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News – 28/10/24

Colm Hassett putting the finishing touches to the re-decorating of The Gables lately.
It is great to see this building , which was an eyesore in the middle of the village, getting a facelift.
Best of Luck to Colm.

Bodhran Competition

 

The Annual Bodhrán Competition takes place this Saturday night, Nov. 2nd at Batt’s Bar starting at 7.30pm.

It is a night of fun with experts on the goatskin vying for the coveted trophies followed by a session of music and song. A night not to be missed.

 

Athea Gun Club

It’s that time of year again and with the pheasant season fast approaching we would like to encourage people to clean and check their guns thoroughly before use. On Friday November 1st we will hold our annual long tail competition in Batt’s Bar. Not only members but all are welcome on the night for anyone who would like to see exactly what we do on the night. Last entries will be taken at 7.15 and measurements start at 7.30 sharp. I would like to thank farmers and land owners for allowing us to hunt on their lands and on that note I would urge all members to be respectful of landowner’s property and close gates and fences while passing through. Keep membership and insurance with you at all times as you may be asked to produce. I would also ask anyone who has any problems with vermin not to hesitate asking a gun club member for some assistance. Finally, safe shooting and happy hunting

Secretary

 

Thank You

To everyone who supported the Athea Drama Group production in aid of the  Playground Development over the Bank Holiday weekend. It was a fantastic success.

 

The Way I See It

By Domhnall de Barra

I am all for recycling and putting household waste into the proper bins and I try as bet I can to do so but, there is one advance in the attempt to limit harmful waste that is driving me crazy and that is the lids attached to milk and other bottles by a short piece of plastic.  I suppose the idea is good but I find the corks very hard to deal with. It is almost impossible to drink straight from a bottle without splashing liquid all over yourself and trying to re-screw the cork back on is another challenge. Sometimes the cork will not go back on the original grooves without a whole pile of effort so that one might be tempted to say to hell with it and leave the bottle half open. Since I am on the subject of bottles, and milk bottles in particular, has anyone noticed that you cannot rely on the “best before” dates  to be 100% accurate. Two bottles with the same date, sitting beside each other in the same fridge should go sour at the same time but that does not always happen. Is there anything worse than putting milk into tea first thing in the morning and watching the curdled liquid float to the top of the cup, or even worse, not noticing it and taking that first sip of the day to find it gone off. At one time in my life I used to collect milk from farmers for Kerry Co-op. Some farmers were very good at keeping the milk at proper temperatures etc. but there were others who weren’t so hygienic and sometimes the milk would be almost sour before it was collected. There was a test once a month and those who weren’t so good were fined but the milk was going into the same lorry, good and bad. How then would it be possible to say for how long that milk would stay fresh?   Buying fruit, at this time of the year and from now on, is also pot luck. The fact is that most of the fruit we buy should not be ripe now, especially the fruits that are imported from the other side of the world. Once the packet is open there is a very short window before it starts to go bad which results in a lot of fruit being thrown out or put in the bin so keep an eye on the sell by date and if it is down to a day or two, forget it.

