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Sean Foley, singles, Shane Walsh doubles with Alex Sheehan have qualified for the US Intervarsities Handball Finals in Raleigh Nrth Carolina

Sunday 26th Jan 2014- J. J. Kavanagh and Sons Junior Football League Group B, Rd 5 in Windgap

Windgap 2-3 1-3 Muckalee

Referee - Paschal Connolly

 WINDGAP PARISH NEWSLETTER     23 FEBRUARY 2014
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MASSES DURING THE WEEK
Monday & Friday in Dunamaggan at 9.30 a.m. First Friday mass in Windgap at 7.30 p.m.  
Wednesday & Thursday in St. Joseph’s Home, Kilmoganny at 12.10 p.m.
Tuesday in Windgap at 9.30 a.m. No mass this Tuesday 
Saturday:  Kilmoganny at 7.00 p.m.; 
Sunday: Tullahought at 9.00 a.m.; Windgap at 10.00 a.m.; Dunamaggan at 11.00 a.m.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Nicholas’s Church, Windgap each Monday from 10.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Holy Hour each Wednesday from 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan. 
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RECENTLY DECEASED: Holly Gorey, Ballytobin. Reposing at her grand-parents’ home in Ballytobin from 12.00 – 5.00 p.m. on Sunday. Removal on Monday 24th to St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan for 12.00 noon mass. Burial afterwards in Danesfort cemetery. 
MONTH’S MIND: Joe Murray, Garrythomas (Roscon), mass at 10.00 a.m. Sun.23rd.
ANNIVERSARIES: Patrick Walsh, Coolhill, William & Laurence Meagher, Frankfort, mass at 10.00 a.m. Sun 23rd.
James & Catherine Landy & St. Teresa Landy, Butlerswood, mass at 10.00 a.m. Sun 2nd March; Jimmy Murphy, late of Kilamery & California, month’s mind mass at 10.00 a.m. Sun. 2nd.
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WINDGAP CAMOGIE CLUB: Camogie Registration will take place in the G.A.A. Club Rooms, Windgap on this Sunday 23rd February from 10.30 a.m. A Cake Sale will take place during registration in the Club Rooms. Your support is welcome.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS: Parents who wish to enroll their children in Scoil San Nioclás, Windgap should do so as soon as possible. Children must be over 4 years old on the 1st September 2014. **************************************************************************************** OSSORY LOURDES PILGRIMAGE from May 22nd – 27th 2014. Cost: €745 per person sharing. For all bookings for the pilgrimage contact: Glenmore Parish Office: 051 – 880414 or email: [email protected]. The office hours are Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 10.00 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. & Friday from 9.15 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.
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 WINDGAP JUNIOR CLUB: ITS HERE! WINDGAP JUNIOR CLUB IS READY TO HAVE FUN! 
The first club get together will take place at the Community Hall, Windgap on Friday 28th February from 3.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Any person who has registered and not paid €10 registration fee should do so immediately to any committee member. A €2 cover child per child per club day is required to cover costs. The club will meet fortnightly. Club rules and consent forms will be sent to each registered parent shortly. Please sign same and return to any committee member by Friday 21st February. 
Committee Members: Lena Young, Helen Walsh, Triona Moloney, Michelle O’Brien and Mairead O’Rourke. 
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WINDGAP PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL will hold its next meeting on Thursday 6th March at 8.00 p.m. in the Parochial House, Windgap.
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WINDGAP YOUTH CLUB: Have you an old sofa in your shed you've been waiting to get rid of ?????? If so ... Windgap Youth Club would be delighted to use it. Collection will be arranged in the next few days . Please contact Triona Moloney 087 7796435 or Lena Young 087 7789188 or any club leader . Thank you . Also reminder Windgap Senior Youth Club kicks off Friday 21st March . Looking forward to seeing all our registered members then !! 
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EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Additional Eucharistic Ministers are always welcome. If you would like to be a Eucharistic Minister or know of someone who is suitable please contact any member of the Parish Council or Rev. Nicholas Flavin. The dates of the courses are as follows: St. Patrick’s Centre, Kilkenny: Tuesday 11th; Wednesday 12th; Thursday 13th March; Ferrybank Parish Centre: Tuesday 25th; Wednesday 26th & Thursday 27th March.

