SPOOKFEST 2020 – RESULTS
On behalf of the New Inn Festival Committee, thanks to everyone involved in organising New Inn Spookfest 2020 including all committees and all involved in preparing scarecrows and judges etc. Special thanks to Anita and congrats to all involved across all age groups. It was a great success; there were 77 scarecrows in total which was just tremendous support from the community. There were different categories, and the following are the results!!
Most Humorous (adults’ section)
1st Prize: Dino Bride by Sinead & Martin Boland
2nd Prize: Garda Checkpoint by Cathy & John Fitzgerald
3rd Prize: Witch on the chair by Philly Fahy
Most Humorous (Family section)
1st prize: Stealing spuds by the Mohally Family.
2nd prize: Kim Scaredashian by the McKenna Family
3rd prize: Head over Heels by Tommy Keating and family
Most Scary
1st prize: Scary Poppins by Tom & Grainne Tierney
2nd Prize: Lock him up by Barry & Aine Maher
3rd Prize: Grim reaper by Brenda & Paul Lonergan
Children’s Characters (adults’ section)
1st prize: Where’s Wally by Hayley Dowling Cahir
2nd Prize: Bob the builder by Ken & Mary Collins
3rd prize: ET by Mary, Kathleen & Triona Hally.
4th prize: Mary Poppins (level 5 childcare) by Sue & Ivan Harnett
Children’s Characters (Kids section)
1st prize: SpongeBob by Brenda & Willy Lawrence and family
2nd prize: Snow White and the 7 dwarfs by Amy and Barry Burke & family
3rd prize: Elsa from frozen by Caroline Halloran & family
4th prize: Taylor Swift by Margaret, Emily & Matthew McGrath
Halloween themed (adults’ section)
1st prize: Witch power by Aisling & Paul O’Dwyer
2nd Prize: Scarecrow with lifted skull by Linsey & Stephen Mason
3rd Prize: Chainsaw Massacre by Kevin & Maree Heaney
Halloween theme (kids’ section)
1st prize: Hippy scarecrow by Gavin, Evan & Adam Ryan
2nd Prize: The Joker by Nicola Ryan & family
3rd prize: The Witch by Cormac, Fiona, Padraig & Ciaran Ryan
Farm Themed:
1st prize: Old McDonald on a farm by the Durkan, Quinn & Flynn families
2nd prize: Bull McCabe by Kevin O’Connor
3rd prize: Masky Ferguson by Teresa, John O’Connor & family
4th prize: Farmer tik tok by Maeve & Shane Cummins
Sports themed:
1st Prize: Golfer by Dinny Browne
2nd prize: Rockwell Rovers sports by Sinead & Padraig Fitzgerald
3rd prize: Oops I did it again by John & Irene Fogarty & family
Covid Topical (adults’ section)
1st prize: The good, bad & the ridiculous by Damian & Deirdre O’Dwyer
2nd prize: Boris Johnson fought corona by Julie & Andy Hennessy
3rd prize: Self isolation by Don & Denise Moloney
Covid topical (groups)
1st prize: Man, in fridge by Moroney, O’Brien & O’Dwyer family
2nd prize: Queen of Corona by New Inn women’s group
Covid Topical (kids’ section)
1st prize: Man, in bin by Eimear & Niamh O’Brien and Sienna & McKayla O’Dwyer
2nd prize: Donald Trump by Oisin & Saoirse McGivern
3rd prize: Beating Covid by Conor, Ellen & Emma Hally
Everyday people:
1st prize: Talk to Joe by Tara & Fran Stafford
2nd prize :2 old people looking into GAA field by Pakie & Noreen Fitzgerald
3rd prize: Michael D Higgins by Helena & Thomas Buckley
And lastly, we have most Creative:
1st prize: ET covid virus go home by Colm & Sinead Heaney and family
2nd prize: The owl & the rat by Richie & Sheila 0’Loughlin
And the overall winner for 2020 is to the McConnon family on their fantastic display which everyone loved “Social distancing saves lives – this is 2 metres”. It was the safety meaning and the thought and the imagination and hard work that got the judges 100% approval.
MASS – LIVE STREAM -please click on the following link : https://churchcamlive.ie/newinnparish/
Live stream mass will be at 10am each morning, Tuesday to Friday inclusive (note no mass on Mondays). Also livestream mass is at 7.30pm Saturday evening and 11am Sunday morning. The outside speaker will be on for Sunday mass at 11am and people can park in the yard or car park and listen from their cars.
Please note Graveyard prayers will be on this Sunday, November 8 at 2.30pm and following Sunday, November 16 in Knockgraffon at 2.30pm.
LOTTO
results. No’s are 16, 18, 19 & 28. NO WINNER (s) Lucky Dips x 4: Cyril O’Gorman, Jim Parkinson, Emma Sinclair & Michael O’Donnell to be entered into a monthly draw for €500 on Saturday, Nov 7. Sellers: Sandra English, Colm Heaney, Rockwell Rovers x 2 to be entered into a monthly draw for €100 on Saturday, Nov 7. This week’s Jackpot is €9,800 will take place Saturday Nov 7 at 9pm.
Thank you for your continued support!
SINCERE SYMPATHY
is extended to Tom & Caitlin Fitzgerald (nee Ryan), Loughkent, New Inn on the passing of Caitlin’s father Philip Ryan, Freighduff, Cashel who died recently. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Ar Dheis De Go Raibh a hAnam.
