Grandparents Delight.
Two local couples celebrated the arrival of precious new grandchildren during the past couple of weeks. Seamus and Helen Barry of Cullinagh are delighted with the arrival of a handsome grandson while down on the Lacka Road Pat and Peg Power were thrilled to hear of the safe arrival of their beautiful granddaughter. Isn’t it wonderful to hear such bright and positive news. We wish all the families every good wish for health and happiness and look forward to watching these two young people grow up as they come to visit their grandparents here in Kilmeaden
Our Sympathy
We send our deepest sympathy to Pat Nugent in Matthews Cross on the recent loss of his brother in law. Mr. Vincent Guiry had returned with his wife from Hertfordshire in recent times to live in Dungarvan and it was there his funeral mass took place.
We send our heartfelt condolences to Sharon Walsh, Coolagadden on the recent loss of her beloved sister. Gillian was living in Australia and died tragically there in recent times. We remember all her heartbroken family and friends in her native Waterford and in Australia.
Our deepest sympathy goes to Sinead Halley of Ballyshunnock on the recent death of her father. Mr. James Butler formerly of Roanmore Park was living in Ballycashin, Butlerstown. Our sympathies go to all his family and friends. May he rest in peace.
Mount Congreve
It is absolutely wonderful and very uplifting to hear places making plans to reopen their facilities. We know that this must be done with great caution and that we must all play our part by continuing to abide by the rules and restrictions set out for us to follow.
We are blessed here in Kilmeaden to have the fantastic Mount Congreve house and gardens on our doorstep. There is nothing more therapeutic and heartwarming than a stroll around the garden taking in all the vibrant colours and beautiful smells of the amazing collection of plants and shrubs. Mount Congreve will open their gates to the public from Thursday to Sunday from April 29th during the hours of 10am to 5.30pm. Tickets must be pre booked and you can do this by logging onto https://mountcongreve. com/
Whistlestop Cafe
It is also wonderful to hear that Whistlestop Cafe at The Suir Valley Railway are also reopening to keep us replenished as we stroll on the Greenway. The cafe will open at weekends but will only operate on a takeaway basis. Drop in and enjoy and hopefully as time moves on they will be able to open up their doors and welcome people inside to enjoy their facilities to the full.
New Venture
How inspiring it is to see new businesses beginning and taking note of the possibilities around them. Two young ladies saw this potential and decided to give their idea a go. Sisters Dearbhla and Sorcha Barron from Ross are opening up their new venture Signal Box Coffee and invite you to drop along and enjoy a nice refreshing drink and maybe a little treat. Based on the Greenway at the Kilmacthomas Greenway Viaduct the girls look forward to welcoming old friends and new. We wish the girls the very best of luck with their new venture and congratulate them on their initiative.
GAA News
The club like everyone else are really eager to get back to business with training and matches. They were delighted last week to announce the appearance of their first green shoots as the club were back in the school assisting and coaching with the Junior and Senior Infants. The boys and girls were thrilled and a big thank you to Dermot, John and Paul for giving their time to this. A big thank you also to all at Ballyduff NS for keeping up their excellent relationship with the club over the years. These little shoots are our future players and coaches. Next date to look forward to is April 26th when hopefully we will back to the field.
The club send their heartiest congratulations to Calum Lyons in his nomination for Scholar of the Year in the GPA Excellence Awards. This nomination is very much deserved and shows the great work being done by Calum off the field. The club wish Calum the very best of luck.
The LGFA section of the club continue with their impressive initiative in the #onegoodclub project. They have taken part in many fun events and many mindful moments and you should really check out their Facebook page where you will find regular updates of their activities and photos of what they have been up to. A big thank you to all the members and mentors who have done such tremendous work and have spread such positivity across our parish.
New Position
We send our heartiest congratulations to Luke O Brien, High Road who has recently taken up a new position as a Field Service Engineer on the projects team at Unitec Accessible Expertise. Luke completed his IT degree in WIT. Luke will work on the projects team with clients across Waterford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Cork. We wish Luke the very best of luck for the future. I know his parents Fran and Ann Marie are very proud of him as is his sister Kate who is working on the frontline as a nurse in England.