Weekly News 21st Oct 2019

21 October 2019

Dunnamaggin Parish Development Group: Last Sunday October 20th saw the first Community Spirit Award presented to a very deserving John Walsh and what a morning we had. Clare O'Neill spoke eloquently about John and his contribution to the parish since he was a young man. Music by Colette and Olivia had those present up dancing and all before lunchtime! 'The Community Spirit Award' will be an annual one', Ciara Lawton, Chair of Dunnamaggin Parish Development Group said. 'This year the committee decided on the recipient, we hope next year there will be a nomination process from which the person to be presented with the award will be chosen'.


Local Lotto Results Draw: 14th October 2019: Winning Numbers : 16, 23, 27: No Winner. Winners 5* €30. Teresa Bourke ( Jimmy McCormack),Susan Walsh ( Malachy Hogan ),Paul McEnery ( Malachy Hogan ),Gavin O Donovan ( Niamh O Donovan ),Seaghan O Neill ( Anne Hickey) Jackpot next week : € 3,550 Venue: Delaney's


St Eoghans Centre Kilmoganny: Bingo: Every Saturday night @ 8.30 p.m. and Cards: Every Sunday night in @ 8.30 pm. All Welcome


Kilmoganny Bridge Results: for the 9th October: 1st Mary Lonergan & Kathleen O'Shea: Best Gross Margaret O'Shea & Nellie Lahart: 2nd Margaret Dunne & Mary Delaney: 3rd Paschal Grace & Ellen Delahunty. Bridge is held every Wednesday night at 7.20pm sharp in St Eoghan's Centre, Kilmoganny. New members are always Welcome.


Kells Handball Club Report to October 20th 2019: In the Leinster Final of the 60 x 30 U12/13 Team 6 Kilkenny’s Team of Cathal Buckley, John Hayes and Noah Manogue (Kells), Anthony Clifford, James Kenny (Talbots Inch), Conor Doyle (Windgap), Cian Doherty and Oisin Farrell (Kilfane) overcame Wexford. Congratulations and good luck in the upcoming All Ireland Semi Final and Final. The Joe Maxwell 60 x 30 Tournament took place in Talbots Inch. The Joe Maxwell B Team of U11 Daniel Darwick/Nicky Healy (Kells), U13 Ross O’Neill/Sean Lawton (Kells) and U15 Aaron Hosey/Eamonn Power (Clogh) defeated Laois. In the Joe Maxwell A Final Kilkenny 1 U11 Andrew Brennan (Talbots Inch)/Darragh Lyons (Kells), U13 Cathal Buckley (Kells)/Niall Drennan (Galmoy), U15 Harry Delaney (Kells)/Luke Flanigan (Clogh) defeated Kilkenny 2 U11 Rian Dowling (Talbots Inch)/Dan Carroll (Talbots Inch), U13 John Hayes (Kells)/Michael Stynes (Talbots Inch). U15 Conor Holden (Kilfane)/Joe Healy (Kilfane) on a very tight scoreline of 67-66 aces. A great nights handball.



`Thank You` Breakfast in St Eoghan`s Centre: Kilmoganny Dunnamaggin Hurling Club wishes to say `Thank You` to all their supporters, Management teams,Sponsors,Fundraisers and everybody who helped in any way over recent years especially in last year`s historic Junior All Ireland victory in Croke Park.You are all invited to our `Thank You` Breakfast in St Eoghan`s Centre, Kilmoganny on Sunday 27th Oct 2019 from 9am-12.30. Dunnamaggin hurlers will be put to their tasks in the Kitchen by the Kilmoganny Ladies.They will cook, wait on you,serve up a full Irish Breakfast with freshly made brown bread and scones and even do the wash-up. Your wish is their command. So come along and enjoy a hearty meal. Bring the family. Adults €7
Children €3 Family concessions.


Hallo`een Night Out. Cabaret in Dunphys Pub, Kilmoganny. on Sunday night 27th Oct at 9.30pm. 60's 70's 80's Music by the fabulous `Gerry` Raffle for Super Hamper.(sponsored by Copymore). Prize for best dressed ZOMBIE POP STAR Rock and roll competition.Prizes.


