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Dawn O’Shea wins award for c o v e ra g e o f L u n g C a n c e r THE Irish Cancer Society has awarded Dawn O’Shea, Medical Journalist, the Global Lung Cancer Coalition’s Journalist Award to mark her outstanding coverage on the topic of lung cancer. The journalist award was open to all print, broadcast and online media who covered the issue of lung cancer during Lung Cancer Awareness Month in January and February 2014.

Dawn, a native of cancer and undergoing Cappoquin in County lung cancer journey. Waterford, interviewed Continued on Page 2 a lung cancer survivor and a specialist lung cancer nurse for a feature in The Irish Times Health Plus supplement. The interview, which appeared in the paper on the 28th of January 2014, examined the prevalence of lung cancer in non-smokers and included advice from both the survivor and the nurse on detecting lung

Dawn O'Shea with the Global Lung Cancer Coalition Journalist's Award.

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Soccer Club and Cathedral Library to share Lismore’s funding bounty

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By Christy Parker LISMORE Town Council has opted to divide its capital project award fund between Lismore AFC and St Carthage’s Cathedral. The soccer club’s application centres on building dressing rooms, while the Dean of St. Carthage’s Rev Paul Draper sought money to perform structural works towards preserving and digitising its cotton library. The final chapter in what had become a very fraught and complex story since its

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inception by Cllr. John Heneghan last January was not without drama and contentiousness, as a three-man delegation from Lismore AFC watched on from a position of public observance at April’s Town Council meeting. The sum involved amounts to approximately €30,000, less any expenditure incurred between now and the council’s abolition next month. Last month the council has sought further information from the four surviving applicants from the original eight. Continued on page 27

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€1m boost for Déise Greenway Minister Alan Kelly announces funding for Clonea to Durrow (7.2 km) section of project AN ambitious project to turn a disused railway track from Dungarvan to Waterford City, into a dedicated cycling / footpath for walkers, joggers and cyclists received a huge boost this week after Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Alan Kelly, announced funding of nearly €1m for a section of the project, writes Paul Mooney. The funding of €897,739 has been hailed as a major breakthrough for the largescale development which will certainly put County Waterford on the map in terms of tourism and visitors. The money will go towards the Clonea to Durrow section of the project - a distance of 7.2 km. The funding was announced by Minister Kelly at the Civic Offices in Dungarvan yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). Minister Kelly, speaking to the Dungarvan Observer, said he was delighted to be in Dungarvan again to announce funding for “a fantastic and great project”. “The Déise Greenway project connects with the whole Smarter Travel

Waterford Labour Deputy Ciara Conway with Minister Alan Kelly at the announcement of nearly €1m in funding for the Clonea to Durrow section of the Déise Greenway Project, at the Civic Offices, Dungarvan, last Tuesday afternoon.

agenda in Dungarvan, which I also funded,” said Minister Kelly. He said the Déise Greenway project creates a leisure pursuit for people; it is great for tourism, and good for healthy living. “Dungarvan is one of the best towns I’ve seen. It has some of the best officials in driving the whole Smarter Travel agenda, helping to get people more active, and

changing the mode of how they get to school and work,” he said. “I’ve been in Dungarvan many times giving out funding and I’m back again today to announce this funding, which was helped by fact that my party colleague, Ciara Conway was chasing me down the corridor every five minutes looking for money. Continued on page 27

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Pat McGrath

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Throughout a 16 year senior McGrath was renowned for Inter-County career, Pat defensive exploits. his skilful style of play and Pat first lined minors before out for the He made his being called into the senior Waterford senior inter-county panel in 1970. championsh debut in ip. spirited team As Déise captain, Pat led the 1971 Munster to the county’s a young Final in 1974. first U-21 Munster and Pat Hurling Waterford claimedwas instrumental on the day and the coveted 2-5 to 1-3. He title by overcoming enjoyed championsh Clare winning seven Waterford senior ip success at club level, titles with Mount Sion.

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WEATHER OUTLOOK STAYING largely dry on Wednesday apart from an isolated light shower or two. Some bright or short sunny spells in places also but overall a good deal of cloud. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees Celsius in a moderate southwest to west wind. Wednesday night will be largely dry although in the northwest a band of rain will start to move inland. Lows of 3 to 7 degrees overnight in moderate southwest winds. The rain will slowly spread southeastwards on Thursday, but southern areas may stay dry until later in the day. Cooler in northern areas in the moderate northwest winds. Highs of 9 to 14 degrees. The rain will clear away during the evening to give a dry, clear night. Cold with lows of 0 to +3 degrees. High pressure will start to build over the country on Friday and apart from a sprinkling of light showers in northern areas it will be dry. Temperatures will range from 9 to 12 degrees in light breezes. The anticyclonic conditions look like staying in place over the weekend.There will be some light rain and cloudy skies on Saturday but Sunday will be fairly dry.Temperatures will be in the range of 9 to 13 degrees during the day while at night they will fall to the low single figures in the clearing skies.

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Buses organised to bring people to Dublin protest against pylons and wind farms A LARGE scale protest march against pylons and wind farms is to take place in Dublin next Tuesday, 15th April, and buses are being organised to bring people from County Waterford. The march will walk the Dáil in protest over wind farms, pylons and substations proposed for the entire country. Two buses have been

organised for County Waterford - one which will leave Dungarvan, stopping off in Waterford City, and continuing to Dublin, collecting along the way, while the second bus will leave Dungarvan and travel to Cappoquin, Lismore, and then onto Dublin, collecting along the way. Seats are €13 each on the bus.

For bookings, contact Midi Walsh on 0852801937. ALTERNATIVE A recent BW Energy report from ‘Rethink Pylons’ (and available to read on www.rethinkpylons.org) proposed alternatives to Grid25 and the Industrial wind turbine NREAP strategy. The proposed alternative, to use biomass

energy, rather than relying on wind energy, was unveiled at a public meeting held in Dungarvan last week, and claims will cost one tenth of what EirGrid are proposing. Calls were also made on the government to review its national energy policy. VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are being sought to help with the

information stall at the Farmers’ Market on Grattan Square, on Thursdays, 9.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Volunteers don’t have to know much about the pylons, as all information is provided and people can provide cover for an hour or so. Contact DeiseAginstPylons@hotmail.com, or Midi on 085-2801937.

Dawn O’Shea wins award for coverage of Lung Cancer FROM FRONT PAGE The Irish Cancer Society is a member organisation of the Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC) which provided grants to the value of £500 to member organisations for media outreach on the topic of lung cancer. A judging panel consisting of Irish Cancer Society Communications and Health Promotion Personnel, alongside a Specialist Lung Cancer Nurse, reviewed all the articles received as part of the competition. A range of topics were covered by media across all media platforms including lung cancer research, incidence of lung cancer, risk reduction, quitting smoking and lung cancer treatment options. Gráinne O’Rourke, Communications Manager at the Irish Cancer Society said: “We are thrilled to offer this

award to Dawn who dealt with the issue of lung cancer in a compelling but sensitive manner and we congratulate her on her achievement. The Society gratefully acknowledges the contributions from all areas of the media in helping us generate awareness around lung cancer over the past few weeks. We have been encouraged to see these important messages getting out to the public as we know that early detection can save lives. We thank the media for their support in this regard.” The Irish Cancer Society’s Lung Cancer Awareness Month ran from January to February 2014. The public awareness campaign incorporated public relations, online and social media communications, as well as distribution of a lung cancer information booklet in the Irish Daily Star

newspaper and to homes in target communities. The signs and symptoms of lung cancer are: A cough that doesn’t go away or a change in a long-term cough Feeling short of breath or wheezing Repeated chest infections that won’t go away even after antibiotics Coughing up bloodstained phlegm (sputum) Pain in your chest, especially when you cough or breathe in Feeling more tired than usual and/or unexplained weight loss Hoarse voice, problems swallowing or swelling in the face or neck. ABOUT DAWN O’SHEA Dawn is a freelance medical journalist who has written across a number of national and trade titles. She is former editor of the Medical Independent, and has previously acted

Dawn O'Shea receives the Global Lung Cancer Coalition’s Journalist Award from Grainne O'Rourke, Communications Manager at the Irish Cancer Society. as deputy editor of the Irish Medical Times and Medicine Weekly, as well as being editor of the monthly publication The Practice. She has written

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Railing needed at Barnawee Bridge DUNGARVAN Town Council has been asked to place a railing along the new walkway at Barnawee Bridge. Councillor Damien Geoghegan (FG) told the March meeting of the Council that the walkway, which was opened recently, was welcomed,

and is regularly used by school children and members of the public. However, he highlighted that the wall at the junction side of the walkway is very low and asked the Council to erect a railing as the area is used by school children. Council officials agreed to examine the matter.

Sheehan demands access for local fishing vessels on Dungarvan Quays DUNGARVAN Town Councillor Nicky Sheehan says that local fishermen must not be frozen out as building work continues on the pontoon on Dungarvan’s quayside. “I’ve been approached by a number of owners of local fishing vessels, and they’re very concerned about this issue,” explained Cllr Sheehan. “It’s great to see the pontoon being built - and I’ve no doubt but that it will be of benefit to Dungarvan – but we don’t want to see access to the quays for local fishing vessels restricted in anyway.” “The quays in Dungarvan have been used for fishing families for generations – and I want to see

that right preserved. The ordinary fisherman has a right to access the quay, and shouldn’t have to be a member of any club to do so; it’s as simple as that.” Cllr Nicky Sheehan raised the concerns at the most recent meeting of Dungarvan Town Council. “Joe O'Flaherty the Town Clerk responded that local fishing vessels have a right to access and use the quays, and while I’m pleased to hear that sentiment confirmed to the council, I will be watching this matter, and making sure that this is indeed the case. Vessels need to be able to move freely along the quays, as they always have done,” said Cllr Nicky Sheehan.

A REQUEST was made at the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council to have a Traffic Warden patrol the area outside St. Mary’s Primary School on Youghal Road at certain times, due to dangerous parking by some motorists. Cllr. Ann Marie Rossiter (FF) made the request, saying that some motorists are double parking at the location, at lunchtime and when the school ends in the afternoon.

“There are quite a lot of cars double parking and it is quite dangerous there for the children passing,” said Cllr. Rossiter, who said the school crossing warden also receives “a fair bit of abuse” from certain motorists. Cllr. Rossiter said a similar problem is occurring at Ard Scoil na nDéise, where motorists parking up on the footpath. “Yet there is a car park 50 metres away lying empty,” she said.

“The footpath is completely level now with the road,” she pointed out. Council officials noted the request by Cllr. Rossiter and said the matters would be examined. Cllr. Rossiter also highlighted problems with the footpath around Grattan Square and along Mary Street, as well as outside numbers 5 and 6, Emmet Street. The problems were noted by officials.

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Dogs making a ‘pawsitive’ difference for charity ON World Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April Irish Guide Dogs announced it had to close its Assistance Dog waiting list for a second time due to a huge over-demand that it does not have the funds and resources to meet.To show support to the national charity that is 80% funded through voluntary income and donations dog lovers are posting Delfies (dog selfies) to their social media accounts and texting WOOF to 57500 to donate €2.50. "We are absolutely delighted with the response and would like to encourage as many people as possible to post their cute delfies to our Twitter and Facebook pages and donate to us to show their support," said Paula McGovern, Communications Manager with Irish Guide Dogs. In 2013 Irish Guide Dogs trained the highest number of people to date and aims to train even more in 2014. It offers Guide Dogs, long cane training and independent living skills to people who are vision impaired and Assistance Dogs to children with Autism. Guide Dog Dog owners can take photos of their prize pooches post on their social pages and donate €2.50 to Irish Guide Dogs by texting WOOF to 57500. To browse a selection of delfies go to www.twitter.com/IrishG uideDogs. To find out more about the charity go to www.guidedogs.ie

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Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh joined members of St. Delcan’s Way to launch the inaugural National Pilgrim Paths Day, which takes place on Saturday, 19th April. Pictured at the launch were (l. to r.): Kevin O’Donnell and Diarmaid Condon from St. Declan’s Way; Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh; Heritage Council Chief Executive, Michael Starrett; Chairman of National Pilgrims Paths Committee, John O’Dwyer, and Rural Recrreation Officer with South Tipperary Development Company, John Egan with Zara Wright, aged 7, from Kilmainham, Dublin, and Cole Gildea, aged 6, from Malahide, Dublin.

Thousands expected to retrace their ancestral heritage to mark the inaugural National Pilgrim Paths Day Saturday, 19th April National Pilgrim Paths Day

ON Saturday, 19th April, thousands are expected to retrace their ancestral heritage as they take to Ireland’s ancient pilgrim paths to celebrate the inaugural National Pilgrim Paths Day. Supported by the Heritage Council, this new Easter Festival which was launched today by broadcaster Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, will see a nationwide series of walking and cycling events take place on Ireland’s medieval penitential trails. In recent times, the popularity of the Camino de Santiago has led to a renewed interest in pilgrim walks in Ireland. On Saturday, 19th April, events will take place at each of Ireland’s 10 Pilgrim Paths including Glen Colm Cille and Lough Derg Pilgrim Path in Co. Donegal’s, Slí Mor in Co. Offaly, Tochar Phadraig in Co. Mayo, St. Kevin’s Way in Co. Wicklow, Kilcommon

Pilgrim Loop in Co. Tipperary, Rath/Dysert Pilgrim Path in Co. Clare, Cosán na Naomh Pilgrim Path in Co. Kerry, St. Finbarr’s Pilgrim Path in Co. Cork and St. Declan’s Way in Co. Waterford. Speaking at the launch of the festival Chairman of National Pilgrim Paths, John O’Dwyer said; “National Pilgrim Paths Day was created to raise greater awareness and use of Ireland’s historic pilgrim routes. The event is targeted, not only at those who enjoy exploring Ireland’s ancient tracks, but also the growing number of people seeking to get escape from the daily grind of life and take some time out to reflect and enjoy the outdoors.” The medieval pilgrimage was originally a journey that combined prayer, sacrifice and devotion - with an element of physical discomfort - by which the pilgrim could become closer to

God. Over the last number of years, National Pilgrim Paths has worked to develop these routes for the enjoyment of modern walkers and pilgrims alike. Heritage Council Chief Executive, Michael Starrett commented “the Heritage Council is delighted to see local groups engage so strongly with Ireland’s pilgrim paths. The Pilgrim Paths Project was originally set up by the Council in 1997 and involved seven routes across Ireland. Working with the local communities, the project aimed to raise awareness of the different aspects of heritage, built and natural, encountered along the routes, while contributing to sustainable tourism and community development in each local area. It is heartening to see, 15 years later, this investment bearing fruit and the impact local engagement is having on the success of the programme.”

The local Pilgrim Paths Day event will be held on April 19th, walking a portion of the St. Declan’s Way route which runs from Ardmore to Cashel. The Pilgrim Paths Day walk will be from Goatenbridge to on the Tipperary side of the Knockmealdown Mountains to Mount Melleray on the Waterford side. Walkers will gather at Mount Melleray, travel by bus to Goatenbridge and then walk back to Mount Melleray. Details of the event and booking information can be found on the Knockmealdown Active website at www.kmdactive.com. Queries can be directed to Kevin O’Donnell on 086 354 1700. To find out more about National Pilgrim Paths Day visit www.pilgrimpath.ie or contact info@pilgrimpath.ie

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National procurement denying local businesses opportunity to supply stock to Council authority By Paul Mooney On the campaign trail in Dungarvan. Fine Gael’s Ireland South European Election candidate, Deirdre Clune (left), who visited Dungarvan last week, as part of her campaign trail. She is pictured chatting with Holly Krebs from Dungarvan. Included is Dungarvan Town Councillor, Micheál Cosgrove (FG) who assisted Ms. Clune with her campaign locally.

Lighting problem at Youghal Road Grotto should be fixed shortly LIGHTING at the Grotto, at the Youghal Road roundabout, is expected to be restored shortly. Seamus O’Donnell, Independent candidate in the local elections, has received a number of complaints from members of the public, about the lighting at

the Grotto, which has been out of order since December. “The lights at the Grotto have been out since before Christmas,” Mr. O’Donnell said. “A number of people have contacted me about the problem. I believe the

lights went out during the bad weather and haven’t been restored,” he said. “However, I have contacted the Council about the matter, and I hope those lights at the Grotto will be restored very shortly,” Mr. O’Donnell added.

NRA to examine flooding problem at Youghal Bridge THE National Roads Authority (NRA) are to examine a flooding problem at Youghal Bridge, which is causing a hazard for motorists. Independent candidate in the local elections, Seamus O’Donnell, said a collision

occurred at Youghal Bridge over the weekend, which was due to serious flooding at the location. “There is water coming off the cliff and the silt in the water is clogging up the drains, causing flooding,” said Mr. O’Donnell.

“There was an accident at Youghal Bridge over the weekend because of this flooding. I was straight into the Council on Monday morning about the matter. “I have been assured that the NRA is to examine the problem.”

LOCAL businesses who sell office and I.T. equipment are losing out on supplying the local authorities with stock because of a national agreement which precludes them from purchasing locally. According to Town Manager, Michael Quinn, local companies which would sell office consumables, office paper, I.T. consumables, advertising, stationary, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), etc., are affected due to a national agreement the government has under procurement guidelines. He said that while such stock could be supplied locally, the local authority’s hands were tied because they are obliged to use the national framework, meaning the stock is supplied by businesses from outside the county. At the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) highlighted the problem, saying that national procurement policies were having an impact on local businesses. As Cllr. Geoghegan pointed out, the Council is prevented from purchasing at local level, even though it is local businesses who are paying rates. Cllr. Geoghegan described it as “a false economy”. “While the national procurement guidelines are in place to save money, at the same time, they are taking away money from a local business, which could go under, and the rates then go up. So we are losing out in the long term,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “This is something that needs to be brought to the attention of Minister Brendan Howlin and the County and City Managers’ Association (CCMA),” said Cllr. Geoghegan. He said that it wasn’t just local authorities which were tied into the

Waterford County Council’s Civic Offices in Dungarvan. national procurement framework, but other public bodies, including schools. “Businesses in Dungarvan are not being given the opportunity to supply the Council, or local schools. Large companies win these contracts and are supplying stock like stationery, yet we are asking local businesses for rates.We are then wondering why there is an imbalance in the recovery of the economy,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “Places like Dublin will always recover much quicker than rural areas.” Mr. Quinn said Cllr. Geoghegan was correct that public bodies have to operate under the National Procurement policy, which is quite strict to ensure the best value for money. He said local authorities are obliged to follow the national framework when it comes to purchasing office stock or equipment. “Unless we can get better value ourselves, independently, but if we do that then we have to demonstrate how we got better value,” said Mr. Quinn. He pointed out that a new service ‘e-tenders’, is up and running, where local businesses can tender to provide services. “But they have to bid for those services online, through the e-tender system,” said Mr. Quinn.

He said Waterford County Council held courses last year for local suppliers on how to use the e-tender system. “We have moved all our contractors onto the e-tender system, and there was a lot of effort to upskill our local suppliers, so they are actually able to use the tender system,” said Mr. Quinn. “Suppliers need to look at e-tenders as a source of trying to bid for work in the local authority.” He said the local authority is happy to provide local suppliers with support in the e-tender process if they are having difficulties. Mr. Quinn said the CCMA “would be sympathetic to this particular dilemma”. “When the proposal of National Procurement was originally put to us, we were uncomfortable moving to national, or regional, tendering at the disadvantage of local businesses,” Mr. Quinn pointed out. “It seemed wrong to us, so we are very sympathetic to the point - support businesses which support you but our hands are tied and we have to comply with guidelines.” Mr. Quinn said that where the Council has the flexibility to support local businesses, they certainly have done, particularly with contractors or plant hire companies.

Larger premises sought for successful Dungarvan branch of Irish Red Cross Canonisation of blesseds Pope DUNGARVAN Town Council was asked to consider finding permanent premises for the Irish Red Cross, writes Paul Mooney. At the March meeting of the local authority, Independent Councillor Gerry O’Mahony said the Dungarvan branch of the Irish Red Cross started up 12 months ago and they have been very successful. “They turn up to all major events and do a lot of work,” he said. “And they have a lot of new members.” While the Red Cross are based at Dungarvan Sports Centre, some equipment got damaged recently by flooding. Cllr. O’Mahony asked if the Council would consider giving the Red Cross branch bigger premises and a more permanent home.

Town Clerk, Joe O’Flaherty, said it would be an issue for the new local authority after May. “Unfortunately, we can’t really commit to anything at this stage,” said Mr. O’Flaherty. “I acknowledge what you are saying, because they are developing and expanding, and if possible in the future, it would be something that might be taken up by the members on the new authority,” he said. Mayor Teresa Wright (Lab) suggested there was an unused unit in the old Parish hall in Dungarvan. She said it was a beautiful unit, which has been vacant for the past two years Cllr. O’Mahony asked the Council to enquire about the unused hall and whether it would be a suitable location for the Red Cross.

John Paul II and Pope John XXIII CANONISATION of Blesseds Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII live from the Vatican in SGC Dungarvan on Sunday, 27th April, at 9.00 a.m. Vatican City (RNS) – While millions of pilgrims are expected to attend the Catholic Church’s first-ever double canonization at the end of April, the Vatican is preparing its most ambitious TV and social media campaign for the millions who don’t make it to Rome. City officials are expecting more than 5 million people to attend the ceremony when Pope Francis declares his predecessors Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII saints in

St. Peter’s Square on April 27th. For the first time viewers will be able to watch the historic event live in 3-D movie theaters in 20 countries across North and South America and Europe through a deal between Vatican TV and Rupert Murdoch’s Sky TV network, Sony and other partners. The Vatican’s television unit CTV will produce the event in 3-D and it will be screened in more than 600 movie theaters worldwide. Admission will be free. Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said the communications technology

being used offers a “great opportunity for relationship, knowledge, participation, an opportunity to live history.” But the Vatican’s approach to this major event is more

comprehensive than simply TV or 3-D cinema screens as it prepares for an influx of the world’s media and also creates a multifaceted “digital platform” in several languages.

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Control of horses bye-laws to be considered by new Council By Paul Mooney CONTROL of horse byelaws for County Waterford should be considered by the new merged local authority in the months following the local elections in May, after the ‘sulkies issue’ was raised again at Dungarvan Town Council. Cllr. Brendan Mansfield (SF) said there have been many ‘sulky enthusiasts’ taking to the roads lately due to the stretch in the evenings. However, at one stage, he said he observed a ten-yearold child driving a sulky and horse on the N25. “The child was not accompanied by any adult, and he was holding up about 25 cars and three articulated lorries,” said Cllr. Mansfield. “Two months ago, I saw

a child of six or seven years of age walking a horse on the footpath at the back of Springmeadows at 2.30 p.m., with a car driven by a parent behind him telling him what way to walk the horse.” Cllr. Mansfield referred to a previous meeting of the Joint Policing Committee, where he was told by a Garda about “equality proofing” of any legislation. “This is about common sense safety. You don’t let a child out on a horse on the N25; you don’t let a child walk an animal on the footpath, which is about 18 times the size of the child,” he said. Concurring, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) said the bye-laws are not being enforced. He said under no circumstances should a child be unaccompanied on a

horse on a busy road. “When children travel in cars, they have to have their seat belts on,” Cllr. Geoghegan pointed out. “Yet here we are seeing small children going around with big animals. “The reason this issue is not being dealt with is because it is travellers who are mainly doing it,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “People can’t discuss it openly for that very reason.” Cllr. Geoghegan said he was “blown away” by the response of the Garda at the JPC meeting in relation to ‘equality proofing’ of legislation. Mayor Teresa Wright (Lab) agreed that child safety should be paramount, whether the child is a member of the travelling community or not. Town Manager, Michael

Quinn, confirmed that the newly amalgamated local authority would have to adopt all relative bye-laws when it comes into existence in May. He said the bye-laws will not be naturally inherited by the new authority, which is why there is a programme with a priority list of byelaws for the new Council to adopt after May. “There are so many to go through,” said Mr. Quinn. He said that the county would have different issues in relation to control of horses that Waterford City would have. “The county would have a bit more work to do in adopting that policy. It should be on the list in the first few months of the new Council,” added Mr. Quinn.

Boat-owners can still berth by the Quay BOAT owners who are not members of the sailing club can still berth their boats along the Quay, it was clarified at the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council. Cllr. Nicky Sheehan (Lab) said that since the new pontoon was constructed, there was “confusion” over where non-sailing members could berth their boat and said some people felt restricted from doing what they normally used to do. “People can still berth their boats behind the pontoon?” Cllr. Sheehan queried. “There is confusion there, that someone was told they can’t berth

along the Quay.” Town Clerk, Joe O’Flaherty pointed out that the public can use the Quay itself to berth their boats because the Quay is under public ownership, while the pontoon is used exclusively for members of Dungarvan Harbour Sailing Club. Cllr. Sheehan queried who holds the position of Harbour Master and whether that role will be abolished when the Town Council is abolished in May. Mr. O’Flaherty said the role of Harbour Master is filled by the Town Clerk, and said he would be surprised if the role was transferred to Waterford

City as part of the amalgamation. Cllr. Billy Kyne (Lab) said the post of Harbour Master should continue in Dungarvan, regardless of the changes in Local Government. Town Manager, Michael Quinn, clarified that the position of Harbour Master would be assigned to someone within the amalgamated authority after May. “Possibly the Area Engineer would be the obvious candidate, or someone of similar standing, who would be around the town,” said Mr. Quinn. “I can assure the members that there will be someone assigned to that responsibility.”

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Sweepstake for Waterford GAA – Buy a ticket, with €30,000 to be won – It could be you !!! Dog fouling spoils ‘star attraction’ in Dungarvan A SEA front walkway should be the star attraction for any town, but one thing spoiling the image for Dungarvan is dog fouling. At the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council, Cllr. Brendan Mansfield (SF) said responsibility falls upon dog owners to clean up after their pooch, but this is not happening at Quann’s. “A lot of people use that footpath at Quann’s,” he said. “But the Council needs to look at something to tackle this problem. It is obviously the same one or two people and I’m sure that with a bit of work, we can identify these culprits who are not cleaning up after their dogs,” said Cllr. Mansfield. “It is ironic the area is being considered for a dog park,” he added.

Tournore junction to be completed WORK on a junction at Tournore Park, Abbeyside, should be completed in the next couple of months. Cllr. Brendan Mansfield (SF) raised the matter at the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council, seeking an update on improvement works at the junction in question. Town Engineer, David Campion, said a design is complete on the junction, and he expects the work to be carried out in the next couple of months.

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WITH just over 3 weeks to go, you can still be part of the winning team, and lay a claim on the biggest GAA Sweepstake ever to be run in the Deise. Time is running out and with only 3,000 Sweepstake Tickets available in total in this sweepstake, there is now a sense of urgency about this spectacle. With the dust now firmly settled on Cheltenham, and Aintree a memory, the focus is now clearly on Punchestown and ‘Deise Day’ which is May 3rd. For €50 you can buy a ticket which gives you an opportunity of becoming part of this race in Punchestown on Saturday, May 3rd, as part of the Punchestown Festival. The Sweepstake is being conducted on the Setanta Sports Handicap Hurdle Grade B, over 2 ½ miles and the Race is being run on Saturday May 3rd, at 5.35 p.m. HOW THE SWEEPSTAKE WORKS Buy a ticket from any of the Committee or official retail agents. All sold tickets will go into a drum from which 25 tickets will be chosen. This draw will be conducted live on air on WLR at 10.30 a.m. on May 2nd. The first 25 tickets drawn will be allotted Horses

Déise Day at Punchestown. Pictured at Dungarvan Nissan for the launch of the Déise Day Sweepstake Draw, are Clinton Hennessy, Eoin McGrath, Dan Shanahan and John C. Flood, Dungarvan Nissan. The winner of the Sweepstake will win a Nissan Qashqai 2014 1.5 Diesel Jeep, and an all inclusive Mediterranean Cruise for 2 people for 8 nights, and 5 nights B&B, in Barcelona in a 5 Star Hotel. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images] Numbers 1, 2, 3…25. The names and addresses of all 25 people will be called out on-air on the morning with the allotted Horse number as well. (if you are the first name out of the drum you will be given Horse Number 1, and if you are the 4th person called you will receive Horse number 4, and if you are the 25th person called, you will receive Horse Number 25, and so on. The Sweepstake Race will be shown live on TV

on Saturday, May 3rd. If you go to Punchestown Races for the day, you can join in the fun and craic as it is ‘Deise Day’ in Punchestown; and you can shout your horse home from the Stands. If you are not attending the Races, you can stay at home, and watch your horse and shout him on from your armchair If your Horse finishes 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th, you will win the following prizes: First Prize: New Qashqai

2014 1.5 Diesel Jeep, an all inclusive Meditaerranean Cruise for 2 people for 8 nights, and 5 nights B & B, in Barcelona in a 5 Star Hotel. Second Prize: A Dream Holiday for 2 people to New York, Las Vegas & San Francisco for 14 nights; includes all flights and 5 Star Hotel Accommodation. Third Prize: 2 Nights B & B in a Parkview Room, in The Cliff Town House on all Ireland Weekend 6 & 7th September, + 2 tickets

to the All Ireland.The Prize also included 2 nights B & B + 1 Dinner in the Cliff House Hotel, Ardmore. Fourth Prize: 4 All Ireland Tickets + Accomodation for 4 people in a luxury Dublin Hotel. Tickets which cost €50 are available in the following outlets: Albert McGrath Newsagent, The Local Bar, Harvey Travel,The Country Store, Cove Bar, O Donnacha’s Bar, The Kazbar, The Sweep Bar, or

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EUROSPAR retailers confident on future growth – conference hears ALMOST half of EUROSPAR retailers in Ireland are predicting growth in 2014, with over two-thirds planning additional investment in their stores – that’s according to the findings of a retailer survey released by operators of the brand BWG Foods to coincide with the EUROSPAR Conference which took place in Dublin’s Marker Hotel. In what delegates heard was a positive indication of economic recovery, independent supermarket retailers, representing towns and villages across the country, were upbeat about future growth with 48% of respondents predicting business growth this year and 78% saying they planned to invest in their businesses in the next 12 months. When asked about the biggest challenges facing local retailers in Ireland today – the vast majority (89%) cited the development of Out-of-Town Centres, followed by Emigration (63%) and Local Rates (59%). Operated in partnership with local independent retailers, EUROSPAR prides itself on being an integral part of local communities and is committed to providing local employment and support for local suppliers and community groups. The EUROSPAR brand is owned and operated in the Republic by leading Irish-owned wholesale and retail company BWG Foods.

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Launch of Dungarvan Darkness Into Light 2014

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Launch of the Dungarvan Darkness in Light Walk in aid of Pieta House – Included are Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, Mayor of Co. Waterford; Cllr. Teresa Wright, Mayor of Dungarvan; Cllr. Jan Rotte, Mayor of Lismore; Ailbhe Ni Neachtain, Principal St. Augustine’s College; Cllr. Liam Brazil, Kieran O'Brien, Pieta House; Peter Jones, Waterford Sports Partnership; Jamie Moore, Comhairle na nOg; Nollaig Sheehan, St. Augustine’s College; Edel Spillane, members of the local organising committee and St. Augustine’s College students. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

A LARGE crowd of nearly 100 people gathered in St. Augustine’s College, Duckspool, on Monday April 7th, to launch Dungarvan’s third Darkness into Light, Pieta House’s national fundraising 5k walk/run in conjunction with Electric Ireland. Taking place on Saturday, 10th May, Darkness into Light is a unique, early morning fundraising event which begins in darkness at 4.15am as thousands of people walk or run a 5km route while dawn is breaking. Dungarvan has hosted Darkness into Light annually since 2012 and this

year, moves to a new venue, St. Augustine’s College, to cope with the huge numbers anticipated in 2014. Opening the launch, Mayor of Dungarvan,Teresa Wright, thanked the committee for their work, and welcomed the awareness the walk spreads about the prevention of suicide and self-harm, through the services Pieta House provides. County Mayor, Damien Geoghegan and Lismore Mayor, Jan Rotte, both spoke movingly of their personal experiences of the impact of suicide, Damien having lost three friends over the last year, and Jan having witnessed the effects of war in Rwanda. The launch was also attended by nearly 80 students, as well as Kieran

O’Brien and Johnnie Togher, (Pieta House representatives from Limerick), local councillors, sponsors, volunteers, community groups such as Comhairle na nOg, Men’s Sheds, Go Dungarvan, and teachers and staff of The Friary College. Cllr. Liam Brazil and Mags Durand O’Connor, both tireless mental health advocates, were also in attendance. A very moving piece was shared, written by one family who have benefitted from Pieta House, a mum and her daughter, who was 18 when she attended Pieta last year. “I'll never be able to put what Pieta House did for me in proper words! It actually saved my life! ...they made me feel like

there was hope and that it was okay to be sad. My councillor Mary, was the kindest person ever, as soon as I met her, I felt calmer. She made me feel like I really had something to live for and that I was a good person.The week I finished there, I had an interview for a job, and I’m now in the process of running my own company. If it wasn't for Pieta House I wouldn't be here now, never mind doing so well! For any young person ... (that is struggling)...PLEASE talk to someone! I know it’s the hardest thing, but trust me, it gets better after that, because you can be helped and you are loved, trust me". Her mum went on to say: “As her mother, I am

Members of the local organising committee Aine Ui Lonain, Jacinta Mulcahy, Niamh Connolly, Lorna Ferncombe and Orla Casey pictured with Kieran O'Brien, Pieta House, at the launch of the Dungarvan Darkness in Light Walk at St. Augustine’s College. [Dan McGrath]

also very thankful that the service was there for her, as I dread to think what our lives would be like without it. They also provided fantastic support to myself and her Dad in helping her through the process. It would have been great if we could have gone somewhere more local, but the fact that we had to travel to Limerick a couple of times a week wasn't a big issue for us, as we would have driven to Donegal if we had to. It would be great to see the service in the South East and I'm delighted to see that steps are being taken to provide this.” Jacinta Mulcahy, DIL committee member, spoke incredibly movingly about losing her brother Paul to suicide, and how getting involved in organising the Dungarvan walk helped give her focus and purpose after being in a very dark place. She appealed directly to everyone to just talk to someone if they ever need help, not to think that they can’t be helped, and that any issue can be sorted with the right support. Jacinta is now planning her wedding this Summer, and is an inspiring member of our committee. Sponsors, committee members and The Friary College teachers and students were all warmly thanked to round off a very moving and inspiring launch, and we look forward to seeing you all on May 10th! For more information on Darkness into Light in Dungarvan, contact Kieran O’Brien on 061-484448, or find us on Facebook ‘Darkness Into Light Dungarvan’.

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Completing the diplomatic circle INEVITABLY, there will be those in this country who will be deeply opposed to the visit of President and Mrs. Higgins to Britain and the historic first meeting between an Irish President and the Queen of England. There are also those who will strongly favour what has been seen as an inevitable, necessary and very worthwhile diplomatic event and, in truth, the vast majority of our population have no reservations with the events of this week. The highly successful visit of Queen Elizabeth three years ago, with all of her significant gestures and statements cleared the last of any obstacles there might have been and, as with the playing of God Save the Queen at Croke Park, we have grown another little bit as a nation this week. There are many reasons why President Higgins should further formalise and normalise relations between our countries and carry out the final act in dispelling many of the toxic and bitter memories of centuries of oppression and of appalling atrocities on this island. Britain is our nearest neighbour and our largest trading partner. In turn, we are Britain’s fifth largest trading partner which makes us inter-dependent. Our sons and daughters continue to emigrate to Britain, just as a million and a half did in the first forty years of this state. Thankfully, the ‘no Irish need apply’ signs have not been seen in the businesses and boarding houses of Britain for almost two generations and through our own progress in creating a modern, go ahead State, we can take our place on the world stage without apology. Our relationship with Britain has been a reciprocal one since the middle of the last century. Britain needed our agricultural produce and our labour force, we needed the trading wealth and work for our people when we had not reached the stage where we were self-sufficient. Now, the statistics tell us that there are 50,000 Irish people on the boards of the larger British companies; we have brought our culture to the world just as we did in the golden age of a millennium past and we have discharged our duty in the international diplomatic arena and in our peacekeeping role with the UN. This week, President Higgins goes to Britain as an equal and has been received unreservedly as such. The entire protocol for the visit has been at the highest level and the use of Windsor Castle for accommodation is construed as the most significant accolade for a visitor. The acceptance of this should not be construed as slavishly acquiescing to our traditional foe, but rather being accorded the courtesy which befits the level of our new relationship. Even the people of Britain seem to have taken the President to their hearts, which will further soften their estimate of the neighbours who traditionally, they could not understand.

Incorp. Munster Industrial Advocate Gone are the days when Irish Presidents who wished to promote the Peace Process through the higher diplomatic channels had to surreptitiously and ‘accidentally’ meet members of the royal family when visiting Britain. This week, after a century of waiting for the appropriate moment and the proper welcome, our President, the premier representative of our people, walked in Britain’s front door.

Biomass – a viable alternative? IN the debate about our energy needs over the next several decades and how we will meet the extra demand and transmit it around the country has left one major element behind. A significant percentage of our electricity needs is being generated at Moneypoint, set up three decades ago to provide almost 1,000 MG of power through a coal burning system. That this major plant has not been brought under the public microscope seems strange, for although methods of reducing the carbon footprint of the massive plant have been implemented and improved, the burning of coal still presents an unnecessary environmental imposition. The matter was raised at a recent public meeting regarding the proposed erection of exceptionally high pylons along many sensitive routes in this country and the proposal to tackle two environmental problems at the same time and through similar action. One proposal is to substitute the environmentally friendly biomass fuel grown locally for the purpose, for coal with its very heavy carbon footprint. According to the ESB, Moneypoint is one of Ireland's largest electricity generating stations and is located near Kilrush in Co. Clare on the Shannon Estuary. The primary fuel for generating electricity at Moneypoint is coal, large quantities of which must be stored and handled on site. With all generating units at full output, the station can consume up to 7,000 tonnes of coal per day imported in ships of up to 250,000 tonnes and stored in a 600,000 tonne storage area. A typical coal shipment is of the order of 140,000 tonnes. That is a great deal of burning, which represents about 2.5 million tons per year, or the product of about 4 million homes which are heated by coal. The cities no longer allow coal to be burned, so why we should unquestioningly allow Moneypoint to continue to impose on our carbon

footprint to that extent is strange. The recent public meeting in Dungarvan was told that biomass is a green energy crop which if it is burnt to generate electricity, is treated as a renewable electricity generation. The meeting also heard that the crop would be carefully monitored to be sustainable and be a form of green energy production. If Moneypoint were to be converted, Ireland would meet its 2020 target of 40 percent renewable energy in one stroke. This would not necessarily meet our increasing energy needs, but would be a significant contribution to responsible power generation. Various problems in regard to the stability of wind generated electricity, the technicalities of balancing production in windy conditions and the lack of power in calm weather were also discussed. Clearly, as the debate continues and widens, more and more problems will have to be openly and honestly addressed before the public, or those who represent them in this debate, will be satisfied.

Welcome funds for Greenway A LATE announcement this (Tuesday) afternoon by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Alan Kelly, that an allocation of almost a million euro will go towards the development of the so called Deise Greenway, a further extension of the dedicated walking / cycling track along the old railway line between Dungarvan and Waterford is to be warmly welcomed. This is good news indeed and the provision of this 7 kilometre extension will further enhance the reputation of Dungarvan and County Waterford as a tourist and recreational destination. The existing track from Abbeyside to Clonea has been a great boon to locals and visitors alike, who can bring children into the countryside on their bikes in full safety. Runners, joggers, walkers and cyclists all gain benefit from the existing amenity and the extension will make the facility even more attractive. Perhaps the only people not enthusiastic will be the racing cyclists who seem to shun, not only the track, but the reserved lanes on our busiest roads. Through the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford and the various races organised by the West Waterford Athletic Club, as well as other club input, Dungarvan has already gained a deserved reputation for well organised recreational activities. This additional 7k will add to the attractiveness of our amenities with all of the consequent benefits which tourist revenue brings. With other aspects of business life in the town enduring some difficult times, this is a welcome boost to our facilities and our business morale.

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Supports in place for those wanting to start their own business WHEN news broke earlier in March about redundancies sought at Microbrush, supports were put in place to aid any employees interested in setting up their own business. At the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council, Cllr. Brendan Mansfield (SF) queried if the Economic Officer, Fearghal Reidy, was made aware of Microbrush’s decision to seek redundancies at its Dungarvan plant in Clogherane. Mr. Reidy told Cllr. Mansfield that he is in contact with Microbrush, as well as the IDA and the Department of Social Protection. He said if anyone is considering setting up their own business following redundancy, supports were immediately put in place by the various organisations such as the CDP, Waterford Leader Partnership and Enterprise Board. FUNDING Cllr. Mansfield questioned Mr. Reidy about funding made available in 1997, which came about as a result of the amalgamation of the local creamery to form Glanbia. “There was a certain amount of money made available by Glanbia to draw further industry into Dungarvan following the merger of the creamery and the loss of jobs at the time,” Cllr. Mansfield said. “An EU body which was reviewing the situation in early 2000 was told by Glanbia that two industries which came to Dungarvan as a result of that funding were Microbrush

and Century Homes.The two of those companies are now gone, but I want to know what was the amount of the funding?; what percentage of that money was made available?; who oversaw the money?; and did the money go towards reducing the rates, or did it go straight to those two companies which were brought to the town?” Cllr. Mansfield questioned. Concurring, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) queried if any of the money was given to the Council. Mr. Reidy noted the queries and indicated he would examine the matter. Independent Councillor, Dr. Tom Higgins, queried if Dungarvan was being overlooked by large pharmaceutical companies, as a place to set up business. “Is there potential in Dungarvan for further pharmaceutical industry, or does everything pass us by?” Dr. Higgins questioned. Mr. Reidy confirmed that there is further potential for pharmaceutical industry to be developed in Dungarvan and cited the former Biopin factory as a suitable plant for a small life science company. “One thing is clear, is the continued investment by GSK at its site in Dungarvan - it is a real testament to the town,” Mr. Reidy added.

SEMRA rescue at Comeragh Mountains SEMRA were out in force on Sunday afternoon last (April 6th) for a walk in memory of team member, the late Paddy Looney in the Blackstairs Mountains, Carlow. Just after 4.00 p.m. as team members made their way home from Carlow a call came in alerting them to a female walker who had fallen descending from Coumshingaun in the Comeragh Mountains. SEMRA members immediately made their way to the incident site. Rescue 117 helicopter were tasked and arrived on scene. Due to high winds at site, SEMRA members had to transport the casualty approximately 400 metres to a suitable location for a winch to the helicopter. The patient was transferred

from Waterford Airport to WRH by Waterford Crew National Ambulance Service. Many thanks to An Garda Siochana, Waterford; Irish Coast Guard Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Dublin; Rescue 117, Waterford; and the HSE Ambulance Service for a job well done. If you find yourself in difficulty in the mountains please call emergency numbers 999/112 and ask for Mountain Rescue. South East Mountain rescue is a 24/7, 365 voluntary emergency service covering all the mountains of the South East of Ireland. In a matter of weeks South Eastern Mountain Rescue will move into their new vehicle and equipment

storage facility in the grounds of Clonmel Fire Brigade in Clonmel Town, County Tipperary. This facility will provide a centralised storage location for three SEMRA vehicles and team equipment. It will have the capacity to clean and dry equipment after a training exercise or team callout. This will ensure the team is in a state of readiness for a subsequent tasking in a reduced time frame. It will serve all geographical regions which SEMRA are directly involved in which includes but is not limited to counties Tipperary, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Cork. This new facility will assist SEMRA in providing a sustainable service in the community.

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‘Free bike’ summer scheme for tourists divides Council’s opinion A SUGGESTION was made at the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council to provide free bikes to tourists during the Summer, as part of the Smarter Travel initiative. Independent Councillor, Dr. Tom Higgins, made the suggestion, pointing out that in Dublin, there are 550 bicycles provided across 100 stations around the

capital which are free for the first half hour, then a charge applies after that time. He said a similar scheme on a smaller capacity could be considered for Dungarvan. However, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) expressed his reservations about such a scheme in Dungarvan, pointing out that there are

businesses in Dungarvan which hire out bicycles. “The schemes in places like Dublin operate in big cities, that’s obvious,” he said. Cllr. Higgins said the Council could purchase the bicycles from local dealers, which would be an investment in local businesses. Cllr. Nicky Sheehan (Lab) concurred with Cllr.

Geoghegan, saying he knows a man who set up a business in bicycles. “It wouldn’t be the proper thing to do at this time. Such a scheme would be grand in the city, but we want to help people set up in their own business,” said Cllr. Sheehan. Cllr. Gerry O’Mahony (Independent) came to the support of Cllr. Higgins,

Déise Greenway - there is light at the end of the Tunnel AT the Waterford County Council monthly meeting next Monday, the Part VIII process of the planning regulations regarding the proposed Greenway from Dungarvan to Kilmeaden will come to a conclusion when councillors will be asked to approve the proposed Greenway. The plans of the proposed Greenway were on display to the public at the Waterford County Council Civic offices in Dungarvan and at Kilmacthomas Public Library and were also available on line until the end of February past with the general public being asked to make a submission up till

the 14th of March past. For those not familiar with the project, it involves converting the now disused railway line from Dungarvan to Waterford into a greenway for cyclists, walkers and runners which will have a major benefit for tourism and jobs creation in the county as well as health related benefits for residents of the county. Both Waterford County Council and Waterford City Council have submitted separate applications for funding from the Department of Transport, Sport and Tourism. Announcements for the distribution of funding to

pointing out that there was a good chance a local business could benefit if they provided and serviced the bicycles. Cllr. Higgins added that he was suggesting a small scheme of around 50 - 75 bicycles. “It is just a suggestion to give a quick start for ‘Go Dungarvan’ from a tourism point of view,” said Cllr. Higgins.

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imperative of the vast majority of the county who are in favour of the project to ensure that their elected representatives are indeed representative of the wishes of the majority. While some Councillors have had concerns in the past, the lengths that City and County Manager Mr. Michael Walsh and Waterford County Council officials have gone to in the past number of months to address all concerns and the major consultation process put in place should ensure that there should be no councillor voting against the project. A spokesperson for the community support group, Déise Greenway stated that“ we are quite happy that this vote will be carried as it can be clearly shown that this project is good for our county on many levels. This vote is a vote for the good of our county so it would be surprising if anyone would go against particularly in light of the very professional and understanding manner of Waterford County Council in dealing with those with concerns over the past couple of months. Some County Councillors who had rightly felt that consultation in the past decade had not always been to their liking cannot but be impressed by the present consultation process of Michael Walsh and his team. It is important that everyone is on board going forward. It will be an exciting day for our county once the vote is carried on Monday.”

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Aldi opens new Dungarvan Store creating 20 new jobs Aldi’s “Taste Truck” rolls into Dungarvan with Cormac Rowe, Executive Chef at Mount Juliet on board! ALDI Stores (Ireland) opened a new store in Dungarvan, located on Davis Street, creating 20 new jobs. Bringing the total number of Aldi stores in Ireland to 107, the new Dungarvan store is Aldi’s fourth in Co. Waterford. To celebrate the opening of the new store, Aldi’s “Taste Truck” rolled into Dungarvan as customers were treated to breakfast served up by Cormac Rowe, Executive Chef at Mount Juliet. Each breakfast was prepared using products from Aldi’s broad breakfast range, which are sourced from some of Aldi’s many Irish suppliers. A day filled with family fun and festivities, Beat 102103’s Beat Fleet were also on site with plenty of games and balloons for the kids, while five lucky Aldi shop-

pers scooped €100 in Aldi shopping vouchers. Speaking at the store opening, Tony Brackett, Manager of Aldi’s new Dungarvan store said, “We are delighted to be opening our new Dungarvan store and look forward to welcoming many new customers from the local area. Aldi has been the fastest growing supermarket in the country over the last number of years. Each week, more and more Irish families are visiting our stores, swapping their weekly shop to our award winning range of own-brand groceries and making huge savings on their weekly shopping bill.” A proud supporter of Irish producers, Aldi has tripled its annual spend on Irish products over the past five years, helping maintain over 22,000 jobs across the

Irish food industry. Since 2008 Aldi has almost doubled the number of Irish suppliers it works with. Over 50% of Aldi’s supplier spend is with Irish suppliers, producers and manufacturers. All of Aldi’s fresh meats, fresh poultry, eggs, bread, flour, and many of its teas, coffees, soft drinks, waters and snacks come from leading Irish suppliers. Suppliers from the local area include Glen Fruits of Dungarvan, which supplies Aldi with strawberries and cheesemaker Eamonn Lonergan based in Knockanore, who produces Aldi’s Specially Selected Oakwood Smoked Cheddar. Aldi’s Irish suppliers have won 66 Blas na hÉireann National Irish Food Awards since 2009. Aldi has also consistently performed strongly at the prestigious Great Taste Awards, picking up a total of 59 awards in 2013. This included a three gold stars award, the highest accolade possible, for its Kilcree Gold Organic Honey. Aldi’s product range has now won a total of 136 Great Taste Awards since 2010. Aldi was named Ireland’s leading fresh food discounter at both the 2012

and 2011 Checkout Best in Fresh Awards, while 10 Aldi products scooped awards at the inaugural Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards, making Aldi the most awarded retailer in Ireland.

Pictured at the opening of Aldi's new store in Dungarvan are (L to R): Cormac Rowe, Executive Chef at Mount Juliet, Ben and Orla Morrissey. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Young Mia Condon enjoying herself at the opening Aldi Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Katie Hayes, Louise Kenneally and Trevor Walsh, pictured at the opening Aldi Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Claire Brien and Mary Barden, pictured at the opening Aldi Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Blaithin, Eimear and Patrick Curran pictured at the opening Aldi Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Margaret McNamara and Jess Collins, pictured at the opening Aldi Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Sharron and Saoirse Cronin, pictured at the opening Aldi Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Harry, Denise and Donnacha Breen pictured at the opening Aldi Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Carmel and Megan O'Connor, pictured at the opening Aldi Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Billy Walsh, Helen Moroney, Sharon Moroney and Stella Duggan, pictured at the opening Aldi [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images] Dungarvan.

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Submissions sought on new housing estate proposed for 2015/16 By Paul Mooney DUNGARVAN Town Council is to put on public display a proposal to construct 44 houses adjoining Estuary Heights in Shandon.

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While it is not expected the housing scheme will be developed until 2015 / 2016, the Council wants the proposed development submitted to the Department to be ready for any possible funding. At the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council, Town Clerk, Joe O’Flaherty outlined the proposal for the 44 housing units, which will include 29 two-bedroom bungalow houses; 12 three-bedroom semidetached houses; and three, three-bedroom terraced houses. Mr. O’Flaherty said the development is proposed for Council land adjoining the Estuary Heights estate. He pointed out that the Town Council recently received funding to develop the old Ormond Cinema site which is part of the 2014 / 2015 building programme. “In anticipation of the Council receiving funding for the 2015 / 2016 building programme, we will proceed with placing the proposed development on public display for submissions under Part 8 of the Planning legislation,” Mr. O’Flaherty said. “So we will

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Proposed new housing estate adjacent to Estuary Heights, Shandon.

Above: a map of the area, showing the proposed 44-housing scheme development. be in a position to take advantage of any funding which might become available.” He said the plans would then be submitted to the Department and form part of any future allocation of funding. “Once the Department has our application, it goes into a queue,” he said. Mr. O’Flaherty said the proposal is to have a sheltered area at the front of the development, consisting of the two-bedroom bungalows. “The two-bedroom bungalows are very popular with some of our housing tenants,” said Mr.

O’Flaherty. “Family accommodation will be constructed at the rear of the development, facing the mountains. “The beauty of this development is that it can be developed in two phases if need be,” he added. It was agreed that the proposed development will be placed on public display for submissions. Subject to funding, the proposed new housing scheme should be ready for construction sometime in 2015 / 2016. Cllr. Nicky Sheehan (Lab) said it was great to see housing development progressing in Dungarvan,

The types of houses proposed for the housing scheme at Shandon. despite the housing crisis. Cllr. Brendan Mansfield (SF) welcomed the proposed development. “This is our third last meeting, and yet this Town Council is looking to the future, particularly in relation to housing,” said Cllr. Mansfield. He suggested that the new amalgamated Council authority, which takes over in May, after the local elections, consider naming the new housing scheme after one of the 1916 Patriots. “It would be a fitting tribute, particularly if the new housing scheme is opened in time for the centenary celebrations. There are a number of other areas and streets around the town which are named after our national Patriots,” Cllr. Mansfield said.

Lismore hosts final JPC meeting By Christy Parker LISMORE’S final Joint Policing Committee (JPC) meeting before the council’s abolition next month was held prior to April’s Town Council meeting. It proved to be a predictably mild affair, given that the prevailing air of business being at an end rather than at hand. The meeting was attended by Town Manager Paul Daly, Acting Town Clerk Anita Meagher, Garda Sergeant Jerry Maloney, Community Alert secretary Mary O’Brien, Mayor Jan Rotte and Cllrs Orla Russell, John Heneghan, Bernard Leddy, Davy Whelan and Ken Madden. Proceedings lasted about 15 minutes. Ms O’Brien brought litter at the playground park to the attention of the sergeant, observing that it wasn’t too bad at present compared to recent weeks. The garda said the situation would continue to be monitored. DOG LITTER Cllr Whelan was concerned over dog fouling on the streets, noting that dog walkers were ignoring plastic bags for dog poop that were being provided on dispensers. Cllr. Rotte cited an incident whereby someone had removed a bag just for the sake of discarding it! “It’s unreal,” commented Cllr. Whelan who felt most dog fouling was occurring by night. Cllr. Landers asked that a bin be sited on the

route from Castle Avenue to the monument, which would offer those dog walkers who do avail of the poop bags a disposal outlet. The town manager said it would be considered. CRIME CONTROL Cllr Heneghan asked for an update on crime figures since the previous meeting last October. Sergeant Maloney said Lismore and Ballyduff were now considered one entity, before revealing that there had been four burglaries in the area since January 1st, compared to zero for same period last year. General theft was down from six to four reported incidents, while criminal damage and public disorder were of minor concern at present. Drug searches had been conducted on persons and property on an on-going basis, he informed without elaborating. The garda reassured that parking was not generally a problem except for some double parking incidents when drivers fleetingly visited shops only for a third vehicle to arrive on the scene and spark congestion. TEXT ALERTS In her community alert update, Ms O’Brien said text alert signage for the approach roads was still being costed. She reported also that “about 13” committee members had signed up to the text alert system. The sergeant described the system as “very effective,” as the 13 members for-

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warded notices of concern when suspicious vehicles or individuals were deemed to be in a locality. “It spreads like wildfire,” he stated “and we are getting very good responses to it from across west Waterford.” Cllr. Rotte remarked that there had been fears of the system spreading alarm amongst some rural dwellers. Sergeant Maloney said the approach had now been modified amongst the 13 designated activators to avoid the indiscriminate dispersal of texts to, for example, old people living alone. REGRETS Sgt. Maloney said he regretted the imminent cessation of the six-monthly JPC meetings, which he had found very positive in his Garda role. Cllr. Heneghan echoed his sentiments, recalling that while former Superintendent Michael Blake had not been well inclined to the meetings, his successor Superintendent Tom O’Grady held a different view and had promoted it do great appreciation on all sides. He hoped it would hold the same formal arrangement with the new municipal district local authority or with the county council, with ideally a doubling of the schedules given the enlarged local authority areas. The mayor recalled that Lismore was one of the first towns to support the JPC concept and he echoed Cllr Heneghan’s wishes for its continuance under the new local authority system.

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€58k for conservation works in West Waterford TEN projects in Dungarvan-Lismore are to receive approximately €58,000 in funding under the Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme, it was confirmed. Labour Councillor and local election candidate, John Pratt, has welcomed the news, stating that it will promote West Waterford’s physical infrastructure and support local conservation and construction jobs. “This funding means that vital conservation work can proceed on protected buildings in West Waterford.The allocation announced this week will be accompanied by private funding. “Overall, €119,000 has been approved for projects across Waterford County with some €58,000 going directly to specific projects in Dungarvan-Lismore. “Some of the projects include St. Carthage’s Church Lismore, which will receive €12,000, and St Anne's Church, Cappoquin which will get €4,000. Other projects which will benefit are Old Thatch Ballyhane Cappoquin (€2,500); Thatch House Ardmore (€4,000); Fountain House Main Street Ardmore (€4,000); and a 19th Century House in O'Connell Street (€8,000). “This is a great announcement which ensures a range of important conversion works can take place on protected buildings in the county.This will also generate and support significant employment in the conservation and construction industries and in special trades.”

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Trócaire thanks County Waterford for helping people of Rwanda Trócaire thanks County Waterford for helping people of Rwanda to rebuild their country on the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide ON the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Rwanda genocide, which began on the 7th April 1994, Trócaire has thanked the people of Co.Waterford for supporting its work to help survivors strengthen their livelihoods and rebuild peace in their communities in the last two decades. Twenty years ago, when the genocide took place, church collections were held across Co. Waterford, which helped Trócaire to raise £6m in its emergency appeal for Rwanda. This was at the time, the largest public appeal in the organisation’s history. “Trócaire established a presence in Rwanda to respond to the genocide and twenty years on, Trócaire is still working in the country thanks to support from people in County Waterford,” said Éamonn Meehan, Trócaire’s Executive Director. “Today, the organisation runs an agriculture programme that is helping people from poor rural areas to produce food and a governance and human rights programme that is building peace and reconciliation and improving people’s participation in local government.” Éamonn Meehan, who was in Rwanda during the genocide said, “The Rwanda genocide was one of the bloodiest chapters of the 20th century. Not since World War II had people

been murdered on such a scale and with such a speed. Over the course of just 100 days, approximately one million people were killed.” But he warned that twenty years on, the world has not learnt lessons from the Rwanda genocide. “When the genocide ended, the familiar cry of ‘never again’ rang around the globe. Twenty years on, we have to ask: do these two words actually mean anything? The world knew of the impending slaughter in Rwanda but chose to ignore it. Today when you look at innocent people being killed in Syria, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, it is clear that the international community is still ignoring warning signs.” People from County Waterford also generously supported Trócaire’s Lenten Campaign in 2004, which was about the generation of young people living after the genocide. Josienne Umumarashavu (22) was just 12 when she appeared with her skipping rope on the 2004 Trócaire box under the heading “Rwanda: The Generation After Genocide”. Her father, sister and two of her brothers had been killed. Trócaire supported her mother and remaining family after the genocide. Today, Josienne is attending university and getting ready to graduate from a

degree in accountancy thanks to support from Ireland. “I still have a copy of the photograph and the Trócaire box in my home,” she said. “It makes me very happy to look at it and to think that people in Ireland saw my photo and thought about life in Rwanda. “When I look at the photograph now, I think of all the progress I have made.

It was amazing to think that people from a different country were interested in my family. “I enjoyed school and I always wanted to go to university but I did not know how I would be able to,” she said. “My dream has come true.” Visit trocaire.org/rwanda to watch a Trócaire video documentary about reconciliation in Rwanda following the genocide.

Josienne, age 22, from Rwanda who appeared on the Trocaire box at age 12. [Elena-Hermosa]

Calling all Art Lovers and Artists ARTISTS and art lovers are coming together to raise money to run the annual Clancy Festival Art Trail. The popular Art Benefit Party, now in its fifth year, takes place in the Brewery Lane Theatre in Carrickon-Suir on Thursday, April 17th. Once again local artists have donated their artwork on an 8x10 canvas for the event. For just €20 you can own an original piece of 8x10 artwork created by one of our local artists. Canvasses will be limited, so people are advised to come early to be in with a chance of buying an original piece of art at a fraction of its value. Admission to the party,

starting at 7.30 p.m., is only €5. This includes an art exhibition, live music session, refreshments and raffle tickets for door prizes, and the opportunity to meet the artists. And there is still time to submit your artwork to the Art Benefit Party. If you are an artist and would like to be involved, please contact Linda for more information. Contact details below. This year’s Clancy Festival Art Trail promises to be as big as ever with scores of novel projects lined up, and galleries and art installations are set to pop up throughout the town. New projects include ‘Soundportraits’ by Damian Drohan. The photographer

is returning to his hometown to make portraits of people from Carrick using a large format film camera in a pop-up studio, and festival goers will be able to see Damian in action. By interviewing the sitters Damian will combine elements of portraiture, storytelling and social documentary. ‘Tech Meets Trad’, run by Coderdojo with local children, includes a treasure hunt and an interactive showcase with gaming, animation and web design. They will join the binary dots between technology and folk music. And the much loved ‘Yarn Bombing’ returns to create a colourful spectacle

in the town. This year the installation is being co-ordinated by Greenhill students, and unites young and not so young with a love of knitting and decorating trees. If you are an artist and would like to donate a canvas to the Art Benefit Party, or you are interested in exhibiting at the Clancy Festival 2014 Art Trail during the June Bank Holiday weekend, call Linda on 086-2560609 or email enquiries@clancybrothersfestival.org. The deadline for registration is Friday, April 18th. For further information go to www.clancybrothersfestival.org or follow us along on Facebook and Twitter.

‘What causes my Shoulder Pain’ By Tomás Ryan BSc., Ph. Th. MIAPT, Physical Therapist based in Clonmel & Thurles

THERE are a many injuries to the shoulder joint varying from Impingement Syndrome to a rotator cuff tear and even a Dislocation of the joint. This article discusses the common shoulder complex weaknesses that can lead to such shoulder injuries and the how these same weaknesses need to be strengthened when rehabilitating the shoulder joint back from Injury. IS THERE A STRONG FORCE COUPLE RELATIONSHIP OF SHOULDER JOINT MUSCLES? One common feature seen in problematic shoulder joints is the excessive forward translation or movement of the humeral head (see illustration) into a forward lying position. This weakness or dysfunction comes about due a failure of the Force Couple relationship that exists between muscles of the shoulder joint. A force couple relationship involves two muscles on opposite sides of the shoulder joint, performing movements in opposite directions to each. An example is the subscapularis muscle that attaches to the front of the shoulder (humeral head) which is responsible for turning our arm inwards towards the chest and Infraspinatus muscle that attached behind the shoulder joint and which turns the arm outwards. It is this torsional stress or pull that these muscles exert on the joint during movement that creates a stabilising balance in the shoulder joint that help prevent instability or forward tilting of the humeral head. This dynamic balance is continually being tested during overhead activities such as painting, playing tennis etc.

If there is an imbalance in one of these opposing force couple muscles then dysfunctional shoulder joint movements can occur, leading to impingement syndrome which is very common in all age groups. In addition Shoulder joint dislocations are end products of a break down in the force couple relationship. Hence, Rehabilitation of shoulder injuries needs to focus on identifying a weakness in the force couple relationship and implementing exercises that will strengthen the weak shoulder muscles. IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING SHOULDER BLADE MUSCLES Strengthening the muscles of the shoulder blade is something that we regularly ignore causing poor forward leaning posture, a sick dysfunctional scapula (shoulder blade) which lead to shoulder problems. Indeed it is these muscles that help move the shoulder blade and it is the shoulder blade or scapula that contains the glenoid socket that forms part of the ball socket complex that is the shoulder joint. Hence weak and tight scapula muscles can lead to restriction between the glenoid socket and humeral head (the shoulder joint), thus highlighting the importance of strengthening the shoulder blade muscles.

Tomás Ryan is a Registered Physical Therapist with The Irish Association of Physical Therapy (MIAPT) and is based in Clonmel & Thurles. Contact Number: 0504-26672. Email your queries to: tomaspryan@gmail.com

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Vote of Sympathy A VOTE of sympathy was expressed to the family of the late Johnny Hourigan, Sexton Street, Abbeyside. Proposing the vote of sympathy, Cllr. Brendan Mansfield said Johnny Hourigan, a native of Old Parish, was a good neighbour and a character of the town, who was involved in the Abbeyside Pattern and all facets of Abbeyside life. Cllr. Billy Kyne (Lab) concurred with the sentiments expressed.

Council renews lease to Pigeon Club DUNGARVAN Town Council agreed to renew its lease to Na Déise Pigeon Club for a period of six years. The Pigeon Club currently uses the former Pipe Band House on Wolfe Tone Road, as a base. They have used the premises, which is owned by the Town Council, since 2008. Councillors agreed to a renewal of the lease to the Pigeon Club.

Children at Play sign sought A ‘CHILDREN at play’ sign has been requested for the Boreenatrá area of Dungarvan. At the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council, Cllr. Ann Marie Rossiter (FF) said there are quite a number of children playing in the Boreenatrá area, alongside Ard Scoil na nDéise. The matter was noted by officials who said they would examine the suggestion.

Negotiations with contractor over Kilrush speed ramps DUNGARVAN Town Council is trying to negotiate a price for a contractor to carry out works at Kilrush to reduce the height of the speed ramps. At the March meeting of the local authority, Cllr. Billy Kyne (Lab) said the speed ramps were supposed to be removed, but there appears to be no headway on the issue. Town Engineer, David Campion, said he was speaking with Smarter Travel Coordinator, Tom Rogers about the matter. “A contractor was recently appointed to install a cycle lane on the whole length of the N25 bypass,” Mr. Campion said. “It is hoped to negotiate a price with that contractor to carry out the works at Kilrush,” he added.

Resurfacing of Monang Road unlikely until next year THE condition of Monang Road in Abbeyside was highlighted at the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) said the surface of the road is in a dire state. He welcomed the new footpath and the fact that the road has been widened. “Having gone so far with improvements, it is important that the road is finished,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “I have received complaints from residents living in the area about damage to cars.” Cllr. Billy Kyne (Lab) concurred saying that people affected by the bad condition of the road are infuriated when they see the other scale of work going on around the town. “They find it hard to understand why the road can’t be improved, while other aspects are being upgraded such as footpaths and cycle lanes,” he said. Town Engineer, David Campion agreed the surface of Monang Road needs a full overlay of tarmacadam. “We’ve no money in the town’s road budget to carry out work on that section,” said Mr. Campion. “All that we can do this

year is patching the worst of the pot holes. Hopefully, it may be addressed next year.” He said the road at the River Lane housing estate towards the Military Road is bad and hopefully there will be money in the county road’s budget to repair that stretch. Cllr. Geoghegan pointed out that a common sense approach should be taken, considering that the town boundary will not exist after May. However, Mr. Campion said that as the budgets stand, they are still two separate pots of money between town and county. Cllr. Brendan Mansfield (SF) said the condition of the roads is a result of the ‘Celtic Tiger’ years. “We gave permission for large housing estates, yet the infrastructure never went in at the same time,” he pointed out. “Now, here we are, the Town Engineer’s hands are tied and no funding to repair the road, which I presume would be in the hundreds of thousands of euro to do that section of road,” said Cllr. Mansfield. He said that with the €7.5m allocated to the Smarter Travel project, there

was an expectation that along with cycle lanes and footpaths, there would be safer roads to cycle on. “The Monang Road is not safe to cycle on,” said Cllr. Mansfield. “There are cars swerving onto the wrong side of the road to avoid pot holes. A new footpath was put in, which is great, but we are still not embracing the whole greater vision of Smarter Travel, because we haven’t improved the actual condition of our roads.” Mayor Teresa Wright (Lab) asked if the Monang Road surface could not be included in the Smarter Travel budget for repair. Town Manager Michael Quinn replied that the funding stream for Smarter Travel is for specific initiatives, including cycle paths, infrastructure and funding for behavioural change. He said that unless the particular stretch of road is intrinsically linked to Smarter Travel, then it wasn’t possible to get funding to repair the surface of the road. He said an enquiry can be made of Smarter Travel Co-ordinator, Tom Rogers. “In fairness to Tom Rogers, he has maximised what he can do with the

Mayor asks for footpath extension THE Mayor of Dungarvan, Cllr. Teresa Wright (Lab) requested the Council to include the entrance of a pre-school in its footpath extension works at The Lookout. At the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council, Mayor Wright noted the works which are currently taking place at Quay Street, where a footpath is being created in front of The Tannery Restaurant on Quay Street and Crews Restaurant on Church Street. However, Mayor Wright pointed out that

there is a pre-school at the corner location and asked that the footpath be extended to cover the entrance of the pre-school. Town Clerk, Joe O’Flaherty said he would examine the issue. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) asked if there was a delay in the works at the location. Mr. O’Flaherty said there was a short delay in relation to the connection of services, as the ESB had removed some poles.

Kyne supports Beeches residents’ submissions LABOUR Councillor Billy Kyne said the points so well made by residents of the Beeches housing estate in Dungarvan, in relation to the through path access and wall lights are relevant and are supported by him and his Council colleagues. At the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council, Cllr. Kyne queried the situation about the submissions. Town Clerk, Joe O’Flaherty said there was a

deadline of 18th April for submissions. Cllr. Kyne said the points raised by the residents will be considered by the Council. “It is important that my support and the other Councillors support is acknowledged at this stage,” said Cllr. Kyne. Mr. O’Flaherty agreed the submissions “are on file” and he also acknowledged the residents submis-

sions are well made and will get full consideration at the April meeting of the Council. Cllr. Kyne thanked Mr. O’Flaherty for his support of the residents concerns and looks forward to these points being positively addressed. “The residents are supportive of the park and their concerns about access are well made and deserve the support of the local authority,” Cllr. Kyne added.

funding available to him for the betterment of the town generally,” said Mr. Quinn. “If it was possible to carry out repairs on the Monang Road, he would have done it already.” Mr. Quinn said he would flag the road section of the County Council about the problem at Monang Road, with the hope it will be included in the Roads Programme for next year. Cllr. Geoghegan said great work is being carried out by the Smarter Travel project. “But when you see a project like Monang Road, where it has gone so far, and then the road is not surfaced, then all that good work becomes undone,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. Mr. Quinn agreed and said there were numerous instances where the Council has had to make certain decisions because of limited funding, or restrictions on what they could do. “It is unfortunate, but while we have the money, let’s make the best of what we can,” said Mr. Quinn, adding that the Council will certainly look to prioritise Monang Road in next year’s Roads Programme.

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GAA leaders will welcome Sky deal, says Kelly FORMER GAA President Sean Kelly has said he believes most of the senior figures in the GAA will welcome the historic deal signed with Sky Sports this week. Under the three-year package, Sky will have exclusive rights to 14 games while RTÉ will have the rights to 25 games. Both broadcasters will be able to show a further six games, the All-Ireland semi-finals and finals in football and hurling. The association has drawn widespread criticism for introducing a pay-for-view element to Championship matches. Even Sports Minister Michael Ring has said he would prefer if all GAA games were free-to-air for the people as it is our national game. However Mr Kelly echoed the GAA’s reasoning that the move would project the games to the greatest possible overseas audience. “It’s wonderful from an international perspective, that people abroad can watch the games live from their computers or smart phones, without having to go to the pub. It is a good thing to make the GAA accessible

to far more people,” he said. The Fine Gael MEP did admit concerns that the decision would negatively affect many families who cannot afford to or do not wish to subscribe to Sky Sports. “This will take a little bit of explaining to the genuine dyed-in-the-wool supporter who has always supported his county and now will not be able to watch their own team play unless they have contributed to Sky,” he said. Meanwhile, Independent MEP Marian Harkin urged the GAA to be prepared to pay the fee to Sky which would ensure that every Irish community could have a chance to view all televised games now restricted to Sky. “Older people who cannot get to games and children who should not be required to go to a pub to view GAA games must be provided with the opportunity to view televised GAA games,” she said. Ms Harkin said the GAA had a “duty of care” to provide appropriate screens in clubs or community halls.

Hogan fiddles while planet burns THE government must urgently publish longawaited legislation on climate change and take decisive action in the face of impending environmental disaster, Irish MEPs cautioned this week. Environment Minister Phil Hogan is due to publish his Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development Bill in the next few weeks, but Irish MEPs said there must be no further delays. The latest UN report gives the starkest warning yet of the “severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts” of global warming. It says soaring carbon emissions will bring rapidly shrinking Arctic ice, rising levels of hunger in poorer countries

and an increase in flooding, heatwaves and wildfires. Greenpeace spokesperson Kaisa Kosonen summed up the report by saying, “It’s not just polar bears, coral reefs and the rain forest under threat. It is us.” Labour MEP Emer Costello pointed out that many parts of Ireland have already experienced some “ominous signs” of climate change that will become more frequent in the coming years. “Extreme weather events have battered our coastline, flooded coastal cities and inundated thousands of acres of farmland,” she said. Minister Hogan issued a lukewarm response to the report, saying while it would

inform Ireland’s climate change plan, any environmental objectives must be “balanced” with economic ones. Socialist MEP Paul Murphy warned the government that they must step back from the “incredible” idea of publishing a climate bill without stringent targets. He also said the EU needs to impose a binding target of 20 per cent reductions in greenhouse gases by 2020 and at least 55 per cent reductions by 2030. “We are now at, or have gone beyond, a tipping point.There cannot be more stalled talks, or a strategy of incremental change. There must be immediate action,” said Mr Murphy.

Shatter fall-out sees Sinn Féin surge SINN Féin’s prospects of reclaiming the EU seat lost by the party’s deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald in 2009 are starting to look healthy. Recent scandals surrounding Justice Minister Alan Shatter and the gardaí have seen them soar ahead in the polls, despite the fact that it was mainly Fianna Fáil and Independent TDs who highlighted those garda controversies. The latest Sunday Business Post poll saw Sinn Féin rocket five points in a month up to 21 per cent in the popularity stakes, while Fianna Fáil and Independents remained unchanged. There was an expected combined drop of five points for the government parties, leaving Fine Gael on 26 per cent and Labour on a measly nine per cent. It’s good news for Sinn Féin’s four candidates for the European elections on the island of Ireland, only one of whom can boast any European political pedigree. Sitting MEP Martina Anderson will contest in the North, but the three candidates in the Republic are distinctly lacking in hard

experience. Monaghan councillor Matt Carthy is recognised as being the party’s strongest European candidate and is tipped to win a seat in the expanded Midlands-North-West constituency. The 36-year-old wants to tackle the devastation being caused by emigration and ensure that resources are delivered fairly to regions most in need of support. Ireland South candidate Liadh Ní Riada can draw on support from Gaeilgeoirí; hailing from the West Cork Gaeltacht of Muskerry, she has been Sinn Féin’s Irish language officer for the last three years. She has a background in media having worked as a producer/director with RTÉ and TG4, but Ní Liada is still a newcomer to politics. Ecologist Lynn Boylan has no legislative experience either, but that hasn’t stopped her from being the party’s candidate for the competitive three-seat Dublin constituency. From Tallaght, she claims that working for Safefood has given her valuable insight into dealing with EU food regulations.

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Approval announced for heritage projects in Waterford JIMMY Deenihan, TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has approved funding in principle for 618 projects at protected building and historic structures across the State. These projects, with a combined value of €21 million of which €5 million is from the taxpayer, are being progressed under the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme 2014. These projects will allow for a range of important conservation works to take place at protected buildings in all parts of Ireland, and will generate and support significant employment in the conservation and construction industries and in specialist trades. By making it a condition of the scheme that taxpayer funds will at least be matched by private funding, initial figures provided to the Department indicate that the €5 million BHJLS will unlock €16 million in private funding for these projects. Of the 618 structures approved, the majority are nineteenth-century houses - ranging from farmhouses to glebe houses, to suburban villas and townhouses - followed by churches and country houses. The repair and conservation of a large number of thatched structures will also be funded. The main type of work to be funded is roof repairs such as replacing/renewing slate, leadwork, flashing and timbers.

While many of the structures are either private domestic dwellings or places of worship, a large number of commercial and tourism/heritage structures are also included. Some notable structures that have also been approved in principle for funding include St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cork – a building rated by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as being of International importance - Birr Castle, Co. Offaly, and Russborough House, Co. Wicklow. Local authorities, to whom responsibility for administration of the scheme has been devolved, have assessed applications from owners/occupiers of protected structures and then submitted them for approval in principle by the Minister. All successful applicants must comply with the terms and conditions of the scheme in order to draw down funding. Minister Deenihan commented: “Ireland's heritage buildings and protected structures are a vital part of our villages, towns, cities and also the rural landscape. They help make Ireland look like Ireland.They tell a story about our past. And, they are also homes, businesses and places where communities gather together. "With thousands of people living and working in heritage buildings, I am delighted to announce the allocations from this scheme. 29 projects are

being approved to proceed in Waterford City and County, with funding from the scheme of €234,000. "Nationally, this scheme is the most significant investment in protected buildings since 2008, and has unlocked more than three times its value from the private sector. "This innovative approach is aligning heritage assets with economic growth and shows how historic buildings are not only an intrinsic part of Ireland’s heritage but also can provide real benefit in job creation and to the construction, conservation and tourism sector." Minister Deenihan also thanked the support of the local authority network and building owners in the operation of the scheme, saying; “I particularly wish to acknowledge the contri-

bution of the local authorities in embracing this scheme which will have such a positive impact on protected structures across the country. I am also delighted by the response of private owners and their willingness to release substantial private matching funds of €16m, well above the 50% requirement. This further demonstrates how this scheme will act as a catalyst for economic growth and job creation.” Nationally more than 600 projects are being provisionally approved today. Funding allocations have been made with reference to both population size and the number of protected structures in each local authority area. A breakdown of the number of projects approved in Waterford County is set out below.

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Economic stimulus package outlined for Dungarvan Town A €300,000 investment allocated to Dungarvan Town Council will be used as a stimulus for the town focusing on regeneration through a number of immediate initiatives, along with short term to longer term projects. Fearghal Reidy, Economic Officer with Waterford County Council, told the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council that the focus of using the €300k allocation is for the regeneration of Dungarvan town centre, while other activities and programmes will be implemented to sustain and create jobs in the Dungarvan area. A number of meetings were held between Councillors, Council executives, and members of Dungarvan and West Waterford Chamber, on how best the money could be spent. “We worked from a blank canvas and brainstormed ideas to identify initiatives which would stimulate the town centre,” said Mr. Reidy. He said some initiatives and incentives can be delivered quickly, such as the ‘painting and planting’ scheme, where funding will be made available for town centre businesses to paint their premises and place flower boxes on their windows. “This should give an immediate lift to the town,” said Mr. Reidy. He said the town’s key points will be outlined in a ‘Town Presentation Scheme’, of well designed signs, which will highlight various areas, such as Grattan Square, the Town Hall Theatre, Arts Centre, the Causeway, and many others. “These are all immediate actions which can be taken straight away,” said Mr. Reidy. He said that during the meetings, the group recognised that local businesses need support, particularly if they are trying to compete with other towns in the region. Mr. Reidy said a mentoring programme for retail businesses will be held, which will look at buying, marketing, display and other retail business options. “That will be linked to how busi-

nesses can enhance their e-commerce, because they are also competing in that space.” Mr. Reidy said a networking event with a keynote speaker would also be part of the initiative. “Longer term projects would be a new tourism office and expansion of the Enterprise Centre,” he said. “As well as a new retail co-operative for locally produced foods and crafts. “Those three longer term initiatives are to be assessed, so the plans are ready, if and when, grants become available.” Mr. Reidy said the initiatives under the €300k funding have immediate, short term and longer term gains for Dungarvan. Mr. Reidy reiterated that the stimulus package will not be implemented in isolation, but rather in conjunction with an overall economic plan for Waterford County and City. Mayor of Dungarvan, Teresa Wright (Lab) welcomed the stimulus package for Dungarvan and expressed thanks to all those who participated in the joint workshops and meetings between the Council and Chamber. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) described it as “a very worthwhile exercise”. “The ‘painting and planting’ scheme is a worthwhile project and something I raised here at Council level 18 months ago,” said Cllr. Geoghegan, who queried when the scheme would be up and running. Mr. Reidy said the ‘painting and planting’ scheme should be operational within a month, once checks are made to ensure it is a “robust scheme”. Cllr. Geoghegan said it was important that the scheme is up and running this year. “I would encourage businesses to look at this scheme, because there are quite a lot of premises and buildings around town which could do with being spruced up,” he said. Meanwhile, Cllr. Geoghegan welcomed the longer term initiative in relation to the Tourist Office.

“The location of the Tourist Office is incorrect as part of the Courthouse complex,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “We need to strive to have a Tourist Office in a different part of the town, preferably in a high profile location,” he said. Cllr. Brendan Mansfield (SF) queried what impact painting and flower boxes would have, when one side of O’Connell Street now has closed shutters. He asked that paint and flowers be purchased locally. “I don’t want to see that €300,000 going outside the town,” said Cllr. Mansfield. He also hit out at the “terminology” used in the report, in relation to the Tourist Office. “It is a bit disingenuous to the staff working at the Tourist Office to say they will be retrained. It is the location of the office which is the problem, not the staff,” Cllr. Mansfield pointed out. In relation to the report, Cllr. Mansfield said that what jumps out at him is other terminology, such as ‘panel of experts’ and ‘keynote speakers’. “Will these ‘experts’ be paid out of the €300,000?” he asked. “It is jumping out at me that this money will be spent on consultants telling people how to do business.” Mr. Reidy said the ‘painting and planting’ scheme will provide “an immediate lift” to the town. “The longer term regeneration plans designed to help improve the town will be the expansion of the Tourist Office and Enterprise Centre,” said Mr. Reidy. He pointed out that as part of the ‘painting and planting’ scheme, businesses will be expected to purchase the paint and flowers themselves, then produce a receipt to the Council, which will be reimbursed. “Receipts for paint and flowers will be produced by the businesses, and it is hoped they will buy locally,” said Mr. Reidy. He said that there is already a mentoring programme in place for busi-

Council hopes to Vote of Sympathy install feature at Fr. Twomey’s Well DUNGARVAN Town Council hopes to install some sort of feature at Fr. Twomey’s Well. Cllr. Nicky Sheehan (Lab) raised the matter at the March meeting of the local authority, asking if there was any progress in completing work in the area. Town Engineer, David Campion, said it is hoped to tidy up the area and have it completed, along with some type of feature. He said there are a couple of designs suggested, taking into consideration some suggestions from local residents, which would be sympathetic to the history of the site. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) said he hoped the feature would include something to commemorate Father Twomey.

A VOTE of sympathy was proposed to the family of the late Tommy Power, the Orchard, Dungarvan, at the March meeting of Dungarvan Town Council. Proposing the vote of sympathy was Cllr. Damien Geoghegan (FG) who described Tommy Power (better known as ‘The Snail’) as a “close personal friend”. “He died at a relatively young age and although a native of Mahon Bridge, he made his home here in Dungarvan,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “He was one of the best known characters in the town and the county due to his involvement in sport. “He played Gaelic football at the

nesses. “This will be an expansion of that mentoring programme by Enterprise Ireland and the Enterprise Boards,” he said. Mr. Reidy confirmed there would be some payments to professionals to provide mentoring. “But we will have a condition, that if you are appointed a mentor, then you are signing up to the programme,” he said. “Signing up and innovate will be the theme and there wil be longer term benefits for businesses and the town if we get enough people signed up to it.” Cllr. Ann Marie Rossiter (FF) said the business networking event will be organised by the Chamber. “It will likely be a business lunch and it will be self-paying,” she pointed out. Cllr. Rossiter praised the ‘patining and planting’ scheme as an “excellent idea” and said it was hoped that a local person would take it up servicing flower boxes for shops. Cllr. Micheál Cosgrove (FG) said he fully supported the stimulus package, which had two elements - the short term, like the ‘painting and planting’ scheme; and the longer term, which aimed to sustain business and provide expert advice from professionals on how other retail units sustained their businesses. Mayor Wright said one interesting aspect of the stimulus package was the proposed ‘retail co-operative’. “Such a retail co-operative has worked in other towns and counties,” Mayor Wright said. Cllr. Billy Kyne (Lab) said successful businesses and companies should be part of the town’s promotional campaign to attract young graduates. He described Radley’s Engineering as “cutting edge expertise and work”, which is a string in the bow of Dungarvan. “They should be part of our portfolio of opportunitys,” said Cllr. Kyne. Agreeing, Mr. Reidy said when foreign companies come to the region, they are aware that Dungarvan has the success of GSK because of the skills and technology available.

highest levels, he won three senior football titles, and he also played for the county and played for Munster,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. “He played rugby and was involved in athletics and cycling.” Concurring with the sentiments expressed, Cllr. Brendan Mansfield (SF) said ‘The Snail’ was a great character in the town. Cllr. Billy Kyne (Lab) said ‘The Snail’ was also involved in soccer. “He was great fun, a great athlete, and a great character, and it was very sad he died at a young age,” said Cllr. Kyne.

