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Church Notes Mass Times – Thursday, May 22, 10 a.m.; Friday, May 23, 10 a.m.; Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.; Sunday, May 25, 8.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will take place on Thursday after 10 a.m. Mass. Feastdays for the coming week – Thursday, May 22, St Rita of Cascia; Friday, May 23, St Goban; Saturday, May 24, St Jessica; Sunday, May 25 - sixth Sunday of Easter. First Holy Communion – The parish would like to congratulate the children of Ballyhea National School, who received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion on May 10. Collectors for May – 7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass: Eileen Hanley. 8.30 a.m. Mass: Jim Horgan. 11 a.m. Mass: Cathy O'Donoghue. Readers – Saturday, May 24: Louisa Carroll. Sunday, May 25: Sheila Fennessy. Saturday, May 31: Elizabeth Ryan. Sunday, June 1: Sarah Barrett. Church Altar Flower Arrangers – Saturday, May 24, and Saturday, May 31: Gretta Donegan Kenny. Parent & Toddler Group The parent and Toddler Group in Ballyhea is now meeting Friday mornings from 10 a.m. to midday in the Parish Hall. Coffee and tea is provided. €3 donation please. Ballyhea National School enrolment. Application forms (Admission notice) for September 2025 are available on the School Website ( or by calling to the office at Ballyhea NS Completed forms to be returned as soon as possible. Prospective parents may contact the school at 083 1475817 for further information or to facilitate a school visit. Healthy Eating information mornings. Further dates have been added for Healthy Eating information mornings at Ballyhea National School: Monday, May 26, from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. ADVERTISEMENT Come along for information, tips, recipes, demos and mindful meditations to improve overall health' with Joanne O'Callaghan. GAA club news Lotto – The numbers drawn on May 10 were 9, 30, 40. There was no winner of the jackpot of €2,900. Lucky tips winners: €30 Lottie-Mae O'Sullivan c/o Helen O'Sullivan, €30 Timmy Buckley c/o Saturday Morning lotto €30 Anna Corbett c/o Corbett Court. Get your tickets before 5 p.m. on Saturday from Costcutters Ballyhea, Corbett Court, The Idle Hour or from any of the ticket sellers or they can be purchased online at Thank you for your continued support. Groundskeeper Position – A part-time position is available as Groundskeeper for 19.5 hours per week at Ballyhea GAA Must qualify for Community Employment. Please contact Kathleen at 086 836 97 64 for further details. Ballyhea Community Alert Ballyhea Community Alert has successfully set up a Text Alert Network to immediately alert our community when an incident occurs. Prompt information to and from Gardaí deters criminal activity. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Text Alert Network please phone any of the following people for information and sign up details – Phil Ryan 087 2937465, Pat Daly 086 1220114, James Horgan 087 2572271, Willie Meaney 087 1936842, Con Walsh 086 8570355. The fee for this service is €10 annually. CASTLEMAGNER Bealtaine Evening Cabaret The Castlemagner Sinsir Club is delighted to present its much-loved Bealtaine Evening Cabaret on Thursday, May 22nd at 8pm, as part of the annual Bealtaine Festival. This vibrant evening of entertainment will celebrate the creativity and vitality of our older generation, featuring a rich mix of storytelling, solo performances, and group singing from across the Duhallow region. Special guests include singing groups from Donoughmore and Tureencahill, alongside the Castlemagner Community Singing Group, all bringing their unique voices to the stage. In keeping with the reflective spirit of Bealtaine, the programme will also include screenings of locally produced documentaries that capture the essence of community and the season's themes. Held in a warm cabaret-style setting, with the audience seated at candlelit tables and served tea and light refreshments, it is a joyful celebration of the invaluable contribution older adults make to our lives, while also highlighting the power of music and singing to support wellbeing and mental health. All are welcome for what promises to be an uplifting and memorable evening. KILLAVULLEN Leaving Cert Graduations are currently taking place all over the country and we have many young people facing their final exams in school among us. Congratulations on reaching this wonderful milestone in your lives! As you graduate from secondary school, take pride in all you've achieved and the person you've become along the way. This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter, full of endless possibilities. As you step into the future, may you continue to be guided by the values that our parish holds dear. Wishing you all the very best over the coming few weeks! Community Café Killavullen Community Café