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Cornafean Notes 18 July 2005
Golf Classic for Local Sports Hall
The Golf Classic is being held in
Cornafean Golf Course and the main sponsor is Sierra Communications. This has
been a very popular event in recent years and this year's Classic promises to be
as equally successful and enjoyable. It is hoped this year that tee times will
be available towards participating teams at various times over the weekend on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday night, an Irish Night and Presentation of
prizes will take place in McSeain’s Lounge. The proceeds of the Golf Classic will be
in aid of the new sports hall development at the club grounds in Cornafean,
which was officially opened last November. The hall is now being used as an
indoor sports venue and community centre by
a wide range of clubs and societies and is already proving to be a valued
resource for the entire community. While the club has been extremely successful
to date in fundraising towards the cost of the venture, a significant debt
remains to be paid in relation to the hall and the purpose of the Golf Classic
is to raise funds to this end. The organisers are hoping from a great
response from individuals, businesses and companies, who are being invited to
enter a team or contribute sponsorship towards the event. The
cost per team of four is €60 to include light refreshments. Attractive prizes
will be on offer to the winning teams. Tees and Greens can be sponsored for
€50 each. Sponsors will be posted on the Tees and Greens and will be publicly
acknowledged and displayed
on our community website www.cornafean.com. A Time Sheet Parent & Toddler Group
The newly established Parent &
Toddler Group in Cornafean will meet every Saturday in Cornafean Community
Centre commencing on this Saturday, Saturday 23rd July from 10-12 noon. All are
welcome from and lots of fun is in store for everyone! The Breffni Challenge
On Saturday 30th July, the Breffni
Challenge Run & Walk in aid of St Luke's Cancer Hospital will take
place. on Saturday 30th July. Participants can walk or run the 20km
distance from Cavan to Arvagh or the 13km from Ballinagh to Arvagh. Refreshments will be available and the
walk will be followed by entertainment with a live band in the
Market Square, Arvagh followed by Camel Racing in the main
street. A big swing band the Hi-Tones will be performing in the
Breffni Arms Hotel at 10pm. TV3's Joanne Cantwell will a celebrity
guest on the day. For all those interested in taking part
and raising much needed funds for St Luke's Cancer Hospital
Dublin sponsorship cards are available from the following Gilsenan's
Market Bar, Arvagh John Lynch's Shop, Arvagh Fresh Today, Cavan
and Longford Cathal Brady's Bar, Cavan Crannog Bar, Ballinagh or by
contacting St Luke's directly on (01) 406 5314 or emailing fundraising@slh.ie Tremendous Win
supporters last Sunday as the Breffni
Blues recorded a narrow but well-deserved win over the Royals of
Meath in the Round 3 Championship Qualifier. Cavan had heroes
on every line on what was a memorable afternoon for the county,
but surely the greatest display of all came from the evergreen
midfielder Dermot McCabe. While the banners draped across the
Diamond and Fermanagh Street on Sunday proudly acclaimed the recent
achievements of local hero Kevin McBride, the man in the blue number 8
jersey was laying an equally strong claim to the title of ‘the
Clones Colossus’ with one of his finest games ever in the Cavan colours.
With a bit of luck, we might well see Dermot and his Breffni
team-mates taking the field in Croke Park in the next couple of
weeks and after that who knows what might happen!! GAA Summer Camps
After Cavan’s fantastic win over Meath in Clones last Sunday there is tremendous anticipation in the locality for the forthcoming Cavan GAA Summer Camp which will be held in Cornafean GAA Park starting on Monday, July 25th and ending on Friday July 29th. The Cavan GAA Summer Camps are sponsored
by P. Clarke & Sons in conjunction with Cavan Co. Board Games Development
committee and boys and girls aged between 5 and 13 years are welcome to come
along and enjoy the fun. Hundreds of boys and girls throughout Co. Cavan have already enjoyed the earlier camps this Summer in venues such as Kingspan-Breffni Park, Bailieboro and Cootehill and there are high hopes this year's camp in Cornafean will be equally successful.
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Cornafean
GAA club are holding their annual Golf Classic on the weekend of 29th-30th July,
the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekend.
St
Tiernach’s Park in Clones was the place to be for all Cavan GAA