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Terri c movie will keep you on the edge of your seat

AMANDLA is an Afrikaans word that means power, so when you hear this word, you think about strength, con dence and pride. What makes this movie on Net ix so intriguing is that it does not glorify violence or condone criminal activity. It shows how detrimental crime and violence can be to society and the individual. e lm is well cast. Each actor is convincing in their role, especially the two lead actors (pictured above), who are outstanding. Lemogang Tsipa plays his role very convincingly. His performance is exceptional. e entire cast does justice to their characters and portrays them very well.

Told with exquisite sensitivity and passion by the lmmaker, Amandla is an uplifting and deeply moving tale that blends suspense, drama, action and romance into one unforgettable cinematic experience. e lm is shot and edited exceptionally well. I like the way they used raw scenes when the protagonists had ashbacks. is made it easier for the viewers to follow what was going on even though he had ashbacks of certain events that happened at a speci c time. ey also used ashbacks e ectively to make viewers understand what happened when the brothers were younger and how it shaped their characters into becoming a gangster and cop later on in life. e chemistry between them is palpable, and their emotional intricacy will strike a chord with anyone who ever had siblings. e movie’s powerful message will make you think about your brotherhood or sisterhood as well as that of others around you.

I felt like every character had a distinct personality, which you don’t see a lot in lms these days. e lm’s pacing was good, and the plot kept me engaged in the characters. e music complimented the lm. It helped set the tone in certain scenes.

It was interesting to see how crime and corruption a ect di erent communities worldwide. Amandla weaves its spell quite successfully in the rst half as it reveals how two brothers, through circumstances beyond their control, are forced to make choices that will determine their destinies forever. e lm beautifully depicts how seemingly good decisions made in haste can lead to disastrous consequences. Amandla paints a powerful portrait of two men on opposite sides of South Africa’s racial divide, yet united by an unbreakable bond.

Torn between their love for each other and loyalty to their families, both brothers are forced to make choices that will change their lives forever. Amandla conveys a message about how one’s environment does not determine your destiny; instead, it is your choices that determine your fate.

Amandla is a well-researched lm with hardly any factual inaccuracies. Although this may be because it was made when many South Africans still had vivid memories in our history, it is commendable that the director did not take any liberties with his depiction of some of the more unsavoury aspects. is movie is full of intrigue and suspense with some pretty graphic scenes. Amandla explores themes of power and corruption. It’s an engaging thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. But it also o ers a look into South African society and culture beyond what you see in many Hollywood movies (which are often generic depictions of Africa as some exotic land lled with jungle animals).

Towards the end of the movie, there’s a powerful scene between two of the main characters that struck me. e movie leaves one with a sense of hope for the future, which is rare in today’s cinema. It is also not without its comedic moments, as well as its gruesome ones.

Pamela Anderson and that sex tape

A SEX tape that rocked the nascent online world is the real-life grist for Pam & Tommy, the Disney + eightpart series about the private bedroom activities of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee going public.

Lily James and Sebastian Stan play the then-married actor and musician in what the streaming service describes as a “love story, crime caper and cautionary tale”. e stolen video of the couple ended up a sensation and a sign of things to come. Seth Rogan and Nick O erman are among the co-stars in the show which has landed on Disney + with three episodes and the rest of the season one every week.

Meanwhile, Will Arnett plays a homicide detective with cases to solve and clueless partners to help in Murderville, a six-part Net ix crime-comedy series. Each episode has a di erent sleuth teaming up with Arnett’s Senior Detective Terry Seattle, which is novel, but here’s the real twist: e succession of guest stars haven’t seen the scripts. Annie Murphy, Conan O’Brien, Ken Jeong, Kumail Nanjiani, Marshawn Lynch and Sharon Stone are the in-the-dark detectives, with Haneefah Wood, Lilan Bowden and Philip Smithey in the cast.

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is gripping crime thriller, whose rst season is based on John Meehan, follows the well-known crime case of this pathological liar. e season follows a beautiful and successful Debra Newell, who is quickly swept o her feet into a whirlwind romance by conman Meehan. Drawn into his charismatic lies and manipulation, this drama will have horri c consequences for an entire family. Dirty Money succeeds in balancing the seriousness of the subject matter with great storytelling into individual cases, leaving you wanting to know more.

