COMMUNITY ALERT

A very important meeting of Coolgreany Alert Group will take place next Wednesday night March 10 at 8 p.m. in Coolgreany School. We will have speakers from Gorey Credit Union and also from MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) Arklow to answer questions, and help plan our Household Budgets, which is a very topical issue at present. This is an open meeting, and everyone is welcome.

ST PATRICK'S DAY

The organising Committee of the Parade have fixed Sunday March 14 for their annual Parade in lieu of Wednesday March 17.

Also on Sunday night March 14 there is a Paddy's Dance in the Coolgreany Inn with music by Jimmy Coyne and Manhattan with the proceeds helping to defray some of the costs of the Parade prizes. For further information Contact Carmel at 087-7798362, or Philip Sharpe at 087-2673104.

BIRTHDAY WISHES

We send birthday greetings to Mary Doyle, Kilcarra who celebrated her birthday last Sunday.

Good wishes to Bronwyn Mary Crummy, Kilcarra who celebrated her 2nd birthday last Sunday, and good wishes to Ross Byrne, Kilcarra, and Alana Doyle, Kilcarra, both of whom celebrated their 5th birthdays last weekend.

Congratulations to Michael Condren, Johnstown, who celebrates his 30th birthday tomorrow Thursday March 4. Also birthday greetings to his daughter Amy, who celebrates her 2nd birthday on the same day, no doubt Carol will have a big surprise for you both on next Sunday.

Good wishes also to Jamie Kelly, Coolnagloose, who celebrated his 2nd Birthday yesterday March 2.

DRAMATIC GROUP

The newly formed Coolgreany Amateur Dramatic Society will present 'The Fantastic Father Fitz' a comedy written by Thomas Clare, in Inch Community Hall, on Saturday March 27 at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday March 28 at 6 p.m. Tickets will be available shortly at €5.

The play will showcase the talent of our local community, and we would encourage support for this innovative community development project from near and far. For any further details, please contact Sally Stevens on 0872411926.

DANCING

A group of people have come together to organise Adult Dancing in the Arklow Bay Hotel on next Monday night March 8, with music by John Flood, if you are interested in a Social night out, why not go along, as there will be novelty and spot prizes also.

CANINE CLUB

South Wicklow Canine Club are starting their Ring craft training sessions on Wednesday March 24, for 8 weeks from 9-10 p.m. in Arklow.

This is also a good way to socialise your young dogs. All owners must produce on the night up to date cert of vaccinations and have [nasal] kennel cough done two weeks prior to start of classes which are pre booked. Contact Stella on 086 8451459.

HANDBALL

On last Thursday night in the local alley, two former greats of handball met in the Diamond Masters Championship, and what a brilliant game we had between Paddy Lennon and Martin Buggy Wexford, with Lennon coming out on top in the first game on a score of 21 aces to 20.

Then Buggy took the second game on a score of 21 aces to 9, but what a third game it was, with each player exchanging ace for ace until it was 19 all. At this stage each player exchanged hands twice before Buggy took the final game by 21 to 19 aces, a great night for Handball in Coolgreany.

SOCCER

Coolgreany Ladies lost out to Killenagh in the Leinster Junior Cup on a score of 3 goals to 2, with the third Killenagh goal coming well into added time.

Celtic's goals came from Sarah Merrigan (penalty) and Martina Walsh. Keep going girls, you have done well so far.

NOTES

Any news items of interest, weddings, birthdays, meetings or other notices of interest etc, please contact 086-2437183 by 6 p.m. on Sunday evening at the latest.