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Local Elections - news and views ... Local and European Elections: 23rd May, 2014. Electoral Districts: Dungarvan / Lismore (8 seats); Comeragh (6 seats); Tramore / City West (6 seats); Waterford City East (6 seats); Waterford City South (6 seats)

New survey shows need for comprehensive code of conduct – Cronin ARDMORE based FF Councillor Tom Cronin has called on the Government to expedite the publication of the Competition and Consumer Bill, which includes proposals for a code of conduct for the retail sector to insure transparency in the sector. Cllr. Cronin's comments come following the publication of a survey, which found that 90% of people want to see a code of conduct established to ensure that farmers get a fair deal from the big supermarkets. “What we need is a statutory code of conduct which will ensure farmers are paid a reasonable price for their goods, and at the same time will guarantee consumers are not paying over the odds for food. The Government has been sit-

ting on proposals since it came in to office. The fruit and vegetable price war at Christmas highlights the importance of such a code. Ardmore farmers and indeed farmers across Co. Waterford are highly respected for the quality of their produce and they must be given a fair deal for it if they are to remain viable; remarked Cllr. Cronin. “Many small farmers are on the verge of going out of business, small family farms are being decimated, and below cost selling in large retail chains is exacerbating the problem. Family farms need to be protected if they are to survive, and a code of conduct for the retail sector would go a long way to easing that burden. This study commissioned by Agri Aware, reveals that almost 8

in 10 people consider quality to be more important than price when it comes to food. This is evidence that consumers are prepared to pay a fair price for good quality produce. “A code of conduct would protect farmers and consumers, by ensuring a fair price on goods for both. It would eliminate the exploitation of food producers by large supermarkets and create a level playing field for the two. The Government has committed to creating a code of conduct for the retail sector, however Minsters have very slow to publish the necessary legislation. Their procrastination is continuing to put farms at risk, and having a negative impact on the agriculture sector as a whole.

Resurfacing work completed INDEPENDENT candidate in the forthcoming local elections, Seamus O’Donnell, has said that 1km of tarmac resurfacing has been completed from Old Parish to Flemings Pub. He said that tarmac was also laid from Liskeelty Cross as far as Lisarrow near Ardmore. ROAD SURFACES TO BE COMPLETED Mr. O’Donnell said that the road from Guirey’s Gate to Loskeran junction in Old Parish is to be recycled, and the road from Loskeran junction to the pump house in Barranastook is to be recycled. “The recycling of the road from Mounfoun to the far side of Old Parish Church will continue from where they left off in 2013,” Mr. O’Donnell said. “The road from John Paul’s junction to Michael McCarthy’s gate at the far side of the GAA field will also be recycled. “I reported all those roads in 2011, but because of the water works last year, there was no money to continue the work, but those roads will be finished this year,” Mr. O’Donnell added.

New water supply for Ring

LIz Murphy launches her campaign – Local Election canditate Liz Murphy, Waterford City East, pictured with Brian Swift and Dara Calleary, TD, who was guest speaker at her election campaign launch. [John Power]

RING will get a new water supply at the end of 2015, or early 2016, an Independent candidate in the local elections has stated. Seamus O’Donnell, from Old Parish, said the water supply for Ring is coming from Mapstown in Dungarvan, with two reservoirs located at Ring, near to Byrne’s Cross, while the other reservoir will be located close to Robert’s Cross.

Whelan criticises GAA for Sky deal SINN Féin Local election candidate Siobhan Whelan has criticised the GAA for its deal to sell television screening rights of some GAA games to SKY Sports. The Sinn Féin rep said: “People on low incomes and particularly the elderly will be sidelined from enjoying key matches. I have spoken to many outraged fans and GAA club members, with some going as far as to say the health of their elderly loved ones would be damaged by the decision. For many these games are the focal point of their weekend, and now they will be forced to either pay for a subscription or go to a pub to watch these matches. People are already under pressure with high taxes and reduced salaries and many

will find it next to impossible to find an additional €64 a month to pay for a Sky subscription.I believe the GAA has a duty of care to people unable to afford Sky. Older people in particular who cannot get to games, and children who should not be required to go to a pub to view GAA games, members and fans must be provided with the opportunity to view all televised GAA games.” She said the GAA should consider paying the Sky fee for GAA clubs and community halls to provide screenings. I would call on Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte to stop more games being lost to pay-per-view by using the European Audio Visual Services Directive to designate certain events as free-to-air.

Sky Sports costs €36 per month or €432 per year but to obtain it, viewers also have to have a general Sky TV package, the cheapest of which is €28 per month. So for a customer subscribing for the first time, the annual cost is €768. Siobhan continued that the cost was out of the question for many. “I would be concerned for older people.Television is a very important support for them, particularly people who are housebound, and the GAA is very close to their hearts.” “What I think would be of reassurance to fans and the general public would be some indication as to how the GAA is to spend the money they are going to get,” she said. “I’d like to see that filter down to clubs and players as well.”

Ireland South European Parliament candidate Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael) centre, with her campaign team, Denis Kirby (left) and Cllr. Micheál Cosgrove, on the campaign trail in Dungarvan recently.

Ireland South European Parliament candidate Deirdre Clune visits Dungarvan IRELAND South European Parliament candidate, Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael) visited Dungarvan recently as part of her campaign trail. The mother of four adult children is currently a Senator and serves as the Seanad’s spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation. Ms. Clune’s father, Peter Barry, was the former Tanaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and founder of Barry’s Tea. Ms. Clune’s first port of call in Dungarvan was the Waterford County Museum on Friary Street, where she met President of the Museum Society Willie Fraher. Mr. Fraher gave Ms. Clune a tour of the Museum and showed her details of the upcoming exhibition ‘Industrial Ireland: 1904-1918’ (Images from magic lantern slides), which will be launched on Friday, 11th April. Ms. Clune then went on a walkabout of Dungarvan town, meeting and chatting with members of the public. Ms. Clune grew up with politics in her blood - she came from a house where elections were the norm. She was first elected to the Dáil in 1997, having qualified as a Civil and Environmental Engineer in UCC and Trinity College. After her elections to the Dáil in 2007, she was appointed Fine Gael spokesperson for Enterprise, while in July 2010, she was appointed Fine Gael Frontbench

spokesperson on Research and Innovation. “I took those roles because I believe that getting people back to work is our country’s first priority,” said Ms. Clune. “Jobs are what will return Ireland to healthy economic growth. Jobs are what will give people back their dignity. Jobs are what will lift the dark economic clouds that have hung over us for too long now. We are making progress but we need more time to return the country to healthy and sustainable economic growth “As a community, we were losing 1600 jobs a week during the crisis. Now we are creating 1,600 jobs a week. We have a long way to go but we are on the right road. “We need strong voices in Europe to speak up for Ireland. To fight our corner.

Now, more than ever, we need strong competent people in Europe. That is what I will provide in Europe - a strong voice that understands Ireland and Europe,” continued Ms. Clune. “This is your chance to make a difference to your future. “My children have emigrated and it saddens me to think that five years ago, we could not provide a future for them here in Ireland. “I want to bring the message to Europe that we are engaging in a new kind of politics - one where woman are playing equal roles based in a system that prides itself on honesty and integrity. You have a choice on May 23rd. It is your Europe, it is your voice. Use that voice wisely.Your children’s future may well depend on it,” added Ms. Clune.

Ireland South European Parliament candidate Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael), with President of the Museum Society Willie Fraher, during her visit to Waterford County Museum, last week.

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Lismore Sporting Awards Night on course for April 25th

Funding of €125k for road in Old Parish is welcomed AN allocation of €125,000 to complete road works in Old Parish has been welcomed. Cllr. Tom Cronin (FF) welcomed the allocation of funding. He said the funding will

pay for work to repair the road from John Paul Walsh’s pub to the GAA field in Old Parish. “I welcome this funding and expect that road will be completed in the coming months,” Cllr. Cronin said.

Last week, Cllr. Cronin pointed out that work needed from the cross at the standing stones, to John Paul’s pub and the school, have been included in this year’s Road Works Programme.

Cllr. Tom Cronin (FF).

Mapstown drain will be repaired to alleviate flooding A DRAIN which has been causing flooding problems at Mapstown in Dungarvan, is to be repaired in the coming months. Fianna Fail Councillor Tom Cronin said a drain in the Mapstown area, along the road which leads from the

Spring roundabout to Ballygagin, has been blocked and causing flooding problems for the past 20 years. “I have received a commitment from engineers that the drain will be fixed,” said Cllr. Cronin. “The cost of the work will be

around €20,000.The old drain is to be removed and a new 150 metre pipe will be laid at Mapstown. “That work will be carried out in the near future, which should resolve the flooding problem,” added Cllr. Cronin.

Local election candidate says €30k not needed for junction O’Donnell blames “bad driving” for cause of collisions at Robert’s Cross A LOCAL election candidate has hit out at the local authority for spending €30,000 on a junction which he says doesn’t need it. Independent candidate, Seamus O’Donnell, from Old Parish, noted that Waterford County Council has been allocated a total of €29,800 for works at Robert’s Cross in Ring. However, Mr. O’Donnell blamed “bad driving” for the number of collisions which occurred at Robert’s Cross over the past number of years. “There is a stop sign at

that junction - that is what motorists are supposed to do - stop at the junction,” he said. “But some motorists are just driving straight through the junction and end up colliding with traffic coming from the Old Parish direction.” At the March meeting of Waterford County Council, the allocation of nearly €30,000 was noted, but no time scale for works at Robert’s Cross was available. Mr. O’Donnell said there are two junctions which are in more need of urgent attention that

Robert’s Cross. “That money should be spent on Flemings Cross junction with the N25 or Seaview junction at Helvick, near the GAA field,” said Mr. O’Donnell. “In the past week, motorists have been afraid to come out of Flemings Cross onto the N25 because the fog has been so thick. “They’ve had to turn back and go to Kiely’s Cross to get onto the N25.” In relation to the Seaview junction at Helvick, Mr. O’Donnell said that every time a driver

Comeragh area to put their trust in me and to seek their vote” “I absolutely love politics, I think you would have to be insane to put yourself forward for election if you didn’t have a passion for it. I enjoy canvassing, I enjoy meeting people, and I feel it was a natural progression for me after all my years within the party.” Mary a native of Portlaw and married to Michael has a son Jack in his 3rd year in UCC, her daughter Jane in 5th year in St. Declan’s Kilmacthomas and her youngest Jenna making her First Holy Communion in 2nd class in Portlaw. Mary currently works in John Martin Jewellers (3 days a week) and previously ran the family grocery business in Portlaw for 17 years. Mary feels that a woman’s voice is very important at Council level, the gender balance has to be addressed “after all

women know how to balance the budgets in their own homes, and we know how to multi task”. Among Mary’s priorities are “Comeragh against Pylons”. Mary is chairperson of Portlaw against Pylons and has come together with all the antipylon groups in the area to stop this blight on our landscape. “Our countryside would be absolutely decimated, and the health of our children and families put at risk if these monstrosities were allowed to be erected.” Having run the family business for 17 years, Mary understands the the contribution that these small businesses make to the locality. Mary will continue to work with community and business groups to promote any imitative which will develop the local economy. Mary firmly believes in the promotion and protection of rural economies,

By Christy Parker LISMORE Town Council’s Sporting Award night’s celebration has been deferred from Friday next, April 11th to Friday, April 25th due to a culmination of pre-booking and Good Friday. The event will take place in Lismore House Hotel. Lismore Acting Town Clerk Anita Meagher told April’s meeting that finger food arrangements had been made with the hotel and all that remained to be concluded was the invitation list. Cllr Joe Tobin proposed that Lismore AFC be

included on foot of winning the Ned Barry Cup for the third consecutive year and this was accepted. Following some discussion on the volume of people that could logistically be invited – whether entire squads, mascots, wives, husband, partners, family, etc. the final consensus was that about 100 people would be accommodated. Cllr John Heneghan tended towards a relaxed approach and exercising pragmatism, reasoned that if more than expected show up, then they would just have to eat less! Cllr Heneghan believed council staff should be

invited also which was accepted too, despite Cllr Davy Whelan’s assertion that they were paid professionals as against amateur achievers for whom the awards and recognition were intended. The meeting also decided that the event would ensue without musical accompaniment. A quote from a local musician was considered excessively high but the general feeling was that a night of uncompromised chat and social interaction was preferable anyway. Invites are imminent.

Welcome to … Independent Candidate in the Local Elections, Seamus O’Donnell. emerges from the junction, “They are breaking the law, because they have to cross the centre white line to take the bend”. “Land beside that junction is owned by Udarás na Gaeltachta, which could be used to completely take out the bend in that road,” he said.

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Fianna Fail Local Election Candidate, Mary Butler. “already we have seen far too many Garda stations and post offices closed, it is imperative that rural communities pull together so that we can prevent the closure of any further vital services”. People say to me “why vote for you” and my answer is simple “What you see is what you get, anyone who knows me will tell you I only go on committees to work, I am never on a committee to make up numbers, I am never the hurler on the ditch. I want to make a difference, I want to represent people, and I really believe I can do that” Polling day is on 23rd May and Mary encourages everyone to “use their vote.”

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Dungarvan District Court ADDRESSES - Addresses in Court stories are given to us by the Courts Service, who in turn receive them from the Gardaí. Any error in an address, where the address of the defendant is not updated, rests solely with the system and the address cannot be changed by the Dungarvan Observer.

Probation bond for youth who assaulted Gardaí A YOUTH who assaulted two members of An Garda Siochána was given 12 months probation last week. Sean Harney (20) with addresses on record as Ballydurn, Kilmacthomas, and Knockeylan, Lemybrien, had pleaded guilty at a previous sitting of the District Court, to assault causing harm to Garda James Fenton at Knockeylan, Lemybrien, on 8th May, 2011 and assault of Garda Kenefick, the Member-in-Charge at Dungarvan Garda Station later that same day. The case was adjourned for a probation report. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke said a lengthy report was available on his client. Judge Terence Finn noted that the Probation Service were indicating the accused be placed under a Probation Bond. Judge Finn imposed a 12 month Probation Bond on Harney, and directed he comply with the Probation Service, as well as comply with any referral for anger management.

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Dungarvan man sentenced to total of 15 months in prison A DUNGARVAN man was sentenced to a total of 15 months imprisonment last week for a litany of charges. Craig Riordan (24) with an address at 40 Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, received varying sentences which totalled 15 months imprisonment for offences including burglary, theft and criminal damage. The case against Riordan had been adjourned for a Probation Service report, along with compensation owed by him. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Eamon Hayes noted that there was “very little positive in the Probation report”. While Mr. Hayes suggested that his client was keeping out of trouble, this was disputed by the Gardaí.

“The court was previously assured that the accused wanted to engage with the Probation Services, now, here I am reading the report and there is no evidence of him engaging with the Probation Services,” said Judge Finn. Mr. Hayes told the court that Riordan says he had to discharge a large debt, which carried a real serious threat against him personally and it took all his resolve to achieve it. He said his client does not have a flippant attitude towards the charges. “He has addiction issues he wants to address, but he does not want to attend residential treatment,” said Mr. Hayes. Judge Finn said he was not seeing any positives from Riordan. “He has no compensa-

tion and he failed to engage with the Probation Services,” said Judge Finn. For burglary at Lidl, Shandon, Dungarvan, on 3rd February, 2012, Judge Finn handed down nine months imprisonment. A concurrent nine month jail sentence was handed down for burglary of G. P. Motors, Kilrush Business Park, Dungarvan, on the same date. A €300 fine, payable forthwith, or ten days imprisonment was handed down for a charge of being in possession of a controlled substance, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Clonea Strand Hotel, Dungarvan on 4th May, 2012. A concurrent three month jail sentence was handed down for a similar charge at Clonea Lower, Dungarvan, on 25th

April, 2012. A concurrent three month jail sentence was handed down for the theft of two bottles of Coca-Cola from the Pike Service Station, Ballymacmague, Dungarvan, on 16th May, 2012. A fine of €250, payable forthwith, or ten days imprisonment was handed down for a charge of being intoxicated in public at Dunabbey House, Dungarvan, on 7th June, 2013. For possession of cannabis herb, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Mitchel Street, Dungarvan, on 28th April, 2010, a €250 fine was imposed, payable forthwith, or 10 days imprisonment. A concurrent three month jail sentence was handed down for theft from

Garvey’s SuperValu, Dungarvan, on 2nd March, 2013. A concurrent six month jail sentence was handed down for theft from Dunnes Stores, Dungarvan, on 2nd March, 2013. A €250 fine, payable forthwith, or 10 days imprisonment was imposed for a charge of being intoxicated in public at St. Bridget’s Terrace, Dungarvan, on 2nd March, 2013. For criminal damage at Convent Lodge, Dungarvan, on 17th September, 2011, Judge Finn handed down a six month jail sentence to run consecutively to the first nine month jail term imposed - total of 15 months imprisonment. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.

Cannabis charges struck out A CANNABIS possession charge was struck out against two Kilmacthomas men who made a donation to the court poor box. William Walsh (22) with an address at 3 Riverview, Kilmacthomas, and Patrick Kiersey (22) with an address at 3 Hillview Estate, Kilmacthomas, both pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for their own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at 3 Hillview Estate, Kilmacthomas, on 3rd October, 2013.

The case, which was heard at a previous sitting of the District Court, was adjourned to allow the accused to gather €250 each as a donation to the poor box. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke said both his clients have the money in court - a total of €500 - and neither men have come to any further Garda attention. Judge Terence Finn struck out the drugs possession charges.

The Cronin family from Mogeely; Helen, Pat, Elma and Danielle, at the annual Celebrity Donkey Derby in the East Cork Town of Youghal. The Donkey Derby was held to raise funds for Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival which will take place between the 11th and 13th July, 2014. The festival will be raising funds for Childline and the RNLI. [John Hennessy]

Criminal damage case adjourned Updated Probation report sought on man for review A MAN who admitted causing criminal damage had his case further adjourned for review. Paul Cahill (32) with an address at 9 McCarthyville, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, was convicted at a previous sitting of the District Court, of criminal damage at 58 Kyne Park, Abbeyside, on 11th December, 2012. The case had been adjourned for a report on the accused. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke said a report was available on his client. He pointed out that his client has paid all compensation owed for the damage and requested an adjournment to see how his client progresses. Judge Terence Finn adjourned the case to 22nd October, 2014, for a further report.

Address IN a recent court case where a man, Michael McDonagh (25) received a three month suspended jail sentence for assault, his current address was listed as 46 Leacan Fionn, Dungarvan - which was stated in the court report published recently in this newspaper. Although a second address, 92 Pairc na mBlath, Ballinroad, Dungarvan was listed in the court report, it should be noted that he no longer lives at this Ballinroad address. We are happy to clarify the matter.

whose abuse had ‘racial and sexual overtones’ A DUNGARVAN-based member of the travelling community who used ‘racial overtones’ in his abuse towards Gardaí and ‘sexual overtones’ towards a female he was having a dispute with, had his case adjourned for an updated Probation Service report. John Keenan (19) with an address at 6 An Cluain, Youghal Road, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive language and behaviour at Mitchel Street, Dungarvan, on 21st August, 2013. Outlining the evidence at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Sergeant Mark Allen told Judge Terence Finn that Gardaí responded to a disturbance on the night in question at Mitchel Street, where the accused was observed “roaring and shouting and making threats”. He said Keenan was threatening to strangle a young woman and ‘box the head off her’. “He was calling the woman names and his abuse had sexual

overtones,” said Sgt. Allen. “He then turned his attention to Gardaí and used racial overtones. “He took an aggressive stance and began punching the wall.” In relation to the ‘racial overtones’, Judge Finn queried the accused’s ethnicity. Solicitor David Burke replied that his client was a member of the travelling community. He said his client’s level of consumption of alcohol on the night was not appropriate, but he said his client has moderated his drinking and there has been a marked improvement in his behaviour. Mr. Burke said his client has mended the differences with the young lady on the night in question. “He is engaged to the young woman,” Mr. Burke said. Judge Finn wanted to hear from the young lady, who attended court with Keenan. Judge Finn asked her whether she felt threatened by

Keenan on the night. The woman replied “no”. Judge Finn queried if Keenan’s behaviour towards her was a regular feature of the relationship. Again the woman replied “no”. Mr. Burke said that while his client may have ‘used up his nine lives’, he said Keenan’s behaviour has improved since. Keenan has numerous other charges against him which are awaiting the imposition of penalty. They are: theft from Eason, Dungarvan, on 20th October, 2008; theft from Byrne’s World of Wonder, Mary Street, Dungarvan, on 18th November, 2008; theft from Dunnes Stores, Dungarvan, on 1st January, 2009; using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, and producing an article in the course of a dispute, at Mary Street, Dungarvan, on 23rd January, 2009; theft from Campus filling station, Kilrush, on 22nd July, 2009; theft and using threatening,

abusive language and behaviour in a public place, at Olivere’s, Main Street, Dungarvan, on 25th August, 2009; theft at Main Street, Dungarvan, on 19th March, 2010; using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, at Mary Street, Dungarvan, on 28th April, 2011; burglary (intent) at 49 Congress Villas, Dungarvan, on 20th May, 2011; and being intoxicated and using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in public at Wolfe Tone Road, Dungarvan, on 11th August, 2012. Judge Finn said the court’s patience with Keenan is running thin. Adjourning the case to 22nd October, 2014, for consideration of penalty and for an updated Probation Service report, Judge Finn directed that Keenan save €30 a week, which will go towards his penance, when matters come back before the court.

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Fined for public order offence A RENOWNED County Waterford artist was fined last week for a public order offence. Michael Mulcahy (61) with an address at Aughnacurraveel, Ballycurrane, Clashmore, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, and being intoxicated in a public place, at Dungarvan Credit Union, Parnell Street, Dungarvan, on 21st March, 2014. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Sergeant Mark Allen said the accused was on the Credit Union premises looking to open an account, but had no identification with him. “He was roaring and abusive and had to be asked to leave the premises,” said Sgt. Allen. “He was restrained and brought to the Garda Station because of his behaviour.” Solicitor Niall King said his client now resides with his partner in Barronstown, Wexford. He said his client is remaining sober. “He did have a break-out on the date in question,” Mr. King said. “He apologises for it.” Judge Finn said such behaviour was not acceptable in a place which offers a service to the public, both for members of the public and for the staff. Mr. King said his client has an historical tie to the building in question, which was his family home many years ago. Judge Finn said the accused’s behaviour cannot continue in the same way. He handed down a €300 fine for the charge of using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place and marked the charge of being intoxicated in public as proven and taken into consideration.

Criminal damage charge struck out A WOMAN accused of criminal damage had the charge struck out after she paid compensation. Nora Harty (28) with an address at 85 Ballinderry Park, Mayfield, Cork, was accused of criminal damage at Shandon halting site, Dungarvan, on 12th January, 2014. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Niall King said the case had been adjourned to allow his client to pay compensation for the damage caused. “It was a family dispute and a window was broken in a caravan,” said Mr. King. Sergeant Mark Allen told Judge Terence Finn that all parties are happy now and peace was restored. Judge Finn struck out the charge, noting that compensation had been paid.

Community Service order imposed

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A DUNGARVAN man received a community service order last week. James Daly (25) with addresses on record of 14 St. Bridget’s Terrace, Dungarvan, and 48 Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, had been convicted at a previous sitting of the District Court, of burglary at the Old Glanbia Laboratories, Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, on 8th August, 2012; and using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, at Fairlane, Dungarvan, on 14th April, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor

Paddy Gordon told Judge Terence Finn that his client is suitable for community service, which was confirmed in a Probation Service assessment report. For the burglary offence, Judge Finn handed down 150 hours of community service in lieu of three months imprisonment. For the public order charge, Judge Finn handed down 50 hours community service, in lieu of one months imprisonment. Judge Finn pointed out that it was a total of 200 hours community service, in lieu of four months imprisonment.

Jail term for man who burgled local hotel A DUNGARVAN man was jailed for a total of eight months for burglary of a local hotel, assault and a public order offence. Patrick Keoghan (27) with an address at 87 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to two charges of burglary and a charge of assault at the Park Hotel, Dungarvan, on 24th February, 2013. Other charges which Keoghan pleaded guilty to include using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in public, at Lismore Avenue, Dungarvan, on 3rd October, 2013; being intoxicated in public at Boreenatrá on 22nd May,

2013; and being intoxicated in public at St. Bridget’s Terrace, Dungarvan, on 17th July, 2013. Last week’s Dungarvan District Court heard that Keoghan was observed placing bottles of spirits into a bag at the Park Hotel, Dungarvan, on 24th February, 2013. “The general manager approached the accused and he fled with the bag. At the fire exit, the accused broke a bottle of vodka and tried to hit out at the manager,” said Sgt. Allen. He said Keoghan then made his way out to the car park, where he turned and once again faced the manager and threatened him

with the broken bottle. “The accused escaped by jumping over a wall. Some of the bottles were recovered - €138 was the total value of the property taken, while €48 worth was damaged.” Sgt. Allen said that approximately 16 hours later, another burglary occurred at the hotel. He said Gardaí were on the premises at the time and received a report of a person ‘lurking’ around at the rear of the Park Hotel. They went around to the rear of the hotel and identified the accused. Keoghan has 53 previous convictions, which include burglaries and theft.

Solicitor David Burke said his client is well known to the court. “On the night one of the bottles broke in the bag. My client says he turned to take the broken glass out of the bag and didn’t ‘go for’ the manager. He says he was trying to discard the broken glass,” said Mr. Burke. “This was purely drinkdriven and he had no intention of harming anyone.” Mr. Burke said his client had a difficult upbringing and a troubled life. “He advanced from using alcohol and cannabis to heroin recent months,” Mr. Burke said. “My client apologises for any damage caused and asks

the court to take into consideration his expression of remorse and early plea,” added Mr. Burke. Solicitor Martin Lavan, who represented Keoghan on some of the other charges, said his client is putting his hands up and pleading at an early opportunity. In relation to the public order disturbance at Lismore Avenue, on 3rd October, 2013, Mr. Lavan said that while Keoghan was present, he was not involved in an assault which took place at that time. For using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in public, at Lismore Avenue,

Dungarvan, on 3rd October, 2013, Judge Finn handed down a two month jail sentence. For the public order offences of being drunk in public at Boreenatrá on 22nd May, 2013 and at St. Bridget’s Terrace, Dungarvan, on 17th July, 2013, he handed down a €300 fine on each of those offences, payable forthwith, or 10 days imprisonment. For the two charges of burglary and one charge of assault at the Park Hotel, Judge Finn handed down concurrent six month jail sentences on each offence. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.

Man to write letter of apology to Traffic Warden Dungarvan man prosecuted for illegal netting of Salmon

A MAN charged with two counts of using threatening, abusive language and behaviour towards a Dungarvan Traffic Warden had his case further adjourned for payment of a donation and for a written letter of apology. Clive Holmes (74) with an address at Comeragh House, Briskey Upper, Lemybrien, had contested the charges and pleaded not guilty to using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place,

contrary to Section 6 of the Public Order Act, at Crossbridge Street, Dungarvan, on 28th December, 2012, and Grattan Square, Dungarvan, on 15th March, 2013. A special sitting of the District Court had heard the case, where details were given about Holmes’ insulting behaviour towards Dungarvan Town Council Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore. The case was adjourned to allow Holmes to pay a

€300 donation to the court poor box, which would be given to a charity of Mr. Moore’s choosing, as well as an apology. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Paddy Gordon said his client has only €100 in court. On inquiry about the apology, Mr. Gordon said the apology was given on the last day in court. However, Judge Finn clarified that he wanted a letter of apology from

Holmes to Mr. Moore. Judge Finn directed that the €100 would go to Waterford Hospice - the charity nominated by Mr. Moore, who said it was a cause close to his heart, and who did great work. The case was adjourned to 9th July, 2014, to allow the accused to come up with the remaining €200 of the donation for the Waterford Hospice and for the letter of apology to Mr. Moore.

Community Service order for youth who attacked Garda A LEMYBRIEN youth who attacked a member of An Garda Siochána, causing him harm, was given 120 hours community service in lieu of a six month jail sentence. Patrick Veale (21) with an address at Glendalligan, Lemybrien, was convicted at a previous sitting of the District Court, of assault causing harm to Garda James Fenton, at Knockeylan, Lemybrien, on 8th May, 2011. He was also convicted of another

assault on an individual and a public order offence of using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place at Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, on 26th December, 2012. The matters had been adjourned for a Probation and Community Service report. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Eamon Hayes said his client was suitable for community service.

Judge Terence Finn handed down 120 hours community service in lieu of a six month jail sentence for the assault on Garda Fenton on 8th May, 2011. He also handed down a consecutive 120 hours community service, in lieu of four months imprisonment, for the assault on an individual in Dungarvan, on 26th December, 2012. A fine of €300 was handed down for the public order offence.

AT last week’s sitting of Dungarvan District Court, Arthur Daly, Dungarvan, County Waterford, was prosecuted by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for illegal netting of Salmon on the river Colligan, Dungarvan. Daly pleaded guilty to breaches of Sections 94 (1), 96 (1) and 97 (2) of the 1959 Act as amended. Jason Moran, Fisheries Officer with IFI, told Judge Terence Finn that while on a routine patrol at approximately 9.00 p.m. on the evening of 20th August 2013, he and three other fishery officers observed Daly and an accomplice setting two nets in a pool in the river and throwing stones in the pool to drive fish into the nets. The fish had no chance to escape as they were

trapped between the two nets and were being forced into the nets by the action of Daly throwing stones at the fish. Daly and his accomplice had already succeeded in netting two Salmon which were in Daly’s bag. The River Colligan is a very important wild salmon and sea trout river, but is only open for catch and release angling for Salmon in an attempt to conserve the Salmon population. Illegal fishing activity, particularly netting activities have potentially devastating consequences for fish stocks. Judge Finn convicted Daly and imposed fines totalling €2,000 and awarded legal costs of €997.39 and expenses of €597.64 to Inland Fisheries Ireland.

Bench warrants issued A BENCH warrant was issued for the arrest of a man who failed to appear in court last week. Dominic McGoldrick (26) with an address on record at 7 Connolly Street, Kilkenny, is accused of assault and using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, at Fennell’s Garage, Dungarvan Industrial Park, on 18th April, 2011. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Sergeant Mark Allen told Judge Terence Finn that the accused doesn’t reside at the address in Kilkenny. Solicitor David Burke said a woman currently residing at the address stated that the accused has not lived at the address in the past two years. Judge Finn issued a bench warrant for the accused’s arrest. A BENCH warrant was issued for the arrest of a man who failed to appear in court last week. Kevin Bray (28) with an address at 15 Marquis Drive, Dungarvan, is accused of theft from Dunnes Stores, Dungarvan, on 2nd March, 2013; being intoxicated in public at St. Bridget’s Terrace, Dungarvan, on 2nd March, 2013; being intoxicated in public at Linear Park, Dungarvan, on 6th June, 2013; being intoxicated in public at Lidl, Shandon, Dungarvan, on 7th June, 2013; theft from Eurospar, Abbeyside, on 9th June, 2013; theft from Dunnes Stores, Dungarvan, on 7th July, 2013; and being intoxicated in public at Mill Street, Cappoquin, on 10th July, 2013. He failed to appear at last week’s Dungarvan District Court and Judge Terence Finn issued a bench warrant for the accused’s arrest. A WOMAN who failed to attend court last week had a bench warrant issued for her arrest. Martina Noblett (28) with an address at 155 Clonard Park, Ballybeg, Waterford, is accused of theft from Ger Wyley’s Sports Store, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, on 2nd and 5th June, 2012; theft from Doc Morris Pharmacy, Dungarvan Shopping Centre, on 4th April and 8th May, 2013; theft from Country Life, Shandon, Dungarvan, on 11th August, 2012; and theft from Centra Food Market, The Square, Kilmacthomas, on 24th and 30th April, 2012. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke said his office was contacted by a family member and assurances were given that Noblett would be present in court. However, she did not make an appearance in court. Sergeant Mark Allen sought a bench warrant for the accused’s arrest, which was granted by Judge Terence Finn.

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Fine imposed for breach of barring order A DUNGARVAN man who breached a barring order was fined last week. Denis Daly (28) with an address at 54 Lackenfune, Dungarvan, but who is currently in custody serving a sentence, pleaded guilty at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, to breach of a barring order at 29 Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, on 5th September, 2013. Sergeant Mark Allen told Judge Terence Finn that Gardaí received a complaint from a woman about the accused, who was observed coming to the address at Cathal Brugha Place after 10.00 p.m. and knocked on the window. Sgt. Allen said later on

that night, around 1.05 a.m., the accused came and knocked on the door. “The woman was frightened by the incident and reported it to Gardaí,” said Sgt. Allen. The court heard that a barring order had been taken out against Daly on 9th October, 2012. Solicitor Eamon Hayes said his client was intoxicated at the time. “The woman and my client had previously been in a relationship, which had broken down,” said Mr. Hayes. “They have a child from that relationship.The breach of the barring order was in its final days, there was less

than one month of the order. “The woman has not gone to the bother of renewing the barring order,” pointed out Mr. Hayes. “My client knocked on the door and the woman was frightened. She didn’t open the door and no words were exchanged.” Daly has 40 previous convictions, but none for any similar offences. Judge Finn handed down a €250 fine, making it payable forthwith, or seven days imprisonment in default of payment, as the accused is currently serving a sentence.

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Case adjourned for review

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Theft charges adjourned for compensation A WOMAN who faces a number of theft charges had her case adjourned to allow her to come up with further compensation. Kate Norris (22) with addresses on record as Apartment 4, Thomas Court, Thomas Street, Waterford; 84 Ballybeg Park,Waterford; and 33 The Manor, flat 1, Manor Street, Waterford, is accused of six counts of theft from: Sam

McCauley Chemist, High Street, Dungarvan, and Kelly’s Pharmacy, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, on 8th March, 2012; Centra Food Market, The Square, Kilmacthomas, on 24th April, 2012 and 30th April, 2012; and Ger Wyley’s Sports Store, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, on 2nd and 5th June, 2012. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor

David Burke requested more time to allow his client to put together the compensation. He said the total compensation is around €730. Judge Terence Finn noted the accused is making progress and adjourned the case to 8th October, 2014, to allow the accused put together the balance of the compensation owed.

Cannabis charge struck out A MAN who admitted possession of cannabis for his own use had the charge struck out after he made a donation to the court poor box. Adrian Wardak (21) with an address at 6 Cluain Alainn, Dungarvan, had pleaded guilty at a previous

sitting of the District Court, to possession of cannabis for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at An Tig Buí, Newline, Waterford, on 20th April, 2013. The case had been adjourned to allow the

accused gather a €250 donation to the court poor box. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Niall King told Judge Terence Finn that the donation has been paid. Judge Finn struck out the charge.

A DUNGARVAN man who is said to be making great efforts and remaining out of trouble had his court case adjourned for review. Paul Harty (33) with an address at Shandon halting site, Dungarvan, is accused of two counts of theft, from Eurospar, Abbeyside, on 23rd October, 2013, and Morrissey’s SuperValu, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, on 1st November, 2013; and public order charges of using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place and failing to comply with the direction of a Garda, at Dungarvan Shopping Centre, on 28th August, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Sergeant Mark Allen said the matters had

been adjourned to monitor the accused’s behaviour. “There has been nothing untoward since,” Sgt. Allen told Judge Terence Finn. Solicitor Niall King said there is a report on his client, and he has made “great efforts” at home and in public in relation to his behaviour. “He has remained out of trouble and has engaged with the Probation Service,” Mr. King said. Judge Finn noted that the Probation Service recommended the matters be adjourned for review. He adjourned the case to 8th October, 2014, for review and an up-to-date report.

Road Traffic and Parking Offences A KILMACTHOMAS driver who pleaded guilty to a speeding offence will have the charge struck out if she makes a donation to the court poor box. Claire Phelan (23) with an address at 29 Riverview, Kilmacthomas, pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit at Cooltubrid West, Kilmacthomas, on 30th June, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court solicitor Niall King told Judge Terence Finn said his client did not receive the fixed charge notice for the speeding offence. Judge Finn adjourned the case to 11th June, 2014, to allow the accused to put together a €200 donation for the court poor box. A DRIVER who admitted speeding had the charge struck out after a donation was made to the poor box.

Ann Marie Kelly (25) with an address at Monasootha, Camolin, Enniscorthy, Wexford, failed to pay a fixed charge notice for driving at 77 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 14th August, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, the accused told Judge Terence Finn that she never received the fixed penalty notice. She said that while the address on record is her home address, she lives in Waterford City. A €200 donation was made to the court poor box and the speeding charge was struck out. A DRIVER was fined last week for a speeding offence. Thomas Hughes (58) with an address at 11 Berwick Drive, Swords Manor, Swords, Dublin,

failed to pay a fixed charge notice issued after his vehicle was detected driving at 85 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 14th August, 2013. The accused, who attended last week’s Dungarvan District Court, told Judge Terence Finn that he attempted to pay the notice, but he was too late. Judge Finn handed down a €200 fine. A DRIVER was fined last week for a speeding offence. Terry Bryan, with an address at 39 Ashley Drive, Cherrymount, Waterford, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was recorded driving at 71 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 14th August, 2013.

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Road Traffic and Parking Offences A DRIVER who makes a donation to the court poor box will have a speeding charge struck out. Michael Walsh, with an address at Comeragh, Lemybrien, failed to pay a fixed charge notice which issued after his vehicle was detected driving at 75 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 14th August, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke told Judge Terence Finn that his client did try to pay the fine, but the Fixed Charge Notice office returned the fine to the accused because he had filled out his details, but did not put his middle name on the form. Judge Finn noted that the accused put his Christian name and family name on the form, as well as his driving licence number, which should have been sufficient. Judge Finn said he has saw an effort by the accused to be compliant with statutory legislation. He directed he would deal with the matter by a €200 donation to the poor box. The case was adjourned to 9th April, 2014, to allow the accused to gather the donation. A FINE was imposed on a driver for a speeding offence. Steward De Lacey, with an address at Glenamond House, Monavalley, Tralee, Kerry, failed to pay a fixed charge notice after his vehicle was detected travelling at 70 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 14th August, 2013. There was no appearance by the accused at last week’s Dungarvan District Court. Judge Terence Finn handed down a €350 fine.

pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected driving at 82 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 16th August, 2013. The accused told Judge Terence Finn at last week’s Dungarvan District Court that he never received the fixed charge notice. A €200 donation was made to the court poor box and the speeding charge was struck out. A DONATION made to the court poor box resulted in a speeding charge being struck out. Shugher Kojo (40) with an address at 43 Richardson Meadow, Kilcohan,Waterford, failed to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected travelling at 78 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 16th August, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, the accused said he never received the fixed charge notice. The accused made a donation of €200 to the court poor box and Judge Terence Finn struck out the speeding charge. A DRIVER who admitted speeding was fined last week. Edwin Hand (36) with an address at 14 Friar’s Green, Carlow, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected travelling at 79 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 16th August, 2013.

A PORTLAW driver was fined last week for a speeding offence. Miriam Heskin (45) with an address at Lahardan, Portlaw, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after her vehicle was detected travelling at 70 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 16th August, 2013.

NOT wearing a seat belt resulted in a fine for a driver. Margaret Keenan (46) with an address at 22 Estuary Heights, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to failing to wear a seat belt while driving at Shandon, Dungarvan, on 2nd August, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke told Judge Terence Finn that his client plead’s guilty to the charge. Garda Colm O’Callaghan told the court that the seat belt was ‘engaged’ but was not around the accused. A fixed charge notice which issued for the offence was never paid. The accused has four previous convictions. Judge Finn said the seat belt not around the accused, but was ‘engaged’ suggests a deliberate act by her. Mr. Burke said he couldn’t say why the seat belt was not around his client at the time. “She is the mother of five children. She regrets the incident,” said Mr. Burke. Judge Finn handed down a fine of €250.

A DRIVER had a speeding charge struck out last week. Anthony Edmonds (64) with an address at Ballyduhig, Ballygarvan, Cork, failed to

A DRIVER received a fine for holding a mobile phone while driving. Thomas Cullinan (32) with an address at Bleantis, Ballinamult, via Clonmel, was

A DRIVER who was late attempting to pay a fixed charge notice for a speeding offence was fined last week. Michael Curley, with an address at 1 Summerdale Lawn, Ballyclampsy, Youghal, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court after he failed to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected driving at 84 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 14th August, 2013.

fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court after Gardaí observed him holding a mobile phone while driving at Tarr’s Bridge, Dungarvan, on 29th August, 2013. A DRIVER was fined for no insurance but not disqualified. Catriona Milova (40) with an address at 56 Silversprings, Dungarvan, was fined €250 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for driving without insurance cover when stopped by Gardaí at Emmet Street, Dungarvan, on 15th May, 2013. A charge of failing to produce insurance was marked proven and taken into consideration. NOT having tax resulted in a driver being fined last week. David Dewick (49) with an address at 54 Sarsfield Terrace, Youghal, was fined €250 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for not having tax on his vehicle when stopped by Gardaí at Springmount, Dungarvan, on 20th August, 2013. A DRIVER was fined last week for not having tax on his vehicle. Luke Connors (31) with an address at Hill Top Bungalow, Clonroche, Wexford, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for not having tax on his vehicle when stopped by Gardaí at Strandside, Abbeyside, on 11th July, 2013. Charges of failing to produce a licence at the roadside and at the Garda Station within 10 days were marked proven and taken into consideration. A FINE was imposed on a driver last week for a speeding offence. Philip McBride, with an address at Hugginstown, Kilkenny, failed to pay a fixed penalty notice after his vehicle was detected travelling at 80 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Lemybrien, on 7th July, 2013. There was no appearance by the accused at last week’s Dungarvan District Court. Judge Terence Finn handed down a €350 fine. A DRIVER who drove his vehicle up onto the footpath and blocked pedestrian access was fined last week. Paddy Ward, with an address at 22 Estuary Heights, Dungarvan, was fined €120 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for a charge of driving across a footpath at St. Monica’s Terrace, Dungarvan, on 11th July, 2013. A fixed charge notice issued by Gardaí for the offence was never paid. Solicitor David Burke told Judge Terence Finn that his client “was delivering a bag of coal” at the time, and had no funds to pay the fixed charge notice.

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Tragic accident recalled THE tragic death of a County Waterford “bride to be” in a head-on crash on the N25 at Ballyduff West, Kilmeaden, was recalled at an inquest in Waterford last week. Teacher Alice Strain (45) of Ballymacmague, Colligan, Dungarvan, was killed and her fiancé Patrick Crowley, a wedding photographer, was seriously injured in a collision between his car and a white transit van driven by a Dutch courier on April 4th, 2013. The inquest jury returned a verdict that death was caused by multiple bone and soft tissue and bone injuries due to the accident. In evidence Patrick Crowley said he worked at the wedding of an Irish and Spanish couple on the day of the accident. The wedding reception was held at Waterford Castle Hotel on Little Island and his fiancée Alice Strain was with him all day.

The wedding couple asked him to stay on to take some special photos and it was 10.30 p.m. when they left the Island on the car ferry. He drove along the Waterford Outer Ring Road and Alice was the front seat passenger. They both had seat belts on. The accident occurred at Ballyduff after he noticed a Garda Patrol Car behind them. He then saw two glaring lights in front of them and there was a collision. After the impact he tried to speak to Alice but she was gasping for breath. Garda John Duggan of the Road Traffic Unit, Waterford, said he was driving the official marked patrol car behind a silver Skoda Octavia saloon which was travelling at 80kph. The road was 43 ft. 6 inches in width with a continuous white line. Driving conditions were good. Garda Duggan said he saw the lights of an oncoming vehi-

cle approaching from the Dungavan direction and it was travelling at moderate speed. It was a white transit van and it moved to the right and collided with the Skoda. The airbags in the car were activated and he called the emergency services. The driver was a Dutch national and he got out of the van and complained of a pain in his arm and leg. He was delivering goods to a customer in County Kerry and had driven from the Continent and across England. He took the car ferry to Rosslare and drove through the toll bridge on the River Suir at Waterford. As the driver continued on his journey the satnav told him he was going the wrong way and he turned around. For some inexplicable reason he found himself on the wrong side of the road. He was not unduly tired as he had slept on the ferry. After midnight he was arrested and taken to Waterford

Garda Station. Evidence of formal identification of the body was given by Michael Collins, a brother-inlaw of the deceased woman. Dr. Marzoog al Hassan, A&E Dept, Registrar, Waterford Regional Hospital, said the injured woman went into cardio arrest and had no pulse and she was pronounced dead at 1.10 a.m. Consultant Pathologist Dr. Adetola Oshi said he carried out a post mortem examination on the deceased. She had multiple injuries and rib fractures as a result of the road traffic accident. Waterford City Coroner John Goff, Solr., offered his sincere sympathy to the Strain family. The deceased was 45 years of age and was engaged to be married and she had a lot to look forward to in life. She died in very traumatic circumstances.

Inquest hears of fatal rally crash THE tragic death of a top-class County Waterford rally driver when his car collided with a stone wall during the last stage of the Ravens Rock Car Rally between Dungarvan and Waterford was recalled at an inquest in Waterford last week. A verdict that Paul Mulcahy (37) of Ballyknock, Dungarvan, died of multiple traumatic injuries consistent with a road traffic accident was returned by the inquest jury. The fatal collision occurred on a 90 degree left-hand bend at Carrigready, Bonmahon, when the rally car was in collision with the stone wall of a farm shed on June 30th, 2013. The deceased man was a top-class rally driver of a very high standard who built his orange Toyota Starlet himself, the inquest heard. In evidence Kevin Power of Stradbally, County Waterford, said he had been involved in car rallies as a navigator for years. He knew Paul Mulcahy well and was asked to act as navigator for him in the Ravens Rock Rally. They did well in the rally and had a good run in the first stage but the car sustained “broken shocks”. The accident occurred in the fourth stage of the rally from Kilmacthomas

when the car was in collision with a stone wall. He did not remember anything of the impact or being in an ambulance. In Waterford Regional Hospital he remembered his suit being cut off him and he spent a week in hospital and was transferred to Cork. Emergency Medical Technician Martin O’Keeffe, who was on duty at the car rally, said the navigator collapsed when he got out of the crashed car and was unresponsive and taken into a farmyard. The driver’s door of the car could not be opened because it was against the wall. The driver’s head was slumped forward and he was bleeding from the ears and nose. The roof was taken off the car and the steering wheel cut and the injured man was lifted out onto a spinal board and placed in an ambulance. CPR was started and the Gardai escorted the ambulance to Waterford Regional Hospital where the injured man was pronounced dead. Evan Russell, a Waterford Fire Service trained first responder, said when the accident occurred during stage four of the rally, he received a call for all services to be dispatched to the scene. The driver’s legs were trapped and cutting equipment was used to

remove the car roof. He failed to find a pulse and he travelled with the driver in the ambulance to the hospital. Accident Investigator, Garda Ruth Finn said the car crashed into a stone wall on a bend.There was considerable damage to the side of the car and the road was 3 metres wide with a good quality surface. The wife of the deceased, Fiona Mulcahy formerly identified her husband’s body at the hospital. Consultant Pathologist Rob Landers said he carried out a post mortem examination on the body and found multiple fractures of the ribs and significant laceration of the lungs. The skull was fractured and the brain was swollen and he had severe chest injuries. Waterford City Coroner John Goff, Solr., said the deceased was passionate about motor sports. He offered his sympathy to the wife and family of the deceased. On behalf of the Mulcahy family, Pat Gordon, Solicitor, expressed gratitude to the rescue unit and the Red Cross workers and the front line staff at Waterford Regional Hospital for their best endeavours.

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Road Traffic Offences and Parking Offences A DRIVER was fined twice last week for speeding and tax offences. Mark O’Leary (26) with an address at 4 Charles Road, Ballyphelane, Cork, failed to pay fixed charge notices which issued for driving at a speed of 87 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 13th July, 2013, and for not having a current tax disc displayed at the same location and date. There was no appearance by the accused at last week’s Dungarvan District Court. Judge Terence Finn handed down a €350 fine for the speeding offence and a €250 fine for the tax offence. A MAN who had no current tax on his motorbike was fined last week. Kieran Keohane (33) with an address at 69 Oakhill, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for not having tax on his motorbike when stopped by Gardaí at Kilrush, Dungarvan, on 14th July, 2013. A DRIVER was fined last week for a speeding offence. Richard Hurley (42) with an address at 21 The Cloisters, Ard Cashel, Watergrasshill, Cork, was fined €200 for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí detected the accused driving at 80 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Windgap, Dungarvan, on 14th July, 2013. A DRIVER received a fine last week for a speeding offence. Michal Bednar (32) a Slovakian national with an address at Apartment 31, Carletone Village, Youghal, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí detected the accused driving at 91 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Windgap, Dungarvan, on 19th July, 2013. PARKING on double yellow lines resulted in a fine for a driver. John Cawley, with an address at Rocklands, Ferrybank, Waterford, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for parking on double yellow lines at Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, on 21st July, 2013. A WOMAN was fined last week for a speeding offence. Margaret Phelan (48) with an address at Toureagh, Ballymacarbry, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí detected her driving at 100 km/h in an 80 km/h zone at Kilcooney, Dungarvan, on 10th September, 2013. A WOMAN was fined last week for using a vehicle

without an NCT. Blathin Nabla Ní Cathain (45) with an address at Greenbridge House, Castledermot, Kildare, was fined €250 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after she was observed by Gardaí driving a vehicle without an NCT, at Knockeylan, Lemybrien, on 30th October, 2013. Charges of failing to display an NCT disc and failing to produce an NCT certificate were marked proven and taken into consideration. A DRIVER was fined last week for not having an NCT on her vehicle. Margaret Murphy (59) with an address at Kylemore, The Rower, Kilkenny, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice which issued after Gardaí observed her driving a vehicle without an NCT at Knockeylan, Lemybrien, on 30th October, 2013. Charges of failing to display an NCT disc and failing to produce an NCT certificate were marked proven and taken into consideration. A DRIVER was fined last week for using a vehicle without an NCT. Matthew O’Sullivan (19) with an address at Graiguerush, Mahon Bridge, Kilmacthomas, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí observed him driving a vehicle without an NCT at Knockeylan, Lemybrien, on 30th October, 2013. Charges of failing to display an NCT disc and failing to produce an NCT certificate were marked proven and taken into consideration. DRIVING at almost double the speed limit resulted in a fine for a driver. Richard Bradfield (23) with an address at 8 The Rise, Owenabue, Carrigaline, Cork, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, after Gardaí detected his vehicle travelling at 112 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Windgap, Dungarvan, on 20th July, 2013. A MAN was fined for not having current tax on his vehicle. Michael Kiely (44) with an address at Bruis, Tipperary, was fined €60 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí observed his vehicle without a tax disc displayed at Colligan, Dungarvan, on 24th July, 2013. A PASSENGER in a vehicle who was not wearing a seat belt was fined last week. John Gallagher (21) with an address at 19

Fortbarrington Drive, Dun Brinn, Athy, Kildare, was fined €250 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí stopped a vehicle at Tarr’s Bridge, Dungarvan, on 14th August, 2013 and observed him as a passenger not wearing a seat belt. A DRIVER was fined last week for a speeding offence. Heinrich Liesner (55) with an address at Ocean’s Edge, An Carraig, Ballycotton, Cork, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí detected the accused’s vehicle travelling at a speed of 87 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Windgap, Dungarvan, on 19th September, 2013. A DRIVER had a speeding charge struck out after he made a donation to the court poor box. Jamie Walsh (31) with an address at Ballinlaw, Slieverue, Kilkenny, failed to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí detected his vehicle travelling at a speed of 76 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 14th August, 2013. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Kieran Curran told Judge Terence Finn that his client never received the fixed charge notice. A €200 donation was paid to the court poor box and the speeding charge was struck out. A DRIVER was fined for not having tax on his vehicle. Chris Lyons, with an address at 5 Chestnut Drive, Youghal, was fined €350 and directed to pay €80 prosecution costs at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, issued by Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore, for parking at Glanbia car park, Dungarvan, without a current tax disc displayed, on 1st July, 2013. A DRIVER was fined last week for not having tax on his vehicle. Wesley Fitzgerald, with an address at 55 Silversprings, Dungarvan, was fined €300 and directed to pay €80 prosecution costs at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, issued by Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore, for parking at Mitchel Street, Dungarvan, without a current tax disc displayed on 15th July, 2013. A DRIVER was fined twice on two separate dates for not having tax on his vehicle. Andrew Magnier, with an address at Grange Stud, Fermoy, Cork, was fined €350 and directed to pay €80 prosecution costs at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a

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fixed charge notice, issued by Traffic Warden, John Kearney, for parking at Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, without a current tax disc displayed, on 3rd July, 2013. In the second prosecution, the accused was fined €350, plus €80 costs, for failing to pay a fixed penalty notice, issued by Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore, for parking at Glanbia car park, Dungarvan, without a current tax disc displayed, on 18th July, 2013. A DRIVER who did not have current tax on his vehicle was fined last week. Patrick O’Connell, with an address at 144 Lower Glanmire Road, Cork, was fined €250, plus €80 prosecution costs at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, after he failed to pay a fixed charge notice, issued by Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore, for parking at Grattan Square, Dungarvan, without a current tax disc displayed, on 22nd July, 2013. PARKING in a hatched area, at the corner of a road resulted in a fine for a driver. Jeanette O’Brien, with an address at 29 Lower Main Street, Dungarvan, was fined €250, plus €80 prosecution costs at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, issued by Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore, for parking in a place prohibited, that is in a hatched area at the corner of the road, at Grattan Square, Dungarvan, on 24th July, 2013. A DRIVER was fined last week for parking on double yellow lines. Ned Keenan, with an address at 1 St. Monica’s Terrace, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, was fined €250, along with €80 prosecution costs, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, issued by Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore, for parking in a place prohibited, that is on double yellow lines, at O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, on 29th July, 2013. PARKING on double yellow lines and not having tax resulted in fines for a driver. Jackie O’Riordan, with an address at 7 Gort an Scoilaire, Cappoquin, was fined €250, along with €80 prosecution costs at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, issued by Traffic Warden Supervisor, Liam Moore, for parking in a place prohibited, that is on double yellow lines, at O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, on 31st July, 2013. Another fine of €350, plus €80 prosecution costs was handed down at the court, after the accused failed to pay a second fixed charge notice, which issued for not having a current tax disc displayed on her vehicle at the same date and location.

Dulux To Paint People’s Homes and Community Spaces Dulux Helps Inspire People To ‘Change Their Stories’ By Painting Their Homes and Community Spaces IMAGINE if Dulux were to knock on your door, come into your home and paint your living room for you just the way you want it! Or what if you could nominate a friend in need of a change to have a gloomy room transformed into a tranquil haven? While each of us is the master of our own destiny, changing your story can be a challenge… Dulux announced that, with the help of one woman who is certainly not afraid of change, Jennifer Maguire, they are launching a national campaign called ‘Change Your Story’. The “Change Your Story” campaign is calling for people to ‘Change Their Story’ through the power of colour. They say a change is as good as a holiday, well Dulux is offering the public the chance to have their private living spaces painted, and the same applies to local community spaces and charitable organisations! Does it sound too good to be true? So, how does it work? Dulux wants to hear from you! Nominate yourself, a loved one, a friend, a relative, a local community project or charitable organisation describing what you want painted and the change you expect it to bring about. In a nut shell, people can apply by taking short video on their phone and then uploading it before 2 May. The public can vote on their favourite projects right throughout the process. Some lucky homes, charities and community projects will then have their space transformed just the way they want it. TV & Radio Presenter Jennifer Maguire is one lady who knows all about change. Jennifer has recently undergone a dramatic transformation of her own by launching a new radio show ‘Breakfast Republic’ on 2FM. Jennifer was on hand to talk about the Dulux ‘Change Your Story’ initiative. Jennifer Maguire comments,“Change is a great thing. You’ve got to make your own opportunities and run with them. Whether it’s your career, like me, or your story like Dulux is suggesting. ‘Change Your Story’ is a great idea as Dulux is not only supplying the paint, but they’re also going to do the painting too for a selected number worthy individuals and causes. They’re looking for all kinds of projects in need of a colourful change, be it a sitting room, a community hall or a scout den. Dulux wants to hear about any area that colour can transform to help make a pos-

itive change to people’s lives.” So who would qualify and what type of project? For example, fictitious Helen O’Meara’s granny lives in the family granny flat. It’s a bit bland and the interior doesn’t do anything to cheer granny up. Helen wants Dulux to makeover her Granny’s flat with colour, which will make Granny happy and help change her story. Greenhills College School in Greenhill, Dublin witnessed a dramatic change in its secondary students last year when Dulux partnered them to transform the school with colour. Deborah Dunne a teacher in the school explains about the impact of colour, “Not only has our school been transformed visually, but so have our students. The students were coming from home to study and learn in what could only bedescribed as a bland space – not one conducive to inspiration!” Management, teachers and students alike combined forces to work on plans to transform the space by brainstorming their ideas. Deborah continues, “This project was like a synergy of colour and education. Our students enjoy coming to school more now and we are all so proud of what they have achieved. I love their inspirational slogans and how they have transformed the school into a vibrant building that is conducive to learning and fostering creativity. It works a treat!” Deborah finishes by saying, “Just a small change of colour used correctly can make a dramatic difference. What used to be 'just another school' of now a hub of student centered creativity.” According to Damian Hughes of Dulux, “Our lives are stories in the making. Using colour to transform an interior or an outside space can have a dramatic and positive effect on how we think and feel. We want to encourage people to change their own life stories or the lives of others by using colour as a catalyst. So, if you feel that a colourful makeover would ‘Change Your Story’, that of someone you know, a local community initiative or a charity, then get recording andupload your video today!” Hit the phone, hit that recording button for a better, more colourful, uplifting tomorrow and upload your video on www.letscolour.ie before 2 May. Dulux will shortlist the videos, open them to the public to vote and choose whose lives, or community projects will be transformed.

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The Newsreader THE WEEK THAT WAS IN IT . . .

Not out of the The iffy IFTAs woods yet! SINCE the pre-Christmas broadcast by the Taoiseach and Tanaiste on our exit from the notorious bailout, declaring that we were again in charge of our own affairs, successive announcements from a variety of sources keep declaring that we are out of the woods. Nothing would please the people of this country more than hear that we are on the way back up, but it will take more than triumphalist pronouncements from our leaders to convince people of this. There is very little sign of this on the ground, nor of the benefits which should accrue to the person in the street if times are getting better. No one has any more money in their pockets. The contrary is true as the government continues to pile on new taxes and charges, oblivious of the inability of many people to pay them. The announcement this week that the health budget is overspent by over 100m already is hardly surprising considering the 600m which was cut from the estimate for this year. Health services are being cut consistently. Most recently over 3,000 transplant patients lost their medical cards. This is an appalling situation and one which has attracted very little protest. Those who should be looking to the welfare of the people, the Labour Party Ministers are most complicit in this stripping of essential services from the people of this country. John Healy, a pioneering journalist of a generation ago wrote a famous book about the social demise of Charlestown, his home town in May entitled ‘No one shouted stop’. Today, no one is shouting stop to the hardships which continue to be inflicted on the least well off in our society. The Minister for Health is talking about a €3,000 cost to each family of the much heralded universal health plan to be brought in in 2019. Many who need essential treatment today will not live to see the plan.

Cutting spending on health is killing people. Are we running an economy or a nation for the people. Is it the people of this country or Ireland Inc which is the greater priority. There is no point in having national wealth unless the people who need it most can benefit. Improvements in unemployment figures are being bolstered by useless so called employment schemes which reward people at the rate of a euro an hour. The Cumann na nGael Government of the 1920s cut the Old Age Pension, an act which haunted them for the rest of their political lives. This Government will be known for many a long day as the ‘euro an hour’ administration. Joining in the good news last week was the employers organisation, IBEC who predicted that there will be fifty thousand jobs created this year. Consumers are spending again, they say and growth will be stronger than expected, According to a report in the Irish Examiner, IBEC has revised its 2014 GDP growth projection upwards to 2.9%, and said investment in the economy will increase by 21.5% – its previous projection was 15.5%. Consumer spending will increase 1.9% this year. It also predicted another good year for jobs, with 50,000 to be created and unemployment dropping to 10.9% this year and to 9.6% in 2015. On the basis of last year’s performance and the negative view at ground level, not to mention the lack of disposable income among the people, it is difficult to see such a surge in the economy in the short term However, we will wait in hope and optimism for better things, but there is no reason to believe that the people who need it most will be the ones to benefit.

THE general consensus among those who watched the IFTA Awards last Saturday night was that it was a dreadful performance in the overall. According to the Herald, RTE will be launching a major review into the production blunders at this year's performance. A list of faults and deficiencies compiled by the Irish Independent included Poor sound quality, a bad script and an embarrassing selfie, which saw the event branded a “cringe-fest”. The show ran over by 25 minutes, throwing the RTE schedule into chaos. A spokeswoman for RTE said that it was an IFTA-produced event but they were aware there were some issues with the programme. ‘Some issues’ might be an understatement. According to the Independent report, although it is aimed at honouring the best in the industry, the TV programme itself came in for a barrage of criticism. As well as some shaky camera shots, the sound quality gradually worsened throughout the course of the show. The sound of food being scraped off dinner plates and the clatter of cutlery drowned out speeches. At times in the later part of the programme, the sound of

chattering voices, by a large crowd it seemed, almost drowned out the presenters – which some people might have felt would have been a blessed release for them. According to the report, by the time Jeremy Irons accepted his wife's award for Best Supporting Actress in The Sea, he had to nearly shout to be heard over the background noise. Such live events can be prone to bloopers and an occasional wrong camera shot showing something in the background. They need a strong discipline and this programme did not appear to have it. It was amateurish and embarrassing in the extreme, tempting one to refer to better productions in the Town Hall. An exaggeration of course, but it was less than inspiring. What a pity. RTE can do better than this, even though it was not ultimately their show. Hopefully it was not being screened abroad, although, such was the entertainment value, few enough would have stayed with it for long. The rating for the show will be interesting to see how many voted for or against with their remotes! Definitely, only an E for effort and that is being generous.

Rang a Sé ó Scoil Gharbháin, a ghlac Sacraimint an Chóineartaithe ón gCanónach Ó Cuilleanáin le déanaí i Séipéal Aibhistín, Dún Na Mainistreach. Faoi iamh leo tá: An tAth Ó hAiséid, Sagart Paróiste, An tAth Enright, séiplíneach na scoile, An tAth Crean, Silvia Uí Sheanlaoich, Hilda Uí Niadh, Máire Ní Chadhla, Fianait Uí Bhriain agus Siobhan Ághas, foireann na scoile. [Sean O Bhroin]

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Waterford FC’s ‘Busby Babe’ Shay Brennan Continued from last week. RE-BUILDING UNITED The Godfather of Manchester United writing David Meek reminds us that: “United’s unknowns, summoned from the backwaters of the junior teams, rose to the occasion with dramatic impact for the remainder of the season. None more so than Shay Brennan – the delightful Shay, a man invariably with a smile on his face.” His biggest role in many ways was in helping to bridge the gap between the air crash and more normal times, thus ensuring the club’s survival. That was his priceless contribution. He scored another goal in the FA Cup semi-final replay which helped to ensure the makeshift United team dramatically qualified for the final against Bolton Wanderers. Having nearly ran under the open-top bus carrying Johnny Carey’s victorious cup winners as a schoolboy a mere ten years earlier, the humble Shay could hardly believe that he might now be on top of that bus after this final? However, he lost his place to regular players such as Denis Viollett and Bobby Charlton who had by then recovered from the debilitating effects of Munich, and the final which ended in a 2-0 defeat which was watched by a slowly recovering Busby on crutches on the sideline, had proved to be a bridge too far for ‘Murphy’s Marvels.’ In the years that followed his dramatic debut for United this modest, but mischievous rogue Shay would become an important and much-loved figure in the re-birth of Manchester United. Shay went on to make only

irregular appearances for the club immediately after Munich due to the return to the team of some players who were injured in the tragedy. In 1960 Shay was moved to right back to replace Foulkes, who had moved to centre half in a bid to bolster the heart of the defence. Having soon established himself in this position he was in time selected in a preliminary squad of 40 English players chosen for the forthcoming 1962 World Cup finals in Chile by manager Walter Winterbottom. However, history would show three years later that England’s loss would be Ireland’s gain after he failed to make the final English panel of 23 players. MANCHESTER UNITED PRANKSTERS Johnny Giles recalls a famous prank involving Shay from those happy-golucky days in Manchester. Apparently, while Shay was driving around town in his Morris Minor with Wilf McGuinness, Johnny Giles and Derry-born Jim Shiels as passengers, he would sometimes pull into a bus stop close to a targeted pedestrian. While Shiels then pretended to ask the intended victim for some street directions he suddenly pulled out a water pistol and squirted him with water while Shay suddenly drove off again, accompanied by loads of laughter from all four. After they had carried out this prank several other times around the city for a few weeks, an article soon appeared in the Manchester Evening News stating that the police were looking for a ‘mystery water-pistol gang’ which soon resulted in all four of them appear-

ing in the local magistrates’ court. As a result they received a small fine and were bound to the peace for 12 months. The two senior players Wilf and Shay were soon summoned to manager Busby’s house where he started to have a go at them until his wife Jean intervened with the words: “Ah for goodness sake Matt, you were young yourself once!” After that he went easier on both of them. 1963 FA CUP FINAL Despite being a regular in the league and FA Cup campaign during the 1962/’63 season, a disappointed Shay lost his place for the victorious cup final victory against Leicester City. His place was taken by Dublin-born Tony Dunne who was moved across to make way for Cork-born captain Noel Cantwell. Together with Johnny Giles on the right wing,

championship medal soon followed in season 1966/’67. David Meek tells us that: “Shay was always able to play a supporting role from his normal right back position. Not too fancy, nothing too risky and an acceptance that there were other more skilful players in the team (Best, Law and Charlton) better fitted to create the magic. Every team needs a player or two like that to knit the superstars together and to make them twinkle. He was frequently at the heart of the dressing room banter but never in a boisterous manner. Wing half Nobby Stiles explained that assistant manager Jimmy Murphy would frequently scream at Shay when he would knock the ball just over the touchline, instead of booting it into the stands in order to give his team some time to regroup when the pressure

Shay Brennan and wife Liz reception. Cantwell and Dunne formed an Irish trio of medal winners. After soon becoming the regular right back Shay won a championship winners’ medal in season 1964/’65, having now formed an established full back pairing with Tony Dunne in front of the Dublin-born goalkeeper Pat Dunne, newly arrived from Shamrock Rovers. Shay’s second

at George’s Best’s wedding was on.” While Wilf McGuinness remembers that: “Shay was a supremely polished performer. When he walked out for a game he was always immaculate. Spotless white shorts, perfectly pressed red shirt and not a hair out of place. At the final whistle his shorts were invariably still spotless due to the fact that he rarely went into a tackle. He

Shay Brennan and Bobby Charlton display the European Cup at Wembley supported by Alex Stepney.

Shay Brennan (at the rear) amuses Pat Crerand and Harry Gregg with another roguish comment. didn’t need to because he was very quick and the epitome of cool, preferring to usher his winger away from the danger area rather than diving, in the manner of his hero and role model Johnny Carey.” Shay would recount that: “The boss would never come into the dressing room and slate you. He wouldn’t upset you personally. Some managers go effing and blinding at players and I don’t think that I could have handled that. He knew how to handle players. Professionally he knew what he was doing. I was lucky to play not only with great players but also for the best manager in the game.“As a result of Busby’s paternal style of management the players became part of the ‘Busby family.’ Regularly in the mid sixties the three pals, Bobby Charlton, Nobby Stiles and Shay Brennan, would play card games together on bus trips to away games. The outcome of these games would decide who would carry all their bags between the bus and their hotel. As a result there were frequent scenes of the diminutive Nobby in a frantic struggle trying to carry all three bags into the hotel. Shay remembered his pal Nobby Stiles with affection and recalls that: “We used to call him ‘Inspector Closeau,’ because he was so accident prone. He’d often lean over the breakfast table and get butter on his sleeve or spill beer down his tie. He once got to his parked car and thought he had left his car keys at home. After getting a taxi home to collect his spare keys he arrived back to discover the keys in the ignition and the car

unlocked! Amazingly, Nobby had been playing for over three years for the United first team before the club discovered his poor eye sight as a result of a tram accident in Manchester as a kid. Four years ago his team-mate Pat Crerand recalled for us members of the Johannesburg branch of the United Supporters Club another amusing incident about Nobby during those years. Apparently, while United were attending a post-match banquet in London’s Savoy Hotel Nobby went to the toilet and didn’t return to the table for ages. According to Crerand: “I asked him

where the hell he went to. A sheepish Nobby quietly replied that he was very embarrassed because he had walked into a wedding reception and sat down at the end of the table. He soon knew it wasn’t right because he didn’t recognise anybody. Then a man came up to him and asked if he was with the bride or groom!” Significantly, in the subsequent years after Nobby had acquired contact lenses he went on to win winner’s medals in both the 1966 World Cup and 1968 European Cup, as well as in 2 league championships for United. Continued next week.

A happy sextet of European Cup winners (l. to r.): Front row:Law, Busby and Charlton; back row:- Brennan, Crerand and Best.

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€1m boost for Déise Greenway FROM FRONT PAGE “The Déise Greenway project is a really great project and it really deserves funding, so I’m delighted to be here to announce the funding and hopefully the Greenway will be completed into the future.” The Part 8 of the planning regulations in regards to the Deise Greenway (Dungarvan to Kilmeaden) will come to a conclusion at the April meeting of Waterford County Council, this Monday, 14th April, when Councillors will be asked to approve the project. The plans were on public display for submissions during January / February, and propose to convert the old railway line from Dungarvan to Waterford into a new dedicated cycle / path way, similar to the ‘Great Western Greenway’ which exists in County Mayo. LEGAL ISSUES County Mayor, Damien Geoghegan (FG) welcomed the funding announcement by Minister Kelly, and the fact that the legal issues, which are outstanding, will hopefully be resolved quite soon. “We will be able to press ahead and commence the Greenway,” said Mayor Geoghegan. “It forms part of Waterford County Council’s strategy to see the Greenway completed between Dungarvan and Waterford City. “It is important to point out

to people just how successful the section completed in Dungarvan has been,” he said. “The public are using it and they believe it was a good day’s work by the Council.” Mayor Geoghegan said that success can be replicated with the completion of the Déise Greenway. “It is important for me, as Mayor, to recognise that in the past, Waterford County Council may not have taken a conciliatory approach when dealing with people living along the railway line,” said Mayor Geoghegan. “I welcome, that on this occasion, and in the past year or so, we certainly have taken that line, and that’s important, to acknowledge - that people weren’t always treated as they should have been. “People living along the old railway line have genuine concerns and it’s important that those genuinely held views and concerns are dealt with by Waterford County Council and I’ve no reason to believe why they can’t be, to everybody’s satisfaction. “If we see this Greenway developed, it will certainly represent a win for everybody in County Waterford,” Mayor Geoghegan added. Labour TD Deputy Ciara Conway, who lobbied Minister Kelly quite strongly about the proposed Déise Greenway, said

the project is one of three such projects nationally, which has been successful in getting funding. “This project was not always a welcome endeavour,” Deputy Conway pointed out. “But it will breathe new life into old railway infrastructure and will progress the project for 7.2 km from Clonea to Durrow.” Deputy Conway said it would link in well with the ‘Go Dungarvan’ infrastructure. “When the railway line was closed it was a shame to see it going to waste, but this project will bring it much needed new life.” She praised her Labour colleague, Cllr. Ger Barron, who was instrumental in keeping the Déise Greenway proposal in the public domain. Cllr. Barron, a strong supporter of the Déise Greenway project, welcomed the funding announced by Minister Kelly. “This is the first tranche we are expecting to get for the Deise Greenway,” said Cllr. Barron. “It also goes to show that this government is committed to the Greenway project.” Cllr. Barron said the Greenway project is a means to raise tourism revenue in the county, as well as being very important infrastructure for the county. “The project will help the county financially, and will

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Strong supporter of the Déise Greenway, Cllr. Ger Barron, pictured with Minister Alan Kelly at the announcement of nearly €1m for the 7.2 km section of the project from Clonea to Durrow, at Dungarvan Civic Offices last Tuesday afternoon. ensure the health, safety and well being of those who live in the area of the Greenway route.” Cllr. Barron said he has been to the forefront of this proposed project and fought for it for a long time. He said it was “good news” for County Waterford, and is a strong commitment by the government to provide this funding. The development of the Déise Greenway will build on the success of Smarter Travel’s ‘Go Dungarvan’ project. The section of the old railway line developed under Smarter Travel from Dungarvan to Ballinroad has proved extremely popular and is used regularly by walkers, joggers and cyclists, as well as visitors and tourists to the town.

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Soccer Club and Cathedral Library to share Lismore’s funding bounty FROM FRONT PAGE One of these, Lismore Heritage Centre had subsequently withdrawn, leaving Lismore AFC, St. Carthage’s Cathedral and St. Carthage’s House Rest Home, which was seeking assistance to upgrade its laundry facilities. DECISION TIME Town Manager Paul Daly told April’s meeting that St. Carthage’s House was “the weaker of the three” applications as it failed to provide a project outline or timeline and also omitted budgetary details. Cllr. Jimmy O’Gorman reminded that the selected winning project should be “all inclusive” as per advertised but Cllr. John Heneghan responded that all three had elements of exclusivity within them so neither could be discounted on that basis. He favoured the original stipulation seeking “a single capital project of significance to Lismore town” as the prime consideration. Cllr. Heneghan continued that was deeply disappointed that St. Carthage’s alone had failed to submit accounts and other criteria, despite the deadline having been extended by two months for such information to be provided. “I really wish they had done so,” he sighed. TO SPLIT OR NOT TO SPLIT Cllr. Orla Russell concurred but said she now favoured splitting the money between the two fully compliant applications. Cllr Bernard Leddy, while considering that the library project most met his concept of what the project should be, also supported dividing the award between Lismore AFC and St Carthage’s Cathedral. Cllr. Julie Landers felt all three final applicants deserved funding, as did the First Responders who had long been eliminated on the basis of a late application. Cllr. Joe Tobin simply said the funding should be allocated to one organisation but following further discussion proposed giving half of the money to Lismore AFC and splitting

the other half between the remaining two bodies. Cllr. Davy Whelan said he was open to having the money split in accordance with Cllr. Leddy’s suggestion. Cllr. Ken Madden felt St. Carthage’s Home was now technically a failed candidate and he too favoured splitting the award between the two remaining organisations. PLEA FOR ST. CARTHAGE’S Cllr Jimmy O’Gorman delivered the first of two very robust arguments in favour of St. Carthage’s Home acquiring some “substantial” level of award from the money available. He stressed that he fully recognised and supported the worthiness of the two other applications but felt St. Carthage’s Home deserved financial recognition for its historical and present role in the community. He said it was an institution built from voluntary endeavour and had never been found wanting in its services to the community. It had survived against all the odds and was a major employer in the region, he continued. However, it was now a victim of the economic times and the stringent standards demanded by health and safety and HIQA and required funding, he concluded. Cllr. Julie Landers echoed Cllr. O’Gorman’s sentiments, stressing that St. Carthage’s Home was “on the verge of closing.” This prompted Cllr. Whelan to suggest that the sum available from the council was “useless” to the home in the wider scheme of things. Mayor Jan Rotte felt all three organisations were deserving causes and he would welcome a three-way split “if feasible.” Cllr. Heneghan said nobody considered St. Carthage’s other than a very fine facility and he would vote in its favour had it met the full criteria. “But it really bothers me that they didn’t complete the submission,” he reiterated. The councillor then reminded that the original advertisement was to reward “one single project” and he wondered as to the legal standing of any

alternative option being chosen. Mr. Daly, consulting previously obtained legal advice, said there was no statutory obligation and the council was within its rights to alter the terms provided it was done transparently and democratically. VOTES With unanimous agreement that St. Carthage’s Home was a very admirable organisation but had perhaps shot itself in the foot technically, a vote was taken on whether to include or exclude it in the final chase. Cllrs. Whelan, Heneghan, Russell, Madden, Tobin and Leddy voted to exclude it, with Cllrs. O’Gorman and Landers and Rotte seeking its inclusion. Cllr. O’Gorman said he fully accepted the democratic conclusion but that it was one of the worst decisions taken in the history of this council.” That left the matter of whether the award should be given to a singular project or divided amongst two. Cllr. Heneghan proposed only one project should benefit, not least from fear of a possible judicial review being sought over any change on the original single project criterion. With uncertainty evolving into admiration for both projects, a vote was taken on whether to split the award. Cllrs. Whelan, Madden, Russell, O’Gorman, Leddy and Rotte voted in favour of doing so. Cllrs. Tobin, Heneghan and Landers opposed the proposal. BEST WISHES That concluded, it was then agreed to split the money 50-50. The exact sum to be allocated remains unclarified until May’s meeting. All present were keen to emphasise that the decisions taken and sentiments expressed did not suggest disparagement against any organisation and that the successful applicants enjoyed the best wishes of all councillors. Ultimately, one felt, there was relief all round that the matter had drawn to a conclusion.

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O Situations Vacant C HOME HELP REQUIRED – 1–2 mornings per week. Kilmacthomas area. Tel. (086) 2633873. CHILDMINDER REQUIRED – For two children under 3 in Ring. Qualification an advantage. Previous experience essential. Hours to be agreed with successful candidate. Please contact Eimear on (087) 2546047. (9-4) NATIONAL CHARITY REQUIRES PERSONS – For doorto-door fundraising venture. Please phone Patrick on (085) 7332131 for details. POSTITION AVAILABLE FOR PANEL BEATER / SPRAY PAINTER – Part-time / full-time. Reply enclosing C.V. to Box No. 5421. (16-4)

Acknowledgement

Kereen, Aglish Died: 12/4/2013 Acknowledgement and First Anniversary Kathy’s family would like to thank everyone who sympathised with them and who attended the Rosary, removal, burial and those who travelled long distances to be with us. All who sent Mass cards, letters of sympathy and floral tributes, thank you. A special word of thanks to our P.P. Fr. G. O’Connor for all his help at the time of Kathy’s death. To Fr. P. Fitzgerald, P.E., her great friend over the years, a very sincere thank you. To Fr. Lucey, thank you for all the weeks you came to Kathy with Holy Communion, while you were in Aglish, it meant a lot to her. Thanks also to Queenie, Mary, to the Altar server, gravediggers and to Drohan’s Funeral Directors. Thanks to Dr. F. Slevin and all at Cappoquin Health Centre and to the Doctors and Nurses of Surgical 7 in WRH. A very special thanks to the Matron and staff at St. Carthage’s Rest Home who cared for Kathy in her final years. Also to her neighbours and friends who visited her. Thank you to Kitty, John and Mary for the refreshments and to Claire and Brigid for their lovely cakes. We hope this will be accepted by all as a token of our gratitude. Kathy’s Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in the Church of the Assumption, Aglish, at 7.15 p.m. on Friday, 11th April.

CHILDMINDER REQUIRED – For two children under age 4 in Dungarvan. 5 days per week in children’s own home. Own transport essential for school run starting in May. Enquiries to Box No. 5422. (16-4)

† PEG SCANLON Cladagh, Clashmore

† Drohan Monumentals † Headstones in Marble, Granite & Limestone Inscriptions Cut Existing Stones Cleaned & Restored Graves Chipped Tel. (058) 43211. Mobile: (087) 2540295. www.drohanfuneraldirectors.ie

DAVID KIELY MONUMENTAL WORKS KILADANGAN, DUNGARVAN Showroom at Kiladangan (near Radley’s Engineering Ltd.) over ONE HUNDRED headstones on display Telephone: (058) 42200. Mobile: (086) 2525663. Fax: (058) 48712. www.davidkielymonumentals.com

HEADSTONES IN LIMESTONE, MARBLE, POLISHED GRANITE We restore existing headstones, kerbs, graves, chipped, inscriptions, etc. FULL RANGE OF COMPUTER OPTIONS + DESIGNS

Distance no problem to us – Member of Guild of Master Craftsmen Ring for appointment: Open Saturday and Sunday

James Kiely & Sons Prop. DAVID KIELY David & Margaret, ‘Garrán Mhuire,’ Kiladangan (058) 42200 / (086) 2525663 (Est. 1919) Irish Association of Funeral Directors

Funeral Home Embalming & Cremations Arranged We attend to all the details: Church & Cemetery

Floral & Artificial Wreaths Supplied Obituary Notices

SHANDON STREET & KILADANGAN, DUNGARVAN Phone: David (058) 42200. Mobile: (086) 2525663 Fax (058) 48712. www.kielyfunerals.ie

BABYSITTER REQUIRED IN THE LEAMYBRIEN AREA – To mind 2 children on an ad hoc basis. Own transport required. Non smoker. Cleaner also required. May suit same person. Letter of interest and CV to leamybrien@hotmail.com by Monday, 14th April.

Cappoquin Transport Ltd. 1) Artic Driver FOR NIGHT-TIME SHIFT Must have experience

2) Forklift Driver FOR NIGHT-TIME SHIFT Must have experience Please apply with C.V. to: ctransport@eircom.net

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DUNGARVAN TOWN COUNCIL – I, Micheal Moloney, wish to apply to the above authority on behalf of John and Mary Earley for full planning permission to construct an extension at first floor level to the side of dwelling and all other associated site works at 8 Bayview, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, during normal opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. WATERFORD COUNTY COUNCIL – Permission is sought to construct Two-Storey Dwelling, Carport, Garage / Store, Entrance and ancillary works at Ballynalahessery North, Dungarvan – Seamus Lavan. The application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. WATERFORD COUNTY COUNCIL – Philip Dee and Marie Manning intend to apply for planning permission to demolish the existing cottage and construct a replacement dormer type dwelling with new entrance, Septic tank and percolation area, landscaping and associated site works at Kilgabriel, Clashmore, Co. Waterford. The planning application may be inspected or purchased, at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application.

On the First Anniversary of Peg’s death, Ann, Joe, John and Liam and their families wish to express their appreciation and thanks to all who sympathised with us on our sad loss. A sincere thanks to the many people who attended the Rosary, the removal, the Funeral Mass and burial. Thanks to all who travelled long distances to be with us, those who sent flowers, Mass cards and letters of condolence. Your support is greatly appreciated. A special thank you to Dr. Meehan, Dr. Delaney and all in the Health Centre in Ardmore who showed such care and concern for Peg, especially over the past couple of years. Thanks to the Nurses and Doctors in WRH who cared for Peg in her final illness. Our sincere thanks to our neighbours, friends and relations who were with us and supported us at this sad time. To Colin and all at Egans, a very big thank you for your professionalism and kindness to us at that difficult time. We wish to say a very heartfelt thank you to Fr. Maurice O’Gorman, P.P., Clashmore, who said the Rosary, attended the removal and said a beautiful prayerful Funeral Mass for Peg, which we know she would have appreciated. Thanks also to Fr. Flor O’Callaghan, O.S.A., and Fr. Ml. Irwin, S.C.A., who assisted at the Funeral Mass. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually we hope that this acknowledgement will be accepted as a token of our deep appreciation and gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions. First Anniversary Mass for Peg will be celebrated in St. Cronan’s Church, Clashmore, on Sunday, April 13th, at 11.00 a.m.

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CUNNIGAR BRIDGE CLUB (2/4/2014) – 1st Margaret O’Brien & Aida O’Neill; 2nd John Phelan & Brid Culloo; 3rd Ann McGrath & Doreen Keane; 4th Delia Smith & Mary Mitchel. AFFANE BRIDGE CLUB (10/3/2014) – 1st Kathleen McGrath & Helen McGrath; 2nd Una Mason & Eileen Tinnelly; 3rd Des Cleary & Mary Navin. DEISE BRIDGE CLUB (7/4/2014) – 1st Brian O'Brien & Austin Fenton; 2nd Paddy Lannen & Mary Casey; 3rd Sadie Ui Mhiachain & Michael Kirwan; 4th Maureen Power & Helen Russell; 5th Sile Veale & Des O'Toole. HARBOUR BRIDGE CLUB (3/4/2014) – 1st Pat Murray & Angela Freyne; 2nd Patsy Fay & Gabriel Mullins; 3rd Cait Christopher & Lorraine Vart; 4th Margaret Clancy & Concie Christopher; 5th Laboure Cliffe & Margaret Foley.

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NEWS

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Advertising

Classifieds Deadline for all adverts is 10.00 a.m. each Tuesday

Telephone: (058) 41205 / 42042 e-mail: adverts@dungarvanobserver.ie

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Re-Upholstery

RE-UPHOLSTERY CARPETS, CURTAINS, FURNITURE – Free estimates in your own home. Collection and delivery. Sofas and Couches made to order. Curtains and Pelmets made to measure. Extensive range of fabrics to choose from. Colour co-ordinating service free in Showrooms. A visit to our Showrooms is a must. Open Monday to Saturday incl. All work guaranteed. Ned O’Connell, Seafield, Youghal. Tel. (024) 93106.

