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Russell on a Roll! Christy Parker nabs a few words with double Grand National winner, Davy Russell
As is well documented, a new chapter in racing history was written when the jockey steered the Gordon Elliott trained Tiger Roll to a second successive National. The feat bridged a 45 year gap since thrice-winner Red Rum earned back-to-back victories in 1973/4. Having collected two Grand Nationals victories, a Gold Cup, three Irish champion jockey titles and a lengthy list of big race suc-
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YOUGHAL jockey Davy Russell says he remains very much focused on further success following his latest, history-making victory in the Aintree Grand National.
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cesses, the 40 year old says his hunger for success is a strong as ever. “Different years bring different things”, he reflects. “There is still plenty of pressure and plenty of ambition.” SCRATCHES AND SCRAPES This upbeat approach comes against a background of the kind of visits to operating theatres that would have most people moving to Lourdes, but which jump jockeys seem to find mildly irritating. His career has seen him break both eye sockets, his cheekbone, nose, teeth, both wrists, both hands, tibia, fibula, both heels and his collarbone. c Continued on page 6
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“So, in the absence of that information on the unauthorised waste collector, we couldn’t take a prosecution against that person and the only course of action available to us was to take a prosecution against the woman who gave her waste to the unauthorised collector,” Mr. Moloney explained. The woman was prosecuted at Clonmel District Court earlier in March under Section 32 of the Waste Management Act for facilitating the abandonment of household waste. The woman failed to attend court and in her absence she was fined €2,000 plus costs of €1,749.54. The dumping in this case had featured on ‘The Today Show’ on RTÉ. Mr. Moloney pointed out that there was a similar prosecution last year, but in this case, the householder did provide information and details about the unauthorised waste collector, who was then prosecuted. “We took no action against the householder because they co-operated with us and we obtained a successful prosecution against the unauthorised waste collector in the courts, which resulted in fines and costs of
over €7,000 in that particular case,” he said. In a second prosecution also taken in early March by the Council at Clonmel District Court, a man pleaded guilty to offences under section 32 of the Waste Management Act in relation to a quantity of household waste in his farmyard and on his land near Clonmel. Following submissions made by his solicitor, the man was fined €800 plus costs of €1,598.12. Cllr. Declan Clune said it was good to see the Council bringing prosecutions against people for illegal dumping “as it might deter other people from doing the same”. Cllr. Liam Brazil said there is “a fierce problem with illegal dumping” in the Comeragh Mountains. He suggested the Council should write to the Department of Environment and request the litter fine of €150 be increased substantially as a deterrent to littering and illegal dumping. He said the person illegally dumping would “pay the fine as it is currently, rather than see their name in the newspaper”. c Continued on page 6
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Council refuses application to turn former Railway Cottage into café / restaurant Cronin welcomes new New road safety measures at Ardmore National School.
WATERFORD Council has refused planning permission to change a former Railway Cottage adjacent to the Greenway, into a café / restaurant. Local developer, Michael Ryan, had sought permission in July, 2018, to change the former Railway Gate Keepers Cottage at Scartore / Garrynageragh East, Ballinroad, Dungarvan, into a café / restaurant, to include a single storey extension to the rear of the existing cottage, to provide for new tea rooms, kitchen and ancillary toilet facilities, an outside eating area, terrace and take-out, kids play area, internal and external alterations to the existing cottage, signage, canopy, along with associated site works and drainage connections, landscaping, delivery area and bicycle stands. (Council reference: 18497). However, Waterford Council received six submissions in relation to the development from three nearby property owners who objected to the development. On 26th March, 2019, Waterford Council decided to refuse permission for the development on three grounds: firstly – that the
proposal is within a ‘Green Belt’ zone, therefore a café / restaurant / tearoom are not permitted as it would contravene the land zoning objective of the site; secondly
and nuisance and impact directly on the public road network and adjoining Greenway by way of traffic generation, turning / traffic movements and congestion,
nically feasible to connect to the public sewer as proposed and failed to provide confirmation to this effect from Irish Water, which would be contrary to public health and the
road safety measures FIANNA Fáil Councillor Tom Cronin has welcomed new road safety measures which were installed recently on the road approaching Ardmore National School. The safety measures includes the installation of new amber flashing lights. “I would like to thank the Council for installing these new road safety measures,”
Cllr. Cronin said. “I hope to see an improvement in speed reduction in this area. Straight across from Ardmore School, there is damage done to a boundary wall. I am hoping within the next number of weeks that funding will be put in place to repair the damage to this wall,” Cllr. Cronin added.
Community Safety Networks expected to be in place by end of the year The former Railway Gate Keepers Cottage at Scartore, Ballinroad, adjacent to the busy Waterford Greenway.
– that the development on the scale proposed would constitute over-development at the location, which would result in an adverse impact on the residential amenities of the area, by reason of noise
making the development contrary to public health and proper planning and sustainable development of the area. Thirdly, the Council stated the developer failed to demonstrate that it is tech-
proper planning and sustainable development of the area. The applicant can appeal the refused planning application to An Bord Pleanála within four weeks of the Council’s decision.
THE establishment of Community Safety Networks (CSNs) are expected to be in place across Waterford City and County by the end of the year. A pilot CSN scheme is due to be held in the Comeragh area, with a public meeting to be organised soon. The establishment of CSNs is being led by the PPN
(Public Participation Network) in conjunction with the Gardaí and Waterford Council. Sergeant Gavin Hegarty told the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee that under the Action Work Plan for 2019, CSNs should be in place across the city and county by the end of the fourth quarter of the year.
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TIGER ROLL WINS BACKTO-BACK AINTREE GRAND NATIONALS
Tiger Roll, ridden by Davy Russell, winner of the 2019 Randox Grand National at Aintree, England, last Saturday, 6th April.
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Russell on a Roll!
Grand with double nabs a few words Christy Parker Davy Russell National winner, old says his cesses, the 40 year a strong is hunger for success YOUGHAL jockeyhe years bring says as ever. “Different reflects. Davy Russell he different things”, remains very much of pres“There is still plenty focused on furtherhis of ambition.” sure and plenty success following g AND SCRATCHES latest, history-makin SCRAPES Aintree victory in the This upbeat approach Grand National. background a comes against a As is well documented, to racing history of the kind of visits new chapter in that would the jockey operating theatres was written when Elliott moving to people most have steered the Gordonto a jump Lourdes, but which mildly trained Tiger Roll National. find jockeys seem to second successive 45 year a irritating. The feat bridged him seen Red has career His gap since thrice-winner sockets, his break both eye Rum earned back-to-back teeth, both cheekbone, nose, victories in 1973/4. two tibia, wrists, both hands, his Having collected and victories, a fibula, both heels Grand Nationals Irish collarbone. Gold Cup, three titles and a on page 6 c Continued champion jockey race suclengthy list of big
to prosecution themselves open ors Householders leaving orised waste collect by using unauth By Paul Mooney
on of that information “So, in the absence collector, we couldn’t waste the unauthorised against that person and the take a prosecution to us was to
Youghal jockey Davy National at Aintree Russell won the Grand Roll as he became on Saturday last on Tiger Rum in 1973 and the first horse since Red 1974 to win the race for the second consecutive year.
case,” he said. that particular over €7,000 in also taken in early District In a second prosecution Council at Clonmel offences to March by the pleaded guilty Court, a man of the Waste Management
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available section 32 who under a quantity of household who use only course of action near in relation to against the woman D households and on his land his collec- Act are take a prosecution WATERFOR by waste in his farmyard waste collectors to gave her waste to the unauthorised submissions made unauthorised open explained. Clonmel. Followingwas fined €800 plus costs themselves tor,” Mr. Moloney prosecuted at Clonmel leaving solicitor, the man the courts. The woman was in March under of €1,598.12. to see prosecution in came from the recent Court earlier said it was good Act for
District The warning Cllr. Declan Clune prosecutions against Municipal District Section 32 of the Waste Management of household meeting of Comeragh that a local the Council bringing the abandonment “as it might deter it was noted for illegal dumpingthe same”. area was facilitating Council, after and in people the Comeragh doing fierce woman in rubbish was waste. woman failed to attend court costs other people from said there is “a the her household The plus in prosecuted after a stream in Poulboy, near Cllr. Liam Brazil was fined €2,000 in her absence she dumping in this case had illegal dumping” found dumped problem with The on RTÉ. Mountains. Officer, of €1,749.54. write to Clonmel. ‘The Today Show’ there was a Comeragh Senior Executive Council should that featured on out that Ray Moloney, He suggested the and request the Council meeting Mr. Moloney pointedyear, but in this case, of Environment last substanEnvironment, told amount of waste was the Department similar prosecution provide information and €150 be increased illegal “a considerable did the litter fine of to littering and stream”. waste collecthat the the householder dumped in the tially as a deterrent about the unauthorised Council’s belief He said it is the an unauthorised waste details was then prosecuted. dumping dumping. by who the houseperson illegally tor, dumped against was rather waste He said the action it is currently, “We took no with us and in the “pay the fine as collector. because they co-operated against would subsequently found name in the newspaper”. Evidence was address, but holder successful prosecution in the than see their to the woman’s we obtained a on page 6 waste collector waste which led she was not willing or did unauthorised costs of c Continued the and said fines take in to Moloney to, Mr. resulted she gave her waste courts, which not know who away.
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Wind farm in Ballyduff Upper is issued with enforcement notice A WIND farm operating in West Waterford has been served an enforcement notice by Waterford City and County Council to cease operations, after it was discovered the wind turbine blades are longer than was permitted in the planning permission. The discrepancy in the blade size of the turbines only came to light after independent investigations carried out by residents living in the vicinity of Barranafaddock Wind Farm, Ballyduff Upper. The wind farm began operation in 2015 and some local residents had noticed an incessant noise being generated from the wind farm.Their independent investigation discovered that several of the 11 con-
structed turbines at the wind farm had blade diameters of 103 metres, instead of the permitted 90 metres. It also later emerged that Waterford Council was well aware of the increased blade
Bord Pleanála made a ruling that the increased blade length is development and is not exempted. Following the Board’s ruling, Waterford Council issued an enforcement notice on 22nd
Waterford Council issued an enforcement notice on 22nd March, last, to the current wind farm owner (Blackrock) to cease operations at Barnafaddock Wind Farm lengths and had issued a ‘letter of comfort’ to the wind farm developer in 2013 in relation to the longer blade lengths. However, last November, An
March, last, to the current wind farm owner (Blackrock) to cease operations at Barnafaddock Wind Farm. The current wind farm
owner (Blackrock) now has six months to comply with the enforcement notice. It is understood that the company has also applied for substitute consent - a form of retention permission - to An Bord Pleanála. A spokesperson for the Council said they wouldn’t take any enforcement action before a decision has been made by An Bord Pleanála on the substitute consent. The Board isn’t expected to make a decision on the substitute consent until 4th June, 2019. Meanwhile, the Council spokesperson told the media that no issues arise in relation to health, safety or insurance, while Barnafaddock Wind Farm continues to operate as an unauthorised development.
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Public encouraged to join the Garda Reserves MEMBERS of the public are actively being encouraged to join the Garda Reserves.
Permission granted for housing development in Portlaw CONDITIONAL planning permission has been granted for a housing development in Portlaw. Brickleigh Homes Ltd., had sought permission in September, 2018, to construct a two-storey detached house and 14 two-storey semidetached homes (total 15 houses) at Church Court, Talbot Terrace, Portlaw. (Council reference: 18646). The planning application is a modification to previously approved residential development, planning reference numbers: 051819; 0843 and 1136. There were no submissions to the planning application and Waterford Council granted permission for the development, with 21 conditions, on 25th March, last.
Call to hold more JPC meetings in communities THERE has been a call to hold some of the Joint Policing Committee meetings in the various communities around the county. Cllr. Cha O’Neill made the suggestion at the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee, saying that the meetings “should be brought out and around to the communities and parish halls”. “A lot of public don’t like coming in here [City Hall] for public meetings. The thing is to get the word out and hold one or two of our JPC meetings in community halls and give people out there the opportunity of seeing exactly what goes on here,” Cllr. O’Neill said. Chief Superintendent Padraig Dunne said he “fully endorses” Cllr. O’Neill’s suggestion. Chief Supt. Dunne pointed out that the Gardaí have held their Divisional Management meetings in Ballymacarbry, Ardmore, Kilmacthomas and Portlaw, and the suggestion of holding JPC meetings in the various communities “has a lot of merit in it”.
At the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee, Cllr. Cha O’Neill had asked about the Reserves and whether they were still active. “They were all ‘the go’ a couple of years ago. Has there been any increase or are we getting any more in?” Cllr. O’Neill asked. Chief Superintendent Padraig Dunne revealed there is a big drive on to increase the Garda Reserves for 2021.
Nationally, there are just over 550 with two Reserves in the Waterford Division. “We have two excellent Reserves here,” Chief Supt. Dunne said, referring to Reserve Garda Aidan Grant and Reserve Garda Kieran Kenneally, who were presented with certificates last year, in recognition of their ten years of service to the Reserve Gardaí in the Waterford Division.
Chief Supt. Dunne said that the number of Reserve Gardaí has dropped nationally. “We are actively trying to encourage people to join as Reserves. The Reservist will receive a stipend for doing 220 hours over a 12 month period,” Chief Supt. Dunne said. “I commend the Garda Reserves because they are working elsewhere, then they give up their free time to assist us and
the time when we use Reserves is usually at weekends, at the pinch points when it is really busy,” he said. The Reserve Garda force was established in 2006 and is a voluntary, unpaid body, drawn from the community to assist the existing service provided by the Gardaí at times when extra personnel are required. MORE GARDA PERSONNEL Meanwhile, Cllr. John O’Leary asked if the Chief Superintendent was happy with the levels of personnel in the Waterford Division. “No, I’m never happy with the numbers we have here,”
Chief Supt. Dunne said. “I’m constantly looking for more personnel.” He pointed out that there will be new probationary Gardaí arriving in the Waterford Division, who will be deployed to Dungarvan, Tramore and Waterford City Districts. “When we get probationary Gardaí for the first 34 weeks, they are actually observers, but we are delighted to have them,” Chief Supt. Dunne said. He said the three Superintendents put in place plans to have those probationary Gardaí mentored and then, after the 34 weeks, those officers will have full Garda powers.
Recruitment competition for Garda officer trainees AN Garda Síochána, in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service, has opened a recruitment competition for Garda trainees. The competition, which is now open until 3.00 p.m. on April 24th, 2019, is seeking to attract candidates from across society and with a wide-variety of skills to join An Garda Síochána. As of 31st March, 2019, there are 14,161 members of An Garda Síochána and there is a Government commitment to grow this to 15,000 by 2021. The competition is being supported by an advertising campaign under the slogan of – The Difference is You. The advertising campaign is based on research with Garda students and new recruits who said they joined An Garda Síochána to help people, because it was not like any other job, and it had great variety.The campaign will feature Garda members in a number of situations where every day skills can transfer into policing. The campaign will run across radio, online and social media from today, and TV and online video channels from April 12th. Commissioner Drew Harris said: "An Garda Síochána is a growing organisation and this new competition is very welcome. We have been attracting high calibre people to the organisation, but it is vital in a time of near full employment that this continues. "We also know that we need to become a much more diverse organisation so that we properly
reflect the society we serve. That is why our campaign is focusing on people who might not have previously considered a career as a Garda member. They have the skills we need for a policing role,
but they might not have thought they could transfer those to being a Garda. Fundamentally, we are looking for people who thrive on keeping people safe. Policing is a highly rewarding career where every day you can make a difference to the lives of individuals and communities. We want to encourage people from all walks of life to join us. We are looking for diversity not only in background, but also in skills.” In order to encourage candidates from minority communi-
ties, An Garda Síochána will consider alterations to the Garda uniform to take account of religious and ethnic requirements subject to operational, and health and safety obligations. For example, An Garda Síochána is to allow the wearing of the turban for members of the Sikh community and the hijab for members of the Muslim community. An Garda Síochána has identified such matters as a major barrier to some people considering becoming a Garda member. This approach is in line with that adopted by police services such as the PSNI, Police Scotland, New Zealand Police, NYPD, and other police services in UK, Australia and Canada. "We hope that this will encourage people from minority communities to join An Garda Síochána. We want to demonstrate to them that An Garda Síochána is an inclusive employer that is serious about becoming more diverse,” said Commissioner Harris. An Garda Síochána will update its uniform policy to reflect this change. An Garda Síochána is also carrying out research with communities who are underrepresented in An Garda Síochána to identify what more the organisation needs to do to encourage them to join An Garda Síochána either as a Garda member, Garda staff or Garda reserve. Garda trainee candidates can apply on www.publicjobs.ie until 3.00 p.m. on April 24th, 2019.
Accounting Technician Apprentices Conor Fogarty, Gabrielle O’Reilly and Ciaran Brennan at the launch of the National Accounting Technician Apprenticeship programme for 2019. The programme is open for intake at www.accountingtechnicianapprenticeship.ie. [Fintan Clarke]
20 new jobs to be created in Waterford 20 JOBS are to be created in Waterford though a national accountancy apprenticeship programme which allows applicants to earn while they learn. The Accounting Technician Apprenticeship is a funded, work-based learning programme where locally-placed apprentices will earn at least €19,000 a year. Applications for the apprenticeships, which will be based at Waterford College of Further Education, open this week. Leaving Cert students and mature learners can apply for the programme through Accounting Technicians Ireland. This apprenticeship provides a real alternative for Leaving Certificate students who prefer practical training to a full-time college programme, or for students who may have embarked on a college course and found that it didn’t suit them. It is also an attractive option for existing employees and mature learners who would like to pursue a career in accounting. Large accountancy firms such as Grant Thornton, smaller high street practices as well as organisations in industry and the public sector have embraced the new apprenticeship programme. Their apprentices will work in the office four days a week and study in a local college one day a week during
the two-year programme, which begins in September. Successful graduates of the apprenticeship programme may then progress on to full Accountancy with Chartered Accountants Ireland or one of the other professional accountancy bodies. The practical nature of the programme, the salary and the fully-funded fees make the Accounting Technician Apprenticeship particularly appealing to School Leavers who prefer learning by experience to full-time college education, according to Gillian Doherty, Chief Operations Officer at Accounting Technicians Ireland. “When students complete the apprenticeship programme, they will have a strong, in-demand accountancy QQI Level 6 award, two years of solid work experience and the opportunity, if they wish, to progress to further study in accountancy, business or finance,” said Ms. Doherty. “This is a pan-sectoral programme which meets the needs of industry, practice and the public sector, and graduates enjoy exemptions from the full range of professional accountancy bodies including Chartered Accountants Ireland, CPA, ACCA, CIMA and IIPA.” For more details of the apprenticeships see accountingtechnicianapprenticeship.ie
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WARNING OVER USING BOGUS BIN COMPANIES Praise for community work TRIBUTES and praise were paid to Sergeant Alan Kissane, Kilmacthomas Garda Station, for all his work in the Comeragh area in promoting the Community Text Alert Scheme. It is understood that Sgt. Kissane has been transferred on promotion to another District. At the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee, Cllr. Seanie Power led the tributes to Sgt. Kissane. “He was brilliant in promoting the Text Alert around Kilmacthomas, Rathgormack, Clonea and Dunhill areas,” Cllr. Power said. Concurring, Donal Murphy, representing PPN (Public Participation Network) on the JPC also praised Sgt. Kissane for all his work in the Comeragh area. Meanwhile, Cllr. Eddie Mulligan, Chairperson of the JPC, led tributes to the members of the Steering and Oversight Strategic Committee for all their work. He said “a lot of energy” has been put in by the members of the sub-committee, which includes himself as Chairperson; Donal Murphy, PPN; Jay Collins, PPN; Garda Sergeant Gavin Hegarty; Cllr. Lola O’Sullivan; Colette O’Brien and Don Tuohy, Waterford Council; and Garda Inspector John Hunt.
Urgency for businesses to obtain EORI number for UK trading MINISTER for Business, Heather Humphreys has stressed the urgent need for businesses to take a few minutes to register online with Revenue in order to get a customs identification number. An ‘Economic Operators Registration and Identification’ (EORI) number will be needed by businesses in order to move goods to, from or through the UK and who wish to continue trading with the UK after Brexit. Post-Brexit, the UK as a third country will fall outside the EU Customs Union, which means that different customs procedural rules will apply. Further information to prepare for Brexit is available on gov.ie/brexit.
c FROM FRONT PAGE “We are all paying upwards of €350 per year to get our rubbish collected and recycled, which is a very good service to have out in rural parts of the county,” Cllr. Brazil said. “I think there should be an onus put on people who don’t have bin collections. If everyone has a waste collector, then there’d be no need to be dumping rubbish or throwing it out of car windows,” Cllr. Brazil added. Mr. Moloney said the Council previously contacted the Department about increasing the litter fine, but it was
a non-runner. He said the type of prosecution brought against a person depends on the volume of waste. “If it’s litter, like something thrown from a car window, then it’s a litter fine under the Litter Pollution Act,” Mr. Moloney explained. “If it is large scale dumping, then it is prosecuted under the Waste Management Act, which is dealt with through the courts and the fines imposed in the courts are significantly higher than the fines imposed as a litter fine.” CLEAN-UPS Cllr. Brazil said the Comeragh Clean-
up would be held on Easter Monday and asked if the Council would be supporting the community event as in previous years. Mr. Moloney gave a commitment the Comeragh Clean-up would be supported as in previous years, where the Council supplies gloves, bags and depot facilities for the removal of the rubbish. Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan said community clean-ups need to be synchronised between the Council, An Taisce (which runs the annual Spring Clean-up) and the various Tidy Towns Groups, particularly in relation to insurance cover. “My heart would be in my mouth on the morning of the clean-up because of
the traffic and the speed on the roads,” Cllr. O’Ryan said. “I would ask motorists to slow down when they see litter picking taking place on the roadsides.” REPORT ILLEGAL DUMPING Waterford Council’s Environmental Inspectors continue to investigate and monitor illegal waste issues, littering, flytipping and illegal signage and will issue litter fines where offences are detected. Members of the public are encouraged to contact the local authority to report all incidents of illegal dumping or littering on: 0761-10-20-20.
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to fatal collision near Dunhill GARDAÍ have appealed for any witnesses to come forward after a fatal single vehicle collision which occurred near Dunhill last Monday afternoon. The sole driver of the vehicle, a man in his 20s was killed after his car hit a wall near O’Keeffe’s Cross, Dunhill, at
around 6.00 p.m. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to University Hospital Waterford. The local Dunhill Road, between Tramore Road (R682) and Dunhill was closed for a period of time while emer-
gency services were at the scene. The road has since reopened. Any witnesses to the collision are asked to contact Gardaí at Tramore Garda Station on 051 391620, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
Russell on a Roll! c FROM FRONT PAGE Davy has suffered several concussions, dislocated a shoulder, cracked a shoulder blade, cracked his ribs and chest bone, suffered a bruised heart and punctured a lung. The only thing seemingly unaffected is his determination to get back in the saddle. That resilience was early established. Davy Russell rode his first winner as a professional jockey in a novice hurdle in Sedgefield in November 2002. It came shortly after he had moved to England and into the employment of trainer Ferdie Murphy. Earlier that year he was nominated for an annual sports star of the year award at the Usual Place, bar in Youghal. (He was regularly nominated but never won). Asked what was his worst career moment to date he replied that a couple of months earlier he had fallen in a point-topoint in Northern Ireland. He received a kick in the back and felt he was in serious trouble given that he could neither move nor breathe! “I was hospitalised for a few days and they put on an intravenous drip and injected with painkillers”, he recalled. “Thankfully, I had only broken my chest bone, but no serious damage.” BACK AT THE START... The young jockey had already ridden a winner at the Grand National meeting at that time (hence the nomination) but he considered winning the point-to point championship the year before as his greatest achievement. His ambition back then was “to be the top amateur rider in Ireland.” The secret of success, he divulged, was “putting 110% into the game. You have to eat, drink and sleep horse riding,” he insisted. A DAY AT THE RACES That attitude no doubt still persists and so it is no surprise to hear him say that he simply “turned up as normal” for the ride in the 2019 Grand National. He was aware that back-toback victories held some historical significance but “I didn’t really play into it much at all”, he recalls. “It didn’t affect me.” He was as always, confident that others would
have played their part too. “Gordon is such a brilliant man.You’d know he had the horse perfectly prepared”, he reasons. Tiger Roll too seemed to have a certain awareness of his responsibility. “It sounds a bit strange maybe but in the parade ring, as soon as his name was mentioned over the tannoy, he seemed to recognise it and pricked his ears. That’s highly unusual in a horse but honestly, he is a very intelligent animal.” The jockey says he had no particular plan for the auspicious occasion other than “to keep out of trouble.” Underpinning this ambition was an awareness that a lot of people – many of them once-a-year punters – would have invested a flutter in the favourite. “You’d be thinking if something goes wrong they’d perhaps not understand that that is what can happen”, he considers. “That would have been the only pressure really.” When it was all over, the feeling was “more relief than anything else”, he reveals. “Just pure relief.” In the immediate aftermath of the race, Davy dedicated the victory to former Cork footballer Kieran O’Connor. The Aghada native is currently battling against Ewing's Sarcoma Cancer, a rare strain of the disease. “He likes to go racing and I’ve met him a few times, including Galway last year and he’s a lovely guy”, says Davy. “Hopefully, we’ll get him to meet Tiger Roll before long as well.” FAMILY CELEBRATION While Tiger Roll owner Michael O’Leary went mad and bought an aeroplane round of drinks – twice – and entire streets were dancing in some quarters, teetotaller Davy celebrated more quietly at home, following a lengthy series of media engagements. A dinner with the extended family was the highlight of the merriment once the fuss had subsided. The table would include his dad Jerry, the former Youghal town councillor who booked a late flight to lend his son his support at the Grand National this year. “If there is anyone deserves extra thanks it’s my family”, he concludes. “I appreciate their support more than I can say.”
Easter Sunday 50k Charity Cycle MENTAL Health and suicide awareness will be promoted this coming Easter Sunday morning, 21st April, by a 50k charity cycle through towns and villages in mid-County Waterford. The 50k Charity Cycle is organised by Cllr. Liam Brazil and the event is now in its fifth year. The route starts out at Lemybrien and will incorporate Durrow, Bonmahon, Kill, Kilmeaden, Kilmacthomas and finish back at Lemybrien. The purpose of the cycle is to raise awareness and remove the stigma around mental health and suicide and promote the importance of looking after your mental health. Cllr. Brazil is hoping there will be huge support for this very important event. At a previous meeting of the Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Brazil spoke about the problem of rural isolation and delivered a passionate and thought-provoking speech about the number of people who die
by suicide each year. He pointed out that there are three people somewhere in the country who will contemplate taking their lives by suicide as he was speaking, and by the following day, there would be three more people dead by suicide. He said one of the reasons the cycle is based in mid-County Waterford is to get out into the rural areas and show people they are not alone and that it is alright to talk to someone and that they are not alone. “It’s important to let people know there is help out here and that somebody is doing something to help them,” Cllr. Brazil said. To date, the cycle has raised a total of €33,160 which goes towards providing mental health workshops in County Waterford. Entry fee is €20 (and all donations are welcome). You can register at https://tinyurl.com/Brazil50kCy cle or contact Cllr. Brazil at 0872119203 or email cllrlbrazil@waterfordcouncil.ie.
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Grants available to Waterford youth groups to hold an event during European Youth Week LÉARGAS, Ireland’s agency for international collaboration and exchange programmes, is offering youth groups in County Waterford up to €300 to host an event as part of European Youth Week taking place from 29th April – 5th May. The theme of the week is ‘Democracy and Me’ and events should explore the ways young people can influence decisions and be active in society. Events in Waterford will be part of a programme of over 1,000 grassroots activities taking place across Europe during Youth Week. Commenting on the week, Carmel Walsh, Senior Client Services Officer with Léargas said: “With the local and European elections taking place at the end of May, it’s a perfect time to encourage young people to participate in the democratic process and make their voices heard. Under the theme ‘Democracy and me’ youth
groups can hold events like mock elections, debates on issues of importance to young people, or invite election candidates to visit their group. To apply, youth organisations must be already involved in Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps. Groups can apply online at www.leargas.ie. The deadline for applications is Monday, 15th April 2019. All successful groups will receive resources to help them host the event including a European Youth Week Pack. European Youth Week takes place every two years and is a milestone for young people and the youth sector in Europe. A flagship event in Brussels will bring together young people, youth workers, volunteers, youth organisations and policy-makers. Ireland organisations including De Paul, Donegal Youth Service and Crooked House will be attending.
Dungarvan Shopping Centre Pay Your Shopping Promotion €1,000 winners CONGRATULATIONS to the four winners of the weekly Pay Your Shopping promotion at Dungarvan Shopping Centre which generated a great response from our customers over the last four weeks.
Such was the popularity of the promotion that a second run of entry forms were printed to cater for demand from customers. Each week one lucky winner was picked out live on air by Geoff Harris on the WLRFM
lunch time show to have their weekly shopping paid to the value of €250 in Dungarvan Shopping Centre vouchers. The promotion was the Centre’s way of putting cash back into customers’ pockets as our
way of saying thank you for shopping at Dungarvan Shopping Centre over the last 15 years since the Centre opened its doors in 2004. November 2019 marks the anniversary of the Centre’s 15th
year in business here in Dungarvan and the €1,000 Pay Your Shopping promotion was just one of a number of ways Dungarvan Shopping Centre will celebrate its 15th Birthday this year.
Congratulations again to Biddy, Clint, Laurann and Helen on your win and thank you for shopping at Dungarvan Shopping Centre – your local shopping centre.
Week 1 winner Biddy Egan (l. to r.): Chloe Power (Lloyds Pharmacy), Wojciech Popowski (Butchers Block), Biddy Egan (winner), Claire Duggan (DSC) and Roman Polyakov (Paul Byron Shoes).
Week 2 winner Clinton Cunnage (l. to r.): Chloe Power (Lloyds Pharmacy), Clinton Cunnage (winner), Sarah O’Keeffe (Born) and Gerry O'Connor (DSC).
Week 3 winner Laurann Moroney (l. to r.): Rob Smiddy (Butchers Block), Marion Murtagh (Shanique), Laurann Moroney (winner), Niall O'Flynn (Ivans) and Gerry O’Connor (DSC).
Week 4 winner Helen O’Brien (l. to r.): Ailson Joy (3 Store), Gerry O’Connor (DSC), Helen O’Brien (winner), Julie Regan (VT2) and Olive Fraher (Heroes).
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Burglaries fell by over 50% in Waterford Garda Division BURGLARIES dropped by over 50 percent in the Waterford Garda Division in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period last year. Figures presented at the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee, showed that burglaries dropped by 46 percent in Waterford City and by 33 percent in Dungarvan. But the crime saw its biggest drop in Tramore, where there was a 73 percent drop. Super intendent Chris Delaney, Waterford, said Gardaí have targeted burglary crimes in the Waterford Division over the past six to seven years. “We are glad to report the division has a significant reduction for this quarter in burglaries,” said Supt. Delaney. Figures over an eight year period, 2010-2018, showed that burglaries fell by 53 percent from a peak in 2014. “The way we look at it, there were a significant number of potential victims of crime who didn’t have to suffer the trauma of burglary because of the extra work which was done over the past seven years,” Supt. Delaney said. He said the burglary figures for the past seven years “are probably amongst the best figures in the region”.
“We will hopefully continue that trend. There is a strong emphasis on our need to address people involved in burglary offences and we do a lot of work with the victims and our crime prevention officer to try and prevent burglaries from happening in the first place, because they are not easy offences to detect,” Supt. Delaney said. “We’ve had a lot of success with people being incarcerated as a result of burglaries over the last number of years.” Supt. Delaney said there is great work being carried out by the JARC (Joint Agency Response to Crime), where people who have been involved in multiple burglaries are targeted by the JARC project. The JARC project operates with the assistance of the Probation Service and the Prison Service. Supt. Delaney said the project aim was to try and divert people away from burglaries, rather than the constant cycle of the person committing burglaries, off to prison, getting out and committing burglaries again. “JARC has worked really well and we basically target individuals who we know are involved in burglaries, to try and divert them away from that type of offending. It has worked really well over the last number of years,” Supt. Delaney added.
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Health crisis continues WITH the trolley crisis at its very worst ever and record numbers of patients in hospitals not having a proper bed, especially in Limerick, the Government has to take firm hold and solve the problem. There is little point in the Minister for Health wringing his hands in relation to a shortage of nurses, which, in turn, does not allow for wards closed in the financial breakdown to be re-opened or new wards to come into use. This week, it is reported that there are nearly five hundred fewer consultants than required in the health service, and the nursing numbers are equally deficient. Yet the first recruitments for the service after austerity was over, were for managers. Managers and administrative staff do not diagnose medical problems or treat them; they do not perform medical procedures and they do not manage pain. Doctors and nurses do and the system does not have enough of them. Pious promises and massaging of the figures will not reduce the enormous waiting lists for treatment, even for those waiting for the most important and necessary care. There is no point in the Government looking elsewhere for scapegoats, or saying they cannot recruit the necessary staff. If it means paying these most necessary of public servants, medical practitioners, then so be it. We will be able to find the money to recruit hundreds more Customs Officers when the taxes are threatened, yet people’s health and the much vaunted women’s health, are shamefully neglected. Fast talking and empty promises will not solve the problem. It is time the Government saw this crisis in health care for what it is, a crisis of real proportions, take ownership of it and solve the problems. They are the government with the necessary power and resources, but unfortunately, lacking in will, understanding and commitment.
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World title for Joe SINCE Joe Gough won the Sack Race and Egg and Spoon Race at the Abbeyside Pattern held at The Pond in Abbeyside at the age of eleven, he has enjoyed many successes in track and field. But it has been at Masters level that his career has soared to dizzy heights of World Champion in the Indoor 800m event. Most recently, Joe added the World Indoor Over 65 title in the city of Torun in Poland and made himself a worthy World Champion in the realm of International Athletics. His emergence as a World Champion in the Masters Class has been a surprising, but very welcome one and he has indelibly written his name in the annals of world athletics through his dedicated and disciplined performances. In this, he has joined a lengthy and elite band of Waterford athletes across all the disciplines and this town and county has been fortunate to have contributed to the roll of honour. Ireland has regularly been at the top of the World Athletics table, from our successes in the Olympics in 1932 to John Treacy’s historic silver winning performance in the Marathon in 1984 with world titles added. Sonya O’Sullivan and many companions held up the ladies side of athletics. Both Waterford and Ireland generally have made their worthy contribution on the world stage, with Joe our the most recent addition. We wish Joe continued success in his athletics career.
Remembering a shameful time in world history THE name Rwanda will have a special resonance for the people of Dungarvan and District having contributed handsomely, in cash and kind, to the Humanitarian Relief Fund for the relief of distress in that war-torn country in Central Africa a full quarter of a century ago. It was a shameful time in the history of World civilisation, when it did not respond in any meaningful way when some of the worst atrocities on record were being perpetrated in Africa. The world learned of the genocide when, just twenty-five years ago this week, the dominant Hutu people of Rwanda turned, with well-planned violence, on the Tutsi minority whom they held to be traitors. One hundred days later, when the killing finally stopped, the death toll stood at a possible one million people, mostly Tutsis and a small number of opposing Hutus. The violence also spread to neighbouring Congo for a time. The phrase ‘rivers of blood’ took on a new and shameful meaning with many bodies floating in Lake Kivu. The world stood by and let it happen. The US declined to become involved, having had a bad experience in Somalia a short time before. Even the UN stayed aloof, influenced by the great powers who did not wish to become involved. A plea went out for aid and several containers of food and clothes, as well as substantial cash, were sent to the aid agencies from Dungarvan and West Waterford to join the donations of others around the country and the world. Before 1984 was out, the killing had largely stopped and the long, slow move to rebuilding the nation began. It was not easy, but now, twenty-five years after those shocking events, much progress has been made. But can the awful atrocities of the past be set aside, if not actually forgotten?
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Council to provide 11 spaces for campervans in Dungarvan By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council is to provide eleven parking spaces for motorhomes, plus the likelihood of basic services, in Dungarvan, Senior Engineer Gabriel Hynes told April’s DungarvanLismore Municipality meeting. The announcement comes a week after the council was heavily criticised for erecting signs attempting to ban camper vans from the Pond area of Abbeyside. Councillors and officials at April’s meeting were at pains to stress that campervans were very welcome in Dungarvan amidst a perception seemingly that social and mainstream media had indicated otherwise. Cllr. Pat Nugent raised the issue and asked Mr. Hynes to outline exactly what were his plans and his approach to the matter. The Engineer said the pro-
visional plan was to provide the spaces at the Quann’s area (close to the pitch & putt course), with the possibility of water and sewerage services. The proposals will be brought before the relevant strategic policy committee (SPC) and presented to motorhome representatives before being put before the Municipal District body for approval. That process is to proceed through the next two months, he revealed, with any feedback very welcome in the meantime. VICTIM OF SUCCESS Mr. Hynes explained that the situation at the Pond arose because “Dungarvan has turned out to be very successful in attracting visitors.” The subsequent increase in demand for car parking especially at Abbeyside, led to the council erecting ‘no campervans’ signs at the adjacent area. (The ban was unenforceable by law).The intention was always, he insisted to provide some space at the Lookout and look for an alter-
native site longer term. Director of Services Kieran Kehoe assured that “from a senior management point of view” Dungarvan was “completely welcoming” towards campervans. Following last week’s furore, he revealed, he had taken a tour of the town with Chamber leader Jenny Beresford and they had identified Quann’s as ideal. HARSH SIGNAGE Earlier, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan had also expressed the unanimous sentiment that camper vans were forever welcome in the town. He found it “regrettable that it went on national media and all over social media that camper vans are not welcome in Dungarvan.” He also felt that the wording on the
signage “was too harsh” and believed the campervan owners should have been fore-warned. Cllr. Geoghegan observed that as a study conducted some years ago by the Chamber “found that 80 percent of businesses welcomed campervans.” (Which raises the contrasting thought that one in five people don’t!).
The councillor cited Cobh as an example of “best practice”, whereby the visitors paid a fee and were limited to 48 hours stay. He urged the council to “interact more with the camper van clubs” and commented that by comparison to Waterford city, Dungarvan offered far more to those owners in terms of overall accommodation. Cllr. Geoghegan asked if camper vans would be allowed park elsewhere once Quann’s was provided. It was a rhetorical question for now as it would require a by-law change to bring that about. Mr. Hynes replied that the council’s main concern was “to provide the spaces at Quann’s” and Harsh: “No campervans allowed” to “formulate a signage erected by Waterford Council at the Pond in Abbeyside last week. policy.”
DEVELOPING PARKING The situation also brought attention to Dungarvan’s ongoing parking problem, particularly at Abbeyside. Mr. Kehoe said his walk had identified some brown field and some derelict sites “with a view to developing them over the coming years”, depending on funding. Cllr. Siobhán Whelan had suggested that Stokes’ Field in the town might be a suitable site for a new car park in the longer term. Mr. Hynes agreed but said it would require capital investment. He meantime reminded that Dungarvan had “over 1,000 car park spaces”, many of which were free. There were 30 minutes free in most locations and 90 minutes free parking in Scanlon’s yard, he added. “So we need to be a small bit more positive about what we have here”, he urged. “We've a lovely town and significant parking but given the demand there will be some problems.”
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ADDITIONAL enforcement by the Gardaí in relation to drugs possession offences has resulted in an increase in detections. According to figures presented at the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee, there was a 35 percent increase in the number of detections for possession of drugs for personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period last year; but, the number of people detected for possession of drugs for sale and / or supply, contrary to Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, actually dropped by 28 percent. “There has been additional enforcement particularly in relation to Section 3 offences which have gone up, but there was a marginal dip in Section 15 offences,” Supt. Delaney acknowledged. However, he added that the enforcement strategy was focusing on particular individuals and groups who were involved in the sale and supply of drugs. “We had to target particular resources to address those partic-
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Pictured: a grow-house full of cannabis plants. ular areas and that has resulted in us having less numbers [in Section 15 offences] but we are quite satisfied with the number of Section 15 detections and the quality of them,” he said. “That is what we are homing in on now and there are three more quarters of the year in 2019. We will be strengthening our Drugs Unit significantly, so I expect that Section 15 figure to rise in the next three quarters of 2019.” Cllr. Joe Kelly asked if the increase in Section 3 offences is due to more Garda detections or because people are becoming more affluent and are spending
more money on drugs? Chief Superintendent Padraig Dunne said the three District Superintendents have decided to proactively engage and target drugs offences. He revealed that a “very substantial haul of drugs” was discovered in Dungarvan at the very end of 2018 while a substantial grow-house was found in Tramore and Waterford in recent times. “There is a lot of activity in relation to drugs that we are trying to stamp out.We are going to increase the members in our Drugs Unit,” Chief Supt. Dunne confirmed.
He pointed out that the number of searches [of the person] carried out by the Gardaí increased by 36 percent this year, compared with the same period last year, resulting in approximately 100 people being caught with drugs for personal use; while the number of searches [of premises] increased by 19 percent this year. Chief Supt. Dunne warned the public that there is a price to pay everytime they buy drugs from a dealer. “Even if it’s just for personal use, people who buy drugs are contributing to serious criminal activity,” he said.
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Adult Learner’s Week A SELECTION of pictures from Adult Learner’s Week on Monday 4th to Friday, 8th March. The teachers, students and staff at WWETB Dungarvan Adult Education Centre celebrated Adult Learners Festival showcasing the work of the learners and the courses on offer for September 2019. Interested in Business or Art Courses contact Aileen on 058 45757 or Information on options of other courses contact Aisling on 058 48228.
Weaving Room
Thomas Flynn, Linda Ballinger, Roland Ipas, Margaret Seiffert and Patrick O'Connell.
Student Weaving.
Students at work in the computer room.
Students having a chat on their break.
Rosemary O'Driscoll, Dungarvan College of Further Education.
Sheena Curran, IT Teacher.
Student completing assignments.
Information Officer Aisling Cusack, VTOS Co-ordinator Aileen O'Connor and BTEI Coordinator Edel Walsh.
Margaret McGrath and Evelyn Beresford.
Patrick O'Connell busy weaving.
Art Work.
Charlotte Clancy who designed the theme banner for Adult Learning Week.
Edel Walsh providing information on courses.
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Number of text alerts would be indicative of ‘suspicious activities’ going on in a community area THE number of text alerts which are sent via a Community Text Alert Scheme are indicative of ‘suspicious activities’ going on in an area at a particular time. Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald had queried why some communities have an active Community Alert Scheme, while others wouldn’t be as busy. He asked if figures could be produced to show how many texts each community sent out on the Text Alert, along with comparisons with other Districts. Superintendent Chris Delaney said he would look into obtaining the figures.
He explained text alerts are sent out to communities on a needs-based situation, where it depends on what activities are going on at the particular time. “If there were suspicious movements in a particular area, that will increase the number of text alerts sent out, so it can be difficult to say there is a constant figure per week or per month of text alerts that are sent out. Certainly, we can research the amount of texts sent out per annum and compare them with other divisions,” Supt. Delaney said. Chief Superintendent Padraig
Dunne said the cost of texts can cause a difficulty for some community groups, so they don’t want to receive too many. Another reason that some groups might not receive a text alert if a crime happens in the area, is due to risk assessment. “If we don’t want someone going near the time or place of where the crime happened, we will probably deal with it ourselves, as there may be a risk to the community if they become involved. That is why they mightn’t get a text alert if something happens in their area,” Chief Supt. Dunne explained.
Donal Murphy, representing the PPN (Public Participation Network) on the JPC said the community group he is involved with had to change their system of texts, which are now sent out over wifi via an App, which doesn’t cost money. He said a community group in Kilmacthomas reported it cost around €1,600 to run their group last year in relation to text alerts. He said this new system over the wifi doesn’t cost money and the only expense was the cost of the new mobile phone and sim card.
Return to sender….. BLACKWATER Wind Aware, a local community group, have written a letter, once again, to the Board members of Innogy Renewables Ireland Ltd., part of a large German multinational company, asking them to engage in some meaningful dialogue with the community. “Any requests from the local community for serious, factual information about what is being proposed has so far fallen on deaf ears,” according to Michael Murphy, a committee member and well-respected member of the local community. Mr. Murphy added, “the EU is very specific in its requirements for industrial wind farm developers to engage in a ‘meaningful manner’ with local rural communities, and so far,these developers, in our area, are not adhering to them.” The proposed industrial wind farm will span the boarder of Cork and Waterford fanning out from the TallowYoughal road affecting over 270 families in the immediate vicinity and countless other families further afield. There will be up to 25 industrial sized turbines that will be over 150 meters in height. Blackwater Wind Aware, on behalf of the community, are looking for sound information from the developer. “People have a right to know how far these huge turbines will be located from their homes, so they can understand the health and financial impacts facing them and their children” said Mr. Murphy, “this is particularly important as locals will not be able to object to the County Council in a formal way as the planning application will be able to go directly to An Bord Pleanala, circumventing, to a certain extend, the local Council. However, the Council will be asked directly by An Bord Pleanal a for their view on this industrial
wind farm so we expect our Councillors and the executive of the Council to represent our views fairly and not to wash their hands of us”. The PR company working for Innogy, recently made a letter drop purporting to take in all homes within 2 Kilometre of the proposed massive industrial wind farm, however, according to Ava Farrington Secretary of Blackwater Wind Aware,” the drop was at best random.The letters which were found shoved under stones and tied to railings contained nothing of substance and made claims that there was no evidence of property devaluation and or risk to health despite the World Health Organisation’s 2018 environmental noise guidelines that state otherwise. The community have now returned these letters to the Board members of Innogy in Germany, along with our own community letter asking for proper engagement.” Mrs. Farrington went on to say,“It’s been over a year since less than ten households received a letter in relation the wind test mast that was erected at Coolbeggan and in that time, while we have made repeated requests for relevant information, Innogy has persisted in leaving us in the dark. Honestly it feels like a daily mental torture, as the developer keeps deferring the date of its planning application. It feels as if we are being held hostage by this development, as still we have not received one shred of relevant and meaningful information regarding the industrial wind farm.” Along with the letter to the directors of Innogy Blackwater Wind Aware also gathered up the letters from Innogy that could be found and have also sent these back to Germany. Paddy Massey, Chairman of Blackwater Wind Aware
said,“We have been told repeatedly by the developer and Michael Walsh the CEO of Waterford County Council that there is a robust planning process that must be adhered to for a project to get approval. So far, it’s not happening here at Lyrenacarriga and in light of what has been revealed at the Barnafaddock Wind Farm at Ballyduff nobody seems to be policing the process here in Waterford.” He went onto say, “The process is not robust enough and is weighted heavily in favour of the developer. It is very difficult now for the community to have any faith the in the County
Council to act in an objective manner when it comes to wind farm development in Waterford. It raises questions as to why the Council continues to refuse to amend the wind energy map in the current development plan to protect the West Waterford area despite the mounting evidence that this area is wholly unsuitable for wind development.” Blackwater Wind Aware will be holding an information evening at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 24th April, in the Community Hall in Knockanore. ALL ARE WELCOME. www.blackwaterwindaware.com
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AND we are back with part two of our six fashion blogs as part of our collaboration with the Dungarvan Shopping Centre. So our first blog talked about Communion wear for kids, so in this blog we are looking at occasion wear for women to wear to a Confirmation, Communion or a Wedding. Before we get into the fashion side of it there is a few key points for women to keep in mind. – Make sure to wear the appropriate underwear as the importance of wearing good underwear is crucial to help you look and feel good. The shape of your body can change for better or worse depending on the underwear you are wearing. With the right underwear you will be comfortable and held in the right places. Remember Ladies ‘good underwear lays the foundations for a good outfit.’ – Again it’s the same for your outfit on the day, you have to be comfortable in it or you will be uneasy on the day and you won’t enjoy your day. – Make sure to dress for your body shape and
that your outfit emphasises your best body parts. There are a number of great shops for occasion wear in the Dungarvan Shopping Centre. Last week we popped into VT2 and Dunnes Stores to have a look and to give you an idea of what is currently in store. Starting with VT2, They have a large selection of fabulous dresses in store. VT2 stock the Closet label which is known for its elegant shapes and stunning prints and their dresses are proving very popular with Women. The good news Ladies is that most of the dresses in store have. – Sleeves, as most women like to have their arms someway covered – Good Length, Knee, Midi and Maxi Length available – V and Round Necklines There is also a range of dresses with colour and print to choose from which is bang on trend for the Spring Summer season.
Loving the Gallery range … DUNNES Stores Dungarvan also have a great selection of Occasion wear to choose from. Really loving the Gallery range as it currently has some really fabulous pieces and it’s reasonably priced too. Again lots of options with sleeves and the midi / maxi length proving very popular. And if your are not a lover of colour there are neutral and soft tones available to choose from. How fab are the Gallery navy croc court shoes and bag in the pictures below, these would be a star buy and can be worn with dresses, trousers and jeans. Sizes in Dunnes Stores range from a size 8 to 18 and remember Ladies if the size is not in store, it can be ordered online and delivered to the Dungarvan store.
The Dungarvan Observer, in association with Dugarvan Shopping Centre, are running a Kid’s Colouring Competition. The prize will be €50 vouchers for either GameStop, Rainbow Kids or Eason. All you have to do is post your entries into Kids Competition, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, on or before 12 noon on Tuesday, 24th April. Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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Don’t forget to accessorise DON’T forget accessories are a great way to enhance your outfit and can be cleverly used to draw attention to the parts of the body you love. Both shops have a range of accessories from Jewellery, Scarves, Belts, Bags and Dunnes Stores also stock a selection of Shoes. For further Looks from both of these
shops, Check out our Facebook and Instagram page at 2styleu and for any further queries you can email us on 2styleu15@gmail.com We hope this helps you when looking for your outfit. 2styleu, Sandra and Catriona. Stylists, Event Shopping, Colour and Body Shape Advisors.
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GAA Club granted permission for development works WATERFORD Council has granted planning permission to Ardmore GAA Club for development works at their pitch in Duffcarrick, Ardmore. The club sought permission in August, 2018, to construct extensions to their dressing rooms; demolish existing dugouts and construct new dugouts; construct covered seat-
ing stand; install an all-weather playing pitch with associated perimeter fence; erect floodlighting to main pitch and allweather pitch; install electronic scoreboard; and extend existing car park area, at Duffcarrick, Ardmore. (Council reference: 18560). There were no submissions to the application and Waterford
Council granted planning permission with seven conditions on 26th March, last, to Ardmore GAA Club. CAPPOQUIN / AFFANE GAA Meanwhile, Cappoquin / Affane GAA Club sought permission on 28th March, 2019, to install an all-weather training pitch with associated floodlight-
ing and perimeter fencing, erect floodlighting to serve both main playing pitch and tennis courts, construct spectator viewing stand and all other associated site works at their pitch in Littlebridge Inches, Cappoquin. (Council reference: 19207). Waterford Council is due to make a decision on the application by 22nd May, 2019.
Figures show Gardaà recorded up to 3,700 incidents since start of the year GARDA� in the Waterford Division recorded nearly 3,700 incidents since the start of the year, and responded to nearly 2,500 calls for service. According to figures presented to the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee, the busiest days for the Gardaà are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with the busiest day during the week being a Wednesday. Presenting the figures, Superintendent Chris Delaney told JPC members that since the start of the year, Gardaà have made over 450 arrests; carried out nearly 400 searches and seized over 100 vehicles. In the first quarter of this year, the Waterford Garda Division has made nearly 2,200 patrols in the city and county; set up
over 500 checkpoints and nearly 300 MIT (Mandatory Intoxicant Testing) checkpoints. Cllr. Joe Kelly noted there was an increase in arrests, compared with the same period last year. “I see that increase in arrests as positive because it means you are catching more people doing whatever it is they are doing,â€? Cllr. Kelly said. He also praised the GardaĂ for the reduction in crime figures, which, he said, “is fantastic and shows that you are on top of the jobâ€?. “Broadly looking at these figures,Waterford is a safe city and a safe place to live,â€? Cllr. Kelly said. Chief Superintendent Padraig Dunne said detection of crime is “a lot of hard work done by a big teamâ€?.
“I gave an undertaking when I started here in 2017 that we would try and increase the number of officers here.We have increased our numbers by 30,â€? he said. “As a result of increasing numbers, we’ve spread those officers between Waterford, Dungarvan and Tramore and the three Superintendents responded to that by increasing the number of patrols and having a proactive look at policing. The three Superintendents are the operational leaders and they are the people who should rightly take the plaudits for what’s going on,â€? Chief Supt. Dunne added. Cllr. Pat Nugent also praised the GardaĂ, saying the crime figures are very good for Dungarvan and outlined the importance of community involvement in crime detection.
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MOTORING DS7 CROSSBACK – Premium French Flair By Declan Glynn
FROM its creation in 2014, the French automotive brand DS drew on an outstanding heritage – that of the DS 19 launched in 1955. That legendary car embodies the values of innovation, excellence and avantgardism. DS is the ultimate symbol of French high-end automobiles, as today’s DS models combine remarkable design, technology, comfort, performance, premium materials and refinement. BEYOND EXPECTATIONS As a brand, DS challenges established codes, to go beyond expectations of automobile customers. A DS car is sensual and spectacular in its styling, refinement, and attention to detail. From 2025, all new DS models will be available exclusively in electrified versions, either hybrid or fully electric, while DS promises 6 new cars by 2023. The DS7 CROSSBACK is the first of the secondgeneration models from DS Automobiles. This sophisticated SUV asserts itself with a stunning front end that is instantly recognisable. From the side, its sculpted shape, and the intricate aesthetics of its alloy wheels, emphasise its dynamism. Fashioned like a piece of jewellery, DS Active LED Vision is the exterior design’s ‘piece de resistance’. At the back, DS signature 3D style LED taillights are found, connected by a chrome strip spanning the width of the tailgate. Some chunky black cladding endows the car with a rugged, off-road look. ENGINES & SPECIFICATIONS The new DS7 CROSSBACK is available in four highlyspecified trim levels – Elegance, Performance Line,
Prestige, and Ultra Prestige. Engine options consist of 130bhp or 180bhp petrol units, and 130bhp or 180bhp engines in diesel guise too. A technologically-advanced 8-speed automatic gearbox joins a slick 6-speed manual as transmission options, while annual road tax ranges between €190 and €280 depending on the engine and transmission chosen. REVIEW CAR My review car was a DS7 Performance Line BlueHDi 180 EAT8 (2.0-litre turbo-diesel, 180bhp, with an 8-speed automatic gearbox) and was finished in stunning grey metallic paint. Standard ‘Performance Line’ equipment includes 19” Black Onyx ‘BEJING’ diamond-cut alloy wheels, black front grille, dark tinted rear windows, roof rails, black Alcantara™ and leatherette seats, perforated leather steering wheel, aluminium sports pedals & footrest, Alcantara™ dashboard & door panels, 12.3” digital instrument cluster, 12” HD touchscreen display, DS Connect 3D Nav, voice recognition, Android Auto & Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth with media streaming, USB socket, DAB digital radio, rear armrest, front central armrest with storage, AGR-certified ergonomic driver seat with electric lumbar support, DS 3D LED rear lights, perimetric & volumetric alarm, automatic dual-zone air conditioning, electrically folding door mirrors with DS LED spotlight, remote central locking with deadlocks, keyless start, rear parking sensors, ISOFIX x 2, cruise control with speed limiter, space saver spare wheel, Active Safety Brake,
Land Departure Warning, and multiple airbags. With 180bhp and 400Nm of torque available, the punchy engine in my review car can sprint from 0-100km/h in just 9.9-seconds, while returning up to 43.3mpg (6.5l/100km) in the process. The automatic gearbox shifts through the gears effortlessly, while the car is well insulated from road, engine and wind noise, for a supreme driving experience. LUXURIOUS CABIN The cabin of the new DS7 CROSSBACK is a luxurious place to be, with obvious attention being lavished upon all occupants in the form of ultimate comfort and convenience. In the tradition of quality craftsmanship, each detail and material used is carefully chosen and brought to life. Stunningly designed, metal-look, switchgear for the electric windows and driving modes button add a real sense of occasion to every journey. Boot space in the DS7 is impressive, with 555-litres available with the rear seats in place, or a massive 1,752-litres with the rear seats folded. PRICING Pricing for the new DS7 CROSSBACK starts at a competitive €36,000, with a 5-year, unlimited mileage, warranty included across the entire range. QUICK FACTS 1) Luxury New SUV 2) Four Trim Levels 3) Petrol or Diesel 4) Manual or Automatic 5) Priced From €36,000
‘EXEMPLAR’ Valet Parking Service @ Dublin Airport HAVE you ever gone to travel away on a business trip or holiday and wish you could just pull up on departure road and your car to be looked after? Currently many people only know of two parking options at Dublin Airport, which are Long Term or Short. Long Term Parking; Especially here in Ireland with our unreliable weather waiting for a bus to bring you to the airport
doesn’t seem like the most attractive thing to do. Even the thoughts of arriving home late in the evening to get back on that bus and hope you remember where you parked your car? Yes it’s our cheaper option as car owners but we do not enjoy this experience whatsoever. Short Term Parking; Never mind paying an arm and a leg to park here, it is hard to find a parking space in these buildings on a good day. Also, with the worry of another passerby knocking into your car with a trolley, their bags as they navigate tight spaces and then hitting your car on their way out? PARK YOUR CAR THE ‘EXEMPLAR’ WAY Imagine being able to take all the above problems away? Well here at Exemplar we are here to take all these worries away from you with
our Valet Parking Service. Simply pre-book with us here online and a member of our team will meet you on the departure road of your desired terminal, at a time that suits you and will simply take your car away to our storage facility. Not only is it a competitive price, but is also a massive weight off your shoulders leaving you the time to relax and prepare for your travels. We will whisk your car away to our secure storage facility under our company insurance and return it to you on the departure road when you return. Simply walk out onto the departure road and our representative will be there with your car ready for you to take away. We also offer numerous other services, examples of these can be found by contacting us at exemplarireland@gmail.com or phone 085-789-2687.
Audi Al:me design sketches released AUDI has released the first design sketches of the AI:me, a new design study that the brand with the four rings will be presenting at the Shanghai Motor Show on April 15th, 2019. The showcar illustrates the vision of an automated driving compact car for the megacities of tomorrow. Audi is currently engaged in the most ambitious new model launch initiative in its history, and in 2019 its full effect will begin to be felt. One of the most prominent results will be the market introduction of the e-tron SUV, the first ever fully electric Audi and the stan-
dard bearer for a major expansion of the BEV and PHEV portfolio that will see in excess of 20 electrified models join the range by 2025. This will be just one strand in a major programme that is propelling the Audi Group quickly and securely into the future, underpinned by planned investment of approximately €14 billion into electric mobility, digitalisation and autonomous driving between 2019 and 2023 alone. Overall, the company’s total projected expenditure for the planning period of the next five years amounts to around €40 billion.
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Audi Approved :plus sales event now on at Audi Waterford AUDI Waterford has today launched the Audi Approved :plus used car sales event with 3.9% APR available on select cars until Tuesday, 30th April. As part of the campaign, all used Audi cars up to five years old (registered between 141 – 191) come with a 12 month warranty and includes road side assistance. Before becoming an Audi Approved :plus car, every pre-owned Audi must pass 110 inspections, which includes mechanical, interior and exterior checks. Buying an Approved used Audi, assures customers that the vehicle has undergone these exacting checks, which results in it being awarded Audi Approved Plus status. Brendan Walsh, General Manager at Audi Waterford commented: “At Audi Waterford, we are delighted to launch the Audi Approved
:plus car sales event which delivers real value and peace of mind to customers. We want to deliver the same level of quality and service for used cars as we do for new. Motorists could drive their dream Audi from as little as 3.9% APR with a range of finance options available through Audi Finance. For example our Personal Contract Plan (PCP) offers low monthly payments while providing a guaranteed future value (GFV). We would encourage people to call into the dealership in Waterford and speak to staff and get more information on the offer and benefits of Audi Approved :plus.” For further information on the Audi Approved :plus sales event contact Audi Waterford on (051) 337 600 today.
Credit Union’s new Agri Loan with Acres of Benefits to be launched THIS Thursday, 11th April, will see Dungarvan, Tallow and Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Unions launch their new agri loan called ACRE in Lawlors Hotel, Dungarvan, at 8.00 p.m. It is designed to tailor to the financial needs of the credit unions’ farming members and provides an extensive range of loan opportunities that cover all areas of the farming enterprise including farm improvements, young farmer finance, sustainability, farm tourism and much more. The launch night is an open invitation event and will include a detailed presentation on the various unique benefits the loan offers to
Young people of driving age will be targeted in road safety campaign YOUNG people in Dungarvan and Lismore, between the ages of 15 and 21 will be targeted by the RSA and Gardaí in a Road Safety Campaign later in the year. The recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee was told that the three main demographic targets in the road safety campaign will be young people aged 15-17 and young drivers aged 17-21. The age group 21-30 year olds will also be targeted in the campaign. Sergeant Gavin Hegarty, Waterford, told the JPC that Waterford Council’s Road Safety Officer, Jemma Jacob has organised for the RSA’s road safety simulator to visit schools and colleges in Waterford city and county this September. He said the campaign ‘It won’t happen to me’ is aimed at all ages, pre-driver and drivers and it is approved by psychologists and specifically designed to drive home the message of road safety and drivers taking responsibility for their actions on the roads and the devastating effects their actions can have. “It is very effective in getting the message across,” Sgt. Hegarty said. He said the age demograph 21-30 year olds will be targeted
in the campaign at the Waterford Truck Show in May. Cllr. Joe Kelly said the simulator will be brilliant and is one positive way of engaging with younger people. Cllr. Eddie Mulligan, Chairperson of the JPC said it was his understanding that a location in Dungarvan, Lismore and Waterford City have been arranged to host the RSA simulator. “They are targeting secondary school students who are going towards the driving age. We’ve also interacted with WIT Students Union to target the 1721 year olds,” Cllr. Mulligan said. “We felt there was a weakness in trying to target 21-30 year olds and that is where the Truck Show is considered, because the indications are that there will be substantial amount of early 20s to early 30s at the Truck Show,” he added. On another matter of road safety, Cllr. Kelly said he has received a number of complaints regarding ‘close calls’ where people are stepping out onto pelican crossings and vehicles are not stopping. He drew attention to the pelican crossing on the Quay in Waterford City, which, he said is very busy “and lucky no-one has been killed” stepping out onto it.
farmers including a flexible repayment schedule. There will also be a panel discussion on “the challenges and opportunities in the Agri sector over the next decade” with a number of guest speakers from Teagasc, Glanbia, IFA and Dawn Meats. The night will also give farmers the opportunity to meet with loan officers to further discuss the new ACRE agri-loan. In addition to this, there will be a number of sponsored raffle prizes from local agribusinesses as well as light refreshments on the night. Anyone who wants to find out more about this exciting new loan is encouraged to attend Lawlors Hotel on Thursday, 11th April, at 8.00 p.m.
