Rathkeale News

BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS
FIRST Prize, Helen McEnery, Anne
Dunne; 2nd Pat Neville, Richard
Langford; Joe Dunleavy, Beda Gleeson;
4th Lucy Noonan, Mary Giltinane. The
Presidents Prize, Pat Neville will start at
7.30pm, on May 19. President’s dinner on
Friday, May 22.

RATHKEALE WORLDWIDE
You may be interested to know that the
internet blog site for Rathkeale brings
news to people locally and around the
world. Pass on the details of the site so
that your family and friends abroad and
at home may keep up to date with local
happenings at
http.//rathkealenews.blogspot.com.

RIVERSIDE SENIOR TRAVELLERS
TRAINING CENTRE
Reminder: Staff and learners at the
Centre wish to invite Sean Nos
Storytellers to attend their centre for a
day, for two to three hours during the
month of June. Contact: Brid Meehan,
069-63077.

WEDDING BELLS
On Saturday, May 2, Elaine Giltenane,
daughter of Seamus and Eileen
Giltenane, Giltenane’s Pharmacy,
Rathkeale and Cappagh married John
Fitzgerald son of James and Eileen
Fitzgerald, Kilcolman in St. James
Church, Cappagh. An t-Aithir DeBurca, Fr
Madigan, Fr Curtin, Fr Mullane and Fr
Tony Mullins concelebrated the nuptial
Mass. The bestmen were Gerard and
Brian Fitzgerald, brothers of the groom
and John O’Sullivan, Evelyn Scanlan,
Rosaleen Giltenane and Louise Lynch
were the bridesmaids. The reception was
held in the Devon Inn Hotel. Final Touch
supplied the dance music and the D.J.
was Seamus Hogan, Elaine and John are
wished health and happiness.

CARDS
First, John and Peg Mulvihill; 2nd Mai
Wall, Nancy Danaher. Table prizes, Tom
Hogan, Betty Fitzgerald; John Dolan,
Seam McElligott. Raffle: b40 Catherine
Hickey; b20 Betty Fitzgerald; b10 Peter
Donovan; b10 Marie Wrenn.

VOCATIONS SUNDAY COLLECTION
The church door collection for Vocations
Sunday is being held next weekend,
Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, at
all Masses. Your generosity will be greatly
appreciated.

YOUNG PRIESTS SOCIETY
The monthly meeting will be held in St.
Anne’s Convent, Thursday next, May 14
at 8pm. All promoters are requested to
attend and return subscriptions for the
year. The holy Rosary will continue to be
recited each evening at Our Lady’s
Shrine, Church Street at 7 for the month
of May.

RATHKEALE COMMUNITY ARTS GROUP

An exhibition of photographs “Ghosts of
the Faithful Departed” will be held at
the Arts Centre on Friday, May 15. Cork
based photographer David Creedon
through his photographs calls to mind
the thousands of men and women who
left Ireland in the 40s and 50s and the
homes they left behind. The Arts Group
will host the exhibition in association
with the County Arts Office to mark
Bealtaine, the festival of creativity for
the older people.This is an open invitation
to all to come along on May 15.
Official opening by Vincent McDonnell at
7.30pm. Contact Norma 086-2265695;
Theresa, 086-8123855.

ST. PADRE PIO

Devotees will be interested to note the
annual national pilgrimage to Holy Cross
Abbey, near Thurles, will be held on
Sunday, May 31. A coach will leave from
the Market Yard, Newcastle west. For
information, Nora Enright, 087-7453154;
Pat Dalton, 069-62306.

CONGRATULATIONS
Best wishes to Aoife Kiely and Padraig
Doherty, Main Street on the birth of
their son James Vincent, recently.

SYMPATHY
Sincere sympathy is extended to Canon
Joe Dempsy P.P., Rathkeale, on the
death of his sister, Sr. Etna F.C.J., at
Heathbank Convent, Birkenhead and late
of North Quay, Newcastle west. May she
rest in peace.

ATHLETICS
The Limerick County Track and Field
Championships were held in glorious
sunshine at the Track in U.L., on Sunday
last with very large attendances from all
clubs including our own St. Mary’s A.C.,
who had 33 athletes present. Training
has been going very well for the last
number of weeks and it showed on the
day with some very impressive individuals
and team performances. Eoin
O’Donnell won four county titles in the
100m, 200m, L.J., and shot with Darren
Jones and Ciaran English stylishly winning
the 800m and high jump respectively.
Well done to all the athletes.
Training: If the Rathkeale Community
Games are on next Sunday, then of
course we will not be training that day.