Kinnegad notes
Danny Mooney has won a colleges Junior All Ireland medal with Athlone IT as the beat Jordanstown in a college`s final during the week.
Danny, who scored two points, was also nominated as Player of the Year this year in Athlone I.T. He was one of only three Westmeath men on the team for this historic achievement for the Institute of Technology. Studying Accounting in Athlone, Danny has been congratulated by his proud parents Eamonn (Kinnegad Club Chairman) and Caroline Mooney of the Trim Road in Kinnegad.
His uncle Christy and many other family members were speaking this week of the wonderful honour this is for Kinnegad to have an All Ireland Champion. This has given great encouragement to other young players from the Coralstown Kinnegad Club that they can also excel on other stages. Well done Danny!
After Amie Giles of Kinnegad took her first national title in winning the girls under 16 Athletics last week this represents Kinnegad`s second All Ireland medal in a week, certainly unprecedented in the recent past.
Community Games Basketball teams are County Champions The Under 13 boys played Tubberclair/Glasson and were victorious with a 25 - 24 win. It was a closely contested match which sees this young team through to Leinster. The U16 girls showed great skill and determination with their win over their opposition - Tubberclair/Glasson. The final score was 28 -12 and this secures the Coralstown/Kinnegad Community Games U16 Girls a place in the next round. The U16 boys were due to play the Basketball County Finals on Wednesday but this was postponed until next week. The U13 Girls played their County Final Basketball game on the 13th of March against Multyfarnham. It was a highly charged game and the U13 Girls were unfortunate to lose out on the night. The final score was 15-18. Kinnegad wishes Multyfarnham success in the next stage of the competition. Coralstown/Kinnegad did very well on the day with Adam Jones U8 and Jill Leavy U14 securing a place in the National Finals in Mosney on Saturday 24th of May. Well done to the budding artists and to other medal winners - Pierce Donnelly 2nd place U14 and Emily Cassidy 4th place U8. There were over 20 teams on the night and Coralstown/Kinnegad were represented by Ciara Fogarty, Fiona Creamer, Vinóg Leavy, Pierce Donnelly and Christopher Doyle. Unfortunately Kinnegad`s score on the night wasn`t enough to secure a place at the National Finals, with only one team going forward to Mosney. Nevertheless, our team did extremely well with a score just a few points behind the winning team. Killucan Station Fundraiser The song is on sale in Gildea`s Pharmacy in both Killucan and Kinnegad as well as at Cunningham`s at the Station and other outlets for €5. All proceeds are to go to the Killucan Kinnegad Transport Lobby group for a very active 2008 campaign to bring about the opening of a much needed amenity for the area. Coralstown Kinnegad Ladies GAA Childcare Vacancies Kinnegad Parish News here will be a parish meeting for parents of children planning to make Confirmation this year on Monday the 21st of April at 8 p.m. in St Etchen`s National School Kinnegad. Confirmation will be celebrated April 25 this year at 11 am. Planning permission for the extension to St Etchen`s has been granted this week by Westmeath County Council. There is a prayer vigil in Clonmacnoise on Friday the 18th April at 11pm. Mass times are not moving to 8 pm over the summer due to a shortage of priests for cover and the need to stagger the Mass times in the cluster of Killucan and Ballinabrackey. Confirmation is on Friday the 25th April at 11 a.m. in Kinnegad.. To contact the parish office is at 044-9375117 and leave a message through the message mail, or alternatively contact the parochial House on 9379170. You can use this number to book a mass by leaving the name of the person or family to be prayed for and the date as well as your own phone number. Suicide Awareness New Courses in Kinnegad Life-drawing on Thursday evenings 7.30-9.30 (contact Derry 9348887), Hip-hop for children 5pm and teenagers 6pm on Fridays (contact Aideen 087/9145086) Or for General information contact Shane Brennan Arts Education Officer on 086-1734626. Cairdeas Childcare Centre, Killucan Road Kinnegad. Juniors (1st -3rd class) 5 to 6pm Tuesdays from 1st April for 10 weeks. Seniors (4th – 6th class) 4.45 to 5.45pm Fridays from 4th April for 10 weeks. Phone 044 9379346 to book a place.Yoga with Louise Murphy has another session starting next Thursday, phone Louise at 087-2700516 and for Pregnancy Yoga Classes contact Paula on 0862786667. In the Community Centre there are also classes in Karate, Irish Dancing, modern dancing etc, more information on 044 9375755 or 044 9379346. Serenity House Kinnegad Notes