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Praying a Public Rosar y for Ireland PLEASE JOIN US Ireland is at an historic crossroad. Secularists are trying to push God from the public square. They reject His action upon society. We must stop the secularists advance and pray to God for help. He will hear us, if we pray through the intercession of His Blessed Mother. That’s why we have launched the Public Square Rosary Crusade.
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FÓGRA TOGHCHÁIN
Local Authority: WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL
Údarás Áitiúil: COMHAIRLE CATHRACH & CONTAE PHORT LÁIRGE
Local Electoral Areas: Waterford City East (6) Waterford City West (6) Waterford City South (6) Portlaw-Kilmacthomas (5) Dungarvan (6) Lismore (3)
Toghlimistéir Áitiúla: Cathair Phort Láirge Thoir (6) Cathair Phort Láirge Thiar (6) Cathair Phort Láirge Theas (6) Port Lách – Coill Mhic Thomáisín (5) Dún Garbhán (6) Lios Mór (3)
An election of members for each of the local electoral areas of the above-mentioned local authority is about to be held. Nomination papers may be obtained from the address below during the usual office hours. A person may nominate himself/herself as a candidate or may, with his/her consent, be nominated by a proposer who is registered as a local government elector in the local electoral area of the local authority for which he/she proposes to nominate the candidate. A nomination paper from a candidate of a registered political party must have a certificate of political affiliation attached which must be produced to me with his/her completed nomination paper. If no certificate is attached, the candidate must, before the latest time for receiving nominations, either• secure 15 assents to the nomination by way of statutory declarations by local government electors registered in the relevant local electoral area (forms available from me or the registration authority), or • make a deposit of €100 (deposit may also be made on the candidate’s behalf). The latest time for receiving nominations is 12 noon on the 4th day of May, 2019. Completed nomination papers may be delivered to me in person by the candidate or his/her proposer at any time when I am at my office, from 9.30am on the 29th day of April, 2019, until 12 noon on the last day for receiving nominations. I am required by law to attend to receive nominations between 10am and 12 noon and between 2pm and 5pm on the 3rd day of May, 2019 and between 10am and 12 noon on the 4th day of May, 2019. If the election is contested, a poll will be taken on the 24th day of May, 2019 between the hours of 7.00am and 10.00pm. Mr. Kieran Kehoe, Returning Officer Waterford City & County Council, City Hall, The Mall, Waterford
Date: 9th April 2019
Táthar ar tí toghchán a reáchtáil chun comhaltaí do gach aon cheann des na toghlimistéir áitiúla a thoghadh don údarás áitiúil atá luaite thuas. Is féidir páipéir ainmniúcháin a fháil ón seoladh thíos le linn gnáthuaire oifige. Féadfaidh duine é féin nó í féin a ainmniú mar iarrthóir i dtoghchán nó féadfaidh duine eile (is duine atá cláraithe mar thoghthóir rialtais aitiúil i limistéar an údaráis áitiúil a bhfuil sé beartaithe ag an duine an t-iarrthóir a ainmniú dó), mar mholtóir, é nó í a ainmniú, lena thoiliú nó lena toiliú i scríbhinn. Ní mór deimhniú cleamhnachta polaitíochta a bheith ag gabháil le páipéar ainmniúcháin ó iarrthóir páirtí polaitíochta cláraithe agus caithfear é a thabhairt ar aird domsa lena fhoirm/lena foirm ainmniúcháin chomhlánaithe. Mura mbeidh aon deimhniú tugtha ar aird ní mór don iarrthóir, roimh an am is déanaí chun ainmniúcháin a fháil, ceachtar den dá rud seo a dhéanamh – • cúig aontú dhéag leis an ainmniúchán a fháil trí dhearbhuithe reachtúla ó thoghthóirí rialtais áitiúil a bheidh cláraithe sa toghlimistéar áitiúil ábhartha (tá na foirmeacha ar fáil uaimse nó ón údarás cláraithe), nó • éarlais de €100 a íoc (is féidir éarlais a íoc thar ceann an iarrthóra freisin). Is é 12 meánlae ar an 4u lá de Bhealtaine, 2019 an t-am is déanaí le hainmniúcháin a ghlacadh. Is féidir leis an iarrthóir nó lena mholtóir/a moltóir páipéir ainmniúcháin chomhlánaithe a sheachadadh chugam i bpearsa tráth ar bith a bhím i m’oifig, ó 9.30r.n.ar an 29u lá d’Aibreán, 2019 go 12 meánlae ar an lá is déanaí le hainmniúcháin a ghlacadh. Tá ceangal orm faoin dlí a bheith i láthair le glacadh le hainmniúcháin idir 10r.n. agus 12 meánlae agus idir 2i.n. agus 5i.n. an 3u lá de Bhealtaine, 2019 agus idir 10r.n. agus 12 meánlae an 4u lá de Bhealtaine, 2019. Má bhíonn toghachán comhraic ann, reáchtálfar vótaíocht an 24u lá de Bhealtaine, 2019 idir 7.00r.n. agus 10.00i.n.. Ciarán Mac Eochaidh An Ceann Comhairimh Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge Halla na Cathrach An Meal, Port Láirge
Dáta: 9 Aibreán, 2019
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Dance for Life
Pictured at the Launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food 2019 in The Ormond Café Dungarvan: Paul Nolan (Dawn Meats), Anita Geoghegan (Chairperson WWFOF), Etna Sheehan and Marie Power (Sea Gardener). [Karen Dempsey] Pictured at the Launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food 2019 in The Ormond Café Dungarvan: Cllr Damien Geoghegan and Caroline Senior (CEO WWFOF). [Karen Dempsey]
THE Solas Cancer Support Centre Dance for Life took place on Friday, 29th March, to a packed house in the Theatre Royal. 17 couples danced on the night and after ten weeks of tuition, rehearsals and preparations they all did themselves proud on the night. The atmosphere was electric with friends and families supporting all the dancers. Head Judge Jimmy Lyons praised the couples for taking to the stage and embracing the challenge of learning a complex routine in such a short time – ‘It must have been nerve racking for all the amateur dancers to learn these dances and perform them with such professionalism in these auspicious surroundings – they should all give themselves a pat on the back for a job well done.’ Clare Shanahan, Client Services Co-ordinator of the Solas Cancer Support Centre, thanked the dancers for their time and enthusiasm in preparing for the show ‘We really appreciate the efforts of all the dancers, particularly Dungarvan dancers, cousins Amy Whelan and Frances Whelan. Not only in putting in a huge amount of time to rehearsing but also for raising funds to support the service’. The winning dance partners were Ciara Larkin and Laura Brown who danced a Charleston on the night. They wowed the audience on the night with their performance and were worthy trophy winners. The Solas Cancer Support Centre offers free cancer support to those affected by cancer, their families and carers in the South East. These services are available in their centre at Williamstown in Waterford City and in their West Waterford service based in the Alternative Health Clinic in Dungarvan. For details on these free services visit the website- – www.solascentre.ie
Pictured at the Launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food 2019 in The Ormond Café Dungarvan: Rob Whinnett (Blasta) and Michael Colivet (FBD). [Karen Dempsey]
Pictured at the Launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food 2019 in The Ormond Café Dungarvan: Ray McAndrew, Martin Landers (Dungarvan GC), John Moran (Dungarvan GC) and Joan Moloney. [Karen Dempsey]
Pictured at the Launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food 2019 in The Ormond Café Dungarvan: Claire Connors (Waterford Leader) and Paul Clerkin (WWFOF) [Karen Dempsey]
Pictured at the Launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food 2019 in The Ormond Café Dungarvan : John Moloney, Donal Connolly (WWFOF), Anita Geoghegan (Chairperson WWFOF) and Ger O'Brien (Glanbia). [Karen Dempsey]
Pictured at the Launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food 2019 in The Ormond Café Dungarvan: Laurance Cullen, Beverley Dunkley (Master choco[Karen Dempsey] latier with Callebaut) and Judith McNally (Ormond Café).
Pictured at the Launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food 2019 in The Ormond Café Dungarvan: Anita Geoghegan (Chairperson WWFOF), Margie O'Connell (Flahavans), Tom Keith & Maria Kiersey (Dungarvan GC). [Karen Dempsey]
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Speakers announced for Mental Health Mental Health public meeting and launch a community crisis CONOR D. McGuinness has confirmed details of the guest speakers at the launch of his document on mental health service and attitudes in West Waterford. McGuinness said: “I am delighted that some interesting and inspiring individuals will attend the event on Monday to share their experiences and expertise with us. “Leslie Hughes is a childcare worker and mental health
advocate from Waterford. She is the founder of Laochas, the mental health charity for young people in Waterford City and County. Her organisation seeks to equip children and young people with the knowledge and confidence to be open about their mental health and to seek help and supports when required. “Ray Cullen is from Gorey in Wexford and founded the Talk to Tom community-based suicide prevention, mental health aware-
ness and bereavement support charity.Talk to Tom also provides mental health training and awareness programmes, and has assisted other communities in establishing similar organisations in their areas. “Pat Buckley is a TD for East Cork and the Sinn Féin spokesperson for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. He has been an outspoken advocate for the provision of adequate and responsive services. Following a
number of personal tragedies and an upsurge in suicide and self harm in his hometown of Midleton, Pat helped establish the Let’s Get Together foundation that has worked to address issue across East Cork. The event will take place at 7.00 p.m. on Monday, 15th April, in the Kirby Central Studios venue at 21 Mary Street, Dungarvan. All are welcome to attend to join in this important discussion.
Most emergency heart patients in South East in danger of irreparable damage says WCTU THE Cath Lab in University Hospital Waterford is closed most of the time, and most of the people with serious heart events who are sent away in ambulances suffer irreparable damage, says the Waterford Council of Trade Unions. Because the Catheterisation Laboratory is only open for office hours, five days a week, it is closed for 75% of the time. More importantly, however, 98% of seriously ill cardiac patients who are sent to other hospitals in an ambulance are not treated within the limit of 90 minutes which the HSE says is absolutely
essential. This can, and has led to people suffering heart muscle loss, brain damage and death. The best clinical advice is that persons who have a heart attack need to have a full range of treatment within 60 minutes in order to ensure the best health outcome. No patient in the South East can get access to treatment in either Cork or Dublin within that time The modular Lab which was brought to Waterford had been providing treatment to patients in its British location, but the equipment to provide intervention facilities were removed
when it was brought to UHW and it is used now only to diagnose cardiac conditions. To ensure a credible commitment to funding a refit of the existing modular Cath Lab in UHW as an intervention facility which can provide stenting and the full range of treatments to cardiac patients immediately, and to provide permanent 24/7 cardiac care to the people of the South East, the Waterford Council of Trade Unions believe we need feet on the street. The Council has called on workers and their families to support a Protest March in
Dublin on 13 April 2019 to demand the provision of 24/7 Cardiac Care in University Hospital Waterford. The marchers will assemble at the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin at 1.30pm. All are welcome on a bus to the March, which will leave the Forum, The Glen, Waterford at 10am on Saturday 13 April. There will be a charge of €5 per person and those wishing to travel can leave their names with Unite the Union, Keyser St., by telephone at 051-875438, or by calling into the office between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.
Edgar Kirby thrilled to Welcome World renowned Adam Garcia to his Studio ‘KIRBY School Of Performing Arts' Owner and Artistic Director Edgar Kirby is very happy to announce a once in a lifetime Musical Theatre Workshop with World renowned Adam Garcia. Edgar will welcome Adam to his Studio located at 21 Mary Street Dungarvan on May 24th at 4.30 p.m. for a two hour Workshop. All Stage School Students of K.S.O.P.A will attend this Superb Workshop giving them huge exposure to a fantastic role model. “This will give our students invaluable insight into the World of Musical Theatre and Inspire them to become even better performers” says Edgar. Adams Performance Theatre credits include: Singing In The Rain (Australian Tour); The Winter's Tale (Garrick, London); Kiss Me Kate (Chichester Festival Theatre/Old Vic Theatre); On The Town (Theatre Du Chatelet); Wicked (Apollo Victoria); On The Town (English National Opera/London
Coliseum); Death: Or The Playground (Stella Alder Theatre); Where Do We Live (Royal Court Theatre); Cadillac Ranch (Soho Theatre); Saturday Night Fever (London Palladium); An Introduction To Their Picture (Royal Court Theatre); Birdy (Comedy Theatre); Grease (London Dominion Theatre) and Hot Shoe Shuffle (Queens Theatre). Television credits include: Camp (NBC); The Code (ABC TV); The Best Possible Taste (Mammoth Screen/BBC); Threesome (Big Talk Productions); House (20th Century Fox); 30 Seconds (Fox Comedy); Flight Of The Conchords (HBO); Hawthorne (TNT); Britannia High and Mr Eleven (ITV); Doctor Who, Riot At The Rite, Miss Marple: Body In The Library and Wild House (BBC) and Boiled Egg And Soldiers (BskyB). Film credits include: Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey?! (Mirrorball Films); A Woman Called Job (One Brick Films); Every Emotion Costs (Fall Studios); Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen (Disney); Standing Still (Insomnia Entertainment); Down And Under/Kangaroo Jack (Castle Rock Pictures Incorporated); Love's Brother (Jane Scott and SRP); Fascination (Goldcrest); The First 20 Million (Fox); Coyote Ugly (Buena Vista Productions); Riding In Cars With Boys (Columbia); Bootmen (Fox Searchlight) and Wilde (Samuelson Productions). As it is plain to see why we are passionate to have Adam come to our Studio and give our students another superb opportunity this will complement our high standard that we maintain in our inviting, supportive and caring environment at our school. We are very excited for our students to attend this amazing Workshop with Adam this coming May.
Launch of West Waterford Research Document on
Mental Health
Guest Speakers & Discussion all welcome organised by
CONOR D.
McGUINNESS 7pm Monday 15th April Kirby Central Studios 21 Mary St., Dungarvan
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Dungarvan District Court
Facts proven against man found in possession of Bowie hunting knife in public place A STRADBALLY man who contested a charge of possession of a Bowie hunting knife in a public place had the charge marked proven, but no penalty imposed. Sean Hartigan (30) with an address on record as 15 View Mount Drive, Stradbally, but understood to be living in an abandoned house in Durrow, had pleaded not guilty to possession of a knife with an eight inch blade (a Bowie hunting knife) in a public place, contrary to Section 9 (1) of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, at Millerstown, Durrow, Stradbally, on 9th June, 2018. The case was heard at a previous sitting of the District Court in the accused’s absence and subsequently a bench warrant issued for accused’s arrest. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, the accused was present and admitted he had possession of the knife on the date in question, but contested the Section 9 (1) charge by pleading not guilty. The accused said he had the knife wrapped up in a bag and it was in his pocket - he was not brandishing the weapon. He said he “collects a few knives” and does a bit of fishing. The accused said he took the knife from his mother’s home at 15 View Mount, Stradbally, to bring to his place of residence at Durrow. “There was no real purpose for the knife, other than I might go fishing of hunting later that week. I never threatened anyone with it,” the accused told the court. Inspector Larry Sheahan,
prosecuting, told the accused: “You can’t walk around in public with a knife like that”. The accused argued that the knife was wrapped up and concealed in his pocket and said he was “transporting the knife”. “I thought it was okay once it was concealed in a bag,” he said. Judge Finn said the accused appeared confused over certain aspects of the law. He said the mitigating factor was the knife was concealed and not brandished; but the aggravating factor in the case is that mere possession of such a knife in a public place is prohibited, unless there is a valid reason. Solicitor Niall King reiterated that his client was not brandishing the knife and is now aware that he cannot go around in public carrying a knife. “My client is a loner and keeps to himself. He didn’t believe there was any malice in carrying the knife,” Mr. King said. Insp. Sheahan said the accused has previous convictions, dating back to 2012. Judge Finn recorded the facts as proven, but no penalty imposed under Section 1 (2) of Probation of Offenders Act. “There is no sanction on the accused - let today’s exercise be an education for you,” Judge Finn told the accused. Judge Finn also made an order for forfeiture of the Bowie hunting knife. “If he requires a knife for fishing, he can find something more suitable that is not as offensive looking,” Judge Finn added.
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Jail term for theft of jacket A DUNGARVAN man who stole a jacket from a local retailer was handed a jail sentence last week. Dylan McGovern (24) of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to theft of a black North Face jacket, valued at €210, from Elverys Intersport, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, on 27th January, 2019. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan said the accused left the shop without
paying for the jacket. The property was not recovered. Insp. Sheahan informed Judge Terence Finn that the accused has 17 previous convictions, including offences for theft, robbery, burglary and handling stolen property. Solicitor Niall King said his client was living at home until recently, but is now homeless. Mr. King said his client has a drug addiction to tablets and wants to go for treatment, but
doesn’t have a medical card. “He says he has no money to see the doctor to be referred for treatment,” Mr. King said. Mr. King said the accused sold the stolen jacket for “small money” which he then used to purchase tablets. “He is in no position to pay compensation, but hopes to do so when he is back on his feet. My client apologises and pleaded guilty to his actions. “He is a young man who
was in trouble years ago, but did manage to stay out of trouble for a considerable period of time. Unfortunately, his addiction caught up with him and he’s back before the courts,” Mr. King added. Judge Finn said the court has to take into consideration the accused’s previous record. He imposed a four month prison sentence on the accused for the theft offence. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.
Man fails in contesting road traffic prosecution A MAN who pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving without due care and attention failed in his contest and ended up with a fine last week. Brian Edward Ahern (34) with an address at Enniskeen, Garryvoe Upper, Ladysbridge, Cork, faced a charge of driving without due care and consideration for other road users, contrary to Section 51(A) of the Road Traffic Act, at Fairlane Roundabout, on the N25, Dungarvan, on 15th July, 2018. Giving evidence at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Garda Ian Kenefick told Judge Terence Finn that he was on duty on the morning in question, Sunday, 15th July, 2018, in an unmarked Garda patrol car, parked at some retail units (Golf Shop / Cycle Sport / Riverside Veterinary Hospital), when he observed a vehicle coming from the Cork side enter the Fairlane roundabout without giving way to traffic coming from the right. Garda Kenefick said a black vehicle was already coming onto the roundabout from the Lidl / McDonald’s exit. “I was expecting a collision to occur, but the white vehicle carried on and the black vehicle had come to a halt,” Garda Kenefick said. He said he recognised the driver of the black vehicle as John McCarthy, who looked startled at the time. Garda Kenefick pursued the white vehicle, which was being driven by the accused and a fixed charge penalty notice was issued for driving without due care and consideration, contrary to Section 51(A) of the Road Traffic Act. Mr. McCarthy, giving evidence, said he was heading home on the morning in question, with the intention of taking the Fire Station exit off the Fairlane Roundabout. He said that as he entered the roundabout he was forced to slam on his brakes as a white
vehicle shot out in front of him, coming from the Cork direction. The accused, who was representing himself in the contested charge, argued that it was the Park Hotel (Shandon) Roundabout where the ‘near miss’ occurred and not the Fairlane Roundabout, and asked for a direction in the case. However, Judge Finn ruled that the accused “has a case to answer”. Taking the witness stand, the accused said he was travelling from Cork to Wexford that morning to watch the World Cup Soccer Final game. The accused said he approached the Fairlane Roundabout and continued on without any incident. He said it was at the Park Hotel Roundabout where the collision nearly occurred and said Mr. Carthy’s vehicle was coming from the town centre direction. The accused said he never disputed there was a ‘near miss’ but suggested the incident happened at the Park Hotel (Shandon) Roundabout. “I don’t feel at fault for what happened. I approached the roundabout and slowed down. There weren’t many cars on the road, early Sunday morning. I moved off and before I reached the first exit, Mr. McCarthy’s car came around at speed from the town centre exit. The collision was narrowly avoided because I kept driving,” said the accused. Following questions from Inspector Larry Sheahan, it transpired that the accused has held a full driving licence since December, 2017. The accused also said that he intended to stop at McDonald’s, Dungarvan, for a break, but had, at later stage, decided against stopping at McDonalds. Insp. Sheahan contended that the accused came into the roundabout too fast and couldn’t make the turn for the McDonald’s exit,“so
you had to keep going straight”. Insp. Sheahan said the accused was mistaken about where he thought the ‘near miss’ occurred, because Garda Kenefick was sitting in an unmarked patrol car alongside the roundabout and had a very clear view. “You were coming from the Cork direction, you were tired and wanted to pull in, but you had an error in judgement and there was a ‘near miss’,” Insp. Sheahan said. Judge Finn noted there was no ‘meeting of minds’ in this case, with Garda Kenefick and Mr. McCarthy adamant that the incident occurred at Fairlane Roundabout, whereas the accused claims it was the Shandon Roundabout. Judge Finn said he was satisfied that the incident occurred at Fairlane Roundabout. He said Garda Kenefick had a “bird’s eye view” of the area and the roundabout was occupied by Mr. McCarthy’s car, which obliges anyone coming from the Cork direction to give way. “The accused did not do so, causing Mr. McCarthy to brake,” Judge Finn said. “This prosecution is sustained on the weight of evidence and I’ve no hesitation in convicting the accused under Section 51(A) of the Road Traffic Act.” The accused, who has no previous convictions, works full-time in financial services in Cork City. The accused said he is married and has one child. The fixed charge penalty notice was not paid by the accused, which resulted in the matter coming to court. Judge Finn said the accused was entitled to defend himself and contest the charge. He handed down a €250 fine to the accused. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.
Community service order imposed A DUNGARVAN man who pleaded guilty to theft charges and possession of an article in the course of a dispute was given community service last week. Jamie Coward (27) with addresses at 22 Congress Villas, Dungarvan and 97 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, had pleaded guilty at a previous sitting of the District Court to theft from Dunnes Stores, Dungarvan, on 3rd September, 2016; and theft from Aldi, Dungarvan, on 14th October, 2016. He also previously pleaded guilty to a charge of producing an article in the course of a dispute at 97 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, on 1st May, 2016; and a charge of being intoxicated in public, contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act, at Strandside North,
Abbeyside, on 14th October, 2016. The charges had been adjourned for reports and for the accused to liaise with the Probation Service. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke said his client pleads guilty to newer charges - possession of diamorphine (approximately €25 worth) for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Cloneety Terrace, Dungarvan, on 6th November, 2017; and possession of cannabis herb (approximately €25 worth) at Congress Villas, Dungarvan, on 26th March, 2018. Mr. Burke suggested that in his client’s own interests, he should remain under the care of the Probation Service for another three
months to “keep up the good work”. “He is a vulnerable man and there is a lot of temptation around,” Mr. Burke said. “There is structure there, and he should continue [under the Probation Service] for another three months,” he said. For the theft charges and charge of producing an article in the course of a dispute, Judge Terence Finn imposed a community service order of 200 hours in lieu of six months imprisonment on each, all to run concurrently. The public order charge was marked as proven and taken into consideration, while the drugs possession charges were adjourned to 23rd October, 2019, for a Probation Service report.
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Woman fined over theft offence A DUNGARVAN woman who stole a jacket from a local retailer was fined last week. Kim Bray (28) with an address at 47 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to theft of a jacket valued at €32.50 from Dealz, Dungarvan, on 25th September, 2018. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge Terence Finn that the accused entered Dealz on O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, and took a lady’s jacket worth €32.50 and left the store without paying. He said the incident was captured on CCTV and the jacket was later recovered. Insp. Sheahan said the accused has 20 previous convictions, which include some offences for theft. Solicitor David Burke said his client is engaging with a methadone programme. “She has not come to any further Garda attention and she is making efforts to abstain and engage with all the services including drug rehabilitation,” Mr. Burke said. Judge Finn handed down a €300 fine, allowing the accused six months to pay the fine.
Passenger in vehicle collision found with cannabis A PASSENGER in a vehicle involved in a collision, was found with a small quantity of cannabis. Sean Kirby (24) with an address at 19 Marquis Drive, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty at last week’s Dungarvan District Court to a charge of being in possession of cannabis (approximately €50 worth) at Wolfe Tone Road, Dungarvan, on 11th April, 2018. Inspector Larry Sheahan said Gardaí attended the scene of the collision, where a vehicle had collided into the back of another vehicle. The accused, who was a passenger in one of the vehicles, was searched and found with a quantity of cannabis on him. Insp. Sheahan pointed out that the accused has two previous convictions for a similar offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Solicitor David Burke said his client accepts this will be his third conviction for a similar offence. “This offence occurred in April last year. My client has changed his ways dramatically and keeps his head down now,” Mr. Burke said. The case was adjourned to 22nd May, 2019, for consideration of penalty.
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Marine Bar honoured by The Guardian Newspaper YOU all know how well thought of and prestigious The Guardian is among the more famous newspapers of the world. And you all know what a vast quantity of pubs there are in Ireland, inspite of the best efforts of the climate of the times to close them down. So you will truly appreciate how much of an honour and a massive vote of approval it is to achieve a placing in The Guardian’s list of top twenty pubs in Ireland!! That’s just what has recently happened to The Marine Bar, out in Pulla, one of the longest lasting musical venues in the area, much-loved and much frequented over the years. I was so gratified with the news of The Marine getting this welldeserved but still incredible distinction, that I got the award framed (at the wonderful Dreoilín glass!), and presented it formally to Christy O’Neill out in the Marine. Isn’t he looking well, as is the pub itself, positively glowing and gleaming in rude good health and bonhomie. Both Christy, and the pub (and indeed the entire family and staff) are so welcoming, and the whole atmosphere and ambience in the Marine are simply outstanding. As I say, it shows the consummate good taste and discrimination of The Guardian that they have recognised the greatness of this magnificent institution, a local legend as far as social gatherings and tourist appeal go. The Marine is acknowledged, not just locally but world-wide for its excellence, it’s warmth and it’s good-fellowship. There is never any trouble or stress there, everyone is friendly, the music is par excellence, the food is delicious and the laughter and jollity is contagious. Well done once again to the Marine for deserving the award and well done also to the Guardian for their insight and understanding into what makes a really great pub.
THE STORY OF THE MARINE When Ireland was under English dominion, no Irish person was allowed to have a licence to sell alcohol. So when the royal Marines would come off their ship in Cobh and were expected to march all the way to their barracks in Waterford City, as you can imagine, they’d be parched. More or less half-way between Cobh and Waterford they would camp for a break in their march just across the road from the present day Marine in a clearing in the wood. The original form of The Marine building was already in situ, and an old widow woman was living there on her own. As you can imagine, the soldiers were in and out to her the whole time for fresh milk from her cow or for water. But, of course, they longed for something stronger, with a bit more bite, in other words, something with alcohol in it! – something more in the line of uisce beatha or whiskey! Eventually, the Captain of the Guard asked the woman: if he could secure her a licence would she open a sheebeen, or unofficial pub or tavern, in her house to supply his soldiers with strong drink. So there has been a pub on the site ever since. And for the same reason it eventually began to be called “The Marine”. Christy, of course, is not old
enough to remember that old woman! His own association with The Marine began in 1980, when he took possession, along with his sister and brothers. Subsequently, in the early 90’s Christy assumed sole control and it’s still in his own name. At that early time in 1980 Christy was involved in a great group called Bodhrán. So this brought the element of Irish traditional music into the picture. And so the music sessions started, at first on Saturday nights. But later, as The Marine vibe really took off, on Sunday mornings and whenever anyone felt like playing and singing. It is a strange and interesting story how the legendary Monday nights at the Marine started off. About thirty years ago, a film crew from the U.S. booked into Nora Fahy’s B&B, just a little piece down the road from The Marine. That wonderful B&B is still going, now run by Nora’s daughter Mella and called “Sea View”. The film crew had come to Ireland to film a traditional Irish music session, but had been unsuccessful. At that time, incredibly, it was hard to find such things. So Nora, having heard their story, rang Christy O’Neill at The Marine, just down the road, and asked him if there was any chance he could get some musicians together to give the film crew their opportunity. This was
Joe Power and Christy O’Neill
a real dilemma on a Monday night. But the indomitable Christy did what he’s famous for and rounded up a posse. Because it was a Monday, the usual huge crowds which were a feature of the Saturday nights were not in evidence, and this enabled Christy to play and sing in a more relaxed style and in a listening environment. That proved to be the ideal scenario for the American film crew. Also, the musicians could enjoy their own music and hear themselves sing! At the time Christy remembers saying: “Now, lads, I loved this totally, myself. I’m definitely going to be here next Monday doing the same thing without the film crew for my own enjoyment. If anyone wants to join me, they’re welcome”. And the rest really is history. The Monday night session built up steam, slowly at first, but very soon grew to be a phenomenon and a local institution, far-famed throughout the country and farther afield, being particularly attractive to tourists. As long as I can remember I have heard people talking about how wonderful the Monday Nights at the Marine were, how welcome guests were to join in and sing or play or both, and how “jointed” the bar was with people on a consistant basis. This was the only place to be on a Monday night. Eventually the Bus tours by CIE and the Marine an important and much loved stop on their itineraries. So much so that, for the last nine consecutive years, the Marine Bar has been voted the best Irish Coffee Stop by CIE tours International when the records of the opinions of their customers were collated. Imagine that! The Marine was consistently their favourite, with the astonishing statistic of 95%. More recently, over two years
or more, a new night has built up in popularity. There is music now also on a Friday night in The Marine – the “Friday Fireside Session”. This is what I call an “Open Mike Session without a Mike”, open to all comers and very welcoming. Any singer, player, musician, reciter, actor, even rapper (Hi Patrick!) is received with open arms and all participants are valued equally, and greatly. There are, as I always say, no critics. There is no competition, no pressure, no stress. Doesn’t that sound ideal? This particular session has gone from strength to strength and is now extremely popular. This popularity extends to tourists, strangers, passers-by, in fact travellers from every part of the world, as well, of course, as to the more well-informed locals who know what they want and come on purpose for a guaranteed magic night out. This session is run by the ubiquitous Joe Power or “Joseph of Arimathea” as Christy himself calls him. And, of late, to our great and pleasant surprise, the Marine, in our own great county of Waterford, has been awarded yet another great honour. It has been voted one of the Top Twenty Pubs in Ireland by no less a newspaper than the renowned Guardian (or Manchester Guardian). This really is the ‘icing on the cake’ for The Marine. Official recognition of their important place in the cultural life of the country. So be sure and support it yourselves, as it may not last otherwise. The way modern life is going, this whole old-world, musical, country pub scene is threatened more and more. Only one thing can save it.Your attendance and encouragement. So don’t forget: Support, not your local sheriff, but your local Marine!!
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Nemeton TV and WIT students dominate the Student Media Awards once again
Leanbh Déardoin – Amii McGuinness.
Ón Rinn go Reykjavik – Natália Uí Fhaoláin.
Seán Ó Ciardha from Dublin presents and directs his first short documentary ‘Faoin gCeann Tuí’, a remarkable story of how a visit by a BBC television crew to the filmmaker’s ancestral home in Conamara in the 1960s impacted the lives of a generation of his family and local people. As Mártan tells us in the film ‘We had never even seen a Television in our lives … it was like we were starring in a Cowboy movie or something’. Natália Uí Fhaoláin a Brazilian native and Irish speaker, Natália explores what it means to find a home away from home in her short film ‘Ón Rinn go Reykjavik’. In the film, we hear from two women who exchanged their native homes for very different places, cultures and languages. Natália meets with An Rinn native Sibéal Turraoin, who now lives in Iceland and explores what similarities and differences they share on their unlikely journeys. Áine Ryan of the well known ‘Jim the Mill’ family from Upperchurch, Co Tipperary, has written a beautiful children’s short drama Feadóg/Whistle. The film tells the story of a magic tin whistle and a young boy called Eoin who is obsessed with playing it. This short film is another string in Áine’s bow as her quirky dramas have already gained her great critical acclaim, including five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Amii McGuinness’ short documentary ‘Leanbh Déardaoin’ features a boy named Ben who has Down’s Syndrome. In this heartwarming biopic, we get a glimpse into Ben and his family’s world, we find out his parent’s worries and concerns and we see his impressive achievements from birth to the present day. This moving, feel-good documentary shows how one person can affect so many
Faoin gCeann Tuí – Seán Ó Ciardha.
AMACH AN SLIABH - by Oisín Mistéil.
Áine Ryan – Feadóg.
ONCE again, the students of Waterford Institute of Technology’s Higher Diploma in Television based in Nemeton TV in Gaeltacht na nDéise dominate the Student Media awards in the categories for Television Documentary or Drama. This year the work of five students was recognised as being of the highest quality. This year’s films offer a fascinating and wide range of stories. Oisin Mistéil a young Dublin writer and director was inspired to write his second drama ‘Amach an Sliabh’ while walking in the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford. The stunning background of the majestic lake of Coumshingaun became the perfect location and centerpiece-piece for his film about two sisters dealing with grief in very different ways.
Two much loved Waterford personalities to make an appearance at the 'South East Stands Up' Cardiac Rally in Dublin on Saturday, April 13th ORGANISERS have confirmed that two well known Winterval personalities 'Bob and Bruno' will attend the cardiac march in Dublin and it is understood they will play a leading role on the day. PRO for HEFSE (one of the organising groups of the day) Matt Shanahan says the pairs participation will serve to highlight a significant message – 'their hoof beats on the street will remind people of an earlier time when cars were not available to the many – this mirrors the cath lab situation in the South East where we are permanently locked in a time warp by having cardiac cath lab access just 25% of every working week'. Cardiac campaign groups and Waterford Trades Council members are urging as many as possible to attend on the day in Dublin and to call on Dublin relatives and friends to support the protest. Promoters point out that getting two tonnes of horses to Dublin is no mean feat so hopefully those with far easier travel options will make the journey. Assembly is at the Garden of Remembrance Parnell Square East at 1.30 p.m. Saturday and the protest will begin at 2.00 p.m. with a walk to the Merrion Street Dail Entrance where a subsequent rally will be held.
people in a community. The highly-acclaimed post-graduate Higher Diploma in Television Production is accredited by Waterford Institute of Technology and backed by Údarás na Gaeltachta. It is widely regarded as the most industry-focused course in the media sector. The core belief is that third level courses are relevant, dynamic and genuinely prepare students for industry. Whether students plan to be in front or behind the camera the course is there to help and equip them with the skills needed for the media industry. This course runs from September 2019 to May 2020. For more information contact Moira Sweeney moira@nemeton.ie / 058 46499 / 086 6072101 | www.nemeton.ie/training
The Little Milk Company to feature on Aldi’s Grow Programme DUNGARVAN based The Little Milk Company have beaten over 700 entrants to get onto the Grow with Aldi programme. Grow with Aldi programme is run in partnership with Bord Bia, offering Irish food and drink suppliers the opportunity to supply the 137 stores nationwide. The Little Milk Company will
supply their 200g Mild Cheddar Block and it will be available in stores from 6th June. Conor Mulhall, Cheese Executive Officer of The Little Milk Company said, “we are delighted to get this opportunity. Working with Aldi gives us a great opportunity to offer our Organic Cheese to people across Ireland
and we look forward to the June Listing.” ABOUT THE LITTLE MILK COMPANY The Little Milk Company is the sales and marketing arm of the Irish Organic Milk Producers Ltd. It is made up of a collection of 10 Irish Organic Dairy farmers who have come together to further the cause of the Irish Organic Dairy Sector. The farms are all Irish owned family run farms and spread throughout Leinster and Munster. The company was formed in 2008 and since then has grown to be the largest supplier of Organic Cheese on the island of Ireland and now export their products through Europe, Asia and the USA. For more information log on to: www.thelittlemilkcompany.ie
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Dungarvan-Lismore Councillors strongly against directly-elected Mayor proposal By Christy Parker ALL bar one of the Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District Councillors have expressed strong opposition to the creation of a directly elected mayor’s office for Waterford City and Council.
Local Photographer Finalist IPPVA Awards. Finalists David Clynch (second from left) from David Clynch Photography, Dungarvan; with fellow finalist, Dermot Sullivan (left) from Clonakilty, West Cork; Carmel David from the Irish Professional Photographers and Videographers Association; and finalist, Neil Lennon from Longford, at the 2019 I.P.P.V.A Photographer of the Year Awards night at Thomas Prior Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin. [Dermot Byrne]
David Clynch named as finalist in Photographer of the Year Awards THE Irish Professional Photographers & Videographers Association (IPPVA) is delighted to announce that David Clynch Photography was named as a finalist in the Wedding Classic and Wedding Documentary categories of the the IPPVA Professional Photographer of the Year Awards held in Thomas Prior Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, last Sunday, 7th April, 2019. David Clynch is a highly experienced Wedding and Commercial Photographer based in
Dungarvan, County Waterford. The Irish Professional Photographers & Videographers Association presented Awards in eight separate genres of photography, promoting the very best in Irish professional photography. The Irish Professional Photographer of the Year Awards is the flagship event of the IPPVA calendar. All IPPVA members are Qualified, Registered and Insured Professional Photographers or Videographers.
Cllr. Damien Geoghegan raised the matter at April’s monthly meeting, arguing that it would spell bad news for the west of the county. The issue is to be decided on a plebiscite in tandem with next May’s local and European elections. Cllr. Geoghegan said the only good thing about the proposal was its reflection of direct democracy, which he supported. In practice however, it would be “a recipe for chaos.” The Councillor contended that ever again would a mayor for WCCC emanate from “west of Kilmacthomas” and neither would the mayor “enjoy the support of a full Council.” DEALS BEING DONE Cllr. Geoghegan proceeded that the mayor would instead come from the largely urban centre of Waterford city and Tramore which, he believed, would in turn “see politics kick in and money going in that direction.” This was particularly relevant in that it was also being proposed that a third of a Council membership would suffice to pass a budget. He feared they would “see deals being done between the mayor and a small group of councillors” with the public “losing out.” The current system was far fairer, he insisted.
Former Mayor Cllr. James Tobin concurred, saying the office could become “a political position” and that the idea “doesn’t near thinking about.” Cllr. Pat Nugent, feared he expense, which he rated at €330,000, would be taken from “the one budget”, with a consequential loss to the provision of services. Current WCCC Mayor Declan Doocey likened the proposal to “a criticism of us and of our system.”Yet, he continued, “I don’t see any bit of Waterford falling into the Atlantic or the Suir!” He had faith in the current system. whereby a policy might “need a bit of tweaking and maybe some horse trading”, but though which ultimately “democracy prevails.” COMEDIAN Cllr. Doocey pointed out that a week previous an election in Ukraine had seen “a comedian top the poll” He feared “you could end up with someone unsuitable elected”, he warned. Cllr. Tom Cronin also feared that “someone who hasn’t a clue” could end up as mayor. He suggested that the focus should instead shift on returning the proper powers to local councillors that former Environment Minister Phil G. Hogan had removed. “Then we might start thinking about electing a mayor”, he added. Cllr. Séamus O’Donnell described the issue as “taking power away from the county manager” and he would be telling people on polling day to reject the idea. Cllr. Siobhán Whelan did not comment on the matter.
The late Tom Kirwan, Kill - multi-talented in many fields YET another stalwart and great character of the Kill community, namely Tom Kirwan — all-round sportsman, ploughman, publican, and sometime comedian — recently went to his eternal reward. Tom was known far and wide from his central involvement in the sporting, social and agricultural life of his home village, the county of Waterford, and farther afield. From a large Grenan family, Tom was born into farming and the GAA. His father Andy, a well-known athlete in his youth and a leading veteran of the Old IRA, was a Trojan of the Kill football club since its earliest days, being founding president. Tom’s mother Maggie was a fantastic woman, rearing 10 children; two boys and eight girls. Tom first came to prominence as a member of the Kill football team, with whom he won four senior county titles; retiring from first-team duty after completing the three-ina-row in 1968. For a decade Tom had been a fearless, tight-marking, uncompromising defender. The harder they came, the better he liked it. From his days as a Waterford minor in the fifties, full-back was his berth, and he dominated it; his younger brother Mick beside him in the green & white. But Tom had ability as well as aggression. Another of headmaster/coach Dan O’Brien’s wellschooled pupils, and a classmate of future great Monty Guiry among others, Tom was a beautiful kicker of the ball and also a magnificent fielder. With a hurley in his hand, Tom showed no mercy either: man first,
then the ball. He was a corner-back on the hurling team that won Kill’s first hurling title, the county junior championship in 1966, though he didn’t finish the final against Abbeyside due to a typically nononsense intervention! His GAA playing days done and dusted, in 1972 Tom bought the pub from local club chairman Jerry Cooney and the rest as they say is history. His contacts and charm as a conversationalist proved a winning business combination. Together with his late wife Maureen (née Moroney of Currabaha, Kilmacthomas, who was also from a farming background), they developed an even more thriving business and Kirwans Bar became a big draw from near and far; not least during the halcyon Kill festivals of the early ’80s. Tom was a keen sponsor of those events. In the late sixties he and others had got involved in local drama and the tops of the parish competitions (“lining out” with Caheruan/Grenan/ Rathanny) and he aired his comedic talents in the subsequent Kill Shows of the early and late ’70s. A natural funnyman, his routines brought the house down nightly. Such was his acting talent that Tom could have taken to the boards fulltime. He was also a terrific dancer and drummer, playing the rhythm section with Teddy and Paddy Barry in the early days of Kirwans as a music venue. Tom loved all sports and his competitive instincts never left him. He was a mentor to Kill adult teams after he retired and was also active
as selector with the St Mary’s juvenile club when his two sons were playing. Ever-supportive as a committee member and elsewhere behind the scenes, including as co-groundsman with Tommy Mooney and Nicky Whelan (ensuring every line was measuring to a tee), Tom was very much involved in the development of the new Kill playing field, making good use of his tractor and knowledge of the soil. For Tom was a born ploughman with a meticulous eye. Continuing to run the farm he inherited as well as the pub, he won the junior tractor class at the All-Ireland Ploughing Championships at Bennettsbridge in 1975, competed successfully at senior, and would serve as chairman of the County Ploughing Association for more than two decades; its annual meetings generally held in Kirwans. A great encouragement to younger members, Tom served as manager of talented Waterford teams at many All-Ireland ploughing contests, and became a respected judge at national level alongside his great friend and social ally Mick Hayes, attending the “Worlds” several times. Horseracing was another of Tom’s passions. He went to the races in Listowel every year, as well as all the tracks around the region: Tramore, Wexford, Clonmel, Thurles, and Gowran. And, of course, he was an enthusiastic follower of the Waterford Hunt and Kill Harriers. Having been a member of Westown Pitch & Putt Club in Tramore, Tom later took up golf and
Leading roles of Tom Kirwan — (clockwise from left) as actor in rehearsals for the Kill Show in the early seventies; as sponsor with Mayor Martin Kiely and RTÉ’s Donncha Ó Dúlaing at the launch of the 1981 Kill Summer Festival; as full-back on the Kill team that won the club’s first county senior football title in 1962; winning an All-Ireland junior ploughing championship in 1975. loved nothing more than a round at the Gold Coast in Ballinacourty. He also tried his hand at rings and cards; happy as Larry when playing a game of 110. He was also an avid rugby fan of Ireland and Munster. Sadly predeceased by Maureen just over 12 months previously, and by his brother Mick in 2015, Tom passed away in his 82nd year on the last day of February after a period of failing health,
The huge numbers at his repose at his residence on the Saturday and funeral mass and burial in Kill the following afternoon, complete with a guard of honour, demonstrated Tom’s stature in the community, and the various clubs and associations he augmented. The passing of his sister, Kathleen Rockett, Ballyshunnock, the eldest of the family, just two weeks later came as a double blow
to their loved ones. Our sincere condolences to all the Kirwan family, particularly Tom’s sons, Adrian and Keith; his sisters Anne Cronin, Peggy Banbury, Maura Kennedy, Nellie Queally, Breda Leahy, Teresa Ryan and Martha Fitzgerald, and many immediate and extended relations. In every field he entered, Tom Kirwan left an indelible mark. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
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Independent candidate hosts free event in Kilmacthomas DOLORES Whelan, Independent Local Election candidate, Portlaw/Kilmacthomas Electoral Area, hosts a community free event Revitalising communities, empowering positive change. Live with Vitality with Dr. Mark Rowe, Medical Doctor, Author, Speaker, Expert in Positive Health and Lifestyle Medicine. Learn how to embrace stress, reduce anxiety, enhance physical health, strengthen relationships and support the vitality of your community in Kilmacthomas, Portlaw and the surrounding areas. Talk will be followed by an interactive question and answer session. Venue: Rainbow Hall, Kilmacthomas, on Monday, 15th April, at 7.30 p.m. All individuals and community groups welcome.
As an independent candidate, I want to be the driving force for the people of Kilmacthomas, Portlaw and surrounding areas, collectively working together to address the issues experienced by those living there. Over the past few weeks, I have met a number of individuals and community groups all of whom are working on a voluntary basis. I applaud all those involved for their continued hard work in helping to improve the lives and wellbeing of others living in the community. I firmly believe for a community to be empowered and achieve results, it needs to speak as one voice. From meeting people face to face and chatting with them, it is clear there are a number of key common issues across each community such as social housing, healthcare,
children with special needs, care for the elderly to name but a few. In my opinion, it is has been a vicious circle of inaction and false promises over the last five years.Young families living with their parents are still waiting to get on a housing waiting list. Families are still having to uproot to other areas to the detriment of not only their own families health and wellbeing but to the detriment of the community as a whole through the lack of provision of basic social services within that community. I will work tirelessly with individuals within these communities to empower them to empower themselves, to make their voice heard and get what needs to be done, actually done.
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Thomas Phelan nominated to run for Labour in Local Elections
Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin with Thomas Phelan
78,000 still waiting for a decision on their pension - Butler FIANNA Fáil Spokesperson on Older People and TD for Waterford Mary Butler has criticised the Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection after it emerged that 78,000 pensioners are still waiting on a decision about their entitlement to an increase in the State Contributory Pension. A review in relation to post Budget 2012 band rates is currently underway. New figures released to Deputy Butler reveal that as of as of 28th March, 2019, only 11,646 of 90,000 reviews have been completed. Of these, over 8,850 resulted in an increase in payment for the pensioners concerned. Deputy Butler said, “Fianna Fáil fought very hard to get the government to rectify the anomalies with regard to Contributory Pension entitlements that came about following the disastrous changes introduced by Fine Gael and Labour in 2012. “These changes resulted in thousands of people being denied their entitlement to a full state pension.
Whilst I am of course glad that reviews are underway and that a number of pensioners have received their revised payment I am dismayed by the slow pace of the review process. “Many pensioners feel very frustrated after their expectations were heightened by the Minister; the slow pace of delivery is extremely unfair to those pensioners whose pension payments are unfairly reduced in 2012. “This review was announced in January 2018 and it now looks likely that thousands of pensioners may end up waiting up to two years before a decision is finalised on their entitlement to an increase in the State Contributory pension. “It is very disappointing for pensioners who having being denied their entitlement to a full state Contributory Pension for years are now subject to further delays. I am therefore calling on Minister Doherty to speed up this process and ensure that reviews are being conducted as quickly and efficiently as possible”.
THE Labour Party has nominated Ballinroad native Thomas Phelan to stand in the local elections on May 24th for the Dungarvan Electoral Area. It was standing room only at the convention held in Lawlors Hotel last week where Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin, wished Thomas the very best of luck in the election. Mr. Howlin added that he was delighted that the people of Dungarvan and West Waterford would have the opportunity to vote for a candidate with such dedication to serving the public. The nomination was proposed by Cllr. John Pratt and seconded by Dungarvan Labour stalwart Seán Murphy. In his proposal, Cllr. Pratt commended Thomas Phelan for his commitment to the community, particularly in relation to infrastructural improvements in Ballinroad in recent years. Due to boundary changes the Dungarvan/Lismore Electoral area is being split into Lismore with 3 seats
and Dungarvan with 9 seats. Cllr. Pratt noted that he would be calling on his supporters who would no longer be able to vote for him due to the boundary change to vote for Thomas Phelan instead. In his remarks accepting the nomination, Thomas expressed his pride and gratitude for having been nominated. “I’m not interested in making unrealistic promises just to get elected” he stated. “I can promise that I won’t be wasting time engaging with keyboard warriors online or creating fake outrage or controversy just to get in the papers. That’s time and energy that would be better spent on helping people. Most of all I promise that I will work as hard as I can for anybody who I can help throughout the Dungarvan Electoral Area, stretching from Kilrossanty to Youghal Bridge”, he continued. The new candidate spoke of his background and experience as a volunteer in a
range of organisations as being the basis to be an effective Councillor. He also spoke of the need for Waterford to keep improving. “One of the biggest tasks facing the new Council will be to make sure that the long overdue city and county development plan is updated so that every town and village has a detailed and adequately resourced multi-year improvement plan based on needs identified in consultation with people living in these communities”, he stressed. He went on to emphasise that “there are many threats that could potentially reduce funds available to the Council, from changes by the Government to the knock-on effects of Brexit, so it will be more important than ever to make sure that scarce resources are prioritised fairly”. He concluded by saying that he was looking forward to a positive campaign and thanked his friends and family, and his Labour party colleagues, for their support.
Sinn Féin to stand 400 local election candidates across 32 counties LOCAL election candidate Conor D. McGuinness has said that Sinn Féin has the ambition and drive to make local authorities work for citizens. The party will stand 400 candidates for local authorities across all 32 counties, including 11 candidates in Waterford. Speaking at the launch of Sinn Féin’s local election campaign McGuinness said: “Local Government should be responsive fit for purpose. It must be given the powers and resources needed to meet the needs of citizens locally. “Waterford City and County Council needs to be empowered to address the lack of housing supply that makes it next to impossible for young people to set up homes in their own towns and villages. It needs both the resources and
the political will to increase the supply of public and affordable housing as well as supports for co-operative housing projects. “Local Government has moved further and further away from the people, with the abolition of town councils and the amalgamation of the City and County Councils there has been a shift in attention and resources away from West Waterford in favour of the City and East Waterford. “I am determined that our towns and villages should offer the opportunity for safe, sustainable and prosperous communities to thrive. The Council has a fundamental role to play in this regard. Local Government needs to become fit for purpose and I am ready to play my part in achieving this goal.”
Sinn Féin to stand 400 local election candidates across 32 counties. Conor D. McGuinness with Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, David Cullinane TD, Liadh Ní Riada MEP and Cllrs. Jim Griffin and John Hearne.
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Dungarvan ‘foodie’ reputation key to post-Brexit agri-food sector success WEST Waterford’s reputation as a ‘foodie’ hub is key to sustaining and developing our agri-food economy post-Brexit according to local Fine Gael election candidate Ian Noctor, with the threat of Brexit underlining the importance of the agri-food sector and tourism to Dungarvan. “Dungarvan’s biggest industry has always been farming and we need to ensure that we are doing all we can to sustain the 3,000 local jobs in the agri-economy in the face of Brexit, the biggest challenge the sector has faced in modern times,” said Ian. “If elected, I would make it my priority to work to ensure the Council is providing every possible support to farm families to ensure efficient food production which must be incentivised and assisted in these
Ian Noctor pictured at Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan.
uncertain times. The West Wateford Festival of Food and the Greenway have been excellent in bringing the national spotlight to our area. Now we must capitalise on these to further raise our reputation as a centre of excellence for food and rural tourism. “In every down turn the national economy has faced, farming is what has kept the local economy afloat. The 2008 crash, the 1980s recession, Dungarvan survived because of the money farming kept flowing though the tills locally. “Once again Dungarvan is doing well.The Greenway has been a huge part of that and the spin-offs are in the number of restaurants, cafés and food vendors doing well. There are more positive tourism developments coming on stream and many of them are along the
same ‘clean, green’ lines.” Ian continued: “Commercially, the co-op was a huge part of Dungarvan life for decades employing hundreds and sustaining families. After the Glanbia milk processing plant closed 20 years ago the future looked very uncertain. Dungarvan needed to almost reinvent itself as a traditional market town and it has”. “The stronger and more supportive the relationship between the Council and the agri-food sector the better the outcomes for not only farm families, but the local economy as a whole. “Farming has sustained Dungarvan in challenging times. Now the Council must support farming families by creating as supportive an environment as possible for food producers and food tourism,” he added.
Warm Céad Míle Fáilte for Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou “GRATEFUL to those who shared their stories and their struggles” were Mary Lou’s parting words as she left Waterford at the end of a most engaging visit to the City and County last week. Arriving early into Waterford on Monday of last week, Mary Lou shared a lively and robust interview with WLR’s Damien Tiernan before calling to several groups in the city, including a primary school, a creche and a meeting with Waterford Disability Network amongst others. A touching and memorable performance by the High Hopes Choir also made the start of her visit very enjoyable. Mary Lou was determined to include West Waterford in her visit and high-tailed it to Dungarvan, catching a quick lunch in The Shamrock who provided a fabulous meal and were most welcoming and accommodating. Her first afternoon visit was to the Déise Day Centre where a wonderful wel-
come awaited with live music and the residents shared many stories with her as Mary Lou made sure to meet with them and have time to chat. Accompanying Mary Lou was Waterford TD, David Cullinane who had invited her to the County along with Sinn Féín Ireland South MEP Liadh Ní Riada who was also present. During the course of the day, the Sinn Féín President would meet all eleven of the Party’s local election candidates for Waterford, including the six sitting Councillors. Dungarvan Councillor, Siobhán Whelan and fellow candidate Conor D. McGuinness joined with Lismore LEA candidate Louise Brierley to welcome Mary Lou and Liadh to Dungarvan. A packed schedule still allowed time for a visit to Déise Women’s shed who kindly arranged a group meeting for that afternoon in at their usual venue, Lawlor’s Hotel in Dungarvan. They are unfortunately still in search of a
permanent home and with 166 members, it would help them in so many ways although Lawlor’s Hotel couldn’t have been more accommodating for us on the day. The group Surprise Surprise who also do amazing work for others in the community were present for the occasion and both groups made for a most interesting and hugely enlightening visit. Mary Lou commented on the extraordinary work that was being done on a daily basis by so many women in the community. While the groups obviously enjoyed sharing happy times together with plenty of ‘craic’, Mary Lou also heard of many serious concerns from the women, as she had from all the groups throughout the day. Following lovely presentations from the two groups including beautiful hand made crafts from the Women’s Shed, an Iona Greenway Suncatcher Crystal from Surprise Surprise plus a lovely basket of Crobally Irish Soaps made locally in Old Parish,
Fáilte roimh mhaoiniú €112,500 do Ché Heilbhic ach iascairí i dteideal tús áite - McGuinness CHUIR an ionadaí áitiúil de chuid Shinn Féin Conor D. McGuinness fáilte roimh mhaoiniú €112,500 chun oibreacha a bhaint amach ar Ché Heilbhic, ach dúirt sé gur cheart tús áite a thabhairt d'iascairí. Dúirt McGuinness: “Tá sé thar ama roinnt infheistíocht a fháilt do Heilbhic agus cuirim fáilte roimh an maoiniú seo. Dúirt an tAire go mbeadh béim ar leith ar infreastruchtúir do thuraseoirí agus táim go láidir den tuairim gur cheart freastal sa chéad áit ar iascairí
inbhuanaithe áitiúla.Tá iascairí na háite i dteideal áit sabháilte agus inrochtana chun a gcuid oibre a bhaint amach. “Ba cheart cluas éisteachta a thabhairt d'iascairí ó thús an tionscadail.” €112,500 funding for Cé Heilbhic welcome but precedence must be given to fishermen - McGuinness SINN Féin local election candidate Conor D. McGuinness has welcomed funding of €112,500 to under take works at Cé Heilbhic, but said that local
fishermen should be foremost in any planning. McGuinness said:“This investment in Heilbhic has been a long time coming and I welcome the funding”. “In his comments the Minister said that there will be an emphasis on tourist infrastructure, however I am of the opinion that works should first focus on local, sustainable fishermen who are entitled to a safe and accessible fisheries harbour,” said Conor. “Fishermen must be consulted and listened to from the outset.”
Pictured, left to right: Waterford City East LEA SF Candidate Michael Doyle; SF Ireland South MEP Liadh Ní Riada; SF President Mary Lou McDonald TD; Dungarvan LEA SF Candidate Conor D. McGuinness; Déise Day Centre Manager, Margaret Coffey; Lismore LEA SF Candidate Louise Brierley; Dungarvan SF Candidate, Cllr. Siobhán Whelan; and Waterford SF TD, David Cullinane, at Déíse Day Centre, Dungarvan, recently. on behalf of West Waterford Sinn Féín Cumann, Mary Lou returned to Waterford to attend a packed public meeting that evening at the Tower Hotel which concluded with a questions and answers session and a meet and greet to finish. But it didn’t end there. Mary Lou followed up for Waterford and raised an issue with the Taoiseach in the Dáíl on behalf of disability campaigners on the
new fleet of busses for Waterford which are less accessible for wheelchair users than the previous ones. This is a totally unacceptable situation which will hopefully be addressed immediately as it’s so crucial for people to have access to transport. Mary Lou and Liadh Ní Riada found the people of Waterford extremely warm, engaging and most interesting. The energy and determination
of all the wonderful community groups made a huge impression on the leader of Sinn Féín and the MEP Liadh Ní Riada alike. Liadh visits often as a most active representative for the County in Europe and Mary Lou expressed her wish to visit again soon, in particular to see projects come to fruition including, she hopes, a permanent ‘home’ for the ladies of the Deise Women’s Shed.
New road surface welcomed at Coolbagh COUNCILLOR Tom Cronin has welcomed a new surface on the road at Coolbagh, Clashmore. Cllr. Cronin said he would also have the engineer out later this week to look at the roads from Coolbagh back towards Aglish, in the townland of Dromore.
“There are a number of roads in Dromore which have a lot of pot holes,” Cllr. Cronin said. He said he has also reported a number of pot holes to the engineer, along the Bog Road out to Bricky Valley and the Canty Road, which, Cllr. Cronin said, is hoped will be repaired fairly shortly.
Cllr. Tom Cronin.
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A Michelin Starred Chocolate Experience at the Cliff House Hotel, Ardmore Cliff House Hotel celebrates their exclusive CLIFF10 chocolate with a chocolate-inspired tasting menu this Easter CLIFF House Hotel celebrates their CLIFF10 Chocolate - the uniquely luscious chocolate exclusive to the hotel based on provenance, expertise and flavour – with an exciting CLIFF10 Chocolate-inspired tasting menu available in their Michelin starred restaurant throughout Easter weekend. Leave your shop-bought Easter egg at home and experience chocolate at a whole new level by booking this very special CLIFF10 Chocolate-inspired tasting menu in The House Restaurant, available from Thursday 18th until Sunday, 21st April. Group Director of Food & Beverage, Martijn Kajuiter and Head Chef at Cliff House Hotel, Stephen Hayes undertook the task last year of researching and creating a unique chocolate to celebrate Cliff House Hotel’s 10th birthday. Working with the chocolate masters in the Or Noir Laboratory of Cacao Barry in France, they selected the very best cocoa beans and chocolate sourced from Peru, Tanzania and the Dominican Republic to create CLIFF10 Chocolate, a delicious dark chocolate based on an organic blend with a delicate fruity
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desserts using organic CLIFF10 Chocolate, this exquisite series of dishes will be served from 6.30pm in House Restaurant on all four nights over Easter weekend. (booking is essential). Running alongside the á la carte menu, the ultimate Easter dining experience for any chocolate lover or the culinary curious - the CLIFF10 Chocolate tasting dinner at Cliff House Hotel, costs €110 per dinner, with wine pairings available for €62. Overnight stays are also available from €550 to include tasting dinner and bed and breakfast in a deluxe sea view room. The CLIFF culinary team have ensured those enjoying relaxed dining in The Bar Restaurant over the Easter can also celebrate our favourite chocolate holiday with a chef curated selection of 5 specialty CLIFF10 chocolates. Hitting all the notes from salty to bitter, earthy to sweet, this decedent and delicious chocolate selection consisting of sea vegetable fudge chocolate, rhubarb curd bitter chocolate, rosemary blossom gel filled chocolate, gin and coffee and Lyons Estate Honey is a delightful way to end a mouthwatering meal in The Bar
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THE DIG Starring Moe Dunford Join us at the Cinema Premier with Q&A afterwards with Moe & The Creative team. Wednesday, 24th April, at 8.30 p.m. After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s grieving father, searching for the body on an endless bog. When Callahan asks the local police officer to remove the man from his land, he soon realizes that the police and community want the killer in their midst gone for good. With no memory of the murder and no way of stopping Sean, Callahan’s only option is to join The Dig. Sean’s disapproving daughter Roberta watches this uneasy alliance unfold and as they dig closer to the truth, Callahan hopes he will soon find the closure he has been searching for. The Dungarvan Observer, in association with SGC Dungarvan, has a pair of tickets to give away to the lucky winner of our competition. All you have to do is answer the following question and post your entries into The Dig Competition, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, on or before 12 noon on Tuesday, 16th April. Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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MICHAEL SEXTON Function room available for Parties and Meetings, etc. Quick Casual Catch Up Coffee at McDonalds in association with Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber: Tommy Walsh, Christopher Pim, and Yana Buchackchyaya, McDonalds, pictured with Joe Roche, President Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber. [Dan McGrath]
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COACH AND/OR MINI BUS DRIVER WANTED – D and D I Licence. To cover work in the Dungarvan and Stradbally area. School contract and private hire. Email replies to: fairwaycoaches@gmail.com or contact Derek on (087) 6502704.
WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL – We, Bridie and Jeremy Brittain, wish to apply to the above Authority for Retention Permission to retain the existing timber cladding to the face of the previously granted extension under REF: 99/635 at Dromore, Aglish, 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 at Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford, during its public 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.
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PERSON WANTED TO DO HOUSEWORK – Incl. ironing, 4 hours per week, Dungarvan area. Please text (083) 0539387. (19-4)
Shop Manager DUNGARVAN The Society of St. Vincent de Paul are currently recruiting for the role of Shop Manger (20 hours) in Dungarvan. Working with SVP is more than just a job, it’s about working in one of Ireland’s best known, trusted and respected not-for-profit organisations and making a difference to your community. We’re looking for people who enjoy managing a diverse team and have retail experience. Go to www.svp.ie/Jobs for details on how to apply, including a full job description and application form. Apply online directly or post your completed application form to Human Resources, SVP House, 91-92 Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. The closing date for this role is 19th April.
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Naíonra Gharbháin Clais na Lachan Dún na Mainistreach Dún Garbhán Co. Phort Láirge X35 NP84 058 42173 Naíonra Garbhán – Gaeilge á fhoghlaim tré mhodh an t-súgartha. Roinnt spásanna fágtha don bhliain 2019/20 faoin scéim ECCE. Ainmneacha á dtógaint againn anois do 2020/21. Gach eolas ar Shuíomh na Scoile www.scoilgharbhain.ie Buail isteach ‘Lá Oscailte’ 9ú lá de Bhealtaine idir 12.30 i.n.2.30 i.n. Naíonra Garbhán – Gaeilge is promoted throughout the session in the form of play, stories, activities, song, etc. Limited places available for 2019/20 under the ECCE Scheme. Also taking enrolments for 2020/21. Further info available on school website www.scoilgharbhain.ie Open Day 9th May between 12.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. please call in.
WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL – I, Mary Lawton (Executor of the Estate of Maurice O’Brien deceased), intend to apply for permission for upgrade of septic tank system and percolation area serving existing dwelling house with new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter to ensure compliance with the EPA Code of Practice 2009 standards and all ancillary works at High Road, Ballyduff Upper, 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 (Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford), during its public opening hours (9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Monday – Friday (excl. public holidays). 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. WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL – Jim and Pat McCarthy intend to apply for permission for construction of a cattle underpass, milking parlour complex and an animal house incorporating cubicles, straw bedded area, slatted tank, feed passage and associated works at Curraghreigh South, Lismore, 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 at Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford, during its public opening hours, i.e. 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application, and such submissions and 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.
Just think of it! PERHAPS we need to think again about the value of the Sacraments. It does seem that many people, irrespective of age, when they do receive one of the Sacraments, they see it as an isolated event, unrelated to their everyday activities and decisions, and furthermore something that is over and done as soon as the day is done. Each one of the Sacraments is an occasion when God involves himself in our lives in a significant and special way. Each sacrament carries its own distinctive graces, divine helps, with it, and these graces are examples of God helping us to overcome our failings and weaknesses and we try to succeed on our pilgrim way through life. When we receive a Sacrament we aim at the future. Baptism brings us into the family of God’s adopted daughters and sons. That new status that we have isn’t just for the day of our christening: the grace of our baptism is meant to last for eternity: even death doesn’t extinguish it. Confirmation, which many people are thinking of in these weeks, isn’t the end of a young person’s connection with the church. On the contrary, the graces of Confirmation are meant to give the recipient the courage and the wisdom to become an active worker for Christ, someone who will stand up for the values and for the principles that Christ preached about during his public life, the same message that the Apostles proclaimed when they received the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost Sunday. The Sacrament of Marriage lasts for the lifetime of the couple who receive it, and it is a powerful source of courage and love for that husband and wife. Perhaps if more couples would receive it there wouldn’t be so many single parents, survivors of a partnership that didn’t last, resulting in so much hurt and disappoint both for adults and for children. Fr. Robert Arthure, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.
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IMPROVED PROCESS FOR NEW HOUSING APPLICANTS Waterford City & County Council is improving the process of applying for social housing for new applicants. The trial service, available in Waterford City and in Dungarvan, will run for 3 months. Starting from Monday 15th April 2019, a person with a completed application and all relevant documents can self-book an interview using the Council website. How do I make an application? • Using the income bands set out on the website make sure that your household’s net income does not exceed the income limit for your household size. If it does you will not qualify for housing. • Download the Application Form, Certificate of Income and HPL1 form from the Council website. You can also collect these documents at the Customer Services Counter in Bailey’s New Street or at the Civic Offices Dungarvan. • Use the checklist on Page 3 to make sure that you have all the relevant supporting documentation to hand. • Complete all forms making sure that you sign the Declaration on the back of the Application Form. When you have done this and have gathered all your information you can then book an interview online. How do I book an appointment for an interview? • From 15th April 2019 a person wishing to make an application for housing must book an appointment using the online booking calendar on the Council website www.waterfordcouncil.ie What happens if during the interview there is something missing from my application? • If there is anything missing from your application, the form and all documentation will be given back to you and you will be told what is required to ensure your application is complete. • When you have gathered the missing information you must book another appointment online to meet with a housing staff member. What happens if my application is complete? • If your application is complete, it will be assessed in full at the interview and before you leave you will be told if it is approved or refused. • A letter confirming this will be sent to the address you provide on your application within 5 working days of your interview. What does being approved for housing supports mean? • If your application for housing is approved you will be placed on the Council’s housing waiting list. • Being an approved housing applicant also means can you can avail of assistance under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme. There is a separate application form for the HAP which will be sent to you with your letter of approval. Details of how to apply for HAP are contained in the HAP application form. You will also be required to attend a separate interview for the HAP. For further details on this new process, please visit: www.waterfordcouncil.ie
Observer Competition Winner The Dig @ SGC Dungarvan JIMMY MURPHY, Glenbeg, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Winner can collect prize at SGC Dungarvan.
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REVISION COURSES 3rd YEARS – Déise College JC Easter Revision Courses now enrolling. We are the experts and have now being running these courses successfully for the last 16 years. Irish / Business Studies (new course) / French / Maths and Science being offered. Very experienced teachers who also examine on behalf of the Department of Education and Science. Call to reception to secure a place. 05851230. (12-4)
AVAILABLE BEECH HEDGING AVAILABLE – Also Bare Root Trees (Ornamental and Native), Rootballed and Container Grown Trees too. Contact: Jim (087) 2508846.
MURRAY’S ROOFING DUNGARVAN – Re-roofing specialists. Slate/Tile • flat roofs • guttering/downpipes • chimney work • chimney cowls • ridge tiles • lead flashing lead valleys • supply/fit roof velux windows • UPVC fascias/soffits • insurance work undertaken • 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.)
CHILDMINDER AVAILABLE CHILDMINDER AVAILABLE – Qualified childminder, experience 20+ years, available to mind children in childminder’s home. Ring area. Contact: (087) 3586245. (26-4)
SITUATIONS WANTED EXPERIENCED DRIVER WITH C AND EC LICENCE AND SAFE PASS – Seeks local part-time work. Experienced in Curtainside, Blowers, Tippers and Flat + Moffet work. Please reply, detailing nature of work and contact details, to Box No. 7055. (12-4)
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POINT OF LAY PULLETS, BROILERS AND DUCKLINGS FOR SALE – Outside Dungarvan Mart on Monday next, 15th April, from 11.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Tel. (026) 41905 / (087) 2208061.
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3rd/6th YEARS – Déise College Easter supervised study now enrolling. Strictly supervised in an environment conducive to getting solid uninterrupted revision done during the Easter break. Flexible times available. Call to reception to secure a place. 058-51230.
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
IN MEMORIAM COLLENDER (25th anniversary) – In loving memory of a dear husband and wonderful father Jim Collender whose 25th Anniversary occurs at this time.
Time passes, Memories stay, Loved and remembered, Every day.
BERESFORD (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of Marian Beresford, late of Springmount, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, who died on 3rd April, 2014. R.I.P.
–By your wife Mary; children Claire, Helaine, Jamie, Grace and Nicholas and grandson Eoghán.
No length of time can take away, Our thoughts of you from day to day, Though absent you are always near, Still loved, still missed, still very dear.
–Sadly missed and always remembered by husband Tom; sisters Kathleen and Mary. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 14th April, 2019, at St. Laurence’s Church, Ballinroad, at 10.00 a.m.
BERESFORD (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of Marian Beresford, late of Springmount, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, who died on 3rd April, 2014. R.I.P. Somewhere beyond the sunset, Where loved ones never die, You sleep in a beautiful garden, Beneath a golden sky. Though Heaven and earth divide us, We are never far apart, For you are always in our thoughts, And forever in our hearts.
MAHONY (9th anniversary) – In loving memories of our dear son Kristofer Mahony, late of 17 Spring Meadows, Dungarvan, who died on 15th April, 2010. Always in our thoughts, Forever in our hearts.
–Always loved and missed so very much by your Mam, Dad, Steve, Paul and Jack and all your family and friends. Kristofer’s Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in the Friary Church on Saturday, 13th April, at 6.15 p.m. GALVIN (3rd anniversary) – In loving memory of Richard Galvin, late of Ballyvaden, Kill, Co. Waterford, who died on 14th April, 2016. Everyone copes differently, Some cry for the loss of a loved one, Others smile because they know, They’ll see them again.
–Thinking of you on this day and always from Joanie and all who loved and knew Richard. R.I.P.
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.
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And think of him as living, In the hearts of those he touched, For nothing loved is ever lost … And he was loved so much.
Will those who think of them today, A little prayer to Jesus say.
–Always remembered by their families at home and abroad.
POWER (13th anniversary) – In loving memory of Pat Power, late of 8 Upper College Road, Ardmore, whose 13th Anniversary occurs on 11th April. R.I.P. We who love you sadly miss you, As it dawns another year, In our lonely hours of thinking, Thoughts of you are always near.
–Lovingly remembered by your wife Marian; sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren.
HENNESSY (7th anniversary) – In loving memory of Kitty Hennessy, late of Crossford, Ardmore, Co. Waterford, who died on 8th April, 2012. R.I.P. Anniversary Mass will take place in St. Declan’s Church, Ardmore, on Saturday night, 13th April, at 7.30 p.m. To lose someone we loved so much, Brings pain beyond belief, There are no words to ease our pain Our sadness and our grief. We feel we’ve lost someone so close, So wonderful and dear, We think about your special ways, And wish that you were near. But although you’ve left this world, You’ll stay within our hearts, Guiding like an angel Even though we are apart. For love is everlasting, And so are our memories, Your legacy that’s always there, To light the way for us.
–Also remembering our Dad/Grandad Mike at this time. Both loved always and sadly missed by your son Michael; daughter Maria; sonin-law Peter and grandchildren Niamh, Melanie and Killian.
NUGENT (9th anniversary) – In loving memory of Jim Nugent, late of ‘Glenview,’ Churchquarter, Modeligo, Co. Waterford, whose 9th Anniversary occurs on 10th April. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in Modeligo Church on Sunday, 14th 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.
SCANLON (22nd and 6th anniversaries) – In loving memory of David and Peg Scanlon, late of Cladagh, Clashmore, whose Anniversaries occur on 21st and 19th April. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Cronan’s Church, Clashmore, on Sunday, 14th April, at 9.00 a.m. Will those who think of them today, A little prayer to Jesus say.
–Always remembered by your loving family.
–Sadly missed by Olive and all his family.
MORRISSEY – In loving memory of Tony and Ellen Morrissey, late of Kilminion, Stradbally, whose Anniversaries occur on 10th and 11th April, 2016. R.I.P.
–Sadly missed but always remembered by your daughter Valerie; sons Anthony and Trevor and families.
CLIFFE (8th 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.
O’GORMAN – In celebration of the life of Paddy O’Gorman, late of Glasha, Ballymacarbry, Anniversary Mass will be held in Fourmilewater Church on Sunday, 14th April, at 11.00 a.m.
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SCANLAN (7th anniversary) – In memory of our dear mother Nellie, late of Ballinwillin, Lismore, who died on 14th April, 2012. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 11.30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church, Cappoquin, on Saturday, 13th April, 2019. You gave your long life, In loving, care and support of all of us, Then on that faithful day, God called you from us. To that garden of rest and peace, May God in all his glory, Grant you eternal rest.
–Sadly missed, but lovingly remembered, by all your family.
–Sadly missed by your loving wife Vera; son Frank; daughters Yvonne and Geraldine; grandson T. J. and extended family.
–Always loved and remembered by Eamonn, Stephen and Nicola.
LYNCH – Birthday remembrance of a dear father, grandfather and great grandfather Patrick J. (Paddy) Lynch, late of “Tara,” Tournore, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, whose birthday occurs on 12th April. R.I.P. Masses offered.
BUTLER – Birthday remembrance for a loving wife, mother and grandmother Margaret Butler, late of Leigh, Ring, whose birthday occurs on 12th April. Thinking of you on your birthday, But that is nothing new, For no day dawns and no day ends, Without a thought of you..
–All our love Tony, Emma, Susan, Alan, Mervyn, Evan, Carly, Ryan and Dylan, XXX.
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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.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ANN McCARTHY Ballyhobert, Youghal, Co. Cork Acknowledgement and First Anniversary Died: 13th April, 2018 Cherished memories of Ann who died peacefully in the wonderful care of the Youghal and District Nursing Home, Gortroe. Following a long term illness, borne with inspirational fortitude, grace, dignity and with a warm generous smile for all to enjoy. We deeply appreciate the important support of our relatives, friends, neighbours and work colleagues (Garranbane NS) who shared Ann’s journey with us and now comfort us in our sadness. We especially appreciated the exceptional love and care Ann received from the Nurses and Care staff from the Youghal HSE Centre. We acknowledge the importance of Ann’s GPs Dr. Matt Morahan and Dr. Mark Buckley and also Marymount Respite Care Service. We acknowledge the support given to Ann’s brother Fr. Pat by Canon Herlihy and Fr. Winkle at the removal and in particular at the Funeral Mass. We also acknowledge the support he received from his many Augustinian colleagues. As it would not be possible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our gratitude and appreciation to all. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for your intentions. First Anniversary Mass for Ann will be held on Sunday, 28th April, at 11.00 a.m. in The Holy Family Church, Youghal. Níos luachmhaire ná ór na cineáltais a rinne sí. –Lovingly remembered by her husband Michael; sons Brian and Ciarán; daughter Áine and brothers Fr. Pat McCarthy and Jack McCarthy.
THOMAS (Tom) QUINLAN Knockroe, Colligan, Dungarvan Sister-in-law Cait Quinlan; nephews John and Gerry Quinlan, Tom and John Butler; nieces Orla and Aideen Quinlan, Finola Butler and Joanne Fox, wish to express their sincerest thanks to all those who shared their bereavement. We wish to thank most sincerely all of you who called to the home, shared in the Rosary, attended the removal, Funeral Mass and burial. A sincere word of thanks to Fr. Michael Kennedy for officiating at the prayers and Funeral Mass. We are forever indebted to our wonderful neighbours, extended family, friends and Tom’s former colleagues for the sympathy and support they provided at the time of our bereavement and throughout the past year. We would like to express our thanks to Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, for their kind support throughout and for the professional handling of the funeral arrangements. We would also like to acknowledge and express our most sincere gratitude to Colonel Desmond Travers and all the members of 1st Brigade MP company for the military ceremony they provided and for all of their assistance at the burial. We would like to express gratitude to the members of the military senior staff present including GOC 1st Brigade, Southern Command, Brigadier General Patrick Flynn; GOC 2nd Brigade, Northern Command, Brigadier General Howard Berney and GOC DTFC, Curragh Command, Brigadier General Joe Mulligan. It was very much appreciated that those who served with him on his overseas deployments with the UN in Congo, Cyprus, Lebanon and Egypt and also those who served with him during his time as Cadet Master at the DTFC Curragh and GOC of the Southern Command and throughout his career, were present to express their condolences. We wish to thank the Consultants, Doctors, Nurses and all the staff of St. James’ Hospital, Dublin; Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, and the Beacon Renal Dialysis Clinic for their care and support for Tom during the period of his illness. Thanks to the altar servers, Sacristan Ann and to those who arranged the flowers in the church. We hope that this acknowledgement will be accepted as a token of our most sincere gratitude to you all. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for all your intentions.
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LEGAL NOTICE THE DISTRICT COURT (AN CHUIRT DUICHE) District Court Area of Youghal District No. 21 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 15 OF THE GAMING AND LOTTERIES ACT, 1956 APPLICANT: RUSSELL PERKS TAKE NOTICE that the abovenamed Applicant of TOWER FUN FAIR, Ardmore, in the County of Waterford, will apply to the District Court sitting at The Mall Arts Centre, Youghal in the County of Cork, on the 3rd May, 2019, at 10.30 a.m. for a Certificate under Section 15 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1956, authorising the issue of a licence permitting gaming at an amusement hall or funfair namely, TOWER FUN FAIR situate at Ardmore Village in the County of Waterford, in said Court area and district. The number and kind of games proposed to be carried on are as follows: Thirty Gaming Machines. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Applicant will rely on the following matter in support of the Application: 1. The Applicant is not disqualified by Section 8 of the said Act from the promotion of gaming under Section 6 or Section 7 thereof. 2. The other forms of amusement to be provided are as follows: Twenty Video Machines, Five Pool Tables, Two Pin Tables, Five Kiddy Rides, Bingo, One Dodgems, One Waltzer, One Twist, One Kentucky Derby. Dated this 29th day of April, 2019. Signed: E. A. Ryan & Co., Solicitors for Applicant, Dungarvan, County Waterford. TO: 1. County Secretary, Waterford City & County Council, Dungarvan, Civic Offices, Dungarvan in the County of Waterford, being the Local Authority. 2. Mr. Niall Curtin, County Fire Officer, Waterford City & County Council, Catherine Street, Waterford, being the Fire Authority. 3. Superintendent, Garda Siochana, Midleton in the County of Cork. 4. District Court Clerk, District Court Office, Youghal in the County of Cork. AN CHUIRT DUICHE THE DISTRICT COURT INTOXICATING LIQUOR ACT, 1962 Section 10 (as amended) NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR SPECIAL EVENT District Court Area of Dungarvan District No. 21 Applicant: Ridgevard Ltd. (John McGrath on behalf of Ridgevard Ltd.) TAKE NOTICE that Ridgevard Ltd having its registered office at Downey’s Bar, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, the holder of a licence in respect of the premises known as Downey’s Bar, 53 Main Street, Dungarvan, in the Court area and District aforesaid intends to apply to the Court at Dungarvan on the 24th day of April, 2019, at 10.30 a..m for an Order exempting the holders of the licences in the locality of his premises to wit the Parish of Dungarvan and Abbeyside from the provisions of the Licensing Acts relating to Prohibited hours on the following days and between the following hours, to wit:1. On Saturday the 27th April, 2019. From 12.30 a.m. to 1.45 a.m. on Saturday, 27th April, 2019. 2. On Sunday the 28th April, 2019. From 12.30 a.m. to 1.45 a.m. on Sunday the 28th April, 2019. 3. On Sunday the 28th April, 2019. From 11.00 p.m. to 1.00 a.m. on Monday the 29th April, 2019. DURING WHICH period a special event to wit West Waterford Festival of Food is taking place in such locality. Dated this 8th day of April, 2019. Signed: Lanigan & Curran, Solicitors for the Applicant, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. To whom it may concern.
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Pupils from St. Joseph NS, who were Confirmed by the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, Most Rev. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan in St. Mary’s Church, Dungarvan. Included are Fr. John Harris, Meave Saunderson, School Principal and Tracy Grant, Teacher. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]
Pupils from Glenbeg NS, who were Confirmed by the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, Most Rev. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan in St. Mary’s Church, Dungarvan. Included are Canon William Ryan, Catherine Fitzgerald, Principal and Mary O'Donnell, Teacher. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]
Pupils from Carriglea NS, who were Confirmed by the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, Most Rev. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan in St. Mary’s Church, Dungarvan. Included are Canon William Ryan, Gillian Hayes, Principal and Vicky Sheehan, [Sean Byrne//Deise Media] Teacher.
Pupils from St. Marys NS, who were Confirmed by the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, Most Rev. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan in St. Mary’s Church, Dungarvan. Included are Fr. Matt Cooney, Fiona Fitzgerald, School Principal, Ann Quinn and [Sean Byrne//Deise Media] Margaret Foley, Teachers.
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NEWSREEL Waterford Humanists THE April meeting of the Waterford Humanists will be held on Monday, 15th April, 2019 at 7.30 p.m. upstairs in the Cove Bar, Dunmore Road. The topic for this month is 'Ethics'. All are welcome. for further details contact Teresa at 0868776307.
Tracking Thomas Francis Meagher across Panama THE Barony of Gaultier announces its April talk entitled “Tracking Thomas Francis Meagher Across Panama”. Speaker is Ray McGrath and the talk takes place Wednesday April 17th, in Woodlands Hotel, Waterford. Start time is 8.00 p.m. All welcome. Admission €5 for non-members. Thomas Francis Meagher was in Central America three times between 1858 and 1861. His third trip was to Panama on a mission which was American sponsored. He crossed the Isthmus from the Pacific to the Atlantic on foot, by canoe and by mule. In 2018, Ray McGrath set out to find his route and walked part of it. Ray will describe his walk and what he has discovered about the nature of Meagher’s controversial involvement in Central America and his Panama mission.
Villierstown National School Parents’ Association Easter Draw WE the Parents’ Association are having an Easter draw. Tickets can be purchased in our local shop villierstown, our local pub as well as from Villierstown National School. Tickets are €2 a line draw runs for two weeks and will be drawn on Good Firday. We appreciate your continued support. Thank you.
Abbeyside Girl Guides SATURDAY, March 23rd, saw a large group of Irish Girl Guide members travel to Mount Melleray Scout Centre for a pack holiday. The group was comprised of Brownies, Guides and Senior Branch from Abbeyside. This was the first joint camp in several years and excitement levels were high. It was also an important weekend for two of our long standing leaders, Alice Dee and Siobhan O’Mahony, who were being assessed for their Indoor Licence Qualification. On arrival at the centre the girls settled into their dorms, packed their lunches and we were off on a hike. The weather was perfect for the weekend and everyone enjoyed hiking to the cross where they enjoyed a picnic lunch and some free time before heading back. Back in the centre it was time for crafting.The girls enjoyed some yarnbombing, covering tree branches
with colourful wool. After dinner there was time to watch The Greatest Showman before everyone headed to campfire. Campfire was the highlight of the weekend for many girls as they enjoyed s’mores and sang songs with the other groups staying at the centre. There was time for a nice cup hotchocolate to warm them up before bed. The girls were eager for more excitement and it was an early start on Sunday. After breakfast there was some free time in the playground and then it was off on another walk, the Guides to the monastery and the Brownies to the grotto.Tiredness was starting to set in and the girls were happy to relax and do some more craft work when we got back. After lunch it was time to tidy up and prepare for our closing ceremony. The girls were presented with their camp badges and we finished the
weekend with a lovely poem about Guiding. It was a great weekend and we are lucky to have such a wonderful centre so close to us. Many thanks to all at Mount Melleray Scout Centre that helped out during our stay. And thanks to our wonderful leaders that give up their time; Alice, AnneMarie, Carly, Charlotte, Fiona, Mary, Sharon, Siobhan, Susan and Sylvia. Many weeks of planning and organisation go into running the weekend and we are blessed with dedicated volunteers. Thank you also to Outdoor Advisor Liz Downes who travelled to assess the leaders for their qualifications. And finally, massive congratulations to Alice and Siobhan who their assessment and achieved their Indoor Licences. Well done, well done, very well done! We are already looking forward to the next camp.
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ARDMORE ARDMORE TIDY TOWNS GOOD FRIDAY CLEAN-UP We’re gearing up for our annual Good Friday roads cleanup again this year. So we’ll all meet at Quinn’s Cross at 4pm on Good Friday and we’ll disperse from there. And we’ll probably tackle the N25 on the Saturday morning. Over the years, many local families and visitors who might not be able to attend on Good Friday or Holy Saturday have taken upon themselves to tidy a stretch of road or car park independently of us. Once again the effort is hugely appreciated and please do let us know in advance so that we don’t ‘deploy our troops’ to that area. WORKS IN PROGRESS There are many little projects on the go at the minute. Much of our focus is managing our village and surrounds for wildlife habitats and fodder. Hence we’re late cutting grass this year thus allowing the early bees to feed on the wild dandelion, daisies, clover etc. We’ve identified a major wild bee habitat and we’re preserving that and we plan to plant pollinator friendly hedging alongside the new footpath on the Dungarvan Road. The first portion of the path is nearing completion and as many will have noticed, the pots for the public lighting poles are fitted and ready too. The good news this week is that funding for the completion of the path to the GAA Field has been allocated, whether that will happen later this year or next year I’m not sure. Also to be completed shortly will be the new flashing lights at The School. CHRISTMAS TREES Many of you will have noticed that we’ve been using quite a bit of mulch on the landscaping project in College Road. What’s interesting is that this mulch is the produce of all our used
Christmas Trees over the past few years. And then along comes Joe O’Callaghan with his magic machine to mulch last year’s Christmas Trees this week as well. Sincere thanks to Joe, who has been through the mill a bit himself in recent weeks and we hope he’s back to full health again now. ALLOTMENTS Last week we spoke of the massive response we’ve had from volunteers for all sorts of jobs, some using their own equipment, and many just with their physical help. Again this week we had another example when John Prendergast very kindly came in and ploughed the allotments area, that after Thomas Power had earlier spread a load of farm yard manure for us. And to completely take the hard labour away from us, Jamesie O’Donnell will be along in due course to rotavate it and open drills for us. A few of our allotment families have retired so we have space for a few more wannabee gardeners. This is a great opportunity for beginners to start, as with a small patch of prepared ground and plenty help and advice around just sow the seeds and watch and enjoy your very own fresh veg. Give me a shout on 0868785222 if you’re interested. CAMOGIE ÓG Following the recent formation of a juvenile girls camogie club in the parish the u-8 and u10 girls competed in their first blitz. Ardmore hosted the blitz which was well attended. All the girls did really well in their games. Their skills are really improving and they played with great heart and team spirit. A big thank you to all who attended and supported the blitz, and of course to their trainers who are doing great work with them every week.
SPLIT THE POT They had a scratchy night at The Split the Pot draw when a well plumbed Whiting Bay cat called ‘Mr Muddles’ won €195. I’m sure he was purring all night as was his owner Ann! The Ardmore National School Parents Association also received €195. Don't forget to get your envelope in Ardmore before this week’s draw, simply put €2 in the envelope and write your name and phone number on it and leave with any of the participating businesses in the village. Thank you all for your continued support and thanks to all the businesses who sell and keep the envelopes for us. POKER AT ROUND TOWER HOTEL Catherine Mansfield’s third place last week was just enough to keep her on top of the league table on 82 points just one ahead of last week’s winner, Billy Harty with runner up Jerome Curran leapfrogging into 3rd place in the league on 64. Winner of the runner-up table, Ger Cronin is just behind in joint 4th place on 57 points with James Bryan. Jason Lenane is on 55. KEANE BENEFIT AT KEEVERS For the third week in a row the father and son combination of Willie & Brian Keane emerged as outright winners at Keevers Progressive 45 last week. Once again once they got on a winning streak and won 9 of the first 10 games on their way to an overall total of 10. Not far behind were Fr. Finbarr Lucey & Billy Harty on 9 and Pakie & Declan O’Mahony on 8 were third. Thomas Power & Jerome Curran were best of the last 5 and Martin & Laurence Keevers won the last game.
Paul Og Clooney, Killian McCarthy and Aaron Purcell having fun litterpicking for the National Spring Clean.
KILL POETS, MUSICIANS, SINGERS, AND MORE This Wednesday, April 10th at Dunphy’s Bar, Kill, a miscellaneous gathering of poets, musicians, singers, and more will take place. Showcase your talent in an old-style country pub. Old ways and new ways under a thatched roof, a combination of Ireland’s past and present, preserving what we had and mixing it with the present. If you can read or recite a poem, sing a song, old or new, play a musical instrument, Dunphy’s Bar, Kill, is the place to be this Wednesday evening! CINDERELLA...ISH EXTRA SHOW Due to huge demand for tickets for our upcoming performances of Cinderella...ish in The Gealach Gorm Theatre, an extra show has been added for Sunday, April 14th at 3.00 p.m. A few remaining tickets remain on sale but most shows are now sold out. Call or text 086-8569358 to book for this hilarious version of the classic fairytale. KILL GAA LOTTO At last Monday night's lotto draw held in Kirwan's Bar, we had no winner of the lotto jackpot worth €10,000. On the night we had no match 3 winners, so it was down to the lucky dip draw to decide the winners.The two winning tickets drawn were Ger Guiry and Kate Buckley.
The numbers drawn were 6, 7, 16 and 18. The lotto draw was sponsored by Dunphy's Bar, Kill Village. BINGO Please note the next Bingo night in Kill Community Centre takes place next week on Thursday. Eyes down at 8.00 p.m. and our jackpot is up for grabs. Refreshments are served. ST. ANNE'S LADIES FOOTBALL & CAMOGIE CLUB New and existing players are invited to come and try out football and camogie on Saturday, April 13th from 11.00 a.m. where they can meet the underage coaches and some of the senior players. This will be followed by refreshments and a cake sale in the Dunhill Sports Centre. For more information contact Marie on 0868385928. NATIONAL SPRING CLEAN A very well done to Mr. Kelly's enthusiastic 4 & 5th class who did a wonderful job litterpicking and weeding in Ceol na Mara last Thursday as part of an Taisce's National Spring Clean in conjunction with Kill Action & Alert Group. And many thanks to all the volunteers who have taken bags, gloves and litterpicks to help Keep Kill Clean. More on this next week!
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Molly McNamara, Grace Moloney and Sarah Miller who recently assisted An Rinn Under 14 Camogie team who narrowly lost The Feile Final.
COPPER COAST GEOPARK VISITOR CENTRE Mary Kennedy and the RTÉ Nationwide team were recording along the Copper Coast this week. After a visit to Dunhill, Mary, Suzanne and Brian called into the Geopark Visitor Centre in Bunmahon where geologist Robbie Galvin explained some of the background behind the Geopark and how with community support it grew from humble beginnings into a UNESCO Global Geopark. The program will be aired in mid May.
Brian Walsh from the RTÉ Nationwide production team filming at the Copper Coast Geopark Visitor Centre in Bunmahon.
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STRADBALLY PARISH DRAW RESULTS 1ST APRIL 2019 €150: Joan Smith, Brenan, Stradbally. €25 each: David Murray, Ballinabanogue,
Kilmacthomas; Gusty Carey, Bonmahon; James Rourke, Lisnageragh, Bonmahon; The D’Arcy family, Ballyvooney, Stradbally; Francis Sheehan,
Ballykerogue, Stradbally. Promoter’s prizewinner: Monica Gough. COFFEE MORNING A Coffee Morning fundraiser
Active Retirement – Front row left to right: Linda Dempsey, Rosaleen Keane, Biddy Carroll, Mary Theresa Power, Kay Murphy (President Active Retirement Ireland), Eileen Roche, Eileen Rabbett (member of organising committee of OPC). Back row: Tom Hickey and Ken Begley. Some of the Tay and Mahon Valley ARA present at the Older People's Council and the Waterford Age Friendly Alliance in the Rainbow Community Centre Kilmacthomas on 3rd April. Ageing is changing according to the Central Statists office: Average life expectancy for men in Ireland is 76.8 years, and 81.6 years for woman. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines an "age friendly" community as one in which all organisations, and everyone from all walks of life: recognises diversity among older people, promotes the inclusion of older people, values their contribution to community life and respect their decisions. One of Age Friendly goals is to enable older people to live active and healthy lives, remaining in their own homes for as long as possible. Any queries to Tom 087-9386209 or brianjcorry@yahoo.ie [Photo courtesy of Richard Cutbill]
will take place at St. James School Hall, Stradbally on Friday morning next, 12th April from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. in aid of St. James Parish Funds. All support appreciated. TRACTOR RUN The Parents’ Association of Our Lady of Mercy National School, Stradbally is holding a Tractor Run on Sunday next, 14th April. Registration starts from 11.00 a.m. at the church car park and the runs begins at 11.30 a.m. The school will also be available for those not participating in the Tractor Run but supporting the event, where there will be food, a raffle and entertainment taking place. Come along and enjoy a fun filled family afternoon. All proceeds go to the school. If you require any further information please contact 087-218 2102. LOCAL SOCCER NEWS Club Lotto: There was no jackpot winners in the Club Lotto draw recently held. The numbers drawn were: 2, 11, 14, 20. The €20 winners were: Nicky Comyn, Paddy Flynn and John Kelly. The Promoter’s prizewinner went to John Whelan. The next draw will take place on Sunday night, 14th April in O’Mahony’s Bar, Durrow with a jackpot prize on offer of €3,000. Thanks to all who continue to support our Club Lotto.
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Dungarvan Tidy Towns EVEN though it was Mother's day our volunteering mammies in our team couldn't stay away and started their Mother’s Day celebrations out picking up litter on the Greenway and Walton’s Park, once more the cigarette butts and fast-food take away rubbish was our biggest litter to be dealt with. This Sunday past, the committee went about with the remainder of our seed bombs and planted them for our Dungarvan Tidy Towns Biodiversity, so watch this space for monthly updates of their growth. Once more we ask that businesses clean outside the front of their premises as we prepare for our Tidy Town competition in
June/July. Our next pick-up is 4 pm to 5 pm on Sunday, April 28th, the festival of food, meeting on the Square where our committee will be in attendance throughout the day with our can crusher and mobile litter bin bike. With the evenings getting longer we are commencing our weekly Wednesday evening litter pick-up in May watch out for the areas we are going to attend to and please let us know if there us an area of particular interest for you. Contact Annmarie Rossiter Capitol Cleaners on 058-41412 or message Tidy Towns through the facebook page Dungarvan Tidy Towns.
Presentation to retiring Stradbally Tidy Towns Chairman and Secretary A PRESENTATION of very beautiful and unusual Handmade Clocks from The Stradbally Tidy Towns Committee by the new Chairman Eddie Fitzgerald to the retiring Chairman Joe Curran and Secretary Margo Crowley. There was a party in Whelan's Bar, Stradbally, on 29th March to thank them and celebrate for their outstanding service to this
Committee and Stradbally Village. It was a joyous celebration tinged with sadness to lose two outstanding, hardworking, successful, long-serving members (Joe Curran 15 years and Margo Crowley 19 years). The awards and accolades they have won in this period have just been amazing, including a visit by the President (but far too many to list here today). I would hope in the near future
to do an article with Joe and Margo on the gradual beautification of Stradbally Village from the beginning to now and all the awards Tidy Towns has won on this marvellous journey, hopefully with images. I am sure on behalf of Stradbally Village community may I thank you for your amazing service over the years. Richard Cutbill
Photograph taken in Whelan’s Bar, Stradbally (l. to r.) – Back row: Sheena Curran, Maurice and Margo (retiring Sec.) Walsh, Eddie Fitzgerald (Chairman), Joe Curran (retiring Chairman), Helen Curran, Ann Navin (Sec.) and Graig Keyworth (Treasurer). Front row: Margaret Corbett, Eileen Roche, Kathleen Hogan, Sheila Corbett, and Richard Cutbill.
Volunteers out and about on Mother’s Day.
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Déise Animal Sanctuary Drawing and Creative Writing Contest Results Congratulations to Stephen Dunford and Jamie Gleeson!
My Pets By Stephen Dunford Sixth Class at Coolnasmear National School I have a dog and we bought her in Cork She likes to eat beef and she likes to eat pork We go to the seaside where we run up the hills But she doesn’t like the water because it gives her the chills I also have a hamster her name is Marceline She is very messy, but I try to keep her clean She climbs up her cage and fall to the ground She’s a very quiet hamster and doesn’t make a sound
AS a registered charity helping all animals in crisis, one goal of the Déise Animal Sanctuary is to help educate young people in the proper treatment of animals. In March 2019, the Déise Animal Sanctuary invited local Primary School students to enter a free competition. The theme was “Animals or Pets.” Students in Junior Infants through Second class drew or painted a picture, and students in Third through Sixth class wrote a story or poem. There were three winners chosen in each of the two categories. The two first place winners each received a €25 voucher to David Walsh Office, School & Computer Supplies. Each of the four second and third prize winners received Easter chocolate. Six local schools participated: Carriglea N.S., Coolnasmear N.S., Garranbane N.S., Kilbrien N.S., Scoil Mhuire (Abbeyside), and Scoil Naisiúnta Na Rinne. All the entries were creative and expressive, which made it difficult to select the winners! The first place winner for Drawing or Painting went to Jamie Gleeson, Second Class in Garranbane. The first place winner for Story or Poem went to Stephen Dunford, Sixth Class in Coolnasmear. The winning entries are featured here. Well done and thanks to all for participating!
I have lots of chickens, about seventeen or more They come in my house and poop on the floor We feed them too much and they get very fat And sometimes get eaten by my neighbour’s cat I have lots of pets and I will get more That’s because all of my pets I adore
Drawing by Jamie Gleeson
Mary Lou McDonald meeting members of Surprise Surprise Dungarvan.
Surprise Surprise Dungarvan VISIT BY MARY LOU MCDONALD Thank you firstly to Siobhán Whelan for inviting our group "SURPRISE SURPRISE DUNGARVAN” to meet Mary Lou McDonald on her recent visit to Dungarvan. Mary Lou spoke of the beauty of Dungarvan, and seemed genuinely delighted to be here. She was absolutely lovely to chat with, and spent a long time chatting to our members, as we showed her some of our projects. She was very interested in our Fidget Mats (for Alzheimers patients), Insulated Sleeping Bags/ Rain Ponchos (for our homeless) & our Emergency Hospital Bags with pyjamas, towel and essential toiletries in many sizes from baby to pensioners. We were delighted to present Mary Lou McDonald with a beautiful Deise Christmas Tree Decoration kindly donated by Eugene Young (Iona Crystal). NAGLE’S BAR COFFEE MORNING We had a wonderful fundraiser recently at Nagle’s Bar, Dungarvan. It got off to a buzzing start and nothing
was too much for Linda and her staff. We would like to thank Dungarvan Leader (Colm) and Linda for their very generous donation. Huge thanks also to our raffle sponsors - Conor Lannon (The Country Store) for a fantastic hamper; Rebike Cafe, Abbeside for the beautiful Basket of Cupcakes; and to Fiona for her fabulous baking.We had eight very happy winners. On the day we counted €450 total, but before the day was out that had increased to €555 with many more kind donations being dropped off. We would like to wish the Woman's Shed all the best in securing a building in Dungarvan. THANK YOU DUNGARVAN! We want to thank the people of Dungarvan for your continued support - you are all amazing.Your generosity enables us to carry on with our projects and we have lots more planned over the next few weeks, including some very special SURPISE SURPRISE visits! If anyone wishes to help us with our ongoing projects, you can contact us on our Facebook page “Surprise Surprise Dungarvan” (just PM us), or you can donate via Jane Casey Florist / or Via PayPal.
Fidget mats for Alzheimers patients, made by members.
Cupcake Gift Basket, sponsored by Rebike Cafe, Abbeyside.
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Déise Animal Sanctuary’s Waterford SportsAbility Pet of the Week: Weekend 2019 Romeo! ABANDONED by his owner, Romeo found a warm and caring welcome at the Déise Animal Sanctuary in Ballymacarbry. He also found proper medical attention, so is now current on his vaccinations and free of mange. Romeo, a lurcher, is about 7 months old and is quite handsome. When he first arrived at the Sanctuary, Romeo was timid around people and other dogs. Now he is the playful pup is was meant to be; full of life, love and confidence. Romeo would make a great family pet who would be thrilled to go along on long walks or just hang around with you. Please contact Pat at 087-3119509 to find out more about Romeo or other pets in need of a home. You can also learn more about the Déise Animal Sanctuary, registered charity CHY21017, by following them on Facebook. Thought of the week: That bunny or chick may be cute at Easter time, but will you care for the animal for years to come?
WATERFORD Sports Partnership is delighted to be organising the Waterford SportsAbility Weekend on Friday 26th and Saturday, 27th April. This event which is funded by the HSE is being run in association with WIT Arena. After listening to feedback from last year's inaugural SportsAbility Day this year’s event has been expanded to two days giving you more opportunities to take part. On Friday, 26th April, from 6-9 p.m. at WIT Arena we are hosting our very first seminar evening. The evening will include a Panel Discussion and Question and Answer session with a panel including Karen Power (Parent), Jim Walsh (Athlete), Hayley Fitzsimons (Athlete) and Niamh Rockett (Athlete). Following on from this Gary Walsh from Waterford Warriors Strength and Conditioning will deliver a one hour workshop covering the importance of strength conditioning and flexibility in everyday life.To close out our seminar evening Paul Ryan from IWA Sport will tell his story of acquiring a physical disability and the role that sport and physical activity has had in his recovery. On Saturday, 27th April, from 11.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. at WIT Arena there will a wide range of 'Come & Try It' sessions including Wheelchair Rugby, Athletics, Boccia, Wheelchair Basketball, Fun & Run (GAA), Football for All,Yoga and Tennis just to name a few.There will be more than twenty information stands from a wide range of clubs & organisations. There will also be a sensory room on site for any visitors who need some quiet time during the day. This FREE event is suitable for people with a disability of all ages, their families, parents, teachers, sports coaches, youth club leaders and anyone interested in sport. Representatives from local sports clubs, leisure facilities and disability organisations will be on hand to provide information support and advice on what is happening in Waterford at present. For more information on this event please contact Pauline Casey on 0761 10 2682 or email pcasey@waterfordsportspartnership.ie BOOK your FREE place NOW on www.eventbrite.ie
Hamper from The Country Store, won by Kathleen Geoghegan.
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LISMORE Lismore Tidy Towns THE newly formed West Waterford Eco Group recently held a presentation in the Carnegie Library on the Swift bird whose numbers are in decline. They come to Europe each Summer arriving in this country at the end of April/ beginning of May. They make their way back to Africa in August - a round trip of 14,000 miles. So why are their numbers in decline? Swifts nest in old buildings and their nests are usually in spaces under roofs or in small holes in walls and many old buildings are being knocked down or repaired destroying nest sites. New buildings have no nooks and crannies for the bird. Swifts breed in the same nest every year so when they arrive back from Africa they may find their nesting places have gone. The West Waterford Eco Group will be training interested people
to undertake surveys on the Swift population if any in their area and when areas are identified to put up nesting boxes. Lismore Tidy Towns are pleased to be associated with this. Swift expert Linda Huxley of Swift Conservation Ireland will be making a presentation to the West Waterford Eco Group at the Park Hotel Dungarvan on Friday, 10th May at 8 pm. Membership fee of €10 to join the Eco Group for those who would like to take part later in the year in the swift monitoring and placing of nest boxes. Dr. Una Fitzpatrick National Biodiversity Centre is encouraging people to delay cutting their lawns until mid April so that dandelions get a chance to grow. This leading ecologist has stated that no one should feel ashamed of dandelions growing on their lawns and allowing them to grow
is a sign that the householder is helping the survival of Ireland's endangered bumble bee and wild solitary bees as those insects will feed on the dandelion. Gardeners who choose weeding instead of using pesticides on flowers and plants are also doing bees, butterflies and other insects a great favour.' Other tips to help pollinating insects at this time of year and perhaps something to keep in mind for the future is to plant pollinator friendly bulbs such as snowdrops, crocus, grape hyacinth and single flower dahlias. Workwise we started work on Monday evening at the Grotto West Street which is our newly planted pollinator friendly area and weeded this large base. Work was also done at the Bee/ Butterfly corner and at the Monastery bed.To provide some colour at the Triangle whose
Members of Lismore Tidy Towns hand weeding and hoeing at the newly planted bee / pollinator friendly garden at Bankfield and putting into practice one of the aims of the group to keep as many planted areas as possible pesticide and herbicide free.
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planting is mainly for the Springtime; perennial geraniums plus anemones from other beds were transplanted to this site. More planting took place on Thursday night with the planting of the narrow bed at the New Street / Bank of Ireland orner with pollinator friendly plants and shrubs Planting ferns at the new stumpery in the Millennium was also done on the night. Grasses at the bandstand were transplanted elsewhere as they were being walked on. Students from Blackwater Community School continued their work on the Ball Alley. It will be completed after the school's Easter holidays. Thanks to those in charge of the Lismore Farmers Market especially Helen Fitzgerald who allowed Lismore Tidy Towns members to sell lines for the Easter Hampers Draw on Sunday 31st March. It is much appreciated by all of us ECO TIP OF THE WEEK A to Z guide to cutting down on plastics in the home - letters H and I this week: H is for the health benefits of avoiding the various chemicals in plastic ie BPA, some of which are hormone - disrupting and some of which leach into food and drink. H is for hankies of the cotton kind. I is for Iceland, the food retailer that stole a march on its rivals by pledging to eliminate plastic packaging from its own brand products by the end of 2023.
WE will celebrate the foundation events of our Faith in the coming week. Palm Sunday will include the blessing and carrying of Palm branches. The procession will be at both the 9.30 am Mass in Ballysaggart. We will begin out at the road at 9.20 a.m. and process into the Church. We will assemble at the rear of the Church with the children of First Eucharist class and process up the Church. The processions will be in honour of Jesus Christ our King. Thanks to the choirs and Ministers of the Word and Holy Commuion who will lead our Eucharist.We will have a Mass of Reconciliation at 7.00 p.m. on April 12th in Ballysaggart and again on Monday evening at 7.30 p.m. in Lismore. Holy Thursday will mean a 7.00 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper in Ballysaggart and 8.15 p.m. in Lismore. Participation will insure that these Masses continue. During the Mass we will take our Lenten Trocaire Boxes to the altar after the Gospel. Our generosity will be our way of washing the feet of the poor. Good Friday will begin with an Ecumenical Way of the Cross at 12.00 noon from St. Carthage's Church to the Cathedral. Our Via Dolorosa will be down Chapel St., along Main St. and into North Mall to the Cathedral. It will be led by Rev. Dean Paul Draper and Fr. Michael Cullinan. It is the beginning of a three hour prayer time in the
Cathedral. At 3.00 p.m. we will have the Commemoration of the Lord's Passion in St. Carthage's Church and again at 7.00 p.m. in Ballysaggart. The Pastoral Council will do the Way of the Cross in St. Carthage’s at 8.00 p.m. They will walk around the Church from station to station and all will be invited to make the journey. There will be a retiring collection at all the liturgies for the poor Christians in the Holy Land. Our Easter Vigil will be at 9.00 p.m. with the lighting of the Easter Fire by John Sullivan. This is the most important gathering of the Church for the whole year. Everything stands or falls on our faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. If Christ is not risen our faith is all in vain as St. Paul says, but Christ is Risen and the fear of death has been weakened. While we believe in the Resurrection we can stilll feel trepidation if our own death appears imminent. Through our Baptism we are already sharers in the Risen Life of Christ. Please support the Easter collection for the support of the Bishop and priests of the diocese. MASS TIMETABLE: Weekday Mass at 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 13th April - Vigil Mass in Lismore at 6.15 p.m. Sunday, 14th April - Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11.00 a.m. Parish Radio Link 103.9FM
Lismore Community Alert AGM LISMORE Community Alert Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 17th at 7.30 p.m. in the St. Vincent De Paul Centre, Chapel Place, Lismore. Sergeant Gerry Moloney will be in attendance on the night. Tea and coffee will be served afterwards, all welcome.
BALLYSAGGART KIERAN O’CONNOR FUNDRAISER On our final of four nights walk in Ballysaggart for the Kieran O'Connor fundraiser we had another fantastic turnout. Sincere thanks to everyone that walked and donated to the fundraiser. Our total raised is €1,550 and we presented this to Kieran's sister Aishling and his parents Pat and Mary on the night. We would all like to pass on our very best wishes to Kieran and his family on his road to recovery. Once again a huge thank you to each and everyone that supported this cause. SCOR NA bPAISTI On Saturday evening last, Ballysaggart was proudly represented at the County Final of Scor na bPaisti with Rory Nugent's Recitation, two Ballad groups and a Drama group. They had great success with Rory taking 3rd place, one of the Ballad groups came 1st and the Drama
group also took 1st with their piece called Mobile Zombies. Congratulations to all the children and everyone involved in preparing them for the competition. TEA DANCE Sunday, 14th April in the Community Centre at 7.30 to 10.30 p.m. ENGAGEMENT Congratulations and best wishes to Sinead Hale and Kieran Fahey on their recent engagement. COMMUNITY COUNCIL 45 CARDS RESULTS 1st: Helen Morrissey and Eddie Sheehan. 2nd: Joan Hannon and Helen O'Keeffe, Mary Byrne and Helen Walsh. Lucky Tables: Stephen Cunningham and Fr Cullinan, Liz McCarthy and Mary Fennessy, Pat O'Connor and Pat Kirby. Tickets: Kathleen Coleman, Tess Hale, Viv Uniacke, Joan Hannon, Delia Cashell and Christy Higgins.
Iarlaith Meagher and Rory Nugent presenting a cheque for €1,550 to Aishling O'Connor as part of the Kieran O'Connor fundraising from Ballysaggart and friends. Also in the photo are Kieran's parents Mary and Pat O'Connor, and Aishling’s fiance Ronan Walsh. Wishing Kieran and his family our very best wishes with his recovery. [Mary Glavin]
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KNOCKANORE IT HAPPENED 192 YEARS AGO Counter-Reformation in Ballinatray (According to the Tipperary Free Press May 9th, 1827) On Sunday the 22nd ult, Patrick Brown of Ballinatray, in the County of Waterford, went to the Chapel of Glendine, earnestly soliciting to be readmitted in public to the bosom of the Catholic Church, which he abandoned a short time before. He penitently came forward, sincerely deploring his past conduct, acknowledging the errors in which he fell, and wishing to apologise to the congregation, by begging their forgiveness for the scandal
and disedification he gave, and promised never again to relapse into the erroneous doctrines of Protestantism. The Rev. Richard Wall, Roman Catholic Curate, delivered an impressive discourse on the occasion, which made a deep impression on every individual present. This is one of many instances of the insincerity of those indigent and starving Catholics, who frightened by threats, or allured by bribes, change their religion for a while, but afterwards return, when remorse of conscience, and an experimental conviction of the delusion into which they were led, in spite of their natural want, tell them they are in error.
Melleray Tractor Run which took place last Sunday in aid of St. John’s Dungarvan and Jordan Power fund Ballyduff. Pictured is Ollie Flynn on his MF135 waiting for the off. [John O’Mahony]
Melleray Vintage Club ON what was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, Melleray Vintage Club held their 4th Annual Paddy Mangan Memorial Tractor Run. We had a fantastic turnout on the day and everyone enjoyed the scenic route. Thanks so much to all our members and friends for their help, to the Mangan Family, sponsors, stewards, catering team, the beneficiaries St. John’s Special School represented by Philip Daly and
Family & Gillian and Jordan Power from the Jordan Power Fund, we are so grateful to everyone that helped to make it a fantastic success and a wonderful tribute to Paddy Mangan. Well done all! We would like to wish Michael Rawlins a speedy recovery following his recent hospitalization. Next meeting Friday, 12th April at 9.00 p.m. in St. Mary’s Hall, Melleray.
St. John's Special School Mini Lotto RESULTS for Thursday, 4th April 2019 – Numbers drawn: 1, 11 and 29. There was no winner of our €800 Jackpot. €20 Lucky Dip Winners: Anne Phelan, Ballinameala; Bunty O'Sullivan, Tallow and Nell Dalton, Modeligo. This week's Jackpot will be
€850. Tickets are €2 and available from The Country Store, Hallahan's Pharmacy, McGrath's Newsagents, Forde's Spar in Tallow, Conna Post Office and Deckys Bar in Modeligo. Thanks so much to everyone for your support!
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Set Dancers from Mary Casey's Dance Class who participated in Scór na bPaisti recently.
GREAT IRISH BAKE FOR TEMPLE STREET Tallow Enterprise Centre would like to sincerely thank everyone who came and supported the Great Irish Bake Coffee Morning on Thursday last April 4th in aid of Temple St. Children’s Hospital. A wonderful morning was had by all and management and staff were delighted with the turnout. A special thank you to those who donated beautiful home baking for this event, over €450 was collected on the morning for this very worthy cause. Check out our Facebook page for more photos of this fantastic event. EASTER CAMP AND MOVIE MORNING A two day Craft and Cookery camp will run on Wednesday and Thursday April 24th and 25th April with a Movie Day on Friday 26th, for children aged 8 years upwards. Contact the centre for further details or to book a place 058-56445. COMPUTER CLASSES The next round of Beginners Computer classes begins on Tuesday, April 12th places still available. Improver’s class begins on Friday 16th of April. Contact Tallow Training & Enterprise on 058-56445. SECRETARIAL SERVICES Don’t forget! If you have a
project for college or school that needs typing, printing or binding, call into us and we will look after you. TALLOW COMMUNITY CENTRE Bingo jackpot now stands at €2,850 a great night’s entertainment always guaranteed. BOOKINGS Anyone wishing to book an event or function in Tallow Community Centre can do so by contacting Tallow Enterprise Centre on 058-56445. Rooms available for dances, parties, etc. BRIDEVIEW DRAMA Wishing all in Brideview Drama the very best of luck as they compete in the RTE All Ireland Drama Festival.Their festival play “Philadelphia Here I Come” will be on Wednesday,
24th April; Saturday, 27th April and Monday, 29th April in Tallow Community Centre, before heading to Athlone for the All Ireland Drama Finals in early May. So if you’ve missed this fantastic production, you still have an opportunity to see it. CALLING ALL PHOTO COLLECTORS! Calling all photo collectors! Tallow Community Centre are looking for photos of events held in the Community Centre down through the years, Tops of the Town etc. All photos will be scanned and returned in perfect condition. We would appreciate if they could be handed in the coming week if possible. Photos can be handed into Tallow Enterprise Centre.
Pictured at the Great Irish Bake for Temple Street.
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CAPPOQUIN Cappoquin Community Centre (058) 52746, Facebook - Cappoquin Community Centre; Email ocappdev@eircom.net WEEKLY EVENTS IN HALL Monday - Ladies Exercise Classes with Paul Murray 10.30 am to 11.30 am, Active Retirement 2 pm-4 pm, Riverdale 8 pm-9 pm Affane Bridge 7.30 pm – 10 pm. Tuesday - Circuit Training 6.15 pm-7.15 pm Thursday - Ladies exercise class with Paul Murray 10.30 am - 1130 am, Circuit Training 7 pm-8 pm Community Soccer 8.30 pm-10 pm Friday - Gymnastics 4 pm-8 pm. GYM OPENING HOURS Monday-Friday 8 am to 10 pm; Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. Membership: €200 per year, €60 for 3 months, €25 per month, €5 per casual, OAP/ Unemployed €3 per session. Top of the range equipment - cardio equipment, we provide a wide range of the lasted cardiovascular equipment, from cross trainers to rowing machines to help maximize your fitness. Functional Area, a dedicated area aimed to help improve fundamental strength, acceleration and endurance using the following equipment, Kettle bells, Swiss balls power bags, medicine balls dumb bells and suspension training. Physical Trainers - Connor Prendergast (087/1247025) fully trained in strength and conditioning training (LIT Certified). Claire Egan (087/9713895) Health and fitness Degree from UL. Both our gym trainers will help clients reach their goals with are expert knowledge, they will encourage you to work to the best of your ability whatever your level. These trainers will focus your fitness and training regime to work to your schedule, abilities, interests and life style, both can be contacted at any time to get you started in your new life style challenge. MARY BUTLER TD Mrs. Mary Butler TD Fianna Fail will hold a Clinic on the first Saturday of every month at 12.30 p.m. in the Community Centre, all are welcome. WATERFORD WEXFORD ETB Just a reminder anyone interested in doing a wide range of courses contact Aoife Fitzgerald (058) 52570 first floor of the Community centre. COMMUNITY CENTRE LOTTO JACKPOT HITS €3,900 Lotto Draw – 8th, April 2019 – Jackpot €3,800. Numbers drawn 1, 16, 17, 21 No winner. Consolation prize winners: Maureen Tobin Melleray; Chrissie Denn Modeligo; Dee Noonan Church Street; Joan Cahillane Lacken; David Hannon, 3 Gort Dara, Carrigeen, Cappoquin. Next week’s draw is on the 15th April 2019, with a jackpot of €3,900. Remember anyone looking to buy our Lotto tickets, call to any of the local shops in Cappoquin, the Community Centre, Miriam Coughlan or Carmel Prendergast will look after you. If you wish you can also buy the popular annual tickets, if you’re not in you can’t win
Phil Kearns and Pat Denn among the huge crowd at the Three Amigos concert.
Monnie and Ann Lenane among the huge crowd at the Three Amigos concert recently.
5-aside Indoor Tournament – Viki Mulhall presenting the winning Team of Sean Og Costin, Conor Lynch, Meabh Costin and Helena Costin with their prizes.
BALLINAMEELA CURRENT EVENTS ON IN THE HALL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY 5-ASIDE INDOOR SOCCER FUNDRAISING TOURNAMENT We had a huge turnout to The Liam Lynch 5-aside indoor soccer fundraising tournament last Sunday. We were blown away by everyone's generosity and support and would sincerely like to thank everyone for turning up and making the day a huge success. €2,017 was raised for The Liam Lynch Go Fund me account. A special thanks to the event organisers and those who provided food and refreshments. BALLINAMEELA ADULT & TODDLER GROUP The Ballinameela Toddler Group meets every Thursday from 9.30 to 11.30 in the Halla of Whitechurch National School. New parents, childminders, grandparents with toddlers very welcome. For more information contact Janice on 087 9718945. FINISK VALLEY AC Any children in our community who are interested in
running, jumping or throwing and would like to get involved in athletics, call down to Ballinameela Community pitch/hall, training times are Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Minimum age limit is 5 years old (child needs to be school going). Full programme of events can be obtained at our training session. ANNUAL AGLISH FUN RUN/WALK 7th Annual Aglish Fun Run/Walk in aid of Children's Hospital Crumlin takes place on Easter Monday, 22nd April. Join us on Easter Monday for 5k / 10k Run or 5k Walk. Entry fee €7 / or a donation and help a sick child. Great food and great spot prizes. 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 two ways. Firstly, a message regarding any suspicious activity
is sent to your phone so you can be on the look out. 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.facebook.com/ parish.communityalert.ie LADIES INDOOR SOCCER Ladies indoor soccer on every Tuesday night at 7.00 p.m. in the Community Centre. Contact Noirin Kelly on (086) 836 2695 if interested. BOOKING THE HALL If you would like to start your own indoor soccer game or other activity you can book the hall through our booking officer Alison Curran on 087 8289147. The Centre is also a great place for kids parties etc and can be rented for €30. Anyone renting the hall, please pay the person who opens up the hall for you and please take away your own rubbish. If you are borrowing
anything from the hall, contact Alison Curran also. Niamh Reynolds is responsible for the month of April for opening and closing the Community Centre and can be contacted on (087) 679 2321. LOTTO RESULTS 8/4/’19 – Numbers drawn were 13, 29 and 30.There was no Jackpot winner. €20 winners were Declan Sheridan, Villierstown; Jim Lynch, Ballylemon; Katie Ryan, Cappagh; John Harrington, Knockalara; Mary Daly, Barnastook; Next week’s Jackpot is €1,400 and the draw will take place in Maureen’s, Aglish. NOTES FOR INCLUSION If you have something you would like included in the Ballinameela notes you can email Brigid Byrne on brigidmhallahan@gmail.com or phone 087 9194287. You can also Follow and like us on our Facebook Page Ballinameela Community Centre.
Tourin Hall Committee 2019 NEWLY ELECTED PERSONNEL At a very well attended AGM held on April 4th 2019 the following officers were elected: Chairperson: Michael Meaney Assistant Chairperson: Darragh Wilkinson Secretary: Brian Leahy Assistant Secretary: Denise Meaney Treasurer: John Fives Assistant Treasurer: Sean Leahy P.R.O.: Gina McGrath The first official meeting of the new Committee will take place in Tourin Hall on Thursday, 11th April at 8.30 p.m. TOURIN GAA The hurling team have so far recorded a win over the Geraldines on Saturday, 30th March and a defeat to Abbeyside last Saturday, 6th April. Their next outing is next weekend against Colligan. Best of luck to players and mentors.
Tourin Badminton The Badminton Club are performing very well on a County level with a number of teams already through to county finals. The F team have successfully navigated their County challenges and go on to compete in the Munster Finals in UL on May the 6th, H, G and E Teams are playing semi-finals and finals this week, so more on those results as they arise. Email If you have any queries or wish to bring anything to the attention of the Hall Committee please use our email HallCommitteeTourin@gmail.com or contact any of the above named officials. A social media profile will also be set up in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes out for that. TREKKIN EEGITS – SUIR TO SEA The proceeds of this this year’s walk go to
the Irish Kidney Association. It takes place on Saturday, 27th April. There are 10 stages from Clonmel (on the River Suir) to Ardmore (Sea) and you can pick one stage or more as it suits your level of fitness. Stages vary in distance length from 1.5 km to 10 km so there is something to suit everyone. Plenty of reasons to take park in this event on what marks the 10th birthday of the Trekkin Eegits: you have a valid excuse to be an eegit, it’s a great way to raise money for a great cause, you get in a bit of exercise and calorie burning, its an opportunity to meet new people (it is a fact that a marriage has directly resulted from a meeting brought about by Trekkin’ Eegits). So, what’s stopping you? Sponsorship cards for this year’s walk (Suir to Sea) are now available for collection from the Credit Union in Cappoquin.
