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st. johns notes weekending dec 28th 2014

12/28/2014

O’Loughlin Gaels GAA

On foot of what was a good year for the club O’Loughlin Gaels GAA, Handball and Camogie Clubs wish to thank all their members, contributors, volunteers and friends a very happy New Year. Already the preparations are being put in place by the various committees and sub-committees at the club to provide a full schedule for its members for 2015. Happy New Year everybody!

U21s narrowly miss out on final appearance

O’Loughlins u21s were pipped at the post last Sunday afternoon, Dec 21, when they took on Bennettsbridge in a tense Northern Hurling semi-final. It was a tough afternoon for both teams as they both struggled to deal with the blustery conditions on the day but those who ventured out to watch were treated to a tense affair right up to the closing minutes. In fact It was an injury time free converted by Bennettsbridge that finally decided matters. Well done to both teams for putting in a massive effort and contributed to fine game of hurling. Well done to all the O’Loughlins lads and their mentors for all their efforts this year. It’s a difficult time of year to prepare but we know 100% effort was made by all. Well Done

For full report see u21s match reports page on www.oloughlingaels.gaa.ie

Club Lotto

This week’s club lotto provided a double draw. There was no jackpot winner of this week’s club lotto. The numbers drawn were 8, 11, 21, 22 and the bonus number was: 25. The numbers drawn for the 2nd draw were 12, 15, 25, 26 and the bonus number was: 3. Tickets can be bought from the usual selling agents or by asking at the clubhouse bar. Remember – if you’re not in; you can’t win the jackpot prize of €20,000. Best of luck!

St. Johns Annual Parish Social
Sunday, January 25th, 8.30 p.m. in Langton House Hotel.
Dinner followed by dancing to 'Cúpla'. Admission: €7

Kilkenny Suicide Awareness Gathering:

Kilkenny Suicide Awareness Gathering event will take place at St. Johns Church on January the 2nd at 7.30pm. This will be a very informative evening with guest speakers, including former Armagh footballer Osin McConville, sharing their experiences. All are welcome.

MarbleCity BoxingClub

Official Opening of the Marble City Boxing Club takes place on the 3rd of January featuring fights in a Marble City Selection vs Mayo Selection tournament. A good nights entertainment is expected. The event takes place at the newly refurbished premises on Michael St., (Old Swimming Pool), First fight 7.30pm. Entry Fee €10.

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st johns notes weekending dec 21

12/21/2014

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Huw Lalor, Ginny Wallace and Shane Parsons in action for O'Loughlin Gaels

U21s Gallant effort falls short

At a blustery Freshford O’Loughlin Gaels and Bennettsbridge squared up to each other for this u21 Roinn A Northern Hurling semi-Final. Both teams contributed to a fine game of hurling battling it out to the very end. Free taking was always going to be a big factor in this game with all first six scores coming from placed balls. Willie Murphy opened the scoring for Bennettsbridge from the placed ball but this was negated soon after by a fine point from a free by O’Loughlins goal keeper Billy Leydon after 5 minutes. O’Loughlins took hold of the game for a period with Danny Lenihan and Davey Burke dominating on the half forward line and O’Loughlins put up two good points from frees again by the excellent Shane Maher. O’Loughlins were doing all the hurling at this stage and needed to get their scores up to impose their wind advantage. However it was Bennettsbridge who took hold of midfield and good work by Michael Shiel on the wing resulted in the first of a brace of frees slotted over by Willie Murphy. Two more points from O’Loughlins, D. Bolger and a Shane Maher free settled the St. Johns side and they dominate the last ten minutes of the half. From a Huw Lawlor clearance, who was solid in full-back, Ross Butler, Vinny Wallace and Gary Bryan combined to set up Shane Maher for a well taken goal to put a little distance between the sides. It looked like Bennettsbridge might rue their misses as free taker Willie Murphy hit three wides from placed balls before slotting over his final score of the half from the placed ball. Paddy Deegan of O’Loughlins quickly followed up with a fine point from play. On the puck out Bennettsbridge launched a rare attack on the O’Loughlins rearguard with good work from Hugh O’Neill down the line allowing Willie Murphy to skin the O’Loughlins defence but his shot at goal fell foul of the goalmouth conditions and hit the post. The half would finish with a further Bennettsbridge wide and O’Loughlins full forward Danny Bolger ending the scoring with a fine point.

