Wire Sculpture<\/p>\n
Are you interested in creating an individual piece of Sculpture with renowned artist, Imogen Stafford? Coming soon to Tomhaggard Social Centre.<\/p>\n
There will be 2 x 2hr evening taster sessions, a 4hr weekend session followed by a Community Wire and Willow Sculpture, under the Wexford County Council Artist in the Community funding project. Open to all ages from teenage upwards. More details to follow soon.<\/p>\n
Yoga<\/p>\n
Join us for yoga at Ballycogley Community Hall, Saturdays from 10am-11am and now also at a new day and time, Tuesdays 5.30pm-6.30pm. Bring your mat, large towel and water. Contact Jodi with interest or any questions at 087 4144006.<\/p>\n
Social dancing<\/p>\n
Keep fit and learn to dance ay Ballycogley Community Hall on Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. All are welcome. For information call Marianne at 086 4088418.<\/p>\n
Club Lotto<\/p>\n
The St Fintans GAA club in association with St Mary\u2019s Rosslare hold its fundraising lotto each Tuesday evening. Tickets for the draw cost \u20ac2 and are available from the usual seller\u2019s or from any committee member. The jackpot now stands at \u20ac15,000. The numbers drawn were 11,27,28,30. There was one match three winner Jason Pettit. We would like to thank you all for your generous support.<\/p>\n
Clothes Collection<\/p>\n
Mayglass National School Parents Association are holding a clothes collection on Friday 29th May. Bags can be left at the school no later than 9.30am on the morning of collection. Please do not drop any bags before or after the collection date as we do not have any storage facilities.<\/p>\n
St Fintans<\/p>\n
The St Fintans hurling team travelled to Carne to take on neighbours Our Lady\u2019s Island in a league game and in the Keenly contested game the goals scored by the hosts proved decisive and saw them take the spoils on a scoreline of 4-12 to 1-13.<\/p>\n
The u-18 hurling team of Bargy Gaels was well beaten by Adamstown while the u-16 hurling team defeated Taghmore Gaels.<\/p>\n
At u-14 level the hurling team of Our Lady\u2019s Island\/St Fintans scored a comfortable victory over Davidstown\/Courtnacuddy.<\/p>\n
The u-18 hurling team was fixed to play Mogue O Rahillys in Gusserane later in the week.<\/p>\n
Mayglass National School<\/p>\n
Great news – The nursery and u-6 sessions are back and is suitable for boys and girls in their last year of preschool. This GAA nursery will include hurling, football and camogie during which games will be played have fun and develop kids agility, balance and co-ordination. For further information contact Richard on WhatsApp 086 8930057.<\/p>\n
Notes<\/p>\n
If you wish to have any items included in the notices for Ballymore\/Mayglass you may do so by email at conzarcat@hotmail.com or by contacting Paddy at 087 9680419. Deadline for submitting notices is 5pm on the Saturday prior to the date of publication.<\/p>\n
Bannow-Ballymitty<\/p>\n
Social Dancing<\/p>\n
Dancing continues in Carrig Community Centre on Wednesday 6th May with music by Teddy and Cathal Barry, Wednesday 13th Marian kirby and Pat O\u2019Driscoll, Wednesday 20th Pat Daly, and Wednesday 27th Michelle Murphy. Dancing from 9pm – refreshments served – all welcome.<\/p>\n
Carrig Community Centre<\/p>\n
No yoga for the moment.<\/p>\n
Bridge is played every Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Slimming world is every Wednesday 5.30 till 7.30pm.<\/p>\n
Dance Fit classes every Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Bingo every Saturday night from 8pm all welcome.<\/p>\n
Defibrillator Locations<\/p>\n
Defibrillators are located outside of Stafford\u2019s pub, Tullicanna, eircode Y35 PN73 and Ballymitty Playschool Wall, Ballymitty Church carpark eircode Y35 R585.<\/p>\n
Ballymitty Hall<\/p>\n