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BALLYDUFF UPPER SOCIAL DANCE Next Social Dance is on Saturday, 20th April with music by Pat Daly. BINGO! Next Bingo in St. Michael’s Hall with rollover jackpot from last month is on 12th April. See you there! LOTTO No winner of the local GAA Lotto of Tuesday, 2nd April. The numbers drawn were 14, 25, 26 and 32. The lucky €30 draw winners were: Betty Feeney (Garrison), Mark O’Rourke, Tom and Eileen Casey and Betty Keating. Results from the draw on 9th April coming from An Síbín with a jackpot of €10,350 in next week’s news. Tickets are on sale in St. Michael’s Hall from 9 am – 1 pm on weekdays, before Sunday mass. They are also available in Bridget Scanlon’s Hair Salon, The Log Cabin and An Síbín. BALLYDUFF CARDS RESULTS FROM 3rd APRIL 2019 1st: Pat Noonan & Delia Cashell. 2nd: Bill Leddy & Helen O’Keeffe, Hugh Geary & Larry Byrnes, Joan Hannon & Chris Higgins, Phil Duffy & Vivienne Uniacke, John Conway & Mary Fennessy. Lucky Tables: Vivienne Uniacke & Phil Duffy, Bill Leddy & Helen O’Keeffe, Hugh Geary & Larry
Byrnes, Joan Hannon & Christy Higgins. Raffle: Delia Cashell, Helen O’Keeffe, Christy Higgins X 2, Dan Howard, Larry Byrnes, John Conway, Dan Howard, Pat Kirby. DARTS The very best of luck to Ballyduff ’s own darts team from An Síbín who are heading to the final in Danny’s of Kilmacthomas this Friday. A bus is being organised for supporters. For details contact Richard on 087 2895658 or An Síbín 058 60177. ART EXHIBITION Congratulations to our own Katie Nolan who has her first solo Art Exhibition in St. Peter’s, North Main Street, Cork. Show your support for Katie by having a look at her fantastic works for the month of April. SAVING LIVES Congratulations to Mary Kenneally, Ballyduff Upper on receipt of her 50th blood donation gold pin and her daughter Michelle McGrath, Tallow receiving a porcelain pelican for her 100th donation of platelets at the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) function held in Rochestown Park Hotel on Sunday, 24th March. PASTORAL COUNCIL Easter Ceremonies in St. Michael's Church, Ballyduff. The Sacrament of Reconciliation for Easter, for both Parishes, will be
celebrated in Tallow Parish Church on Tuesday evening, April 16th at 7.30 pm. All are very welcome Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday, 18th April at 8 pm. Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, 19th at 3 pm. Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at 8 pm. Holy Saturday Vigil at 8.30 pm. Easter Sunday Mass at 11 am. Congratulations to the boys and girls from our parish who received the Sacrament of Confirmation recently. The Pastoral Council wishes everyone a holy and happy Easter. PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Parent & Toddler meet at the regular weekly slot of 9.30 to 11 am in the Carnegie Centre. Parents, grandparents and childminders are very welcome for a cuppa and a chat. The usual €2 each week will apply. It’d be great to see you there! NEWS FOR INCLUSION Thank you to all who contributed this week. To keep this notice page topical everyone’s help is needed. If you have any photos, announcements, congratulations or condolences and stories you would like to be included, please contact Denise at ballyduffuppernews@gmail.com, or 087 2273737 by Sunday night each week.
An Baile Dubh Scor Instrumental Music Group.
Ballyduff Upper Comhaltas SCÓR NA bPÁISTÍ Well done to all our competitors who qualified from the two semi-finals to the County Final of Scór na bPáistí held in Cappoquin last Saturday. We had two sets, an instrumental music group and a quiz team taking part. Congratulations to the set "An Baile Dubh A" who came second and the quiz
VILLIERSTOWN JACK THE JOKER Last week’s winner was Cora Cummins who chose card number 23, the ten of Clubs and won €50. Next week’s jackpot is €1,900. Tickets can be bought locally. Remember if you are not in – you can’t win. VILLIERSTOWN NATIONAL SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION EASTER DRAW We the Parents’ Association are having an Easter draw. Tickets can be purchased in our local shop Villierstown, our local pub as well as from Villierstown National School. Tickets are €2 a line draw runs
for two weeks and will be drawn on Good Firday. Hampers can be seen in shop and pub.We appreciate your continued support. Thank you. VILLIERSTOWN PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION LOCAL COMMUNION DATES Our local children will be celebrating the Sacrament of their First Holy Communion in Aglish Church on Sunday, 12th May at 11.00 a.m. JUST B YOGA Tuesday in VECP Community Room. 10 & 11.15 a.m. Contact Blánaid – 087-2076189. THE JOY OF LOVE The Reality of Family Life
Today - Wednesday, May 30th 8.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. Join us as we talk about and celebrate family. Everyone welcome. Fr. O’Connor’s House, Aglish. Tea and Coffee. Sunday, 21st April is Easter Sunday, NEWS FOR INCLUSION This is a community notice page and we need your help to keep it topical and of interest locally. If you have any photos, announcements, stories you would like included in the notes, please contact – Caroline on 0877763751.
An Baile Dubh Scór Set B.
MODELIGO LOTTO RESULTS 6/4/’19 – Numbers drawn: 13, 28, 29. No Winner. €25 winners: Gavin Dalton, Caitlin Manahan, Brian/David Phelan, McGrath’s Clash. Next week’s Jackpot €1,000. CONFIRMATION The Bishop Rev Alphonsus Cullinan will visit the Parish on Wednesday, 10th April at 2 pm to conduct the Sacrament of Confirmation for the girls and boys of 5th and 6th class from Modeligo National School. The following are the names of the pupils to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation 5th Class girls, Sarah Barron, Rachel Fitzgerald, Emily Foran, Lucy Nugent, Kayla O’Keeffe, Dearbhla Ryan.
6th Class girls - Jessica Collender, Elaine Quinn, Aoife Reddy, Ceire Ryan. 5th Class boys - Danny Dalton, Conor Fitzgerald, James Hickey, Mikey Power, Ciaran Reddy. 6th Class boys - Deaglan Curran, Leigh Dunford, Paddy Fitzgerald, Michael Whelan. A big thank you to Ms Wall, their teacher for her help preparing the students for the Sacrament of Confirmation. MODELIGO GAA Modeligo GAA clubs Aintree Grand National Lottery results Joint winners Stella O’Byrne and Eileen Prendergast. To our finance committee, club committee, members and players who sold tickets and to all who
bought an entry into the lottery we say a huge thank you, as all funds raised go towards our club funds. NA DEISE LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB Na Deise ladies football club will hold a fundraising Cake Sale on Easter Sunday after 10.00 a.m. Mass in Modeligo please support. NOTES Anyone wishing to include items in the Parish notes, please contact Monica before 8.00 p.m. on Mondays on 0874112798 or email them to marymonicaobyrne@gmail.com. BOOKING Astro turf or Hall both available for hire. Please contact John Power on 087 283 4600.
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team who came third. VISIT FROM AN RINN A group of teenagers from the An Rinn group Húlaí will travel to Ballyduff Upper this Saturday, 13th April to meet in the the Carnegie Library and share music, song and dance followed by a session in the Log Cabin from 6.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. All welcome.
DATES FOR THE DIARY A reminder that this year’s County Fleadh Cheoil competition will be held in Kilmacthomas on the 18th and 19th May. This year’s Booley House launch will take place on Thursday evening, May 23rd in St. Michael's Hall. More details to follow.
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Some of the Sliabh gCua Scór na bPaistí County finalists celebrating with their trainer Monnie Hallahan.
TOURANEENA SCÓR NA bPAISTÍ The Sliabh gCua Set Dancing Club were strongly represented at the Scór na bPaistí County Finals held in Cappoquin last Saturday evening. We had two entries in figure dancing, two entries in set dancing, two question time teams and four entries in the music group section. Our Sliabh gCua A figure dancers were: Aideen Whelan, Saoirse Dalton, Carla Hallinan, Sinead Connors, Caoimhe Connors, Niamh Hickey, Abbie Ahearne and Muireann Hickey. Our Sliabh gCua B figure dancers were: Orla Whelan, Keelin Houlihan, Eimear Hallahan, Abbie Fitzpatrick, Lucy McCabe, Aoibhe Burke, Holly Lonergan and Dearbhaile Houlihan, with our team B taking second place. Our Tráth na gCeist team A put in a great performance and consisted of Aideen Whelan, Ciaran O’Dwyer and Eanna Lonergan. Our Tráth na gCeist team B were overall winners and our team consisted of Orla Whelan, Keelin Houlihan and Jack Commins. In Ceol Urlise we had four teams with one team representing The Nire. Team A were: Eanna Lonergan, Abbie Fitzpatrick, Jack Commins, PJ McGrath, Ben
O'Gorman. Team C were: Muireann Hickey, Noah Commins, Caoimhe Connors, Aideen Whelan, Colm McGrath. Both these teams were joint third. In first place was the Sliabh gCua B team which consisted of Johnny Quinlan, Ben McCabe, Lucy McCabe, Orla Whelan and Eimear Hallahan. Representing the Nire were Paddy Spelman, Katie Spelman, Conor Walsh, Finn Walsh and Oscar O'Connell. Our Sliabh gCua B Rince Set team were winners and consisted of Jack Commins, Noah Commins, Stephen Coffey, Riain Hallahan, Emma Wall, Abbie Fitzpatrick, Dearbhaile Houlihan and Eimear Hallahan. Our other Rince Set team who participated were Sliabh gCua/An Uidhir with Eanna Lonergan, Ciaran O’Dwyer, Paddy Spelman, Conor Walsh, Aideen Whelan, Caoimhe Connors, Carla Hallinan and Muireann Hickey. The Sliabh gCua music group also won the Mary Fitzgerald overall shield for outstanding performance at the competition. Huge congratulations to all the girls and boys who put in amazing performances. A big thank you to all the parents/guardians for all their support and to Catherine Hallahan for all her
Sliabh gCua Group B Ceol Urlise, Winners.
assistance and last but definitely not least, a big thank you to our trainer Monnie Hallahan for all the time and work he has put in throughout the year to get the boys and girls in tip-top shape. Well done to all. SOLAS CENTRE Three pupils from St. Mary's National School,Touraneena, are generously giving their time to host a fundraising event for the Solas Centre. Lucy, Holly and Carla will hold a raffle in Beary's Cross Shop this Saturday, 13th April from 10.30 am. The raffle prizes consist of a beautiful hamper and many treats, so don't be shy with your support for this worthy cause. A big thank you to Lucy, Holly and Carla for taking the initiative and supporting the Solas Cancer Support Centre. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE There was a lot of activity in the village and surrounding areas last Saturday for the Spring Clean-Up. We take this opportunity to thank everybody that helped out. It was great to see so many people willing to assist. A special thank you goes to Aidan Fitzpatrick for the use of his power washer; to Seamus Skehan and Mike Sheehan for sorting out the mobile water tank and to Mossie Cliffe who did a stalwart job on traffic control. We would hope that everybody will continue to support all the great work that was done on Saturday and that they will think twice before disposing of rubbish on the ground or tossing it out of their car window. Our small efforts on a daily basis would go a long way towards supporting the great work that was done on Saturday. Thanks to all who helped out in any way. CAKE SALE Don't forget the Cake Sale
Sliabh gCua Rince Seit, Group B – Winners. being held today Wednesday, 10th April in St. Mary's National School, Touraneena. The Cake Sale is being organised by the 6th class pupils with all proceeds of the sale going to the Trocaire and Bothar charities. The Cake Sale will start at 10.15 a.m. and finish at 12.15 p.m. All are welcome. SLIABH gCUA LOTTO No winner of the jackpot last Sunday night in Dunne's Bar. The numbers drawn were 5, 16, 28. The 5 x €20 winners were: J & G Queally, Mairead O'Mara, Dylan, Nuala Stephens and Pat Dalton. The Promoter’s prize was won by Kay Ware. Next week's lotto draw will take place in Hanrahan's Bar on Sunday night, 14th April for a Lotto jackpot of €2,500. Don't forget, if you are not in, you can't win! SLIABH gCUA SET DANCING CLUB It is time to welcome back our many friends from the Liverpool Irish Centre. The group will arrive to a warm welcome on Friday, 12th April and there will be a packed schedule of traditional music, song and dance for the duration of their visit. There will be an Irish Night held on
Saturday night, 13th April at 7.30 pm in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan. On Sunday, 14th April, the day starts off at 12.30 p.m. with a music session in Dunne's Bar, Touraneena, followed at 7.00 p.m with an Irish Night/Ceili in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan. Admission is €5 per person or €10 per family. All are welcome
to join us in the collaboration of our Irish culture between Liverpool and Sliabh gCua. BRAIN OF BALLYMAC Fourmilewater Hurling Club will host the 'Brain Of Ballymac' Table Quiz at Doocey's Bar on Holy Thursday, 18th April. The Quiz will start at 9.00 p.m. and the fee is €20 per table of 4.
Sliabh gCua Group B Question Time Winners.
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From Land & Strand Ón Talamh agus Ón Trá in Joan Clancy Gallery THE work by 2018 Crawford Prizewinning Grads Katrina Tracuma and Anna O’Riordan opening in Joan Clancy Gallery, Mweelahorna, An Rinn, at 7.30 p.m. April 11th is well worth seeing. Art critic Cristín Leach said in RTE Culture "There are always instant stand-outs. CIT Crawford College of Art and Design grad show featured a remarkable level of professionalism across the board, with top notch work by Anna O’Riordan." O’Riordan’s exquisite prints have been influenced by the notion of bog land as a repository for cultural memory and histories. “The principal concern of the work is the compression of time in our minds” explained O’Riordan originally from Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry. Awarded a Cork Printmakers Emerging Artist Bursary Award and a Crawford College Graduate Residency in Printmaking for 2018-19, and the Joan Clancy Gallery Annual Exhibition Prize, she is currently undertaking a Graduate Studio Residency, awarded by Sample Studios, working towards a solo show in November 2019. Recent exhibitions include Origins 2018 in Lismore Castle Arts – St. Carthage Hall curated by Alissa Kleist and Lismore Castle Arts, and Fledglings 2018 in the Lavit Gallery, Cork. Her work is held in both public and private collections including Cork City Council and Eli Lilly. Katrina Tracuma is also an outstanding award winning Fine Art graduate of CIT Crawford College of Art & Design 2018 and is already making quite a strong impression in the art world. Her current body of work in deals with the human impact on climate and the environment, referencing beautifully painted birdlife and fauna prevalent in Co Waterford and on the Cunnigar
sand-spit which juts out into Dungarvan Bay close to Joan Clancy Gallery. Born in 1993 in Jelgava, Latvia, Katrina now lives in Cork and has exhibited extensively in Ireland, Russia, Spain, Northern Ireland, and UK. Awarded the Visual Arts Award at the Galway Fringe Festival in 2018, she is a recipient of the Backwater Studios Graduate Residency Award and the Joan Clancy Gallery Annual Exhibition Prize. Her work is in many private collections across Europe. Select group exhibitions include Perceptions 2016: The Art of Citizenship at Crawford Art Gallery, Cork; Queeriosity at The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast; Everyday Encounters – Artlink Members Show at Artlink Ltd, in Fort Dunree, Co. Donegal; and Present Perfect Continuous at Zverev Center of Contemporary Art in Moscow. From Land & Strand -Ón Talamh agus Ón Trá open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays April 12th-14th; 19th-21st from 11am-5pm. And during West Waterford Festival of Food, April 26-28. Info@joanclancygallery.com / 086 813 4597.
Pupils from St. John’s, who were Confirmed by the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, Most Rev. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan in St. Mary’s Church, Dungarvan. Included are Canon William Ryan; Breda Beer (SNA); Niamh Collins (teacher); Catherine Southern, Acting Principal; Mary Hennebry (SNA). Front row, left to right: Devin Maher, Kaylan Coleman, Bishop Cullinan, Aaron O'Connor, John Keohan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]
Ballinroad Area Community & Text Alert Group
ANNA O’RIORDAN © Betwixt V (Monoprint on Fabriano, bespoke teak frame 71x100cm).
KATRINA TRACUMA © Long Tailed Duck at the Cunnigar (Oil, acrylic & diamond dust on canvas 50x50cm).
LITTER PICK There will be a Litter Pick on Saturday April 20th. We will meet at 12 noon in the car park in front of the shop in Ballinroad. The more volunteers we have, the more roads we'll be able to clean up and the faster we'll get it done. We're usually finished within about 2-3 hours. If you have a hiviz vest, gloves and litter picker please bring them with you; we'll have some spares if not. Long sleeves and trousers are also recommended. If inconsiderate people (and that’s putting it mildly) didn’t create litter in the first-place volunteers wouldn’t have to give up their valuable free time to clean up after them. But unfortunately, if volunteers don’t sort it out the problem only gets worse. While we’re picking litter this year we will be on the look out for any evidence that could be handed over to the council to help with possible prosecutions. As always, the litter pick will take place with the kind support of Dwane Hire and Waterford City & County Council. Pictured are just some of last year’s volunteers about to set off. Hopefully we’ll get a good turnout again this year, and hopefully we'll get good weather too. FORÓIGE YOUTH CLUB There will be a further Information Meeting
about setting up a Foróige Youth Club for the area. It will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, 25th April in Ballinroad Hall. All are welcome. If you’ve ever said to yourself that’s there’s not enough for young people to do in the area then this is the meeting for you. TEXT ALERT Our Text Alert scheme continues to be open to new members from Ballinroad and surrounding areas from the Barnawee to the Pike. If you would like to join please phone (087) 4119421 or email BallinroadCommunityGroup@gmail.com. The way it works is if the Gardaí in the Dungarvan district send out an alert it is received by all members of the scheme by text so that they can be forewarned of any suspicious activity and they can help Gardaí to pinpoint people who might be up to no good. It is based on the old-fashioned notion of good neighbourliness whereby people look out for each other. And good neighbourliness is at the heart of good communities. LIGHTS Anyone passing through Ballinroad Cross after dark will have noticed that the long-awaited street lights are now operational there, as shown in the
photo. We appreciate the work done by the council on this. The committee’s Council Liaison, Thomas Phelan, has been in contact with the Area Engineer to query when the pedestrian crossing beacons will also be operational in addition to the overhead street lights, and this is being worked on. Improving the safety of this crossroads at the centre of Ballinroad has been on the agenda going back to when the community group was first established a few years ago, so it is good to see progress being made. Although the evenings are getting brighter and there are now more street lights, it’s important for pedestrians to wear appropriate hi-viz clothing and for cyclists to also have lights on their bicycles for their own safety.
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KILMAC BIRTHDAY WISHES Happy 50th birthday to Catherine Fitzgerald, Riverview Estate, Kilmac on celebrating her 50th birthday in Danny's Bar & Lounge on Saturday night last surrounded by her family and friends. A very enjoyable night was had by all. SPRING CLEAN The Tidy Towns Committee have organised their annual Spring Clean of the village and surrounding roads for Easter Monday, meeting at the Mill Car Park at 11.00 am. An hour or two of your time would be very much appreciated. FOROIGE GROUP The local Foroige group in Kilmacthomas are looking for leaders to help in the group. If you are interested or know of anyone who can help please message Allison Murphy, they would really appreciate some help. GAA CONFINED DRAW Join Kilmacthomas GAA confined Members Draw for €5 per week and you could win €100 per week. By joining this you are contributing to helping build the clubs teams and its facilities. This is also your Membership for the club and you get to avail of all the benefits of being a member of a club and one of them being able to avail of Match tickets for Waterford games. Remember who helped ye out when Waterford got into the all Ireland final. We now want you to help us. Winners of €100 each for March were Ann & Mya Power, Donal O'Mahoney, Michael Hallihan and Stevie Keating (New York). You can sign by standing order of €5 per week or €20 per month by using our clubs IBAN IE43AIBK93424014376156 BIC AIBKIE2D and use your name as a reference on our statement or alternatively contact Tyrone for a standing
order application form which you can fill out and drop to your bank and they will do the rest. DEISE DRAW The first draw in the Deise Draw starts on the 24th April tickets can be purchased from any club member or contact Tyrone 087 1234110 tickets are €90 each and your entered into six draws for a top prize of €12,500 each month. LIVE WITH VITALITY Dolores Whelan, Independent Local Election Candidate, Portlaw / Kilmacthomas Electoral Area will host a Community Free Event. Revitalising communities, empowering positive change. Live with vitality with Dr. Mark Rowe, Medical Doctor, Author, speaker expert in positive health and lifestyle medicine. Learn how to embrace stress, reduce anxiety, enhance physical health, strengthen relationships and support the vitality of your community in Kilmacthomas, Portlaw and the surrounding areas. Talk will be followed by an interactive question and answer session. Venue: Rainbow Hall, Kilmacthomas on Monday, 15th April at 7.30 p.m. All individuals and community groups welcome. Refreshments served W W W. D O C T O R MARKROWE.COM LOTTO DRAW Results of the Kilmacthomas AFC Lotto draw for Saturday, 6th April, letters drawn G, P, T and Y. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to: Breda O'Rourke, Shanakill; Mary B. Bowdren, Walsh Place; Patrick (Nobby) Power, Union Road; Ben Long Power, Kilmac and Cameron Cleary, Kilmac. Next week’s jackpot €2,300, be in to win.
KILROSSANTY COLLECTION Thanks to all who subscribed to the collection last weekend for Kilrossanty Brickeys Ladies Football Club. CLEAN UP OF THE COMERAGHS Clean-up of the Comeraghs takes place on Easter Monday at 10.00 a.m. Meeting point is outside Mace Supermarket, Lemybrien to collect bags and gloves. Its also very important that people turn up on Easter Monday morning in Lemybrien so that we can allocate certain areas to people and avoid too many people going to certain areas and other areas not being covered. Midday until 2.30 p.m. refreshments will be sertved in Kilrossanty hall. Children will have to be accompanied by parents. Hi-vis jackets have to be worn. MEETING Events Committee Meeting of Kilrossanty GAA in clubhouse this Wednesday night at 8.00 p.m. All forms have to be in by this date with money. DEISE DRAW Tickets on sale for the Deise Draw at present. Contact Mairead or Jason or any promoter. EVENT Dolores Whelan Independent Local Election candidate Portlaw/Kilmacthomas Election area will host a community free event revitalising community empowering positive change "Live with Vitality" with Fr. Mark Rowe, Medical Doctor, author speaker, expert in positive health and lifestyle medicine.
Learn how to embrace stress, reduce anxiety, enhance physical health, strengthen relationship and support the vitality of your community in Kilmacthomas/Portlaw and surrounding areas. Talk will be followed by questions and answers session. Venue Rainbow Hall, Kilmacthomas at 7.30 p.m. on 15th April. All individuals and community groups welcome refreshments will be served. WHIST Results from Kilrossanty hall – Kay Veale, Emer Norris, Mary Kirwan, Biddy Carroll, Nicola Carroll, Breeda Hennesssey, Eric Townsend, Ann Phelan, Kathleen Whyte. Raffle: Eric Townsend, Margaret Riordan, Kay Veale. Next Whist on Friday, 12th April at 8.00 p.m. I.C.A. The Guild held their meeting last Monday night. It was well attended. Our guest speaker was Claire O’Sullivan who spoke on yoga and demonstrated some exercises. It is hoped that classes may start later in the year. Raffle winners were Marjorie Keane, and Peggy Cotter. The best decorated Easter Egg was won by Molly Casey. The competition for the next night is an arrangement of wild flowers. Don’t forget the Cake Sale this Sunday after mass for the I.C.A. Hope to see all members do some baking for the occasion. Coffee Morning also plus raffle. Federation Meeting this Saturday in Butlerstown at 2.30 p.m. which is the A.G.M.
Presentation of signs and high-viz tops by Pat Phelan, Centra Kilmacthomas to members of Kilmacthomas Tidy Towns.
[Michael Faulkner]
22nd year of Easter Monday “Clean Up The Comeraghs” WE NEED YOUR HELP Arrangements are now being finalised for the 22nd year of “Clean Up The Comeraghs” which this year takes place on Easter Monday, 22nd April. This is an event organised annually by the Comeragh Community Development Group, a voluntary group based in the parish of Kilrossanty and Fews. The group is also involved in many other projects including the development of the now well established Crough Wood Walk. Recently full planning permission has been granted for the extension of this walk to the bridge in Mahon Bridge. Work will start very soon on this development and the project will be completed in a couple of months. This is a wonderful example of what can be done with the full support of a community. People continuously ask why we still organise the clean up every Easter Monday.The answer to that is because of public demand and the support we get from every area. Unfortunately, you still have people that throw their litter out the windows of their vehicles showing no respect for the countryside or the environment. If we miss one year, litter will then get out of hand leading to large scale dumping. It’s also an annual event for hundreds of people and it’s their chance to clean up their own area before the start of Summer. Last year we covered the largest area ever and the amount of litter collected was the smallest amount since we started 22 years ago.The areas covered were from the Pike right through
Englishtown continuing on to Faha down to McGrath’s Cross, with all link roads leading onto the N25 and other roads heading towards Stradbally Village also cleaned. The full parish of Kilrossanty and Fews was also covered including up the Mauma to Beary’s Cross on the Dungarvan – Clonmel road and from the Pike to Leamybrien on the N25 and from there onto Kilclooney Woods on the R676 Carrick-on-Suir road. Last year there were also a number of people from outside the village of Clonea Power who went as far as Flahavans Mill outside Kilmacthomas. Another group took care of the Ashtown area right up to the Carrick on Suir road. It is our plan to cover those areas again this year. As stated last year there are now many roads in the Comeragh area that are now almost free of litter. The reason for that is that people continuously pick litter in their own area all year round. The Comeragh Community Group are constantly been asked for bags when people see litter dumped in certain areas. Other areas like the main roads leading out from Leamybrien and the forests continue to be a major problem. The disposable coffee cup, plastic utensils, tin and plastic cans are the new enemy of the countryside. People sit into their vehicles, eat their meals and when they have finished they open the window and throw the wrappings and leftovers out onto the road. Over the years the CCDG has tried to educate, inform and lead
public opinion by influencing policy at local and national level. One of the first campaigns we had was highlighting the scourge of plastic bags in the countryside. Our campaign was eventually successful when a levy was placed on every bag purchased. Overnight a problem was solved by hitting people in the pocket. On numerous occasions we have also highlighted the damage caused by people dumping plastic into rivers. If that happens in the Comeraghs we try to collect it before it is swept into the Sea in a flood. The damage caused to marine life is only now been highlighted. That’s very welcome as far as the CCDG is concerned. People need to be constantly reminded and educated about the damage and pollution that illegal dumping can cause. To conclude we are appealing for volunteers to join us this Easter Monday for our clean up.
The Comeragh Clean Up covers over 40 miles so many volunteers are required. We need a lot of people for the sparsely populated areas of the region. The arrangements for the day are as follows. Easter Monday, 22nd April, 2019 – 10.00 a.m. Meeting point in Leamybrien outside the MACE supermarket to collect gloves and bags. It’s also very important that people turn up on Easter Monday morning in Leamybrien so that we can allocate certain areas to people and avoid too many people going to certain areas and other areas not been covered. Mid-day until 2.30 p.m. refreshments will be served to all our volunteers in St. Brigid’s Hall, Kilrossanty. Please remember to be safe at all times. Children must be accompanied by an adult and Hi Visibility vests or clothing should be worn.
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WEST WATERFORD CONTACT INFORMATION Please note items to be included in this the West Waterford Notes column are always welcome. Items for the notes can be submitted by email to westwatnotes@yahoo.co.uk or by call, text, whatsApp or viber to 0872076704 or calling 024-92249 thank you. WHITING BAY 5K Our Strings & Things Festival Committee are hosting the fundraising Whiting Bay 5k Road Race here in the beautiful scenic countryside of Kinsalebeg this coming Sunday, April 14th. Register from 10.00 a.m. will be taken at Kinsalebeg Hall (P36 Y627). The run starts at 12.00 noon with prizes to be won in several categories. €10 including refreshments. EASTER CAKE SALE Our Clashmore Kinsalebeg GAA Ladies Club are holding their annual Easter Cake Sale on Easter Saturday, 20th April, after 6.00 p.m. Mass in Piltown hall. Please support. CLASHMORE RAMBLERS LOTTO RESULTS Our weekly Clashmore Ramblers Alpha Lotto Draw took place on Sunday night, April 7th. Our letters drawn were J, Q, S and G. We had no winner of our Jackpot so next week’s Jackpot will be €1,800. Spot prizes of €20 each: Patsy Collins; Paul Marks; Vanessa Curley. Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your support. AGLISH 45 DRIVE The following are the results from last week’s 45 Drive at Deise Bru House in Aglish Village – 1st prize winners were Kathleen Osborne and Mary O’Donovan on 10 games. In second place we had Pauline and Ned Lombard. Best of the last five winning two out of five jointly were James O’Connell and Gavin Kennifick and Kathleen Twohig and Paul O’Connell. Our lucky last game winners were Mick Tobin and Johnny O’Connell.The lucky winners of our spot prizes this week were Robert
O’Keeffe and Jock O’Connell. Cards again in Deise Bru House in Aglish Village this Thursday at 9.00 p.m. sharp - €10 to play! All money is paid out on night! AGLISH SCHOOL FUNDRAISER On this Saturday night, April 14th, we will have our fundraising raffle night for Aglish National School with lots of spot prizes to be won and some great music by the very popular “OUT THE GAP”. VILLIERSTOWN NATIONAL SCHOOL EASTER DRAW We the Parents’ Association of Villerstown National School are having an Easter Draw. Tickets can be purchased in our local shop Tories Treats Villierstown, our local pub An Crusian Lan as well as from Villierstown National School.Tickets are €2 a line and the draw runs for two weeks and will be drawn on Good Friday. We appreciate your continued support. CLASHMORE TIDY TOWNS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL SPRING CLEANUP Our Annual Spring Clean-up event took place last Saturday with Kinsalebeg Community Alert Group and Clashmore-Kinsalebeg Community Council also ‘putting their shoulder to the wheel’ in other areas of the Parish. We wish to sincerely thank everyone who came along on the day to help out and also to the Kilmore, Ballinamultina and Ballycurrane crews who covered their own areas with pride. Also thank you to Eamonn Doherty for patrolling and gathering up the huge haul of litter bags and to Kevin Colbert and Waterford City and County Council for the use of the Refuse Truck to collect and take away the collection. Unfortunately, a disappointing footnote to this report is that early on Sunday morning a fresh incident of littering was seen a short distance from the Parish
Church so clearly there are opportunists out there waiting to take advantage of those making the effort to keep our roads clean. Can we urge anyone who spots any illegal dumping being carried out to please report it to Waterford County Council Environment Department on 0761 10 20 20. SPLIT THE POT Our pot last Friday night for the Ballycurrane NS fundraising “Split the Pot” draw was €1,410. Half the pot went to this draw winner, which was Freddie Sheehan, son of Louise Coughlan Sheehan. Freddie wins €705. Congratulations to our winner. Our next draw will be on Friday, 19th April. Thanks to everyone again for their support. CLASHMORE – KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO Our weekly ClashmoreKinsalebeg GAA Club Lotto took place last Monday night, April 8th. The following were the numbers out of the drum 6, 27, 28 and 32. We had no Jackpot winner, so next week our Jackpot will be €4,500 when our draw takes place at The Decies Bar, Clashmore. Our lucky winners of €20 spot prizes this week were Rosaleen Connery; Mary Ann Troy; Mary O’Halloran Rath; Catherine Clarke; Mary Anne Troy.Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your support. CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE At our Clashmore 45 Drive on Monday night last, April 8th, top prize winners on nine games were Aine Curran and Pad O’Halloran. In joint second place on eight games were Derry Cotter and Jack Douris. In joint third we had Anne Ledingham and Noel Nugent, Clare Cunningham and Podge Cunningham, Tony Keane and Gabriel Hynes. Best of the last five were Mary O’Donovan and Hanna Lucas. Our lucky last game winners were Edmond Ledingham and Liam
Curran, Tessie Mansfield and Terri McGrath. Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your support. ‘CHAT AS GAEILGE’ We welcome anyone wishing to join us for our weekly ‘Chat as Gaeilge’ continues as usual this Thursday evening at 8.30 p.m., at Beresford’s (The Rising Sun) Clashmore. Just come along and sit in with this very informal group for chat and general conversation in our native tongue. EASTER MONDAY WALK / RUN The 7th Annual Aglish Fun Run/Walk in aid of Children's Hospital Crumlin takes place on Easter Monday, 22nd April. Please join us for a 5k or 10k Run or 5k Walk. Entry fee is just €7 or you can make a donation and help a sick child. Following the walk join us for some great food and great spot prizes. SYMPATHY Our deepest sympathy is extended the Mrs. Maura Casey Shanacoole and her daughters Catríona, Mairéad, Máire, Ann Marie and their families on the death of their dearly beloved Seán, retired principal of Clashmore N.S. Reposing at Egan’s Funeral Home, Youghal Sean’s removal took place Monday to Piltown Church. Following requiem on Tuesday morning Sean was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. ARDMORE BROWNIES Recently Ardmore Brownies took part in "Rock Your Socks" to raise awareness and funds for Down Syndrome Ireland. They thoroughly enjoyed the evening and were delighted to send a cheque on to Down Syndrome Cork. They received a lovely letter thanking them for their fundraising and outlining where the money they raised could be spent. Well done girls!
Clashmore / Kinsalebeg Foroige Club CLASHMORE Kinsalebeg Foroige Club are off to the Aldi Foroige Youth Citizenship Awards, being held on Saturday, 13th April in Dublin. Our Teenagers and Junior Clubs completed a fantastic community project recently. We invited the whole community to join us each Wednesday night during club time to help reach our goal of '1Community 1Million Steps'. Operation Transformation Leader Pamela McDermott Swayne joined us for two weeks and we smashed our goal with a few thousand steps to spare.
We counted our steps each week, filled in our ‘Foot Chart’ designed by the club, sang songs along the walk, checked in / chatted with each other every week, we were interviewed on CRY Radio Youghal, and had lots of fun while doing our project. We were overwhelmed by the support we got for our last night of counting steps. Even though we didn’t make the cut for RTE, we were not too disappointed to see the hundreds of people taking over the village and the GAA pitch on our final
walk was enough fame for us.. Huge credit due to the kids in Foroige, leaders and, of course, the whole community for coming together for the kids. Watch this space for the next project . . . We have designed our display board, booked our bus, rehearsed our interviews and most importantly we are looking forward to a fun filled day in Dublin with over 200 other clubs from the whole of Ireland. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram . . . Clashmore Kinsalebeg Foroige.
“AND THIS IS MY FRIEND MR. LAUREL” THE Old School House Clashmore, on Friday, April 19th (Good Friday) – Fulfilling a long held desire to pay tribute to his hero Stan Laurel, Jeffrey Holland tells this intriguing, funny and often poignant tale of friendship, love and dedication about one of Hollywood’s great film comedians. Jeffrey (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang M’Lord) stars in this one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable lives. Set in the bedroom of a sick Oliver Hardy the show takes place during Laurel’s visit to the dying man. Recounting their past success as the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, this is a humorous and touching look at one of the great cinematic partnerships of the last century. This hilarious comedy which is presently touring nationally has been really packing in the crowds at some the country’s top entertainment venues and is receiving great reviews.We are very privileged to have an act of this calibre in our local community we hope it get the support it deserves.
Clashmore and Piltown Parish EASTER CEREMONIES Clashmore: Monday 15th - Sacrament of Penance at 7.30 p.m. Good Friday: Stations of the Cross 2.00 p.m. Good Friday: The Passion of the Lord 6.00 p.m. Easter Sunday: Easter Sunday Mass 9.00 a.m. Piltown: Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord's Supper 6.00 p.m. Good Friday: Stations of the Cross 3.00 p.m. Easter Saturday: Easter Vigil 6.00 p.m. Don’t forget to bring your Trocaire boxes. STATIONS OF THE CROSS The final of our weekly Stations of the Cross for Lent, takes place this Thursday evening in Piltown Church at 8.00 p.m. WEEKEND MASSES Piltown Church Vigil Mass Saturday 6.00 p.m. Clashmore Church Sunday Morning Mass 9.00 a.m.
Parish of Aglish, Ballinameela and Mount Stuart RECONCILIATION MASSES FOR LENT & EASTER Aglish Church – Monday, April 15th at 7.15 p.m. Ballinameela Church – Tuesday, April 16th at 7.15 p.m. Aglish Church - Mass Spy Wednesday April 17th at 7.15 p.m. Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord’s Supper- followed by procession to Altars of repose Aglish Church – 6.15 p.m. Ballinameela Church - 7.45 p.m. (Trocaire boxes to be returned]) Good Friday - Stations of the Cross & Prayers Mount Stuart Church - 12.00 noon Ballinameela Church – 7.00 p.m. - Celebration of the Lords Passion Aglish Church - 3.00 p.m. Prayer around the cross 8.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Confessions Aglish Church - Good Friday – 2.30 p.m. Ballinameela – Good Friday – 6.30 p.m. Holy Saturday Aglish Church - Confessions – 10.00 a.m. Celebration of the Easter Vigil – 7.45 p.m. Easter Sunday Masses Mount Stuart – 9.30 a.m. Aglish – 11.00 a.m. OFFICE HOURS The opening hours for our Parish Office in the Parochial House Aglish are as follows:- Tuesday 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 a.m. Tel. 024-96287; Mobile 087-2632796.
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Record Store Day
THIS Saturday, ‘Record Store Day’ will be celebrated for the 11th time! Now a worldwide event, Record Store Day is a chance for the newly converted and the seasoned collector to add something special their Vinyl collection. People all over the world will leave their beds early and join queues at their local participating Independent Music Shop hoping to bag some limited edition loveliness – and there’s quite a lot on offer! Ben O’Neill’s, O’Connell Street, Dungarvan will be taking part again this year with a massive selection of titles instock which will be available from 9.30 am this Saturday! Artists releasing material this year include Gorillaz, U2, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Green Day, Art Of Noise, Jeff Buckley, Janis Joplin, Madness, Studio One, Beth Hart, Frank Black, Thin Lizzy, The Police, Baby Shark, Sigur Ros, John Grant’ Fela Kuti, Desmond Dekker, Pink Floyd, Prince, David Bowie and a whole lot more! Tempted? Check out ‘BenONeillMusicShop’ on
Facebook where additional information such as tracklistings and photographs of the items are being posted as soon as the stock lands! All titles are limited edition, every effort has been made to make them super special, expect words like ‘out of print since’ ‘rarities’, ‘coloured vinyl’, ‘picture disc’, ‘alternative versions’, ‘new material’ aswell as Vinyl there’s even a few releases on Cassette! Record Store Day has a few rules. No holding of items, items are available on a first come first served basis and no multi-buying i.e. only one of a single title per person, just to give a chance to everyone to get something cool. So, Saturday, Ben O’Neill Music Shop, your local Independent Music Shop participating in International Record Store Day – Open from 9.30 a.m!
Music Generation Waterford try the uilleann pipes day success.
New Generation of Pipers in Waterford City and County MUSIC Generation Waterford (MG Waterford) in partnership with Na Píobairí Uilleann held a very successful Try the Pipes Day in Central Arts, Waterford City and Old Market House Arts Centre in Dungarvan. Uilleann Pipers Gay McKeon and Fionntan Byrne from Na Píobairí Uilleann showed lots of young piping enthusiasts what it takes to play the pipes and everyone that attended give them a try.
Sing your heart out this Summer with Phoebe Dipple CALLING all budding singing superstars - you are in for a treat this July when local vocalist and performer Phoebe Dipple hosts her first Summer Sings Music Camp at the Fusion Centre in Dungarvan. Phoebe told us “I am so excited and and thrilled to launch my first Summer Sings Camp in my home town this July. I have planned a FUN packed week for all ages with a plethora of fun music activities including music and rhythm games, group singing, pop choir, performance and confidence building. We will learn all about the joy of music and voice and meeting like minded music fans!” Phoebe is well known to local theatre fans as she has performed in numerous local productions since she was a child. She has progressed to play the lead
role of Snow White at Cork Opera House, performing off Broadway in Find My Way Home and is resident vocalist for the Cork Pops Orchestra. Check out the “Phoebe Dipple Music” Facebook page to see her in action! She is looking forward to spreading the musical magic to the youth of Dungarvan. The Summer Sings Summer Camp is at the Fusion Centre, Dungarvan Sports Centre from 8th12th July. Ages 7-11 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon Ages 12-18 1.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Places are limited for this fun packed week so call 087-6832444 for more details or to reserve your place.
Déise Singers The Merry Month of May is coming, which signals the Déise Singers Summer performances. The choir will present “A May Recital with The Déise Singers” in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Dungarvan on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th and on Sunday 26th in Villierstown Church Hall. This Summer, our performance will be shorter and in similar style to the popular Tea Time Recitals which we hold at Christmas.“A May Recital” will begin at 7.30 p.m., with refreshments served at the end. Daniel Kearney (Piano) will be our guest artist for the Dungarvan recitals and David Keating (Classical Guitar) will perform in Villierstown. More details will follow over the next few weeks. Tickets, €12, will be available shortly from choir members, The Wine Buff, Dungarvan and Hurleys Shop, Aglish. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for further updates.
[Davi Matheson]
We are delighted to announce that they are now taking enrolments for uilleann piping lessons in Waterford City and Dungarvan for children and young people 18 years and under. These lessons are supported through Music Generation Waterford (MG Waterford) in partnership with Na Píobairí Uilleann. Contact: musicgenerationwaterford@wwetb.ie / 087 3191973. Music Generation Waterford is part of
Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme initiated by Music Network and co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education and Skills and Local Music Education Partnerships. Locally Music Generation Waterford is led by Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board with support from Waterford City and County Council.
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1,090 Ducks will race Movie Reviews In association with SGC Dungarvan for Helvick Lifeboat “As You Like It” – NTLive at FoodFest “OUR little ducks have had a busy Winter and have grown in number to 1,090. They are well into their training regimes for the Duck Race scheduled for 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, 27th April in Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan during West Waterford Festival of Food” said RNLI Duck Race organiser RoseAnn Foley. There are prizes for big and small ducks. Each duck costs €3 or two for €5 and they can be bought at local businesses and from the RNLI stall near Dungarvan Harbour Sailing Club (DHSC) at the festival. Austin Flynn, Hon Community Safety Officer with Helvick Lifeboat will conduct a free lifejacket clinic between 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. at the RNLI stall. “Bring your jacket along for advice on the importance of choice, fit and maintenance, and get yourself ready for the season!” said Austin. Tomás Walsh will exhibit a photographic collection of local historical significance from the Tomás & Kathleen Walsh Collection in DHSC in aid of RNLI Helvick Lifeboat Station. The exhibition will open at 8.00 p.m. on Friday, April 26th and will run right through the festival. See us on Facebook: RNLI Dungarvan and Helvick Head Fundraising Branch. 086-6094563; rnlihelvick@gmail.com The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Respect the water! Joan Clancy
Wednesday, April 17th at 7.00 p.m.
RNLI Mascot Stormy Stan and Roisin Kiersey relaxing before the 2018 Duck Race at West Waterford Festival of Food. [Kevin O’Morchoe]
Our RNLI crew never take a day off, always with an eye on the weather! Pictured are Helvick Crew Alan Kelly and Joseph Foley awaiting the start of Dungarvan’s 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. [RoseAnn Foley]
READINGS FOR D.D.C’S NOVEMBER PRODUCTION – “THE 39 STEPS” Hear ye Hear ye! Readings for Dungarvan Dramatic Club’s November production “The 39 Steps” will take place – upstairs in Merry’s Bar, Dungarvan at 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30th. All are welcome to come along and read for a part or indeed suss out if there is another way in which you would like be involved in our Club. There are lots of ways to join in the fun of a theatrical production which don’t involve learning lines and “acting your socks off ”!!!! So, if amateur drama is always something you thought you would like to try, do come to our open readings on April 30th. It is usually a fun night for all involved. Our Director for this production is longstanding and experienced Club member Ruaidhri De Paor, whose enthusiasm for this play “The 39 Steps” by Patrick Barlow, knows no bounds. Described as a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre, this two time Tony and Drama Desk award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, an array of zany character, a plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old fashioned romance !!!. – intriguing and thrilling- an unmissable comedy. If you want to be part of this mix of a Hitchcock masterpiece and juicy spy novel with a dash of Monty Python thrown in for good measure be sure to mark the date Tuesday, April 30th in your diaries
“ASYou Like It” is one of Shakespeare’s happiest comedies. It’s among the most popular and most often staged of all his plays, along with “Hamlet”, “Twelfth Night” and “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream”. It’s a very appealing play with some great characters, mistaken identities (girls dressed as boys), four marriages and all-round good fun. It’s a romantic comedy with a pastoral or country setting. The legendary theatre Director, Peter Brook, maintains that it carries no profound philosophical message or moral; just Shakespeare wanting us to have a bit of fun and entertainment as we behold the passing scene: “”As You Like It” is written purely to please. It is an entertainment, a play full of physical things that give joy in the theatre – fights, songs, dances, movement, adventure, disguises and high spirits” – so there we have it; “no moral where none intended!. We are very much in the open air where there’s a carefree existence out in the woods and fields. It’s a life, generally, of make-believe rustic innocence - and this mode of living is contrasted with life at court which is full of double-dealing and intrigue. The play is set in France but its Lords and Ladies seem akin to those Shakespeare would have been familiar with around his home town and his peasants would have walked the lanes and roads of his native Warwickshire. Indeed, tradition has it that as a young man he had to ‘do a runner’ after being caught poaching on Sir Thomas Lucy’s estate. The play is not an original by Shakespeare (only “Love’s Labour’s Lost” of his plays is considered to have an original plot) but is based on a pastoral novel published in 1590. But it’s all elevated by the marvellous dialogue, the wit, the superbly-drawn characters and, by the matchless poetry. In tragedy, love can be destructive but in comedy, affairs of the heart can be part of a game, light-hearted and merry – “all tragedies end in death: all comedies end in marriage”. (Oscar Wilde) I wonder how many people today believe in ‘love at first sight’. Well there are three such cases in this play! Rosalind is the largest part (in terms of lines) in all Shakespeare, so it wasn’t an easy task to find a boy with an unbroken voice to play the part – it wasn’t till the 1660s, nearly fifty years after Shakespeare’s death, that women were allowed on the stage. There are playgoers alive who saw some of our greatest ever actresses play Rosalind, including Edith Evans (of ‘handbag’ fame),
Margaret Leighton, Peggy Ashcroft, Maggie Smith, Fiona Shaw, Katherine Hepburn and Vanessa Redgrave – what a galaxy of talent! Of course those of us who taught the play to Intermediate Cert students in past decades were delighted when the ‘BBC Shakespeare’ recording of it featured the magnificent Helen Mirren (Dan Shanahan’s favourite actress). There is a tradition that “As You Like It” was the play which opened the Globe theatre in 1599. “As You Like It” is a feelgood play. If you want a ‘get away from it all’ evening good fun and would like to savour the English language at its most poetic and expressive, then it’s on our doorsteps at the SGC. And there can be few not familiar with Jacques’ speech: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely parts.
and come along to Merry’s Bar at 8.00 p.m. to our READINGS for Dungarvan Dramatic Club’s November production “THE 39 STEPS”. For further information or to express your interest please see Dungarvan Dramatic Club’s Facebook page or text 086-3244175.
By Tamara Ní Shíocháin BHÍ The Dig ar siúl don chéad uair ag an Galway Film Fleadh agus bhuaigh an scannán seo an gradam “Best Picture”. Stiúr na deartháireacha Tohill (Ryan Tohill agus Andrew Tohill) an scannán seo agus is é seo an chéad scannán a stiúr siad.Tá sé suite in Éirinn agus tá foireann aisteoirí iontacha le feiceáil sa scannán mar shampla Moe Dunford, Lorcan Cranitch, Emily Taafe, Francis Magee, Katherine Devlin agus Aimee Brett. Bhí Callahan (Moe Dunford) i bpríosún ar feadh cúig bliana déag mar gheall ar dhúnmharú. Nuair a thagann
sé amach as an bpríosún, ní cuimhin leis fós an oíche sin mar alcólach ab ea é ag an am. Tá uafás air nuair a thugann sé faoi deara go bhfuil athair an chailín a dhúnmharaigh sé ag iarraidh an corp a fháil. Tar éis tamaill, socraíonn sé cabhair a thabhairt don fhear agus tosaíonn sé ag tochailt freisin. Ach tá rudaí níos casta nuair a thosaíonn sé ag ól arís. Tá an aisteoireacht sa scannán seo thar barr go háirithe na haisteoirí Moe Dunford agus Lorcan Crannitch. Is scannán simplí é ach ag an am céanna, is léir gur oibrigh gach duine go dian dícheallach. Tá an gradam tuillte go maith acu, gan dabht ar bith. Ráta 4/5
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STORIES FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS Dublin Evening Post 19th November, 1796 To be let for a long term of years, and to commence from the 1st instant, or the interest to be sold, in the town of Cappoquin, a large and extensive Corn Stores, with three lofts, a most excellent new kiln, a quay and a spacious yard, which would answer for building on. This concern is situate on the navigable river Blackwater, and close to the wooden bridge. No situation can be more eligible for mercantile business, as a vessel can come up quite close to the end of the shore; it is in the heart of great corn country, the new road now made from Lismore and Cappoquin to the county of Tipperary must be of infinite service to any person engaged in the corn or timber business in the town of Cappoquin. Proposals will be received by Mr. John Power of Affane and Mr John Hearne of Cappoquin will show the store and concern to any person who wishes to view them. Near 200 barrels of choice old wheat to be sold at said store November 7th, 1796. SPRING PROGRAMME OF EVENTS Talks at Three in the Museum – On Wednesday last we had the fourth talk in our popular programme of Walks and Talks at Three. Historian, Julian Walton gave a talk entitled “The Hore Family of Shandon House, Dungarvan”. We again had a large attendance for the talk and after-
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wards all enjoyed some refreshments. Next Wednesday, 10th April, William Fraher will begin a series of walks to buildings and places of historical interest in Dungarvan. The first walk is to the Augustinian Church, St. Augustine Street. It will begin at 3.00 p.m. in the museum where a brief introduction will be given before visiting the church, by kind permission of the Prior. Admission is free and all are welcome. More walks are planned for the coming weeks. Check on our website, Facebook and in local papers for further details. FAREWELL MESSAGE We were very sorry to be saying goodbye to Niall O’Mahony from U.C.C. who finished work placement in the museum on Friday last. He was of great assistance to both the Museum Committee and the Museum staff. Good luck Niall with your M.A. course and future career. UPCOMING EVENTS In Pursuit of the Heiress – There is a day of talks in Dromana House, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford on Sunday, 5th May, 2019 entitled In Pursuit of the Heiress. Enquiries and booking email: info@dromanahouse.com Tel: 086-8186305; www.dromanahouse.com YOUR CHANCE TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM Museum membership is available for an annual fee of €15 if you would like to support the work of the museum. The museum relies heavily on membership fees,
The large audience enjoying the lecture on Wednesday last in the museum entitled “The Hore Family of Shandon House, Dungarvan” by Julian Walton.
donations and fund raising activities, so we would be delighted if you would join us as a member. DONATION OF OBJECTS AND OLD PHOTOGRAPHS The museum relies on donations of objects from members of the public. We do not have funds to purchase objects, so we would be very grateful for any objects of local historic interest which you would kindly be willing to donate to us. Also if you have any old photographs of people, places, ships, sports events etc. with a County Waterford connection we are very happy to accept them. VISITING THE MUSEUM We welcome visits from schools, community groups, and local history societies. Please contact us at (058) 45960 to arrange a visit. OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Admission is free. CONTACT DETAILS Tel: (058) 45960 Email: info@waterfordmuseum.ie Website: www.waterfordmuseum.ie Facebook: waterford county museum Twitter: @waterfordmuseum TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS See what people think of our museum on TripAdvisor at https://bit.ly/2ODTk9b Waterford County Museum is a non profit organisation, curated and managed by a voluntary committee.
Photo of the Week – Can you identify the people and place in this photograph? If so please let us know.
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Waterford County Museum was delighted to be invited to speak at the at the ‘Rathcroghan Community Archaeology Conference Above & Below 2019’ held in the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre in County Roscommon. Both gave talks on the different aspects of the continuing work and findings to date of the Museum's, ‘Waterford Community Archaeology:’ Gallowshill Group. The talks were certainly appreciated by the large attendance at the Conference. Once again, our Museum, though voluntary, is receiving wide recognition in Ireland and indeed outside of Ireland. Well done to Sarah and Christine. Pictured is Sarah Lucas and Christine King, Waterford County Museum, Dungarvan.
11th Waterford (Dungarvan) Scout Group
SCOUT NEWS It is that time of the year where the weather is getting a little finer and we take to the camping fields to get ready for the County Challenge. The challenge this year consists of two competitions, the challenge and the shield. This year we are hoping to have two challenge patrol and one shield patrol. The challenge being aimed at the older scouts and the shield at the younger Scouts. Each patrol will consist of eight patrol members. The competition is a full weekend and it’s all go from the moment it starts. Each patrol will have seven hours, three on the Friday night and four on the Saturday to get up a full site. All tents, campcraft gadgets (tables, dressers,
Prep area, Alter-fires wash stands etc.). There will then be a series of Patrol challenges looking at leadership, organisation, thinking. Each patrol will be required to cook a test meal and clean-up, and on the Sunday uniform inspections and strike camp, leave no trace so the challenge weekend is a very intense weekend or as we say a very In-tents weekend. Our training began three weeks ago, practicing on camp craft Pioneering and Tent pitching Last weekend we had a full site build which was good for the patrols to pace themselves see where the pit falls are and next time out aim to eliminate. We were lucky with the weather and it was good to see the Green Canvas on the field again as we gear up for the summer.
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Abbeyside Scouts (4th Waterford) AFTER the prayer, the Scouts started work immediately. Some took down and put the dining shelters up properly as they had become a bit dilapidated since the previous Saturday training session. Others brought all the spars into the den so we could see what lengths they were. We decided on a good length for the spurs which will be used to make furniture at the challenge. It was then down to the leaders to show Scouts how to saw safely. Many of the Scouts had never used a saw before, so it was a real learning curve for them. Then tripods were made using the new lengths ready for training on Saturday. Saturday saw a wet morning but by 11.00 a.m. when the Scouts arrived, the weather was improving into what was a lovely day in the end. Scouts were broken into two groups; one group made a dining table and chairs which had to fit under the dining shelter. The other group made a kitchen work space for preparing food and washing up.Two Scouts began the preparation of the meal which was a chicken curry stir fry with rice. All went well until we realised we hadn't counted properly and one poor Scout was left out! This was obviously a very valuable lesson to learn and taught the Scouts
that counting and checking your numbers when it comes to food and portion control is very important! At the end of the session, we dismantled the dining table and chairs and the workstation as they will have to be built again at the next meeting. We plan to have a sleepover at the Den next weekend, so hopefully we will have plenty of time to get our gadget making up to speed. We will also have a family BBQ next Sunday, the 14th, so parents/guardians and families can see all the hard work that the Scouts have been putting in over the last few weeks. Well done all!
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Fashion is what you buy ‌ style is what you do with it! By Cathy McGrath
CATHY McGrath, Image Consultant & Stylist addresses this week the issue, how to dress the skinny slim shape, this can be as frustrating and worse than the plus size ladies. There are a few simple rules. While many trends look great on slim figures, there are some key items that the slim lady should invest in and some items best avoided. Wear Horizontal Stripes on top half to give body some added curves. Avoid wearing a lot of black, as this can make you look skinnier than you are. Clothes with some structure, a peplum top or dress can assist hugely in giving the illusion of a fuller figure. Bootleg Jeans and trousers are great on slim ladies, as they give extra shape and dimension. Fabrics with some structure are great for slim women, and create the illusion of a curve. Belts should be your best friend, as they will accentuate your tiny waist. Both thick and thin belts are great over a floaty dress or top. Long sleeves, three quarter length, batwing are ideal and will disguise extremely thin arms, these can be matched with a waterfall blazer or jacket, which will draw attention away from upper half of your body, in addition teamed with bright shoes or trousers. If you are the skinny figure, avoid wearing clingy clothing, it will exaggerate the slim figure or overly baggy clothing, which will also create a rigid frame. If your legs are too skinny to put on show, why not wear a maxi dress or culottes which are both very flattering. Layering is the best way to create illusion of curves, layer tops and accessorise with chunky scarves or chunky jewellery. Avoid double breasted jackets/coats. A belt on the hips is very effective, and accentuates your silhouette. Focusing on
how to create curves and volume is the key goal for skinny girls when wearing their attire. This whole practice, is to enhance the slim ladies' figure and give confidence and comfort in order to create a balanced weight to the entire look. Dresses and tops with volume on shoulder and hips are great for thin ladies, this creates the illusion of curves between waist, bust and hips. You can achieve these curves with an empire waist dress, peplum style dress or top. Tucking in tops can make your hips look wider which will make legs look better also. To enhance bust area, opt for dresses or tops with details such as ruffles, frills, knots, or rouching on bodice. Another clever idea to distract eye away,is to opt for a neckline with a bow or beads on a collar. Avoid plunging necklines, always go for round, to widen silhouette, this also applies to bags, rounded toe shoes. As for trousers or jeans, a low rise is ideal for creating curvy silhouette. Jeans like bootleg or flared make your bottoms round and can give your body extra shape and dimension. I would
PRINTS: Heavy prints look great on skinny figures, so go for it, big and colourful florals, motifs to achieve the illusion of fullness. FABRICS: These can be worn with some structure and texture and do not be shy about mixing fabrics in same outfit, such as denim, leather, tweed, corduroy and thick lace, all are great for creating the illusion of curves, what we are achieving here, is bulking up, to create a fuller figure. Avoid clingy
advise to invest in a good pair of jeans, otherwise they may not fit correctly. Skinny jeans are good, but perhaps super snug fitted are not really meant for this body shape, often they can just make you look skinnier. Choose a slim straight or a cigarette pants instead. Palazzo or extra wide leg pants sometimes just make your legs look lost. Skirts: The same applies to skirts as dresses, stay round from your waist down. Asymetrical, tube, A-line or pencil skirts short to the knee, or long if very tall. These shapes will give a visual illusion of extra weight on your hips. This season, suits with bicycle shorts are in trend, so this shape, shorts will suit, as your legs are too thin for wider shorts. Different story if you are small in height, avoid maxis, oversized skirts, or trousers as these will make you look shorter. Colours play a vital role in the feminine touch to the outfit. Bright, vibrant shades and pastels are great to create volume together with building self esteem. Do not be shy about wearing these colours, just be subtle and wear a bright with a neutral shade, then you will really have the story written. Avoid monochromatic outfits, while outfits with colour blocking or tone on tone are highly recommended.
fabrics like silk, cotton, linen and satin. ACCESSORIES: These can be used to their full potential in slim shaped bodies, for the purpose of highlighting the elegant neck, slim legs and waist. Number of pieces like belts, scarves, chunky jewellery are real positives for highlighting the slender figure. If you do not possess a waist, go for wide belts in funky bright colours. Scarves are a must for real slim necks, they add volume and divert attention away from figure. Round chunky jewellery adds interest also, but remember less is best, don't overdo it with necklaces and earings try to choose. Footwear must be round, as this also adds bulk, play around with bling, sparkle and colour as this will also add weight to your legs. Haircuts: For the slender tall ladies with long necks a short layered cut will add some volume. An incorrect haircut or shape can upset the whole balance for the slender ladies. SWIMWEAR: Play around with bright florals and one piece swim suits are best. Horizontal stripes are best.pr The skinny slender woman can flaunt her figure, with the correct clothes, which leads to be a self assured woman. Clothes this week: features a pretty sundress, Ruffles Boutique, Dungarvan, Versatile tunic and Day Dress, Lavinias, Dungarvan.
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Richard Cutbill
By Richard Cutbill, Temp. PRO EXCITING times are with us preparing for the Spring exhibition as part of the ‘Festival of Food’. This month April’s competition is ‘Street Photography’ which I am sure will prove to be popular with images from all around the Globe, as well as the local opportunities. We will also welcome our friend and past member Frankie Lloyd AIPF, who has with a panel of 15 prints recently been awarded an Associateship of the Irish Photographic Federation. We look forward to seeing this excellent selection of his panel work, and hopefully, he will allow us to show you our readers. We are also continuing Our Member’s Profiles which have proved very popular, and I must thank you the readers for your interest and kind comments. Not forgetting a very big thank you to this newspaper for its excellent coverage and the opportunity to show you our work and achievements. To Continue this series of members profiles may I introduce you to our current Secretary David Walker and certainly a future Chairperson.
PROFILE OF DAVID WALKER Secretary of Dungarvan Camera Club
David’s favourite B/W image. (Film Noir) came first in an open competition.
Kate, who was a model for David on a portrait shoot at Lismore. She also was the bride in our wedding photo workshop at Stradbally.
A couple caught with ice cream cornets on a very cold day in Cork at Christmas time.
I WAS born in Hampstead, London, in November 1946. In 1950 the family moved to Hong Kong, staying for 3 years. On our return to England we settled down in Somerset where both my parents had got employment working for British Railways. Dad in shunting yard and my mum as a crossing gate keeper which meant living in a railway cottage. On leaving school at 15 I gained employment working on the railway in the locomotive sheds at Templecombe on the Somerset and Dorset line, a route that ran from Bath to Bournemouth over the Mendip Hill’s. From starting as an engine cleaner, taking theory and practical exams I rose to be a fireman. That was a great period in my life as I got to drive Steam Engines, (had to know in case the driver fell ill). Under Beeching there were great closures of railway lines as was ours which resulted in me joining the Royal Air Force to see the world. Cyprus, Singapore, Hong Kong (again), Bahrain, Maldive Islands, and the West Indies. Travels with my wife Mairead took us to Victoria Falls in Africa, America, China and Italy. From the RAF I went into Road Transport Operations for several years, then took up employment with Kirklees Council as Technical Training Officer in their Transport Division where I stayed for 20 years up to my retirement. When Mairead retired we moved to Ireland as we had holidays with her brothers who live and worked here. Football has always been of main interest to me (an avid Man Utd supporter), but during my travels I was a small camera snapper. I loved being out and about. So as soon as we settled here, I went online to look up local camera clubs, made an application to join Dungarvan Club and have been with the club 5 years. From being a snapper I have now got a Nikon DLSR, I’ve learnt so much about photography, and continue to do so through attending the clubs Little School, Ed/tech, Workshops and Field Trips. It has really been good. There is no Them and Us in the club, everyone is equal no matter what level of photography one might be at. On the social side we all enjoy each other’s company very much, there is the banter even at club meetings, after all photography is for enjoyment, and I can say now I am a Photographer, thanks to all in the club. Being club secretary does involve a lot of work behind the scenes, as it does for my fellow committee members especially for our Chair Ros Ledingham whose enthusiasm for photography holds no bounds. I thank them all for making it a club to be proud of, and for all its achievements so far, with more to come I am sure. I am going to New Zealand shortly for several weeks on a photographic holiday. It will be a test of my photographic skills as well, as I have already been asked to do a presentation on my return. No pressure there then!
