Local Notes: Remembering the late Mick Spillane, sporting news and more
Congratulations to the Ballyduff AFC U16 girls who had a great win away to Waterford Crystal recently.
The Ballyduff/ Portlaw Bridge Club played their latest game on Monday, May 13, and the results were as follows; 1st: Kate Hayes and Sean Hennessy, 2nd: Cyril Murphy and Bernie Dwyer, 3rd: Nano Fitzgerald and Geraldine McMahon and Mary Prendergast and Ann Marie Brown.
The numbers drawn in the latest lotto draw were 5, 7, 14 and 19 and there was no lucky winner of the jackpot. The three lucky dip winners of €50 each were Mark Walsh, Liz Daly and Michael Hoban. The next draw will take place on Sunday, May 26, and will have a fantastic jackpot of €12,500 on offer.
Tickets are just €2 each or three for €5 and can be purchased from any club member, online or volunteer sellers will be at Centra, Kilmeaden on Saturday, May 25.
This is a very important fundraiser for the club, and they are very grateful for the support they receive. If you have an hour to spare every few weeks and would like to volunteer to sell tickets, please contact any committee member.
The AGM of the Ballyduff Community Centre will take place on Wednesday, May 29, at 8pm. All are welcome to attend. Our local community centre is a central part of our community and is there for all to use. Major improvements have been made in the past few years and our community centre is one to be very proud of. Why not drop along to the AGM and hear about plans for the future and see if there is some way for you to help.
The organisers of the recent Alzheimer’s Tea Day have asked me to say a huge thank you to all who supported and donated to their tea day. A big thank you to the Kilmeaden Book Club who also donated on the day. A fabulous amount of €900 was raised for this very worthy cause. A big well done to Niamh and all the organisers for such a wonderful day and treating everyone to a nice, relaxing morning.
Congratulations to the Ballyduff AFC U16 girls who had a great win away to Waterford Crystal recently. The girls worked well as a team creating great scoring chances and defending their goal. A huge well done to the girls and to the parents for their support.
The club have announced the dates of their very popular summer camps. Their own camp will take place from July 8 to 12. The FAI camp will run from July 15 to 19 and the Football Academy of Ireland three-day camp from August 13 to 15.
On behalf of my husband, Brian Spillane, and all the Spillane family I would like to sincerely thank you all for all the mass cards and special messages and calls we received following the death of his dad Mick Spillane. Thank you to all our neighbours and friends who attended the wake and funeral, it was lovely to see so many familiar faces. Mick is sadly missed by his wife Joan, sons Brian, Michael, Conor and Liam and his daughters Claire, Emer, Teresa and Mairead, his grandchildren, brother Billy, sisters Mary, Nancy, Kitty and Josie and all the extended family. Mick has left us with many wonderful memories, which we will treasure. We pray that he now rests in peace in the loving arms of the Lord.
If you would like me to include any items in these notes for you please contact me, Linda Spillane, on 087 9838392 or spillanelinda2017@gmail.com. It is a wonderful way to keep in touch with what is going on in the local community and to inform about what is going on in your club, organisation, event details or good news.
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