A lot of discussion lately about kids and mobile phones at school. Some say they should be banned while others say they are a necessity for contact between parents and children. There is merit to both sides of the argument. Experts tell us that we are all spending too much time scanning our screens and that too much exposure is harmful. There is the problem that young people are open to all kinds of abuse on line so I think that children under a certain age should not have smart phones. I have no problem with them having a simple device that will make and receive calls and text but do nothing else. Then they  are able to call somebody if they need to and they won’t be subject to constant messaging from Snapchat, Tic Toc, Instagram and all the other apps that are now used all the time by the younger generation in particular. It wasn’t a problem in my young days. Not only did we not have mobile phones; we had no phones at all. Contact between people was made by writing letters and the news was got from the postman or somebody who was lucky enough to have a daily paper. The writing of letters was so important that we were taught how to compose them at school. They always started with “Dear so-and-so “ and ended up with “Yours sincerely,  yours truly, yours faithfully” or “your loving son or daughter”. Communication wasn’t instant as letters from abroad often came by boat which took a few weeks sometimes and even local ones took a couple of days. If an urgent message needed to be sent, the telegraph system could be used. This was called sending a telegram or, as we said locally, sending a wire. An operator tapped out a code and this was received at the nearest post office to the recipient and there was a  person waiting to cycle as fast as they could to deliver the message. Nobody wanted to see the “telegram boy” coming as they normally brought bad news such as deaths or accidents. Sometimes they were harmless like the one that was sent by a man who was coming home suddenly and he wanted somebody to meet him at the train station. The message read  “ arriving on the train tomorrow. Can someone meet me. Thady.” but when it was sent over the wires there was no way of writing the symbol for a full stop so it had to be spelled out. It then read “arriving on the train tomorrow stop can someone meet me stop Thady stop”. His mother got the telegram boy to read it for her and when he was finished she said, “what was that devil Thady doing that they had to keep telling him to stop!”   Then there was the woman who, just before Christmas wanted to sent a goose to her relations in Killarney. She enquired off a neighbour as to what was the fastest way  to send a message to Killarney. The neighbour said to wire it from the post Office if it was urgent so she arrived into her local Post Office and put a big parcel on the counter and said to the postmaster “can you wire this goose to Killarney please”.  Times have changed a lot since then but I still think we would all be better off if we had some phone free time every day and they should definitely not be allowed in any classroom.

Church notices

Parish Pastoral Unit (Athea/ Abbeyfeale/ Mountcollins/ Templeglantine/ Tournafulla).

Fr. Tom Mangan 087-2348226, Fr. Willie Russell 087 2272825, Fr. Dan Lane 087 2621911.

Masses this week- Fri. evening 7pm (Feast of all Saints). Sat. morning 10am (All Soul’s Day).

Weekend Mass change to Sunday at 11am commencing next weekend November 3rd

Eucharistic Adoration and The Devine Mercy Chaplet on Tuesday morning after mass.

Confessions any Friday evening after 7pm mass.

Annual Remembrance Mass on Friday November 8th at 7pm. During Mass a candle will be lit for those who died during the past twelve months. For those whose relatives died outside the parish and you wish to remember them on that evening please contact the parish give the name to Siobhan or Theresa (or contact the parish admin – details below).

Bible Study continues in Athea Library every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm.

Mass Intentions- Sunday November 3rd 11am. Hannah Scanlon (months mind).

Elizabeth & Patrick O’Sullivan. Matthew Tierney. Billy Collins. Cathy Moran, her son Tommy and grandson Sean, all deceased members of the Moran family.

All masses are streamed live on https://www.churchservices.tv/athea

Baptisms take place on the fourth weekend of the month. Parents who wish to baptise their child in the next few months should contact Siobhan on 087-3331459.

Parish Administration: Tues-Fri 11am-1pm. call Siobhan on 087-3331459, outside of these hours text or email [email protected]     Facebook:  Athea Parish Church Community

 

Athea Community Council

Lucky Numbers Draw 28/10/2024

No’s Drawn: 1,  16, 24,  32.  No Winner

Lucky Dips

Bernie Higgins,                 Glasha

Ann & Jerry Sheehan,      H/Side Drive

Margaret Fitzgerald, Coole East

Andrew Barrett, Mrk. Park

Sellers Prize:  Francie Flavin & D. De Barra

  Next Draw:  04/11/’24  Venue:  White’s

Jackpot €23,200

 

Fundraising Event

at the Clounmacon Community Centre

on Friday 15th November at 8pm

doors open at 7.30pm

Two films will be screened on the night

  1. Nightmare,  first time screened

a horror film 30 mins long filmed in and around clounmacon in 1979 starring Kathleen Egan, Eleanor O’Sullivan, Listowel,

Gerard Moran and Jerry O’Connor, Knockanure,

Joe Stapleton, Athea and Eileen Cronin, Moyvane.

 

  1. Rolling Back the Years

this is the story of 12 children that attended clounmacon school in 1962. original footage of the local people.

Children coming to school, walking along the black ditch.

this film runs for 80 mins.

refreshments will be served   adm €10

 

Grow Mental Health 

0818-474 474         Www.grow.ie

Friendly Community based, peer support groups for anyone experiencing mental health issues. Connection, Hope and Identity by empowering members to nurture their positive wellbeing and personal growth.