Windgap Tullahought Notes Feb. 17th.
CAMOGIE AGM: The Camogie AGM takes place in the Clubrooms on Friday 21st of February at 8pm. It will be followed by Club registration on the following Sunday 23rd at 10.30am BADMINTON QUIZ: Tullahought Badminton Club holds their annual Table Quiz in Tullahought Community Centre on Wednesday 19th February at 8.30pm and all are welcome to attend.
OLD ARMCHAIR: Have you an old sofa in your shed you've been waiting to get rid of ?????? If so ... Windgap Youth Club would be delighted to use it. Collection will be arranged in the next few days. Please contact Triona Moloney 087 7796435 or Lena Young087 7789188 or any club leader. Thank you. Also reminder Windgap Senior Youth Club kicks off Friday 21st March. Looking forward to seeing all our registered members then!!
BRIDGE: Winners at the Killamery Bridge Club card game held in the Olde House Killamery on 10th Jan were 1st Peggy Vaughan and Helen Lanigan, 2nd Kathleen O'Shea and Elizabeth Lanigan. Best Gross - Moira Hickey and Elizabeth Murray. 
CARD RESULTS: Winners at the Hurling Club Progressive Card Drive held in Guinans on Friday night were 1st. Robbie Meagher and Dean Madden with ten games with John Kenny and Paddy Barron winning second prize with nine games. The table prize went to Jim White and Tom Egan. Other prizes went to PJ Barron, Pat Moore, John Kenny, Pat Cooke and Tom Egan. A feature of the decorations at the game held on Friday evening was the red heart shaped balloons on display marking Valentines Day. The next card game takes place on Friday 7th March.  
CLUB NEWS: The early morning volunteers who erected floodlights for the first junior training session of the year on Saturday were, trainer Pat Walsh, Simon Brophy, Nicky Hawe, Jimmy Coyne and Tony Dunphy.
LIGHTS BACK: Following Wednesdays storm lights were restored in Tullahought village on Saturday evening at 8.19pm.. The restoration was thanks to the great works of an ESB crew from Clonmel who worked to have the services restored for the funeral of Michael Moore of Kilmacoliver and formerly of Rogerstown that took place in St. Nicholas Church in the village on Sunday. Elsewhere a large amount of fallen trees on almost every road, dislodged slates and telegraph poles were the most widespread damage. 
FOOTBALL IN FRANCE: Making the French connection in Football is local Club player Stephen Purcell who is currently training with Paris Gaels Gaelic Footballers. Wearers of the blue of France the side train for two hours under lights in Pantone Rugby club in the north eastern section of Paris. Stephen previously wore the renowned yellow and blue colours of Clermont the rugby famed city of Clermont in the French championship. Stephen is currently teaching English in Danton Bleriot in the Parisian suburb Enjvalois. In Paris the Gaels training panel is made up of almost half Irish and French and is completed by a Chinese and a Hungarian player. Grandson of Edward Purcell who played in goal for the county seniors in the heyday of Kilkenny football Stephen will miss the French championship as he hopes to return home in the spring to assist the local hurling side in the junior championship. Continuing the Clermont football training connection was Shane Walsh who also studied in the City.
CAMOGIE REGISTRATION AND BAKE SALE Registration for the new year takes place on Sunday week 23rd February between 11am and 12 noon
CUTEST CUPCAKE COMPETITION: As part of the Camogie Bake Sale a competition is taking place to find the Cutest Cupcake. Beautiful baking needed, in aid of Windgap Camogie!  ‘You can’t buy happiness but you can buy cupcakes and That’s kind of the same thing!’
AMERICAN INTERVARSITIES: A thirty strong Irish team flew out at the weekend to play in the American inter Varsities 40 x 20 Handball championships in Raleigh in North Carolina. The side includes two local club players Sean Foley and Shane Walsh representing UCD and UL respectively. Having been on the side that travelled last year Sean hopes to go another step this time after qualifying for the doubles final with Martin Mulkerins.
