Local Notes: Kiltimagh GAA Club's festive charity match raises €3,000
Dayna Finn, captain of the team that won the Coillte Cup at the GAA Club's fundraising match on St Stephen's Day pictured with the organisers at a celebration in Teach O'Hora that evening
For the first time, a mixed charity match was played on St Stephen’s Day when men and women, young and old, battled it out for the inaugural Coillte GAA Cup at the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bekan.
The teams taking part were: Team 1 - Townies, Team 2 - Swinford and Bohola Rd, Team 3 - Knock and Kilkelly Rd, Team 4 - Craggagh and The Mountain. Over 120 players were involved and in the end, the team from Knock and Kilkelly Rd came out on top. The penalty competition winners were Danny Gilmartin and Katie Groarke.
The club would like to sincerely thank everyone involved, the two referees Paul Lydon and Eadhmonn MacSuibhne who did a great job, also a huge thank you to everyone for their generosity which raised €3,000 which will be shared by the two charities - Mayo Roscommon Hospice and Motor Neuron Disease Association. Also thanks to the Connacht Council for the use of the COE.
Afterwards, a great evening was held in Teach O’Hora when the presentation was made by the competition organisers - Donovan Cosgrove, Mattie Cummins, Noelle Kilduff and Sinead Guinelly to the winning captain Dayna Finn and team managers Tom Byrne and Bernie Finn.
Kiltimagh Knock United’s annual Table Quiz returns on Saturday, January 6, at 9.30pm in the Cill Aodain Court Hotel in Kiltimagh.
The charge is €40 per table with each team consisting of four people. If you don’t have a team sorted beforehand, don’t let that put you off as they can sort you out on the night - let one of the organisers know. A prize €200 for the winning team as well as plenty of spot prizes to be won in the raffle!
So save the date and make sure to get your thinking caps on for what should be an enjoyable night!
Isaac Boyle was the winner in Round 14 of the Winter Poker League in Teach O’Hora on Wednesday night, December 21.
The runner-up was Kieran Magee with Michael Sheridan third and Keith Lydon fourth. The other finalists and their finishing positions were: 5th, Martin Regan; 6th, AN Other; 7th, Paul Walsh; 8th, John Reynolds; 9th, John Borza.
Michael Sheridan leads the league table with 273 points followed by Paul Walsh on 264 and Michael Higgins on 249. The rest of the top 12 is: Gerry Groarke 221, Thomas McDonagh 207, John Reynolds 206, Julian Keane 196, Enda Ruane 195, John Borza 193, Keith Lydon, 186, Bart Furtak 173, AN Other 162.
The league runs for 15 weeks with a tournament in Teach O’Hora every Wednesday night at 8pm sharp. Entry is €20 with one optional rebuy and late registration until 9.30pm. A sum of €5 from each entry and rebuy goes towards the league final prize pool and the rest is paid out each night. The top 12 in the league table automatically qualify for the final along with two other qualifiers from a play-off for those outside the top 12.
The final is on course to have a prize-pool of almost €3,000. The final round of the league will be held on Wednesday night, December 28, with the play-off the following week, January 4. On this night there will also be a regular tournament open to all players. The league final will be played on a date suitable to all players.
Meanwhile, a satellite tournament will be held in Teach O’Hora on Sunday next, January 7, at 4pm. Entry is €50 and every €300 in the prize-pool will generate an entry fee for the Westport Cup tournament at the end of January. This is the main event of the Irish Poker Tour Westport Festival in the Castlecourt Hotel and boasts a guaranteed prize-pool of €100,000.
Congratulations to Ger Regan, c/o Walsh Flooring, Kiltimagh who scooped a whopping €1,900 jackpot at the weekly GAA 50/50 draw held on December 23. Extra envelopes were sold outside SuperValu in the previous two days with a draw for a Christmas Hamper on the last evening, which was won by Fr Michael Quinn PP.
The club wish to thank all who helped out and especially all those who bought the envelopes. A happy and prosperous 2024 to you all.
