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NEWS AND SPORT:
This page features all news and sports articles from The Durrow Parish Newsletter.
CONTENTS:
NEWS SECTION
CHURCH NEWS
CURRENT WEATHER
SPORTS SECTION
SPECIAL FEATURE
ARCHIVES
NEWS SECTION:
DURROW DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Wedding Reception Bonanza - Tickets are now on sale and can be got from any Forum member or in Castle Durrow. They can also be bought as a syndicate, for €200, four people pay €50 each and they as in with a chance to win €5,000 each in return. This is a major fundraiser for Durrow Development Forum’s events all through the year and also for the project for a kid’s playground being discussed at the moment. (Hopefully this playground will be done by the end of 2008, and if it can’t be done, the grant allocated by Laois County Council will not be available to us anymore and another County Laois town will get it instead of us) So please support Durrow Development Forum by buying a ticket for the Wedding Bonanza. For more information contact Evelyn (087) 9194428.
BOARD A BUS - HOP ON AND HELP OUT: See Dublin and Kilkenny at your leisure and help raise money for Barretstown at the same time. Make a difference to the lives of children with cancer and other serious illnesses. Hop on a City Sightseeing Bus in Dublin or Kilkenny on Thursday July 10th and all of your ticket money will go to help bring children to Barretstown. In 2007 over 1,500 children and their family members benefited from our life changing programme. We need your support to be able to give more children and their families the opportunity to experience the magic of Barretstown. We cannot achieve this without your valued support and help.
STREET CHILDREN: Kay Sheppard and her daughter Mary are going to work with street children and orphans in a summer camp in Romania from July 2nd to July 13th. They are looking for our help in raising much needed money to fund this worthy cause and have sponsorship cards and raffle prizes in many shops in the town. Please give generously to this very worthy cause.
WELCOME HOME WEEK: During the Welcome Home Festival you can also look forward to the Rogues & Vagabonds Barbeque on Friday 1st August, a Vintage Parade on Sunday 3rd August and also a Teddy Bear Picnic on Monday 4th August. More details to come in the next issue of the newsletter. If anybody wishes to give a hand for any of the events, please contact Noeleen on (087) 9636460.
DURROW TIDY TOWNS: The Inter Litter Challenge continues every week. Judging is being carried out in Durrow weekly. We ask all householders and business people to make an extra effort to have the town litter free every week when the judges call. With a little effort Durrow could achieve top marks in this competition. Durrow is being judged in the Town Category with Abbeyleix, Borris in Ossory, Mountmellick, Mountrath and Stradbally.
The marks recieved for weeks five and six are as follows;
Mary Street - Wk 5 15/20 Wk 6 19/20
Carrigan Street - Wk 5 18/20 Wk6 20/20
Our lady,s Meadow - Wk 5 18/15 Wk 6 14/15
Erkindale Drive - Wk 5 12/15 Wk 6 12/15
Road from Ballacolla Wk 5 08/10 Wk 6 08/10
Environs of R.C Church Wk 5 07/10 Wk 6 09/10
Car Parking Area Wk 5 06/10 Wk 6 10/10
Bottle Bank Wk 5 09/10 Wk 6 10/10
What they judge within these categories are: general litter, gum on paths, cigarette related litter, tidiness of grass and verges, effort and general presentation. Remember that a little effort will go a long way for making our town a more beautiful place to live in.
