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 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 County Swimming Competitions will attend this meeting. take place at 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 & 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 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- 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. We also hosted our Juvenile Football awards night at the club on Sunday February We Evergreens would like to congratu- 10th with special guest Jimmy Hyland, U20 late all those young boys and girls from Clane All Ireland Player of the Year plus our own and Rathcoffey who are about to be con- county stars in attendance to present the med- firmed. May the Lord bless them and their als to our future stars. families and shower blessings on them. Also You can find the photos from these may the Holy Spirit guide them throughout events on Clane G.A.A.’s Facebook page. their lives. Meanwhile our Senior Football Team have got their season off to a great start, winning We are very pleased at how things are their first 2 competitive outings in the Al- going in our Club and would like to welcome dridge Cup against and Raheens. our new members and we are hoping still for some more as we have such a lot to offer. Best of luck to our Féile (U14) Football and Hurling Teams as they kick off their respec- So, Lá Féile Pádraig fé shéan is fé sho- tive campaigns. Football stsrts on February nas dhíbh go léir agus guím beannachtaí agus 24th and Hurling on March 3rd. aoibhneas na féile ar gach éinne comh maith. Fé choimirce Pádraig dhibh anois agus I rith To keep up to date on Clane G.A.A. news, na bliana. fixtures and reports you can download the club’s new free mobile app (ClubZap) for Maureen Spain (PRO) your Smartphone.

Kind regards, James Henry PRO CLG Claonadh 087-0523060 CLANE G.A.A. [email protected]

Clane GAA held it's annual Awards & Presentation Dinner Dance on Saturday, Feb- ruary 2nd and the highlight of the night was the awarding of Honorary Membership to Tommy Carew. Tommy accepted the award in front of over 200 members, friends and family and a great night was had by all. Other award winners on the night were the victori- 6

CLANE TENNIS CLUB

The 1 st phase of our Sports Capital Project is underway and Development of 2 Midi Courts and upgrading and resurfacing of 5 th . Court will be completed in March. Re- surfacing of courts 1 and 2 will commence late March and extension to clubhouse and new patio to commence early April.

Clane Tennis Club has over 130 Adult members and 185 Juniors playing throughout the year and members of KARE and pupils of Clane Schools also availing of our facilities. NEW COMMUNITY COUNCIL EX- Total cost will be E160,000 of which the club ECUTIVE ELECTED FOR 2019 will receive E105,000 from Sports Capital Programme. We will of course need to raise (At the A.G.M. in January) funding over the coming year and our com- Paul Carroll, Chairman mittee will be organising various events. Nick Fitzgerald, Vice Chairman We will have top class facilities with 5 John Kennedy, Secretary All Weather, Floodlight courts and 6 teams competing in Dublin and Kildare leagues. Michael Quirke, Assistant Secretary Membership is now open to all with Special offer of 2 Months free for new members to Martine Grogan, Treasurer end March 2020. Call to club any Tues. even- ing for details. Padraig McEvoy, Assistant Treasurer, Tony McEvoy, P.R.O. The club is also participating with Town and Village Renewal and wants to play Karen Egan, Assistant P.R.O. our part in improving facilities with landscap- [Since the A.G.M. was held on the last Mon- ing etc. day of January (28th) it as not possible to include the above before going on line with Meanwhile on the playing field, the Dublin Winter league is at the qualifying stag- the February Le Chéile.] es, concluding this weekend 24th . when we Since C.C.C.’s Constitution permits hope to have our 1st and 2nd ladies and our an individual to hold an office for a maxi- 1st Men’s team qualify. mum of 2 years it was agreed to go ahead with 2018 line out for the second year. The Club tournaments every Tues from 7.30p.m. for all members and new members membership of the various sub-committees welcome to come along and see our facilities. for 2019 will be decided, as is usual, on the last Monday in February and they will be as Junior coaching continues weekly catering for follows:- 6yrs to 16yrs. Look us up on Facebook for all Tidy Towns information. Maureen Beirne, Paul Carroll, Finbarr D'Ar- Liam Burke. cy, Jeanette Drumm, Freda Fogarty, Breda Gunning, Derek Gunning, John Kennedy, 7

Eamonn Lynch, Julie Manzor, Tom McCre- ery, Tony McEvoy, Pádraig McEvoy, Tony McKenna, Mary Morrin, Mary Murtagh, Hel- en O'Flaherty

Abbey Community Centre Maurice Austin, Paul Carroll, John Daly, Nel- lie Dillon-Forde, Nick FitzGerald, Tony McEvoy, Pádraig McEvoy, Anne Noonan, John Power

Friary & Abbey Cemetery John Briody, Tom Cleary, Des Drumm, Phil McCormack, John McDonagh, Tony McEvoy, Mark Moffat Finance

Paul Carroll, Nellie Dillon-Forde, Des Drumm, Nick FitzGerald, Martine Grogan,

John Kennedy, Anne Noonan

Community Games

Martina Healy, Anne Noonan, Tom McCre- ery, Nick Fitzgerald, Tony McEvoy, Bernie Foley, Edel Mason, Henry Lowry, Susan Gal- braith, Des Drumm, Martine Grogan.

ClaneWatch

Tony McEvoy, Pádraig McEvoy, Dave

McCann, John McDonagh, Nellie Dillon- Forde, Tom Cleary, Robert Mahon

Heritage

John Daly, Des Drumm, John Kennedy, Rob- ert Mahon, Tony McEvoy, Pádraig McEvoy

Web Paul Carroll, John Daly, Martine Grogan, John Kennedy, Pádraig McEvoy, John Power

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