10th September 2017

Contact us @ The Focus Kiltegan https://www.facebook.com/TheFocusKiltegan e-mail: focuskiltegan@hotmail.com (059) 6473330 Ads can also be dropped into the post box @ The Community Employment Office in Kiltegan. To place an ad is

€2.00. All notices must be received before 3pm on Wednesday for inclusion that week.

Tynock & Talbotstown

Fr. Pat O Brien – (059) 6473211

Masses in the Oratory Tues, Wed, Thurs @ 9.30am

Saturday Sept 9th @ 6.00pm– Tynock Anniversary Mass: Bridget Molloy & her

son Jim Murphy

Reader: Lisa Boland Eucharistic Minister: Paul O’Toole

Collector: Paul O’Toole

Sunday Sept 10th @ 9.30am Talbotstown Anniversary Mass: Peg Farrell. Englishtown

5th Anniversary Reader: Rita Costello

Eucharistic Minister: David Carton Collector: Tom Cremin

Saturday Sept 16th @ 6.00pm– Talbotstown Anniversary Mass: Mai Carthy

Ballinroan– 1st Anniversary

Reader: Siobhan Doyle Eucharistic Minister: Aine McCarthy

Collector: Ned Doyle

Sunday Sept 17th @ 9.30am Tynock

Reader: Nigel Byrne Eucharistic Minister: Danny Byrne

Collector: Nigel Byrne

To Book Anniversaries for Tynock Contact

Mary 086 2261264

To Book Anniversaries for Talbotstown Contact

Josie 059 6473971

St. Peter’s Parish—September

Rev. Canon Stella Durand (059) 6473368

Sunday 24th September –Songs of Praise @ 3.00pm

September 2017 Sunday: Morning Prayer as normal. 1st & 3rd Sunday: Morning Prayers 12 noon

2nd & 4th Sunday : Holy Communion 12 noon

Talk of the Town :

Call 086-3452672 for all functions and parties.

|Extensions| Renovations |New Builds| |Residential | Commercial| Industrial | Call Paul Boland 087 155 4233 Email: paul@rcwltd.ie www.rcwltd.ie

Talbotstown & Tynock church Collection Offertory €85.45 Envelopes €302.60

For Hire: Silage Contracting, Mowing, Raking, Silage Wagon, Bale Stacking, Slurry Spreading. Contact John 086 6045597

Katie Lowes For all your celebrations and social occasions.

Please phone Sarah on 085 2129410 or Ciaran on 087 6466811.

For Sale—2004 Audi A4 €1,800 Contact Willie on (087) 2123954

Fresh Raspberries For Sale

Frozen Blackcurrants For Sale

Both €3 a pound

Mary Cronin, Ballymaconey, Rathdangan

Evening Collection preferred. Please order by telephone 059 6473487 (7am-7.45am and 8pm—9pm)

Steaming Ahead Ironing Service

Contact 085 8449291

Bagged Saw Dust For Sale Very Reasonably Priced Contact 059 6473142

Congratulations to Baby Annie-Lou Kelly, daughter of John & Avril Kelly – Ballinroan who

was christened in Talbotstown last week.

BALTINGLASS FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRE

Have you thought about returning to education? Come and talk to us. Learn in a small group, at your own pace, in a friendly and relaxed environment.

• Have fun, learn and meet new people

• Enjoy chat and good company

• Attend classes with tutors that are helpful

and patient

• Learn in a relaxed environment where each person is catered for

• Gain confidence and qualifications for the workplace Our classes are fun, flexible, part-time and free. Morning, afternoon and night time.

• Improving Basic English Skills

• Computers – Beginners and Advanced

• Food and Nutrition

• Blow Drying Hair

• CV Preparation and Interview Skills

• Maths for everyday needs

• English for Speakers of Other Languages

• Gardening

One to one classes are an option and are available for anyone who wants to learn or improve on basic reading, spelling, writing, maths or computer skills. You can work with a tutor for an hour, once or twice a week. Text or ring: Annette or Maeve: 059-6482642/086-8462771 Email: abebaltinglass@kwetb.ie

Talbotstown National School

We would like to welcome our new Junior Infants to Scoil Naomh Bríd Talbotstown. Beibhinn, Caoilfhionn, Alex, Jamie, Charlie, Emily and Sarah are all settling in well.

Parish Draw

Our 10 week draw will commence in early October. In order to relieve the burden on the few, we are looking for volunteers to come on board as promoters. There are 10 lines on each card & if you feel you can fill 1 card please call Mary Kelly 086 2261264, Nigel Byrne 086 3608640 Josie Finn 059 6473971 or Fr. Pat, or call into Josie or Mary in the Sacristy please.

All monies raised will go towards the ongoing maintenance of our churches. Thank you for your co-operation & generosity. Fr. Pat

Tynock National School would like to welcome the new Junior Infants Molly Darby, Kate Doyle, RÍona O'Leary, Daniel McMahon, Sean Mielnik and Darragh

O'Gorman. We would also like to welcome two new 5th class pupils, Mary Kate Hutchinson and Davin Tallon. We look forward to the new school year ahead.

Opening Times: Mon, Tue, Wed & Sat 9am—12:30pm

Thursday & Friday 9am—2:30pm

What’s GoinG on!