Cheriton Crossing where we lived in Somerset.
Action shot taken at the Camphire Horse Trials.
David holding the Premier League, FA, and European Cups in1999 when Man Utd won the treble.
David’s favourite image of Rome. Taken with a 5meg pixel camera.
Mandarin Duck taken at Johnstown Castle near Wexford.
Type of locomotive that I was a fireman on the railways.
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Sean Byrne Photography
St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas Leaving Class 2019 ST. DECLAN’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WLR at Coach House Coffee WLR with Damien Tiernan on Deise AM broadcast live from Coach House Coffee on Friday last. The show which celebrated all things good about the Kilmacthomas area featured significant contributions from a number of St Declans students in relation to different aspects of their lives in St. Declan’s. Well done to Hayley Phelan, Zara White ,Jordan Curry, Jack Queally, Sophie Cummins and Eoin Ruane who spoke so well on behalf of the school. A special mention must go to Kieran Morrissey who closed the show with two excellently performed songs and some great guitar playing. COOL PLANET EXPERIENCE Our TY students had a truly educational and environmentally awakening experience on Thursday, 4th April in Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow at the Cool Planet Experience. To say that they were impressed is an understatement. As a Green School we educate about and encourage environmental awareness. On Thursday their learning experiences were real and meaningful and brought their classroom based learning into the realms of reality. Going forward we hope that our students will recognize the seriousness of climate change and global warming and becoming agents of change for a better world . IRISH MATHS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FINALS Well done to Colm O’Sullivan and Elizabeth Kirwan from First Year who recently attended the Regional Finals of the Maths Association Quiz held in De La Salle College. Both students acquitted themselves excellently on the night. Thanks to Miss O’Gorman for attending with the students. MOVIE MAGIC FOR KIDS On Friday, 29th March a group of TY students took part in a movie making workshop with @MOVIE MAGIC FOR KIDS all the way from Rathoath, Co. Meath. Susan and Lavinia were absolutely fantastic, inspiring and enthusiastic and the students loved the whole experience from start to finish! The mixed group of students created, directed and produced a selection of short films using the equipment provided by the ladies along with green screen technology to give their movies a very professional touch. Some students showed a real flair for the new skills and who knows we may have some budding Stephen Spielberg’s in our midst.
Colm O’Sullivan and Elizabeth Kirwan at the Maths Association Quiz.
St. Declan’s Group at Cool Planet Experience.
Kieran Morrissey playing live on WLR at the Coach House.
Movie Magic at St. Declan’s.
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Dungarvan College wins All-Ireland Volleyball Title OUR Junior volleyball team had a busy, but superb week! First off on Tuesday winning their all Ireland semi-final pool with two superb victories against Mary Immaculate, Clare and Colaiste Mhuire, Thurles to set up a place
Home Economics Practicals – Pictured above is a proud Fred Duggan displaying the chicken dish that he prepared for his Junior Certificate home economics practical exam. Also pictured is Sharon Maher Cooney, SNA.
in the All Ireland final on Thursday, 4th April. We travelled to UL with some great support to take on Mountrath Community School. It was a brilliant occasion and our students were a credit to themselves and our school with their hard work and team work on court. The positivity in the team was mirrored in their superb performance, winning in straight sets 25-15, 25-15 to take the All Ireland Junior Title home for the second straight year! FIELDWORK GEOGRAPHY TRIP Last week the sixth years paid as visit to Goat Island, Ardmore. The purpose of the trip was to gather information for the write up of their geography coursework. This coursework is a valuable way of getting marks that go towards the final grade at Leaving Certificate level. Whilst at the beach the students did a wave count, they measured the depth height and width of caves, measured the cliff height and analysed material on the storm beach. Fortunately, the weather was favourable, and conditions were good for getting on with the tasks. The students are now in the process of writing up the information in their coursework booklets.
Well done to all the players in the squad and a special mention to MVP award winner Adam Chruslak. AUTISM DAY CELEBRATION The students of Dungarvan College from ‘The Pod’ and their friends enjoyed an action packed and inclusive day celebrating Autism day on Tuesday, April 2nd. Students designed a banner in which each student had an inde-
Pod students and Friends, Principal, Danny Cunningham, ASD teacher Cal Ryan, SNA Dawn Aherne.
pendent and unique role of painting and designing a sub section that was personal to their own personal journey through teenage life. The celebrations will continue
through the month of April which is Autism month and is inclusive to all the students in the school in celebration of our first year with an inclusive ASD special class.
All teachers and students agree the inclusion of the Pod to our school has made us better, stronger and more aware of the important aspects of wellbeing and education.
Pictured above are the sixth year geography class that travelled to Goat Island.
DUNGARVAN C.B.S.
Sad passing of John Barry (1951-2019) THE death occurred recently of our former colleague and friend John Barry. John spent over 35 years teaching in total. John’s 35 years were split between a short stint in Nenagh CBS while the majority of his time was spent in Dungarvan CBS where he began teaching in 1977. John hailed from Ballinwilliam, Tourin, Co. Waterford and spent his secondary education in Lismore CBS. Following the successful completion of his Leaving Certificate
John went on to study Irish, Geography and Mathematics in UCC. During his time in Dungarvan CBS John mainly taught Mathematics and Geography. John spent a number of years working for the State Examinations Commissions, John was a valuable member of the SEC rising to the position of Advising Examiner. John had a great love of hurling and in his early years in Dungarvan CBS John trained a
number of CBS teams. He was also a supporter of the school hurling teams and always gave great support to students in their sporting endeavours. John was a lifelong member of the Tourin GAA Club and was always a keen follower of their exploits. John was an extremely passionate Waterford hurling supporter and was proud when his students were chosen to represent the County, indeed John was extremely proud when his own
family members were chosen to represent Waterford. John was deeply involved in Politics, he was an active member of the Fine Gael Party. John also had a keen interest in the A.S.T.I. John was a man who always had the best interests of his students at heart. In his own time John held a strong religious conviction, a great interest in his family and the farming business. For over five decades, from the 1970’s to the 2010’s, John taught
over 3,000 students in Dungarvan CBS. The students that John taught would have arrived in Dungarvan CBS from Bonmahon, Stradbally, Kilrossanty, Kilmacthomas, Kill, Colligan, Kilgobinet,Touraneena, Modeligo, Ballymacarbry, Cappoquin, Tallow, Clashmore, An Rinn, Old Parish, Ardmore and further afield. The students regarded John in extremely high esteem as an enthusiastic and skilled teacher who pushed his
students to excel. John’s days in Dungarvan CBS will be fondly remembered by all, he leaves behind many friends from his days in our school. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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Superschools – Back Row left to right: Príomhoide Ailbhe Ní Neachtain, Eoin Buenaventura, Louis Campbell, Adam Carroll Lawlor, Branden Dee Carter, John David White, Mikey Mullaney, Mark McGarry, Pete Finnegan, Conor Kent, William Beresford, Ms Lisa Hanrick, Ms Sarah Keohan, Fr Gerry Horan OSA. Seated, Katie Hickey, Lia Cunningham, Éabha Gough, Laura Morrissey, Emma Power, Bro Patrick Lennon OSA (Team coach), Shima Lanigan, Kate Killigrew, Áine O’Neill, Róise Ní Mhuirí, Ellen Maye.
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Superschools Champions 2019 THE Friary Superschools team was declared overall winner of the Superschools competition in Mons Belgium on Thursday last. It is a fantastic victory and achievement considering this is the school's ninth success in the event. Their success in the competition is testimony to the dedication and commitment of the students on the team, their coaches and Bro. Patrick Lennon OSA. We wish to extent our thanks to all of you who supported our various fundraisers for the support of the team. PETIT DÉJEUNER FRANÇAIS FOR JUNIOR STUDENTS OF FRENCH On Thursday morning, second year students enjoyed a French breakfast of chocolat chaud, croissants, pain au chocolat and baguettes with nutella. This chance to mingle with stu-
dents from another class while enjoying one of the sweetest aspects of French culture - its food!- was to celebrate le mois de la Francophonie or French speaking countries month. All students had previously researched a French speaking country and made posters which were displayed on the canteen wall for the occasion. Learning about countries like Burkina Faso, La Réunion, Canada and Guadeloupe have helped to broaden students knowledge of the wider French culture, now an integral element if the new Junior Cycle. KEITH KENNEALLY RIP The Friary community wish to extend their deepest sympathies to the Kenneally family, Ballyrandle on the recent passing of Keith Kenneally, father of Trevor who is a second year student at the college. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé
MICHAEL LENNON RIP Sympathies also to our own Bro Patrick Lennon OSA on the recent passing of his father Michael Lennon. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.
Un petit- déjeuner français – 2nd Year Students Annalise Barry, Lily Gough, Clíodhna Roche, Chloe Mulcahy, Lydia Lyons, Ellen O’Neill, Onelia Whelan, Clodagh McDermott also enjoying a taste of France.
Bronnadh na bhFáinní le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge – Príonhoide Ailbhe Ní Neachtain agus An Mhúinteoir Áine Ní Phiondair leis na buatóirí. Fáinne Óir: (Ó clé go dheas) Fionn Ó Mhurchú, Ales Petit, Fiadh Ó Challaráin, Chloe Ní Bhradáin, Niamh Breathnach. Fáinne Airgid: Seán Ó Duinn, Seán Breanach, Kyle Ó Maslomhnaigh, Oonagh Ní Dhonnuartaigh.
Waterford School Awarded European Parliament Prize THE European Parliament has awarded all participating schools in the European Ambassador School programme (EPAS) a plaque. Among the 14 schools was one school from County Waterford. The Ambassador Schools Award Ceremony took place at the Brú Ború Centre in Cashel, Co. Tipperary on Friday April 05. James Temple-Smithson, Head of the European Parliament’s Liaison Office in Ireland, presented successful schools with their Ambassador Schools plaque and students received certificates of participation. James Temple-Smithson stated, “The European Parliament’s Ambassador Schools programme (EPAS) is one of our most successful initiatives. Every year I look forward to hearing the presentations delivered by bright and enthusiastic students. “ EPAS is now in its fourth year and 700 schools across the EU have completed the programme. This year, 60 secondary schools from all across Ireland are taking part. The programme aims to reach out to students and first-time voters, increasing awareness of Europe and citizenship at large. “EPAS presents an excellent opportunity for us to educate students all over Ireland on what the EU does and how they benefit from the European project. We encourage curiosity, critical engagement and active citizenship, all cornerstones of our democracy.” The following school received the Ambassador School Plaque on the day: St. Augustine's College, Dungarvan To find out more about the Ambassador School Programme log on to www.europarl.ie/youth
St. Augustine’s College – Luke Morrissey, Ciaran Frisby, Lauren Carroll (The Wheel), James Temple-Smithson (Head of EP Office in Ireland), Margo McGann (Programme Co-ordinator), Stephen Hennebry, Mark O’Brien (Teacher).
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ÁRD SCOIL NA nDÉISE
Árd Scoil na nDéise student wins essay writing competition in Trinity College Dublin OVER Christmas I wrote an essay that I later entered into the Law Society competition in Trinity College. My essay came under the heading of “a law case you have read/heard about”. I choose to write about the “Right to be forgotten”. My essay was about two criminals who asked to have online information about their case removed after they had served their time. Late last month I got an email to say that I had won the secondary schools category in the competition. The award ceremony was held in the Long Room Library in Trinity College on the 25th of March. I was joined that night by lawyers, junior editors and many college lecturers. There were five different awards presented on the night. After I collected my award I was greeted by two junior editors who had read my piece and were
very impressed by it. My essay will be posted on the Trinity College Law Review (TCLR) online. Written by Ciara Walsh, 5th Year GREEN SCHOOLS LITTER PICK – ARD SCOIL STUDENTS HELPING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY On the 2nd of April a group of students from the Green Schools Committee went on a litter pick, assisted by Dungarvan Council. The areas we found the most litter were the alleyways and footpaths around the town. The majority of litter consisted of cigarette butts. We also went down to the beach near the sports centre where we found a lot of litter, mainly plastic waste. We were delighted to be able to get involved in this work as part of our work on teh Green Schools Committee.
TRANSITION YEAR TRIP TO LEAHY’S OPEN FARM AND CHOCOLATE FACTORY On Monday last, the 1st of April, Transition Year students travelled to Leahy’s Open Farm in Dungourney. We left school at 9am, arriving at the farm around 10am. We were first given a brief introduction by the family on their business and how it all came about. The year group were then split into two groups. I was in the group who were brought on a tour of the farm first. The weather was nice so it made it more enjoyable and we were able to take lots of photos. They had a variety of animals from birds to llamas and even snakes! We had the opportunity to hold some of the animals too. They had multiple playgrounds, slides and gokarting which we all enjoyed after our tour with the animals.
Congratulations to Ciara Walsh on her fantastic achievement in winning the essay writing competition in Trinity College Dublin. We went back and had our lunch in the cafe. We were able to buy delicious treats such as crêpes, waffles and ice-cream! After lunch, the groups
swapped around so we went onto the chocolate making. Before we made our chocolate they explained to us the process of how their chocolate is made. We learned about the cocoa trees, the beans inside which are used during the production and the process of roasting, pressing, grinding, conching and tempering. We then each chose a muold of different animals such as a cow, sheep or chicken and painted our own one. We also made our own
chocolate tractors adding treats such as smarties and marshmallows. They looked delicious! Before heading home after a brilliant day, we had time to walk around the farm one more time and enjoy the playgrounds, go-karting and take lots of pictures! Thanks to Ms. Kiely, Ms. Cleary and Mrs. Curran for organising the trip for our year. We all had a really good day! Written by Laura Cosgrave, Transition Year
Thank you to our Green Schools Committee for doing the litter pick during the week.
Some of the wonderful creations made at the chocolate factory trip.
TY students went on a hike of Coumshingaun this week in preparation for their Gaisce trip.
Unconventional modes of transport were the order of the day at Leahy's Farm.
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First Years attended a Tree Planting Ceremony on Friday as part of National Tree Week.
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Tree Week NATIONAL Tree Week was marked in the school with many activities taking place to make all aware of the importance of trees in our environment. Students put their name on a tree in the school foyer and on Friday a raffle of names took place. A cherry tree was planted in the courtyard to mark the week and we thank the Green Schools Committee and Mr. Ring who made this possible. PRACTICALS Last week was a very busy week for our state students with orals in French and German taking place.The Music practicals also took place and Junior Certs Practical Cookery exam too place. This week the 6th year Agricultural Science Interviews are taking place. Best of luck to all. PARENTS COUNCIL The Parents Council wish to inform you of their upcoming fundraiser which is a Tractor Run and will take place on Easter Monday, April 22nd, at 1.00 p.m. Registration takes place from 12 noon in Blackwater Community School, Tractors, Trucks and Cars are welcome with refreshments after. Entry Fee is €20. WORK EXPERIENCE Transition Year students are out on work experience this week and we thank all the businesses, organisations and enterprises who make this possible. WESTCOURT CUP Well done to the U14 hurlers who participate din the Westcourt Cup blitz which was held in our School Field last Wednesday. Blackwater were in the group with Youghal, Dungarvan, Abbey CBS and Gaelcholaiste Muire. Blackwater topped the group as now play CBS, Carrick, in the semi-final.
Green Schools Committee members Mr. Joyce, Ms. Taaffe, Orla Ní Mhiacháin, Cathryn O’Brien, Fiona Kenny and Ms. O’Sullivan who organised the Tree Planting.
CAPPOQUIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
History Placenames Project WELL done to fifth class on the completion of their history placenames project in conjunction with Waterford County Council. Last week 5th class were presented with an Ogham stone bearing the name of our school, address and place name in Ogham format. Ogham is the earliest form of Irish writing. The Ogham stone has been positioned at the front entrance of the school. Congratulations to the boys and girls of 5th and 6th class on two great matches played in Scoil Gharbháin last week. Both teams played really well and a special word of congratulations to the cailiní – na buatoirí. This week raised beds and top soil were delivered to our school as part of the G.I.Y – Grow it Yourself scheme. We are looking forward to planting lots of healthy vegetables in the coming weeks. Third class took part in a tour of UCC and a visit to the Gluxman Museum where their art work is currently displaying. Third Class have been working with an artist from UCC over the last number of week with their class teacher Mrs Scanlon. This project was funded by Creative Ireland. Sixth Class attended a retreat in Mt Melleray Abbey as final preparations for Confirmation on Wednesday, April 10th. An Open Morning for new entrants took place on Saturday last. We look forward to welcoming our new Junior Infants for 2019/2020.
Presentation to school of Ogham Stone by Waterford County Council.
3rd class pupils enjoying their visit to the Gluxman Art Museum in UCC last week.
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MEANSCOIL SAN NIOCLAS
Meánscoil San Nioclás Rinn Ua gCuanach I ndílchuimhne ar Shéamus Ó Cadhain THIT scamall, dubhach an bhróin ar phobal Ghaeltacht na nDéise oíche Aoine 8 Feabhra ar aireachtaint dúinn go raibh Príomhoide Mheánscoil San Nioclás, Séamus Ó Cadhain tar éis imeacht ar shlí na fírinne. Ba scéala é, faraoir gear, nach raibh coinne ag aoinne againn leis. Fán tráth seo tá téarma scoile curtha dínn ina éagmuis agus ní bréag a rá go bhfuil sé rídheacair dúinn ar fad dul i dtaithí ar a phearsantacht, chaoin, uasal a bheith ar lár. Tháinig Séamus inár measc breis agus 16 de bhliantaibh ó shin nuair a ceapadh é ina Phríomhoide Tánaisteach ar Mheánscoil San Nioclás. Bhí sé tar éis tréimhse a chaitheamh ag obair i gColáiste Ráithín i mBré Chualainn i gCo Chill Mhantáin agus tugadh suntas ón tús dá ghrá don Ghaoluinn agus a thiomantas don ghaeloideachas. Fear Gaeltachta go smior ab ea Séamus, cainteoir láidir Gaoluinne ar chuir saibhreas agus ceol a chuid cainte go mór le cultúr agus oidhreacht na Meánscoile. Bhí an-chion aige ar mhuintir na nDéise ach níor chaill sé riamh a dhílseacht dá áit dhúchais féin, Cill Chiaráin i gConamara áit ar fáisceadh é i dtraidisiúin an tseannóis, na bádóireachta, na ceardaíochta agus teanga bheo a mhuintire. Is iomaí seoid teanga a roinn sé linn, go háirithe focail, nathanna is seanfhocail a thógadh sé chun cuimhne, a fuair sé óna mháthair Bríd agus óna athair Colmán, nach maireann. Tá a chuimhne pearsanta féin ar Shéamus ag gach aoinne a thaithigh a chomhluadar, go háirithe ag daltaí, iardhaltaí, tuismitheoirí agus a chomhghleacaithe i Meánscoil San Nioclás. Cuimhníonn daltaí agus iardhaltaí áirithe ar an Máistir Ó Cadhain mar mhúinteoir Matamaitice den chéad scoth a roinn a ghaois agus a ghrá don ábhar leo ina chuid ranganna, ar a shlí chneasta, shéimh féin. Leag Séamus an-bhéim ar chur chun cinn an Mhata sa scoil agus thug sé deis do dhaltaí Ardteistiméireachta tabhairt faoin Mata Feidhmeach agus faoin bhFisic san Ardteist trí ranganna iarscoile a eagrú dóibh. Is ar a ranganna i nGrafaic an Deartha agus na Cumarsáide a chuimhneoidh daltaí eile ar Shéamus, mar ba é an
chéad mhúinteoir Grafaice i Meánscoil San Nioclás é. Spreag a dhúthracht don ábhar go leor, leor daltaí chun tabhairt faoin ábhar don Ardteistiméireacht. Is ar a laethanta ag iomramh leis sna naomhóga amach ó Cheann Heilbhic nó ó Bhaile na nGall a chuimhneoidh daltaí eile air agus é ag roinnt scéalta leo faoi chúrsaí mara, iascaireachta is bádóireachta ‘thiar ag baile’ nó é ag trácht ar a chuid oilithreachtaí amach go hOileán Mhic Dara ar an 16 Iúil gach aon Samhradh. Ceapadh Séamus ina Phríomhoide ar Mheánscoil San Nioclás thart ar 5 de bhliantaibh ó shin agus sa ról sin chaith sé go fial agus go carthanach le pobal uile na scoile. Mairfidh sé inár gcuimhne comh maith mar fhear a raibh achmhainn ghrinn ann a chuirfeadh an cat ag gáire in am na soininne agus na doininne. Bhí fís aige do thodhchaí agus d’fhorbairt na Meánscoile agus mar chuid dá iarrachtaí thionscain sé cúrsa Idirbhliana i gcomhar le Coláiste na Rinne chun daltaí ó gach cearn den tír a mhealladh chun na Meánscoile chun an Idirbhliain a chaitheamh tumtha i saol agus in oidhreacht Ghaeltacht na nDéise. Níor theip ar a mhisneach riamh agus deacrachtaí le sárú ach mar a dúirt an Díreánach ina dhán Cranna Foirtil ‘Luigh ar (a) chranna foirtil I gcoinne mallmhuir is díthrá Coigil aithinne (a) aislinge…’ Tá an aisling sin comhlíonta cheana féin agus an cúrsa ag dul ó neart go neart. Is borradh tagtha faoi líon na ndaltaí atá ag freastal ar an scoil bhí iarratas ar sheomraí ranga breise don Mheánscoil, curtha isteach ag Séamus. Ceadaíodh an t-iarratas agus beifear ag tosnú ar an tógáil úd gan mhoill. Is mór an trua agus an briseadh croí dúinn é nach mbeidh Séamus inár bhfochair chun torthaí a chuid saothair a chéiliúradh linn. Mairfidh cuimhne Shéamuis in aigne na ndaoine mar dhuine ionraic, uasal, lách a raibh croí mór maith aige agus an dea-fhocal agus dea-mhéin aige do chách. Fear príobháideach, ciúin, cuthaileach ab ea é leis, a bhí istigh leis féin agus dílis do luachanna
Sarah Jane Sexton, teacher at Newtown Upper National School, Faugheen, Carrick-on-Suir is pictured with Tommy Enright, Forestry Services Ltd and pupils from 3rd to 6th class who took part in a tree planting ceremony as part of the Forestry Services Ltd, National Tree Week. Forestry Services Ltd (FSL) held a number of events as part of National TREE Week across the South East. These included School Forest Walks followed by a Tree planting ceremony by pupils from local schools. Plus also a presentation of a special Plaque by FSL to be erected on the site to mark the event All pupils attending received a small take home tree for planting from FSL. [Noel Browne]
a mhuintire. Cé go raibh an-ghean aige ar Ghaeltacht na nDéise b’aoibhinn leis i gcónaí a bheith i measc a lucht aitheantais féin agus é féin a bhá athuair i nósanna agus i saíocht a cheantair dhúchais. Ba mhinic dó a bheith ag trácht ar an seanchas a bhíodh déanta aige le seanóirí sa mbaile faoi obair an tsaoir, amhráintí agus fonnadóirí, an taoide agus an rabhartha trá gan trácht ar phiseoga agus béaloideas a bhain lena dhúiche féin. Thiocfadh a dhílseacht mhór dá áit dhúchais agus a bhród mar fhear na Gaillimhe chun cinn go tréan ann agus Gaillimh ag imirt i gcluichí craoibhe agus cé nárbh fhear é a bhíodh ag bualadh sciath riamh, bhíodh sé caithréimeach go maith nuair a bhuafadh Gaillimh ar Phort Láirge, ach maithfimid sin dó! Ba fhianaise iad na daoine ar fad a tháinig ina sluaite chun na Meánscoile, go dtí an tórramh agus a thaistil go Cill Chiaráin dá shochraid, ar an urraim agus an meas a bhí ag cách ar Shéamus. Gabhann bainistíocht, foireann agus pobal uile Mheánscoil San Nioclás ár mórbhuíochas ó chroí le gach aon duine a tháinig chun comhbhrón a dhéanamh linn agus a thacaigh linn inár mbris-an tEaspag Alphonsus Ó Cuileanáin, an tAthair Ned Hassett, An tAthair Conchúr Ó Ceallaigh, agus ár gcomhghleacaithe i mBord Oiliúna Loch Garman agus Phort Láirge agus i scoileanna agus institiúidí oideachais agus cultúrtha fud fad na tíre agus go háirithe le Coiste na dTuismitheoirí agus tuismitheoirí agus daltaí na Meánscoile a thug antacaíocht dúinn ar iliomad slite. Go gcúití Dia iad. Is méala mór é bás Shéamuis dá mháthair Bríd Uí Chadhain agus dá mhuintir uile agus déanaimid comhbhrón ó chroí leo ar a mbris. Cuimhnímidne go háirithe ar dheartháir Shéamuis, Joe Ó Cadhain a bhfuil cónaí air anseo inár measc, ar bhean chéile Joe, Yvonne, ar neacht Shéamuis Ríona agus ar Éanna Ó Muirithe, dlúthchara le Séamus a bhí gaolta leis trí phósadh. Go dtuga Dia sólás agus misneach do mhuintir uile Shéamuis. Mairfidh cuimhne Shéamuis inár n-aigne agus inár gcroíthe go brách na breithe. Líon macalla, ceolmhar, uaigneach Amhrán Mhuinse an séipéal i
Séamus Ó Cadhain gCill Chiaráin an tráthnóna úd i Mí na bhFaoilleach agus sinn ag fágaint slán ag Séamus don uair dheireanach. Amhrán é Amhrán Mhuinse a bhí an-ghar dá chroí. Nach tráthúil mar a roinn sé leagan den amhrán úd a bhíodh á chanadh ag uncail leis linn, cúpla mí roimh éag dó: ‘is dhul siar le Inse Ghainnimh dhúinn beidh an fharraige ag eirí ard Nó tugaidh go Leitir Caladh mé mar is ann nach bhfuil mo dhream Ach tugaidh siar go Muínís mé, ‘san áit a gcaoinfear mé go breagh Beidh soillse ar na dúcannaí is ní bheidh uaigneas orm ann’. Céiliúrfar Aifreann i ndílchuimhne ar Shéamus Ó Cadhain, Dé hAoine bheag seo 12 Aibreán ar 11.15 rn i Meánscoil San Nioclás, Rinn Ua gCuanach agus cuirfear crann darach in ómós dó i ndiaidh an Aifrinn chuimhneacháin. Fearaimid fíorchaoin fáilte roimh chairde agus lucht aitheantais Shéamuis a bheith inár dteannta. Suaimhneas síoraí ar a anam uasal Gaelach. ‘Ag Críost an mhuir, ag Críost an t-iasc: I líontaibh Dé go gcastar sinn. Ó bhás go críoch nach críoch ach athfhás, I bParthas na ngrás go rabhaimid’
SCHOOLS
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
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ST. MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, DUNGARVAN
Active Schools Week WHAT an action packed week it has been. Monday commenced with skipping for all. The older classes were partnered with a younger class. Here we got to see the wonderful interaction between the children. The younger boys and girls were being taught how to skip, while the older girls got to show off their skipping tricks. On Tuesday, a penalty competition with a difference took place. Each teacher volunteered to stand in goal while the children took penalties on them. Mrs. Fitzgerald made an appearance and pulled off quite a few saves!! The cheering for classmates was great to see and you can imagine the noise levels when a penalty was converted. Tuesday also saw the large playground transformed into tennis courts for the morning. Shelly from the Causeway Tennis Club came over to deliver some taster sessions with the older classes. The music pumping out loud over the speakers went down well. Following on from that, we had a visit from Aislinn O'Regan, a recent participant in the IWAS World Games. Aislinn spoke to the children about her athletics career to date and brought in her club singlet and her Irish singlet. She told them about her two events, shot putt and discus.They got to see her in action and some even got to take part themselves. Swimming lessons also concluded for 4th class.
On Wednesday, our attention turned to athletics. Our annual trials took place with sprints and long distance races being run off. Our active lines exercises came in handy as our warm-up. Every class from 1st to 6th took part and crossed the line with a smile on their face. Our infants continued their hurling coaching with Katie and Dion from Dungarvan College.They enjoyed the warmup games and picked up a few basic skills along the way. Thursday was a hive of activity. Active lines took place after break with our infants. Next, the junior infants walked to the local playground where they had great fun with their friends. Our school camogie team cycled to their match in Dunarvan GAA pitch. They were unlucky with their match on the day but have a couple of matches left to play. The 1st classes continued their hurling coaching with Conor and Stephen from Dungarvan GAA club. The coaches tell me that they are making great progress. 3rd class completed their Swimming lessons and the weekly trips will be missed by all. Friday saw Lada return for her hugely popular zumba lessons. The music could be heard blasting out all around the building. Barry Dunne also came to visit us for hurling coaching on the day. His enthusiasm was as infectious as ever and everyone got stuck in. Throughout our Active
Little Red Riding Hood had a narrow escape from the Big Bad Wolf in the Senior Infant production of Little Red Riding Hood last week. Well done to the children and to Ms. Solich and Ms. O Keeffe.
Junior Infants had a fun trip to the playground last week as part of Active Schools Week. School Week, every class continued with our daily running initiative.We have been running laps of our pitch and recording the distance travelled in order to visit famous European landmarks.This week we were running to The Leaning Tower of Pisa which was 1,831km from Dungarvan. What a difference a few short weeks make. The children have
Up up and away, go the balloons on Autism Awareness Day.
improved no end over the course of the month. Active homework was given every evening during ASW and was enjoyed by all. A huge thank you to all the teachers and children who took part in ASW with such enthusiasm but a special word of thanks to Ms. Harty and her committee for putting in so much effort into organising a thoroughly enjoyable week. We are looking forward to ASW next year already. NATIONAL AUTISM AWARENESS DAY This year St. Mary’s Primary School celebrated National Autism Awareness Day. Children from all classes coloured and decorated jigsaw pieces, a recognised symbol of Autism. These were proudly displayed on the windows surrounding our playground. Dressed in blue, we released blue balloons while singing ‘This is me’ from ‘The Greatest Showman’. All classes watched some informative videos to further heighten awareness and understanding of Autism. Thanks to staff and children for making this a most enjoyable and successful day.
Tennis Time for Brooke and Brody.
Caiden, Jamie and Oliver on a trip the shopping centre recently.
Some of our girls in blue celebrating National Autism Awareness Day.
Junior Infants completed their hurling sessions with the coaches from Dungarvan College last week.
Huge thanks to Ms. Cleary for organising National Autism Awareness Day.
Zuzanna enjoyed taking part in National Autism Awareness Day.
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NEWS/OBITUARY
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
LYNSEY DOYLE Childers Estate, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford It is with deep regret that we record the passing of Lynsey Doyle, on Saturday, 6th April, 2019. Sadly missed by daughters Sophia and Ellie May; her mother Tracy; father Michael; brothers Michael, James, Jeffery and Gerard; aunts, uncles, extended family and friends. Reposing at Drohan’s Funeral Home, Dungarvan, on Wednesday, 10th April, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with prayers at 4:30 p.m. Burial will take place on Thursday, 11th April, in Mount St. Oliver Cemetery, Crossagalla, Limerick, at 1:00 p.m. May she Rest In Peace. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Director).
MICHAEL NEEDHAM Boreenatra, Dungarvan
Garranbane National School – 2nd, 3rd and 4th Class enjoyed their four weeks of gymnastics. Thanks to Dungarvan Gymnastic Club for accommodating us.
We learned with feelings of sincere sorrow and deep regret of the passing of Michael Needham, Boreenatra, Dungarvan, on Saturday, 6th April, 2019. Sadly missed by his sons Patrick and Paul; daughters Carmel and Michelle; brother Sean; sisters Mary and Barbara; grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Reposing at Drohan's Funeral Home, Dungarvan, on Sunday evening, 7th April, where Rosary was led by Sr. Angela. Reposing at Drohan's Funeral Home on Monday evening, 8th April, prayers were recited by Fr. M. Cooney, O.S.A., followed by removal to St. Mary's Parish Church, Dungarvan. On arrival, his remains were received and blessed by Fr. M.Cooney, O.S.A. Requiem Mass was celebrated by Canon W. Ryan, P.P., on Tuesday, 9th April, at 11:00 a.m., followed by burial afterwards in The Old Churchyard Cemetery, Dungarvan. May he Rest In Peace. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Director).
St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan Kilmacthomas Primary School – Get into motion to Save Our Ocean". Kilmacthomas 6th class entry to the 'Ocean Transformers Inspiring You Competition'. These girls were lucky enough to be one of five schools in Ireland to receive a Highly Commended result. Their poster will be displayed in Galway Aquarium next month.
Kilbrien N.S. Camogie team that took part in the indoor hurling Blitz in Ballinameela on Friday, 1st March.
Passion Sunday. Isaiah 50:47 - I did not cover my face against insult, I know I shall not be shamed. P hilippians 2:6-11. He humbled himself, but God raised him high. L uke 22:1423:56. If there is one of you who has not sinned, let him be the first to throw a stone at her. Confession for Easter: The annual Lenten Penance Service in preparation for Easter will take place in the Friary Church on Monday next, the Monday of Holy Week, April 15th at 7.30 p.m. Trocaire 2019 - Our contributions to Trocaire have become even more urgent because of the recent cyclone which caused flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. In the time which remains before Easter, please continue to make contributions to your Trocaire Box. Alpha 2019 - The 11th and final session of the Alpha programme took place on Tuesday, 2nd April. On average about 50 people attended each of the 11 sessions. It was a tremendous response to the invitation to come together to explore life, faith and meaning. Short follow up programmes will be announced shortly. St. Joseph’s Carmelite Monastery Tallow - The Lenten reflections on the Stations of the Cross and on the seven last Words of Jesus continue this Wednesday, April 10th and next Wednesday,
April 17th, Spy Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. each evening. These sessions are an ideal way of doing something special for Lent! Weekly Envelopes May 2019 – May 2020 - There’s a Weekly Envelopes Box Request Form available in the church and in last weekend’s newsletter for people not already receiving them. Use of the weekly envelopes greatly increases income to the Income Tax Refund Scheme from tax already paid by taxpayers. Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - Next Sunday, April 14th is Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, the beginning of the greatest week in the Church’s Year, Holy Week, when we walk with Jesus through the last days of His life on earth, His Last Supper with the apostles, His suffering, death and on to the Good News of the Resurrection at Easter. 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 058-42374. Daily Mass broadcast on 98.5 FM. Phone No: Fr. Ryan 42374, Fr. Harris 42384, Fr. Cooney 41136. Emergency Phone No: To contact Priest on duty: 0862334282. St. Vincent de Paul Helpline No.: 087-7747870.
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
JOAN BARRY (née Power) Garrahalish, Kilmacthomas It is with deep sadness and sorrow that we write on the passing of Joan Barry (née Power), Garrahalish, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford, who passed away peacefully on March 13th, 2019, surrounded by her loving family, in the excellent care of the staff of St. Vincent’s Unit, Dungarvan Community Hospital. Joan suffered poor health in the last couple of years, bearing her illness always in good spirits, without ever complaining. Joan was a beloved mother to her family of eleven children and wife of Billy, predeceased since 2004. Joan was very proud of her children and was a doting grandmother to her twenty grandchildren. She had a large and loyal circle of friends, many of whom shared her love of playing cards. Joan was a regular card player in Stradbally, Bridgie Terries and further afield, in places like Doneraile and will be sadly missed by all. Rosary was recited by Fr. J. Condon, P.P., at Joan’s residence in Garrahalish, Kilmacthomas, on Wednesday, 13th March. Removal took place on Thursday morning, 14th March, to The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Faha, Kilmacthomas. Requiem Mass was celebrated on Friday, 15th March, at 12:00 noon, by Fr. J. Condon, P.P., assisted by Fr. J. Delaney, P.P., and Fr. M. Enright, P.E., followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. The readings at the Requiem Mass were recited by her daughter Susan and daughter-in-law Angela. Prayers of the Faithful were read by grand-daughters Niamh Whyte, Annabel Barry, Mairead Kennedy and niece Sharon Costelloe Coffey. The Offertory Procession was performed by sisters Breda and Cecelia. The altar servers were compiled of her grandchildren, Orla and Clodagh Kiely, Tom, Billy and Lucy Lynch and Paddy Cotter. A very fitting Eulogy was delivered by her sister Marie, daughter Paula and grand-daughter Katie. A selection of Offertory Gifts were brought to the altar by her grandchildren, Paddy, Emma, Miley, Roisin and Dan. Mementos of a beloved grandmother were offered, flowers, a deck of cards, tea biscuits and a fridge magnet symbolising her favourite pastimes. A beautiful music selection of music was provided by Laura Daly. We offer our deepest sympathy to her sons Gerard, Noel, Liam, Tom,Tony and David; daughters Susan, Mary, Helen, Paula and Lynda; sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers Nicholas, Virgil, Gerard (predeceased by brother Tom); sisters Marie, Breda and Cecelia; nephews, nieces, relatives and many friends. Special thanks to the local Doctors and the wonderful staff of the Waterford and Dungarvan Hospitals and to friends and family who were so good to visit Joan at home and in hospital. Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated in The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Faha, Kilmacthomas, on Friday, 12th April, at 7.30 p.m. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Director).
EDMOND (Noel) BUTLER 47 Shandon Street, Dungarvan It is with profound sadness and deep regret we record the passing of Edmond (Noel) Butler, 47 Shandon Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, which sad event occurred peacefully on 3rd April, 2019, in the tender and loving care of the Nursing staff at Dungarvan Community Hospital. Lying in repose at Aidan Walsh and Sons, Funeral Home, Cappoquin, on Wednesday evening, where funeral prayers were recited by Rev. Fr. Pat. Gear, P.P., in the presence of his loving family and friends. Reposing on Thursday evening, once again Rev. Fr. Pat Gear, P.P., recited prayers before removal took pace to St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan. On arrival his remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. J. Harris, C.C., and Fr. M. Conney, O.S.A. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday morning by Rev. Fr. J. Harris, C.C. Noel’s walking stick was presented to the altar by cousin Noreen Hayes. Readings were recited by nephew Sean McShane. Prayers of the Faithful were read by nephew Sean McShane. Laura Jane Murray provided a lovely selection of music and hymns throughout the Mass. Noel’s sister Josie and cousin Helen Drummy presented the Offertory Gifts to the altar. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in the adjoining cemetery, Rev. Fr. J. Harris, C.C., officiated the graveside prayers, where Noel was laid to rest in the presence of his loving family, relatives, neighbours and friends. May he Rest In Peace. May we extend our deepest sympathy to his loving brother Danny; sisters Josie and Mary; nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).
OBITUARY GEORGE HOGAN Clonea Road, Abbeyside, Dungarvan It is with great sadness that we record the passing of George Hogan, Clonea Road, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, surrounded by his loving family and in the wonderful care of the staff of CareChoice Nursing Home. George was a proud Tipperary man, born in Kilfeacle, ninety-four years ago, he grew up on a farm there.Thus, began his love of the land and through his work with the Department of Agriculture in Dungarvan, he walked many a farm in West Waterford. Predeceased by his beloved wife Alice in 2010, they had married in 1955 and set up home in Abbeyside. They had a wonderful life together and were blessed with four children, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren and he was very proud of all their achievements. George was interested in all sports, especially golf, racing and hurling. He was a member of the Gold Coast Golf Club and in the early days of the club, he was always around to give a helping hand. He golfed until he was 85 and was the last remaining member of a fourball, fondly known as “The Last of the Summer Wine”, Paddy Hannigan, Tom Fennell, Willie Barron and himself, who from 1993 were given the honour of starting off the Captain’s and President’s prizes. His love of gardening was well known, and over the years, many neighbours and friends would have been the grateful recipients of his garden’s produce, vegetables and salads in the early days, tomatoes and flowers in his later years. In more recent years, George was known in his adopted village of Abbeyside for his walks on the Greenway, and he was always delighted to stop for a chat and hear the local news. George’s nephew Derek Hogan, from Kilfeacle, moved to Clonea some years ago and a great friendship formed. He very much looked forward to Derek’s weekly visits to hear all the news from Tipperary. George had a long and happy life and was grateful for it, especially his good health, and passed away on 16th March, 2019, after a short illness. His is survived by sons Kevin, Brendan, David and daughter Linda; grandchildren Elaine, Deirdre, Linda, Sean, Ciara and Darragh; great grandchildren Holly and Callum; daughters-in-law Angela, Maire and Hana; son-in-law Dan and brother Kevin. Month’s Mind Mass for George will be celebrated in Saint Augustine’s Church in Abbeyside on Sunday, 14th April, at 12.00 noon. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).
MARY CHRISTOPHER (nee Duffy) Lower Dromore, Aglish With sincere sadness and regret we record the passing of Mary Christopher (nee Duffy), Lower Dromore, Aglish, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, formerly of Monaghan, loving wife of the late Patrick, which sad event occurred peacefully on 5th April, 2019, in the tender and loving care of the Nursing staff at Padre Pio Rest Home, Cappoquin. Lying in repose at Padre Pio Rest Home, Cappoquin, on Saturday evening, Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., recited funeral prayers in the presence of her loving family, friends, residents and staff. Removal took place on Sunday morning to the Church of Assumption, Aglish. On arrival, her remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P. Funeral Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P. Readings during the Mass were recited by Aoife Dunne and Ailbhe Roche. Aglish Parish Choir provided a lovely selection of music and hymns throughout the Mass. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., officiated the graveside prayers, where Mary was laid to rest in the presence of her family, relatives, neighbours and friends. May we extend our deepest sympathy to her loving nephew Paul; nieces Bernadette and Angela; relatives, neighbours and friends, cared by George and Teresa Hennessy (Deerpark, Lismore). May she Rest In Peace. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).
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59 TOMMY HICKEY Touraneena, Ballinamult, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford The local community learned with feelings of deep sadness and regret of the passing of Tommy Hickey, Touraneena, Ballinamult, on Sunday, 7th April. Predeceased by his brother Sean; deeply regretted by his loving wife Kathleen; sons Michael, Richie and Colm; daughters Patricia, Majella, Deirdre and Stephanie; brothers Michael and Larry; sons-in-law Kieran Fahey, Michael Geary and Angelo Tosini; daughters-in-law Bernie Hickey and Rita Hickey; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé. Reposing at his residence in Touraneena, Ballinamult, on Tuesday, 9th April, where Rosary was recited by Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P., among family, relatives and friends. Funeral Mass takes place on Wednesday, 10th April, at 12:00 noon in St. Mary’s Church, Touraneena, followed by burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. House private on Wednesday morning please. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Director).
KEITH KENNEALLY Ballyrandle, Ballinroad, Dungarvan It is with shock and deep regret that we record the passing of Keith Kenneally which sad event occurred on 5th April, 2019. We express our deepest sympathies to his wife Tina; sons Trevor and James; mother Kathleen; father Joe; brother Kevin; mother-in-law, father-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, relatives and a wide circle of friends. Reposing at Drohan's Funeral Home, Dungarvan, on Sunday, 7th April, where Rosary was recited by Sr. Gertrude among his loving family, relatives and friends. Funeral Mass was celebrated by Fr. E. Hassett, P.P., assisted by Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P., and Fr. G. Horan, O.S.A., on Monday morning, 8th April, in St. Laurence's Church, Ballinroad, followed by burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. May he Rest In Peace. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Director, Dungarvan).
PATRICK (Bull) WALSH Cul Rua, Aglish With sincere sadness and regret we record the passing of Patrick (Bull) Walsh, Cul Rua, Aglish, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, which sad event occurred peacefully on 31st March, 2019. Lying in repose at Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Home, Cappoquin, on Tuesday evening, where funeral prayers were recited by Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., in the presence of his loving family, relatives, neighbours and friends. On Wednesday morning Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., recited funeral prayers in the presence of his loving family, before removal took place to the Church of Assumption, Aglish. On arrival his remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., and was assisted by Rev. Deacon Hugh Nugent. Funeral Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., and was assisted by Rev. Deacon Hugh Nugent. Symbols representing his life were presented to the altar by his grand-daughters Aoife Power (deck of cards); Katie Carroll (darts); Sarah Carroll (a Fishing Licence); daughter-in-law Joanne (Racing Post); and grandson Alex Walsh (Rosary Beads). Readings during the Mass were recited by niece Claire Walsh and daughter Triona. Prayers of the Faithful were read by Angela, Rosalyn, Jessie Power, Francis O’Callaghan and Lynda Clancy. Throughout the Mass soloist Caroline Fraher and organist Pat O’Keeffe played a lovely selection of music and hymns. Daughters Patty and Sharon presented the Offertory Gifts to the altar. Following Communion brother Francis delivered a fitting tribute to Pat, acknowledging the support that their family has received during this difficult time. As the coffin was shouldered out of the church, Paddy O’Brien sang “Never Grow Old”. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P, officiated the graveside prayers and was assisted by Rev. Deacon Hugh Nugent, where Pat was laid to rest in the presence of his loving family, relatives and many friends. May he Rest In Peace. May we extend our deepest sympathy to his loving sons Anthony and Paul; daughters Sharon Carroll, Patty Power and Triona; sister Kitty O’Callaghan; brothers Jimmy, Sean,Thomas, Eddie and Francis; daughter-in-law Joanne; sons-in-law Raymond Carroll, Jessie Power and Gavin Marks; mother-in-law Mary Glavin; grandchildren Jamie, Aoife, Kieran, Sharon, Molly-Anne, Alex, Emma, Katie, Sarah, Callum, Sean, Sophie; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).
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Pesticide exceedances on the rise in County Waterford Farmers and other users urged to use best practice as spraying season commences IRISH Water detected two exceedances for the pesticide Glyphosate in the Villierstown Public Water Supply in 2018. While there is no threat to public health, it is imperative that users of pesticides are mindful of best practice when spraying their lands. Irish Water working in partnership with the National Pesticide and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG) is appealing to farmers and other users of pesticides to ensure that best practice measures to protect drinking water quality are always followed. Efforts to reduce the incidence of detections are being coordinated by the NPDWAG which is chaired by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. All of the key stakeholders
are represented in this group and include other Government departments and agencies; local authorities; industry representative bodies; farming organisations; water sector organisations; and amenity sector organisations. Commenting, Patrick Duggan, Irish Water’s Regional Drinking Water Compliance Specialist said: “Irish Water is continuing its extensive investment programme to improve water and wastewater services in Ireland. Providing safe, clean drinking water for all is our first priority.” Dr Aidan Moody, Chair of the NPDWAG commented:“The continued engagement of all stakeholders, working in partnership, is needed to tackle this issue. Users of pesticides should make sure that they are aware of the best prac-
tice measures that should be followed to protect water quality.” MCPA, which is commonly used to kill rushes on wet land, is the main offender. Careless storage, handling or improper application means it can easily end up in drinking water leading to breaches of the drinking water regulations. The regulations are so stringent that a single drop of pesticide is enough to breach the drinking water limit in a small stream for up to 30 kilometres.This clearly highlights the level of care needed to protect drinking water sources. Irish Water working in partnership with the National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group would like to remind farmers and professional users of pesticides of the need to follow
best practice in the application of pesticides such as MCPA on land, particularly near lakes and rivers used as drinking water sources. The basic steps in reducing pesticide risks are – • Choose the right pesticide product (Note that products containing MCPA are NOT approved for use in weedwipers.) • Read and follow the product label • Determine the right amount to purchase and use • Don’t spray if rain or strong wind is forecast in the next 48 hours • Make sure you are aware of the location of all nearby water courses • Comply with any buffer zone specified on the product label to protect the aquatic environment. Mark out the spec-
ified buffer zone from the edge of the river or lake or other water course • Never fill a sprayer directly from a water course or carry out mixing, loading or other handling operations beside a water course • Avoid spills, stay well back from open drains and rinse empty containers 3 times into the sprayer Store and dispose of pesticides and their containers properly A recently produced video on the correct use of MCPA can be viewed on Irish Water’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/xQqtZ7jifUs Information leaflets on pesticide use are also available to download from the Teagasc website at www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/foddercrops/
Ifac urging Waterford Farmers Twenty/20 Beef Club represents not to miss the Basic Payment new thinking for the sector (BPS) Scheme Deadline IFAC, the farming, food and agribusiness professional services firm, are reminding farmers not to miss the 15th May Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) deadline.This is the deadline for farmers to declare to the Department of Agriculture the land they are farming in the year 2019 in order to receive their BPS monies later in the year. Eoghan Drea, Partner at Ifac’s Waterford office outlines the importance of hitting this deadline and most important deadline of the year for farmers. Ifac are urging farmer to ensure they do not miss it as it could place you farm in financial trouble. For over 40 years we have worked with farmers all over the country and we know that the BPS is crucial to the financial viability of a lot of farms. If the deadline is missed the application is wrong monies might be withheld for months, therefore any errors or late applications must be avoided at all costs. If you’ve bought, sold or leased land since your last BPS payment or if you’ve changed your farming structure in the past 12 months talk to an accountant to make sure you don’t miss out on monies due to you this year.
The following are some basic questions farmers should be asking themselves and their agri-advisors before submitting their BPS applications: 1. Am I farming more / less land than last year? 2. Am I leasing in /out land that wasn’t previously on application? 3. If leasing in / out new land have I leased in /out the BPS correctly with this land? 4. Have you bought / sold / inherited / gifted land in last year – Have I transferred in BPS correctly? 5. Have I declared all of the land I am farming correctly on my BPS application 6. Have I changed farming structure – Limited Company, Registered Farm Partnership, Joint herd number? a. If so I MUST transfer BPS to the new structure – ALWAYS seek your accountants advise on HOW to transfer BPS so as not to inadvertently incur taxes b. Have I declared all of the land correctly in the name of the new business structure? We understand that this can be a very stressful time of the year on farms as deadlines approach. At IFAC we help thousands of farmers to make sure that they get their maximum
entitlements each year. If you are a farmer transferring the BPS to a new entity like a LTD company, partnership or joint herd, make sure that both your accountant and agri-advisor know what’s happening. One of the most common mistakes we find with farmers changing business structure is neither the accountant nor the agri-advisor have full knowledge of the changes taking place. This can have very serious implications for both Revenue and the Department of Agriculture and could result in significant taxes and losses in BPS if completed incorrectly. It is essential that farmers don’t take any risks. Engage a good advisor to help fill out the BPS application and it will be money very well spent considering the importance of the payment to the financial well-being of the farm. Founded in 1975, ifac is over 40 years in business with 30 offices nationwide providing advice to farming, food and agribusinesses on tax, accountancy, pension planning, succession planning and other professional service areas to help clients to build and retain profitable, sustainable businesses.
IFA President Joe Healy said the Glanbia/Kepak Twenty/20 Beef Club represents much-needed new thinking for the sector. He said the model on dairy beef could deliver greater certainty on beef prices and better cashflow on farms. The IFA President said the contractstyle pricing arrangement which Glanbia pioneered on dairy has worked well for dairy farmers and this move on beef could be a first step in a similar direction. However, he said some of the detail needs closer examination. There would be concerns among farmers about having to purchase all of their inputs for all of their enterprises from Glanbia. IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said this scheme encourages dairy farmers to produce a quality dairy beef animal through better breeding. It gives farmers the choice of rearing calves themselves, or selling them on to fellowfarmers to be reared in a sustainable manner. “I believe it is important that all stakeholders, including co-ops, meat factories and AI societies in the beef and dairy sectors work together to develop a model for dairy beef which is sustainable and profitable for both beef and dairy farmers”. He added that Glanbia/Kepak have explained that the scheme will be ‘anchored in the market’. Farmers must be satisfied that the price benefits under
the scheme are secured from the market place and do not in any way undermine beef prices outside the scheme. IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said this move from Glanbia/Kepak involving greater certainty and reducing the risks on price is a new and important step forward for the beef sector. Angus Woods said the reality is that for any beef system to be viable, including dairy beef, it must return a price above the cost of production and leave a margin for the farmer. He said it is very important that beef farmers understand the precise details of the scheme, particularly the pricing model which is based on average quoted factory prices and the QPS (Quality Payment System) with additional bonuses. Angus Woods said it appears that the ask from farmers in the scheme will evolve over time. Glanbia and Kepak must communicate this clearly and support farmers to generate the level of trust required for this scheme to progress and develop beyond the first two years of the pilot stage. The IFA said they will be discussing the details of the scheme with both the National Dairy and National Livestock Committees as well as farmers on the ground to ensure their views are taken on board.
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HOOF CARE Brian Lawton Pictured at Smartply, Belview Port, Waterford to mark National Tree Week 2019 were from left to right” Pat Neville, Communications Manager, Coillte; Pat Trihy, Finance and Procurement, Smartply; John Halligan, Minister of State, Department of Enterprise and Innovation, and the Department of Education and Skills with special responsibility for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development; Mary Butler ,TD (Waterford); John Paul Phelan, Minister of State, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government with special responsibility for Local Government and Electoral Reform; Neil Foot, Managing Director, Medite Smartply; Pat Breen, Operations Manager, Smartply and Pat Beardmore, COO, Medite Smartply. [Noel Browne]
Plant for Our Planet: Minister Halligan celebrates National Tree Week with MEDITE SMARTPLY TO mark National Tree Week coming to a close, Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan T.D. was on hand to plant a tree at MEDITE SMARTPLY who are part of the Coillte group based in Waterford. This year’s theme ‘Planting for our Planet’ is more important than ever. Trees play a significant role in our climate change strategy by soaking up carbon emissions while also providing a renewable and sustainable building resource through their timber. Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan, T.D. said; “I am delighted to be at MEDITE SMARTPLY facility in Waterford today to celebrate National Tree Week 2019. Trees are one of our most important assets in the fight against climate change and National Tree Week is about people coming together and planting in their local com-
munities. I would encourage everyone to learn more about the wonderful benefit of these natural resources, and to think about planting trees on an ongoing basis and not just for Tree Week.” Trees improve air quality, provide shade, increase biodiversity, provide food and shelter for wildlife, reduce local wind speeds and the effects of flash flooding. As well as the environmental benefits, there are social and economic reasons to plant trees. National Tree Week is sponsored by Forest Industries Ireland and encourages communities and people to come together to celebrate and enjoy trees and all their uses. These range from building our homes to cleaning the air we breathe and even giving us a place to connect with family and friends in many of the recreational sites available throughout Ireland. Since the beginning of National Tree Week, over half a million trees have been planted across Ireland. Coillte work in
READER’S QUERIES Question: I have some GLAS Wild Bird Cover. There is a lot of vegetation in it at present. Would it be possible to leave cattle into it to break it down? Can you please advise? Answer: Yes, cattle can be let into Wild Bird Cover (WBC) after the 15th of March, with the exception of where kale has been set the year before, in which case it must be left intact for another year. Either way the new crop of WBC must be sown by the 31st of May. It is also worth noting that any spraying must be carried out before the crop is sown as only spot treatment is permitted thereafter. When purchasing the seed, it is important to check the claimed area of WBC on your BPS application to ensure the amount of seed purchased tallies with the area of the crop sown. I trust this will clear things up for you! Tip of the Week: Reminder to all to make appointment in plenty of time for BPS applications as walk-ins won’t be tolerated.
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partnership with the Tree Council of Ireland to facilitate the supply and distribution of over 15,000 trees for National Tree Week, which are delivered to community groups all across Ireland. Neil Foot, Managing Director of MEDITE SMARTPLY added: “We are delighted to support National Tree Week 2019 and it’s great to see everyone here in MEDITE SMARTPLY coming together to celebrate trees! This natural resource is core to our business here in Waterford. We are a market leading manufacturer of sustainable timber construction panels so it is fitting that we are getting involved and ‘Planting for our Planet’.” This year’s theme ‘Planting for our Planet’ is a particularly important one, as trees help reduce climate change effects by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Forest Industries Ireland and The Tree Council of Ireland want everyone to learn about the
incredible ways trees support us and our natural world, and how trees can help tackle climate change. Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform, John Paul Phelan TD, was pleased to take part in an official tree planting ceremony at the MEDITE SMARTPLY facility in Co Kilkenny. “I am pleased to be here in Waterford to take part in this tree planting ceremony at the MEDITE SMARTPLY facility. We are marking the end of National Tree Week and I wish to commend everyone involved and particular those around the country who planted a tree during the week. Given the benefit trees have for our environment by helping to reduce climate change effects, I hope that people will continue to play their part and plant trees.” To find out about the benefit of trees and tree related events happening in your area, please visit www.treecouncil.ie
Dungarvan Mart Prices Monday, 8th April
COWS 1 Fr. 775 kgs. made €1,085. 1 Fr. 755 kgs. made €970. 1 Fr. 720 kgs. made €950. 1 Lim. 605 kgs. made €900. 1 Fr. 490 kgs. made €720. BULLOCKS 1 Lim. 595 kgs. made €1,265. 2 A.A. 590 kgs. made €1,190 each. 9 A.A. 579 kgs. made €1,175 each. 6 A.A. 515 kgs. made €1,120 each. 6 A.A. 473 kgs. made €1,025 each. 4 Char. 398 kgs. made €995 each. 7 Her. 342 kgs. made €740 each. 5 A.A. 515 kgs. made €1,120 each. 8 Her. 352 kgs. made €775 each. 3 Lim. 355 kgs. made €860 each.
HEIFERS 4 Char. 476 kgs. made €1,065 each. 1 Char. 605 kgs. made €1,250. 2 Char. 462 kgs. made €1,005 each. 4 Char. 393 kgs. made €950 each. 6 Her. 334 kgs. made €690 each. 2 Lim. 337 kgs. made €740 each. 3 Sim. 376 kgs. made €795 each. The next Sheep Collection in Dungarvan Mart will be on Wednesday, 17th April, with prices available from Tuesday 16th. Booking essential on 058 41611. Calf collection service for weekly sales is now available please contact Dungarvan Mart.
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20.32 Ha (50.2 Acres) Holding Representatives Patrick Walsh (Decd.) BY PRIVATE TREATY • These lands, laid out in grass, are a mixture of good quality grasslands and rough grazing lands. • These lands are laid out on two sides of a roadway. • There is a derelict farmhouse • ESB is available • Directions: From Lismore take a right turn at the hall in Ballyduff and continue straight for 1.7 miles, then take a right turn and continue for one mile and the lands are on both sides of the road. • Inspection recommended. • Further details from Auctioneers.
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CAPPAGH AREA 14.3 Hectares (c.35 Acres) Roadside Lands To Let for 2019 Season • Roadside Lands • All in permanent pasture • Fenced with mains electric fence • Maps and details on request 058-41377 HARTY & CO. Dungarvan, Co. Waterford info@hartyauctioneers.com Licence No. 001888
DUNGARVAN MART SPECIAL DAIRY SALE Thursday, 18th April, 2019 Freshly Calved Heifers and Cows. Also Maiden Heifers. Pedigree Bulls will also be offered for sale on this day. Entries and enquiries to: Dungarvan Mart. Tel. 058-41611 or Ger Flynn at 086-2528984.
COLLECTING CALVES WICKLOW CALF COMPANY – Will start collecting Calves for export in Leamybrien. All breeds required (no Jerseys). Payment on the day. Collecting every Monday between 9.00 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. Please telephone Sunday night to book Calves in. Tel. Seamus Scallan (087) 2547339. (3-5)
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Teagasc Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management Open for Applications TEAGASC are now accepting applications for the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management programme. Applications must be submitted by Friday, May 3rd, 2019. To access the online application form, search on the education section of the Teagasc website www.teagasc.ie Dr. Emma-Louise Coffey, Teagasc said: “The Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management will equip
you to realise your management potential in dairy farming. The Level 7 Special Purpose programme was designed for those intending to manage their family farm, work as a dairy farm manager, or those seeking to enter dairy farming through collaborative farming arrangements. Graduates have primarily gone on to work as dairy farm managers on their family farms or dairy farms throughout Ireland while
others have taken up opportunities abroad in countries such as New Zealand and Australia.” The core element of the programme is a two-year paid professional work experience with approved dairy farmers. There is an opportunity to spend six months gaining experience abroad, which is recommended to maximise participants’ exposure to different concepts and approaches.
The contact element of the programme is delivered in blocks at the Teagasc Animal & Grassland, Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark and at the Teagasc Kildalton Agricultural College. Modules are delivered by an integrated team of Teagasc staff including Moorepark research staff, college lecturers, dairy and financial specialists, with input from guest lecturers from commercial dairy farmers and the dairy
industry. To be eligible for the programme, students must have a minimum qualification of a Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agriculture prior to the course starting. Applications are also welcome from Level 7 and Level 8 Agriculture award holders. The Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management programme is validated and awarded by UCD.