Ennis- Maria Assumpta Hall Monday 8pm/ Tuesday 4pm.

Limerick-33 Henry Street(morning and evening groups).

Contact Celia 086-1526966/ Danielle 086-1588626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sports – 28/10/24

C.L.G.  Áth an tSléibhe 

by Damien Ahern

Premier Junior A County Football Final 

We play Cappagh on Saturday November 2nd at 2.30pm in Askeaton. Get the maroon and white flags out to show your support for this fabulous team, and be sure to come along on the day to cheer them on. Cappagh will be favourites as they beat us by 3pts in the group stages and have been unbeaten so far in the championship, with six straight wins. Link for tickets will follow.

Ladies Minor Championship
Athea 7.12
Granagh/ Ballingarry 7.4
Well done to our minor ladies who started off the championship with a great win over Granagh / Ballingarry early Monday morning.
Playing with the wind in the first half the girls settled well and registered 1.2 in their first few attacks. G/B fought back well and it was end to end stuff for the remainder of the half. At the break Athea led 4.9 to 1.2.
Athea continued where they finished off in the first half but G/B fought hard to get back into the game. Athea had enough to hold off a strong comeback.
This was a great team performance, their next game is next Sunday in Athea v Adare at 11 am.
Team : Geraldine Carmody, Alice O’ Sullivan, Isabelle Barrett, Emma Vaughan , Millie O’ Sullivan, Grace Hunt, Courtney Hunt, Rebecca Collins (C) Emma Scanlon, Clodagh Ahern, Maeve Murphy, Leah Wall, Brid Hunt, Molly Hunt, Lauren Quaid, Evie Doody.

Fair Day
Our annual fair day raffle will take place on Saturday 9th November. Tickets are currently on sale, Thanks to our prize sponsors and supporters.
1st Prize Load of Timber  – Sponsored by Whites Bar and Batt’s bar
2nd Prize €150 Home heating oil Voucher – Sponsored by McElligotts Oil
3rd Prize 4 Bags of Coal – Sponsored by Collins XL

Clothes Collection
Athea LGFA will be holding a Clothes Collection on 27/11/24. Bags of clothes can be dropped off at the Clubhouse meeting room anytime from now until Wednesday 27th Nov at 9 am ( if the meeting room is locked you can leave in public toilet) Thanks for your support . We will accept the following  women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, handbags, belts, all paired shoes, curtains, bed linen, towels and blankets  just NO PILLOWS OR DUVETS.

 

Split the Bucket

Congratulations to Dick Chawke who was last week’s winner of Split the Bucket, winning €235. Next Draw Monday 4th November. Envelopes can be purchased at Dick Whites, Collins Shop, O’ Riordan’s Pharmacy, Athea Credit Union, Brown Joes, Batts,Bingo at Con Colbert Hall on Friday nights, Chinese Takeaway, Gables Grill and during events at Pairc na nGael. Thanks to everyone for your continued support.

Athea GAA AGM

The Athea GAA AGM will take place on Sunday January 19th at Con Colbert Hall. Mark the date in your diary.

Club Development Draw

Draw 4 of the Athea GAA Club Development Draw will take place on Saturday 16th November in Club House at 8.30pm.

 

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By Carrig Side – 28/10/24

by Tom Aherne

TEXT ALERT: The renewal of  membership of the local Community Text Alert group is overdue. If people wish to remain within the group, they need to renew their membership now.  Please enter your name and number with €10 in a closed envelope and drop it to the following, Moloneys Shop Carrigkerry, Pat King Carrigkerry, Neary’s Bar Ardagh, Ann Marie Dineen Ardagh, and Mike O’Donoghue Old Mill. People can also Revolute Pat King on 087-2750061. Failure to renew will see your name deleted from the group.

MASS TIMES: Thursday October 31, All Saints Day Vigil Mass  Ardagh 6.30 pm, Coolcappa  7.30pm, Friday November 1, All Saints Day Mass  Carrigkerry 11am,Ardagh 6.30pm, Kilcolman 7.30pm. Saturday November 2, All Souls Mass  Carrigkerry 11am, Ardagh 6,30pm, Coolcappa 7.30pm.

