Local Notes: Musical society news, camogie ref opportunity, soccer news
Bill Stafford, Producer and Michelle Murphy, Chairperson, at Portlaw's 42nd Panto, 'Aladdin'. Photo: Joe Evans
Its nearly ticket time so please note the following ticket sale times. Tickets will be on sale in the Community Hall starting from now until Saturday, February 1, from 5pm to 7pm.
Phone booking is also now available from at the same time and also again on Monday and Tuesday, February 3 and 4, also between 5pm and 7pm. The booking number to call is 089 4785458. We look forward to seeing you all.
Portlaw Musical Society is delighted delighted to have received a fabulous three nominations in the 2025 Waterford News and Star Green Room Awards. The nominations are for: Best Director in a Musical: Bill Stafford ('Aladdin', Portlaw Pantomime Society, Premier Hall, Portlaw); Best Musical Director: Caoimhe O’Connor ('Aladdin', Portlaw Musical Society, Premier Hall, Portlaw) and Best Male Comic Performance: Shane Flynn ('Aladdin', Portlaw Musical Society, Premier Hall, Portlaw). Congratulations to all other groups and societies.
We can’t wait for the awards night on March 2. Best of luck to our Choreographer, Caz Butler Kelly, who was also nominated for her role in 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'. Thank you so much to Pat McEvoy for the nominations for these prestigious awards. We cannot take booking via Facebook or instagram so please ring 089 4785458 to get tickets. Please make sure to tag friends to let them know of the booking arrangements.
See all the nominated groups here
Portlaw U15’s: Portlaw 2-0 Piltown. A muddy pitch in Piltown was the setting for a local derby recently as we took on near rivals Piltown. The game was back and forth with neither team creating too many clear cut chances until five minutes before the break when Blake Kiely latched onto a ball near the halfway line and it sailed into the back of the net to give us the lead going into the break. We stepped it up in the second half where we created multiple chances but struggled to convert until Darragh Long’s corner found birthday boy Harry Carroll to put us 2-0 up making sure the points were sealed. All in all a great result, a shoutout must go out to Alex Flynn who put in a stellar performance at centre half and we remain top of the league with three games to play.
Munster Junior Cup: Round of 16 (team sponsor, the Clodagh Bar). A weekend ahead when our premier team travel to Offaly to take on North Tipp league side Moneygall in the last 16 of the Munster Junior Cup. Last time out the lads had a great win over Castleview, from Cork, and the lads have trained hard through the festive period to be ready for Saturday's game. There is a huge prize of a place in the quarter final of Munster for the winner. Best of Luck on Saturday to the team and coaches from all at the club.
Best of Luck to Portlaw’s Sarah O’Connor in the Munster U16C Final. Sarah’s team takes on Kerry. Best of Luck to Portlaw’s Matilda Walsh in the Munster U16A semi final as her team takes on Clare at 1pm in Ogonnelloe GAA, Clare. Portlaw Camogie Club is looking for a volunteer to become a Camogie Referee. Waterford Camogie will be holding an Adult Foundation Level Referee Course in SETU Arena on February 15. The course will start at 10am with Module 1, from 10am to 12pm, and Module 2 from 12.30pm to 4pm. Completion of the course will certify you to referee Camogie games from U16 to Adult level. The course is a great opportunity to gain a greater knowledge of the game of Camogie. The cost of the course will be covered by the club. (You must be over 18) If you are interested in becoming a camogie referee please let us know.
Fantastic to see three of our own versatile committee members taking part in this year's pantomime. We wish everyone especially Derek, Alan and Freddy the very, very best of luck.
