for the repose of the soul of Joe Scanlon, will be held in Granagh Church, Saturday 19th Jan, 7.00pm

SYMPATHIES:

Our sympathies to the Sheehan families on their recent sad bereavements, within twelve days of each other - Margaret Sheehan, Kilatal        and Liam Sheehan, Knockfierna.    Go ndéadna Dia trocaire ar na mairbh.

GRANAGH  PLAYERS:

Play Dates: Jan, 18th, 19th, 20th ( Fri, Sat, Sun ) and 25th, 26th, 27th.  Granagh Community Centre.   8.00pm

Adm. Adults €10.    Teens € 5.     Shop and Raffle each night.

Our production this year is the comedy   ' London Assurance ' by Dion Boucicault.   You will remember we performed another of his works    ' The Shaughraun ' in 2011.    He was in a terrible hurry with this play as he wrote it in thirty days only. 

The play is set in London of 1840s which was a different era completely with regard to the attitudes of the age and the flowery language         of the time.    Etiquette was all important and politeness required at all times.!    It is even rubbing off on the cast, while the producer insists on using his own style of flowery language. !     

As far as I can see, this play has never been performed in Ireland before - could we have a world première - in Granagh ??

The Plot:   Some have come for the money, some have come for marriage and some have come for as much free alcohol as they can lay their hands on.!    We meet the rotund Sir Harcourt Courtly (J. Chawke) who is totally absorbed in himself and his appearance.!!   He leaves the comfort of his London house to visit his friend Squire Max Harkaway (T. Sheehan) at Oak Hall.   Max's niece Grace (M. O'Connor) has been betrothed to Sir Harcourt and she has to marry him to secure her inheritance.  Coincidentally, his son Charles (J. Bennett) -  on the run from his debtors, who isn't these days -  arrives at Oak Hall with his companion, the fast-talking, free-loading Dazzle (L. Houlihan).  

However, once Lady Gay Spanker (M. Stapleton) dismounts, Sir Harcourt is quite distracted by her !    She must keep an eye on her doddery husband Adolphus (Rd. O'Donoghue) - who if he doesn't take his medication can become quite erratic.   Indeed the French Maid, Ms Pert (M. Lynch) has to watch out for him ?     The local lawyer Meddle (S. Murphy) - a Constant annoyance to his betters !                  The valet, Ms Cool (E. Chawke) along with Martin (K. Fitzgibbon) and James (J. English) are kept on their toes - packing, unpacking, up and down to the wine cellar for refills.!    The ladies who lunch- Lady Wendy Whiplash (L. Hanley) and Lady Amelia Lurcher ( M. Sheehy) - the names speak for themselves.     Finally we have Thora (T. Noonan) and Lottie (C. Clifford) whose dialogue and singing has to be heard to be believed.!     A greats night entertainment assured.

HEALTH PRESENTATION:

Fiona Chawke a Qualified Dietician,  will give a talk in the Community Centre, Granagh, on Thursday 17th Jan, 8.00 pm.

She will cover a broad range of topics including nutrition, healthy eating, exercise, diets etc.   Dispel the myths, know the truth !

Adm. €5.   Further information from Fiona on 086-2719288.

WAX & SHAVE:

The sponsorship cards have been returned, the sums done and due to everybody's fantastic generosity, the total amount collected for Breast Cancer Ireland was € 5,026.   Sincere thanks to the following for filling their sponsorship cards - Liam Houlihan, Tony Sheehan, Joe Twomey, Willie Power, Mike O'Regan, Marietta Sheehan, Paddy Tierney, Liam Kelly, Jimmy Morrissey, Maureen O'Gorman, John A. Cregan, Darren O'Hanlon and the Scanlon Family.     Thanks again to the Beard Growers and the Waxing Victims for going above and beyond.   Thanks to all the business's who sponsored the wonderful spot prizes - Morans, Corbett Court, Mes Amis, Avondhu Productions, Murrays, Bridgets, Rainbows, O'Gormans, AES Car Parts, Ryans SuperValu, Brosna Amusements, Granagh Utd, Nuala Stapleton and Anderson Irl.

Thanks to Eileen for shaving and Natasha for waxing.  

Special mention for the Scanlon family who completed Joe's card as well as attending on the night.    Bridget very kindly stepped up to pull a strip for Joe because without a doubt he would have been the first up himself to wax Darren's back.  

Paintings:   One last bit of business after the night.  Marian O'Connor painted and donated two beautiful paintings which are on display in The Rock.   They are open to Offers and it stands at €110 at the moment, for the set.   They will go to the highest bidder.  

COMMUNITY  GAMES:
Draughts Training:  Draughts training continues on Thursday nights under 10s is from 7.30 to 8.15pm and under 12s and under 14s is from 8.15 to 9pm.
Talent Competition:     Can you sing, dance, play a musical instrument ???    If the answer is yes come along to our local Community Games Talent Competition to be held in the Hall in Ballingarry on Sunday the 13^th January from 3pm to 5 pm.All entries must be registered before the day by contacting Anne Higgins on 087-9274241 or Marie Bennett on 087-2942245 before Friday the 11^th January.                                                                                                                                                                        Categories are Boys & Girls U.10:   Solo Music, Group Music, Solo Dance, Group Dance, Solo Recitation, Solo Singing and Group Singing.
Boys & Girls U.14:    Group Music, Solo Dance, Solo Singing and Group Singing, Group Dance (Modern) Group Drama
Boys & Girls U.12:    Solo Recitation, Group Dance – Irish Contemporary.
Boys & Girls U.13:    Solo Music.        We look forward to a great day’s entertainment.
Girls Under 13 Indoor Soccer:   Good Luck to the under 13 girls who will be competing in the second round of the competition this Saturday 12^th Jan at 4 pm in Croagh.
Interested in Coaching a team to the All-Ireland?    We are currently looking for people to manage the following teams: -           Table Tennis under 13 Boys and Girls.    Debating Under 14.   Card Game 45.     We would love to hear from anyone interested in coaching any of the above mentioned teams for Community Games.    If you are interested please contact Anne Higgins at 087-9274241

BLOOD  DONORS:

The Irish blood donation clinic will be held in The Dunraven Arms Hotel, Adare on Wednesday 16th Jan, 6pm to 9pm.  They require plenty of donors as it is not always the case that everyone who attends will be able to give blood.    It is a fact that men have more iron in their blood and so can easily spare a pint or two.   

Granagh/Ballingarry Camogie Club are hoping to raise much needed funds in 2013 to help towards the running costs of the club in 2013.

Description

We are looking for donations of the following items:

Phones
Laptops/tablets
Decent quality cameras
Mp3 players
Gaming consoles and accessories ie PS3, WII, Xbox 360
Portable gaming consoles ie Nintendo DS, PSP
Games for consoles (preferably not playstation 2 and older console games)
DVDs.

The following drop off points have been arranged:


Granagh National School

O' Gormans Shop

Ballingarry National School

O'Grady's Shop

The collections points will be from the 13th January until the 3rd February

All Donations will be very much appreciated !!