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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Blood donation clinic
A mobile unit of the Blood Transfusion Service Board visits the Riverside Park Hotel from this weekend, and there’s the usual appeal for donors to give blood.
It’s on this Sunday May 16 from 11.45 a.m. to 3.15 p.m., and then on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 17 19 from 4.30 8 p.m.
Tidy Towns
Commencing last weekend and continuing during the Summer months, local Tidy Towns activists will meet every Sunday morning at Rafter (new) Bridge at 9 a.m. and commence a litter pick-up along the Prom area, including between the two main bridges.
Volunteers are being invited to assist bolster this great idea, and you are invited to contact Billy Murphy tel. 0878298569.
Friends Golf classic
The work of the Friends of St. John’s Hospital depends hugely on funding raised by it and well-wishers, the mainstay of which is its annual golf classic, which takes place this Friday at the local club.
Entry fee per team of four is €150, and the group says a heartfelt thanks to EGC and all participants in advance.
Your support is sought, and all info from Eddie at 087-6473735.
Helping Haiti
A churchgate collection takes place in Enniscorthy this week-end in aid of Haven, the international development agency currently working in Haiti, where locals Rita Cogley, Margt. and John Doyle are among Haven’s volunteers building houses alongside the Haitian community.
All support welcome.
Walking tours
With the finer weather and brighter evenings arriving, the popular Town Walking Tours feature has re-started, principally thanks to enterprising local woman Maura Flannery.
The daily tours are held during the months of May and June, and there are special rates for groups, schools etc., aside from tourists and visitors. Full details from Maura at tel. 087-7796749.
Edel Quinn
To commemorate the 66th anniversary of the death of Legion of Mary icon the Venerable Edel Quinn, a special Mass is being offered at 10 a.m.
this Wednesday morning May 12 in St. Aidan’s cathedral, where she was confirmed during her childhood years living in Enniscorthy.
Following the Mass, a one-hour information event, including recitation of Rosary, takes place in the Legion Hall, Convent Road from 10.30 a.m.
Calling all brainboxes
A fun night music and general knowledge trivia table quiz takes place this Friday night 14th at Bellefield GHAA club (8.30 p.m.) in aid of The Athenæum Restoration Fund, with Mick Pepper of Bron Y Aur fame as quizmaster.
It’s €40 for table of four, with lots and lots of spot prizes all support welcome. The Restoration group says a huge thank you to Matthew Hyland, whose ‘James Taylor’ in the recent Charity Celebrity Wannabe fundraiser realised a cool €2,000 on its behalf.
Poetry session
The first of two poetry sessions (plus one storytelling event) at the local public library kicked off last week, and the second is all set for the same venue this Wednesday morning May 12 (11 a.m.) when Deirdre Wadding and Fran Greene present ‘Folktales of Legend and Folksong.’
The next session is on Thursday week May 20 at 7 p.m., with author John Wyse Jackson presenting ‘Songs and verses of Ireland.’
Pioneers
With the annual presentation of PTAA jubilee certs and pins looming, all eligible for silver or gold awards are asked to immediately apply -contact Mary Murphy tel. 9335559 or Joan Murphy 9235394.
St. Vincent de Paul
The local St. Mary’s conference is seeking a small standard-size refrigerator in good working order, as well as a wardrobe, for needy cases. If you can help, contact tel. 9233746.
Rugby draw
No jackpot winner in this week’s Enniscorthy RFC lotto (nos. 7, 13, 22, 24), and match-3 winners were Colin Cahill and Julie Mullally.
In the club members’ draw, Seamus O’Leary was winner of the top prize of €1,000; John Kavanagh, Knockduff won €500; and Peter Doyle, Clone took the €250 prize.
Container gardening demo
A talk and demo on container gardening takes place at Kilcannon Garden Centre this Saturday 15th at 11 a.m., all interested welcome.
GAA goes green
Already donning green on the club jerseys, Shamrocks GAA club is now providing members and the community at large with a skip specifically for all unwanted scrap metal.
It’s located at the club grounds, and the scrap metal should be brought to and placed in the skip any evening after 6 p.m. Any elderly person who needs anyone to collect this should contact Kevin O’Toole tel. 0872603682.
