Birthday Greetings: Happy Birthday to Aidan Meade, Owen
O’Connell, Sarah Kenny O’Kelly, James Houlihan and Colin Kenny wishing
them all a very happy birthday.
Church News
Readers/Eucharistic
Ministers: A list of Mass Readers and Ministers of
the Eucharist are on the notice boards of each church for the months of July
and August.
Mass
Intentions: A list of the Weekend Mass Intentions
for the months of August and September are also on the notice boards. If you
have a Mass booked please check the lists.
Parish Clerks
Collection: The
Parish Clerks of both Churches would like to thank everyone for their kind
donations last weekend Pat Hayes is our long serving
clerk in Dromin Church and Karen Fox has just completed her first five months
in Athlacca church. They are both very dedicated to their role and parishioners
appreciate the time and commitment that they give to their work. If you forgot
the collection and wish to add your envelope to the collection you will find a
purple coloured envelop in the parish box of envelopes and you can hand it up
next Sunday at Mass.
Garden
Fete: The Parish garden Fete will take place this
Sunday 3rd of August. The gates will open at 12noon. As well as all the usual
raffles, there will be games and attractions for children of all ages. Once
again the Athlacca Zoo will be open and there are lots of recyclable treasures
to be had in the stalls. Why not try your luck at the Wheel of Fortune or pick
up a bargain at the book stall. Kathleen will have her barbecue on the go, and
there will be many home made goodies to be purchased at the Cake stall. The
organising committee are hoping for a big turn out from the local community.
All proceeds from the fete will go towards the Dromin Church Building Fund.
It’s the first time that the fete will be held on the bank holiday weekend.
Make sure to encourage any visitors to the parish to come along and support the
event. It is always a great social occasion for the parish. The fete will begin at 12noon sharp.
Security: We advise that while you are attending Mass on Sundays or weekdays
not to leave any valuables exposed in your car. In a neighbouring parish a
number of cars have been broken into while people were in the church. Always be
security conscious and never leave handbags or other valuables on the seats of
your car.
Lough
Derg Pilgrimage: Daily boats to the Island from
10.30am until 3:00pm 7 days a week until 13th August. No booking necessary. For
further information contact Maureen or Sharon 071 9861518 email: info@loughderg.org Contact
Karen at 021 – 4509090 for information regarding a pilgrimage on the 9th – 11th
August.
Weekly
Envelopes: Thanks to all parishioners who are using
the weekly envelopes. If you did not receive a box of envelopes or would like
your own individual box, contact Fr Tony.
Diocese on Facebook: To
log into the page go to www.facebook.com/dioceseoflimerick
Results of 45 Drive in Athlacca
25th July
Winners
with 10 games - Tim Fennessey & Noel Crowley
Second with
9 games - D.J. Ryan & Denis Walsh
Table
Prizes - Michael O'Regan & Partner, Pat Condon & Mike Greene, Paddy Quinlan & Eileen Mansell, John Morey
& Willie O'Rourke
Raffle -
€50 Ruth Fox, €30 Liam Riordan, €20 Frankie Minogue, €10 each to Nancy Riordan x 2, Ruth Fox,
Noreen Hayes, Jack Aherne
We will be
having our monthly €10 game this Friday 1st August - everyone welcome. We give
out what we take in on the tables.
Hall Insurance
We have had a few requests
for use of the hall for birthday parties. Upon checking with our
Insurance Agent we have discovered we do not have insurance for these.
When cover is up for renewal we will inquire from other companies to see
if this option is there. We will advise you of the results.
GAA
Lotto Results
NO WINNER, Numbers-3-7-13-19
Lucky Dips
€40 – Denis Carroll
€20 – Lee Moynihan, c/o Colin
€20 – Paul Neenan
Next weeks Jackpot is €9,300
Club Polo shirt selling at €20 for adult
sizes and €15 for kids sizes.
Results:
Junior B. Dromin/Athlacca 17 Points, Knockainey 8
Points.
Saturday evening the Junior B’s travelled
to Hospital to play Knockainey. Knowing this would be a physical game after the
encounter we had against them in the League.
The Game started with a point by Knockainey.
So this was going to be no easy game.
The Dromin/Athlacca men settling into the game showed Richard Ryan
scoring free, after free, after free.
The Knockainey men were struggling to get
around the Dromin/Athlacca defence and pressure from James Kelly and Kieran
Shortt were really putting Knockainey off their game. Knockainey winning the
ball again making the Dromin/Athlacca defence work and Garry Costello robs the
ball and pulls off a stylish flick of the ball over his marker and clearing the
ball into the forwards.
The half time whistle blew with a score of,
Dromin/Athlacca 8 points, Knockainey 6 points.