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Decorating Service

DECORATING SERVICE – All internal / external painting. New house spraying before second fix. Tired old kitchen units hand-painted, hygiene coatings. Epoxy floor paint systems. Qualified local tradesmen. Free estimates. Insurance work. Fully insured. VAT registered. Call: Prodec Painters. Padraig (087) 7730520. Steve (086) 8410901. (31-12)

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Tree Surgeon

QUALIFIED TREE SURGEON AVAILABLE – For all aspects of Tree Surgery, Tree Felling, Reductions, Wood-chipping, Hedge Cutting. Contact your local professional Fergal Colbert at (087) 7933481. FULL PUBLIC AND EMPLOYERS LIABILITY INSURANCE. (31-12)

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Tarmacadam

TARMACADAM & TAR & CHIPPINGS – Drainage and Kerbing. Michael Fennell, Stradbally, (086) 8342233 / (051) 293943. (18-6)

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GARDENERS GOLD GARDEN COMPOST – Mushroom compost with chicken and horse manure. Composted over 2 years. No smells or weeds. Recommended by Teagasc in 3, 4 & 5 tonne loads. 1 tonne FREE for April. Also compost mixed with topsoil for raised vegetable and flower beds. Raised Veg Beds 8ft. x 4ft. with 10 bags of Compost €95. Free delivery. www.gardenersgold.ie (086) 4032510 anytime. (30-4) NEW ECHO GT-2222ES GRASS TRIMMER FOR SALE – Bent Shaft Strimmer. 21.2 CC 2 Stroke Engine. Unwanted Gift – Never Used. €180. Contact: (086) 3208660. (9-4)

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Computer Services

COMPUTER AND LAPTOP REPAIRS – On Site Repairs, Set-ups, Upgrades, Data Recovery and Training. Virus and pop-up removal. Qualified computer Engineer and Trainer. 20 years experience. Reasonable rates. Tel. Shane Deevy (087) 9872006. (ind.)

Notice to Advertisers It is a condition of acceptance of advertisements orders that the proprietors do not guarantee the insertion of any particular advertisement on a special date or at all. Although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers; further they do not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccurracy in the printing of any advertisement. They reserve the right to refuse or alter any advertisement, no matter by whom or where accepted for publication; also to discontinue the publication of any advertisements previously published. Advertisements paid or otherwise are therefore accepted only subject to the above conditions. The advertiser undertakes to indemnify the proprietors against all liability for any civil action arising out of publication of the advertisement. (ind.)

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Gardening Services

COMERAGH LANDSCAPING – The landscaping profes-sionals. Garden design and layout. Planting, water features, patios, stonework, kerbing, fencing, etc. Lawn laying turfed and seeded. For a professional and affordable service contact Paul Curran (087) 2908403. www.comeraghlandscaping.ie (ind.) ADVANCE LANDSCAPING – Qualified Garden, Design, Construction, Restoration, Maintenance. Lawns, Patios, Planting, Driveways, Decking, Stonework, Fencing. Compare our grass cutting costs. Phone: Brad (087) 9390322 / (058) 41693 / www.advancelandscaping.ie (28-5) SUMMER LAWN LANDSCAPING – Professional Landscaping and Garden Construction. Grass, Hedge and Tree Cutting, Scarifying and Lawn Laying. Planting of Shrubs, Hedges and Trees. Large and Small Maintenance Contracts undertaken. Construction of Sleeper Beds, Gravel Gardens, Paving, Decking, Concrete and Timber Fencing, Block and Brick Walls, Powerwashing, etc. Good quality work at a reasonable price. Phone: Eamonn (085) 7784335. (30-4)

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Agri Sale

GALVANISED GATES – Barriers, Cubicles, Cattle Crush Panels, Cow Mats. Ryan Brothers, Ballymacarbry / www.ryanbrothers.ie / Laurence (087) 7994737. (6-15)

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To Let

SHERRY FITZGERALD REYNOLDS LETTINGS – Urgently require Houses and Apartments TO LET in all areas of Dungarvan and West Waterford. Please contact Gerardine Reynolds on 087 2458848 / 058 23444. (ind.) REDBARN, YOUGHAL – 3 Bed Detached Summer House to let. 2 minute walk from Beach and Quality Hotel. Weekly rental. Midweek or weekends. Tel. (085) 7533855. (9-4) 2 BEDROOM / 2 BATHROOM APARTMENT TO LET – Town Centre. Phone: (087) 2171356. (23-4) BALLYDUFF UPPER – New 4 Bedroom Bungalow to let. All mod cons. 3 miles Araglen. 3 miles Ballyduff Upper Village. 4 miles Lismore town. Rent reasonable. Long term letting. Tel. (087) 7989422. 2 BEDROOM HOUSE TO LET IN CAPPOQUIN – Town Centre. Very reasonable rent. Phone: (087) 7028124.

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Tuition

LEAVING CERT ACCOUNTING GRINDS – 1/1 tuition and small groups. dungarvanexamtutor@gmail.com / (087) 9090353. (23-4) ECONOMICS GRINDS AVAILABLE – All levels catered for. Group or individual tuition. Dungarvan area. Tel. (087) 3419857. (16-4)

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For Sale

TYRES! TYRES! TYRES! – Full callout breakdown service. Quick puncture repairs. Lorry, tractor and car. Also all makes of car serviced and repaired. Contact: Eamonn Beresford, THE CASTLE GARAGE, Dungarvan. Open 6 days, 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., including dinner hour. Tel. (058) 43540 / (086) 8128184 / www.castlegaragetyres.com (ind.)

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DEAD & DISABLED CATTLE COLLECTED IN ALL AREAS – Ring: Fitzgerald’s Licensed Knackery, Coolagown. (025) 36662 or (086) 8193202 / (087) 8193202. (ind.) FRIESIAN BULL CALVES WANTED FOR LIVE EXPORT – Contact: B. Tobin (087) 2701947. (9-4) AA PBR BULLS FOR SALE – 2 years old. Easy calving, home bred, tested. Also PBR Charolais Bulls, 2 years old. Delivered. Tel. (087) 6176746. (23-4) BALLYDUFF SIMMENTALS – Splendid selection of PBR Bulls and Heifers for sale. Fit for service. John Kenny, Ballyduff Upper. Tel. (087) 6718972 or (058) 60218. (16-4) 4 YEAR OLD PEDIGRE REGISTERED EASY CALVING AA BULL – By Jetta. Suitable for Cows and Heifers. Tel. (087) 9898568.

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Supervised Study

3rd & 6th YEARS – Easter Supervised Study at Deise College now enrolling. Flexible times; comfortable study rooms conducive to getting effective study done over the holiday period. Phone: 058-48623. (9-4)

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PVC Windows & Doors

STAIRS CUSTOM JOINERY 087 2420124 (ind.)

PVC WINDOWS & DOORS DOUBLE GLAZED – Ring: Andrew Kennedy of Southern Kennedy PVC, The Vee area, Clogheen (086) 1775510. (14-5)

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IS YOUR CHILD / TEENAGER OUT OF CONTROL? – www.beaconparentingsolutions.com has confidential, professional support / advice for parents. FREE initial meeting. Tel. (085) 7271939. (23-4)

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Autism Charity

NOW OPEN SUNDAYS – 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Waterford Autism Charity Furniture Shop, Cork Road, Waterford (next to McDonalds). Tel. (051) 373838. (28-5)

BEREAVEMENT Support and help available Service – Free & Confidential Tel. 058-46100 www.westwaterfordbereavement.org

SERVICES AVAILABLE

Deadline for all adverts is 10.00 a.m. each Tuesday

Telephone: (058) 41205 / 42042 e-mail: adverts@dungarvanobserver.com MUNSTER TRUCK, TRAILER AND BUS SERVICES – Tachograph Calibration and Installation • Speed Limiter Installation and Repair • DOE Preparation • Servicing • Sand Blasting • Spray Painting • Contact: Gerard on 058-68855 or 087-2884113 • www.truckrepairs.ie • info@truckrepairs.ie • Garryduff, Colligan, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. (ind.) ............................................................................................ MURRAY’S ROOFING DUNGARVAN – Re-roofing specialists. Slate/Tile • flatroofs • guttering/downpipes • chimney work • chimney cowls • ridge tiles • lead flashing lead valleys • supply fit roof velux windows • UPVC fascias/soffits • insurance work under-taken • all work holds a full written guarantee • all areas covered • For a free written quotation and emergency work call Paul on (058) 43992, mobile (086) 2109547. (ind.)

Villierstown Joinery

TRACK MACHINE – Rubber Tyre, Digger, Mini-Digger. Dumper, Tractor and Dump Trailer available for Farm Work. Site clearances and all Groundworks. Septic Tanks Tested. Percolation Areas Extended and renovated. Land drainage and drains cleaned. Call: Pat (087) 2861847. (9-4) ............................................................................................. ATTENTION – LEAKING ROOFS SEALED INSTANTLY – €10.00 a square metre. Slating, Tiling, Re-roofing, Torchon Felt a speciality. Lead Valleys and Chimney Flashing renewed. Emergency repairs carried out. Estimates free without obligation. All work fully guaranteed. Very keen prices assured. Also Old Slate Roofs restored with Aquaseal. Contact: Ger O’Connor, Dungarvan Roof Sealers, anytime on (087) 1438830. (30-4)

Youghal, Co. Cork. Tel. (024) 92850 / 93469

HUGE SAVINGS CALL TODAY FULL RANGE OF QUALITY BLINDS, CURTAINS AND ACCESSORIES Quotes, Measurements & Fitting Free of Charge You’ll be “BLINDED” by our SPECIAL PRICES & SERVICES

DON’T DELAY! CALL TODAY ON 024 92850/93469

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W O R R I E D ? D I S T R E S S E D ? SUICIDAL? – Whatever you're going through, we're here to listen and help, 24 hours a day, every day. Call SAMARITANS in confidence 1850 60 90 90, or e-mail us jo@samaritans.org (ind.)

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ABBEY BRIDGE CLUB (1/4/2014) – 1st Andrew McGrath & Rita Harnedy; 2nd Joan O'Dea & Delia Smith; 3rd Mary Fenton & Sheila Towey; 4th Cait Christopher & Margaret Foley; 4th Bernie Murphy & Mary Fives. DUNGARVAN BRIDGE CLUB (3/4/2014) – 1st Catherine Tuohy & Michael Kirwan; 2nd Kay Kirwan & Tom Mulcahy; 3rd Kathleen Deasy & Sadie UiMhiachain; 4th Helen Russell & Colin Carthy. KILMACTHOMAS BRIDGE CLUB (26/3/2014) – 1st Anne Marie Browne & Catherine M. Power; 2nd Marie Kiersey & Olga Carroll; 3rd Pauline Desmond & Tess Cusack; 4th Mary Flahavan & Maeve Coughlan.

IN MEMORIAM

CLIFFE (3rd anniversary) – Treasured memories of our loving mother and nanny Catherine (Kit) Cliffe (nee O’Grady), late of Congress Villas, Dungarvan, who died on 13th April, 2011. R.I.P. Masses offered. Who is the one, Who never finds fault, Who never seeks to blame, To whom you go, When trouble comes, Whose love remains the same … … YOUR MOTHER.

–Inserted by her loving sons, daughter, son-in-law, daughters-in-law and grandchildren.

FLEMING (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Louise Fleming, late of Clonea Road, Abbeyside, who died on 13th April, 2013. R.I.P. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, 1st May, in Abbeyside Church at 10.00 a.m. Your life was love and labour, Your love for your family true, You did your best for all of us, We will always remember you.

–Sadly missed by your husband David; daughters Elma and Marie Therese; sons Alan, Joe, Dave and Mark; grandchildren, family and friends.

In Memoriam

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Pray for him, Kind friends who remember Fr. Paddy today, A little prayer to Jesus say. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

–Sadly missed and fondly remembered by all his relatives, friends and neighbours.

Birthday Remembrance

LYNCH – Birthday remembrance of a dear father, grandfather and great grandfather Patrick J. Lynch, late of ‘Tara,’ Tournore, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, whose birthday occurs on 12th April. R.I.P. Masses offered.

MAHONY (4th anniversary) – Loving memories of our dear son Kristofer, late of 17 Spring Meadows, Dungarvan, who died on 15th April, 2010. Always in our thoughts, Forever in our hearts.

–Loved and missed so very much by your Mam, Dad, Steve, Paul and Jack and all your family and friends. Kirstofer’s Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in the Friary Church on Sunday, 13th April, at 11.00 a.m.

MAHONY (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of a dear brother and uncle Kristofer Mahony, late of 17 Springmeadows, Dungarvan, who died on 15th April, 2010. R.I.P. To us you were someone special, We miss you every day, But the saddest day in all our lives, Was the day you passed away. We think of you in silence Kristofer, And always speak your name, But all we have are memories, And a picture in a frame. As we wander to your graveside, And flowers there we lay, No one knows the heartache, As we turn and walk away.

–Always loved and remembered by your brother Steve, Breda, Sharon, Grace, Mary Lou, J.J. and Stevie. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 13th April, at 11.00 a.m., in the Friary Church, Dungarvan.

HALLINAN (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of Fr. Paddy Hallinan, late of Aughavoulimane, Ballinamult, who died on 12th April, 2009. R.I.P.

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MAHONY (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of Kristofer Mahony, late of 17 Springmeadows, Dungarvan, who died on 15th April, 2010. R.I.P. In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true, There is not a day dear brother, That we do not think of you.

–Always in our thoughts, Paul, Debbie and Leianna.

MORRISSEY (10th anniversary) – In loving memory of Mary Morrissey, late of Pier View, Ballinacourty, who died on 11th April, 2004. As time goes by without you, And days turn into years, They hold a thousand memories, And a million silent tears. Our lives have changed in many ways, Since we were all together, But memories of those happy days, Will live with us forever. Of all the gifts on earth, However great and small, To have you as our mother, Was the greatest gift of all. If roses grown in Heaven, Please pick a bunch, Place them in Mam’s arms, And tell her they’re from us.

–Your loving family Bernie, John, Jim, Eileen; grandchildren and great grandchild. Anniversary Mass for Mary and John will be celebrated in Ballinroad Church on Sunday, 27th April, at 10.00 a.m. MORRISSEY – In loving memory of Tony and Ellen Morrissey, late of Kilminion, Stradbally, whose Anniversaries occur on 10th and 11th April, 2014. R.I.P. Will those who think of them today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Always remembered by their families at home and abroad.

The Samaritans Beau Street, Waterford Tel. (051) 872114. 1850-60-90-90. Lonely – Suicidal – Despairing? Talk to us any time, any day in complete confidence Phone – write – visit

NUGENT (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of Jim Nugent, late of ‘Glenview,’ Churchquarter, Modeligo, Co. Waterford, whose 4th Anniversary occurs on 10th April. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in Modeligo Church on Sunday, 13th April, at 10.00 a.m. Just a prayer from the family who loved you, Just a memory fond and true, In our hearts you will live forever, Because we thought the world of you. Lonely is the home without you, Life to us is not the same, And the world would be like Heaven, If we could have you back again.

–Sadly missed by your loving wife Vera; son Frank; daughters Yvonne and Geraldine; grandson T. J. and extended family.

RADLEY (8th anniversary) – In loving memory of our mother Margaret Radley (nee Calnan), late of ‘Glandore House,’ 23 Church Street, Dungarvan, and Glandore, Co. Cork, who departed this life on 7th April, 2006. If my parting has left a void, Then fill it with remembered joy, A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, Ah, yes these things I too will miss. Be not burdened with times of sorrow, I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow, My life’s been full, I savoured much, Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch, Perhaps my time seems all too brief, Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.

–Always remembered and loved by your daughters Angela and Denise; sonsin-law Dermot and Dominic; and grandchildren Aisling Maggie, Aoife Kate and Ciara Denise, XXXX. Anniversary Mass for Margaret and Denis (Dinny) will be celebrated on Sunday, 13th July, at 11.00 a.m., in the Friary Church, Dungarvan.

POWER (8th anniversary) – In loving memory of Pat Power, late of 8 Upper College Road, Ardmore, whose 8th Anniversary occurs on 11th April. R.I.P. Gates of memories will never close, How much we miss you no one knows, Days will pass away into years, And we’ll think about you with silent tears.

–Lovingly remembered by your wife Marian, sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren, XXX.

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STACK (2nd anniversary) – In loving memory of Ann Stack, late of 7 Springfield, Dungarvan, who died on 11th April, 2012. R.I.P.

We thought of you today, But that is nothing new, We thought of you yesterday, And will tomorrow too. We think of you in silence, And make no outward show, For what it meant to lose you, Only those who love you know. Remembering you is easy, We do it every day, It’s the heartache of losing you, That will never go away.

–Always loved and remembered by Eamonn, Stephen and Nicola.

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–Always in the thoughts and prayers of his loving family.

It does not take a special day, For us to think of you, Will those of you who think of Ann today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Sadly missed by her mother Kathleen; sister Julie; brothers Michael, Jimmy and Dermot and families. STACK (2nd anniversary) – In loving memory of Ann, late of Fr. Twomey’s Road, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary occurs on 11th April. Mass offered. God saw the road was getting rough, And the hills were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyelids, And whispered ‘peace be thine.’

–Nicola, Lar, grandchildren Clara, Charlie and Elise.

TROY (12th anniversary) – In loving memory of Martin Troy, late of Curragh, Ardmore, who died on 10th April, 2002. R.I.P. STACK (2nd anniversary) – In loving memory of Ann, late of Fr. Twomey’s Road, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary occurs on 11th April. Mass offered.

Death is not extinguishing the light, But putting out the lamp, Because the dawn has come.

Just a prayer from a family who loved you, Just a memory good and true, In our hearts you will live fo ever, Because we thought the world of you.

–Sadly missed by his sons, daughters and grandchildren.

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RAHER – Birthday remembrance for my dear husband Lar Raher, late of Clonea, whose birthday occurs on 13th April. Some day I hope we’ll meet again, Where sorrow is unknown, Some day I hope to hold your hand, Before God’s Heavenly throne. No more the secret tears of grief, No more the longing sigh, I will see again the face I loved, So much in days gone by. I smile behind the heartaches, As you would want me to, And when I shed a lonely tear, No one sees but you. A million memories bring you back, To stay awhile with me, But among my tears and heartaches, There is one that makes me glad, That you chose me to share with you, The wonderful years we had.

–Always loved and remembered by his loving wife Ann, XXXX. RAHER – Birthday remembrance for our dear dad Lar Raher, late of Clonea, whose birthday occurs on 13th April. Each time we look at your picture, You seem to smile and say, Don’t be sad, but courage take, And love each other for my sake.

–Always loved and remembered by your sons and daughters; sons-in-law; daughters-in-law and your grandchildren.

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Eve Meleady from Dungarvan pictured at the Busy With Biscuits event in Ard Scoil na nDĂŠise, Dungarvan, during the 2013 West Waterford Festival of Food. [David Clynch]

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The Business Of Food FOLLOWING on from this year’s Festival theme of ‘Pioneering Women’, Managing Editor of the Sunday Business Post, Gillian Nelis hosts a lively and interesting panel of female food producers and chefs, entrepreneurs and business women in a discussion about the food industry in Ireland. Joining Gillian will be sisters Domini & Peaches Kemp of Itsa Food, Rachel Firth from the wonderful food emporium Fallon & Byrne, Eileen Dunne from Dunne & Crescenzi and our own local, Esther Barron from the infamous Barron’s Bakery in Cappoquin. The panel will be discussing the challenges and pitfalls of the food business in Ireland, the ever changing trends in the industry, as well as what it is like to own and drive successful food businesses on a daily basis. We will hear how the landscape has forced them to adapt and move and how the future is shaping up for them as an industry. Join this great team for a casual yet exciting discussion on The Business of Food in the Old Market House, Arts Centre from 11.00 a.m. – 12 noon.

TRAVELLING COOKERY SCHOOL PAUL Flynn and the team at the Tannery Cookery School are hosting 3 very interesting and individual chefs to the school over the weekend. All 3 chefs will demonstrate their skills, tips and recipes to an excited audience and talk to them about their area of expertise and knowledge. On Saturday two of Ireland’s most exciting chefs; Carmel Somers and Lynda Booth join Paul and the team for 2 sessions. Both ladies have travelled the world extensively; worked in the best kitchens and alongside world renowned chefs to bring their knowledge and experience to the festival. On Saturday at 1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m., Carmel Sommers, of Good Things Café & Cookery School, shares her recipes, hints and tips on using the finest fresh local and seasonal ingredients. While at 2.30–3.30 p.m. Lynda Booth, from the Dublin Cookery School will share the practical lessons and best recipes she has learnt from cooking at home and abroad. On Sunday at 2.30–3.30, following on from the Seaweed Seminar in

Trails & Tours – Getting out and about in West Waterford Fascinating Wedding dresses through the years exhibition from the 1920s on at St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Festival of Food weekend. Old fashioned teas and homemade cakes and cake stall. Opening times Friday 11th and Saturday, 12th April, 12.00 noon – 5.00 p.m. Sunday 13th Wellbeing service 10.00 a.m. Teas and Exhibition 11.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. €2 entry includes raffle ticket. In aid of GROW and Church repair fund. Find us on Facebook – Charity Vintage Tea Rooms or find our pink leaflets in town. INSET: Bugle Babes back by popular demand! As seen on the Late Late Show – this fab 1940s swing trio sold out in 2013 – Avoid disappointment and get your tickets in advance from Blasta Wholefoods (opposite Shaws) Dungarvan.

Waterford Sports Partnership supporting the West Waterford Festival of Food events TODDLER TRAVEL AND FAMILY FUN Waterford Sports Partnership and Waterford County Childcare Committee on behalf of Go Dungarvan are running a “Toddler Travel and Family Fun” road safety awareness session for children aged 2–5 years and their parents on Saturday, 12th April, from 10.00 – 11.00 a.m. in Walton Park for the West Waterford Festival of Food events. Participants will learn and practice important road safety skills while having fun at our practical and interactive activity stations.

Children that complete the session will receive a high vis vest so that they can be safe and be seen while out walking and cycling! For more information please contact Sarah Chadwick on (058) 21199 or email schadwick@waterfordsportspartnership.ie FOOD OLYMPICS Waterford Sports Partnership in association with Waterford County Comhairle Na nÓg are running a “Food Olympics” session for primary and secondary school age children on Saturday, 12th April, from 12 noon to 1.00 p.m. in

Walton Park as part of their West Waterford Festival of Food "Picnic in the Park" event. The Food Olympics session aims to increase awareness of nutrition and hydration and how this is linked to Body Image. Comhairle na nÓg members will deliver a food orienteering quiz in addition to other fun games such as Apple Juggling, Coconut Shot Putt, Pineapple Shy, Potato Croquet and Carrot Throw. For more information please contact Peter Jones on (058) 21191 or Jamie Moore on 086 836 8113.

CONTINUING on from the success of last year the Trails & Tours that are running as part of the Festival of Food have always attracted great support from those that like to combine two of their greatest interests – food and the outdoors! Kicking off on Saturday with the fabulous Seaweed Seminar at Clonea Beach at 10.00 a.m., Marie Power ‘The Sea Gardener’ brings you along the beautiful strand and shows you all the hidden gems along the way – taste the sumptuous treats the beach has to offer! Remember to wear appropriate clothing for the day and bring along a scissors and plastic bag to take cuttings. Meeting point is the car park at the Clonea Strand Hotel. Pre-booking essential – this is a very poplar event for all the family. If hillwalking is your thing, the Comeragh Mountains Community Walk group meets opposite the Park Hotel main gate at 11.00 a.m. on Saturday as part of the Food Festival. Once you check in with the event organisers at the meeting point you will need your own transport to get to

the start of the walk at the foot of the beautiful Comeragh Mountains. This is a wonderful event guided by the Dungarvan Hill Walking Club team and sure to be a lovely day out for all hill walking enthusiasts. The route is approximately 7km and will last about 4 hours, again suitable boots and wet weather clothing is essential and each walker under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are looking to combine your walk with a foraging session in the woods then the Crude Food Trail with Paul Green expert is for you! Meeting at the Colligan Woods Car Park at 11.00 a.m. (1st session) or 3.00 p.m. (2nd session) this will be a wonderful day out foraging in the woods and learning from Paul about all the wonderful edible plants and berries that are all around the forest. Children welcome to join in (free of charge) when accompanied by an adult, but this event is not suitable for family pets. While there will be some moderate inclines along the route there will be plenty of rests along the way as you chat to Paul

about the hidden treasures the woods have to offer. Bring along a packed snack and drink. Each walk lasts about 1 hour 30 minutes. Finally, if a tour of Dungarvan is what you seek, the Guided Walking Tour is for you. Here local guide and historian John Young will bring you through an informative and entertaining tour of Dungarvan’s Food Heritage sites. This year John has based his tour on a maritime theme, so you will get a chance to learn more about the history of sailing and trade from Dungarvan Harbour. Meeting point for this tour is at the Dungarvan Library. This event is free of charge, just be there at 12 noon or at 3.00 p.m. to enjoy your hour long tour. There’s something for locals and visitors to learn here. Further details of all these events along with ticket prices and details are available from the website; www.waterfordfestivaloffood.com or at the Festival ticket office; The Wine Buff, 17 Grattan Square, Dungarvan. Come along and join us on one or more of these wonderful outdoor events!

Clonea Beach, Marie Power will delight the audience sharing recipes with some of the foraged seaweed. Don’t worry though if you haven’t been on the earlier foraging walk – everyone is welcome along to sample and experience the delights of this superfood and learn about the nutritional benefits of this wonderful food from our seashores. Each session will involve a cookery demonstration, talk and tasting hosted in The Tannery Cookery School. Choose the one for you – or indeed them all – each session costs €15 per person. Booking essential for these popular events. ORCHARD TREASURES AND TASTES LOUISE Clarke of Nude Food and Julie Calder-Potts of Highbank Orchard in Kilkenny have teamed up to plan a wonderful evening of food and discussion in Nude Food restaurant. The pair have designed a truly sumptuous menu showcasing the best of Highbank Orchards’ award winning produce with the wonderful local produce on offer in West Waterford. Dinners can choose from starters

Getting the right advice on Nutrition for Teens in Sport SPORT seems so much more serious now for our children and for our teenagers in particular. Our teens are developing their sport and skills to a higher level and intensity. They are training, improving their skills and learning from those senior athletes around them. However teenagers are not the same as senior athletes, and therefore training and preparation needs to be modified to suit the needs of a growing body. A seminar on Nutrition for Teens in Sport aims to highlight how important the correct nutrition and nutrition habits are for teenagers who play sports at an intensive level. Taking place as part of the upcoming West Waterford Festival of Food, Aoife Hearne, dietician from Waterford, and recognised from her recent Operation Transformation successes, will provide the expert advice here. Aoife, herself a former

Tasty Treats in Old Market House Arts Centre

Domini and Peaches Kemp, Itsa Food Company.

THE Old Market House Arts Centre, Lower Main Street, Dungarvan has a variety of tasty treats planned for this Food Festival weekend. On Thursday 10th and Friday, 11th April, nightly from 7.00 p.m., Dungarvan Film Club presents "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" with accompanying wine tasting by The Wine Buff and sushi samples from Glorious Sushi.This popular annual event is supported by the Library and Arts Services. See www.waterfordfestivaloffood.com for ticketing details.

The current exhibitions ‘A Time for Colour’ by Maeve Doherty and the River Barn Artists Group show are open throughout the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, 12th April, artists from the River Barn Group will be demonstrating their skills in the gallery including, sketching, painting and silver smithing. Admission is free so please take the chance to visit. Sunday from 11.00 a.m. to 12 noon sees a session on The Business of Food with Gillian Nelis, Managing Editor of The Sunday Business Post, talking to

which will include a cider and butter bean soup, goats cheese on homemade crackers with Highbank orchard syrup, while main course selections include; delicious local pork belly with colcannon alongside a cider and sage jelly, a vegetarian tagine with quinoa, or steamed mussels in an apple cider, as well as many more. Throughout the evening diners will be able to sample the award winning ciders and apple juices from the orchard as well as hearing from Julie about the challenges and delights of the orchard and how they have been successful in taking the humble seed to its award winning status. The desserts will be a delight and surprise of all things from the orchard and will be a truly sumptuous end to a wonderful evening of chat and laughter. Julie and Louise invite you to come along to this relaxed and tasty evening of Organic Apple Orchard Dinning from 8.00 p.m. in Nude Food. Tickets €30 per person. Pre-booking essential at www.westwardfordfestivaloffood.com or the Festival Ticket Office at The Wine Buff on Grattan Square.

those who own and drive food businesses on a daily basis to try to understand the challenges they face now and into the future. This session will Domini and Peaches Kemp, Itsa Food Company, Rachel Firth, Fallon and Byrne, Eileen Dunne, Dunne and Crescenzi and Esther Barron, Barron's Bakery. See www.waterfordfestivaloffood.com for ticketing details. We look forward to welcoming you at some stage over the Food Festival Weekend. Bain taitneamh as.

athlete, will share her expert view on developing good eating habits for a future sporting life, planning to have the right nutrition available at the right times, and planning for the teen’s body to be in the best condition for their sport, and for the future. Alongside Aoife, Niamh Briggs, Ladies World Rugby Player of the Year, and Jamie Nagle, Waterford Intercounty Senior Hurler, will share with the audience what it was like for them as teens, and what they have learned about the importance of nutrition for their sporting careers and lives. Teenagers, parents and coaches should all find this to be of interest. Tickets are available online at WestWaterfordFestivalofFood.com, on the West Waterford Festival of Food facebook page, or from The Wine Buff, Grattan Square, Dungarvan.

Visit Joan Clancy Gallery on West Waterford Festival of Food Art trail JOAN Clancy Gallery are delighted to feature again on the art trail of West Waterford Festival of Food and will exhibit new and exciting work by Ruth Carbery, Blawnin Clancy, Damaris Lysaght, Leonard Murray, Katarazyna Gajewska and Gillian Wright. “...Nationwide recently travelled to the beautiful Ring peninsula for a story on an inspirational lady. Joan Clancy is an insightful owner of a renowned art gallery which showcases some of the country's best painters. Damien Tiernan met up with Joan who spoke about her life and also of her late husband, Tom Clancy, and the famous band The Clancy Brothers”. (RTE supporting the arts). Joan Clancy Gallery is located a nice 10k drive, south of Dungarvan in Mweelahorna near Ring College in the Co. Waterford Gaeltacht of An Rinn overlooking the stunning panorama of Dungarvan Bay and the Comeragh Mountains. So do pop in for a look at our exhibition with easy parking. Open Friday – Sunday 11.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. during West Waterford Festival of Food. info@joanclancygallery.com 086 813 4597.

RUTH CARBERY © Red Gurnard (Oil on canvas on board 41x49cm framed).

RUTH CARBERY © Green Crab Study (Oil & mixed media on paper on board 42x51cm framed).

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Helvick RNLI ducks and safety checks for Seafood Saturday THIS year the Helvick RNLI is delighted to participate in the West Waterford Festival of Food, and will be conducting a free lifejacket clinic on Davitt’s Quay Cois Cé at 1.30 p.m. next Saturday. “Bring your jacket along and Sarah Louise Rossiter will advise on

the importance of choice, fit and maintenance. A lifejacket will buy you vital time in the water and could save your life, but only if you’re wearing it,” says RNLI crew Liam Harty. Whether they’re training or out on a shout, RNLI crew

members always wear lifejackets. They know that, whatever the weather, the sea is extremely unpredictable and can turn at a moment's notice. DUCK DARBY There is great excitement among the little ones in anticipation of

Dungarvan’s own Duck Darby in aid of the RNLI. Three hundred yellow ducks will be set afloat from the Abbeyside Pond area after 3pm on Seafood Saturday. Each duck costs €3 or 2 for €5. “Speculation is rife as to which duck will reach the winning post

at Devonshire Bridge, under the watchful eye of Dungarvan Kayaking Club. There are prizes for 1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th place” says RNLI committee member RoseAnn Foley, “ducks can be bought at local businesses and from the RNLI stall near Dungarvan Sailing

Club on Seafood Saturday!” RAFFLE Tickets, costing €5 each or 3 for €10, and limited in number, are selling fast for the fundraising raffle in aid of the RNLI and the Festival of Food. Seven valuable prizes have been kindly donated.

The draw is scheduled for 3.30 p.m. Sunday at the Farmers & Country Market in Grattan Sq; check the window display at Kelly’s old pharmacy in O’Connell St. beside Liam Rossiter’s for details of these substantial prizes. The RNLI Dungarvan & Helvick

Fundraising Committee work hard to supplement the latest training and safety equipment required by the brave men and women in the Helvick Lifeboat Crew who are always ready to volunteer to save life at sea in all types of weather 24-7-365.

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NEWSREEL … Anxious or Depressed?

COME to our Support Group Meeting in Dungarvan. Venue: Deise Day Care, Dungarvan, Community Centre, Mitchel Street. Date: Every Tuesday at 8.00 p.m. Helpline: 1890 303 302.You are not alone! (ind.)

Been affected by Suicide? YOU are not alone – Been Bereaved through suicide? Meet people in similar circumstances for a free tea or coffee and chat. 1st Tuesday of every month from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon Charity Vintage Tea Rooms, St. Mary’s Church of Ireland. Contact Breda Maher on (086) 9822498.

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Ardmore IRELAND’S LARGEST 4X4 GATHERING This year the community of the beautiful seaside village of Ardmore, Co. Waterford, will come together in conjunction with Topaz/Clonmel Oil and raise funds for the local St.Vincent of Paul.This will be achieved by hosting a 4x4 jeep run from Ardmore through the surrounding scenic hinterland and back to the village. Music, BBQ and fun will follow on return at The Round Tower Hotel.This event will take place Sunday, 4th May, 2014. Further details from Joe 086 2577958 or John 087 2350211. More information can be found on the Facebook page of the same name. Full Press Release elsewhere in this issue. ARDMORE N.S. BAKE SALE Just a few words from the Parents Association at Ardmore National School: With Easter just around the corner, what better time of the year to indulge in something a little sweet! That’s why we figured a Bake Sale in the school on the day the kids break up for the holidays would be a nice way to end the term and raise a few euros in the process. Classes end early on Friday, 11th April, this coming Friday, so the Bake Sale will run from 11.15 a.m. that day, in the school. All parents, friends, families and random people off the street are invited to pop in and make a purchase. Please spread the word and make sure to come along and grab a delicious delight for the weekend! One more thing, an Easter Draw is being run by the Parents Association as well. Lines are €2 each and can be purchased at Quinns Store in the village. Draw will be made at midday on Saturday, 19th April, just in time for the big occasion the following day!

DARKNESS INTO LIGHT 2014 This year sees Dungarvan host its 3rd fundraising 5k walk/run to support Pieta House. The walk takes place at 4.00 a.m. on May 10th, from St. Augustine’s College, Duckspool, and huge numbers are expected, following an incredible 1,400 people attending last year’s event. As a result, we are holding a number of early registrations around the county, the first of which will be in Ardmore, on Saturday, April 12th, St. Declan’s Hall, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Please check the website dil.pieta.ie for further details on Darkness into Light 2014, and we look forward to meeting you on Saturday night, or on May 10th! Pieta House is a suicide and selfharm crisis centre founded in Lucan, Co. Dublin in 2006 by psychologist Joan Freeman. With nine centres throughout Ireland, Pieta House provides a professional, oneto-one therapeutic service for those who are experiencing suicidal ideation or engaging in self-harm. A doctor’s referral or a psychiatric report is not required and the service is completely free of charge.To date, Pieta House has supported more than 12,000 people, with almost 4,000 of those seeking help in 2013. Pieta House’s vision is to have a centre within 100 kilometers of everyone in Ireland. For further information, visit www.pieta.ie TT TEA PARTY 2014 Ardmore Tidy Towns would like to thank all who made their recent Tea Party such a rip-roaring success, from the punters who parted with the cash to attend the event to those in front of and behind the scenes at An Tobar that night. Special thanks have to go out to

the following: Breda, Catherine, Emma, Rose, Ayesha, Rebecca, Lisa, Petrina, Niall, Cathal, Margaret. A very big thank you to Ken, Linda, Mandy Michelle and Shane at An Tobar. Last but by no means least, Sampson, who provided the music. HALLA DEUGLÁN BAZAAR 2014 In connection with the above, the Hall Committee is welcoming donations of articles for its annual Summer Bazaar on July 6th next. The hall will be open every Saturday, 9.30 a.m. – 12 noon, from now till the end of June to accept donations. Further information from Terry on 087-9477213. PENALTY KICK 2014 It’s become a staple of summer entertainment over the last number of years and this July will be no exception. Ardmore soccer club will once again be hosting their famous Penalty Kick Competition at the Round Tower Hotel on the last Saturday in July, the 26th. As has been the case in previous years, there will be an Adult section and a Juvenile section, again with prizes on offer in both categories. Exact starting time for this will be made known nearer the date so be sure to keep Saturday, July 26th, clear in your diary, it promises to be a great day of fun! A full BBQ will also be on offer as well. Last years contest culminated in a head-to-head sudden death playoff between two locals: Robert Faherty and yours truly! For the record, I won. That should be an incentive for some of you out there, come along on the 26th July and take my title from me! AFC SUMMER CAMP Ardmore soccer club will once again be holding their almost world famous Summer Soccer School this year, booking will open for this on April 2nd next. Camp dates are July

21st–25th inclusive and more details can be found at www.summersoccerschools.ie MIDSUMMERS EVENING CONCERT Ardmore Tidy Towns Presents A Midsummers Evening with Cara O’Sullivan and the Children of St. Declan's National School 8.00 p.m. Friday, 20th June, St. Declan's Church, Ardmore. Tickets €15 (2 for €25). Contact: 087 3813954 (or any member of the Tidy Towns Committee). GET IN TOUCH! Most of the locality know who compiles/writes this section every week but for those of you who do not here are come contact details for you. My email is ardmorenotes@gmail.com, my phone number is 086-3957962 and my name is Gerry O’Mahony. Once something is not of an obscene nature, I’m willing to take most news items on board for Ardmore Notes! Available for photographic duties at events as well, please get in touch for more information. Thank you. AND FINALLY, A LITTLE STORY Three racehorses were standing in a stable bragging to each other one day. The first horse boasts "I've been in 59 races and I've won 35 of them." "That's nothing," says the second horse. "I've raced 97 times, and I've won 78 of them!" The third horse joins in: "Well, I've raced 122 times and I've won 102!" Just then, the horses hear a voice say, "I've got you all beat!" The horses look down and sees a greyhound. "I've raced over 200 times, and I have NEVER lost!" The horses look at the dog in amazement. One of them says "How about that! A talking dog!" Until next time, be careful out there.

THE ISPCC is Ireland’s oldest and most well-known children’s charity. The ISPCC Waterford office is now recruiting for the following roles: • Childline Listening Phone Volunteers • Advocacy & Campaigning Volunteers • Fundraising Volunteers We will be hosting an ISPCC Volunteer Group information and interview meeting for members of the public to learn more about the Society and to be fully informed as to what is involved in becoming a volunteer, the commitment required and training involved. We are holding our next Volunteer Group Information meeting at our Waterford ISPCC office in Unit 4B, Cleaboy Business Park, and Old Kilmeaden Road,Waterford on Thursday, 10th April at 6.30 p.m.To reserve a place for this meeting and to request an application form please contact Sinead on smckee@ispcc.ie.Please note that training and support is provided to all ISPCC volunteers. People from all walks of life volunteer with the ISPCC and no previous experience is necessary.

Conna and District Flower and Gardening Club CONNA & District Flower & Gardening Club will present “Welcome to Spring” By Betty Holden (AOIFE). This Event will be held in Conna Hall on Wednesday, 16th April at 8.00 p.m. Visitors Welcome. Door Prizes and Refreshment’s served. Plant and home produce sales on the night. Great night of fun and cheer. New members always welcome. www.connaflowerandgardenclub.org

Ballyduff Upper Card Results 2/4/’14 1st Pat Kirby & Shelia Lonergan; 2nd Bill Leddy & Helen O’Keeffe; 2nd Sean Higgins and Eddie Byrne; 3rd Mary Fitzgerald & Joan Hannon. Lucky Tables: Ann Geary & Rita Leamy; Stephen Cunningham & Nellie Devine; Larry Byrne & Dinny Tobin. Raffle: Dinny Tobin, Bill Leddy, Mary Fitzgerald, Helen O’Keeffe x 2, Rita Leamy, Christy Higgins, Shelia Lonergan Eddie Byrne, Stephen Cunningham and Nellie Devine, Breada Cotter, Marie Heskin, Mary Whelan, Mary Fennessey, Dan Howard, Shelia Lonergan, Sean Higgins x 2, Mary Allen, Dinny Tobin.

History of Passage East THE Barony of Gaultier Historical Society invites its members and the general public to its April lecture on Wednesday, April 16th.This lecture, the last of the current season will be given by the renowned historian and broadcaster Julian Walton. The topic that Julian will speak on is “The History of Passage East” based on an 18th century painting of the village.Venue for the talk is the Ocean Hotel, Dunmore East and the start time is 8.00 p.m. All welcome. Admission €5.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Kill SINCERE SYMPATHY Sincere Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Kathleen O’Donnell, Grenan, Kilmacthomas, on the death of her brother Mr. Joe Flynn, Ballylea, Lismore, Co. Waterford, which occurred last week. Joe was a member of the Waterford Minor Hurling Team which went on to win an All Ireland medal for the county in 1948. May he rest in peace. PARISH PILGRIMAGE Our Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place in September of this year. The departure date is the 27th September, accommodation for the five nights’ stay will be in the 4**** Solitude Hotel.Transport, accommodation, tours and a religious programme are all included in the cost of €729 per person. Anyone interested should contact Fr. Keogh on 051-294261 or 0863672121. GEALACH GORM DRAMA The end of year performance of our older children’s drama groups took place last week to mark the end of the term. Drama,

dance and song were performed by all children and blew us all away with the huge amount of talent and enthusiasm – well done to all! We are now looking forward to the younger – and considerably biggergroups’ show this week, break a leg everybody! KILL GAA LOTTO Our jackpot is still going strong – well over €7,000 are to be won by a lucky person – are you the one? Get your ticket at just €2 from Dunphy’s Pub, Kirwan’s Bar or any club member to be in with a chance to win. Good luck! Kill will take on Erin’s Own in the Junior Football Championships in Kill this Friday with a kick off at 6.30 p.m. – come along and show your support. BIRTHDAY WISHES A very happy birthday to Yvonne Cheasty who celebrates her Not-long-to-goto-21 birthday this week, have a ball! KILL NATIONAL SCHOOL Thank you to all the parents and pupils who dropped in bags for the Rag & Phone Man last week. Please keep the bags aside

whenever you are doing a clear out, as we will be having more collections further down the line. This week, on the last school day before our Easter break, we invite all pupils to take part in a No-Uniform day for a donation in aid of a very worthy cause, the Bonmahon Lifeboat. Finally, may we take this opportunity to wish all our pupils and their families and all our staff a great Easter holiday, hopefully the weather will be kind to us all and allow plenty of Easter egg hunts! CONGRATULATIONS The wait is over! Congratulations to Sonya Whelan and Paddy Power on the recent birth of their beautiful baby daughter.We are delighted to hear that both mother and baby are doing great, well done! TEENAGE EASTER DISCO To celebrate the start of the Easter holidays, we are looking forward to our big UV Light Easter disco this Friday 11th April. Admission is €10 with doors open from 9.00 p.m. and needless to say, alcohol is not permitted.

Bonmahon BONMAHON COMMUNITY LOTTO Numbers drawn last week were 5-15-20-24. Not only was the jackpot not won but we had no Match 3 winner either, that’s the luck of the draw! There were four lucky dip winners however, well done to Phil Barry, Billy Crowley, Tommy Hayes and Mary Callaghan. COPPER COAST GEOPARK Gig alert!!! Popular band "KATAKANA" play Copper Coast Geopark, Bonmahon, Co. Waterford this Thursday, 10th April, 2014 at 8.00 p.m. Tickets are €15, to book call 0879148100 or email to info@coppercoastgeopark.c om.The band features Liam Merriman on guitar, harmonica, vocals, Nick Bankes on Double Bass and vocals; Eoin O'Meachair on Mandolin, whistles, banjo and vocals (he works the hardest!), and (new signing) Damo McDonnell on Brazillian / Cuban / Irish flavoured percussion! WALK FROM A TO B Would you follow this man for 144 miles? If you are up for a challenge, why not join Derek and the rest

of the A to B team on their 8 day charity walk from Allihies to Bonmahon this August? For more details e-mail walkfromatob@gmail.com or find them on social media. NEWS FROM THE ART HAND Sean Corcoran has been appointed as the Artistic Director of an exciting new arts and entertainment festival for Tramore called The Promenade Festival that takes place this July 4th, 5th and 6th.The festival is being organised by Tramore Tourism in association with The Art Hand and celebrates the work of the emergency services. Check out the Facebook page for all the details; www.Facebook.com/TheP romenadeFestival Sean has also been busy working on the concept, design and décor of an exciting New Café in Waterford city opposite the old cinema on Patrick Street. We can’t say any more about it but all will be revealed in the coming days. The Memorial Mosaic we are working on in a school in Dublin is coming on nicely. Thousands of

items that were donated by the kids in the school were stuck onto the backing boards last week. Over 500 people have been involved so far including the 465 kids, 20 staff, 14 volunteer parents and the family and friends of Caroline DwyerHickey who the artwork is in memory of. The Words writers group performing at The Art Hand took place last week with a great variety of performances. A night full of surprises! Submissions are now being taken for the 4th copy of The Words Zine. Previous copies can be downloaded for free atwww.issuu.com/TheArt Hand and are in stock at Waterford City Library.The next Words event is on May the 7th (the first Wednesday of every month). Nonwriters are also welcome. Our next term of Kids Classes return on Tuesdays from April 27th for 4 to 7 year olds, on Wednesdays for Toddlers and Parents from April 28th and on Thursdays from April 29th for 8 to 12 year olds. Bookings are now being taken. Places are limited. Full details on our webpagewww.theArtHand.com /kids

Lily Lineen and Eileen Tinnelly, winners of the Abbey Bridge Club President’s Prize 2014, with first prize of a lovely juice extractor. Also included in the background is President Lorraine Vart. [Kolette Enright]

Irish Red Cross Dungarvan THE Blue Light Fight Night provided not just great atmosphere and entertainment but also brought us close up with celebrities! What a fantastic night, what a great cause. It’s heart warming to see the community coming together for worthy causes such as this. Training takes place as usual this Wednesday from 7.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.

in Dungarvan Community Hospital, anyone with an interest in what we do is most welcome to come along and have a look. We will be dealing with spinal injuries – when to suspect spinal injuries, how to treat a patient with these injuries and more. Best of luck to our newly joined members for their Failte Induction

Dungarvan Youth & Community Centre THE Dungarvan Youth and Community Centre is looking for volunteers. Can you spare a minimum of 2 hours per week? If so, come along to our information evening on Wednesday, April 9th from 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. For more information please contact Niamh on 087-6504778.

Portlaw IRISH RED CROSS PORTLAW Courses: Our Intermediate Course is coming towards completion, but not before all participants have had the opportunity to practice all of the material learned in scenario based training! We had simulated unconscious patients and patients with head injuries galore last week, but thankfully all received the appropriate treatment. Well done to all, it’s a big step from learning the theory to putting it into practice! We would like to wish all our new members a very enjoyable “Failte” Induction Workshop this week. Youth Challenge: The wait is over! We have been waiting for this day to come since...April last year...but now, the time has finally come for our 50 members strong cadet unit to embark on the trip to Laois for the Irish Red Cross Annual Youth Challenge – we are looking forward to games, fun, our absolutely better-than-anybody-else’s-dance routine, water games, muck, and so much more! The Youth Team always has some surprises in store for all participants, so it’ll be a brilliant day again! Tom Jordan Run: Thank you for the fantastic support yet again for this year’s, our 6th, Tom Jordan 5 mile Road Race, which will take place in association with CarrickOn-Suir AC on 9th May.This annual fundraiser is our main income for the operation of our CFR Groups, so we are delighted with all the sponsorship that has been coming forth, helping us to continue the provision of this service. We are looking forward to another record entry this year!

Course which will take place this week. We are looking forward to meeting the members of Dungarvan Men’s Shed in the near future – watch this space for more details! For more information or if you would like to work together with us as a community group, please contact us on 0876792328.

Abbeyside Scout Group WE started as usual with the Scout prayer and subs. We then looked at the tents we used to camp in Glenshelane last weekend, which are still wet and muddy and will require a lot of brushing. The ridge (“Icelandic”) tents that scouts use have been largely unchanged in design for nearly one hundred years, are strong, safe, relatively inexpensive, but are canvas. When those tents get wet and muddy, as they did last weekend, they must be allowed to air dry and only after that can they be cleaned off. If packed damp the canvas will rot. The short camp turned out to be a success, despite the weather, which on Saturday and overnight was much wetter than forecast. We changed programme and ended up cooking a massive feed of meat on the barbeque (well done in particular to head chef Packie) and watching the original

film “The Italian Job”, followed by a short hike on Sunday morning before striking the tents and cleaning up for a 3.00 pm departure. Our ventures spent some time considering how to improve “their” carriage (green caravan was built in the early 1900's, originally used by road gangs of Waterford County Council for their base and accommodation before being donated to us) over Easter. In other news, the Waterford Scout County April management meeting was held at our Den during the week. One of the key topics was this year’s Phoenix, the national campcraft competition, which will be held in Mount Melleray this summer. There will also be a city component to the programme, where scouts will have activities in Waterford, details to emerge in the coming months.

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NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION Our Spring exhibition opens this Friday and is titled - Industrial Ireland - 19041918. The exhibition consists of a fascinating collection of photographs from magic lantern slides showing factories and workers around Ireland. Included is the model industrial village of Talbot's Inch in Co. Kilkenny; Egan & Sons, Silversmiths, Cork, and many more. Aspects of local industry will also be included in the exhibition. We are delighted that Elizabeth Kirwan, Curator of the National Photographic Archive, will formally open the exhibition on this Friday, 11th April, at 8.00 p.m. and all are welcome. CHILDREN'S EVENT – FESTIVAL OF FOOD Once again Darren and Helen Moynihan will present their popular children's workshop at the Museum. The subject this year is fish, and in particular the Dungarvan Hake. There will be a presentation about the history of the hake, fishing and Dungarvan fishing families, Fishy Tales - stoytelling by John Daly, and you can help make a large drawing/collage with a maritime theme. This fun event takes place from 11 to 12 on Saturday, 12th April, at the Museum in Friary Street, admission is free. THE VIKINGS ARE COMING TO DUNGARVAN The British Museum is preparing a new exhibition titled –Vikings – Life & Legend. This is the first major exhibition at the museum on the Vikings in over 50 years. The exhibition will consist of artefacts loaned from many museums including Ireland. There will be a live satellite broadcast of the exhibition at the SGC Cinema,

Dungarvan, on Thursday, 27th April, at 7.00 p.m. Reduced rate tickets are on sale now from the museum at €10. CUMANN NA mBAN We are looking for the individual stories of those involved and plan to organise an exhibition in April that accurately reflects the role Waterford women played in gaining an independent Ireland. If you can help us with our research, stories, documents, photos, etc., please contact Waterford County Museum at 058 45960. Many thanks to all those who have provided material to date. ANNUAL BOOK SALE We are currently collecting books for our annual book sale. If you have books to donate (no magazines or encyclopedias please) you can contact the museum at 05845960 or drop them in to us in Friary Street. Many thanks to all our donors to date. GROUP VISITS TO MUSEUM We had many school and community groups from the locality visiting the Museum in 2013 and hope to have more in 2014. It is vital that we encourage young people in particular to take an interest in the history of their locality. Groups can be given a guided tour, there are replica items which can be handled and DVDs on local subjects such as The Moresby, Railways, etc. If you are interested in arranging a visit please ring 058-45960 to make an appointment. OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Phone 058-45960. Email: info@waterfordmuseum.ie Web: www.waterfordmuseum.ie / www.facebook.com/waterfordcountymuseum

Touraneena SLIABH gCUA LOTTO Weekending 6th April 2014. Lotto Jackpot €600. Winning numbers drawn were 5, 18, 23. No winner. New jackpot for next week is €700. 5 x €20 winners: Alice Burke, Kathleen Connors, Jonathan Troy, Nellie Hallinan, Peggy Condon. Promoter's prize €20: Marian Cliffe. Tickets are €2 each and can be purchased from committee members, designated promoters and all the local retail outlets. Next draw is in Dunne's Bar, Touraneena on Sunday, 13th April 2014. TODAY FM SHAVE OR DYE CAMPAIGN A reminder that Margaret Coffey, Knockmeal, Ballinamult, will be doing a head shave event on Holy Thursday, 17th April at New Images Hair Salon, Dungarvan. Margaret's event is part of the Today FM Shave or Dye campaign in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. If anybody would like to be associated with the event, there are sponsorship cards available at Beary's Cross Stores and at Joe Coffey's Blinds and Curtain Shop, Dungarvan. All support greatly appreciated. RELOCATION We extend best wishes to Joe Coffey, Dungarvan Blinds and Curtain Shop who is relocating his shop to Grattan Square, Dungarvan. Joe has a

fabulous selection of high quality affordable curtains and blinds in-store, we take this opportunity to wish Joe and family many years of prosperous trading in their new location. SCOR NA bPAISTI The County Finals of Scor na bPaisti were held in Cappoquin Community Hall last Saturday night, the 5th April and once again a capacity audience turned out for this very entertaining and competitive event. It was a successful evening indeed for the Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s competitions. The dancers captured first place in the figure dancing and set dancing section. Joseph Mannion came first in the recitation with Larry Walsh taking second place. Anne McGrath took second spot in the singing competition, even though, suffering from a very sore throat and, of course, our music group came second in their section. The set dancers were Anne McGrath, Kate Hickey, Maebh Houlihan, Dearbhla Hallahan, Larry Walsh, Sean Walsh, Joseph Connors and Seamus O’Gorman. The figure members were Anne McGrath, Kate Hickey, Maebhe Houlihan, Dearbhla Hallahan, Sadabh Hallinan, Clara Harte, Lauren Flyn and

Ellen O’Gorman. The musicians were Seamus O’Gorman, Johnny Burke, Sean Walsh, Larry Walsh and Dearbhla Hallahan. Also heartily congratulated to the question time team members of Shane Kirwan, Ellen O’Gorman and Seamus O’Gorman and the music group members of Sarah Harte, Claire Walsh, Roisin Whelan, Darragh Hallahan and Joseph Mannion who gave excellent performances on the night. Great credit is due to all concerned and especially to the parents, the two wonderful musicians Martin Mannion and Sarah O’Gorman and to Catherine Hallahan and Catriona Ni Geabhain for their wonderful help. SET DANCING Last Sunday week, our senior set dancers represented Waterford in the Munster final of Scor in L.I.T. and once again eventhough the major prized eluded them the group gave as usual a wonderful performance. The dancers were: Olivia Hennebry, Marian Ryan, Gina Gleeson, Diarmuid Murphy, Eamon Kirwan, Seamus Fraher and Cathal Dunne. Congratulations to a wonderful group of dancers who have carried the Waterford and Sliabh gCua flag for many years.

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A group of volunteers from Kilmacomma who assisted in the clean-up from the Fingerpost to Ballymacarbry recently (l. to r.): Joan O'Donnell, Ann Wall, Tony Coyne, Lar Morrissey, Michael Hickey, Michael Cremmins and Peg Power.

Stradbally SYMPATHY Deepest sympathy is extended to John Corbett, High Street, Stradbally on the recent death of his sister Anna Bransfield, Lismore. PENITENTIAL RITE The Penitential Rite for Easter in Stradbally will be held in Holy Cross Church, on Saturday, 12th April, 2014 at 7.30 p.m. vigil Mass. Sunday morning at Sacred Heart Church, Faha at 9 a.m. Mass and St. Anne’s Church, Ballylaneen at 11 a.m. Mass. NON-STOP DRAW The results of the first week of the parish draw are as follows: 1st prize €150 - Siobhan Corbett, Ballylaneen. The five prizes of €20 went to: Ann Keane, Ballinahila, Michael Lennor, Lisnagerah; Anna Crotty, Durrow; Paddy and Trish Doyle, Ballyvoile and Deirdre Keane, Ballinahila. The promoter’s prize went to Peggy Fitzgerald. HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Carroll and Lacey clan members from the Faithful County joined locals in Whelan’s last weekend to celebrate a significant birthday for Emer Lacey, The Comeraghs. All

enjoyed a great night of music and song. Belated happy birthday Emer. Also enjoying a special birthday with family and friends last weekend was Margaret Corbett, Knockrour and making a special visit Monsignor Joseph Corbett from Atlanta Georgia, USA to Knockrour for his mother’s birthday. Monsignor Joe assisted Fr. Jerry Condon at the vigil Mass in Stradbally on Saturday evening where he met former parishioners and neighbours. TIDY TOWNS NEWS Stradbally Tidy Towns committee was delighted to have two students from the Friary College, Dungarvan on work experience for the past number of weeks. The two boys Thomas and Mark got into the spirit of the work involved straight away which gives them a first hand glimpse of what the committee has to do in preparation for the national competition. LOCAL SOCCER Academy every Saturday morning at 10.30 a.m. for April and May for boys and girls from age 5/6 years upwards. Little Dribblers on every Saturday morning at

11.45 a.m. for boys and girls age 3/5 years except this coming weekend when it is on Sunday at 10 a.m. to the Food Festival. The Summer camp this year will be held on the 14th to 18th July. Applications forms will be available in June, advance notice allows parents to finalise their holiday plans. Commiserations to our U-15 players Adam Finn, Josh Kay, Anthony Lonergan and Jack Starling who were unlucky to lose the schools U-15 Munster final in Killarney last week on penalties with St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas.The U-11 were defeated by a strong Seaview Celtic side in Annestown on a wet Saturday morning. It was rain plus fog in the afternoon in Stradbally for the U-15 league game where visitors Ballyduff took the lead when the game’s first corner swung in and resulted in a goal. The locals regrouped and steadily took control. The equaliser came when a well struck free-kick by Adam Finn was only parried by the keeper and Frank Heffernan was on hand to slot home. It was 2-1 just

before half-time when Adam Finn followed in a long free kick to score. There were no further scores in what was a well contested second half. Another game for the U-15’s side this coming Saturday, 12th April away to Park Rangers, kick-off at 2.30 p.m. FLOWER ARRANGING The Easter Flower Arranging night is on Thursday night, 10th April 2014 at 8 pm in the Barron Hall, with Monica Dwane. Entry fee €5, this also covers door prise and cup of tea. All are welcome. Monica is chairperson of Dungarvan Flower Club and on the first Wednesday of each month the Flower Club meet at 8 pm in the Park Hotel. Anybody interested is welcome to attend the monthly gathering.This is a very busy time for those with a gardening or flower interest. Following its success in 2013, the Bloom (gardening ) festival is in Phoenix Park Dublin from 29th May to 2nd June. The World Flower Championship (first time in Ireland) is in Ballsbridge in June.

Vintage Dress exhibition & teas festival of food weekend VINTAGE WEDDING DRESS EXHIBITION Beautiful dresses from 1920s upwards, photographs and memorabilia. OLD FASHIONED AFTERNOON TEAS Cake & Produce Stall and 1940s Tribute Band on Sunday, 13th April, at 3.00 p.m. Concert ‘The Bugle Babes’ 1940s band. Entry €5 p.p. Back by

popular demand. Tickets for concert from Blasta Wholefoods opposite Shaws – Sold out in 2013! CHARITY VINTAGE TEA ROOMS St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Homemade Cakes, Dainty Sandwiches Antique Cups and Saucers. Opening Times April – Friday 11th, Saturday 12th 12–5 p.m. Sunday 13th

Events 10.00 a.m. Service for all faiths of well-being with GROW & Sr. Getrude 11.00 a.m – 2.00 p.m. Wedding dress Exhibition & Teas 3.00 p.m. – Doors open for Bugle Babes concert – Starts 3.30 p.m. sharp. All Donations for tea & exhibition in aid of GROW & Church repair. Festival of Food weekend.

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Kilgobinet/Colligan/Kilbrien CELEBRATING 50 YEARS 4th May, Sunday - Scoil Naomh Gobnait, Coolnasmear, is 50 years old this year. We are celebrating the 50 years on Sunday, May 4th. The timetable of the day: 11.00 a.m. Kilgobinet Church – Mass of Thanksgiving. 2.00 p.m. Blessing of the school and Tree Planting at the school. 2.30 p.m.– 5.00 p.m. Face Painting, Magic Acts, Sports Challenges and fun activities for all ages at the school. 7.30 p.m. Concert at Park Hotel (free admission, only limited number of tickets available). There will be a raffle and auction on the night. We hope that May 4th will be an opportunity for our school community, past and present and the wider community to mark the 50th anniversary. We would be delighted to have your support on the day by join-

ing us for part or all of the celebrations. As it is impossible to contact everyone we are asking you to please tell your neighbours and friends. Everyone is welcome. If you are going to the concert in the Park Hotel please contact 087681-1331 or the school on 058-42177 for tickets. (This is required for seating arrangements). Looking forward to meeting you all on the day, Board of Management, Scoil Naomh Gobnait. COLLIGAN LODGE Part 1 - The Maguires The story of Colligan Lodge begins in the 1200s. That's when an obscure family named Mag-Uidhir smashed their way to the Lordship of Fermanagh. The Maguires ruled their northern kingdom for hundreds of years, amassing lands and wealth. Despite travails under Cromwell, much of this princely wealth endured. We know the family managed to keep some of

their money out of Cromwell's clutches because a chronicler records that one Arthur Maguire bought substantial lands in County Waterford from the memorably mispronounceable Lord Glerawly. That was in 1775. BIG HOUSE & CASTLE At Clonea, the Maguires built a classic Big House. There was a walled garden, dovecote, work sheds and stables for the horses. Reputedly, one of the Maguires suffered from terrible insomnia and couldn't get a decent night's sleep. In desperation, the family built a tower at the edge of Clonea Strand. The hope was that the soothing sound of the waves would effect a cure and that sleep, blessed sleep, would follow. This was the so-called Clonea Castle, really a garden folly which never defended anything more than a good night's rest.The tower/castle was undercut by the sea in the 20th cen-

Colligan Lodge in 1779 - Created for Viscount Cremorne, the Earl of Dartrey, this is the earliest detailed map of the area. The original parchment is fading and my camera wasn't great, so apologies for the quality of the reproduction. 1. The location of the modern pump house on Leac Brac road. 2. Leac Brac was once the main road in the Colligan area. 3. Colligan Lodge in 1779 with some kind of shed or small cottage. 4. The Penal Era Church surmounted in the surveyor's drawing by a cross. Old Colligan road, which used to run behind the modern houses and farm buildings, can be seen. 5. The surveyor's mark is made at the Ford of the Highway, Át a' Bhealaigh. Before the stone bridge was built 100 yards downstream, this was the main crossing of the Colligan for miles in either direction. 6. The steep cliff is indicated, before the invention of topographic maps, by the surveyor's crosshatchings. 7. The lageen (In Irish lageen means a small pool in a river and perhaps this is the source of the word?). This local place name marks the bend of the river where protective wooden railings have been erected on the Colligan riverside walk. Use of this map is courtesy of the National Library of Ireland.

tury and the tottering remains were removed by the County Council. However, the walled garden, dovecote, work sheds and the house itself all survive to this day. Waking up to the lapping waves was all very well, but great aristocratic families were also exceedingly fond of the hunt. And, for all its many attractions, there wasn't much game down at the beach. So, one of the Maguires - almost surely Arthur who bought the acreage at Clonea - determined he would build or buy a proper hunting lodge in a more promising area, some place with salmon and a river, a locale with woods to shelter game and meadows for birds and deer. Somewhere like Colligan. HUNTING LODGE Whether a new structure or old, the Lodge was definitely in place by 1779. That was the year that it was portrayed on a map commissioned by Lord Thomas Cremorne, the Earl of Dartrey. The Earl owned lands throughout the area and perhaps it was from him that the Maguires purchased the entire townslands of Colliganmore and Colligan Mountain for their hunter's idyll. Here in the woods above the Colligan River, the Maguires found game enough.They could fish for salmon and shoot pheasant and woodcock. The bottomlands and thickets along the Colligan provided fine habitat for deer and myriads of other creatures. Game, then as now, must have been abundant. Raftery an File described such Big House pursuits with relish, as given in Frank O'Connor's translation: "With shouts the valleys echo of hunters whom the dawn, Hath roused to follow foxes or hound the startled fawn." Once the Lodge was built, the Maguire family

Local Lads Run Mad for LauraLynn Hospice LOCALS, Eamonn Franklin and Padraig McShane have challenged each other – with a 3 weeks’ window to train! – to take part in the upcoming LauraLynn half marathon in the Phoenix Park in Dublin on Good Friday, 18th April. The race is being organised by the Ray D’Arcy team on Today FM, with the goal to raise €500,000 for the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice – each

entrant to raise €250 each. LauraLynn is Ireland’s only children’s hospice. They provide vital respite, transitional and crisis care for children with life-limiting conditions in a ‘Home from Home’ environment. They give enormous support to families in a period of Providing End-ofLife care where necessary with ongoing support for families following

the death of their child. We are hosting a Coffee Morning and Cake sale to raise funds for this incredible cause. Please come along and support us on Tuesday, 15th April, upstairs in the Causeway Tennis Club from 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. – EVERYONE WELCOME! Let’s make Good Friday a GREAT Friday for the children in LauraLynn.

Clonea Castle - The Maguire family of Clonea built the decorative Castle at Clonea to enjoy the soothing sounds of the breaking waves. The Maguires also built or bought Colligan Lodge in the late 1700s and used it as a hunting lodge. Clonea Castle was undermined by the sea and demolished in the last century. Photo courtesy of Waterford County Museum, Dungarvan. rotated between the two lovely locations of Clonea Strand and Colligan Woods. To this day, these two spots remain the most attractive and popular locations in the Dungarvan area. FAMINE & COURTS But this happy lifestyle came to an end in the 1840s. The Famine from 1845 to 1848 affected all levels of society. The Maguires did not starve, but their tenants did. Rents fell off and in 1854, the family sold more than 1200 County Waterford acres in the Encumbered Estates Court. Again in 1855 and yet again in 1856, the Maguires were forced to sell land. Even before the forced land sales, the family had put the Lodge out for rent. Griffith's Valuation, compiled in 1851 as the first countrywide tax roll, lists a Reverend Craddock as the lessor at Colligan Lodge from the Maguire family. Griffith's values the Lodge at £15 10s. In their financial distress, renting their Colligan house would have been a double boon to the hard pressed Clonea Maguires. Maintenance of the Lodge was no longer their responsibility and they earned some rent from Reverend Craddock.

Since the Maguire family no longer used the Lodge, probably they included it in their court mandated sales. Whether at these court sales or shortly after, the Maguires most definitely sold it on. For when the next tax rolls in 1870 were compiled, they were no longer listed as the owners. But, the family did manage to hold on to Clonea. In 1870, Edward Maguire of Clonea was recorded as owning 530 acres in County Waterford. The last of the Clonea Maguires, Walter, died in 1905 and left everything to charity. He wished for the Clonea estate to be a refuge for artists. Note: This is the first of several articles about Colligan Lodge which will appear sporadically over the coming weeks. PARENT & TODDLER GROUPS 9th April, Wednesday Kilbrien Hall from 10:30 until 12:30. Contact Michelle 087-648-0822 for information. 11th April, Friday Coolnasmear Hall from 11.20 a.m. until 1.00 p.m. Contact Mary 087-1302048 for information. KCK COMMUNITY GROUP 16th April, Wednesday -

The next meeting of the Community Group is at Kilbrien Hall, 8:30 p.m. All parish residents are invited. EASTER MONDAY CLEAN-UP 21st April, Monday Coming up: the annual parish clean-up on Easter Monday. Clean-up groups will meet at the Wooden Bridge in Colligan and at Kilbrien Hall at 10.00 a.m. A morning's work does a load of good. LOURDES CONCERT 26th April, Saturday Variety concert in the Park Hotel.Tickets are €10 each, on sale from any of the volunteers or at Noel Devereux Men's Shop on Mary Street, Dungarvan. CHARITY PLANT & BAKE SALE 3rd May, Saturday - The annual plant sale in aid of Chernobyl Children and GROW, which supports positive mental health, at Dungarvan Tennis Club from 10.00 a.m. until 1.30 p.m. Food, baked goods and plants for sale. Contact Mary Phelan at 087-1302048 if you can help on the day or provide some baked goods or plants. INCLUDE YOUR INFO Scott Simons - greenhillsofireland@gmail.com Eamonn Franklin and Padraig McShane - in training for their upcoming half marathon for LauraLynn Hospice.

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Lismore LISMORE TIDY TOWNS Monday morning, 31st March was spent spreading new bark at Canal View Park and completing new landscape work at the public car park and during that week Michael our C.E.S. worker continued with general maintenance work. As we are now into the second week of April we ask all property owners especially in the Main Street, West Street, East Main Street area to have a look at their properties, some may need a wash, others may need a lick of paint and others may simply need a brush down. With all that Tidy Towns are doing to address the

problem of dog fouling on the town's footpaths, the Convent Road footpath and at East Main Street were particularly dirty in the past week so we appeal to all dog owners to do their bit for the community by picking up their dog waste. Thanks to those people who have been conscious of their civic responsibility in this regard over the years. People on the litter roster who have not received their litter pick need to start checking back to trace the litter pick before it permanently goes missing. This year we had at least four which could not be traced and people need to know that the one that we

use costs over €25. ECO TIP OF THE WEEK: The Biodiversity theme for the next two weeks will be on hedges how they help us and how we can help them Ireland's hedgerows cover about 1.5% of the country's land area- more than native woodlands! They function as living barriers keeping livestock in or out of fields and sheltering them from bad weather and the rare bit of sunshine They are important ecological corridors allowing wildlife to move through the countryside. They regulate the movement of water, reducing soil erosion and protecting waterways from pollution

They prevent the spread of disease from farm to farm Hedges also host spiders, ladybirds and other useful predators of crop pests. Add to Lismore Notes LISMORE FARMERS MARKET Lismore Farmers Market will hold a special market this Saturday, 12th April in conjunction with Waterford Festival of Food. Music will be provided throughout the day. Our usual market will be held on Sunday, 13th April. Time of market on both days will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.The usual stall holders will attend and the venue is the Castle Avenue by kind permission of Lismore Estates.

Parish of Lismore & Ballysaggart WE speak of systems failures, things not crystallising, etc to say very simple things in a complicated sort of way. When we get things wrong, when we fail to live up to the reasonable expectations others have of us, when we fail to deliver the goods or services we are being paid for we know the truth of our actions if we have a conscience that is ever maturing. As a community of faith we will celebrate God’s mercy and our need to

know that mercy in our lives on Sunday, 13th April in St. Carthage’s Church at 7 pm. The Sacramental celebration built around the Word of God and a prayerful reflection on our sacred stories will lead to the Sacrament and will be concluded with a prayer of thanksgiving. We must not give the idea that only children need to learn to say sorry and to apologise. This year for our Palm Sunday, true palm crosses will be handed out before

Mass as you enter the Church. These will be blessed and take them home. Place them in a prominent place. They may serve as a reminder in your house to the fact that you are not a wanderer in the world but a pilgrim homeward bound. (Thanks to our regular suppliers of palm and maybe next year we will return to the traditional palm) The students from T.Y. in the B.C.S taking part in the JP 11. awards will provide the choir for the 7.30 pm

vigil Mass next Saturday. Many thanks to them and to you who are supporting them. Come and join in the Mass with them. Fr.M.Cullinan, P.P. Mass Timetable: Saturday, 12th April Vigil Mass in Lismore at 7.30 pm. Sunday, 13th April morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 am. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11 am. PRO Pastoral Council. Parish Radio Link 103.9FM

Easter Camp bounds back to Lismore Heritage Centre EASTER Camp will be bounding back to Lismore Heritage Centre this April! Camp will be held from Monday, 14th to Thursday, 17th April from 10 am to 2 pm each day. As usual we have lots of madcap missions lined up; from Hansel and Gretel’s Great Escape to

Rainbow Milk, Easter Camp is the perfect way for boys and girls to pass their primary school holidays with lots of arts and crafts, fun and games. Happy campers can come along for one day of camp for €15 or since each day is totally different they can come to all four for €50. They will need to

Digestion will be held on 12th April, at 11.15 a.m. and at 12.30 p.m. The Guts of Digestion is aimed at 8-12 year olds who want to discover where their food goes once it passes their lips! WARNING: TRY THIS AT HOME! Our message at Lismore Heritage Centre is clear: science doesn’t belong in a laboratory; it’s all around us. We encourage children to try these experiments at home; science with Lismore Heritage Centre has been known to inspire some very messy imitations! A place at one of the West Waterford Festival of Food sessions costs €5 per child. Spaces are strictly limited so early booking is advised.

’Sunflower’ by Mary Herlihy. available to purchase also. PRIZES TO BE WON During the SHOOT RAW Exhibition we will be running an instore competition where you will have an opportunity to win, not one but TWO images, from the Exhibition! Tickets will be on sale at the desk for the small donation of just €1. Enter as often as you wish!!! We also have a competition running on DEISE CAMERA CLUB on FACEBOOK where you simply LIKE AND SHARE the assigned post for the SHOOT RAW Exhibition and the DEISE CAMERA CLUB page and you could be the winner of another professionally mounted photograph of your choice from the Exhibition. Can’t beat that for giveaways! Call in and select your favourite image and it could be adorning your wall in a few weeks time!!

JOIN THE CLUB Interested in finding an outlet for your photography skills? Why not join Deise Camera Club? We invite anyone thinking about joining to simply come in and have a chat with us in Dungarvan Shopping Centre. We will answer any questions you may have about your camera or taking photos in general so feel free to ask! In the meantime check us out on FACEBOOK, DEISE CAMERA CLUB DUNGARVAN. LIKE and SHARE!! Thanks to all you who have found us already….spread the word and join the craic!! If you wish to contact us you can email us at dps361@yahoo.ie ‘The Fabulous Lady Dickie’ by Richard Cutbill ’Honeysuckle’ by Andrew Walsh ’The Prow’ by Tom Corcoran ’Sunflower’ by Mary Herlihy.

The Fabulous Lady Dickie’ by Richard Cutbill.

’The Prow’ by Tom Corcoran

bring along a drink, a healthy packed lunch and old clothes suitable for getting up to all sorts of mischief! Spaces at camp are strictly limited so early booking is advised to keep all wannabe campers happy! Call Aoife on 058 54975 or email Amccabe@lismoreheritage.ie to book your spot!

Lismore Mobile Scientists at West Waterford Festival of Food LISMORE Heritage Centre’s Mobile Science Team is adding some snap, crackle and pop (not to mention some whizz, fizz and bang!) to this year’s West Waterford Festival of Food. On Saturday, 12th April, our mobile scientists invite budding Einstein’s to join them in St. Joseph’s Primary School, Dungarvan, for a morning of food-inspired science fun. The younger kids are up first with 5-8 year olds taking over the countertops with Kitchen Sink Science. From 10-11 a.m., boys and girls can discover the amazing potential stored in the most ordinary of kitchen cupboards! Two sessions of The Guts of

EXHIBITION TAKES PLACE IN DUNGARVAN SHOPPING CENTRE FROM 10th – 27th APRIL We are delighted and grateful to be given the opportunity by Gerry O’Connor, Manager of Dungarvan Shopping Centre, to once again bring you a flavour of what our lovely Deise offers, a real Photographer’s Paradise. Our SHOOT RAW Exhibition commences this week right through to 27th April. We thank you for your interest in our club and extend an invitation to you to visit us and browse through our collection of photographs! You are invited to come and visit us on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week between 11.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. Official launch is anticipated to take place next Sunday, details will be posted instore and on FACEBOOK but do go visit in the meantime! We feel sure we have something of interest for most people from our beautiful coastline to familiar scenes around the county and many other interesting images. There are a few prize winning photographs to be seen too from recent National and International Competitions. Come and see for yourself! We even have a few surprises for you too!! Photographs will be

Places can be booked online at www.westwaterfordfestivaloffood.com Lismore Heritage Centre is a Discover Primary Science and Maths (DPSM) Centre with over 15 years education experience. Thousands of children have explored Lismore on their school tour. In recent years our Mobile Science Team has taken to the road travelling to schools in Waterford, Cork, Tipperary, Wexford and Limerick bringing science from the birthplace of Robert Boyle to primary school students in their very own classroom. You can read more about our Mobile Science Workshops on www.discoverlismore.com

’Honeysuckle’ Walsh

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Carrick-on-Suir Musical Society BINGO, BINGO, BINGO After the great success of Carrick-onSuir Musical Society's EVITA in early March; it’s time again for our fundraiser BINGO night! The Annual Strand Theatre Good Friday Bingo Night is coming on the 18th of April.This is a great fundraiser night for the society and we always enjoy the buzz with all patrons; on a night when there isn’t much to do! Great prizes on the night; with big jackpots and fun will be had by all!

On other news due to unforeseen circumstances the Easter Raffle Draw that takes place on Good Friday also has been CANCELLED! All sold tickets will be refunded and returned. Our Good Friday Bingo Night is still on; fun for all ages! We apologise for any inconveniences caused and Thank You for your continued support. But let’s not let this bad news ruin our night..... SEE YOU ALL GOOD FRIDAY FOR A FUN NIGHT OF BINGO!

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Cappoquin CAPPOQUIN DAY CENTRE This lovely “Home from Home” is a great place to meet up with old friends or even new friends. Have a wonderful home cooked meal and enjoy social activities, like- Card

games, such as good old 45! Art and/or crafts -if you enjoy that. Bingo also. Even Keep Fit with sit fit exercises if you wish. Music & sing a long (and dancing maybe) with Dick & Billy, and most important-a bit of a chat.

Services available there are -Hairdressing, Chiropody, visiting Optician, and on days you stay at home you can still avail of Moiras super cooking with the "Meals on Wheels" service. This place should get a star! If you

Cappoquin Snooker and Billiards Club

Willie Gallagher Memorial Cup WE now know who will play in the final of this seasons Willie Gallagher Memorial Cup after the two semi-finals were played last week. Michael "Basher" Casey has secured his place in the final after a well earned 3-1 win over our Jameson Cup champion Darren "Bob" Mason. He will now face Martin McCarthy who had a 3-0 win over Aaron O-Sullivan. SUPER VALU 6 REDS The final of this season’s 6 red competition will see Keith Mason play Donnacha McGrath in what should make for a good final.This has proven to be a great tournament every

year for our younger players and our thanks to the Kelleher family for there continued sponsorship of this tournament. It is hoped to play this final next week and wouldn't it be great to see a large crowd there to support the two young lads. NIGHT DUTY Monday, 14th Darren Mason/Michael Casey Tuesday, 15th Rhiney Walsh/Mossie Noonan Wednesday, 16th Martin McCarthy/Aaron O’Sullivan MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP Best wishes to Aaron O’Sullivan who will be part of the Waterford minor hurling panel who face Clare this

evening in the first round of the minor hurling championship. Two other lads from the Cappoquin club are on the squad Andy Molumby and Shane Murray and we wish them all the very best of luck. JOIN US ON FACEBOOK Why not keep in touch with us by friend requesting us on Facebook where you can see what is going on within the club. Darren Mason has been busy taking pictures and downloading them onto the page which will give you all the latest news from the club at the click of a button. Also dates for tournaments etc will be posted on the site.

have never been there, go on, give it a try. Don't stay lonely at home. You will be greeted with a smile and a cup of tea at any time. Open Tuesday to Friday 10.00 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. Phone Kathleen 52018.

Road works begin on N72 Cappoquin THE long awaited and much anticipated road works on all approach roads into Cappoquin on the N72 began last Monday. The road improvement and surface works are expected to take approximately seven weeks to complete, and there will be local diversions in place on various times and dates during the works. A stop / go system with temporary traffic lights will be in operation. Motorists are asked to use caution during this time when approaching Cappoquin on the N72.

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TREKKIN EEJITS COUNTDOWN Another reminder this week that the Trekkin Eejits charity walk will be just two weeks away by the time we get to next Friday. Over the weekend of April 26th28th the intrepid adventurers, and a few of us trepid ones too, will be covering a variety of stages in this annual relay walking multi-

Marathon. As always, the event is in aid of a good cause, and this year the proceeds from all sponsorship cards will help to fund the new playground at St. John’s Special School in Dungarvan which provides such a wonderful service for children from all over West Waterford. If you still haven’t gotten your sponsorship card for this year,

there are some available at the Credit Union in Cappoquin, and beyond that it simply remains to say best wishes and well done to all involved in a great community effort in aid of a great cause. HERITAGE POP-UP SHOP Lynch’s shop in Lower Main Street will be open every evening this week to take in any items people would like to donate for the Heritage Group’s pop-up shop at the weekend. We will be delighted to take anything ‘sellable’. The actual opening times for the shop will be Friday (April 11) from 3.00 to 9.00 p.m., Saturday 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. and Sunday, April 13th, from 12.00 to 2.00 p.m. Do come along – there are

already some great book bargains to be had, and lots more on the way. THIS WEEK’S PHOTO This week we have a lovely photo of the Cappoquin Foroige Club following its latest success, as winners of the overall prize for the best entry at the recent St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Cappoquin. The imagination, and serious work, which went into the club’s anti-pylon pageant – to call it a float would be a serious understatement – saw the members carry off the biggest prize of all, maintaining a record which has seen the Foroige club win an award in every one of the St. Patrick’s Day Parades here to date. Some achievement.

The new Brownies of Woodland Brownies – Villierstown recently made their promise in front of the friends and family.

Villierstown JACK THE JOKER Our Jack the Joker community draw took place as usual on Saturday night in An Cruiscín Lan. The lucky winner this week of €50 was, Ann-Marie Cahill with card number 27, the Ace of Hearts. Promoter was Tom Cullinan. Congratulations Ann-Marie. Next week’s jackpot is €1,800. This draw is a fundraiser for our community and tickets can be bought locally. Remember if you are not in – you can’t win. Just think what you could buy with this nice little windfall … SOPHIE MOORE MEMORIAL TRACTOR RUN On Sunday, 13th April, 2014, at 2.00 p.m. from Aglish G.A.A. grounds with the support of the Geraldine’s G.A.A. Club, a Tractor Run will take place in aid of The Jack & Jill Foundation & The Lady Bird Ward C.H.U. Registration from 1.00 p.m. with a 2.00 p.m. start. Entry: €20 per tractor. Please call Therese 087-2389079/ Brian 087-6688075 or Sean 0871960316 for any queries. TABLE QUIZ – THANK YOU Villierstown Parents Association wish to thank everyone who supported their fundraising “Table Quiz” last Friday night in An Cruiscín Lán. A great show of knowledge echoed around the pub and a fantastic night of fun was had by all. EASTER ART CAMP Due to popular demand, Cora will be running a children’s Art Camp catering to all ages on Monday, 14th April. Booking essential and there are limited places available. Contact Carol:- 0876635465 / e.mail:- info@vecp.ie VILLIERSTOWN MONTESSORI SCHOOL Booking now for the September 2014 start. For further information contact Lisa, 024-86001 / villierstownmontessori@gmail.com COMBAT CYBERBULLYING Couldn’t believe the amount of interest and queries about this piece, so the information is in again.We thought we had it bad with name calling! There are some leaflets on the topic in the information stand in the VECP Community Room, Main Street,Villierstown. This latest worrying trend of cyberbullying is a parent’s worst nightmare.The office for Internet Safety has produced leaflets for parents, teachers and teenagers giving advice about helping the situation. www.webwise.ie VILLIERSTOWN BROWNIES & GIRL GUIDES – STILL COLLECTING Many thanks to everyone who very kindly donated to our Bric a Brac request. We are really delighted with the standard of ware being donated but we are still gathering stock, so get that spring cleaning gene working and donate your pre-loved, unwanted ware. Let’s face it most of our homes could do with a major spring clean, so get to it and donate. Drop off the goods on Thursday evening at the VECP Facility during

the Guides Meeting between 5.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. Or call Valerie:-087-0525708 / Kirsty:- 0851541928. JUMBLE SALE & CAKE SALE On Sunday, 27th April, is the big day for the Sale of Work & Cake Sale. It is being held in Villierstown Church Hall from 12–3 p.m. What a great facility Villierstown Church Hall is for this type of event. RNLI’S MAYDAY The RNLI is issuing a ‘Mayday’ appeal for volunteers to help with the charity’s national fundraising event. 1st–5th May, 2014, is Mayday – the big welly-themed fundraising event for the charity that saves lives at sea. Anyone interested in getting involved check out:www.rnli.org/Mayday or call 01-8951837. DAYTRIPPER – HIRE THE BUS AND HAVE A BALL … Daytripper is back in Waterford from July 4th – 6th. Lots of top acts booked including Kasier Chiefs, David Gray, Paloma Faith and lots more. A weekend of sunshine and good music is expected. DEISE AGAINST PLYONS Deise Against Pylons are a local community group concerned with the impact the proposed EirGrid upgrades will have on the environment, health, agriculture and tourism in our county and beyond. We can be contact by phone, email or Facebook or Midi 085-2801977. BUS INFORMATION – MARCH AGAINST PYLONS Deise Against Pylons have two buses booked, both to leave Dungarvan on the 15th of April to head to Dublin for the March Against Pylons. One will go Waterford direction and on to Dublin and the other will go to Cappoquin, Lismore direction and on to Dublin. Please ring if you want to hop on anywhere along the way. It will be about €13.00 return so if you know of anyone who would be interested let me know. Contact:- 085 2801937. DEISE AGAINST PYLONS – DEISEAGAINSTPYLONS@GMAIL.COM Deise Against Pylons are always looking for volunteers to help man our information stand at the farmers market at the square in Dungarvan. Times are from 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Contact us on Deise Against Pylons@hotmail.com Phone 085 2801937. SAFE TALK We are lucky in Villierstown to have a trained “Safe Talk Councillor”. If anyone has a reason to need someone to talk to or just needs someone to listen. Call Carol on: -087- 6635465. If any group or individual has anything they would like to be included in these notes, just let me know. All local news very welcome. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK My wife and I have the secret to making a marriage last. Twice a week we go to a nice restaurant, a little wine, good food … she goes Tuesdays and I go Fridays … Ha!