Half time O’Loughlin Gaels 1.7 – 0.4 Bennettsbridge

The second half started well for Bennettsbridge. Within 12 minutes of the restart they would rack of 1-4 without reply. Good play by Bennettsbridge resulted in Jason Cleere getting himself a fine individual point. Almost immediately and Bennettsbridge were on the attack again, this time it was Dylan Walsh finished to the net after good work by Cormac Wafer and Hugh O’Neill. Davey Burke of O’Loughlins did try to stem the tide but his blast towards goal after some good individual work was deflected by Bennettsbridge goalkeeper, Shane Nolan, for a 65 that was not converted. Bennettsbridge pushed on now and Willie Murphy converted two more frees as O’Loughlins struggled to compete with Bennettsbridge dominance at mid-field. The ‘Bridge were beginning to play with confidence again now and good work from half back Aiden Cleere set up Willie Murphy to put them 1 point clear on the 45th minute. O’Loughlins’ Jack Lawlor and James Lenihan came from the bench to steady the ship somewhat resulting in the next two scores coming from St. Johns men, Paddy Deegan and Shane Maher (f). From here the game ebbed and flowed and the crowd gathered were treated to a tense final 15minutes. Confusion from a side line gave Bennettsbridge the resulting side line cut that broke to the very alert Dylan Walsh who swiped a ground strike to the O’Loughlins net. Bennettsbridge dominance in mid-field told again when Cormac Wafer won a clean ball delivered to Sean Morrissey who duly pointed leaving Bennettsbridge three points clear with 10minutes remaining. The Gaels found another gear however and caused some discomfort in the Bennettsbridge half back line and three consecutive frees were converted by the ever accurate Shane Maher. Liam Blanchfield who up to now had been subdued by O’Loughlins full back Huw Lawlor got clear to climb for a sublime catch and turn to put his team back in front by the narrowest of margins in the final minute of normal time. From the puck out O’Loughlins Danny Lenihan caught and broke clear but was fouled and Shane Maher stepped up to equalise. One final score in injury time allowed Bennettsbridge to seal the deal from a placed ball.

This was a very entertaining game with the blustery conditions forcing teams to play defensively while playing into the wind. Well done to both teams for putting in a massive effort and contributed to fine game of hurling. Well done to all the O’Loughlins lads and their mentors for all their efforts this year. It’s a difficult time of year to prepare but we know 100% effort was made by all. Well Done

Final Score O’Loughlin Gaels 1-13 to 2-11 Bennettbridge

Teams:

Bennettsbridge; Shane Nolan, Paul O’Neill, Robert Lennon, Shane Byrne, Jason Cleere (0.1), Enda Morrisey, Aiden Cleere ,Cormac Wafer, Kevin Blanchfield, Sean Morrissey (0.1), Hugh O’Neill, Michael Sheil, Dylan Walsh (2.0) Liam Blanchfield, (0.1) Willie Murphy (0 .7, 1f), Sub: No. 19 for Willie Murphy (0.1,f)

O’Loughlin Gaels; Billy Leydon (0.1), Danny O’Driscoll, Huw Lalor, Shane Parsons, Fearghal Brennan, Robbie Buckley, Vinny Wallace, Paddy Deegan (0.2), Ross Butler, Danny Lenihan, Gary Bryan, Davey Burke, Daniel O’Conner, Danny Bolger (0.2) Shane Maher (1.8)