PEACE PROMS: St. Nicholas National School will take to the stage in The Hub for the third year in a row for the Peace Proms Concert with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland, under conductor, Gearóid Grant. The CBOI is led by some of Ireland's top professional musicians including violinist, Patricia Treacy, tenor, Emmanuel Lawlor and uilleann piper, Patrick Martin. On Thursday the pupils from 3rd - 6th class attended a workshop in The Hub with Gearóid Grant. On the night of the concert, the pupils will join a choir of hundreds of children from all over the south east. Their repertoire ranges from a Muppet Medley to Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke. The Peace Proms concert will take place in The Hub, Kilkenny on Sunday, 2nd March at 8 p.m. Tickets are now available from Essaness Music Shop, Kieran Street, Kilkenny (0567765693) or from www.peaceproms.com.
GATHERING: The successful gathering of last year was recalled when all the groups from across the county were honoured for their work in organising the events at a reception hosted by Kilkenny County Council reception in County Hall on Monday evening last.  At the event Windgap were represented by Kate Moloney, Tess Cross and Noreen Hayes who were presented with Certificates by County Council Chairman Pat Dunphy. 
LOTTO: This Weeks Winning Numbers were 7, 13, 19, 25 and Bonus number 16. The result brought a match three cheque to Shane Walsh Next Weeks Prize fund is €4,950. Recent match three winners were Margaret Doyle, Eddie Hawe Michael O'Shea and online player John Dollard also winning
WINDGAP HALL AND DEVELOPMENT: A meeting between the Hall Finance committee, the Playground Committee and the Windgap Community Development Company to streamline plans took place on Tuesday week in the Clubrooms.
FIRST COMMUNION: May 19th is the date of the 1st Holy Communion in Windgap and there is no Confirmation in the parish this year.
CLUB MERCHANDISE: Currently available in most sizes are Club Hoodies, Jerseys and Hurling Balls all at cost price. Also available in time for the new season training are large red training jerseys, adult togs at cut prices along with and a number of rain jackets. For further details contact any committee member or call 051 648366.
WINDGAP SENIOR CLUB: Twenty four second level students with connections in Windgap registered as members of Windgap Senor Youth Club in the Parochial House. With events scheduled to commence in the coming weeks the trained leaders include Michelle O’Gorman, Mona Lomax, Marie Anne Hayes, Julie Anne Walsh, Liz Jackson, Celia, Mairead O’Rourke, Barbra Kelly, Triona Moloney, Lena Young and Rachel Murray. 
FAUGHEEN AGAINST PYLONS: Following the meeting hosted by the Faugheen against Pylons group and the ongoing communications with the Suir Valley Action Group and the East Coast PAA (Pylon Alternative Alliance) along with the constantly changing feedback from Government ministers on the Eirgrid proposals the groups are considering contesting the forthcoming local elections in some areas. 
JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB: The Junior Club will meet in Windgap Community Centre on Friday 28th of February from 3 to 4pm. To participate a person has to register and pay the €10 registration fee to any committee member. The group will meet fortnightly and a €2 fee is required to cover costs. Club rules and consent forms are being organised and will be sent to each registered member by Friday 21st. They can be returned to the organising committee of Lena Young, Helen Walsh, Triona Moloney, Michelle O'Brien and Mairead O'Rourke
YEAR BOOK ARCHIVES: All editions of the Kilkenny GAA Yearbook from 1972 to 2012 are now online on the County website kilkennygaa.ie under the Resources tab. The valuable archive contains many references to the current and previous teams in the area. It has been provided compliments of Gerry O'Neill and the County Year Book and IT committees
NOTES: Contributors and Clubs are invited to email items for publication with a name and contact number to [email protected] by Sunday evenings at 6pm. For all the local news visit the parish website windgap.ie

