Weekly News 2nd April 2012

02 April 2012

HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES will take place during this week, Holy Week 5th – 7th April, at the following times: in St. Eoghan’s Church Kilmoganny at 7.00 p.m. on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday and in St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan at 8.00 p.m. on Holy Thursday, at 3.00 p.m. on Good Friday and at 9.00 p.m. on Holy Saturday. Penitential services will take place on Good Friday.


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THE ANNUAL EASTER SUNDAY PARADE in honor of Pat Walsh Parade will take place in Dunamaggan after 11.00 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday. Dunamaggan is one of the few villages in Ireland which has maintained this tradition of remembering and honoring those who fought for Irish freedom.  Two very important centenaries will be celebrated within the next decade, that of the 1916 rising and the war of Independence of 1921. The importance of having celebrations to mark these events and ensuring that the annual celebrations continue and take place during these centenaries should encourage support for the annual event. It is expected that the usual color party from the reserve defence forces will be present at mass. That evening in O’Connor’s, Dunamaggan a cabaret will be held with the proceeds going to the Parade Committee and to Dunamaggan Juvenile G.A.A. Club. You are asked to give this event your support.


 


DUNAMAGGIN G.A.A. CLUB is currently preparing a 5 Year Strategic plan which will cover the following areas;1. Coaching & Games Development; 2. Club Structures & Administration; 3. Finance & Fundraising; 4. Facilities & Development; 5. Communications/PR and Culture.


A meeting will be arranged (time & date to be confirmed) so that all members and interested parties can have an input in the development of this plan and it is hoped that as many people as possible will take the opportunity to contribute their ideas to this important process in our club’s development. If you have any ideas do not hesitate to communicate them to Dunamaggan G.A.A. club.


 


THE SHRUGHAWADDA PLAYERS production of John B. Keane’s Many Young Men of Twenty will be staged in St. Eoghan’s Centre, Kilmoganny from Tuesday 17th to Friday 20th April at 8.30 p.m. sharp each evening. There is a strict policy of no admission once the drama has commenced. Tickets at €10 are available from Kilmoganny P.O., 051 – 648001, P. Moran’s 051 – 648283 and Dunphy’s, 051 – 648252. On Tuesday night only there are concessions for O.A.P. at €7. A donation will be made to St. Eoghan’s School, Kilmoganny from the proceedings. The drama is considered by some to be John B. Keane’s finest. It is a hilarious and sometimes heart-wrenching commentary on life in hard economic time of the middle of the last century. It is a musical drama which deals with emigration from Ireland to England due to lack of employment in Ireland. It is directed by Michael Dowling with Rebecca Murphy as musical director.


The cast is Rosanne Connelly, Martin O’Shea, Eamon Murphy, Joan Brennan, Gerry Carroll, Biddy Hawe, Aoife O’Neill, Pete Dunne, Gemma Long, Mark Dunphy, Bobby Murphy, Willie Kearney, Ciaran Moore, Olivia Dunne, Kathy Dunphy and Marina Kelly.


 


ANNUAL PROGRESIVE 25’S ON GOOD FRIDAY will take place in St. Eoghan’s Centre, Kilmoganny at 8.30 p.m. The proceeds are in aid of the O’Neill Centre in Kilkenny. Your support would be very much appreciated.


DUNAMAGGAN PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL will hold its next meeting on Tuesday 10th April at 8.00 p.m. in St. Eoghan’s Centre, Kilmoganny.


 


ELECTED TO NATIONAL EXECUTIVE: Nicholas Flavin, was re elected to the National Executive of the Irish Massage Therapists Asociation at their A.G.M., last Saturday, in Athlone. He was also appointed as their representative on the Federation of Irish Complementary Therapies Asociation.


KELLS HANDBALL CLUB: In the UCD One Wall Doubles Tournament held on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March, 2012, Kells participants were Dan Breen/Stephen O’Dwyer, John Fitzgerald and his partner Mark O’Donovan. Dan Breen and Stephen O’Dwyer lost out in the B Doubles final to Andrew Dowling and Pauric Townsend 25 - 17.


In the County 40 x 20 championship in the final of the Senior Singles Duxie Walsh (Talbot’s inch) defeated Brian Manogue (Kells); in the Intermediate Singles Diarmuid Burke (Kells) defeated Philly Lonergan (Windgap); in the  Junior B Doubles Eoin Brannigan/ James Burke (O’Loughlin’s) defeated John Fitzgerald/Andrew O’Dwyer (Kells); in the final of the Minor Doubles Adrian Farrell /Patrick Brennan (Mothel) defeated Cillian Treacy/Stephen O’Dwyer (Kells); in the final of the Special Junior B Singles Sean Foley (Windgap) defeated Dan Breen (Kells).


In the County Juvenile U 13 B Singles representing Kells were Rory Lodge, Daniel Power, Cillian Lafford, Shane Ivory, Nick O’Shea, Darragh O’Keeffe and David Bourke with Rory Lodge narrowly losing out in the final to Jack Kelly Goresbridge.  Well done to all who participated.


In the second weekend of the 40 x 20 2012 All Ireland Finals in Under 21 Doubles Patrick Funchion and Peter Funchion Kells defeated Monaghan (Terry McElvanney/Chris McKenna) in a thrilling encounter ending on a scoreline of 21 - 16, 21 - 20 to do back to back wins in the U 21 Doubles All Ireland final and adding to Patrick Funchion’s win in U21 Singles the previous weekend. In the final of the Ladies Junior B Doubles Marie Walshe (Kells) with her partner Rachel Hogan (Kilfane) defeated Roscommon (Aoife McDonagh/Marina Kilduff) 21 - 7, 21 - 4.  Congratulations and well done to them all.


Good luck to Kirsty Maher who is in the Girls U 16 Singles All Ireland final next weekend. 


(Photo attached of Patrick Funchion and Peter Funchion Kells receiving their All – Ireland medals for winning the U 21 Doubles Title.)


 


Kilkenny Bereavement Support is having its monthly open meeting for people bereaved by suicide next Thursday (April 5th.) in Villa Maria, Talbot’s Inch, Freshford  Road, Kilkenny at 8.00 p.m. All are welcome.