No Jackpot Winner

Match 3’s Liz Timmins (Seller John Timmins )

Barbara Pender (Seller Fiona Phelan) Mary Boylan (Seller Top Oil)

€50 each

Next weeks draw takes place on Monday11th Sept in Talk of The Town

Jackpot €7,400

KILTEGAN G.A.A

RATHDANGAN NEWS

2, 4, 8, 29 4th sept

Open 7 days a week from 9.30am—1pm

Serving delicious homebakes,.lavazza coffee along with a selection of teas and latest edition is matcha green tea/ lattes. We would like to see our invaluable service of daily deliveries from Super Valu Baltinglass been taken more advantage of as if we don’t use we may lose.... So in order to hopefully get more people using this service we will now have longer times for you to ring in your order from 5pm to 9pm daily on the following Numbers Tess 087 6173879 Angela 087 6440751. Ring above numbers for all information on this service.

The Village Pantry

RATHVILLY CREDIT UNION:

We will have new extended opening hours Thursday:

9.15 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. and 2.00p.m. to 5.30 p.m. and Friday 9.15

a.m. to 11.15 a.m. and 2.00p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Loans can be applied for anytime

during the two days up to 5 p.m. on Thursday and 7p.m. on Friday.

Stronger Together.

Next weeks great value tasty lunch Menu

Lasagne Garlic Bread & Salad

Or Chicken Curry with Rice

Our normal daily menu is also available daily including poached eggs, healthy wraps, panini’s, sandwiches, beautifully locally baked cakes & delicacies. Remember The Hub stocks crafts which are locally made. From skincare, perfumes, cards, handbags—ideal for gifts. Support local. If any group wants to use The Hub for a meeting please contact Philip Hanbidge on (087) 2460947

Tour to Clonmel 17th –21st September.

Staying in the Clonmel Park Hotel.

Further details from Duffys Coach Hire.

Contact 059 6471681 or 087-2543235

The Wicklow Man takes to the stage in O Toole Memorial Hall on Saturday 9th September at the next Adult social dance starting at 9pm....

Light refreshments served.

Kiltegan Camogie

This Sunday September 10th is All-Ireland Camogie Sunday. Our club is taking all our young camogie

players to Croke Park to watch the matches. Should be a great day out!

Also our club has five young U14 club members who play for the U14 Wicklow Development Squad marching in the parade at Croke Park at half time in the Intermediate Final. Keep a look out for Amber House, Ciara Boland, Moya Cremin, Sophie Bermingham & Faye Corrigan. We hope everyone enjoys the day.

Our U14s take on Carnew in the Championship A final in Ballinakill next Wednesday night 13th September @ 6:45pm.

Come on down and support this young team.

Fr Peter Byrne is celebrating the 60th anniversary of his Ordination on Friday 22nd September

2017. The Redemptorist order is celebrating this with Mass and dinner in Knock, Co. Mayo. Mass is 4.00pm in the Apparition Chapel followed by dinner at 6.00pm in the Knock Shrine Hotel. Cost of dinner is €30. If interested in attending the dinner please book with Teresa at 0876481956. Accommodation information at Knock House Hotel 0949388088. Fr Peter celebrated his 50th anniversary of his ordination with a party in Kiltegan hall with many friends and family ten years ago.

New Arrival

Congratulations to John & Amanda Farrell Englishtown, on the arrival of their baby girl Isabelle.

Kiltegan GAA Notes Last years Co. Hurling Champions Kiltegan Intermediate & Bray Emmets Senior met in this years quarter final of the Co Senior Hurling Championship in Aughrim on Saturday with 3 in a row Co. Champions Bray Emmets winning by a wide margin 2-19 to 0-7. We were chasing the game from the word go and never looked like winning. We were behind at halftime 1-8 to 0-3, but Bray powered ahead in the second half and ran out easy winners. Our scores were JJ Phelan 2 points, Padraig O’Toole, Seanie Germaine, Aaron Byrne, Padraig Byrne, Rory Finn a point each.

Our Junior Football team had a great win over Bray Emmets in the Quarter final of the Co. B Championship at Ballinakill on Tuesday evening, the final score 2-16 to 1-5. We were always in control of the game and played some great football and should have won by a wider margin, after missing a penalty and some goal scoring chances. We went in at half time leading 2-9 to 0-2 after playing with the aid of the breeze. In the second have we went more defensive but still added six more points to the score. We play Rathnew in the Co. semi-final on Saturday the 16th September in Avondale at 4pm. Our scorers were Dan Kearney 1-0, Philip Penrose 1-0, John Keogh, James Nailer Doyle, Stephan Coogan, Darren Hobson 3 points each, Mark Ryan, John O’Toole, Brian Kearney, Emmet Murphy one point each. Our senior football team play Rathnew in the Quarter final of the Co. Senior Football Championship in Aughrim on Sunday at 1.30pm.

Our Junior Football team play Lacken in the West League in Blessington on Saturday 9th at 5pm.

Kiltegan Junior Camogie team had another big win in the league part of the Junior Camogie Championship, this time accounting for Annacurra in Annacurra on Tuesday evening, on a score line of 3-12 to 1-0. They are un-beaten in this Championship, and top of the table, and qualify for the Co. Final against the same opposition who finished second in the table. The Co. Camogie Final takes place in Baltinglass GAA grounds on Saturday 16th Sept @ 12.30pm.

FIXTURES: SUNDAY 10th Sept MONDAY 11th Sept U17 Hurling Championship U13 Football Ml.Dwyers V Northern Gaels Tomacork V MI Dwyer In Ballinakill @ 11:00 In Carnew @ 7:00

Best of luck to Kiltegan Senior Footballers when they take on Rathnew of the quarter finals of the senior championship on Sunday in Aughrim. Also the best of luck to the U21 County Hurling team this Saturday when they take on Kerry in the All Ireland U21 B Final in Thurles. If you can't take it to Thurles make sure to catch it on TG4.