GREAT INTEREST IN LOCAL RESTORATION PROJECT: Local students and neighbours of Knockanoran and Bishops Wood visited Coillte’s wet woodland on the banks of the Erkina River the last Friday in May, which was a glorious day in a very special place. At this time of year, there is lots to see in the woodland, king cups, damsel flies, frogs, water loving plants and grasses, and a range of healthy regeneration of native tree seedlings such as oak, birch, elm, rowan – even a yew tree was spotted in the near distance by some members of the group. The Durrow National School children are very knowledgeable and aware of local biodiversity and all listened to hear the birdsong of blackbird and willow warbler along the riverbank. The inspiration and enthusiasm for learning about the environment is very infectious in the Green School and lots of the students expressed keen interest in being active members of the Green School Committee in the coming years. The 4th, 5th and 6th classes visited the woodland in the morning and Coillte project manager led a group of locals in the afternoon on a walk around the wood to see restoration work that is underway. There is a diverse shrub and field layer in the woodland and the group saw the rare purging buckthorn plant which is the main food source for the yellow Brimstone butterfly which was very active on that hot afternoon. The site is in a Special Area of Conservation and the habitat forms part of Coillte’s nature conservation project which will put in place conditions that will allow priority woodland to regenerate into the future. The 95 hectare woodland restoration site, one of nine sites across the country, is part of a project jointly funded by Coillte and the EU DG-Environment under the Nature programme. If you walk through the woodland you will notice the new information signs that tell a great story about the rare habitat, with pictures of what you will find during your visit. It is a beautiful ancient woodland on the doorstep and is a considerable component of the meagre 0.1% of alluvial woodland that has survived in the country today. Further information of the priority woodland at Durrow: www.woodlandrestoration.ie online which also has pictures.
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CHURCH NEWS:
CHURCH NEWS: Radio: Mass from Cullohill Church is broadcast on 106.8FM each morning and night prayers on Thursday at 8.50pm.
MEJUGORGIE PILGRIM TOURS: A tour will take place from July 26th to 2nd August. The fare will cost €599 all inclusive. The tour will be accompanied by Fr. Hugh Lee, Spiritual Director. For more details please contact Irene Moloughney at (057) 8738641 or (087) 6126212 or Seamus at (087) 6230502.
DOCHAS KILKENNY: The Diocesan outreach support agency to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers is currently seeking volunteers to take part in a Mentoring/Befriending programme for new immigrant families. Interested persons should contact Dochas Office, Social Services, Waterford Road, Kilkenny on Mondays or Tuesdays. Phone Theresa on (056) 7789916.
Thoughts for the Day - Your Job In Life Whatever you do, do the best that you can, and do it with joy and good cheer. For each individual God has a plan. A mission, a job to do here. So find out the purpose intended for you, that nobody else could fulfill, and bend every effort, that aim to pursue, with all of your heart and you will. All other paths are but byways that lead to failulre, frustration, unrest. Find your own niche if you want to succeed and richly your work will be blessed.
DURROW CHURCH CLEANING ROTA: Cleaners for the month of June are as follows: Rosezeta Murphy, Kate Lappin, Kay Sheppard, Ann Kealy and Mary Kennedy. I am sure the people of the town appreciate all the work done by our Church cleaners and would like to thank them most sincerely for their dedication every month.
CULLOHILL CHURCH CLEANING ROTA: The Cullohill Cleaning Rota for June is Rahenleigh, The Castle and Ross.
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SPORT:
THE HARPS CAMOGIE: The senior team got their championship campaign off to a winning start with a victory over local rivals St. Bridgets on Saturday evening last in Rathdowney. This was a tight and tough encounter with scores hard to come by but the girls showed their determination and resolve to continue on their winning ways and emerged victorious on a score line of 0-10 to 1-04. Scorers: A. Mahony 0-01, A. Hanlon 0-02, L.Mahony 0-07. The second round of the senior championship took place last weekend where The Harps met Camross in Durrow. The girls dominated the match right from the start and quickly built up a substantial lead at half time. The second half was a tighter affair but the girls ran out convincing winners in the end on a score line of 2-12 to 0-06. This was a great team effort by everyone. Scorers on the day were A.Mahony 2-02, A.Phelan, E.Mahony and A.Hanlon 0-01 each, L.Mahony 0-07. The next round of matches takes place in July. Team: B.Hosey, E.Cuddy, A.Donohue, D.Quigley, C.Walsh, C.Phelan(A), M.Fitzpatrick, C.Phelan(T), L.Mahony, E.Mahony, A.Hanlon, L.Mahony, A.Mahony, A.Phelan, E.Dunne. Subs: M.Brophy, J.Prior, J.Dollard, M.Prior, D.Holland, S.Fitzgerald, D.Cuddy, K.Broderick, L.Saunders, E.Saunders, R.Delahunty, T.Bennett, P.Dunphy, M.Hyland. Best of luck girls!