After losing out on the Olympics due to an injury, former professional skier Molly Bloom turns to the world of high stakes poker and big money gambles in an e ort to make a name for herself. Starring Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba, Molly’s Game, is inspired by a true story following the risk and glamour of the poker world and the pitfalls that come with increased wealth. Watch on Net ix.

is three-part docuseries follows the epic race to track down conman Robert Hendy-Freegard who stole almost one million pounds from his multiple victims. e kicker? He was posing as an MI5 Agent the whole time... is twisted and harrowing docuseries doesn’t overstretch the subject with the story being wrapped up in three hours. With compelling story telling and a near impossible plot, this series grip viewers with an unexpected ending.

Lord of Scam is a French true crime documentary on Net ix, where a group of scammers con the EU carbon quota system out of millions through nancial loopholes. At rst, it’s a blissful life post-crime as they enjoy their stolen nances, until bickering begins, friends turn into enemies, and the snitching starts. is docuseries follows these men as they go about their days and proceed to being each other’s downfall. Remember when Full House and 90210 star Lori Loughlin went to jail for a few weeks before resuming her lavish Hollywood life? Well, this is the story behind the elite upper class who got caught trying to pay for their kids to get into college.

You’ve probably come across the many memes that came out of Fyre: e Greatest Party at Never Happened, but this documentary is another interesting watch if you love seeing the lives of the rich and powerful slowly fall apart. When one unmissable party draws in uencers, models, and more for the time of their lives, not everything is as it seems. Over the course of the documentary, watch as a promised good time spins completely out of control.

Kilkenny GAA clubs and Community news

LORETO WIN Congratulations to Emma Corr of Clara who was on the winning Loreto Convent panel that defeated Presentation Convent Kilkenny at the second time of asking in a titanic Leinster Senior Camogie final last Thursday in Callan. The Loreto prevailed 1-11 to 2-5 and were marginally better than their opponents over the two games, their overall athleticism being a key factor. Clara girls dominated the Presentation line out with seven starters in total. Joint captains Katie and Keara Ryan, Laoise Nolan, Rachel Whelan, Grace Barcoe, Gráinne Glynn and Emma Shortall all played big parts, while sisters Niamh and Rachel Brickell were also on the panel. Keara Ryan was top scorer with 1-3 and Gráinne Glynn and Emma Shortall also got their names on the scoresheet, with 1-0 and 0-1 respectively. Having so many young hurlers exposed to top class competition like this can only be good for the future of Clara camogie. Well done to all. REGISTRATION GAA Membership 2022 is now open and due. Thanks to those who have completed already. Please log in to Foireann at www.Foireann.ie to confirm your details and pay by credit/debit card. Membership rates are the same as last year and can be viewed on the website www. clara.kilkenny.gaa.ie Please note all players and coaches must have membership paid before taking part in Club/ County training sessions/games. If experiencing problems please contact Club Registrar, Peter Coogan at registrar.clara@gmail.com

CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of this week’s Perfecto Print Club Lotto ( Jan 25th) Numbers Drawn were 6, 7, 9, 14 Bonus 19 Next Weeks Jackpot will be €10,800 ( Feb 1st) Play Now at www.oloughlingaels.com/lotto Promotors Draw: 1. Betty Leydon c/o Padraig Leydon 2. Geraldine c/o Gerry Buckley 3. Ann Croghan c/o Neil Loy 4. The Sunday Six 5. Martin Murphy c/o Dan O’Driscoll 6. C Prendergast 1 7. Martina Tyrrell c/o Noel Tyrrell 8. Amy Bryan c/o Online 9. DJ Donohue c/o Online 10. Danilla Burke c/o Online Thank you for your continued support. JOIN O’LOUGHLIN GAELS Registration for Juvenile Membership takes place NOW and is Online for existing members. New members are invited to see the club’s facilities on Feb 5th between 7pm and 9pm, where both club’s Registrars and Juvenile Chairpersons will be on hand to help with setting up your Foireann account. For existing members please log into your Foireann account (Return to Play app) and find the plan that suits you. Access to both club’s Foireann Registration System can be found at www.oloughlingaels.com/lotto along with all the membership options. From this year families can register for both clubs together - so if you’ve Boys or Boys & Girls register via the O’Loughlin Gaels GAA Club. Girls only - Register via O’Loughlin Gaels Camogie. Once you’re logged in, follow the instructions and complete the questionnaire before payments. Installment options are available. SOCIAL DANCE CLASSES Every Tuesday Night from 8pm to 9:30pm there will be Social Dance Classes held at Johnswell Community Hall. Learns to waltz, foxtrot, quickstep and much more in a fun, social and relaxing way. Contact Yvonne at 0872448535 for more details