Monday Night Bingo \u2013 Ballymitty Drive-in Bingo continues on Monday nights at 8pm, Ballymitty Church Carpark.<\/p>\n
Womens Shed \u2013 We meet Monday mornings from 10am to 12pm. All welcome to come join.<\/p>\n
Mens Shed – Thursdays from 7.30pm to 9pm in Ballymitty Hall. All welcome.<\/p>\n
Taekwondo \u2013 Cho\u2019s tae kwon do classes on Wednesdays, onwards 6 years of age and up for both kids and adults class every Wednesday from 7pm to 8pm contact John Phillips on 086 3893382 for any info.<\/p>\n
Grantstown news<\/p>\n
CarmenCo Ensemble, A Pocket Opera – Come join us for a wonderful evening\u2019s entertainment on Friday 8th May at 7.30pm in Grantstown Priory, Wellingtonbridge, Wexford, Y35 D4C4. A concert of Spanish and Spanish inspired music presented as a play, with costumes, props and a storyline which roughly follows the story of Bizet\u2019s opera Carmen but told from her point of view. Emily Andrews, flautist\/mezzo David Massey & Francisco Correa, guitars. Tickets: \u20ac20, \u20ac17 (concessions) and \u20ac5 (students \/unwaged), available at the door prior to the concert and in advance on www.eventbrite.ie (booking fee may apply and refunds are not possible).<\/p>\n
This concert is supported by Music Generation. Programme details and further information is available at www.musicforwexford.ie<\/p>\n
Grantstown Daycare Centre – Would you like to get out of the house, meet people of all ages and have a bit of fun? Then why not pop in to Grantstown Daycare Centre and see for yourself what is happening on a day-to-day basis. Each day has something different whether it\u2019s music, games, arts and crafts, movies, quizzes, trips out or just chatting or reading a magazine. If you have a craft or skill that you would like to share with the group we can arrange for you to do a demonstration.<\/p>\n
We also have holistic practitioners who are qualified in Sonas and Imagination Gym and a nurse in the centre. Our clients vary in age from mid-thirties to over ninety. If you don\u2019t have your own transport wecan possibly collect you in the morning in one of our buses and drop you home in the afternoon. Please phone 051 561016 or e-mail info@grantstownpriory.com for more information.<\/p>\n
Meals on Wheels<\/p>\n
Would you like to have Delicious and Nutritious meals delivered to your door? Grantstown Daycare Centre operates a Meals on Wheels service delivered every Tuesday & Thursday for a small fee. Why not give us a call on 051 561016 for more details. FREE SAMPLE available to prospective new customers.<\/p>\n
GAA club news<\/p>\n
Lotto: No winner of the jackpot from the draw that took place Tuesday 28th April. \u20ac14,000 jackpot still up for grabs! Winning numbers were 1,12,14,17. 2 match 3 winners but none from our club. Next draw is Tuesday 12th May so get your books in before then or play online via our link on social media pages.<\/p>\n
Communion: Best of luck to all the boys and girls making their First Holy Communion this coming Saturday 9th May from Danescastle and Ballymitty schools. We hope all our young players have a great day celebrating!<\/p>\n
Supporters Club WhatsApp Group: Not on our social media pages online? Join the Bannow\/Ballymitty Supporters Group on WhatsApp! Stay up to date with all the latest fixtures, results, fundraisers, and club news. To join, contact Adi on 086 6801888 or Simon: on 086 3185263. Be part of the community and keep connected with everything happening in the club!<\/p>\n
Blackwater<\/p>\n
Blackwater Active Retirement<\/p>\n
Upcoming Events: Footgolf in Blackwater 11th May at 11am, \u20ac7 pp. Lunch @ 1pm in Kate\u2019s Kilmuckridge.<\/p>\n
Meeting in the hall on 18th May at 2pm with Guest Speaker, tea\/coffee afterwards.<\/p>\n