will be open once again on Tuesday May 27th between 10.30am and 12.30. All are welcome. Table Quiz Killavullen National School Parent's Association would like to thank all who supported their table quiz in The Haven Bar last Friday May 16. There was a great turnout on the night as well as many donations online which is of great benefit to the young people of the school. Ladies football Killavullen LGFA u13 team are looking forward to their North Cork League game V Ballycastle this Thursday, May 22 at 6.15pm. All support appreciated. Farmers Market Killavullen Farmers Market will take place on Saturday, May 24, from 10.30am to 1pm. Come along and enjoy a fantastic range of local food, fresh produce, and handmade crafts. A great way to support local makers and enjoy a friendly community atmosphere. Don't miss out – we'd love to see you there! Chiropody Dates Appointments with our friendly and dedicated chiropodist Patricia are now available for June 14 and July 5. Please contact her at 086 3225052 to arrange an appointment. Lotto Killavullen Community Council Lotto takes place twice a week. The bonus ball of the National Lottery draw is the winning number each Wednesday and Saturday evening. Last week's winners were Chris O'Shea and William Hegarty both having the lucky bonus numbers. Congratulations and thank you to one and all for your support. Schools enrolling Killavullen and Ballygown National Schools are accepting applications for new enrolments in September 2025. Please contact the schools for further details. GAA club news Strong finish secures two more valuable points - Last Saturday night in balmy Killavullen, and a well prepared but rock hard pitch, Killavullen saw off Meelin, in the latest game in the Red FM County Division 7 league. As always it was not so straight forward, as Meelin are a seasoned tough, uncompromising team and you certainly knew you had played a game, afterwards. With several changes from the previous game, due to injuries and unforeseen and unavoidable absences, we started well and had the opening score of the game from Owen Magner, a lovely point from in and around midfield. Meelin hit back though and scored from two close in free's and then from open play before Jamie Magner scored two points in quick succession, to bring us level by the sixth minute. Mikey O Connor edged up ahead from his centre forward berth, but Meelin tracked us all the way and scored the next two points to regain the lead. Sean Woulfe equalised for us, in the 10th minutes, ten minutes that had simply flown by. Darragh O Grady edged us ahead again only for Meelin, to equalise after 15 minutes had elapsed. We were getting very little change out of a teak tough full back line of Meelin, but Colm O Mahony with a deft touch to a high centre from Owen Magner, changed the trajectory of the ball, and was very unlucky to see the sliotar strike the upright and rebound back into the goal keepers grasp and away. We were not quite firing on all cylinders up front though, and the management effected a change by bringing on Seamus O Mahony for Seamus Fox. Jamie edged us ahead again from a dead ball situation but again Meelin, tenaciously fought back to level. Jamie scored a lovely point on the run, but Meelin edged level and then ahead with two close in frees. Colm O Mahony got us level again, with a point from open play, created by Kian Lane and Jamie had us to a score of 10 points with another point from open play, but just before the interval, Meelin got back on level terms, with another point from a free to leave the score at the break 0-10 apiece. Eoghan Buckley was sprung from the bench for Sean Woulfe at the interval. Colm O Mahony scored a close in free for us, that he certainly earned for himself, but Meelin again equalised. Eoghan Buckley then scored a fine point for us, after good initial play from Eddie Cotter and we were unlucky to see a high ball bounce off the crossbar and away to safety. Colm scored another close in free after Darragh was fouled, and then from a breaking ball, Eoghan Buckley pulled first time, and the ball flew over the cross bar at pace, it could have been a brilliant goal, if only a few inches lower. Our half back line of the Cotter brothers on the flanks and Liam Cronin, anchoring in the centre were very assured all night long, when in behind, the returning Kevin Fox, Eoin Birchill and Ronan Barry were tough, and very tough, on a night, when anything else would have been found out. Mikey scored another point from an acute angle, over 20 metres out, but the crowd congregating in and around the shop area, certainly informed the referee that it was over the bar with their vociferous approval. There was 15 minutes gone in the half, at that stage. Meelin scored from a free, and we got a reprieve when their full forward got inside our full back line, and from a very tight angle, his ground shot hit the outside of the post, and away