Bridge News.
The Ballyduff/Portlaw bridge club played their latest game on November 1st and the results were:
1st: Patsy Roche and Kathleen Collins.
2nd: Breda Cowman and Mary Kennedy.
3rd: Fr. O Byrne and Eileen Kirwan.
4th: Kate Hayes and Michael O Donovan.
Proud Neighbours.
My friends The McGraths up in Ballygarron contacted me the other day to tell me how proud they were of their good neighbours John and Keiran Guiry who ran the Dublin marathon recently in great times and Sinead also walked the route. This is indeed a great achievement and they should be very proud of themselves.
In fact we also congratulate anyone else from the parish who took part . A lot of training, discipline and dedication goes into anything like that and such commitment is to be admired and congratulated.
Recycling Time.
A reminder to you all that this is the last week you can avail of the recycling opportunity which is being hosted by Ballyduff AFC. The items will be collected this Friday November 11th. Gather up your unwanted items such as clothes, bed linen, curtains, shoes, handbags etc and bring them along to the clubhouse any evening between 6pm and 8pm.
November Masses.
The special November Dead List masses will begin this Wednesday night at 7.30pm and will continue each Wednesday night during the month of November. These masses are offered for the intentions of all those who have placed their mass offerings into the special box which is in front of the altar. The last of the masses on November 30th is offered especially for all those who have died in the past 12 months. These people do not have to have been buried here in our parish to be entered in for this mass. If you would like to add the name of a loved one onto the list then please write their name on the list in the church porch or contact Linda Spillane on 087-9838392.
Golden Birthday.
I will probably receive a telling off for putting this in the notes but that has never stopped me before. On behalf of all my family I would like to wish my eldest sibling Mary O Leary a very happy 50th birthday. We were treated to a great night out to celebrate, organised by her husband Eamonn and daughters Jessica and Amy. We all flocked to The Sweep where we danced the night away to the sounds of the great John O Shea. I know Mary was overwhelmed by the amount of family and friends who turned up to party the night away and she is very grateful to them all. We wish Mary our Minnie as she is better known to the family as continued happiness, good health and laughter.
Drama Production.
Star Struck Theatre School which takes place in our local community centre and comprises of local children from the area will stage their show ” That’s what friends are for” in Ballyduff Community Centre Thursday November 17th to Saturday November 19th at 7.30pm nightly. Tickets are €10 for adults and €8 for under 12’s and can be booked by texting 087-9116711 or drop into the community centre any Monday or Wednesday eving between 5pm and 8pm. Come along and enjoy the show. x