HARROW HARVEST FESTIVAL: The Harrow Harvest Festival will be held on Sunday 29th of August at 2.00pm. All proceeds will be in aid of the Wexford Hospice Homecare service. There will be working steam engines, a steam thrashing and a donkey derby. For the children there will be a bouncy castle and lots of other amusements and attractions.

If you have bric-a-brac or books to donate, please bring them along on the day.

This promises to be a great day out – the last before the children return to school, so come along and enjoy a fantastic fun filled family day out and help raise much needed funds for a very worthy cause.

OFFICIAL OPENING

On Tuesday 17th. of August, Luke Foran Park, St. Cormac's grounds were officially opened by John Delaney, C.E.O. of the F.A.I. Mark Ellix, club chairman welcomed John, Packie Bonnar and Ray Houghton to Boolavogue. Speaking movingly before the opening, Gerry Foran, father of the late Luke, urged all sportspersons to have their hearts checked.

John Delaney thanked Gerry and said that in the program for the first official Ireland game to be held in the new Aviva stadium, there would be a piece about Luke. He also invited the Foran family to the game as special guests.

To the delight of the many children assembled he also presented the club with 50 u-age tickets to the upcoming game.

G.A.A. NEWS

Hard luck to the ladies football team who lost out to St Martin's in the play-off for the championship semi-finals last week.

Well done to the Minor hurlers who have qualified for the County final. This game, against, Bunclody, has been fixed for St. Patrick's park on Friday 3rd. of September at 6.45pm. They would appreciate as much support as possible.

Well done also, to the Junior footballers who made sure of their place in the semi final of the championship with a 1-5 to 7 points win over Cushinstown on the weekend. Despite not scoring in the second half, they held on for a one point win.

The intermediate hurlers will take on Craanford in St. Patrick's Park in the Intermediate Hurling Championship on next, the 28th of August with a 3.30pm kick off. The Junior hurlers will take on the Duffry Rovers at 2.00 pm at the same venue in the Junior B championship.

The Club would like to wish Brian Dwyer the best of luck in the Arra Bawn U16 Inter county hurling tourament in Tipperary next weekend and also James Gahan in the the inter county hurling tourament in Westmeath.

CÚL CAMPS

The Cul Camp came to Monageer the week before last and over sixty boys and girls spent the wonderful week at the camp having a great time and honing their hurling skills. This is the second year in a row that MonageerBoolavogue have held one of the biggest Cul Camps in the County.

GAA LOTTO DRAW

There was no outright winner of the jackpot in the Monageer/Boolavogue draw held in the new clubhouse last week and so it has been increased to €3,600 for the next draw. Tickets costing €2 can be had from all club members and the usual local retail outlets. Brigid Sinnott, Statia Ivory and Jean Mernagh all shared the €160 prize for matchin three numbers.

WELL DONE AND THANKS

Well done to the Harrow Cycle Group who raised €5,217.90 for the Children's hospital Crumlin.

They have been running this fundraiser for nine years and this year's amount brings their overall total to an amazing €101,000.

Well done to all cyclists, especially those who cycled this year on Whit Monday in weather conditions which were anything but favourable!

Next year will be the 10th cycle and the Group hope to attract more cyclists in order to raise much needed funds for the Children's Hospital.

MASS READERS

The Ministers of the Word on duty this weekend are Ann Buckley on Saturday night at the 8.00 pm Mass and Kathleen Kehoe on Sunday the 29th of August at the 11.00 am Mass. On Saturday the 28th of August, Georgina Gahan is the Eucharist Minister on Duty at the Vigil Mass while Kathleen Kehoe is on duty on Sunday morning.