over the end line, Meelin got another converted free, before Colm O Mahony, the recipient of some rough house treatment all night long, got a free that drew ironic jeers from the crowd. We lost a player to a straight red card with seven minutes plus injury time to go, and in the context of the game, it was a very harsh decision. Meelin scored a free, and then playing the ball around well, to exploit their numerical advantage, they brought their score to 0-15 as against 0-16 to us, with four minutes remaining. Eoghan Buckley went back int the centre position of the half back line, and was instrumental in stuffing out any further threats from Meelin. Our forwards worked desperately hard for the remainer of the game, to cover for our numeric loss, and that hard work was rewarded by Owen Magner when he snapped up a ball in a crowded ruck, and his impetus was impended and his brother Jamie scored the resultant free, from in and around midfield. Jamie scored the next point as well, from another hard earned free, before Colm O Mahony fired one over his shoulder to bring our tally to 0-0-19 in the 3rd additional minute of the half. Killavullen finished impressively though, and Brian Cotter set up Owen Magner for another point, before Colm O Mahony scored the final score of the game, to bring our tally to 0-21 in the 35th minute. Killavullen had a shop running over two nights of this weekend, and it was very well supported, so a big thank you to those who managed it, on the nights. It is a great addition to the facilities at the venue. Lotto Jackpot Shared - There was two very local and deserving winners of the local GAA lotto on last Tuesday night, 13th May in the draw, which took place in the Community Centre. The numbers drawn were 7, 12 and 22. The jackpot on the night was, at €2,100. Pa Sheehan, former player and now, minor coach was one winner and got €1,050 for his efforts, and the other winner was Michael Linehan, Main Street, who is the Assistant Lotto Manager, and much, much more in our club. Pa bought his ticket in the Haven Bar, and Micheal sold the winning ticket to himself. Michael also won €1,050 and in an interesting little anecdote, Michael won the Freemount Lotto, on the same date, 6th May, all of 30 years ago. Some coincidences that. The winners of the lucky dips, last Tuesday night, were as follows: €50 - Sheila Barrett (seller John Angland) €30 – Eric Piggott (seller Haven Bar); €20 – Eric Piggott (seller Haven Bar). The next jackpot on next Tuesday night, 30th May will be at €1,000 when we start all over again, with a new jackpot. Killavullen club pick three numbers from thirty six which means that the lotto can easily be won, just you have to play, to have a chance. Purchase your ticket from any committee member or from our website- Thank you for your anticipated and ongoing support. Next Adult Games - Killavullen play Ballyclough, in the Avondhu GAA Football League in Football next Saturday night, in a game to be played in Killavullen at 7.30pm. As is the normal for adult games at the moment, Killavullen GAA will be effecting a shop, from the Red Container, underneath the score board. Killavullen player in Primary School Game - Congratulations to Aveen Curtin who has been selected to play in the primary school game, in Pairc Ui Chaoimh next Sunday, at the half time interval between Cork and Waterford. With Cork needing to win, there is sure to be a huge crowd at the game, and here's hoping that the result favour Cork, and that Aveen enjoys her day. Golf Classic Good interest in been expressed in our annual Golf Classic, which is creeping up steadily upon us. Killavullen GAA Golf Classic for 2025 will be on in Doneraile Golf Club, on the 13th and 14th of June. There is also competitions, for the longest drive for men and women, and nearest the pin on the 8th hole, plus a raffle on the days; it will make for a very enjoyable occasion. Please contact any club official, if you would like to partake, or indeed, assist the club in sponsoring of a green or Tee box. There are a number of ways to support this event: Enter a team of 3 People for €120; the format is Champagne Scramble and there are times available from 11.00am to 5.00pm. We also have a limited number of tee slots, on Friday afternoon. There are a number of excellent prizes for the winners and a meal is included Sponsor a Tee Box for €100; Have your company name displayed on a tee box Sponsor a Landing Green for €50; Have your company name displayed in and around the landing green area If you would like to play or advertise we would be delighted to have you involved. You can revert to John O Donovan on 086-3934232 or simply reserve a slot for your team to MEELIN Thank You Meelin Community Council Committee would like to thank everyone who supported our recent Church gate collection which raised €468.50. Grotto Mass The annual Grotto Mass will take place on Friday, May 30th at 8pm.