233rd. Post

A beautiful Autumnal morning.  Twenty two played today....the most players ever. Considering the time of year and a couple unavoidably absent we nearly had a full house.  Reminder.... that if we have more than 24 players the last players to join the Wednesday Boules Group might have to step aside.  Unlikely to happen but nevertheless possible.
Mike remains in the lead on 148 with Nigel, who alongside Eileen and John scored 45 today, is chasing on 134.
All are agreed that the Pistes are very fast and the surfaces needs upgrading as they are too hard-packed and smooth.  We will bring a proposal to the Parks Section with a view to an upgrade.The new pistes in Alden Park have a looser, grittier surface that is more akin to the surfaces on the the Continent.

NAMES	Week 4
Date:	Wed. 30 /10 /19
Game:	G.1	G.2	G.3	G.4	Tot.	R.T.
Bridget Holland	13	13	9	6	41	92
Brogan Whittle	13	13	9	6	41	93
Catherine Andrews	12	13	13	2	40	107
Colm Masterson	3	3	13		19	107
Dave Hughes	12	13	0		25	39
Dolores Ryan					0	0
Don O Riordan					0	0
Eileen Donnellan	13	13	13	6	45	45
Eilish Fitzpatrick	13	12	1	3	29	61
Jeanette Feeney	3	3	13		19	94
John Campbell	13	13	13	6	45	45
Kitty Rowley	11	13	7		31	45
Liam Ryan					0	0
Maeve Linnane	3	3	13		19	88
Maureen Deane	13	13	9	6	41	106
Michael Daly	11	13	7		31	127
Mike Deegan	134	12	1		30	148
Nigel O Mahony	13	13	13	6	45	134
Pat Donnelly					0	0
Patricia Fitzpatrick	12	13	0		25	78
Richard Ryan	8	1	7	6	22	81
Sean Mahon					0	0
Shay Coyne	2	13	13		28	58
Sheila Nolan	11	13	7		31	82
Tom Donnellan	8	1	7	6	22	22
Tom Sheedy					0	26
Tony Watkins	8	1	7	6	22	91
Yvonne Reid	12	13	0		25	113
Gerry Wolfe					0	95

Have faith in your team.......

I don't believe it!......

Believe it or not.....

Could this actually be happening?

Honestly, I just dropped the boule and it still ran past the jack!

232nd Post

Many thanks again to Mike for forwarding the Boules score sheet from last Wednesday's play.
The table below is self-explanatory....Mike is holding the lead at present on a respectable 118.
Our best wishes to any players indisposed at present.

NAMES	Week 3
Date:	Wed. 23 /10 /19
Game:	G.1	G.2	G.3	G.4	Tot.	R.T.
Bridget Holland	13	13	7		33	51
Brogan Whittle	4	5	13	4	26	52
Catherine Andrews					0	67
Colm Masterson	8	10	12		30	88
Dave Hughes	0	11	3		14	14
Dolores Ryan					0	0
Don O Riordan					0	0
Eileen Donnellan					0	0
Eilish Fitzpatrick	13	13	6		32	32
Jeanette Feeney	8	10	12		30	75
John Campbell					0	0
Kitty Rowley	4	0	10		14	14
Liam Ryan					0	0
Maeve Linnane	0	11	3		14	69
Maureen Deane	4	5	13	4	26	65
Michael Daly	13	13	13		39	96
Mike Deegan	13	13	7	11	44	118
Nigel O Mahony	13	13	7		33	89
Pat Donnelly					0	0
Patricia Fitzpatrick	4	13	10		27	53
Richard Ryan	13	13	6		32	59
Sean Mahon					0	0
Shay Coyne	8	10	12		30	30
Sheila Nolan					0	51
Tom Donnellan					0	0
Tom Sheedy	4	0			4	26
Tony Watkins	13	13	6		32	69
Yvonne Reid	13	0	13		26	88
Gerry Wolfe	13	13	7	11	44	95

The first four photos below are from Argeles Sur Mer, France, where two separate clubs are just a few feet from each other with separate club houses and fenced off from each other.....  They were probably both inundated by the flood waters from the torrential rains last Tuesday night. In areas nearby three months rain fell in one night!

 The following photos were taken in Decathlon store in Perpignan in the Boules / Petanque section.
A Decathlon store is due to open in Dublin next year beside IKEA.