Halloween Keeping it Delightful Community Coffee Morning. The usual Kilmoganny Community Coffee Morning with a Halloween Twist. One to watch out for. 10.30am to 1.00pm Tuesday 29th October. Kilmoganny Hall. Everyone welcome.


Dunnamaggin GAA Club Sponsorship: Thanks to Joe Sheridan of Sheridan stain glass for his continued sponsorship of the Dunnamaggin GAA adult club this year. Joe presented the new jersey’s to Jim Hickey club Chairman and players Darren Fitzpatrick and William Phelan ahead of the club All - Ireland.


Take it or Leave it': Take it or Leave it, Fabulous and Free is a new pre Christmas 'pop up' shop planned for Kilmoganny. All donated goods of excellent quality, excluding electrical items, duvets and pillows, will be welcome. The details of drop off points and home collection are still being sorted out but in the meantime it would be great if households, in the area and beyond started sorting and putting aside things that they no longer need. The list of items that will be welcomed is long. .books, CD' s, DVD's, clothes, bags, belts, shoes,towels, sheets, garden tools,hammers, saws, ornaments, mugs, pictures, mirrors, hats, jewellery, small items of furniture, vases, kitchenware, games, sewing baskets, threads, wool, knitting needles, art and craft items,jigsaws, children's toys...
Please bear in mind when sorting that all items need to be of excellent condition. This will be a shop that will be a delight to enter.
All items will be available from the shop totally free. No charge, no donation, no money needed at all.
The opening days and times will depend on the amount of goods donated and the number of volunteers but it will be between Saturday 21st November and Saturday 14th December. All updates will be in the Dunnammagin Notes.
Take it or Leave it Contact Details.To arrange collection of any items please contact Alva on 085 8641378 or email keepingitdelightful@gmail.com


Social Dance Classes continue in The Old School, Dunnamaggin every Friday with Yvonne O'Neill from 7.30pm to 9pm. Get fit and have fun while you learn to dance the Quick Step, Jive, Waltz and many more. For more information contact Yvonne on 087 244 8535 or just pop along on a Friday night.



Dates for your diary: Kells Christmas Market takes place on November 25th and the following Sunday December 1st Dunnamaggin Christmas Market will take place in The Old School. Anyone interested in taking a stall please contact Gwen Walsh on 083 454 4484. On December 5th a Flower Arrangement Demonstration fundraiser for St Josephs Home takes place in The Old School Dunnamaggin. More details on all to follow.


Taizé Youth Programme 2020: A youth trip to Taizé in France organised by Ossory Youth will take place from Sunday 28th June to Sunday 5th July 2020. A week in the Taize Community is an opportunity for reflection and contemplation and a little step back from daily life. But bringing people together is also the essence of Taize and it is a week of meeting young people from different countries and cultures where new friendships are made. Tens of thousands of young people from around the world, including 30 from Kilkenny, made the trip to Taizé this year. The programme, which runs from December 2019 to July 2020 is open to Transition year, 5th year and Leaving Cert students. Closing date is Friday 22nd November. For additional information, including cost, and application forms, contact Patrick Bookle, Ossory Youth at (056) 7761200, (087) 2129006 or pbookle@ossoryyouth.com



Festive Fayre: Windgap Camogie Club are hosting a Cooking for Christmas Demonstration with Anne Neary of Ryelands Cookery School on Friday November 15th at 7.30pm in Windgap Community Centre. Tickets are €20 and include a door prize draw for a weekend away plus a mince pie and wine reception. There will be an opportunity for a limited amount of stalls to rent for local arts/crafts/cookery stalls for anyone interested. Tickets for the night are available from Lakeside Tea Rooms Windgap, Billys Tearooms Ballyhale, Petes Shop in Kilmoganny, Joe Lyons Fruit and Veg in Callan or from Ann 086 3699542; Mary 086 8511686; Kathryn 086 0842624; Eileen 086 8288067 or any of the Windgap Camogie Club.