Bridge News.
The results of the bridge game played by the Ballyduff/Portlaw bridge club on April 30th were as follows:
1st: Celia Nugent and Mary Prendergast.
2nd: Mary O Brien and Breda Cowman.
3rd: Deirdre Phelan and Monica Sullivan.
4th: Anne and Mary Kennedy.
Tea Day Thanks
Local lady Niamh Larkin would like to express a huge thanks to everyone who recently supported the Alzheimers Tea Day. A fantastic amount of €575 was raised and was donated locally to the Pine Grove centre in Waterford. Well done to Niamh for organising a lovely morning it was lovely to sit and chat with many people and of course there was a wonderful array of home baking on display. I even managed to win one of the fantastic raffle prizes so my beautiful plant is now on proud display.
Recent Death.
Our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Eileen Foran, Knockaderry who died recently. Eileen was always a quiet gentle lady and always lovely to have a chat with. She suffered ill health for the past few years and was a resident of the Killure Bridge Nursing Home. Eileen is now reunited with her husband Nicky and we pray that they now enjoy the peace and happiness of Gods kingdom.
No Uniform Day.
A big thank you to all the staff and pupils of Ballyduff N.S who held a no uniform day in conjunction with The Munster Airport Challenge cycle which took place in aid of the Touching Hearts charity. Sam and Luke Walsh’s dad Keith and Adam Spillane’s dad Brian were two of the cyclists who completed the 500km cycle and it was a lovely kind gesture from the school to raise a fantastic €415 for the cause. Of course all the children enjoyed the chance to be out of uniform for the day.
Defibrillator List.
We are in the process of updating the list of people on the defibrillator list in the church. The defibrillator is brought to the primary school during school hours and a number of staff are trained to use it. Out of school hours the defibrillator is kept in the church so ideally those trained should be contactable especially at weekend mass times in the unfortunate event of it needing to be used at those times. If you are willing to be included on this list please contact me Linda Spillane (087-9838392) as soon as possible. A training course will be arranged which just takes a couple of hours.
GAA News.
The club would like to congratulate the lads from the Ballyduff NS team who defeated Dunhill 4-9 to 2-2 and topped their group. They now move on to the semi final next Thursday in Ballyduf field. This is a great team to watch and faced a stiff test against Dunhill but deserved the victory.
The club are huge supporters of positive health in the community and in keeping with this the academy and nursery section invite all members of the community to avail of their facilities while they train on Saturday mornings at 10.30. Why not park up your car and make your way to the Greeway(100mts away) and enjoy a walk or jog and perhaps a chat along the way. Come out and enjoy the beauty of our area together.
Birthday Girl.
A little bird recently told me that the lovely Stacia Walsh in Butlerstown celebrates her 97th birthday this week and I would like to join with her many friends in wishing her a very happy birthday indeed. I’m sure this very popular lady will have many visitors popping into her on the day and we hope she has a very enjoyable time.