Teagasc Horticultural Energy Event 2019 PROTECTED UREA – WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? The Irish government has committed to reduce national losses of both ammonia and the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide while achieving good status for all waters. In relation to gaseous emissions agriculture accounts for 33% of national GHG emission and 98% of ammonia emissions and as a consequence is under the spotlight to reduce emissions.The use of protected urea nitrogen fertiliser is the largest single avenue currently open to Irish agriculture to meet these commitments to reduce GHG and ammonia emissions. What is protected urea? Protected urea is urea which is treated with an active ingredient called a urease inhibitor. This moderates the rate at which urea converts to ammonium. In so doing ammonia loss is reduced to low levels. Can I spread protected urea throughout the growing season? Yes, you can spread protected urea across the growing season at times when you would otherwise spread calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) or unprotected urea.This may potentially simplify the fertiliser spreading programme on the farm and setting up of fertiliser spreader for only 1 straight N product each year. Will using protected urea reduce yields? No, published Teagasc trials have shown that protected urea consistently yields as well as CAN in Irish grasslands with no difference in annual production between the two fertilisers. Will using protected urea reduce efficiency? No, published Teagasc trials conducted in different areas of Ireland have shown that the nitrogen recovery efficiency of protected urea and CAN are consistently the same. Is protected urea more costly? On 14 March 2019 the following costs detailed in Table 1 were quoted. These costs show protected urea to be less costly than CAN while performing just as well in terms of yield. Bear in mind that fertiliser costs fluctuate but always make the cost comparison on the basis of cost per kg N for straight N products. Table 1. Prices in € per tonne fertiliser and € per kg N delivered for the three main fertiliser N types available as per 14 March 2019 Fertiliser N product
Does protected urea reduce loss of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide? Yes, published Teagasc trials have shown that protected urea has 71% lower nitrous oxide emissions than CAN. Is there potential for protected urea to reduce nitrate loss to water? Yes, during periods when leaching occurs nitrate present in the soil is vulnerable to leaching loss. Protected urea does not deliver N directly as nitrate to the soil, therefore reducing the risk of nitrate losses occurring with rainfall post fertiliser application. Reduced ammonia loss compared to urea will also reduce the risk of ammonia N being deposited from the atmosphere onto sensitive habitats or into sensitive water bodies. Suckler Breeding Event at Kildalton College 12th April Breeding key performance indicators underpinning profitability of suckler calf-to-weanling production systems are age at first calving, calves per cow per year and 6-week calving rate. These key topics, amongst others, will be discussed at the forthcoming suckler breeding event at Kildalton College on Friday the 12th April starting at 10.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. This is a KT approved event. All welcome.
A TIMELY Energy 2019 event, targeted at horticultural growers, took place on Wednesday, 3rd April, at Teagasc Ashtown, Dublin. The well attended seminar, which attracted cross-sectoral support from the industry, was designed to inform, enlighten and encourage growers and stakeholders to improve energy efficiency on their holdings. Developing an understanding of renewable energy technologies and how they shape up as sustainable propositions were the main topics of the seminar. Michelle Kearney from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) emphasised that increasing on-farm energy efficiency was part of the climate change challenge. Ireland has set itself the target of 16% of energy demand coming from renewables by 2020. Her Department is anxious to help the industry play its part in achieving this, by incentivising
growers to invest in energy saving devices via the Grant Aid Scheme. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is also keen to assist through their SME Support Programme. Andrea Carroll stated that the average SME business can reduce its energy bill by up to 30% by implementing energy efficiency measures. The SME Lighting Upgrade Scheme 2019 aims to help growers upgrade their lighting to LED’s with a potential saving up to 60%; this can result in an average pay-back of 1-2 years. The latest scheme just out is EXCEED – growers can avail of a 50% grant to have an energy consultant examine their business for savings and a 30% follow up capital grant to implement the report’s findings. Paddy Phelan of the 3 Counties Energy Agency outlined the benefits of installing solar panels and pointed out that
the Government are keen to encourage householders and farmers with recently announced grant schemes. However, connecting to the grid is more problematic and may require legislation to be changed. The virtues of the soon to be announced SSRH Renewable Heating Scheme were explained by Barry Caslin, the Energy Specialist in Teagasc. This is a government scheme administered by the SEAI and is to encourage existing oil and gas fired boilers to be switched over to a renewable fuel source such as woodchip. New investments will also be eligible for grant aid. Both solid biomass boilers and heat pumps are covered by the scheme. Tommy O’Shea of O’Shea Farms explained to the audience the measures taken on the farm to improve its environmental footprint by establishing reed beds and the steps taken to reduce waste and increase recy-
cling. A major energy saving investment was commenced in October 2015 with the installation of 960 solar panels on their packhouse roofs. The electricity generated helps to power their refrigerated units with the surplus sold to the grid. The panels generate about 208,000 kw annually – enough to power up to 40 homes. Speaking at the event, Dermot Callaghan, Head of Teagasc Horticulture Development stated that “when planning for this event, we wanted to bring together all the information sources which are relevant today for those who are considering renewable energy investments. The horticulture sector stakeholders have a long history of being early adopters in green technologies and they continue to have an appetite for technologies which confer economic and environmental sustainability to their businesses.”
Pupils from Newtown Upper National School, Faugheen, Carrick-on-Suir who took part in a tree planting ceremony as part of the Forestry Services Ltd, National Tree Week. Pictured are pupils from Junior and Senior Infants with the Principal of Newtown Upper NS, Breda Fitzgerald and Tommy Enright, Forestry Services Ltd. Forestry Services Ltd (FSL) held a number of events as part of National TREE Week across the South East. These included School Forest Walks followed by a Tree planting ceremony by pupils from local schools. Plus also a presentation of a special Plaque by FSL to be erected on the site to mark the event All pupils attending received a small take home tree for planting from FSL. [Noel Browne]
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Glanbia Ireland and Kepak Group launch innovative new Twenty20 Beef Club GLANBIA Ireland (GI) and Kepak Group have announced an ambitious and innovative new calf-to-beef programme. The “Twenty20 Beef Club” affords Members a guaranteed market for their heifers and steers with a predictable and transparent pricing formula at time of slaughter; a production blueprint supported by safe and secure high-quality farm inputs and leading-edge technical advice. For Kepak customers and consumers, the Twenty20 Beef Club will provide a secure and predictable supply of high-quality beef with unrivalled traceability and with the attributes of a “closed loop” supply chain. This year will be a pilot year for the programme, with a target of 6,000 calves from Glanbia Ireland supplier dairy farms in the Republic of Ireland. Over the coming years Glanbia Ireland and Kepak have ambitious plans to rapidly expand numbers in the programme to 50,000 per annum. In a world-first in the beef sector, Glanbia Co-op has provided funding for the pilot phase to allow its Members of the Twenty20 Beef Club to benefit from an advanced payment of up to €770 per animal to provide cashflow during the animal’s lifetime. This optional programme component, administered by Finance Ireland, will pay a Twenty20 Beef Club Member €35 per animal per month from months 3 to 24. Glanbia Ireland and Kepak Group are in discussions with Finance Ireland whereby this advance payment option would be offered to all qualifying Club Members after the pilot phase. The Twenty20 Beef Club is open to Glanbia Co-op Members and current Kepak suppliers. Members can be either dairy farmers or beef finishers, with a minimum of 25 calves required per farm. Suckler farmers that purchase dairy beef calves can also enrol qualifying animals bred and produced on their own farm that meet the Club criteria in the programme. Animals enrolled in the first two years (2019 and 2020) of the Club will be paid the average market price, plus a Club Premium of 15 to 25 cent per kg, as well as a Club Protocol Bonus of 12 c/kg. Club Members will also benefit from additional price support in the event of a weak market price. There will also be a “seasonality” bonus to promote the marketing of animals in April (+6c/kg), May (+10c/kg) and June (+6c/kg). Members of the Club will also be eligible for Angus or Hereford breed bonus payments, which are guaranteed at the point of entry for the pilot phase.
Pictured at the launch were Jim Bergin, Chief Executive of Glanbia Ireland; Michael Creed TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and John Horgan, Chief Executive of Kepak Group. [Finbarr O'Rourke] At an average market base price of €4.00/kg, a Twenty20 Beef Club Angus steer slaughtered in April 2021 will qualify for a net price of €4.43/kg; at a market price of €3.75/kg, the same animal would earn €4.28/kg. To assure the feed and food safety credentials of beef from the Twenty20 Beef Club and to deliver the optimum animal performance, all relevant farm inputs consumed by Club herd will be sourced and supplied by Glanbia Ireland (GI). GI and Kepak technical teams will provide farm support and nutritional advice to participating farmers. Guidance on sire selection to optimise animal performance and eating quality, on meeting market requirements and on slaughter timings will be provided to Club Members by Kepak’s agriculture team. For the beef customer, this will create a high quality “closed loop” supply chain from animal genetics through to the market place. Members of the Club will be required to strictly adhere to a defined rearing programme – jointly developed by Glanbia Ireland and Kepak. Glanbia Ireland and Kepak have designed the initial five-year Programme to meet ambitious economic and environmental performance targets. These include: • A reduction in the average age at slaughter of Club cattle to 24 months on average; • A reduction in the average Carbon footprint of Club farms - through the use of methane reducing feed additives, reduction in the average age of slaughter, improved feed conversion efficiency, reduced feed waste and improved fertility across the herd; • An improvement in the eating quality attributes of the Club
meat through a combination of better genetics; nutrition management and optimum processing techniques; • An increase in the proportion of dairy bred cattle meeting market specified targets; • An increase in beef output and sales value per hectare – through enhanced on farm efficiencies, breeding, feeding, grassland management, animal health/welfare and slaughter preparation and selection. Welcoming the announcement, Michael Creed TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said: “I would like to congratulate both Glanbia and Kepak on the launch of this programme today. Seeing our two main livestock sectors working together is very encouraging, and such a collaborative approach between different sectors in Irish agriculture is something that should be fostered and developed. Some of the innovative elements of this programme could make a real difference to improving the sustainability of both beef and dairy farmers, and provide a template for future cooperation.” John Horgan, Chief Executive of Kepak Group, said: “We are proud to announce this industryunique partnership with Glanbia Ireland.This innovative Twenty20 Beef Club will provide leadership in establishing a truly integrated supply chain with unrivalled traceability and associated ‘closed loop’ beef attributes.Through our collaboration we have developed a unique, if not revolutionary, solution to a longstanding quest of beef farmers for more predictability in future beef pricing and an animal-lifetime cashflow option. We have developed an end-to-end science-based blueprint for a sustainable beef product to meet evolving customer
and consumer meat eating trends”. Jim Bergin, Chief Executive of Glanbia Ireland commented:“We are delighted to partner with Kepak to establish the Twenty20 Beef Club.This initiative is about two of the leading players in farm inputs and beef production being proactive in combining their skills to produce a more sustainable beef production model.This programme provides our combined Club of farmer suppliers the opportunity to collectively produce beef in a model focused on ensuring both economic and environmental sustainability.” Martin Keane, Chairman of Glanbia Co-operative Society said:“Uncertainty around pricing and cash flow have always been challenging for calf-to-beef producers. I am pleased that Glanbia Co-op, Glanbia Ireland and Kepak have combined their expertise and resources to address these challenges in this innovative and exciting programme. It is a welcome confidence boost for producers of quality Irish beef. The Twenty20 Beef Club will also provide an outlet for native grain produced by our tillage farmer Members and capitalise on Ireland’s Origin Green credentials”.
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Moe Dunford in a reflective mood at a recent Q&A.
IT’S not that foreign praise or recognition is any better than that received at home, but when someone merits an award in a prestigious Festival six thousand miles away, then the recipient must have something special to offer. It does not come as any surprise that Dungarvan Actor, Moe Dunford has been selected for the Breakthrough Artist Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival in Southern California, in the famous Orange County, just down the road from Hollywood itself. Moe’s workrate in 2017 into 2018 was phenomenal, playing in six movies in a hectic fifteen months, three of which have been included in this US Festival. These include ‘Rosie’, a simple, but powerful story of homelessness which affects a family of five and which made a very deep impression on audiences around the country. There is no doubt that
American audiences will be equally moved and impressed. The second of Moe’s films at the Festival is ‘The Dig’, which will have a grand opening in Dungarvan on 24th April, immediately prior to premieres in Dublin and Belfast. The day following the Belfast event, Moe will jet out to Newport Beach Film Festival where he will be presented with the Breakthrough Artist Award at the sumptuous Festival Honours Reception at the Balboa Bay Resort on Saturday, April 27th. Not a moment wasted in that demanding week. The April 24th screening in Dungarvan will be attended by Moe himself and he will be joined by the Producer, Brian J. Falconer; Directors, Ryan and Andrew Tohill and cast member Lorcan Cranitch, as well as Writer, Stuart Drennan. To have been selected for the Breakthrough Artist Award is both
an honour and achievement. Moe’s quality productions and his workrate in front of the camera is highly praiseworthy and this prestigious award will live with him and hold a place of honour for many a year. The showing will be followed immediately by a Q&A (Question and Answer) session in which the Producers, Directors and Cast will all take part. With the special local interest and a large local following and most likely a Full House in Screen One, the Q and A should be most interesting. Note that prices are standard at €11. The Newport Beach Festival is celebrated as one of the leading lifestyle film festivals in the United States which attracted 50,000 film and food fans last year. The festival regularly attracts films from over fifty countries all around the world.
This year, the Irish contingent are going with many strong films to fly the Irish Flag including three films in which Moe either leads, or plays a substantial part. It will be interesting to see what impact the Irish films make on America’s West Coast, but they, like the rest of the USA, will be having a close look indeed at the Irish contributions. We wish Moe and the entire Irish party a successful and fruitful trip, as also a well received showing for his movies. The Dungarvan night on the 24th promises to be most enjoyable and will be an unmissable event for Moe’s growing number of fans and also for those who enjoy a quality film. There will be Cheese and Wine at 7.45, followed by the screening at 8.30, with the Q&A immediately after the performance. Tickets just €11 each.
Marking 150 years of cycling in Dungarvan A GLANCE at the history book shows me that cycling in Dungarvan is 150 years old this year. More accurately, the first Dungarvan Cycling Club was founded 150 years ago this week by that Dungarvan legend, Postmaster, Historian, Cyclist, Photographer, Antiquarian and all round good guy, Richard E. Brenan. Cycling has seen several clubs operate in the town and district over the century and a half and I will probably not do justice to their achievements, even in the last generation, in the short space I have here. There have been many leaders in cycling in the town, not least the late Rory Wyley Snr., who remained in the saddle until a short time before his final illness. He was a great servant of the sport, a legend of the bicycle and perhaps the best known photographer over a couple of generations. His photographs brought all sport to life, but he had a special eye for a good cycle shot. For several years now, Dungarvan CC has held a race commemorating another late great servant of cycling in the district, Noel O’Doherty, who worked diligently on behalf of cycling and cyclists for many years. This is cycling territory and there have been some great
moments in the sport in Dungarvan, as the big races passed through including a regular visit from the various Tours of Ireland. They were drawn to the town by the many great cyclists we had over the years. Difficult to believe that it is now twenty-one years since the Tour de France passed through Dungarvan in an all too short visit. However, the record will show that the town and the people turned out to greet the riders and the smaller than advertised cavalcade, as the great race passed through in 1998. Dungarvan boasts the second recorded Cycling Race of all time, conceding only to one held in France some short time prior to when the Richard E. Brenan Cup was competed for in 1869, the Dungarvan Ramblers Club having been founded in 1868. Dungarvan is no stranger to hosting the Rás with a number of stages passing through or stopping in Dungarvan, since the initial Rás in 1953. The 1970, 1981, 1988, Dungarvan hosted a stage finish. Stephen Spratt riding for the Irish national team won several stages over the years and held the yellow jersey in 1992, 2001 and in 2002 Dungarvan hosted a stage start. “Dungarvan,” says the DCC
website, has a proud tradition of producing Rás participants and indeed winners. Multiple Rás overall winner Stephen Spratt, multiple Rás stage winners Robert Power, Stephen Spratt and Brian Kenneally who we will include as an honorary Dungarvan man as he spent many years at O’Mahony Cycles. Other Dungarvan men to participate in the Rás include Rory Wyley Snr. who participated in the initial Rás in 1953, Pat Kenealy, Justin Coonan, Paddy Power, Ger Wyley, Rory Wyley Jnr., Joe Kelly, Thomas Hogan, Brian Truman, Mark Power, Maurice Hickey, John Hodge, Damian Travers, Mark Flavin, Mick Ahern, Mark Radley, Enda Donnelly, Stephen Murray and we will take the liberty of including Kilmacthomas man Hugh Mulhearne.” On the International scene, Robert Power and Stephen Spratt made the greatest impressions with Spratt winning the Rás Tailteann in 1986 and 1992; Junior Tour of Ireland in 1984. He also has stage wins in several other years. Stephen also competed in the Seoul Olympics in 1988, but without success. In 1987, Robert Power was U.16 Road Race Champion; 1988 Junior RR Champion; 1993 Senior RR Champion.
Add two Junior World Championships and two Seniors in Stuttgart and Norway to his tally as many smaller victories. Robert went to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, but crashed out in a nasty fall in the Team Time Trial, dashing his hopes of a medal which many thought he would win. Rory Wyley Jnr also had a successful cycling career at both sides of the Irish Sea and was elected President of Cycling Ireland in 2009. This is only to scratch the
surface of the many members successes over the more recent past and through the ages, there were many who served the Club with distinction and also on the National stage. Rory’s father, Rory Snr had one of the longest active cycling careers in the country. According to their website, Dungarvan CC itself has fielded teams in the 2001 and 2015 Rásanna and planned for 2016 as well. The 2001 team included Dungarvan men Pat Kenealy, Joe Kelly and Justin
Coonan along with Eddie Reddy and Alan Buckley. The 2015 team consisted entirely of Dungarvan CC members namely Damian Travers, John Hodge, Mick Ahern, Mark Radley and Marc Flavin. This short account could only skim the surface and leave many, many winners and fine cyclists behind. But if it serves to record this proud and historic moment for Dungarvan and the Club then, mission accomplished.
At the start of the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford 2007 includes Sean himself, John Treacy, Mayor of Dungarvan, Damien Geoghegan and some familiar faces of the thousands who took part that day. [Tom Keith]
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TIGER ROLL WINS BACKTO-BACK AINTREE GRAND NATIONALS Youghal jockey Davy Russell won the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday last on Tiger Roll as he became the first horse since Red Rum in 1973 and 1974 to win the race for the second consecutive year. [Edward Whitaker]
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COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP
CHAMPIONS BEGIN DEFENCE OF TITLE IN STYLE
BIG WIN FOR WATERFORD MINOR CAMOGIE TEAM
Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 1-20; Stradbally 1-6.
Waterford 3-11; Offaly 1-6.
KEARNS WINS NATIONAL DUATHLON
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 5 April, 2019
Tallow leave championship win behind them Dungarvan …………………0-22; Tallow ……………………… 3-12. THIS wasn’t the best of the six SHC games played over the weekend but it possessed perhaps the best goal of all with Tommy Ryan’s second green flag in the 54th minute from an inch perfect Paul O’Brien pass, the latter back after a lengthy spell injured and the former County player was impressive on his return inside the white lines. Trailing by 0-18 to 0-12 in the 51st minute, Ryan struck green first from a penalty after sub William Henley had been upended and two minutes later Tommy scored his wonder goal which was highlighted on TG4 last Monday evening. The Tallow player’s third goal into an empty net from a William Henley pass in the 62nd minute levelled the game before Dungarvan’s Gavin Crotty came up trumps for the locals with the winner in the third of the five minutes of added time. The Bridesiders could have had a close-in free at the end for a foul on Tommy Ryan which may have levelled the game and nobody could have quibbled about an equal sharing of the championship points. However, Tallow should have had this game wrapped up as hero come villain Tommy Ryan missed seven very scoreable free taking opportunities and one must question the Tallow sideline for not giving the placed ball duties to a free-taker of the calibre of Ryan
Grey after a few misses. Tallow had first use of the strong wind and they led at the break by 0-10 to 0-8. The teams were level on five first have occasions, the first in the 4th minute after an exchange of scores between Jordan Henley and Patrick Curran (f). The Dungarvan free-taker enjoyed better fortune than his Tallow counterpart and he finished the game with 0-10 (8f, 1’65’) behind his name. Tallow shot seven first half wides and Dungarvan five. The first half was, in essence, a free-taking dual accounting for eleven of the 18 successful attempts. The Dungarvan player edged this period of the game by 0-6 to 0-5 while Tallow struck 0-4 from play per Jordan Henley (2), Darah Buckley and Ryan Grey. On target for the winners were Gavin Crotty and Cormac Curran whose team did not score from play from the 12th minute to half-time. It was only in the second half that Tommy Ryan exerted his influence when moved out from the full forward line. With the wind behind them, the Blues were back on level terms by the 35th minute at 0-11 each following scores by Patrick Curran (f), Jamie Nagle and Cathal Curran with Tommy Ryan missing two frees during these minutes. Dungarvan enjoyed their best spell at this stage with further minors by Nagle, Gavin Crotty (2), Jack Lacey, Patrick Curran (2) and Kieran Power with a lone reply by Jordan Henley. This left the winners
0-18 to 0-12 ahead and they had one foot in the winner’s enclosure. However, Tallow received a lifeline with a correct penalty decision and Tommy Ryan’s successful strike breathed new life into the Bridesiders. Ryan’s second goal encouraged Tallow further and his third looked as if Tallow had secured a draw at least. But Dungarvan showed solid resolve after all three green flags with Cathal Curran, Ryan Donnolly, Patrick Curran and Gavin Crotty pointing immediately. There is little currently between these sides but both are off the mark required to make a serious impression in this year’s championship on the form displayed in this game. Dungarvan’s Top Three: Gavin Crotty, Kieran Power, Patrick Curran. Tallow’s Top Three: Tommy Ryan, Jordan Henley, Paul O’Brien. Observer’s Man of the Match: Tommy Ryan. Number of Scorers: Dungarvan 8. Tallow 5. Scores From Play: Dungarvan 0-13. Tallow 2-6. Frees For: Dungarvan 14. Tallow 16. Wides: Dungarvan 10. Tallow 13. Score of the Match: Tallow’s second goal engineered by Paul O’Brien and executed by Tommy Ryan. Scorers – Dungarvan: Patrick Curran 0-10 (8f, 1’65’), Gavin Crotty 0-4, Cathal Curran and Jamie Nagle 0-2 each, Cormac Curran, Kieran Power and Jack Lacey 0-1 each, Ryan Donnolly 0-1f. Tallow: Tommy Ryan 3-6 (1-6f), Jordan Henley 0-3, Paul O’Brien, Darah
Dungarvan's Gavin Crotty about to gain possession against Tallow's Jordan Henley during the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Waterford senior hurling championship match in Fraher Field. [Sean Byrne]
Buckley and Ryan Grey 0-1 each. Dungarvan: Gavin Power; Luke Egan, John Curran, Sean Ryan; Jamie Nagle, Kieran Power, Kenny Moore; Cathal Curran, Jack Lacey; Darragh Lyons, Kevin Daly, Cormac Curran; Patrick Curran, Ryan Donnelly, Gavin Crotty. Subs: Conor Sheridan for Kevin
Daly (45), Michael Kiely for Cormac Curran (58), Aaron Donnolly for Kieran Power (inj. 60). Tallow: Shaun O’Sullivan; Jake Beecher, Mark O’Brien, David O’Brien; Darragh Mulcahy, Robbie Geary, Ken Kearney; Jordan Henley, Kieran Geary; Bob McCarthy, Ian Beecher, Paul
O’Brien; Darah Buckley, Thomas Ryan, Ryan Grey. Subs: Tommy Daly for Kieran Geary (45), William Henley for Bob McCarthy (46), Rob O’Sullivan for Ken Kearney (52). Referee: Tom Mansfield (Affane/Cappoquin).
Lismore make De La Salle work for Championship victory De La Salle ……………….... 2-21; Lismore …………………...... 1-18. ONE expected this to be the best game of the first round of the senior hurling championship last weekend and so it proved as time flew by in this encounter between DLS and Lismore which is usually an indication of fine entertaining hurling. DLS would be favourites any day to win this game but they had to work their socks off to do so against a Lismore side that are a number of notches better than last year. The Cathedral town club led this match for all of 56 minutes before a spectacular goal by Eddie Meaney put De La Salle ahead by 2-16 to 1-17. Lismore had given their all at this stage and, it was a lot, but wind assisted DLS dominated the remaining time including the two added minutes and they ran out 0-6 winners which doesn’t give justice to Lismore’s efforts. From the outset the pace of this game was terrific and despite Lismore surrendering a goal inside a minute to Cormac McCann, the black and amber retaliated on the scoreboard to lead by 1-10 to 1-3 by the 23rd minute. Paudie Prendergas,t who teamed up well with Ray Barry up front, opened Lismore’s account and Oisin O’Gorman and Prendergast again, found the target to leave the score 1-2 to 0-3 with nine minutes played, Jack Fagan and Shane Ryan scoring for the winners. A very fresh looking Maurice Shanahan took centre stage and he scored four of the next five scores to leave his side ahead for the first time at 0-7 to 1-3 and sixteen minutes played. DLS have Shaun O’Brien to thank much for in this match as he saved four bullets overall, the first
from Paudie Prendergast at the end of the first quarter. However, Lismore continued to dominate and it wasn’t all down to the wind being at their backs. Their hurling was electric prompting further scores by Finbarr Reaney, Ray Barry and Barry again with a goal in the 20th minute after Shaun O’Brien had stopped Paudie Prendergast’s original attempt, 1-9 to 1-3. Maurice Shanahan lofted over a pointed free before a Jack Fagan free signalled DLS’s first score in twelve minutes. Eddie Barrett brought the winner’s half-time tally to 1-5 before Maurice Shanahan and Jack Prendergast pointed again for Lismore to leave them 1-12 to 1-5 in front at the conclusion of their best half of hurling for many moons. The big question ahead of the second half was could Lismore keep up this terrific pace against the wind and credit, they managed to do so for all of the third quarter. Beside having the wind at their back, DLS, themselves, upped the ante and a lot of it was to do with the influence of Jack Fagan, now free of the shackles of John Prendergast, who curbed him very well in the first half. Fagan opened the second half scoring and a growing in stature DLS had their 0-7 deficit reduced to 1-15 to 1-12 by the end of the third quarter. Fagan, Paudie Nevin, Jake Dillon and Shane Ryan all gave their names to scores but their goalie Shaun O’Brien and corner back Ryan Duke were called upon to keep their goal intact in the 40th and 45th minutes respectively. This was Lismore’s last hurrah and the rest of their scores came from Maurice Shanahan. Two pointed frees by Maurice kept
Lismore’s nose in front against three points by Jack Fagan 0-2 (1f) and Adam Farrell, 1-17 to 1-16 and 55 minutes played. A Jack Fagan sideline was fielded by Eddie Meaney in the 56th minute and his goal on a quick turn was in the same class as Tommy Ryan’s one in the first game. Maurice Shanahan commendably replied with a score from play but DLS were now in full flight and they finished with five unanswered scores from Eddie Barrett, Jake Dillon and three by Jack Fagan, the final one being from a sideline cut. Following this game and Abbeyside’s good display on the Saturday, hopes are raised that one or more of these three teams may be in a position to give Ballygunner a game of it this year. DLS’s Top Three: Jack Fagan, Shaun O’Brien, Eddie Barrett. Lismore’s Top Three: Maurice Shanahan, Paudie Prendergast, Ray Barry. Observer’s Man of the Match: Jack Fagan. Number of Scorers: DLS 8. Lismore 6. Scores From Play: DLS 2-15. Lismore 1-12. Frees For: DLS 9. Lismore 11. Wides: DLS 7. Lismore 9. Score of the Match: DLS’s 56th minute goal engineered by Jack Fagan and executed by Eddie Meaney. Scorers – DLS: Jack Fagan 0-11 (4f, 1’65’, 1’sl’), Cormac McCann and Eddie Meaney 1-0 each, Shane Ryan and Jake Dillon 0-3 each, Eddie Barrett 0-2, Paudie Nevin and Adam Farrell 0-1 each. Lismore: Maurice Shanahan 0-12 (6f), Ray Barry 1-1, Paudie Prendergast 0-2, Oisin O’Gorman, Finbarr Reaney and Jack Prendergast 0-1 each.
DLS: Shaun O’Brien; Ryan Duke, Conor Giles Doran, Ryan Doherty; Shane McNulty, Kevin Moran, Sam Flynn; Eddie Barrett, Adam Farrell; Paudie Nevin, Jake Dillon, Cormac McCann; Eddie Meaney, Jack Fagan, Shane Ryan. Sub: Thomas Douglas for
Cormac McCann (52). Lismore: Seanie Barry; Shane Heaphy, David Prendergast, Aaron Whelan; John Prendergast, Iarlaith Daly, Anthony McClone; Jordan Shanahan, Joe Lenihan; Maurice Shanahan, Paudie Prendergast, Finbarr Reaney; Oisin O’Gorman,
Ray Barry, Jack Prendergast. Subs: Peter O’Keeffe for Joe Lenihan (52), Paudie Coleman for Finbarr Reaney (52), Micheal Fitzgerald for Anthony McClone (55). Referee: Thomas Walsh (Modeligo).
De La Salle's Kevin Moran in possession ahaed of Lismore's Paudie Prendergast during the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Waterford senior hurling championship match in Fraher Field. [Sean Byrne]
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
Abbeyside turn on the style in second half Abbeyside ………………… 2-16; Fourmilewater …………..…0-13. ABBEYSIDE wore down a first half Jamie Barron inspired Fourmilewater side at the Fraher Field last Saturday evening to claim their first brace of championship points after winning the second moiety by an impressive 1-10 to 0-4. County player Barron was ploughing a lone furrow in the Fourmile forward division and out of their first half tally of 0-9, he accounted for 0-7 (4f). Abbeyside got the perfect start to the game from their viewpoint when Neil Montgomery goaled from a Mark Ferncombe pass inside the first minute. Montgomery progressed to give a man of the match performance with his scoring tally of 2-3 being matched by his untiring efforts all over the field for his side. Mark Twomey was another player who impressed for the Village and his 7th minute point was followed by a Jamie Barron scoring spree containing 0-6 (3f) between the 8th and the 22nd minutes. . This noteworthy contribution gave Fourmilewater a 0-7 to 1-3 lead before a pointed Mark Ferncombe free on his 32nd birthday gave Abbeyside their first score in fifteen minutes. Shane Ryan and Mark Twomey traded minors to level the match for the second occasion at 1-5 to 0-8 and it was level also at the short whistle after scores by Kenny Brazil for Fourmile and Mark Ferncombe’s second pointed free for the winners.
In front of an attendance that paid €2,210, Abbeyside’s superior fitness and speed was a feature of the second half and Fourmile were reduced to just a further 0-4. Mark Ferncome forged Abbeyside in front with two pointed frees with a third effort blocked soon after take off. Wing back James Beresford did a load of work in the lead up to Abbeyside’s second goal which Neil Montgomery finished to the net and with just nine minutes of the second half played, the odds were shortened for a local win. Montgomery (2) and Michael Kiely added three more white flags and with 47 minutes played the Villagers were 2-11 to 0-10 to the good. Fourmilewater midfielder James McGrath scored what was his team’s first point of the second half from play as late as the 50th minute before goalie Stephen Ryan brought off a good save from Mark Ferncombe. Abbeyside won the remainder of the game by 0-4 to 0-2 with wing back David Collins, sub Tiernan Murray and a brace from Mark Ferncombe including a contender for score of the match concluding the winner’s tally and sub Shane Walsh and Shane Ryan scoring for Fourmile. Abbeyside’s Top Three: Neil Montgomery, Mark Twomey, Conor Prunty. Fourmilewater’s Top Three: Jamie Barron, Shane Ryan, Michael Moore. Observer’s Man of the Match: Neil Montgomery. Number of Scorers: Abbeyside
7. Fourmilewater 5. Scores From Play: Abbeyside 2-11. Fourmilewater 0-8. Frees For: Abbeyside 15. Fourmilewater 18. Wides: Abbeyside 12. Fourmilewater 3. Score of the Match: Mark Ferncombe’s 61st minute point from play for Abbeyside. Scorers – Abbeyside: Neil Montgomery 2-3, Mark Ferncombe 0-7 (5f), Mark Twomey 0-2, Michael Kiely, Darragh McGrath, David Collins and Tiernan Murray 0-1 each. Fourmilewater: Jamie Barron 0-8 (5f), Shane Ryan 0-2, Kenny Brazil, James McGrath and Shane Walsh 0-1 each. Abbeyside: Stephen Enright; Darragh McGrath, Brian Looby, John Elsted; James Beresford, Conor Prunty, David Collins; Maurice Power, Tom Looby; Sean Whelan Barrett, John Hurney, Tom Looby; Neil Montgomery, Mark Ferncombe, Michael Kiely. Sub: Tiernan Murray for John Hurney (59). Fourmilewater: Stephen Ryan; Aidan Condon, Tom O’Gorman, Michael Moore; Craig Guiry, Tom Barron, Shane Ryan; Seamus Lawlor, James McGrath; Michael O’Gorman, Jamie Barron, Dylan Guiry; Kenny Brazil, Dermot Ryan, Glen Cullinane. Subs: Shane Walsh for Michael O’Gorman (inj. 48), Darren Guiry for Dermot Ryan and Ciaran Walsh for Glen Cullinane (both 55). Referee: Anthony Fitzgerald (Passage).
Abbeyside's Sean Whelan-Barrett in possession ahead of Fourmilewater's Seamus Lawlor during round 1 of the J. J. Kavanagh & Sonjs Waterford senior hurling championship in Fraher Field. [Sean Byrne]
Ballyduff fade in final minutes Passage ………………………... 2-17; Ballyduff ………………………...2-13. BALLYDUFF produced their best display in the senior championship in recent years at the Fraher Field last Saturday evening but they were caught by the strength of the Passage bench in the final ten minutes to deny them a win in their first championship outing. The Reds led by 2-9 to 1-11 in the 45th minute but inspirational Passage sub, introduced in the 48th minute, Liam Flynn contributed 1-2 in a three minute period to give his team a 2-14 to 2-9 lead and set them up for their eventual victory. Making his debut for the Ballyduff side, Finan Murray, brother of Eoghan and Conor, opened the scoring with a pointed free and a brace of minors inside ten minutes by Kevin Casey gave the Westerners a 0-3 to 0-1 advantage with Killian Fitzgerald replying for Passage. The match was level on three first half occasions with Sean Casey, Eoghan Murray (f) and Andrew Casey adding to Ballyduff’s tally and Stephen Lynch, Adam Roche, Killian Fitzgerald and Sean Hogan ensuring the teams went in level at half-time on a score of 0-6 each. Eddie Lynch was in fine fettle between the posts for Passage, denying Sean Casey a 19th minute goal while the seasiders themselves proved wasteful in front of the posts in that first moiety being culpable of hitting a tally of nine wides. Ballyduff received the ideal start to the second half when Mikey Kearney, who played well throughout here,
goaled immediately. Jamie Burke pointed for Passage before Eddie Lynch was called into action again, saving on this occasion from Finan Murray. The teams were level for the 5th occasion on the 37th minute when promising youngster Eoghan Reilly goaled after Sean Casey had pointed for Ballyduff, 1-7 each. Ballyduff’s response was immediate as Eoghan Murray fired over a contender for score of the match and Mikey Kearney nabbed his second goal in the 38th minute. Trailing by 2-9 to 1-8, Passage began to come more into the game and by the end of the third quarter they were just 0-2 in arrears at 2-9 to 1-10 after contributions on the scoreboard from an overall subdued Owen Connors, Killian Fitzgerald (f) and Adam Roche. Conor Sheehan saved well from Eoghan Reilly in the 46th minute before Passage took over in the scoring stakes. Killian Fitzgerald pointed a free, Liam Flynn pointed with his first touch on the field and both players repeated these feats by the 51st minute as Passage took the lead for the first time at 1-14 to 2-9. The key score, a second goal from Passage from sub Flynn, also arrived in the 51st minute and from this stage onwards, there was an air of certainty that Passage would prevail. Ballyduff’s Seamus Hannon reduced his team’s deficit to 0-4 in the 53rd minute before Adam Roche scored his third point of the game, 2-15 to 2-10. After three minutes of added time
were announced, Passage added two scores per Mikey Hutchinson and Sean Hogan while, credit Ballyduff, pointed frees by Mikey Kearney and Eoghan Murray (2) left 0-4 the difference at the final whistle. Passage’s Top Three: Adam Roche, Killian Fitzgerald, Eddie Lynch. Ballyduff’s Top Three: Mikey Kearney, Seamus Hannon, Eoghan Murray. Observer’s Man of the Match: Adam Roche. Number of Scorers: Passage 9 Ballyduff 7. Scores from play: Passage 2-12. Ballyduff 2-6. Frees For: Passage 8. Ballyduff 8. Wides: Passage 16. Ballyduff 7. Score of the Match: Eoghan Murray’s 37th minute point from play for Ballyduff. Scorers – Passage: Killian Fitzgerald 0-6 (5f), Liam Flynn 1-2, Eoghan Reilly 1-0, Adam Roche 0-3, Sean Hogan 0-2, Stephen Lynch, Jamie Burke, Mikey Hutchinson and Owen Connors 0-1 each. Ballyduff: Mikey Kearney 2-1 (1f), Eoghan Murray 0-5 (4f), Kevin Casey and Sean Casey 0-2 each, Andrew Casey and Seamus Hannon 0-1 each, Fionnan Murray 0-1f. Passage: Eddie Lynch; Callum O’Neill, Darragh Lynch, Jason Roche; Adam Roche, Noel Connors, Jason Flood; Mikey Hutchinson, Sean Hogan; Stephen Lynch, Thomas Connors, Jamie Burke; Owen Connors, Killian Fitzgerald, Eoghan Reilly. Subs: Liam Flynn for Stephen Lynch (48), Pa Walsh for Jamie Burke (51). Ballyduff: Conor Sheehan; Fionnan Hickey, Shane Hannon, Jamie Hannon; Seamus Hannon, Conor Murray, Michael Kearney; Andrew Casey, Oran Leamy; Eoin O’Brien, Eoghan Murray, Mikey Kearney; Sean Casey, Fionnan Murray, Kevin Casey. Subs: Jamie Kearney for Oran Leamy (43), Oran Leamy for Michael Kearney (54). Referee: Nicky O’Toole (St. Pauls).
Passage's Eoghan Reilly gets ahead of Ballyduff's Shane Hannon to score his side’s first goal during round 1 of the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Waterford senior hurling championship in Fraher Field. [Sean Byrne]
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Ballygunner starts six in-a-row campaign successfully Ballygunner ……………… 2-26; Clonea ………………………0-18. THE fourteen point margin between the teams at the end of this game did less than justice to the effort of this young Clonea side on its return to senior championship fare. For forty five minutes, last year’s Intermediate champions kept pace with the Munster champions before Barry O’Sullivan’s 47th minute goal put real daylight between the teams and his side pushed on to outscore the opposition by eight points to three in the last quarter. Clonea had first call on the stiff breeze blowing into the Keanes Road end and started confidently with Billy Power making a great catch and setting up his younger brother James for the opening point insides a minute. Ballygunner, showing five changes in personnel from their championship winning side, were soon level with county pair Peter Hogan and Pauric Mahony combining for the latter to send over from play. Dessie Hutchinson, playing his first senior championship game since his return to the Gunners’ fold, was fouled in possession and Mahony
gave his side the lead from the free in the 3rd minute. Clonea showed they were not short of ambition as Billy Power showed his pace in racing through for the equalising point in the 6th minute and Jason Gleeson followed up immediately with the lead score after winning Stephen O’Keeffe’s puck out and returning it over the bar. The lead was increased to two points in the 9th minute with Ronan Cahill getting on target before Ballygunner, realising they were in a game, upped the pace with four points coming on the bounce between the 10th and 16th minutes from Peter Hogan (2), Conor Sheahan and Pauric Mahony (F). It might have looked at that point that Ballygunner would pull away but it was never going to be that easy as Billy Power sent over a free in the 17th minute and was on hand to collect the following puck out and return it over the bar to level the tie for the fourth time. Parity was maintained as Pauric Mahony (F) and Jason Gleeson exchanged points before Conor Power and Dessie Hutchinson shot their side into a two point lead. Billy
Power continued to keep the Gunners’ defence at full stretch as he sent over a free after being fouled going through on goal but Dessie Hutchinson retained his side’s two point lead with his second of the game in the 24th minute. We then had the first real goal chance of the game as Conor Power broke through in the 26th minute only to see his pile driver from twelve metres brilliantly turned away by the diving Stephen Power in the Clonea goal. A further exchange of points between Billy Power and Mahony (F) kept the Gunners’ lead at two points but with the half going into two minutes of added time Billy Power added a point following a foul on Ronan Cahill and Jason Gleeson’s second score of the game, from a free in his own half, levelled the tie yet again. Ballygunner had the last word however, as Pauric Mahony sent over a free in the last action of the half leave his side a little flattered at taking a one point lead into the second period. Half-time: Ballygunner 0-12; Clonea 0-11. The odds now favoured Ballygunner going into the second
half with the breeze at their backs and they were quick to take advantage with early points from Pauric Mahony (F) and Philip Mahony stretching their lead. In the 37th minute. Peter Hogan, always looking his side’s most dangerous forward, showed his class with a brilliant finish to beat Stephen Power in the Clonea goal. Billy Power replied with a point (F) for Clonea but the champions were now getting into their stride as Hogan and Pauric Mahony added further points from play for a seven point lead. Clonea were not going to go quietly however, as James and Billy Power (F) cut the deficit to five points. A further exchange from frees between Mahony and Billy Power saw that margin retained before Gunners’ substitute J. J. Hutchinson made his mark with a 46th minute point. Then came the score that killed off the Clonea challenge when a shot by Dessie Hutchinson was batted out by Stephen Power only for the ball to fall to Barry O’Sullivan who volleyed to the net from close range. From that point on there was no
way back for Clonea as Ballygunner closed out the game, adding eight further points to three in reply from Clonea. Fielding without Wayne Hutchinson, Harley Barnes, Eddie Hayden, Ian Kenny and Brian O’Sullivan of their title winning side, Ballygunner showed that they have the strength in depth to maintain a strong title challenge, bringing fresh faces like Barry Power, Tadhg Foley, Conor Sheahan and Dessie Hutchinson into the side to good affect while Stephen O’Keeffe, Philip Mahony, Shane O’Sullivan, Peter Hogan, Pauric Mahony and Conor Power continue to be their big players. Clonea certainly showed here that they will be no pushovers for Tallow or Dungarvan in this group with players such as, Stephen Power, Conor Walsh, Robbie Flynn, Conor Dalton, Willie Hahessy, Jason Gleeson, James Power and the outstanding Billy Power showing that can match the best at this level. NOTE – While the referee had the official score at 2-27 for Ballygunner no one keeping the scores could account for the extra
point which the referee must have awarded, probably for a ball signalled wide, so the recorded score of 2-26 was retained. Scorers – Ballygunner: Pauric Mahony 0-15 (10Fs), Peter Hogan 1-3, Barry O’Sullivan 1-0, Dessie Hutchinson 0-2, Conor Power, Billy O’Keeffe, Tim O’Sullivan, Philip Mahony, Conor Sheahan and J. J. Hutchinson 0-1 each. Clonea: Billy Power 0-11 (6Fs), James Power 0-3, Jason Gleeson 0-3 (1F), Ronan Cahill 0-1. Ballygunner: Stephen O’Keeffe, Barry Power, Barry Coughlan, Tadhg Foley, Billy O’Keeffe, Philip Mahony, Conor Sheahan, Shane O’Sullivan, Mikey Mahony, Peter Hogan, Pauric Mahony, Barry O’Sullivan, Conor Power, Tim O’Sullivan, Dessie Hutchinson. Subs: J. J. Hutchinson for T. O’Sullivan (40), Tim O’Sullivan for Hogan (56). Clonea: Stephen Power, Michael Sexton, Conor Walsh, Paul Drohan, Robbie Flynn, Maartin Scurry, Conor Dalton, Willie Hahessy, Martin Whelan, Jason Gleeson, Ronan Cahill, Mairtin Power, James Power, Sean Clancy, Billy Power. Subs: Robbie Power for M. Power (40), Michael Curry for Cahill (50), Liam Walsh for Whelan (53), Tom Walsh for Gleeson (56), Referee: Tadhg Toibin (Brickey Rangers).
Mount Sion turns the tables on Roanmore Mount Sion ……………...…3-17; Roanmore ………………… 0-13. AFTER a dominant first half performance which left their opponents flattered to be just four points in arrears at half-time Roanmore were a totally different side in the second half here, adding just a single point to their first half total while suffering a breakdown in discipline that was to cost them dearly as they finished the game with thirteen players on the field. That much said it must be acknowledged that Mount Sion, too, were a different team in the second half, in the opposite direction, as they came more into the game and aided by the breeze were taking control when Roanmore were reduced to fourteen players in the 43rd minute. Thereafter, it all went wrong for Roanmore, losing a second player to a red card as the Monastery side pressed home their advantage for as decisive a victory that could not have been foreseen at the end of the opening half. Playing with the breeze Roanmore started confidently with Gavin O’Brien opening the scoring in the 3rd minute following a foul on Shane Mackey. Owen Whelan
replied with a Sion point but Roanmore were dominating the outfield exchanges and forcing errors in their opponents’ defence that saw Gavin O’Brien sending over three further frees between the 5th and 10th minutes before finding the target from play in the 13th. Mount Sion’s second point came with Martin O’Neill putting Alan Kirwan through in the 15th minute but points from Cian Wadding and another O’Brien free increased their side’s lead before Evan McGrath had his first point from a free following a foul on John Kennedy in the 18th minute. Once again Roanmore pushed on with points from Shane Mackey and Billy Nolan before McGrath and Nolan exchanged points from frees and by the 25th minute points from play by Austin Gleeson and McGrath saw Mount Sion cutting the deficit to four points. Minor star Cian Wadding hit back with a fine point for Roanmore but Mount Sion were showing signs of getting their act together as Evan McGrath and Gavin O’Brien again exchanged points from frees before Austin Gleeson closed out
the first half scoring with a point from a long range free to leave his side just four points down having been on the back foot for most of the half. Half-time: Roanmore 0-12; Mount Sion 0-8. After shooting wide from an early free on the resumption Gavin O’Brien made no mistake with a second effort following a foul by Donal Power who received a yellow card. O’Brien had an opportunity to move his side into six point lead but for the fourth time in the game he shot wide from the free. A long range point from defender Mikey Daykin in the 38th minute lifted Sion as Charlie Costelloe replaced Alan Kirwan in their attack while Brian Nolan replaced Cein Chester for Roanmore. Mount Sion had forced their way back into the game with points from Evan McGrath (F) and Michael Gaffney when Roanmore’s Eamonn Power was sent off on a straight red card for an off the ball incident in the 42nd minute as Eddie Cullen replaced John Kennedy in the Sion attack. It was starting to go wrong for Roanmore as Billy Nolan shot wide from a free after Michael Gaffney received a
yellow card for a tackle on Gavin O’Brien. A point from a free by Evan McGrath left just one between the teams in the 46th minute and two minutes later Mount Sion took the lead for the first time when Roanmore goalie Jack Chester failed to hold on to a high delivery from Mikey Daykin and Evan McGrath was in to force the loose ball over the goal line. Matters continued on a downward spiral for Roanmore when a late tackle on Eddie Cullen, as he was striking the ball, by Brian Nolan saw the Sion player forced off injured with the play held up for about five minutes with the Roanmore player, having also injured himself, receiving a red card as he was assisted from the field. Evan McGrath pointed the free and from then on there was no way back for Roanmore as McGrath pointed a ‘65’ and in the 58th minute McGrath had his second goal when a free out for Roanmore near the corner flag was sent across to Jack Chester in front of the goal but the goalie failed to control the ball and McGrath was in quickly to dispossess him before sending the ball to the empty net from a difficult angle.
With the game going into seven minutes of added time Roanmore did their best to rally against the odds as Mount Sion pushed on with Austin Gleeson sending over a free and Peter Penkert getting forward for a point. After Martin O’Neill shot his side’s third goal three minutes into added time Austin Gleeson put the icing on the cake for the winners with a spectacular point to close out the scoring. For the winners Evan McGrath proved to be their main man with a personal tally of 2-8 of which 2-1 came from play. Owen Whelan put in a huge amount of work in midfield while others to stand out in a strong second half were Mikey Daykin, Luke O’Brien and Austin Gleeson. Roanmore will ponder long and hard on how they left this game slip in the second half having been far the better side in the opening period. While the breeze was a factor they did contribute to their own demise and that was reflected in a poor return of just a single point on the scoreboard in the second half. Gavin O’Brien was their outstanding player while Frank
McGrath, Conor Ryan, Billy Nolan and Cian Wadding figured strongly throughout. Scorers – Mount Sion: Evan McGrath 2-8 (0-6Fs,0-1’65’), Austin Gleeson 0-4 (2Fs), Martin O’Neill 1-0, Owen Whelan, Alan Kirwan, Mikey Daykin, Michael Gaffney and Peter Penkert 0-1 each. Roanmore: Gavin O’Brien 0-8 (7Fs), Billy Nolan 0-2 (1F), Cian Wadding 0-2 and Shane Mackey 0-1. Mount Sion: Ian O’Regan, Mikey Daykin, Stephen O’Neill, P. J. Fanning, Peter Penkert, Luke O’Brien, Donal Power, Owen Whelan, Austin Gleeson, John Kennedy, Michael Gaffney, Martin O’Neill, Evan McGrath, Stephen Roche, Alan Kirwan. Subs: Charlie Costelloe for Kirwan (38), Eddie Cullen for Kennedy (44), Jack Meaney for Cullen (48), Louis Halligan and Ben Flanagan for Power and Fanning (32). Roanmore: Jack Chester, Chris Dempsey, Frank McGrath, Conor Ryan, Colm Burke, Billy Nolan, Charlie Chester, Eoin Madigan, Eamonn Power, Ray Connolly, Gavin O’Brien, Cein Chester, Emmet O’Toole, Shane Mackey, Cian Wadding. Subs: Craig Reidy for Dempsey (34) Brian Nolan for C. Chester (38), Stephen Grant for O’Toole (47), Brian Cooke for Mackey (55). Referee: Alan Kissane (Dunhill).
Big ball game begins in the West RADLEY ENGINEERING INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, 13th April
DUNGARVAN V SLIABH gCUA 4.30 p.m. in Bushy Park
MODELIGO V BALLINAMEELA 4.30 p.m. in Cappoquin REIGNING champions, Modeligo start the defence of their Western IFC title with a tough opener against
Ballinameela in Cappoquin on Saturday. No side is out of contention at the end of the group stages so there should be no sparks flying here. The bonus for doing well in these games is that the top two teams in the end will qualify for the semi finals but then again it may not be that much of a bonus as they wait for the quarter finals to be played, the latter providing valuable championship outings for the winners. Modeligo were very impressive winners of the Western title in 2018 but they met a tarter in
Kilmacthomas in the County final. They will be striving to go one better in 2019. Ballinameela started the year with a good battle in the hurling championship against An Rinn and all concerned in the club seem to be focused from an early stage this time round. It wouldn’t be a major surprise if they got off to a winning start here. Forecast: Modeligo. DUNGARVAN are back in the intermediate grade after handing away their hard fought for senior status last
year and they will not be handed it back at all too easy in 2019. Both of these clubs met in a relegation battle in this grade a few years ago while the last time they met at this venue, Sliabh gCua ran out easy winners. Like the majority of clubs, both will have little football done while Dungarvan’s games in the senior grade in 2018 may stand to them here, depending on the team that lines out, and they can get life in the intermediate grade off to a winning start. Forecast: Dungarvan.
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Champions begin defence of title in style COMERAGH OIL WESTERN INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Referee Tom Mansfield (Affane/Cappoquin) pictured with team captains Ed O’Halloran (Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg) and Shane Aherne (Stradbally).
Clashmore/Kinsalebeg ....... 1-20; Stradbally ...........................… 1-6. DESPITE being short a half dozen of last year’s Divisional IHC winning side, Clashmore/Kinsalebeg proved too strong for a Stradbally side in transition at the Fraher Field last Saturday afternoon. With both sides rural based on a fine Saturday working day, the attendance was expected to be very low and so it was at the Shandon venue where Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg had the first use of the very strong Easterly wind. Despite shooting seven very scoreable wides, Michael Kelleher’s charges were totally in control of a first moiety that they won by 1-12 to 0-4. True, Stradbally
started well and led by 0-2 to 0-1 after three minutes via minors by Eoghan O’Brien and Shane Aherne (f) but after this it was all one-way traffic into the Country end goal and the champions led by 1-9 to 0-2 after twenty minutes of play. A pivotal figure in defence, Tadhg Bourke contributed 0-5 from placed balls and the score that really settled the winners was a Brian Ramsey goal from an Ed O’Halloran pass in the 8th minute. One would have expected a Stradbally resurgence in the second half but Tadhg Bourke was a key figure in defence for the winners against the wind under the dropping ball and he also contributed two early scores as his side
continued to dominate the scoreboard. By the end of the third quarter, Clashmore/Kinsalebeg were already in the winner’s enclosure on a scoreline reading 1-18 to 0-5 with scores also being contributed by such as wing backs Brian Lynch and Sam Fitzgerald and a contender for score of the match by their impressive midfielder Ed O’Halloran. Both goalies were called into action in the final quarter with Stradbally’s Trevor Curran saving well in the town goal on two occasions and Mark McGrath denying Jack Mullaney at the other end. Stradbally eventually breached the Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg’s defence
in the 57th minute via Shane Aherne when the soreboard was reading 1-19 to 0-6 but all it did was to put the slightest better of looks on the final scoreline. Despite being short a handful of players, Clashmore/Kinsalebeg had matters all their own way and the introduction of under age players from last year, such Sam Fitzgerald and Danny O’Mahony can only strengthen their panel as the championship progresses. Stradbally were also short some regulars but one way or the other, on this result, it looks as if they have it all to do in the grade this year. Clashmore/Kinsalebeg’s Top Three: Tadhg Bourke, Ed O’Halloran,
Declan Allen. Stradbally’s Top Three: Shane Aherne, Jack Mullaney, Cathal Cusack. Observer’s Man of the Match: Tadhg Bourke. Number of Scorers: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 8. Stradbally 6. Scores From Play: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 1-11. Stradbally 1-5. Frees For: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 14. Stradbally 13. Wides: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 11. Stradbally 5. Score of the Match: Ed O’Halloran’s 46th minute point from play by Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg. Scorers: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg Tadhg Bourke 0-9 (6f, 2’65’s), Ed O’Halloran 0-4 (1f), Brian Ramsey 1-0, Conor Lynch 0-3, James O Leary, Sam Fitzgerald, Ronan Fitzgerald and Adam O’Sullivan 0-1 each.
Stradbally: Shane Aherne 1-1 (1f), Eoghan O’Brien, Jack Navin, Ricky Power, Nicky Power and Paul Tobin 01 each. Clashmore/Kinsalbeg: Mark McGrath; Ronan Fitzgerald, Jason Seward, Danny O’Mahony; Brian Lynch, Tadhg Bourke, Sam Fitzgerald; Ed O’Halloran, Declan Allen; Adam O’Sullivan, James O’Leary, Luke Seward; Conor Lynch, Gavin Dower, Brian Ramsey. Sub: Paidi O’Rourke for Brian Ramsey (inj. 15.). Stradbally: Trevor Curran; Cathal Cusack, Robert Aherne, 17; Cormac Gough, Michael Walsh, Liam Fennell; Ricky Power, Jack Mullaney; Nicky Power, Shane Aherne, Eoghan O’Brien; Paul Tobin, Ger Power, Jack Navin. Sub: Damien Sheehan for Paul Tobin (60). Referee: Tom Mansfield (Affane/ Cappoquin).
Eoin Conway’s goal seals Ardmore victory COMERAGH OIL WESTERN INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Ardmore ……………………2-15; Cappoquin …………………1-14. ELEVEN minutes into this Western IHC game at the Fraher Field last Friday evening, Cappoquin had raced into a 0-7 lead over last year’s All-Ireland junior hurling champions, Ardmore and looked destined to collect their second brace of championship points. What transpired thereafter was more to do with Ardmore than the Cornerstone and it looked as if the leaders believed victory was already secured. However, the seasiders upped the pace of their game considerably and in truth Cappoquin had no answer to their excellent display for the remainder of the hour. True Fintan O’Connor’s charges reduced their deficit to the minimum with 53 minutes on the clock but this had more to do with receiving the rub of the green in refereeing decisions than closing the gap on their own account. The hero of the Cappoquin early revival was midfielder David Gartland who scored four consecutive points between the 15th and 22nd minutes to edge his side 0-1 ahead at 1-6 to 0-7 after trailing by 1-6 to 0-2. The damning stat from a Cappoquin perspective was that they didn’t score from the 11th minute to the conclusion of the first half including three minutes of added time as well as for the first three minutes of the new half, totalling 25 minutes in total. And as they say, you can’t win a game if you don’t score for practically half of it. Cappoquin came into this game
on a high after a win against Brickeys the previous week. With Ardmore having not played to date, local Gaels fancied the Cornerstone to make it two out of two but once Ardmore settled, they exposed frailties in the Cappoquin camp and they fully deserved their win. The game started even enough with Shane O’Rourke and wind assisted Eoin Conway opening the score within three minutes. Cappoquin took over at this point and scores by O’Rourke (f), Keith Landers (2) and Aaron O’Sullivan forged the Cornerstone ahead by 0-5 to 0-2 with just a single reply by David Gartland for the winners. Matters got worse for Ardmore before they improved when full back Declan Prendergast was wrong footed and Aaron O’Sullivan took full advantage to blast the sliotar past Jack Walsh into the town end goal. A Tommy McCarthy minor in the 11th minute followed and at this stage, some were predicting a total whitewash in favour of Cappoquin. At stages like this in games, a leader is required on the team under the cosh and in this case David Gartland stood out for Ardmore. Single handedly on the scoreboard, he reduced the deficit to very manageable figures and his example was followed by Seamus Prendergast (f), Ciaran Keating (2), (making a very impressive debut at adult level), John Gartland and a contender for score of the game by Seamus Keating with the last stroke of the half to complete Ardmore’s best quarter of hurling in a long time and complete the full recovery leading at the break by 0-12 to 1-6.
The predicted rain had arrived at the Shandon venue by this stage as Seamus Prendergast (f) stretched Ardmore’s advantage with the first score of the second half. Cappoquin’s 25 minute scoring barren spell was ended with a pointed free by Shane O’Rourke in the 33rd minute while at the other end of the field, Seamus Prendergast was unlucky not to receive a free when in possession. Cappoquin took full advantage and scores by Killian O’Sullivan and O’Rourke (f) left just 0-1 the difference by the 38th minute at 0-13 to 1-9. However, the sceal of the game is that Cappoquin never got back on level terms or forge ahead as Ardmore continued to work the scoreboard. In the 40th minute, Ciaran Keating scored an important reply for the winners after good work by his older brother Seamus and then daylight was exposed between the teams when Eoin Conway, who had his best hour in an Ardmore jersey, placed Seamus Flavin for a peach of a goal, 1-14 to 1-9 and 42 minutes on the clock. Credit Cappoquin, with the game slipping away from them, they produced their best spirit of the hour resulting in four unanswered scores by Shane O’Rourke (2f), Tommy McCarthy and Aaron O’Sullivan while Jack Walsh had to be alert to save from Keith Landers, 1-14 to 1-13. There was no score from the 53rd to the 60th minute as Cappoquin sought an equaliser and Ardmore the insurance point. When the latter seemed to have arrived, it was a noteworthy one by Eoin Conway but one of Cappoquin’s best player’s Aaron
O’Sullivan replied one minute later, 1-15 to 1-14. The possibility of a draw was even greater now before James Flavin had the opportunity of an easy point but elected to go for goal instead which was stopped in a crowded area. Ardmore completed their admirable last quarter resilience when, in the 63rd minute, Ciaran Keating placed Eoin Conway for the major score that prompted the final whistle in the driving rain. Knowlege from this, the third splendid game in the championship in as many fixtures, include that Cappoquin are, perhaps, not as good as we thought, while Ardmore have regained their freshness following their All Ireland journey and they will not be beaten easily by any opposition in this year’s championship. What was noticeable about the winners was that their players were placed in the positions best suited to the team. FOOTNOTE: Certainly, one for a tie breaker in a quiz is, when is the last time Ardmore lined out in championship without a Hennessy playing? Now, that would take some researching! Ardmore’s Top Three: David Gartland, Eoin Conway, Seamus Keating. Cappoquin’s Top Three: Aaron O’Sullivan, Colm Looby, Paul Murray. Observer’s Man of the Match: David Gartland. Number of Scorers: Ardmore 7. Cappoquin 5. Scores From Play: Ardmore 2-11. Cappoquin 1-9. Frees For: Ardmore 6. Cappoquin 11. Wides: Ardmore 14. Cappoquin 5. Score of the Match: Ardmore’s 40th minute point engineered by Seamus Keating and executed by Ciaran Keating.
Scorers – Ardmore: Eoin Conway 1-2, David Gartland 0-5 (3f), James Flavin 1-0, Ciaran Keating 0-3, John Gartland 0-2, Seamus Prendergast 0-2f, Seamus Keating 0-1. Cappoquin: Aaron O’Sullivan 1-3, Shane O’Rourke 0-6 (5f), Keith Landers and Tommy McCarty 0-2 each, Killian O’Sullivan 0-1. Ardmore: Jack Walsh; Michael Cronin, Declan Prendrgast, Tom Conway; Kenny Murphy, Seamus Keating, Seamus Cronin; John O’Brien, David Gartland; Ciaran Keating, Eoin
Conway, James Kennedy; John Gartland, Seamus Prendergast, James Flavin. Subs: Stephen Keating for James Kennedy (46), Jack Keane for John O’Brien (53). Cappoquin: Darren Curran; Timmy Looby, Colm Looby, Gavin McCarthy; Mike O’Brien, Matt Noonan, Shane Murray; Andy Molumby, Paul Murray; Shane O’Rourke, Keith Landers, Luke O’Rourke; Killian O’Sullivan, Aaron O’Sullivan, Tommy McCarthy. Subs: Jack Coffey for Killian O’Sullivan (53). Referee: Thomas Walsh (Modeligo).
Ardmore's Ciaran Keating, on right, about to get in his strike ahead of Cappoquin's Tommy McCarthy.