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Nótaí na Gaeltachta le Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise AN FÉILE BIA – TIONÓL NA nDÉISE “Capall na hOibre: Bia in Amhráin na nDaoine” an teideal a bheidh ar chaint a tabharfaidh Ciarán Ó Gealbháin ag an gcéad Thionól na nDéise eile, a bheidh ar siúl i nDún Garbhán ar an Satharn seo, 12 Aibreán mar chuid d’Fheile Bia Iarthar Phort Láirge. De bhunadh an tSean-Phobail i nGaeltacht na nDéise é Ciarán, mar a bhfuil cónaí fós air. Léachtóir is ea é i Roinn an Bhéaloidis, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh agus tá tráchtas dochtúireachta á scríobh i láthair na huaire aige ar ghnéithe de thraidisiún na hamhránaíochta sna Déise.Tá sé ina chomheagarthóir ó 2008 ar an iris bhéaloideasa agus eitneolaíochta, Béascna. Beidh léacht Chiaráin ar siúl ar a 3.30i.n. ar an Satharn i nGailearaí Ealaíon Bhainlann Chúil na nGabhar, Sráid Uí Chonaill, Dún Garbhán agus beidh fáilte roimh chách chuig an ócáid saor in aisce seo, ag a mbeidh ceol agus amhránaíocht traidisiúnta le clos agus bia traidisiúnta le blaiseadh chomh maith! As part of the Festival of Food in Dungarvan, Ciarán Ó Gealbháin will talk give a lecture in Bainlann Chúil na nGabhar, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, this coming Saturday, 12 April, at 3.30. The presentation will have a food theme, connecting well with the Festival, and will focus on food and the references to it in traditional songs. All are welcome to attend and their will be translation headphones available on the day. GLANTACHÁN EARRAIGH SA SEAN-PHOBAL Cuireadh an lá glantacháin a bhí beartaithe don Sean Phobal ar ceal Dé Sathairn seo caite de dheasca na drochaimsire. Rachaidh sé aghaidh anois ar an Satharn, 12 Aibreán. Beimid ag ag teacht le chéile ós comhair Halla Naomh Colmáin ar a 9.30 r.n. Fáilte roimh chách agus iarrtar, go speisialta, ar na cumainn éagsúla sa pharóiste a bheith i bpáirt linn san iarracht. Bígí linn gan teip! The annual spring clean in An Sean Phobal, which was recently postponed due to bad weather, will now go ahead on Saturday, 12th April. We will be coming together at 9.30 a.m. outside Halla Naomh Colmáin. All are welcome, especially members of the various local groups and clubs. Bígí linn! LIOS NA SÍOG – MAIDIN OSCAILTE Beidh maidin oscailte sa Naíonra ar an Satharn, 26 Aibreán ó 10 – 12 ar maidin. Deis iontach e seo do dhaoine an áis iontach a fheiceáil. Ta clárú don bhliain seo chughainn oscailte anois. Tuilleadh eolais ar 058-

46622. An open morning will be held in Lios na Síog on Saturday, 26th April, from 10.00 a.m. to 12 midday. This is a great opportunity to see the facilities and the great service provided at the Naíonra. The ECCE Grant is available to children, which allows one year of free preschool. The staff are fully trained and have huge experience in working in the Naíonra, all with FETAC level 6. PÁIRC UILE AIMSIRE Is féidir an pháirc uile aimsire a chur in áirithe tré glaoch a chur ar Ann Hogan ar 086-1655137. The all-weather pitch in An Sean Phobal can be booked by calling Ann Hogan on 086-1655137. SIÚLÓID AR MHAITHE LE PIETA HOUSE Beidh maidin chlárúcháin ar siúl in Halla Pobail na Rinne ar an Domhnach, 27 Aibreán ó 10.30 – 12.30. Tá an mhaidin seo do dhaoine a bheidh ag glacadh páirte sa siúlóid ar mhaithe le Pieta House a bheidh ar siúl ar an Satharn, 10 Bealtaine, ag tosnú ag Coláiste Naomh Abhaistín ag 4.15 a.m. A registration morning will take place for those taking part in the Pieta House Darkness to Light walk on Sunday, 27th April from 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. in Halla Pobail na Rinne. The walk will take place on Saturday morning, 10th May, at 4.15 a.m. starting at St. Augustine’s College. TOGHA AN BHAILE Bhí oíche eolais Dé Céadaoin seo caite i Halla Pobail na Rinne faoin gcomórtas tallainne nua ‘Togha an Bhaile’ a bheidh ag tosnú sa cheantar.Tá an Rinn roinnte i dtrí chuid ar leith agus beidh an comórtas idir na bailte fearainn sin ar an Satharn, 14 Meitheamh. Beidh amhránaíocht, dráma, ceol srl. mar chuid den chur i láthair a bheidh ag gach grúpa. Tá an cleachtadh don ócáid tosnaithe cheana féin agus daoine ag dul ó thigh go tigh ag iarraidh ar dhaoine a bheith páirteach. An information evening was held in Halla Pobail na Rinne last Wednesday to launch ‘Togha an Bhaile’, a novel talent competition which will see groups from different townlands in an Rinn taking to the stage in music, song, drama and dance on the night of June 14. The groups are beginning their preparations now as the next few weeks work will pay off on the big night. RANG IT / RÍOMHAIRÍ Tosnóidh Rang IT / Ríomhairí i Meánscoil San Nioclás an Chéadaoin seo, 9 Aibreán ag 7.00 i.n. Rang do dhaoine go bhfuil roinnt eolais acu ar ríomhairí. Níl aon táille i gceist agus mair-

fidh na ranganna ar feadh 8 seachtaine. An IT / computers class (for those with some knowledge of computers) will begin this Wednesday, 9th April in Meánscoil San Nioclás at 7pm). There is no charge for the classes, which will last for 8 weeks. Further information – 058-46464. SCÓR NA bPÁISTÍ D’éirigh go hiontach leis na páistí ón gceantar a ghlac páirt i Scór na bPáistí i gCeapach Choinn ar an Satharn le gach duine ag déanamh thar barr ar an ardán. Comhgháirdeachas le Ríona Ní Chadhain a fuair an chéad áit sa chomórtas amhránaíocht aonair agus le Seoda Ní Raghallaigh, Sadhbh Ni Dhuibhir, Onelia Ní Fhaoláin-Wakeham, Ríona Ní Chadhain agus Éabha Ní Chondúin a tháinig sa dara áit sa bhailéad grúpa. There was great representation of children from the area that took part in the recent Scór na bPáistí rounds and also in the county final in Cappoquin last Saturday. Congratulations to Ríona Ní Chadhain who claimed first place in the solo singing competition and the ballad group who claimed second place. SEIRBHÍS DOCHTÚRA Bíonn an Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú ag feidhmiú ó Ionad Pobail na Rinne gach Máirt agus Déardaoin ó 9–11 ar maidin. Glaoigh ar (058) 41262 nó (058) 41227 chun coinne a dhéanamh. Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú will be available for appointments in the Health Centre in Ionad Pobail na Rinne on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Please note Tuesday and Thursday are the new days the clinic will be open. CUMANN NAOMH UINSEANN DE PÓL / SVP Má theastaíonn ó éinne teagmháil a dhéanamh le Cumann Naomh Uinseann de Pól sa cheantar, is féidir teacht orthu ag (058) 46125 nó 085-1520494. The contact numbers for the An Rinn / An Sean Phobal branch of St Vincent de Paul are (058) 46125 nó 085-1520494. MEÁIN SHÓISIALTA / TEAGMHÁIL / CONTACT Is féidir an nuacht is déanaí agus eolas faoi imeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl sa Rinn agus sa Seanphobal ar an leathnach Facebook atá ag an gComhlucht Forbartha – www.facebook.com/comhlucht.forbartha agus táimid ar fáil ar twitter anois chomh maith – @cfdeise. If anybody has events / news to be included in Nótaí na Gaeltachta, seol iad chuig cfdeise@gmail.com nó 05846664.

Inistioge volunteers including Lucy Rothwell and Edward Hayden.

Coffee and Daffodils in Inistioge A COFFEE Morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and Daffodil Day was be held at Lucy Rothwell's, Inistioge on Saturday, March 29th.

Jill Tynan from Cois Nore Cancer Support Centre gave a presentation on the fantastic work they do. Following on from last year's success, local celebrity Edward Hayden

provided one of his entertaining cookery demonstrations. In addition Edward hosted the Auction which has now become another highlight of the event.

Kilmacthomas TIDY TOWNS The AGM of the Kilmac Tidy Towns will take place this Thursday, April 10th at 8.00 pm. All members and intending members are requested to attend. With the great work being done by the present committee and the Deise Greenway just around the corner, exciting times are ahead for Kilmacthomas. GAA WALK/RUN There was a big turn-up for the Kilmacthomas GAA organised walk / run on Wednesday evening last. A choice of 3 different routes to choose from, 7.00 pm each Wednesday evening at the GAA, grounds come along and join the fun. COLLECTION Next week is Organ Donor Week Awareness. The annual Forget-meknot collection in aid of the Irish

Kidney Association will take place at Centra Supermarket on Friday, 11th April.Your support appreciated. LOURDES PILGRIMAGE Parish pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place on the 27 th September for five nights, cost €729 pps, staying at the 4* Solitude Hotel, transport and accommodation, tours and religious programme included. If interested contact Fr. Keogh, P.P. on 051 294261 as soon as possible so as places can be booked. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Children’s First Holy Communion takes place this year in Saleen 3rd May; Kilmacthomas 10th May; Newtown 17th May and Kill 24th May. All at 11.00 am. CAR BOOT SALE Your very popular Car Boot Sale /

Market will be held in the Rainbow Community Hall on Sunday, 13th April 10.00 am to 2.00 pm. Many stalls with a variety of goods, including home baking, shrubs, kindling, timber, bric-a-brac, clothes, books, jewellery and many more.Tea and coffee served. BINGO Bingo each Tuesday night in the Rainbow Community Hall at 8.30 pm. Jackpot of €1,450 and cash prizes to win. LOTTO DRAW Results for the Kilmacthomas AFC lotto draw for Saturday, 5th April, letters draw E, F, P, R. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to: Mary O’Reilly, Fews; Biddy Cleary, Riverview; Peter Troy, Riverview; Derek Casey, Kilmac and Jerry Whelan, Ballydurn. Next week’s jackpot €2,500, be in to win.

Knockanore/Glendine/Kilwatermoy SYMPATHY We would like to extend our sincerest sympathy to the Moloney family and to Tony O’Brien on the recent passing of his mother. Ar dheis De go raibh si. PYLONS MARCH There is a March to Dail Eireann to protest against the planned Pylon grid on Tuesday, April 15th to start at 11am. We will organize a bus for the event if we can get enough names of people from the area who are interested in going. Please forward your name and a contact number if you are interested, to any member of the Community Council, or phone 024-97874 after 7.30 p.m. with your details. Friday, April 11th is the deadline to have your

name in. This is a great way to show our Government that this issue is of supreme importance to us! CONNECT IRELAND We are all very aware if not directly affected by the employment crisis in County Waterford since the beginning of the economic crisis. Connect Ireland is a Government-backed initiative that has been successful in bringing jobs to Ireland that might have otherwise gone elsewhere. It's a very simple concept that everyone in the locality can get involved in by connecting with friends and family in growing companies and if successful, individuals can earn a monetary reward per job created as well as a potential community reward. A representative from Connect Ireland

will be here in Knockanore at the Hall to tell us more about it on Wednesday, April 23rd at 8.30 p.m. and everyone is welcome. HATS N HANDBAGS We have been tasked with finding new homes for a selection of designer hats and so are holding a Hats N Handbags charity sale in the Lismore House Hotel in aid of St. Carthage’s Home, Lismore on Saturday, 26th April at 8.00 p.m. If you would like to donate a good quality hat or handbag, please contact Monica Murphy on 086-6012479. Please visit our Facebook page for any updates on the above mentioned events. Your continued support is as always greatly appreciated.

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Aglish Fun Run / Walk SECOND Aglish Fun Run / Walk on Easter Monday in aid of Children's Hospital Crumlin. Registration from 11.00 am in Aglish Community Hall and costs €7 or a Donation. Run 10k/5k or Walk 5k. Walk starts at 11.30 a.m. and run at 11.45 a.m. Children welcome but must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Refreshments afterwards in Hall.

St. Michael’s Church, Ballyduff Upper, THIS year, the parishes of Ballyduff and Tallow will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the Immaculate Conception Church, Tallow on Wednesday, 16th April at 7.30 p.m. Easter Ceremonies in St. Michael's Church Ballyduff are as follows: Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday, 17th April at 8.00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, 18th at 3.00 p.m. Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at 8.00 p.m. Holy Saturday Vigil at 8.30 p.m. Easter Sunday Mass at 11.00 a.m. The Pastoral Council wishes everyone a holy and happy Easter.

Ballinameela THE Ballinameela Community Centre is available for bookings.The centre is a wonderful amenity for you to use for indoor soccer, parties, etc. To book the hall please contact our booking officer Pauline on 087-2480321. Each month one of the committee is responsible for opening and closing for events on in the hall, April is Pauline Ryan 087-2480321. Current events on in the hall and local community: FINISK VALLEY AC NEWS The club had its first outing at CIT for Leevale AC open Track & Field Meet last Sunday. 16 athletes travelled down to Cork, there was very high standards with clubs completing from all around Munster. Mossie Keogh had a great run winning the boy’s under 8 sprint. Corey Scanlan also had a great run finishing second in the Boys under 9 sprint. Corey also took 3rd place in the Turbo Javelin Throw. To finish off the evening the boys Under 9 Relay Team finished second (U9 Relay Team: Corey Scanlan, Adam Massey, Jack Prendergast and Mossie Keogh). Congratulations to all the athletes who travelled to Cork and to compete at these high standards, also thanks to all the parents who travelled to support. Next Sunday, 13th April, Ferrybank AC will be holding their Track & Field Meet at Waterford RSC. Full programme on events can be obtained at our training sessions. Anybody interesting in competing in these please contact the club. Any children in our community who is interested running, jumping or throwing and would like to get involved in athletics, call down to Ballinameela community pitch/hall, training times are Wednesday & Friday evenings from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m., there will be no training Sundays morning for the next three weeks. BADMINTON Tuesday 8-10 p.m. Contact Mairead Morrissey 087-7681975. FOROIGE CLUB Huge thanks to everyone who supported our cake sale on Saturday, it was a huge success which raised €567.Well done to all involved and big thanks to all who supported. Club meets Thursday evenings at 7.00 p.m. for 12-18 year olds in the

Community Centre. For more information contact Claire Seery on 087-6662326 or Maureen Culloo on 086-3428621. Check out their facebook page BallinameelaForoige. IRISH DANCING Fridays at 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. for all school going kids. Class teacher is Deirdre Kiely, contact Deirdre on 086-0640892 for more information. New beginners always welcome. BALLINAMEELA AGLISH DRAMATICS Are having their celebratory night out to wrap up the season in The Park Hotel this Friday, 11th April, at 8.00 p.m. Anyone who helped out in anyway at all is invited, if you helped to paint, car park, cleaned up after, etc., your very welcome to come along.We will be presenting the cheques to our three charities at 8 p.m. where we will take a group photo. If anyone would like to take part in any of the DLI Summer School courses (Acting / Directing / Script writing, etc.) please let me know on Friday night. More info on www.dli.ie Delegation from area to visit Taranto in Italy to celebrate St. Cathaldus Feast Day: It is accepted by Historians and by Archbishop Papa and Church Authorities of Taranto that St. Cathaldus, the Patron and Saint Protector of the city and Region of Taranto in Southern Italy was born in Canty, in 637AD. Over the years there have been many visits by Church and State dignitaries from the Taranto region to see the Holy well of St. Cathaldus in Canty There have also been reciprocal visits to Taranto by members of the local community in Canty and wider Parish and also by representatives from Dungarvan County Council to honour the feast day of St. Cathaldus which is held over a three day festival beginning on 10th May each year. This year it is planned to have a delegation from the area attend the ceremony and festivities in Taranto on the 10th May. If interested in making the trip please contact 086 302 8144. ADULT, BABY AND TODDLER GROUP Meet on a Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. in the halla of Whitechurch National School. For more details contact Janice Barry on 087-9718945. New members

Ballinroad ICA LADIES, don’t forget April meeting takes place tonight, Wednesday, 9th April in Ballinroad Hall at 8.00 p.m. New members welcome.

Fashion & Trad Fusion Show THIS will take place on Friday, 11th April, 2014 in Ballymacarbry Community Centre in aid of The Mercy Hospital Foundation and Ballymacarbry Community Centre. Top tips and style advice from Image Consultant Margaret Doyle. Wine reception at 7.30 p.m and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets €20 and are available from Ballymacarbry Community Centre on 052 618 5483; Linda 087 282 3695 or Claire 087 688 7118.

DUE to the 'pressures of newspaper space' last week, some of our notes had to be judiciously pruned. Apparently, there was a headline grabbing, political scandal brewing regarding a slow leak in a water pipe. I hold my hands up and admit that a little rural art club cannot compete with such planet threatening events. I don’t know whether I should voice my opinion on a national sporting organisation selling out to a large international broadcasting corporation, or not. Maybe comments on the well publicised 'whistleblowers' situation is not in the public interest. Surely, a word or two regarding the possible threat to the lives of rural people by large electricity laden metal structures isn’t going to cause governments to top-

ple. There are many issues that effect us all to some degree in this ever shrinking world of ours. People who are involved in art have always been vociferous about local, national and international events (and sometimes even interplanetary events, but thats for another day). To properly discuss and understand any newsworthy item, we must hear all possible opinions, no matter how diverse. We may not always understand them, and, we certainly wont always agree with them. However, if you are not aware of all the facts and fears of a situation, how can you make a rational decision. Democracy is, probably, the best form of government for a liberal, egalitarian society. But, it will only

very welcome. AGLISH FIT4LIFE Every Tuesday and Thursday evening starting at 7:30 p.m. You can Run, Jog or Walk a few kilometres. All levels of fitness catered for.The aim of the group will be to get people to participate in the Aglish Fun Run on Easter Monday. Participants must wear Hi-viz vests while taking part. A limited number are available free of charge, but if you have one yourself it would be great. Come along and bring a friend.The more the merrier. Cost is €2 per night with all proceeds going to Childrens Hospital Crumlin. Meet at 7.30 p.m. at Aglish Community Hall.You can join at any time. More details on Facebook at aglishfunrun. DEISE AGAINST PYLONS We can be contacted by phone, email or Facebook.Telephone: 085-2801977. Email: D e i s e a g a i n s t py l o n s @ h o t m a i l . c o m Facebook: Deise Against Pylons. COMMUNITY ALERT There is a Community Alert text system in place - text your name and mobile number to this number: 087 3538347. It works in 2 ways, firstly a message regarding any suspicious activity is sent to your phone so you can be on the lookout. Secondly you can send details of suspicious activity to this number where it will be re-sent around to the community and to the Gardai who treat it as serious and act immediately. Follow on facebook www.f acebook.com/par ish.communityalert NOTES FOR INCLUSION If you have something you would like in the Ballinameela notes you can email vikimulhall@gmail.com Follow and like us on facebook, Ballinameela Community Centre. LOTTO RESULTS - 7th APRIL, 2014 Winning numbers were: 6, 9, 14. No winner. €20 winners: Renee Cotter, Aglish; Tom Melody, Abbeyside; Shauna Hurley, Aglish; James Prendergast, Ballyhane; Edwin Iddon, c/o Cruiscin Lan. Easter Egg hamper - winner: Derek Kelly, Knockanore; Easter Egg: Renee Cotter, Aglish; Easter egg: Annie, Shane, Ellen O’Brien, Kereen. Next week’s jackpot €7,100 and will take place in the Kereen Bar.

work if everyone is involved and heard. This is the weekly notes for the Ballinameela Creatives art club to be printed in the Dungarvan Observer newspaper and, as such, should reflect the activities of our artistic endeavours. But the inspiration for any art must come from reality. That reality must be well informed and open

minded to be effective and thought provoking. Ballinameela Creatives meet every Wednesday night at Midi's place 7.30 p.m., The Craftroom with "Pizazz". French Writer, Voltaire once said, "I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend, to the death, your right to say it".

Simon Fraser recommends some flowering plants to Monica Dwane and Anne O’Sullivan prior to his presentation on Wednesday. April 2nd last, at The Park Hotel.

Dungarvan Flower and Garden Club DUNGARVAN Flower and Garden Club hosted its April event at the Park Hotel on Wednesday evening last. Monica Dwane, club president, welcomed those present and proposed a vote of sympathy to the families of recently deceased, Mary Murphy and Eileen Frost, the former a past president of the club. A minutes silence was held. Ar dheis Dé go raibh said. Monica then introduced our host for the evening, Simon Fraser, known to many for his involvement with local farmers’ markets. The title of Simon’s presentation was “Introducing Colour into the Garden” and true to form, Simon inspired his audience and displayed an extensive knowledge of his topic. Simon brought a selection of plants, traditional and modern, noted for their stunning blossoms. He advised on planting and plant care. Simon advises patience and prudence when planting a new garden or border. “Careful planning to begin avoids costly mistakes”. Climate, aspect, soil, future maintenance and, of course, colour, must be considered. To ensure eye-catching borders date the flowering of plants and plan for year round colour. A good combination is Hesperis and Phlox. Planted together, these plants ensure copious blooms from April to late autumn. Simon cautions against haste in filling up the border. Instead, he suggests planting gradually with the seasons. Positioning plants is paramount. Structure and height must be taken into account. Keep the taller

plants to the back of the border and position low growing plants to the front. A showy, tall plant is the Lavatera (Tree Mallow) which provides a great backdrop for plants like Campanula, Diplarrena moraea Anthemis or Helenium. Plant perennials densely. Delphiniums and Sweet William contrast in structure and colour. Simon admits that, in nature, colours never clash so don’t be afraid to lift the palette with splashes of colour. Wallflowers have made a comeback in recent years. Sweetly fragrant, their colours range from creamy white through yellows, oranges, tans and browns, to chestnut red. Other plants to look out for are Penstemon, Agapanthus, Aconitum, Monarda and Leucanthemum. Simon believes that plants can never get too much organic nutrition. Feeding and mulching with organic material ensures vigorous growth and enhances plant colour. For plant purchases and advice, you can meet Simon at the Farmers’ Market in Grattan Square, Dungarvan on Thursdays, 09.30- 02.00. As the evening concluded, club member, Sue Wilson, proposed a vote of thanks to Simon and, following the raffle, refreshments were served. A big thank you also to Bernie Hobbs who provided free snowdrop plants for eager gardeners! Don’t miss our final event before the summer break with Hester Forde, an illustrated talk entitled ‘Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer’. Non-members are always welcome.

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Tionol na nDeise Ciarán Ó Gealbháin le labhairt ar Bhia in Amhráin na nDaoine . . .

Volunteers who completed their core skills training recently.

West Waterford CORE SKILLS TRAINING Youghal Cancer Support Group/Center have been busy in preparation for the opening of their Centre which will offer support, counselling, therapies and a range of other services for people affected by cancer, their families and friends. The centre will be in Youghal and will cover East Cork and West Waterford. Our second group of volunteers have just completed training through The Irish Cancer Society and we have another group waiting to do their training and all are looking forward to volunteering in the centre and making a difference to the people that will visit it. The training includes: Core skills training for volunteering in a Cancer Support Centre; Listening skills, 1st skill in listening; Effective questioning techniques; Policies and boundaries; Confidentiality policy; Expenses Policy; Conflict of interest policy; Working alone Policy; Policy on complaints. ALZHEIMER’S TEA EVENING The annual Alzheimer's tea Evening is taking place in Kinsalebeg Hall on Saturday night, 26th April (after Mass) 7.00 p.m. please support, DROP IN PILATES Drop in Pilates (mixed levels) with “Power Pilates” will take place in Clashmore GAA Hall on the 3rd and 10th April at 7.30 p.m. No booking – no commitment – just Pilates. Cost €10 per class – pay on the night do please come along and give it a try! CLASHMORE TIDY TOWNS ASSOCIATION We wish to sincerely thank all of the volunteers who took part in our recent clean-up day where we had a good turn-out and some great work was done around the village environs especially along all of the approach roads where several bags of rubbish were (unfortunately) collected. We are at a time now over the next few weeks when much of the planting around the village must be completed and indeed if anyone else wants to volunteer to help out in this regard then please don't hesitate to contact us. We are also running an Easter Egg Draw over this

period to raise some much needed funds so we would be delighted if anyone can contribute to the cause by buying a ticket at An Siopa Nua - XL Shop, Clashmore where the cost of entry is €2 each and best of luck to all of our entrants! CLASHMORE RAMBLERS ALPHA LOTTO DRAW - SUNDAY, APRIL 6th Here are the results of the weekly Clashmore Ramblers Alpha Lotto Draw which took place in the Clashmore last Sunday night, April 6th. The letters drawn were J, U, S and N. We had no jackpot winner so next week’s jackpot will be €1,900. €20 lucky dip winners were: Garry Kelly, Piltown; Peter Deady, Piltown; John Murphy, Piltown. Thanks to all our friends for your continued support! TRACTOR RUN The annual Sophie Moore Memorial Charity Tractor Run in aid of The Jack & Jill Foundation and The Lady Bird ward – CUH (with the support of the Geraldines GAA) will take place on Sunday, April 13th at 2.00 p.m. Entries just €20 will be taken at Aglish GAA grounds. Further details later.Your support will be very much appreciated for further details (contact: Brian (0876688075) Therese (0872389079) or Sean (0871960316). AGLISH / BALLINAMEELA / MOUNT STUART PARISH Masses of Reconciliation: The Masses of reconciliation will take place in Aglish on April 14th at 7.15 p.m. and in Ballinameela on Wednesday, April 16th at 7.15 p.m. Feast of Divine Mercy: The feast of Divine Mercy celebrations and Mass in Aglish Church on Sunday, April 27th at 2.45 p.m. Holy Week Ceremonies: Holy Thursday - Aglish 6.30 p.m. Ballinameela 7.45 p.m. Good Friday - Mount Stuart: Stations of the Cross 12.00 noon. Aglish Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 3.00 p.m. Ballinameela Stations of the Cross 7.30 p.m. Easter Vigil - Saturday 19th Ballinameela 7.45 p.m. CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE Our weekly Clashmore 45

Drive took place at the Decies Bar on Monday night. Our top prize winners jointly this week on eight games were Nell Foley and Jim McGrath; Thomas Power and Liam Curran; Michael and Mairead Fahey. Best of the last five were Maura and Redmond McGrath. Our lucky last game winners were Noel Nugent and Roger Hynes.Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your support. Cards again next Monday night see you all at 9.00 p.m. sharp. CLASHMORE / KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO JACKPOT €4,000 This week’s Clashmore / Kinsalebeg GAA Lotto draw took place on Monday night. Our four numbers were 12, 13, 19, 28.We had now match four ticket in the drum. Next week’s jackpot will be €4,000 when our draw takes place at the Decies Bar. Well done to the following who were the lucky winners of €20 spot prizes: Aine Curran, Clashmore; Katie Riordan; Ger Dunne; Cayden & James; Aine Curran, Clashmore.Thanks as always to all our supporters. CLASHMORE KINSALEBEG LADIES FOOTBALL Membership: Registration is now over due to is paid and the membership rates are as follows 10 years and under – born in 2004 €20: 11-12 years – born in 2002 – 2003 €35;1315 years – born in 2001 – 1999 €38; 16 years upwards born in 1996 - 1998 - €43; Adult players’ €60 and non-players’ €25. Please note the change in price of membership for 15 year olds. Anyone that has already paid will be refunded. Can everyone please have the correct fee in an envelope with the players name address date of birth and telephone number on the envelope as soon as possible Recycling Collection: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg ladies football will be holding a recycling collection on Saturday, May 3rd in the Clubhouse. We will be collecting clothing, household, textiles i.e. curtains, towels, soft toys, shoes, handbags and books (no school books or magazines). Cake Sale: Clashmore / Kinsalebeg Ladies Football will hold a Cake Sale on Sunday, April 20th in Clashmore

Heritage Centre – and your support will be very much appreciated. Under 14 Girls: Our U-14 girls championship is starting on May 12th. CLASHMORE/KINSALE BEG GAA EASTER BINGO Our next Club Bingo night will be our Easter edition and it will take place on Wednesday night, April 16th at 8.00 p.m. at the GAA clubhouse. As ever we will have a great game prize fund on offer on the night as well as a bumper raffle and free refreshments for all so something there for everyone. Bus transport will be the same as usual with a bus leaving Cork Hill; Youghal at 7.10 p.m. and also a bus will leave from Quinn's, Ardmore at the same time via Grange. So a great night is ensured and all are welcome so we hope to see you all coming along on the night! 2ND ANNUAL FUN RUN/WALK All roads lead to the west Waterford village of Aglish – this coming Easter Monday, April 21st at 11.30 a.m. for the second annual Fun Run / Walk in aid of Our Lady’s Children Hospital Crumlin. Our run takes place over an optional 10k or 5k route while walkers will take the 5k route – entry is €7 or a donation – and sponsorship cards are also available – by phoning 087 8474285 – email: aglishfunrun@gmail.com of on F a c e b o o k : www.facebook.com/aglishfunrun Your support is very much appreciated KINSALEBEG NATIONAL SCHOOL DRAW Our monthly non stop draw is one of the schools main fundraising events and we wish to thank everyone for your continued support our winners in our March draw were as follows: 1st Liam Daly; Promoter Aaron Daly. 2nd Catherine Foley; Promoter - Charlie Foley. 3rd Caroline Kelly; Seller - Lauren Ryan. 4th Margaret Leahy; Seller - Chloe Kenneally. Childrens Draw: Conor Fitzgerald, Jade Walsh, Jude Walsh, Eoin Fitzgerald, Ashley Basosenge.

“CAPALL na hOibre: Bia in Amhráin na nDaoine” an teideal a bheidh ar chaint a tabharfaidh Ciarán Ó Gealbháin ag an gcéad Thionól na nDéise eile, a bheidh ar siúl i nDún Garbhán ar an Satharn seo, 12 Aibreán mar chuid d’Fhéile Bia Iarthar Phort Láirge. De bhunadh an tSean-Phobail i nGaeltacht na nDéise é Ciarán, mar a bhfuil cónaí fós air. Léachtóir is ea é i Roinn an Bhéaloidis, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh agus tá tráchtas dochtúireachta á scríobh i láthair na huaire aige ar ghnéithe de thraidisiún na hamhránaíochta sna Déise. Tá sé ina chomheagarthóir ó 2008 ar an iris bhéaloideasa agus eitneolaíochta, Béascna. Beidh léacht Chiaráin ar siúl ar a 3.30i.n. Dé Satharn i nGailearaí Ealaíon Bhainlann Chúil na

Bealtaine Festival 2014 at Waterford City Library Service BEALTAINE is the nationwide arts festival celebration of creativity in older age and takes place during May. The Bealtaine Festival Library programmes will be available from mid-April in your local Library branch at Ardkeen, Brown’s Road and Central Library. Bookings will be taken from Friday, 11th April, 2014. This year’s Bealtaine Festival theme is “And catch the heart off guard” taken from Seamus Heaney’s poem Postscript. This is an invitation to be surprised by joy, to astonish yourself and to find your heart’s desire without looking for it. So why not get your heart beating with our selection of free workshops and talks on garden design, art, creative writing, e-books, photography, line dancing, flower arranging and much more. To celebrate Waterford City's 1100 birthday we are asking you to tell us what you love about Waterford to enter a draw to win €100. What catches your heart off guard about Waterford? All events are free. Places are limited for all events. Booking is essential. For more information contact djohnston@waterfordcity.ie or phone 051-849975.

nGabhar, Sráid Uí Chonaill, Dún Garbhán agus beidh fáilte roimh chách chuig an ócáid saor in aisce seo, ag a mbeidh ceol agus amhránaíocht traidisiúnta le cloisint agus bia traidisiúnta le blaiseadh chomh maith! Food in the Traditional Songs of the People will be the topic of the next talk in Waterford County Council’s Tionól na nDéise series of Irish language events, which will, aptly enough, take place during the West Waterford Festival of Food this coming weekend. Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, Uas., (a native of An Sean Phobal, and a lecturer with the Department of Folklore & Ethnology in UCC, who is currently writing his PhD thesis on aspects of traditional singing in the Déise) will give a presentation on “Capall na hOibre: Bia in Amhráin na nDaoine”

(Food in the Traditional Songs of the People) in Bainlann Chúil na nGabhar Art Gallery in O’Connell St., Dungarvan at 3.30 p.m. this coming Saturday, 12th April. As well as Ciarán’s presentation (which will also give listeners the opportunity to hear some of the well-known traditional songs of the Déise), there will be traditional food tastings and live music from well-known local musicians! The Food Festival Tionól na nDéise event is free to all and while the talk will be given in Irish, simultaneous translation facilities will be provided as well. This talk is part of the current Tionól na nDéise series of events in the Irish language, which is organised by the Irish Officer of Waterford County Council.

Modeligo ARRANGEMENTS Next Sunday (April 13th) is Palm Sunday, blessing of the Palms ceremony during the 10.00 a.m. Mass. It also marks the commencement of Holy Week, please see elsewhere for arrangements regarding same. BAD WEATHER No let up on the heavy rain over the weekend, and in to Monday as well, also it being oh-so-cold, we await a few fine days to get some outdoor tasks started. And we haven’t seen any sign of our annual visitors namely the Modeligo swallows yet, no doubt they are airborne at the moment. As if by way

of compensation, a pair of blackbirds have decided to nest in a small bush in the front garden What an industrious pair they are, to-ing and fro-ing all day long with bits and bobs for their summer residence. CRANNCHUR AITIUL We had no jackpot winner on Saturday night last, meanwhile Shane Dalton, Piltown, Tomás Curran, Má Dheilge, Ciara O'Donovan, Carrigaun and Evan & Keith Hickey, Glen were our €25 lucky dip winners. Uimhireacha na Seachtaine were 13, 23 & 27, whilst next week, the jackpot reaches €2,500.

Morning and Music I’ve been blessed by the birth of a beautiful child, A miraculous, marvellous being, To be her champion and slave is my heart reconciled, And her guardian in grey days and green. A vagrant salt tear from love’s fountain o’er spills, At the gift of a small sleepy smile, As contented she drifts to dreams far way hills, To cavort with the angels awhile. She has winnowed the grain from the chaff of the years, By her side I will stand and belong, Her faint whimpers at night from vague baby fears, Stirs the star-softened silence to song. My heart is a bird in her baby-soft hand, From its grasp I will never fly free, On love’s rising tide she will soon understand, She is morning and music to me. JOHN DALY

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Man of the House of Music ON Saturday, 22nd March, Katy Hill made her confirmation. The day before had been her birthday and so it was a really big occasion and a genuine landmark for her, so we had an extra special version of our regular fortnightly session in Tig an Cheoil in her honour. She has been far and away the most loyal supporter of the session right from its beginning in the Seanachaí, and has consistently lit up the whole event with her emotional melodious fiddle playing, her lively dancing and her poised and heartfelt singing; not to mention her warm, lovable personality! Partly due to her wonderful contribution, the session has been going from strength to strength, but on this very special night we were all staggered by the huge number of musicians, singers, friends, and extremely attentive listeners who turned out to show their love and appreciation for this adorable young girl already so full of the joys of music and the artistry of performing. Another major contributory factor to the huge success of this regular session, not to mention this very special night (which all who were present will agree was one of the very best sessions seen in the area in many a year!) is the presiding presence of the Fear a’ Tí in Tig an Cheoil, Seán Mac Craith, a welcoming, warm, generous host, a laid-back and infinitely likeable human being and, of course, a singer of immeasurable genius. I tend to overuse if anything the word “great”, but “genius” should be used sparingly. However, if any singer deserves the appellation, Seán surely does. He is undoubtedly one of the finest Sean nós singers in the whole country and is woefully neglected and underestimated in the national arena. While his forte is undoubtedly the Irish language Sean nós tradition, he is also a great interpreter of rebel ballads, sea songs and lyrical love songs in English and, amazingly, a stunning blues singer! He performs George Gershwin’s “Summertime”, from Porgy and Bess, with absolutely shiver-inducing blues phrasing and Jazzy improvisation, reaching high notes of an incredible purity and poise, while infusing the whole song with the feeling and passion more associated with Ray Charles and the world of Gospel and Soul. To hear him sing “Summertime”, you would never suspect that he is also one of the very finest Sean Nos singers in the country. However, I believe that it is this very versatility and openness, the willingness to extend the boundaries and, of course, the supreme gift for any artiste, the ability to listen, that makes him such a

wonderful giving, emotional singer, able to infuse into what could be a dry technical exercise all the wonder and chemistry of an electric, lifechanging expression of the soul of this country, as well as the sum of all the experience of the singer himself. And if you think that I am exaggerating, anyone who has heard Sean sing will attest that I am not even doing justice to the man. And If there are any doubting Thomas’s out there, an ideal opportunity awaits to prove my estimation of Sean’s singing, as he will be appearing as a guest with the Dungarvan Singers’ Club, na Conneries, on Monday the 14th of April, 9 p.m., at Dillon’s,Wolfe Tone Road, Dungarvan. It is a rare enough event these days to hear a whole night’s solo singing from Sean, so miss it at your peril. Like the Tig an Cheoil session, the Singers’ Club has been going from strength to strength lately, bringing a vast array of talent in the featured guests, the regular array of local singers and also all the new visitors from far and near who have heard of us and started to frequent the club both as listeners and performers. Sean Mac Craith is absolutely guaranteed to maintain this high standard. Sean was born and reared in Rinn ó gCuanach and learned his songs from his father, Séamus, also a great academic and storehouse of immense knowledge and learning. He was influenced by many great local singers such as Nioclás Toíbín, Labhrás O Cadhla, Labhrás Dráipéir and Denis Coffey, whose style is unique to the Deíse; Seán is the bearer of many prestigious awards and titles, coming first for four consecutive years in Slógadh Comórtas competitions. He won the Máire Gray trophy for Best Overall Performer in 1982, first place in the Senior male competition at Fleadh Cheoil na héireann in 1986, first place in Comórtas na bhFear in the Oireachtas in 1986, and second place in Corn Uí Riada in 1988. He has travelled abroad to festivals such as the Festival Interceltique in Lorient in France (1985 and 1987) and has toured Scotland in 1990 with Comhdhaíl Náisiúnta na Gaeilge. In 1992, he performed with Tony McMahon in a musical play “The Wall” produced by John McColgan of Riverdance fame, where he sang with the great Allan MacDonald, Scottish piper of note, and Cathleen McGuinness, in a show that featured the traditional musics of many different Celtic nations. Seán has a degree in Agricultural Science from UCD and, even apart from running Tig an Cheoil so wonderfully is very busy with

his farming work and so is not as revered these days as he deserves to be for his really outstanding singing. Even if Sean were not such an incredible singer, he would still deserve our support and great praise for being such a wonderful host in Tig an Cheoil, both in general and especially for our regular fortnightly sessions. He is also very open to different styles of music, so he welcomed with open arms my suggestion of bringing along a touring singer-songwriter, who is also a flat-pick guitarist in the bluegrass style, Martin Gilmore. It was unusual to see a major professional bluegrass musician from the United States doing a Thursday night gig in Tig an Cheoil, and so we did not know ourselves what to expect from it. In the event, it was a huge success; there was an enormous turn-out and a simply spellbinding night was enjoyed by all those lucky enough to be there. Martin did a full solo gig first as he had been doing mostly in theatres and art centres all around the country; and then, afterwards, he “jammed”, as he would say himself, with all the local singers and musicians so that the rest of the night was a glorious free-for-all session unparalleled in my own experience for pure crack, artistry and euphoria. It was nearly as good as Katy’s party! Now that we have whetted the local appetite for authentic American bluegrass, Sean will be hosting a full four-piece bluegrass band in the marquee at the back of Tig an Cheoil, on Friday the 16th of May, so put that date into your diaries and calendars now! The band will consist of upright bass, banjo, mandolin and flat-pick guitar, and will also feature multiple singers and vocal harmonies, and not one but two excellent songwriters, the leader John Lowell, and the banjo-player Julie Elkins. Julie is famous as a banjo instructor, as a gifted songwriter and performer and as a member of the trailblazing Americana band, Kane’s River. She also played with the renowned bluegrass band, New Vintage. John himself has a lovely rich, resonant voice with warm tone, but he is also an accomplished writer and composer having penned many songs which were famously covered by other great artists, and he is widely renowned as a gifted guitarist in the Doc Watson flat-picking style. The band is based in Montana where Irish people abound, many having gone out to work the mines around Butte and a host of which stayed on to be cowboys! (Ireland is famous for cowboys as we all know! Just read the papers!) Buffalo Bill

Cody has relations out in Ring. Of interest in this regard is the fact that the mandolin player in the band coming to Tig an Cheoil boasts the unlikely bluegrass “appellation” Tom Murphy. No prizes for guessing where his ancestors hailed from! Anyway, I will tell you more about John Lowell in May, closer to the time, but in the mean-time come give your support to the man who is so willing to provide a forum for and to embrace the traditional music not only of his native land but of all the other countries who boast a rich heritage and culture of their own. The common origins of bluegrass and “green grass” music only serve to remind us of the meaning of the term “folk Music”, i.e. music of the people. People are really fairly similar, in a basic sense, all over the world; they have the same troubles and dreams, goals and burdens, hopes, aspirations, inspirations. All of this rich panoply, the never ending pageant of life, the very soul of man is very rarely expressed so powerfully, so emotionally, and so universally as in our music, song and story. It is this cultural heritage that so many have heroically given their lives to protect. The more it contains and defines our past and our spirit, the more important it is not to allow it to die now in the face of rampant consumerism, materialistic manipulation, and soulless, computerised elevator music. So put the muse back into Music, the Synge back into song and the Seán back into Seán Nós (sorry!) by coming along to the singers’ Club at Dillon’s Bar, Monday the 14th April at 9pm to support Seán Mac Craíth, firstly to enjoy his artistry and passion, but also to keep alive one of our most precious possessions saved for centuries from oppression and neglect, our great oral tradition. This dates back in an unbroken line for thousands of years – that in itself is rare and remarkable in Western Europe, where the influence of Rome wiped out every other culture and language in its path. This great tradition has given us so many poets, storytellers, raconteurs, musicians and singers all of whom will perform at the drop of a hat but also, uniquely, without need of music stands, rehearsals prompting or indeed any formality or stiffness acting as a barrier between performer and listeners. This is very unusual in a world where karaoke, with superimposed wording and pre-programmed music is the closest people come to spontaneous performing. So this great talent for taking the stage is a rare gift

Alzheimer Society Saturday Club 12th APRIL, 2014, Alzheimer Society Saturday Club entertainment with Bernie Coffey and Patrick Daly, music and song, Deise Day Care Centre, Mitchell Street, Dungarvan, 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Light refreshments provided. For further information please phone (086) 8362619.

Older Voices Seán Mac Craith among the so-called silent majority, who are not constantly in the public eye (trying to hold our attention with their petty love affairs, squabbles and new hairdos) like the so called celebrity performers, who have the power of the media machine behind their endeavours to reach our ears. The man in the street can so easily in Ireland become the man of the stage and express himself to the full with more fun, talent and maturity, very often than the pop stars and media pets. And so it is very important to encourage and to develop and to keep alive this wonderful gift that the Gaels have of connecting with the common soul, the collective unconscious of our race and indeed of the entire human race. And even more in a world that is becoming so structured, computerised and homogenised. As Randy Newman said;“Every city the whole world round, will soon be another American town”. (And he means the corporate Americana, not the downhome variety that is so closely linked to our own heritage!) So don’t be a clone, be a clown! As I always say, one of the failings of our Irish historical past is the inferiority complex caused by such a long period of foreign domination and supercilious patronisation. One of the bad results of this is that we believe that “making a show of ourselves” is a bad thing when in fact it can be a wonderful thing, since it entails putting on a good show, an entertainment for our friends and a means of self-expression for ourselves. In the theatre, they say “the show must go on” – this is the other side of the coin. If you laugh and sing the whole world laughs and sings with you. On the other hand, you will never feel so alone as in a world of clones! So brush off your cap and bells, learn a new song or polish up an old one, make up a story or poem, or recite one from your repertoire; failing all this, all of us clowns need an audience so just come and listen, enjoy, maybe even learn a trick or two. In any case your mind will be broader; your life will be

richer and brighter once you start to sip the nectar of live music. So, be there or be square Be a clown not a clone Sing your heart out, where we can see it, At the Singers’ Club, Dillon’s Back Room. On Monday, 14th April, the guest will be Seán Mac Craith, Sean nós singer extraordinaire, but come along yourself and keep the variety to the maximum by singing any song you like, in any style, by reciting, telling a story or even telling a joke. It’s open house to all entertainment and the only rule is that there are no rules! FREE ADMISSION!! For further information, contact BEN O’NEILL’S music shop, O’Connell St., Dungarvan Or ring 087 0640542 UPCOMING EVENTS May 12th RYLAND TEIFI - Will be the Singers’ Club Guest. He is a multiinstrumentalist, and a great singer in many different styles, languages and traditions, including U.S. country, folk, traditional Irish, and traditional Welsh. He is also an actor and performer of poetry both Irish and Welsh being an especially wonderful interpreter of the works of Dylan Thomas. He is a great storyteller, raconteur and expert on the history of Welsh and Irish culture. FREE ADMISSION! May 16th JOHN LOWELL BAND - From Montana at TIG AN CHEOIL, Ballinagoul, Ring, Dungarvan. Friday May the 16th, bluegrass, folk, Americana, country, etc. Admission €10 but great value! June 9th JOHNNY MOYNIHAN - Ex Planxty and founder member of Sweeney’s Men, highly influential and charismatic folk musician and singer, introducer of the bouzouki to Ireland, a living legend of Irish music. Not to be missed! He also is very versatile and diverse in his tastes, playing American old timey music, country, blues, comedy, folk and trad on many instruments – a great singer, and a unique songwriter. ADMISSION FREE!!

COMMUNITY Radio Youghal launched their brand new series Older Voices in Ballymacoda Hall on Friday last. This brand new 12 part series starts on Monday, 7th April, at 6.15 p.m. focusing on the lives of older people living in the Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge area. Their stories are told in their own voices. In each episode the participant speaks about their lives growing up in Rural Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s and how things have changed over the years. It is a show filled with nostalgia and stories of a time long since passed. In what will be an historic Oral history for the area, The programme was made under the Sound and Vision scheme in conjunction with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and with the assistance of the Ballymacoda & Ladysbridge Historical Society. It was produced and presented by Orla Riordan and edited by Thomas O’Keeffe. It will be broadcast each evening at 6.15 p.m. starting on the 7th April and will run for 3 weeks Monday – Thursday.

Dungarvan Credit Union SCHOOLS QUIZ Well done to the Carriglea U-11 team of Mark Blackwell, Mary Ellen Kelly, John O’Grady and Eabha Walsh who took part in the National finals in the RDS on Sunday 6th April. Having come through the local and Chapter levels of the quiz, they were upagainst the top 50 schools quiz teams. While some of the questions didn’t suit, the team accounted well for themselves. A big thank you to the teachers and everyone who helped get them ready, also thanks to all who travelled to support them. CAR DRAW The 1st of the new draws took place on 3rd April with James Power, Faha winning a new car. Not bad for €1 per week. LOANS Don’t forget for all your loan needs call into our offices and speak to one of our friendly staff. COLOURING COMPETITION There is still time for all you u-6, u-8 amd u-10’s to get your entries into out Easter colouring competition. Entry picture is in this edition of the paper. Remember have your entries in by Saturday, 12th April.

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Pobalscoil na Tríonoide Youghal students working shoulder to shoulder in anticipation of Cycle Against Suicide Youghal arrival School to host over 400 cyclists as they embark during Waterford to Cork leg . . . STUDENT leaders and their teachers at Pobalscoil na Trionoide are putting the final preparations to their plans in advance of the Cycle Against Suicide, which rolls into Youghal on April 30th. The school will host over 400 cyclists who are expected to cycle the Waterford to Cork journey; which is part of a 14 day nationwide cycle led by Jim Breen of ‘Secret Millionaire’ notoriety. Having volunteered as an anchor school the students at Pobalscoil are spreading the key message of the initiative; ‘It’s ok not to feel ok,

and it’s absolutely ok to ask for help’ as part of their ongoing positive mental health projects and on Friday11th April Jim Breen will visit the school as a previsit to the cycle. On April 30th the school will host the 400+ cyclists and refuel them as they embark on the next leg – Youghal to Cork (Colaiste Chríost Rí). On this day there will be many talks from representatives of Mental Health Organisations as well as chosen speakers who will speak to the students about their respective experiences

with mental health concerns, and particularly the ways in which they have overcome such hurdles, and learned to live with them. The Cycle is now in its second year and stems from Jim’s visit to a Suicide Awareness group in Dublin 15 as part of RTÉ’S documentary, The Secret Millionaire, which aired in July 2012. Upon noticing the huge impact that this programme had on people, Jim decided that he had to use his skills and influences to help raise awareness for the supports available for suicide prevention in

Ireland. It is anticipated that 7000 people will register to take part in one of the many legs over the 14 days. Cycle Against Suicide is a voluntary organisation that aims to raise awareness of this prevalent issue, offer reassurance that it’s OK not to feel OK; and it’s absolutely OK to ask for help. The aim of the school event is also to direct people in need to where this critical help is available both locally and nationally. Together, shoulder to shoulder, we can Break the Cycle of Suicide on the island of Ireland!

NEWS FROM THE SHED Well Shedders, Thursday, 3rd and Friday, 4th April saw the National Men's Shed's Days, so on those days we looked for volunteers for our collections and selling of "flags". This is the first time Dungarvan Men's Shed had been asked to participate in the Flag day, and we were excited about collecting for your local Shed, it's for our own benefit in the long run. Further news about this to follow.We would just like to say a massive thank you to all the people who supported us over our flag days,

Dungarvan Mens Shed it was greatly appreciated. It’s people like those that support us that makes the Shed able to continue its mission to help the men of Ireland contribute their efforts to be a living part of the community. A big thank you to all the Shedders who stood at their posts as collectors, well done to all concerned. Another good cause to supportwas the local Lourdes Fund Collection, which took place on Saturday, 5th April. Its a great cause, which sends local people who can’t afford it to Lourdes. Thanks to all members of the Shed

who helped out, it's another example of the Sheds belief in helping the community whatever way we can. Now we are into Spring, I hope you Shedders with green fingers are ready to get things started in the garden and greenhouse! And if gardening isn't “your thing”, you can always try out in the workshop with a bit of woodturning. I believe the Shedders who went to the Walking Stick Guild workshop in the Scouts Den were highly impressed, some even inspired! So theres always something to be getting on with at the Shed!

Dungarvan Camera Club THE April Meeting took place in the Park Hotel on Tuesday, 1st April.There was a full programme as we had missed out on the previous month’s meeting. The March Competition was judged, followed by the April and Quarterly entries, the results of which we will publish at a later date.There was a very satisfactory number of entries in all categories and the standard remains high. Well done to all. An expression of sympathy was passed to Marie O’Shea on the recent death of her sister, Rae Whelan. Congratulations to Ron Bending of our sister club on his remarkable achievement in winning two Gold Medals in the SACC InterClub Competition recently.

Time has come around again for the annual trip to the Saltees. It is scheduled for Sunday, 8th June. Booking in time is essential as boat reservations must be made and places are limited. Please contact Sar’ann O’Rourke as soon as possible. The field trip to Glenshelane was washed out by bad weather but the intrepid members opted instead for Ardmore and Youghal. Grade 1 – 1st Prize ... "Loggiato Dei Cappuccini" by John Pelham; 2nd Prize ... "Le Metro" by Ludovic Martin; 3rd Prize ... "Tracks" by Tom Corcoran. Grade 2 – 1st Prize ... "Umhlanga Pier" by Ros Ledingham; 2nd Prize ...

"The Northern Line" by Colin Smith; 3rd Prize ... "On the Right Lines" by Michael Loftus. Grade 3 – 1st Prize ..."Keep Going" by Michael O'Brien; 2nd Prize ... "Spanish Walkway" by Catherine Arnold; 3rd Prize ... "Steam Engine" by David Walker.

Grade 3 - 2nd Prize "Spanish Walkway" by Catherine Arnold.

Environment Today Grade 3 - 3rd Prize "Steam Engine" by David Walker. OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE WEST WATERFORD FESTIVAL OF FOOD The official opening ceremony of the West Waterford Festival of Food will take place at the Civic Offices Dungarvan on Thursday, 10th April, at 4:00 p.m. There will be a Mobile Garden display through the Make It yourself/Grow it Yourself project by 6 participating National schools. The prizes are sponsored by Glanbia and the Anti- Litter Grant and the BeGreen project through Waterford County Council. The Cider Wasps will be launching their new record called “Don’t Waste Away”

at the event and also performing at the Farmers Market on Sunday. Do the Right Thing Put it in the Right Bin-Recycle Campaign. A three tier bin system similar to Waterford County Councils Refuse Collection will be implemented on the street in Dungarvan again on Saturday and Sunday. All bins will be clearly marked as follows: • Grey Bin for general waste • Brown Bin for food waste • White Bin for recycling items all empties only to be placed in the bin The bins will be manned by volunteers and supervised by Dungarvan Town Council. Great praise is

attributed to all the Volunteers who give up their time to help you recycle. Enjoy the weekend activities at the festival and Waterford County Council

would like to thank you for helping us to Green the Festival again this year by building on the success of previous years. Anne Sullivan, Education and Awareness Officer.

Grade 1 - 1st Prize "Loggiato Dei Cappuccini" by John Pelham.

Grade 2 - 3rd Prize "On the Right Lines" by Michael Loftus.

Grade 2 - 1st Prize "Umhlanga Pier" by Ros Ledingham.

Grade 1 - 3rd Prize ... "Tracks" by Tom Corcoran.

Grade 1 - 2nd Prize "Le Metro" by Ludovic Martin.

Grade 2 - 2nd Prize "The Northern Line" by Colin Smith.

Grade 3 - 1st Prize "Keep Going" by Michael O'Brien.

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Parents’ Council Fashion Show BEST of luck to all who are involved in the Parents’ Council fashion show this Friday night. Staff and students are involved in modelling and in the behind stage work Friday night. As well as the many shops and businesses showcasing their latest collections, students from BCS will display collections that they are preparing in classes over the last few weeks. Tickets for this great event can still be purchased by contacting any member of the Parents’ Council or contacting the school at 058 53620. All proceeds from the event will go towards school facilities in BCS. It all get underway at 7.30 p.m.

TRANSITION YEAR NEWS Last Thursday our transition year group took part on a hillwalking expedition across the Comeraghs under the guidance of Mr. Michael Desmond. This is part of the requirements of those pursuing the Presidents Medal - The Gaisce Award this year.Well done to all in completing this task. WORK EXPERIENCE Best wishes to our Transition Years as they complete their third session of work experience this week. Thanks to all the businesses/enterprises that make this possible. Your support is invaluable.

PRACTICALS This week the students of Music at Junior and Leaving Cert will be taking part in their music practicals as part of their June exams. FRENCH/GERMAN ORALS Leaving Cert language students are being examined in their language orals in both French and German this week. Best of luck to you all. ARTIFICE EXHIBITION 2014 Artifice is an innovative education project devised by Lismore Castle Arts in collaboration with schools throughout Co. Waterford. The students participating in this year’s project represent a group of enthusiastic

and promising Transition Year artists from Blackwater Community School, Ard Scoil na nDeise, Dungarvan, Meanscoil san Nioclas from An Rinn, Stella Maris from Tramore and Coláiste Chathail Naofa, Dungarvan and this year’s newest entrants the Christian Brothers School from Dungarvan. The final exhibition of works promises to be an exciting visual experience, demonstrating the many creative talents across Co. Waterford. The final works created by the students will be exhibited at Lismore Castle Arts staring from April 11th to April 13th. The official opening takes place this Friday evening at 6.00 p.m.

A huge congratulations goes to Daisy Manning in Miss McGovern's 5th class who firstly won the class Spelling Bee and then went on to represent St. Mary's in the Regional Spelling Bee Competition, which was held in Mount Sion Primary school last week. Daisy finished in the top 5 which is a massive achievement. Well done Daisy!

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Nuacht ó Naíonra an tSean Phobail (Lios na Síog) CÍSTÍ LE CHÉILE Beidh cácaí agus sóláistí eile ar fáil tar éis Aifreann ar an Domhnach, 20 Aibreán in Halla Cholmáin, ar mhaithe le Lios na Síog. Fáilte roimh gach duine bualadh isteach. Más feidir le héinne cuidiú le cócaireacht, cuir scéal chughainn. A coffee morning will be held in Halla Cholmáin on Sunday, 20 April after 10 am Mass. All are more than welcome to call in. MAIDIN OSCAILTE / OPEN MORNING Beidh maidin oscailte sa Naíonra ar an Satharn, 26 Aibreán ó 10 – 12 ar maidin. Deis iontach e seo do dhaoine an áis iontach a fheiceáil. Ta clárú don bhliain seo chughainn oscailte anois. Tuilleadh eolais ar 058-46622. An open morning will be held in Lios na Síog on Saturday, 26 April from 10 am to 12 noon. This is a great opportunity to see the facilities and the great service provided at the Naíonra. The ECCE Grant is available to children, which allows one year of free preschool. The staff are fully trained and have huge experience in working in the Naíonra, all with FETAC level 6. CRANNCHUR Tá crannchur ar siúl faoi láthair agus duais iontach de chiseán le seacláid agus roinnt mhaith rudaí eile don bhuaiteoir. Ticéidí ar fáil ón naíonra anois. Tickets for the Easter Raffle are now available from Lios na Síog.

Na páistí ag baint taitnimh as a bheith ag cócaireacht

Spórt agus spraoi ag na páistí sa chlós súgartha.

Kitty Ross with gold and silver medals in Martial Arts that she recently won. She has qualified for the World Championships to be held later this year.

Conor Browne, Laura Griffin and Kate O'Mahoney from Carriglea N.S. who won the St. Joseph's Table Quiz last week.

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DUNGARVAN C.B.S.

2nd Year Hurling Tournament A DEW-soaked Dungarvan CBS Hurling field set the scene for this year’s second year hurling tournament. This tournament saw the second year class divided into the mighty forces of Cork, Waterford, Tipperary and Limerick. The competition in this tournament was fierce and was well contested by all teams involved. Matches were played 6mins aside with 10 players on each team. After all the matches had concluded we found Tipperary were the victors this year with their 3-0 unbeaten run. Individual displays from Dylan O’Donovan and Conor Duggan from Tipperary were very impressive. Dylan Murphy for

Waterford and Shane Kiely for Cork also were very impressive in these three games. Sean Crotty for Limerick also deserves a mention for his tremendous efforts. The matches were well refereed by Ty students Ronan Mansfield and John Curran. The tournament was played in true sporting fashion and we look forward to the return of it in the near future. We will without doubt see these young prodigies go on to bigger and better things in their hurling careers.Thanks to Mr. Barry and Michelle Power for organising the tournament. DEISE JERSEY DAY On Tuesday last Waterford Senior hurler Ryan Donnelly paid a visit

to Dungarvan CBS for “Deise Jersey Day”. Ryan along with his colleague Jamie Nagle are past pupils OF Dungarvan CBS.While a student in Dungarvan CBS Ryan had much success and captured a number of tiles including: 2 Dr. Harty Cup medals, 1 AllIreland Senior A Colleges title, 1 Munster B Colleges title and 1 All-Ireland Colleges B title. On the day Ryan presented two lucky students with a signed hurley and jersey from the Waterford Senior Hurling Panel.We wish Ryan, Jamie and the Waterford Senior Hurlers success in the coming championship. DEISE DIRECT Deise Direct is a CBS TY business enterprise team

Pupils from Dungarvan CBS on their visit to Monserrat Monastery, Barcelona 2003.

who representing Waterford in the All-Ireland Schools Enterprise finals at Croke Park last Wednesday. The team comprised Jack Lacey and Sean Curran (Dungarvan), Jack Skehan (Touraneena) and T. J. Veale (Leamybrien). The enterprise produced a range of sports products which were sold both within the school and to the general public. This enterprise was selected from the twenty three enterprises participating in the Waterford county finals to represent their county in the All-Ireland finals. The judges complimented the team on the quality of their products, their business report and the response of the team when questioned at the interview. Though not successful on the day, the lads thoroughly enjoyed the experience. A word of thanks to their teacher Mr. Collins for all his help and advice given to the team throughout the year. REMEMBERING OTHER TIMES As pupils in school make preparations for their school tour to Lake Garda next Wednesday night we look back at our school tour to Barcelona in 2003. This photo was taken when the school visited the monastery of Monserrat in the mountains outside Barcelona.

Dungarvan CBS second year students who took part in the CBS School’s second hurling tournament. Front row: Lee Morrissey, Jack Walsh, Rory Curran, Conor Sheehan, Tommy Walsh. Back row: John Curran (TY), Seamus Cronin, Dylan Phelan, Sean Murray, Jack Griffen, Patrick Walsh.

Ryan Donnelly, Waterford senior hurler and past pupil, presenting a hurley and jersey signed by all the senior hurling panel to Luke Murray (left) Eoin Power (right).

Dungarvan CBS business enterprise team who represented Waterford in the All-Ireland Schools enterprise finals held in Croke Park. Jack Lacey, Eoin O’Shea, Jack Skehan, T. J. Veale and Sean Curran.

Pictured above is Jack Skehan of Dungarvan CBS who recently received his award for the second highest grade in the 2013 Junior Certificate examination in Technology.

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SCOIL MHUIRE

Scoil Mhuire bids farewell to popular Secretary Nuala Ryan WE recently wished our former Secretary Mrs. Nuala Ryan a happy retirement. Nuala served with us for seventeen years and her meticulous and professional work ethic was evident throughout that time. Nuala's cheery disposition and her concern for every pupil was legendary in the corridors of Scoil Mhuire. Every request was carried out calmly and professionally and her exact nature was evident when it came to administration and accountancy. Apart from her professional duties, Nuala always had a great sense of fun and the banter between herself and former Principal Finbarr Keohan was often hilarious. We thank Nuala for her dedicated years of service and we wish her well in her retirement.

NEW SCHOOL HALL Our impressive new school hall is nearing completion and should be ready for use when the school returns after Easter. We hope it will provide many new exciting opportunities for pupils and teachers. ANNUAL SPRING CLEAN We all took part in our annual Spring clean on Thursday, 3rd April. Each class was responsible for an area of the school or the surrounding roads around Scoil Mhuire with some classes venturing as far as Abbeyside beach. The amount of rubbish we collected was phenomenal and the whole exercise provided valuable educational instruction for pupils. Thanks to Dungarvan town council for their assistance and to Ms. Anne Dennis for organising the event.

Second class who will make their First Holy Communion on 17th May with their teacher Geraldine Barry and Classroom Assistant Bernie Kirwan.

Pupils exhibiting some of the rubbish they collected.

A group of pupils get ready for our annual Spring clean.

Teacher Niamh Kenneally with her First Communion class.

Scoil Mhuire Principal Mr. RuaidhrĂ de Paor makes a presentation to Mrs. Nuala Ryan on the occasion of her retirement as School Secretary.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

COLAISTE CHATHAIL NAOFA

Make-a-book Exhibition ON Wednesday, 26th March 22 first year pupils attended the 16th Make-a-book exhibition of the Junior Certificate School Programme in the Millenium Hall, Cork. This exhibition offers a forum for students at Junior Cycle to exhibit their imaginative creations. Many projects which were on display were influenced by the cross curricular approach involved in the Junior Certificate and the JCSP. Students from Coláiste Chathail Naofa based their display on the novel Buddy by Nigel Hinton. A house from the story was made in woodwork class. The interior and exterior of the house was decorated in art class. Finally an outline of the story with drawings was completed during library class. WAR HORSE IN THE BÓRD GÁIS THEATRE We went to Dublin by bus to see War Horse in the Bord Gais theatre. We went with Jessica, The JCSP Librarian, Miss Noonan and Tricia. The theatre was huge and the seats were comfortable, like cinema seats. There were blinds and a safety curtain instead of stage curtains. The play was not the same as the book, but it was better. The play began with a musician telling the story. Albert’s father promised him he would never sell Joey, but when he sold Joey to the army, Albert followed him to France and searched for him. Joey recognised him by his whistle. The horses were so lifelike. The foal was operated by two people but then the foal leapt into the air and turned into a horse. Each horse had one person operating the head, and two other people. The sounds of the weapons were really loud and realistic.

It was like you felt it in your heart. The performance was nearly three hours with an interval but we didn’t feel the time at all because the play was very good. It was better than terrific, I just can’t think of a word for it, it was that good. I can’t pick a favourite part because it was all so good. Amber Kinghorn. TRIP TO SGC CINEMA TO SEE WAR HORSE Jessica our JCSP librarian and Ms O’ Donnell brought us to the cinema to see the play of War Horse live from the National Theatre, London. It was a reward for doing a reading challenge, and we had to read six books to go. It was on between seven and ten. The JCSP library was paying for our tickets. The play was excellent. They had horsesized puppets and the cast themselves did a very good job at the acting. Everything in the flier was true: The movie War Horse takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France. Filled with stirring music and songs, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life sized puppets by South Africa's Handspring puppet company who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage. There was a fifteen- minute break between the acts so we were allowed to go to the shop before the play came back on so we all got stuff in the shop before we headed back to the cinema. Some parts in the play were emotional so there was a lot of crying involved. I'd say it was probably the best play we’ve seen so far. At the end we all headed home. Jack Reynolds.

Make-a-Book competition winner – Pictured above is Jessica Whelan, Rebecca O’Dowd and Miss Noonan. Congratulations to Rebecca O’Dowd (first year) who won an ipod shuffle at the recent Junior Certificate Schools Programme make-a-book exhibition at the Millennium Hall, Cork. The exhibition was host to over 52 schools and a record-breaking 1,171 students and teachers over 3 days.

Project Time of the Year – Pictured above is Conor Harty who is putting the finishing touches to his table which will be part of his Leaving Certificate Construction Studies project. Conor joined the legs and rails together using mortise and tennon joints which he marked out and processed using a variety of different hand and power tools. Conor made the table top by biscuit joining a number of boards of pine together to form the centre. He also included a mahogany trim around the edge which he had to carefully measure and fix in place using glue and mitre joints at the corners.

Pictured above are some of the first year pupils who attended the 16th Make-a-book exhibition in Cork.

ARD SCOIL NA nDEISE

Annual Fun Run ON Friday morning we had our annual Fun Run, organised once more by our superb Parents’ Council to raise funds for the school. This year the theme chosen by the Students’ Council was “Sports Stars” and many excellent and some very strange outfits were on view as we headed down towards the Lookout on the first stage. Some ran, others dawdled and first years put their elders to shame as some of them completed seven laps! Run over, all headed into the senior hall for bottles of water and the prize giving. Every student who had raised at least €10 sponsorship was entered for a draw for an iPad and the lucky winner was Doireann O’Keeffe in T.Y. The Principal’s prize for most sponsorship raised went to first year student Bethany Miller. The Teacher’s draw saw Mrs. Ashe win a raffle prize. As usual, the Parents’ Council had gathered a huge amount of spot prizes and there were delighted winners in all class groups. Well done to all who made an extra special effort to dress up and thank you to all families and friends who sponsored the students and teachers to raise €2,622 for our school!

Thank you to South East Vending who supplied the bottles of water to refresh and rehydrate our runners. And of course thanks to Teresa Daly and all members of the Parents’ Council who worked so hard to make this a success once again. A very special thanks to Moira Keany who supplied most of the prizes. Moira works very hard to ensure the success of the Fun Run, organising sponsorship cards, prizes, etc. The school community would like to sincerely thank her for tremendous work over the years she has been a valued member of the Parents’ Council. Unfortunately, Moira will have to step down this year as her daughter is doing her Leaving Cert. She will sorely missed. OCTOBER TRIP TO GERMANY The students who will travel to Berlin and Hamburg next October mid-term met up with Mrs. O’Sullivan and Mrs. Power for an update on preparations. The time won’t be long passing so all those travelling need to ensure that their passports and E.U. Health cards are up to date. The European Health Insurance can be applied for online.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Kinsalebeg National School BIZZY FOR IZZY All the children in Kinsalebeg NS were very busy recently fundraising for Izzy. We had a Guess the Number of Sweets Competition. Well done to Finn O’Brien, 2nd Class, who guessed 555 sweets, only 3 away from the total of 558! Well done Finn! We also had a Lá Glas non-uniform day, and we all dressed up in green. We had lots of fun doing this. In total, we raised €300 for the Bizzy for Izzy fund. Well done all! Congratulations to Mary Kate Seward, who was the winner of our Children's Raffle, of an action-packed voucher for Perks. Enjoy it all, Mary Kate! Thank you to Perks for this brilliant prize. Well done to all Pupils.

Keri Purcell, Fenor National School.

Keri Purcell is crowned Waterford champion in the Eason Spelling Bee county heat! EASON is delighted to announce that Keri Purcell from Fenor N.S is the winner of the Eason Waterford County Bee Heat. Keri will now go on to take part in the Provincial Spelling Bee competition before the overall final in June, where the four provincial winners will battle it out to be crowned the 2014 Eason Spelling Bee Champion. Over 1,000 schools from all 32 counties have entered the competition this year, with the County Bees currently underway. School children from all corners of Ireland will be reciting words from the dictionary and fine tuning their pronunciation skills in a bid to become the nation’s top speller! According to Catherine Cahill, Brand Manager at Eason, “Now in its fourth year, our nationwide schools competition has gone from strength to strength and 2014 looks set to be the most exciting yet, with over 1,000 schools taking part and all hoping to win the coveted title. We

even had a school from Hawaii interested in entering this year! Spelling is a fantastic way to open up the world of learning to children in a fun way, and creating the building blocks to support a lifetime of reading and literacy. The support from teachers and parents across the country has been superb and we are looking forward to meeting all of the talented ‘bees’!” Speaking about RTÉ 2fm’s partnership with the Eason Spelling Bee, Ryan Tubridy, RTÉ presenter said, “Last year’s Spelling Bee was brilliant fun and we at Tubridy on 2fm are thrilled to be a part of it again this year. We met some fantastic kids along the way who could out-

spell many of us and with record numbers getting involved this year the challenge is going to be even more exciting!” This year Eason are extending the competition beyond the classroom with the introduction of the Eason Spelling Bee mobile app later this month. The interactive learning app emulates the real life event in a mobile world. The app reads out a word to users at various levels of difficulty, the user in turn types their answer into the app. Eason will be regularly challenging users of the app throughout the year with new words. The Eason Spelling Bee app is free for iPhone and iPad users from the iTunes Store and Eason aims for it to help improve children’s spelling skills. For more details on the Eason Spelling Bee, visit www.easons.com/spellingbee and stay tuned to RTÉ 2fm for more details. Follow Eason on Facebook – Facebook.com/EasonsIrela nd and Twitter @easons

Pictured above are some of the children who dressed up in Green clothes for Lá Glas non-uniform day.

Mary Kate, winner of our Children’s Raffle, of an action-packed voucher for Perks.

Finn O’Brien, winner of the Guess the number of Sweets competition.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

ST. JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

Parents' Council News THE Parents' Council held two very successful quiz nights to raise funds for iPads in the school. Quizzers travelled from as far afield as Villierstown and we would like to thank all those who supported our quizzes. We would also like to thanks quizmaster Mr. Tony Ryan, our secretary Ann and all those who collected sheets and corrected answer sheets on the night. The Parents' Council is holding an in-class quiz for our 2nd class pupils this Friday to give them a taste of the quizzing fun. We also held a Scholastic book fair in the school hall last week. Many thanks to all those who purchased books in support of the school. We have earned over €500 worth of books for the school library, which will be a very welcome addition in supporting literacy. PUPIL OF THE WEEK The following boys were

nominated by their class teacher as Pupil of the Week: Mr. Curran, Kamryn Tutty; Ms. Ryan, Brian Curran; Mr. Ryan, T. J. Clifford; Bn. Breathnach, Paul Sheehan; and Ms. McGrath, Matthew Whiteley. Keep up the good work! GAEILGEOIR NA SEACHTAINE The following boys were nominated by their class teacher as Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine: Mr. Curran, Kyle Reddy; Ms. Ryan, Paul Mullarkey; Mr. Ryan, Ben Desmond; Bn. Breathnach, Peti Szabó; and Ms. McGrath, Edward Fraher. Comhgairdeas a bhuachaillí! HSCL NEWS Two of our courses for parents have recently concluded. Parents who completed the Parents Plus videobased course were presented with certificates by principal Ms. Maeve Saunderson. They enjoyed the course and

Bn. Breathnach's class planting potatoes under the supervision of our caretaker Paddy.

picked up some really useful tips that will be helpful as their children approach those difficult teenage years. Parents on the batik course with art tutor Elaine Bending were thrilled to see the fruits of their labours come together in a wonderful wall hanging inspired by the Book of Kells. The hanging will take pride of place in our parents' room. Our Family Learning cookery programme continues every week thanks to funding from Co. Waterford VEY. ART MEETS SOCIAL STUDIES Ms. Ryan's 3rd class are taking part in the Crafted programme, in which an artist visits the school and leads the class in creating a unique artwork. In preparation for the project, the class went on a town trail around Dunbarton to look at the landscapes and historical features of the town.This trip was a wonderful way to integrate geography and history themes in seeking inspiration for their artwork. Watch this space for news on the majolica tiles that the boys will create under the guidance of artist Julie Forrester. NEWS SNIPPETS Congratulations to 6th class, who won the Golden Boot award for March for their green travel to school. Our Cycle on Wednesday scheme is having a positive effect and we are recording an increase in the number of pupils who walk, cycle, caproyl, or park and stride to get to St. Joseph's. Some of our 6th class pupils took part in an FAI

soccer tournament at the Dunbarton Uta. grounds on Friday. Our A team came second in the tournament and Ms. McGrath was extremely pleased that the coaches commented on how well behaved all of our pupils were. The Parents' Council is holding the annual Easter cake sale and raffle on Thursday. All donations of buns, cakes and popcorn would be most welcome. Our most talented maths students have been invited to participate in the KSF maths challenge this week.

Parents who completed the Parents Plus course with Principal Maeve Saunderson and HSCL co-ordinator Margaret Curran.

Parents who completed a batik course pictured with Principal Maeve Saunderson, HSCL co-ordinator Margaret Curran and tutor Elaine Bending.

Class nominees for Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine: Ben Desmond, Edward Fraher, Kyle Reddy and Paul Mullarkey.

Ms. Ryan's class pictured during their town trail to inspire their CraftEd project.

Class nominees for Pupil of the Week: Kamryn Tutty, T. J. Clifford, Matthew Whiteley, Paul Sheehan and Brian Curran.

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53 ST. DECLAN’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Mentor Training Day

Patrician Presentation School, Fethard, visit Friary (l. to r.): Fr. Gerry Horan, OSA; TY students of Patrician Presentation Secondary School; Mr. Ml. O'Sullivan (Principal Patrician Secondary School) and Ms. Nollaig Sheehan, TY co-ordination, St. Augustine's College.

ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE

Friary Fundraising Lotto DUE to the ever increasing student population at The Friary, it has been decided to refurbish and develop the second floor of the college building which will provide much needed classroom space, library facilities, etc. Beginning on April 30th, a weekly draw will take place

based on the bonus number drawn in the midweek National Lottery draw. At a cost of €2 per week you can be in with a chance to win. It is hoped that parents/guardians and friends of The Friary will contribute to this fundraiser.

PATRICIAN PRESENTATION SECONDARY SCHOOL, FETHARD VISIT Former staff member Mr. Michael O'Sullivan who is now Principal at the Patrician Presentation secondary school,

Fethard, paid us a visit during the week. Mr O'Sullivan was accompanied by his Transition Year class group. The purpose of the visit was to establish links between the two schools. Both groups of students enjoyed the day.

ON Monday, 31st March, a group of 16 Transition Year students completed a workshop on leadership and mentoring 1st Year pupils. The workshop was given by two members of ‘Scala’ a Cork Youth Ministry. As part of the training the students engaged in team building activities and open discussions on how to help the new 1st years in September. Overall it was a very interesting day. The new 1st Year Mentors for September 2014/2015 are Thomas Kennedy; Alex Murphy; Eileen Kirwan; Kelly Galvin; Sophie Troy; Rebecca Casey; Emily Sheehan; Shannon Keohan; Niamh Keegan; Steven Lannon; Daniel Hassett; Bronagh Rooney; Sinead Kavanagh; Heather Ryan; Shauna Morrissey; Laura Keating. COSI On Tuesday, 1st April, Ronan Lynath from Young Social Innovators attended the school to reconnect with the Community of Social Innovators (COSI) Team and to host an afternoon workshop with our twenty second year COSI Volunteers. A Community of Social Innovators (COSI) is a place that gives everyone the chance to get involved in

social innovation and to use creativity to make a difference to the lives of others in the community. COSI is all about getting as many people as possible practicing social innovation in response to social issues we care about. This year’s COSI team has chosen ‘Community’ as their theme. WORLD BOOK DAY The TY Library Team organised a Design A Book Cover and Write a Blurb Competition for World Book Day. This year the theme of the competition was “Hunger” and it was open to all first and second year students. The winners were: 1st Year Shauna Reade 1Lir; Overall winner Katie Griffin 1 Eimear; Best Cover Emma Coe 1 Eimear Best Blurb. 2nd Year Sharon Power 2 Grainne; Overall winner Emer Foran 2 Deirdre Best Blurb; Rebecca Cheasty 2 Grainne Best Cover. Thanks to all of the students who submitted entries, their English teachers and Mr. Power and Jitterbeans for donating the prizes.The winning entries will be on display in the Library this week.

Lá gan éide scoile ag daltaí Mheánscoil San Nioclás ag LUS 2014.

MEANSCOIL SAN NIOCLAS

Lus 2014 - €940 collected on Daffodil Day There was a fantastic atmosphere in Meánscoil San Nioclás on Daffodil Day where a Coffee Morning and Cake Sale generated €940 for the Irish Cancer Society. Bhí scoláirí ó Bhliain a 4 i gceannas ar an lá seo, le roinnt i gceannas ar an tae agus an caifé, bhí roinnt eile i gceannas ar an dío-

lachán cístí agus milseoga agus bhí roinnt eile i bhfeighil ar na páistí ón mbunscoil a tháinig ar cuairt chugainn ó Scoil Náisiúnta na Rinne. It was great to see so many people from the community arriving to our event and contributing so generously. Nearly all of the official Daffodil Day

merchandise form the Irish Cancer Society was sold on the day. Chomh maith leis an maidin chaifé, roghnaíomar lá gan éide scoile a bheith againn ach rud éigin buí a chaitheamh. Mar a thaispeánann an griangraf, dhein na daltaí an-iarracht! Táimid an-bhuíoch as ucht an chabhair a thug

gach éinne dúinn toisc go bhfuil an tinneas tromchúiseach seo chomh dáinséarach san agus go mba mhaith linn difríocht éigin a dhéanamh as ár stuaim fhéinigh. It is now hoped that this will become an annual event in Meánscoil San Nioclás and that ‘LUS 2015’ will be even bigger and better!

OBITUARY

St. Mary’s Parish, Dungarvan PALM Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – Matthew 21:1-11 Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord. Isaiah 50: 4 -7 I did not cove my face against insult – I know I shall not be shamed. Philippians 2:6 –11 He humbled himself, but God raised him high. Matthew 26:14 27:66 The passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Palm Sunday – Jesus enters Jerusalem. The crowd of disciples accompanies him in festive mood, their garments are stretched out before him, there is talk of the miracles he has accomplished, and loud praises are heard: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” (Lk 19:38). Crowds, celebrating, praise, blessing, peace: joy fills the air. Jesus has awakened great hopes, especially in the hearts of the simple, the humble, the poor, the forgotten, those who do not matter in the eyes of the world. He understands human suffering, he has shown the face of God’s mercy, and he has bent down to heal body and soul. This is Jesus. This is his heart, which looks to all of us, to our sickness, to our sins. The love of Jesus is great. And thus he enters Jerusalem, with his love, and he looks at us. It is a beautiful scene, full of light – the light of the love of Jesus, the love of his heart – of joy, of celebration. Pope Francis, Palm Sunday 2013. Holy Week 2014 – Monday to Wednesday: Monday, April 14th: 9.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Masses Tuesday, April 15th: 9.30 a.m. Mass only. Tuesday, April 15th: Penance Service: The Friary, 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16th: 9.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Masses. Come Home – This Lent, why not return to Church? Does Pope Francis make you feel more welcome. That’s God’s welcome. Come home. Taking Time to be Quiet: In the Deise Day Care Centre, Mitchell Street, on Thursday, 10th April, 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. All welcome.

Lenten Garden – Please visit our Lenten Garden near St. Joseph’s Altar. Pause a moment … reflect … pray. Trócaire Lenten Boxes available in the porches in St. Mary’s Church. Please take one and give it a prominent place in your home and contribute what you can over the weeks of Lent. Cistercian Nuns, St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn – In aid of their Building Fund: A Prescription for Happiness new understandings of wellbeing by Mark Rowe. Join Mark for a stimulating and entertaining evening and walk away with a tool kit for meaning and wellbeing - a prescription for cultivating inner happiness. The Park Hotel, Wednesday, 30th April, at 7.30 p.m. The Carmelite Sisters, Tallow & Dungarvan Soroptimists will hold a Recital in aid of The Carmelite Sisters, Tallow. Featuring the Carmarthen Symphonic Wind Band & ‘Just Good Friends’ Choir,Wales in Lawlors Hotel, Dungarvan, on Friday, 25th April, at 8.00 p.m. 2014 is the Year of the Holy Name of Jesus – The aim of the year is that we may be more conscious of the Holy Name of Jesus and use it with reverences and respect and not carelessly and without respect. Parish Office: Located in St. Mary’s Church and is open Monday to Friday office hours. If you want to book Masses or Baptisms call during these times. Phone 42374. Daily Mass broadcast on 98.5 FM. Phone No: Fr. Ryan 42374; Fr. Harris 42384, Fr. Cooney 41136. St. Vincent de Paul Helpline No. 087-7747870. Emergency Phone No: To contact Priest on duty: 086 233 4282. Weekday Masses: Please note that on the occasion of funerals in St. Mary’s Church, there will only be one morning Mass at 11.00 a.m. (No 9.30 a.m. Mass). Masses already booked on those occasions will be rescheduled for the next available time.

Just think of it! THE Gospel readings on recent Sundays have given us wonderful accounts of Jesus interacting with people.We have heard about his meeting at a well with the woman of Samaria, and then about his giving sight to a man who had been born blind, and then we got the story of the raising of Lazarus who had been dead for four days. All of these are intended to support the statements that Jesus makes about himself. In the conversation he has with the Samaritan woman he promises her water that will spring up to eternal life within her. He equates this water with the life of grace, which those who accept him by believing in him will receive, a grace-life that makes us children of God and heirs to the Kingdom of Heaven. When Jesus gives the gift of sight to the man who was blind from birth he goes on to explain that to believe in him and to walk in his way is like walking in clear light rather than groping around in darkness. In the conversation Jesus has with Martha, one of his sisters of the dead man Lazarus, Jesus tells her that he is the resurrection, that is, the source, the beginning of new life, and that anyone who believes in him will not suffer eternal death. In all these events Jesus drives home the truth of what he teaches by what he does. So we need to be tuned into his words as well as be ready to marvel at his deeds. I find that it helps me to appreciate the message of these stories if I try to visualise the scene and especially the people involved. These people aren’t actors, speaking from a written script. They are all real people, involved in coping with the real problems of living, and they don’t know beforehand how the story is going to end: they haven’t read the book! And so, their reactions cannot be predicted. It helps if we read, or listen to the story, as if we never heard it before; this helps us also to deepen our relationship with Jesus. Fr. Robert Arthure, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.

