Rathkeale News

BRIDGE

FIRST prize Pat Neville and Richard Langford. 2nd Kay Cussen and Mossie Stack. 3rd Breda Gleeson and Pam McNamara. 4th Mary Curtin and Ann Roche.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The AGM of Rathkeale Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday last in Rathkeale House Hotel. Only seven people attended the meeting so after a number of years of hard work and trying to keep it going, it was decided to dissolve the Chamber of Commerce.

IMPORTANT MEETING

The next meeting of the residents and business people of Rathkeale will be held on Tuesday, March 10 at 8pm in Rathkeale House Hotel.
The agenda is election of a committee, the anti-social behaviour on the streets and in the shops, derelict properties in the town, litter, CCTV, upgrading of lighting around the town, law and order, footpaths on left side of Thomas Street, speeding through the town and stone throwing.

CARDS

1st prize Sean McElligott and John Dolan. 2nd Christy Lynch and Willie Keating, Anthony McMahon and Jack Higgins, Mary O’Grady and Jim Kennedy. Table prizes Christy Lynch and Willie Kennedy, Jim Kennedy and Mary O’Grady. Raffle R40 Marita Sheehy, R20 Peggie Lynch, R10 each Mike Kerins, John O’Shea and N Neville.

COMMUNITY ARTS GROUP

Rathkeale Community Arts Group presents Melodies by Candlelight, an evening of music and song at the Arts Centre, on Monday, March 16 at 8.30pm with cheese and wine reception.
On the programme are Michael Nash, tenor from Limerick, Jackie O’Connor, musician from Ardagh, pianist Jean O’Brien.
Book now four tickets at only R7.50 from John Dinnage, Main Street or Theresa Doyle McMahon 086-8123855, Mary Healy 087-2332101.

SET DANCING

West Limerick Set Dancing Club are holding their annual workshop on March 6 to 8, 2009, in Rathkeale House Hotel.
Workshops – Saturday, March 7, 10am. Sunday, March 8, 11am.
Ceilithe: Friday, March 6, 9.30pm, The Abbey Ceili Band. Saturday, March 7, 2pm, the Glenside Ceili Band. Saturday, March 7, 9.30pm, Brian Boru Ceili Band. Sunday, March 8, 2pm, Taylor’s Cross Ceili Band.
Music sessions in main bar at 6pm on Friday and Saturday. Musicians, singers and storytellers welcome.

LENT

Don’t forget: Weekday Masses during Lent will be at 9.30am and 7.30pm. This Friday is First Friday, March 6.

ATHLETICS

Apart from the medal winners at the Munster indoor championships St. Mary’s Athletic Club athletes all enjoyed a very good run out on the day, many of them reaching their respective provincial finals. As many of our younger athletes were having their first attempt at these finals they should be very pleased with their performances.
Overall these were fine individual and team performances, the coaches were absolutely delighted and I am sure all the parents were also. Well done too to all those who travelled at the weekend.
Bereavement: Sincere sympathy is extended to parents Breda and John, brother Darren and extended family on the death of Lydia Conmy. May she Rest in Peace.

COMMUNITY GAMES

Anyone wishing to compete with Rathkeale in the upcoming Community Games cross country county finals must be entered, please give your name to Jacinta or Tom at training as entries close very shortly. Training continues every Thursday evening at 6pm in the Astroturf at the soccer club and every Sunday morning in St. Mary’s Park at 11am. If you are not at training you will not be entered.

SYMPATHY

Sincere sympathy is extended to wife Eileen, sons and daughters, mother Noreen, sisters, brothers, relatives and friends on the death of Paddy Meehan recently.
Sincere sympathy is extended to the brother, sisters, nephews, nieces, cousins, relatives and friends on the death of Jim Kelly, late of Roches Road, Rathkeale.
May they Rest in Peace.