Seamus is new Chairman Congratulations to Freshford man Seamus Cahill who has become the new chairman of Louth Camogie County Board. Seamus is oldest son of Ann Cahill and the Late John Joe Cahill from Church Street, Freshford and has been involved in hurling since childhood and has been a significant influence on Louth hurling and camogie in the past two decades. In addition to been one of the founders of Blackrock hurling and camogie club Seamus is an accomplished coach with involvement with a number of club and county teams include the current U16 camogie and nursery and previously was involved with Louth’s U14 side. TAKE AWAY AWARDS Congrats to local business Brennans Sisters Take Away who are finalists in the Yes Chef Take Away Awards. The winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner to be held at the Raddison Blu Hotel Athlone on 21st February. They are wished all the very best in the final. FIONA ON TIC TOC Local girl Fiona Bergin from Cooleshall Freshford featured on a programme on Today fm recently. Fiona who is a daughter of Willie and Josephine Bergin and was reared on the farm at Cooleshall and now works in the theatre in London. She was speaking about her success on Tic Toc. She loves the farm and the animals and set up the site about animals and farming during lockdown and her followers just grew to a totally unbelievable amount over the months. PROUD GRANDPARENTS Congrats to Mary and Tony Costigan Coolleshal who have become proud grandparents yet again. Ross Costigan and his partner Catriona have welcomed their baby son in Perth Western Australia recently. Oscar Michael was born on 25th January. Ross works as a construction manager and Catriona, who is a native of County Tyrone is a Planning o icer with Perth local government. NEW CROSSING Local residents are happy to see that the new pedestrian crossing at Kilkenny Street in the village is now fully operational making it safer to people to cross the busy street. PLAYGROUND There has been exciting news for Freshford recently with the announcement that Planning Permission has been granted for the long awaited village playground. Great credit goes to the Committee and their hard work in this regard. SOCCER Freshford Town had a number of teams in action at the weekend. The junior side travelled to Thomastown on Sunday and were beaten on a 3-1 scoreline. Shea Burke scored Freshfords only goal. In the schoolboys section, the U13 boys were away to Highview Athletic and had a good win coming out deserving winners on a 5-0 scoreline with goals fom Charlie Kavanagh(2) Cian Dalton, Jack Marnell and Paddy McCarthy. The U17 boys were away to Evergreen and they came out winners on a score line of 2-1. James Comerford and Shane Culleton getting the goals for Freshford.Well done to the U9, U10 and U11s who were all in action also at the weekend. The training sessions for U8s started back recently and will continue each Saturday morning from 12noon to 1pm at the Sportfield at Woodview. All boys from 5 to 8 years old are welcome so go along and join up. MACRA NA FEIRME Macra na Feirme are looking to establish a new club in the Freshford area. Macra na Feirme is an organisation for young people between the ages of 17 and 35 who are interested in getting involved in sports, travel drama, debating or just want to meet new people and have some fun. To be a member of Macra you must join a Macra club in your area. This will open the door to new fiends and new activities. There are hundreds of clubs across Ireland bursting with activity who always welcome a new face. For more information please contact Training and Development O icer – Michael Wall on 0868359891 or email him at mwall@macra.ie GAA NEWS AGM St Lachtains Gaa club AGM will be held on Friday 4th Feb at 7.30pm at the Clubrooms . All motions should be with the Secretary as soon as possible. LAST MAN STANDING St.Lachtains GAA Committee will once again run a “Last Man Standing” competition for the upcoming National League. Test your knowledge with our national hurling league competition. Enty is €10 with first prize of €500 to the winner. All players and committee members have been given sheets to take names for this competition if you would like to get involved please contact any player or committee member. Please read the rules and best of luck to everyone.Cut o for week1 is at 12noon on Saturday next 5th February. PARISH NEWS Attendance at Masses and indoor settings are now back to full capacity Mass in the Parish Church each Wednesday morning at 9.30am and on Sunday morning at 11am.wiith Mass in Tulla church on Saturday evenings at 8pm. Some safety measures remain in place which includes wearing of masks, sanitising and you have the option to be seated without any seating restrictions in the top section of the church or with seating restrictions. This year is the 1400 year celebration of St.Lachtain and there are lots of events being planned in our church and village and there will be more info closer to the time.. Last Sunday marked the beginning of Catholic schools week 2022 and during the week celebrations will be held to mark the contribution that catholic schools primary and post primary make to supporting each other. The restoration of the Stations of the Cross in the Church continues with ten now completed and just four more to go. In order to continue the work you are invited to sponsor one of the stations maybe with your family or a group of your friends. The sponsors will be included in a special roll of honour displayed in the church as a lasting legacy. For further information re same you are asked to please contact Monsignor Kennedy Notices The parish newsletter is available on their website every week and also on the website you are free to pay your dues and make donations or any other contributions and you can find out more about it on the website or feel free to contact Jennifer in the Parish O ice. Please note community notices for the parish newsletter should be le in or emailed to the Parish O ice by 11am on Thursdays. Mass Cards Special printed parish cards are available at the Parish O ice or from Annette at Tulla Church signed by Monsignor Kennedy. You can contact the Parish o ice on 056 8832843 or by email – freshfordd@ossory.ie. Contact Mongr. Kieron Kennedy COMMUNITY ALERT Freshford/Threecastles Community alert group remind you that the annual text alert scheme membership is now due. It cost just 10euro per phone number and you can pay membership to any committee member. If unsure or for more information please call Jacinta on 0877658671 or Anna on 0858277965. New members are welcome and the group wish to thank you all for your continued support. With winter upon us now and the dark evenings and long nights you are reminded to take care of yourself and take care of your elderly neighbours or friends HELP FOR ALL Are you struggling with anxiety or depression or finding life di icult or feeling isolated at this time GROW is there to help you. Their Mental Health support Groups are free and confidential and open to all no referral or booking is needed. For more information on same you can contact Mary on 087 284342 If you can’t cope and need support text HELLO to 50808. SAMARITAN - Whatever you’re going through a Samaritan will face it with you – available 24 hours a day 365 days a year – Freephone 1161Alone is available for older people who need support and you can call them on 0818 222024 (8am to 8pm) AMBER KILKENNY WOMENS REFUGE – is available for confidential support relating to domestic violence - call them on 1850 424244 (24/7) or on 056 7771404 or email into@ amberwomensrefuge.ie. DUNNAMAGGIN DUNNAMAGGIN LOCAL LOTTO Winning Numbers for January 24th 2022: 30,31,34. No Winner. Winners of Draw for 5 x € 30.Ado AND OJ Martin ( Helen F Martin ), Ger Martin ( Helen F Martin ),Jim Dog ( Pat Comerford ),Fred Malzard ( Joe Sheridan ), Michael Wilkins ( Mary He ernan) . Jackpot next week €5200 January 31st Venue Delaney’s Bar at 9pm All welcome. KILKENNY VOLUNTEER CENTRE Kilkenny Volunteer Centre are delighted to have a number of new roles on our database for January and a new project for our Volunteers to get involved in. A erschool Volunteer The Village Childcare and Community Services, Kilkenny are looking for volunteers to support their a erschool’s programme for primary school aged children. GUIDE RUNNERS Kilkenny Sports and Recreation Partnership are working with Vision Sports Ireland and are looking for Guide Runners to assist and support our vision impaired participants to go for a run. BRANCH VOLUNTEERS MS Ireland’s Kilkenny Branch is a local support service for people and families with MS. Their branch is looking for new volunteers to join their committee and help plan activities that meet the needs of branch members across Co Kilkenny. COMMUNITY SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS The Good Shepherd Centre are currently supporting a vulnerable person living in the