TOMMY (SNAIL) POWER 1 The Orchard, Dungarvan It is with feelings of profound regret we record the passing of Tommy (Snail) Power which sad event occurred at his residence on Sunday, 23rd March, 2014 following a short period of failing health. Tommy was born in January, 1949 to May and John Power in Seafield, Ballylaneen. He attended school in Fews. On leaving school, he went to work in the P & T now known as Eircom. He was also employed at Quigley Magnesite, The Creamery and the Leather factory. Tom met his wife Marguerite in the early ‘70’s and they went to London and got married.They returned home in the mid ‘70’s to start their family and Tom went on to run his own farm in the mid ‘80’s. We’ve heard of Tom’s great sporting achievements but we had to get some facts from Tom’s great friend Kieran O’Connor. Snail played for John Mitchells, the star team of the ‘70’s in Waterford and he and Tom Gough were the star players.They won three County and Senior football titles. He also starred for the County teams at minor, under 21 and senior level at a time when Waterford were in Division 1. He played wing forward and you can guess why he was called ‘Snail’, blistering pace with a low centre of gravity, one of the fastest forwards in the game. One of his proudest achievements in football, he would tell you was in 1972 versus Cork in Fermoy where All Star Kevin Ger O’Sullivan was outplayed by the Snail and subbed. He was so proud of this. This display earned him a call-up to play Railway Cup for Munster. Tom also played for Kilrossanty, Dungarvan, Ballinacourty and Ring. He often said he has more clubs than Jack Nicklaus. He was a great Waterford supporter and travelled the length and breadth of the country, every Sunday was match day. In the 70’s Tom played rugby during the Winter period for Dungarvan. He was the place kicker and full back. He could kick frees with either left or right leg when other young fellows could not use their weaker leg. He played for Dungarvan’s second team for the social scene after games in Ballyrandle. He said it was the ‘County Home’ for County footballers. He loved heading off to support Munster with tickets from Kieran O’Connor. Tom’s proudest working achievement was life on the farm in Faha. He set up a dairy farm and designed the milking parlour with new machinery and milked between 50 and 60 cows. His attention to detail and quality product saw him win the Glanbia quality milk award over thousands of dairy farms in Ireland. He was extremely proud of this award and the farm. It was Tom’s humour that endeared him to the people he met and he maintained his great wit and humour right until the end. He was king of the ‘one liners’. His family was his life, his wife and seven children and ten grandchildren. A day would never go by without getting a call from Dad or Snail, he was always first around when there was a problem and could quite literally solve every problem even if it took him hours, he’d stick at it.Tom has a unique different and special relationship with every child and grandchild. He always had one of them with him shopping in Cork or Waterford, going to the park, matches, the Co-op for plants or flowers. He had special days out with all of them. He was so proud of all of his children and Steffi going to college gave him great pleasure and he was looking forward to her graduation this year.Tom was a legend, some would even say famous and his passing leaves a void that will not be easily filled. His passing is much regretted not only by his sorrowing family but also by his many friends. May he rest in peace. The rosary was recited at his residence, 1 The Orchard, on Monday, 24th March, 2014 by Fr. Cooney, OSA. His remains were removed on Tuesday morning to St. Mary’s Parish Church for Requiem Mass on arrival, where a guard of honour was provided by John Mitchells. Fr. Cooney, OSA celebrated assisted by Fr. Enright, P.E.; Fr. Condon, P.P. and Fr. Connie Kelleher, P.P. Interment took place in the Old Churchyard Cemetery. Symbols of Tom’s life were brought to the altar by Holly and Izzie (flowers) from grandad’s garden; wine gums which were grandad’s favourite sweets; competition was always great for grandad’s affection. Dawn brought a football for his love of the game, his many achievements for club and county and the many matches they travelled to together. Biddy brought a Yankee candle, one of his loves, candles lighting in his sitting room surrounded by all his family.Tommy brought a newspaper, glasses and a betting slip symbolising his love of horse and dog racing which he shared with Tommy. Johnny brought a tractor, a large portion of Tom’s life, the proud farming man. The lesson was read by Lydia Quinlan and Carol Power (daughters). Prayers of the Faithful were recited by John Power, Freda Morrissey, Eoin Fennell, Johnny Sheehan and Emmet Byrne. Offertory gifts were brought by Glen and Lee (grandsons). Appropriate music and hymns by Dinah Walsh, Cormac McGrath and Donnacha Gough. Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ was played as his daughters rolled his coffin out of the church for the journey to his final resting place and ‘Somebody Special’ was played at the graveside by Matt Keane where grandchildren sent balloons up to grandad. Mark Hyslop (son-in-law) delivered a fitting eulogy. The chief mourners were: Marguerite (wife); John (son); Carol,

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Selena, Lydia, Nicola, Sheryl, Steffi (daughters); Glenn, Lee, Dawn, Lydia, Tommy, Holly, Joey, Johnny, Izzie and Milo (grandchildren); Matty, Dan and Pat (brothers);Vera (sister); Freeda (daughter-in-law); Mark Hyslop, Thomas Quinlan, Johnny Sheehan, Emmet Byrne and Eoin Fennell (sons-in-law); sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.

Grandad Oh, my dearest friend of all, you were the best of all. The laughs we had could beat any others at all. The funniest man anyone could ever meet, he always had us in for a treat. The talks you gave me about playing matches always got me ready for the ball. As you collected me for the Waterford matches I had the biggest smile of all because I knew on the way up in the car we would have the best laugh of all. I will never ever forget going up to the orchard to visit you for a chat, but we also had some mighty crack. The jokes you told me and the laughter we had will always be in my mind. I will never forget the memories we had nor will anyone else. Now grandad you are peaceful, we know its for the best, no pain will come upon you anymore as you lay to rest. Goodbye grandad, my dearest friend, you were truly the best, you will be missed by all for ever and ever. You will never be forgotten by us all. A true hero and legend is now laid to rest. Goodbye my friend, you were simply the best. Dawn x. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

ANNA BRANSFIELD (nee Corbett) 3 New Street, Lismore, and formerly of High Street, Stradbally With profound sorrow and deep regret we record the passing of Anna Bransfield (nee Corbett), 3 New Street, Lismore, and formerly of High Street, Stradbally, Co.Waterford, wife of the late Michael, which sad event occurred peacefully at Waterford Regional Hospital on 2nd April, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Lying in repose at St. Carthage’s Mortuary, Lismore. Removal took place on Friday evening to St. Carthage’s Church, Lismore. Funeral prayers were recited by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., in the presence of her loving family, neighbours and friends. On arrival to St. Carthage’s Church her remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., and was assisted by Rev. Fr. M. O’Connor (Waterford) and Rev. Fr. J. Corbett (U.S.A.). On Saturday morning Funeral Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., and was assisted by Rev. Fr. G. Condon, P.P. (Stradbally). During the Mass readings were recited by grandchildren Declan and Evan. Prayers of the faithful were recited by grandchildren Claire,Tina and Michael. Dina Walshe provided a lovely selection of music and hymns during the Mass. The Offertory Gifts were presented to the Altar by Anna’s son Declan and daughter Margaret. Before the final Blessing, a Eulogy was delivered by grandson Ian. Grand-daughter Ann sung the final hymn as the coffin was shouldered from the Church. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in St. Carthage’s Cemetery, Lismore. Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., officiated the graveside prayers where Anna was laid to rest in the presence of her loving family, relatives and friends. May she rest in peace. We extend our deepest sympathy to her loving son Declan; daughters Margaret and Patricia; brother John Corbett; sister Maureen Burtchaell; sons-in-law Gerry McGarry and John Hallahan; daughter-in-law Sally; grandchildren, great grandchildren; sister-in-law Mary Bransfield; brother-in-law Sonny Bransfield; nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

EILEEN FROST (nee Fitzgerald) “Portdrine”, Ballinroad, Dungarvan Much sadness was expressed with the passing of Eileen Frost on Tuesday, April 1st. Wife of the late George, we express our deepest sympathy to her sons Gerard,Tom, Kevin, Bobby and David; daughters Mary, Suzanne and Georgina; daughters-in-law Denise, Helen, Sharon and Lucy; sons-in-law Frank O’Rourke and Roy Patterson; sisters Nancy Sheahan (Shanagolden) and Teresa Sheehy (Glin); her grandchildren, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. May Eileen rest in peace. Removal took place on Thursday evening from the Kiely Funeral Home, Dungarvan, to St. Laurence’s Church, Ballinroad. Requiem Mass was celebrated on Friday morning by Fr. Sheehy assisted by Fr. Stack and Fr. Hassett. Afterwards Eileen was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

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KATHLEEN ORGAN (nee O’Neill) Coolagh Rd., Abbeyside With deep sadness we record the passing of Kathleen Organ which occurred peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 15th, 2014. A native of Kilrossanty, Kathleen was born on September 2nd, 1941, to the late Tim and Kitty O’Neill. From a young age Kathleen resided at Keating Street, Dungarvan, and was educated at the nearby Mercy Convent. Following her education she was employed at the Apple Factory where she was a well respected and diligent member of staff. Kathleen also spent time working in London and on the Isle of Wight with friends from the locality here. Kathleen married Liam in 1962 and together they raised a family of five. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who was blessed with a positive disposition. Kathleen had a wide circle of friends, was very popular and the essence of good company. She loved meeting her friends for a cup of coffee and a chat where a wide range of topics would be discussed. Kathleen had a life-long interest in politics and kept a constant watch on current affairs, both national and international. An accomplished swimmer she always looked forward to her daily swims at The Park Hotel. Not enjoying the best of health for some time Kathleen continued with her daily activities for as long as possible despite her prolonged illness. She displayed admirable fortitude, courage and dignity and remained optimistic, Kathleen’s philosophy was that the glass was always half full. Her deep religious faith was the bedrock of her existence; she was a committed Christian in word and deed. Kathleen’s passing has left a huge void in the lives of her loving family and friends who miss her deeply. The large numbers of people who paid their respects at her funeral obsequies are a testament to the respect and affection in which she was held. May Kathleen now enjoy the heavenly banquet with the Lord. On Monday, March 17th, Kathleen lay in repose at her home where the Rosary was recited and where many had gathered to bid farewell to a much loved member of the community. Requiem Mass in thanksgiving for Kathleen’s life was celebrated on Tuesday morning, March 18th, in St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside, by Fr. Michael Enright. The Liturgy of the Word was shared with the large congregation by John (son) and Anne (sister). The Prayers of the Faithful were recited by Ronan (grandson) and Eliza (grand-daughter). Offertory Gifts of Bread and Wine for Consecration were presented at the Altar by Liam (son) and Evelyn (grand-daughter). After Communion a heartfelt and moving eulogy was read by Kathleen’s daughter Kay.Throughout the service the playing and singing of sacred hymns by Dina Walshe was much appreciated. Afterwards Kathleen was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery where Fr. Enright imparted the graveside blessing. I líonta De go gcastar sinn le chéile. We offer our heartfelt condolences to Kathleen’s husband Liam; sons Joe,Timmy, Liam and John; daughter Kay; sisters Peggy and Anne; brother Paddy; daughters-in-law Sandra, Noeleen, Caroline and Aisling; grandchildren Jamie, Eliza, Ronan, Evelyn and Alison; sistersin-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. May Kathleen rest in peace. Month’s Mind Mass for Kathleen will be offered on Friday, May 2nd, at 10.00 a.m. in St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

JOHN MacKENZIE Ennis Road, Limerick With deep regret we record the passing of John MacKenzie on Sunday, April 6th, at Roseville Nursing Home, Killonan, Ballysimon Rd., Limerick. Husband of the late Eileen (nee Callan) and father of the late Carmel we express our deepest sympathy to his children Margaret, Jeanne, Alexandra, Ian and David; his grandchildren, great grandchildren, relatives and friends. May John rest in peace. Requiem Mass on Thursday, April 10th, at 11.00 a.m. in The Holy Rosary Church, Ennis Rd., Limerick. Interment afterwards in St. Augustine’s Cemetery, Abbeyside at 5.30 p.m. approx. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. Full obituary next issue.

OBITUARY JOHN McCARTHY Cedar Lodge, Springmount, Dungarvan We record with sadness the passing on Sunday, March 30th, after a relatively short illness of John McCarthy at Waterford Regional Hospital. Aged 69 years and a native of Clonmel he was son of the late Daniel and Eileen McCarthy. Like very many at the time, the family emigrated to England and resided in North Kent. Attending Technical College, John qualified as a builder. He also assisted in the management and day to day running of his parents Public House.When his parents returned to Ireland and to Dungarvan as their chosen abode, John on a visit to them decided to do likewise and reside in Dungarvan. All three embarked on a business venture and so ‘Paul’s’ on Grattan Square came into being. It was a newsagency/grocery shop that also had the wonderful facility of developing photographs. John was noted and greatly admired for his work in photography giving advice on all aspects of this interest. He loved to travel, be it by car, motor bike or bicycle. Piano playing was another hobby of his. He would spend hours at the Ivories playing his chosen pieces. He was a keen Arsenal supporter and often in times past attended many games at Highbury.Well known and highly respected John will be missed by his many friends but especially by sister Anne; brothers-in-law Michael Carter, Jim King and Tony Dunmore, and his nephews and nieces two of whom Julian and Kevin travelled from the UK to attend the funeral obsequies. Reposing at the Kiely Funeral Home on Tuesday last, where Rosary was recited, the removal took place on Wednesday morning to St. Mary’s Parish Church for John’s Funeral Mass celebrated by Rev. Fr. John Harris, C.C. Dina Walshe, Ballymacmague, by her music made the Holy Sacrifice a celebration of John’s life. The lesson was shared by Kevin (nephew), while Michael Carter (brother-in-law) and Marie Moore (a former employee of John’s) read the Prayers of Intercession. After the Requiem Mass, the interment followed in the adjoining Cemetery where friends and relatives, some of whom had travelled long distances to bade farewell and pay tribute to one who had enriched all their lives by his acquaintance and friendship. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

EILEEN O’BRIEN (nee Moloney) Killeenagh, Knockanore, Co. Waterford With sadness and regret we record the passing of Eileen O’Brien (nee Moloney), Killeenagh, Knockanore, Co. Waterford, wife of the late Michael, twin sister of the late Sr. Antonia (Nora) and loving sister of the late Maureen and Tommy, which sad event occurred on 5th April, 2014, peacefully at her home in the presence of her loving family. Reposing at her home on Sunday evening, Rosary was recited by Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P., in the presence of her loving family, neighbours and friends. On Monday evening removal took place from Walsh’s Funeral Home,Tallow, funeral prayers were recited by Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P., in the presence of her loving family, neighbours and friends. On arrival to the Church of the Sacred Heart, Knockanore, her remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P. During Mass appropriate music and hymns were sung by Catherine and Elaine Baldwin. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P., officiated at the graveside prayers, where Eileen was laid to rest in the presence of her loving family, neighbours and friends. May she rest in peace. We extend our deepest sympathy to her loving son Tony; sister Sheila Cotter (Youghal); nephews John-Joe, Donal, Donal, Paul, JohnJoe and Thomas; nieces Betty, Mary, Carmel, Helen, Maeve, Maura, Teresa, Julie and Breeda; relatives, outstanding neighbours and very good friends. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

(Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

MARIE CARTY Clonea Road, Dungarvan With deep regret we record the passing of Marie Carty which sad event occurred on Thursday, 3rd April, 2014. Removal was from her residence on Saturday morning to St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside. Following Funeral Mass on arrival, burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. To her husband Jerry and family we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

JAMIE HURLEY St. Catherine’s Grange, Waterford With regret we record the passing of Jamie Hurley which sad event occurred on Thursday, 3rd April, 2014. Removal was from Drohan’s Funeral Home on Friday evening to Ring Church. Following Funeral Mass on Saturday morning, burial took place in the new cemetery, Ring. To his parents James and Breda; sisters Sabrina, Eamie and Kerry; relatives and friends, we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

55 JOHN O’BYRNE Auckland, New Zealand; Ballintubbert, Athy, and Bath Avenue, Dublin 18th December, 1915 – 5th February, 2014 Wednesday, 5th February, brought the sad news of the passing in Auckland, New Zealand, of John O’Byrne who was in his 100th year and was brother of the late Rita Landers, Grattan Square, Dungarvan. Son of the late James and Mary, John was a teacher by profession, for some years he was a member of Irish Christian Brothers and later took up a teaching post in Hartlepool, U.K. Predeceased by his wife Ann, John is the last of his generation. Our sympathy we extend to his nieces Kay and Maggie (daughters of Rita and Michael Landers); nephews Martin Landers, Park Terrace, and James O’Byrne, Carlow; other relatives and friends. A short graveside service will be held at the O’Byrne family grave in St. Mary’s Parish Church Cemetery, Dungarvan, on Saturday next (April 12th) at mid-day, after which John’s remains will be interred. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

JOAN BYRNE ‘Knocknacree’, Stradbally With deep regret we record the passing of Joan Byrne which sad event occurred on Thursday, 3rd April, 2014. Removal was from Drohan’s Funeral Home on Monday evening to the Holy Cross Church, Stradbally. Following Funeral Mass on Tuesday morning, burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. To her son Daryl; daughters Cossette and Luisa and relatives, we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

MARIAN BERESFORD Springmount, Dungarvan With profound sorrow we record the passing of Marian Beresford which sad event occurred on Thursday, 3rd April, 2014. Removal was from Drohan’s Funeral Home on Saturday morning to St. Laurence’s Church, Ballinroad. Following Funeral Mass on arrival, burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. To her husband Tom and family we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

PATRICK (Paddy) FOLEY Park Terrace, Dungarvan The recent unexpected passing in Gran Canaria of Paddy Foley cast a cloud of gloom over the locality. Well known and highly respected, we offer our condolences to his relatives and friends on their loss. Funeral Mass will be offered this Friday, April 11th, at 9.30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Parish Church after which Paddy’s remains will be interred in the family grave in the adjoining cemetery. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

Holy Week Ceremonies MODELIGO Holy Thursday, 17th April - Mass of the Last Supper at 7.30 p.m. Good Friday, 18th April - Stations of the Cross at 7.30 p.m. Easter Sunday, 20th April - Easter Day Mass at 10.00 a.m. AFFANE Good Friday, 18th April - Stations of the Cross, Lay Team at 8.00 p.m. Holy Saturday, 19th April - Easter Vigil Mass at 7.30 p.m. CAPPOQUIN Monday, 14th - Reconciliation/Penance Service at 7.30 p.m. Confessions - After ceremonies Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 12.00 noon and 7.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. Holy Thursday, 17th April - Mass of the Last Supper, Renewal of Service Commitment at 7.30 p.m. Good Friday, 18th April - Stations of the Cross, starting with Outdoor Procession, weather permitting at 3.00 p.m. Celebration of the Passion. Litury of the Passion at 7.30 p.m. Holy Saturday, 19th April - Easter Vigil at 9.00 p.m. Easter Sunday - Mass at 11.30 a.m. Easter Monday, Monday 21st at 11.00 a.m. AGLISH/BALLINAMEELA/MOUNT STUART Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Aglish 6.30 p.m.; Ballinameela 7.45 p.m. Good Friday: Mount Stuart - Stations of the Cross at 12.00 noon. Aglish - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3.00 p.m. Ballinameela Stations of the Cross at 7.30 p.m. Easter Vigil - Saturday 19th: Ballinameela at 7.45 p.m.

FARMING Hayes announces payment of €27m annual forestry premiums TOM Hayes, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Forestry, announced that the annual tax-free forestry premium payments for 2014 will be issued by his Department this week. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine administers an Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme as part of the Forestry Programme. The Scheme provides planting and establishment grants as well as annual premiums for new afforestation projects that are compliant with national and EU legislation, operational and environmental guidelines. There is usually a main forestry premium payment run each year at which time most forest owners, to whom a premium payment is due, are paid. In recent years, the development of

the Department’s forestry online services has meant that there is an increasing amount paid earlier than the traditional forest premium payment run which is generally in April of each year. Departmental expenditure on forestry premiums in 2013 totalled €76 million, with €22.7 million paid through the online services before the bulk payment run in April. Announcing the forthcoming payments of the forestry premiums, Minister of State Hayes added that, following his announcement last November about the availability of the forestry online services to facilitate online applications for 2014 forestry premiums, forestry premiums amounting to €34.9 million in respect of 8,710 contracts have already been paid out earlier in the year in respect of 2014 premiums. Minister of State Hayes

advised that “Payments in respect of a further 8,692 contracts totalling €27.1 million will be issued by my Department in the coming days. Premium applications will continue to be processed by my Department as the total paid out in premiums each year amount to some €75 million which is a reflection of the interest and take-up of the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme with farmers representing the bulk of the forest owners.” The Minister of State added that forestry is an attractive land use option and added that he was encouraged by the level of interest shown in the planting of forestry by landowners as evidenced by the level of attendance at forestry clinics held by Teagasc earlier in the year, which necessitated the arrangement of additional clinics.

380kg carcass limit the end for continental sucklers ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has said that the Meat Industry Ireland (MII) communication on spec for beef which is setting a maximum carcass weight of 380kg effectively means that the meat industry doesn’t want the Irish suckler herd based on continental cattle breeds. “Many years of breeding lean, high grade cattle is now being consigned to the dustbin by the new direction announced by the meat industry. Suckler farmers cannot make a living selling high grade continental weanlings if the beef finisher is faced with an impossible dilemma of paying a viable price to the suckler man and then being restricted to a final carcass weight of 380kg. At a bull beef price of €3.60, that means a finished price of

€1,368, yet high quality 400 kg weanlings need a minimum of €1,000. The sums just cannot add up.” “All the talk about the importance of the suckler herd is just waffle. It’s clear that neither processors nor retailers have any value in the suckler herd. The targets set out by MII for 16 month bull beef and under30 month steer beef with a maximum weight of 380 kg simply cannot support a continental suckler cow. Presumably they will be satisfied with Angus calves out of the dairy herd where the economics are not about quality meat but those are the only cows that can sustain this model.” “Before this announcement, the outlook for sucklers was very poor anyway with increasing numbers of farmers deciding to sell

cows. This news will confirm that there is no other option. Minister Coveney needs to announce now that Food Harvest 2020 is dead. It was a nice idea but it is obvious that the meat industry and the retailing sector is not interested in the suckler sector. “Teagasc needs to be honest and stop advising farmers to increase output on suckler farms because the returns will be disastrous with these limits. Teagasc also need to be upfront about the profit monitor returns that they have from all BTAP participants which, I reckon, will tell a sorry tale. Suckler farmers will be forced to look at other options but for many on marginal land, the alternatives are limited,” he concluded.

Round-up … while cheddar cheese and whey powder would return 46.9c/l before processing costs,” he said. “It is clear that the global milk output is rising, and that markets are easing. However, current high levels of milk prices in Ireland and around Europe continue to be sustained by still historically high European commodity prices,” he concluded.

Minister Coveney must honour commitment for early submission of CAP Rural Development Plan IFA strongly rejects proposal from factories on weights

IFA Rural Development Chairman Flor McCarthy has called on the Minister for Agriculture to honour his commitment that the Rural Development Plan would be sent to Brussels by Easter. There is still a three-week window for the Minister to come forward with his proposals following the consultation process and it is important that this is done immediately. The Rural Development Chairman said, “Farmers expect that the new agri-environment scheme GLAS and the farm investment programme will be open for applications in the autumn. However, to ensure this happens, it is vital that the plan is submitted to the European Commission in sufficient time for it to be approved later in the year”.

Fairer returns to producers will be real test of new regulations for retailers REACTING to the announcement by the Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton that regulations are to be introduced to ensure fairness in the food chain, IFA President Eddie Downey said the real test of the new legislation would be a fairer return to producers which covers the cost of production and leaves a margin to reward their work and investment. Eddie Downey said, “IFA has campaigned for a long time on this issue, and the fact that the Government has finally published the legislation is progress. It is a first step and the legislation must be passed through the Oireachtas quickly. It must be sufficiently robust to restore equity to the food supply chain and curb the dominance of the retail multiples. The latest figures released show the three major multiples control over 80% of the grocery market”. The IFA Executive Council will meet next week and analyse the legislation in detail.The Council will be bringing forward farmers suggestions to ensure its effectiveness. In addition, IFA will meet with the Department of Agriculture, which will have a specific role in this area.

Take Fonterra Auction Results with a pinch of salt: our main export markets are in Europe COMMENTING on this week’s GDT auction results, which saw a further 8.9% fall in the average price of traded commodities, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary said the main markets for Irish dairy exports were the UK and Europe, where prices were holding up well at still quite high levels, which should underpin current milk prices for some time yet. He also reminded those co-ops that had failed to do so to pass back to farmers the full 5% VAT refund on January and February milk. “The UK and Europe are our main export markets. While the GDT auction offers an important, if partial insight on global dairy market developments, current European average dairy prices are more directly relevant to Irish milk prices,” Mr. O’Leary said. “European dairy product prices reported to the EU Commission on 23rd March would return gross milk prices of 45.22c/l for SMP/butter and 46c/l for WMP,

IFA President Eddie Downey strongly rejected the attempt from the meat factories to impose unworkable weight limits and other unreasonable specifications, describing it as an ill-timed move that completely lacks credibility. He said it was rubbing salt in the wounds of thousands of farmers who have lost their shirt finishing cattle this year. Eddie Downey said any move by the factories to impose unviable weight limits will be totally resisted as it would inflict massive financial damage on cattle finishers and undermine the viability of our important suckler cow herd.“It is totally unacceptable that retailers and processors would try to impose more costly specifications on top of draconian price cuts on finishers at this time.” The IFA President said this latest attempt from the factories confirms the absolute need for Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney to get involved directly and ensure farmer concerns are fully protected. Eddie Downey said, “The Minister for Agriculture has stood by and not taken decisive action on behalf of livestock farmers in the current beef crisis.The beef problems are now going on for three months and winter finishers have been hammered financially”. IFA is calling stop on this never-ending barrage of uncompetitive specification impositions on beef producers. IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said, “With the Local and European elections only round the corner and cattle farming in every single parish in the country, the beef crisis will be a major political issue”. Henry Burns called on Minister Coveney to immediately meet with the Northern Ireland Minister Michelle O Neill to remove the artificial blockages being put in the way of the live export trade to Northern Ireland. ”Minister Coveney and Bord Bia must engage with their counterparts in Northern Ireland and Great Britain as well as the major retail and processing groups and insist that Irish livestock are not blocked out of the market with artificial anticompetitive barriers.” The IFA Livestock Leader said Minister Coveney appears to be completely underestimating the level of frustration and anger at farm level over the factory beef price cuts and specification changes. He said it was very clear that the Minister’s Food Harvest 2020 plan is failing the beef sector at farm level and he needs to take urgent action to restore some confidence to the sector. Henry Burns said IFA has set out a number of specific action points that Minister Coveney needs to urgently address. • Restore stability and confidence to the sector, and insist the factories return a fair beef price to farmers based on market returns; • Minister Coveney cannot allow the factories and retailers to change the specification in the middle of the production season. He must head up a meeting with all parties around the table to work out the best specification and viable systems suited to the Irish beef sector and the markets we supply; • IFA is demanding that the Minister takes action on competition in order to reduce the excessive price gap that has opened up between Irish cattle prices and those in our main export market in the UK.The Minister must remove the artificial blockages preventing the operation of the single market in respect of live exports to Northern Ireland and Great Britain. IFA is requesting that Minister Coveney and Bord Bia go directly to meet his counterparts in Northern Ireland and Great Britain as well as the key retail groups to progress this major issue.

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Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited recently hosted the Regional Development Committee (REGI) of the European Parliament at its Ballyragget plant in Co. Kilkenny. The European delegation met with GIIL Board Chairman Liam Herlihy, CEO Jim Bergin, members of the senior management team and Joe Crockett, County Manager and CEO Kilkenny County Council. The REGI committee is responsible for regional and cohesion policy, in particular: the European Regional Development Fund, (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund and the other instruments of the Union's regional policy. Back row: Kevin Keary, Parliamentary Assistant to Seán Kelly MEP; Gordon Murphy, GIIL CFO; Mark Garvey, Group Financial Director; Pawal Kaleta, EPP advisor to the Regional Development Committee; Ciaran Fitzgerald, Agricultural Economist; Stefan Manev, Administrator for the REGI Secretariat. Middle row: Francis Jacobs, Head of European Parliament Information Office Dublin; Gabriel Recarte Alvarez Administrator for the REGI Secretariat; Sean Molloy, GIIL Director Strategy and Supplier Relations; Iosif Matula, MEP; Constanze Angela Kreh, MEP; Joe Crockett, Manager and CEO Kilkenny County Council. Front row: Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernande, MEP; Joachim Zeller, MEP; Liam Herlihy, GIIL Board Chairman; Sean Kelly, MEP and Jim Bergin, GIIL CEO. [Dylan Vaughan]

Almost 9 out of 10 people think legislation should be introduced to ensure that farmers receive a fair price from supermarkets Just under 7 in 10 (or 3 in 5) people believe that below cost selling of vegetables will not benefit the consumer in the long term . . . NEW consumer research carried out on behalf of Agri Aware by Ipsos MRBI reveals strong support among the Irish public for new legislation to ensure that farmers receive a fair price from supermarkets, for their food that is sold there. The Agri Aware survey comes after some of the country’s leading supermarkets waged a vegetable price war in the run-up to Christmas. Retailers sold produce, including carrots, onions and potatoes for as little as 5 cent per kilo. The promotion sparked fierce criticism from the Irish Farmers’ Association and others. Almost 9 out of 10 people who responded to the Agri Aware study said they think legislation should be introduced to ensure that farmers receive a fair

price from supermarkets for their food that is sold there. Just 3 in 10 people believe that below cost selling of vegetables has long term benefits for consumers. In December, the National Consumer Agency drew criticism from farming groups when they described the price war as positive and said ‘I don’t think anyone has proved that there has been a downside.’ This is clearly not the view of the Irish public, as demonstrated by the findings from the Agri Aware survey. The Agri Aware study also found that 79% of the general public consider quality to be more important than price when purchasing food. Some 86% of respondents agreed that Irish farmers’ contribution to society

is important; while the vast majority of respondents agreed that they are proud of Irish farmers (90%) and agreed that they play an important part in the Irish economy (92%). Agri Aware's Chairman, Bernard Donohue said “It is clear from this survey how the Irish public are very much behind the introduction of new legislation to ensure that retailers pay a fair price to farmers for the quality food that they produce. Following the vegetable price war at Christmas, the National Consumer Agency described this as positive, yet this Agri Aware survey clearly demonstrates that the Irish public expect retailers to treat farm families fairly. Retailers must realise and take on board what the consumer wants. The

below cost selling of food will leave both consumers and the primary producer as the long term losers. Furthermore, as the world population increases each day, with a projected 9 billion people to feed by 2050, Irish farmers are and will continue to play a pivotal role in feeding the growing world population. A secure and safe food supply for both Irish and European citizens is imperative, especially considering the current international issues that impact on trade, leading to volatility in international markets.” Executive Director of Agri Aware, Dr. Vanessa Woods, said “Agri Aware is the independent Irish agri-food educational body, with a mission statement to improve the image and under-

standing of farming and the agrifood industry among the general public. The results of this independent survey clearly demonstrate the public’s perception of the Irish agri-food industry as being hugely positive and they are very much in touch with the importance of Irish farmers and the agri-food industry to our country. Some 85% of the Irish public believe that standards of food production in the EU are higher than in the rest of the world, with 82% believing that this higher standard should be rewarded with financial support from the EU. This is significant result as Agri Aware has worked with the European Commission over a number of years, in communicat-

ing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to consumers aged 4-80+ from towns, cities and the countryside. Indeed, the majority of respondents agreed they are proud of Irish farmers as they provide safe, quality and traceable food and they play a pivotal role in our economy. Our industry must continue to attract the brightest and the best young people from urban and rural areas and with the recent announcement of a new Agricultural Science syllabus by the NCCA, this will be the case, as Agri Aware works with it’s 70+ leading patrons from across the Irish agri-food industry to ensure the delivery of a modern and relevant syllabus that embraces future industry issues.”

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Teagasc News . . . CATTLE Five Steps to Buying a Suitable Stock Bull Step 1: - Use the Indexes Beef index figures are published for all stock bulls and these can be used to choose the stock bull that best meets your requirements. Go to sales where there are published indexes available on the bulls. The catalogues are usually available to download from the web before the sales. Only buy bulls from breeders who give you all of the figures. The tag number of any bull can be used to source his index values through www.ICBF.com. (Bull Search). Buying a bull from a Gene Ireland Maternal Bull Breeding Herd gives you the best guarantee regarding the integrity of the data behind the bulls’ indexes. Gene Ireland Maternal Bull Breeding Herds will have the official Gene Ireland stamp published beside all of their stock that are for sale. Step 2: - Beef or Replacements Are you looking to buy a bull to produce calves for finishing or to breed suckler replacements? Where a bulls progeny will all be targeted for finishing, use the Terminal Index to compare bulls. The Terminal Index identifies those bulls that have the potential to produce heavy carcasses, with good conformation and with good feed efficiency (making up 71% of the index). The cost of calving makes up 29% of the Terminal Index which penalises difficult calving bulls. If you are looking to breed replacements use the Replacement Index to compare bulls. The Replacement Index identifies those bulls that have the potential to produce breeding heifers with good maternal and beefing traits. Bulls with high star ratings for the Replacement Index can get this from their maternal traits (maternal cow traits), from their beefing traits (maternal progeny traits) or from a combination of both. A bull with a high replacement index can also possibly rank poorly on maternal traits i.e. milk and fertility. It is important to take note of the key profit traits in conjunction with the main economic index. Step 3: - Key Profit Traits What are the most important key profit traits for your farm?

The Key Profit Traits should be used to identify the bulls that are most suited to what your farm needs e.g. easy calving / higher carcass weight / better conformation / more milk / improved fertility. The Key Profit Trait for calving difficulty estimates how hard it will be to calve a bulls own progeny. Mature suckler cows calving in a fit body condition should not have a significant calving difficulty when bred to bulls with estimated calving difficulty figures of up to 8%. Maiden heifers should not be bred to bulls with calving difficulty figures above 4%. Use the Key Profit Traits for carcass weight, carcass conformation and feed efficiency to help you to identify the different strengths of individual Terminal Bulls. If you are looking to increase milk in the replacements that you are rearing, compare bulls on the Key Profit Trait for daughter milk. The more positive the figure the better. The Key Profit Trait for daughter calving interval should be negative if you are purchasing a bull to reduce your herds average calving interval through home reared replacements. Step 4: - Reliability of the Data How reliable are the star-ratings for the indexes and the key profit traits? All of the indexes and key profit traits have reliability figures published beside them.The more data that is available on a bull the more reliable his star ratings will be. The higher the reliability figure, (ranging from 1 – 100%), the more confidence you can have in the star ratings. Stock bulls with no calves on the ground are unlikely to have reliability figures above 50%. Stock bulls that have been weight recorded and/or linear scored will have more reliable star ratings. Step 5: - Pedigree & Physical Examination Does the bull’s physical appearance match his published figures, how functional is he and is he fit for breeding? The star ratings published for a bull help to narrow your selection when choosing to buy a bull but his pedigree & physical appearance are also important. Where the reliability figures are low for a young bull check the indexes and key profit traits for his sire and maternal grand-sire as these can also give a good indication of a bulls potential. Examine the size of his scrotum and testicles to ensure they are at

the correct size for his age. Inspect his legs and feet to avoid sickled/swollen hocks or other functionality problems that could affect him. Assess his body condition to ensure he is fit and ready for a busy breeding season. IMPORTANT EVENTS Teagasc National Collaborative Farming Conference Teagasc are hosting a National Collaborative Farming Conference in the Clonmel Park Hotel on Thursday April 4th commencing at 10.00 am .This conference will highlight how farmers can work together to their mutual benefit. The types of collaborative farming arrangements to be covered at this conference will include registered farm partnerships, contract rearing, dairy and other types of share farming. These collaborative arrangements provide real solutions to current issues on Irish farms including; skilled labour availability, reduced capital investment, improved lifestyle, increased scale and efficiency. All of which can lead to more profitable farming; better work life balance and help deliver on the ambitious targets in Food Harvest 2020. Teagasc 5 day New entrant to Dairying Training Workshop Milk quotas will be abolished on April 1st 2015 providing an opportunity for non-dairy farmers to develop a dairy enterprise where appropriate. In order to help those who have decided to get in to dairying Teagasc Waterford Kilkenny is running a 5 day New Entrant to Dairying Workshop.The topics covered during this workshop include; assembling a dairy herd, breeding and EBI, grassland management, herd health and financial planning. Each morning will be indoors discussing relevant topics and each afternoon will be spent on farm looking at the practical experience of recent new entrants. Timetable Days 1 & 2 Teagasc, Kells Road Kilkenny May 6th & 7th. Days 3 & 4 Teagasc, Shandon, Dungarvan June 25th & 26th. Day 5 Teagasc, Mullinavat July 10th. 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. each day. Cost: Teagasc clients €100; non clients €150. Book a place by Friday April 25th by phoning 058-41211.

National Collaborative Farming Conference TEAGASC are hosting a National Collaborative Farming Conference to encourage farmers to work together in formal business arrangements for their mutual benefit. The types of collaborative farming arrangements to be discussed include registered farm partnerships, contract rearing, dairy and other types of share

farming. The conference takes place on Thursday, 17 April, in the Clonmel Park Hotel, Co. Tipperary and will be attended by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Tom Hayes, TD. Conference highlights will include: • Update on CAP Reform, 25% topup payment for young farmers and other

special CAP Pillar II measures for farmers in partnerships • Update on new Farm Partnership Register • Farmer Experience: Laurence Sexton & Imelda Kinsella • Contract Rearing • Land Mobility Service • Developments on a New Dairy

Share Farming model for Ireland Speaking in advance of the event, Thomas Curran, Teagasc Farm Structures Specialist, encouraged farmers of all enterprises to attend. “Collaborative arrangements provide real solutions to current issues on Irish farms including; skilled labour availability, reduced capital investment,

improved lifestyle, increased scale and efficiency. All of which can lead to more profitable farming and a better work life balance.” The conference will commence at 10.00 a.m. sharp. All interested in attending are requested to confirm their attendance, by Monday, 14th April. R.S.V.P. to niamh.allen@teagasc.iel/025-42457.

TEAGASC/GLANBIA MONITOR FARM FOCUS Week Ending: 7th April, 2014 Milk Kg/Day Fat % Protein % Milk Solids/Day KG Meal KG/Cow/Day Average Farm Cover Cover Per Cow Pre Grazing Yield KG DM Demand KG DM HA Growth KG DM HA

Kilmacthomas, Waterford 28 4.35 3.40 2.17 3 895 271 1,950 42 47

Ballynoe, Cork 22.4 3.69 3.36 1.62 4 523 193 1,000 38 30

Comments:

Faha, Kilmacthomas, Waterford • 97% of cows calved. • Cows out day and night with some difficulty. • Feeding 3kgs of Meal/Cow/Day. • Spread ½ of farm with 2nd application 40 units of Pasture Sward per acre. • 80 Bulling heifers to be synchronised this Wednesday for bulling. • 1st 25 calves to go to grazing this week. • Bought 99,000 litres at 17 c/l in final milk quota exchange this week.

Conna, Ballynoe, Cork • Recording pre-service heats just twice a week, all cows tail painted red to start then painted green after bulling. • 2nd round of nitrogen done now – a bag & half of can. • All vaccinations done now and all the cows are calved.

Pictured joining the board of Agri Aware, the farming and agri-food educational body, are new board members Joe Parlon and Cormac Healy: (L-R) Joe Parlon, Irish Farmers Association; Bernard Donohoe, Chairman of Agri Aware; Dr. Vanessa Woods, Executive Director of Agri Aware and Cormac Healy, Director of Meat Industry Ireland.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Factories must recognise Spring lamb as a premium product ICSA Sheep Chairman Paul Brady has challenged Ireland’s sheep processors to immediately recognise spring lamb as a premium product which demands a higher price. Tight supplies are helping to keep hogget prices up, but new lamb coming onto the market is not

attracting any additional spend by factory buyers. Mr. Brady said “The fact that hoggets and new lambs are being quoted at or near the same price fails to take into account spring lamb as a top-quality premium product which consumers are willing to pay extra for. Once again we are looking

at a situation where sheep farmers are clearly not getting a fair price for their produce and ICSA is saying to the factories that this is simply unacceptable”. In addition, the Sheep Chairman also highlighted issues with weight restrictions being imposed by sheep meat processers on

spring lamb producers. At present processers are working on a weight limit of up to 24 kg for hogget meat. By contrast, premium spring lamb is being quoted with punitive limits set at 19 or 20kgs. He continued “I have real concerns that farmers will see no real benefit to

their hard work with early lambing and trying to intensively finish lamb early for Easter, at a much higher cost of production. If the factories fail to recognise the added value of spring lamb, then there is a real risk that this system of farming could be lost altogether”.

SPRATT ENGLISHTOWN, STRADBALLY For Sale by Private Treaty • Roadside Agricultural Holding, consisting of c.27 Acres • ESB available, private water. • Currently all in grass, (two fields) • Generous road frontage c.350 yards • Dungarvan Town, 9.6 km or 6 miles • Further details available from Agents Maps & further details from sole selling Agents

Cappoquin Macra Waterford Macra na Feirme MR. PERSONALITY The club would like to wish Donall McGrath the best of luck as he represents the club in the national finals of Mr. Personality. Mr. Personality will take place this weekend in the Springhill court hotel in Kilkenny city this Friday night and Saturday. It will be a great weekend and has been proven to be very enjoyable and entertaining from past experiences! Any one that would be interested in going contact Georgina on 087-2790615. VOLLEYBALL The Cappoquin Macra volleyball team will represent the club in the national

finals in Kilkenny this Sunday. The team will consist of three men and three women. Best of luck lads! INTERESTED IN JOINING If you are aged between 17-35, from the West Waterford area including Cappoquin, Lismore, Knockanore, Modeligo and Aglish and you’re looking for something fun and exciting to do, then join Cappoquin Macra where there is always something to do and many great social nights had! It’s a decision you won’t regret! Contact our Chairperson, Georgina on 087-2790615.

Beef round table a positive development for 10,000 families and the economy THE announcement by Minister Coveney that he will convene a round table of stakeholders for the beef sector is a positive development for the economy at large as well as the farming families in the sector according to Fine Gael Candidate for Ireland South, Simon Harris, T.D. “This is a very welcome move by the Minister with all the principal players in the sector getting together to address the challenges it faces and in mapping out a

way forward. “Over 10,000 farming families are involved in the beef sector but, as I have seen while travelling through Leinster and Munster, its health is integral to the health of the economy as a whole. As my colleague Mairead McGuinness has done, as MEP I will defend farming families and will co-ordinate positively with all stakeholders in the beef sector.”

MR. PERSONALITY All rounds lead to Kilkenny this weekend as Kilkenny Macra Na Feirme host the 9th annual Mr. Personality Festival in the Springhill Court Hotel on the 11th and 12th of April. Representing Waterford Macra this year is Donall McGrath who has been a Macra member for many years; participating in countless events and competitions and who is currently secretary of Cappoquin Macra. Donall

has been great to travel to events to support other members in their endeavours so we hope the county will be out in force during the festival. The very best of luck Donall and we hope you enjoy the experience! VOLLEYBALL Cappoquin Macra will be competing in the national finals of the volleyball competition taking place at the Mr. Personality festival this weekend also. Sign in is at ten on Sunday

Beef Genomics Scheme / Beef Data Programme THE Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, has announced an extension to the closing date for submission of applications under the 2014 Beef Genomics Scheme/Beef Data Programme. ‘I have decided to extend the closing date in order to give farmers additional time to complete and return the application forms’ the Minister said, noting that there is a single combined application form, with farmers having the option to use the one form to apply for one or both measures. It’s essential that farmers

appreciate that, if they wish to apply for the Beef Genomics Scheme, they MUST also apply for the Beef Data Programme. However, those wishing to only apply for the Beef Data Programme may do so using this form. The Minister added ‘Therefore, while the closing date for receipt of completed forms had initially been fixed for Friday, 4 April, I have decided to extend this by a further period, to Thursday, 17 April. I must emphasise, however, that there is no scope to extend this date further’.

Dungarvan Mart Report BULLOCK SECTION 5 Lim 421 kgs. made €1,040 each. 3 Her 491 kgs. made €1,050 each. 4 Sim. 421 kgs. made €1,000 each. 3 Bel.Blues 463 kgs. made €1,040 each. HEIFER SECTION 2 Lim. 295 kgs. made €715 each.

4 Her 451 kgs. made €850 each. 3 A.A. 423 kgs. made €830 each. 1 A.A. 430 kgs. made €860. DRY COWS 1 Her 685 kgs. made €950. 1 Lim. 725 kgs. made €1,030. 1 Char 555 kgs. made €900. 1 Fr. 695 kgs. made 890.

A. A. Heifers and Bullocks wanted for further feeding, also Herefords, 400 – 500 kgs. Continental Bulls 450 kgs. and over required for feeding also Fr. Bulls 400 kgs and over. Fr. Bull Calves wanted for export. All Enquiries to Dungarvan Mart. (05841611. Dairy Sale – Tomorrow

– Thursday, 10th April, 2014. To include 30 Maiden Heifers, 30 Calved Heifers, 15 In-Calf Cows. Sale at 12 noon Enquiries to Dungarvan Mart. 05841611. Special Entry for Monday next, 14th April, 2014 – 12 Spring Calving Suckler Cows with Charolais Calves at foot also Charolais Stock Bull (for a local producer).

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“LIOS AN UISCE” GRANGE, ARDMORE, CO. WATERFORD For Sale by Private Treaty LOT 1 – Well Maintained Thatched cottage + Traditional out offices standing on .06 Acre site. LOT 2 – 13 Acres of prime grassland well presented and farmed. LOT 3 – The entire. Ardmore Village 2.5 miles, Youghal 7.5 miles, Dungarvan 8 miles. Maps & further details from sole selling Agents.

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READER’S QUERIES Question: I have been farming 32 hectares of land and I purchased a further 10 hectares without entitlements earlier this year. Will I receive a payment on this extra land under the new payment regime? Can you please advise? Answer: If 32 hectares was the land area declared by you in 2013 it is then 32 entitlements you will have going forward as the lesser area of 2013 and 2015 is taken into account. As 30 hectares is the deadline on DAS payments for your area, the new land will not bring any additional payment under that scheme either. You can however purchase ten additional entitlements and use the additional land to draw them down in 2014 and these entitlements would be added to your pot for next year. The pot however will still be divided by 32 hectares as it will be the lesser area declared of the two years. You should also check out if purchasing entitlements how convergence

will affect the amount you receive annually as this could be substantial and may dictate the value of entitlements you might buy. I trust this will clear things up for you. Tip of the Week: The deadline for submission of single payment applications is Thursday, 15th of May, 2014. Make an appointment with your adviser at your earliest convenience to avoid delays.

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Ballyduff Upper country star teams up with John Hogan for Times Hotel gig CURRENTLY enjoying great airplay for ‘Old Love Lingers’, a brilliant original song written by BG Pollock from Belfast,West Waterford country star Lana Gibson is teaming up with ‘Mr Brown Eyes’, John Hogan for a great 3 hour dancing special at The Times Hotel, Tipperary, on this Sunday night, 13th April. Lana, who is a native of Ballyduff Upper, also enjoyed success with two debut promotional singles “Crazy Arms” and “Moving On”,

now has her own band on the road and is looking forward to the gala launch in Tipp town. She will, of course, be joined by country legend John Hogan who has a host of major hits to his credit including John has a host of hits to his credit including great songs like, “Brown Eyes", " Cottage In The Country", "My Feelings For You and "The Offaly Rover”. It promises to be a great night of dancing which kicks off at 9.30 p.m. sharp at The Times Hotel.

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Ballyduff Upper native Lana Gibson (aka Anne Marie O’Riordan) will team up with country legend John Hogan for a three hour dancing special at The Times Hotel, Tipperary, on this coming Sunday night.

Crossword

April 13 19 Aries March 20th April 19th

Taurus April 20th May 20th

Gemini ACROSS 1 Anagram of DANSEUSE (8) 5 Move house, especially in secrecy (4) 9 Tree usually growing on moist ground (5) 10 The depth of water needed to float a ship (7) 11 This Is _ _ , 1984 rock music mockumentary (6,3) 14 Abbreviation indicating that something has yet to be finalised (1,1,1) 15 The largest city in Maryland (9) 18 Pork-pie describes a kind of this (3) 19 Plant found on the Clangers planet (5,4) 20 Name shared by a London district and a Manchester United goalkeeper (7) 22 A person from Tashkent, for example (5) 24 Pocket (a ball in snooker) (4) 25 Fitting the requirements of a particular situation (8) DOWN 1 Thinly scattered (6) 2 Digital invention developed in 1995 (1,1,1) 3 Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 to 1993 (6,6) 4 Adjective that can be applied to people or some baked items (3) 6 Unit of nearly six million million miles (5,4) 7 Italian painter, a major figure in the 16th-century Venetian school (6) 8 _ _ Palace, in London, was originally built for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (7,5) 12 Flanked by (2,7) 13 The _ , the constellation and zodiacal sign Gemini (5) 16 _ positive and negative, terms relating to blood (6) 17 Call out disruptively at a public gathering (6) 21 The second person singular or plural pronoun (3) 23 American term used in addressing a man aggressively (3) SOLUTION

May 21st June 20th

Cancer June 21st July 22nd

Leo July 23rd August 22nd

Virgo August 23rd September 22nd

Libra September 23rd October 22nd

Scorpio October 23rd November 21st

OU VE tried your best lately to get a new project off the ground, and there are signs this week, that progress has been made. Enjoy the time you re spending you deserve a break.

AKE time out from your hectic schedule to concentrate on your friends and loved ones. If you ve neglected someone lately, they may not be prepared to help you in return.

MOVE of some description is on the horizon, so start planning now. It is a perfect opportunity to take stock of your life in all areas and make changes for the better.

OU RE always ready to lend an ear, offer advice or money but don t be afraid to ask others for their help. Calling in a debt or two could be a good idea this week.

OVERS are driving you round the twist this week and you re in no mood to be meddled with. Try and distance yourself from confrontation and spend time doing things you enjoy.

HAT have you forgotten that s important? Something is dwelling on your mind but you can t remember what or who it is. Concentrate on work issues and you may just remember.

ULKING can be a speciality of yours, but no one seems to be rising to the bait. Maybe you should try a different tactic to try and get what you want, it will be more effective.

PECIAL people will be in your thoughts this week, when you realise what a lot you ve got to be grateful for. Take the time to enjoy life and spend time with the folks that make it special.

Sagittarius

Capricorn

IGHT now you may feel like giving up on an ambition no matter how small. If people don t understand the pressure you re under, then you must speak out before it s too late.

N email or text has made you think fondly of

the past and the good times. Don t neglect the November present however, as someone s needs are more 22nd December 21st pressing, they ll appreciate a hand. December 22nd January 19th

Aquarius January 20th February 18th

Pisces February 19th March 19th

TART to pay attention to what a loved one is telling you as they have the intuition that maybe you lack at the moment. If in doubt ask a few friends what they think.

OU like to think that you ve got a heart of gold (most of the time!) but you ve started to avoid someone and their problem. Try to be honest with yourself about this situation.

MAY 1974, Oxford. Local lad Brian McNeil (Claflin), who works in the university’s audiovisual unit, is projecting archival research material to accompany a lecture delivered by paranormal psychology expert Joseph Coupland (Jared Harris). Would the young man be willing to film the professor’s potentially groundbreaking work with a profoundly disturbed woman named Jane Harper (Olivia Cooke, “Bates Motel”)? The treatment seems less than academically rigorous – for some reason, Jane is subjected to au courant hits such as Slade’s “Cum on Feel

the Noize” at deafening volumes – but an intrigued Brian agrees. After getting shut down by a nervous university establishment, Coupland’s pet project is happily relocated to more photogenic accommodations in a sprawling country estate. There, the professor, the cameraman and two romantically entangled students – Krissi (Erin Richards) and Harry (Rory Fleck-Byrne) – hunker down with traumatised Jane in a bid to monitor and extract her “negative brain energy.” “Cure one patient, we cure mankind,” declares a messianic Coupland.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Opens 16th April WE’VE always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of SpiderMan. It’s great to be Spider-Man. For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen. But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city.With the emergence of Electro, Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: The director, Marc Webb, does his part. Like his debut feature, the bittersweet romance “(500) Days of Summer,” Mr. Webb’s Spider-Man movie works only because he keeps the whole package, at least until the requisite final blowout, tethered to his two appealing leads. Both look too old for high school (Mr. Garfield turns 29 in August, and Ms. Stone hits the big 24 in November), but then so did the characters introduced by the pen-and-ink

legends Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1962. If the readers who embraced the squarelooking Peter Parker didn’t mind, maybe it was partly because this awkward outsider spoke to his times, having been bitten by a radioactive spider the same year the United States conducted 36 atmospheric nuclear weapon tests over the Pacific. Mr. Webb, wisely leaning on physical stunts and not just computer-generated imagery, exploits Peter’s metamorphosis for a few diverting, palpable sequences, including an extended scene in a desolate warehouse where, alone with his skateboard, he soars high, higher, highest. He also smashes an alarm clock on waking, accidentally snaps door handles off and snatches a fly live out of the air, a buzzy encounter that amusingly brings to mind Norman Bates. It’s too bad that Mr.Webb didn’t make more of Mr. Garfield’s reedy, bobbing-neck resemblance to Anthony Perkins. Like that psycho Norman, who says he wouldn’t hurt a fly, Peter is a divided soul (if nicer), but like Mr. Raimi’s bug boy, it takes him time to figure out who he is physically, metaphysically, existentially.

Upcoming Events to brighten our lives THERE are marvellous events in the coming weeks at the SGC. ‘Vikings’ live from the British Museum is a screening of a major exhibition of artefacts. The Vikings struck first in Ireland in 795 when they attacked Rathlin Island; a medieval historian wrote:- “There was an astonishing and awfully great oppression over all Erinn, throughout its breath, by powerful azure Norsemen, and by fierce hardhearted Danes”. I still regret that I was away for the Pompeii event in June 2013, also from the British Museum, with the wonderful historian, Mary Beard – by all accounts, it was superb. The ‘Vikings’ has Michael Wood, who has presented such a variety of programmes over the years on BBC Television. If ‘The Winter’s Tale’, on Monday, April 28th, at 7.15 p.m., is up to the recent

standards set by Covent Garden Ballet, it should be lovely. ‘King Lear’, with Simon Russell Beale, from the National Theatre, London, and ‘Henry 1V Part 1’ from the RSC, Stratford, on May 14th are both great plays from two of the world’s leading theatres – lovers of world-class theatre lovers won’t want to miss these screenings. And, oh joy unconfined, within five days in June, we have Mozart’s ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ (on the 12th, from London’s ENO) and Berlioz’ thrilling opera, ‘Benvenuto Cellini’ (the 17th, from Bologna). Berlioz’ ‘The Trojans’, which we saw at the SGC in 2013, is one of the most beautiful operas I’ve ever seen, hence I await ‘Cellini’ so eagerly. As to ‘Cosi ‘ – it’s a delightfully funny opera with some of the heavenliest music ever composed.

Across: 1 Sudanese, 5 Flit, 9 Alder, 10 Draught, 11 Spinal Tap, 14 TBA, 15 Baltimore, 18 Hat, 19 Music tree, 20 Stepney, 22 Uzbek, 24 Sink, 25 Suitable. Down: 1 Sparse, 2 DVD, 3 Norman Lamont, 4 Sad, 6 Light year, 7 Titian, 8 Hampton Court, 12 In between, 13 Twins, 16 Rhesus, 17 Heckle, 21 You, 23 Bub.

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Dungarvan Junior Musical Stage School

CIDER WASPS pictured recently outside the home of U2 frontman Bono while taking a break from recording their new single "Don't Waste Away" (l. to r.): Stephen Keating, Danny Dunford, Colin Drummy and Tommy Dunford.

Cider Wasps release single as part of work experience challenge WHEN 16 year old Danny Dunford, lead singer with Dungarvan Band CIDER WASPS, did his work experience with Waterford County Council Environment Department, little did he know that his final task from Ann Sullivan, Environmental Officer, would be to write a song about the environment. A mammoth task to most of us, but Danny saw this as a challenge and together with his brother Tommy (drummer) they set about putting lyrics and melodies and lead guitar was added by Stephen Keating and bass by Colin Drummy. The result “Don’t Waste Away” is an upbeat song about the planet looking to the world through the eyes of a teenager to save

it and not let it waste away. The CD covers sourced in New York are made from 100% recycled material and each cover Titles and Credits have been individually stamped in black ink as digital printing is not possible on recyclable paper. The song will be launched at the opening of West Waterford Festival of Food on Thursday, April 10th, at Dungarvan Civic Offices where CIDER WASPS will also play a live gig. A limited signed edition of 100 CDs with the Recycled Cover will be available for sale from Thursday, April 10th, at a cost of €5.00. CIDER WASPS will also play on Sunday, April 13th, in Grattan Square as part of the Food Festival.

DUNGARVAN Junior Musical Stage School would like to congratulate our students who on Monday last had the honour of performing live on stage with Gary Barlow at the 02 Arena Dublin in front of 14,000 people. It's a great honour for our Stage School and we would like to thank our Musical Director / Singing Teacher David Hayes who made this possible. David Hayes who joined our school last year was contacted by Gary Barlow's producers to put together a choir to perform on stage at the concert with Gary Barlow. Phoebe Dipple, Caoimhe O’Dwyer and Caoimhe Kiely were selected to represent our stage school and speaking before the concert the girls said they were very excited to perform the song on stage with Gary Barlow and couldn't wait to get on the stage in front of 14,000 excited fans. The girls performed the song written by Gary Barlow and went down great with the audience and they received a well deserved standing ovation from the huge crowd.There is a video clip of the girls performing on our Facebook page if you would like to see stunning performance. The stage school is currently in the middle of a

very busy term and we are working tirelessly at our classes getting our end of term production of ‘The Addams Family Musical’ ready to hit the stage for four nights in June of this year. We will have more details of this production in the near future. The Stage School is now in its fifth year and growing from strength to strength with each passing term. We cater for students aged between 4 and 17 and classes take place every Monday and Wednesday in St. Joseph’s School, Dungarvan. We will start a new term in August of this year and we are already taking names for new students to join us for the next term and it may seem a long way off but early booking is essential to secure your place for our next term as numbers are limited and always in demand. We have a strong emphasis on confidence building, making new friends and having fun while learning all the skills of the performing arts from the industries most talented and in demand professionals, skills that benefit students way and beyond the world of the stage and the rehearsal room. So if you like to sing, dance, act or you just like to have fun then Dungarvan and West Waterford’s premier stage school is the

Pictured are three of the students from Dungarvan Junior Musical Stage School who were selected to perform live on stage at the 02 Arena Dublin with Gary Barlow in front of 14,000 people. From left to right: Caoimhe Kiely, Phoebe Dipple and Caoimhe O’Dwyer. place for you. Once again we would like to say a huge well done to Phoebe, Caoimhe and Caoimhe for representing our stage school with such distinction both on and off the stage. It is a very proud time for all at the school and we say a huge thank you to you

and also your parents for all their help and assistance in making this possible. For more information on the school or to secure your place for our new term just call or text Brian or David on 087-2360330 and we will happily answer any queries that you might have.

May Concert to take place in Ballyduff Friday, May 2nd, 2014 at 8.30 p.m. BALLYDUFF Comhaltas are delighted to announce details of a very special concert to be held in Ballyduff on Friday, May 2nd, at 8.30 p.m. The branch are extremely fortunate to have such talented and distinguished musicians as Bobby Gardiner, Liam Flanagan, Tommy Fitzharris and Tomás Ó Gealbháin as teachers at their weekly classes, and now this impressive line up of artists will perform at a concert in Ballyduff. Bobby Gardiner needs no introduction, as he has been a major influence for many years, on the Irish music scene all over

Ireland. He is a renowned box and melodeon player. Liam Flanagan is a regular musician with the Booley House but he also plays fiddle with North Cregg and Danú as well as numerous other bands. Liam teaches fiddle and banjo at the weekly classes in Ballyduff. Tommy Fitzharris, a native of Co. Laois and now living in Clonmel, teaches flute, whistle and concertina at the Monday evening classes. Tommy has played in the Dónal Lunny group, Ciorras, and he is a tutor at the World Academy in the University of Limerick.

Tomás Ó Gealbháin is a very popular teacher of the button accordion at the Saturday morning class. Tomás has recently released a CD with Caoimhín & Seán Ó Fearghail, Lá ag ól uisce, an album of "beautifully crafted music" that has received much critical acclaim. Our dance teachers are second to none and have produced AllIreland Champions as well as World Champions. Thomas Hyland is our set dancing teacher and Michael Ryan with Ciara Flanagan teach Irish dance on Monday evenings. The concert will begin with

some members of our youth band, Sonas, who perform a lively and entertaining programme of music, song and dance. Sonas will be joined on the night by members of the Pléaracha group who recently competed in the Munster finals of this competition. Entry on the night will be €10 for adults and €5 for students/children.There will be a concession of €20 for families. Refreshments will be served at the interval. Further details and bookings for this event can be made to 086/8208242 or 087/6878613.

Sonas with music and dance teachers who will perform at the special teachers concert on May 2nd in Ballyduff.

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Cheltenham Gold Cup winning jockey Davy Russell (centre) pictured here with Declan and Seamus Prendergast at the official launch of the Ardmore St. Vincent de Paul organised event; Ireland’s largest 4x4 gathering, which will take place on Sunday, May 4th. More information on this can be found on the Facebook page of the same name or phone Joe 086-2577958 or John 087-2350211. [www.gomahony.com]

A FUN-filled day in aid of the local branch of St. Vincent de Paul will take place on May Bank Holiday Sunday, May 4th. This year the com-munity of the beautiful seaside village of Ardmore in Co. Waterford will come together in conjunction with Topaz/Clonmel Oil and raise funds for the St. Vincent de Paul Ardmore branch. This will be achieved by hosting a 4x4 Jeep Run from Ardmore through the surrounding scenic hinterland before returning to the village where all will enjoy music, BBQ and lively fun at the Round Tower Hotel. This event promises to be a great occasion and be you the owner of the most high-tech 2014 model or a unique

obscure model from the past, your jeep or 4x4 will be most welcome on the day! Registration for this will begin at 1.00 p.m. in the village, stewards will be on duty to direct you to the registration/parking areas. Follow this event on Facebook where competitions leading up to the event will be offering great prizes for interacting with the organisers on a social media level! Just head on over to Facebook and search for “Ireland’s Largest 4x4 Gathering” to find out more! For even more infor-mation on this, contact Joe on 0862577958 or John on 0872350211.

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MULDOON Irish Whiskey Liqueur is a drink with many applications. Simply served over ice, used as a luxurious Irish Coffee or as part of a cocktail Muldoon is perfect. It can also be used as a food ingredient for both savoury and sweet dishes. Pork Belly, also used for pulled pork, is very popular at the moment and the smooth, sweet flavour of Muldoon infuses the meat really well creating a great flavour balance while helping the texture. The Pork Belly needs to marinate overnight and really benefits from being slowly cooked the next day for about 3 hours. This recipe was created by Jenny Flynn, head chef at Faithlegg House Hotel and Country Club. For more sweet and savoury Muldoon dishes see www.Muldoonwhiskey.com or find us on Face Book at Muldoon Whiskey. INGREDIENTS 1.3 kg centre piece of pork belly (so it will cook evenly) 15 g fennel seeds 5 g sea salt 100 ml olive oil Carrots Celery Onions Bulb of garlic, skin on Fresh thyme 150ml Muldoon Irish Whiskey Liqueur PREPARING THE PORK BELLY Using a sharp knife, score the skin down to the meat, (but try not to cut into the meat). Cut the lines very close together (go across the skin).

Put the fennel seeds and the Maldon sea salt in a pestle and mortar and grind untill the seeds are smashed and mixed well with the salt. Rub the pork belly with Muldoon and ½ the fennel and salt seasoning mix. Cover and allow to marinate overnight. COOKING THE PORK BELLY Turn the oven to the highest point it will go Pat the skin side dry, this will help with the crackling. Sprinkle over ½ of the remaining fennel and salt mixture and rub in, pour over the oil and then add the last of the seed and salt mixture. Rub it vigourously into the skin so that everything gets in-between the score lines and down onto the meat. Wash the carrots and celery well, cut them into large 2 inch pieces. Wash the thyme and peel and cut the onions into large wedges. Place all the vegetables together with the whole garlic cloves into the base of a roasting tin. Sit the seasoned pork belly on top of the vegetables and place in the very hot oven for 10-15 minutes or until the skin of the belly starts to bubble and is golden brown. Turn the oven temperature down to 170°C/325°F/gas 3 and roast for 1.5 hours. Now carefully open the oven door and add the Muldoon Irish Whiskey Liqueur to the roasting tin. Close the door and continue cooking for 1 hour. Remove the meat carefully from the oven and test to see if it pulls apart

easily. If not put back in the oven until the meat is very tender. Remove from the oven and place the meat on a wooden board and allow it to rest. Remove the crackling from the top of the belly and break it up into pieces, set aside then pull the pork belly apart and enjoy with more vegetables and your choice of potatoes. Creamy mash is a favourite with this dish. (By pulling the pork belly apart this can also be made into a super pulled pork sandwich filling).

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Pat McGrath inducted into GAA Museum Hall of Fame

Pat McGrath County Waterford From 1970 to 1986 Club Mount Sion Throughout a 16 year senior Inter-County career, Pat McGrath was renowned for his skilful style of play and defensive exploits. Pat first lined out for the Waterford minors before being called into the senior panel in 1970. He made his senior inter-county debut in the 1971 Munster championship. As Déise captain, Pat led a young and spirited team to the county’s first U-21 Munster Hurling Final in 1974. Pat was instrumental on the day and Waterford claimed the coveted title by overcoming Clare 2-5 to 1-3. He enjoyed championship success at club level, winning seven Waterford senior titles with Mount Sion.

Waterford's Pat McGrath, who played Inter-County GAA from 1970 to 1986, was recently announced as an inductee into the GAA Museum Hall of Fame, at Croke Park, Dublin. [Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE]

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2014 Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps Update THE deadline for Cúl Camp coach applications is Friday, 18th April, 2014. Full details are with the application form. Applications can also be downloaded from www.waterfordgaa.ie Application forms for children to attend the camps are now ready and we have started to distribute to Primary Schools throughout the county. We hope to have application forms to all schools before Easter. The camp is open to boys and girls 6-13 in all clubs. If a child will be 6 in 2014 i.e. born in 2008 they can attend the camps. Anyone born in 2009 is too young to attend. A meeting for Club Coordinators will take place on Thursday, 17th April in Lawlor's 7-8 p.m. We would appeal to all club coordinators to attend this meeting. This is the only meeting club coordinators will be asked to attend. Cost of camps for 2014 is

same as recent years. €55 for 1st child, €45 for 2nd child from same family & €40 for additional children from same family. Online booking is now available on www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie. There is no online discount in 2014 In lieu of online discount every club that hosts a Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp will receive a club equipment pack containing 6 Footballs, 6 Sliotars, 12 bibs & 50 cones. The kit bags for this year will be county coloured meaning we will receive white/blue kit bags for all children attending Waterford camps in 2014. We will have the signage boards we used in 2013 again this year. Last year we placed these on roadsides, outside clubs etc., approx 2 weeks before camps and will do same again in 2014 for all camps.

We will be giving out kits again in 2014 to children booked in early to the camps. The provisional dates for this are Wednesday, June 11th, Fraher Field 6-7 p.m. and Thursday, June 12th, Walsh Park 6-7 p.m. We will confirm these dates asap. Clubs are reminded that it is not permissible to run club camps before the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps. Clubs must also apply to Waterford Coaching & Games for permission to run a club camp if desired which must take place 2 weeks or more after the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps. Any club running a camp in contravention of this will not be covered by insurance and anyone attending camps will not be coverd by GAA Player Insurance. If a club wishes to run a club camp after the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp please let me know as soon as possible.

Western Board Championship Previews

Divisional football championships kick-off this weekend THIS weekend will see the commencement of the Divisional football championships with three games down for decision in the Radley Engineering Intermediate grade. There will also be three matches in the Lawlors Hotel Junior (Premier) section. The honour of kicking off the football season will go to Tallow and Kilgobinet who meet at Cappoquin on Thursday evening. RADLEY ENGINEERING IFC Ballyduff -vSliabh gCua at Fraher Field on Saturday, April 12th at 7.30 p.m. Defending Divisional champions Ballyduff open the defence of their title on Saturday evening against the side they defeated in last year’s semi-final. The Reds came out on top in that game by a point, 2-8 to 1-10 in a contest that could have gone either way. Ballyduff will be without the injured Stephen Molumphy and Seamus Hannon who will be abroad for Saturday evening. While Sliabh gCua have lost the services of Michael Kiely for 2014. The outcome will be decided by which side has prepared the better for the game. Verdict - Ballyduff. Dungarvan -vNire at Colligan on Sunday, April 13th at 7 p.m. The Blues reached the semi-final stage last year but

seem to be very much focusing on the small ball this year. Nire will have played senior the previous evening. From reports it seems the Nire have put together a strong XV for intermediate this year and if they keep them together they could be in with a shout. Verdict - Nire. Ballinacourty -vGeraldines at Bushy Park on Sunday, April 13th at 7 p.m. ‘Courty will have played senior earlier in the day and the strength of their intermediate side will be determined by who they lose to the senior XV. Geraldines lost out to Ballyduff in last year’s final by seven points. When these sides met last year, Geraldines came out on top on a 2-7 to 0-9 scoreline. Should be a well contested game between two sides hoping to make a winning start to their respective campaign. Verdict - Geraldines. LAWLORS HOTEL PREMIER JFC Tallow -vKilgobinet at Cappoquin on Thursday, April 10th at 7.15 p.m. Tallow champions in 2012 were beaten at the quarterfinal stage last year. When those sides met last year, Tallow had a 1-15 to 1-6 win. Tallow should have a stronger XV than their opponents who have been hard hit in recent years by emigration. Verdict - Tallow.

Emmetts -vShamrocks at Cappoquin on Saturday, April 12th at 7.30 p.m. The reigning champions Emmetts begin the defence of their title at the Cornerstone venue on Saturday evening. This is a repeat of last year’s final which Emmetts won by ten points. Shamrocks were very disappointed with their performance in that final and will be determined to reverse the result here. Verdict - Emmetts An Sean Phobal -vModeligo at Bushy Park on Saturday, April 12th at 7.30 p.m. Old Parish lost out to Shamrocks at the quarterfinal stage last year while Modeligo reached the semifinal losing to the same opposition. When these sides met last year, Modeligo recorded a three point win. Both sides have played challenge matches in preparation for this game. It should be another close encounter. Verdict - Modeligo. RADLEY ENGINEERING IFC Ballyduff -vDungarvan at Ballyduff on Wednesday, April 16th at 7.30 p.m. The clash of the Reds and Blues will take place in Ballyduff on Wednesday of next week. Both will have played at the weekend. Preview next week.

Killian O'Reilly Cumann na mBunscol presents the winners plaque to Ballyduff Upper NS captain Lyndsey Casey after defeating Ballygunner in their Allianz Cumann na mBunscol County football Mini 7's final played in Walsh Park. [Maurice Hennebry]

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Minor hurlers are on the road again WATERFORD V CLARE IN CUSACK PARK Wednesday, April 9th at 6.30 p.m. A GOOD act is always hard to follow, they say, but time moves on and with last year’s All Ireland Minor Hurling victory now consigned to the history books, the class of 2014 set about their own journey this Wednesday night with a difficult away Munster Quarter Final Championship game against Clare. However, this year’s minor team have their own pedigree as they won the Tony Forristal Tournament in 2010 and they have some key players since last year most notably Shane Bennett, Colm Roche, Cormac Curran, Patrick Curran, Colin Gleeson and M. J. Sutton. This year’s Managament team is comprised of Derek Lyons (Dungarvan), John Treacy (Passage) from 2013 and Paul Keane (St. Mollerans) and they have been gearing their charges for today’s game since before Christmas. In fact, no stone has been left unturned to unearth the top minors in the County at the moment and some useful challenge matches have been played against other counties such as Limerick, Cork, Wexford, Kilkenny and most recently Dublin.

Despite all the preparation, though, the Deise team will not enter today’s game in an ideal situation as both Colm Roche and M. J. Sutton are definite absentees through injury while Cormac Curran, who excelled against Clare last year in the Fraher Field, is a serious injury worry. This trio would be serious defections from the Waterford line out and it will make a winning start in this year’s Championship all the more difficult. Shane Ryan (De La Salle) captains the Deise team. Both Counties have won the Munster title on four occasions with Clare last securing the cup in 2011 at our expense while Mount Sion’s Martin O’Neill last lifted it for us in Thurles in 2009. When the two teams met last in what was a play-off game at the Fraher Field the home team won by a resounding 4-18 to 1-10 but this should have little bearing on tonight’s encounter and it would be foolhardy in the extreme to believe it would. The Clare team have been preparing for this game, no doubt, since they left the Fraher Field eleven months ago and they will have plenty motivational reasons to reverse last year’s result this time around. The Banner are managed by Eamonn Fennessy, trained by Kenny Morrissey and their other two selectors are Alan Cunningham and Martin

Duggan. The winners of this game will play a semi-final on June 25th/26th against the winners of Tipperary and Munster Champions Limerick while the losers will meet the defeated team in the Cork v Kerry clash which is also being played this evening. This play-off game is scheduled for Wednesday, April 23rd or 30th. MATCH DETAILS Admission: Adult: £10, OAP and Student: £5, Under 16: Free. Match Referee: Johnny Ryan (Limerick). Drawn Match: Extra-Time will be played. WATERFORD TEAM Waterford will line out as follows: 1 Billy Nolan, Roanmore; 2 David Prendergast, Lismore; 3 Eddie Hayden, Ballygunner; 4 Darragh Lyons, Dungarvan; 5 Conor Prunty, Abbeyside; 6 Shane Bennett, Ballysaggart; 7 Shane Murray, Cappoquin; 8 Conor Gleeson, Fourmilewater; 9 Edmond O’Halloran, Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg; 10 Joe Allen, Dungarvan; 11 Cormac Curran, Brickey Rangers; 12 Shane Ryan (Capt.), De La Salle; 13 Peter Hogan, Ballygunner; 14 Patrick Curran, Dungarvan; 15 Andy Molumby, Cappoquin. Subs: Jordan Henley (Cois Bhride), Michael Cronin (Ardmore), Sean Hogan (Passage), Jack Mullaney (Stradbally), Aaron O’Sullivan (Cappoquin), Tony O’Brien (Roanmore), Eddie Meaney (De La Salle).

Lismore who defeated Ballygunner in their Allianz Cumann na mBunscol County Mini 7's hurling final played in Walsh Park. [Maurice Hennebry]

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ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROUND 7

Liam Ó Lonáin’s goal secures second league win for Déise footballers Waterford ……………...1-9; Carlow ………………... 0-9. PLAYED at the Fraher Field last Sunday afternoon, this was a typical end of league game with little at stake apart from the satisfaction of winning the tie itself. The teams were level at 12 to 0-5 at half-time and there was nothing between the teams throughout the second half until the home side took the lead in the 63rd minute via a point from effective sub Michael O’Gorman. Despite playing against the strong wind, Niall Carew’s charges looked the fitter side in the final ten minutes and in this regard alone they well deserved their win. There was a very small attendance at the game and Waterford support was noticeable mainly by its absence. Referee was Kerryman Sean De Seo but he didn’t endear himself to the Waterford camp, penalising them 29 times during the game compared to 12 for the visitors. The creditability and lifespan of the Black Card was once again brought into question as of the 41 frees awarded, not even one of the transgressors were awarded a ‘Black’ though their fouling occasionally came under its ruling. It was a very rewarding day for An Rinn’s Liam O Lonain, who finished the game with a total of 1-3 from play to his credit. He showed a welcome return to form here and his man of the match display will boost his confidence no end. His green flag came at the end of a brilliant team move in the 15th minute which started with the kick out from

Stephen Enright in the country end goal. O Lonain’s club team mate Lorcain O Corraoin enjoyed a notable debut here, impressing on the ball and kicking a fine point immediately after the only goal of the game. Playing with the strong wind in the first half, Waterford had a number of wides before Liam O Lonain placed Shane Briggs for the opening score in the sixth minute. Once again team captain Briggs was one of his side’s key players and his forward runs out of defence always threatened scores. Despite playing with the strong wind, the home team played forwards Brian Wall and Cillian O’Keeffe on their defence side of midfield for periods during the first half, which didn’t at all perturb the Carlow defenders. All of Carlow’s first half scores of 0-5 came from the free taking left boot of their number 13 Paul Broderick from Tinryland. His scores against the wind, including a 24th minute ‘45’ includes him as one of the best placed ball kickers at the Fraher Field in recent years. His first point came in the 8th minute to level the teams for the first of its four occasions. The game’s key score was recorded in the 15th minute when Stephen Enright’s kickout was played by Shane Briggs and Shane Ahearne to Liam O Lonain, who confidently struck a strong shot past Andy O’Brien in the town end goal. Lorcain O Corraoin’s point in the 16th point edged Waterford 1-2 to 0-1 in front but it was to be our last score for the remainder of the half and that was

for all of 21 minutes of play. Carlow finished the half much the stronger and their four unanswered points by Broderick looked to be sufficient to drive them on to victory in the second half with the backing of the ever present strong wind. Paul Broderick’s scores spanned the range of free kicks (2), a ‘45’ and a point from play as the teams went in at the break level at 1-2 to 0-5. The visitor’s take-over in the second half never materialised as Waterford upped their game from the very start with Liam O Lonain pointing after just 36 seconds while he had a second goal scoring opportunity one minute later. A Carlow effort in the 41st minute by wing back Jordan Lowry came off the upright but they had better luck one minute later when Paul Broderick kicked a superb free from outside the 45 metre line to level the teams for the third time. The Leinster side shot into the lead for the first time when a right footed free kick by Seamus Kinsella in the 45th minute made the score 0-7 to 1-3. This advantage was quickly neuterlised by Shane Ahearn from a Cillian O’Keeffe pass as Michael O’Gorman was introduced and he impressed in the final quarter for the home side. Carlow’s second point from play arrived in the 51st minute and Paul Broderick’s final score from a free in the 55th minute was indeed his team’s last score as Waterford kept them scoreless for the remaining 15 minutes of the game. Down by 0-9 to 1-4 the Déise men began to take over around

Waterford's Shane Aherne with the ball against Carlow's Jordan Lowry during their Allianz National Football league in Fraher Field, Dungarvan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] the field and they went on to score five unanswered points. J. J. Hutchinson started the dominance on the scoreboard with a 57th minute score followed by the leveller by Liam O Lonain five minutes later. The lead point came from a combination by second half subs Michael Curry and Michael O’Gorman, following which Shane Briggs made a vital blockdown on a Ronan O’Brien equalising effort. A 66th minute mistake in the Carlow defence gifted Shane Ahern a pointed free, followed by the rare occurrence of a missed free kick by Paul Broderick. J. J. Hutchinson brought a great save out of Andy

O’Brien in the 69th minute and the game’s final score aptly fell to Liam O Lonain from a Shane Ahern pass. Thus ended the team’s league campaign which resulted in wins against Leitrim and Carlow, a draw with Tipperary, who have qualified for the league final and defeats at the hands of Clare, Antrim, London and Wicklow. Waterford’s next competitive match will be against Clare in the Munster championship. Waterford’s Top Three: Liam O Lonain, Shane Briggs, Shane Ahern. Carlow’s Top Three: Paul Broderick, Shane Mernagh, David Bambrick. Observer’s Man of the Match: Liam O Lonain.

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Waterford's Liam O Lonain with the ball against Carlow's Shane Mernagh during their Allianz [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] National Football league in Fraher Field, Dungarvan.

* Waterford deserved the win. * Free match programmes * Very little Waterford support. * Liam O Lonain back in form. * Waterford played better against strong wind. * Kilrossanty and St. Pats featured in half times GO-GAMES.

Number of Scorers: Waterford 6. Carlow 3. Scores from Play: Waterford 1-8. Carlow 0-2. ALLIANZ FL DIVISION 4 p w d l diff. pts. Tipperary 7 5 1 1 54 11

Clare Wicklow Leitrim Waterford Antrim London Carlow

7 7 7 7 7 7 7

5 5 4 2 2 1 1

1 1 38 11 0 2 20 10 1 2 5 9 1 4 -28 5 0 5 7 4 1 5 -38 3 1 5 -58 3

Match Statistics Waterford Goals Points Wides First Half 1 2 6 Second Half 0 7 4 Full-time 1 9 10 Carlow Goals Points Wides First Half 0 5 4 Second Half 0 4 2 Full-time 0 9 6

‘45 0 0 0 45 1 0 1

Frees for Cards 5 2Y 7 0 12 2Y Frees for Cards 16 1Y 13 0 29 1Y

SCORERS AND TEAMS Scorers: Waterford: L. O Lionain 1-3, S. Ahearne 0-2, S. Briggs, L. O Corraoin, J. J. Hutchinson, M. O’Gorman (0-1) each. Carlow: P. Broderick 0-7, C. Coughlan, S. Kinsella (0-1) each. Waterford: S. Enright; D. Crowley, T. O’Gorman, K. Connery; O. Keevers, S. Briggs, T. O hUallachain; W. Hutchinson, T. Prendergast; L. O Corraoin, L O Lonain, C. O’Keeffe; J. J. Hutchinson, S. Ahearne, B. Wall. Subs: M. O’Gorman for W. Hutchinson; M. Curry for O Corraoin; D. Hallahan for Prendergast. Carlow: A. O’Brien; B. J. Molloy, S. Mernagh, G. Power; J. Lowry, D. St Ledger, B. Kavanagh; D. Bambrick, H. Gahan; R. O’Brien, C. Moran, M. Meaney; P. Broderick, C. Coughlan, S. Kinsella. Subs: D. Foley for Moran; W. Minchin for Meaney; C. Nolan for Lowry; S. Doyle for O’Brien. Referee: S. Joy (Kerry).

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Waterford GAA Results Note: The winning team is displayed first Tony Kirwan Plant Hire Tony Kirwan Plant Hire East Intermediate Football Championship Group 1: Bunmahon 4-13; Mt. Sion 1-3 Tony Kirwan Plant Hire East Intermediate Football Championship Group 2: Portlaw 1-9; St Molleran's 0-7 J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Division One: Stradbally 1-21; Ballinacourty 1-10 CFL - Phelan Cup - Group 1: St Saviour's 0-8; Stradbally 1-4 Ballinacourty 0-14; Kilrossanty 0-8 Ardmore 0-10; De La Salle 0-9 CFL - Phelan Cup - Group 2: An Rinn 0-9; Ballinameela 0-9 Rathgormack 0-12; The Nire 2-5 John Cullinane Plant Hire Eastern Premier Junior Football Championship: Erin’s Own 3-8; Ferrybank 0-4 Roanmore 1-13; Ballyduff Lower 2-7 Kill 4-17; Naomh Pól 0-1 John Cullinane Plant Hire Eastern Junior Football Championship

Intermediate Attached: Portlaw W/O Kilmacthomas John J. Murphy East U-21 A Football Championship: De La Salle 4-5; Roanmore 1-7 Tony Kirwan Plant Hire Eastern Football League: Newtown 1-8; Portlaw 0-10 Div 1 Waterford GAA Dublin Supporters Club: Ballinacourty 6-7; Ardmore 0-3 Div 2 Group 1 Waterford GAA Dublin Supporters Club: An Ghaeltacht 4-7; Micheal MacCraith Tramore 2-9 An Ghaeltacht 5-17; Ballyduff Lower 3-6 Div 2 Group 2 Waterford GAA Dublin Supporters Club: St Patrick's W/O Portlaw Brickey Rangers 2-8; St Patrick's 3-5 Brickey Rangers W/O Roanmore Div 3 Waterford GAA Dublin Supporters Club: Stradbally W/O Cappoquin Affane -

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FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER William Barron’s Success Rate: 12 Forecasts. Correct: 9. Incorrect: 3. Success Rate: 75%. This Week’s Forecaster: Neil Moore (Abbeyside/ Ballinacourty). Senior Football (6 Games): An Rinn, Ballinacourty, Kilrossanty, Stradbally, Nire, St. Saviours. Munster Minor Hurling: (2 Games): Waterford, Cork. Munster U-21 Football Final: Cork. Western Intermediate Football: (3 Games): Ballyduff, Ballinacourty, Nire. Western Junior Football: (3 Games): Modeligo, Tallow, Emmetts. To Date: 134 Forecasts: 82 Correct. 48 Incorrect. 4 Drawn. Success Rate: 61.1%. Leading Forecasters: Shane Flavin (Ballinameela) and William Barron (Ardmore). Both 75%.

