Moyvane Notes – 16th October, 2012

Marian Hall Blotto:
Results for Thursday, October 11th. Numbers drawn were: 8   12   13   31. Lucky Dips: €100 Antoinette & Margaret, Ballybunion. €50 Stevie Brosnan, Barragougeen. €20 each: Nora & Tony O’Donoghue, c/o Mary Leahy. Ann Cahill, Abbeyfeale. Margaret Murphy, Gurtcreen, Listowel. Mark Phillips, Strand, Co. Limerick. The Meehan Clan, c/o Leesha, Ballybunion. Free Tickets: Ann Healy, Ballylongford. Patricia Quinn, Upper Athea. The Hardy Ladies, Nora Marie & Margaret. Donie Mulvihill, Blanemore, Ballylongford. Krystal Stack, Listowel. This Thursday night’s Jackpot is €10,500 and the draw will be held at Bingo in the Marian Hall.

Bingo:
Don’t forget tonight, Thursday night, is your night out and your chance to win some money at Moyvane Bingo.You are always welcome.

Moyvane Village Festival:
Plans for the annual Village Festival on the October Bank Holiday weekend are being finalised at present. An action-packed, fun-filled weekend is planned.
The festivities kick off with the announcement of the winners of the School Art competition at the school on Friday, October 26th. This competition also took place last year and was extremely successful, with beautiful art work submitted by all the school children.
On Friday night, October 26th, in the centre of the Village there will be some “beautiful ladies” taking part in The Drag Queen Races! This event proved very enjoyable last year with both participants and spectators alike!! Every wardrobe in the parish is in danger of being raided to provide “suitable” outfits, so every mother, sister, and daughter beware! There will also be music on the street to help get the “girls” off to a good start with a surprise guest to officially open the festival. Kick off time 8.30pm. Following this you can enjoy the Inter Pub Talent Competition. This year there will be a different theme in each pub taking part. Competition is the spice of life!
On Saturday morning, October 27th, in the Community Centre, starting at 11am there will be a mixed Indoor 8-a-Side Soccer Blitz: 2 Groups-1st-3rd Class and 4th-6th Class. Each team will include 2 girls. All enquires and names of those interested to Brendan Hogan (087) 1515627 as soon as possible.
Our 9th Boro Buffet is on Saturday night in The Marian Hall. Early booking with Committee members is essential as this event continues to be an extremely popular and enjoyable night with fabulous food and lots more! Tickets €25.
Sunday, October 28gh is a day packed with activities. The Vintage Display in the Community Centre carpark continues to draw people and exhibits from far and near. A Small Business Trade & Craft Fair will take place after Mass in the Community Centre. As space is limited, early booking is essential. For booking contact 068 49298 or 087 2733305. Again this year there is a treasure hunt through our beautiful woodland walk starting at the Church Car park entrance. A Dog Show will be held in the Church Car Park. A Bonny Baby Competition and a Glamorous Gran Competition will also be held in the Community Centre. All of these activities have proved very popular since they were introduced to our festival weekend.
On Sunday evening in the Marian Hall an evening of entertainment with local singers, musicians, dancers and storytellers will take place. This year also sees the return of the Boro Players, local actors and actresses who entertained us so well last year. This year will see another one act play: “Dopey Dan”. This, needless to say, will be another hilarious production.
Bank Holiday Monday kicks off the first hunt of the season by The North Kerry Harriers. A Children’s Halloween Party and Fancy Dress follows at The Marian Hall starting at 1pm. A charity match between North Kerry and West Limerick over 35’s is taking place in Con Brosnan Park at 3pm. The Moyvane Ladies football team will play a North Kerry selection as a curtain raiser at 2.30pm. All proceeds collected at the gate are for Crumlin Childrens Hospital. The weekend festivities will wind down with the Rambling House at Mairead Kearney’s Bar starting at 7pm. Please check posters and Kerryman Notes next week for further details of all these events.

Senior Badminton:The club’s AGM was held during the past week. Officers and committee for the coming season are:

• Chairperson: Pat Kearney
• Vice Chairperson: Mike Corridan
• Joint Secretaries: Eileen Roche and Francine Collins
• Joint Treasurers: Carmel Hudson and Suzanne Keane
• PRO: Eileen Roche
• Graders: Donnacha Moloney and James Sheehan
• Committee: Celia O’Grady, Eleanor Sheehan, Krystel Crowley, Ollie Conyard, Timmy Hanrahan, Diarmuid Fitzmaurice and Micheal Nolan.