The second half started with Kevin McManus
winning a free for the Dromin/Athlacca side, with Richard Ryan easily putting
the ball over the bar. The first Substitution was Gavin Neenan gone for Michael
Walsh. Followed shortly by Trevor Sherin gone in for Gary Costello, and Peter
Lynch gone in for Peter McMahon. These fresh legs were sure to make a
difference in the game. Joe Power pulled of a skilful rob of the ball with an
off load to Gavin Neenan who slotted the ball over the bar.
Knockainey getting a point saw the end to
this game.
A great victory for the Dromin/Athlacca
Junior B’s.
Fixtures
Intermediate Premier. Challenge game
against Ballyduff in Athlacca on Sunday at 7pm.
Scrap Metal Collection: Dromin/Athlacca are having a Scrap Metal Collection again. For more information contact Mike Geaney 0876494841
Good News on the NCT: Recently while on my way to town I heard on
the news that they were changing the NCT set up and like everyone else I
thought now what is this going to cost, I like several people thought that they
were going to be putting up the price further.
But indeed I was wrong. The
following piece was got from the Irish Independent Newspaper.
Motorists will now be
able to get their car tested any time before their normal NCT date under new
measures to be announced today. Up to this they could test 90 days prior to the
due date. But from today, they can pick their own time in advance. The new
arrangements could give respite to owners of cars approaching the 10-year-old
mark. If they test their cars more than 90 days before the due NCT date they
will get a two-year certificate. If they don't, they will get one year as cars
over 10 years old have to be tested annually.
For the
first time too, owners will get the mileage of their car – and up to three
previous recordings – printed on their NCT certificate. This is part of an
attempt to thwart the practice of 'clocking' where mileage is turned back by
unscrupulous sellers to enhance the value of the car. Owners will have to
verify that the mileage shown at the time of their test is correct.
And those
from the motor trade who book a test at short notice will now have to show
their driving licence or a Trade Management System fob at the NCT centre. The
NCT say this is designed to bring greater transparency to transactions.
The greater flexibility on testing
times should also help anyone wishing to buy or sell a car because the
vehicle's road worthiness will be right up to date.
Road Safety Authority chief
executive Moyagh Murdock said printing mileage on the certificate will help to
"combat fraudulent activity by unscrupulous sellers and make things easier
for those in the second-hand car trade".
It is expected that the voluntary
early testing will help change the pattern of NCT inspections throughout the
year by reducing demand at busier times.
Around 50pc of the vehicle fleet is
due an NCT in the first three months of the year – because most new cars have
traditionally been bought in that period – and that puts pressure on the
service.
Of the cars tested in the first six
months of this year, 369,724 (49pc) passed with 381,822 failing; a further
2,646 were found to be dangerously defective.
Cancelling a test will cost €22
(€11.50 for a re-test) unless owners give at least five clear working days
notice. The charge will be levied when the car is eventually tested.
The test costs €55. A re-test costs
€28 if NCT equipment has to be used. It is free if it only requires a visual
inspection.
Owners can check their test due
date on the NCTS website (www.ncts.ie) by entering their car's registration.
Birds
of a feather and all that….
Last week we had a little bit about
Swallows, this week we are going to have a bit about the decline in some of our
native Amphibian (Toads, Frogs and Newt’s). I am sure many of you have noticed
that there is an increase in the fly population well this is down to the
decline in our Amphibian population. Amphibian are some of our greatest friends
and yet we seem to detest the very sight of them..
There are three species of amphibian found
in Ireland – the Natterjack Toad (Bufo calamita), the Smooth
Newt (Triturus vulgaris) and the Common Frog (Rana temporaria).
The Natterjack toad is extremely rare, and is confined to a few areas in
Counties Kerry and Wexford. The smooth Newt is fairly widespread in Ireland,
although it may be very local in distribution in the north-west and south-west.
The Common Frog (Rana temporaria) is the only species of frog found in
Ireland and is listed as an internationally important species. Frogs are
protected under the European Union Habitats Directive and by the Irish Wildlife
Act.
According to the Biodiversity Group
- Nearly one-third of the world's more than 6,800
species of amphibians are threatened with extinction or are already
extinct. Habitat loss is the most obvious reason for population declines;
if forests are cut down and wetlands are filled in, the species depending on
those forests and wetlands vanish also.
However,
amphibians have been experiencing catastrophic population crashes around the
world, often in remote, protected areas and within a single year. The
speed and magnitude of these catastrophic declines are much more dramatic than
those described for birds, mammals, or reptiles.
The causes of these declines are numerous
and complicated, and in any case might include habitat alteration, disease,
climate change, pollution, collection by humans, or even a thinned ozone layer
in our atmosphere. Sometimes the cause is obvious—over 95% deforestation of
tropical dry forests where we work in western Ecuador being the glaringly clear
reason for amphibian disappearance.