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New Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football Association Website launched A NEW era dawned for Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football Association this week with the launch of the association’s web site: www.waterfordladiesfootball.ie The website is one of the first elements of the new WLGFA 3 year county plan to be implemented. This new strategic plan for WLGFA, maps out the future of the sport in the county up to 2021. The plan was a product of a fiveperson steering committee comprised of George Young, Michelle Ryan, Catriona Casey, Joe Murray and Fiona Crotty-Laffan. The web site provides information on county teams, news, downloads and all the features you would probably expect, including: Check club & county fixtures, results & league tables. Book events & training courses online. Buy Waterford LGFA kit in the on-line shop. Contacts & LGFA information. What makes it a little bit special is that every one of Waterford’s 21
LGFA clubs has their own dedicated section. Each club mini website has a unique web address with club fixtures, results, contact details, club shop, Google map and links to social media. The site is powered by a combination of WordPress and Servasport. Referees will be able to update the site before they walk off the pitch at the end of each match. The match official simply texts the score from his mobile phone to the web site, the score and team position on the league table are then automatically updated. The site is responsive and designed to work well when viewed on phone, tablet or desktop. Richard Hayes WLGFA Development Officer welcomed the launch of the new site “This website will allow us communicate much more easily with our clubs, members and supporters. It’s particularly appropriate that we are launching it this year as the WLGFA are heavily involved in the recently launched
20x20 initiative. This initiative seeks to increase female visibility, support and participation in sport by 20% by the end of 2020.” Dungarvan web development company Déise Design sponsored and developed the site over the past 6 months for the WLGFA. Willie Whelan from Déise Design acknowledged the efforts of all those within the WLGFA that brought the website to fruition. “I’d like to thank all the club representatives that provided content, the fixtures committee, Garrett Fitzgerald and of course Richard Hayes for driving the project forward. My daughter has derived so much benefit from playing with her own club St. Pat’s, I’ve seen how much effort WLGFA mentors and trainers put in and I was delighted that we were allowed the opportunity to give something back”. To keep track of your club’s progress or to find out how you can participate in ladies’ football visit www.waterfordladiesfootball.ie.
Waterford ladies senior football team manager Ciaran Curran, captain Karen McGrath and Róisin Tobin pictured with Willie Whelan of Déise Design at the launch of www.waterfordladiesfootball.ie the new website for the Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football Association.
LOCAL BAR WESTERN JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Eoin Kearns points St. Mary’s to victory
Referee Martin Curran (Sean Phobail) pictured with team captains Paul Keating (Kilrossanty) on left and Jerome Maher (Geraldines).
Kilrossanty off to a winning start Kilrossanty ……………...…4-16; Geraldines ………………… 2-16. KILROSSANTY got their junior hurling campaign off to a winning start at the Dungarvan club grounds last Saturday afternoon when they eventually saw off the gutsy challenge of a Geraldines side who contested this encounter right up to the final whistle. The game looked done and dusted at the end of the first quarter when the Comergh side led by 2-7 to 0-3 aided by major scores by Dale Power and Pa Whyte. A Geraldines goal by Eamonn Mernin brought the Gers back into the fray and a succession of pointed frees by Ger O’Donovan plus scores by Stevie Hally and Stevie Kennefick left just 0-1 the difference at half-time on a scoreline reading 2-7 to 1-9. Kilrossanty regrouped at the start of the new half and an Alan Quinn goal helped to open a two goal lead at 3-9 to 1-9. However,
once again Geraldines showed their fighting spirit and points by Tiernan O’Connell and Ger O’Donovan and a penalty goal by Stevie Kennefick after Morgan Buckley was upended, levelled the game once again at 3-10 to 2-13. A brace of Martin Dunne pointed frees and scores by Pa Cunningham and Donie Fitzgerald settled Kilrossanty in the final quarter, Alan Quinn’s second goal in the 55th minute finished of the game with Kilrossanty deservingly claiming the championship points. Scorers – Kilrossanty: Alan Quinn 2-2, Martin Dunne 0-7f, Pa Cunningham 0-5, Dale Power and Pa Whyte 1-0 each, Jack Whyte and Josh Kay 0-1 each. Geraldines: Ger O’Donovan 0-9f, Steven Kennefick 1-2 (1-0f, 1’65’), Eamonn Mernin 1-0, Morgan Buckley and Tiernan O’Connell 0-2 each, Steven Hally 0-1.
Kilrossanty: Paul Whyte; Eddie Connolly, James Whyte, Killian Whelan; Stephen Prendergast, Paul Keating, Patrick Power; Sean Veale, Martin Dunne; Donie Fitzgerald, Pa Whyte, Jack Whyte; Pa Cunningham, Alan Quinn, Dale Power. Subs: Niall Walsh for Sean Veale, Eoin Houlihan for Eddie Connolly; Michael Walsh for Pa Whyte, Josh Kay for Killian Whelan. Geraldines: Eric Kennefick; Johnny Healy, Stephen Fitzgerald, Ricky Fitzgerald; Peter Clifford, Ray Connery, Jerome Maher; Steven Kennefick, Morgan Buckley; Steven Hally, Ger O’Donovan, Shane Kenny; Richie Lynch, Eamonn Mernin, David Hally. Subs: Tiernan O’Connell for David Hally; Mark Ronayne for Richie Lynch. Referee: Martin Curran (Sean Phobail).
St. Mary’s …………………. 0-20; Colligan ………………….… 0-12. TOURANEENA side St. Mary’s recorded their first win in this year’s Western JHC with an 0-8 victory over neighbours Colligan at the Dungarvan club grounds last Sunday morning. Level at 0-12 each at the start of the final quarter Dan Shanahan’s charges finished strongly to deservingly take their first brace of championship points. St. Mary’s were the better side throughout the hour and they led at the break by 0-10 to 0-7. The accuracy of Eoin Kearns from placed balls was a major contributing factor to St. Mary’s win and a half dozen of his finishing tally of 0-11 were scored in the first half. The game was played out evenly in the first quarter at the end of which the sides were level at 0-4 each. Johnny Wall opened the scoring and Mike Kearns replied for the winners but St. Mary’s held sway thereafter and with 25
minutes played they led by double scores at 0-10 to 0-5 before points by Colin Dunford and John Morrissey closed the gap before the interval. Colligan never got going in this game but their best period was in the third quarter at the end of which they levelled proceedings at 0-12 each courtesy of good scores by Gavin Whelan, Colin Dunford and Johnny Wall. The final quarter belonged to St. Mary’s during which they kept their rivals scoreless and they scored 0-8 themselves with Kevin Sheehan and Mike Kearns standing up to the mark with fine points from play and Eoin Kearns bringing his match tally into double figures. Prior to the game a minute’s silence was observed as a mark of respect to Tommy Hickey, Touraneena who died earlier on Sunday morning, R.I.P. Scorers – St. Mary’s: Eoin Kearns 0-11 (10f), Mike Kearns
0-6, Kevin Sheehan 0-3. Colligan: Colin Dunford 0-5 (2f), Johnny Wall 0-4 (2f), John Morrisssey 0-2, Gavin Whelan 0-1. St. Mary’s: JP Fitzpatrick; Killian Tobin, Denis Coffey, Dermot Tobin; Aidan Kearney, Brendan McCourty, Willie Power; Kevin Sheehan, Jack Skehan; Jason Sheehan, Eoin Kearns, Jack Power; Cian Geary, Mike Kearns, John O’Shea. Subs: Aidan Fitzpatrick for Jack Power, Eoin Walsh for Jason Sheehan. Colligan: Evan McKenna; Ross Browne, Alan Walsh, John Nick Fennell; Mark Flynn, Dan Booth, Stephen McGrath; Michael Horgan, Jason Dunford; John Wall, Colin Dunford, Reece Stringer; Gavin Whelan, John Morrissey, Richie Kiely. Subs: Adam Dunford for Alan Walsh (inj), Ian Fraher for John Morrissey (inj.), Dean McKenna for Richie Kiely, Richie Kiely for Stephen McGrath. Referee: Tadhg Tobin (Brickey Rangers).
Championship Round-Up SHAMROCKS sprung a surprise in the Western IHC when they defeated An Rinn at the Fraher Field last Sunday evening on a score of 1-12 to 0-10, all the more so as An Rinn already had a game under their belt. Up Lismore way, Ballysaggart and Modeligo played out a thrilling draw with ‘Saggart securing a share of the points at the end of the game. Ballysaggart 3-9; Modeligo 1-15. In the junior ‘A’ hurling championship the top of the table clash between Abbeyside and Tourin in Bushy Park resulted in a 0-9 win for Abbeyside on a score of 1-19 to 0-13.
Junior ‘B’ hurling champions, Dungarvan were beaten by the other finalist from 2018, Fourmilewater in their gtoup game played in Colligan on Sunday evening. The Western Junior hurling ‘C’ Championship also got underway last weekend with Brickeys pipping Kilgobinet by 2-11 to 2-10 while Abbeyside got off to a winning start with a 3-11 to 0-12 victory over Glen Rovers. BALLYDURN BEST Down East the big game in Kill saw Ballydurn get the better of neighbours Kilmacthomas in the Junior ‘A’ hurling championship by 2-14 to 0-11.
Munster GAA Fixtures Wednesday, April 10th Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship Phase 1 Round 1: Tipperary v Waterford Venue: Sean Treacy Park Tipperary Town at 6.45
p.m. Referee: John Ryan (Cork). Limerick v Clare Venue: Newcastlewest at 6:45 p.m. Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry).
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Big win for Waterford minor camogie team MINOR A CAMOGIE Waterford .........................… 3-11; Offaly ..................................… 1-6. WATERFORD minor team travelled to St. Rynagh’s GAA grounds Banagher, Co. Offaly, to play Offaly in the All-Ireland Championship. Waterford played with the breeze in the first half. It took a few minutes for both teams to settle. Offaly had a couple of wides before Waterford’s Annie Flynn scored her first from a free between forty-five and the twenty-one. The resulting puck out won by Clodagh Carroll, passed to the forward moving Ciara Sheahan whom scored a beautiful point on five minutes. There were great tussles between Jane Lowry (Offaly) and Leah Sheridan (Waterford) in the half backs, but Leah won a great ball and played it across to Annie Fitzgerald who spotted Ciara on a run and hand passed to her and she put it over the bar. Waterford’s Sarah Lacey had a couple of wides before scoring a point from a free at eleven minutes. A great passage of play from Waterford saw Mary Kate Curran pass to Keeley Corbett Barry who hand passed to Annie on the run from midfield passed to Aoife Fitzgerald who gave the Offaly Goalie (Maria Horan) no chance, to make it 1-4 to Waterford on twelve minutes. Offaly won the puck out through Jane Cleary who drove the ball into the forwards and Megan Foran the Waterford goalie had to make a brave save to prevent the goal. Offaly got their first score on sixteen minutes with a point from a free by Kaitlyn Kennedy.
Ciara O’Sullivan won the puck out and drove it into the fast moving Mairead O’Brien who put it over the bar for another for Waterford. Just as the ball was pucked out by Offaly from a wide in the eighteenth minute some great fielding from Annie saw her win it and go towards the twenty-one, take her shot, it was in the back of the net. Annie was fouled by Amy Byrne just outside the large rectangle, she took the free and scored another point. Ciara scored another from play after a great pass from Keeley in the middle of the field. Offaly won a free Around half way and Becky Byrant took a fast one to Kaitlyn who drove forward to give Megan no chance to prevent the goal. Half-time score: Waterford 3-7; Offaly 1-1. Offaly came out in the second half determined not to let this game get away from them. Half time replacements saw Elaine Hanlon for Andrea Kiernan Offaly, Hannah Flynn for Izabella Markiewicz Waterford. Waterford won the restart through Clodagh Carroll who passed to Sarah with a hand pass to Ciara scored her fourth point from play. Offaly were battling hard and they got their score with a point from play by Ellen Regan. Holding by Sharon Shanahan (Offaly) saw Annie win a free on the twenty-one, she scored a point. Offaly’s Amy Byrne cleared a ball to Jane Lowry who went for a goal, but Lucy Hogan stopped a sure goal and cleared it out over the end line. The forty-five was pointed by Becky Byrant on forty-two minutes. Waterford made two changes notably Gillian Whelan for Mairead
Waterford Minor camogie team. O’Brien, and Rachel Walsh for Ciara Sheahan. An off the ball incident between Jane Lowry and Annie Fitzgerald saw Annie on the ground being treated for an injury, but it was not seen by any of the officials. There was a free for Offaly, but Ellen Regan put it wide. The ball in the middle of the field was ran onto by several players, and a wild swing of a hurley by Offaly’s Becky Byrant across Clodagh Carroll’s head saw Clodagh go down hard. She came off injured and the referee stepped up and issued a straight red to Becky. Offaly down to thirteen. Dearbhla Beresford replaced Clodagh in the middle of the field. The free was taken by Mary Kate down the wing to Rachael but was disposessed going towards goal by Laura Clancy. Offaly fought hard and were rewarded with a point from play by
Emma Mulrooney. Jodie Touhy replaced Lucy Hogan at fifty-two minutes. Sorcha Cantwell (Waterford) cleared a ball down the wing to Gillian who passed to Mary Kate, on to Racheal and Aoife put it over the bar. Great team score. Offaly won a free for travelling by Waterford which Ellen pointed. Sarah Lacey scored a point from play for a final score of Waterford 3-11; Offaly 1-6. Well done girls. Waterford: Megan Foran, Izabella Markiewicz, Lucy Hogan, Sorcha Cantwell, Leah Sheridan, Mary Kate Curran, Roisin Dunphy, Keeley Corbett Barry, Clodagh Carroll, Mairead O’Brien, Ciara O’Sullivan, Annie Fitzgerald, Sarah Lacey, Aoife Fitzgerald, Ciara Sheahan, Hannah Flynn, Jodie Touhy, Gillian Whelan, Rachael Walsh, Dearbhla Beresford, Abby Flynn, Aoife O’Byrne, Shiona Dunphy, Elena Gallagher, Sarah Maher, Roisin Kirwan, Sheena McGuckian, Emma Flynn, Niamh Curran, Mide Delaney, Annie Quinn, Lorna Foley, Holly Ryan. Offaly: Maria Horan, Andrea
Kiernan, Amy Byrne, Laura Clancy, Eilish Gleeson, Sharon Shanahan, Jane Lowry, Kaitlyn Kennedy, Becky Byrant, Emma Mulrooney, Ellen Regan, Orla Maher, Charlotte Duegan, Elaine Hanlon, Sarah Pearl, Brooke Whelahan, Laura Temple, Emma Harding, Rachel Guinan, Michelle Carroll, Niamh Ryan, Ellen Bracken, Kellie Kinahan, Eabha Flanaghan.
Waterford Minor team play Antrim on Saturday in Ashbourne, Co. Meath; time TBC. RESULTS Junior League round 2: Saturday, 6th April: Gaultier B 6-18; Modeligo 2 14; Portlaw 3-8; Tallow 1-3. Brickey Rangers 2-7; Butlerstown 3-15. Senior League round 1 Saturday 6th April: Gaultier 6-26; Tramore 03. Cappoquin 0-4; St Anne’s 1-14. Dungarvan 2-6; Lismore 3-6. De La Salle v Ferrybank not played Feile Competitions winners of Feile A: Gaultier, Feile B: Modeligo and Feile C: Clonea. Gaultier and
De La Salle will represent Waterford in Feile 2019 in Cork. Good luck to both clubs. COUNTY FIXTURES First named team in all competitions are at home. U-14 competitions on Thursday 11th April at 6.30 p.m. U-14A: Portlaw v De La Salle; Tramore v St Anne’s. U-14B: Modeligo v Dungarvan; Abbeyside v Cappoquin; Tallow v Brickey Rangers; Butlerstown v Lismore. U-14C: Ballyduff Upper v Clonea; Gaultier B v An Rinn. Junior League and Senior League on Saturday, 13th April at 6.30 p.m. Junior League = Modeligo v St Anne’s B; Butlerstown v Portlaw; Tallow v Gaultier B. Senior League: An Rinn v St Anne’s; Tramore v Cappoquin; Lismore V De La Salle; Ferrybank v Dungarvan.
JJ KAVANAGH AND SONS COUNTY SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Senior Football Championship games this weekend GROUP A Saturday, April 13th:
NIRE v ARDMORE in Fraher Field at 6.30 p.m. COUNTY champions, Nire will be fancied to get off to a winning start in this year’s SFC at the Fraher Field on Saturday evening against an Ardmore side that staved off relegation at the final attempt in 2018. Both clubs were hurling tied last weekend and so football preparation may not have been too plentiful in the build-up to this game, similar to other duel clubs but Nire will still be the most likely to take the championship points on offer. One advantage Ardmore may have over the champions is current level of fitness going on their respective games last weekend but anything other than a win for the present holders of the Conway Cup will be seen as a major surprise. Forecast: Nire. Saturday, April 13th:
CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG v RATHGORMACK in Fraher Field at 8 p.m. WHEN these two teams last met in the
championship, Clashmore/Kinsalebeg dished out a fair beating to the Eastern side but one would not expect the same to occur on this occasion. Clashmore/Kinsalebeg were down seven of their hurling team last week and if this follows up this weekend, then they will be hard pressed to beat a Rathgormack side who have had a handful of players kicking the big ball with the County side since January. Rathgormack will also have the motivation to atone for last year and it won’t come as a surprise if they do just that. Forecast: Rathgormack.
brought them to a County final. It is an ideal opener for the green and gold against a team that may find themselves in a position to retain their senior status once more in 2019. The Portlaw club has done very well in recent years to have been a dual senior club but with lack of numbers, it will be an annual task to stay senior having lost that hurling status two years ago. Forecast: Kilrossanty.
GROUP B Saturday April 13th:
in Kill at 3 p.m. THIS could be a closer game than many may believe as Kilmacthomas make their return to senior ranks. Their display in the County IFC final last year was very impressive and if they have retained the same level of fitness, they can prove to be a thorn in the side of a Reds side that has fewer of the players that brought them so much success and gave years and years of service to the Coveside club. It is a game that holds a particular interest as it is an across the N25 local derby and Stradbally will not want to taste defeat
KILROSSANTY v PORTLAW in Carrigbeg at 7 p.m. ONLY one result is anticipated here and that is for last year’s County finalists, Kilrossanty to get off to a winning start against a Portlaw side that were involved in the Bermuda type relegation triangle with Ardmore and Dungarvan in 2018. The task for the Comeragh side in 2019 is to build on their previous season which
Sunday, April 14th:
STRADBALLY v KILMACTHOMAS
to last year’s intermediate champions, which could signal the start of a transition period for the club. Manager Beni Whelan has done well with the County team and no doubt, he will have his homework done to try and put one over on the Reds. However, Stradbally are tipped to score a narrow win. Forecast: Stradbally. GROUP C Sunday, April 14th:
GAULTIER v AN RINN in Kill at 1-30 p.m. FREE from the pressure of being a dual club, it will be interesting to see if An Rinn can get their senior football ambitions back on track this year. They still have the players to do so but going on their hurling games, they have an injury list at the moment. Gaultier are one of those clubs who have tasted under age success but have yet to translate this to the senior championship. Surprisingly, they withdrew from the new under 19 County football championship and Sunday will tell much about the current well being of the club. Dessie Hutchinson is back in their ranks and
games between these clubs can be close. However, if An Rinn have title winning ambitions this year, they will need to get off to a winning start in Kill. Forecast: An Rinn. Sunday, April 14th:
BALLINACOURTY v BRICKEYS in Fraher Field at 6.30 p.m. THE final game of the weekend is another local derby with only one result expected. There was a time when local games would attract the masses but times are changed and patrons are keeping their money in their pockets until the knockout games. Some clubs can’t avoid each other it seems and Brickeys find themselves grouped with one of the powerhouses of the game in the County again this year. ‘Courty are a formidable outfit, they came close to toppling Nire last year and they will go for the jugular here from the first whistle. Brickeys will judge a successful season if they reach the knockout stages but even at this early stage they may have to eye the Gaultier game to make some progress. Forecast: Ballinacourty.
Munster Minor Football Championship commences WATERFORD will play Tipperary in Round 1 of the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship Phase 1 on this Wednesday, April 10th at 6.45 p.m. in Sean Treacy Park Tipperary Town. The following two Wednesday
evenings, we are at home to Limerick and to Clare at the Fraher Field. Admission Details: Adults – €10, Students / OAP’s – €5, Under 16s – Free. Waterford Team: Tadhg Murray (Dungarvan); Barry O’Brien (Stradbally),
Sean Boyce (Nire), Archie Walsh (Portlaw); Mark Dalton (Cois Bhride), Colin Foley (Ballinacourty), Kyle Sloan (Gaultier); Cathal Scanlon (Kill), DJ Melia (Brickeys), Tom Dalton (Cois Bhride); Sean Walsh (Nire), Pa Skehan (Stradbally); Aidan Behan (Kilrossanty), Aaron Ryan (Nire), Tom O’Connell (Brickeys).
Manager: Tom Guiry (Nire). Tipperary Team: 1. James Griffin – Upperchurch-Drombane; 2. Christy McDonagh – Cahir, 3. Tadhg Condon – Clonmel Commercials, 4. Emmet Butler – Kilsheelan-Kilcash; 5. James Armstrong – Thurles Sarsfields, 6. Donagh Hickey – Arravale Rovers, 7. Conor Shanahan – Inane Rovers; 8.
Paddy Creedon (Vice-Capt.) – Thurles Sarsfields, 9. Tom Tobin – Rosegreen; 10. Luke Seacy – Inane Rovers, 11. Ben Comerford – GrangemocklerBallyneale, 12. Dara King – Ballina; 13. Liam McCormack – Thurles Sarsfields, 14. Kyle Shelly (Capt.) – MoycarkeyBorris, 15. Eoin McCarthy – Clonmel Commercials. Subs: 16. Cian O’Mahony
– Ardfinnan, 17. Darragh McCahey – Loughmore-Castleiney, 18. Liam King – Ballinahinch, 19. Francie Delaney – Cahir, 20. Tomás Bourke – BoherlahanDualla, 21. Leon Kennedy – Grangemockler-Ballyneale, 22. Jack Buckley – Cahir, 23. Mark O’Connor – Clonmel Commercials, 24. Conor Cadell – JK Brackens.
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TEAMS OF TIMES GONE BY WESTERN BORD NA nOg CHALLENGE Championship: U-16 Gleeson Cup challenge game. Date: Saturday, 3rd April, 1999. Venue: Fraher Field Dungarvan. Half-time score: West Waterford 2-7; Carrigdoun 0-4. Full-time score: West Waterford 3-11; Carrigdoun 0-7. West Waterford team: Paddy Keane, Shane Hayes, John Ahearne, Sean Kiely, Denis Coffey, Willie Kiely, Aidan Kearney, Michael Walsh, Christopher Morrissey 0-2, John Wall 0-3, Billy Harty, John Hurney 1-0, Ger O’Donovan 0-3, Jimmy Moore 0-1, Paul Kearney 1-2, J. J. Kearney 1-1.
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Club Focus Wednesday, 7th April, 1999. CHURCH & GENERAL NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE
Flying Flynn leaves Laois floundering in his wake WATERFORD 2-12; LAOIS 0-6. PAUL Flynn marked his return to league action by scoring 2-5 in Waterford’s emphatic 12 point victory over a hopelessly outclassed Laois team at Walsh Park on Sunday last. This was an encouraging performance from Waterford who had James O’Connor (Lismore) in at wing half back in place of the injured Brian Greene, while Fergal Hartley was again placed at centre field, partnered by Dave Bennett. Billy O’Sullivan came in to lead the attack with Paul Flynn placed at top of the left, while Gerry Brenner was between the posts where he played well. Laois, with wins over both Wexford and Cork, achieved at the very compact Rathdowney venue, came to Walsh Park with high expectations. Yet, in truth, their first touch on the ball, even allowing for the difficult underfoot conditions, was extremely poor and overall their approach was far too physical. Add to that was the countless frees which they conceded for chopping with the hurley. Waterford’s tactic of moving the ball first time had Laois in difficulties from the outset, even allowing for the wet underfoot conditions. Billy O’Sullivan placed Paul Flynn for the opening point in the 4th minute. Michael White, who had shifted a heavy tackle earlier, cut in for a point in the 7th minute and White again impressed here. Paul Flynn and Niall Rigney exchanged points from frees. The Laois defence, in their full line, was at sixes and sevens with only full back Bill Maher holding his own as they conceded a 65. Ken McGrath’s shot appeared to go over for a point but the goal umpire was over-ruled by referee Willie Barrett who handled this game well. Paul Flynn (free) and Anthony Kirwan pointed after Laois goalkeeper Ricky Cashin had come off his line to bravely save. Michael White and Flynn again from a free left it at 0-7 to 0-1 with 26 minutes played. Eamonn Fennelly then had Laois’ second point in the 27th minute. Anthony Kirwan, cutting in along the end line, won a 20 metre free in the 28th minute. Paul Flynn caught the Laois defence flat-footed as he blasted the ball to the net. Ken McGrath added a point, 1-8 to 0-2, and it was a shell-shocked Laois team which went into their dress-
ing room at the interval. That 28th minute strike by Paul Flynn again showed his true value to Waterford as he remains without a shadow of a doubt our most potent attacker. Declan Rooney pointed in the 38th minute. Yet overall the Laois attack remained in the vice-like grip of the Deise defence in which Tom Feeney and Peter Queally, on the right flank, were truly outstanding. Sean Cullinane and Brian Flannery also impressed, with James O’Connor proving his worth. While Stephen Frampton lent good support. As Laois introduced two substitutes, Billy O’Sullivan (42nd minute) and D. Bennett (43rd minute) added points. As Ricky Cashin denied P. Flynn a goal. SECOND GOAL Waterford’s second goal came in the 44th minute and it was well worth waiting for. Laois were in full flight as they launched another attack only for Tom Feeney to again end their hopes. Feeney’s clearance found Ken McGrath, now operating at centre field and covering back on the right wing. Faced with a couple of opponents, McGrath managed to loft a lengthy clearance down field to where Paul Flynn, crossing from left to right, won possession with two Laois defenders in close pursuit. Flynn, looking up, spotted the “goal opening” as he drove the ball across the goal to where it went to the net off the far upright. It was an excellent score by any standards and it showed that Flynn remains by far and away our best forward. It was good to have had him back in harness. The game was now well and truly over as a contest with Michael White adding a 50th minute point. Laois, battling hard, had three further points per David Cuddy (2) and C. Cuddy. Dan Shanahan displayed improved form as did Ken McGrath, similarly with Michael White and Anthony Kirwan, with Billy O’Sullivan’s work rate also being effective. Fergal Hartley’s quick delivery of the ball from centre field showed that he may well have a longer future in this position. While Dave Bennett’s work rate was again very good. Waterford supporters in the 4,000 attendance went home satisfied. Waterford scorers: P. Flynn 2-5, M. White 0-3, A. Kirwan, B. O’Sullivan, K. McGrath and D. Bennett 0-1 each. Laois scorers: D. Cuddy 0-2, N. Rigney, D. Rooney, C. Cuddy and E. Fennelly 0-1 each. WATERFORD: G. Brenner, T. Feeney, S. Cullinane, B. Flannery, P. Queally, S. Frampton, J. O’Connor, F. Hartley, D. Bennett, D. Shanahan, B. O’Sullivan, K. McGrath, M. White, A. Kirwan, P. Flynn. LAOIS: R. Cashin, S. Dooley, B. Maher, P. J. Peacock, N. Rigney, P. Cuddy, A. Bergin, D. Conroy, O. Dowling, D. Cuddy, D. Rooney, C. Cuddy, E. Fennelly, M. Rooney, N. Delaney. Subs: N. Lacey for D. Conroy, L. Tynan for N. Delaney. Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary).
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FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER Last Week’s Forecasts: 16 Forecasts. 10 Correct. 6 Incorrect. Success Rate: 62.5%. This Week’s Fixtures: SFC: Nire v (Ardmore), Rathgormack v (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg), Kilrossanty v (Portlaw), An Rinn v (Gaultier), Stradbally v (Kilmacthomas), Ballinacourty v (Brickey Rangers). Western IFC: Modeligo v (Ballinameela), Dungarvan v (St. Mary’s). Western J’A’ FC: Ballyduff v (Affane), Shamrocks v (Geraldines), Sean Phobail v (Kilgobinet). County J’B’ FC: Nire v (Kilrossanty), Clashmore/Kinsalebeg v (Dungarvan), Gaultier v (Rathgormack), An Rinn v (Ballinameela). To Date: 87 Forecasts. 54 Correct. 33 Incorrect. Success Rate: 62.1%.
Waterford Ladies Football
Agonising defeat for Waterford Ladies NFL DIVISION 2 Clare ……………………......2-10; Waterford …………………....2-9. WATERFORD went down to Clare by a point in Doonbeg last Sunday. The Déise girls raced out to an early lead first half lead but Clare jumped into pole position with 2 quick goals from Niamh O’Dea and Tara Kelly. Waterford rallied to reduce the deficit to the minimum at the break. Karen McGrath scoring the Waterford goal. Clare got off to the better start in the second half and scored three unanswered points. Waterford slowly ate into the Clare lead as the second half progressed but in the end they ran out of time as they pressed hard for an equalising score. A great performance by our girls and they were unfortunate to come away with nothing from the game. UNDER 21s There has been a great response to the establishment of a Waterford under 21 team under the joint management of Peter Ryan and Johnny Troy. They hope to organise a get together of the squad shortly. MINOR CHAMPIONSHIP Waterford took on Tipperary on the 4th April last at the Fraher Field in the latest round of the minor championship. Tipperary ran out easy winners in the end but to the credit of all the Waterford girls they couldn’t be faulted for endeavour. UNDER 14 MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP Waterford play Limerick in the under 14 Munster Championship C Final on Saturday, 13th April at 12 in the Mallow GAA Complex. Best of luck to the team and the mentors under the stewardship of Sean Foley. Waterford: Ciara Whelan Barrett (Abbeyside), Chloe Whelan (Abbeyside), Alessia Conte
(Ballyduff Lower) Aoibhe Shankey (Ballyduff Lower), Lily Grace (Ballymacarbry), Robyn Hogan (Ballymacarbry), Hannah Mühlwald (Ballymacarbry), Ailis O’Meara – Captain (Ballymacarbry), Ellen Bolger (Comeragh Rangers), Kaci Brazil (Comeragh Rangers), Ella Cotter (Comeragh Rangers), Lillie Holloway (Comeragh Rangers), Amie Kirwan (Comeragh Rangers), Sarah Sullivan (Comeragh Rangers), Aoife Connolly (Erins Own), Alannah McNulty – Vice Captain (Erins Own), Aoibhe Waring (Erins Own), Molly Comerford (Gaultier), Ali Ferguson (Gaultier), Eimear O’Neill (Kilrossanty/Brickeys), Karine Drohan (Na Deise), Rachel O’Brien (Na Deise), Lia Ni Arta (An Sean Phobal), Jane Kirwan (St Annes), Abby Murphy (St Annes), Eimear Griffin (St Olivers), Aoife Walsh (St Pats), Eva Davis (Stradbally), Mollykate Hearne – Vice Captain (Stradbally), Ciara Power (Stradbally), Roseanne Power (Stradbally), Ellie Skehan (Stradbally) U-14 Mentors: Nicky Sheehan (Dungarvan), Olivia Butler (St Pats), Chloe Fennell (Stradbally), Katie Ferncombe (Dungarvan), Sean Foley (Comeragh Rangers) EASTER CAMP FOR U-8, U-10 & U-12 GIRLS The Waterford Ladies Under 16 management team have organised an Easter Camp for U-8, U-10 & U12. The focus will be on skills development, fun and friendship. The camp will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on April 16th-18th in Kilrossanty GAA Club. Please bring a packed lunch and gum shield. The cost is €30 per girl, €50 per 2 girls. To make a booking contact Shirley on 087 622 4074. All funds raised are in aid of the WLGFA Under 16 Team.
TRAINING COURSES Grab your Whistle – Level 1 Referee Course April 12th & 13th in Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan We need to have at least one referee from each club to help us process the fixtures in a timely manner. We would appeal to each club to send at least one candidate to this course. WLGFA / GAA SAFEGUARDING 1 – CHILD WELFARE & PROTECTION BASIC AWARENESS COURSE May 2nd in Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan You can get more information and book any of the WLGFA courses online at Eventbrite http://wlgfa.eventbrite.com or our Facebook page @WaterfordLadiesFootball Places on all courses are limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment. Contact Richard at development.waterfordlgfa@gmail. com if you require more information. EAT CAKE & SUPPORT LADIES’ FOOTBALL Erin's Own LGFA are having a cake sale on Sunday, April 21st on Easter Sunday in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, The Folly, Waterford City after all Masses. If you like Ladies Football and you love cake turn up to support them. SOCIAL MEDIA Stay up to date with the latest news from WLGFA by following us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. On Facebook find us at @WaterfordLadiesFootball on Twitter and Instagram we are @WaterfordLGFA CLUBS If any clubs need help publicising events email us at pro.waterford@lgfa.ie or contact us via WLGFA social media.
Lawlor’s Hotel Junior Premier Football Championship Sunday, 14th April AFFANE V BALLYDUFF UPPER 12.00 in Lismore SHAMROCKS V GERALDINES 12.00 in Cappoquin OLD PARISH V KILGOBINET 12.00 in Dungarvan Club Grounds With just four teams in the junior football championship in 2018, this year’s campaign has a more inter-
esting look about it. Tallow are back in, Geraldines are relegated to the grade and Ballyduff successfully applied for regarding. Sean Phobail are the sole football club and they will be fancied to get off to a winning start in the Dungarvan club grounds on Sunday against Kilgobinet. Reigning champions Shamrocks
may well be tested by newcomers Geraldines in Cappoquin while both Affane and Ballyduff will have little time for preparation, the nod going to the regarded Reds to prevail in Lismore. In a group of seven, Tallow is the club not playing this weekend. Forecasts: A treble so for Ballyduff, Shamrocks and Sean Phobail.
County Junior ‘B’ Football Championship GROUP A Friday April 12th: KILROSSANTY V NIRE in Leamybrien at 7 p.m. Friday April 12th: Dungarvan v CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG in Dungarvan at 7 p.m. NIRE are aiming for their third County title in a row in 2019 and they will be favourites to beat the home side in Leamybrien on Friday evening. Dungarvan defeated Clashmore/Kinsalebeg by 0-2 in the knockout stages in 2018 and the best use of regraded players could decide this one. The visitors to edge this one. Brickeys have a bye this weekend.
GROUP B Friday April 12th: AN RINN V BALLINAMEEELA in Pairc Ui Shiothchain at 7 p.m. Friday April 12th: GAULTIER V RATHGORMACK in Gaultier at 7 p.m. AN RINN v Ballinameela looks to be a wide open game with, perhaps, home advantage deciding the outcome. Gaultier were defeated County finalists for the past two years and so they would be favoured to get off to a winning start at home to Rathgormack. As with all teams, the availability of regraded players can have a say in all four results. Forecasts: Nire, Clashmore/Kinsalebeg, Gaultier agus An Rinn to get off to a winning start.
GAA
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
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Gaelic Jottings Five Ballygunner players on Team of the Year MUNSTER champions Ballygunner have five players named on the club team of the year with Pauric Mahony and his brother Philip included along with goalkeeper Stephen O’Keeffe, cornerback Ian Kenny and midfielder Shane O’Sullivan Ballyhale Shamrocks are honoured with six representatives on the 2019 AIB All-Ireland club players’ hurling team after their triumphant season. The Kilkenny powerhouse picked up their seventh All-Ireland senior hurling crown in style on St Patrick’s Day with victory over Galway outfit St Thomas. And two of their players – attackers Adrian Mullen and Colin Fennelly – were both in contention for the individual player of the year accolade along with Ballygunner forward Pauric Mahony. Mullen and Fennelly are joined in the side by Ballyhale team-mates in the defensive pair of Joey Holden and Michael Fennelly, and the attacking duo of TJ Reid and Eoin Cody. Cushendall have two players honoured in Eoghan Campbell and Neil McManus while St Thomas wing-back Fintan Burke and Coolderry cornerforward Brian Carroll complete the chosen side. The team was chosen by a panel of national and regional media who considered outstanding performances over the provincial and All-Ireland series. The winners were presented with their awards at a banquet in Croke Park last Saturday evening when the Hurler of the Year was also be announced.
AIB GAA Club Players’ Awards – Hurling 2019 1. STEPHEN O’Keeffe (Ballygunner); 2. Eoghan Campbell (Ruairí Óg / Cushendall), 3. Joey Holden (Ballyhale Shamrocks), 4. Ian Kenny (Ballygunner); 5. Philip Mahony (Ballygunner), 6. Michael Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks), 7. Fintan Burke (St Thomas). 8. Shane O’Sullivan (Ballygunner), 9. Neil McManus (Ruairí Óg / Cushendall); 10. Adrian Mullen (Ballyhale Shamrocks), 11. TJ Reid (Ballyhale Shamrocks), 12. Pauric Mahony (Ballygunner); 13. Eoin Cody (Ballyhale Shamrocks) , 14. Colin Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks), 15. Brian Carroll (Coolderry).
Club Player of the Year Awards KIERAN MOLLOY AND ADRIAN MULLEN ENJOYED STELLAR SEASONS FOR THEIR CLUBS KIERAN MOLLOY of Corofin and Ballyhale Shamrocks forward Adrian Mullen have been named AIB Club Footballer and Hurler of the Year respectively. Molloy, one of seven Corofin players honoured on the Club Team of the Year, won his second All-Ireland club medal on St Patrick’s Day with the Galway kingpins. He enjoyed an outstanding Connacht final against Ballintubber and kicked a point in the AllIreland final victory over Dr Crokes. Mullen, meanwhile, bagged 2-11 from
play on Ballyhale’s run to Leinster and All-Ireland glory. He dispatched 2-1 from play against Ballyboden in the provincial decider and added 0-5 in the All-Ireland final win against St Thomas. The pair were presented with their awards in Croke Park on Saturday evening. The other two nominees for hurler of the year were Pauric Mahony and Colin Fennelly.
Rebel Radical Plan shelved DELEGATES in Cork gathering in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last week opted for change, just not the type of seismic change that would have paved the way for club championship games to proceed without the presence of county players. When a board plans to implement a new structure for their local championships, it generally only moves the dial within their county boundaries as the remainder of the GAA community are not engaged. But Option C in Cork’s club championship review was never going to be a strictly local matter, the ramifications could have been far-reaching if a county opted to plough ahead with their championship programme of games even if their leading lights were absent due to county duties. Debate spread like wildfire over the last two week but in the deliberations that mattered the proposal received just under a quarter of the vote. Option B, which would have kicked the starting date down the road until August, trailed in last of the three. Option A was carried with a healthy majority as it received over 60% of the votes. The most positive upshot is an overhaul of the current Cork system that sees grades bloated by large numbers of clubs. It streamlines it into four grades of 12 – Premier Senior, Senior A, Premier Intermediate and Intermediate A – and restores a simple promotion-relegation system. An injection of greater competitiveness is something the flagging Cork club scene badly needed. But the rubber-stamping of a new structure from 2020 on is not a complete solution. Far from it. There may be a greater co-relation between the games in April and August due to the group stage format yet shutting down championship affairs in the prime summer months cannot constitute a progressive step. There may be greater clarity for clubs and players in the fixture scheduling yet the frustration remains of being placed in cold storage during the seasonally best time of the year for games. That problem is not just the preserve of Cork, they like all other counties are operating within the constraints of the inter-county model that continues to place the squeeze on all championships at a local level. It would have been interesting to see the impact if the radical blueprint had been adopted, the provision of meaningful summer matches for the majority at grassroots level to coincide with the games featuring the minority at elite level. It was found to be unpalatable in Cork but it has felt like a matter of time that some county would arrive at that conclusion and proffer it as an option. Who will be next to try to take a similar step? It should be a warning sign to the GAA at national level. They may be relieved that this principle has not been adopted yet it could well resurface. If there are plenty in agreement of the need to split the county and club programme into two distinct seasons, there seems little ap-
Féile Football 2019: Brickey Rangers U-14 Footballers will represent Waterford in the Féile Football finals at the end of June.
petite to facilitate this by bringing forward the end date of the All-Ireland championships further. The interminable debate rages on over how to solve the GAA fixtures crisis. Change at national level does not appear to be in the offing and with that context in mind, is there value in counties waiting around over the next few years in the hope that a solution arrives? It could be argued that Cork’s decision to consider change was rooted in desperation but it was also imaginative and thought-provoking. If the inter-county status quo prevails, it seems likely other counties will grasp the nettle to try to enact change for their own difficulties. Cork’s controversial option may have been seen as the thin end of the wedge but last week’s defeat does not dispel the problems that persist. A new plan is in place in one county yet the last week reinforced the notion that this simply is an issue that is not going to go away for the GAA nationally.
New Bord Gais Energy deal BORD GÁIS ENERGY has extended their sponsorship of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship for a further three years. The company were first announced as a sponsor of the senior hurling championship in January 2017 and ahead of their third season involved, the new deal will see them tied in until the end of the 2022 season. Bord Gáis Energy is one of the GAA’s three featured senior hurling sponsors along with Centra and Littlewoods. They have a long-standing relationship with the GAA, largely due to their U21 hurling championship involvement and they also sponsor the GAA Legend Tours which take place every summer in Croke Park. The U-21 hurling sponsorship commenced in 2009 and is in place until the end of the 2020 campaign. That grade switches to an U20 format this summer. GAA President John Horan welcomed the announcement of the new deal. “I’m delighted to acknowledge the announcement of the extension of Bord Gáis Energy’s sponsorship that will take us up to the conclusion of the 2022 GAA
Hurling Championship. “Our relationship with Bord Gáis Energy is a long one, stretching back as it does over a decade with the U21/U20 Hurling Championship but also extending into the GAA Museum where they support our Legends Tour.” “Our partnership with the GAA, which spans over a decade, also enables us to make a positive difference in communities across the country,” said Bord Gáis Energy Managing Director Catherine O’Kelly. “These are the communities in which our customers live and work and therefore it is an extremely important part of what we do as an organisation. “We look forward to our continued relationship with the GAA and to helping to shine a spotlight on the spectacular sport of hurling and its players.”
Weekend pass AT a time when there can be much criticism about the price of entry to club championship games, you will do well to come up with a better offer to what the Tipperary County Board offered last weekend. The senior and intermediate hurling championships begin in earnest with no fewer than 22 games down for decision across Saturday and Sunday. And while it was impossible to take in all games, for just €15 supporters can attend as many championship matches as they wanted to. Many counties have been criticised for the entry prices to championship matches, but Tipp’s novel approach may start a trend around the country. The ‘Weekend Package’ could be purchased at the turnstiles at all games on Saturday or they were available from the Tipperary shop in Lar na Pairce up until 5.30 pm on Saturday evening.
New GAA Manifesto AT 11 am last Monday morning, the GAA issued a rallying call to every one of its 2,000 clubs dotted throughout Ireland and the globe as part of the unveiling of the new GAA Manifesto - an affirmation of our mission, vision and shared values, as well as a celebration of the people
who make our Association what it is. All clubs will receive the new manifesto which is centered around the statement: ‘GAA – Where We All Belong’ / CLG – Tá Áit Duinn Uilig Ann’ and the intention is for it to be proudly displayed across the GAA network and wherever Gaelic Games are played. Clubs are encouraged to install the manifesto on their own premises and use it as a living reminder of our ideals as we head towards our 135th anniversary in November. St Colmcille’s was the chosen location for the unveiling of this manifesto – in both Irish and English. The Meath club has been lauded for its contribution to its community and its stellar activity in the Bettystown area – much of it away from the field of play.
Scór Na Seachtaine ED O’Halloran’s 46th minute point from play for Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg in their Western IHC game against Stradbally at the Fraher Field last Saturday afternoon.
Fraher Field Classics THIS week’s feature on the Fraher Field Classics Facebook page courtesy of the editor of the Dungarvan Observer and from the pen of John A. Murphy is an account on the Observer of April 19th, 1969 of the Western under 21 hurling championship replay game between Cappoquin and Abbeyside which Cappoquin won by 3-6 to 2-2.
Sympathy THE Observer extends its sincere sympathy to the Hickey Family Touraneena; the Kenneally family Ballinaroad; the Needham family, Dungarvan; the Casey family, Kinsalebeg and the O’Brien family, Portlaw on their recent sad bereavements.
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
Dungarvan SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Our Senior hurlers commenced their first round Championship match against Tallow at the Fraher Field on Sunday afternoon last. Going on previous years encounters this game was always going to be close, and last Sunday was certainly to prove no different. Playing against a stiff breeze we trailed at halftime by just two points which was not an insurmountable lead. An improved early second half performance saw us run into an 18 pt to 12 pt lead before we had to withstand a resurgent Tallow performance where County forward Tommy Ryan rattled off a hat-trick of goals to turn this contest into a nail biting finish. Just when it looked like a share of the spoils was going to be the outcome, up popped Gavin Crotty to see us home by the minimum. Final score 0-22 to 3-12. The downside to the victory was the injury sustained by stalwart centre back Kieran Power who at time of his withdrawal was putting in an outstanding performance once again. We wish a speedy recovery. Team: Gavin Power; Luke Egan, John Curran, Sean Ryan; Jamie Nagle, Kieran Power, Kenny Moore; Jack Lacey, Cathal Curran; Cormac Curran, Kevin Daly, Darragh Lyons; Ryan Donnelly, Gavin Crotty, Patrick Curran. Subs used: Michael Kiely, Conor Sheridan, Aaron Donnelly. Subs: Seanie McGrath, Luke O’Callaghan, Kealan Daly, Joe Duggan, Conor Duggan, Brendan Cullinan, James Kiely, Joe Allen, Aidan Kirwan, Sean Crotty. INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL Our first round Intermediate football match takes place this Saturday, April 13th when we play Sliabh gCua in Bushy Park at 4:30 p.m. JUNIOR HURLING With just enough time for everyone to catch their breaths after the exciting finish at the Fraher Field, the short trip to Colligan was then made where our Junior hurlers were in action against Fourmilewater. After a high scoring an entertaining contest it was Fourmilewater who emerged victorious on a scoreline of Dungarvan 2-10; Fourmilewater 2-17. UNDER 15 Well done to our Under 15 footballers who defeated Roanmore in the County football Championship in what was a hard fought victory for the boys. The minimum was all that separated the sides at the final whistle with the boys holding out on a scoreline of 2-9 to 2-8. Panel: Eddie Burke; Sean Galvin, Kevin Collins, Camelio Crivello; Matthew Coles, Mark Loftus, Shay Cullinane; Eoin Callaghan, Gavin Christopher, Gabriel McGovern; Michael Burke, Kyle Healy, Brian Curran, Fionn Nagle Conor Davidson, Martin Downey, Darragh Healy, James Maye. UNDER 13 FOOTBALL Our fourth game in this competition took place last Wednesday night when we travelled out to play our fellow parishioners Brickey Rangers. Having come a cropper in our third game, it was vital to put in a winning performance to retain any further interest in the competition. Unfortunately, we were playing second fiddle to a much more slicker outfit who were to run out very easy winners, certainly bringing into question the grading arrangements for this competition. Games are coming up thick and fast as this Thursday night we travel up to Tallow to play Cois Brid in our fifth game. Panel: Luke Irwin, Darragh Murphy, John Meehan, Brandon Dillon, Will Healy, Adam Mulligan, Billy Hickey, Leon Lannon, James Maye, Pierce Quann, Eddie Burke, Luke Power, Callum Daly, Raymond Kelly, Zach Power, Ruaidhri Beresford, Oisin Hallahan, Tony O’Donnell, UNDER 13 TRIALS Well done to club players Leon Lannon, James Maye, Darragh Murphy and Eddie Burke who attended the Under 13 County hurling trials at the weekend. UNDER 7 It was a first venture into a competitive venture for this group as we travelled out to the Kilgobinet field last Saturday morning. Originally planned as their first outdoor competition the weather somehow put paid to that so plan B came into action as we all
headed indoors to the excellent community center. Here three games took place against the Nire, St. Pats and Brickey Rangers. Everyone certainly enjoyed the games and it was certainly noticeable how the boys and sole girl representative got more involved with each game. Our thanks to St. Pats for the invite and the welcome refreshments provided after for both players and parents. Panel: Donal Shanahan, Fionn Curran, Sam Sheridan, Billy Sheridan, Ryan Walsh, Ceilina Kavanagh, Ronan McLoughlin, Noah Fahey, Alex Cusack, Johnny Gleeson, Ted Gleeson.
COUNTY MINOR FOOTBALL The County Minor footballers travel to Tipperary town tonight Wednesday to play Tipperary in the first game of the round robin series. The club is represented by Tadhg Murray. Best wishes from everyone in the club to Tadhg and his teammates for what will hopefully be a fruitful campaign. WATERFORD SENIOR FOOTBALL Hard luck to Ciaran Curran and the Senior ladies who made the long trip to Doonbeg on Sunday last and were narrowly defeated by the home side. Full time score Waterford 2-9; Clare 2-10. SENIOR CAMOGIE Lismore were the visitors to a Clogherane on Saturday evening last for this first round fixture in the Senior camogie Championship. This was a cracking game of camogie with both teams serving up a most entertaining hours hurling. Both teams were evenly matched but the more experienced Lismore team were to emerge victors on a scoreline of Dungarvan 2-6; Lismore 3-6. ALL IRELAND MINOR CAMOGIE Well done to the County Minor Camogie team who defeated Offaly in round 3 of the All-Ireland Championship. The club was represented by Sarah Lacey, Niamh Curran, Taylor Murray, John Fitzgerald and Tommy O’Brien. BEST WISHES The club sends best wishes to Juvenile Player Sam Dalton who is currently out of action. We all wish Sam a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him back on the playing fields shortly. All your club mates look forward to your speedy return Sam. CLUB ALL-IRELAND WINNERS Club and family members along with the general public are cordially invited to the unveiling of a stone in our club grounds on Easter Monday, April 22nd which will commemorate all our club players who have won All Ireland’s with Waterford since our clubs foundation in 1885. Our list of winners stretch back to Waterford’s first All Ireland win in 1929 and the total of medals won by the club is 40. This promises to be a very special
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occasion as we recognize a special group of players who won Celtic Cross during their playing days. This project is being sponsored by David Kiely Monumental works and a souvenir brochure has been published to mark the occasion. Proceedings get underway at at 12 noon. DEISE DRAW The 2019 Deise Draw gets underway on April 24th and will run for 6 months. First prize is €12,500 with twenty prizes in total to be won each month. Catherine Lyons is our draw co-ordinator and as always we thank Catherine for her trojan work in promoting this draw. SPRING INTO SUMMER/ 5KM RUNNING PROGRAMME The highly successful West Waterford’s Let’s Run Programme runs in conjunction with Dungarvan GAA is back with a Spring session. This programme commences tomorrow night, Thursday, April 11th. This is an eight week plan to go from no running to been able to run 5km. Our aim is for everyone to leave each session feeling good and having enjoyed the run. During the eight weeks you will be guided by our professionally qualified coaches and we will hold your hands through the entire programme, so that you can become the runner you do not wish to admit you are. The programme will culminate in everyone being able to run the 5km by June. If you have always wanted to run but have never it then this programme is the one for you. It will be a great challenge for Spring and is also ideal if your fitness routine has slipped over the winter advice you want to get back into shape for the summer. We do not expect you to be fit but we do need you to be healthy so if you have any health concerns please get clearance from your GP before you join us. It’s a beginners group so we don’t expect anyone to be run fit. There will be a fun, social atmosphere with no shouting just encouragement and advice to keep you on track. We subscribe to the Sean Kelly School of Weather whereby we do the training and then decide afterwards if the weather was unsuitable! It will be a non intimidating atmosphere and welcoming to all. We will meet every Thursday and you will have training plan for the rest of the week for two other runs. Please wear comfortable clothing and running shoes and bring a bottle of water. 6:307:30 pm commencing April 11th (tomorrow night). Where - Dungarvan GAA grounds. Cost €20. Any queries to Irene Clark on 086 8242348. DUNGARVAN GAA LOTTO Results 8/1/2019. Numbers drawn 1, 14, 18, 23. No winner. Next week’s jackpot €4,200. No match 3 numbers. Next week €200. Many thanks for your continued support.
The St. Pat's under 7's who played a Blitz against Dungarvan, The Nire and Brickey Rangers at Bohadoon last Saturday.
St. Pat’s Juveniles A GLASTONBURY OF GOALS AS "COOLBRIEN" BEAT RATHGORMACK Coolnasmear/Kilbrien NS ............ 8-8; Rathgormack .................................. 8-0. Fraher Field witnessed a festival of goalscoring on Monday when the girls of Coolnasmear and Kilbrien National Schools took on Rathgormack in the mini 7's county final. Siberian weather conditions saw a strong cold polar storm howling out over the estuary. It was obvious to even the most casual onlooker that the wind would play a big part in proceedings. When Rathgormack won the toss it was a formality that they would decide to play with the gale in the first half. Rathgormack would aim to kill the game off by the break, Coolbrien's sole focus would be in turning around with hope in their hearts. Rathgormack secured possession from the throw-in, tore down the pitch and scored a goal. Coolbrien retaliated immediately through our speedy midfielder who showed a clean pair of heels to her markers before confidently finishing to the net. Both the wind and Rathgormack were relentless in the first half. Blowing down the field to shake our net 5 times. The tiny warriors of Coolbrien managed to score two goals and two points in reply. The score would have been higher but for the trojan effort of our goalkeeper and her defenders. A frenetic first half of pinball ended with the
score Coolbrien 3-2; Rathgormack 6-0. All change after the interval as with the wind to their back Coolbrien settled quickly to the task at hand. Our midfielders and forwards, veterans of St. Pat's u13 and u14 squads combined well together. Coolbrien's teamwork was the bedrock on which their Renaissance was built. Passing, moving, trusting their teammates and aided by the wind they ran in some great scores. Their festival of football produced a glut of goals. A good Rathgormack team found it hard to break from their own half and when they did they found our goalie in ferocious form, leaving her line to tidy up behind her hard-working defenders. Rathgormack battled to the end and scored two good goals of their own. The clock became our friend as the wind and Coolbrien's composure meant that Rathgormack had too much to do and not enough time to do it in. With hailstones bouncing off the turf the referee blew his whistle, Coolnasmear / Kilbrien had won their first ever Mini 7's county final. Smiles all round from parents and schoolmates as the victorious Coolbrien team made their way to the stand for the presentation. Spare a thought though for the girls of Rathgormack who put in a splendid effort representing their school. The sight of the day was the girls returning to their school in triumph. Their
happy faces were a picture as they stepped off the bus to a round of applause, the team captain grasping the trophy as if her life depended on it. They'd made a little bit of history and a whole lot of memories. UNDER 7 BLITZ The St. Pat's U-7 team who put up a great show against Dungarvan, The Nire and Brickey Rangers in a Blitz at Bohadoon on Saturday last. Not only did they play some great football but they were dressed immaculately in matching socks and shorts. In fashion or sport St. Pat's are number 1. ST. PAT'S LADIES SUFFER ONE POINT LOSS Abbeyside 3-8; 2-10 St. Pat's St. Pat's Intermediate team were defeated by the narrowest of margins last night by local rivals Abbeyside. St. Pat's were down six points at halftime but put in a fantastic second half performance to just lose out. Well done ladies on a battling performance that bodes well for the rest of the season. SPLIT THE POT We had very popular winners of our March draw when two of our players Bebhinn & Muireann Walsh had their ticket drawn from the drum. They added to their €190 win by also scooping the promoters prize of €20. PROGRESSIVE 45 Cards are on each Thursday night at 8.00 pm in Coolnasmear Hall.
Stradbally
Well done to Dungarvan GAA U-9 hurlers on a great performance against St. Olivers on Saturday morning. Next game is the first of the Monday night series where the boys travel to Old Parish to play hurling against An Ghaeltacht.
U-9 HURLING Our U-9 hurlers played two league matches in the last week versus St. Saviours and Cappoquin. Well done to all these young players and thanks to the parents for coming along. SENIOR FOOTBALL The Senior footballers begin their Championship campaign this Sunday when they take on last year’s Intermediate Champions Kilmacthomas in Kill, with a 3 pm throw-in. INTERMEDIATE HURLING Our Intermediate hurlers played the 1st round of the Western Championship last weekend against last year’s county finalists, Clashmore. Unfortunately, on the day the lads were well beaten on a scoreline of 1-20 to 1-6. U-15 FOOTBALL The U-15’s played two rounds of championship matches in the last week against Ardmore and Kilrossanty. This young team put in two good displays and emerged with full points from the two games. This weekend sees us travel to Abbeyside to take on Ballinacourty in the sixth round. U-13 FOOTBALL Stradbally U-13’s played a very strong the Nire team in the 5th round of their championship last week. This week they will play Ballinacourty in Abbeyside.
U-10 FOOTBALL & HURLING Well done to the Stradbally U-10 team who won the last of their Western U-10 league game against Brickey Rangers last Friday. Next, we play the first up of our city hurling league fixtures away to Ballyduff Lower on Saturday at 11:30 am. 2019 WINTER LEAGUE Round 8 of the Winter League takes place this Thursday night, fixtures are: Dublin v Tyrone; Armagh v Waterford; Mayo v Kildare ON COUNTY DUTY Good luck to Pa Skehan and Barry O'Brien who are both part of the Waterford minor football panel that take on Tipperary this Wednesday evening and to Kieran Heffernan who is a selector. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to our Secretary Edel Curran and her husband Patsy Casey on the birth of their daughter Robin Faye Casey. SUPERSCHOOLS SUCCESS Congratulations to Michael Mullaney who captained the victorious St. Augustines College team that represented Ireland in the super schools in Belgium last week. Congratulations to Eabha Gough who was also a member of this successful team.
SCÓR NA bPÁISTÍ Last weekend saw a large number of children participate in Scór na bPáistí in categories such as Figure Dancing, Recitation, Ballad, Quiz, 6 hand Figure Dancing and eight hand figure dancing. Well done to our figure dancers and recitation teams who won county honours on the day. Thanks to Liz Murphy who has done an enormous amount of work with these talented young performers. 50:50 WINNER Congratulations Billy Fitzgerald who won €205 in this week’s 50:50 draw. Next draw takes place on the 21st April. CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS Tickets for Waterford’s home Hurling Championship matches will be sold and distributed through the clubs. With the hurlers going so well it is expected that demand will be high. As such, the decision has been made to prioritise club members in Stradbally when distributing tickets. LADIES FOOTBALL The Senior and Junior leagues are well underway with both teams competing well. The junior ladies are playing their next game at home on Friday night against Ballysaggart while the senior ladies take on Ballyduff Upper in Ballyduff on Saturday evening.
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
Brickey Rangers LOTTO Last week’s lotto was held in The Tudor House. Numbers drawn were 5, 10, 18, 30. There was no jackpot winner. €25 winners were Alice Shanley, Jean O'Donovan, Sarah & Aoife Murray, and Paddy Barron. Next week’s draw will take place in The Local Bar where the jackpot will be €2,900. MEMBERSHIP Club membership fees are now overdue. It has been agreed at the recent club executive that as and from April 1st all adults or children are not eligible for team selection and will not be covered by insurance for training or games unless membership is paid. Membership Officers, Johnny Cooney, Kay O'Connell and Siobhan Gardiner. JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP We took on Kilgobinet on Sunday morning last in Bushy Park. Kilgobinet started the brighter and had a six point lead at half-time, however we put in a strong second half and came away with a one point win. Final score, Brickeys 2-11; Kilgobinet 2-10. WALKING The walking group will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Parish Church. All are welcome to come along. SYMPATHY The sympathy of the club is extended to Michael, Bernie and the Hickey family on the death of Michael’s father Tommy, Touraneena, which occurred over the weekend. Tommy’s grandchildren and great grandchildren are actively involved in the club. May he rest in peace. CAMOGIE NOTES Junior Camogie: We played our 1st competitive match of the 2019 season on Saturday last, we played our league game at home to Butlerstown, the girls kept with the experienced visitors for most of the game however in the last quarter the visitors pulled away and came away from Bushy Park with the points. However a great deal was learned from the match and the mix of youth and experience was refreshing. Training: Watch texts and FB page for training, currently the under 10s and 12s are training for 45mins after football each Monday night at 7.15 p.m., this taster session is providing very popular and the playing future looks bright, anyone interested in assisting here do talk to one of the mentors. Camogie Under 14 Feile: Our under 14 camogie teams started their season on Saturday last by participating in the National Feile competition at the Cappoquin venue. It was a fantastic morning of camogie with the girls winning their first game and drawing their second. To determine who was to
qualify for the final on the following day a play-off was required between the Brickey girls and Modeligo who finished on equal points and had drawn earlier in the day. With two half’s of 5 minutes each it was an intense game of camogie between the Brickey girls and Modeligo but unfortunately our girls were narrowly beaten by Modeligo. Huge congratulations to each and every one of the 18 girls on the panel who gave 110% and left nothing behind them on the field. We can now look forward to the championship starting next week knowing that we have a great bunch of girls who are committed to camogie and who will do the Brickey Rangers Camogie club proud for the season ahead. Congratulations must be extended to the mentors who as always give their time and who are as committed as the players and who puck every ball with each and every one of the players. Thank you to the parents and supporters and we look forward to great camogie in 2019. Registration: Any player not registered is not eligible to compete in any match or train so it is important to ensure that you are all registered. JUVENILE NOTES Féile Football 2019: Brickey Rangers U-14 Footballers will represent Waterford in the Féile Football finals at the end of June!! What a great day of football!! Two very close encounters! They went to extra time in the first match V' Clan na Gael and that resulted in a draw. The best of 5 frees from 30 yards followed and we scored our first 3 which won us the game. A short turn around and it was the final V The Nire who defeated St Mary's in the other semi-final. The boys from Ballymac scored the first point of the game and after 15 mins of the first half there were no more scores. Our boys really put in their best efforts in the 2nd half and broke away with a goal and 4 points near the final whistle. We are so proud of this team of young players. They all put in a tremendous effort - not just today but every day! Well done to Brian, Donagh and David. We would like to commend the County Board in the grading for the Féile. Every match was very closely fought with only a score between each team. U-15 Football: We will have played An Rinn on Monday. Full report on our Facebook page. U-13 Football: Our U-13's took on Dungarvan last Wednesday. They have shown great improvement as the season progresses. They were dominant in the first half against Dungarvan but only lead by 4 pts when Dungarvan got a late goal at the end of the first half. In the 2nd half their dominance paid off and they ran out easy winners in the end. All training times will be on our WhatsApp groups.