Kilkenny City suburbs and would love the help of a volunteer to assist them. YOUTHCLUB LEADER THOMASTOWN The No Name Club in Thomastown are keen to recruit new volunteer leaders to keep the club running for the local young adults. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to St Brigids College Callan girls on winning the Junior B Leinster final in Galmoy on Sunday morning they defeated Banagher College 2-10 to 0-5, and a special mention to our Windgap girls Aisling O Brien Ciara O Shea Caoimhe Power Cathy Power Eleanor Hayes Lauren Enright Ria McCormack and to the trainers Ms O Driscoll and Ms O Keefe well done and best of luck in the All Ireland semifinal (TBC) WORLD WETLANDS DAY Birdwatch Ireland Kilkenny Branch have organised an outing to Newpark Fen on Saturday 5th February at10 am (meet at Newpark Fen) to celebrate World Wetlands Day. Please wear suitable hiking boots and warm waterproof clothing in case of inclement weather and wear a mask in case of large crowds. Email patandmarydurkin@ gmail.com for further details. BIODIVERSITY WALKS AND TALKS Norevision will host a series of Biodiversity Walks in Kilkenny and Laois to connect people to each other and the River Nore. Led by ecologists and well-known personalities, they will share their knowledge as you explore the river and its surroundings. The first Kilkenny walk, facilitated by Éanna Ní Lamhna, will take place on Saturday 12th Feb at 2.30pm. It is a free event but registration is required at http:// www.norevision.ie/ Check out their future events at www.norevision.ie

