Weeekly News 9th Oct 2011

09 October 2011

THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION will be celebrated in Dunamaggan Parish for children in 5th and 6th Classes in St. Brigid’s School, Kells, St. Leonard’s School, Dunamaggan and St. Eoghan’s School, Kilmoganny in St. Eoghan’s Church, Kilmoganny on Sunday 29th January 2012 during mass at 11.00 a.m. In all 36 children will receive the sacrament.


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COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY GROUPS representatives from the Callan electoral area are invited to a meeting in Callan on Thursday week the 20th October. Those present will receive an update on the work of the Leader Partnership Company including the Tús Programme which provided work/training opportunities for those out of work. It is similar to the Rural Social Scheme except that those accepted on the scheme are for one year only. Also there will be an election for one person from the area to the County Community Forum to fill a vacancy.


 


SEAN TREACY, RAHEEN who died during the week was laid to rest in Kilmoganny cemetery on last Saturday. He is survived by his siblings Rena, Dennis, Marian, Denise and Clare. His remains were removed from Molloy’s Funeral Home, Callan and received in St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan by Rev. Nicholas Flavin P.P. Among the attendance were Cllrs. Tom Maher and Matt Doran. The mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday morning by Rev. Nicholas Flavin with Rev. Leonard Forristal as con-celebrant. Members of the family read the reading and prayers of the faithful. Bikers from the county provided a guard of honour from the church to the cemetery. May he rest in peace.


 


MGR. PAT O’NEILL, a native of Ballintee, Dunamaggan who ministered in the San Francisco area of California, U.S.A. will be laid to rest there on next Friday. A memorial mass will be celebrated in St. Leonard’s Church on next Friday at 7.30 p.m..


 


KELLS HANDBALL CLUB: In the County 60 x 30 Intermediate Doubles Final Patrick Funchion/Diarmuid Burke (Kells) defeated Ger McGrath/Dan Breen (Kells).


The Eamonn Law Memorial Handball Tournament was held in Mullinavat over last weekend. In the Senior Doubles Patrick Funchion (Kells) teamed up with Ciaran Neary (Talbot’s Inch) where they defeated Liam Law (Mullinavat) and Paul Lambert (Wexford) but were beaten in the semi final by Nicky Reilly (O’Loughlin’s) and Johnny Brennan (Mothel). Eventual winners of the Senior Doubles were John Ryan and David King (Carlow) and in the Open Doubles Ducksy Walsh (Talbot’s Inch) and Tom Sheridan (Meath) defeated Robbie McCarthy (Westmeath) and Brian Carroll (Meath).