Rochfortbridge Notes

Jackpot €8000. No Jackpot Winner. Numbers drawn were 6,13,15 and 27. match 3 P.Voss, C.Loughrey and P.Mulhall. Each receiving €100 each. Next week"s jackpot is €8,200 and draw will be on Friday night.MassThursday, Friday & Sat 10:00am. Saturday night 7pm and Sunday 11:30amPadre Pio Mass for October 1st. Padre Pio Pilgrimage local group fly out early next Sunday for 5 days accompanied by their spiritual director. Best wishes and safe travel.St Brigids Underage notesU14"s played Brownstown on Sunday morning in a challenge. The weather was excellent and whilst both teams were short regulars a good game ensued with Brigids the eventual winners by a goal. The team was Evan Quinn,Patrick Geraghty,Jack Glennon,Brian O"Sullivan,Fergus Murtagh,Stephen Keegan,Aaron O"Brien,Evan Gill,Luke Gallagher,Aaron Henry,Ian Hyland,Paul Metcalfe,James Gallagher,Dan Rigney and Jude Keegan. Training continues on Friday"s at 6pmAuction We are holding our annual auction on Saturday 11th October in Wallace"s Pub, Dalystown.  All donations would be gratefully appreciated.Intermediate Final We have now reached the final of the intermediate championship and there is a great buzz around the parish.  Thanks to everyone who has already given sponsorship and we wont say no to any more donations.Bag packing We have changed venue for this years bag packing.  It will now  be held in Buckley"s on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th November.  We will need all the help we can get so all parents be ready for the call.Radio 3 Well done to everyone who participated last Thursday night on the Ricie Scully show broadcast from Bagnalls, Rochfortbridge.Sympathy We extend our sympathy to Tommy Glennon and Family, Tyrrellspass on the death of his mother.St Marys Juvenile Notes 28/09/08Under 16 Championship Semi-finalSt Marys played The Downs in the semi-final of the championship on Saturday 27/09/08 in Rochfortbridge. Conditions were perfect for football and a sizable crowd were expectant. Twice these teams had met this year and both times The Downs were victorious, the most recent meeting being a comprehensive win for the Black and Ambers over a severely depleted St Marys outfit. Now at last St Marys fielded a close to full strength side and the outcome of this game would be a truer measure of St Marys worth. Following the first round trouncing by The Downs, these lads regrouped and refocused and after some tenacious and impressive performances they now found themselves back in the hunt. And so the stage was set for a mouth-watering encounter.From the throw-in St Marys took the game to The Downs and in a whirlwind start had four points on the board in quick succession. It looked ominous for The Downs , but on their first meaningful attack they raised the green flag to knock St Marys back on their heels. This gave The Downs a major boost and they built on this to establish a strong foothold in the game. Points followed and a second goal and soon the visitors were four points to the good. At this stage St Marys rallied and two points before half-time left only two points between the teams going into the break.Half-time Score: St Marys 0-08, The Downs 2-04.The second half resumed where it had left off with both teams battling for supremacy. An enthralling struggle was unfolding. Every ball was contested fiercely and fairly. St Marys got back on level terms with a couple of well taken points. The Downs replied with a point of their own. St Marys won a penalty. The normally lethal Jake Byrne took it and shot straight at the keeper. Lesser players might have thought that the game was lost at that point. Two more points gave St Marys the slenderest of leads. A break downfield ended up with another goal to The Downs. Could the Bridgemen salvage the game? Then, dramatically, St Marys were awarded another penalty. The tension was unbearable as Gordon O"Sullivan faced the keeper. To miss it would surely doom the team to defeat. However, an apparently nerve-free Gordon struck a sweet shot to the keeper"s left side to restore St Marys" one point lead. A period of intense pressure ensued in which the St Marys defence was outstanding and they refused to allow The Downs score for the remainder of the game. A couple of timely points gave St Marys a three point cushion at the finish. Great joy and huge relief greeted the final whistle. This was a great team performance by St Marys and they can now look forward to playing either Rosemount or Killucan in the final. The Downs played a huge role in this game and with a bit of luck the result would have been reversed. The game was played in a great spirit and provided a fascinating hours entertainment for everybody present.Final Score: St Marys 1-14, The Downs 3-05.Team and Scorers: D. Whitsun, C. Irvine, L. Wallace, W. Walsh, C. Coyle, J. Guiden, D. Lennon, J. Byrne (0-5), D. Judge(0-1), K. Gill, E. Alford, G. O"Sullivan(1-01), N. Cully(0-2), A. Byrne, I. Hyland(0-3), R.O"Sullivan(0-2), J. Nxumalo, B. O"Sullivan, D. Grimes, D. Darcy, D. Plant, L. McCarthy.Under 10 BlitzThe club hosted an under 10 blitz on Saturday 27/09/08 in Rochfortbridge. The participating teams were St Mary"s, Milltownpass, Tyrrellspass and Coralstown-Kinnegad.Conditions were excellent and a very enjoyable mornings football took place. At the end of it all ,Milltownpass took the honours and were presented with the Christo Bradley Cup. Refreshments were provided for all and a huge thank you is externded to all who made sandwiches or baked for the occasion. Also to all who helped out on the day.JuniorsSt Marys adult team defeated St Paul"s to reach the final of the Junior championship on Sunday 28/09/08. They are wished good luck in the final.WebsiteCheck out the website on http://www.stmarys.westmeath.gaa.ie/index.html. Anyone who has any photos or information that can be put on this site is asked to contact the site administrator.Tidy TownsRochfortbridge tidy towns will hold a general meeting next Thursday 9th October at 7:30pm in the Parish Hall. More members are needed and everyone is welcome to attend.Local notes contactIf you wish to include an item in the local notes for Rochfortbridge, please contact Evelyn Kelly on 085 7298609 or email your messages or pictures to elle.kelly@yahoo.co.uk before Sunday evening each week. Evelyn will be happy to take messages of congratulations - weddings, births, birthdays, graduations; expressions of sympathy or details of any local events.