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Community Magazine March 2019 No. 373 EDITORIAL er) Saturday 16th March Music Bingo with We are back into a very busy time of the Keith Shanley at Clane GAA from 9pm. year as you will see from the Calendar be- Sunday 17th March low. In addition to the St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Parade 3pm. Street enter- Parade and the list of associated events, we tainment from 2pm. Road closures on day. will be preparing for the upcoming Tidy Monday 18th March Waffles The Won- Towns and Community Games. The op- derful Magic Show with Facepainting and portunities will be endless for everyone in Balloon Modelling at Clane GAA from 3pm. the community to be supportive. Family day out. Admission €4 per child. Tuesday 19th March Why Not Give Yoga A Try? (See Festival CALENDAR Flier) The Westgrove Hotel at 8pm. Admis- sion is free and all are welcome. Friday 1st March Launch of Clane St. Patrick’s Day Festival Saturday 23rd March Parade Awards Cer- in Clane GAA at 9pm. Admission is free. emony in the Westgrove Hotel at 8pm. Monday 11th March Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March- Parade Information Meeting in GAA at 8pm. It is important that all float entrants Kildare County Swimming Competitions will attend this meeting. take place at Athy Pool. Saturday 23rd: Girls. Monday 13th March Sunday 24th : Boys. Registration on each day Clane Local History Group will present a is at 1.30pm and competitions are from 2- talk on the life of Dame Ninette de Valois, 5pm. founder of the Royal Ballet, who was born Monday 25th March in Blessington, Co. Wicklow, in 1898. The March monthly meeting of Clane Communi- talk will take place in Clane G.A.A. Club ty Council will take place at 8pm. on Wednesday 13th March at 8pm. The speaker is Paul Tyrrell, who is a member of Blessington History Society. CLANE & RATHCOFFEY COMMU- Admission is free and all are welcome. NITY GAMES SWIMMING Thursday 14th March RESULTS Meditation/Mindfulness Workshop for adults in the Westgrove Hotel at 8pm. Ad- Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games mission is free and all are welcome. Swimming was conducted at Naas Pool on Thursday 14th March Med- itation/Mindfulness Short Workshop for EDITOR’S DEADLINE Children at Enquiring Minds Childcare, The deadline for receipt of material for the Prosperous at 3.30pm. (See Festival Flier) April issue of Le Chéile is Friday 5th March Monday 18th March Annual Table Quiz in Manzors of Clane at To 142 Loughbollard please. 9pm. (See Festival Flier) Tel. 045-868474. Saturday 16th March Great Family Entertainment at Condron’s E-mail: [email protected] Supervalu Shopping Centre, Clane. Join us between 11am and 5pm. (See Festival Fli- Get Le Chéile on www.clanecommunity.ie 2 the Naas-Caragh Road on Saturday 9th Ciara Lally Tiarna Kinahan February. The results were as follows:- GIRLS U14 Butterfly U8 Freestyle Isabel Kelly Sarah Fenton Naoise Kelly U13 Relay panel Peta McCormack Hannah Walsh-Hussey Ella Hampson U10 Freestyle U10 Backcrawl Erin Fogarty Alison O’Reilly Alison O’Reilly Cianna Kane Eabha Reid Ellen Mooney Alison O’Reilly (sub) Caoimhe Kelly Caoimhe Kelly BOYS U12 Freestyle U12 Backcrawl U8 Freestyle Erin Fogarty Erin Fogarty Cian Fadden Cianna Kane Alex Finn Elliot Finnegan Aoife Mackey Tessa Dillon Cian Doolan U10 Freestyle U10 Backcrawl U12 Breaststroke Leon Hurley Leon Hurley Aoife Mackey Sioda Kerins Liam O’Carroll Adam Bermingham Matthew McDonald Matthew McDonald Tessa Dillon U12 Freestyle U12 Backcrawl U14 Freestyle Joseph Finn Joseph Finn Hannah Walsh-Hussey Harry Reid Charlie O’Donovan Erin Corrigan Jamie Corcoran Richard Grainger Ella Hampson U12 Breaststroke U14 Backcrawl U14 Breaststroke Rory Óg Maguire Erin Corrigan Hannah Walsh-Hussey Harry Reid Katie Heffernan Ella Hampson 3 Jamie Corcoran Team events will commence shortly. U14 Freestyle U14 Backcrawl Camogie (G), Hurling (B), Gaelic (B&G), Diarmuid Finn Diarmuid Finn Soccer (B) , Table Quiz (B&G). Watch April Le Chéile. Cross Country: Watch April Le Chéile. U13 Relay Panel Talent Competition: In Solos we will be Diarmuid Finn represented in the Girls U16 and in Drama Joseph Finn (Sketch) in April. Harry Reid Art and Model Making was held on 17th February. A good effort was made but no Jamie Corcoran medals were won on this occasion. Rory Óg Maguire (sub) Field and Track events: The Clane & Richard Grainger (sub) Rathcoffey Community Games Committee will be applying to the Board of Manage- ment of Scoil Mhuire Community School Thank you: to hold the Field and Track Events on the grounds of the