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Teams of Times Gone By Year: 1962. Team: Waterford under 21 football team. Opposition: Cork. Date: July 22nd. Venue: Cork Athletic Grounds, Referee: D. O Conaill (Tiobrad Arainn). J. Colbert (St. Declans); V. O’Connor (John Mitchels), C. Nolan (De La Salle), J. Beresford (Finnure); M. Morrissey (Gaultier), J. O’Brien’s (Michael McGraths), N. Walsh (Kilrossanty); J.O’Byrne (Dungarvan), P. O’Flynn (Kilrossanty); P. Duggan (Kill), R. O’Connor (John Mitchels), J. Martin (Gaultier); P. Ryan (Dungarvan), M. Regan (Kill), J. Landers (Geraldines); Subs: E. Halpin (Rathgormack), M. Tobin (Geraldines), M. Dowling (Erins Own), F. Hallinan (St. Declans ), T. Walsh (Kilrossanty), S. Power (Michael McGraths ).

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Waterford County Camogie

Waterford Under 16 B retains Munster title Waterford …………….1-11; Cork ……………………0-5. AFTER the postponement of the original fixture, Waterford Under 16 travelled to Leahy Park, Cashel, to take on Cork in the Munster Final on the 30th March last. While weather/underfoot conditions were not ideal for camogie the game got underway with Waterford first on the scoreboard after a goal mouth scramble resulting in Anne Corcoran finishing to the net. This was quickly followed up by a point from Kate McGrath. Cork were unable to deal with Waterford's pace and struggled to take a foothold in the game, in defence Waterford's halfback line of Caoimhe Drohan, Courtney Healy and Saoirse Bonnar were well on top with some excellent defending. The midfield pairing of Megan Dunford and Siebal Harney were also to the fore as they supplied fast ball into the forward line. As the game progressed Waterford's work rate in the forward line resulted in player of the match Beth Carton slotting over five frees to extend their lead. Waterford had another goal chance as Captain Aisling Power cut through the Cork defence but her goal bound shot edged over the crossbar. It was 23 minutes in before Cork managed to register their first score from Kate Kilcommins, with Nora O'Riordain scoring a point from a free. Waterford headed for the dressing room at half time leading Waterford 1-9 Cork 0-2. Waterford made one change at half time with Sally Browne replacing Niamh Murphy at corner forward. The second half saw Cork come out with more fight in them as they tried to take momentum away from Waterford aided by the breeze. Waterford's defence particularly the full back line of Sinéad O'Brien, Laura Murray and Aoife Shanahan were now under increasing pressure which resulted in Rachel McNamara slotting over a pointed free. It was all Cork for the next 15 minutes, but the goals they desperately needed didn't arrive as Waterford's defence worked tirelessly. Cork were awarded two more frees and were dually pointed by Nora O'Riordan that was as good as it got for Cork, with De La Salle's Beth Carton slotting over two frees after Waterford's Sally Brown and Kate McMahon were fouled. During the course of the second half Waterford used their bench effevtively with Roisin Uniacke replacing Kate McGrath and Chloe Dempsey replacing Sibeal Harney. Waterford retain their Munster title and now start preparing for the first round of the All Ireland championship where they will again face Cork this time at home on the 29th June. Waterford: Brianna O'Regan

Charlotte Raher on the attack. (De La Salle), Sinéad O'Brien (Cappoquin), Laura Murray (Cappoquin), Aoife Shanahan (Butlerstown), Caoimhe Drohan (De La Salle), Courtney Healy (De La Salle), Saoirse Bonner (St Annes), Megan Dunford (Brickey Rangers), Sibeal Harney (St Annes), Kate McGrath 0-1 (Brickey Rangers) Beth Carton 09 (De La Salle), Aisling Power 01 (Capt) (Cappoquin), Niamh Murphy (De La Salle), Kate McMahon (Butlerstown), Anne Corcoran 1-0 (Gaultier), Clodagh Galvin (Cappoquin), Sinead Cunnighan (Gaultier), Roisin Uniacke (Cappoquin), Collette Hogan (De La Salle), Taylor Healy (De La Salle), Rachel McDonald (St Annes), Sharon Williams (Lismore), Saoirse English (Tramore), Catherine Murray (Dungarvan), Roisin Oates (Ferrybank), Sally Brown (Butlerstown), Chloe Dempsey (De La Salle), Ellen Curran (Lismore).

IRISH DAILY STAR DIVISION 2 LEAGUE MATCH REPORT Conceding early scores and clinical accuracy of Cork's Jessica Hennigham from placed balls meant that Waterford lost their final league match of the 2014 campaign. In far from ideal camogie playing conditions, Waterford lost the match on a score of 1-6 to Cork's 1-13. As early as the first minute of play Waterford were a goal down when Maeve Calahane placed the ball into the Waterford net which was quickly followed by an Amanda O'Regan point from play. With less than 2 minutes played we were trailing by 11 and it was not until 10 minutes in to the game that Waterford had their first score when Nicola Morrissey fired over after receiving the ball from Karen Kelly. Cork responded with two Jessica Hennighan frees before we scored our second point when Karen Kelly fired over following a foul on Shona Curran. Midway through the first half Cork extended their lead when Jessica Hennighan fired over another

placed ball followed quickly by a Maeve Cahalane point from play. We scored our final point of the first half when Nicola Morrissey fired over her second point of the match but that is not to say that we could have improved our scored except for some fine Cork defense when goal scoring chances were smothered out. Cork finished the half with two more scores, another placed ball from Jessica Hennighan and another point from hurley of Maeve Cahalane. At the halfway point the score store at Waterford 0-3 to Cork's 1-7. The start of the second half started the same way when another free was conceded and fired over before Charlotte Raher scored out first point of the second half followed shortly after with a Jennie Simpson goal when she was first to react and slot the ball into the net after a ball was fired into the goalmouth area. Another goal chance followed when a powerful run and shot on goal by Shona Curran was saved and dealt with by the Cork defence. Karen Kelly then scored our next two scores, the first when she fired in a free that rebounded off the upright and found it's way back to her and she fired over. The second point was well worked between Valerie O'Brien when she laid the ball back to Karen who fired over. Every time we scored Cork replied with a Jessica Hennigham frees and 45. Waterford conceded 6 points in the second half, four from frees and a 45 and only one point was scored from play and Jessica Hennighan scoring 10 of Cork's points. Although this match sees the end of Waterford's league campaign, we can now look forward to the Munster Championship which is scheduled to be played on May 5th against Tipperary.

The Waterford team were: Clara Hogan, Shauna Prendergast, Fiona Morrissey, Claire Whyte, Deirdre Nugent, Shauna Kiernan, Mairead Murphy, Nicola Morrissey (0-02), Trisha Jackman, Karen Kelly (0-03), Shona Curran, Sinead Cummins, Valerie O’Brien, Jenny Simpson (1-0), Zoe O’Donoghue, Becky Kavanagh, Emma Hannon, Pauline Cunningham, Laura Buckley, Charolette Raher (001), Lorraine Bray, Niamh Rockett SENIOR LEAGUE This past week saw one match been played in Group 2 of the Senior league. Portlaw played Cappoquin and Portlaw won the match by 3-6 to 0-5. A big step up for Portlaw this year after winning the Junior championship in their first year but they seem capable of playing against more established clubs and getting results. MINORS Waterford Minors faced a fancied Limerick team on Saturday last in Fraher field but came out the eventual winners on a score of 3-4 to 0-8 and now face Clare in the Munster Shield final. Date to be confirmed. U-14s Waterford U-14 Development Squad played their second challenge match of the year, this time against Kilkenny at Ferrybank GAA grounds last Sunday morning. It proved a hugely beneficial work-out for both teams and was very competitive throughout. The skill levels and competitiveness demonstrated by each team even at this early stage of the year bodes well for each squad as they participate in their respective blitzes. A special thanks to Shane Ahearne and Ferrybank GAA for the use of their grounds and the Kilkenny squad for making the journey on a wet and windy morning.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

GAA

Gaelic Jottings NHL semis double bill THE Gaelic Grounds, Limerick will host a double header Allianz National Hurling league semi-final programme on Sunday, April 20th. At 2.00 p.m. it’s Kilkenny v Galway, followed by the meeting of Clare and Tipperary at 4.00 p.m. Common-sense has prevailed by staging the two games at the one venue unlike the quarter-finals which were played at four different venues at the same time. TG4 will televise both games.

Munster MFC ON Wednesday evening next i.e. April 16th Waterford will take on Tipperary in the quarter-final of the Electric Ireland Munster minor football championship. The game will be played in Fraher Field at 7.00 p.m. The winners will advance to the provincial semi-final while the losers will be in a play-off on April 30th.

County Board meeting The April monthly meeting of the County adult GAA Board will take place on Monday night next 14th inst. in Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan, at 7.30 p.m.

Munster U-21 FC Final AT Pairc Ui Rinn on this evening (Wednesday) at 8.00 p.m. Cork and Tipperary will meet in the Cadbury’s Munster u-21 FC final. This has the makings of a cracking contest with the Rebels bidding to win their fourth Provincial title in-a-row and their ninth in eleven seasons. Tipperary were AllIreland minor champions three years ago having defeated Cork in the Munster final.

Ardmore meet in Fraher Field at 8.00 p.m. Elsewhere in Group 1 Ballinacourty play Rathgormack at the Shandon Road venue on Sunday at 3.30 p.m., while at 7.00 p.m. on the same day it’s the local derby meeting of An Rinn and Clashmore/Kinsalebeg. In Group 2, there is a double header at Walsh Park on Sunday afternoon. The 2013 intermediate champions De La Salle return to senior ranks and take on city rivals St. Saviours, followed by Stradbally and Gaultier at 3.30 p.m. The other game in the group is Nire v Ballinameela in Fraher Field at 2.00 p.m Wins for Ballinacourty, Clashmore, Kilrossanty, Stradbally, Nire and De La Salle? Round 2 will be played the following weekend and the fixtures are: Group 1: Ballinacourty v Ardmore Rathgormack v Clashmore/Kinsalebeg Kilrossanty v An Rinn Group 2: Stradbally v De La Salle Gaultier v Ballinameela St. Saviours v Nire

GAA Courses A DUAL Foundation Course will start on April 23rd at 7 p.m. in Ardmore Hall. The remaining nights for the Course are April 30th and May 7th. The Child Protection Awareness Workshop which is the Fourth night will commence on May 14th in Ardmore at 7 p.m. All four nights are compulsory. Anybody who needs to do a Foundation Course can you please contact Michelle Power by Friday, April 11th. Also if anyone who has missed previous Child Protection Courses they are more than welcome to attend Ardmore on May 14th as no more courses will run again until September.

Walk-overs

WHEN Dublin minor hurlers enter the 2014 championship arena there will be a strong Waterford connection. Their team manager is none other than Patrick Fanning from Mount Sion, son of the late former GAA President Padraig O Fainin. The Dubs were visitors to Carriganore recently where they played the Déise who emerged victorious on a 2-13 to a 0-16 scoreline. Another member of the Fanning family namely Pauric, who was a county SH selector for a number of years, is coach and trainer with the Bride Rovers senior hurling team in East Cork.

IT HAS to be a cause of great concern to all involved that to date a total of 14 walk-overs have been conceded in the 2014 County minor football championship. In some cases, teams have travelled to the opponents venue to discover that the home side were unable to field. It is disappointing to see such a high number of walk-overs in this grade but it is not the first year that this has happened. What are the reasons for the walkovers being conceded? Is it a lack of interest in the championship? Is it the travel involved? i.e. teams from either end of the county having to travel to their opponents; Is it the time of the year that the championship is being played? Is a solution that the championship revert back to being run on a Divisional basis as it was previously. The current situation has to be seriously looked at by County C.C.C.C. before the commencement of the 2015 championship.

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Kieran’s win Croke Cup

THIS weekend will see the commencement of the J. J. Kavanagh and Sons County Senior football with six games down for decision. Action gets underway on Friday evening when Kilrossanty and

ST. KIERAN’S, Kilkenny are the 2014 Croke Cup All-Ireland Colleges SH (A) champions after their 2-16 to 0-13 victory over Kilkenny CBS at Nowlan Park on Saturday last. Colaiste Phobal,

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Killian O'Reilly Cumann na mBunscol presents the cup to Lismore captain Carach Daly after defeating Ballygunner in their Allianz Cumann na mBunscol County hurling Mini 7's final played in Walsh Park. [Maurice Hennebry] Roscrea won the ‘B’ title when they proved too strong for Cross and Passion School, Ballycastle winning by 2-16 to 0-10.

Scór na bPaisti CAPPOQUIN Community Centre was packed to capacity for the Scór na bPaisti finals on Saturday night last. The attendance were treated to an excellent night’s entertainment by the 150 children who went on stage. There were a total of 14 clubs from the West Division represented. It is a pity that only one club from the East Division participated in the earlier rounds namely Passage. The standard of competition in all categories was of the highest standard and it is to be hoped that these competitors will go on to participate in Scor na nOg 2015. An excellent Fear A Ti was Michael O Drislain, while the winners were presented with their medals by Liam O Laocha, National Chairman Coiste Scor, John Jackson, Treasurer Western GAA Board and Tomas O Cadhla, Cultural Officer, Waterford County GAA Board. Well done to the organising committee on a great night.

Munster MHC THIS evening, Wednesday, Waterford Minor Hurlers play Clare in Ennis in the opening round of the Provincial MHC, compliments to team manager Derek Lyons and his co-selectors for announcing the team on Sunday in time for publication in the local media. Injury has ruled out Shane Roche (Shamrocks), M. J. Sutton (Ferrybank) and Sean Clancy (Clonea) for the game. The squad have prepared well for the game and will include seven of last year’s panel in their starting XV. They have played a number of challenge games in the buildup to this evening’s game. We wish all involved the best of luck in their first step to retaining the All-Ireland title.

Go Games BOYS and girls in the U-8 and U-10 age groups from St. Patrick’s and Kilrossanty played football Go Games exhibition matches in Fraher Field on Sunday last at half-time in the Waterford v. Carlow national league game.

Record number of subs WHEN Cork played Laois in a recent ladies football league at C.I.T. the Rebels introduced a total of 17 substitutes during the course of the game. Eleven subs were introduced in the opening half and a further six were brought on in the second period. This surely must be a record number of changes during the course of what was an official fixture. Cork won the game on a 3-198 to 0-4 having led by 1-11 to 0-3 at the break.

East U-21 FC DE LA Salle have advanced to the East U-21 (A) FC final following their 4-5 to 1-7 semi-final replay win over Roanmore. They will now play Rathgormack in the Divisional final with St. Olivers awaiting the winners in the county decider.

National Football League WATERFORD completed their league campaign with a 1-9 to 0-9 win over Carlow in Fraher Field on Sunday last. The sides were level 1-2 to 0-5, at halftime, the goal coming from Liam O Lonain on the quarter hour. The pairings for the semi-finals in Division 1 as well as the other three finals have now been finalised as follows: Division 1: Semi-finals - Cork v.

Dublin; Derry v. Mayo. Relegated - Kildare and Westmeath. Both semi-finals will be played in Croke Park next Sunday with the final on April 27th. Division 2 - Final - Donegal v. Monaghan. Relegated - Armagh and Louth. Division 3 - Final - Cavan v. Roscommon. Relegated - Longford and Offaly. Division 4 - Final - Clare v. Tipperary. All 4 finals will be played in Croke Park on April 26th and 27th.

On Injured List WE extend best wishes for a speedy recovery to Paul Whyte (Kilrossanty) who is currently on the injured list and will miss his club’s two opening games in the county SFC.

Scór na Seachtaine LIAM O Lonain’s goal for Waterford in the 15th minute of their NFL game against Carlow at the Fraher Field last Sunday.

GAA Beo Saturday: All-Ireland Colleges Senior Football ‘A’ Final. Sunday: Allianz National Football League Division 1 Semi Finals: Cork v Dublin. Derry v Mayo. Laochra Gael series is finished.

Sympathy SINCERE sympathy is extended to Noel Kirwan, Chairman, Rathgormack GAA club on the death of his mother Anne. Sympathy also to Noel’s brothers and sisters and Anne’s sister and extended family on their loss. May she rest in peace.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

JJ KAVANAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Senior football championship gets underway this weekend GROUP 1 FRIDAY, APRIL 11th KILROSSANTY V ARDMORE at the Fraher Field at 8 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 13th BALLINACOURTY V RATHGORMACK at the Fraher Field at 3.30 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 13th AN RINN V CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG at The Fraher Field at 7 p.m. THE fields may not be ready for a season of championship games with all the inclement weather and usage that they have endured recently but, one way or another, the Senior Championships get underway in the County this weekend with a total of six Senior Football games, four in the Fraher Field and a further two at the city venue in Walsh Park down for decision. Before a ball is kicked, Group 1 looks to be the more difficult of the two Groups to qualify from with all the teams seeing themselves with being in with a reasonable chance of making the quarter Finals. On the other hand, Stradbally and Nire will be the only two clubs with a favourites tag attached to them to progress beyond the league stages in Group 2 with Gaultier, Ballinameela, St. Saviours and last year’s Intermediate Champions, De La Salle all on a par to claim one of the remaining two qualifying places. When the dust has settled on the championship year, come next October, it is difficult to see anything other than a seventh title for local side Ballinacourty as they are currently both a seasoned and successful side and they also have a number of good young players coming on line from their recent under age teams. Helping their cause will be the fact that their main

rivals Stradbally and Nire look to be heading into a transition period while the rest of the pack seem to be that little off the pace for the current year that is 2014. However, the championship always throws up a few surprises and hopefully this will be the case again this year to keep patrons entertained throughout the year. GROUP 1 KILROSSANTY V ARDMORE Both these sides will have been unhappy with their championship progress in 2013 with Kilrossanty not making further inroads into the top four while Ardmore had to battle relegation worries throughout. This is a very important tie for both clubs even though it is coming so early in the championship and a defeat for either side will face them in the direction of the bottom of the table from which it will be difficult to rise. For Kilrossanty, in particular, it would be a very negative result and the thoughts of this should be a motivating factor to get them over the line. County player Paul Whyte will be an absentee here due to a hamstring injury and his loss will be sorely missed by the Comeragh club. Ardmore are one of the only two duel Senior clubs in Group 1 and as they are Intermediate hurling champions from 2013, their commitments and preparation for

GROUP 2 SUNDAY, APRIL 13th NIRE V BALLINAMEELA at the Fraher Field at 2 p.m. SUNDAY APRIL 13th ST. SAVIOURS V DE LA SALLE at Walsh Park at 2 p.m. SUNDAY APRIL 13th STRADBALLY V GAULTIER at Walsh Park at 3.30 p.m. both codes will be equal, it would seem, throughout the year. They will be striving to maintain their Senior Hurling status in their first year back at the top table while if they get two points in this game it will go a distance in maintaining their Senior football status. First two games in 2013: Kilrossanty 2-13; St Saviours 0-2. Clashmore /Kinsalebeg 0-7; Ardmore 0-3. Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 2-9; Kilrossanty 1-8. Ardmore 0-13; Gaultier 3-4. RESULT: Draw. BALLINACOURTY V RATHGORMACK You won’t be getting generous odds on a win for the Champions here, or in any of their games this year. Mindful of their defeat to Rathgormack in a first round game in 2012, ‘Courty had a decisive win in the corresponding game last year and they should follow suit on Sunday, the question is will it resemble that 2013 scoreline of 2-15 to 0-7. Rathgormack beat Ballinacourty well in last year’s County under 21 Final at the Fraher Field under lights but the promise shown there may not reveal itself at Senior level for another few years. They will, however be hoping to close last year’s scoreline difference and this may be the best they will get out of this game. Ballinacourty were ultra

consistant from day 1 in 2013 and they were undefeated until they played Crathloe from Clare in the Semi final of the Munster Championship. This consistency rewarded them with a very successful year and they will be striving to get this year’s championship off to a similar start. First two games in 2013: Ballinameela 1-9; Rathgormack 0-7. Ballinacourty 1-9; An Rinn 0-9. Ballinacourty 2-15; Rathgormack 0-7. RESULT: Ballinacourty. AN RINN V CLASHMORE/ KINSALEBEG But for An Rinn’s heavy defeat by Stradbally in last year’s County Semi Final, 2013 would have been remembered as a hugely successful year for the Gaeltacht team. It took away from the progress made but overall An Rinn are a team on the up and they well deserved their place in last year’s top four. Key player Donie Breathnach missed the tail end of last year and he still has injury worries which may be a major factor in the destination of this initial set of league points. Paco Curran is with the team again this year and they have prepared well for this game. An Rinn set a standard for themselves last year and, no doubt, they will be eager to

maintain that again this season. Clashmore/Kinsalebeg is another team whose progress has been good at Senior level and they will also see themselves as a top four side. This game has the potential to be the best tie of the first round and it will more than likely house the largest attendance of the weekend at the Fraher Field. Clashmore won their first two games in last year’s championship and they are capable of getting a good start again this time around. They are a seasoned outfit at this stage and they are favoured, in our view, to win out here, especially if An Rinn are not at full strength. They will not be targeting a qualifying spot alone as surely a place in the semi finals will be on their list of things to do. First two games in 2013: Ballinacourty 1-9; An Rinn 0-9. Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg 0-7; Ardmore 1-3. An Rinn 0-11; Brickeys 1-6. Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 2-9; Kilrossanty 1-8. RESULT Clashmore/Kinsalebeg. GROUP 2 STRADBALLY V GAULTIER Gaultier survived in Senior ranks last year with a 2-13 to 2-9 win over Brickeys in the Relegation play-off game but they look like a side that will be occupied this way each championship season. They are doing a lot of valuable work at Juvenile level in recent years and they possess a good footballing tradition but they find themselves in arguably the more difficult group in the championship. When the sides met at the same venue and at the same stage of the championbship in 2013, the Reds had a con-

vincing 2-16 to 1-2 victory and they will be favoured to win again on Sunday. Stradbally were forerunners in the championship from an early stage in 2013 but they will be far from happy with their display in the County Final against rivals Ballinacourty. The Reds convincing display against An Rinn in the semi-final didn’t do them any favours in their preparation for the final and they will be striving to get back on track this year. They weren’t tested in all their games up to the final last year while 2014 will tell if they are a team heading into a transition period. First two games in 2013: Stradbally 2-16, Gaultier 1-2. Stradbally 3-17, St. Saviours 1-10. Gaultier 3-4, Ardmore 0-13. RESULT: Stradbally. NIRE V BALLINAMEELA Nire are another team that won’t be happy with the way their championship year finished in 2013 and the manner of their defeat to eventual County champions, Ballinacourty, in the semifinal. They will be fancied to win this game but Ballinameela are not a team to be taken lightly as on their day, they can be a match for most teams. Both sides will feature players who played in the recent Western Under 21 Final which went to extra time and with their St. Olivers contingent currently preparing for the County final, Ballinameela will be well prepared for this tie. By drawing with An Rinn in Bushy Park last September, Ballinameela both retained their Senior status and qualified for the Quarter-Finals, where they went under to Stradbally by 1-13 to 1-3. Nire are the more

experienced outfit at Senior level though and they will be favourites to claim the two points here. First two games in 2013: Nire 2-10, Brickeys 0-6. Nire 1-16, Ballinameela 0-6. Ballinameela 1-9, Rathgormack 0-7. RESULT: Nire. ST. SAVIOURS V DE LA SALLE We may be not be on the same line of thinking as most regarding St. Saviours but they may not be the perennial relegation play off participants for much longer. They are an organised outfit and if they can get some points on the league table early on they are capable of winning a quarter Final spot. There are a number of teams in this Group that they are capable of beating and they can start this Sunday in Walsh Park when they play 2013 Intermediate Champions De La Salle. Saviours gave Ballinacourty one of their best games last year before going down by 0-14 to 1-5 at the Quarter Final stages. De La Salle are in the envious position that they have separate football and hurling panels. The city side were easy winners of their County Final last year and they will see this Sunday’s tie as a game that they can take two league points from. However, there is a difference between both grades, naturally, and it will be a surprise if they get their Senior debut off to a winning start here. First two games in 2013: Kilrossanty 1-13, St. Saviours 0-2. Stradbally 3-17, St. Saviours 1-10. RESULT: St. Saviours.

Western GAA Board Fixtures Thursday, 10th April Lawlors Hotel Junior Football Premier: Tallow V Kilgobinet at Cappoquin 7 pm Saturday, 12th April Radley Engineering Intermediate Football Sliabh gCua V Ballyduff at Fraher Field 7 pm Lawlors Hotel Junior Football Premier: Modeligo V An Sean Phobal at Bushy Park 7.30 pm

Emmetts V Shamrocks at Cappoquin 7.30 pm Sunday, 13th April Radley Engineering Intermediate Football: Geraldines V Ballinacourty at Bushy Park 7 pm Nire V Dungarvan at Colligan 7 pm

New York Hurling Club honours their victorious 1959 team THE Waterford Hurling Club of New York, which is reformed this year, honoured its Junior Championship winning Hurling team of 1959 at a gala evening in Gaelic Park last month. A special informative booklet was published to honour the occasion. Also in attendance were special guests Kevin Daly, captain of the 2013 All-Ireland winning Minor hurling team along with his mother Joanne, while Dave and Kay Long from Dungarvan also made the journey to meet up with their friends from their own time in New York in the 1960’s. Brickey clubman Colin Whelan, who is now back in New York working is the new Vice Chairman of the Waterford club and the full

list of officers is as follows: Chairman: Tom Fahy. Vice Chair: Colin Whelan. Treasurers: John Phelan and Michael Prendergast. Secretaries: Maura Bermingham and Sean Prendergast. PRO: Leigh Mulhearne. Delegates to Gaelic Park: Tom Fahey and John Coughlan. Proxies: JoJo O’Sullivan and Denny Fahey.

Many of the winning Waterford team in the1959 New York championship were present at the function and Tomas O’Mara and Dan Desmond made the journey especially from Ireland to be there. The full list of players from ’59 is Joe Flynn, John Coleman, Sean Power, Jimmy Power, John Phelan, Mike Prendergast, Hillary Kelly, Ambrose O’Connell, Pat Nugent, Mike Mason, Dan Desmond, Tomas O’Mara, Jimmy Gleeson, Al Flynn and Tom Scarry.

Killian O'Reilly Cumann na mBunscol presents the winners plaque to Lismore captain Tomas Nugent after defeating Holy Cross in [Maurice Hennebry] their Allianz Cumann na mBunscol County Mini 7's football final played in Walsh Park.

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GAA League Tables J. J. KAVANAGH & SONS MINOR FOOTBALL DIVISION ONE P W D L FOR AGST DIFF. PTS. The Nire 6 4 0 2 93 46 47 8 Ballinacourty 6 4 0 2 75 61 14 8 Dungarvan 6 4 0 2 68 56 12 8 De La Salle 6 3 0 3 73 78 -5 6 Stradbally 6 3 0 3 120 76 44 6 Gaultier GAA Club 5 2 0 3 42 70 -28 4 Brickey Rangers 6 2 0 4 54 73 -19 4 Tramore 5 1 0 4 21 86 -65 2

Ballinacourty Ardmore St Saviour's Kilrossanty Stradbally De La Salle

CFL - PHELAN CUP - GROUP 1 P W D L FOR AGST. DIFF. PTS. 2 2 0 0 37 15 22 4 2 2 0 0 23 21 2 4 2 1 0 1 20 20 0 2 2 1 0 1 22 24 -2 2 2 0 0 2 17 22 -5 0 2 0 0 2 16 33 -17 0

CFL - PHELAN CUP - GROUP 2 P W D L FOR AGST DIFF. PTS. Rathgormack 2 2 0 0 25 19 6 4 The Nire 2 1 0 1 26 23 3 2 Clashmore Kinsalebeg 1 1 0 0 15 13 2 2 Ballinameela 2 0 1 1 22 24 -2 1 An Rinn 2 0 1 1 17 22 -5 1 Gaultier GAA Club 1 0 0 1 11 15 -4 0 DIV 1 WATERFORD U-16 GAA DUBLIN SUPPORTERS CLUB P W D L FOR AGST. DIFF. PTS. The Nire 3 3 0 0 59 19 40 6 Dungarvan 2 2 0 0 35 15 20 4 Ballinacourty 4 2 0 2 63 45 18 4 Gaultier GAA Club 1 1 0 0 32 9 23 2 De La Salle 3 1 0 2 19 49 -30 2 Gaultier GAA Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Nire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Carthages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dungarvan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 De La Salle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Carthages 2 0 0 2 5 19 -14 0 Ardmore 3 0 0 3 11 68 -57 0 DIV 2 GROUP 1 WATERFORD GAA DUBLIN SUPPORTERS CLUB P W D L FOR AGST. DIFF. PTS. St. Oliver's 4 3 0 1 37 32 5 6 An Ghaeltacht 3 2 0 1 68 48 20 4 Rathgormack 2 2 0 0 10 4 6 4 Ballyduff Lower 4 2 0 2 25 46 -21 4 Tramore 1 1 0 0 14 10 4 2 St Mary's Juvenile 3 1 0 2 19 29 -10 2 Cois Bhride 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 St. Oliver's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rathgormack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tramore 1 0 0 1 15 19 -4 0 DIV 2 GROUP 2 WATERFORD GAA DUBLIN SUPPORTERS CLUB P W D L FOR AGST. DIFF. PTS. Clashmore Kinsalebeg 4 4 0 0 42 26 16 8 St Saviour's 3 3 0 0 16 4 12 6 St Patrick's 4 2 1 1 24 37 -13 5 Brickey Rangers 5 2 1 2 34 49 -15 5 Roanmore 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Portlaw 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 DIV 3 WATERFORD GAA DUBLIN SUPPORTERS CLUB P W D L FOR AGST. DIF PTS. Na Gaeil 4 4 0 0 54 19 35 8 St Mollerans 3 2 0 1 10 33 -23 4 Stradbally 4 2 0 2 31 34 -3 4 Kilrossanty 2 1 0 1 7 11 -4 2 Ballyduff Upper 2 1 0 1 8 13 -5 2 Cappoquin Affane 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

Lismore who defeated Holy Cross in their Allianz Cumann na mBunscol County Mini 7's football final played in Walsh Park.

[Maurice Hennebry]

SFL PHELAN CUP

Ballinacourty always in control Ballinacourty ………...0-14; Kilrossanty …………… 0-8. COUNTY champions Ballinacourty despite missing five of last year’s county final line-up were always in control against a Kilrossanty outfit also missing the services of the inter county players and Paul whyte due to injury. Despite being played in very bad underfoot conditions both teams played some nice football with Mark Ferncombe playing on the forty the standout player kicking six points from play. Kilrossantys Joey Veale kept his side in touch with five points from from their total of eight. Half-time had Ballinacourty leading six points to three but they pulled away in the second half running out comfortable winners fourteen points to eight. On the evidence here Ballinacourty have a very strong panel of players and

will take serious stopping in search of a 2nd tittle in-a-row while Kilrossanty will have to step up considerably if they are to overcome Ardmore next weekend. Kilrossanty: Darren Mulhearne, Killian Whelan, Mark Prendergast, Seamus Veale, Mikey Kirwan, Niall Walsh, David Power (0-1), Conor Doyle, Eoin Cummins, Paul Keating, Joey Veale (0-5) (1p 3f, 1 45), Willie Brazil, Bobby Power, Alan Quinn, Shane Delahunty (0-1). Subs: Michael Walsh (0-1) for Bobby Power; Pa Whyte for Killian Whelan; Eoin Houlihan for Alan Quinn. Ballinacourty: Richie Ryan, Ross Dunford, Ronan Sheehan, Nicky Dee, Brian Looby, Sean O’Hare, Mark Gorman, Martin Lavan, Michael O’Halloran (0-2), John Power (0-1), Mark Ferncombe (0-6), Mark Fives, Shane O’Donavan, Jason O’Brien (0-1), Patrick Hurney (0-4). Sub: Gary Hurney for Pudge Hurney BLACK CARD Referee: Martin Curran.

RATHGORMACK BEATS NIRE Rathgormack ………..0-12; Nire …………………..... 2-5. RATHGORMACK recorded their second win in this year’s County Senior Football League with a 0-1 lead over Nire last week end. County under 21 player Gavin Nugent was their leading scorer with 0-7 while further contributions on the scoreboard came from Michael Curry 0-2, Jason Gleeson, Jason Curry and Stephen Kirwan 0-1 each. Goals by Shane Ryan and David Prendergast kept Nire in touch over the hour but they were over reliant on Ryan who contributed 1-5 of his team’s total. Rathgormack: Brendan Crotty, Billy Power, Tony Power, Mikey Crotty; Ger Kirwan, Cathal Crowch, Brendan Behan; Conor Walsh, Michael Curry; Jamie Kirwan, Liam Walsh, Jason Curry; Jason Gleeson, Gavin Nugent,

Stephen Kirwan. Nire: Pa Horkin; Justin Walsh, John Paul Fitzgerald, Jack Guiry; Gearoid Hearne, Michael Moore, Darren Guiry; Maurice O’Gorman, Michael O’Grady; Shane Ryan, Pa Meehan, Kenneth Brazil; Oliver O’Grady, Keith Guiry, David Prendergast. Subs: Sean McGrath, Sean Ryan, Shane Mullen.

SHARE OF THE SPOILS AT PAIRC UI SHIOTHCHAIN An Rinn ………………..0-9; Ballinameela ………….. 0-9. BOTH teams picked up their first league point in this year’s Phelan Cup competition at the An Rinn venue last Friday evening. An Rinn were beaten by Rathgormack in their first outing while Ballinameela went down to local rivals Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg so the one point earned here by both teams may be of little value overall. An Rinn: Odhran O hUallachain; Deaglan O hArta,

Darach Breathnach, Shane O Cuirrin; Tadhg O Cuirrin, Cathal O Cuirrin, Noel O Murchadha; Eoghan Breathnach, Ciaran O Manachain; Fearghal O Cuirrin, Ferdia O hAodha, amie De Baruin; Fearghal O Ceallaigh, Billy Breathnach, Padraig O Murchadha. Subs: Tomas O Cadhla, Ray O Ceallaigh, Cian O Fathaigh, Lucas O Cuirrin. Ballinameela: Paul Curran; Kealan Looby, Michael Walsh, Shane McGovern; Shane Flavin, Kevin Phelan, John Harrington; Brian Phelan, Kevin Phelan; Cian Culloo, Lorcan Looby, Tom Curran; Michael Kiely, Jim Curran, Jason Morrissey. Subs: Aidan Ahearne, Tom Kiely, Donagh Looby, Robbie McCarthy, Mikey Phelan, Christopher Troy, Darren Mulcahy. Referee: Tommy O’Sullivan (Affane).

OTHER RESULTS St. Saviours beat a weakened Stradbally team by 0-8 to 1-4 and Ardmore defeated De La Salle by a similar margin on a scoreline of 0-10 to 0-9.

J. J. KAVANAGH MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Stradbally victory opens up Division 1 Stradbally ……………1-21; Ballinacourty ………. 1-10. THE cosy cartel at the top of Division 1 in the J. J. Kavanagh Minor Football Championship were joined by Stradbally last week following their convincing 0-11 win over neighbours Ballinacourty at the Burgery Grounds. A defeat for the Reds would have all but ended their interests in this year’s title hunt but they maintained their recent high scoring tally in games here to bring them up to six points on the league table. Stradbally led by 1-9 to 14 at half-time with their goal coming from the boot of Robert Finn who also popped over 0-2 while five other players raised white flags, including Stephen Keane who contributed 0-3.

Stephen Cliffe goaled for the home team with points from Conor McCarthy, Eoghan Dwyer, Jamie Joyce and Mikey Coleman keeping the home team someway in touch at half-time. However, The Reds were relentless in their point scoring after the break, recording a further 0-12 from a variety of players and most notably Michael Sweeney who is proving to be one of the top footballers in the entire championship this year. Ballinacourty suffered two second half black cards which didn’t help their cause here but despite their defeat they are still placed second on the league table with four teams to qualify for the semifinals. Stradbally: Martin Roche; Jack Navin, Ciaran Cusack,

Nicky Power; Ger Crowley, Darren McKukian, Michael Aherne; Daniel Weldon, Jack Mullaney; Robert Finn, Michael Sweeney, Thomas Shaw Hamilton; Sean Barry, Paul Tobin, Stephen Keane. Subs: Mark Walsh, Alex Pollock, Cormac Gough. Ballinacourty: Kevin Dwane; Conor Brennan, Ronan Mansfield, Conor McCarthy; Ruairi Conway, John Elsted, Cormac Dwyer; Conor Prunty, Eoghan Dwyer; Stephen Cliffe, Jack Duggan, Conor McCarthy; Anthony Fitzgerald, Jamie Joyce, Mikey Coleman. Subs: Ben Mulligan, Darragh Smith, Eoin Kiely, Laurence Power. Referee: John Condon (An Rinn).

Ballyduff Upper NS who defeated Holy Cross in their Allianz Cumann na mBunscol County Mini 7's football final played in Walsh Park. [Maurice Hennebry]

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TV3 will no longer broadcast GAA Championship matches TV3 has confirmed that it will no longer be broadcasting live GAA Championship matches. Expressing disappointment at the outcome of a recent GAA tender for Media Rights, TV3’s Director of Broadcasting Niall Cogley said “TV3 has been proud to broadcast the GAA Championship free to viewers throughout the country over the past six years. TV3 made a very commercial bid

1884 Comóradh an Chéad Triocha Bliain 2014 130th Anniversary of the founding of the GAA “Extract from the Waterford Year Book 1984”

for the next three years but this appears to have been superseded by the GAA’s preference for a pay television strategy.” “While this was obviously not our choice, it leaves TV3 in a better position to secure other sports properties to sit alongside our prime-time Champions League coverage. We hope to be in a position to make announcements in this regard in the near future.”

Enjoying the Ballysaggart GAA Club's Victory Social in the Park Hotel were Jim McHugh and Johnny Lonergan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Tallow Senior Hurling Champions 1984. Back row left to right: C. Curley, P. Murphy, P. Daly, K. Ryan (Capt.), T. O’Donoghue, F. Ryan, M. Beecher, L. O’Brien. Front row left to right: J. McDonald, S. Treacy, P. Curley, E. Curley, T. Sheehan, M. Curley, J. Geary.

From the files of the Dungarvan Observer - 50 years ago - Saturday, 14th March, 1964 – By John A. Murphy

Kerry march on - but Waterford lost nothing in defeat their faces, and the enthusiasm with which the Decies went about their task had the fair sized attendance urging them on incessantly for long periods. Having won the toss, Kerry elected to play with the strong breeze in the opening half. They took up the running instantly, and scarcely had a minute elapsed before Bernie O’Callaghan pointed a fortyyard free. With their very next attack Mick Fleming floated over a perfect centre which Tom Long brilliantly fielded, and almost with the one movement slammed the ball past Peter Crotty. The apparent rout was underway, or so we thought, and when the Kingdom stretched their lead to eight points without reply, complete annihilation seemed Waterford’s only fate. Then in the 17th minute came the score of the game, a brilliantly manoeuvered goal by Tommy Kirwan that quite obviously shattered Kerry complacency. Gaining possession near goal, he flatfooted three defenders before belting a great ball past a helpless Seamus Fitzgerald.

Seconds later the same player pointed a 14 yard free and the fat was well and truly in the fire. Even when Kerry led by 1-10 to 1-3 at the interval, the game was not the cut and dried affair that one anticipated it to be.The Kerrymen had played with a very stong breeze in those opening thirty minutes, and a seven point lead was by no means an unassailable one under the prevailing circumstances.

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an interval replacement, blazed wide of an open goalmouth, and an almost certain goal was lost. But there was no restraining the fury of Waterford’s attacks at this stage, and when Tommy Joe Harty’s fist connected with a high centre, goalkeeper Fitzgerald was again picking the ball from his rigging. Now only four points separated the sides, and Waterford, backed by the wind, were displaying new

Tommy Kirwan, who accounted for half his side’s total, led the Kerrymen a merry dance whenever he gained possession

But if that first moiety had been an entertaining one, it bore little resemblance to the third quarter thrills that emanated in abundance from the game, and had the crowd frenziedly roaring on the Decies. Seconds after the restart Mick Regan, who was

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Kerry …………………1-21; Waterford ……………...2-6. THERE was no sensational result at Clonmel on Sunday last. But if Kerry were undisputably deserving winners in the National football league quarter-final against gallant Waterford they were surely pressed for the greater portion of the hour and were somewhat flattered by the decisiveness of their final winning margin. It was undoubtedly one of Waterford’s most distinguished hours for many a long day. True, the Kerrymen seldom looked in real danger of defeat, but it was only in the final quarter that they finally succeeded in shaking off the resolute and determined Déise men. Kerry, of course, looked and in fact were, the polished performers. There fielding, as is traditional with all Kingdom sides, was truly impeccable, whilst their fantastic twentyone points tally speaks volumes for the accuracy of their attack. And yet they were not presented with a trouble free passage to the semi-final stage. Waterford doggedly threw the challenge literally in

found confidence. At the three-quarter stage there was still only that quartet of minors in it. Then it was however, that Kerry took a firm and decisive grip on the exchanges. They relentlessly piled on the pressure on the Déise posts, and

in an effort to repel the tide of battle the defence conceded countless frees that proved fatal with a marksman like O’Connell on the scene. The Valentia star unerringly placed the ball between the uprights from almost impossible angles, and his pin-point accuracy put the issue well beyond doubt in that final quarter. Whilst Kerry ran out decisive winners in the end, it was not one of their most impressive performances. They found it exceedingly difficult to cast off the Waterford challenge, and looked a somewhat worried side in those moments immediately after the interval. The star was, as in the past, the immaculately-fielding O’Connell, whose marksman- ship was the feature of a faultless display. In defence they were best served by Ger D. O’Connor, Seamus Murphy and Tim Lyons. Pat Griffin, although prone to over-usage, age the better of there midfielders, where Mick Fleming never struck his best form. In attack, the irrepressible O’Connell judiciously fed his

colleagues, and scoring chances were snapped up by Bernie O’Callaghan, Mick O’Dwyer and Frank O’Leary. The biggest surprise to Kerry supporters must have been the ease with which Mark Dingley outfielded Tom Long who seems to have completely lost his sparkle of twelve months ago. MANY STARS There were many stars on a Waterford side that lost no caste in defeat. Goalkeeper Peter Crotty made no mistakes, and had no chance of preventing Kerry’s lone goal. All three full-backs defended stoutly, but I was particularly impressed by Paddy Carlton and Mark Dingley. Dingley had the better of matters with Tom Long, while Carlton held teenage star Denis O’Sullivan scoreless over the hour. The half-line of Connolly, O’Brien and Noel Walsh fared well early on, but were eventually over-run by the dangerous Kerry half-forward trio. Tom Walsh gave a fine midfield display. Little fault can be found with the attack, whose tally of

2-6 against the much vaunted Kingdom defenders was a notable feat in itself. Tommy Kirwan, who accounted for half his side’s total, led the Kerrymen a merry dance whenever he gained possession and was undoubtedly the star of the sector. Jimmy Hewitt and Tommy Joe Harty, both of whom had spasms at midfield also had their moments of prominence in attack, as had Monty Guiry, Freddie O’Brien and Justin Spratt. Scorers – Kerry: M. O’Connell (0-8), M. O’Dwyer (0-5), B. O’Callaghan (0-5), F. O’Leary (0-3), T. Long (1-0). Waterford: T. Kirwan (1-3), T. Harty (1-0), F. O’Brien, M. Regan and M. O’Brien (0-1 each). Kerry: S. Fitzgerald; P. Donoghue, N. Sheehy, T. Lyons; J. Coffey, S. Murphy, J. O’Connor; M. Fleming, P. Griffin; B. O’Callaghan, M. O’Dwyer, M. O’Connell; F. Leary, T. Long, D. O’Sullivan. Waterford: P. Crotty; P. Carlton, M. Quigley, M. Tobin; M. Connolly, J. O’Brien, N. Walsh; T. Harty, D. Walsh; T. Riordan, M. Guiry, J. Spratt; J. Hughes, F. O’Brien, T. Kirwan. Sub: M. Regan for T. Riordan. Referee: D. O’Connell (Tipperary).

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Waterford Ladies Football

Waterford well beaten by Armagh IN the final game of the league section played in Ardmore, Waterford Intermediate ladies team were well defeated by a very strong and cohesive outfit from Armagh. This was a top of the table clash with the winners topping the group but in reality it turned into an exhibition of football from the Orchard county girls, once they had weathered the early Déise storm. Waterford started brightly and had the opening score of the match, a well taken goal from Linda Wall after only 36 seconds. Midfielder Caroline O’Hanlon opened Armagh’s account in the second minute and this was followed with three points in a row from Lauren Mc Conville and Finnuala McKenna to leave Armagh ahead by one after 12 minutes. Michelle Ryan equalised with a pointed free in the 16th minute but the Armagh scoring machine was in operation again with three points, followed by a goal the first of her three in the afternoon by half forward Siobhan Mackle. Waterford responded well to this body blow with a probing run by Elaine power and a good pass to Aileen Wall who scored a Waterford point to leave the half time score Armagh 1-7 to Waterford’s 1-2. Waterford had the benefit of the elements for the second half but it started off disastrously for the Deise girls with Siobhan Mackle cutting through and scoring a goal after only 2 minutes. Margaret revins had a good effort from over 50 yards out tail just wide in the 3rd minute before Linda Wall popped over a point after Liz Devine hit the post in the 4th minute. Caroline O’Hanlon kicked two wonderful points in the 8th and 10th minutes respectively and the game was over as a contest when Aoife McCoy got Armagh’s third

goal in the 12th minute. Michelle Ryan kicked a good point in the 14th minute and Aimee Jordan made a wonderful save a minute later but that was a s good as it got for a tiring Waterford side. Goals from Marian McGuinness a penalty by Caroline O’Hanlon from the penalty spot and a second from Aoife McCoy put Armagh totally in the driving seat, the only reply being a pointed free scored by substitute Hannah Landers in the final minute to leave Armagh very comfortable winners on the final score line 6-11 to 1-5. This was a tough day at the office for Waterford against the hot favourites for the Division 3 title and a team who ran All Ireland senior champions Cork so close in last year’s championship. All star Caroline O’Hanlon was supreme at midfield for Armagh and their forward line caused so many problems for the Waterford defence. For the Waterford girls the next outing is a semi-final clash in three weeks time against Leitrim. Waterford were well beaten but manager Pat O’Brien can take a number of positives from the game. Liz Devine is settling well into life in the senior grade as is Megan O’Connor, Linda Wall showed up well as did her sister Mairead. Shona Curran played well when she came on as a sub and Hannah Landers made a return today from injury. Waterford lined out as follows: Aimee Jordan, Nora Dunphy, Ciara Dunphy, Mary Foley, Louise Ryan, Karen McGrath, Megan O’Connor, Michelle McGrath, Elaine Power, Linda Wall (1-1), Michelle Ryan (0-2), Mairead Wall, Aileen Wall (0-1), Margaret Revins, Liz Devine. Subs Used: Shona Curran, Hannah Landers (01), Shauna Dunphy, Aisling Hahessey and Amy Whelan.

MINORS RECORD A HUGE WIN OVER CLARE On Wednesday night last our Minor team easily over came the girls from the Banner county on the score line Waterford 8-14 to Clare’s 0-1. Clare were very much understrength and were forces to make six changes in personnel to that named in the programme right from the very start it was obvious that there was only going to be one team in it and points from Liz Devine, Jessica Glavin, Lauren McGregor, Mairead Power and Katie Hayes along with a well struck goal from Lauren McGregor left Waterford in a good position at half time leading by one goal and ten points with Clare having yet to score. In the second half Clare visibly tired from their efforts in the first half and the Waterford forwards took over and scored at will. Goals from Aoife Dunne 2, Alice Hahessey 2, Shauna Dunphy 2, and Liz Devine coupled with points from Liz Devine, Geraldine Power and Jessica Glavin ensured a comprehensive win for the Deise over a Banner team that never gave up trying. Luck was not on their side and the only reward for their hard efforts was a Chloe Moloney point late on. For Waterford it was a good win but the next task is against the hot favourites for the title Cork. The panel are playing well and are gelling well as a unit. Waterford had some great performers all over the field Megan O’Connor and Clodagh Keane in the back line, Mairead Power in midfield and Aoife Dunne, Shauna Dunphy, Liz Devine and Lauren McGregor in the forwards all showed well. It was great to see Caoimhe McGrath back from injury and giving an exhibition of football at centre back.

Lismore Camogie Club ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONS CELEBRATORY SOCIAL All-Ireland Champions Victory Social Bank Holiday Sunday, May 4th in Lismore House Hotel at 7.30 pm, 3 course meal, medal presentation by WLR's Kevin Casey, music by "Sound Affair" followed by disco with DJ Martin, Bar Extension. Tickets €25 can be bought from Breda (086) 1081510, Ciara, (087) 2923002, Geraldine (087) 6289595 Una (087) 2415998 or Mary (086) 3326128. This is strictly a ticket event only first come first served. DVD A DVD of the All Ireland Final (Sponsored by Pat Denn) is now available, please contact Geraldine (087) 6289595 or Mary (086) 3326128 for those who

ordered one and are also on sale from McGrath’s Butchers from Monday, 7th April, €10. Joe Dolphin on camera and Jimmy O’Gorman on commentary who did a great job capturing a historic day for the lismore camogie club including interviews and the homecoming of this great occasion. Also, captured on the day were our younger members who played at half time in the mini-games. COUNTY SENIOR LEAGUE The Senior League Game Lismore V Butlerstown which was re-arranged to be played last Sunday did not take place once again due to the Waterford Intermediate Camogie game Waterford V Cork. Hopefully this game will be re-arranged for a future date. The girls are pencilled down to play Cappoquin on

this Friday evening to play Cappoquin in Cappoquin. Please keep an eye on the camogie facebook page in case of any changes. U-14 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP The Lismore U-14 team have been in training over the past 4 weeks in preparation for their County Championship which commences on Tuesday, April 15th where they will play away to Portlaw. Our U-12's will play in their first game of the 2014 GoGames blitz in Cappoquin on Saturday, 12th of April Our younger members from Junior and Senior Infants are invited to play in an exhibition game in Lismore Castle Gardens on Saurday, April 12th at 2 pm as part of the Castle Arts Spring Garden series.

Enjoying the Ballysaggart GAA Club's Victory Social in the Park Hotel were Sean Lonergan, Kayne Cunningham, Shane Meagher and Colum Lonergan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

GAA Media Rights 2014-2017 …

Sky Sports obtains exclusive rights to fourteen GAA championship matches THE GAA is pleased to confirm details of its TV and radio broadcast rights to cover the period 2014-2017. Within Ireland, a total of 45 Provincial and All-Ireland championship matches will be broadcast live on television annually for the next three years: a total of 31 games will be shown by RTÉ (as per the last contract) and 14 by Sky Sports. The 31 championship games to be televised by RTÉ include the All-Ireland finals and semi-finals in both codes, the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals, and two of the four All-Ireland football quarter-finals. RTÉ have also secured the rights to all six Provincial championship finals, while the remainder of the 31 games to be shown live on RTE are a mixture of provincial championship and qualifier games. Ulster championship games covered by RTÉ, including the Provincial football final, will also be broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland. Sky Sports has obtained exclusive Island of Ireland

rights to 14 championship games. These consist of eight Saturday evening matches in the All-Ireland qualifiers, two All-Ireland football championship quarter-finals, and two Saturday evening and two Sunday Provincial championship games. In addition to these 14 games, Sky Sports will also broadcast live the AllIreland hurling and football semi-finals and finals, thus making 20 live games available to its subscribers throughout Britain and Ireland. All games broadcast on Sky and the majority on RTÉ will be shown in HD. The GAA’s commitment to the support of the Irish language is reflected in TG4’s retention of Sunday afternoon Allianz League matches. TG4 has also been awarded coverage of the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor finals, bringing them back to Croke Park on the GAA’s two biggest days, and will again cover AIB Club championships, the Irish Daily Mail Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cups, Masita All-

Ireland Post-Primary Schools competitions, the Cadburys U.21 football championship, Bord Gáis Energy U.21 hurling championship and County Finals. It is anticipated that TG4 will again cover 62 live and 22 deferred games in each of the three years. Setanta Sports will continue to broadcast Saturday evening Allianz Leagues games. While the award of domestic TV broadcast rights will see over 90 live games shown free-to-air within Ireland in each of the next three years, the GAA has also delivered on its promise to address access to its major games for those living outside of Ireland. In addition to Sky Sports providing exclusive live coverage of 20 championship matches in Britain, in a major new departure, Channel 7 will show all 45 live championship games free to air in Australia. A further exciting expansion of coverage for Irish people living abroad is reflected in a new online streaming service – a joint venture

between the GAA and RTÉ Digital – which will allow supporters living in the U.S and worldwide access to all games televised live in Ireland via the internet on PC, desktops, laptops, tablets, smart phones and other connected devices. Games will be streamed in high quality HD and subscribers to this service will also be able to view The Sunday Game. These new arrangements will provide vastly improved access to our games throughout the world, thus allowing the GAA to meet its commitment to make its games more widely available to Irish people living outside of Ireland. Radio coverage of GAA games remains with RTÉ and Newstalk, while Raidió na Gaeltachta will continue to broadcast both league and championship games trí Gaeilge. Today FM continue to provide score flash updates. In addition, the GAA intends to renew its successful local radio partnership with the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) in the coming weeks.

GAA awards 20 live games to Sky Sports SKY SPORTS will show the All-Ireland Gaelic Football and Hurling Championships after securing a threeyear deal to show live matches from June 2014. For the first time, Sky viewers can enjoy the excitement, passion and drama of both Gaelic Football and Hurling on Sky Sports, with weekly live coverage plus the Semi-Finals and Finals from each sport. The agreement comprises: • LIVE – 20 matches including the Semi-Finals and Finals. 14 matches will be exclusively live in Ireland, with the Semi-Finals and Final also on free-to-air TV. All 20 matches exclusively live in Great Britain • SKY SPORTS NEWS – Midweek highlights as well as news, interviews and results on 24-hour news channel

Sky Sports News • ONLINE – Match reports, fixtures and interviews as well as news, blogs, videos and galleries on skysports.com • ON THE GO – Live GAA matches available to watch on mobile for the first time at no extra cost to Sky Sports subscribers via Sky Go All 20 games, beginning in Nowlan Park with Kilkenny v Offaly in the All Ireland Leinster Hurling Championship on 7th June, will be broadcast in standard definition and High Definition (see full list of games attached). SKY SPORTS LIVE BROADCASTS Provincial Championship Games: June 7th - Kilkenny v Offaly LSHC. June 14th - Dublin v Wexford LSHC. June 21st - Sligo v Galway/London CSFC.

June 28th - Armagh/Cavan v Down/Tyrone/Monaghan (USFC). Qualifiers: July 5th - Game D qualifiers July 12th - Game F Qualifiers July 19th - Games I and J July 26th - Games G and H August 2nd - Games K and L All Ireland Series” August 9th – 2 x Football Quarter Finals (Leinster and Ulster) All Ireland Finals and Semi Finals: All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final 2 x All Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Finals 2 x All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Finals + Midweek highlights programme

GAA CLUB NOTES

Dungarvan CAMOGIE EASTER CAMP This event is been held in Abbeyside Grounds on April 15th till 17th. 8 to 12 year old girls can attend. The price is €15 and this includes a ball, a bootbag and a bottle. 3 DAY HURLING EASTER CAMP This event will take place on the 16th, 17th and 18th of April at a cost of €15. It will run from 10 am to 1 pm each day. It is for players who were born in 2000 and 2001. Guest Coaches will be Waterfords Jamie Nagle and Kilkennys Tommy Walsh. Activites will include Nutritional Advise, Skill Developement, Fun and Games, Signed Autographs, Prizes. This is great value and is on a first come basis so early booking is essential. Contact GDA Michelle Power 086/6076226 to book your place. NEW CLUB STAND To celebrate the club’s 130th Anniversary in 2015 we are proposing to build a stand which will commemorate past and present members. If you would like to purchase a seat which will feature the name of the person to whom it is dedicated the contacts are Chairman Tony Ryan, Secretary David Kiely, Tresurers Paddy Fitzgerald and Diarmuid Curran. There are 207 seats available. CONGRATULATIONS To Patricia Ferncombe on her fantastic results in her recent exams. SYMPATHY The club wishes to extend its deepest sorrow to the family of Paddy Power, Cathal Brugha Place on his death last week DÉISE DRAW Catherine Lyons has informed me that the start date for the Déise Draw is 25th of April and that tickets are now on sale. This is a major financial help for the club and we would ask all our members to support this Draw. The cost of the tickets is €90 for 9 months.you can also pay €10 a month LOTTO This week’s LOTTO is over €17,000. We would like to thank anybody who has supported the LOTTO over the years. Tickets can be bought at Ard Scoil Bingo, Lynchs Greengrocers, Countrystore, Walshs Spar, Paddy Foleys and Hallahans Chemist, Queallys Bar or from committee member. We would ask all members to encourage all they can to support the LOTTO. SENIOR HURLING The next round of the Sargent Cup will be on the 10th of May against near rivals Abbeyside. But before that we have 2 very important Championship matches against Ballygunner on the 27th of April in the Fraher Field and Tallow on the 4th of May in Lismore. MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Good luck to club members Patrick Curran, Joseph Allen and Darragh Lyons in Ennis this Wednesday (tonight) in the Munster Minor Championship. We would also like to extend best wishes to team Manager Derek Lyons. DUNGARVAN CAMOGIE U-12 Our Under 12 team travelled to Portlaw on Saturday to take part in their first blitz of the year. Thanks to the parents who provided transport for the team. Despite the harsh weather conditions our girls played with determination and skill playing teams from Gaultier, St Anne's and Portlaw. Special thanks to Portlaw Camogie Club for running the blitz and for their hospitality. Dungarvan Under 12 panel: C. Tutty, M. Coleman, Z. Lannon, C. Ruane, R. Harty, K. Goch, S. DugganSullivan, M. K. Prendergast, H. Keohan, T. Loftus, C. Meehan.

If anyone would like to become involved as a player please contact our secretary Fiona on 0872393924 U-14 Our U-14s are training every Tuesday evening at 5.30pm in our field. Their first match is away on the 15th April to Gaultier. If their is any girl that would like to come along to training then you can contact Carol on 086 3938152. Also congratulations to Kaeisha, Aisling and Alex on being part of the U-14 County Camogie panel. We wish them well in the coming year. FUNDRAISING TEA AFTERNOON On the 26th April we are holding a fundraising Tea Afternoon in The Charity Vintage rooms at 2 pm. This is a big fundraiser for the Camogie Club and we would like to invite all parents and supporters of our Camogie Club to come along and sample the beautiful teas and cakes and enjoy the music that will be on offer. We will also be looking for people to give their time and bake for this fundraiser so if you have the time please contact Fiona 087 2393924. MEMBERSHIP Membership is now due and can be paid to any of your coaches or to Fiona. Our membership this year is €25 and this also covers your insurance. CONGRATULATIONS The Dungarvan Camogie Club would like to congratulate Lismore on their outstanding achievement on the winning the All Ireland Final. BEST WISHES We would like to extend best wishes and a speedy recovery to Paddy Fitzgerald who is in hospital. We hope to see him out and about soon. SYMPATHIES On behalf of The Camogie Club I would like

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

to extend our deepest sympathies to the Power Family on the recent loss of Tommy. Snail was a huge supporter of the Camogie club. We would also like to congratulate Catherine Murray and the U-16 B Waterford Camogie Team who won the Munster final. SYMPATHY The club would like to extend its deepest sorrow to our Field Carekaker Henry Walsh on the sad passing of his brother Fran. LOTTO NUMBERS The numbers were 7, 11, 17, 18. No winner. Next week’s Jackpot is €17,500. Frank and Judy Wright won the €100.

Brickey Rangers Rangers Brickey LOTTO Last week’s lotto was held in The Tudor House. Numbers drawn were 1, 3, 10, 18. There was no jackpot winner. €25 winners were: Carmel Kelly, Joan Murphy, Jason Cotter, and Nicole O'Riordan. Next week’s draw will take place in The Local Bar, where the jackpot will be €9,000. Yearly lotto tickets have expired anyone wishing to renew should contact their promoter. EASTER CAMP The Coaching & Games Committee will run an Easter Camp on the following dates, Tuesday 15th to Thursday, 17th April. It is a Hurling Camp and is for boys and girls aged 13 & 14 years. Topics will include Nutrition / Fitness and other aspects related to Hurling. The fee for the three days is at a very reasonably price of 15 euro. Time is from 10 am to 1 pm each day. Anyone interested in attending please contact Angela Whelan at 087 2641164. FOUNDATION COURSE A Dual Foundation Course wil be running on the following dates, starting on April 23rd at 7 pm in Ardmore Hall. The remaining dates are April 30th, and May 7th. The Child Awareness Workshop which is the fourth night will commence on May 14th. in Ardmore at 7 pm. These are the last dates for these courses until September so it is very important that anyone who is involved with players at Juvenile level attend. Please contact Child Welfare Officer Angela Whelan at 0872641164 to book your place before April 11th. CONGRATULATIONS The adult club would like to send congratulations to all the children who took part in Scór na bPáistí over the last two weekends. At the County Final on Saturday last, two County titles came to the valley, one in Ballad Group the other in Question Time. Again congratulations to you all, you did yourselves, your parents and club proud. SYMPATHY The sympathy of the club is extended to Valerie McGrath and the Beresford family on the death of Marian. Also to Terry Carty and family, Abbeyside on the death of Marie. May they rest in peace. JUVENILE NOTES Under 8: Under 8 boys and girls continue to train each Saturday morning. They are currently alternating each Saturday between hurling and football, next Saturday football will be played. If any want to come along they are more than welcome. Any parent who wishes to stay and help is more than welcome Under 10: The boys in this grade are training hard, training this week Tuesday & Friday at 6 pm. Under 12, 13 &14: These boys continue to train hard and the fruits of their work is beginning to show, they had some guest coaches last week and a good session was had by all thanks to Tommy and Conor, the next match will be on this Wednesday night v's Stradbally in Stradbally in the Under 13 championship. Scor: The Co. Final of Scor na bPaisti took place on Saturday last in Cappoquin. We competed in 3 competitions, the first up was our Solo Singer Sarah Nyhan who sang beautifully and such was the talent on the night that Sarah was not among the winners, Next up was the ballad group - Ellen Kirwan, Ailbhe Shanley, Fiadh Colleran and Sarah Nyhan- the girls sang their 2 songs beautifully with some lovely harmonies and were well deserved winners, our final competition was the question time and Tom O’Connell, Sarah Nyhan & Fiadh Colleran showed their class here. They answered all but one question in the whole quiz and were well deserving winners. After our night we had two groups of Co. Champions in the valley. The club would like to congratulate all of the Brickey competitiors, the mentors and the parents. Teen Easter Camp: Easter Camp in Fraher Field. 15th, 16th and 17th April from 10 am until 1 pm with Guest Coaches. This camp is suitable for those born in 2000 and 2001. Please contact Michelle Power 086 6076226 to book a place.

AnGhaeltacht Gaeltacht An PEIL FÉ 18 - CLUICHE CEATHRÚ CEANNAIS Imreoimid in aghaidh Chnoc Síon sa chluiche seo seachtain ón Mháirt seo chugainn ar an 22ú Aibreáin i Léim Uí Bhriain ag 7 pm.

Dungarvan under 8s who played a recent football blitz in Carriganore. PEIL FÉ 16 - AN GHAELTACHT V TRÁ MHÓR Ba athschocrú é seo ar chluiche a chuireadh ar ceall de bharr nár tháinig réiteoir. Imríodh é i bPáirc Uí Fhearchair ag 6:30pm ar thráthnóna Dé Máirt 1ú Aibreáin agus cé go raibh an oíche geallta maith go leor, thit go leor fearthainne i rith an chluiche. Chuir Jack Ó Lonáin tús leis an scóreáil le cúilín ón imirt, leanta ansin ag 5 chúilín as diaidh a chéile don bhfreasúra. Fuair Séadhna Mac Giolla Chuda cúilín ansin ón imirt, ach is go gairid ina dhiaidh sin a tháinig cúl ón Trá Mhór. Bhíomar i dtrioblóid agus cé gur mhaolaigh Aodhán Mac Gearailt an contúirt le cúilín eile ón imirt, bhíomar fós 6 chúilín chun deiridh in aghaidh na gaoithe. Thóg Oisín Ó Ceallaigh cúilín ansin ó chic saor agus bhris ár leathchúlaí láir Conor Ó Cuirrín tríd díreach roimh leath ama chun crut níos fearr a chur ar chlár na scór ag leath am: Trá Mhór 1-6 An Ghaeltacht 1-4 Ba iad buachaillí an oirthear a chuir tús le gníomhanna an dara leatha le cúilín eile, tháinig Séadhna ansin arís lena dara chúilín ón imirt, ach ghnóthaigh an Trá Mhór ceann eile fós. Tháinig 2 chúilín ansin ónar lán-tosach Brandon Tóibín (an chéad ceann ó chic saor), ach fuair an Trá Mhór ceann eile chun iad féin a choimeád 2 chúilín chun na maitheasa. Deirtear i gcónaí gurb iad na cúil a bhuann cluichí agus thosnaigh an chuid seo den gcomhrac le cúl ón imirt ag Séadhna. Bhí Jack Ó Domhnaill, Ciarán Ó Mathúna agus Tiarnán Ó Foghlú ar an bpáirc faoin dtráth seo agus Tiarnán ag deanamh raic istigh sa líne lán tosach. Tarraingíodh anuas sa bhosca é agus bhronn an réiteoir cic píonóis orainn, mar a bháigh Aodhán sa líontán é. Ba é Aodhán arís a bhí gnóthach don chéad cúl eile le rith mór fada isteach ag úsáid a chuid láidreacht chun briseadh tríd agus cé chur cheistigh an Trá Mhór an méad preabanna a bhí deanta aige, sheas an cúl. Dhein an Trá Mhór cupla ionsaí mór eile agus fuaireadar cúl dá gcuid trioblóidí, ach bhí an díobháil deanta againn agus chríochnaigh an cluiche 4-7 in aghaidh 2-9 i bhfábhar na Gaeltachta. I bhfírinne, ní raibh faic idir na fóirne seo agus bheadh gach seans go mbuailfimís leo arís roimh deireadh an chomórtais. Ba dheas go raibh Mícheál Ó Cadhla fillte chugainn ó ghortú a bhain do agus bhí an líne lán chúil ar an aois thar a bheith foirfe le Brian de Barún sa lár, Cárthach Ó Faoláin taobh leis agus an fear mór Ciarán Ó Maoileoin sa chúl. Foireann: Sa chúl - Ciarán Ó Maoileoin, Mícheál Ó Cadhla, Lán-chúlaí - Brian de Barún, Cárthach Ó Faoláin, Liam Ó Réagáin Gagea, Leath-chúlaí Láir - Conor Ó Cuirrín (1-0), Conall Ó Briain, Lár na Páirce - Liam Ó Raghallaigh & Eamonn Óg Ó Crotaigh, Oisin Ó Ceallaigh (0-1f), Leath-thosach Láir - Aodhán Mac Gearailt (2-1 1P), Séadhna Mac Giolla Chuda (1-2), Tim Muntjewerff, Lán-Tosach - Brandon Tóibín (0-2 - 1f), Jack Ó Lonáin (0-1). Fir Ionad - Jack Ó Domhnaill, Tiarnán Ó Foghlú, Ciarán Ó Mathúna. Gortaithe: Stiofán Ó Dí, Seán Ó Laoire, Conor Ó Raghallaigh.

PEIL FÉ 16 - NAOMH DEUGLÁN THOIR V AN GHAELTACHT Bhí an cluiche seo fógraithe do Bhaile Uí Dhuibh Thoir ar an Domhnach 6ú Aibreáin ag 11am, ach ní fada a bhíomar ann nuair a tháinig glaoch chun a rá linn go mbeadh sé ar siúl i gCoill Mhic Thomáisín. Bhíomar thar a bheith láidir sa chluiche agus faoi leath am, bhíomar 1-12 chun na maitheasa i gcomparáid le 0-3 ag an bhfreasúra. Cé go bhfuair Naomh Deuglán Thoir (Baile Uí Dhuibh Thoir & Coill Mhic Thomáisín le chéile) 3-3 sa dara leath, bhí 4-5 ag An Ghaeltacht mar freagra ar sin agus bhí an cluiche aon-taobhach ó thaobh scórála de. Cinntíonn an toradh seo áit i gcluiche ceathrú ceannais dúinn, ach is fúinn féin é anois a chinntiú go láidreoimid ár ionad ar chlár na sraithe chun tarraingt maith a fháil chuige. Bhí sé go deas beirt nua a fheiscint ar chlá na scór - Liam Ó Raghallaigh agus Tim Muntjewerff agus tá siad ag dul ó neart go neart

leis an bhfoireann seo. Cé go bhfuil feabhas mór tagtha ar chúrsaí smachta faoi aois, ba é an trua imreoir a fheiscint curtha den páirc i dtreo an deireadh agus anois ar fionraí. Chríochnaigh an cluiche: Naomh Deuglán Thoir 3-6, An Ghaeltacht 5-17. Ba é an trua leis go raibh imreoirí in easnamh gan tuairsc ar an lá chomh maith agus beidh ar na imreoirí iad féin labhairt lena chéile faoi uimhreacha a bheith ar fáil ar lá an chluiche. Foireann: Sa chúl - Ciarán Ó Maoileoin, Mícheál Ó Cadhla, Lán-chúlaí - Brandon Tóibín, Liam Ó Réagáin Gagea, Conall Ó Briain, Leath-chúlaí Láir - Conor Ó Cuirrín, Eamonn Óg Ó Crotaigh, Lár na Páirce - Liam Ó Raghallaigh (0-2) & Brian de Barún (0-1), Oisin Ó Ceallaigh (0-4), Leath-thosach Láir - Aodhán Mac Gearailt (1-4), Séadhna Mac Giolla Chuda (2-5), Jack Ó Lonáin (2-0), Lán-Tosach - Tim Muntjewerff (0-1), Jack Ó Domhnaill. As láthair: Tiarnán Ó Foghlú, Ciarán Ó Mathúna. Gortaithe: Stiofán Ó Dí, Seán Ó Laoire, Conor Ó Raghallaigh. Cárthach Ó Faoláin,

FÉILE - CLUICHE CEANNAIS PEILE AN IARTHAIR Imreofar an cluiche fé 14 seo i bPáirc Uí Fhearchair ar an Mháirt 8ú Aibreáin ag 6:30 pm agus is in aghaidh Bhaile na Cúirte a bheimid. Tá dúshlán amach romhainn anseo, mar go bhfuil an freasúra thar a bheith láidir go fisiciúil, ach le cúnamh Dé bainfimid an corn ar an lá. PEIL FÉ 14 - CLG NAOMH CHÁRTHAIGH V AN GHAELTACHT Tá an cluiche seo le bheith ar siúl ar an Déardaoin 10ú Aibreán sa Lios Mhór ag 6:30 pm. Go n-éirí an t-ádh lenár imreoirí ar an oíche. PEIL FÉ 13 - AN UIDHIR V AN GHAELTACHT Is don Luan 31ú Márta ag 6:30pm a shocraíodh an cluiche seo i mBaile Mhic Cairbre agus bhí ard-chluiche ar fad ann, le gach imreoir ar phainéal fé 13 na Gaeltachta i láthair agus páirteach sa chluiche seo i Roinn 1 san Iarthar. Chuir Liamaí tús leis an scóreáil le cúilín ón imirt, ach ba ghairid ina dhiaidh sin go bhfuair An Uidhir cúl. Chuir Caolán ceann tharais an trasnáin ansin, ach bhí an freagra céanna ag an bhfoireann baile agus chuireadar ceann eile leis. Is ansin a chuir an fear beag ón Sean Phobal Cathal - snas ar ár gcuid iarrachtaí le cúl gleoite chun an cluiche a chothromú. Bhí cúilín eile ón Uidhir agus chuir Caolán deireadh leis an scóreáil don chéad leath le cúilín ó chic saor a bhuaigh sé féin - 1-3 araon ag leath am. Ba sa dara leath a thánamar chun beatha ar fad, le cúl ó Oisín tar éis 2 nóiméad. Lean sé air nóiméad ina dhiaidh sin le cúilín ón imirt agus le 7 nóiméad caite, bhí cúl faighte ag Nioclás. Cúilín eile ó Oisín ansin agus an buille marfach ó Nioclás, le cúl eile. Le 4 nóiméad fágtha, ba sheans Jack Ó Floinn a bhí ann cúilín a fháil chun barr-snas a chur ar ár gcuid iarrachtaí. D'éirigh le Donnchadh an liathróid a chiceáil isteach sa chúl, ach tugadh cic saor amach ina choinne & níor sheas an scór. Fuair an Uidhir cúilín ag teacht i dtreo an deireadh, ach bhí an t-am ag druidiúint uathu. Chríocnaigh sé - An Uidhir 1-4, An Ghaeltacht 4-6. Ní bheidh cluiche eile againn go dtí Luan Cásca, nuair a thabharfaidh Dún Garbhán cuairt orainn ag 2pm. Foireann: Sa chúl - Ryan Mac Craith, Seán Ó Floinn, Lán-chúlaí - Mícheál Ó Floinn, Seán Ó Muirghíosa, Liam Úrmholtaigh, Leath-chúlaí láir - Cormac Ó Mathúna, Jack Ó Floinn (0-1), Lár na páirce - Oisín Ó Ceallaigh (1-2) & Caolán Mac Craith (0-2 1f), Maitiú Breathnach, Leaththosach láir - Liam Ó Réagáin Gagea (0-1), Jonathon Uada, Donnchadh Mac Síomóin, Lán-tosach - Nioclás Breathnach (2-0), Cathal Ó hÓgáin (1-0). Fir Ionad: Kyle Mac Seoin, Conall Ó Ceallaigh, Lúcás Uada.

IOMÁINT FÉ 12 - AN GHAELTACHT V CAISLEÁN CUANACH Bhíomar i bPáirc Cholmáin don chéad cluiche sa sraith iomána fé 12 Roinn 1 Iarthair i mbliana ar an Aoine 4ú Aibreáin ag 6:45pm. Bhí cluiche thar a bheith dian ann, le dúshlán fisiciúil ón bhfreasúra agus le beagán scóranna ar an oíche. Bhí an réiteoir sásta scaoileadh leis an imirt agus is beag stop a bhí sa chluiche, seachas chun comhar leighis a chur ar imreoirí na Gaeltachta ó am go chéile. Chríochnaigh an cluiche: An Ghaeltacht 1-2 Caisleán Cuanach 2-1.

Painéal: Jack Ó Floinn, Nioclás Breathnach, Kyle Mac Seáin, Cormac Ó Mathúna, Ryan Mac Craith, John Ó Floinn, Cathal Ó hÓgáin, Caolán Mac Craith, Conall Ó Ceallaigh, Lúcás Uada, Oisín Ó Dúnaigh, Daragh Mac Craith, Tadhg Breathnach, Liam Ó Síothcháin, Marc Ó Mathúna, Eoghan Ó Crotaigh

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Geraldines FIRST ROUND OF INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL We play Ballinacourty in the first round of the Intermediate football on Sunday evening at 7 pm in Bushy Park. Ballinacourty are always very competitive at this level as they have a large and talented squad to pick from. Best of luck to everyone involved. DEISE DRAW Club members are now busy selling the Deise Draw tickets. These tickets are the clubs major source of fundraising and we would encourage people to support the draw. As well as supporting both the club and the county teams, you are also in with a chance of winning several prizes each month including the top monthly prize of €10,000. The first draw takes place on the 25th of April and if you would like to purchase a ticket, please contact any club member or Deise Draw Co-ordinator Donnacha Tobin at 086 8533098 for detail. Thank you for your support. FIT4LIFE The Fit4Life Aglish Fun Run is on in less than two weeks time. Over 200 people took part last year with entrants completing 10k, 5k and walking the route and there were a huge range of prizes for people who completed the course. Registration from 11.00 am in Aglish Community Hall with the walk starting at 11.30 and the run at 11.45 with refreshments in the Hall afterwards. Entry is €7 or a donation to a great cause in Crumlins Children Hospital. More info on Facebook aglishfunrun or 0868474285. If there is anything that you would like to have included in the notes, please contact me on 087 6495845.

Ballinameela SENIOR FOOTBALL We faced Rinn in terrible conditions on Saturday last and emerged with a draw on a scoreline of 9 points apiece. Team: Paul Curran, Shane McGovern, Colin Walsh, Kealan Looby, Shane Flavin, Kevin Phelan, John Harrington, Brendan Phelan, Brian Phelan, Tom Curran, Lorcan Looby, Cian Culloo, Michael Kiely, Jim Curran, Jason Morrissey. Subs Used: Tom Kiely, Chris Troy, Aidan Ahearne, Michael Phelan. We take on The Nire in

the opening round of the Championship this Sunday in Fraher Field at 2. JUNIOR FOOTBALL We continued our preparation for this competition with a challenge match against Old Parish last Sunday. Our opening game is against St. Saviours in 2 weeks time.

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SHOCKS LOTTO At The Marine Bar 06-04-14. Ní raibh aon buaiteóirí den lotto an seachtain seo. Uimhreacha: 3, 6, 14, 18. Bhuaigh na daoine seo €15 an duine: 1. Yvonne Keating; 2. Luke O’Brien; 3. Loretta Terry; 4. Clodagh McKevitt; 5. Tomás Mac Carothers. Next week’s jackpot is €2,900. CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE Our quest for glory in the junior football commences this coming Saturday, in the picturesque settings of Bushy Park against Modeligo. Throwin is as 7 pm. Please make an effort to attend.

GAA CLUB NOTES

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Fourmilewater MINI LOTTO RESULTS No jackpot winner. Numbers drawn were: 11, 12, 26. Next week’s jackpot €2,400. Match 2 number winners: Michelle Ryan, Curtiswood; David Ryan, Dungarvan; Dan Desmond, Deerpark; Denny Tobin, c/o Melody’s; Marie Gleeson, Ballinamult. 45 CARD DRIVE RESULTS Played at Doocey’s Oriel Bar on Friday night, 4th April. Winners on 9 games: Jerry O’Grady and Walter Wall; Martin Moore and Christy Skehan; Mary Ryan and Maurice Prendergast. Lucky tables prizes x 2: Kathleen Colbert and Eddie Byrne; Helen Ryan and Catherine Whelan. ANNUAL QUIZ On Holy Thursday night, the 17th April the club will hold ‘The Brain of Ballymac’ Annual Quiz at Doocey’s Oriel Bar. Teams of 4 €20 per table commencing at 9 p.m. DEISE DRAW Deise Draw will commence on Friday, 25th April. €10 per month. For further details contact Chrissy Horkan, Draw Co-ordinator. MINOR FOOTBALL 2nd Feb., Nire 0-8; De La Salle 1-7. 8th Feb., Dungarvan 1-7; Nire 1-6. 22nd Feb., Stradbally 1-7; Nire 2-10. 8th March, Nire 2-14; Gaultier 1-6. 23rd March, Brickey Rangers 2-1; Nire 3-9. 30th March, Nire 3-15; Tramore 0-0. Next minor fixture Tuesday, 22nd April Ballinacourty v Nire 7 p.m. After losing their first two games The Nire lads have now won 4 in-a-row. They should now be qualified for the semi-finals. Their final game against Ballinacourty will decide where on the table they will finish. Well done to all the minor team and management and we all hope you continue to go from strength to strength. UNDER 21 FOOTBALL 16th Feb., Nire 1-11; Comeragh Gaels 1-9. 2nd Mar., Nire 0-13; An Gaeltacht 0-12. West Under 21 A Football Final 17th Mar., Nire 0-10; St. Olivers 2-10. SENIOR FOOTBALL Phelan Cup: Nire 1-13; Gaultier 0-12. Nire were beaten by a point last Sunday against Rathgormack. First championship match this Sunday, 13th April against Ballinameela in the Fraher Field, Dungarvan at 2 p.m. Please come and support. INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL Nire v Dungarvan in Colligan, Sunday, 13th April. Throw-in at 7 p.m. MEMBERSHIP Can all club members ensure that membership is fully paid as soon as possible. NIRE/FOURMILEWATER JUVENILES UNDER 8 There was great excitement when our U-8 hurlers took to the field last Sunday week during the half time interval in walsh park. Hopefully these lads will have many good days in Walsh Park in the years to come. Well done to all the mentors and parents. FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSE A dual foundation level course will commence on April 23rd in Ardmore hall. It is important that all managers and selectors both underage and adult must complete this course. Anybody who needs to do this course contact Declan on 087 7637616 before Friday 11th. THREE DAY EASTER CAMP A three day Easter course takes place in fraher field on the 15th, 16th and 17th April. This is open to players born in 2000 and 2001 guest coach are Kilkenny's Tommy walsh and Waterford's Jamie Nagle, cost €15. COACHING POSITIONS Applications are invited for positions as coaches for the Kellogg's GAA Cul Camps. Closing date for applications Friday, 18th April. For further details contact Declan Spellman or Michael O’Sullivan.

Ballyduff Upper Ballyduff Upper MAIN SPONSOR - KENNEALLY STEEL INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL The first round of the Western Intermediate football championship versus Sliabh gCua is on this Saturday, April 12th, at 7 p.m. in Fraher Field. All support welcome. LOTTO The numbers drawn in last week’s lotto were 3, 13, 21, 30. There was no jackpot winner. €30 winners were Paddy Walsh, Molly Tobin, Keelan and Alex Dunne, Seamie Daly. BALLYDUFF LADIES FOOTBALL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING A number of weeks ago Ballyduff Ladies Football held their Annual General Meeting where players and management of both senior and underage teams were commended on a highly successful 2013 with much of the same success expected in 2014. A special mention was given to players representing the club at county level and also to the victory of the primary school- where the future of Ballyduff as a club lies. The following officers and management were elected for the 2014 season: Chairperson; Karen Keating, Vice-Chairperson; Sheila Ahern, Secretary;

Christine Hyland, Assistant Secretary; Margaret Cashell, Registrar; Margaret Cashell, PRO; Clodagh Walsh, Development Officer; Seamas Daly, Child Officer; Kay McCarthy, Fixtures Secretary; Karen Keating, u10 Manager; Sheila Ahern, u12/u14 Manager; Gobnait Branagh, u13 Manager; Margaret Cashell, u15/u16 Manager; Kevin Martin, Minor/Senior Manager; Richie Walsh.

The very best of luck to all management and committee members in their respective positions for the coming season. U-16 VICTORY It was down to our u-16 team to start off the season in style... And that they did, with a comprehensive victory in their first round match against St. Olivers on Monday, the 31st of March. The team was as follows; Rosie Landers, Kate Dooling, Elaine Keane, Fiona Kenny, Niamh Leamy, Molly Tobin, Aoife Dowd, Laura Casey, Claire Daly, Maria Brackett, Fionnuala Keane, Liadan Dunlea, Megan Foley, Caoimhe O’Brien, Michaela Martin, Marie McCarthy, Kate Flynn.

MEDAL PRESENTATION AND COFFEE MORNING A coffee morning will be held on Sunday, April 27th in The Log Cabin after mass as a medal presentation for our victorious teams from 2013 – namely the u-12, u-13, u-15 and senior 7 aside teams. It will also give an opportunity for all members of the club to chat and get to know each other. Everyone is more than welcome so feel free to come along. FORTHCOMING FIXTURES The u16 team take to the field for their second round game against Clashmore on Monday, 14th April, while the Senior team kick-off their season with an 11 aside match against Ballymac in Ballymac on Sunday, 13th April. Support is always appreciated. TRAININGS All teams from u14 to u10 train on Friday evenings at 6 o’clock, u16s train on Sunday mornings at 12 and Thursday at 6.45 p.m. with minor and seniors training on Friday evenings at 7.30 and Sunday mornings at 12. NEW MEMBERS New members, be it as a player or in a trainer capacity, are always more than welcome. Feel free to get in contact with any of the committee members or come along to trainings to find out how to get involved.

Bonmahon Bonmahon CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH V’S MOUNT SION On Saturday, the 5th April we got our first championship campaign of the year off to a flying start. We took on a newly promoted Mount Sion side in Kill at half past four. Although the weather was miserable, spirits in the club were high and everyone was optimistic about our chances. This optimism was proven to be well founded as we ran out easy winners on a score line of 4-13 to 13. The team lined up as follows: B. Murphy, J. Fenton, G. Hayes, K. Roche, J. Power, P. Casey, J. Roche, C. Hearn, R. Power, C. Queally, C. Buckley, P. Queally, R. Walsh, S. Dwan, D. Power.