Pictures are members of Windgap Club on their first Club Night which was held Friday night. Laughing could be heard all around the village as the members took part in a number of games.. some also took part in making their own personalised mugs.. Windgap Junior Club commences this Friday at 3 - 4.30 p.m.. We are looking forward to seeing all our registered members then

Camogie AGM in the Clubrooms on Frid. 21st Feb. 8pm. Club Registration on Sun. 23rd 10.30am. CUTEST CUPCAKE n Bake Sale Sun. 23rd 11 to 12

With Jimmy Walsh.

BADMINTON QUIZ: Tullahought Badminton Club holds their annual Table Quiz in Tullahought Community Centre on Wednesday 19th February at 8.30pm and all are welcome to attend.
VALENTINES DAY: A date with a difference takes place when the next Hurling Club Progressive 25 Card Drive takes place in Guinans on February 14th at 8.45 pm. All are welcome.
CAMOGIE AGM: The Camogie AGM takes place in the Clubrooms on Friday 21st of February at 8pm. It will be followed by Club registration on the following Sunday 23rd at 10.30am
FOOTBALL IN FRANCE: Making the French connection in Football is local Club player Stephen Purcell who is currently training with Paris Gaels Gaelic Footballers. Wearers of the blue of France the side train for two hours under lights in Pantone Rugby club in the north eastern section of Paris. Stephen previously wore the renowned yellow and blue colours of Clermont the rugby famed city of Clermont in the French championship. Stephen is currently teaching English in Danton Bleriot in the Parisian suburb Enjvalois. In Paris the Gaels training panel is made up of almost half Irish and French and is completed by a Chinese and a Hungarian player. Grandson of Edward Purcell who played in goal for the county seniors in the heyday of Kilkenny football Stephen will miss the French championship as he hopes to return home in the spring to assist the local hurling side in the junior championship. Continuing the Clermont football training connection was Shane Walsh who also studied in the City.
CAMOGIE REGISTRATION AND BAKE SALE Registration for the new year takes place on Sunday week 23rd February between 11am and 12 noon
CUTEST CUPCAKE COMPETITION: As part of the Camogie Bake Sale a competition is taking place to find the Cutest Cupcake. Beautiful baking needed, in aid of Windgap Camogie!  ‘You can’t buy happiness but you can buy cupcakes and That’s kind of the same thing!’
MICHAEL F MORRIS: The following is a query sent to the windgap.ie website, seeking information on the local Grotto. It went “Hi, I was in St. Nicholas Cemetery on Sunday last and was intrigued by the grotto. I'm a Waterford historian and was gob smacked to see a memorial to Michael F. Morris in the grotto. He was the son of Samuel Morris coal and timber merchant of Waterford and Fiddown. Can you tell me if the Morris family contributed to the financing of the grotto and have you any idea of their connection to Windgap”. To help throw a light on the areas history contact Thomas Deegan on  [email protected]
CLUB HURLING FINALS: Sunday morning in the rolling stonewalled fields of East Galway the community at morning mass in St Jarlath’s Church in Ballydougan heard Fr. Iomar Daniels words for the heroic efforts of their local Kilnadeema Leitrim hurling team. The result saw them receive a round of applause after they went down to the Rower Inistioge after extra time in the All Ireland Intermediate hurling Final in Croke Park the previous evening. Outsiders for their own county final against near neighbours Cappataggle, their wondrous journey was unforeseen and magical to all involved. The dual parish club stretches from the Kilnadeema end in the Slieve Aughty hills overlooking lake and town of Loughrea, inland and eastwards via Ballydougan Hill. Part of Galways hurling heartland it is traversed by two main roads radiating from Loughrea towards Kilimor, Portumna, Tynagh and Woodford. The final saw the countryside covered in tricolours of maroon white and blue.  Along with Kilmeen, Ballydougan is part of the parish of Leitrim whose amalgamation for hurling with the neighbouring parish of Kilnadeema was owing to the falling population. In addition Fr. Iomar recalled the sudden and sad loss of a younger club player Patrick Halpin in London earlier in the week. Patrick in whose honour a moments silence was held in Croke Park was from the Kilnadeema and Aille section of the club where Fr. Joe Clarke is the PP. Whilst also showing concern for the poor and underprivileged Fr. Iomar sought volunteers with digger driving, block laying, plastering and carpentry skills to have the new public toilets completed in time for the first communion ceremony. Across the road one of the clubs former pitches was showing the effects of the heavy rains nationwide as water lay over one corner and the high pitched sound of cars from the Galway International rally could be heard on the wind. Having shared the same mystical All Ireland journey the junior players of Antrim’s Creggan and Waterford’s Ballysaggart will have to face another day as extra time failed to separate them.  