Bloom on the 31st May is fully booked.Lunch in Wheelock\u2019s on 24th June, 1pm. Day trip to Spike Island, Cork on 22nd July, approx cost \u20ac50 (lunch\/dinner at own expense).<\/p>\n
Vintage road run<\/p>\n
Blackwater Vintage Club\u2019s Annual Road Run is on Sunday 17th May, leaving Blackwater church car park at 12.30. Registration from 11.30. Refreshments will be served. All types & ages of vehicles welcome! Proceeds to local boy with medical needs.<\/p>\n
The Wayside Players<\/p>\n
The Wayside Players AGM will take place on Tuesday 19thh May at 8pm in Parish Hall. All members old and new are invited to attend.<\/p>\n
Message in a Bottle<\/p>\n
Lidia, a lady from Australia, on behalf of her friend, has put a small bottle in the local noticeboard in Blackwater village. Her friend\u2019s great grandfather Patrick Cash was from Blackwater and on a whimsical idea she would like anyone who has any info on him to contact her. Details in the bottle.<\/p>\n
Coffee morning<\/p>\n
A community coffee morning takes place every Tuesday morning at 10am in the Parish Hall. All are welcome.<\/p>\n
Notes for the paper<\/p>\n
If you want to place any information in the Blackwater notes for inclusion in the weekly People Newspaper please email blackwaternotes@gmail.com or phone Clare on 086 8386242.<\/p>\n
Notes should be sent no later than Sunday evening for entry into the following Wednesday\u2019s publication. On Bank Holidays (ie this weekend) notices need to be sent on Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Bree-Galbally<\/p>\n
Scoil Mhuire Ballyhogue<\/p>\n
Congratulations to Josie Darcy who won \u20ac100 and Ruair\u00ed Byrne who won \u20ac83 in our most recent Split The Pot Draws. Thank you to all who entered. We are holding a Clothes Collection on Tues 19th May. Bags can be dropped to the school any day or if you need us to collect please just let us know.<\/p>\n
Enniscorthy Special Olympics<\/p>\n
A huge thank you to all the people of Bree, Galbally and Ballyhogue who gave so generously to the recent collection for Enniscorthy Special Olympics Summer Games 2026. The amount raised was \u20ac955.<\/p>\n
Vacancies in Bree CEP<\/p>\n
GAA Grounds Worker, Ballyhogue. Environmental Worker, Galbally, Groundsperson, St. John\u2019s Church, Clonmore. Br\u00ed Beag, Childcare.<\/p>\n
If you are in receipt of a Social Welfare payment for more than 1 year, are over the age of 21, interested in any of the above vacancies and would like some more information, please call into the CEP Office located in Bree Community Centre from 9am to 11am., Monday to Friday, or call Martina on 053 9247613 or 086 8371932.<\/p>\n
Community Games news<\/p>\n
Closing date for the Co Talent is 15th May. The Co Talent Final for U13s and U16s takes place in Bree Community Centre on Sunday 24th May. The local Athletic Finals take place in Enniscorthy Hub on Friday 22nd May at 5.30pm. All details from area Sec on 0874151350.<\/p>\n
Bree AC News<\/p>\n
Bree AC AGM and 2025 Award Presentations took place on Thursday last in Bree Community Centre. Award recipients were Ruth Hassey (Athlete of the Year), Ava Wilson, Lea Bolger, Eoghan Ennis, Caitlin Harte, Mary Kate Kirwan, Lauren Dempsey, Edmund Crean and Keira Wilson. Best of luck to all athletes competing in the Mr Oil Co Track and Field Championships over the next two weekends.<\/p>\n
Rise & Shine Trust Collection<\/p>\n
There will be a church gate collection next weekend 9th & 10th May with all funds raised going towards helping children and young adults travel to Lourdes on respite holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wire Sculpture Are you interested in creating an individual piece of Sculpture with renowned artist, Imogen Stafford? Coming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-413813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}