school on Monday evening Susan, Martina, and Tony would like to 13th May at 6pm. Watch this Space. thank Paul McLoughlin for his work as starter, Agnes Maguire and Michelle McLoughlin for the recording and the judges CLANE LOCAL HISTORY Peter Hussey and Áine Maguire and Chris, GROUP for their work on the day. Thanks also to the staff and management of K Leisure Pool. Clane Local History Group will present a talk on the life of Dame Ninette It was very encouraging to see the enthusi- de Valois, founder of the Royal Ballet, who asm of the swimmers in the different age was born in Blessington, Co. Wicklow, in categories and their helpfulness and co- 1898. The talk will take place in Clane operation with Susan as she organized them G.A.A. Club on Wednesday 13th March at into their groups in order to get the event 8pm. The speaker is Paul Tyrrell, who is a completed within the time frame of one hour. member of Blessington History Society. Admission is free and all are welcome. County Swimming Competitions 2-5pm Registration 1.30pm Will be held in Athy Pool on: CLANE GOLF CLUB Notes for February Saturday 23rd March -Girls Competition Results: Sunday 24th -Boys W/E 25TH January - 9 hole Stableford, 4 Spring League. First: Ruaidhri Carew (23) 26 pts Mass for deceased members at Clongowes Church 8.00 a.m. on Second: Tommy O’Rourke (32) 24 pts Sunday 24th February. Third: Eamonn Howlin (17) 23 pts st W/E 1 February- 9 hole Stableford, Captain’s (Mr. Maurice Byrne) Drive- Spring League. in follows after the 8.00 a.m. Mass th First: Ted Murray (24) 20 pts on Sunday 24 February. st (last 6) Membership will close at 31 March. There are a few places available for Second: Daire O’Broin (22) 20 pts new members & we particularly encourage younger members to join & annual subscription is very th W/E 8 February- 9 hole Stableford, attractively low. Spring League. Play golf when you want- you don’t First: Sean Byrne (19) 25 pts have to put your name on a time sheet. Enjoy your golf without pre- Second: Jim Quinn (27) 24 pts booking or waiting! Third: Tommy Carew (14) 23 pts Eamonn Howlin W/E 15th February- 9 hole Stableford, Club Secretary Spring League. Phone: 087 1215 396. First: Michael Kelleher (21) 24 pts Second: Sean McCann (24) 23 pts THE EVERGREENS (last 6) Well we are truly into Spring now and how up Third: Anthony Dunne (17) 23 pts -lifting it is to experience the lengthening of Spring League teams first three leaders: the days, bringing with them new hope, and then there is the beauty of nature all around. Seamus Carew, Bernard Campbell & Tom There’s new life and growth in gardens all Bryan 217 points around and the fruits of harvest have been sown. We begin Lent on 5th March and we Eamonn Howlin, Pa Connolly & John can make it a time to welcome once more.the Slevin 212 points mercy of God into our lives and we can be willing to share this mercy with others. It’s a Sean Byrne, Sean McCann & Paddy Mur- time too when we can, I suppose, remember ray 210 points. the three Rs -renewal, reflection and repent- ance. See our website: www.clanegolfclub.ie- Are you all looking forward to our Na- tional Feast Day -St. Patrick’s Day. The gift See video of an aerial view of the golf of faith was St. Patrick’s legacy to us. In the course. prayer St. Patrick wrote of himself -”The love of God and the fear of Him increased more Forthcoming events: and more and my faith grew and my spirit was stirred up so that in a single day I prayed as 5 often as a hundred times and by night almost ous U21 Football and Hurling Teams who as frequently even while I was in the woods both won their respective county titles as did and on the mountain.” -Hail Glorious St. Pat- our Junior C football team. Individual awards rick! went to Paddy McKenna, Mark Doyle, Ber- nard Deay and Chris Bonus (Kildare Christy Good luck to Mary Dunne and her Ring All Ireland Hurling Winners), Shane dedicated team for what’s going to be another O'Sullivan, Brian McLoughlin and Brian Cor- great St. Patrick’s Day Parade; its going to be bett (Kildare U20 All Ireland Football Win- the 15th year, that’s right 15. This Day of ners), John Ball (Minor Football All Star) and Days there’s going to be entertainment of all Joanne Deay (Kildare Minor B Football, All kinds -something for young and old alike -so Ireland Winner). Individual Player of the Year see you there. It also affirms and highlights awards went to U21Football - Christopher Byrne, U21 Hurling - Colm O'Sullivan, Junior Football - Richie Nevin. Congratulations to all the great spirit of volunteerism that enhances our award winners. the quality of life in the area.