The late Bobby Bowen
Though a Dubliner by birth, Bobby Bowen, Shannon Hill, who died at the week-end at the age of 76, was very much a local, living most of his life in the town, and being a longtime employee of and sidekick with the late Johnny Dobbs in the poultry and fruit industry. Ailing for a number of months, Bobby passed away at Waterford Regional hospital.
He was a hard-working, friendly, outgoing type who had a ‘hello’ for everyone and will be sadly missed by all, especially relatives and friends in the area.
R.I.P. Coffee time
The canteen in St. John’s Community Hospital hosts a coffee this Thursday morning May 13 (10.30 a.m. 12 noon) in aid of the Sisters of St. John of God mission to Africa.
A raffle also takes place.
Trance demo
Spirit guide Joseph will be guest of a trance demonstration night in the Talbot Hotel, Wexford, this Thursday night 13th, sharing with his audience in question and answer-style a knowledge and understanding about their spiritual heritage and the miraculous things we are all capable of achieving.
Doors close at 7.45 p.m. and you are asked to arrive early. Contact 0539235712.
Crafts Expo
A Traditional Building crafts exhibition should attract a huge attendance at the National 1798 Centre on the week-end of May 22 23 (10 a.m. 4.30 p.m.), with working demonstrations on a host of old-time and some long-forgotten crafts. For more info, telephone 087-9981801 or 087-2637178.
Musical treat
Locally-based seniors choir The Silver Tones present a variety concert in St. Aidan’s Cathedral on Thursday night May 27 next (8 p.m.), featuring soprano Sally Kelly, bass Brian Murphy, the Vinegar Hill trad group, the Omek String Quartet and, of course, the promoters.
Adm. is just €10 and all proceeds to the Cathedral Spire Repair Fund.
The concert is part of the Bealtaine Festival’s ‘Celebrating creativity in older age.’
Soccer re-union
Local side Ajax Athletic FC’s 40th annual dinnerdance will be held on Friday May 28 in the Riverside Park Hotel at 7.30 p.m.
Tickets €30, and moneys now being collected by committee members The special anniversary book will be available on the night.
Happy Hearts
This year’s Happy Heart Week-end will be observed nationwide on May 13 15, and the local group is seeking volunteers to help stage the event contact Jacinta Roche tel. 0868838140 or Bridget Sinnott 086-8545050.
U-17s Rugby tour
Leinster League winners and All-Ireland runnersup Enniscorthy u17s embark on their end of season Welsh tour this week-end, with special thanks to various sponsors Cooney-Furlong, D Bar, Pump Palace Gym, Logo Centre, Letts, C&R Print, Dunanore Motors, Martin Doyle butchers, Tom Hastings, John Redmond Transport, and Slaney Foods.
The visitors will take in the Magners League semi-final clash between Ospreys and Glasgow at Liberty Stadium, and the u-17s themselves will play a curtain raiser at noon v Swansea Mumbles, and then attend the Welsh Club final on Saturday.
Strawberry Festival
It’s still a bit away, but work is going apace in organising this year’s Strawberry Festival (June 24 27).
The organisers wish to remind organisations, clubs etc. staging events to get in touch with the Festival committee if you want your function/ event included in the festival’s official programme.
Contact Colin at 087-8139807.
Knock pilgrimage
A three-day pilgrimage to Knock Shrine is currently being organised by local woman Ivy.
It’s on June 13 16, involving a three-night stayover. Contact her at tel. 0863157839 or 053-9236405.
Meals on Wheels thanks
There’s a big thanks to all who supported last week-end’s collection at Pettitt’s Supermarket on behalf of the local Meals on Wheels service, which realised invaluable funding for the worthy cause thanks to such generosity.
Winner of the €200 prize in the draw was Kathleen Kavanagh, Tomduff.
And finally ....
Yet another warning about those ‘you’ve just won €1m in our lotto’ scams.
A couple from Maderia Woods were among those who received this kind of unexpected news on Monday morning of this week from a joint SpanishDutch international Lotto group.
In this case, their ‘win’ was ‘seven hundred and thirty-four thousand, three hundred and thirty-eight euros only.’
One of the requirements about claiming the fantastic prize is, of course, that you must provide details of your bank account blah blah blah.
“Bin this rubbish!”, was the couple’s sound advice.
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