The results of the competition for Christmas prizes at Kiltimagh Bridge Club, played in the Park Hotel, were: 1st, Michael Gallagher and Leona Connery; 2nd, Mary Kenny and Maeve Duffy; 3rd, Thomas McNicholas and Cait MccTigue; 4th, Marita Ryan and Noreen Reddington; 5th, Frances and Robert Healy, sharing 6th prize were John and Hilary McCrohan, Mick Dolan and Pat Keary, Mary Colohan and Ray Nally, Lily King and Eileen Mulderrig; 10th, Brenda McNicholas and Tom Grogan.
Prizes were presented by President Cora Waldron at the club’s dinner in the Park Hotel at which a lovely night was had by all.
The death took place peacefully at Mayo University Hospital the week before Christmas of Pat Staunton, Kilcon, Kiltimagh.
Beloved husband of Mary, father to John and Melanie, beloved grandfather to Christopher, Rosin and Gabriel, and dear father-in-law to Johan and Eilish, Pat is also deeply regretted by his beloved brother Tommy and sisters, Sarah Ann and Bernie, all of his dear nieces and nephews.
Pat was a well-known and popular in the community and surrounding area and there was a deep sense of sadness when news of his passing filtered through. He was a friendly and outgoing person who enjoyed being out and about and meeting up with neighbours and friends who were always assured of a good laugh and plenty of chat when they met up with Pat.
He will be sadly missed by his heartbroken family, relatives, kind neighbours and many friends.
Pat reposed in O’Hora's Funeral Home on Tuesday evening, December 19, with removal afterwards to John the Baptist Church, Knock.
Funeral Mass was on Wednesday morning after which burial took place in Knock Cemetery.
May he now rest in peace.
The Car Treasure Hunt was back in Kiltimagh this year after four years and had a great turnout on St Stephen’s Day.
Congratulations to the ‘Strange Black Car’ with Padraic O’Hora and Mark Killgallon on board who took the first prize. Well done to everyone who took part and added to what turned out to be a fantastic day.
The Cill Aodain Choral Society, which organised the event, are grateful to everyone who helped in any way, everyone who participated and all who gave prizes towards the raffle. There were some great prizes on offer and congratulations to all the lucky winners. Massive thanks as always to Sean and Colette Langan for sponsoring the event as they have done for so many years.
A huge thanks as well to Gerry King and Francis McNicholas who laid out the route and the clues, to Gerry’s daughter Aine for all her help on the day, also to Saoirse Rowley who gave of her time to help with raffle and to Denis Charlton for use of his sound system. It really was lovely to see so many families out together for what was a fun-filled afternoon and to see Langan’s Bar packed to full capacity for the presentation of prizes and filled with laughter and good-natured fun. It was wonderful to see such a large turnout after a lapse of four years.
The Western Care service users at The Hub at Kiltimagh Knock United have certainly been enhancing the environment, biodiversity and aesthetics of the club over the past year.
Numerous are the comments complimenting their wonderful flower-planting displays, bird tables, polytunnel, seating and other projects.
Their most recent event was to host the Burrenbeo Trust who distributed native trees to people looking to enhance nature on their lands.
The Trust is behind the exciting Hare's Corner initiative, which rolled out in Mayo this year. It is a simple but effective project where you can give back to nature.
The club is looking forward to progressing further environmental and biodiversity works at its grounds in 2024, working in conjunction with The Hub, Ballyhaunis Day Service and indeed the wider community.
The winners of first prize at the 25 Drive held in Kiltimagh on December 21 were Mary and Richard Carney. Sharing the second and third prizes were Michael Costello and Michael Carney, Alo Langan and Aidan Lydon and Manus Kilcoyne and Tony Howley. Last 10 prize: Mary and Jimmy Doyle, spot prize: James Walsh and Martin Regan and the winners in the raffle were James Walsh, Richard Carney and John Walsh. Game starts every Thursday night at 9pm.
Wishing everyone all the best for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.
