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Thursday, March 18, 2010
St. Patrick’s Day
Along with what should be one of the biggest parades ever seen in the town, as part of Enniscorthy 1500, a full afternoon’s programme of entertainment will be held in the town this Wednesday St. Patrick’s Day, with Market Sq. as a focal point.
Dancing, music, children’s entertainment, facepainting and performing groups will be on hand between 2 5 p.m., and the VIPs present will include reigning Strawberry Queen, Chloe Mythen.
Among the participants in the parade itself, which will be led by an Army Reserve colour party, will be Buí Bolg, Wobbly Circus, majorettes, gymnasts, Irish Dance schools, Vintage machines, multiethnic groups, floats and a host of local sporting and other organisations.
Bands will include St. Pat’s Fife and Drum, and the pipe bands of St. Colman’s, Campile and Rathanna. A review stand will be located at Rafter (New) Bridge. On St. Pat’s Night, Bellefield GAA pavilion hosts an Irish cultural night at 8 p.m., during which prizes for winners in the various parade sections will be presented.
The parade starts from St. Senan’s parish church at 3 p.m., and among the stand-out entries should be the Athenæum Restoration Fund’s entry depicting some of Enniscorthy’s most famous historical connections.
Holy day
March 17 is a Holyday of obligation, and Mass times on the day are as follows: St. Aidan’s parish 9.30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. (11.15 a.m. in St. John’s Hospital chapel); St. Senan’s parish 8.30 a.m., 10.30 a.m. and 12 noon.
Numbers up for Bingo
Due to the national feastday falling on Wednesday this week, regular patrons of the weekly Bingo session at Bellefield GAA centre are asked to note that there will be no bingo session tonight. Apologies to all bingo fans!
Anúna at last!
The eagerly-awaited Anúna concert in St. Aidan’s Cathedral takes place this Friday night March 19, doors open 7.30 p.m. for unreserved seating.
Lovers of quality international standard Irish music are sure to turn out in force for what should be an enchanted evening at 8 p.m.
Due to take place on January 1 as a New Year’s opener for Enniscorthy 1500, the event fell victim of the heavy snowfalls of the period.
Ticket and all other information from White’s Electrical, Market Square, the local Town Council offices tel. 053-9233540, or from Helen Brady at 087-3218604 or contact helen.brady @enniscorthytc.ie
Whist drive
Monthly whist in aid of St. Anthony’s unit takes place at the Workshop next Tuesday night March 23, commencing 8.30 p.m. Adm. (incl. tea) is €5, and top score €40.,
Fáilte romhait to trio
All at St. Mary’s CBS have joined in welcoming QRS teachers Mohammed Sannoh, Mary Bockarie and Sr. Ngozi from Bo in Sierra Leone, who will be guests at the Mill Park Road school from March 13 23.
The schools in both countries have been formally ‘twinned’ for the past three years, emanating from the work in Bo of the late Bro. Ned Kerrigan (St. John’s Vls.), a former pupil of the local CBS. The ongoing link has seen CBS pupils and teachers visit Bo.
Welcome donation
A cheque for €1,175.05 has been presented to the Athenæum Restoration Fund from St. Aidan’s parish, representing profit made from the sale of the parish’s Christmas Cards 2009.
The recipients say a big thank you to the priests of St. Aidan’s, and all who bought the cards and supported the project in any way.
Eugene Redmond Swim
This year’s Eugene Redmond Memorial Swim at Curracloe beach has been re-scheduled for Good Friday April 2 next, and all support welcome.
It has traditionally been held on St. Stephen’s Day, but due to poor weather and dangerous road conditions had to be postponed at the time.
Swimmers are asked to meet at the Winning Post premises at 11.30 a.m., and all in the water at 12 noon.
Car boot sale
CWCW and Kilcannon Garden Centre’s car boot sale/Spring Fair takes place on Saturday week March 27 next at Bellefield GAA grounds (10 a.m. 2 p.m.), for which all donations welcome. toys, books, small household items, clothes etc.
These can be left at either premises, or collection of same can be arranged.
The event will also have an area for the general public to sell their wares, with all profit going to a charity of their choice it’s €15 per area.
Pre-booking and all info from Carmel tel. 086-0748300.
TOSF
Next meeting of the local Third Order of St. Francis group takes place this Thursday night March 18 in the oratory of St. John’s new hospital, commencing with Mass at 7.30 p.m. all welcome to attend the Mass.
Help St. Senan’s school
St. Senan’s primary school’s Autism Unit is seeking your help A five anda-half mile run/walk to raise funds for the unit takes place on Saturday April 3 next, start/finish of which is opposite Vinnie’s Pub at Island Road car-park.
Start times are 1.30 p.m. for walkers and 2 p.m. for runners.
Full details from Michelle at 086-8419741.
Childcare registration
St. Anne’s Childcare Centre at Templeshannon CDP will hold a registration day between Wednesday March 24 Friday 26th (inclusive).
If you would like to enrol children between 2 4 years and would like them to attend Toddler or Pre-School service, you are invited to attended on any of these days between 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
Reduced childcare rates are available under the Community Childcare Subvention scheme, which provides assistance for families in receipt of a range of social welfare payments.
St. Anne’s Preschool is also participating in the Free Preschool Year scheme (ecce). Further details from Marie or Sharon tel. 053-9232522.
Silver Circle
The fourth of six draws in St. Aidan’s parish Development Fund’s silver circle on Sunday resulted: €150 Ned O’Connor, 22 SAV; €75 each Breda Hayes, Tomahurra, and Mona Duggan, Garra, Oulart; €20 each Jack Hayes, Cherryville, Enniscorthy; Maebh Doyle, Bellefield Rd.; Biddy Carty, 11 Patrick’s Place; Bridie O’Sullivan, 3 Pearse Road; Davy Murphy, SJV; Aidan Doyle, Monbeg, Ballindaggin; Anne Browne, Parklands; Anne Mythen, 89 SAV; Carmel and Jim Bond, Lucas Park.
And finally ...
Yet another review, yet more plaudits. They keep rolling in for Colm Tóibín and ‘Brooklyn’, now on sale in paperback form.
According to the week-end’s ‘Sunday Times’, the ‘elating and brilliant’ book .... loses none of the unillusioned lucidity of his earlier work but adds a fresh dimension of humane warmth.’
As if that wasn’t praise enough, reviewer Peter Kemp noted, ‘The novel places Eilís (the book’s central character) between the challenges of the new and the temptations of the familiar, until her predicament is resolved by a masterstroke of plotting.
The result is a novel that stands out as remarkable, even among Ireland’s distinguished roll of fiction about home and exile.
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