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5th March '08

 

Fleadh Cheoil

Fleadh Cheoil Mhaigh Eo (Mayo Fleadh) will be held in Ballycastle on the weekend of 10th /11th May.   It is 20 years since the Mayo Fleadh was last held in Ballycastle.

Closing date for receipt of entries from competitors is Friday 4th April.   Entries can be sent to Teresa McAndrew, Rathkip, Ballina, Co. Mayo.

 

Card Game winners

The Annual G.A.A. Card Game was held in Killala Community Centre on Wednesday 20th February.   G.A.A. wish to thank all who sold and bought tickets for the event which was very successful.  

The winners were:

1st :   Kevin Healy & Paddy Gardiner

2nd : Tony Finnerty & James Kelly

3rd : Tony Langan & Chris Nealon

Ladies Prize :

1st : Kathleen O'Donnell & Nora Kearney

Raffle winners:

1st : Shane Donnelly

2nd : Keith Brogan

3rd : Eric O'Sullivan

4th D. Burke

 

G.A.A.

Ballycastle are now through to the Semi-Final of the Winter League and this game v Lacken will be played on Saturday 15th in Lacken.

 

Ballycastle play Kilcommin in a Gaeltacht Tournament semi-final this coming Saturday (8th) at 12.00noon in Achill.   The Final takes place on Sunday (9th).

 

In the first game of the County League, Ballycastle have an away game v Ballintubber on Monday 17th

(Bank Holiday).

 

Club Membership

Ballycastle G.A.A. Club Membership is now due.   Contact Aidan Tighe, Club Treasurer.

 

Lotto

No's drawn on Saturday 1st March '08 were:   11. 14. 25. 30.    No Jackpot winner so Jackpot now stands at 9,500euro.    Next draw in Katie Macs.

Five envelopes drawn:

Patrick Conmy, Ballycastle

John Earley, Doonfeeney

Katie & Jerry, c/o Tramps

Johnny Jordan, Killerduff

Bernie Healy, Behy

Deaths

Sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and friends of Mai Burke, Galway (wife of the late Ollie Burke, formerly from Carrowcur) who died recently.

Sympathy is also extended to the family, relatives and friends of   Teresa Hannick, Ardnaree who died recently (Former Art Teacher in Stella Maris Secondary School).

Vintage Society

West Coast Vintage Society meeting on Tuesday 11th March at 8.30p.m. in the Resource Centre.

Church Notices

Mass Times:

Weekdays at 10.00a.m.

Saturday Vigil:   8.15p.m .

Sunday:   11.30a.m.

 

Masses this week:

Monday 8.00p.m.:   Elizabeth & James Earley (Larragon)

Tuesday:   Marie Jordan (Anniversary)

Wednesday 8.00p.m.:   John & Kathleen Nealon

Thursday:   Willie & Pat Grier (Muingelly)

Friday 8.00p.m.:    Joe Tighe (Lisbrin)   (7.45p.m. St. Pio Novena)

Saturday Vigil:   Frank Stadler

Sunday 11.30a.m.:   John & Bridgie McKenzie & Mary Cosgrove

 

Eucharist Ministers:

Saturday Vigil:   Kathleen Donnelly

Sunday:   Michael Kelly

 

Readers:

Saturday Vigil:   Caroline Nealon

Sunday:    Jerome Chambers

 

Adoration:

7.00p.m.:   Anne & Paddy McDonnell

7.30p.m.:   Phil Healy, Anne Callaghan

8.00p.m.:   Anne Scott, Eileen Tighe

 

Community Care:

Cook:   Phil Healy

Driver:   John Kenny