Community notes Oct 17th

Breakfast Fundraiser

The annual Seven Heads fundraising breakfast will be held at Courtmacsherry Hotel on November 1st. This event is eagerly looked forward to each year at this time and is one of the principal fundraising ventures organised by The Seven Heads Walks committee. All tickets are to be pre-booked and are available from Johnny O’Brien, (087) 2363530, Courtmacsherry Hotel or any committee member. Guest speaker on the morning will be Seamus Heaney, head of Visit Cork and the Cork Convention Bureau. A boat trip of Courtmacsherry Harbour organised by committee member, Mark Gannon follows at 1pm.

Remembrance Service

The annual Remember Me, Remembrance Service will be held at Clogagh Church on Sunday evening, November 15^th.This special event has been organised by the Parish Council for many years and anyone who wishes to have their loved ones remembered at the service are asked to make contact with Canon Kingston or any committee member.

Underage Hurling

The Argideen Rangers U12 hurling team had a thrilling league final win over Sam Maguire’s of Dunmanway last Saturday in Clonakilty. The 2-08 to 0-10 win was richly deserved and joint captains Mikey Deasy and Jack Long accepted the cup for this talented bunch of players. The club would like to wish Adas a speedy recovery from his hand injury. Two days later, most of these players had further joy in Ahamilla at the West Cork Sciath na Scol finals. Timoleague N.S. boys beat Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin in their semi -final and went on to beat Newcestown NS in the final to become West Cork Sciath na Scol Hurling Cup Champions for the second year running.

GAA Lottery Draw
 There was no winner of the Argideen Rangers GAA lottery jackpot of €16,100 last weekend. The numbers drawn were 5, 10, 30, and 31. Lucky dip winners of €30 each included; Carmel Lucey, Bandon;
Eileen McKennady, Lyre; Tony O’Riordan, Ardmore and Paul Hurley, online. Next week’s draw with a jackpot of €16,200 will be held at Monk's Lane on Sunday October 18th. Tickets at €2 each or3 for €5 can be bought at Foley’s Centra, Pad Joe’s Bar, Monk’s Lane, Charlie Madden’s Bar, The Brewery Bar or from any club officer. Supporters of the draw are also asked to avail ofmodern technology by using the club’s online link by visiting www.clubspot.ie where one can avail of the user-friendly website. There is also a link to this site on the club website. 

Racing Success

Local trainer, Padraig Butler followed up on his recent success with another winner on the flat at Fairyhouse on Saturday last. Streamhill, owned by the Dorgan family came home at 10/1 in the final race of the afternoon.