O’Loughlin Gaels GAA AGM

A large crowd gathered at O’Loughlin Gaels GAA on Wednesday December the 10th last for the clubs AGM. Chairman Eddie Buckley addressed the members congratulating all on contributing to a very successful year for the club. Each member of the executive presented their annual reports and were subsequently ratified. Bryan Skehan and Noel Kenny stepped down from their posts as Assistant Secretary and PRO respectfully. Their commitment to their work during the year was acknowledged by the chair. Eoin Lawlor was elected to take over the PRO duties. The chair thanked everybody and wished all its members a very happy Christmas on behalf of the club. This was a phenomenal year for the club with the membership continuing to increase, a clean sweep of championship juvenile teams from u14, u16 right through to Minor, Junior B Championship, Senior League winners and the u21s still in the hunt at the time of going to press. It was noted that these successes are the result of continued development of coaching techniques and an all-inclusive approach when dealing with the clubs young players. This ethos breaths the success the club has enjoyed and is a contributing factor to the consistent rise in membership. O’Loughlin Gaels GAA wish all its members a very Happy Christmas.

Club Lotto

There was no jackpot winner of this week’s club lotto. The numbers drawn were 4, 19, 23, 27 and the bonus number was: 5. Tickets can be bought from the usual selling agents or by asking at the clubhouse bar. Remember – if you’re not in; you can’t win the jackpot prize of €20,000. Best of luck!

Camogie news:
O’Loughlin Gaels Camogie club had its annual bag pack in Eurospar, Newpark last weekend. The club wishes to convey its gratitude to Eurospar, all the volunteers who gave up their time and to all who supported this fundraiser. O’Loughlin Gaels Camogie club would like to wish all its members a very Happy Christmas.

Kilkenny Suicide Awareness Gathering:

Kilkenny Suicide Awareness Gathering event will take place at St. Johns Church on January the 2nd at 7.30pm. This will be a very informative evening with guest speakers, including former Armagh footballer Osin McConville, sharing their experiences. All are welcome.

Christmas Schedule of Mass Times for St John’s Parish

Christmas Eve                                    -              No Morning Masses

Wednesday 24th                                               6.30 p.m. – St John’s (Family Mass)

                                                                            9.00 p.m. – St John’

                                                                            7.00 p.m. Dunmore

                                                                            8.30 p.m. Johnswell

Christmas Day                                   -              8.00 a.m. St John’s

Thursday 25th                                                 10.30 a.m. St John’s

                                                                         12.00 noon St John’s

                                                                                10.00 a.m. Johnswell

                                                                                11.00 a.m. Dunmore

Friday 26th& Saturday 27th                                 10.30 a.m. Mass

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st. johns notes wk/ending 14th of december

12/14/2014

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Santa and Rudolf visit O’Loughlins Gaels GAA

Although he has a full diary these few weeks Santa made some time to visit the boys and girls Juvenile Christmas Party at St. Johns Park on Sunday. A large crowd of juvenile players and their families had already gathered inside the clubs gym to partake in the festive party provided. Music, treats, teas and coffees were provided catering for the needs of children and parents alike. The girls took on the boys in a toughly contested tug-of-war, but brains beat brawn and too much confidence (and maybe too much treats) from the boys handed the girls the edge. The camogie section at O’Loughlins will go into the 2015 season with the knowledge that these girls will not be afraid of any challenge put before them. Next up were the adults – the dads verses mammies. The mammies picked up the rope with a ruthlessness not seen since Brian Hogan upended a few Tipperary forwards last September. The dads, one by one, sheepishly took the other end of the rope but instantly gained confidence once part the pack. On the signal the mammies instantly made eye contact with their counterparts which clearly rattled the pack of Dads. Seeing the dads were finding it hard to cope under the pressure some of the young boys chipped in and the advantaged began to sway towards the dads. The girls weren’t having any of this however and immediately rushed to the aid of their mammies. Buoyed by their earlier success the girls pulled the advantage back on the side of the mammies. One last stare down the rope to the dads however, and a well-timed heave, and the mammies sent the dads crashing to the floor. Victory to the mammies. And good timing too as all were called by chief organiser Sean Hogan to gather outside.