GOWRAN PARISH DRAW Final Draw took place on Thursday morning a er 9.30am Mass. The following were the winners €150 John Joe Kelly, Huntingtown €100 Peader and Brid Bolger Bennettsbridge €60 Pat Purcell, Callan €30 Thomas Doyle, Watree €800 Dungarvan Residents Association. €500 Jim & Jessie Conlon, The Demense €250 Hannah Connolly, Gowran €150 Peader & Brid Bolger, Bennettsbridge €100 Noel Power, Stoneyford. Congratulations to all the winners throughout the draw. Thanks again to all the promoters for their promotion of the parish draw this year and for the collection of subscriptions under the di iculties caused by Covid. Thanks to all who supported the Parish Draw. The profit on the draw is €7,250. GOWRAN PARK Connolly’s Red Mills are sponsoring Red Mills Day on Saturday, 19th March with free gate tickets. Ticket registration is now live at gowranpark. ie/racing a maximum of four free tickets per person. In addition, Red Mills will also sponsor the stable sta canteen and the owners and trainers’ hospitality for those with runners on the day. This year Red Mills will celebrate 42 years of sponsorship at Gowran Park, where Joe Connolly has been Chairperson for 25 years. GOWRAN AND DUNGARVAN COMMUNITY ALERT The annual subscriptions for the Gowan & Dungarvan Community Alerts are due by end of February. €10 per mobile number. How to Join/Pay: If you were a subscriber in 2021 you can pay online at www.communityalerts. ie. If you’d prefer to pay ‘o -line’ or if you are new to this group and want to join just take a dedicated envelope from Pat Hennessey’s Garage or Billy Carroll’s Pharmacy, complete it and drop it back to either locations. Feel free to take an extra envelope for a neighbour you feel may like to join the community alerts group. GOWRAN AC At the All-Ireland indoor combined events on Saturday last, Tómas Carroll came 3rd in the boys U14 Pentathlon in a strong field to win a bronze medal. The Pentathlon is five events combined which challenges the athlete in a range of skills. The boys U14 events are 800M, 60M Hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump and Shot Put. Tómas was not alone from Gowran AC as he was joined by Kate Hayden in the girls U14 competing in this event for the first time, James Kelsey in boys U15, and Noah Denie e in boys U15. Well done to all. THE KILKENNY AND COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL The festival is back this year in Gowran Park, and it will take place on Sunday 3rd July featuring a host of top-class Country Singers. Performing on the day will be Mike Denver, Cliona Hagan, Robert Mizzell, Trudi Lalor, Jimmy & Claudia Buckley with backing band The Conquerors. Tickets now on Sale and for further information, check out kilkennycountrymusicfestival.ie or email kkcountrymusic@gmail.com YOUNG IRELANDS AGM The 2021 Young Ireland AGM took place and due to the current COVID guidelines, it was held as a virtual event Online. Following a comprehensive report on the years activities, the O icers & Management Teams for 2022 were ratified as follows with some unfinished business. Chairperson: Denis Quinlan Vice-Chairman: Ciaran Phelan ,Secretary: To Be Confirmed Registrar: Mary Holden, Treasurer: To Be Confirmed Assistant Treasurer: Billy Carroll PRO: Michael O’Leary Health and Wellbeing O icer: Joe Loughrey ,Children’s O icer: Pat O Neill Health & Safety O icer: Liam Walsh Team Management 2022 are as follows: Intermediate: Tom Coogan, Shane Lanigan, Ollie Carter, Joe Langton Junior A: Tom Drennan (Manager) Selectors To Be Confirmed U-21 & U-19: To Be Confirmed Meanwhile, Young Irelands GAA Club Juvenile AGM took place last night, Thursday 3rd February at 8pm in Dungarvan Hall