Outgoing Chairman Mike Corridan congratulated all members for their performance during the past year, especially the Division 3 team on being the first team from the club to reach an all Ireland final. He also thanked Liam Nolan of Speedy’s and Finucanes who sponsored the team’s travel expenses to the final. Main Sponsor down the years has been Newtownsandes Co-op for the trophies for the Annual Invitation Tournament, Mike expresssed huge thanks to Michael Liston and his committee for their support every year and hopes that it will continue.Thanks to all local businesses and individuals who support the club. Badminton continues on Monday and Wednesday nights 8pm -10pm. Membership is now due and should be paid by October 24th when a fun tournament will be held for all paid up members. Training for Division 5 players will be on Monday nights at 7.30pm.

Proposed Playground in Moyvane:  
Just a word of thanks to the children of Moyvane, Knockanure and Ballyguiltenane National Schools who drew pictures to give us ideas for the playground. The playground committee is working on putting a collage of the pictures together which should be our our facebook page ‘Moyvane Playground’ around the first week of November. Talking to the children in all classes the sense of excitement that they have for the proposed playground is very clear and an inspiration to see the project through to completion so that they, their parents and the community may benefit from this for many years to come. Many businesses have been approached regarding sponsorship and the response has been excellent. As a result of feedback received while fundraising from businesses, it has been decided that an acknowledgement board will be erected on site for the build, with all sponsors listed in alphabetical order. Finally it is our intention to call to houses in the community in early Spring next year when the planning process is complete to help fund raise for the project.

Knockanure Community Centre:
The committee would like to thank everyone who contributed to their most recent Church Gate Collection. Total collected was €495. This is greatly appreciated and will be used for the upkeep of the Community Centre. Thank You. Follow the Pumpkin Trail to our Traditional Halloween Party at Knockanure Community Centre on Sunday, October 28th from 7pm to 9pm. Admission €3 per child. Fun and games, face painting, disco and lots lots more…
Barn Dance on Friday, November 2nd starting 9pm to 12.30am.  Music by Dermot Lyons. Prizes for best costumes. Admission €5 on the night or ring the centre for tickets on 068 49799. (Proceeds to Knockanure Community Centre)
Promoters of Knockanure Tidy Towns wish to convey their very sincere gratitude to those who contributed in any way to the success of the Table Top Sale on Sunday last. The participation of so many was heart warming & showed a true Community Spirit.

Moyvane GAA:
North Kerry Senior Championship Round 1: Moyvane are through to the next round after defeating Ballydonoghue on a final score of Moyvane 3-6, Ballydonoghue 0-8. Moyvane Team and Scorers: Diarmuid Fitzmaurice, Denis Kennelly, William Madden, Conor O’ Flynn, Kieran Kiely, Johnny Mulvihill, Shane Stack Owen Stack (0-1), Michael O’ Connor, Ian McCarthy (0-1), Aidan Keane (1-1), Kevin Kennelly, Bryan Stack, Patrick Curtin (2-3) and Cathal O’ Connor. Subs: John Jack Mulvihill and David McCarthy. Well done to the team and management, D.J Mulvihill, Denis O’ Connor, Joe O’ Keeffe and Micheal Walsh.

Senior Fixtures: Moyvane finish off their County League campaign at home to Na Gaeil on Sunday, October 21st at 2:30pm.

Club Lotto: There was no winner of this week’s Jackpot of €9,200.  Numbers drawn were 2, 8, 16 and 25.  Lucky Dips of €40 each: Deirdre Bowes, Tipperary Town, Go Home Curly, The Twisted Syndicate, Padraig Fitzmaurice, Lower Aughrim, Hazel Bohan c/o Moyvane P.O and Laura Scanlon c/o Kostal.  Next week’s Jackpot is €9,300 and the draw will be held in Hanrahan’s Bar on Sunday, October 21st at 10m.

Moyvane Coiste na nOg: 
U16 – Moyvane were away to Tarbert last Sunday in the semi final of the North Kerry Division 2 Championship. Tarbert were favourites following their win over Finuge and Moyvane had got a bye to the semi-final. The first half was a tight affair with both teams playing good football. After 10 minutes of the second half Moyvane were in a two point lead and narrowly missed a number of goal scoring opportunities. However Tarbert finished stronger and closed out the game with a number of quick scores leaving the final score at 2-9 to 4-09 to Tarbert. Best of luck to Tarbert and Beale in the final.

• Weds. 17th, Moyvane, 9.15am – Private Intention
• Thurs. 18th, Moyvane, 9.15am – Private Intention
• Fri. 19th, Moyvane, 7.30pm – Private Intention
• Sat. 20th, Moyvane, 7.30pm – Jerr Galvin, Leitrim East
• Sun. 21st, Knockanure, 10am – Michael & Julie O’Sullivan
• Sun. 21st, Moyvane, 11am – Sean Broderick, Coilagurteen