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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 June, 2014
Ardmore FÉILE ADVENTURE! The rolling hills of Armagh, and we came across quite a few over the weekend, are a sight to behold and last weekend Ardmore GAA club spent some time in South Armagh area participating in the GAA Féile 2014. The club were representing Waterford at U14 Hurling and while no trophies returned home with the large travelling contingent, memories of a special nature were made. My own son was one of the panel hence my reason for being there, many other parents of players made the long trip up on Friday and back on Sunday as well. The majority of the players stayed with host families connected to the Derrynoose GAA club in Armagh while the rest of the party, which was substantial, stayed at the fine establishment that is the Cross Square Hotel in Crossmaglen. Crossmaglen has its own special place in the history of Northern Ireland, sometimes for not so happy reasons, but the welcome we received from everyone in this now peaceful and tranquil town will be remembered for a very long time. In fact, the welcome that the club received from all of those we had contact with was very special. Early afternoon at our host club Derrynoose, Ardmore U14s played the host club in the first round of the Feile but lost by a narrow margin. Friday night saw the club take part, along with almost one hundred other clubs, in the Opening Parade in Armagh city, a wonderfully colourful event that drew a very large crowd.T’was off back to the leabas for all then! Saturday saw another three games for the U14 hurlers and while all results went against them, there was
Catherine FitzGerald-Hourigan from Ardmore, who was recently named Regional Winner of an RNLI Supporter Award for 2014 in recognition of her ongoing organisation of the Ardmore Christmas Day Swim.
RNLI Award CONGRATULATIONS many times over to Catherine FitzGerald-Hourigan from Ardmore, who was recently named Regional Winner of an RNLI Supporter Award for 2014 in recognition of her ongoing organisation of the Ardmore Christmas Day Swim.The awards ceremony took place at Farmleigh House in Dublin. The Swim has been taking place since 1996 and while in some recent years donations have been lower than usual, there is still a considerable amount of money collected every year for the RNLI. Great credit to Catherine and all involved in the organisation of what is now a mainstay of Yuletide celebrations in our area. nothing to be ashamed of and in the last game, a quarter-final, it was a last minute score that denied Ardmore a place in a semi. Heartbreak yes, but nothing that time will not heal. That night the host club Derrynoose laid on a special event for all from the Ardmore club and
young and old alike had a ball! I could go waxing on lyrically ad infinitum about his trip but that would bore the trousers off ya! To finish, we came home on Sunday evening tired, almost broke but feeling very very good about the whole weekend. My own favourite moment
John Conroy, Ava Martin and Holly Conroy enjoy the drumming at the Ardmore Open Farm First Anniversary last Sunday.
will only be understood by those who travelled; ‘Del Boy’ upstaging ‘Rodney’ with the best one-line reply that I have ever heard! LAST FRIDAY AT RTH! June's last Friday Session here at the hotel takes place this Friday, 27th June, at the later time of 10.00 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you all there. See you Friday. ARDMORE AFC PENALTY KICK 2014 Keep July 26th clear in your diary! Why? Because that’s when I will be defending the Penalty Kick title I won last year, at the Round Tower Hotel! As ever, this fun event is being run by Ardmore soccer club, and a full BBQ will be up and running on the day as well! So, good fun, good food and good bevvies from Aidan and Trish’s fine hostelry; what more could you want on a, hopefully, sunny July Saturday!! ARDMORE/GRANGE ICA ANTIQUES FAIR Preparations are underway for the Annual Antiques Fair to be held in Halla Deuglán, Ardmore on Sunday, 20th July, from noon to 5:30 p.m. Admission is €5 inclusive of afternoon tea in the ICA Hall at the rear of Halla Deuglán. This very popular event draws dealers and visitors from far and wide. There will be a large and varied selection of antiques and collectables on sale. We are hoping to see as many members, friends and interested visitors as possible. Come and participate in what should be a very enjoyable day for families and friends - take a walk on the beach, spend some time visiting the Antiques Fair, and follow this by enjoying afternoon tea in the ICA Hall where there will be delicious cakes and desserts on offer, with the usual cups of tea or coffee and soft drinks for the children, all for the price of €5. A perfect day out for everyone. HALLA DEUGLÁN BAZAAR 2014 In connection with the above, the Hall Committee is welcoming donations of articles for its annual Summer Bazaar on July 6th next. The hall will be open every Saturday, 9.30 a.m. – 12 noon, from now till the end of June to accept donations. Further information from Terry on 087-9477213. AFC SUMMER CAMP Ardmore soccer club will once again be holding their almost world famous Summer Soccer School this year, bookings now being taken! Camp dates are July 21st–25th inclusive and more details can be found at w w w. s u m m e r s o c c e r schools.ie
Ardmore Pattern Festival's Ciara Mitchell presents Michéal Gildea (Grange Principal) with the cheque for €1,000 for Grange.
Ardmore Pattern Festival Annual Sponsored Walk Raises €2,000 for Local Schools
THE year’s ‘Walk and Win’ event, the annual sponsored walk held by Ardmore Pattern Festival was in aid of Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Deaglan, Ardmore and St. Mary’s National School, Grange. On 30th May the streets of Ardmore were filled with families and friends who took part in the buggy-friendly stroll around the seaside village.
Lucky fundraisers were all in with a chance to win some great prizes including weekend breaks away, Aura Leisure Centre membership and family passes, plus week-long places on Ardmore’s Ranger Camp. The sun shone over Ardmore during the fun walk and a good time was had by all. Now that the tallies are complete, Ardmore Pattern Festival committee is delighted to announce that the sponsored walk has raised the fantastic sum of €2000, split evenly between the two local schools. Pattern Festival committee members Ciara Griffin and Ciara Mitchell did the honours of presenting the cheques in aid of the
schools to the two principals Ber Keevers (Ardmore and Michéal Gildea (Grange). Following the success of the sponsored walk, the committee’s attention is now focused on the upcoming concert in St. Declan’s Church on 25th July, featuring ‘The Priests’, starting at 8.00 p.m. Tickets are priced at €25 and selling fast.They can be purchased from the Brigid Shelly Art Studio, Main Street, Ardmore or by contacting any of the following numbers 0879618073, 0879382001 or 0871211099. To learn more about Ardmore Pattern Festival visit www.ardmorepatternfestival.ie or find us on Facebook.
Ardmore Pattern Festival's Ciara Griffin presents Ber Keevers (Ardmore Principal) with the cheque for €1,000 for Ardmore.