CLUB LOTTO Dicksboro GAA Club LOTTO Results January 25th.Nos: 7–15– 29– 32 Jackpot: €7,450– not won Draw Prizes – €50:Ann Eardly c/o Joe Phelan €25 each Martin O’ Shea c/o Jim Murphy €25 each Karl Osbourne c/o Online €25 each Five Girls c/o Joe Phelan Co op draw ticket Ann Foley c/o Online Promotors prize Davy Dalton New weeks draw 7,600 4th of Febuary 2022 PALMERSTOWN CLUBHOUSE REOPENS Dicksboro Clubhouse Bar re-opened Thursday 27th January from8.30pm and every Thursday going forward. Thursday nights is Lotto Draw and Cards Night. All are welcome out for a social drink, a chat and if there is interest, a beginners cards table. We are o ering a particular welcome to all of our senior citizens members, it’s been a di icult past two years and we would be delighted to see you out to the club for a chat. We have a selection of non-alcoholic beers, barista co ee and all the usuals. The Club bar was open on Sunday 30th from 5pm a er the Camogie Leinster Final that day in Dublin for some post match analysis and craic. We look forward to seeing you all. CAMOGIE FINAL Hard luck to the Dicksboro Senior Camogie Team and Management who played Oullart on Sunday in Leinster Senior Camogie Club Championship Final, losing by the narrowest of margins. 1-12 to 3-04. A huge thanks to all the panel for a great great campaign. CLUB REGISTER 2022 We are delighted to announce that Registration for Dicksboro GAA & Camogie Club for 2022 is now open. There are a number of ways for existing and new members to register with the club ;Click on the link below ( For existing members enter your e mail address to retrieve all details from last year’s registration process )Go to the membership page on Clubs App and sign up https:// dicksborogaa.com/membership_signup