GAELIC GAMES: St Kieran’s defeated Bruree by 2-11 to 0-3 in the County Junior B Football Championship semi final played at Dromcollogher on Sunday October 20. They led by 1-6 to 0-0 at half time. Team Con Enright, Mike Upton,  John Doyle, Michael Murphy,  James O’Connor,  Johnny Mc Carthy,  Fionn Gleeson,  Jack Sullivan,  Donie Nolan,  Cathal Mc Enery, Jack Ben Harnett,  Ray Cahill, Luke Corrigan, Oisin Ryan,  Anthony Molyneaux. Subs Shane Lynch, Seamus Mangan, Shane Fitzgerald, Tom Mc Mahon. St Kieran’s will play Mungret/ St Pauls in the County final.

SOCCER NEWS: Creeves Celtic defeated Breska Rovers 4-2 away in the Premier Division of the Desmond League on Sunday October 20. Seamus Mangan, Diarmuid Noonan, Sean Ryan and Eoin Mc Enery scored their goals. Carrig Celtic lost 3-2 at home to Herbertstown B in the 3rd Round of the Munster Junior Shield. Liam King scored both goals. Kilcolman Rovers lost 2-1 (James Morrisroe) away to Dromore United B in the Division 3 League Cup. In the Premier Division of the Desmond Ladies League Kilcolman Rovers lost 3-1 (Gillian Musgrave)at home to Breska Rovers. In Division 1 Creeves Celtic lost 4-3 at home to Dromore United. Caoimhe O’Connell 2, Aimee Sheahan got their goals.

LADIES FOOTBALL: Old Mill lost to Drom/Broadford by 1-11 to 1-6 in the  Ladies County Novice Final played at Mountcollins on Friday October 18.

CLUB DRAW: The Limerick GAA Club draw for October was  held on  Saturday 26 and announced during the Limerick Live 95fm sports show from 10am to 11am. The club had no winner. The entry fee for  the draw is €10, per month and €21,000 will be given out in prize money each month.  The top prize is €10,000 and the star prize next month is a fuel shopping voucher worth €500. To join contact the local St Kieran’s club members in person, or online through the Club force App with direct options available. The club will receive 50% of all membership received which is vital for the running of it over the year.

LOTTERY DRAW: The Ardagh Development Association and Saint Kieran’s GAA joint weekly lottery   draw took place on Monday October 21.The numbers drawn were 3,9,10,20 and  there was no  winner of the €7,400 Jackpot. Congratulations to the five lucky dip winners who received  € 40 each: Tom Ahern Coolcappa, Tom Mackessy Coolanoran, Patsy Duggan Ardagh, Grainne Enright Skehanagh, Marie Madigan c/o Timmy Madigan. Next week’s  Jackpot will be €7,500. People can play online using club force on the club’s Facebook page, with 6pm on Monday evening the deadline. The tickets are also on sale at the usual outlets, and all support will be appreciated.  Both organisations wish to thank all the people for their continued support.

RADIO DRAW: Congratulations to Mike White (senior) Rathkeale, who won €340 in the West Limerick 102fm 50/50 draw,  held on Friday October 25. The tickets cost € 2, or 3 for € 5 and they are available from volunteers, in local shops, (including Moloneys Carrigkerry,  and from the radio station.  All support will be appreciated. The station can be contacted at 069-66200 if people have news of interest to the West Limerick area.

FILM CLUB: Newcastle West Film Club present ” Lies We Tell in the Desmond Complex Newcastle West on Friday November 1, at 8.00pm. Admission € 8 and refreshments available. All are welcome.

HISTORY TALKS: Rathkeale Historical Society present the second of the season  free talks on Friday November 1, at 7-30pm (Note earlier start time) in the Community Arts Centre, upstairs in Rathkeale Library. The title of the talk is ” Did Ireland have an Empire?”. The speaker is Judy Ohlmeyer. Membership of Rathkeale Historical Society for the year is € 10.

SINGING CLUB: The West Limerick Singing Club will hold their next monthly session in the Ramble Inn Abbeyfeale on Friday November 1 at 8.30pm. The special guest will be Donie Nolan from Kilcolman.

