Community Magazine April 2016 No. 344 EDITORIAL April is Spring Clean Month. The Department of the Environment, through An Man is the only creature who despoils and Taisce and the County Councils make avail- pollutes his environment. The trees of the able free bags, gloves and equipment, as forest shed their leaves in Autumn, making well as removal of the refuse collected, to their mineral content available to provide local organizations which get involved. In another year’s growth. This is not pollution. this area the organizations with an estab- Likewise for all the plants and animals of lished record are Tír na Móna and Clane creation. Community Council (Tidy Towns Sub- Committee). Man, all other creatures aside, is fully conscious and aware of what he is doing and CALENDAR he alone has free will in the matter. He is furthermore multi-talented and potentially Monday 11th April until Saturday 16th creative. Yet it costs society millions annu- Clane Musical & Dramatic Society present ally to counteract littering and illegal dump- “Kiss me, Kate” in the Abbey Community ing. The environmental and economic con- Centre. sequences, the adverse effects on tourism and the deterrent to in-coming industries and Wednesday 13th April jobs are very serious matters. The North Kildare Branch of the Irish Wheelchair Association will present “ON Tidiness is recognized as a virtue. It FIGHTING FOR IRELAND”, a Personal is a desirable practice from which we all Reflection of the 1916 Easter Rising by Dr. benefit, both the individual directly con- Tom Clonan, in Clane Parish Centre in the cerned and society as a whole. There are Main Street at 8.00pm. See p. 3 health implications as well: typhoid and cholera, for example, are diseases associated Thursday 7th April with polluted water and unhygienic environ- Rathcoffey History Group will host a talk by mental practices. Ruth Sweetman -”Kevin Barry, a young hero”, in Rathcoffey GAA at 8pm. See p. 6 There are rural as well as urban con- sequences. Our country roads are more and Monday 25th April more becoming the targets of dumping and Monthly meeting of Clane Community litter dropped from the windows of passing Council in the Abbey Community Centre cars. Those involved in the annual Spring 8pm. clean will be aware that in the course of one year the frequency of coffee cartons, bottles and cans builds up to about one per yard along the average road. EDITOR’S DEADLINE We cannot take the selfish approach, The deadline for receipt of material for the guided only by what is handy and conven- May issue of Le Chéile is ient to ourselves as individuals; we are members of a larger community and the Monday 25th April actions of each individual affect us all. Eve- To 142 Loughbollard please. rything we do must reflect this responsibil- ity. If it is shared by each and every individ- Tel. 045-868474. ual it falls lightly on the shoulders of all. E-mail: [email protected] This message must go to every child and every generation. Get Le Chéile on www.clanecommunity.ie 2 “ON FIGHTING FOR IRELAND” What a great and spectacular St. Pat- rick’s Day we had in Clane. There were some A Personal Reflection of the 1916 Easter great festivities and great credit is due to Rising by Dr. Tom Clonan. Mary Dunne and her hard-working and dedi- cated committee. There was enjoyment of all On 13th April 8pm, Clane Parish Centre or- kinds for both young and old alike. It affirms ganized by the North Kildare Branch of the and highlights the great spirit of volunteerism Irish Wheelchair Association. that enhances the quality of life in the area. This was the 12th, so here’s to the next one - To book a free place contact The John Sulli- go mbeirimíd beo ag an am seo arís. van Centre on 045 861346 or email Vic- [email protected] On behalf of the Evergreens we would like to wish CMDS all the best on their next COMMUNITY GAMES musical, Kiss Me Kate. This promises to be really great and the best ever. Tickets are al- County Swimming Competitions 2-5pm ready selling so it is advisable to get them on Athy Pool on Saturday 30th April (Girls), time. Haven’t all the musicals in Clane down on Sunday 1st May (Boys) through the years been so widely acclaimed and this will be the 33rd -picture that? So its packed houses again and rave reviews as al- Team events will commence shortly. ways. That’s multi-talented artistes. Camogie (G), Hurling (B), Gaelic (B&G), Soccer (B) and Rugby (B). Table Quiz All is going well in our Club and we (B&G) will be in Sarsfields on April 8th at are busy getting ready for some outings. We 8pm. would like to welcome two new comers, Cross Country will be on April 8th George and Mary Chatten, a very lovely cou- ple. We hope they will enjoy all we have to Field and Track events: The Clane & offer and not forgetting the art tuition from Rathcoffey Community Games Committee lovely Fiona, who so willingly imparts her has applied to the Board of Management of widespread knowledge every week; she is an Scoil Mhuire Community School to hold the artist supreme as everyone knows. Field and Track Events on the grounds of the school on Monday evening 16th May at 6pm. So may you all enjoy lovely weather at Watch this Space. this lovely time of year. THE EVERGREENS Beir bua agus beannacht agus fé bhrat Mhuire go leir. What a lovely time of year Easter time is; it fills us with hope and assures us that we too Maureen Spain (PRO) will rise again as Christ did. Jesus’ death and resurrection were not just about Him, they CLANE GOLF CLUB were about the whole of humanity. Divine Mercy Sunday is a special day which is on Thankfully the weather has improved & on 3rd April - always the first Sunday after East- 17th March, we resumed play on the perma- er. nent greens. We can now look forward to a lovely The ground has also ‘firmed’ up & the fair- Summer (hopefully), pleasant days, new life ways have received their first cut for 2016. and growth in our gardens, the fruits of har- vest and the birds singing as we awaken in the The main events for March are: mornings. a) Conclusion of the Spring League & the winning teams in this event are as follows: 3 Team Winners Team Winners 1st S. Carew, J. Mahony, P. Murray 344 pts 1st S Carew, J Mahony, P Murray 344 pts 2nd M.Cuddihy, J. Maher, T. Bryan 327 pts 2nd M Cuddihy, J Maher, T Bryan 327 pts 3rd E Howlin, T Murray, J Flemming325 pts 3rd E Howlin, T Murray, J Fleming 325 pts Single Winners 1st Seamus Carew 32 pts Single Winners 2nd Sean Byrne 29 pts 1st Seamus Carew 32 pts 3rd Sean McCann 27 pts 2nd Sean Byrne 29 pts 3rd Sean McCann 27 pts b) We had our first away outing for this year at Royal Tara on 12th March & 33 golf- 18 Hole Competition Results: ers played on an excellent course on a beauti- St. Patrick’s Day 18-hole Stableford ful day & the overall winner was Robbie 1st Dermot Maguire (13) 41 pts Reilly (6) with 35 points. The other prize 2nd Michael Cuddihy (11) 40 pts winners are listed below. Gross Aidan Donovan (8) 74 c) 9 Hole Match play- The 32 players who 23 Played - CSS 65 (39) qualified to play in the Joe Foley 9 Hole Match Play are on the Notice Board & web- 18th March - The Friday 18 site(www.clanegolfclub.ie) Winner John Duffy (27) 37 pts Last 9 d) We are playing an 18 Hole Competition 12 Played - CSS 39 (65) to celebrate the 1916 centenary on Easter Saturday & Sunday. A specially crafted Bog 12th March - Outing to Royal Tara oak Trophy has been made for this event & Winner Robbie Reilly (6) 35 pts results of this competition will be posted in 2nd Michael Gately (15) 34 pts the May edition of Le Chéile. 3rd Niall Bryan (6) 33 pts Last 9 Gross Seamus Carew (7) 85 9 Hole Spring League Results: 26-27th Feb. –9-hole Spring League Class 1 (-15) 1st Tommy Carew (14) 23 pts Last 6 1st John Chatten (8) 33 pts 2nd Lorcan Wyer (17) 23 pts 2nd Lorcan Wyer (12) 28 pts Last 6 3rd Joe Maher (18) 22 pts Class 2 (16-) 5th-6th March - 9-hole Spring League 1st Daire O Broin (19) 30 pts 1st Jim Craughwell (26) 27 pts 2nd Michael Connolly (16) 29 pts 2nd Lar Blanchfield (23) 25 pts 3rd Anthony Dunne (20) 24 pts Last 3 Visitor 1st Jason Drennan (9) 21 pts Nearest -the Pin Eamonn Howlin 1.37m 11th-13th March –9-hole Spring League 1st Ted Murray (26) 27 pts 31 Played with 2 v . Reduction Only CSS=74 2nd Tom Bryan (27) 25 pts Last 6 3rd Paddy Murray (33) 25 pts TWOs CLUB Hole 5 MICHAEL GATELY 18th-20th March –9-hole League Last Hole 5 EAMONN J HOWLIN Class 1 All Hole 5 CHRISTY BROGAN 1st James Brady (33) 26 pts Hole 5 TOM BRYAN 2nd Seamus Carew (15) 25 pts Last 6 Hole 8 SEAMUS A CAREW Hole 11 NIALL BRYAN Class 2 Non Prize Winners Hole 11 MICHAEL GATELY 1st Sean Lavin (33) 25 pts 2nd Bernard Campbell (24) 21 pts Last 6 Main Forthcoming events: 2/3 April – 18 Hole Spring Medal, strokes Teams & Single Winners Competition.