BIRTHDAY GIRL
We extend warm birthday wishes to local lady Siobhan Walsh in Adamstown who recently celebrated her 60th birthday. I gather that the celebrations have been going on with a while and I have no doubt that they will continue for some time to come. We hope that Siobhan is enjoying all the celebrations and we wish her many more happy birthdays to come.
DR. MARTIN CENTRE
The management and staff of the Dr. Martin Centre in Portlaw would like to let you know that they are now open from Tuesday to Thursday from 10am to 3pm. Daily activities include chair yoga, chair exercises, bingo, meditation, music, games and much more. They are currently looking for volunteers to come along to the centre in the afternoons to sing or play music, to do arts and crafts or other activities. If you are interested, please contact them on 051 387111
BALLYDUFF GAA
The boys and girls from the victorious U11 team were presented with their medals at a special presentation night in Ballyduff Community Centre recently. A big thank you to Manager John Carey and all the coaches involved. It was wonderful to have Ballyduff men Declan Cheasty, Jack O Donnell and Calum Lyons and Waterford hurlers Stephen Bennett and Jack Fagan there to hand out the medals. A special word of thanks to Tracy for providing such delicious treats.
The club would like to say a huge well done to Makayla Laffan who has been named as part of the U14 county Gaelic football squad. The club are very proud to have someone qualifying at this level and this is a testament to her hard work and dedication. The club are very sure that they will see many others from the club rise to this level also.
A reminder to all the girls involved in Ballyduff Camogie club to have their hurleys and helmets ready as they prepare to return to action soon. Training will take place on Monday evenings at 6pm in Kildermody for U 6, U8, U10 and U12 groups. Watch out for more updates in the coming weeks.
SUIR VALLEY RAILWAY
The crew at The Waterford Suir Valley Railway are looking forward to getting back on track for the school mid term break. From February 19th to 27th the train will operate on the hour from 11am to 2pm Monday to Saturday and from 12 noon to 2pm on Sundays. What a lovely trip to take with family or friends enjoying good company, beautiful scenery and maybe a little treat at The Whistlestop Café. Log on to their website or Facebook page to book your ticket.
LADIES FOOTBALL
Portlaw/Ballyduff Lower Ladies Gaelic Football group are looking for new members to play Junior Football. You can contact them to register your interest through private message on their Facebook page or Ballydufflower.waterford@lgfa.ie
BALLYDUFF AFC
Congratulations to the young boys from the academy section who travelled to Southend recently to play a friendly game. There was some great talent on show with lots of great displays. A big thank you to Adrian, Gerry and all at Southend for the invitation. A big thank on the home front to Jason, Maura, Neil and Michael for coordinating and supervising and of course a huge thank you to all the parents for their continued support.
BUILDING GALORE
Work is well under way at Adamstown as Kilmeaden’s newest housing estate gets underway. Clochan will offer 4 different property types and of course what a great place to live. Passing by there the site is a hive of activity every day. We hope that everyone working on site will enjoy a safe and happy working environment and we welcome them all into our area.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Take chances, make mistakes.
That’s how you grow
Pain nourishes your courage
You have to fail
In order to practice being brave