MARY HOYNE A popular outgoing and lovely lady in the person of Mrs. Mary Hoyne, Corstown, has entered eternal life. Born in Tinnakilly, Kilmanagh, Mary spent all of her married life in Corstown, Ballycallan. Her cheerful disposition endeared her to all who knew her. An avid fan of Big Tom and The Mainliners, his songs and lifestyle were always uppermost in her conversations with everyone. If one did not know Big Tom you certainly knew him when you met Mary. When local radio station, KCR, was resident in Ballycallan, Mary was a constant visitor. She knew all who were part of it and no doubt she was always welcome. She was a loyal member of our parish community. She was always ready and willing to help whenever the occasion arose. The attendance in the funeral home on the evening of her repose and subsequently on the removal to St. Brigid’s Church, Ballycallan for her requiem mass, celebrated by Fr. Liam Taylor, P.P., bore witness to the love and popularity all had for her. Her burial took place in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ballykee e. She is predeceased by her husband Tom. Our sympathy is expressed to her daughter Mary, sons Thomas and James, grandchildren Chloe, Molly and Lily May, sisters Margaret, Brigid, Annie, Kathy and Philomena, many relatives and friends. May her soul rest in the Peace of the Risen Lord. ANNA COMERFORD The death of Mrs. Anna Comerford has brought sadness and a sense of loss, not alone to her family, but to her many friends in our parish and in Kilkenny. During her long illness, which she bore with dignity and resignation, she was lovingly attended to by her husband Tom, daughters Marie, Susan, Áine and sons Eamon, Thomas and Michael. A woman of great faith she loved the mass and rosary. Before her illness and, for some time, she led the rosary on Saturday mornings in the Black Abbey, Kilkenny. Undoubtedly it brought her peace and joy. Her requiem mass took place in St. Brigid’s Church, Ballycallan and was celebrated by Fr. Liam Taylor, P.P. with burial a erwards in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ballykee e. Our parish community express sympathy to her husband Tom, daughters Marie, Susan and Áine, sons Eamon, Thomas and Michael, daughters in law, sons in law, grandchildren, relatives and many friends. May Anna’s soul rest in the Peace of the Risen Lord. MONICA LANIGAN Our thoughts and prayers are with Lily McCluskey and family at this time on the death of Lily’s sister Monica Lanigan, Inistioge. Monica was born and spent her youth in Newtown, Callan before entering the nursing profession. She worked for some years in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny where the sick and seriously ill were the centre of her life. May she Rest in Peace. KILKENNY VOLUNTEER CENTRE Kilkenny Volunteer Centre have a number of new roles on their database for January and a new project for our Volunteers to get involved in. A erschool Volunteer : The Village Childcare and Community Services, Kilkenny is looking for volunteers to support their a erschool’s programme for primary school aged children. Guide Runners : Kilkenny Sports and Recreation Partnership are working with Vision Sports Ireland and are looking for Guide Runners to assist and support our vision impaired participants to go for a run! Branch Volunteers : MS Ireland’s Kilkenny Branch is a local support service for people and families with MS. Their branch is looking for new volunteers to join their committee and help plan activities that meet the needs of branch members across Co Kilkenny Community Support Volunteer : The Good Shepherd Centre are currently supporting a vulnerable person living in the Kilkenny city suburbs and would love the help of a volunteer to assist them. Youth Club Leader - Thomastown : No name club in Thomastown are keen to recruit new volunteer leaders to keep the club running for the local young adults. RIVER RANGERS SOCCER NEWS River Rangers U-14 team got 2022 o to a winning start with a comfortable victory over Highview Athletic in Clonard Park recently. Goals from Keelan Lynch, Ben McEvoy and Cormac Neary set the tone in the first half. Highview started strongly in the second half with an early goal but a goal from Alvaro Roca de Togores and an excellent goal from Reggie Carthy saw Rangers finish 5-1 winners. Team: Andrew Tector, Sean East, Oran Hoyne, Sean O’ Halloran, Shane Hogan, Aidan Ging, Cian Dermody, Reggie Carthy, Keelan Lynch, Cormac Neary, Ben McEvoy, Cillian Murphy, Rory Buckley, Alvaro Roca de Togores. JOIN THE CHOIR The Aluna Choir would like to extend an invite to any person interested in joining their choir. Contact Frances 086 225 1020 for more information. CANDLEMAS & ST. BLAISE Candles will be blessed at the Thursday evening Mass at 7pm in Ballycallan and, as it is also the memorial of St. Blaise, throats will be blessed directly a er the Mass. You are welcome to join us for this double celebration. CONFIRMATION Next week we will welcome the confirmation candidates when they will request to be confirmed at a short prayer service. This will take place during school hours. From then on it will be just two short months until confirmation on April 2nd. Do keep these young people in your prayers at they prepare for their full entry into their Catholic faith. KILMANAGH NOTES Anyone wishing to submit news items, events, announcements etc. can do so by email only to elanigan18@gmail.com. If you have any photos that you would like included, please send as an attachment.