Bridge News.
The results of the latest bridge game played by the Ballyduff/Portlaw bridge club are as follows:
1st: Anne Cox and Patsy Roche.
2nd: Kate Hayes and Nano Fitzgerald.
3rd: Peggy Murphy and Elizabeth Mooney.
4th: Geraldine McMahon and Bridget Aherne.
GAA Lotto
The numbers drawn in the latest lotto draw were 6, 9, 16 and 18. There was no winner of the jackpot but the three lucky dip winners of €50 each were Valarie Carroll, John Thompson and Brendan Madders. The next draw will take place on May 6th and there will be a fantastic jackpot of €10,250 on offer. Tickets cost just €2 or 3 for €5 and are on sale from all committee members and will be on sale on Saturday May 5th at Centra. Get your tickets early and choose those 4 numbers carefully.
Recent Weddings.
Love is definetly in the air recently with two local couples tying the knot. Congratulations to Sarah Walsh and Brian Roche, Adamstown who exchaged vows in the Kilkenny River Court Hotel. A wonderful weekend was had by all the family and we wish the happy couple every best wish for their future lives together.
Wedding bells also rang for Shane Larkin and Denise Brazil, Caheruane. This lovely couple celebrated their wedding at Faithlegg House Hotel and I know all the family are thrilled with their news. We wish the happy couple and their beautiful children every happiness for the future.
Tea/Coffee Morning
Thursday May 3rd is National Alzheimers Day and we will have our opportunity to support the cause here in our area. A lovely coffee/tea morning will be held in Ballyduff Community Centre on that morning from 9.30am to 12 noon. All money raised will remain locally and so we ask you for your support. This is always a lovely enjoyable morning and there are always delicious homemade treats on offer. Please come along and support this wonderful charity event. Looking forward to meeting you there.
Ceremony of Light
Congratulations to all the young people from 5th and 6th classes in Ballyduff N.S who took part in their Ceremony of Light on Thursday April 26th. This symbolic ceremony was in preparation for their Confirmation Day which will be Thursday May 24th. Well done to all who took part in the singing and readings and to Fr. Richard who gave great words of support to the young people.
Ballyduff GAA News.
In keeping with the clubs ethos of supporting positive mental health in the community, the academy and nursey section of the club would like to invite members of the community to come and avail of the facilities while their training is in progress on Saturday mornings at 10.30am. Here are some reasons why you should take them up on their offer:
Free secure parking at the pitch.
Greenway access only 100mts away.
Kids lokked after and enjoy games.
Meet up with, walk and talk with others
No age or ability limit.
No cost involved.
Please spread this message to your friends and the friends you haven’t met yet and get out and enjoy our beautiful area.
Community Alert.
The final community alert group meeting until September was held last week. The group simply stop meetings for the Summer months but that doesnt mean that they are not active during the Summer. As you know the text alert scheme is always active and a great way to get important messages out there and the group also run a very active Facebook page.
The meeting was addressed by great speakers Jim Griffin from the Coastguards and RTE’s south east correspondent Damien Tiernan. It was very interesting to hear from them both about the different aspects of their jobs and they also recounted the tragic story of the sinking of the Pere Charles and Honeydew boats and the devastation of not being able to recover the bodies. Garda Tom Daly and Sgt. Alan Kissane also addressed the group and encouraged us all to remain active in our community and to report anything suspicious to the Gardai. They encouraged the group to keep up the good work and pledged their continued support to us.
Munster Airport Challenge.
As I reported to you all last week Brian and his fellow cyclists were ready to head off on their 500km cycle challenge in aid of Touching Hearts. I am happy to report that they all completed the challenge and thank god they all returned home safe and sound with no accidents along the way. They took on this challenge and each cyclist gave 100% to it. As they travelled around Munster they received great support and were welcomed like heroes into different areas. They returned home to the square in Portlaw on Sunday afternoon and received rapturous applause. These men had given months of their time to preparing for this and should be very proud of their achievement. Bodies were tired, muscles were sore and would you believe they were suffering with sunburn but they still had smiles on their faces. They did all this for a wonderful charity and we will know in the next couple of weeks how much was raised but may we say a huge thank you to all of you who sponsored any of the guys but on a personal level Brian and I would like to sincerely thank all who supported him and help him raise sponsorship for this charity. We appreciate greatly your generosity and thank you for all your well wishes. They enjoyed their adventure with many a laugh along the way and we are all super proud of them.