We also had quite a strong panel substitutes to call on including the likes of Anthony Power, Niall Queally, Finnbar Power, Dermot Casey, Bill Gaule and Michael Harney. Although it was a comprehensive win we did start poorly and Mt. Sion had a few early chances. However, they could not convert any of them and once Bonmahon finally got some meaningful possession we were unstoppable. Scores from both John Roche and Jamie Power illustrated our accuracy as all but two players from 5 to 15 got their names on the score sheet. Once again it was our half back and half forward lines who were most impressive contributing in both attack and defence. Our goals came from Patick and Niall Queally, Dylan Power and Ciaran Buckley. Patsy Casey was probably our best player on the day as he used his experience to guide this young team to the final whistle. Although he didn’t manage to get among the scores his marauding runs helped set up others and it is good to see Patsy back in top form. Hopefully we can continue in this vein of form against Newtown at the same venue next weekend, that game due to throw in at 6 pm on Saturday, 12th April. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Unfortunately, the fixture between Kill and Bonmahon scheduled for 6.30 last Saturday was abandoned due to terrible fog in Bonmahon. Hopefully, we will be able to kick-start the campaign against Portlaw in Portlaw on Saturday at 2 pm. TRAINING Training continues for all players at 7 pm on Tuesday and Friday, all welcome. DEISE DRAW All members are asked to return their tickets to Richie Walsh. Please remember that this is a crucial club fundraiser so it is important that we sell as many of these tickets as possible. Tickets are available from all players and committee members for anyone wishing to take part.

Clonea Clonea Training Training resumes every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30 p.m.

MEMBERSHIP Reminder that 2014 membership is now due and is being collected by the club membership officer. Non players €30, Players €50, Players Under 21 and Minor €30. All players are must be fully paid up members to play matches. CLONEA CAMOGIE Camogie Training: Training for Under 8 and Under 12 every Tuesday from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Training for Under 14, Under 16 and Minor every Tuesday from 6.30 pm to 7.45 pm and every Friday from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Training for Under 14 panel will alternate between Clonea and St. Mollerans. Membership: Still a few members yet to pay. Membership for the 2014, €15, can now be paid. As the season will soon be up and running, it is important that all players are fully paid up members to cover registration and insurance requirements. CLONEA JUVENILES BLOTTO Next draw is on Sunday 4th May and Jackpot is now €4,200. MEMBERSHIP Reminder for any outstanding membership. All players must be fully paid up by 31st March to be allowed to train or play in matches. TRAINING Under 10/12 Wednesday from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Under 6/ Under 8 Friday from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Under 14 Wednesday and Friday from 7 pm to 8.30 pm. DUCK RACE The Club will hold a Duck Race on Easter Monday, April 21st at Clonea Bridge. Ducks are €5 each or a flock of 5 for €20. Ducks on sale now! We are also looking for sponsors for our Novelty Duck Race. We are appealing to all the local businesses to support by sponsoring a duck. Come along and enjoy the music, fun, dance and craic on the day.

Kill CLUB LOTTO The lotto in Dunphy’s Bar last Monday night, 31st March produced no winner of the jackpot. We had two match 3s and the syndicate of Keith Kirwan, Carl Gibbons, Michael Barry and the Kirwan children, Ballyvoholane each win £25. The numbers drawn were 8, 11, 14 & 27. Next week’s draw is in Kirwan’s where the jackpot is £7,200. JOHN CULLINANE PLANT HIRE PREMIER JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP We were due to travel to Lisduggan last Friday night, 4th April to play St. Paul’s in the opening round of the championship, but their pitch was deemed unplayable during the week and so the game was switched to Kill. On a damp evening, that got progressively worse, Kill comprehensively defeated the city side to record the two points, asn so keep our good start to the season intact. St. Pauls arrived at the venue good and early and were well warmed up only to be blown away by a great first half performance from the lads. Six points were on the board by the time Mikey Nicholls opened our goal account, and when Mark O’Rourke and Conor Rockett also goaled the game was good as over as the half time whistle blew to see us 3-13 to 0-0 ahead. The second half was not as good from a Kill perspective as we were sloppy and our intensity eased, although our back line was rock solid. Davy Gooney did manage to get another green flag but the avalanche of scores never came. Still a win is a win, but bigger tasks lie ahead. Final score Kill 4-17; St Paul’s 0-1. The team was:- Chris Beresford, Brian Flynn, Niall Hennessy, Fergie Whelan, Conor Hennessy, Jim Halley, Niall Flynn, Ben Gallagher, Conor Rockett, John Flynn, Mark o Rourke, Peter Torpey, Stevie Connors, Ray Hennessy, Mickey Nicholls. Subs used:- Davy Gooney.

NEXT FIXTURE We can’t seem to get out of our own patch at the moment, not that that is a bad thing, but Erins Own travel to Kill next Friday night,11th April, to face us in round 2 of the championship. Last year they drew with us in the league section but when we played them in the Eastern semi-final we were too strong for them. So all to play for on Friday night, with the game throwing-in at 6.45 p.m. JUNIOR 'B' FOOTBALL C'SHIP The weather didn’t improve much 24 hours later for our second string team, so much so that it was called off after fog developed to such an extent that you couldn’t see 20 yards in front of you at the Bunmahon club grounds. This game will now be fixed for a later date. ST MARYS JUVENILE U-21 Football: We are now hearing that the eagerly awaited county final won’t be played until mid-May at the earliest. It had been mooted that it would take place around Easter but these plans have been scuppered. We will keep you posted. U-12 Hurling: A great start to the city league for our u-12 hurlers last Friday night, 4th April, in Bunmahon as they accounted for Ferrybank on a scoreline of 5-5 to 1-1. Well done to all concerned, obviously the training on Wednesdays and Fridays is paying dividends. Indoor Hurling: With the bright evenings upon us the time has come for the indoor hurling

Fourmilewater under 8 team who were in action in Walsh Park recently. season to finish up. On the go since late October we would like to thank all the kids, parents, coaches and Transition Year students for all their help through the course of the Winter. But a special thanks must go to our co-ordinator John Sheehan for his outstanding work and time, as year in year out he is to the forefront. We hope to see all the kids in the field now for the summer when the outdoor commences in late April/early May. U-16 Football: Due to the inclement weather last weekend our game versus Tramore was called off last Sunday morning and will now be re-fixed for a later date.

Tramore Tramore SYMPATHY Sincere sympathy from everyone in the Club to Debbie and Pat Barron, Marine Drive, on the recent death of Debbie's beloved mother, Sheila Towse, who died in the UK. FOOTBALL Micheal MacCraith Intermediates play Dunhill at 4 pm on Saturday, in Fenor in the first round of the Championship. Come along and support the lads in what should be a good game of football. Many thanks to Kelly Classics for providing our U-16s with footballs. HURLING Micheal MacCraith have been drawn with St. Saviours, De La Salle, Erin's Own, Ferrybank and Portlaw in the Intermediate Championship, which will commence on 7th May, when we play St. Saviour's in the opening round in Cleaboy, followed by a game against De La Salle. We have been drawn with Butlerstown, Clonea, Fenor, Portlaw and Ballyduff Lower in the hurling League. We play Butlerstown in Tramore on Saturday, 19th April, followed by an away game to Clonea on Saturday, 26th April. Congratulations to Brian Murray on making the Waterford Minor Hurling panel for the game against Clare this week. JUVENILE HURLING Our U-12 hurlers eked out a 3-2 to 3-1 win at home to Ballygunner in Div. 4 of the City Street League on Friday last. We had heroes all over the team on a sticky pitch. Some fine saves by Darren Connor and some tremendous battling by Dillon Dunphy, Cristopher Lanigan, Shane Hayes, James Power, Aaran Walsh, Stephen Pollard and a fine goal by Ruan Swanson kept us in the game in the first half on a 1-0 to 1-1 halftime scoreline. John Finnegan thundered into the game in the second half with 1-1 to his credit, two cracking scores. Richard Ayodele and Dillon got a grip in midfield with a fine point by Dillon too. Jonah Nyangasai, Oisin Keating also exerted their influence, with Oisin Jennings also making some fine plays. Ballygunner had their say too with a brace of goals to ensure a thrilling finish but Tramore held out, Shane Hayes had the final say getting the decisive goal. Our U-11 Hurlers had a good run out vs Sacred Heart on Monday night and our other U-12 Hurling team will play Glenmore on Tuesday night this week. CAMOGIE Training for U-14’s, U-16’s, U-18’s on Thursday nights, 8 to 9 p.m., on the Astroturf Training for U-8’s, U-10’s and U-12’s on Wednesday night, 6 to 7 p.m. CORE PILATES & CIRCUIT TRAINING Circuits with John Frost on Wednesday at 7.30 pm. Pilates with Davy Wade on Thursdays at 7.30 pm. €5 for each class and all are welcome. Great to see the mix of people attending these classes every week, lords and ladies, young and not so young. REFEREES Q&A Pat Moore, a hugely experienced referee will hold a Q&A session in the Club this coming Thursday, at 7 pm. Vital all coaches and adult players attend this very informative talk especially with all the new rules being introduced this year. BINGO In the Club every Monday at 8 pm. All are welcome.

CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of the €1,700 Jackpot in last Wednesday week’s draw. The numbers drawn were 2, 10, 13 and 16. Lucky Dip winners of €40 each were: Margaret Kelleher, Main Street; Nicky Dunphy, Beech Park and Thomas Stevenson, c/o Paul O'Gorman. The next draw takes place on Wednesday, 9th April, when the Jackpot will be €1,800. Tickets €2 each are on sale in the usual outlets. Thanks to all who support the Lotto. REGISTRATION Registration is now due, if you haven't registered you must do so immediately, everyone knows how important it is to have their fees paid on time for the good running of the Club and for insurance purposes. DEISE DRAW This year’s Deise Draw runs from April to December, with the first draw scheduled for Friday, 25th April. Terrific prizes to be won monthly, including a top prize of €10,000. Tickets €10 per month. In addition, there will be prizes of 2 All-Ireland Hurling and Football Final tickets to be won in the May, June and July draws. CARDS ETC. Mary Halley, Nicky Power and Liz Halley beat Colm Clooney, Theresa Murray and Greg Tobin in last week’s final. Friday draw winners were Colm Clooney and Mary Halley. Recent Bonus Ball winners were Michael Power and Deirdre O'Connor. Results of the Grand National Sweep were 1. Martin English €80, 2. Pat Barron €50, 3. Charlie Ryan €30, Michael Power €20, First Faller, Denise Connor €10 and Last Finisher, Shane Hunt €10. CONGRATULATIONS To John Flavin, Roselawn, who celebrated his 60th birthday in the Club on Saturday night, in the company of his family and friends. John has been a tremendous Clubman all his life, firstly as an excellent footballer and hurler for many years, and since then has served the Club so well on all fronts. SCRAP METAL Can be left into the Club on Saturday mornings from 10 am to 1 pm. If you require items to be collected, please contact Billy Murray at 0868364996 or Martin O'Rourke at 086-3729438. WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER Our website "tramoregaa.ie" lists all upcoming events and has a huge amount of info about the club, our facebook "tramoregaaofficial" page is very popular especially with all the photo albums from games and events and is a great way of keeping up with happpenings in the club and our twitter page "@tramoregaa13" gives instant updates from matches and events.

NotaiCLG CLC na Rinne Nótaí Rinne TORTHAÍ LOTTO Torthaí ó 31ú Márta – uimhreacha ná 9, 11, 17, 18. Ní raibh aon bhuaiteoir. €20 an duine buaite ag Tommy Grace, Finbar Ó Ceallaigh, Eibhlís Ní Dhonnchadha, Johnny Young, Kay & Ann. Beidh €3,250 sa phota óir an tseachtain seo chughainn agus déanfar an tarraingt i dTigh an Cheoil. PEIL AN DEIREADH SEACHTAINE SEO Casfaidh an Rinn leis an Clais Mhór / Cionn tSáile Beag sa chéad bhabhta den chomórtas peile i bPáirc Uí Fhearachair ar an Domhnach seo chughainn. An cluiche ag tosnú ag 7.00 i.n. agus ba mhór tacaíocht don bhfoireann sa chluiche tábhachtach seo. IOMÁNAÍOCHT Tá an chéad bhabhta den chomórtas craoibh san Iarthar socruithe don Aoine, 2ú Bealtaine i bPáirc na Sceacha. Dún na Mainistreach a bheidh mar chéilí comhraic ar an lá agus an cluiche le tosnú ag 7.30 i.n. PACÁISTÍ, CRANNCHUR DÉISEACH SRL Beidh baill an chlub ag dul timpeall an pharóiste sna seachtainí atá le teacht chun eolas a scaipeadh faoi na pacáistí éagsúla atá againn chun tacú leis an gclub nó bheith mar bhall. Beidh eolas acu chomh maith faoin gcrannchur Déiseach agus an lotto áitiúil.

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Shamrocks CLUB LOTTO Last week's lotto numbers were 4-13-14-22, and there was no winner of the €15,850 jackpot. €20 winners were John & Chloe, Pat O'Neill, Liam Casey, Peter Kenneally, Dolores Hartigan. Next week's jackpot will hit the €16,000 mark, a very tidy sum for some lucky person if won. If you're not in you can't win. BUSY MONTH AHEAD ON THE PLAYING FIELD With Championship matches in both football and hurling coming up on the next four successive weekends, this April will be one of the busiest on record for our players. The programme begins next Saturday, 12th with Junior Football v. Colligan Emmets, the team that beat us in last year's Western Final, this match will be in Cappoquin, throw-in 7 pm. The second round match v. Tallow in football is scheduled to take place the following Saturday 19th in Ballyduff also at 7 pm, but there is a chance that game may be brought forward to the Wednesday before, but that is yet to be confirmed. After that the first round of the Intermediate hurling takes place Saturday, 27th April in Ardmore at 7 pm versus Clashmore who contested the Western final last year. The second round of the hurling takes place the following Saturday, 4th May against Ballysaggart who of course were narrowly defeated in the All-Ireland Junior final earlier this year. So one could safely say that April has the potential to be a make or break month for the hurling at least, as there is a far better chance of progression in the football championship, given the way it is structured. The first round of the Junior hurling championship takes place the day after the Ballysaggart match, on the May Bank holiday Monday, and this match is again versus Clashmore in Ardmore. The full list of fixtures are; Sat 12th April, JFC v. Emmets in Cappoquin, at 7 pm, JFC v. Tallow in Ballyduff, Wed 16th or Sat 19th, Sat 27th April, IHC v. Clashmore in Ardmore, at 7pm, Sat 4th May, IHC v. Ballysaggart in Ballyduff at 7 pm, Monday 5th May, JHC v. Clashmore in Ardmore at 2.30 pm. We wish our football team the best of luck this Saturday in Cappoquin. SKY SPORTS One of the perks of writing regular notes for a G.A.A. club is the opportunity to express ones views (biased or unbiased that they may well be) on matters G.A.A., and certainly last week's announcement of a T.V. deal between the G.A.A. and Sky T.V. has been filling the airways with opinions both for and against the deal. My own view, one that I know is shared by the majority of people I've spoken to on the subject is that a can of worms has been opened which could potentially lead to a vast swath of households (one statistic I have heard is that only 20% of homes have pay-per-view Sky Sports) not being able to watch Championship matches live on T.V. in their own homes. This fact won't bother the people who have the service, but for those who either can't afford it, or choose not to fill the coffers of the Sky franchise, this represents a betrayal on the part of the top brass of the G.A.A. who have ignored the wishes of the majority of the grassroots members who are the lifeblood of our great organisation. Of course the reason this deal has been presented as a fait accomplis is because the top brass knew full well this deal would not have been approved if put to ordinary members first. It may only be 14 matches at first, but you would be very naive to think it will stay at that given Sky's track record with other sports. Perhaps I may be overdramatising this, but once again, as with the closing down of the post offices, garda stations and pubs, it's the rural communities ultimately that will suffer. Ignore us at your peril, a Úachtaráin Cumann Lúthcleas Gael. COMHBHRÓN The Shamrock Club would like to sympathise with Tony and the family and friends of Eileen O'Brien, Kileenagh, Knockanore, who passed away last Sunday. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam. SCOR NA bPAISTI Congratulations to all 25 children from Knockanore who participated in the County Final of Scor na bpaisti in Cappoquin on Saturday night last. Congratulations to one of our sets who came in third in the county, well done to Anna Stewart, Caoimhe Casey, Joanne Lonergan, Doireann Ormonde, Aobhla Motherway, Catherine Hynes, Jessica McSweeney and Clodagh McArdle, well done to our two younger sets some of whom are only 6 and 7 years old and were the youngest participants on the night, they danced beautifully and got lovely comments from the judges afterwards, they will no doubt be bringing gold medals back to Knockanore in the next few years. Well done to our quiz team of Cathal Hunt, Aobhla Motherway and Doireann Ormonde who came second. Thanks to all mentors for the dancing, ballad groups and quiz teams and a special thanks to Kegan O’Farrell who is our musician and without him we would not be able to bring sets to competition so thanks a million Kegan. Thanks also to the Shamrocks GAA club for their kind sponsorship which allowed us buy new

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skirts for our young girls. Dancers are now taking a well deserved break until after Easter when they will then start preparing for the County Fleadh which takes place on Sunday June 1st in the Park Hotel in Dungarvan.

St. Patricks CARDS – PROGRESSIVE 45 – 3/4/2014 Winners: Kathleen Lynch & John Kiely, John Nugent & Pat Kennedy. Lucky Table: Cait Quinlan & Bridget Flynn. Cards every Thursday night at 8.30 pm Coolnasmear Hall. U-14 FOOTBALL TRIALS U-14 Football trials will take place in Carriganore on Friday,18th April (Good Friday) at 11 am. Any player interested in the St. Pats/Naoimh Brid Club contact Don Nix (087 2629680). U-16 FOOTBALL St Pats/Naoimh Brid U-16 footballers drew with the Brickeys last Sunday morning in Modeligo. 2-8; 3-5. There is one game left to play versus St Saviours to be played after Easter. This is a must win game to qualify for the semifinal. GOGO GAMES Last Sunday afternoon our U-10’s and U-8’s played Kilrossanty at half-time in the Waterford V Carlow National League game at the Fraher field, 10-a-side. Panel: David Butler, Eanna Drohan, Tansey Flynn, Michael Knightly, Sean Flavin, Adam Daly, Eve Power, Aine Hickey, Thomas Byrne, Luke Murphy. U-8 Panel: Mark Power, Eoin Dennehy, Eoin Flavin, Jake Tutty, Liam Dukes, Michael D. Beresford, Michael Tobin, Fionnan Drohan, Darragh Devine, Colin Ryan.

KELLOGG’S GAA CUL CAMP 2014 Any one that is interested in coaching in the Kellogg’s GAA Cul Camp this year please note that the deadline date for applications is the 18th April, 2014. You can get all your information on this from www.waterford gaa.ie DEISE DEVELOPMENT DRAW Tickets will be distributed this week to families for a new series of the Deise Development draw. This is a very important fund raiser for the club, with 2/3’s of the money collected remains in the club.

CumannChamógaíochta ChámogaíochtaNanaRinne Rinne Cumann CONGRATULATIONS / COMHGHÁIRDEACHAS Ba mhaith le Cumann Chamógaíochta na Rinne traoslú le foireann Chamógaíochta Lios Mór as ucht an éacht a dheineadar le déanaí chun Craobh na hÉireann a bhuachaint san grád Idirmheánach. All at An Rinn Camogie send their congratulations to the Lismore camogie team and management on their rececnt achievement in capturing the All Ireland Intermediate title. This a great boost for camogie in the county as once again the ladies lead the way in capturing titles. FAOI AOIS / UNDERAGE Tá na fóirne faoi aois ag cleachtadh le roinnt seachtainaí anios san Halla faoi chúram na Bainisteóirí. Bhí cluichaí faoi dhian acu in Ionad Spóirt Cill Ghobnait le déanaí dos na fóirne faoi 8 agus faoi 10. Tá an fhoireann faoi 14 ag traenáil chomh maith. Our underage teams have been training in the Halla for a number of weeks with their trainers and management. The U-8s & U-10s played games indoors recently at the Cill Ghobnait Sports Complex. The U-14s are also back training and they have their first outing in the championship against Abbeyside on Tuesday, 15th April. The U-12 Go Games start on 12th April U-8s & U-10 Go Games start on 17th May An chuid obair ar siúl agus caithfear moladh mór a thabhairt do gach aoinne ó thaobh traenáil & eagraíocht. Chun chinn linn. Training continues each Thursday - the U-8's train 5.30 to 6.30. The U-10's & U-12's train 6.30 to 7.30 TRAENAIL IDIRMHEÁNACH / INTERMEDIATE TRAINING Our adult team has recently started back training under our new Trainer Pat Dunford. We welcome Pat on board and hope it is a successful year ahead. Numbers need to get better than present but we would hope this will improve as we go on. Training session times and venue will be made by text to all players. SENIOR LEAGUE Our intermediate team had their first game in the league on Saturday, 29th March when we played Brickey Rangers. An Rinn won on a scoreline of 1-4 to 0-3 in a game played in very poor conditions. To be fair to both sides they played a very good match considering the bad evening. We are in a group which includes St. Annes whom we play away to on Friday next 11th April 6.30 pm and Gaill Tír who we play at home on Friday, 18th April, at 6.45 pm. There is a plate competition this year also so there is plenty to play for. Playoffs Friday 25th and Finals Friday, 2nd May. REGISTRATION / CLÁRÚ Tá se tabhachtach go mbeadh na táillí baill-

St Patricks U-8 Football team who played at half-time last Sunday in the Waterford V Carlow league football game.

raíochta díolta chomh luath sa agus is féidir. Aoinne ná fuil íochta níl siad clúdaithe chun traenál nó chun imirt. It is important that players have their membership paid as soon as possible to the Club. You are not covered to train or play if you dont have your registration paid.

Rathgormack Rathgormack CONDOLENCES The Club would like to express its deepest condolences to the family of Anna (Bun) Kirwan who died recently. The Kirwan family have a long running association with the club and Anna is the mother of Club Chairman Noel Kirwan and club committee members Ger and Jim Kirwan. There are also a number of Anna’s grandchildren currently part of both Rathgormack and Comeragh Rangers teams. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Senior team took on The Nire on Sunday evening last in Rathgormack. We started the game well and were two points to no score up after five minutes thanks to point from Gavin Nugent and Jason Gleeson (free). The Nire responded with a goal and a point to take the lead. Further points from Gavin Nugent and a fine Jason Curry effort made the score line at half time Rathgormack 0-7; The Nire 1-3. We started the second half well with some great scores coming from Gavin Nugent, Michael Curry and Stephen Kirwan. The Nire however never gave up and some excellent free-taking kept them in in it all the way through. Going into injury time we were four point up when The Nire were awarded a penalty and with the last kick of the game they scored their second goal to leave the final score Rathgormack 0-12; The Nire 2-5. Team: Brendan Crotty, Michael Crotty, Tony Power, Billy Power, Brendan Behan, Cathal Crowch, Gerard Kirwan, Conor Walsh, Michael Curry, Jamie Kirwan, Liam Walsh, Jason Curry, Stephen Kirwan, Gavin Nugent, Jason Gleeson, Subs Used: Liam Mulligan, Padraig Larkin, Ronan Crotty, Jack Nugent.

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Intermediate team had yet another game of this year’s league called off last weekend. This was due to the John Mitchels pitch being unplayable. This is the fourth match of the yeae that has now been postponed. FIXTURES Senior Football Championship Rathgormack V Ballinacourty 13/04/14 at 3.30. Venue: Fraher Field. U-16 Football Championship Rathgormack V Tramore 13/04/14 at 11:00 Venue. Tramore. SCRAP METAL COLLECTION The club is running another scrap metal collection. Anyone who wants more information or who needs some items collected can contact any of the following: Noel Kirwan 087-2271759, Brendan Curry 087-614143, Declan Hahessy 087-2264550 or Denis Curry 087 6466113 before Saturday, 19th April. Our previous scrap metal collection was a huge success and thus is a great way to help the club raise much needed funds and also get rid of those items that have been hanging around the house which you just haven’t had time to get rid of. All suitable donations gratefully accepted.

MEMBERSHIP The rates for this year are as follows. Senior / Junior is €60, U21 is €30, Minor and under is €10. Non plying member is €30. All outstanding membership is to be paid to Michael Crotty immediately. DEISE DRAW The time of year is almost upon us again, as the first Deise draw will be held on the last Friday in April. Tickets have been distributed to all club members to buy or sell. The first draw takes place on the 25th April. The Deise draw has over the years provided some much needed funds and as club and we would ask all players, and people within the parish to please purchase a ticket with a top prize of €10,000 in every months draw. Contact any committee member or club coordinators, Noel Kirwan 087-2271759 or Tom Hassett 085-1741486 for more details.

Comeragh Rangers Ladies Football NEW SPONSORS Comeragh Rangers were fortunate enough to receive a new set of sponsored jerseys from “Southern Ceilings”. On behalf of the club, we would like to thank the Galvin family for their kind contribution of the jerseys, And also to thank Nora Dunphy for her assistance in acquiring these jerseys. COUNTY DUTY Congratulations to the Waterford Minors who had a very impressive victory over Clare on Wednesday last. Final Score Waterford 8-14; Clare 0-01. Comeragh Rangers have a huge representation on this panel. We wish the team every success going forward. Hard luck to the Waterford U16 team who lost out narrowly to Cork on Sunday last. Final score Cork 3-4; Waterford 0-8. Our Comeragh representatives on the day included: Emma, Aoife and Katie Murray, Lauren Galvin and Beth Norris. Best wishes to the Waterford Intermediate ladies who have qualified for the Division 2 league semi-final. They are due to play Leitrim on the 27th of April, time and venue to be confirmed at a later date. Comeragh representatives include: Nora, Shauna and Ciara Dunphy and Aishling Hassey. ALL IRELAND FINAL Best wishes to Scoil Mhuire and all the Comeragh Rangers girls who will be contesting the All Ireland Junior C Post Primary Schools final this weekend. CLUB SCENE Our U-16 were first to get their championship campaign off to a winning start with a 3-17-4-10 win over Dungarvan. Well done girls.

Tourin Tourin DEISE DEVELOPMENT DRAW The first draw of 2014 will take place later in the month on April. If you would like to be part of this draw, please contact any member of Tourin GAA and they will be happy to sort you out. As you may already be aware, part of the revenue raised from this draw is given back to the club.

EASTER DRAW As Easter is fast approaching, Tourin Hall committee will be holding their annual Easter draw. There will be a variety of luxurious food hampers among many other prizes. Tickets will be sold during the weekend of the 17th, 18th & 19th outside various retail outlets in Cappoquin & Lismore. You can also purchase tickets by getting in contact with members of the committee. MEMBERSHIP Membership is now due - please forward to the membership officer as soon as possible. OH WHY SKY? News broke last week of a deal between the GAA and Sky Sports to televise fourteen odd games - that is to you and me fourteen games of either hurling/football played mostly on Irish soil and filtered out/showcased for the world to see. This is all fine but what percentage outside of this isle of ours will be glued to Sky Sports to watch our native game - only a very small one I'd say. So now we have a few choices (a) Subscribe to Sky Sports but of course it's not your regular Sky Sport oh no but a specific Sky Sport package you have to subscribe to see these games. (b) If you do not subscribe you could pop in with or without your partner or children to your local (and the local for some of us could be more than six or seven miles away), park the children at the table with a few bottles of soft drinks with straws and ever ending packet of crisps just to keep them occupied/quiet. You and your partner could then act in a responsible manner (as the GAA do not condone alcohol) and have a still/fizzy water and take in the atmosphere! (c) Go to the game (but as this costs a packet - your best option is to wait for The Sunday Game that night) but wait that is of course if the Sunday Game won't be sold down the swanee just like these fourteen live games. The GAA at Headquarters have indicated on several occasions that it is those at the grass roots that keep this unique organisation ticking over...well those certainly at the top don't even know the meaning of the word 'ticking over' as clubs are evidently struggling to fundraise in order to keep down costs or pay off debts. I had to laugh at an idea when suggested on the radio the other day that clubs should try and get Sky streamed in to their club houses. Do they not know at the top that the majority of clubs do not have an 'entertainments' room with HD Widescreen TV’s - in most cases they are lucky enough to have dressing rooms, toilets and shower facilities. I would suggest that GAA Headquarters dole out a percentage of this revenue raised (if indeed this is such a lucrative deal) to the clubs as a goodwill gesture. But if anything funny came out of this announcement this week, it was the brilliant interpretation/skit on a certain major radio station the following morning that got the biggest laugh of all! TREKKIN EEGITS Do not forget this annual event which takes place on Friday/Saturday, 25th/26th April. It will take place over several stages and is always a very social event throughout West Waterford. If you would like to get involved or pick up a sponsorship card, contact Cara at the Credit Union, Cappoquin 087 9664513. Proceeds go towards St. John's School, Dungarvan (Playground fund).

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Abbeyside/Ballinacourty Abbeyside/Ballinacourty JACK THE JOKER Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in Kennedy’s Live where the Jackpot will be €3,468 as on Sunday night Louise Tutty was drawn out of the drum and picked card 49 which wasn’t the Joker though she did win €50o. Bernard Gorman and Bridie Walsh won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, The Village Inn, Village Flowers, Kennedys Live, Spar, Mike Kiely’s Butchers and Mousies Takeaway. COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE On Friday night last we took on Kilrossanty in round two of the County League. At the end of a game played in terrible conditions we came away with a good six point victory. Team: R. RYAN, D. COLLINS, R. SHEEHAN, N. DEE, M. GORMAN, S. O’HARE, B. LOOBY, J. HURNEY, M. O’HALLORAN, M. FIVES, M. FERNCOMBE, J. POWER, S. O’DONOVAN, J. O’BRIEN, P. HURNEY. Subs: P. LYNCH, R. DUNFORD, G. BREEN, E. BERGIN, G. HURNEY.

CLUB BINGO This Sunday our Club Bingo continues in the CBS Hall at 8:30 pm where the jackpot is €1,450. SENIOR FOOTBALL We take on Rathgormack in the first round of the County Championship this Sunday in Fraher Field at 3:30 pm. INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL This Sunday evening we play Geraldines in Bushy Park at 7pm in the first round of the Western Championship. MEMBERSHIP With a number of football Championships due to get underway in the next number of weeks we would ask that all players and indeed non players make a special effort to pay their membership to our Membership Officer Kevin Tobin as soon as possible. INTER-COUNTY ACTIVITY On Sunday last Shane Briggs and Stephen Enright were part of the Waterford Senior Football team that defeated Carlow in Fraher Field in their final game of the National League. We would like to wish the Waterford Minor hurlers the very best of luck ahead of their Munster Championship game against Clare this Wednesday night in Ennis. Conor Prunty and Sean Daly are on the panel while Donnacha Enright is a member of the backroom team. DEISE DEVELOPMENT DRAW Tickets for the 2014 Deise Development Draw are currently on sale from members of both our Adult and Juvenile Committees. Again this year there are a number of very attractive prizes on offer every month but the main attraction of the Draw is that as well as being in with a chance of winning one of these prizes you are supporting our club and helping us raise some badly needed funds to run the club. Our ticket sellers will be calling on the houses of the Parish over the next number of weeks but if we manage to miss you and you wish to purchase a ticket then please contact any member of our Club Committee. FUNDRAISING CYCLE One of our most loyal and dedicated Club Members Liam O’Connor is calling on all Abbeyside/Ballinacourty members, players, supporters, friends and cycling enthusiasts to support a Fundraising Cycle which he is organising on Saturday, August 2nd. Liam is organising the cycle from Limerick to Abbeyside to raise much need funds towards the running and further development of the club. As you all know the club has had huge success on the playing fields last year and all our club teams and ladies represented the club with great pride throughout the year. The club would not be able to run as smoothly as it currently does without the huge volume of volunteers who give so much of their time to coaching teams, by working on committees and doing countless tasks in fundraising and all other events run by the club. The facilities in our club have been brought to a new level in recent years thanks to the generosity of all in our Parish who give very generously when club people come calling at their homes, work places, shops and businesses to raise funds to help pay for projects such as the refurbishment of the dressing rooms, installing state of the art floodlights and generator to run lights, the erection of a state of the art ball alley to improve hurling skills and the purchase of almost 8 acres and the developing of the third pitch which will cater for the needs of the club teams for many years to come. We would like to thank all those people who have dug deep into their pockets to allow the club to be able to provide all these amenities. Liam is calling on any who would like to join him on the cycle to let him know in the next few weeks. The cycle will cater for all levels of cyclists and will involve a trip of around 85 to 90 miles. Please contact Liam, Michael, Benny or Beanie to let them know of your interest and meetings will be organised to let people know of what it takes to be a part of a huge fun cycle. Liam can be contacted at 0851191908 or liam.oconnor@augh.com, Michael can be reached at michealcosgrave@hotmail.com or 0877682068, Benny can be contacted at benny.i.flynn@gsk.com or 087-9352716 while Beanie can be reached at liambyrnebeanie@yahoo.com. or 087-6436046

BOOKING OF PITCHES All team managers are reminded to please ensure that they have booked the pitch for training or matches with Michael O’Donovan. We would also ask tem managers to please try and do as much heavy training in the areas behind the goals. JUVENILE NOTES Under 16 football: Our under 16 football team played on Sunday morning last in the County championship at home against Ardmore. Having improved a lot since our last match the lads won comfortably here. We now have two games remaining and have to win both if we are to progress to the knockout stages of the championship. Minor football: Our minor footballers played Stradbally on Tuesday night last at home in the County championship. After a very poor performance our lads were well beaten on the night. We now have one game left in the league section of the championship and we now are after putting ourselves under a bit of pressure to qualify. Hopefully the lads will recover from this setback. Indoor hurling: Indoor hurling for the under 5, 6 and 7 age group continues this week in the Friary beginning at six o clock. However there will be no under 8 training because our under 8 team are travelling to a blitz in Carriganore on Saturday morning. Please note that this will be the last week of indoor hurling as after this Friday night we will take a break for the Easter holidays and return to outdoor hurling training at the Burgery on Saturday mornings at 10.30 a.m. began on Saturday, 3rd April. Camoige: Training continues on Fridays for all age groups U12 train from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. and all other ages train from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. As our numbers have grown in the last few weeks help is always needed if you have an hour to spare on a Friday evening please do come along. U-12s traveled to Portlaw on Saturday morning to take part in their first blitz for this year we were grouped with St. Annes A & B and Portlaw. A total of 15 girls travelled on what was a very wet morning great team performance was put in by all. Our U-14s play their first game of the championship on Tuesday, 15th April we play at home to an Rinn with a 7.00pm throw in we ask that you try and come and support the team on the night in their first championship game. The County Board are running a camogie camp in Abbeyside GAA grounds for 8 to 12 year olds from Tuesday, 15th to Thursday, 17th this is open to all clubs and the cost is €15 booking is essential.

Naomh Brid CLUB REGISTRATION DAY Thankfully, the weather relented for our registration day on Sunday. A good turn-out witnessed three good games of football. Our Under 16’s played the Brickey’s. The Under 13’s played Ballyduff and our younger lads had a game amongst themselves. Thanks to all teams for turning out on the day. The Ball run was very successful with only one ball eventually reaching the finish line. The winning ball owner was Ashley Dalton and the promoters prize went to Helen Hickey. Well Done. Special mention to Mairead, Shauna and Chloe for their assistance, and to anyone else that helped out on day. TRAINING Outdoor training for under 12’s will continue every Monday evening in Modeligo at 7.30 pm. Under 8’s will begin after Easter Holidays. UNDER 9 HURLING/FOOTBALL Our Under 9 leagues are running every Monday for April and May. Our next match is football, next Monday, April 14th and is away to Abbeyside 2 at 6.30 pm. Players are requested to be at Abbeyside pitch at 6.15 sharp. UNDER 10 FOOTBALL Our final league match vs Brickeys has been postponed. UNDER 11/12 HURLING Our Under 11 and 12 hurling leagues will run every week. Under 12’s had a great start with a two point cushion over Dungarvan 2. This weeks game is Under 11, at home to Youghal, on Thursday evening. Throw in is at 7 pm. Players are requested to be at Touraneena pitch at 6.30 pm. On Friday, April 18 the Under 12’s are away to Stradbally. SCOR NA bPAISTI The County finals were held on Saturday night in Cappoquin. The club was well represented. Well done to all participants.

Anne’s Camogie & Football St.St.Anne' s Camogie and Football Club KAZBAR SPORTS TOPS We recently had the launch of our new sports tops with thanks to the Kazbar, our most recent sponsors. The Kazbar have always been very supportive to St. Anne's and we are delighted to have their name officially associated with our club with these fabulous new tops. U-8/10’s Training continues every Saturday from 10 am to 11 am. New members are always welcome. We will be starting to play in blitzes from May 17th.

TOURIN GAA & NEIGHBOURHOOD PRESENTATION OF MONEY RAISED – A presentation was made to Tourin Hall Development committee recently at the hall. The money raised from Operation Transformation Tourin syle which was the brain child of Gina McGrath and the brawn behind the gruelling schedule was Mark McConnell (McConnell Fitness). The monies raised was donated to Tourin Hall Development Committee and The Irish Heart Foundation. Thanks to Gina and Mark for their hard work and to all who partiicpated during the 12 weeks up to Christmas.

SENIOR CAMOGIE LEAGUE Best of Luck to our Senior panel who will play An Rinn this Friday at 6.30pm in Dunhill in the next round of the league. 11-A-SIDE FOOTBALL Best of Luck to our footballers who play in the 11-a-side league this Sunday in Dunhill against St. Pat's. Time to be confirmed.

Colligan Emmetts FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP COMMENCES THIS WEEKEND Championship 2014 begins in earnest this weekend as our Junior footballers take on Shamrocks in the opening round of the Western Junior (Premier) football Championship, the games goes ahead in Cappoquin on Saturday evening (April 12th) with throw-in at 7:30 pm, Referee: John Condon. This will be a repeat of last year’s Divisional football final where we managed to come out on top after surviving an excellent Shamrocks effort, this will no doubt be another tough encounter against formidable opposition. We had a good workout against Ballinacourty in a challenge game last weekend, here’s hoping we can start the campaign with a win and the best of luck to all involved on Saturday evening. We have a Bye in Round 2 of the Championship with the next round of football set to take place on the weekend of June 14th. TRAINING Training continues this week on Tuesday and Friday evening’s at 7:30 pm. HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES We have received Fixture details for our two Junior hurling teams, our Junior (Premier) side will face neighbours Modeligo in the opening round of the Championship on Sunday, April 27th in Fraher Field, throw-in at 7:30pm, this game will be preceded by St. Mary’s against Geraldines. Our Junior attached team will commence their Junior (Intermediate Attached) group 1 campaign on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5th against Abbeyside in Fraher Field, throw-in at 2:00pm. QUIZ NIGHT We held a successful fundraising table Quiz in Quill’s Bar last Friday night (April 4th), this was our first major fundraiser of 2014 and we had nine tables on the night, in the region of over €750 was raised so we’d like to thank everyone for their support on the night, all prize money was given back to the club by the winning teams. The club would like to express its sincere thanks to Áine and Neil Parks and all the staff at Quills for their kind hospitality on the night, also thanks to Gavin Whelan for doing Quizmaster and to all the officers and committee members for their help and co-operation in organising the event. Thanks again to everyone, a great night was had by all and we appreciate your support. We hope to announce more events in the coming weeks so watch this space! CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of the "Black & Amber" Club Lotto held in Quills Bar on 31/03/2014, Numbers drawn were 8, 19, 25 & 26, Lucky ticket €20 winners: Pat Dalton, Seamus Hickey, Dean McKenna, Rachel Murphy, last Monday night’s jackpot was worth €10,350, please check our Facebook / Twitter pages for details, thanks for your continued support. WATERFORD MINOR HURLERS Waterford Minor hurlers begin the defence of their All-Ireland crown this evening (Wednesday) where they will face a tricky away tie against Clare in Cusack Park, Ennis at 6:30 pm, here’s

wishing them the very best of luck. A semi-final place awaits the winners while the losers will go into a play-off against the losers of this evening’s other Quarter-Final between Cork and Kerry. MINOR FOOTBALL – ST. PATS (ASSISTED BY NAOMH BRID) The Minor footballers are safely through to the semi-final stages of the Division 3 Co. Championship following three wins from three in the group stages, we’re still awaiting confirmation of the semi-final date, Quarter-Final pairings are still to be decided. UNDERAGE ACTIVITY St. Pat’s U-13 Footballers (assisted by Naomh Brid) face Affane in the Division 3 Western Championship on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 pm in Cappoquin, the U-16’s (also assisted by Naomh Brid) drew with Brickey Rangers in the Division 2 Co. championship last weekend.

Tallow SPONSORED BY McGRATH'S PHARMACY, TALLOW SKY The subject is on every GAA person's lips this week and the sudden nature of the announcement has made sure that the GAA's deal with Sky is a hot topic. From a commercial point of view the deal makes perfect sense. Sky have a track record of promoting and hyping sports with superb production and publicity. The money they have pumped into English football in particular has made sure that players are richly rewarded and clubs are more valuable than ever. Thirty years ago a soccer player could put away enough money in a career to buy a pub. Nowadays he could earn that money in a month. However, one of the GAA's great strengths is the fact that it's not your normal commercial sporting organisation and by lying down with Rupert Murdoch's company they have seriously watered down this strength. We're an organisation that has deep roots in every community and is involved in most births, weddings and funerals that occur. By packaging our games to sell to an organisation whose aims and values are at best incompatible with ours we are taking a huge risk. The argument that Padraic Duffy and Liam O’Neill put forward is one of promotion to foreign viewers and service to the diaspora. It is possible that Sky will lead to people in many parts of Britain taking up the game but it is equally possible and indeed more likely that it will have a similar profile in the UK as rugby league has here. Sky has owned rugby league for twenty years but could anyone in Ireland who has a Sky Sports package name a single rugby league player? When American football came to the UK television thirty years ago they used a then newly established terrestrial channel, Channel 4, to promote their game. Even though they use Sky Sports more now, when they were trying to establish, they went for the much bigger viewership. Did the GAA try to deal with Channel 4 or Channel 5 when they were considering the UK market? They have a good deal in Australia where a terrestrial free-to-air channel will screen our games and this makes more sense. The biggest problem I see with this deal is what will happen in three years time. Sky's previous behaviour in relation to these deals indicate that they will go one of two ways- either they lose interest or they want the whole bag of tricks in an exclusive package. Like it or not Limerick v. Waterford in front of 25,000 in Thurles is of no

interest to Sky. It's Dublin and a full Croke Park they want. Saying that 'we'll see what happens in 3 years' is a bit like bringing a child into a sweet shop and telling him pick out a piece of fruit. BEST OF LUCK Best of luck to Tallow's Jordan Henley who is part of the Waterford minor panel who take on Clare this Wednesday night. DEISE DRAW Deise Draw tickets are on sale now from the usual sellers. We realise that people are under financial pressure to support our club but it is vital that this income stream is protected and enhanced and you can be guaranteed that all money raised goes back into your local club. First Prize each month is €10,000. TALLOW GAA LOTTO – SUPPORTED BY KEARNEY'S RESTAURANT, TALLOW 7/4/’14 Numbers Drawn 5, 21, 22, 24. No Winner. Consolation Prizes: Sheila Brown, Ciara and Hannah O’Donnell, Kathleen Delaney, Vicky Gray. Promoter: Mary Murphy. Next Draw 14/4/’14 Lukie’s. Jackpot €4,800.

Ardmore MINOR FOOTBALL - DIVISION 2 Our next minor game against St. Saviours will take place on Thursday, April 17th. SENIOR HURLING LEAGUE: Ardmore 0-10 – De La Salle 2-13 Being back in Senior Hurling ranks for 2014 paired us against De La Salle in our first SH League match. With an amount of the panel from 2013 missing on the day, we fielded a young side that showed great heart and determination on a wet and cold afternoon at Ardmore. Thanks to De La Salle who also were short many of its regular names for a very sporting game on the day. Overal, a pleasing performance on the day with some excellent displays from our seasoned campaigners and also from some younger players who lined out on the day. Panel: Dylan Troy, David Power, Daniel Power, Conor O’Shea, Adrian O’Donnell, Niall Hennessy, Declan Prendergast, Gavin Williams, Kenny Murphy, David Gartland, Tom Power, James Salmon, Cathal Hennessy, Richard Stilwell, Stephen Keating, Christopher Power, James Kennedy, Charlie Bryan, Eoin Conway.

SF LEAGUE: Ardmore 0-10; De La Salle 0-9. On a wet, windy and fog drenched night at De La Salle, we came away second week in a row with a single point win. With conditions determining the overall game it was a night of patience and possession. Our scores came from the boots of John Garland, Tom Power, Declan Prendergast, David Gartland, James Salmon and Wayne Hennessy. The outstanding skill of the night was the point blank save from Sean Barron in goal. For sure a defining moment of the game. Panel on the night: Sean Barron, Charlie Bryan, Daniel Power, Conor O’Shea, Niall Hennessy, Declan Prendergast, Cathal Hennessy, David Gartland, John Gartland, Tom Power, Tony Galway, James Salmon, Gavin Williams, Wayne Hennessy, Richard Stilwell, Christopher Power, Dylan Troy, Paul Gleeson.

SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP We start our Senior Football championship on Friday night at 8 pm in Fraher Field as we line up against Kilrossanty. A good turnout is needed for this game. The following week, Ballinacourty are our opposition. U-21B FINAL No official notification on when this final is being held but we hear it may be at the end of May.

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Stradbally SENIOR FOOTBALL Our senior footballers travelled to Ballybeg last Friday evening to play St Savours in the league and were beaten by a single point. Stradbally 14; St Savours 0-8. MINOR FOOTBALL Our minor footballers played Ballinacourty at the Burgery grounds, Abbeyside last weekend and had a good win, Stradbally need to win the next game against The Brickeys to have any chance of qualifying. OPERATION TRANSFORMATION Operation Transformation came to an end on Sunday last in the Social Centre. A cheque was presented to the four schools of the parish by Dermot O’Brien, the money was collected from the Trail Runs in Sallyfort Mini Farm. The Weight Loss presentations were made by Nina Fee. We would like to thank the following, Brendan Breen for all his work in organising this event which took place over the last few months; Nina Fee who did tremendous work in keeping everyone up to date on Facebook; The team leaders who were an inspiration to everyone; the stewards who kept everyone safe in those dark and windy nights, and most of all the people who took part in the Street Relay, the walks and the Trail Runs, the Circuit Training. A big thanks to Benji Whelan who was in charge of the Circuit Training and the Trail Runs. To Dermot and Pearl O’Brien for the use of your excellent facilities a big thank you. To all the people (too numerous to mention) who helped in any way, your help was much appreciated OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN Our very ambitious five year development plan was unveiled last Sunday in the Social Centre. First priority is to dig out and level our second playing pitch, then build new dressing rooms, an all weather playing pitch, a hurling wall, a covered spectator stand, and footpaths to service these areas. Plans can be viewed in the Social Centre. We would like to thank Eddie Rockett for doing a very professional job in drawing up the plans for this ambitious project. Major fundraising events are being planned for the coming year, so we will be calling on our loyal supporters again to come to our aid. DEISE DRAW The first Deise Draw of 2014 is fast approaching, it will be held on 25th April. You can get tickets from any committee member. ON COUNTY DUTY Well done to Shane Ahearne who played a vital role in Waterford's win against Carlow in Fraher Field last Sunday, to secure a much needed win.

Melleray Glenrovers Melleray/Glen Rovers ON Sunday last our hurlers took on Abbeyside in a challenge. Despite missing a number of players the team put in a good effort. In tough underfoot conditions both teams played some very good hurling. We started well and led early on 0-4 to 03. Despite us adding another 4 points, Abbeyside were ahead at the break 0-12 to 0-8. Both teams sharing 20 scores in the first 30 minutes showed just how good a first half it was. In the second half Abbeyside got the upperhand and eventually won on a score of 1-20 to 012. A disappointing second half but overall a good run out for the lads. Team: J. Crowley, P. Lyons, M. Morris, D. Casey, G. O’Connor, B. Hennessy (0-1), D. Buckley, K. O’Rourke (0-1), C. Kelly, S. Power, C. Donnellan (0-1), M. Crowley (0-8), C. Power, J. Begley (0-1), E. Lyons, R. Stewart.

Numbers training and playing should be much better. Even making one night a week is not a huge ask for any player. We are playing Ballinameela away in a Football challenge Thursday 7.00 p.m. and Marlfield away in a hurling challenge Saturday at 7.00 p.m. Players please contact Trainer John O’Dwyer about availability. DEISE DRAW It's that time of year again, €10,000.00 1st prize. The first draw in this year's Deise Draw will take place on April 25th, 2014. Tickets reasonably priced at €10 per month and can be purchased from Sean Murphy on 087/7711593 or any club member. Results from the National Club Draw which took place in HQ on St Patrick's Day: While there was no winner in either the community or county, this draw was very well received and supported throughout the local GAA Clubs, the length and breath of the country. While Melleray Glenrovers club made a great effort in promoting this draw, overall in the county, there was €74,760 in total submitted via ticket sales and the total collected nationally was €2.5 million. It’s fantastic to see such a commitment by clubs, their officials and supporters alike and we look forward to investing this money in our club. Huge congratulations on behalf of the club is extended to Sharon and Nollaig Hennessy who took part in representing Waterford in the Munster Final Senior Scor Finals in University Concert Hall in UL on Sunday week last. Sharon represented Melleray in recitation while Nollaig represented us in the Solo Singing. A fantastic

achievement to reach the Munster Finals and a big thank you to all the supporters who travelled on the day. Congratulations is also extended to all the children who took part in Scor Na bPaisti over the last number of weeks. Full details of events and results in next week’s notes. N.B. – Date for your diary: Sophie Moore Memorial Tractor Run, Sunday 13th April, 2014, at 2.00 p.m in Aglish, this is a charity tractor run being held by the Sophie Moore Memorial Fund in aid of the Jack & Jill Foundation and also the Ladybird Ward in CUH. So please spread the word and let’s help raise some money for two great charities. Entry fee €20.00.

Cois Bhride Bhride Cois Sponsored by Cunningham's Hardware, Tallow U-10 FOOTBALL On Monday evening, 31st March our under 10 team travelled to Touraneena for a very enjoyable game of football. We had a hard fought win against tough opposition on a score line of 5-2 to 3-2. The team were: Ciaran Lenehan, Darragh Spillane, Ian Martin, Shane Martin, Cian O’Brien, Alan Hurley, Jack Murphy, Shane Cronin, Josh Good, Callum McCarthy and Dylan Beecher. Well done to all involved.

U-10 INDOOR HURLING Our under 10’s travelled to Ballyduff on Saturday morning, 29th. Three games were played by our lads, the first against Castlelyons which we lost 6 goals to 3. We then went on to beat Cappoquin 5 goals to 0 to reach the semifinal against Ballyduff. Ballyduff came out winners in this great game 3-2. The team members were Shane Cronin, Darragh Spillane, Ethan Scotton, Shane Martin, Cian O’Brien, Jake O’Brien, Stephen Roche and Dylan Beecher.

U-12 HURLING On Friday night last our u-12 hurlers has a comprehensive win over Cappoquin on a scoreline of 2-11 to 1-1. The team was Darragh Spillane, Eoghan Lenehan, James Power, Mark Dalton, Jake Chambers, Padraig Hynes, Josh Geary, Tom Dalton, Shane Martin and Jack Murphy.

U-9 The following are the Hurling and football fixtures for the U-9 Under 9 Hurling: Time 6.30, 07/04/2014 - Ballyduff Upper Vs Cois Bhride Under 9 Football: Time 6.30, 14/04/2014 - Cois Bhride Vs Ballyduff Upper

Affane/Cappoquin CLUB LOTTO The numbers drawn in our Club Lotto for the jackpot prize €1,700 on Monday, March 31st were 2, 8, 16, 26 and there was no winner. The five €20 consolation prize winners were: Rena O’Donoghue, Shanbally; Susan McLaughlin Green St.; Derek Browne, Danesfield; Peggy Moore, Villierstown and Ollie Mangan, Monavugga. This week’s draw was held on Monday, April 7th and the results will appear here next week. SYMPATHY On behalf of the Affane/ Cappoquin GAA club we extend our sympathy to the Bennet family of Ballysaggart on the passing of Joan Bennet (nee McGrath) of Ballysaggart, Co. Waterford. May she rest in peace. UPCOMING FIXTURES IN THE SPORTSFIELD APRIL 2014 Friday, 11th April – Adult Camogie League at 6.30 pm Saturday, 12th April – U-12 Camogie Blitz 10 am -12 noon Saturday, 12th April U-13 Football Affane v St Pats at 3.30 pm Saturday, 12th April - Junior Football, Shamrocks v. Emmets at 7.30 pm Tuesday, 15th April – U-14 Camogie Championship at 6.30 pm DEISE DRAW The 2014 Deise Draw runs from April to December. The first draw will take place on Friday April 25th. Fab prizes to be won every month, including a top prize of €10,000. Tickets are €10 per month. BOOKING OF PITCHES All team managers are reminded to please ensure that they have booked the pitch for training with Maria Scanlan, We would also ask all teams to do most of the physical heavy training off the main pitch especially since the weather is so wet UPCOMING CAPPOQUIN/AFFANE JUVENILE GAA FIXTURES U-11 Hurling Town/Country League U-11 Hurling Rd 1 Friday, April 11th Cappoquin (A) V St. Pats U-13 West Football Saturday, April 12th Affane (H) V St. Pats/Naomh Bhrid at 3.30 pm

WEDDING BELLS Congrats to Elaine Scanlan, Affane who married a Cavan man over the weekend, Paul O'Donnell, who has 8 senior football county medals with his club Cavan Gaels. He has prom-

ised to take a few training sessions with our footballers! Congrats. SCOR NA bPAISTI Congratulations to all the kids who took part in the county final of Scor Na bPaisti which took place in the Cappoquin Community Centre last Saturday. MUNSTER MINOR HURLING C'SHIP This evening (Wednesday) Waterford minor hurlers take their first step in their bid to retain their All Ireland title as they travel to Ennis to take a on Clare in Cusack Park, the Cappoquin lads involved are Shane Murray, Andy Molumphy and Aaron O’Sullivan, we wish Waterford and the lads the best of luck THREE TO ANSWERS 1, Who was the first Kerry man to be president of the GAA? 2, Who was the General Secretary of the GAA from 1929 to 1964? 3, Who is the only player to win four All Ireland under 21 hurling medals? LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1, Mount Sions Mick Flannelly won 15 county senior hurling medals. 2, Henry Downey captained Derry to win their only All Ireland senior football title in 1993 against Cork. 3 Des Foley Dublin was the first player to win Railway Cup hurling and Football medals on the same day. COUNTY MINOR FOOTBALL C'SHIP (PLAY-OFF) An Baile Dubh V Ath Meadhan at An Baile Dubh 7 pm on Thursday, 17th April In event Of Draw 2 Periods Of 10 Minutes Extra Time Will Be Played Also Please Note Winners Of This Game Will Play Portmhor (Ferrybank) in County quarter-final on Tuesday, 22nd April. Fixture To Follow. WATERFORD WIN MUNSTER U-16 CAMOGIE TITLE Well done to the Waterford camogie U-16 team who won the Munster B final in Cashel last Sunday, in particular the Cappoquin girls, captain Aisling Power, Clodagh Glavin, Roisin Uniacke, Sinead O’Brien and Laura Murray.

Clashmore/Kinsalebeg SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The time has finally come when our adult teams open their championship account for 2014 this weekend with our Senior Footballers taking their bow against An Rinn on Sunday evening at 7 pm in the Fraher Field. This is an opposition which has been a thorn in our side for many years now and there is generally very little between the two teams so expect a very competitive battle and we are hopeful we can get off to a good start here. We hope you will all come along to the Shandon Field to support the lads here and the very best of luck to them in their efforts this season. MUNSTER MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Waterford Minor hurlers have the chance to regain some bruised County pride this week as they take on Clare down in their back-yard of Cusack Park, Ennis in the opening round of the Munster Minor hurling championship on Wednesday evening at 6.30 pm. One of our own club players Edmond O'Halloran, who was part of last year's All-Ireland winning panel, will step into the breach this year as he lines out at midfield and we wish him and the team the very best of luck for the season ahead as they attempt to emulate the class of 2013. A HAPPY OCCCASION We wish to extend a huge congratulations to William Collins, Tinnabinna and Serena Harkin, Leitrim on the occasion of their recent marriage. William was, of course, an avid club player back in his younger days before the Irish Army seduced him into their ranks and indeed the Collins family have been outstanding supporters of our GAA club down the years. EASTER GAA CLUB BINGO Our next Club Bingo night will be our Easter edition and it will take place next Wednesday night, April 16th at 8 pm at the GAA clubhouse. As ever we will have a great game prize fund on offer on the night as well as a bumper raffle and free refreshments for all, so something there for everyone. Bus transport will be the same as usual with a bus leaving Cork Hill, Youghal at 7.10 pm and also a bus will leave from Quinn's, Ardmore at the same time via Grange. DÉISE DEVELOPMENT DRAW The Déise Development Draw rolls around with the only difference being that this year the draw begins a month later with the first instalment taking place at the end of April and running until December instead so you can expect your usual draw promoters to be making contact regarding tickets over the next week or two.Contact our Draw Co-ordinator Michael Byrne or any committee member as soon as possible to secure your place in the draw. CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG JUVENILES U-16 Football: Our U-16 footballers had a great win over St. Saviours away from home last Sunday morning and this win means that we have qualified for the knock-out stages in this competition. There is a really nice team there at this level, with plenty football and lots of Trench

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014 fighting spirit so hopefully we can get as far as we possibly can in this grade. U-8 Hurling: Our U-8 hurlers had the honour of playing at half time in the relegation play-off in Walsh Park recently between Waterford and Dublin. It was fantastic to see the Red and Green players enjoying themselves and giving the crowd of over 3,000 people lots of entertainment. Well done to all the kids and their mentors on what was a great day out. Edmond In Action!: Best of luck to Edmond O’Halloran from all in the juvenile club as the County minors take on Clare in the Munster Hurling Championship tonight in Walsh Park. Edmond is a recent graduate from the juvenile club and is, of course, an All-Ireland medal winner from last year along with Paul O’Connor. Our younger players would do well to take note of the interest and love for hurling and football that Ed has and the enthusiasm he has for the club and his county. Easter Draw: Our annual Easter Draw is taking place over the next few weeks and as usal cards will be available for people to buy their lines in all local shops and outlets. This is always a hugely successful fundraiser for the club and is a vital source of income for us so be sure to support it if at all possible.

Sliabh gCua/ St. Mary's Marys COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP The organising committee of last weekend’s community clean up would like to thank everyone who contributed their time. Your efforts have been extremely appreciated. From Thursday to Sunday, many of the local residents picked up litter between The Halfway & Beary’s Cross along with various by-roads. Another date will be announced shortly to clear the remaining roads. We would also like to thank Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan and the Ballymacarbry volunteers who invited us down for soup and sandwiches after the miserable Saturday weather. DEISE DRAW The Deise Draw is to commence again in April. Tickets €10 and are available from Mush Keane 087 9634993. J. P. Fitzpatrick 086 1909980, Mike Murray 087 7428032, Brendan Tobin 087 2701947 or any committee members to obtain tickets. INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES Our championship year is upon us again. This Saturday evening (April 12th), Sliabh gCua will take on Ballyduff in Fraher Field, Dungarvan. This match has a 19:30 throw-in. Next up (Sunday, April 20th), Sliabh gCua will meet Ballinacourty at the same venue. The fixture in full is Sliabh gCua V Baile Na Cuirte at Pairc Ui Fhearachair at 7 p.m. Our footballers were very unlucky not to reach a Western final last year so we wish them the very best of luck in championship 2014. IOMAINT SOISEAR CHAMPIONSHIP St. Mary’s kick off their junior hurling championship against The Geraldines this year. This is fixed for Fraher field at 18:15 on Sunday, 27th April. As the junior championship has only four teams this year, after playing neighbours Modeligo & Colligan, we will meet The Geraldines again in round 4. Let’s hope John Hallinan’s St. Mary’s can produce a title winning year. TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONS Heartiest congratulations to both Tadgh & Emma Whitmore, Langanoran who became international champions in Taekwondo at the weekend. The championships were held at the National Basketball Arena in Tymon Park, Dublin on Sunday last. Tadgh won both gold and bronze while Emma secured gold. Well done champs!! FINAL POKER CLASSIC The last Poker night of this term will be held in Dunne’s Bar on this Friday night (April 11th). The Sliabh gCua Development committee would like to thank everyone who has supported another fantastic year. SCOR Hard luck to Sliabh gCua set dancers and choreographer Monnie Hallahan who narrowly lost out in the recent Munster Final to Kerry’s Kilcummin set group. Also, Congratulations to all participants in the Scor na bPaisti county final recently held in Cappoquin. Sliabh gCua/St Marys & Modeligo were successful in several competitions. ON THE MOVE!! We wish Joe Coffey (Blinds & Curtains) every success while he moves to his new premises soon. Joe is moving to 27 Grattan Square (Beside Enterprise Bar & Genoa’s). MODELIGO CAMOGIE CLUB Modeligo Camogie club is part of Modeligo GAA club and caters for girls from juniors infants up to 16 year olds and enter teams in the following age groups: U-6, U-8 & U-10 (Blitz only) U-12, U-14 & U-16 (league style Championships),

We introduce a new age group every 2nd year to our club, so in 2016 we will enter a minor team and by 2018 we hope to have a junior team. In 2010 we entered only an under 12 team in the championship and have built up the age groups since then. If you or your child are interested in finding out more about our Club please contact any of the officers above or JP Ryan on (087 8288834) alternatively registration and training details are outlined below. Registration and training details Camogie training & registration will commence Monday, 7th April and every Monday from 6:30 pm to 07:30 pm catering for junior infants up to U-16. Feel free to come along any Monday for a bit of fun. Membership €30 per child or €50 per family. LOTTO Our weekly lotto continues every Sunday night. Tickets are a mere €2 and can be purchased from any committee member or local outlets. MICHAEL HICKEY HONOURED FOR INCREDIBLE WORK A Touraneena native who has worked tirelessly for families of cystic fibrosis sufferers has been given a special recognition award by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland. Michael Hickey (Hickey’s Cross) lost three of his own children to CF and is father to a fourth adult child who also suffers from the condition and he is appealing to people not to stop their generous support of the charity. Even while coping with difficulty in his own family, Michael has been a support to other families, serving as the chairman of the Tipperary Branch of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland since 1984. In all Michael and his wife Bridie have been involved with the Tipperary branch of CFI for 47 years. Last weekend, at Cystic Fibrosis Ireland’s ‘Better Together’ conference in Galway, Michael was honoured with the special recognition award as his friends and colleagues marked his retirement as the local branch chairman, a role he held for 27 years. Michael was also honoured by the local regional group TLC4CF, who are fundraising for a specialised CF unit at Limerick Regional Hospital, in thanks for all his support for the project. The awards were a special thank you to a man who has dedicated most of his life to helping and supporting others in his community and were presented by CFI ambassador and GAA pundit Joe Brolly. Michael modestly said that the awards are shared with his wife, Bridie, who has done “as much work as me if not more!” While Michael knew he was to be presented with one award it came as a surprise to receive three, he said. “I only did what any father would do, I didn’t expect it and I didn’t feel I deserved it,” he described his work with the charity over the last three decades. “If you feel you can do a bit of good for someone at least do no harm.” Michael lives with his wife, Bridie, and their adult son, in Kilmacomma, Clonmel. The couple had five children, four of whom suffered from CF, three of them have passed away because of the condition. While he might be retiring as chairman Michael says he will remain “very much involved” with the local CF group, under the new chairman “I figured it was time for a younger person with new ideas,” said Michael, who will be 76 in July. The new chairman is Eddie Tuohy from Templemore. Still supporting the charity, Michael has appealed for people not to be affected by recent scandals and to continue being as generous in their financial support for CFI as they always have been. Next month the charity will hold two fund rising events - their annual church gate collection will take place in the Clonmel area on the weekend of May 24 and 25. Also in May the charity will again join with Clonmel AC for the 10k run and walk on Sunday, May 11th. Michael explained that entry fees from the run go to the athletic club while entry fees for the walk go to the charity. “I appeal to people to be generous,” Michael said. The CF Ireland conference aimed to highlight the latest developments in cystic fibrosis care, from lung transplantation to new drug therapies, with attendees also hearing from a number of people with cystic fibrosis, some of whom have benefited directly from exciting new therapies. The new CF unit at Limerick Regional Hospital is now under construction and fundraising is continuing to fit out the facility. It is hoped the first patients will use the specialised rooms by this time next year. TOURANEENA RUNNERS 5K LEAGUE Our league is going to commence in 1 week. It starts on Wednesday, 16th April and will continue each Thursday thereafter. HAPPY BIRTHDAY The club would like to wish Sliabh gCua player/manager David Whelan a very happy birthday. David turns 40 this Sunday. Collecting 2 points on Saturday evening would be a nice present!! Wishing you a great birthday Wheeler!!

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Finisk River Riders Special Olympics Club WELL where do I begin..... It has been a busy few months at the Finisk River Riders Club, the winter months did not dampen the spirits of the Athletes who came out in force for their Annual Christmas Gymkhana. A course of 8 fences were put up and each rider executed the course brilliantly which impressed family and friends who came out to watch. In the month of January we were given a late Christmas present, actually we were given two late Christmas present. The club was donated two beautiful ponies 'Holly' and 'Vicky' who have settled in brilliantly and are very popular with all our riders in the club. So a big thank you to their owners. And our ponies could not have come at a more perfect time as it was 'Vicky' who helped one of our new members Ann Havens who was a little hesitant about riding, so after a few weeks and plenty of patience and help from our volunteers Ann rode her first pony. It was really a

great day, and she is now ready for her first competition this summer congratulation Ann. Three training sessions are been held in Cork Equestrian centre for two of our Athletes Davina Power and David Tobin who are representing Munster in the National Games. Kay Fitton is the head coach who will be supporting and guiding them towards the Games which are held in June 12th to 15th Limerick Like all clubs we are constantly looking for way to raise funds so on Saturday, 3rd May Finisk River Riders Special Olympics Club are having Afternoon Tea in the Vintage Tea Rooms in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland from 2-5 p.m., so please, your support would be really appreciated. A Regional Competition was held in Kilotteran Equestrian Centre on March 27th last where the club was represented with 11 strong Athletes. Eileen Haze was competing for the first time

but showed no signs of first time nerves. RESULTS Stephen Power, Gold in equitation and Bronze in the Trail Ride. Eileen Haze, Silver and Bronze. Christopher Seally, Gold and Bronze. David Tobin, Two fourths in both disciplines Katie Wright, Gold and Silver Aine Supple, Gold and Fifth. Imelda Clynch, Gold and Silver. Claire Brown, Two Bronze. Patrick Buckley, Silver and Fifth. Elaine Hearn, Two Golds Davina Power, Gold and Silver. Next competition for our club is held in Clonshire Limerick a month before the National Games. This will be for our more younger riders and first time competitors, so we wish everybody the very best of luck. GO FINISK RIVER RIDERS

Davina Power, Patrick Buckley, Elaine Hearne, Christopher Seally, David Tobin, Aine Supple, Eileen Haze, Imelda Clynch, Claire Brown, Katie Wright, Stephen Power, at Kilotteran Equestrian Centre.

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Special Olympics Dungarvan Junior Athletics Club WE will be finishing for our Easter Break this Tuesday and will be back training on 29th April, we hope you enjoy your Easter. There is great excitement as we have ordered some new equipment and they should be with us after the break. A reminder also that Special Olympics are having their Annual National Collection this Friday, 10th April. Please support us.

John Mitchels Mitchels John INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL We were due to play Rathgormack on Sunday morning in the league. Due to the weather and underfoot conditions this game was postponed until a later date. CHAMPIONSHIP We play the first round of the championship on Saturday in Kill against Kilmac. Match is timed for 5 pm at time of writing. UNDERAGE We hope to return to the field this Sunday at 11 am weather permitting. If you are not receiving texts or want to receive them contact Neil. DEISE DRAW 2014 tickets now available for purchase from Gary (0877629846) or Molly (0879654173).

Kilgobinet Kilgobinet DEISE DRAW The club’s main income comes from sales of Déise draw tickets. Breda Walsh is the draw co-ordinator and has distributed tickets to all sellers. CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE We play Tallow on Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Cappoquin.

Ballysaggart Ballysaggart CLUB LOTTO Results 1st April: Numbers drawn were 6, 8, 10, and 20. No jackpot winner. Winners of €20 each were Kathleen Roche, Mary Whelan and Carmel Hale. Next week’s Lotto draw April 8th – jackpot €1,500. BALLYSAGGART VERSUS KILLEAGH Last Sunday afternoon Ballysaggart played a challenge game against Killeagh in preparation for their opening round of the intermediate championship on Sunday, April 27th, against Ballinameela in Lismore. SCÓR NA bPÁISTÍ Congratulations to the girls who competed in the Novelty Act in the County Finals of Scόr na bPáistí which took place in Cappoquin last Saturday night. The girls succeeded in bringing home the county title of scór novelty winners to Ballysaggart. Well done to all concerned.

Lismore Lismore MAIN SPONSOR: EAMONN’S PLACE LOTTO The numbers draw on Monday night last were: 2, 10, 18, 30. There was no winner of the jackpot of €20,000. Consolation prizes of €20 each were: M. Behegan, Parks Road; M. Shanahan, Parks Road; Bernard O’Hara, Parks Road; Terry Whelan, Parks Road. Next week’s draw will take place on Monday night in the Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. SYMPATHY The club would like to extend its sincere sympathy to the Bransfield family on the sad passing of Mrs. Anna Bransfield last week. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam Dílis.

Kevin, Ger, Martina and Orla being presented with their Causeway Tennis hoodies by President Ger.

Causeway Tennis Club CONGRATULATIONS to the Grade 3 Winter League team who have made it to the Munster finals! The final is to be held this Sunday - April 13th - at Sunday's Well in Cork, beginning with the ladies and mens doubles at the early time of 9:30 am. The mixed doubles Is scheduled to be after lunch. Come along and support our fantastic team! Thanks to all who came along to support the team on March 23rd when they 3-1 to make it into the finals. There was a carnival atmosphere in the clubhouse with tea and coffee flowing! More of the same, I'm sure, in Sundays Well. Best of luck!! EASTER CAMPS Shelly is running a range of camps over the Easter break for primary school kids. On Monday, 14th and again on the 21st is a 1 day camp for junior and senior infants at €15 per child per day, from

10-2 pm. For 1st to 6th class, the camps are 3 days Tuesday, 15th to Thursday, 17th, Tuesday, 22nd to Thursday, 24th, and both camps are from 10-2 pm. €40 per child per camp. Not just tennis - a range of activities

are planned, from tug-of-war to football, from an obstacle course to charades, there is plenty to keep them all amused! Camps are booking up early - so call Shelly to reserve a spot on (087) 1476356.

Sarah and Jessica watching the tennis.

BUTLERSTOWN DUATHLON A group of thirteen members braved the elements on Saturday last to compete in Waterford Tri Club’s Butlerstown Sprint Duathlon. Conditions were fairly miserable for the duration of the race and some of us were lucky not to lose our runners in the transition area, such was the mud there! Nevertheless, it was a very well-run and heavily marshalled race with full credit to our friends in Waterford Tri Club. They surely can’t be unlucky with the weather again next year! Our first finisher was veteran triathlete Eoin O’Riordan, followed closely by Mark Cliffe and Anne-Marie Hayes. Well done to everyone, especially Alan Harty, Eileen Heffernan, Karen Ryan and Niamh O’Donovan who were competing in their first duathlon. Roll on the next event! NATIONAL DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS Competing also last weekend was Jason Travers who travelled to Skerries, Co Dublin to race in the National Duathlon Championships, hosted by Fingal Tri Club. The race was going to plan for Jason, when muscle cramps forced him to stop for a few minutes, losing valuable time and race position in the process. Hard luck Jason, back to the pool now to prepare for the triathlon season ahead. Michael Moloney has started his 2014 Tri season already, by competing in the TriLaois Sprint in Portlaoise at the weekend. He finished in ninth place overall in a top class field. SWIM FOR A MILE CHALLENGE Congratulations to club member Andrea Gaffney who participated in the Swim

Michael Moloney in TriLaois 2014. Ireland “Swim for a Mile” Challenge in the National Aquatics Centre in Dublin on Friday. This initiative was developed by Swim Ireland in an effort to encourage people to use their local pools and to increase their participation in swimming as a form of exercise. Andrea started swimming just one year ago under the guidance of swim coach Natalie Shaw Hamilton, and in the past couple of months increased her training to three swim sessions a week. The mile distance is the equivalent of 80 lengths of the pool in Clonea Leisure Centre. Club swimming sessions continue on Mondays and Wednesdays and the plan is to have our first group sea swim on April 26th in Clonea. CLUB WEB-SITE For all information on club training, events, benefits of membership etc please check out our new website www.dungarvantri.com. If you’re interested in getting involved in Triathlon, please contact us via the website or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TriedTestedDunga rvan

ATHLETICS West Waterford Athletic Club Juveniles

Win for Cormac Mahony at Leevale Open Sports THE track and field season got under way last Sunday with the first Open Sports of the year was held in C.I.T. Competition was keen as athletes travelled from all over Munster and Leinster to compete. Large numbers competed in all the events in particular in the younger ages. In the sprint events there were heats semi finals and finals. Peter Cummins (under 10) and Aoife O’Brien (under 13) made it through thee heats and semi-finals to compete in the finals of their sprint events. In the middle distance events Cormac Mahony got out well at the start of the under 13 600m and used his speed over the final 200m to pull away from the field to come home a clear winner. Lucy Holmes finished 6th in the under 13 girls 600m as did Conor Coleman in the under 15 800m. Next Sunday we travel to the RSC in Waterford for Ferrybank Open Sports. Remember to take out the cross country spikes and put in 5mm spikes for the track in Waterford. SCHOOLS TRACK AND FIELD ON WEDNESDAY, 9th APRIL All the local secondary schools have entered athletes for the county track and field championships which

Top three in the boys under 13 600m. Centre is Cormac Mahony, West Waterford winner of the event.

WIT/WAC 5K win for Sandis Bralitis THE 4th annual WIT/WAC 5k was held in the city last weekend and a field of 161 completed the course. On the night there was success for West Waterford’s Sandis Bralitis who took the overall victory with a time of 15.31 from Waterford’s Trevor Power 15.33 with Frank Quinlan was 3rd in 16.01. The Ladies winner was Marie McCarthy 17.53. Dermot Ryan had a brilliant run on the night also when finishing 10th in a time of 17.27 his fastest ever for the distance by a long way. World champion Joe Gough was also in action at the race and he clocked an impressive 18.37. Sandra Prendergast lead home the West Waterford ladies in a time of 21.15 a very good time for Sandra who is also running well on the Colligan hills every Wednesday night at the hill league. The clubs athlete of the year in 2013 Onra Power ran a time of 24.43.

Mark and Amy Mason pictured with runners Alan Kinsella, Jason Travers and Declan Hayes at last Wednesday evenings Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan running league.

Mark Beer completes 50 miler in South Downs

Ronan Mansfield and Peter Cummins who competed at Leevale Open Sports.

Ian Holmes ready for the off in his first track and field event.

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take place in the RSC on Wednesday starting at 12.30. A full programme of events for Minors, Juniors, Inters and Seniors will be held. Help from any parents who are free on Wednesday would be appreciated. PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTS All the Primary schools in the area have been notified about the West Waterford primary School Sports. They should have now run off their heats and entries close on Friday 11th April. Once the schools return after Easter it will be all systems go with the heats for the big schools on May 1st starting at 6.30 FIXTURES Wed., 9th April Waterford

Schools Track and Field Championships RSC. Sunday, 13th April Ferrybank Open Sport RSC. Easter Monday St Senans Open Sports. May 11th Day 1 of the County Championships. May 25th Day 2 of the County Championships.

Leevale AC Fun Run/ Open Track Walk in and Field meet Aglish RORY Moloney ran the Leevale AC open meet last Saturday competing in the 1,500 metres Rory ran a sold 4.19.61 to finish 9th in a good field of 14 athletes.

Nutrition for Teens in Sport Seminar A SEMINAR on Nutrition for Teens in Sport will be held at the Town Hall on Friday, April 11th at 7 pm with an entry fee of €5. The aim is to highlight how important the correct nutrition and nutrition habits are for teenagers who play sports at an intensive level. The event is part of the Waterford festival of food weekend. Aoife Hearne, Dietician from Waterford, and recognised from her recent Operation Transformation successes, will provide the expert advice here and will share her expert view on developing good eating habits

WHILE the club had runners in Connemara last Sunday we also had club member from Lismore Mark Beer in action over the whopping 50 mile distance in the South Downs Way 50 miler. Like Connemara it was held on a very hard course with plenty of ascending and descending across hard chalky and rocky mixed terrain with grassy ridges, never the less Mark completed it in 10 hours 14 mins a super run over such a long distance Mark now has his sights set on the100km which is coming up in Northumberland. We wish him well.

for a future sporting life, planning to have the right nutrition available at the right times, and planning for the teen’s body to be in the best condition for their sport, and for the future. Alongside Aoife on the panel will be Niamh Briggs, Ladies World Rugby Player of the Year, and Jamie Nagle, Waterford Inter-county Senior Hurler, who will share with the audience what it was like for them as teens, and what they have learned about the importance of nutrition for their sporting careers and lives. Teenagers, parents and coaches should all find this to be of interest.

IN AID OF THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CRUMLIN ON EASTER MONDAY The 2nd annual Aglish fun run takes place on Easter Monday 21st April 2014.10k run/5k run or 5 k walk. Entry fee 7 euro or a donation. Registration from 11 am. Walk starts 11.30 run starts 11.45.refreshments afterwards in Aglish community hall. Numerous spot prizes. Sponsorship cards available on request. facebook aglishfunrun@gmail.com

Running quote REMEMBER, the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.

Adrian Fitzgerald and Trevor Walsh with sponsors Mark and Amy Mason at last Wednesday evening’s Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan running league.

The Minnies Fit4Life Running League THE Minnie’s Bar sponsored Running fit4life league which will be held in St Augustine’s College (by kind permission) starting on Tuesday, April 22nd continuing for seven more Tuesday evenings after that finishing on 10th June. This has always proved to be a most popular and successful league and it’s absolutely ideal for newcomers and for those that have only recently taken up running as well as our regular seasoned runners. The beauty of this league is the choice and the variety on offer. It’s held in the grounds of the Friary College and runners can opt for one, two, three or four laps of the grounds. Each lap is 1.2 miles and so depending on your ability you choose whichever is most suitable for you. It’s also possible to change as some people may start the league running one lap and after a few weeks they may be capable of running more and so can change to the two or three lap course and it’s not unheard of for some

people to go from one lap and to finish the league running four laps. We will keep you updated over the coming weeks with more information on the league but for now pencil in Tuesday night, April 22nd the first night of the league. The league begins at 7 pm each night and the entry fee each night is just €2s. All those over the age of 14 are very welcome to come along. For further details on this league and all club activities log onto www.westwaterfordathletics.org Or catch us on face book. Dates for the Minnie’s Running League: Tuesday, April 22 Tuesday, April 29 Tuesday, May 6 Tuesday, May 13 Tuesday, May 20 Tuesday, May 27 Tuesday, June 3 Tuesday, June 10

Ballintotis 4 mile THE Ballintotis 4 Mile Race will be held on Wednesday, April 16th next at 8 pm As in previous years the event will be held in conjunction of East Cork A.C and with the help of Ballycotton Running Promotions. Entry fee for the race is €10 which includes a t shirt to all finishers. Please note there will be no online entry for the race. Entries will be taken on the

previous evening Tuesday, 15th April at Ballintotis Community Centre from 5 pm to 7 pm and again at the same venue on race day from 1 pm onwards. This year the first man and the first lady across the line will receive a year's free membership of the magnificent Castlemarty Resort Leisure Centre. The second prizes will be weekend accommodation at the

superb family friendly Trabolgan Holiday Centre. Overall, there will be prizes for the top 6 men and top 6 ladies with an extensive category prize list. Please note proceeds from the race will go towards the continued development of Ballintotis Community Centre, which has recently been built. For more information on the big race please call 0868778182.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

The 20th Annual Ger Wyley Sports/ Skins Summer series 2014 THE 20th annual Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS Summer Series organised by West Waterford athletic club gets under way on next Friday, 11th April with the MTS Media sponsored 1st Annual Ballinroad 5k mile road race. At a recent launch at Ger Wyley Sports Store, Dungarvan in the presence of David Ling, Skins general manager for Ireland and UK and David McCarthy, Skins manager Ireland along with Ger Wyley of Ger Wyley Sports and James Veale, Chairman West Waterford Athletic Club the 20th Annual Ger Wyley Sports/Skins summer series was announced for 2014. This sponsorship with Ger Wyley Sports is 20 years to the good and last year we were delighted on welcome on board SKINS as associate sponsors. This summer series is the original and still the only 11 race summer series in the country. At the launch Ger Wyley welcomed Skins onboard again this year as co series sponsors. He thanked David Ling and David Mc Carthy for their involvement in the road racing series here in West Waterford and he hoped that there would be many more years of his and Skins involvement with the club in the sponsorship of this prestigious event. MTS MEDIA SPONSORED BALLINROAD 5K KICK STARTS SUMMER SERIES THIS FRIDAY This Friday, April 11th sees the start of the Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS summer series for 2014 when a completely new race will take place. The MTS Media Ballinroad 5k starting at 7 pm with

Dungarvan Rugby club as the race H. Q. As you know in West Waterford AC we like to cater for all and have different prize structures in all our races, for the Ballinroad race we will have prizes for the top 5 men and women with sports for down the field finishers and for only a 5 euro entry fee we will have chip timing at no added cost to you the runners. The course chosen for the race is an excellent out and back course which is very flat so if it’s your first attempt at the 5k distance or you’re looking for a fast time on a flat- fast course this is your opportunity to shine. A cuppa will be available to all after the race at the Rugby club pavilion, and as the prizes for this race and all the spots will be presented at the finish line there will be no prize presentation in the club house, so it’s a case of run, shower, cuppa and home, no delay and that’s all for an entry fee of €5. (Where else would you get it?) CELEBRATING THE 20th YEAR WITH A VERY SPECIAL PRIZE With it being a very special year this year in the Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS summer series, It’s the 20th year of the event, and to mark the occasion the club will have a very special prize on offer at the end of the series for a lucky participant, The prize will be raffled among all runners who join the series and run 6 of the 11 races. This draw will take place on the final night the GSK 5. If your not in you can’t win and it’s worth winning.?? ENTRY TO THE SUMMER SERIES Please note that entry to the summer series is

separate to that of the individual races. It’s an extra €5 to join the series and you may join the series at any of the races up to and including the Dromana race which is the deadline for doing so. When you enter the series, you must do 6 of the 11 races and you will automatically qualify for a 30 euro Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS voucher plus you’re in for that 20th year celebration draw. It’s a no brainer here guys. PRIZE FOR THE 11 FROM 11 CHALLENGE Can you complete the full Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS summer series of 11 races? If yes is your answer you will be one of the lucky athletes who will receives a gift from our sponsors Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS all you have to do is run the 11 from 11. Go on take up the challenge. GER WYLEY SPORTS/SKINS SUMMER SERIES RACE 2 32nd ANNUAL BUTLERSTOWN 4 MILE ROAD RACE SATURDAY 19th APRIL On Saturday, April 19th we have race number two in this year’s Ger Wyley / Skins summer series, the Butlerstown 4 mile road race starting at 7.00 p.m. previously this race was held over the 10k distance but this year for the first time that race distance is changed to 4 miles which is achievable by all. Entries will be taken at the Butlerstown GAA centre by kind permission. The centre will also be used for parking and of course changing and shower facilities will also be at the centre. All proceeds from the race will be donated to the Alzheimer's society of Ireland.

The Butlerstown race is always well supported with another big turnout expected this year and with the 4 mile distance we hope to see many new faces taking up this attainable challenge in aid of a worthy cause. The new bypass road circuit will be used again this year but instead of the usual 3.5 laps we will now be running 2 laps. Presentation of prizes and refreshments will be available at the Holy Cross Bar. Prize categories are: 1st 3 Male 1st over 0/40, 45, 50, 55, 60 and 1st Junior. 1st 3 Female 1st over 35, 40, 45, 50 60 and 1st Junior. GER WYLEY SPORTS/SKINS SUMMER SERIES RACE 3. 45TH ANNUAL BLUEWALL WATERFORD TO TRAMORE NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Race 3 and one of the oldest road race’s in the country the Bluewall Waterford to Tramore 7.5 mile event takes place on Saturday, 3rd May. The race starts at Waterford's new Viking Triangle in Waterford city and goes out the Tramore road to finish in Tramore outside Splashworld. Showers, refreshments, and prize giving will be in the GAA centre in Tramore after. Registration will be available on www.totaltiming.ie and on the day entries are between 5:45 and 6:45. This race has really grown in popularity with over 500 registering last year so register online to ease queues on the night. Again Bluewall Technologies have come onboard as main sponsor for the 4th year.