Maintaining local interest, nearby Portumna prepare to meet Carlow’s Mount Leinster Rangers in a real David and Goliath battle in the All Ireland senior final on St. Patrick’s day, whilst back by the Nore the Rower Inistioge celebrated their famous and well deserved victory in their Cois Abhainn community centre and in many other households and venues. Elsewhere parish bulletins and Club notes focussed on the resumption of the new season with notices of training sessions as all involved started on another club hurling journey.
AMERICAN INTERVARSITIES: A thirty strong Irish team fly out at the weekend to play in the American inter Varsities 40 x 20 Handball championships in Raleigh in North Carolina. The side includes two local club players Sean Foley and Shane Walsh representing UCD and UL respectively. Having been on the side that travelled last year Sean hopes to go another step this time after qualifying for the doubles final with Martin Mulkerins.
WATER DISSAPEARS: The subject of many visitations and consultations in recent weeks a stream that crossed the road at the Lake in Tullahought became two streams in recent times as another appeared within thirty yards of it at the hollow of the road. Running for a week like the Mississippi and The Missouri they were eventually controlled and under grounded by a local volunteer. The work has made travelling the road much safer as the hazards of aquaplaning and skidding on the stretch when frozen are removed.
LOTTO RESULTS: This weeks Winning Numbers were 5, 11, 13, 22 and Bonus 20. They resulted in match three Ed Howe and Michael O'Shea with On Line player John Dollard also winning. Weeks Prize fund, €5,650 
WINDGAP HALL AND DEVELOPMENT: A meeting between the Hall Finance committee, the Playground Committee and the Windgap Community Development Company to streamline plans took place on Tuesday in the Clubrooms at 8p.m.
FIRST COMMUNION: May 19th is the date of the 1st Holy Communion in Windgap and there is no Confirmation in the parish this year.
CLUB MERCHANDISE: Currently available in most sizes are Club Hoodies, Jerseys and Hurling Balls all at cost price. Also available in time for the new season training are large red training jerseys, adult togs at cut prices along with and a number of rain jackets. For further details contact any committee member or call 051 648366.
WINDGAP SENIOR CLUB: Twenty four second level students with connections in Windgap registered as members of Windgap Senor Youth Club in the Parochial House. With events scheduled to commence in the coming weeks the trained leaders include Michelle O’Gorman, Mona Lomax, Marie Anne Hayes, Julie Anne Walsh, Liz Jackson, Celia, Mairead O’Rourke, Barbra Kelly, Triona Moloney, Lena Young and Rachel Murray. 
FAUGHEEN AGAINST PYLONS: Following the meeting hosted by the Faugheen against Pylons group and the ongoing communications with the Suir Valley Action Group and the East Coast PAA (Pylon Alternative Alliance) along with the constantly changing feedback from Government ministers on the Eirgrid proposals the groups are considering contesting the forthcoming local elections in some areas. 
JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB: The Junior Club will meet in Windgap Community Centre on Friday 28th of February from 3 to 4pm. To participate a person has to register and pay the €10 registration fee to any committee member. The group will meet fortnightly and a €2 fee is required to cover costs. Club rules and consent forms are being organised and will be sent to each registered member by Friday 21st. They can be returned to the organising committee of Lena Young, Helen Walsh, Triona Moloney, Michelle O'Brien and Mairead O'Rourke
YEAR BOOK ARCHIVES: All editions of the Kilkenny GAA Yearbook from 1972 to 2012 are now online on the County website kilkennygaa.ie under the Resources tab. The valuable archive contains many references to the current and previous teams in the area. It has been provided compliments of Gerry O'Neill and the County Year Book and IT committees
NOTES: Contributors and Clubs are invited to email items for publication with a name and contact number to [email protected] by Sunday evenings at 6pm. For all the local news visit the parish website windgap.ie