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Enrolment Open!

GNEEVEGUILLA N.S.

Enrolment application forms for school year 2023 / 2024 are available to download from our school website at www.gneeveguillans.com. Please download an enrolment application form, registration form, POD form and code of behaviour slip and return to the school by February 16th, 2023. Alternatively, if you would like to have the forms posted out to you, please contact Miriam by email at gneeveguillans@ gneeveguillans.com. We also have a Facebook page called Gneeveguilla N.S. Friends Association which gives regular updates on upcoming events in our school.

SHRONE N.S.

Shrone N.S. are enrolling now for September 2023. Enrolment forms are currently available. Contact Michelle on 0857845849 or e-mail us shronens@gmail.com

MEENTOGUES N.S.

(064) 7754500 meentoguesns@gmail.com Enrolment of New Pupils Contact for enrolment Application Forms for 2023

PERSON OF THE MONTH - JANUARY

Kanturk and District Community Council started the year strong with their new Person of the Month Award.

Congratulations to January’s very deserving winner Kevin O’Connor!

They wish to give their thanks to Tina Dunstan of Cherry Blossom Childcare for coming aboard and supporting the awards, as well as to Kanturk Men’s Shed for making the permanent nomination boxes. To nominate someone for next month, boxes and forms are available throughout Kanturk:

• SuperValu

• Photoshop Kanturk

• Riordan’s day break

• Burtons hardware

• Post office and

• Kanturk credit union

Duhallow Bee-keepers Association

Duhallow Beekeepers Association will hold an introductory course for beginners in Beekeeping commencing in the James O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket on Monday 20th February at 8.00pm.

To book your place on this course, please contact one of the below:

Eddie Walsh @ 087 1961869, Natasha Humphries @ 086-0759197, PJ Murphy @ 029-60633.

CASTLEMAGNER

As the first month of spring is well and truly here we can already see a promising stretch in the days. No doubt there is a renewed sense of hope with a host of buds and green shoots appearing. Daffodils, bluebells and snowdrops are already bursting through with delightful winter heathers already blooming. The great cycle of nature brings the promise of renewed hope, light and life.

Castlemagner Church Choir

Castlemagner Church Choir has resumed for special church events. It was uplifting to see once again so many coming together after Covid, to lift the roof of the church with great song on Christmas night. The choir in Castlemagner is as much a social gathering as it is a ministry, where friends, neighbours and community members meet. There is an informal approach to the singing, and anyone is welcome and encouraged to join. Our next

choir event will be on the eve of St Patrick’s Day, Thursday the 16th of March, at the 7:30pm Mass. For further information please ring 086 8521808.

Castlemagner Sinsir Club

Castlemagner Sinsir Club will resume on Thursday February 16th at the usual time of 12 noon. Singing For The Mind classes with Maria Twomey will begin again on Tuesday 14th February. New members are always welcome. We hope to continue with a full packed calendar of events in 2023. It is with the appreciated support of the members that the Sinsir Club stays alive and vibrant. Castlemagner Sinsir Club is proud to have made its annual generous contribution to Cork Penny Dinners, one of Cork’s oldest caring charitable organisations, serving up to 2000 freshly made meals per week. They aim to help all who struggle, and those in need. Cork Penny Dinners provide a hot nourishing meal of soup, main course, dessert and tea/coffee daily. In addition sandwiches, biscuits, fruit and juice are also available to take away as an evening meal for those in need.

Castlemagner Sinsir Club wishes to extend warmest best wishes to all members and to the wider community for the New Year of 2023. What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet. We look forward to outings, to holidays, to being together, and enjoying each other’s company in many new and exciting settings. The coming year brings a sense of renewed hope and a new beginning. New adventures are just around the corner. Here’s to a year full of joy, laughter, and unforgettable memories with unforgettable friends. Let us endure whatever comes and be there to support each other in the true spirit of community that the Sinsir Club aims to foster. As the club pursues new hopes and dreams, may the year bring much success and may our journey together be one to remember.