GAA News
The final lotto draw of 2025 took place last Sunday December 7th and there was no winner of the jackpot. The numbers drawn were 5, 6, 26 and 27. There were six lucky dip winners of €50 each and they were Melissa Condon, Paul Connolly, Sue Kavanagh, Annie Veale, Barbara O Brien and Stan Bergin. The first draw of 2026 will take place on January 18th 2026.
The club and organisers of the lotto would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their continued support and to wish them all a very happy and healthy Christmas and every best wish for the New Year.
Community Alert
The local community alert group held their latest meeting on Wednesday December 3rd at 8pm in Ballyduff Community Centre. The €10 text alert fee is now due. If you were unable to attend but want to renew your subscription, please contact any of the following Jay Dowdall, Chris Pragnell or MJ Healy. Our community alert group are a very important group in our area, and the text Church News.alert scheme is invaluable and has helped on numerous occasions to apprehend those involved in a crime. It alerts people of crime in other areas so that we are aware of suspicious vehicles or activities. Please spread the word about this text alert scheme to your friends and neighbours as together we are stronger.
Church News.
A big thank you to all who took part in our Christmas morning mass and all who had our church looking so beautiful. Our sacristan Ann Nolan goes above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that our church is always ready for all occasions. The church was adorned with beautiful floral displays which were arranged by Joan Cheasty. Christine Murphy read our readings and prayers with great reverence, and our parish choir sang some traditional and joyous hymns which enhanced our ceremony. At the beginning of mass, the baby Jesus was placed lovingly in the crib by Olivia Dooley
Renovations are making great progress on our church but there is still a lot of work to be done. All donations are very welcome and can be made online or to any committee member or can be dropped into the weekly collection basket in an envelope marked Church Fund.
You are asked to keep Fr. Francis in your thoughts and prayers. He became ill while visiting his family in India and cannot travel back for a while. We all wish him a speedy recovery. We are blessed to have some wonderful priests helping but not all masses can be covered so for the moment our masses at the weekends are as follows Saturday at 6pm in Portlaw Church and Sunday at 10am in Ballyduff Church.
Kilmeaden Community Network.
The Kilmeaden Community Network Group will host a Warmer Homes Workshop in Ballyduff Community Centre on Tuesday January 6th at 7pm. This workshop will be delivered by Teresa Phelan SEC Mentor and is supported by SEAI and the Southeast Energy Agency. All are welcome to attend.
New Year Wishes
As the writer of these notes, I would like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year. I look forward to helping to spread the news of any occasions or events you or your group may have.
If you would like me to include any items in these notes for you please contact
me Linda Spillane on 087 9838392 or spillanelinda2017@gmail.com It is a
wonderful way to keep in touch with what is going on in the local community
and to inform people about things happening within your club or organisation.
Quote for the week.
One small positive thought in the morning
Can change your entire day.