The large crowd moved outside to see the magical sight of Santa entering the gates on his sleigh led by Rudolf, his red nose acting as a beacon as it navigated their way from the North Pole to O’Loughlin Gaels for this very exclusive visit. When he reached the club house Santa was greeted by a very excited and awestruck audience. All the children wanted the touch and shake hands with the magic man as he disembarked from his sleigh and he greeted all of them as he made his way to the grotto where he would meet every child and family for a little chat and ask them what they would like him to bring. He heard all kinds of requests from Playstations, x-boxes, nintendo ds to lego and footballs bicycles and jerseys. Anabel from ‘Frozen’ was a popular choice. As were nerf guns and ipads, colours and one lad was getting himself an electric scooter!

Santa will be busy for sure and was delighted to have the opportunity to meet all the O’Loughlin Gaels boys and girls saying it was a pleasure to listen to all their stories and laughter adding that they were a very happy lot before he and Rudolf headed back to the North Pole.

Camogie Club AGM

The O’Loughlin Gaels Camogie Club’s Annual General Meeting took place in the O’Loughlin Gaels clubhouse last Monday night.
The officers elected for 2015 were:
Chairperson:                      Joan Galwey
Vice-Chairperson:            Gerry Buckley
Secretary:                           Olivia Collins & Mary Liz Lenihan
Treasurer:                           Eileen Cleere
PRO:                                      Sarah Buckley
Registrar:                             Mark Brett
Development Officer:    Jer Donovan
DLP:                                       Helen Phelan

Senior School Carol Service

The ever popular ‘St John’s Senior School Carol Service’ takes place next Wednesday evening at 7.30 p.m. in St John’s Church. It’s always a great evening of joy, happiness and rejoicing in the build up to the Christmas Celebrations. The event always attracts a full house of proud parents, grandparents, siblings and many other relatives, friends and parishioners. The children deserve great credit for all their commitment and hard work in their preparation for this event each year under the expert guidance of the ‘Kenny Sisters’ who are long associated with the numerous musical achievements of the school for many years.
Great credit is also due to the Principal and Staff of the school, who together, facilitate, amongst many other skills, an exceptional level of choral and musical standards.
The children did themselves and their school proud at a recent charity concert in St Canice’s Cathedral where their standard comfortably matched any of the other choirs participating. So, don’t miss the treat on Wednesday!

Advent Reconciliation Service

The annual parish Advent Reconciliation/Penitential Service will take place on Thursday, 18th December at 7.30 p.m. in St John’s Church.
Amidst all commercial preparations for Christmas, we are urged not to forget our spiritual preparations also as we prepare to celebrate the Lord’s birthday.
There will be ample priests available on the night, so please make the effort to receive the Sacrament this Advent Season.

The Kilkenny Choir and Kilkenny Youth Orchestra

Next Sunday, December 21st , the day of the winter solstice, we will be presenting our selection of early carols and plainchant, wishing light into this darkest day. This year we are delighted to be accompanied by Kilkenny Youth Orchestra in St John’s Church, Sunday 21st December, 4.30pm. . Lullabies for the Christ Child. Rheinberger; Byrd and various; Lullabies, Carols and Plainsong. Philip Edmondson; conductor. Tickets €8/€5 at the door.

Jim Kavanagh - Volunteer of the Year

Congratulations to Jim Kavanagh on receiving the well-deserved accolade
‘The Christine Buckley Volunteer of the Year 2014’ at a gala Volunteer Ireland Awards Ceremony in Dublin City Hall on Thursday night.

The Christine Buckley Volunteer of the Year Award is named in memory of campaigner and Co-Founder of the Aislinn Centre, Christine Buckley. The Award was presented to Jim by Clíona Buckley, Christine’s daughter.

Dunmore Cake Sale

Thanks to all who contributed in any way to a very successful cake sale in Dunmore last Sunday.

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St John's notes wk ending 7th December

12/7/2014

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OLG Club A.G.M.

O’Loughlin Gaels will hold its A.G.M. on Wed 10th Dec at 7:30 p.m. The Meeting will take place in our Clubhouse lounge and all members are invited and encouraged to attend. This is your chance to have a say in how your Club is run. So please come along on the night and feel free to participate.