MILFORD HOSPICE: Milford Hospice Limerick will hold their annual church gate collection outside St Molua’s Church Ardagh on Saturday November 2, and outside St Mary’s Church Carrigkerry on Sunday November 3. All donations are greatly received.

SET DANCING: A set Céilí will be held in the hall Milford (P56 PN28) on Saturday November 2, from 9pm. It is a very popular venue for  Limerick and Cork dancers and a warm welcome awaits all. Music by Ken Cotter and Ger Murphy Band  and tea  and treats served. Admission is € 10.

KNOCKFIERNA NIGHT: A Rambling House will be held in Knockfierna on Sunday November 3, at 6.30pm, with special guest storyteller Eddie Lenihan a native of Brosna Co Kerry and now residing in Co Clare. From 8.30pm a special rambling house for the older generation with music song and story. Tea and refreshments will be served.

IRISH RAMBLING HOUSE SHOWS: The Irish Rambling House organised by Joe Harrington and Kay O’Leary from Lyreacrompane Kerry  are holding three shows in Birmingham and Harrow London on Friday November 1, Saturday November 2, and Sunday November 3.  They have been entertaining the exiles with their show  for  twenty-five years. The group of regular musicians, singers, dancers and story tellers, include Frances Kennedy, Bryan Murphy, John Kinsella, Sheila Heery, Mikey Faley, Katie Galvin, Shauna Enright, Allanah Moloney, the Breen family Thomas, Darragh, Sarah and Conor. Readers are asked to inform their relatives and friends overseas of the show dates so they can attend.  The Irish Rambling House Show is in St Anne’s, Birmingham, on November 1, at 8pm, inquiries to 07870 398945 and in the Salvatorian College Hall in Harrow Weald on Saturday, Nov 2 at 8 pm with a matinee on Sunday, November 3, at 3 pm, inquiries to 07312032905. Tickets cost Twenty pounds. The Irish Rambling House  are holding their annual concert in Siamsa Tire Tralee on Wednesday November 27, at 8pm. The three-hour show will feature the cast members plus special guests Sean O’Sé,  Elle Marie O ‘Dwyer. Tickets cost € 31, each plus booking fee € 1.50, they can be booked on siamsatire.com or call the Box Office on  066-7123055. A great night’s entertainment is promised, and all are welcome.

CLOTHES COLLECTION: St Kieran’s GAA Club will hold a clothes collection on Saturday November  9, and Sunday November 10. Bags of re wearable clothes, paired shoes, belts, bags, bed linen(no duvets or pillows, ripped or soiled clothes), towels, curtains,  soft toys, etc. Please bring donations in green or black refuse bags, to the community field Ardagh or the Dressing Rooms in Coolcappa. The club thanks all for their continued support.

SHOEBOX APPEAL: Communities across Limerick are being urged to donate gift-filled shoeboxes for children  affected by poverty  in Eastern Europe  and Africa this Christmas. The Shoebox Appeal Week runs from Monday November 4 to Sunday November 10. This week  aims to encourage people to think  about the single impact , joy and smiles that a shoebox brings to the child who receives it. All people have to do is find an empty shoebox, wrap it in Christmas paper and fill it with gifts  for a boy or a girl aged between 2 and 14, give online or attach a € 5 donation and bring it to a local drop off point  before Friday November 10. The local Limerick drop off contact is Karen Vampola  (087 2794844)  Mountcollins. People can also build a box online by donating at www. teamhope.ie The closing date is Saturday December 21. Since 2010 team Hope and  volunteers have delivered over 2.5 million Shoebox gifts to vulnerable children across the world.

COUNTY SCÓR: The County Limerick Scór na nÓg finals will be held at the Community Hall in Askeaton on Saturday November 9, at 4pm. The question time final will be held at 2pm.

FAIR DAY: The annual fair day takes place in Athea village on Saturday November 9. There will be livestock for sale, plus stalls on the street selling all goods/ clothes etc. A good day out weather permitting is looked forward to.

FITNESS CLASS: A  fitness class will commence in Coolcappa Hall on Wednesday November 13, from 7-8pm, for 5 weeks. Pre booking is essential , contact Teresa on 087 2768730.

 

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