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This page features all news and sports articles from The Durrow Parish Newsletter.
CONTENTS:
NEWS SECTION
CHURCH NEWS
CURRENT WEATHER
SPORTS SECTION
SPECIAL FEATURE
ARCHIVES
NEWS SECTION:
DURROW DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Wedding Reception Bonanza - Tickets are now on sale and can be got from any Forum member or in Castle Durrow. They can also be bought as a syndicate, for €200, four people pay €50 each and they as in with a chance to win €5,000 each in return. This is a major fundraiser for Durrow Development Forum’s events all through the year and also for the project for a kid’s playground being discussed at the moment. (Hopefully this playground will be done by the end of 2008, and if it can’t be done, the grant allocated by Laois County Council will not be available to us anymore and another County Laois town will get it instead of us) So please support Durrow Development Forum by buying a ticket for the Wedding Bonanza. For more information contact Evelyn (087) 9194428.
BOARD A BUS - HOP ON AND HELP OUT: See Dublin and Kilkenny at your leisure and help raise money for Barretstown at the same time. Make a difference to the lives of children with cancer and other serious illnesses. Hop on a City Sightseeing Bus in Dublin or Kilkenny on Thursday July 10th and all of your ticket money will go to help bring children to Barretstown. In 2007 over 1,500 children and their family members benefited from our life changing programme. We need your support to be able to give more children and their families the opportunity to experience the magic of Barretstown. We cannot achieve this without your valued support and help.
STREET CHILDREN: Kay Sheppard and her daughter Mary are going to work with street children and orphans in a summer camp in Romania from July 2nd to July 13th. They are looking for our help in raising much needed money to fund this worthy cause and have sponsorship cards and raffle prizes in many shops in the town. Please give generously to this very worthy cause.
WELCOME HOME WEEK: During the Welcome Home Festival you can also look forward to the Rogues & Vagabonds Barbeque on Friday 1st August, a Vintage Parade on Sunday 3rd August and also a Teddy Bear Picnic on Monday 4th August. More details to come in the next issue of the newsletter. If anybody wishes to give a hand for any of the events, please contact Noeleen on (087) 9636460.
DURROW TIDY TOWNS: The Inter Litter Challenge continues every week. Judging is being carried out in Durrow weekly. We ask all householders and business people to make an extra effort to have the town litter free every week when the judges call. With a little effort Durrow could achieve top marks in this competition. Durrow is being judged in the Town Category with Abbeyleix, Borris in Ossory, Mountmellick, Mountrath and Stradbally.
The marks recieved for weeks five and six are as follows;
Mary Street - Wk 5 15/20 Wk 6 19/20
Carrigan Street - Wk 5 18/20 Wk6 20/20
Our lady,s Meadow - Wk 5 18/15 Wk 6 14/15
Erkindale Drive - Wk 5 12/15 Wk 6 12/15
Road from Ballacolla Wk 5 08/10 Wk 6 08/10
Environs of R.C Church Wk 5 07/10 Wk 6 09/10
Car Parking Area Wk 5 06/10 Wk 6 10/10
Bottle Bank Wk 5 09/10 Wk 6 10/10
What they judge within these categories are: general litter, gum on paths, cigarette related litter, tidiness of grass and verges, effort and general presentation. Remember that a little effort will go a long way for making our town a more beautiful place to live in.
