OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

The Curtain came down on the 21st Opportunity Knocks on Friday night last. Over 110 acts went on stage in the qualifying rounds providing a very high standard of performance and entertainment.

Friday last was Finals night when the adjudicators Brendan Hayden, John Deignan and Jimmy Spellacy gave their verdicts in each of the 18 categories as well as awarding overall prizes.

The overall senior winner went to Laura Carroll and the over all junior winner went to Ballygarrett Youths. The best moment in Theatre went to Enniscorthy dance academny 8 for their modern group dance latin mix. The audience award went to "The Sure thing" novelty act. Chairperson John Bardon thanked everybody for their helpnd support in the running of the competion.

Special thanks to Andy and Helen Whelan who shouldered the main taks of organising the event. Thanks also to all our sponsors who have continued to sponsor the event.

At the end of the event a presentation was made to Fr. O'Brien who introduced Opportunity Knocks to Kilanerin 21 years ago. A cake was donated by stafford Bakery to mark the occasion and was enjoyed by all.

Section winners were as follows: Group music junior - winner Paddy Doyle and Molly tobin and runner up Craan hill; Solo dance Junior modern - winner Tom Kinsella and runner up Shauna Nolan; Group singing - Junior - winner Gemma and Alison and runner up Tir Na Nog;

Group dance junior -irish winner Caroline Fleming school of dance runner up Tara Rocks A; Novelty Act Junior - winner Bllygarrett youths and runner up The rose of the Parish; Recitation Junior - winner Isobel Staunton and runner up Hannah Neville;

Group Dance Junior Modern - winner Extreme five runner up Ennisocrthy dance; Academy and Queen footwork; Solo Singing Junior - winner erica Copeland and runnder up Cathal Murphy; Solo Music Junior - winner Caolan Power and runner up Aideen Byrne; Solo Dance Junior Irish - winner Emma Miley and runner up Molly Tobin;

Solo Music Senior - Kane Darcy Cusack; Group dance Senior modern - winner Ennisocrth Dance Academy 8 runner up Enniscorthy Dance Academy 1 and Enniscorthy Dance academy 2; Solo Singing Senior - winner Laura Carroll runner up Colin Doran and Chris Gethings;

Group singing Senior inner - Niamh, Ashling and Andrea; Group music senior - winner Conor Moore and Vincent Murphy runner up Linda & Shauna; Solo Dance Senior Modern - winner Rachel Condren and runner up Katie English; Group dance Senior Irish - winner Annagh Set Dancers, runners up trad with a twist and Aine Collier and Myles Wafer.

Merit award - winners Enniscorthy Dance Academy 3, Laura Chambers and hannah Byrne, Sisney Kids, Cathal Hayes, Dylan, and Christopher Carroll.

HALL RAFFLE

Thanks to everybody who supported the hall raffle which was run in conjuncition with Opportunity Knocks. The winner of the weekend in Seafield was Gordon Hughes

Kilanerin and the winner of the dinner for 2 in the Ashdown Hotel was Brian Nolan Barnland. Thanks to Micheal Cunningham for procuuing the first prize.

COMMUNITY ALERT

A Kilanerin communty alert meeting will take place on Thursday March 11 at 8 p.m. The guest speaker will be a solicitor who will talk on wills. Everybody is welcome.

KILANERIN ICA

At the February meeting of Kilanerin ICA a most interesting talk on interion design using color and texture to transform a room was presented by Mary Boland, HAB Ltd. Architecture and interior design studios.

Kilanerin ICA are organising a walk for Saturday March 6 at 1.30 p.m. meeting at 1.30 p.m. in Kilanerin hall car park weather eprmitting.

WHIST

First lady at last week's whist was shared by Chrissie Kinsella and May Murphy third lady was Eilish Murphy and half time lady was Sarah Horan first gent

was Betty Rose, second gent was Peg Stafford third gent was Noel Carter and half time gent was Peg Byrne. Raffle winners on the night were Sadie Mordaunt Noel Carter and Kathleen Carr. Whist continues every Wednesday night at 8.30 p.m.