Rathkeale News 20th November 2009

COMMUNITY COUNCIL
CARD RESULTS FIRST Prize: Mai Wall, Nancy
Danaher; 2nd Denis O’Keeffe, Maureen
O’Shea; Mary Lynch, Mick Neville. Table
prizes: John O’Shea, Mike Robinson; Betty
Kerins, Marie Wrenn. Raffle: €40 John
Danaher; €20 Peg Mulvihill; €10 Eileen Carrig;
€10 Mary Lynch; €10 Pauline Kerins.

CHRISTMAS MARKET
All are welcome to come along on Sunday,
December 6, to the Rathkeale Christmas
Market, in the Community Centre, organised
by Rathkeale Image and Tourism Committee.
There will be Christmas stalls, cakes, crafts,
minced pies, shoes, handbags, jewellery, fashion
and much more. Santa’s Grotto and a performance
by St. Anne’s School Choir, directed
by Marie Hilliard, straight from the Late Late
Toy Show. Then we have the countdown to the
switching on of the Christmas lights. The
event is on from 12-5pm. Admission is only €2
and all children must be accompanied by an
adult. For information: Ann 087-2755735.

LIMERICK VOCATIONS
TEAM
Limerick Vocations Team invite you to join
them in prayer for “Vocations to Priesthood
and Religious Life” on Sunday, November 22,
the feast of Christ the King, in St. Michael’s
Church, Denmark Street at 4.30pm. Members
of the team will be available in the Pastoral
Centre, after Mass. There will be a cup of tea
and an opportunity to talk and ask any questions
you might have.

REMEMBRANCE
Don’t forget: You are invited to place the
names of your faithfully departed relatives
and friends in the basket at the top of the
church where they will be remembered at all
Masses during November. It is a holy and
wholesome thought to pray for the dead.

CONCERN FAST
Next weekend Concern Fast and collection is
being held. Come along and do your bit for
this fantastic charity that does marvellous
work worldwide.

THE CARE OF THE EARTH
The Irish Bishops have issued a booklet on climate
change entitled “The care of the Earth”,
while children are kept up to speed on this
important matter in schools, we adults can
fall behind. This booklet is very readable and
gives a good insight into this important matter.

SACRED SPACE
Sacred Space is broadcast every Sunday from
10-11am on West Limerick 102FM featuring a
reflection on the Gospel and a mixture of
music, chat and interviews. For the year of
the Priest a number of priests from the diocese
will share their vocation journey, beginning
with Fr. Noel Kirwin Director of the
Limerick Diocesan Pastoral centre on Sunday,
November 22. Please tune in for this inspiring
and interesting interviews.

COMMUNITY GAMES
The 2009 Golden Vale Limerick Community
Games award ceremony was held on Sunday,
November 15, in the Community Centre,
Rathkeale.
Bridget O’Kelly was a most efficient MC for
the evening. Michael Sheahan, President,
Limerick Community Games made an inspiring
speech, and then proceeding to give out
the awards to winners assisted by John
Dinnage.
Awards and winners: Category A, Girls: Nicole
Lavin, Ahane/Castleconnell/Montpelier.
Category A, Boys: Paul Larkin, Kilcornan.
Category B, Girls: Anna Behan, Kilcornan.
Category B, Boys: Enda Walsh, Rathkeale.
Category C, team: Bruff/Grange/Meanus, U14
Olympic Handball Girls. Category D, team:
Our Lady of Lourdes, U-14 Boys Indoor Soccer.
Category E, Team: Ballybrown/Clarina, U14
Mixed Skittles. Category F, Merit Award,
Oonagh Walsh, Rathkeale. Category H, Youth
U18 Award: Sinead Walsh,
Kildimo/Pallaskenry.
As usual this award ceremony was organised
brilliantly and went off excellently. Great
credit is due to the committee and the organisers
and children from each parish.

CHARITY FUNDRAISER
Charity Fundraiser at Riverside Training
Centre, Industrial Estate, Rathkeale, Co.
Limerick. Handmade Christmas stars will be
on sale in Eurospar, Main Street, Rathkeale on
Thursday and Friday, December 3 and 4.
Proceeds in aid of Milford Care Centre. Your
support in this fundraiser will be greatly
appreciated.

ATHLETICS - ST. MARY’S A.
ON Saturday last we had twenty five athletes
who took part in the county indoor championships
which were held in Nenagh. They
were U9: Sophie Meredith, Niamh Foley, Holly
Meredith. Under-10 Amy Hartnett. Under-11
Maeve Power and Rachel Lynch.
U10 Boys: Barry Coleman, Mark White and
Jack Fahy. Under-11: Padraig Power and
Eamon Browne.
U12: Eadaoin Lyons, Tara Coleman, Sarah
Enright, Clare English, Chloe Mullins. Under-
14: Bud White. Under-15: Catherine Power and
Oonagh Walsh. Under-23: Martin Davis,
Patrick O’Reilly, Gerard O’Reilly, Richard
O’Donoghue, Patrick Healy.
There were some very good performances in
the day and medal winners were as follows:
U9 60m: 1st Sophie Meredith. 2nd Niamh
Foley.
In the 200m there were so many entered that
only heats were ran off and in the girls under-
9 heat one was won by Sophie Meredith. Heat
two Niamh Foley and heat three Holly
Meredith and they all received gold medals.
Amy Hartnett came third in her heat under-10
200 metres and received a bronze medal.
Maeve Power won her 60m sprint under-11
and also won her 300 metres. Eadaoin Lyons
won her 60m sprint U12 with Sarah Enright
2nd. Tara Coleman came 2nd in the long jump
under-12.
U9 girls came first in relay. Team as follows:
Sophie, Niamh, Holly and Ellen.
U10 girls also came first. Team: Sophie,
Niamh, Amy and Holly.
U12 girls also won their relay. Team: Eadaoin,
Tara, Rachel and Maeve.
In men’s under-23 Martin Davis won gold in
60m sprint and silver in the shot. Patrick
O’Reilly won bronze in shot. Patrick Healy
won bronze in long jump and bronze in 800m
and these boys also came first in senior men’s
relay.
Well done to all the athletes who took part
and the medal winners. Also a big thank you
to coaches and to parents who helped out on
the day.
Training this week on Thursday at 7pm in
Astra turf pitch in the soccer field and on
Sunday morning at 11am in St. Mary’s Park.

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