KILDIMO COMMUNITY NOTES W/E Dec. 11 2010

Comhbhrón

Condolences are extended to Liz Hickey,Old Kildimo  and her brother Christopher Sexton ,Ballycasey on the recent death of their father John from Bruree RIP 
The late John’s  funeral took place on Saturday November 27, following Requiem Mass in St Munchin's Church, Rockhill, to Templemary Cemetery, Bruree . May he rest in peace.

OUR LOCAL RADIO

West Limerick Community radio, is very dependent on community fundraising to continue its service to our area of West Limerick.  Sunday December 12 is your last chance to participate in the Car Boot Sale and Indoor Market this year.  The venue is the Community Centre, NCW and doors open at 9 am.  Information on this event from 087 6866450.  The Devon Inn, Templeglantine hosts a ‘Christmas Hooley’ for the same worthy cause on Monday December 13.  Your €10 ticket includes finger food, Raffle and Spot Prizes accompanied by the music of Liam Cantillon, Ita Madden and Patrick O’Sullivan and Footloose.  Where would you get as good?
Bantracht Na Tuaithe
To mark the close of the ICA Centenary year celebrations a carol service will be held in St Michael’s Church, Barrington St, Limerick on Saturday night next Dec11 commencing at 6pm.
Participants in the Limerick Federation choir are drawn from various guilds and representing Kildimo are May Galvin and Eileen O’Byrne .An open invitation is extended to everybody to attend and join in the celebrations  which includes  light refreshments of a festive nature after the service.
Bi Linn agus Fáilte.

COMMUNITY MEETING

Be sure to set aside Thursday December 16 for the next meeting of the local Community Council.  This is a follow-on to the previous consultative meeting, the findings of which will be presented by O’Leary and Associates in a draft plan for the village and environs.  It is important that the community assess this plan, which may impact on all our lives into the future. 

‘LIGHT UP A MEMORY’
Milford Hospice are conducting a novel fundraising event on Sunday, December 17 at 6.00 pm.  The event is centered upon lighting up a Christmas tree with sparkling lights in honour of those who have died.  Lights may be sponsored for €5 in memory of special friends and a memorial card will also be dedicated to their honour. Proceeds will go towards the sterling work of the Milford Care Centre.  

COMMUNITY LOTTO JACKPOT €7,000 Plus. 

Fancy €7,400 to ease your financial burden or help your Christmas shopping? A €2 investment in our own Community Lotto, could do just  that.   The numbers drawn on November 30 were 1, 15, 24 & 25.  Because no member of the draw predicted this combination, ‘Lucky Dips’ were drawn for €20 each.  Prizewinners were Louise Byrnes, Court; Rory O’Brolcháin, Ballycasey; Peadar Dunne, Ballyvareen; Noel Dillon, Croom and John Meade, Old Kildimo.  
 

ADARE MANOR GOLF CLUB BOOK LAUNCH 

On the evening of Saturday, November 27, the clubhouse at the Adare Manor Golf Club hosted the launch of Br. John Feheney’s latest historical work, ‘Adare and the Barony of Kenry Biographical Dictionary’.  This is a companion volume to his earlier work covering Askeaton and Iverus.  As usual for any event involving Br. John, a large following were in attendance from Ballysteen, Kenry, Adare and elsewhere.  Two stalwarts of local  history, namely Tony Browne and his friend Tom Donovan did the honours in introducing and launching the book.  Br. John describes his latest volume as “work in progress’ to be added to in later editions.  Not surprisingly in two hundred pages of packed historical details, the author expects that errors and omissions may be inevitable, for which he apologises in advance in the ‘Introduction’.  Nevertheless, as Tom Donovan pointed out in launching the book, there is a wealth within its pages of useful historical data on many interesting persons who trod the stage of life in the areas covered by the biographical dictionary and for which we should be thankful to the author for letting us share in his voluminous researches.
 

KILDIMO AFC

The Club wishes to thank all those patrons who braved hazardous road conditions to attend their fundraising ‘Race Night’, on December 4.  The winner of the Limerick Property Services Chase were the Glosters, Bernard, Shane and Mary.  The Dromore Inn Hurdle was won by Mike, Kevin and Aidan.  The Seven Sisters Steeplechase was won by Darren O’Shea, the HSE and Coco Cabs.  Your support at all the Club’s fundraising activities over the past year are greatly appreciated as a means towards furthering the many activities on the soccer front.