COUNTY NEWS
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015
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Lismore Lismore Tidy Towns Senior Citizens
DURING the past week, the working team did a lot of work on landscaping at Lios an Oir housing estate. Shrubs at beds on the New Street and Chapel Street sides of the estate were pruned. Thanks to John Foley, Waterford City and County Council and his staff for collecting all of the green waste. Two new workers are coming on board as part of the Community Employment Scheme to work for Lismore Tidy Towns. We look forward to working with them. Their work will ensure that Lismore is kept tidy and litter free over the winter months when tidy towns members will be taking a break from outdoor work. As mentioned in last week's notes The Tourism Town's Award was announced on 25th November, Regional Tidy Towns Awards are being held this Thursday 26th and the results of the Community & Voluntary Awards are being announced in Waterford the same day. Lismore Tidy Towns is being represented at all of those events. Please look at the Community Notice Board West Street and the
Credit Union window for information on all of the above on Friday 27th. ECO TIP OF THE WEEK: Environmental terms starting with the letter H & I this week:HABITAT - the area occupied by a species / community ie. a group of animals or plants found in forests, gardens. seas / sea shore, rivers and deserts. HAZARDOUS WASTE - waste that poses a risk to human health or the environment and which needs to be handled and disposed off carefully. Examples include oil based paints, car batteries, weed killers, bleach, electrical waste. INCINERATOR - a furnace hat is designed to burn waste at very high temperatures under controlled conditions and is licensed by national regulatory authorities. In some countries modern and efficient generators generate heat and energy from burning waste. INSULATION - material such as foam, wool, glass that is used in homes and other buildings to prevent heat loss, reduce noise and improve compfort.
Christmas Party THE Christmas party will be held in Lismore Golf Club on Sunday, December 6th at 1.00 p.m. Please come along and enjoy an evening of music, song and dance and Christmas dinner. Anyone requiring transport, please contact Mary McGrath or Anne Pollard. The committee would like to thank sincerely Lismore Hotel for providing the venue for the Charity Shop and to our patrons for their support.
Lismore Heritage Centre Christmas Sale Extravaganza a great success FROM Friday November 20th until Sunday the 22nd, November the Courthouse in Lismore was a hive of Christmas spirit, cinnamon scents and mince pies as we held Lismore Heritage Centre’s Christmas Sale weekend. Friday saw Miriam O’Callaghan of Simplí Bread Mixes join us all day. Miriam was giving out tasters of her beautiful bread mixes which come in many flavours from Mixed Seed to wholesome Wholemeal. Simplí bread mixes are homemade locally and available in Lismore Heritage Centre all year round. We had an afternoon of warm nostalgia as we screened two Christmas Classics, the ever popular “It’s a Wonderful Life” followed by “Scrooge”. All of our movie goers and cus-
tomers partook in some deliciously warming fruit punch made with Lismore Castle apple juice and Eunice Power’s Christmas syrup mix and mince pies. Friday night was extra special as local students took over the Courthouse Theatre to hold a concert in aid of Hope foundation. There was a huge crowd for a worthy cause. Congratulations to all involved and to Olivia Lennox who organised the event. Saturday we were again joined by Miriam of Simplí and also Eugene Young of Iona Crystal. Eugene had many beautiful pieces, all hand cut and exquisite Christmas decorations, perfect for a gift.We stock Iona Crystal here all year around, and at the moment have some of Eugene’s seasonal pieces, if you are looking for
a unique gift. Saturday we screened “White Christmas” at the Courthouse Theatre to continue our nostalgic Christmas Classics. A heart warming film, followed by hot punch and mince pies we hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas atmosphere. Saturday afternoon saw the younger children of Lismore take to the stage upstairs to rehearse their annual Christmas Show. The Dramatic Society and children work very hard every year to produce this show and tickets will be available shortly. Sunday dawned crisp and clear and in the craft section we had Len and Joan of Craft Tangle. Len and Joan held workshops where you could make your own hair slide, keyring or fob in leather and lots of children
and adults had fun seeing their designs come to life. They also had their felt work and leather work on display. Craft Tangle products available are in Lismore Heritage Centre all year around and make a great one-off gift, handmade in Ireland of course. Sunday afternoon we had an invasion of little elves as we had “Santa Claus The Movie” on the big screen for our younger citizens. They all got popcorn and a drink and we hope they all enjoyed the film! Lismore Heritage Centre would like to thank all our customers from near and far. We would also like to thank all our local craftspeople who gave up their time to participate and our Movie buffs.We are open all throughout the festive period so pop in!
Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union Art Competition, Isabel Willats winning entry.
Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union Art Competition ‘Happiness Is …’ We have an overwhelming number of entries this year – quite possibly as the theme was so positive - and there were some amazing art to judge. I know that Andrea Jameson took a very long time in appraising this year’s competition. A very lovely night was had on Friday, 6th November with Andrea Jameson presenting the prizes and Padraig Nolan as MC for the event. We hope that everyone enjoyed the night and their prizes and hope to have more amazing art entries for next year’s competition. Some more good news! Isabel Willats has won 1st Prize at Chapter Level and will have collected her prize last Sunday, 22nd November in the Hotel Minella, Clonmel. We wish Isabel the very best of luck at National Level. Congratulations on your great achievement so far Isabel! CREDIT UNION ART COMPETITION 2015 RESULTS 7 & Under: 1st Maeve Curtin, BGS, Cappoquin €30; 2nd Paulina Rybinska,
Andrea Jameson (judge) and Padraig Nolan (Board of Directors) Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union Art Competition. BGS, Cappoquin €25; 3rd Ryan Maher BGS, Cappoquin €15. Merit (joint): Andrew Cunningham, BGS, Cappoquin €10; Maya Tloczkowska, BGS, Cappoquin €10 8-10 years: 1st Rian Duka, BGS, Cappoquin €40; 2nd (joint) Nicole Reszel, BGS, Cappoquin €30; Katie Brien, Bóthar Na Naomh €30; 3rd (joint) Zoey Burke, BGS, Cappoquin €25; Craig Mason BGS, Cappoquin €25 Merit: Katie Kenrick,
BGS, Cappoquin €20 11-13 years: 1st John O’Donnell, BGS, Cappoquin €50; 2nd (joint) Evelina Bivol, BGS, Cappoquin €35; Saidbh Duka, BGS, Cappoquin €35; 3rd Conor Wilkinson, BGS, Cappoquin €30. Merit: Grainne O’Donnell, BGS, Cappoquin €25. Special Category: 11-13 years: 1st Isabel Willats, BGS, Cappoquin €50. 18 & Over: 1st Jean Fenton, ALR Centre, Dun. €50.
Parish of Lismore and Ballysaggart Alice and Mag helping customers.
Eugene from Iona Crystal.
Ballinvella Community Centre A SPECIAL meeting of Ballinvella Community Centre was held on Tuesday, 3rd November to pass a vote of sympathy to the Mangan and McGrath families on the deaths of Paddy Mangan and John McGrath, both were past pupils of Ballinvella school. A gathering of over 30 people attended to pay their respects. Wednesday, 28th October was a a very sad day for all in B.C.C. as we lost one of our members Paddy Mangan.
Paddy was one of the founding members of the B.C.C. in 1981. Down through the years Paddy was in the organising of all events in the centre, our childrens and family Christmas party, 45 drive, table quiz, but the most memorable was the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the schoolhouse, that is the home of our Community Centre which we celebrated in 2012. Paddy and his family were the driving force
behind this great day. Paddy was our ‘Mr. Fix It’, anything that needed fixing Paddy did it. Paddy had a great love for Ballinvella, he always had a story to tell, let it be from his time as a pupil or from all the time he spent renovating or organising events, anything that was ever held in Ballinvella, Paddy was there. He will be sadly missed, he was a great community man and a great friend. R.I.P. Paddy.
MANY thanks to those families who experienced a bereavement in the Parish during the year for accepting the act of spiritual hospitality on Friday, 20th November. In coming together all the families offered support to one another.To pray for a loved one and to support others in their bereavement is truly wise. The mission of the 4th Pastoral Council made the Liturgy happen. The visit to the families by two Pastoral Council members, Michael Hale and Aine Foley was truly valued and appreciated by the families. The hospitality after the Mass led by Pastoral Council member Jackie Ryan and the hospitality team is the stuff of fostering a true Parish spirit. The choir led by organist for the evening Jim Cosgrove enhanced the Mass. He kindly stood in for Donal Kennefick whose enthusiasm for Church music that he is willing to travel to Maynooth. This is another sign of a faith community where members are willing to upskill for the sake of the parish. We could dare to say that it was truly
Eucharist as Jesus would understand for those present did care about one another. Communion in Jesus must also draw us into communion with each other. I am so happy to work side by side by all these good people who give time, talents with a smile on their faces. It was great to have members of the John Paul 11 awards team involved. While I gave special mention to some of the Pastoral Council many more of the members were active in the liturgy. We took in the Blessed Sacrament to the Sacristy, so that all would feel comfortable chatting with one another. We had a similar Mass in Ballysaggart. Please note how we will celebrate the season of Advent beginning next Sunday, MASS TIMETABLE Weekday Mass at 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 28th November - Vigil Mass in Lismore at 6.15 p.m. Sunday, 29th November - Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11.00 a.m. Parish Radio Link 103.9FM