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Bree Parish Newsletter

Sat & Sun August 20^th and 21^st 2011     Twentyfirst Sunday of the Year

BREE CEP LTD – APPLICATIONS

Applications are now being taken for the proposed 2011/12 Bree Community Employment Project which is proposed to commence in October 2011.  The project covers Bree, Galbally, Ballyhogue and Glynn areas (Church of Irl, Clonmore, Bree Village Tidy Towns, Bree Church and Cemeteries, Bree Community Centre, Bree Community Playschool, Bree Active Retirement Group, Ballyhogue GAA Club, Bree Utd. Soccer Club, Galbally Church, Village and Community Centre, Ballyhogue Church and Village, Glynn Church, Village and Community Centre and Whitechurch Cemetery).  Successful applicants must fulfil FAS qualifying criteria and applicants will be shortlisted for interview.  Garda clearance and vetting procedures will also be required.   For further information and application forms please contact Elaine at Bree Parish Office – 053 9247613 or email breeparish@eircom.net.

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BALLYHOGUE GAA NEWS

Lotto News

There was no winner of the most recent Ballyhogue G.A.A. Lotto which took place in Byrnes of Bree. The numbers drawn were 4,15,24 and 25. Josephine Dunne was a match 3 winner. The next draw is in Byrnes on August 24th.

Reunion

The date for the upcoming reunion for players has been changed to Saturday Oct. 22^nd at 8 p.m. in the Ferrycarrig Hotel. This should be a great night for all honouring the players of the 1961, 1971 and 1986 teams.  Tickets costing €20 each are available from Nicholas Doyle, Liam Leacy or any other committee member.

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ACTIVE RETIREMENT OUTING

Bree Active Retirement are currently planning an away trip to Bettystown, Co. Meath from September 5^th to 9^th.  Further details from Kitty.

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BREE HALL COMMITTEE MEETING

There will be a meeting of Bree Hall Committee on Monday evening August 22^nd at 8.30 p.m.

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FAIR DAY PRIZES

There are still a couple of unclaimed prizes which were won in the Householders draw on Fair Day.  If you were a prize winner and haven’t yet collected your prize please contact Eddie Dunne.

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PIONEER DAY – OUR LADY’S ISLAND

The annual Pioneer Day in Our Lady’s Island takes place on August 28^th next commencing with Mass at 3 p.m. followed by the procession around the Island.

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“SEISIÚN”

The ‘Comhaltas Seisiún’ Sessions, in association with Celtic Roots, is in Bree Community Centre continues every Tuesday night at 8.30pm for the month of August. Each Session begins with the serving of scones and tea / coffee followed by a full programme of Music, Song, Dance and Storytelling. Cost is €10 for adults with concessions for large groups and children. For bookings and further details contact 087-7535354.

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COURTYARD CONCERT

Our Lady’s Island Parish and GAA Club present an open air musical evening featuring the Three Irish Tenors with special guests the Wexford Male Voice Choir on Saturday, September 10^th 2011 at Our Lady’s Island.  Gates open at 7 p.m. with the show beginning at 8 p.m.  Tickets are €25 with pre concert and interval refreshments available.  Tickets available from Our Lady’s Island Community Centre and Parish Gift Shop and St. Michael’s Theatre, New Ross or online at www.ticketmaster.ie.  For more information contact Our Ladys Island Parish Office at 053 9131023 or www.ourladysisland.ie

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COMMUNITY GAMES

Well done to the Bree Davidstown Variety Group who won the bronze medals in the National Finals in Athlone last weekend.  The panel was Amy Cullen, Ciara McKelvie, Clodagh Coughlan, Conor Long, Johanna Wickham, Joseph Byrne, Kate Byrne, Leah Curran, Lucy Forte, Sadhbh Kirwan, Shannon Somers, Shauna Dunne, Darren Long and Bill Harrington. Producers were Michelle Hogan, Stephen Donohoe and Sinead Doyle and they were also team managers for the weekend. Good luck to all the athletes representing the area this weekend.

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CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS

Applications are invited for two 'Classroom Assistant' positions in Crossabeg NS. These positions will be filled under the 30 hr Work Placement Scheme. All applicants must be registered with Fas.  Application letter, CV, Qualification Certs & Vetting Cert to The Chairperson, BOM St Patrick's NS, Sion, Crossabeg on or this Monday, 22nd Aug. For further details visit the Fas website at fas.ie./ jobseeker/ Find a job/ Classroom Assistant/ Glynn, Killurin, Ballyhogue, Crossabeg.

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DANCE OFF

Only two more weeks to go, will local dancer Niamh Darcy make it into the final 13 dancers for new dance show Noctu? Watch “Dance Off” on RTE 1 at 7.30pm for the next two Monday nights to find out. Good luck Niamh from all in Celtic Roots and the Wexford Academy of Irish Dancing

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COLM TOBIN – IRISH TIMES ARTICLE

The following extract is taken from a “County Colours” article written by Colm Tobin and published in the Irish Times on Tuesday last.

"It is hard to think what the most beautiful place in Wexford is, a single spot where the spirit of the place is at its most intense.  I think, however, in the far future, were the devil, or his more benign counterpart, to offer me one more glimpse of the place, I would ask to turn left just beyond Edermine while driving from Wexford to Enniscorthy and find the single-lane bridge across the Slaney, almost hidden from view, and then look north as the town of Enniscorthy sits magisterially in the distance and then south to where the Slaney winds towards its wide estuary. then I would cross the bridge and the railway line and decide quickly whether to go towards Bree Hill of make a dash for it into Enniscorthy by St John's and the Carrig Graveyard before anyone could find me."

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