Weekly News 7th March 2021

07 March 2022

Local Lotto Draw Results for 28th February 2022 Winning Numbers : 6,8, 27 No Winner Winners of Draw for 5 x €30 L & A ( Anne Hickey ),Mockel ( Petes ),Conor Delaney ( C J Delaney ),Patricia Fitzpatrick ( Petes ),Joan Cody ( Aidan Farrell ) Jackpot Next week March 7th € 5,950 Venue Townsend's Bar, Dunnamaggin at 9pm. All Welcome


Dunnamaggin Development Group: Our next Community Gathering on Sunday the 13th March at 11.30am will be followed by our AGM and the launch of the five year Vision for Dunnamaggin. Everyone is welcome to attend and we look forward to seeing you all there. We are encouraging everyone to come along and see the outcome of the consultations that have taken place over the last twelve months despite Covid-19. On March 27th we will be hosting a Cake Sale and Coffee Morning in aid of Ukraine. More details in next weeks Kilkienny People and online on our facebook page. The monthly markets will return to Madges Garden on Easter Sunday April 17th and will continue until December.


Dunna Dash
Last Sunday 6th March the 8th Dunna Dash 5km Family Fun Run & Walk in aid of St.Leonard’s National School took place after a year’s absence due to Covid Restrictions. Held on a beautiful sunny day there were a record number of entries with 412 participants starting the event. The first event of the day was the Kiddies 1km Dash at 11:45 and that was a super event for the children from 3rd Class down. Next up at 12:00 was the 5km and the first runner home was local Sean Connery in a time of 17min 05sec. Adele Walsh was the first female to cross the line for the fifth year in a row in a time of 19min 16 sec. First juvenile male home was Noah Gilmore and the first female juvenile was Katie O’Shea barely ahead of her sister Amy in a new juvenile female course record of 21:02. The first Parent and Primary School child to cross the line together went to the Philip & Mike Fennelly family. All juveniles who completed the course received a medal at the finish and to see the children’s happy faces as they crossed the line was worth everything. Everyone enjoyed refreshments afterwards outside on the school grounds.
A huge thank you to all the wonderful volunteers on the day without whom the race could not have been possible and to all who helped in anyway in making the race a success. Also to all our sponsors Derek McLoughlin of D McL Plastering, Abbey Interiors, Fallons Pharmacy, Goodwins Electricial Contractors, Sheridans Construction, O’Sheas Pharmacy, Dr.O’Dea , Highway Safety Developments, Merlyn, PM Security, Dawn Meats, Bobs Shop, Brian O’Shea Osteopath, Philly Butler, Darren Fitzpatrick Carpentry, Robby & Clare Lodge Physiotherapy, Michael Connolly & Assoc, Carroll’s Customs Cakes & Carpet Options. We also received a number of anonymous sponsorships for which we are very grateful also and to all those who generously donated all the spot prizes.


St Josephs Home: a fundraising raffle in aid of St.Joseph care home Kilmoganny Tickets 3 for €5, available from Mary Moylan,Denise Kirwan, Jackie Kennelly & will be in local shops.


Kells Handball Club and Dunnamaggin National School Well done to Shauna Hayes who won the Girls U13 Singles in the Cumann na mBunscol. Shauna represented her school St Leonard's NS Dunnamaggin and now moves forward to the Leinster series. Congrats Shauna, all the training is paying off.

5K for Cois Nore


Run, walk or stroll 5km in Kilkenny’s Castle Park on the brand new bank holiday, Friday March 18th at 11am. All ages and abilities are welcome. Hurry to register as the first 200 entrants will receive a beautiful free T-Shirt designed by the fabulous Cartoon Saloon!


Registration is through the Cois Nore website, link below.


http://coisnore.ie/5k/



Community Events Grant Scheme 2022


Kilkenny County Council is now inviting applications for the Community Events Grant Scheme 2022. The grant scheme will assist community event organisers with the development promotion and the running of small scale community events in Kilkenny during 2022. The emphasis of the scheme is on providing funding for Community Events/ Development with a focus on local engagement. For further details on the Community Events Grant Scheme criteria please contact cora.nolan@kilkennycoco.ie, ronan.ryan@kilkennycoco.ie, or phone 056-7794931 Closing date: Wednesday 30th March, 2022


Amenity grant scheme 2022


Kilkenny County Council has prepared a scheme to assist voluntary bodies in the provision/improvement of amenity facilities and has accepted applications for the Amenity Grant Scheme 2022 for both Kilkenny City and County. Preference will be given to projects which are community based and which are considered to offer most benefit to the local community. Works must not commence until grant funding has been approved and will be inspected prior to issuing of funding. Application form and criteria available here Further details available form Parks Department, Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny.Contact Lisa Bourke 056-7794441 or e-mail - lisa.bourke@kilkennycoco.ie Closing date for receipt of full completed application forms is 5pm on Friday, 25th March, 2022