12-06-2004

Joining Forces To Promote Good Environmental Practice

At a recent meeting of the Mountmellick Environment Group (MEG), it was agreed that MEG would join forces with Mountmellick Tidy Towns over the summer months to promote good environmental practice throughout the town and to encourage householders in Mountmellick to make a concerted effort to eliminate litter and to improve their aesthetic surroundings.

Adjudication for the National Tidy Towns competition takes place during June and everybody is requested to do their best to ensure a good result.

The Tidy Towns is reactivating the local Tidy Towns competition and full details will be available shortly. For more information please contact Ger Lynch.

People In Need Fundraiser

The Maverick’s Motorcycle Club are holding a fundraiser in aid of People in Need on Saturday, June 12. This is a rock night and will take place in the Harbour Bar. Featuring Mimic and Power Tripping, you are guaranteed a great night of rock music and craic. Tickets at 8 are available from any member of the Maverick’s Motorcycle Club. In the past the club members had raised money for St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick, St. Luke’s Hospital, Dublin, Dove House, Abbeyleix and the Special Olympics. Please lend your support.

Children’s Computer Training Classes

Computer Classes for children in 3rd and 4th classes will be held in MDA, Irishtown on Monday or Tuesday afternoons from 3-5 pm. For more information please contact Imelda Burke at MDA.

Laois Citizens Information Service

The above is in attendance every Wednesday at MDA Irishtown from 10 am to noon or else may be contacted at the Portlaoise office. Anyone who would like help with tax problems, social welfare entitlements, health, housing, or any related problem are welcome to attend.

Grow Group

A Grow Group meets each week in Mountmellick. If you are someone who experienced depression or anxiety attacks or who is simply in need of company do come along. You will have an opportunity to meet others, share your problems in confidence, get support and make new friends. All are welcome. Meetings take place in the MDA, Irishtown at 3 pm every Monday. For further information please contact Harriet.

Retirement Group

The above group are planning a day trip to Dundalk, Carlingford, and Newry on Tuesday, June 15. The bus will leave the MDA, Irishtown, at 8.30 am. Anyone interested in this trip can contact any member of the group.

Clay Shoot

There will be a clay pigeon shoot on Sunday, June 20 at Gorman’s Bog, Garrymore, Tullamore Road. There will be a meeting for new members for Mountmellick & District Game Preservation Association and Gun Club on Friday, June 25 in the Town Hall at 8.30 pm.

Mountmellick Athletic Club

Training continues in Smith’s field on Tuesday nights at 7 pm. The importance of continuing to train for the County Championships is stressed. These take place on Sunday, June 20. All are welcome to come along.

Confirmation

Well done to the boys and girls of Mountmellick parish who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday, May 30 at 2 pm. They were as follows-Clonaghadoo NS-Josephine Dalton, Lisa Strong, Ronan Gorry, Barry Grennan, Eoin Hogan, Johnny O’Reilly and David Whelan. The Rock NS-David Allen, Jonathan Allen, Dylan Baxter, Rory Doyle, Aaron Lynch, Anthony Mullen, Justin Ryan, Louise Bergin, Nicholas Carroll, Chloe Carroll, Michael Cleary, Stephen Dempsey, Conor Dooley, Leona Dowling, Chantelle Murphy, Ben Storey, and Keith Storey. St. Joseph’s GNS-Jennifer Barraclough, Sarah Blanch, Sarah Booth, Grace Brennan, Fiona Burke, Lorraine Byrne, Tammy Cahill, Carly Conroy, Gemma Conroy, Leanne Dalton, Gemma Deegan, Rebecca Deegan, Leanne Deffew, Aisling Dunne, Annailese Dunne, Hilary Dunne, Aisling Dunphy, Laura Ellis, Amy Farrell, Danielle Fenlon, Linda Forde, Emma Galvin, Simone Hibbitts, Aideen Kelly, Lorraine Lee, Margaret McDonagh, Melissa McInerney, Antoinette Monaghan, Gemma Murphy, Danielle Murphy, Laura O’Shea, Victoria Reid, Rachel Smith, and Tina Tuohy. Scoil Phadraig Naofa-Declan Behan, Kevin Bennett, Stephen Burke, Robert Byrne, Shane Christie, Barry Comerford, Eamonn Coss, Keith Dadson, Gary Donoher, Karl Donoher, Niall Donoher, Colin Dunne, Andrew Dunne, Christopher Dunne, Jason Feeney, Ben Forde, Shane Furlong, Conor Glynn, Cathal Gorman, Oisin Hanlon, Peadar Holohan, Adam Joyce, Brian Kearney, Philip Lalor, Dean Lawlor, Michael McCrohan, Daniel McGuirk, Stephen Murphy, James Quigley, Paul Strong, Gary Thompson, Aaron Tuohy, Kevin Tynan, Vitaliiy Vykhodstev and Emmet Ward.

GAA News

Mountmellick GAA Club extend its congratulations to Conor Glynn, winner of the car in the Laois GAA Draw and to Brian Dempsey, winner of 200. Well done to both. Football-Mountmellick’s junior footballers played their opening round of the championship against near neighbours Emo at Parc Acragar on Thursday night, May 27. Emo had wind assistance in the first half and led at the interval on a score of 0-5 to 0-4. Mountmellick were happy enought with this situation as they had defended well and created many chances on their own. As the second half progressed Mountmellick got on top in all sectors and kicked some outstanding scores from all angles to win by 0-16 to 0-5.

This was a good team effort with some brilliant individual performances. Ross Morrissey dealt capably with everything that came his way. The full back line of Gearoid Horan, Ken Young and Martin Connolly defended bravely with Gearoid dominating his area.

The half back line consisting of Emmett Goode, Ciaran O’Mahony and Eddie Morris were very effective and set up many of the attacks. At midfield Tomas Gormley was outstanding with his young partner Bernard Rochford linking up to produce some top class scores. The two wing forwards of Lee Collins and Paul Stapleton were a thorn in the Emo defence as they ran at them all night with centre forward Tom Dalton showing great positional sense.

Cormac Hannon and David Forde worked tire-lessly in the corners with full forward Eoin Culliton in rampant mood to end up top scorer on the night. This was a very encouraging performances and keeps the show going into the summer. The subs of Michael Ward, Tomas Fitzgibbon, Ciaran McGuirk and Ciaran Dickenson also played their part. We now look forward to their next match.

Scorers-Eoin Culleton 0-7, Bernard Rochford 0-6, Ciaran O’Mahony 0-1, Lee Collins 0-1 and David Forde 0-1. U15 football-Laois UI5 footballers defeated Offaly in a challenge game on Saturday, May 29 in Daingean. Well done to John O’Loughlin who was outstanding at centre back and Jason Hogan. Conor O’Shea missed out through injury.

Eucharistic Ministers

Anyone interested in becoming a Eucharistic Minister for St. Vincent’s Hospital, please contact Lucy Campbell or Elise McDonald.

AFC Fundraiser

Jackpot winner-Glen Comerford €15 each; J and M Turner, Colm Dunne, Joan Gilnagh, Alan Reddin, Liz McEvoy.

Players are always welcome. Contact John Allen.