Club Christmas Party

O’Loughlin Gaels held its annual Club Christmas Party on Saturday last. It was great to see such a large turnout in the upstairs lounge. Finger food and freshly cut sandwiches were served and the bar heaved with activity all night long. The members reflected on what was an excellent year, which saw the trophy cabinet being challenged for space throughout the playing calendar. Of course, pride of place in the same cabinet goes to the silverware won by our gallant Minors some weeks ago. Music was provided on the night by The Fife Band – a group who specialise in WIND instrumentation!

Jim O’Hara Memorial Poker Tournament

Christmas is not the only thing coming in December. The eagerly anticipated and always keenly attended Jim O’Hara Memorial Tournament is almost upon us again. The event takes place on Friday 12th December next in the upstairs lounge in the OLG Clubhouse at 8:30 sharp. Registration takes place on the night from 8:10. The entry fee of €50 will get you 20k chips. 1 rebuy €20 – 15K chips at any level up to break. Prize fund will be according to entries on the night. The final table will consist of 9 players. Blind levels – 15 minutes. First level – 100/20: see list.

Boys & Girls Club Christmas Party

Calling all juvenile members: U6's, U8's & U10's for both boys and girls. You and your families are invited to our Christmas Party on Sunday Dec 14th next. There will be lots of craic - face painting, tug o war and we also hope to have a very special guest from the North Pole. A voluntary contribution can be made in aid of Temple Street Hospital on the day. Throw in time is at 4:00 and it all takes place in the OLG gym. So don't miss it and don't forget to tell your family.

OLG Camogie Club A.G.M.

O’Loughlin Gaels Camogie Club will hold its A.G.M. on Mon 8th Dec at 8:00 p.m. The Meeting will take place in our Clubhouse lounge and all members of our Camogie Club are invited and encouraged to attend. This is your chance to have a say in how your Club is run. So please come along on the night and feel free to participate.

Johnswell National School Coffee Morning and Christmas Craft Sale

Johnswell School’s annual coffee morning and Christmas craft sale will take place at 10.30am on Sunday 14th December in the school. This is an excellent opportunity to see and buy the crafts the pupils and parents have made over the last few weeks.

Club Lotto

There was no jackpot winner of this week’s club lotto. The numbers drawn were 3, 12, 15, 27 and the bonus number was: 14. Tickets can be bought from the usual selling agents or by asking at the clubhouse bar. Remember – if you’re not in; you can’t win the jackpot prize of €20,000. Best of luck!

Smile For The Camera!

RTE will broadcast mass from St John’s Church next Sunday morning. Unfortunately, we don’t get to pick the time. But they explicitly request that all mass-goers be in their places 15 minutes beforehand, i.e., 10.45 a.m. After mass, we request that all car owners parked on the grounds would remove them immediately to avoid traffic chaos as the 12.00 noon people would soon be arriving. The broadcast mass, featuring the combined St John’s Church Vigil, 10.30 & 12.00 choirs, with Seamus Brennan conducting, may be picked up on: RTE Radio 1, LW 252; RTE Radio 1 Extra On Line; and D.A.B.

Cake Sale

A cake sale will take place next Sunday 14th December in the Daycare Centre after 8am, 10.30am and 12 noon masses. It is organised by young people from ‘Youthink’ and ‘Open Door’ youth groups in Ossory Youth in aid of Focus Ireland who provide a range of services to homeless people.

Christmas Fair

Irish Wheelchair Association , Claddagh Court Collage Road - Wednesday 10th December - From 11am to 3pm . Cake Sale/Breads, Bric a Brac, Home made Jams, Chutneys, Relishes, Preserves. Crafts, Greeting Cards, Fire Wood

Computer Classes

Basic Computer Classes starting in Newpark Close FRC in January. Learn how to use a computer, how to send an email and how to shop safely online. Contact Margaret Lanigan at 056-772 3309 to secure a place.

Community Alert

Our next meeting is on Thursday, December 11th @ 7:30pm in Dunmore Community Hall. A member of the Gardaí will talk about crime prevention. Please spread the word. If you are interested in being on the committee or being a helper please let us know on that night.

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