NEW INN VOICES
All roads lead to New Ross, Co Wexford this Sunday May 21 when our local parish choir “New Inn Voices” will take part in the AIMS festival of Choral & Sacred Music in the town. The AIMS Choral Festival is firmly established as a premier event in the southeast, attracting choirs, musical societies and soloists from all over Ireland. This year the choir will compete in three different competitions. All members have been busy rehearsing these past few months under the guidance of the very accomplished Choir mistress Jayne McConnon. Best of Luck to all.
COMMEMORATION
General Liam Lynch Commemoration this Sunday May 21. Assembling at 2.30pm at the Liam Lynch Monument Knockmealdown Mountains near Goatenbridge. Speaker on the Day will be Chris Hazzard, MP South Down.
25 CARD DRIVE, OLD SCHOOL, KNOCKGRAFFON
Winners last Wednesday May 10 with 10 games were Roseanne Carew / Noel White. Joint Runners up on 9 games each were Sheila Slattery/ Kitty Slattery and Billy and Vincent Phelan. Table prizes to Liam Harty/John Cooney and Jimmy Looby / Joe Aherne.
ROCKWELL ROVERS LOTTO
Results from Saturday May 14 nos are 4, 6, 23, 27 – No Winner – 4x lucky dips: Jim Kelly, Aidan Barron, Tommy Ryan, Sarah Shortiss, all into May €500 draw, and sellers Phil Ryan, Ollies Bar & Rockwell Rovers x 3, in with a chance of sellers prize €100 in May draw also. Thank you for your support. This week’s lotto €5200.
5K ROAD RACE
The Mary Doyle Memorial 5K Road Race takes place on Saturday June 10 at 7.30pm. Registration will take place in the Rockwell Rovers complex, New Inn from 6pm onwards. Entry fee is €10 for adult and €5 for children Entries taken on the night. Chip Timing. Perpetual cup to the first man & woman finishers in honour of Mary! Light refreshment afterwards.
CONFIRMATION
Congratulations to the local school children who received their confirmation from Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly last Tuesday May 9 in New Inn. We thank Fr Bobby, individuals and groups who helped in the preparation. We wish our 56 young people well and we pray that we will all be open to the Holy Spirit.
WIN A CAR
Win a Volkswagen ID4 is a major fundraising initiative where Rockwell Rovers GAA club are raffling a new full electric VWID4 worth over €50,000. Tickets are €25 each and can be purchased from any club member or on our new dedicated website www.winavwid4.ie. All funds raised will go towards paying for the Astro Turf development, walkway and lights for both as well as planning for future club development.
SINCERE SYMPATHY
is extended to Paddy & Geraldine Cleary, Lagganstown on the passing of Geraldine’s uncle Patrick (Pat) O’Donnell, Ballypatrick, Clonmel (formerly Knockgraffon, New Inn) and brother of the late Ned O’Donnell, Graigue Springmount. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Predeceased by his wife Monica, he will be sadly missed by his son Joseph, daughters Margaret, Ellen and Rosari, grandchildren, extended family and his many friends. Ar dheis de go raibh a anam dilis.