What can you do to Help Frogs ? Make a garden pond to encourage frogs to
breed. Frogs spend most of their lives on land so give them long grass, leaf
and log piles, trees and shrubs in your garden to feed and hibernate under.
Pass on your knowledge of frogs to others. Do not keep endangered frog species
as pets and never release a pet frog into the wild. Organise a clean up of rubbish
from local ponds and streams.
Surprisingly enough frogs are a gardeners
helper, Frogs feed on slugs, insects, worms, spiders and similar prey, but do
not predate aquatic organisms. In winter frogs hide in frost-free refuges,
under tree stumps, in stacks of turf, or in rock piles where they enter torpor
until the following spring.
Frog Profile: Food: Slugs, worms, flies and other
insects. The frog’s long sticky tongue is attached to the front part of the
mouth, so that it can flick out to catch food.
Habitat: Damp vegetation, camouflaged ponds, hedgerows.
Reproduction: Breed around February and spawn around March, Tadpoles hatch and grow from April to May, Tadpoles metamorphose into froglets, and leave the pond in June/July.
Habitat: Damp vegetation, camouflaged ponds, hedgerows.
Reproduction: Breed around February and spawn around March, Tadpoles hatch and grow from April to May, Tadpoles metamorphose into froglets, and leave the pond in June/July.
If you would like to help with the database all you have to do is send photos to
Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore,
Rathangan, Co. Kildare. Or email: bogs@ipcc.ie; Tel:
045-860133.
If you would like to read up more on this
subject you can get it form this link: http://biodiversitygroup.org/topics/amphibian_declines.html
What’s
On & Where.
Limerick
Alzheimer Society: An Open Singles Stapleford Golf
Outing is being held in aid of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Limerick
Branch, on Saturday/Sunday 2nd and 3rd August in Limerick Golf Club.
Entry Fee: €25.00 per person and is open to Ladies and Gentlemen.
Tee times can be booked on 061-415146 and on the Limerick Golf Club
website. Good range of Prizes, please come and support this very worthy
cause. Thanking you all for your help and support throughout the years.
Aug
8th: Fashion For Life Charity fashion show for
suicide prevention in Limerick
The Limerick Strand Hotel on Friday
August 8th at 7pm. A ‘popup’ shop of preloved, donated clothes will
be held at the event and all of the pieces will be on sale for 20 euro or less.
Bargain. Strutting their stuff on the catwalk will be the fabulous models of
the Holman Lee Agency to show the attendees what is up for grabs. Tickets
are €5 and available at The Strand Hotel and can also
be
purchased from Jennifer at www.facebook.com/percyspost
August
9th & 10th Bruff Bull’N’Booze Tag Rugby and Camping Festival
The 9th Bull’N’Booze Tag
Rugby and Camping festival is on the 9th of August .Year on year we have been
able to produce a fabulous day of terrific tag and continually keep interest
with veterans and newcomers alike. There’s
free camping onsite, Breakfast’s and BBQ available, Drinks promotion’s, Music
from ‘Never the less’ and a DJ to bring us into the morning after.
All Facilities are
available onsite. There will be other feature’s to keep you entertained all
weekend and We’ll keep updating the website’s bull’n’booze section to let you
know what is coming. http://www.bruffrfc.com/bullnbooze-2014-2/2014/07/10/
August
10th - Greybridge Charity Harvest Day & Tractor Lineout: Greybridge Classic Club Harvest Day & Tractor lineout in aid of
Cliona’s Foundation, Pieta House and Limerick Search & Rescue, takes place
on Sunday August 10th at Dempsey’s Cross, Meanus, Co. Limerick. The day will
include Tractor Lineout, vintage, rally car and commercial displays and our
ever popular silage cutting display. The Gardaí, Fire brigade and Ambulance
crew will also display demonstrations on the day and Limerick Search &
Rescue, will also provide a demonstration of the equipment and rescue work
which they provide within the Limerick region. There are also plenty of
activities for the kids including free face painting, bouncy castles etc. Entry
€5 per adult, kids go free
Aug
15th Pattern Festival Ballylanders Fundraiser in conjunction with our pattern festival in ballylanders. We are
having a raffle and all proceeds are going to our village park.
17th
Aug: Pilgrimage to Knock: The combined parishes of
Banogue & Croom are holding a one day pilgrimage to Knock Shrine on Sunday,
17th. of August. The pilgrimage will be led by Very Rev. Fr. Joe Kennedy. Bus
leaving Banogue Church at 8.30am & Croom Church at 8.45 am. For further
details, please contact Ger Wallace ( 0872202342 ; Christy Murray
(0870682662); Sean Curtin (0872898628)
Parish
Notes: If anyone would like birthday requests or
have event notices that they would like to submit, you can email to drominathlac@gmail.com or you can give
them into Bridget or text them to Kathleen at 0876312815.