Ready before the off are David McNally and Aidan Landers with league sponsors Mark and Amy Mason at last Wednesday evening’s Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan league run.

Connemara marathon victory for Philip Harty RAIVIS ZAKIS IS SECOND IN ULTRA IT was memorable day for West Waterford AC athletes on the roads of Connemara Sunday where the ultra, marathon and half marathon were held. Conditions were very difficult for the runners with rain for much of the morning and very high winds to battle throughout the very scenic but very open course. In the ultra race over 39 miles the club had 3 athletes taking part, Raivis Zakis put in an outstanding performance in his 2nd ultra ever having finished in the silver position some weeks ago in the Irish national ultra event he took on the longer 39 mile distance in Connemara and he put in a might display to finish 2nd to a Kenyan athlete with a time of 4.22. Hot on his tail was club mate Anthony Whelan who finished 5th in 4.40 and a comment made after

Anthony’s performance by one of the top ultra athletes in the country argues well for the Abbeyside man as the experienced runner said this young man is a new sensation in the sport and it’s a watch this space scenario. Paul Brunnock was another who completed the course and Paul who is the club’s most experienced ultra runner presently has had a very tough year of injuries but none the less he put a big effort in Sunday to make it around the tough course and this he did in 6.34 a remarkable achievement with so much going against Paul these past few months but its hard to keep a good man down. Philip Harty was the most lucky and then unlucky man on the day as he ran a brilliant race in the marathon to claim victory in 2.28 only to miss the course record by

seconds. Philip was well on throughout the 26.2 miles to achieve the course record but the wind over the final couple of miles put paid to him dipping under the 2.28 mark but none the less a marathon win is a marathon win so well done Philip. Ted O’Leary also completed the marathon course. Ted ran Tralee Marathon only 3 weeks earlier and on Sunday his time of 3.39 was close to his Tralee time a tough campaigner Ted can be well pleased with this sub 3.40 effort. Terri Gough heads ever so closer to her 100th marathon (we will tell you when) and in Connemara she ran a time of 5.44 in what she described as her toughest marathon ever such were the conditions and for good measure her husband James finished right behind her.

MASON MARTGAGES AND FINANCIAL SERVICES COLLIGAN RUNNING LEAGUE

Great times in Colligan Wood on second night of league IT was back to Colligan wood last Wednesday evening for Round 2 of the Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan Spring League and what another fantastic evening it was for running. We had a treat in store this week as we were joined at the start line by our double world medal winning, pride of Mitchell Street, Dungarvan’s own Joe Gough. Joe had his world medals and was greeted by all the runners who were delighted to have him present to take on the Colligan Hills. After our Club Chairman, James Veale congratulated Joe we got proceedings under way. This week we had 102 runners toe the line with 16 in the 2 lap distance while 19 runners completed the 3 ½ laps covering 5 miles and for the tough 5 mile hill route we had 67 athletes leave the wooden bridge. This league will take place for 2 more nights, that’s tonight (Wednesday 09th and April 16th). You can still join in, just come along to the wooden bridge in the beautiful Colligan wood around 6

pm and if you need some advice about which course to run just ask at the club van. 2 LAPS Richard Stilwell made it 2 wins from 2 this week as he covered the 2 laps of Colligan in 16.14 almost a half minute improvement on his first week’s efforts. Ann Quinn was her usual consistent self as she finished second in 20.07 this week followed by Paula Reddy and Stephen Lannon both finishing on 21.50. Congratulations to all the 2 lappers this week as almost to a man and woman they improved their times, mostly by a half minute or more. These improvers include Micheál Moynihan (21.54) fom 22.27 last week, Rena Condon who took over a minute off her week 1 time improving to 22.52 while Mary Hogan also took off over a half minute improving to 32.07. Well done to all 16 participants in the 2 lap league and keep up the efforts in weeks 3 and 4. 5 MILE FLAT Local man Michael Ryan repeated his week 1 performance

finishing first on the 5 Mile flat route but this week he took his time down under 30 minutes which is great running on this course. His time this week was 29.47 and he was followed all the way this week by Aiden Landers (30.33) who will surely target that 30 minute barrier next week. I believe Tom Longan is back in marathon training so his time of 34.53 is not surprising while Corinna Walsh was first lady home again this week crossing the line in 35.27. Second lady to finish this week again was Deirdre McCurtin (36.34) while Conor ONeill (37.25), Cathal Gleeson (39.05) and Paul Brunnock (39.08) were all well under that impressive 40 minute barrier. Diana Chizhikova (44.24) improved her time by almost 2 minutes as did Eleanor Casey (46.03) and Geraldine Barry (46.15) and finally well done to Alice Murray who improved by almost 3 minutes to 48.28. Well done to all the ladies here who are improving so much each week. Keep it up girls it will all be worth it.

5 MILE HILLS Once again this week it was Philip Harty who crossed the finish line in pole position after the gruelling Colligan Hills. Philip’s time this week of 30.31 might be a few seconds slower than last week but that’s not surprising as he is competing in Connemara this weekend. Kevin Kenneally (30.54) was also under 31 minutes while Sean Stilwell is coming back into good form as his time of 31.07 suggests. The Leahy brothers Tom (32.04) and John (32.39) filled 4th and 5th spot while Abbeyside native Anthony Flynn finished next in 32.52. 6 minutes was the improvement between the week 1 time of Patrick Lannon and his week 2 time of 33.34 while first lady to finish this week was Sandra Prendergast who improved her time to 39 minutes even, a 20 second improvement. Orla O’Mahoney followed up her great run in the Munster Road Championships with a great run in Colligan with her time of 39.19

while Kevin Casey is another runner improving all the time and his training efforts are reflecting in his times as he recorded 40.36 here. Grainne Enright (41.36) took a minute and a half off her week 1 time while Pat Power also made a mighty improvement of over 3 minutes to 43.06. The 2 Marcus’s Dixon (43.57) and OHalloran (44.20) also ran extremely well and improved their times while the following ladies Onra Power (46.22), Linda Bradfield (46.27), Catriona Kiely (46.37), Catherine Condon (49.24), Denise Nugent (49.42) and Rita Cronolly (49.42) all put in a great performances on the night. Great efforts from all competitors again this week, so well done to all. LEAGUE TABLES AND PRIZEGIVING This is a 4 week league and the rules of the league are that you have to run all 4 weeks to appear on the league tables and of course these must be in the same distance .i.e. 4 weeks of the 2 lap and not 1 week 2 laps and the next week hills. There are separate men’s

and ladies tables with divisions of 5. There will be movement between divisions from weeks 1 to 3 but after week 3 we will lock the tables so whatever division you are in after week 3 you will stay there for week 4. Mark Mason of Mason Mortgages and Financial Services has kindly sponsored this league once again this year and the prize giving will take place on the final night of the league in Colligan wood THANK YOU Thank you once again this week to our finish line team of Shirley, Sharon and Mark Mason. Of course, we are indebted to our loyal band of stewards who stand in each week to help out and keep us safe on the road. We really do appreciate it lads. Finally, thanks of course to Coillte who give us permission to hold this league and without whose co-operation this league and of course the Colligan Cup would not take place each year.

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DUNGARVAN GOLF CLUB Tel. Office 058-43310, Fax. 058-44113, Pro Shop 058-44707. Website: www.dungarvangolfclub.com; Email: dungarvangc@eircom.net WEEKLY NEWS Our Irish Junior Foursomes team were in action last Saturday at Tramore. Our young team of Daniel Raher & Conor Foley and Jake O'Riordan & Sean Whelan Barrett tried their best in dreadful conditions but to no avail. Our senior team were also in action at Carrick Golf Club. Unfortunately, we came out on the wrong side of an exciting match as the Carrick pairing holed from off the green for a winning birdie on the 19th. The match was played in great spirit and we fully enjoyed the hospitality offered by our hosts. Well done to all concerned. Our South-East Scratch Fourball was a great success despite a damp start. Mark Shanahan & Keith Crowley from Castlemartyr shot a super 134 total to win by three. Well done to Joanne, JP & Alan on their contribution to the event. Upcoming events this week include a Cobra Demo Day next Saturday on the practice ground. It offers an ideal opportunity to try the latest Cobra equipment. Appointments are been taken by David Hayes PGA for custom fitting using the latest Trackman Radar system.The Spring League is in full flowHarty and we are now at the Final stage. The Henry Cotton team will face the Christy O'Connor team in what should be an exciting final. The final will take place on Sunday, 13th April from 11 am to 12 noon in straight matchplay. Many thanks to Club Professional David

Hayes for his generous sponsorship. DUNGARVAN SENIORS PAIRS Another successful Seniors pairs tournament took place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday last and while the rain spoiled play on Wednesday in Dungarvan, nevertheless the positive attitude was maintained and all golfers went home happy on Thursday. The winners were as follows: Best Ladies: Margaret McNamara (17) and Brid Hayes (15) East Clare 85 pts. Best Mixed: Teresa Quirke (14) and Con Quirke (21) Millicent Golf Club 88 pts. Best Gents: Tom O'Brien (17) and Dan O'Rourke (15) East Clare 108 pts JOLLY BOYS OUTING The Men's Club have arranged an outing to Blarney Golf Resort on Friday 16th May and Saturday 17th. Two games of golf, an evening meal, B&B in the hotel and a lot of craic is on offer and David Hayes is taking names. Only a few places left so call David. The tee is reserved from 1.30 on Friday afternoon. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS Dungarvan Golf Club are currently offering fantastic value for new memberships. You can now join for as little as 83 cents a day. Please contact Secretary Manager Irene Lynch at 058-43310 or email at dungarvangc@eircom.net to avail of this offer. NOTES FROM THE PROSHOP Watch out for our special

Lismore Golf Club Phone 058-54026. Email: lismoregolfclub@eircom.net Website: www.lismoregolf.org MEN’S RESULTS & FIXTURES Monday, 31st March, to Sunday, 6th April – 12 Holes Singles Stableford sponsored by Jennifer Whelan: 1st P. J. Coughlan (10) 31 pts.; 2nd Richie Ormonde (12) 30 pts. B2; 3rd Damien Casey (20) 30 pts. This week’s winner is a winner on the double, P. J. Coughlan showed the class and quality this week to perform in the singles and ultimately to guide his team to victory in the Dermot O’Leary Agri Spring League. P. J.’s total of 31 points is a very impressive score especially considering this is his second week in a row claiming a prize following his win last week with 31 points. This week P. J. had 8 pars and 2

birdies in his 12 holes incredible shooting in fairness. Second this week was spring league team mate Richie Ormonde Snr. Richie had a fine score of 30 points to again prove that when the chips are down those capable of producing great golf do so when required. Richie had 8 pars and a birdie on 12 to achieve his 30 points. Third this week was Damien Casey with 30 points also but beaten on a count-back, Damien had 2 pars and 3 birdies in his round! Damien birdied 2, 5 and 10 and that kind of shooting means Damien picks up third this week. Well done all this week’s winners. DERMOT O’LEARY SPRING LEAGUE FINAL MATCHES As alluded to earlier, this

Spring offers from the ProShop. Members will receive an email regarding each weeks bargain. Resident PGA Professional David Hayes received the new range of Cobra, Callaway and Ping equipment this week as well as the new Ladies range of Green Lamb clothing. David has demo clubs for you to try and he also offers free custom fitting to ensure you get the most of your equipment. More new arrivals are expected in the next few weeks. You can follow the new releases on David's online catalogue at www.davidhayesgolf.com. If you would like to receive news of special offers please email David at golfpro@eircom.net. JUNIOR NOTES Tuition for our beginners and Pre-Juniors continues next Saturday, 12th April at 3 pm under the watchful eye of Club Professional and Waterford County Coach, David Hayes. In the event of poor weather the coaching will continue indoors. Tuition is open to non-members from the age of 6 so tell your nipper to bring a friend. Equipment is provided and tuition costs €2 per child. Tuition for our elite juniors continues next Friday, 11th at 5.30 pm at the club. Adult members are welcome to attend.

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Dungarvan Golf Club Ladies Winter League prize winners kindly sponsored by Olivers Health and Beauty Salon. Front Row LR: Rachel Kiely, winner of the indivdual prize; June James, Bernie Hayes, Team Captain The (Wrens); Olivere Lannen, sponsor; Marie Veale and Margaret Harty, Lady Captain. Back Row LR: Marianne Mulcahy, Christine O’Keeffe, Maeve Fitzgerald, Mary Phelan and Bridget Aherne. [Pat Crowley]

All enquiries regarding Junior Golf at Dungarvan can be directed to Club Professional, David Hayes. David can be contacted at 058-44707 or email at golfpro@eircom.net. DUNGARVAN GENTS RESULTS Mon. 31st Open Seniors: 1st Maurice Cliffe (13) 37 pts,

2nd Donal Malone (25) Limerick 36 pts, 3rd Dermot Moloney (26) Limerick 36 pts; Thurs. 3th Open Singles: 1st Frank O'Riordan (23) 41 pts, 2nd Thomas Whelan (14) 41 pts; Sat 5th Monthly Medal: 1st Frank Lord (8) 69 nett, 2nd Eoin Stack (4) 71 nett. DUNGARVAN GENTS FIXTURES Wed. 9th 18 Holes Open Singles; Thurs. 10th Gents 18 Holes Open Singles; Fri. 11th 18 Holes Singles, Sat. 12th 18 Holes Singles Monthly Medal; Sun. 13th Gents Singles; Mon. 14th 18 Holes Open Seniors (50+) Easter Open Singles Thurs. 17th to Mon. 21st April. DUNGARVAN LADIES RESULTS Tuesday, 1st March 18 Holes Scramble Winners: Bernie Hayes, Kate Buckley, Nuala Harty, Olga Carroll 27 5/6, 2nd Carmel O'Brien, Hilary Browne, Finola Kelly, Kate McNamara 28 1/4 (19), 3rd Joanne Fitzgerald, Marian Mulcahy, Maeve Fitzgerald, Karen Dempsey 28 5/6, 4th Bridget Aherne, Mary Phelan, Ann Stack, Karen Frizelle 28 11/12; 9

Hole Cat 1 1st June James (20) 17 pts, 2nd Creina O'Sullivan (29) 17 pts. Cat 2 1st Maria Ryan (24) 20 pts, 2nd Kate McNamara (36) 19 pts. Cat 3 1st Marianne Mulcahy (32) 21 pts, 2nd Bernie Hayes 21 pts. Winter League Final: 1st Wrens (345) Bernie Hayes, June James, Creina O'Sullivan, Angela Murphy, Mary Hofstede, Marie Veale. 2nd Starlings (337) Bridget Ahearne, Mary Phelan, Maeve Fitzgerald, Christine O'Keeffe, Marianne Mulcahy, Esme Dowdall. 3rd Swans (328) Niamh Reynolds, Teresa Hayes, Mary Flahavan, Ruth Byrne, Marian Walsh, Kate McNamara. Best Individual Rachel Kiely (119). DUNGARVAN LADIES FIXTURES Tuesday 8th 18 Holes Open Singles sponsored by Easons; Sat 12th 18 Holes Singles; Mon 14th Open Seniors (50+). LADIES WINTER LEAGUE SPONSORED BY OLIVERES HEALTH AND BEAUTY SALON The Ladies Winter League, sponsored by Oliveres Health and Beauty

Salon finished on 31st March and resulted in a win for The Wrens captained by Bernie Hayes with 345 points. In Pole position since January the team which comprised Bernie Hayes, capt, June James, Angela Murphy, Creina O'Sullivan, Mary Hofstede and Marie Veale were presented with their prizes at a presentation in the Clubhouse after the Start of Season Scramble last Tuesday night. In second place The Starlings led by Bridget Aherne were in second place on 337 points with Mary Phelan, Maeve Fitzgerald, Christine O'Keeffe, Marianne Mulcahy and Esme Dowdall. In 3rd place were The Swans led by Niamh Reynolds with 328 pts with Teresa Hayes, Mary Flahavan,Ruth Byrne, Marian Walshe and Kate McNamara all contributing. The individual prize for the best individual performance went to Rachel Kiely. The popular Start of Season preceeded the presentation of prizes by Olivere who also gave a short presentation to those present on the exciting new range of products and treatments

year’s winner of the spring league is the team led by P. J. Coughlan. They beat Pa Morrissey’s team by 5 games to 1 in the final to leave no doubt as the result. P. J.’s team had the bookies worried from the time of the draw and proved their worth by coming out on top after the six rounds the semi-finals and now the final so well done to all involved on a deserved victory. Commiserations to Pa Morrissey’s team who also played some fine golf to get to the final. SPRING LEAGUE PLATE The plate section of the Spring league was won by Patsy Heaphy’s team beating John Whelan’s team by a single point in a close run final. Third was Richie Ormonde Jnr.’s team and fourth was Liam Feeney’s team. Well done to Patsy and his team on the win. Special thank you to our sponsor Dermot O’Leary Agri Ltd. for the continued support from the O’Leary family in this event. Thank you to all those involved in organising the league Sean Daly, Peter Power and Colm Burke to mention just a few. Thanks to all those who participated this

year and making the league the success that it was and finally well done to all our winners. Presentation of the Dermot O’Leary Agri Spring League Prizes and the weekly Prizes will take place on Sunday, 13th April, at 6.30 p.m. sharp. BACON BITES The first outing this year of the bacon was held on the 1st April, poor weather hampered the mood somewhat but we look forward to continued support for the ever popular bacon competition throughout the Summer. The first winners this year were a bunch of young bucks, Tom O’Donovan, Martin O’Driscoll and the freshest of the lot of them Christy Hanrahan! With 30.5 points well done men. FIXTURES Our first 18 holes counting competition for 2014 will take place on Saturday 12th & Sunday, 13th April. Sponsored by Cunningham’s Hardware, Tallow. Tuesday Bacon for 2014 starts 8th April at 5.45 p.m. If you’re running late ring ahead to include your name for the draw. If you have not paid the

annual Membership please do so as soon as possible. Presentation of the Dermot O’Leary Agri Spring League Prizes and the weekly Prizes will take place on Sunday, 13th April, at 6.30 p.m. sharp. Would the following people please turn up to collect their prizes.

form at a good time and took first spot. Anne Bennett had a good day out to claim second. Orla Scanlon got her name in the winners list for the second time taking third with Mag Morrissey working hard for her welcome fourth place. Overall, the team placings have not changed going into the last week though Joan Cahillane’s team B have stretched their lead to 11pts. This will make things difficult for those trying to catch up but with only one shot at it anything could happen. Remember you may still play in weekly competition even if you are not on a league team. Enjoy the last week of our league ladies. RESULTS Saturday, March 22nd – Saturday, April 5th 6th Rd East Cork Oil Sponsored Spring League 12 Holes S/ford 1st Sheila O’Leary (22) 25 pts L6; 2nd Anne Bennett (18) 25 pts; 3rd Orla Scanlan (27) 24 pts L2; 4th Mag Morrissey (22) 24 pts L6. Team Placings

Our Elite squad includes Gabriel Leacy, Jack Mullaney, Jake O'Riordan, Michael Troy, Paddy Dwane, Conor Foley, Jack Dwane, Ethan Raher, Niall Buckley, Sean Whelan Barrett, Daniel Treen, Charlie Treen, John Treen, Daniel Raher & Shane Kiely.

Jo Jo Tobin, Sheila Denn, Donal O’Leary, Ted O’Leary, Pat Lane, John Kenneally, Bill Ronayne, Liam Power, John Rumley, Billy Ormonde, James Coleman, Brian Ronayne, Marty McNamara, Paudie Prendergast, Paul Quinn, Craig Scotton, Denis Galvin, Par Morrissey, John McCarthy, Tom Joe Daly, Mick O’Grady, Richie Ormonde, Barry Rumley, Brendan Hannon, Jim Cashman, Kevin Foley, Damien Casey, Maurice Cahillane, Marty Power, Michael Keane, Sean Buckley, Pat Beecher, P. J. Coughlan, Patsy Heaphy, Ger Hayes, Jack Aherne, Billy Neville, Dave McGrath, Patrick Curley, John Foley, Ted Keniry.

LADIES GOLF This week we had just one point separating the top four in the prizes, with the greens effected by course maintanance scores were hard to come by and the top four deserve their places for sure. Sheila O’Leary is coming into

Team B capt Joan Cahillane 510 pts, Team C capt Marie Condon 499 pts, Team D capt

available in the salon this Spring. It was good to see all the old and new faces out for the scramble and hopefully we can look forward to a great years golf. The Minor and Challenge teams play in the first round of the League in Fermoy and East Cork respectively next Sunday and we wish both teams good luck next weekend. Keep up the practice and we are looking forward to success. PROGRESSIVE 45 RESULTS Results 3rd April: Winners: Frank Ryan & Don Brennan, Runners up: Tom Melody & Michael Kelleher, Chrissie Terry & Shiela Morrissey, Josephine Melody & Bernie Butler. Last 5: Cyril Power & Tom Coffey. Lucky Table: Paddy & Maura Boland. SIXTY.COM Next Competition: Wed., 9th at 2 p.m. YOUNG ONES Next Competition: Wed. 9th at 11.30 pm Annual Party. Dinner at 2 p.m. Please enter your name in the Locker room. Fiona Howard 492 pts, and Team E capt Patricia Lonergan 482 pts.

FIXTURES Sunday, 6th April to Saturday, 12th April - Round 7 & Final Round - 18 Holes S/F Play only once, NO REENTRY €5 entry fee. Sunday, 13th & Wednesday, 16th April ONLY - Easter Prizes - GOY - Kindly Sponsored by Riordan's Super Valu Fermoy - 18 Holes €5 entry NO REENTRY There will be a Prize Presentation on Wednesday, 16th, All outstanding Prizes will be presented - Reminder Ladies, Club Sub is overdue any Lady who has won a prize but has not paid her sub will not be entitled to collect it. Thank You. Bank Holiday Monday 21st & Wed 23rd - Ladies Open Day 18 Holes S/Ford 3 Ball Betterball - Kindly Sponsored by TFC - Mr. Mike O'Neill. 3 Scores to count on 17th, 2 Scores to count on Par 3's & 1 Score to count everywhere else. For Bank Holiday Monday Players please put your name on Time sheet in Gent's Area.

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You can contact us by phoning 058-44055 Our email address is: goldcoastgolf@cablesurf.com. Our website is: www.goldcoastgolfclub.com RESULTS Tuesday, 1st April: Open Seniors. 1st: Andy Travers (14) 39 pts; 2nd: John J Fitzgerald (18) 38 pts Mountain View. Friday, 4th April: Open Singles. 1st: Jean Trautner (10) 41 pts. Saturday. 5th April: 18 Holes Stableford. 1st: John Higgins (13) 40 pts. FIXTURES Tuesday, 8th April: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents. Friday, 11th April: Opern 18 Holes Stableford. Saturday, 12th April: Club Competition. Sunday,13th April: April Monthly Medal, Blue and Stroke. Tuesday, 15th April: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents, RULES ROAD SHOW FOR 3 GOLF CLUBS Over 80 people attended the first Rules Road Show to be held in Dungarvan and judging by the comments after the show it was a huge success and everybody went away a lot wiser than when they came in. Our thanks to GUI personnel, Barry Lynch and Tommy Donnelly, both of whom were excellent in explaining the rules and both really made it easy for people to understand. It must be said that the people who missed the event were the losers in this case as it was definitely the best exhibition on the rules that I have ever seen. MEMBERSHIP A player, who’s membership is not fully paid up or

have a substantial amount paid by 1st April, may lose his entitlement to a prize GOLFER OF THE YEAR 2014 10 best cards to count from the following competitions: Captain’s Prize (x2), Presidents Prize (x2), 6 monthly medals, Half Sub, Gold Coast Cup, and the 3 match-plays (4ball, 4somes, singles) 10 pts for the best score in each competition and a point less for every point/stroke above/below this score. For match-plays 10 pts will be awarded to the winners, 8 pts to be beaten finalists, 6 pts to the beaten semi-finalists, 4 pts to the beaten Q Finalists and 2 pts to all others who play in the competition. In the event of a tie the best score in the Captain’s Prize determines the winner. If still tied move to 2nd score and then on to Presidents Prize scores if still tied. MICHAEL WHITE MEMORIAL CLUB FOURSOMES The following is the draw for the Michael Foursomes for 2014: Austin Kiely & Martin Walsh v JJ Henley & Frank Waters Winners v Billy Power & Johnny Ryan Shane Casey & James Conroy v Declan Kiely & Paddy Walsh Winners v Kieran Cullinan & Tomas Wall John Hallinan & Johnny Hughes v Brian O'Connor & Lee Crotty

West Waterford Golf & Country Club Telephone: 058-43216. Fax: 058-44343.E-mail: info@westwaterfordgolf.com Website: www.westwaterfordgolf.com COMPETITION RESULTS Weekly Club Competition week ending Sunday, 6th April 1st. Morrie Ferncombe (7) – 42 pts back 9, 2nd. Keith Cotter (12) – 42 pts. High Handicap Tuesday, 1st April Winner: Pat Power (20) – 19 pts. South Munster Open Seniors – Friday, 4th April Cat 1: 1st Michael O’Sullivan (15) - 44 pts back 9 Mitchelstown, 2nd Tom Buter (13) - 44 pts. Cat 2: 1st Peter Mulcahy (18) - 38 pts back 9 CarrickOn-Suir, 2nd Con Cooney (16) - 38 pts, Fermoy, Cat 3: 1st Jim Griffin (21) 39 pts Mitchelstown, 2nd Mick Connolly (23) - 36 pts.

FIXTURES Tuesday, 8th April – 9 Hole high handicap Competition. Wednesday, 9th April – Al Eile Open Men’s Qualifier – 18 hole stableford. Friday, 11th April – Mixed Scramble – Shotgun start at 6.30. Saturday 12th – Sunday, 20th April – Sunshine Classic. Teams of 4. COMERAGH OIL WINTER LEAGUE FINAL – SUNDAY, 13th APRIL Whiting Bay and Canty will contest this year’s Winter league final. As in previous rounds the semi finals went right to the wire with some matches being decided on the 21st hole. Captains

Winners v Tony Sheehan & Darren Power Jimmy O'Dwyer & John Queally v Brian Fahey & Seamus O'Mahony Winners v Michael Lenihan & Jimmy Beresford Tom White & Francis O'Connor v David Shanley & Mick Cronin Winners v Michael Kavanagh & Bryan Keohan Ger Bagge & Andy Travers v Derek Power & David J Veale Winners v Dermot Ahern & Michael Whelan 2nd Round Games: James Hayes & John W Walsh v Larry Whelan & Nicky Hayes Stephen Greene & Tom Reynolds v John White & Tommy Long LEGS OF LAMB WINNERS The following will have Legs of Lamb to collect before Easter (Date and time will be confirmed next week): Michael Whelan, Willie Moore, Nicky Hayes, Ian Pericho, Derek Power, John White, Billy Power, Martin Walsh, Brian O'Connor, Gerry O'Keeffe, Stephen Greene, Paddy Walsh, Leo Wall, David O'Connor, John White, Johnny Burns, Margaret Curran, John D. Walsh, Shane Casey, Micheal White, Liam Clancy, Ian Pericho, John White, Michael O'Donoghue, John D. Walsh, Brian Fahey and James Hayes. Club Classic This will run from Thursday 24th to Sunday, 27th April and the proceeds from this go towards the costs of running both the Gents and Ladies Clubs. Entry is €20 per person with re-entry at €10. DUNGARVAN SENIOR PAIRS Another successful Seniors pairs tournament took place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday last and while the rain spoiled play on Wednesday in Dungarvan, nevertheless the

Frank North and Colin Smith have been preparing their teams for what promises to be a thrilling finale. The final will be played on Sunday, 13th April starting at 12 noon. Match pairings (Canty players first): Brian Shanahan v Luke Swayne, Keith Cotter v Ger Fitzgibbon, John Flynn v Frank North, Colin Smith v Liam Troy, Paddy Murphy v Jim Hennessey, John Mulcahy v Michael Byrne. In the event of a 3 all tie the final pairing will play sudden death to determine the winner. Ballinameela as the top qualifying team will receive their prizes at the presentation which follows completion of the final match on Sunday evening which should be around 5 pm. As a gesture of gratitude to our sponsor Comeragh Oil we earnestly request that all prizewinners be present. SUNSHINE CLASSIC APRIL 12th TO APRIL 20th It’s that time of year again when we hold our annual fundraising Classic at West Waterford. The success of this event is reflected in the

Premium Butchers at Dawn Meats Winter League: League Winners Abbeyside. Back: Jimmy O'Dwyer, Captain Gold Coast Golf Club, Austin Kiely, Ian Pericho, Declan Kiely, Mick Ahern, Frank Waters, President Gold Coast Golf Club. Front: Rogie Cashin, Maurice Fennell, Johnny Burns and Dean Golds. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] positive attitude was maintained and all golfers went home happy on Thursday. The winners were as follows: Best Ladies: Margaret McNamara (17) and Brid Hayes (15) East Clare 85 pts Best Mixed: Teresa Quirke (14) and Con Quirke (21) Millicent Golf Club 88 pts Best Gents: Tom O'Brien (17) and Dan O'Rourke (15) East Clare 108 pts DRAW FOR DAWN INTERNATIONAL MIXED FOURSOMES Preliminary Round: John White & Anne McGrath v Michael Kavanagh & Gerardine Hallinan Billy Power & Martina Corkery v Mark O'Dwyer & Breda Conway James Conroy & Willie Reynolds v Brian O'Connor & Bernie Morrissey Shane Casey & Marie Hayes v Tomas Wall & Serena Roche Darren Power & Mary Hanrahan v Kiki Cullinan & Rosie Murphy

Stephen Greene & Margaret Mulhearne v Tom White & Loraine Birney All preliminary matches must be played by Wednesday, 22nd April. Matches not played by 18th April will be put on the timesheet for the 22nd April. No extensions will be given. NIRE/FOURMILEWATER GAA GOLF CLASSIC This will take place over the Easter weekend at the Gold Coast and teams can play on either 17th, 18th, 19th or 20th April. The format is a 3 person rumble and some very attractive prizes are on offer for the event. Booking to 058 44055. LADIES NOTES Results: 13 hole Easter Competition. Winner: Ruth Hannigan 21 pts (after count back); 2nd: Margaret Mulhearne 21 pts. The above competition was held on Sunday last 6th April. A very enjoyable time was had by all. Even if you didn't play good golf chances

were you went home with a lovely Easter Egg. Well done and thank you to our Lady Captain Williamina for organizing such a great day. Fixtures: 18 hole ongoing competition (2 cards to count) sponsored by Cynders Shoe Boutique. 10 hole ongoing Lamb competition. Best of luck to Ruth and her Challenge Cup team who will travel to East Cork Golf Club on Sunday next 13th April to play Dungarvan in the ILGU Inter Club Championship. This match starts at 1 pm. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Bank Holiday Monday, 21st April 18 hole competition sponsored by John Walsh Spar Supermarket. (This is one of the competitions used for golfer of the year points) Club Classic: Our annual Club Classic will take place from Thursday, 24th April to Sunday, 27th April. We would ask as many members as possible to support this com-

petition. Junior Foursomes will take place at Youghal Golf Club on Sunday, 29th June. Any Ladies interested in playing in the Junior Foursomes please put your name on the sheet in the Kiosk. Lady Captain’s Prize: in order to be eligible to win the main prize, members must have returned three 18 hole singles cards from the Gold Coast Club, one of which must be from a club qualifying competition within the current golfing season. Rules Road Show for 3 Golf Clubs: Over 80 people attended the first Rules Road Show to be held in Dungarvan and judging by the comments after the show it was a huge success and everybody went away a lot wiser than when they came in. Our thanks to GUI personnel, Barry Lynch and Tommy Donnelly, both of whom were excellent in explaining the rules and both really made it easy for people to understand.

ongoing improvements on and off the course. Thanks to your generosity and the voluntary efforts of our members we are fortunate to have a club of which we can be duly proud. So we are asking for your support for the Classic to enable us to continue the good work. Timesheets for this year’s classic are now posted on the notice board in the hallway. Visitors can ring 058 43216 to book a slot. Sixteen teams will qualify for the final which is scheduled for Saturday, 26th April. Once again four people will enjoy a 5 day golfing holiday in Portugal while the second place team will enjoy a fourball at the K Club combined with an overnight stay including B&B and dinner for 4 at the Westgrove Hotel Clane, Co. Kildare. There are numerous other team prizes. Up to seven visitors will win one year memberships to West Waterford in our 2 Free Draws for participants in the Classic. Full details are now available at www.westwaterfordgolf.com. Just log on and follow the Sunshine Classic link.

SUNSHINE RAFFLE Golfers and non golfers alike have an equal chance of winning a 5 day sunshine holiday in Albufeira Portugal in our Sunshine Raffle run in conjunction with the Classic. Tickets are now on sale from club members and in clubhouse and bar. GARY MAKES IT 3 IN A ROW West Waterford’s Gary Hurley continued his good run by winning Golfer of the Year at NUI Maynooth for the third consecutive year. Best wishes to Gary and the Irish team in the Lytham Trophy at St Anne’s in May. CHALLENGE TROPHY GOES TO CLASHMORE Former famous soccer player Vinnie Connan (Clashmore Ramblers) wins 2014 challenge cup with a fabulous score of 40 pts. 2012 champion Shane Dalton (Bertie’s Bar) made a good run but just fell short by few shots with 36 pts. SUMMER TIME Keep an eye on the notice boards for details regarding summer rules golf and 18 hole qualifying competitions starting soon.

JUNIOR NOTES Easter Golf Camps: No 1 Camp: Mon 14th to Friday 18th, No 2 Camp: Mon 21st to Fri 25th April. Cost €25 per pupil. Girls from age 6 and Boys from age 6 upwards. 12 pupils in each group. Contact Tim at 0863521070 or the office at 058 43216. LADIES NOTES CAPTAIN’S OUTING The Lady Captain’s Day Outing took place in the Gold Coast on Sunday, and the large group of ladies had a very enjoyable day. Thanks to Lady Captain Margaret O’Sullivan for a lovely day. The results on the day where as follows: Margaret O’Sullivan, Noreen Byrne and Rosie Murphy 48 points; Mary Donnelly, Jean O’Donovan and Mary Barron 43 points; Frances Carroll, Deirdre Fahey and Angela Cummings 43 points. March 9 hole Competition (2 Cards to Count) kindly sponsored by Ben Flynn – 1. Marie T. Curran (31) 37 points; 2. Rena Landers (28) (Best Card) 35 points; 3. Jean O’Donovan (31 (Back 1) 35

points. 18 hole ongoing has now ended and this competition was sponsored by Rena Landers. The results are as follows: 1. Mary Donnelly (20) 35 points; 2. Marie T. Curran (31) 34 points; 3. Rena Landers (28) 33 points. SUNSHINE CLASSIC The Sunshine Classic will run from Saturday 12th until Sunday, 21st April. The success of this event is reflected in the ongoing improvements on and off the course. Thanks to your generosity and the voluntary efforts of our members we are fortunate to have a club of which we can be duly proud. So we are asking for your support for the Classic to enable us to continue the good work. Time sheets for this year’s classic are now posted on the notice board in the Clubhouse. Visitors can ring 058 43216 to book a slot. FIXTURES 9 hole April, ongoing – 2 cards to count. 18 hole ongoing continues until Friday, 11th April, and this competition is kindly sponsored by Rita Harnedy.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Dungarvan United FC WEEKLY REVIEW We all woke to rain once again on Saturday last and it left everyone wondering what matches would be played and what would be cancelled. Our Division 1A game away to Tramore was postponed and on Sunday the weather got in the way again to see our Youth game also being cancelled. We had only one home game at 3 pm when Dungarvan United were delighted to welcome the prestigious Tolka Rovers who took on a mix of players from Dungarvan United under the guidance of Craig Shead and Pat Mulcahy. Well done to Fionn Hallahan who scored Dungarvan’s only goal on the day. Next Saturday our Division 1A team take on St. Pauls at home kick off 4.15 pm, Sunday our Division 2A are also at home and take on Piltwon with a kick off at 11 am, also on Sunday will see our Youths play Kilmacow and 2 pm. All junior games are at home this weekend why not come out and support your club. The weather didn’t get in the way of the U14 girls on Thursday night last when the had a great win over Carrick with a score line of 5 – 0, great goals from Kaiesha (2), Ciara (2) and Emily (1). Well done girls. The weather got in the way of our schoolboy games also and left the U-13B and U-15B games being postponed. But both our U-11 games went ahead as planned, both games being played away in Waterford which had mixed fortunes. Our U-11A team were beaten in Johnville, while our U11B had a great win in Southend. Our U-15A had a narrow defeat away to Ballinroad on Saturday losing just 1-0. Schoolboys have another hectic week. Kicking-off Monday night our U-16B playing away to Kilmacow at 6.15 pm. Last night U-12A played Piltown away while our U-12B played at home again to St. Pauls. Tomorrow night Thursday our U-14A travel again this week to Villa

Ballinroad FC BALLINROAD SOCCER CLUB PITCH DEVELOPMENT LOTTO DRAW Current Jackpot €7,000. Results of draw held on Sunday, 6th April - numbers drawn were: 12, 16, 19, 21. No winner. Winners of €20 each: Ger Beresford, Caroline Lynch, D. & J. Sheil. New jackpot €7,100. Next draw will be held in Lord Maguires Pub, Ballinroad on Sunday, 20th April, 2014. Thank you for your support.

kick-off 6.15 pm. While on Saturday both our U-11 teams play, U-11A take on Park Rangers away kick-off 10.00 am and U-11B play De La Salle at home kick-off 10.30 am. U-13B will host Johnville this week kicking-off at 12.30 pm. With a later in the day kick-off at 2.30 pm both the U-15 teams take to the pitch, U-15A take on villa at home and U-15B take on Ferrybank away. Busy week again for schoolboy soccer, playing catch up after all the bad weather. Best of luck everyone. SHOPPING CENTRE COLLECTION We are very fortunate to have a collection at Dungarvan Shopping Centre this coming Saturday, 12th April, we have two hour slots to fill from 10 to 5.30 pm. If you have a couple of hours to spare we would appreciate your help for more information please contact 086 8588239. FUTSAL FOUNDATION COURSE Back to education initiative in association with the FAI are currently running a programme in Dungarvan United. This course will run until the end of June on a part-time basis. What’s involved: soccer coaching, safety and health at work, first aid, computers and career building, certification by fetac is provided. If you are over 16 and currently unemployed, this will not effect any of your entitlements. Why not give Mary Upton a call on 058 – 51407, email maryupton@wwetb.ie, or contact any of the committee for further help. THE BABY CLARA APPEAL Many thanks to everyone who supported the organising committee of The Baby Clara Appeal who ran a cake sale in the club house on Saturday. All proceeds will go to Temple Street Children’s Hospital. If you didn’t get an opportunity to support this worthy cause, please contact any committee member and they can put you in touch with the organising committee. ASTRO TURF RENTAL We have a fabulous astro turf available for hire on a hourly or block basis. We can offer it for hire during the day or in the evening time also. For more information on this give John a call on 087 – 0607226. CLUB HOUSE Fantastic to see the club being used for children’s parties. We can offer you the use of the clubhouse with astro turf. Also why not consider the club house with full bar facilities for any special occasion be it a birthday party, communion or christening. Why not give us a shout for more information for further details call John on 087 0607226. ACADEMY NEWS A gloomy start again on Saturday which caused the girl’s session in the academy to be called off, but the drizzle that remained for most of

Saturday didn’t put the boys off their game and our following two sessions continued as normal. It must have been the soaking they got last week that didn’t put them off. Another great session was had in Dungarvan United on Saturday. We have an Easter camp running for four days over the holidays with a few places remaining for more information call 086 886 5829. Our Academy times are as follows: Girl’s Academy 11.30 am to 12.30 pm (6 – 12 year olds) Boys’ Academy 20062007 1 pm to 2.15 pm, 20042005 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm Parents please be aware that all children must be accompanied to training by an adult, each child must wear shinguards, bring a non fizzy drink and two euro contact 086 3053109 for any further assistance. TRAMORE CHALLENGE Unfortunately, the trip to Tramore to play the academy was cancelled due to the rain that fell Saturday and Saturday night. We hope to get this set up again over the coming weeks, further details to follow. ACADEMY REGISTRATIONS Please make sure you have your child registered for the academy, this is important that we have contact details for all parents. Forms can be got at the academy times each Saturday or any club member can sort this out. ACADEMY CANCELLATIONS If any parent has any doubts whether Academy training takes place any Saturday they can call the following number 086 – 3053109 to confirm for certain as to what is happening on the day. EASTER CAMP We have a few places left, don’t be disappointed it runs from Tuesday 22nd - Friday 25th April. 10 am-2 pm. €30 per child. Book now to avoid disappointment. Payments/ Deposits/instalments can be made at the Academy any Saturday prior to the camp. Call or text 086 886 5829. CLUB GEAR PROMO We are continuing with this Special Offer which includes a Dungarvan United Kit (top, shorts, socks) Dungarvan Utd hooded Rain Jacket and crested Dungarvan Utd umbro hat all for €65.00 kids €70.00 adults, to order please call (087) 632 6611 or see Ken Gardner during Academy times on Saturday. CLUB LOTTO DRAW We had no Jackpot winner this week numbers drawn were 14, 27, 35. €100 winner is David (Skerries) Casey. Next week’s Jackpot €2,850. All team managers have given out one lotto card per player to sell, we would be grateful if these could be handed back to your child’s manager as soon as possible and they will be included in our club lotto, thank you to the managers and players of the U-16B and U-12B teams who

have already handed back completed cards. We appreciate your continued support. BIRTHDAY WISHES Everyone involved in Dungarvan United would like to extend a big Happy 21st Birthday to Conor Mulcahy, who celebrated his birthday recently. SYMPATHY Dungarvan Untied would like to extend there sympathy to the Power family on the recent death of Patrick (Paddy) Power, may he rest in peace. UNDER 11B Southend 1 – Dungarvan 8 Back with a bang that’s the only way to describe this display against Waterford side Southend at a rain swept Southend last Saturday. After a couple of disappointing results lately, Captain Jamie Healy led his team to their best display of the season coming out on top with an 8 – 1 victory. With Dylan Cliffe’s safe handling and Jamie, Kevin Collins and Mark Loftus at the back winning everything it laid the foundations for this wonderful victory. The midfield was made up entirely of the four lads from the gaelteacht. Ruadhan O’Floinn, Liam O Siothchain, Domhnaill O’ Faolain and Cian O’Reagn. Ruadhan had his best game for us and covered every blade of grass. He really had a field day in the wet conditions, he touched everything that came his way and set up several goals for us. Domhnaill and Cian also got stuck in and showed great confidence in taking on the defenders. Our two lads form the development squad Liam and Cameron bagged a hat trick each. With Eoin Kelly who was injured early in the game scored and Cian our most improved player this year bagged another. Backed up with Gavin Christopher, Eaton Winfield, Eoin O’Callaghan, Eaton Doran, Ryan Cliffe this was indeed a game to remember. Our coach Mike Carlin will be disappointed he missed such a great game. A special word of thanks to Chris O’Donnell who travelled with us on the day also to the parents who also travelled and who gave us great support as always. A great day all round for Major to see the boys do so well and also seeing his team Leicester city gain promotion for the premier league. Well done boys.

UEFA Europa League on 3e 19:30 Thursday, 10th April, 2014 Juventus v Lyon - Live! LEADING 1-0 from the first leg, Juventus look to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League. Introduced by Tommy Martin with analysis from Keith Andrews. Commentary from Brian Kerr & Trevor Welch.

Paddy Pollard, on behalf of the Barry Family presents the Ned Barry Cup to Lismore's Captain, Alan Landers. Included is Alan McNamee, Chairman West Waterford East Cork League. The Cup Final was kindly sponsored by O'Neill Sports. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Cappoquin FC U-14 GIRLS On Wednesday night last our U-14 girls hosted local rivals Clashmore at home, a scoreless draw might indicate a quite affair but it was anything but that with plenty of action at both ends of the pitch providing loads entertainment for interested onlookers. Clashmore seemed to start the match strongest putting pressure on the Cappoquin midfielders but Cappoquin soon settled and the first real chance of the game came their way when Ailbhe McCann hit the target with a first time volley forcing a good save form the Clashmore keeper, the girls continued the pressure and finished the half strongest when Caoimhe Uniacke came extremely close with her excellent effort coming of a Clashmore defender before hitting the woodwork and wining a corner. The second half started with the Cappoquin girls in a more confident mood and pushing forward with Freya Willats and Caoimhe Adhern moving up on occasions with great effect to help out in attack. The best opportunity of the game then came when a fine strike goal bound with power from Claragh McCann was blocked down by the hand of a Clashmore defender winning Cappoquin the penalty. Lorna Foley stepped up to take the penalty and stuck a fine shot but the Clashmore keeper some how produced a magnificent save and with the help of the cross bar man-

aged to keep the ball out of the net, this turn of events seemed to lift the Clashmore team and they went into attack mode and but for some vital interceptions form the Cappoquin centre backs Claire Murphy and Ella Ronayne together with Sinead McCann on the wing Cappoquin could have been in trouble and when Shauna Fragher in goals was called upon she was equal to the task to keep her clean sheet. Cappoquin battled back and new comer Annika O’Brien whom had an excellent match was prominent in attack winning a number of corners through pure persistence. The game finished a scoreless draw, which on reflection was probably a fair result, well done to both teams. Team on the day for Cappoquin were as follows: 1. Shauna Fraher, 2. Sinead McCann, 3. Ella Ronayne, 4. Claire Murphy (captain), 5. Caoimhe Ahern, 6. Freya Willats, 7. Claragh McCann, 8. Lorna Foley, 9. Ailbhe McCann, 10. Annika O’Brien, 11. Caoimhe Uniacke. The next U14 girls fixture is to be Saturday the 12th at home against Carrick with a 3.00 p.m. kick off, but as always this fixture will confirmed with players and parents prior to the game. U-12 GIRLS U-12 girls trials are been held in Waterford, on Friday the 5th for the Waterford league team. The following players have been selected to go forward for the trails,

Andrea Hally (keeper), Ella Ronayne (full-back), Mairead O’Brien (midfield) and Claragh McCann (midfield). Best of luck girls and fingers crossed you will be representing your club at county level in the up coming Munster league. Next match fixture for the U-12 girls is to be Sunday the 13th at home against Tramore. Based on the league table this will be the most important game of the season for the girls and a real must win game to hold top place coming near the end of the league campaign with only two games to follow, but as always this fixture will confirmed with players and parents prior to the game. Remember training Wednesday evening 6:30 p.m., see you all there. USED CLOTHES COLLECTION We are currently getting a load of used clothes together so please clean out your wardrobes in our direction! This is a good fundraiser for us and we really appreciate your support. Drop your used clothes in a bin bag to the club on Wednesday 6.30 to 7.30 or Thursday 7.00 p.m. to 9.30. TRAINING SCHEDULE U-18 Girls Monday 7.30 p.m. U-16 Boys Tuesday 7.30 p.m. U-2 & 14 Girls Wednesday 6.30 p.m. U-11 & 13 Boys Thursday 7.00 p.m. Junior Men Thursday 7.30 p.m.

Kilmacthomas FC UNDER 14 Kilmac ................................ 1; Southend ........................... 1. In very heavy conditions we played out a draw with Southend on Thursday evening. We took the lead and threatened to double our advantage before the visitors nicked an equalizer on a break away. The boys were well on top in the last ten minutes and an offside call denied them the winner. We produce some good football and our link up

play was good. Heavy conditions made striking the ball difficult for both teams. UNDER 11 On a very wet and windy Saturday morning we travelled to play De La Salle and we were a bit stronger than this young De La Salle side. Our defence had little problems in coping with their attack and Jake in goal had an easy time. Dan, Shane and Nathan marshalled the defence well. In midfield Colyn Alan and

Davy competed well and were not afraid to have a crack at goal when they got a chance. Sennan and Alex started up front and both proved very lively. Rohan and Robbie came on to play their part and all the boys gave everything. We won easily in the end. Our goals came from Colyn, Alan, Nathan and Dan. All our other games fell foul of the weather over the weekend.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 11 April, 2014

Lismore, winners of the West Waterford East Cork League, Ned Barry Cup Final kindly sponsored by O'Neill Sports. They beat Railway Athletic on penalties after extratime played at Bride View Ground. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Manchester United Supporters Club – Waterford Branch BAYERN MUNICH LEVELS U DEVILS The headline says it all after the first leg United are still well within reach of the quarter-finals after securing a positive result against the holders. After all bookmakers were quoting 6-1 for a United win unheard of for a United home match to be such outsiders. The match was one where United as a team performed superbly well and rode their luck at times but in Danny Welbeck (yes Danny Welbeck) United have a player who possesses what every defender hates RAW PACE! In the Manchester derby which ended in defeat he had 2 of their back four on a yellow due to his speed and ability. To come away with a draw and feeling unlucky not to be carrying a lead to Munich for Wednesday's return says enough when every neutral thought United would get stuffed. United rolled back the years and raised the roof off Old Trafford in good style and makes you wonder why they can't produce in every game

from the terraces as well as the pitch. The United goal was scored by Vidic with a set piece header well taken only for the lead to last just 8 minutes. Still all to play for. KEANES THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT (TONIGHT) Some A.B.U.s have been praying for United to collapse and be embarassed for many years now and United seem to come up with the goods more often than not. With this in mind ALL UNITED SUPPORTERS are invited to join US in John Keanes bar and create the best atmosphere possible for a rip roaring, pulsating second leg against Bayern Munich the current holders of the champions league on tonight (Wednesday night). To qualify for the next round will be a tough assignment but United for whatever reason are performing better away from Old Trafford than any other side in the premiership so here's hoping it's a good omen for Munich tonight. Hope to see you all there! FREE WEEKEND With the F.A. cup semi-

finals on next weekend our scheduled opponents Hull will be attempting to make the Wembley finals for the first time under Steve Bruce whose famous header deep into injury time against Sheffield Wednesday set United on a 20 year spree under Sir Alex Ferguson. It gives United a chance for the walking wounded time to recover, namely Van Persie and the weekend missing Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck (I suspect both will lineout against Bayern in midweek). LEE SHARPE AND DAVID MAY We have received notification of these two legends appearing in Clonmel at the Clonmel Park Hotel on Saturday, May 10th. There has been some interest and a few more names will fill the bus so if interested contact the secretary on 087 1940089 to clarify please. Having attended a similar event in Waterford last season it is a good night's entertainment. Lee Sharpe always remains one of those who got away in my mind. He had such ability at a young age

and just got swept away by instant fame. He is now doing these speeches and he graced the same team as Ryan Giggs and Sharpy. END OF SEASON PACKS All members will have by now recieved their end of season pack. I urge any member to contact the secretary asap with contact details i.e email and mobile numbers to keep our membership details up to date in Old Trafford. Your help would be gratefully appreciated with this. If in doubt just contact the secretary with the info please on 087 1940089. Thanks. THANK YOU EMAIL/ LETTER We have recieved a letter of real stature from our hosts of last weekend's trip to the Villa game. Every member represented our branch and county and I quote with "pride, courtesy and trouble free". A secretary’s dream to get that kind of reaction and that is why we wanted to run a group trip to endorse the branch name and also bring back the bond amongst members, so mission accomplished.

Waterford Schoolboys’ Football League Fixtures Wednesday, April 9th Under 12 League (Kick off 6.15 p.m. unless otherwise stated): Tramore B v Ballyduff (W. Crystal) Thursday, April 10th Under 14 League (Kick off 6.15 p.m. unless otherwise stated): U-14A: Piltown v Ballinroad A (Carrick Utd) 6.45 pm Ferrybank A v Carrick Utd A (Tramore) 6.45 De La Salle A v Tramore A (Villa) Villa A v Dungarvan Utd (Park Rangers) 6.45 U-14B: Kilmacthomas v Villa B (Ferrybank) Carrick Utd B v Southend Utd (Piltown) St. Pauls v Kilmacow (Southend) U-14C: Ballinroad B v De La Salle B (Railway Ath) St. Saviours v Seaview Celtic (De La Salle) Portlaw Utd v Villa C (Kilmacthomas) Saturday, April 12th Under 11 League (Kick off 10.00 a.m. unless otherwise stated): U-11A: Ballinroad A v Tramore A (Dungarvan) 10.3 Bohemians A v De La Salle A (Villa) 10.30 Southend Utd A v Villa A (De La Salle) 10.3 U-11B: Park Rangers A v Dungarvan Utd A (Ballyduff) 10.30 am Mooncoin Celtic v Johnville (Piltown) 10.30 St. Pauls v Piltown A (W. Crystal) 10.30 am

U-11C: Bohemians B v Railway Athletic (Bohemians) 11.30 De La Salle B v Tramore B (De La Salle) 10.30 Ferrybank B v Ballinroad B (Ferrybank) 11.30 am Kilmacow v Carrick Utd B (Kilmacow) 10.3 Villa C v Piltown B (Villa) 11.30 am U-11D: Dungarvan Utd B v De La Salle C (Dungarvan) 10.30 am Kilmacthomas v Ballyduff A (Kilmacthomas) 10.30 Villa D v Southend Utd B (Villa) 10.30 a U-11E: Ballinroad C v Ballyduff B (Ballinroad) 1.30 am Ferrybank C v Carrick Utd C (Ferrybank) 10.30 Piltown C v Park Rangers B (Piltown) 10.30 Seaview Celtic B v Villa E (Seaview) 10.30 St. Saviours v Bohemians C (St. Saviours) 10.3 Waterford Crystal v Tramore C (W. Crystal) 10.3 Saturday April 12th Under 13 League (Kick off 12.30 p.m. unless otherwise stated):

U-13A Carrick Utd A v St. Pauls (Piltown) De La Salle A v Bohemians A (Tramore) Tramore A v Villa A (Park Rangers) 10.30 am U-13B: Dungarvan Utd v Johnville (Ballinroad) Ferrybank B v Piltown (Kilmacow) Kilmacow v Ballinroad (Johnville) Park Rangers v Bohemians B (Ferrybank) U-13C: Ferrybank C v Kilmacthomas (Southend) 2.15 pm Portlaw Utd v Railway Athletic (Carrick Utd) Saturday, April 12th Under 13 SFAI Cup (Kick off 2.00 p.m. unless otherwise stated): Crumlin Utd v Ferrybank Saturday, April 12th Under 15 League (Kick off 2.30 p.m. unless otherwise stated): U-15A: Ballinroad v De La Salle A (Dungarvan) Carrick Utd v Ferrybank A (Portlaw) Dungarvan Utd A v Villa A (Stradbally) Tramore A v Bohemians (Seaview) 2.00 pm U-15B: Ferrybank B v Dungarvan Utd B (Kilmacow) 4.00 Kilmacow v Villa B (De La Salle) Park Rangers v Stradbally (St. Saviours) Tramore B v Ballyduff (Ferrybank) 4.00 pm Villa C v Portlaw Utd (St. Pauls)

Noah Pollard presents the Man of the Match Award to Railway's Killian O'Sullivan. Included is Paddy Pollard, Award Sponsor. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Railway Athletic FC HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT IN CUP FINAL Railway Athletic 2; Lismore 2. (AET) Lismore win 4-3 on penalties We travelled to Tallow on Sunday last for the Ned Barry cup final and came away losing on penalties after a fine game of soccer. This was always going to be a tough one for Railway as Lismore are real cup specialists and were hot favourites but that is not how the game went. From the off Derek and Steve set out a game plan which worked to a tee in the opening half. After only two minutes we were in front after a great through ball from Keith Power put Killian O’Sullivan through and he finished with great ease. It was all Railway now and a few mins later Killian should have put us two up only for Steve Barry saving with his feet. Then Sully bamboozled the Lismore defence as he passed through them like they didn't exist but again Barry in the Lismore goal made a last ditch save to keep his side in the game. Killian O’Sullivan was causing all sorts of trouble to the Lismore rear-guard and scored our second when another ball left him with some work to do but do it he did before finishing again for a fine goal. Railway played very well right up to the break and when we came out for the second half it was always going to be that Lismore were going to throw the kitchen sink at us and that they did as we seemed to sit back a bit and invited them onto us. Fifteen mins into the second half after some Lismore pressure a left wing cross saw former Railway player Gavin Pratt steal in at the front post to finish with a nice flick and now it was game on. Ten minutes later and it was all square as again Pratt was allowed time to cross and Kevin O’Donoghue gave Aidan Dwyer no chance with a fine header. It was all Lismore now and only for some excellent defending we could have been behind as Lismore had a right head of steam up now. It became a real battle from there to the end and at the end it was down to extra time. During the first period Killian had a snap shot which flew over before Aidan went full length to keep out a Jordan Shanahan effort as Railway were now starting to

get back into the game. no team scored in extra time and so to the dreaded penalty shootout which Lismore won 4-3. Great credit to both teams for a very good final but Railway were bitterly disappointed at the end to lose out in there second cup final of the season. To be fair the lads were magnificent on the day. Everyone put in a huge shift that just fell short but as Alan Landers the Lismore captain said in his acceptance speech Railway will add some real quality to the premier league next season. Overall, we probably were just the better team especially in the opening half but credit to Lismore they never gave up when it looked like we were going to over-run them early on and with so many experienced players in there ranks they never panicked. Railway although disappointed can be very proud of the commitment and effort but this kind of a game will stand them well as they get to the latter stages of there league campaign. Team Aidan Dwyer, Jevon Flynn, Liam McLaughlin, Jamie Landers, Stephen Kennefick, Danny O’Keeffe, Daniel Dransfield (capt), Keith Power, Killian O’Sullivan, Ryan Duggan. Res Jason O’Keeffe for J Flynn (inj) Keith O’Farrell, Derek Browne, Steve Power. NEW SPONSORSHIP All in the club would like to say a big thanks to Greg Reddy of the Meat Centre who sponsored a new kit for the Ned Barry cup final. Greg was a former player for Railway and it is great to see the continued support of the Meat Centre continue to be involved with the club. Thanks also to AA Fire Safety, Blackwater Motors, Denn Feeds, The Meat Centre and Paul Ormonde (Irish Pride) for there sponsorship of adds for the final. WATERFORD U-12 SQUAD INTO MUNSTER FINAL Well done to the Waterford under 12 squad who have qualified for the Munster final against Cork which might be played at the RSC on the 26th/27th April. They had two great wins over the weekend against West Cork 5-1 and Limerick County 7-1 to claim there place in the decider. Tireoghan Flynn is a member of the squad and he scored the first goal V West Cork and played very well in the game against Limerick County. We

wish Tiger and all the squad the best in the Munster final. UNDER 11 DEVELOPMENT TRAINING We have three lads training with this squad at the moment every Thursday evening in Dungarvan. Sam Uniacke, Tadgh Kelleher and Rory Byrne have been doing well in this training programme and all three are well deserving of there place on this squad. WATERFORD SPORTS LOTTO (WSL) At present we are selling lotto tickets for the Waterford sports lotto which is a newly set up fundraising event and has been working very well indeed. The next jackpot will be €1,300 and tickets for the draws can be purchased from Martin, Sheila and Samantha and can be bought for €2, €5, €10, €20, €50, €100. €2 will get you into the draw. €5 will get you into three draws. €10 will get you into seven draws. €20 will get you into thirteen draws. €50 will get you into thirty draws and €100 will get you into seventy draws. With the draws every two weeks a tenner will get you into draws for three months and over half the money will come back to Railway, so please support us if you can at all. ACADEMY ON MONDAYS On Monday evenings our hugely popular soccer Academy will continue at the soccer pitch. This Academy has been going for many years and if you look at our under 11 team this season all have come through our Academy which is what it really is all about. We will again cater for boys/girls aged from 4 to 9 from 6.30 pm to 7.15. It costs only €2 per child up to a max of €5 per family of three or more. MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD Well done to Killian O’Sullivan who was named Man Of The Match after last Sundays cup final. Killian had a brilliant game scoring two goals and working his socks off throughout. Well done sull. MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP Best wishes to Andy Molumphy and Aaron O’Sullivan who are part of the Waterford minor hurling panel who play Clare this evening (Wednesday) in Ennis. Let’s hope they do the business as they try to match the heroics of last years minor squad.

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Medal winners in the Friary-Abbeyside-Ballinacourty Juvenile Handball Club Championship awards presentation night.

Friary/Abbeyside/Ballinacourty Handball Club JUVENILE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 BOYS Winners Finalist U-11 A William Beresford Seamie Lenihan U-11 B Sean O’Callaghan David Byrne U-12 A Sean O’Sullivan Jamie Moylan U-12 B Lee Lannon James Cowler U-13 A Ben Veale Eoin Ahearne U-14 A Michael Kiely Daithí Brunnock U-14 B Sean Kent Shane Kiely U-15 A Adam Clarke Michael Lenihan U-15 B Michael Hanlon Thomas Kiely U-16 A Ryan O’Neill Padraic Di Fusco U-16 B Lee Healy Andrew Finch U-17 A Anthony Fitzgerald Cormac Dwyer JUVENILE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 GIRLS U-11 Annie O’Neill Orna Nic Aoire U-12 Dervila Beresford Sarah Phelan U-13 Roisin Drummy Mary Ryan U-17 Katie Hayes Lauren McGregor

Kavan O'Keeffe, Munster and All-Ireland Sliver medal winner u-15 singles. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Win for Dungarvan Ladies Hockey team Dungarvan 2; Ashton 1. ON Saturday in the wind and rain Dungarvan travelled to Blackrock in Cork to play Ashton. To win this game would mean that dungarvan would secure their third place in the league and we were determined not to lose this game. The game started very slow and Dungarvan didn’t seem to get off the starting blocks. After the first ten minutes, Ashton were after getting three short corners and this rattled Dungarvan as they couldn’t get to grips with the cold and the rain. Ashton were able to distribute the ball fast and wide and were getting around the Dungarvan players. A few positional changes were made and even though we got a few passages of good play it didn’t really help. When the half time whistle went we were very happy to get out of the torrential rain and get a pep talk from Lindsey. No one was to blame as everyone was trying hard but could not click. The second half started as

the first had finished with Ashton playing wide and getting in behind our players. Ashton soon scored from one of their short corners, our defenders intercepted their initial pass however, Ashton reacted quicker and landed it into the goal. Instead of being deflated, Dungarvan woke up and responded. They settled and started to play their own game instead of trying to counteract Ashton at their play. There was a hit out at the edge of Dungarvan’s circle, Lindsey received it at the half way line and dodged in and out running pastthe Ashton defence and took a rasper of a shot only for the keeper to save it but Lindsey controlled the rebound and drove it into the back of the net. Relief for Dungarvan but we still needed to win. This was the turning point of the game and Dungarvan took control. Play flowed from the backs to the mid field to the forwards and the pressure payed off with a series of corners for Dungarvan where

we made Ashton’s goalie make several saves. Dungarvan played lovely hockey up the right wing and crossed a beauty of a ball across the face of the goal where Oiliva buried it in the net to all our delight. Soon afterwards the whistle went 21 to Dungarvan. With one game left Dungarvan can’t be caught in third place. Well done girls great season. Thanks to Lindsey and Sinead for their time and patience all year. Thanks also to our lucky charm and our best supporter Eddie Moore good to see you up and about on your crutches. We would like to wish Sharon Duggan and Martina Landers all the best on their recent achievements, getting to the final cut of the Munster Masters Trials that were also on Saturday evening. Best of luck girls Team- Aoife Power, Martina Landers, Lindsey Keane, Aine Lynch, Julie Harty, Aoife McGovern, Heather Shanahan, Olivia Phelan, Ann Marie Tutty, Sharon Duggan, Elsa Griffin, Lisa Fitzgerald.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Trekkin Eegits 2014 ‘Miles for Smiles’ WELL trekkers the clock is counting down and we have less than 3 weeks to go. The only thing we really have to worry about is the weather and its the one thing that we have absolutely no control over but rest assured we will not be letting something like a bit of rain or wind stop us in our tracks and will be trekkin’ onwards regardless of the weather. Trekker’s things to remember: Don’t forget to get your sponsorship cards (and to get a few sponsors)! Wear comfortable, well ‘broken in’ walking shoes or runners Bring a couple of pairs of socks to change into en route – avoiding a build up of moisture (sweat) on your feet will help prevent blisters. Make sure you drink plenty of water in the day or two leading up to the walk and bring water with you to prevent dehydration. Children/youths under 18 are to be accompanied by parent/guardian. A reflector jacket or clothing is a must to ensure that you are seen and stay safe while you walk. Be prepared for rain, find your rain gear (waterproofs) just in case! To keep your energy up bring some ‘nibbles’ to eat along the way. This is about participating not competing – ENJOY! This year you support St. John’s School in Dungarvan Playground Fund. This Trek is done in a nonstop relay format with teams waiting at each stage to take over from the last. This year the entire trek is almost 140 kms over some fabulous Waterford Countryside, criss-

crossing West Waterford taking in Melleray, Modeligo, Ballinamella, Villierstown, Aglish, Clashmore, Cappoquin, Lismore, Tallow, Knockanore, Camphire and last but by no means least Tourin! Use us and St. John’s Playground as an excuse to get in some exercise, get fit and see parts of County Waterford that you may not have seen before (at least from a walkers perspective). If you fancy the experience of a night time stroll don’t forget to sign up for one of the night treks, with some fabulous company and often weird and wonderful conversations - these can be quite entertaining routes There are now almost 80 sponsor cards allocated and we still have plenty more available should you wish to take part. You can find out more about us on our website, just type “trekkin eegits” into your search browser and we will pop up. We are also on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/trek kineegits 2012 TREK STAGE SCHEDULE! Stage 1 leaves Cappoquin at 4 pm on Friday, 25th April Stage 2 trekkers will wave goodbye to Melleray Community Centre at approx 5.20 pm Stage 3 and the Modeligo trekkers should be clocking in at 8.20pm Stage 4 the Keeren group are scheduled for off at approximately 10.10 pm Stage 5 the Cappoquin trekkers are due at their starting post for Midnight Stage 6 leaving from Tallow head off at approx 3.25 am Stage 7 from Cappoquin these trekkers should com-

mence their walk into the dawn at approx 06.10 am Stage 8 the early morning stroll from Aglish is due to leave at approx 8.25 am Stage 9 this group will say hello to lovely Youghal Bridge at approx 11 am Stage 10 from the hills of gold in Knockanore will march off at 1.25 pm (Sat) Stage 11 Brown’s Cross trekkers will hit the road and strike onwards and upwards at approx. 3.25 pm pm Stage 12 from Tourin GAA field (the home stretch) to The Square, Cappoquin will be leaving around 5.05 pm to arrive home near enough to 26 hours after the first group leave Cappoquin as scheduled. If you’re lucky you might even get a cuppa before you head off on this stage. Please, please remember that the above times are approximate. They are calculated on an average pace and may change, all we ask we ask is that Trekkers are flexible, understanding and forgiving! In order for us to ensure there are adequate numbers on each route please, please contact us and let us know as soon as possible what route you are doing. It would be a

great help. Don’t worry it’s not too late to take part and please do not be intimidated by the route, you don’t have to do it all just pick the stage (or two, or even three) that best suits you. You really do not have to be super fit to do this walk, honest - yes it is advisable to so do some training in advance especially if you are doing the longer routes or more than one but be rest assured that we are normal and we don’t often practice what we preach! There will be leaders organised for each of the stages so if the idea is grabbing your attention and you want to find out more then just contact Gina (087) 9028594, Cara (087) 9664513 or Eamon (087) 2867453, check out our website or find us on Facebook. If you would like to take part and require a sponsor card please contact Cara at the above number. REMEMBER To check our Facebook page and website for details of all our stages, maps are also included. Next instalment - same time next week in the meantime Happy trekkin!

Munster Rugby Results AIL Round Robins: Kanturk 29, Wanderers 30; Clogher Valley 27, OLBC 11. Munster Junior Challenge Cup Section A: Cork Constitution 7, Clonmel 13; UCC 8, Clonakilty 23; Cashel 25, Muskerry 13. Munster Junior Challenge Cup Section B: Clanwilliam 13, Kilfeacle and District 10; UL Bohemian 33, Galbally 10; Garryowen 34, St Senans 27. Munster Junior Plate: Richmond 16, Bruff 23. South - Junior 2 League Play Offs: Bandon 20, Corca Dhuibhne 17. South - Junior 3 Cup: UCC 5, Ballincollig 19. South - Dave Dineen Cup: Muskerry 20, Shandon 5; Kanturk 28, Iveragh 10.

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Talking Horses Upcoming Fixtures Limerick – Wednesday, 9th April (First Race 1:45) Limerick – Thursday, 10th April (First Race 1:55) Wexford – Friday, 11th April (First Race 4:20) Navan – Saturday, 12th April (First Race 2:00)

Tramore – Sunday, 13th April (First Race 2:25) Curragh – Sunday, 13th April (First Race 2:15) Tramore – Monday, 14th April (First Race TBC) Dundalk – Wednesday, 16th April (First Race TBC)

Oscarose takes Gain final TALLOW owner / trainer Dr. Joe O’Keeffe won the prestigious feature Gain Mares maiden final at the East Cork, Ballynoe Point-to-Point on Sunday last, with Miss Oscarose. Home-bred by Dr. O’Keeffe’s brother Bill, the Oscar mare had two lengths to spare at the line under Richie Harding.

Mikey O’Connor was in great form partnering three winners at the meeting. He opened his treble on Murphy’s Way in the opening race, for trainer Michael Goff; with Just Before Dawn for Liam Burke in the five year old geldings and for James Sheehan’s Miss Sophierose in the five year old and upwards mare maiden.

Bolger and Manning dominate at Gowran Park JIM Bolger and Kevin Manning were the dominant forces at Gowran Park on Saturday, combining to complete a remarkable four timer on the card. No less than three of their winners were horses making their racecourse debuts, with Plasmas winning the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (7f), Theophilus winning the Irish Stallion

Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (12f) and Cosmic Cannonball for Kilgobinet owner Michael Ryan, winning the Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Golf Club Maiden. Their other winner came in the featured www.gowranpark.ie For Best Offers Rated Race with Einsteins Folly prevailing by 4½ lengths.

Dancing Zafeen lasts home at Dundalk THE opening Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden was the most valuable contest on Friday evening’s card at Dundalk and it saw the Paul Deegan-trained Dancing Zafeen take the spoils. The

son of Zafeen was well backed and looked in control approaching the final furlong, but Chris Hayes had to ask him for everything to hold off the late challenge of Packing Go Go by a neck. The most exciting finish

of the night came in the iRadio Race Night Simon Stakes Apprentice Handicap with the Garvan Donnelly-trained Catwilldo grinding out a short-head success under Sean Corby.

Irish success at Aintree WHILE the Irish were out of luck in the Aintree Grand National, they made a significant impact on the remainder of the three-day meeting. The first Grade 1 of the week, the 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle, produced a 1-2 for Irish-trained horses, with the Dessie

Hughes-trained Guitar Pete swooping late under a vintage Paul Carberry ride to nail the Gordon Elliotttrained Clarcam. There was another Irishtrained winner later on Thursday’s card, with the Brian Hamilton-trained Warne making most of the

running for a scintillating victory in the Fox Hunters' Chase. On Friday, Willie Mullins got in on the Grade 1 act by saddling Boston Bob to win the featured Melling Chase under an excellent Paul Townend ride.

Arvika Ligeonniere and Paul Townend win the Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse.

Willie Mullins dominant at Fairyhouse CHAMPION Trainer Willie Mullins took centre stage at Fairyhouse on Sunday, saddling the winners of three of the four Graded races on the card. Without question the highlight of his day came in the featured Grade 1 Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final with him saddling a remarkable 1-2-3 that was led home

Annie Power waits for Punchestown ANNIE Power's exertions at the Cheltenham Festival were a major factor behind her withdrawal from the Aintree Hurdle last week. The star mare's winning run was ended in the World Hurdle when the sixyear-old went down by 1½ lengths to More Of That. Mullins had considered sending her to Aintree for the Grade 1 over two and a half miles, but she is now likely to be kept on ice until the Punchestown Festival as he felt she had a hard enough race at Cheltenham and could do with the extra few weeks to recover.

Qewy springs surprise at Leopardstown

Guitar Pete and Paul Carberry win the Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree last Thursday. [Edward Whitaker Racing Post]

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THE focus of most people’s attentions in the featured Listed Heritage Stakes at Leopardstown on Wednesday was Aidan O’Brien’s former Group 1 winner Kingsbarns, but the John Oxx-trained Qewy didn’t read the script. Given a positive ride by Declan McDonogh, the son of Street Cry made all the running and held on by ¾-length, with O’Brien’s charge finishing a disappointing third. The pick of the remainder of the action was perhaps the Ross Nugent Foundation Maiden and it produced a thrilling finish with the Jim Bolger-trained Fiscal Focus prevailing by a nose under Kevin Manning.

in style by the Paul Townend-ridden Adriana Des Mottes. Townend was also in the saddle for the win of Arvika Ligeonniere in the Grade 2 Normans Grove Chase, whilst the Mullins treble was completed when the Davy Russell-ridden Valseur Lido won the Grade 2 Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle.

An Saighdiur stars at Cork THE Listed Cork Stakes was the main event at Cork on Sunday and it was the Andy Slattery-trained An Saighdiur that emerged the somewhat surprising winner. Sent off at 12/1, the seven-year-old made all the running under Billy Lee and powered away in the closing stages to prevail by five lengths. Away from the feature race, the most impressive performance on the card came in the Follow Us On Twitter Handicap with the Dermot Weld-trained Elegant Peace absolutely bolting up by 4½ lengths under Leigh Roche. Weld went on to complete a treble courtesy of the wins of Tahaany in the www.corkracecourse.ie Fillies Race and Ebeyina in the Blackwater Fillies Maiden, with both of them being ridden by Pat Smullen.

Point-to-Point Fixtures APRIL Sat 12th Tipperary (F) Lisronagh, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. L/H Sun 13th Ballymacad (F) Newcastle, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. L/H Sun 13th Duhallow (F) Dromahane, Mallow, Co. Cork. L/H Sun 13th Limerick (F) Kilmallock Bulgaden, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick. R/H Wed 16th Killeagh (H) Inch Ballyanthony, Tallow, Co. Cork. R/H Sun 20th Co. Clare (H) Dromoland at Quakerstown Boston, Co. Clare. L/H Sun 20th Laois (F) Stradbally Hall, Stradbally, Co. Laois. R/H Sun 20th Waterford (F) Ballydurn, Portlaw, Co. Waterford. L/H Mon 21st East Antrim (H) Loughanmore, Dunadry, Co. Antrim. L/H Tues 22nd East Antrim (H) Loughanmore, Dunadry, Co. Antrim. L/H Sat 26th Killeady (H) at Dromahane, Mallow, Co. Cork. L/H Sat 26th Mid Antrim (H) Moneyglass, Toomebridge, Co. Antrim. L/H Sun 27th Doneraile (F) at Dromahane, Mallow, Co. Cork. L/H Sun 27th Meath (F) & Tara (H) Tattersalls Farm, Fairyhouse, Co. Meath. R/H

Jockeys in the wars BOTH Niall ‘Slipper’ Madden and Mikey Fogarty face spells on the side line after picking up nasty injuries last week. Madden took a crunching fall at Clonmel on Thursday and suffered a broken leg, which came just days after he had returned to race riding following a similar injury. He faces another four months out of action. Fogarty suffered his fall in the Topham Chase at Aintree and was diagnosed with two fractured vertebra in his back which will be likely to keep him out of action for three months.

Aupcharlie stamps his class at Clonmel THE Henry De Bromheadtrained Aupcharlie looked to be the class act on Thursday’s card at Clonmel and he didn’t disappoint his supporters in the featured Suir Valley Chase. Ridden by Andrew Lynch, the talented eight-yearold was given a positive ride and had matters under control before the final fence, eventually prevailing by 4¼ lengths. The best performance on the remainder of the card perhaps came in the Go Racing In The South East '5 For €50' Maiden Hurdle with the Philip Fenton-trained Desertmore Stream recording a comfortable 4¼ lengths victory under Brian O’Connell.

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Two Dungarvan boxers in National Finals DUNGARVAN Boxing Club has two boxers in the Finals of the National Youths Championships next Saturday in the National Stadium Dublin. Connie McDonagh at 80 kg and Davin Duggan at 39 kg. Connie is already a two time Irish Champion and is boxing Jason Maughan from Charlestown, Mayo. Maughan beat Jason Byrne from Callan in the semi-finals last Saturday. Davin Duggan is boxing as defending champion having won his Irish Title last year. Davin had two tough bouts on his way to the final and won both on unanimous decisions. In the quarter-finals he beat Liam Glennon from St. Josephs B. C. Derry. In the semi-final he beat Martin Ward from Athy B.C. In the final he meets Eamon Coughlan from Riverstown B.C, Cork. Coughlan beat Davin in the finals of the Munster Championships on a split decision so Davin will be out to reverse that decision and take his second National Title. To get two boxers to the finals of the All Ireland's is a major achievement for any club and his coach James Keohane and indeed all the coaches in the club. Dungarvan Boxing Club maybe a small club but they are no strangers to the National Stadium and are never afraid to punch above their weight as they have proven time and time again. To win two titles would be the icing on the cake for the local club and hopefully that's what they will do next Saturday. KATIE TAYLOR The Dungarvan Boxing Club is no strangers to hosting major boxing events either and on the 3rd May is hosting one the their biggest events ever, the return of Katie Taylor to the Sports Centre. The last time she boxed here was her last fight in Ireland before she went to the London Olympics and she returns to Dungarvan as the Olympic Champion, she promised she would and she's keeping her promise to the people of Dungarvan. She's boxing Kristin Carlson from Chicago, U.S.A.

Connie McDonagh

The Dungarvan Womens Team which qualified for the Munster Final after a 12-5 win over Thurles in last Sunday's Semi-Final.

[Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Dungarvan women's rugby qualifies for Munster final Best of luck to Davin Duggan who is through to the final of the All-Ireland boxing finals in the National Stadium Dublin on this Saturday night. Carlson is 3 times Golden Gloves Champion and 2 times ringside World Champion. She is joining the long list of Girls from all over the World who have come to Ireland to try and take the crown off Ireland’s greatest ever boxer. Katie Taylor's record speaks for itself: 5 times European Union Champion, 5 times European Champion, 4 times World Champion and Olympic Champion and last week’s World Rankings she is still Ranked Number One. There has never been such a demand for tickets for a boxing show in Dungarvan, so don't miss out and don't leave it too late. Tickets on sale from the Sports Centre, the Bioactive Gym and the Interlude Restaurant or phone 087 754 5100 or any boxing club member. Ringside €50; General seats adult €20; Children accompanied €10.

Tom and Virgil Power pictured at Thomond Park for Munster's game with Toulouse in the Heineken Cup. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Dungarvan ……………..12; Thurles ………………..… 5. DUNGARVAN Women's rugby team qualified for the Munster Final, when they beat Thurles in a hard fought game last Sunday at Ballyrandle. The two sides has met earlier in the season and there wasn't much between the teams and a close match was predicted. Underfoot conditions didn't help the cause for either side and prevented an expansive running game. However, both teams were very much up for the game and neither gave an inch, as they end in search of victory. The Dungarvan side were

dealt a blow midway through the first half, when the influential Carmel O'Keeffe had to go off with an injury. When most sides would drop the heads, the local girls dug deep and were rewarded with the opening score of the game, when Kathleen Denn broke through a number of tackles and touched down close to the posts. This left the home side 5-0 ahead and the scoreline remained the same to the break. Thurles had a slight advantage of the wind in the second period but failed to make any real use of it, preferring to keep ball in hand. Both sides had periods of domination and handling

errors at key moments denied both teams scores. With 10 minutes left on the clock, Thurles eventually went over for a try but failed with the conversion, leaving the two sides level going into the final minutes of this semi final clash. Dungarvan upped their game from the restart and fluent passing movements by the backs, orchestrated by Sorcha Hurley and Edel Wilson, put Thurles on the back foot. The Foley sisters, Maria and Anne were putting the Thurles pack under pressure as they took the ball on and drove towards the line. It seemed that Dungarvan had added a second try when

Angeline Kiely touched down, only for the referee to call play back for a scrum. The game was in the final minutes at this stage as Thurles put the ball into the scrum close to their own line, which they won. However, the Dungarvan back row were up quick and blocked down the clearing kick and Angeline Kiely pounced on the loose ball to score what was the winning try. Martina Walsh added the conversion to make it 12-5. Thurles had time for one more attack and gave their all, in an effort to bring the game to extra time but Dungarvan held out to the final whistle.

Dungarvan will travel to Shannon next Sunday to play the local St. Sennans Club in the Munster Final. Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Carmel O'Keeffe who was injured on Sunday. Squad: Maria Foley, Caitriona Slevin, Sarah Connors, Christine Collender, Kathleen Denn, Helen Hennebry, Donna Sheehan, Jade Fraher, Anne Foley, Kelly O'Shea, Edel Wilson Gillian King, Susie kennedy, Priscilla McEvoy, Martina Walsh, Emily Fletcher, Angelene Kiely, Sarah Ledingham, Meghan Hurley, Carmel O'Keeffe, Niamh O'Shea, April Ledingham and Sorcha Hurley.

Cunnigar Pitch and Putt Club Good weekend for Moloney in difficult conditions POOR weather conditions hampered Dungarvan’s Peter Moloney at the opening weekend of the Adelaide masters. Qualifying 13th for the opening superbike race he managed to guide his Yamaha R1 to a top ten finish. In an eventful weekend at the Co. Kildare track just bringing the bike home was an achievement. Sunday saw the sun come out and the lap times drop. Moloney found himself battling with the 3 time Manx GP winner Dan Kneen over a delayed six lap race, however the privateer Moloney eventually lost out on the last lap and outside the top ten. Race three saw Peter involved in a three way battle with former double champion McCormick and Skerries Micko Sweeney once again a top ten finish was achieved. The Grand Final saw the best of the Dungarvan man as he reversed the rolls on the aforementioned Sweeney and McCormick coming in seventh with his fastest lap time of the weekend. The adelaide Masters has to be seen as a marathon and not a sprint and points taken over a difficult opening weekend could be very important next October. The weekend’s big winner was Athlone’s Cody Nally who won two out of three superbike races plus the Grand Final. Tramore’s Brian McCormick made a return to the track and despite a third place finish his Honda was found wanting against the big Kawasaki’s. The next round takes place over the 14th/15th June on the national track at Mondello with live online coverage of rounds 5 and 6 live on Sunday.

MEMBERSHIP FEES Membership fees are now due and can be given to any committee member. Family €150; Adult €80; Over 60 €50; Juvenile €45; Life members €30. WEDNESDAY GAME Names to be in by 10.00 a.m. tee off at 10.30 a.m. There was no Wednesday game due to weather conditions. SATURDAY GAME Our Saturday Games are now underway, all our members are welcome to play so have your names in by 1.00 p.m. and we will be teeing off at 1.30 p.m. Unfortunately Saturdays game was cancelled due to the poor weather conditions. HOLE IN ONE This year we are having a prize for the most hole in ones during the season. These must be in a Club competition at the Cunnigar Pitch and Putt and cards must be verified by the tournament committee. To date Patsy Hackett and Paddy Noonan have each got one in competition. BONUS NUMBER Bonus number this week is

21, Oliviere Walsh was the lucky winner. PITCH MARKS Leaving Pitch Marks when playing destroys the greens, it takes a lot of care and attention to keep them in pristine condition. So all members are asked to repair them and use the correct repairer when doing so. DID YOU KNOW? If a sprinkler head interferes with the backward or forward movement of a club, relief may be gained, without penalty by placing the ball further back, or if on a green in front of the sprinkler head, to either side and not nearer the hole, subject to approval of fellow competitor or referee. P. J. BELL 6 Cunnigar teams have qualified for the P. J. Bell to be held in Douglas on the 27th April, good luck to them all. LADIES NATIONAL SOCIAL DAY This competition will be held in St. Bridget’s, Kildare, on the 12th April, the Cunnigar Ladies will tee off at 11.30 a.m. for round one and 2.30 p.m. for round two. Have a great day ladies.

INTER-CLUB COMPETITION The Inter-Club competition for 2014 begins next Sunday, 12th April. We are playing Bagenalstown (Carlow) in Hillview. On May 3rd we are playing St. Patrick’s also in HIllview and our final game of the group phase matches is against St. Bridget’s in Bagenalstown. There are 19 teams in our section made up of 3 groups of 5 and a group of 4, the top 2 teams in each section will qualify for the quarter-finals. Our panel of players are: Paddy Noonan, Patsy Hackett, Michael Delaney, Finbar O'Rourke, Gerard O'Brien, Aiden O'Rourke, Micheal Havens, Paul Healy.

There will be a practice game in Hillview on Wednesday next at 5.00 p.m., leaving club house at 4.00 p.m. CROSSMAHON PITCH AND PUTT SOCIETY The ladies from Crossmahon paid us a visit on Saturday last and really enjoyed their game despite the terrible weather conditions.