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COMMUNITY COUNCIL CARDS
FIRST prize: Vinnie Wrenn and Joan Fitzgibbon, Betty Fitzgerald and Peg Lynch. Table prizes: John and Peg Mulvihill, Denis O’Keefe and Maureen O’Shea
Best wishes to Nora Lawlor and John Leahy on the birth of their son Aaron recently.
BILLARDS
On Sunday, June 7, the semi finals and final of the Joe Daly Billards Cup were held in the Community Sports Centre, Rathkeale. In the first semi final, Anthony O’Flaherty lost to an in form Tom Enright while in the second semi final, Larry Drennan beat Patrick O’Flaherty. In the final, Tom Enright had a handicap of 100. With a bad start Larry Drennan went 80 ahead. Tom slowly got going and made a break of 75 for Larry to come back with a break of 78 to win the final.
SPECIAL MASS
A special Mass will be held in St. Anne’s School yard on Monday, June 29 at 7.30pm to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the school. If the weather is bad, mass will be said in the church. Refreshments will be available afterwards in the school hall. All donations of cakes, buns, sandwiches, etc., will be greatly appreciated. All pupils, current and past, parents=, past staff or anyone who was involved in the school in anyway are invited to attend. The school choir will sing at the Mass.
NOVENA
Limerick Solemn Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help will be held in the Redemptorist church, Limerick from June 19 to Saturday, June 27. Devotions and Mass each day, 7am, 8am, 10am, 11.30am, 1.10pm, 4.30pm, 6pm, 7.30pm, 9pm and 10.30pm. Information: www.novena.ie.
PARISH CLERKS COLLECTION
The parish clerk’s collection is being taken up at all Masses next weekend. Everybody knows the fantastic work Mary has done since she became parish clerk and continues to do so day in day out. It is time to show your appreciation next weekend by your generous support for her collection.
CAR BOOT SALE
A car boot sale and indoor market was held last Sunday to raise funds for West Limerick 102FM and if you missed it and wish to help please contact 087-6866450.
CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
The annual Corpus Christi procession was held after concelebrated Mass in St. Mary’s church, concelebrated by Canon Dempsey, Fr. Willie Russell and Fr. Michael O’Shea. The weather was excellent as the procession left the church to Holycross and thence to the soccer field where Benediction was held.
BEST WISHES
Best wishes to Michael Mulcair who lost his Councillors seat in the county Council elections. Michael did everything he was asked to do for Rathkeale in his year as a Councillor.
To Seamus Hogan who did very well with 1226 votes on his first outing for election, as Seamus says “beimid arais aris” in 2014 le cunamh De.
To all our four elected Councillors, the hard part starts now.
FUN DAY
Rathkeale annual family fun day Sunday, June 21 at 2pm at Holycross. Cow path, bingo, penalty shoot out, novelty races, bouncing castles, face painting, bottle stall, wheel of fortune, glamorous granny and bonny baby competitions, water dunk, miniature golf, welly throw, cake sale, fun darts and pony rides.
RETIREMENT
Gerry O’Connor, a native of Duagh, Co. Kerry, did his secondary schooling in St. Michael’s college. He joined the Gardai in Templemore, 1978. Edward Street and Henry Street in Limerick were his first ports of call and then to Newcastle West. He was assigned to Rathkeale in 1983. Gerry is a living legend in Rathkeale, everybody knows Gerry. He had a word for everyone young and old alike when he was walking the street. He will be greatly missed and will leave a void in the station and Rathkeale.
I for one will certainly miss his banter and putting the fear of the “Super” in me. Gerry is wished health, happiness, longevity with his wife and son. Gerry’s retirement party is on in Rathkeale House Hotel at 9pm on Thursday, June 25.