Munster Express Online

Former Ladies that worked in the Shelbourne Co-Op, Campile and Waterford Co-Op are having a night out and dinner in Whelan’s of Campile on April 26.

Anyone who would like to attend should contact Mary Weafer in Campile before March 8 on 051-388102 or 087-6825268 to arrange final numbers before March the 8th.

No Name Disco

The No Name Disco which was held in the Fort Conan Hotel on Friday night the 22nd February was well attended and greatly enjoyed by all.

 

Festival Events

The hook Peninsula Tourist Board are planning Festival Events for the coming season. The Bank Holiday weekend sees the start of The Festival of the sea and volunteers are sought to demonstrating their skills in the following, selling, exhibiting and demonstrating traditional crafts and food wine making demonstrating and exhibiting vintage machinery, fishermen who would like to share their skills in net mending, boat mending, boat making blacksmith shoeing horses etc. story telling dancing and music sea angling.

All skills will be looked at and if you have an idea please share it with the Hook Peninsula Tourist Board, Contact the Hook Peninsula Tourist Office Fethard-on-Sea 051-397502 or email hookinfo2 @eircom.net.

Community Library

South West Wexford C.D.P. is setting up a small community Library on a book swap basis.

All are welcome to call in and have a look.

Free Samba Classes

These are starting I Cockshell Art Gallery Duncannon on Saturday next March 1st from 2 to 4 p.m. with a view to establishing a Samba Drumming Band and going to the Drogheda Samba Drumming Festival in July this year. Samba is a fun way to learn skill and meet new people.

For full information contact Fran Kennedy on 086-8533667.

Signposting and
Sat-Nav

The residents of Ballycullane Village are furious at to why two important Four Cross road leading to the village have had no signage for the past two years.

Despite numerous requests, letters meetings phone calls, faxes and emails to TDS, the County Manager, local County Councillors etc. by various residents and organisations nothing has been done. At Burkestown Crossroads the Signpost just rushed away and eventually broke off.

Visitors and delivery vans etc are forced to park and knock on doors to get directions.

The residents of Ballycullane are proud of their Tidy Towns Award winning village and cannot understand why the routine maintenance, repair and replacement of signage to the village is not been carried out.

So if you are not local and you want to visit Ballycullane you will need a SAT Nav.

Burkestown Cross should have signposting to Ballycullane, Campile, New Ross, Fethard and Titnern Abbey. Balytarsna Cross should read Ballyculane, Foulksmills, Adamstown, and New Ross. There are endless possibilities to send people astray not to mention what could happen if there was an emergency.

Coffee Morning in Ballycullane

There will be a coffee morning in Ballycullane National School on Thursday the 28th of February 2008. This will coincide with Book Fair Week and there will be an opportunity to buy books for your children. There will also be a Cake Sale and all monies raised will go to Trocaire’s Lental Appeal. This event will be a nice opportunity for all; staff parents and pupils to get together.

St. Martins Church Concert on Friday 29th February

On Friday next the 29th February there will be a Church Grocery in Ballycullane St. Martins Church at 8 p.m. It features the Wexford Male Voice Choir and a number of other leading artists. The Male Vice Choir was with us some years ago and gave a wonderful performance of beautiful singing and music. This is an experience not to be missed. A wonderful night is in store for all.

Active Retirement Association Ramsgrange

The next meeting of the Association takes place at the St. Louis Day Care centre on Monday March 3rd at 2.30 pm. At this meeting there will be a speaker from Gorey Music School.

Used Clothing Collection Drive

There will be a collection of used Clothes Household Textiles, and Used Footwear before noon on Thursday next 28th February. The Collection points are as follows Outside Hall in Ballycullane Outside Church in Gusserane, Outside Church in St. Leonards. The proceeds will go towards an orphanage in Kenya.

Thrilling Tommy Murphy Cup Draw

A really superb goal by County ace Adrian Flynn in the last minute of the game earned Gusserane a 1-14 all draw with Horeswood in the Tommy Murphy Cup senior football league at Horeswood under lights on Friday night last before a sizeable attendance.

Community Lotto

The weekly Community Lotto took place on Tuesday last the 19th February in Ballycullane. There was no Jackpot winners, there were five match three winners each of whom received 35 euros.

There were as follows 1. Aabeygail Ranson and Rachel Hayes, Saltmills 2. Olly Curtis Corah, Wellingtonbridge, 3, John Cullen, Boley, 4. David Jenkias Coolroe, Ballycullane 5. Nigel Dunne. 6. Eoin Conway Coolroe Ballycullane.

Ballycullane Ploughing Match

All the leading ploughmen in Ireland will all be there to man taking part in the annual Ballycullane Ploughing Match on Sunday next on the lands of Joan Kehoe and Jimmy Cullen at Taylorstown, Ballycullane which commences at 12 noon.

All competitors too will be striving to win their place on the Wexford team to take part in the All Ireland championships next September.

There will be competitions too for the lesser lights and up and coming ploughmen while the ladies too will be catered for. It is an event not to be missed.

Pastoral Council Meeting

There will be a meeting of the Tintern Parish Pastor Council on to Thursday March the 6th at 8.30 p.m.

In the parochial House Ballycullane. It is hoped that all members can attend.

Pastoral Council Training

There will be a training Session for the Pastoral Council on Wednesday tonight the 27th February at 8 p.m. in Gusserane. The 27th February at 8 p.m. in Gusserane Hall It will be given by the Waterford Diocesan Pastoral Training Team. It is hoped that all members of the Council will be able to avail of this opportunity.

Do This in Memory

The next celebration of the Do This in Memory programme of Preparation for First Holy Community will take place in Ballycullane on Saturday night the 1st March at the 7.30 p.m. Mass and in Gusserane on Sunday next the 2nd March at the 11 a.m. Mass.

National Football league

Two Gusserane players Philip Wallace and Adrian Flynn are on the Wexford senior football panel which takes on Down in the National football league at Wexford Park on Sunday next. These are the only unbeaten teams in their division and it will be difficult game to win.

Fashion Show

Ballyhack National school are holding a Fashion show on Friday march 14 in the Brandon House Hotel New Ross at 8 p.m. The following shops are taking part Blossoms, Mister H, Jack Jones, London Milan, Sebhael Lisa, Kalonil Stores, Hanrahans Shoes, Coopers Kids, Vera Moda, and Soeliy Divine.

Tickets for the show cost 10 euros and are available from Ballyhack National School, London Milan and also on the door on the night.