Bridge News.
Our local Ballyduff/Portlaw bridge club enjoy meeting each Monday night in the Kilmeaden Village Centre to play a relaxing game of bridge and the results from the last two games are:
2nd of May
1st: Mary Kennedy and Breda Cowman.
2nd: Pauline Fanning and Margaret Power.
3rd: Nano Fitzgerald and Sean Hennessy.
4th: Ann Kennedy and Celia Nugent.
8th of May.
1st: Sean Hennessy and Geraldine McMahon.
2nd: Mary O Brien and Celia Nugent.
3rd Margaret Power and Peggy Murphy.
4th: Genelia Rowley and Ann Kennedy.
Mass Bookings.
If you would like to book an anniversary mass for a loved one during the months of July, August or September then bookings will be taken after the weekend masses on Saturday June 20th and Sunday June 21st. Months mind masses and first anniversary masses take preference so if you need to book one of those during those months please contact me Linda Spillane on 087-9838392 and I will arrange it for you.
As you know masses are shared so if you do not want to share then please state that at the time of booking.
Tidy Towns.
Our local Tidy Towns group are doing a fantastic job around the area. You may have noticed the recent addition of the beautiful hanging baskets to the green in Ballyduff village and thank you to Ann Nolan and Christy O Keeffe for taking care of them. The clean up of the green area at the Sweep was a success this week but is a big area and so needs some more work done to get it back to a standard that Pakie Daly would be proud of. Please come along on Thursday 18th at 6.30pm and we will give it another go. If you have an area in mind which could do with some work then please contact Tony on 086-6078272 or send the group a message through their facebook page. They will hold their next meeting on July 1st at 8pm in the meeting room at the village centre. This meeting is open to everyone so why not drop in and join your local group.
Mission Success.
Last weekend at the masses in Ballyduff and Portlaw we were visited by Sr. Lucy who told us about mission work in many countries. A second collection was taken up at the masses and Sr. Lucy has asked that we express her gratitude for the fabulous amount of €1,270 which was raised. She was deeply humbled by the support she received.
Fundraising Night.
On Tuesday night last in O Donnachas a fundraising night was held to help raise money for local man John Deevys trip to take part in the Special Olmpics. A great crowd turned up for this fun trad night full of music and song with O Donnachas laying on some delicious finger food. The organisers have asked me to say a huge thank you to all who attended and donated money and to all the local businesses who gave sponsorship or prizes. Frank Murphy made a hurley for the night which was signed by the Waterford team and auctioned off on the night. The league cup even paid a visit and so there was plenty of photo oppotunities. A total amount of €1,630 was raised and the organisers are extremely grateful.
Hall News.
A reminder that a social game of bingo takes place on the last Tuesday of every month in Ballyduff Community Centre. This costs just €5 which includes a nice cup of tea and a tasty treat.
If you are clearing through those wardrobes you can place all your unwanted clothes which are still in reasonable condition into a bag and bring them along to the community centre for the clothes recycling collection which takes place from June 17th to June 19th inclusive.
School News
Congratulations to the Parents Council and all involved with the organising of the annual school sports last Tuesday evening. A huge crowd turned up on the beautiful sunny evening and everyone had a really enjoyable evening. The children did their parents proud with their displays of fair play and good sportmanship. The smell of the very tasty barbeque lured you in and there was no way you could resist. The hot sun made sure the shop was kept busy with Mr. Freezes in demand. It was lovely to see people standing around having a chat . In these busy times we seldom get to meet other parents and so sometimes it is nice to just stop and enjoy a chat and a laugh. A fantastic amount of €1,700 was raised and I know the school is very grateful for everyones generosity.
The children are enjoying the countdown to their Summer holidays on June 26th and are enjoying their class school tours at the moment. We hope they all enjoy safe and happy trips.