GREAT INTEREST IN LOCAL RESTORATION PROJECT: Local students and neighbours of Knockanoran and Bishops Wood visited Coillte’s wet woodland on the banks of the Erkina River the last Friday in May, which was a glorious day in a very special place. At this time of year, there is lots to see in the woodland, king cups, damsel flies, frogs, water loving plants and grasses, and a range of healthy regeneration of native tree seedlings such as oak, birch, elm, rowan – even a yew tree was spotted in the near distance by some members of the group. The Durrow National School children are very knowledgeable and aware of local biodiversity and all listened to hear the birdsong of blackbird and willow warbler along the riverbank. The inspiration and enthusiasm for learning about the environment is very infectious in the Green School and lots of the students expressed keen interest in being active members of the Green School Committee in the coming years. The 4th, 5th and 6th classes visited the woodland in the morning and Coillte project manager led a group of locals in the afternoon on a walk around the wood to see restoration work that is underway. There is a diverse shrub and field layer in the woodland and the group saw the rare purging buckthorn plant which is the main food source for the yellow Brimstone butterfly which was very active on that hot afternoon. The site is in a Special Area of Conservation and the habitat forms part of Coillte’s nature conservation project which will put in place conditions that will allow priority woodland to regenerate into the future. The 95 hectare woodland restoration site, one of nine sites across the country, is part of a project jointly funded by Coillte and the EU DG-Environment under the Nature programme. If you walk through the woodland you will notice the new information signs that tell a great story about the rare habitat, with pictures of what you will find during your visit. It is a beautiful ancient woodland on the doorstep and is a considerable component of the meagre 0.1% of alluvial woodland that has survived in the country today. Further information of the priority woodland at Durrow: www.woodlandrestoration.ie online which also has pictures.
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CHURCH NEWS:
CHURCH NEWS: Radio: Mass from Cullohill Church is broadcast on 106.8FM each morning and night prayers on Thursday at 8.50pm.
MEJUGORGIE PILGRIM TOURS: A tour will take place from July 26th to 2nd August. The fare will cost €599 all inclusive. The tour will be accompanied by Fr. Hugh Lee, Spiritual Director. For more details please contact Irene Moloughney at (057) 8738641 or (087) 6126212 or Seamus at (087) 6230502.
DOCHAS KILKENNY: The Diocesan outreach support agency to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers is currently seeking volunteers to take part in a Mentoring/Befriending programme for new immigrant families. Interested persons should contact Dochas Office, Social Services, Waterford Road, Kilkenny on Mondays or Tuesdays. Phone Theresa on (056) 7789916.
Thoughts for the Day - Your Job In Life Whatever you do, do the best that you can, and do it with joy and good cheer. For each individual God has a plan. A mission, a job to do here. So find out the purpose intended for you, that nobody else could fulfill, and bend every effort, that aim to pursue, with all of your heart and you will. All other paths are but byways that lead to failulre, frustration, unrest. Find your own niche if you want to succeed and richly your work will be blessed.
DURROW CHURCH CLEANING ROTA: Cleaners for the month of June are as follows: Rosezeta Murphy, Kate Lappin, Kay Sheppard, Ann Kealy and Mary Kennedy. I am sure the people of the town appreciate all the work done by our Church cleaners and would like to thank them most sincerely for their dedication every month.
CULLOHILL CHURCH CLEANING ROTA: The Cullohill Cleaning Rota for June is Rahenleigh, The Castle and Ross.
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SPORT:
THE HARPS CAMOGIE: The senior team got their championship campaign off to a winning start with a victory over local rivals St. Bridgets on Saturday evening last in Rathdowney. This was a tight and tough encounter with scores hard to come by but the girls showed their determination and resolve to continue on their winning ways and emerged victorious on a score line of 0-10 to 1-04. Scorers: A. Mahony 0-01, A. Hanlon 0-02, L.Mahony 0-07. The second round of the senior championship took place last weekend where The Harps met Camross in Durrow. The girls dominated the match right from the start and quickly built up a substantial lead at half time. The second half was a tighter affair but the girls ran out convincing winners in the end on a score line of 2-12 to 0-06. This was a great team effort by everyone. Scorers on the day were A.Mahony 2-02, A.Phelan, E.Mahony and A.Hanlon 0-01 each, L.Mahony 0-07. The next round of matches takes place in July. Team: B.Hosey, E.Cuddy, A.Donohue, D.Quigley, C.Walsh, C.Phelan(A), M.Fitzpatrick, C.Phelan(T), L.Mahony, E.Mahony, A.Hanlon, L.Mahony, A.Mahony, A.Phelan, E.Dunne. Subs: M.Brophy, J.Prior, J.Dollard, M.Prior, D.Holland, S.Fitzgerald, D.Cuddy, K.Broderick, L.Saunders, E.Saunders, R.Delahunty, T.Bennett, P.Dunphy, M.Hyland. Best of luck girls!
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