An Coilligean/Na h-Emmetigh CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of the “Black & Amber” club lotto held in Shalloe’s Bar on Monday, 1st April. The numbers drawn were 17, 18, 19 and 29. The €20 lucky ticket winners were: Geraldine Wall, Carmel Dalton, Jack Hennessy and Tom Kearns. The seller’s prize went to Shalloe’s Bar. Last Monday (8th of April) night’s jackpot was worth €2,100. JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Colligan Rockies played St. Marys in the first round of the Junior Hurling Championship last Sunday in the Dungarvan
Club Grounds. The match ended on a scoreline of 0-20 to 0-13 with St. Marys coming out on top. Team: Evan McKenna, John Nick Fennell, Alan Walsh, Ross Browne, Mark Flynn, Dan Booth, Stephen McGrath, Jason Dunford, Michael Horgan, John Wall (0-4), Colin Dunford (0-6), Reece Stringer, Gavin Whelan (0-1), John Morrissey (0-2), Richie Kiely. Subs: Adam Dunford, Dean McKenna, Ian Fraher, John Flynn.
Colligan Rockies willnow play Tourin this Saturday evening. The match will take place in the Colligan GAA Grounds at 6 pm. Please come a long and support the lads.
Cappoquin Camogie FEILE BLITZ Cappoquin were host to the Waterford Feile B Group 1 Blitz this past Saturday. This was a competition for Under 14 camogie clubs to try and earn a spot to represent County Waterford in the National Feile Blitz which is being held in Cork this year. There were four teams in action on the day last Saturday; Cappoquin, Modeligo, Brickey Rangers and Dungarvan. All teams faced off against each other in a league style format with the winners due to meet the winners of Group 2 on Sunday morning. After some cracking games it came down to a playoff between Modeligo and Brickey Rangers to see who topped the table. After an exiting playoff Modeligo ran out as deserved winners of Group 1 and also went to to beat Abbey side in the B Final on Sunday morning in Tallow and so will go on to represent the county in Cork in June, congratulations to you all. Everyone attending agreed that there was a very high standard of camogie played on the day and anyone of the teams could have won on the day as there were only a few points between teams in every game. Thank you to all who attended on the day and also that you to all of the parents and committee of Cappoquin Camogie Club who kept everyone fed and watered throughout the day with teas, coffees and enough sandwiches and buns to feed two armies, plus thanks ever so much to Affane/Cappoquin GAA Club for the use of the field and kitchen facilities. SENIOR LEAGUE Cappoquin Camogie Club played host to St Anne's Camogie last Saturday evening in the first round of the Denny Buckley Senior League. This year however St Anne's, and in particular, their number 10 and Waterford Captain Niamh Rocket, ran out as winners to a slightly understrength Cappoquin side on a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-4. Next up for Cappoquin is a trip to Tramore next Saturday evening at 6:30 pm for round 2. TABLE QUIZ We held a fundraising table quiz last Saturday evening in The Sportsman's Bar in Cappoquin where over 30 tables entered and a great night was had by all. We also had a raffle on
the night with some great prizes on hand too. A big thank you needs to go to Kevin McCarthy who organised this quiz for us and prepared and hosted the quiz with ease, even in the face of a few technical hitches! Thank you too to our hard-working committee who were running around like ants to get everything moving on the night, plus we cannot forget our ticket sellers. Thank you too to those who sponsored prizes for our raffle - Cappoquin Community Centre; Mary Healy's Pharmacy; Mark Mason Financial Services; Feericks Pharmacy; Costin's Apple Farm; Vodafone Youghal; Mary Murray's Shop; The Barbershop, Lismore; Rendezvous Restaurant, Youghal; Mary McGrath’s Jams; The Latch Restaurant, Tallow and also to all those individuals who privately donated prizes for the raffle. If anybody has been left out please accept our apologies, and a full list of sponsors will be on display on our social media pages Finally, a special word of thanks needs to go to John O'Rourke and everyone at The Sportsman's Bar in Cappoquin for their generosity on the night. TRAINING TIMES Training for under 16's and minors continues on Tuesday at 6.15 p.m. and on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. Our first Minor Championship game of the season will be on Tuesday, 16th April at 6:30 pm in Cappoquin v Lismore. Please come along and support the girls. Training for under 12/14's is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 pm to 7 pm. Training for under 8/10's is on Tuesdays from 6 pm to 7 pm. UNDER 14'S MATCH Our under 14 team will travel to Abbeyside this Thursday, 11th April to play Abbeyside in the first round of the under 14 championship. Throw-in time is 7 pm. EASTER CAMP Waterford Camogie will be hosting an Easter Coaching Camp on Tuesday, 23rd and Wednesday, 24th April in Cappoquin which will be run by the senior players of Waterford Camogie. More details/booking of this can be found on the Waterford Camogie Facebook page.
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Naomh Chartaigh (LISMORE/BALLYSAGGART JUVENILE GAA NOTES) U-11 FOOTBALL We travelled over to Ballyduff at the weekend. We had a strong team and the boys gave a good account of themselves. U-15 FOOTBALL The lads played a League game against Clan na Gael (Dunhill, Fenor and Butlerstown combined). It was a fantastic game with lots of twists and turns, missed opportunities, great saves, well taken scores, possession turnovers and hard tackles. Our full back line and goalie kept the opposition to points only and to be fair the opposition did play some lovely link play and scored some beautiful points. But our lads always looked a threat when we went on the attack and scored some decent points of our own but crucially on two occasions we drove through the heart of their defence and rattled the net. With only the last few minutes on the clock we were four
points ahead, they were awarded a ‘45 which dropped into the square and despite our best efforts to clear and attempted a save the ball was judged to have crossed the line. A great display and an important win for the boys. CONGRATULATIONS A big well done to our club players Sam Shanahan-Quinn, Charlie Lineen and Shane Barry who recently won the County primary schools skills competition. BEST OF LUCK The very best of luck to Joseph O’Keeffe who is traveling to North Carolina, USA this week to compete in the World Irish Dancing Championships, Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne 2019. In total 13 dancers, in addition to teachers Michael Ryan and Deirdre Kiely will be travelling from the Ryan school of Irish dancing. A great dancer, Joseph is also a fine hurler and plays in the forward line for both the U-14 and U-15 teams.
Shamrocks (Kindly sponsored by Allen Engineering & Agri Sales Ltd.) CLUB LOTTO The winning numbers in last Saturday's Lotto draw were 217-21-23, and there was no winner. €20 winners were Oliver Flanagan, William Casey, Liam Power, Sheila Tobin, Tom Tobin. Next week's jackpot will be €1,800. IHC, Shamrocks 1-12, An Rinn 0-10. Shamrocks Intermediate hurlers won their first round hurling championship tie for the first time in several years following opening round draws for four years running. Unfortunately, we won't be playing our next hurling championship match for quite a while, as we now turn our focus on the football championship for the next two weeks. (See page of sport). Panel; Thomas Goulding, Padraig Ahearne, Thomas O'Donovan, Brian Harnedy, Ivan O'Neill, Shane Roche (0-1), Padraig Roche, Billy Hynes, John Paul Lucey (0-2), Edward Lonergan (1-7), Chris Murphy, Stephen Lucey, Edward Hynes, Joe Leahy (0-2), Kieran Crawford, Shane Harnedy, Liam Motherway, Cathal Herlihy, Tom Roche, Ciaran O'Keeffe, Michael Lucey, Martin Delaney. JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The Junior Football Championship kicks-off this weekend
where we play Geraldines in Cappoquin next Sunday, 14th April at 12 noon. This was a county title we should have won last year, hopefully we can be at the business end later on in the year. Come along and give them some support. SHAMROCKS FOUR ON DEISE PANEL Back in the 80's Shamrocks once had three players on the Waterford Football panel, the legends that were Liam Dalton, Dan Casey, and Michael Neville lined out against Limerick in the Munster Senior Football Championship. Liam played for the Deise for 14 years, but that day was truly unique. Tonight (Wednesday) Waterford take on Tipperary in the Munster Minor Football Championship in Tipperary Town at 6.45 p.m., with no fewer than four Shamrock players on the panel. Liam's sons Mark and Tom Dalton, Padraig Hynes, and Eoghan Lenehan make tonight's match a special one for our club, and an occasion that may never be duplicated. Well done to all four of you, your club is proud of you all. CONDOLENCES Shamrocks GAA would like to offer our sympathies to Pat Casey on the death of his father John recently. We would also like to sympathise with Agnes Geary on the death of her brother John Barry in Tourin recently. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Kilrossanty CLOTTO SPONSORED BY KILL AGRICULTURAL LTD. CLOTTO RESULTS No winner of a Jackpot of €11,600 held in Crotty's Inn, Leamybrien, on Monday night (8/4/19). Numbers were 4, 7, 16, 23. €30 won by: Pa Walsh, Ballintlea; Marcus Dixon, GSK. Prize of €30 won by Paul Lennon, Leamybrien. Next Clotto to be held in Micilin's Bar, Kilrossanty, on Monday night (28-4-19) for a Jackpot of €11,700. On duty on the night Kenny Houlihan and Jason Dee. JUNIOR A HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP We played the Geraldines last Saturday evening, 6th April in Dungarvan GAA Grounds winning on a scoreline of 4-16 to 2-16. (See full report on page 6). Team: Paul Whyte, Eddie Connelly, James Whyte, Killian Whelan, Stephen Prendergast, Paul Keating, Pa Power, Sean Veale, Martin Dunne, Donie Fitzgerald, Pa Whyte, Jack Whyte, Pa Cunningham, Alan Quinn, Dale Power. Scorers: Alan Quinn 2-2, Martin Dunne 0-7 (frees), Dale Power 1 goal, Pa Whyte 1 goal, Pa Cunningham 0-5, Jack Whyte 0-1, Josh Kay 0-1. Substitutes: Niall Walsh for Eddie Connelly; Josh Kay for Pa Whyte; Michael Walsh for Sean Veale; Eoin Houlihan for Killian Whelan.
Our next match is against Tourin. JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Our Junior footballers will begin their championship campaign against The Nire on this coming Friday evening, 12th April in Paríc Naomh Bríd, Leamybrien at 7 p.m. SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The best of of luck to our senior footballers in their first match in the Senior Football Championship against Portlaw this coming Saturday evening, 13th April in Carrickbeg GAA Grounds at 7 p.m. Please come along and show your support. MONSTER BINGO Our next Monster Bingo will take place on Friday, 26th April in Crotty's Inn, Leamybrien. CLUB DEVELOPMENT DRAW Thank you to everyone who supported the Club Development Draw; to the lucky winners as follows: 1st €500 Ger and Mary Walsh; 2nd €300 Jimmy and Siobhan Maher; 3rd €200 Francis Hogan; 4th €100 John Quinn; 5th €100 Fintan Walsh; 6th €50 William and Bridget Drohan; 7th €50 Tom Prendergast; 8th €50 Vinny Walsh; 9th
€50 Michelle and Jamie Quinn and Anne Houlihan; 10th €50 Walsh's garage; 11th €50 Mossie Quinn. ASTROTURF PITCH BOOKINGS If you would like to book a time slot please contact Kevin on 0876021964. WATERFORD MINOR FOOTBALLERS The best to the Waterford Minor footballers and especially to our own Clubman Aidan Behan starting at right corner forward. They will play Tipperary this evening Wednesday, 10th April in Sean Treacy Park in Tipperary Town at 6.45 p.m. KILROSSANTY GAA CLUB JUVENILE NOTES Training: Training on the Astro Turf for Under 10's, Under 11's and Under 12's continues on Monday nights from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Under 13 Football: Under 13 footballers welcome Affane to Leamybrien on Monday night next, April 15th, in the Division 3 championship, with a start time of 6.30 p.m. Under 15 Football: The team travelled to the Cappoquin venue on Friday evening last to take on Affane in Division 3 of the U-15 championship. In perfect conditions for football, two evenly matched teams played some very good football with some well taken scores. At the half time break, Kilrossanty, while not playing particularly well early on, were just a single point in arrears on a scoreline of 1-4 to 2-2. The first half scorers were Paudie Barry with 1-1, Jack Power 0-2 and Jamie Quinn 0-1. On the turnover, a second goal for Paudie Barry followed by a goal from Jack Quinlan and a point from Cathal Walsh and the momentum was very much with the boys in the green and gold. A Dara Quinn penalty, Paudie Barry point and a second Dara Quinn goal completed the scoring for a well deserved win. Final score: Kilrossanty 5-6; Affane 3-5. Well done to all concerned. Panel: Oisin McCusker, Shane Power, Darragh White, Daniel Behan, Michael Casey, Colm Barry, Kevin Connors, Ultan McCusker, Jack Quinlan, Dara Quinn, Jack Power, Jamie Quinn, Paudie Barry, Eoin Veale, Cathal Walsh, Charlie Ahern, Pauly Cunningham, Jamie Ryan, Tadhg Sullivan.
The team's next game is at home to neighbours Stradbally and was due to be played on Monday night of this week.
Nire/Fourmilewater Juveniles U-7'S Our U-7's enjoyed a great morning of football in Bohadoon last Saturday. Thanks to St Pats for a very well organised blitz, refreshments and Goody Bags. This group is really interested and are improving with every game. U-13'S Well done to our U-13's who had a good win over Stradbally in their football league last Thursday in a very windy Millfield. U-14 FÉILE
Our U-14's played their Féile semi-final and final on Saturday last in Leamybrien. They beat St. Mary's group team in the semi-final and faced the Brickeys in the final. Things didn't seem to go right for us and the Brickeys ran out winners on the day. Best of luck to the Brickeys in the Féile competition. U-15'S Our footballers played Tramore on Friday evening in the Millfield and had a great victory. 4-8 to 2-4. They have won their two games and have two remaining.
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GAA CLUB NEWS
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
Tulach an Iarainn Sponsored by McGrath's Chemist SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Tallow 3-12; Dungarvan 0-22. In a game where we were arguably second best for long periods of the game, it was hard not to leave Fraher Field last Sunday thinking we should have gotten at least a share of the points. Especially when the highlights reel would surely be full of some excellent Tallow scores. It’s easy to say that in a game of 16 placed ball scores, that this was won and lost on frees, but that would not tell the full story. Overall, this was a spirited showing from a team that has put in a lot of work this year. There will be regrets and recriminations but I think they showed enough for us supporters to be positive about the year ahead. The unfortunate thing now is that after training all year and after playing only one game, championship hurling is being placed back on the shelf for the clubs. (See page 2 for full report). Tallow: Shaun O’Sullivan, David O’Brien, Jake Beecher, Mark O’Brien, Kenneth Kearney, Robbie Geary, Darragh
Mulcahy, Jordan Henley (0-3) Kieran Geary, Bob McCarthy, Ian Beecher, Paul O’Brien (0-1), Darah Buckley (0-1), Thomas Ryan (3-6 1-6f) Ryan Grey (0-1).Subs: Tommy Daly for Kieran Geary. William Henley for Bob McCarthy. Rob O'Sullivan for Kenneth Kearney DEISE SUPER DRAW After a bumper year last year in which we had eight prize winners the Deise Super Draw commences again on 24th April . Six draw over six months. FIXTURES Pairc Eamonn De Paor Fixture: Cois Bhride v Dungarvan U-13 Football 11th April 6.30 p.m. 13th April U-15 Football v St. Olivers 3 p.m. TALLOW GAA LOTTO SUPPORTED BY KEARNEY'S RESTAURANT 8/4/2019. Jackpot €3,000. No jackpot Winner. Numbers 1, 14, 16, 22. Consolation Prizes: John Sheehan, Martin Sutherland, Carmel Daly, Leanne Sheehan. Promoter: Mary Murphy. Next Draw: 15/4/2019 Keniry’s. Jackpot: €3,200.
St. Mary’s Juveniles U-13 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Aglish was the venue for the opening round of the U-13 championship last Wednesday evening, 3rd April, when we took on St. Olivers. The home team were quickly into their stride with the opening point of the game before our lads started to dominate possession. However we couldn’t translate our possession into scores due to inaccuracy and good defending from Olivers, while at the other end the Westerners took their chances. At the break we trailed 0-3 to nil, and Olivers added to their tally in the opening minutes of the second half. Eventually we registered a point through Peter Phelan, and moments later we were level when Liam Organ netted. Boosted by these scores we kicked on, and with the backing of a cold biting breeze, we kicked the next 4 scores. The opposition responded with a point, but the lads wouldn’t be denied as Peter and Tommy Queally kicked the final 2 points to see us over the finishing line on a scoreline of 1-7 to 0-5 and so get our Division 1 campaign off to a winning start. U-11 HURLING Like the 13’s our U-11’s were away for their opening game in the City League last Friday evening, 5th April. Roanmore provided the opposition for this one, and the city side led by a
point at the break. They increased the lead to 4 in the second period before our lads struck back with a goal to leave the minimum between the teams. However, as much as we tried we couldn’t grab an equalizer as we went down on a scoreline of 2-1 to 2-0. U-14 FEILE FOOTBALL The semi finals and final of the Division 2 football saw us slip up the road to Lemybrien last Sunday morning. Boosted by qualifying from the round robin section we faced football stronghold The Nire in the semi’s. In this 30 minute game its vital to get off to a good start, alas it was The Nire who got it, with 3 early goals. The lads did manage to get back into proceedings with a goal of their own but the damage was done in the opening half as the boys from Ballymac registered a 3-2 to 1-2 victory to qualify for the final. U-6/7/8/9’S Outdoor training and matches are underway most Saturday mornings for our youngest groups. Kill is the venue at the moment and if your child is interested in participating all you have to do is turn up at 10 am with your hurley and helmet, and our coaches will look after the rest.
Kilgobinet JUNIOR C HURLING ROUND 1 BRICKEY RANGERS V KILGOBINET Kilgobinet hurlers began their championship campaign against the Brickeys at Bushy Park last Sunday. On a dry, sunny day, ideal for hurling, Kilgobinet got off to a flying start. With good performances all round, Kilgobinet hit the back of net twice, and led by 2-05 to 0-5 at half-time. After the break, Brickeys, after making changes, took over, rattling in two goals. Kilgobinet began to fade, as the Brickeys led by 2-11 to 2-05 halfway through the second half, Kilgobinet failing to score. However, Kilgobinet battled on, and hit five
points to reduce the lead to a point. Unfortunately for Kilgobinet, the Brickeys held out for the win. Great to see all our players fully kitted out in the club colours, with proper white shorts. Final Score Brickey Rangers 2-11; Kilgobinet 2-10. Kilgobinet Team: James Fennell, Kevin Curran, J.J. Fitzgerald, Jack Cullinan, Gavin Clarke, John Cass, Luke Power, Tomas Fahey, Adam Clarke, Senan Freyne, Neil Phelan, James Walsh, Joe Curtin, John Fennell, Eamonn Cullinane. Subs used: Ger Hickey, John Moloney.
UPCOMING FIXTURES (TBC) Junior Football: Kilgobinet v An tSean Phobail, Sun., 14th April Dungarvan Club Grounds 12 noon.
Kilmacthomas JUNIOR A HURLING LEAGUE On Sunday we travelled to Kill to take on Ballydurn in the second round of the Junior A Hurling League. The game started quickly with both teams trading points in the opening quarter. Kilmacthomas pulled into an early lead in the first half, however just before the turn of half-time Ballydurn edged their way back into the game, with only a point separating the teams at half-time. Both teams started the second half eager with each of the the teams getting some early scores. Ballydurn finishing the game the stronger of the teams. Full time score: Kilmacthomas 0-11; Ballydurn 2-14. We would also like to wish Robert Kent of Ballydurn a speedy recovery after he left the field with a bad injury. CONFINED MEMBERS DRAW Our winners for March for our confined members draw are Anne & Mya Power, Donal Mahoney, Michael Hallihan and Stevie Keating. Congratulations to each on winning €100 each.
Our confined members draw is now up and running with four monthly prizes of €100. Should you need any further info or have any further questions you can ask any club member or by contacting any off the club officials. DEISE DRAW Deise Draw tickets can now be purchased from the club. Anybody interested in purchasing Deise Draw tickets, please contact Tyrone on 087-1234110 or the club through our social media channels. With the main prize of €12,500 each month. The draw commences next month on the 24th of April Tickets are €15 each. DEEPEST SYMPATHIES We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the O'Brien family on the passing of the late Johnny 'Bucky' O'Brien of Portlaw. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. FIXTURES Our next fixture is the opening round of the Senior Football Championship against Stradbally. This game is fixed for Sunday, 14th of April in Kill at 3 p.m.
John Mitchels HEALTH/ FITNESS We are looking for ideas for people to improve their health and fitness. Any ideas, send to our Facebook page or to Neil 087 9756487. JUNIOR FOOTBALL At time of writing we are due to play Ballyduff Lower in the first round of the championship this Friday. Throw-in is 6.45 p.m. and the venue is Kill. Please come out and support the team.
UNDERAGE Training continues every Thursday evening at 6.30 p.m. If you would like to get involved come along to the field. CROKE PARK TRIP Friday week, 19th April is our big day in Croke Park. All details and itinerary will be available at training this week. MEMBERSHIP Membership is now due and costs €40 Player, underage player €15, non playing member/family €25.
Ballyduff Upper Camogie - Pictured are the U-14 Feile team.
Ballyduff Upper Camogie U-14'S TAKE PART IN FÉILE 2019 On Saturday last, 6th April, our U-14 girls took part for the first time in the U-14 Féile Na nGael in Waterford. This blitz was held in Gaultir and four teams participated, An Rinn, Gaultir B, Clonea and Ballyduff Upper. Feile na nGael is for 15 aside teams to be played on a full size pitch with 15 minutes per half. Twelve girls travelled on the day and great sportsmanship was shown by the three other teams who matched our number even though they could have played 13 aside. First up was the host team, Gaultier B. Gaultier started very strongly. They moved the ball well and the score reflected this where they led by 2-1 to 0-0 after the first 10 minutes. However, just before half-time a great solo run by Kate Ahern resulted in a fantastic point. This seemed to settle the girls and they came out in the second half full of running. After good passing in the middle of the field, a high ball from Niamh Ryan dipped under the crossbar to give us a well-deserved goal. More good play after this brought a great goal by Maeve Hickey which brought the sides level. With only a few minutes left, both teams were trying their hardest and Ballyduff could have won it but a draw in the end was a fair result. An Rinn was our next opposition. An Rinn started this game extremely well and put together good passages of play which resulted in some well worked scores. Our girls regrouped at half-time and came out in the second half and fought hard.
Great honesty and effort was shown by the girls who kept playing until the final whistle. Clonea was our third and last match of the day. Clonea are a strong team who were well able to work some fantastic scores. For the first 10 minutes of the first half they were well on top but an opportunist goal from our girls saw us take the game to Clonea and we added two further goals before halftime. The second half saw Clonea on top in the scoring stakes but the attitude and effort shown by the 12 Ballyduff girls throughout was fantastic to see. For a young team (only one girl on the age) taking part at U-14 level for the first time they can be extremely proud of how they represented themselves and the club. Thanks to all who travelled and the parents who gave great support on the day. U-14 Feile team: Nora Ahern (C), Eugenie Scanlon, Ailish O'Donovan, Maeve Hickey, Maebh Landy, Niamh Ryan, Kate Ahern, Sarah Barry, Sinead Branagh, Olivia Scanlon, Ella O'Brien, Grace Kenny UPCOMING EVENTS U-8 and U-10 Go Games Blitz's: 13th April, 27th April, 8th June, 29th June and 13th July. Details on Venues to follow closer to the these dates. U-12 Caman to Croker - Monday 22nd April. U-14 championship - Thursday, 11th April (H) vs Clonea. Thursday, 18th April (A) vs Mount Sion. Thursday, 25th April (H) vs Gaultier BT. Thursday, 2nd May (A) vs An Rinn
Lismore SENIOR HURLING Our senior hurlers got their championship campaign underway last Sunday at Fraher field. Playing with the wind in the first half, Lismore were looking strong with a seven point lead at half-time. However, you can never be too far ahead of De La Salle and this proved to be the case when they piled on the pressure and style in the second half to outscore Lismore ending in a comfortable victory for the city side. Final score De La Salle 2-21; Lismore 1-18. See sports section for full match report. DÉISE SUPER DRAW TICKETS The first draw will be on 24th April and the last Wednesday of each month thereafter. 1st prize €12,500 with up to 20 prizes each month. Your support is much appreciated. SYMPATHIES Lismore GAA club would like to extend its deepest sympathies to the Barry family on the recent death of John Barry, Ballinwillin, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Deeply regretted by his brothers Seamus, Michael and Charlie; sisters Agnes Geary and Kathleen Geary; sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
LISMORE GAA LOTTO Lotto results for this week. No winner of jackpot. Drawn numbers were 5, 10, 13, 15. €20 winners: David Whelan; John, Joanne, Laura, Liz, Sophie; Helen Sleator; John O'Donnell. Next week's jackpot will be €9,050! Tickets can be bought from all usual outlets priced at €2 each or three for €5. BEST OF LUCK Lismore GAA club would like to wish the very best of luck to Joseph O'Keeffe who is travelling to Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A. to compete in the World Irish Dancing Championships, Oireachteas Rince na Cuinne 2019. He will be one of thirteen dancers travelling from the Ryan school of dancing in Tipperary with teachers Michael Ryan and Deirdre Kiely. Joseph, who needs no introduction to the Irish dancing circuit, also happens to be a fantastic young hurler and great prospect for the future in the club. Enjoy the trip Joseph!
Modeligo WESTERN INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Modeligo 1-15; Ballysaggart 3-9. Modeligo's Intermediate hurlers were in action in last weekend’s round of games of this year's championship, where they faced Ballysaggart. After a great start from Ballysaggart, the lads clawed their way back into this game and put in a battling performance to secure a draw and a most valuable point from this game. Well done to Niall and his selectors on their first championship outing of what will hopefully be a long year. WESTERN INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Má Dheilge vrs. Báile na Miolach, Saturday, April 13th at 4.30 p.m. in Cappoquin GAA Grounds. Please go along and give the lads your support in this first round of this year's Football Championship. Best of luck lads! FÉILE CAMOGIE COUNTY CHAMPIONS!!! Congratulations to our U-14 Camogie squad who competed in the County Féile 'B' competition over the past weekend, and after competitive games on Saturday morning against Cappoquin, Brickeys & Dungarvan, they qualified for the Féile final on Sunday morning against Abbeyside where they were crowned County 'B' Féile champions 2019! Well done to all the
girls who took part over the course of these games, and to all their coaches and parents who had the squad well prepared for a tough weekend. (Full report next week) GRAND NATIONAL FUNDRAISER We had joint winners of our Grand National Fundraiser on Saturday last. Congratulations to both Stella O'Byrne and Eileen Prendergast! A huge thanks to everyone who helped out with this fundraising initiative. To our finance committee, club committee, members and players who sold tickets, and to all of those who bought an entry into the lottery we say a huge thank you as all funds raised go towards our clubs funds. COUNTY JUNIOR CAMOGIE LEAGUE: Gáilltír 6-18; Modeligo 2-14. Modeligo were well beaten in their game on Saturday last away to a strong Gailltír side, but only after putting in a huge effort in a very high scoring game. Scoring 2-14 would win a lot of games, but not against this standard of opposition. Again, it doesn't get any easier this weekend as the face St. Annes Junior squad in Round 3. This game goes ahead at 11 am in Modeligo on Sunday morning next, April 14th.
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
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Abbeyside/Ballinacourty JACK THE JOKER Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the jackpot is €7,000 as on Sunday night, Niamh Briggs was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 40 which when turned was not the joker but she did win €50. Alan Mulcahy and James, Jack and Joey won €25 each. SENIOR HURLING Our Senior hurlers opened their Championship campaign on Saturday night last in Fraher Field where they recorded a very good win over Fourmilewater. JUNIOR A HURLING On Saturday night last our Junior hurlers took on Tourin in the second round of the Western Championship in Bushy Park and came away with a good victory. Team: A. BERESFORD, D. MONTGOMERY, S. BRIGGS, S. O'CONNOR, D. HENLEY, J. O'MAHONEY, S. DONOVAN, P. LYNCH, S. CROTTY, S. RYAN, E. COLLINS, P. PHELAN, E. KIELY, S. AHERNE, S. CLIFFE. Subs: M. FIVES, G. BREEN, M. MAHER.
JUNIOR C HURLING Our Junior C hurlers got their Championship campaign off
to a great start on Sunday evening last when they defeated Mt. Mellary in Abbeyside. Team: L. POWER, T. COLLINS, J. KIELY, T. WALSH, J. RYAN, J. MULLEN, J. TREEN, D. HICKEY, N. DEE, R. RYAN, E. ENRIGHT, K. DALTON, J. RIORDAN, R. SHEEHAN, S. FLYNN.
SENIOR FOOTBALL This Sunday night our Senior Footballers open their Championship campaign for the year when they take on Brickey Rangers in Fraher Field at 6:30 p.m. FIRST AID COURSE If there are any club members who are interested in doing a First Aid Course they should contact Kevin Tobin. MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS As you are most likely aware tickets for Waterford’s Munster Championship matches in Walsh Park will be extremely limited. Only paid up club members are entitled to have their names entered in the draw for stand or terrace tickets. SYMPATHY On behalf of all in the club we would like to send our sympathies to the family and friends of the late Keith Kenneally, Ballinroad who passed away last weekend.
Ballysaggart JUNIORS DRAW Our Junior ladies team drew with Ballymac last weekend at home on the scoreline of 2-10. Well done ladies. The next outing is an away game which is due to take place against Stradbally in the 3rd round on this Friday, 12th April at 6.45 p.m. Please check with your manager for more details. U-16 TRAINING/MATCHES The U-16 girls had an away win over Mount Sion the previous week and were defeated by Clashmore on Monday night. Training will continue and parents/players will be notified by text/app of training dates and pending matches. MEMBERSHIP/REGISTRATION Please ensure that you are registered before training or playing for the club. Forms can be obtained from your trainer/mentors or from the Registrar. GRAB YOUR WHISTLE A beginners Level 1 Course will take place on Friday and Saturday, 11th & 12th April at a cost of €15 at Lawlors Hotel, Dungarvan. Contact Lisa McCarthy (Club Secretary) or alternatively email ballysaggart.waterford@lgfa.ie CAKE SALE SUCCESS Ballysaggart Ladies Football Club really appreciated all the support received on Sunday last for the Cake Sale. Thanks to the bakers, the helpers, the tasters (punters), the Easter Hamper ticket sellers and to Meaghers for the use of their premises. EASTER HAMPERS The draw for the hampers has been deferred for another
few days. If anyone would like to purchase tickets - check out the two local shops Meaghers and Roches for same. Tickets are also available to purchase from any member of the club. SCOR NA bPAISTI Well done to many of our young players on their recent involvement with Scor at the weekend. CLUB LOTTO Draw 2nd April: numbers drawn were 1, 8, 18 and 24. No jackpot winner. Weekly €30 winners: Shane Ahern, Delia Cashell and Cathy & Joe Nugent. Next weeks jackpot is €3,750. Draw takes place every Tuesday night at Meaghers. ENGAGEMENT Congratulations to Ronan Walsh and Aishling O’Connor who announced their engagement recently. CLUB SYMPATHIES The club would like to extend its deepest sympathies to Conor Bennett and the Casey family on the death of John Casey, Cappoquin last week. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP Ballysaggart Intermediate hurlers played their opening Championship game against Modeligo last Saturday in Lismore. It was Modeligo that dominated the first half and Ballysaggart just hung in there and trailed by just a single point at half-time, Ballysaggart 1-4; Modeligo 0-8. The goal coming from a penalty from Shane Bennett and points from Stephen and Shane Bennett. Ballysaggart improved in the second half and a draw was the fairest result on the day, Ballysaggart 3-9; Modeligo 1-15.
Shamrocks Ladies JUNIOR LEAGUE Shamrocks 4-12; St. Annes 4-9. We travelled to Dunhill last Friday evening to play St Annes in our second game in the Junior League. We started the game brightly and opened the scoring after two minutes with a wellexecuted goal from Leanne Sheehan. That score was then followed by points from Catherine Hynes and Emma O’Neill before St Annes opened their account with a goal. Shamrocks responded immediately with another well worked goal that was brilliantly dispatched by Leanne Sheehan. St. Annes hit back with the next three points and were denied by goalkeeper Leanne Costigan on a number of occasions before the Shamrocks girls finished the half strongly with three points each from Leanne Sheehan and Catherine Hynes, with Aobhla Motherway also adding another. The final score of the half was a superb individual goal from Catherine Hynes to give us a commanding lead at half-time. On the resumption St Annes set about reducing the deficit and added on three unanswered points. However, another goal from Catherine Hynes and a brilliant Emma O’Neill point from an acute angle settled the Shamrocks girls. Credit however to St Annes, they laid siege on the Shamrocks rearguard for the final quarter but goals in the closing minutes were not enough to claim the points as the Shamrocks girls held on to register their first win in the league. Final Score: Shamrocks 4-12; St Annes 4-9. Team: Leanne Costigan, Amy O’Brien, Rebecca O’Keeffe, Anna Stewart, Doireann Ormonde, Sarah Mulcahy, Rebecca McSweeneey, Emma O’Neill, Catherine Hynes, Leanne Sheehan, Aobhla Motherway, Rebecca O’Neill, Aoibhe O’Donoghue, Olivia Mason, Jessica McSweeney, Joanne Lonergan, Rachel Roche.
U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP Shamrocks 4-15; Abbeyside 2-4. A first half performance that resulted in an impressive tally of 4-09 was the launch pad for Shamrocks Ladies to secure their second win in the U16 Championship last Monday evening in Abbeyside. After a tentative start to the game Shamrocks opened the scoring with a brace of points from Catherine Hynes which were then followed by points from Aobhla Motherway, Neesha Whelan, Kate Sheehan and a superb Rachel Roche effort from over 30 yards. Abbeyside hit back with two points of their own before Catherine Hynes scored the first of her hat trick of goal in the first half. At the other end Abbeyside were finding a Shamrocks defense superbly marshalled by the outstanding Jessica McSweeney at full back difficult to break down. The Shamrocks half back line of Abbie Aherne Olivia Mason and Doireann Ormonde were also dominating the middle third of the pitch
and were the source of numerous Shamrocks turnovers and counter attacks into the Shamrocks forwards. As the game approached half-time, Catherine Hynes completed her hat-trick before both sides swapped goals, with the Shamrocks score coming from full forward Aobhla Motherway, leaving the halftime score Shamrocks 4-9; Abbeyside 1-2. At the beginning of the second half the Shamrocks girls added three points before Abbeyside replied with another goal. The game finished with the score of the game in the closing minutes from Suin Hurley, who clipped the ball over the bar to finish off a good team performance on the night. Our next game is at home to St Pats next Monday at 7 p.m. Team: Caithlin Pratt, Abbey Morrissey, Jessica McSweeney, Meadhbh Ormonde, Abbie Aherne, Olivia Mason, Doireann Ormonde, Rachel Roche, Emma Roche, Neesha Whelan, Catherine Hynes, Olivia Forbes, Kate Sheehan, Aobhla Motherway, Ava Geary, Anna McDonnell, Niamh Spillane, Suin Hurley.
FEILE PEIL NA nOG This year Shamrocks Ladies will compete in the Waterford U-14 Feile Peil B competition which is fixed for Monday, April 22nd. Shamrocks Ladies are drawn to play Old Parish in the semi-final. LEVEL 1 REFEREES’ COURSE Waterford LGFA will be holding a Level 1 Referees’ Course on this Friday evening, April 12th and Saturday, April 13th in Lawlors Hotel, Dungarvan to recruit and train new referees, with a emphasis on females. On completion of the course the referee will be qualified to referee upto County U-14 Level and all underage clubs depending on the age of the referee. (Must be 17 years or over.) If any girls are interested, the course can be booked on www.eventbrite.ie SCOIL MUIRE MINI SEVENS Congratulations to the Scoil Muire, Tallow girls who defeated Ballygunner NS in the Mini 7s County Final last week. U-8S/U-10S Our Under 8s and Under 10s had a very enjoyable evening’s football last Thursday when we travelled to Aglish to play St Olivers. Both teams played some great football. SCOR NA bPAISTI Congratulations to the Shamrocks girls who won medals at last weekend’s Scor na bPaisti County Finals in Cappoquin. POBAL SCOILS TRIONOIDE MUNSTER PPS JUNIOR CHAMPIONS Congratulations to Shamrocks Ladies players Catherine Hynes and Jessica McSweeney who were part of the Pobalscoil Trionaide side that captured the PPS Munster Junior Championship in Glanmire last Monday afternoon, defeating Coachford College 5-16 to 5-04 in the final.
Ardmore GAA – Aidan Quirke, Round Tower Hotel presents a set of jerseys to the Ardmore GAA Club. Also included is John O’Donnell, Club President and other club officers and players.
Ardmore ROUND TOWER HOTEL SPONSORSHIP Aidan Quirke owner of the Round Tower Hotel Ardmore presented a set of jerseys to the club, Aidan is the club's main sponsor and is in his third year with the club, his first year ended with All-Ireland victory (I thought I’d throw that in there). The club is grateful for his continued sponsorship and we hope that the Round Tower Hotel and Cuman Deaghlain Naofa will share success again in the future. INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Ardmore 2-15; Cappoquin 1-14. Ardmore scored a very satisfactory win over Cappoquin last weekend. Playing with the breeze in the first half we came from conceding a goal to lead by two points at the break. The second half was very entertaining and hard fought and it was on the edge until a late Eoin Conway goal who had a splendid game sealed it for our lads.
There was some excellent performances by our lads and some of the young lads could be very happy with their performances. Unfotunately, I didnt make the game but my stand in told me that Eoin Conway shaded man of the match. Well done all. UNDER 15 FOOTBALL Our under 15s are busy at the moment, they now have three games played, with two wins against Cappoquin and Ballinacourty and losing one against Strabally. Adrian O’Donnell is training these lads and is also involved with the adult team. Credit to him he is giving a lot back to the club. LOTTO DRAW Monday, April 1st. Numbers drawn: 10, 24, 26, 28. No jackpot winner. €20 each to the following: E, M, K, J.: Eileen O’Donnell; Brigid Holohan: Fleming’s Bar; Breda Lynch: Quinn’s Shop; Brenda Griffin: Quinn’s Shop; Billy Harty: Mary Prendergast.
Geraldines GERALDINES GAA DEVELOPMENT LOTTO Draw was held in Maureen’s on April 5th, 2019. Numbers drawn were 1; 4 and 22. No Jackpot Winner. 5 X €20 winners were the following: Roger Ronayne, T. Osborne, Jamie Hansberry, Kitty Moynihan & Cindy O’Brien. Next week’s Jackpot is €1,850 and the draw will take place in Deise Bru House. Tickets available from the regular sources. Thanks in advance for your support. CONDOLENCES All those involved with the Gerldines would like to offer their condolences to the family of Pat Walsh who passed away last week. May he rest in peace DEISE DRAW Deise Draw tickets are now available and and can be sourced directly from Dave, Declan or Donnacha. The first draw which takes place on 24th April. MEMBERSHIP We would like to remind everyone involved with the club that membership is now past due and we need to see this coming in quite soon. Fees due are as follows €150 for players; €30 for non playing members; €20 for students and €5 for St. Olivers. GERALDINES VERSUS KILROSSANTY A well presented Dungarvan GAA pitch was the venue for our 2nd round fixture against Kirossanty on Saturday last, April 6th at 4.30 p.m. The Geraldines were looking for their first points on the board in the Hurling championship after their opening round defeat. Even though the Geraldines struck first with a free it was Kilrossanty who were the better side in the opening exchanges and quickly moved into a sizable lead and with 20 minutes played we were down 2-8 to 0-4. The second goal for our opponents seemed to waken us up and a great solo run from Stephen Hally saw Eamon Mernin make no mistake from close range with a fine goal. We managed to keep them scoreless for the remainder of the half and took our score well with four frees from Ger O’Donavon and points from play from Tiernan O’Connell and Stephen Kenefick
saw the score at half-time 2-8 to 1-10. We fought back well to reduce the deficit to the bare minimum and hopes were high that we could continue where we left off in the second half. It was not to be as in fairness to Kilrossanty they came out strong and rattled off three unanswered points before a well worked goal came and made our task very difficult indeed. Points were being traded back and forth for both sides when after a great run by the Morgan Buckley saw him chopped down in the square and a penalty awarded. Stephen Kenefick made no mistake and scored from the spot. After that Kilrossanty started getting that little bit more accurate and finished the game out better and won by a six point margin. Hopefully, fortune will turn for us as we change to football on Sunday next, 14th April against Shamrocks in Cappoquin at 12.00. Team: E. Kenefick; J. Healy; S. Fitzgerald; R. Fitzgerald; P. Clifford; J. Maher; S. Hally; S. Kenefick; M. Buckley; S. Kenny; G. Donovan; R Lynch; E. Mernin; D .Hally; T. O’Connell; Ray Connery: Subs: M. Ronayne; S. O’Brien; E. Coughlan; J. Conroy.
CLUB PITCH Just a reminder to all those who use the club grounds. In the interest of health and safety there are no dogs allowed on club grounds. We would appreciate your help on this matter as we must ensure that the pitch is a safe for all especially our younger members in the Oliver’s club. MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES An important point to note for upcoming Munster SHC games in Walsh Park in 2019. No tickets will be on public sale so unless you are a season ticket holder the only option open to you is to purchase your tickets through your club. If you are not already a member of the club now is the ideal time to join. Because of the limited capacity and perceived demand tickets will only be made available to fully paid up club members. We would also like to remind you that in the interests of fairness, priority for the allocation of championship tickets will be given to Deise Draw supporters first. We thank you for your understanding in advance.
Lismore Camogie DENNY BUCKLEY SENIOR LEAGUE Lismore 3-6; Dungarvan 2-6 Well done to the girls on winning their opening match of their league campaign. It was a hard fought match with lots of scoring opportunities. Welcome back to Cathriona McGlone who contributed two goals to the final score. We would like to wish a speedy recovery to goalkeeper Ashling who picked up an injury on Saturday evening.
The next fixture is on the 20th April against De La Salle at 6.30 p.m. in Lismore. PONGO!! Lismore Camogie club will hold Pongo on the following nights: Friday, 12th April; Friday, 19th April; Friday, 26th April. It will be held in the Community Centre from 7.30-9.30. All adults and children are welcome.
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GAA CLUB NEWS/ATHLETICS
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
West Waterford Athletic Club Juveniles
Cumann Camógaíochta na Rinne First win of the season
TRAENÁIL/TRAINING FAOI 12: Traenáil gach Máirt ag 6 i.n. i bPáirc Uí Shíothcháin, An Rinn. UNDER 12: Training every Tuesday night, at 6 p.m. in Páirc Uí Shíothcháin, An Rinn. FAOI 13/14: Traenáil gach Déardaoin ó 6:30 i.n. go 7:30 i.n. ar an bpáirc uile- aimsire sa Sean Phobal. Iarrtar ar na h-imreoirí €2.00 an duine a thabhairt chun costas na soilse a chlúdach. UNDER 13/14: Training every Thursday, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on ‘Astro Pitch’, Sean Phobal. Players are asked to bring €2.00 to cover cost of lights/pitch. Míle buíochas! FÉILE BLIOTSA FAOI 14 Ghlac na cailíní faoi 14 páirt i mbliotsa an Satharn seo caite. D’éirigh go h-iontach leo agus bhí mí ádh orthu gur chailleadar sa chraobh i gcoinne Cluain Fhia. Maith sibha chailíní! UNDER 14 FÉILE BLITZ Our young players took part in the Féile Blitz last Saturday. They played very well and were unfortunate to be beaten by
Clonea in the final.
MIONÚIR/SINSIR Traenáil mionúir agus sinsir ar an Déardaoin, 8 i.n. sa Sean Phobal. MINOR/SENIOR Minor and senior training commences at 8 p.m. on ‘Astro Pitch’ Sean Phobal this coming Thursday. SRAITHCHOMÓRTAS SINSIR Beidh an chéad chluiche ag an bhfoireann sinsir ar an Satharn seo chugainn (13/04/’19). Imreofar an cluiche i bPáirc Uí Shíothcháin ag 6:30 i.n. agus is iad St. Anne’s a bheidh mar fhreasúra. Tá sé fíor thabhachtach go mbeadh tacaíocht ag na cailíní, go h-áirithe agus iad ag imirt sa mbaile. SENIOR LEAGUE Our senior team will play their first League match next Saturday (13/04/’19). This game against St. Anne’s will be played in Páirc Uí Shíothcháin, An Rinn. Throw in is at 6:30p.m. Your support at this home game would be much appreciated. Go n-éirí go geal libh, a chailíní!
Tourin TRAINING & CHAMPIONSHIP We are training this Tuesday and Friday at 7.15 p.m. We played Abbeyside in the third round of the championship last weekend in Bushy Park. We lost on a scoreline of 1-19 to 0-13. We were well in the game until the final quarter. We play
our final game before the break this weekend against Colligan. SYMPATHY Tourin GAA club would like to extend its sympathy to the family and friends of the late Tony Doocey who lived in Germany. We extend our condolences to all his family and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Clashmore/Kinsalebeg JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Clashmore/Kinsalebeg V Dungarvan will be played in Dungarvan on Friday next, April 12th at 7.00 p.m. SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Clashmore/Kinsalebeg V Rathgormack will be played in Fraher Field on Saturday next, April 13th at 7.00 p.m. INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP We recorded a relatively easy victory over Stradbally in our first game in this year's Intermediate Hurling Championship. We played with the assistance of the wind in the first half and controlled the game from the outset. We led at half time on a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-4. Highlights of the first half were some excellent long range point scoring from play and frees by Tadgh de Búrca, Edmond O’Halloran and Brian Lynch and an opportunistic goal by Brian Ramsey. We continued to dominate the second half and the game finished on a scoreline of Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 1-20; Stradbally 1-6. Despite being short the services of a number of players due to injury all players worked really hard throughout the
game and overall it was an excellent and disclipined team performance. Championship debutants Danny O’Mahony, Conor Lynch and Sam Fitzgerald turned in impressive performances and can be well pleased with their displays. The highlight of the game was the breath-taking display from Tadhg de Búrca who hit new heights. Team: Mark McGrath, Danny O'Mahony, Jason Seward, Ronan Fitzgerald, Brian Lynch, Tadhg de Búrca, Sam Fitzgerald, Declan Allen, Edmond O'Halloran, Adam O'Sullivan, James O'Leary, Luke Seward, Brian Ramsey, Gavin Dower & Conor Lynch. Sub used: Paudie O'Rourke for Brian Ramsey (inj).
PLAYER REGISTRATION Please note that Player Registration is overdue for insurance. DÉISE SUPER DRAW 2019 Date of 1st draw: Wednesday, April 24th, 2019. Draw will be held on the last Wednesday of each month from April to September. Tickets are available from: Mary O'Halloran: 085 7237948; Barry O'Neill: 086 - 0665473; Declan Hickey: 087 6529320; Pat O'Halloran: 087 - 6430653.
Cois Bhride COIS BHRIDE NOTES KINDLY SPONSORED BY CUNNINGHAMS HARDWARE TALLOW LAST WEEK’S MATCH RESULTS 30th March, 2019, under 19 football second round, 4.30 in Bushy Park, Cois Bhride 1-4; Kilrossanty 1-9. 1st April, 2019, under 15 football 7 pm in Tallow, Cois Bhride 9-12; Ballinacourty B 1-2. 3rd April, 2019, under 13 football 6.30 in Tallow. Cois Bhride 3-9; Lismore 1-4. 5th April, 2019, under 15 football away in Clashmore, Clashmore 0-2; Cois Bhride 3-15. U-9 HURLING Our U-9’s played their opening match in the Deise Og Western Division on Monday evening. We played host to Ardmore. All the children played great, adapting well to the change of being allowed to pick the ball, this allowed some great scores from outfield and one even from our backline. Well done to all involved. Team: Katelynn McCarthy, Oisin Lynn, Alex Walsh, Jack Dee, Ella Daly, William Walsh, Paul Hegarty, James McDonnell, Josh Mangan, Oscar Cunningham, Darragh O’Donovan.
UPCOMING FIXTURES 11th April, 2019, under 13 football, Cois Bhride v Dún Garbhan 6.30 in Tallow round 6. 13th April, 2019, under 15 football, Cois Bhride v St Oliver's 3 pm in Tallow round 5. COUNTY FEILE SKILLS County U-14 Feile Skills Hurling and Football takes place next Saturday, 13th April in the WIT Arena, Carriganore. The club will be sending on two players to represent us. The overall winners will then go onto represent Waterford at the National Feile Competition on Saturday, 22nd June in Dublin. Best of luck to our own players and to all the others involved. TRAINING Training is underway now for nearly all age groups. Mentors will get in touch with their age groups to confirm dates and times for training. U-6 training for all our newcomers will start after Easter. We are looking for parents/guardians to get involved with this, if anyone is interested in helping out, please get in touch. New children are always welcome in all of our age groups or if anyone would like to help out at any level don’t hesitate to get in touch also.
Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s FANTASTIC SCOR RESULTS The Scor was held in Cappoquin last Saturday. Sliabh gCua had the following results – they won the set, won the question time, won the instrumental music, 2nd in figure dancing and two groups in instrumental music were given joint 3rd. LOTTO RESULTS 7th April 2019 No winner of the €2,400 local lotto held on Sunday night. The winning numbers were 5, 16 and 28. €20 winners were J&G Queally, Mairead O’Mara, Dylan, Nicole Stephens and Pat Dalton. Kay Ware won the promoter’s prize. Next draw is at Hanrahan’s Sunday, 14th April.
JUNIOR HURLING RESULTS Well done to St. Mary’s who beat Colligan last Sunday, 7th April, 2019 in Dungarvan Club grounds. Final score St. Mary’s 0-20; Colligan 0-13. INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL FIXTURES 2019 Sliabh gCua v Dungarvan – Saturday, 13th April in Bushy Park at 4:30 pm. DEEPEST SYMPATHY Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s GAA Club would like to sympathise with the Hickey family on the death of Tommy Hickey. May he rest in peace.
for Paul Mullarkey THE track and field season got underway on Sunday last when Ferrybank A.C. hosted their Open Sports. A small group of athletes from West Waterford travelled to the RSC for the event. Paul Mullarkey made a winning start to the season when he added almost half a metre to his personal best in the under 16 Shot Putt throwing over 9mts to win the event. His older brother Sean who was over age for this competition participated as a guest and also had a new personal best throwing close to 12mts. Finn Wright, Adam Hayden and David Horgan also competed in this event all throwing the 4kilo shot for the first time in competition. Earlier in the day Paul won a silver medal finishing 2nd in the under 16 long jump. SILVER FOR ANGELINA CHIZHIKOVA AND BRONZE FOR SARAH SLEVIN Angelina Chizhikova was our only medal winner on the track finishing second in the girls under 15 800m. Sarah Slevin moved up an age to compete in the girls under 16 shot putt. Throwing the 3kg shot for the first time she recorded a distance 7mts 83 to take the bronze medal. PATRICK FITZGERALD WINS THE COMBINED CREDIT UNION ATHLETICS AWARD FOR MARCH Over the weekend word filtered through that the March winner of the Combined Credit Unions Athletics Award for March was WWAC’s Patrick Fitzgerald. Patrick was the winner of the under 19 pole vault at the recent All Ireland Indoor Championships held in the Athlone I.T. indoor arena. Patrick was presented with his award on Monday last. TRAINING CONTINUES ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY We are training in the Friary College at 6 pm on Wednesday and Friday evenings. We have a good turn out on both days but we are also open for new members just come along at the above times if you are interested anyone born in 2011 or earlier is welcome. BUSY WEEKS AHEAD On Wednesday next, April 10th
all the local second level schools will have athletes in action in the Waterford Schools Championships. This event is much earlier than usual because of the very short last term. Wednesday, April 10th Waterford Post Primary Schools T&F RSC 12 noon. Monday, April 22nd St Senan’s Open Sports Kilmacow Sunday, April 28th Leevale Open Sports CIT. Wednesday, May 1st East Munster Girls T&F Templemore. Thursday, May 2nd West
Waterford Primary Schools Big Schools. Thursday, May 9th East Munster Boys T&F RSC. Thursday, May 9th West Waterford Primary Schools Small Schools. Sunday, May 12th Waterford County Championships Day 1. Thursday, May 16th Western Finals Primary Schools Sports. Saturday, May 18th Munster Schools T& F CIT. Sunday, May 19th Waterford County Championships Day 2. Thursday, May 30th County Finals Primary Schools Sports.
Paul Mullarkey winner of the under 16 Shot Putt and runner-up in the long jump at Ferrybank Open Sports.
Patrick Fitzgerald winner of the All Ireland under 19 pole vault and March winner of the Credit Union Athletics Award.
Sarah Slevin WWAC who finished 3rd in the under 16 Shot Putt at Ferrybank Open Sports.
Angelina Chizhikova WWAC who finished 2nd in the girls under 15 800m at Ferrybank Open Sports.
Affane Cappoquin CAPPOQUIN-AFFANE JUVENILE GAA FIXTURES 2019 U-11 T/C Hurling (All games at 6.30 pm) Rd 1 Fri., 19th April; Affane V Kilrossanty in Leamybrien West U-13 Football C'ship D3 Rd 1 Mon., 15th April; Affane V Kilrossanty at 6.30 pm in Leamybrien County U-15 Football C'ship D3 Rd 5 Sat., 13th April; Affane V Clashmore at 3 pm in Clashmore West U-14 Hurling C'ship D3 Semi-Final Thurs., 30th May; Cappoquin V St Olivers at 7 pm in Ballinameela CLUB LOTTO MONDAY, 8th APRIL Club Lotto Monday, 8th April Jackpot €13,500. Numbers drawn 3, 4, 5, 25. No winner. The five €20 consolation prize winners are: Mary Gilligan Shanbally; Sadie Flynn, Dean Morrissey Castle Street; John McGrath, Mass Lane and Evan Mason, Sunlawn. CLUB MEMBERSHIP Due to the restricted capacity of Walsh Park, tickets for both Munster Senior hurling championship games, tickets will not be on public sale and available through the County Board and clubs only. This is incentitive enough to buy GAA club membership,and remember you will not be insured if they don’t pay
THREE TO ANSWER 1, Who was the first general secretary of the GAA? 2, Who were the first winners of the Sam Maguire Cup? 3, When was the last time Dublin were defeated in a Leinster senior football final? LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1, Limerick and Mayo dominated the National Hurling and Football leagues from 1934 to 1938. 2, Mayo have won the National Football league on twelve occasions. 3, The Kerry midfielder and the Mayo forward who shared the same name in last Sunday’s NFL final is Diarmuid O’Connor. WESTERN INTERMEDIATE HURLING C’SHIP After a good win over the Brickey Rangers the previous week in round one, Cappoquin took on Ardmore last Saturday at the Fraher Field. Cappoquin got off to a whirlwind start playing some brillant free flowing hurling they led by 1-6 to 0-2 by the end of the first quarter, but by half-time Ardmore aided by the breeze led by three poiints 0-12 to 1-06. In a well contested second half where Cappoquin had the wind at their backs it took a late Eoin Conway goal to decide the issue on a score Cappoquin 1-14; Ardmore 2-15. (Full report in Sports Section).
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Tried and Tested Tri Club
Daryl Kearns wins National Duathlon Championship
Bunscoil Bóthar na Naomh Lismore Winners 2019 Primary Skills Hurling County Finals.
Great skills on show at the Primary Schools Hurling & Gaelic Football Skills County Finals THERE were many displays of great skills on show at the County Finals of the Hurling & Gaelic Football Primary Skills last Wednesday in WIT Arena Carriganore. With the GDA's having run Divisional competitions in recent weeks there were finalists from all parts of the County in the finals. As in previous years the competition was quite close with only a few points separating the top three teams
in each event. The competition is run as a team event with three players per team and all scores counting over five different skill tests in Hurling & Gaelic Football. Congratulations to Bunscoil Bóthar na Naomh Lismore who won the Hurling and St. Declan's Boys NS who won the Gaelic Football. Both these schools will now go on to represent Waterford in the Munster Primary Skills Competition on 5th June where we wish them both well.
Six Gold Medals for Finisk Valley Athletes at Ferrybank Open Sports FERRYBANK Open Sports were held in the RSC in Waterford last Sunday with huge number of athletes competing in each age category. This is an excellent open sports with athletes travelling from all corners of Munster and Leinster. It was great to see so many Finisk Valley athletes competing, some in which was their first time and all did amazing. Great start to the Track and Field season. Here are the following athletes who competed on the day: Eddie Raicevic 3 Gold medals U11 80m sprint, high jump and Shot Putt. Ava Flavin 1st in the U12 80m sprint Lucy Nugent 1st U12 Shot Putt and 3rd in the U12 80m sprint Anna Cullinane 3rd in the U9 Javelin Corey Scanlan was 1st in the U14 Shot Putt and 5th in the high jump. Lia Coughlan competed in her first shot putt competition and finished 4th overall A huge well done to Molly Stack, Anna Cullinane, Lucy Raicevic,
Kate Nugent and Brooke Dunford who all qualified from their heats to the 80m sprint finals. A special well done to Sarah Cullinane, Kate Cullinane, Kate Longan, Emily Stack, Abi Moroney, Niamh Ryan, Morgan Kelly, Joe
Fenton, Kevin Collender, Brian Collender and Lucy Moroney who competed in a multiple of events. Well done all keep with the hard training sessions. Next race up is Kilmacow Open Sports on Easter Monday.
IT has been another very busy period for Tried and Tested members. Last weekend saw four of our racers take the long road to Sligo to take on the Duathlon National Championships. On a tough, off road 10k run and a 40k hilly bike course with another 5k run that a Nationals course deserves it turned out to be a very productive day. Daryl Kearns carried the form that has taken him to the top of the National Series rankings by taking the O/35 National title by coming 4th overall in what was a very high quality field. Not far behind in 6th place and taking Silver in his age group was Marc Flavin who is also having a very impressive season to date. Shane Power, while having one of the fastest bike splits of the day had another great race taking bronze in the o/30 race in 14th position. Just outside the medals in 4th position was Jason Travers. Another strong weekend’s racing from the four guys with World and European Championship races looming on the horizons for them. A week later Shane and Jason took to the National Park and roads of Killarney for the Hardman
Duathlon. Shane had his best race to date this season leading from the gun and winning his first duathlon in a very commanding performance. Jason showed he is coming back to form taking second place making it a 1, 2 for the club. The following day in Kilkenny Daryl Kearns stormed to win number 3 of the season by taking the title around the grounds of Kilkenny Castle. John O’Rourke rounded off the podium taking 3rd place showing that he too is coming back to form in only his second race of the season. Toby Bedell was racing also in what is a foreign discipline to him and had another great race coming home in 9th place. Tasha Lanigan, Lisa Mulhall and Ann Marie Power seem to have contracted the racing bug and Our juniors have started their triathlon season early also. Conor Aherne travelled to Laois for an indoor triathlon. After a strong swim and during a great bike leg Conor unfortunately punctured while in second place and so his race ended. Great experience for Conor and hopefully that’s all his bad luck used up for the season ahead. Eight members travelled to
Youghal for the South Coast Junior Duathlon with some great performances in the sunshine by the seaside. DUNGARVAN TRIATHLON 2019 Our annual Triathlon is taking place in Clonea on Saturday, 7th September. Keep an eye on our notes and the Tried And Tested Facebook page for more details over the coming weeks and months.
Daryl Kearns
Dungarvan Hillwalking Club UPCOMING SUNDAY WALKS On Sunday, 14th April, Dungarvan Hillwalking Club’s B walk is in the Comeraghs with Colm Humphries. It leaves Scanlon’s Yard Carpark in Dungarvan at 10 a.m. The C walk leaves Scanlon’s Yard at 1pm and it’s to Lachtnafrankee with Michael Hanrahan. Please arrive 10 minutes in advance of walks to sign in. FOOD FESTIVAL WALK Dungarvan Hillwalking Club is delighted to be part of the West Waterford Festival of Food with a hillwalk in the Comeraghs. If you’d like to try our hillwalk, it happens on Saturday, 27th April, and it leaves from the Park Hotel in Dungarvan at 10 a.m. The walk lasts about four hours from the starting point. We ask that participants be aged 14 and over. The walk costs €10 to join and if you’d like to book, call into Dungarvan Tourist Office or visit www.westwaterfordfestivaloffood, click on Events, then click on Trails and Tours.
REGISTER FOR COMERAGH CROSSING 10KM WALK As part of its annual Comeragh Crossing on 6th July, Dungarvan Hillwalking Club offers a 10km walk from Kilbrien to Dungarvan. This gives people a taste of hillwalking and a sense of accomplishment. It’s also the only Comeragh Crossing walk where you can register on the day at Kilgobinet Sports Centre. It leaves the Sports Centre at 1 pm. If you want to try it, come along on the day with your walking boots and €20. You are still welcome to book this walk online on www.dungarvanhillwalking.org. SLIGO WEEKEND AWAY The club members are now very excited about their weekend in Sligo, which is a month away. It’s happening on May 17th-19th and we’ll be staying at the Sligo Southern. Some of our more intrepid members will be scaling Ben Bulben, while others will try Knocknaree
Mountain, which will lead us to the grave of the legendary Queen Maeve. In between, there will be lots of grub and laughs. THURSDAY C WALK: ANNESTOWN On our next Thursday C walk on 11th April, expert birdwatcher John Power will take the walkers to Annestown Eco Park in East Waterford. The extended Anne Valley development gives walkers an opportunity to witness varied wildlife, so it’s a must for people who like to combine walking and birdwatching. If you’d like to go on this walk, it leaves the Park Hotel at 1.30 p.m. If you want to join our club, you can bring your application form and fee to the club meeting on 7th May. The application forms are available from our website, www.dungarvanhillwalking.org Or you can contact dungarvanhillwalking@gmail.com. Remember, no walking boots, no walk.
Finisk Valley AC. Brian Collender, Joe Fenton, Morgan Kelly.
Walking on Water: Thursday walkers encounter an unexpected obstacle at the Mount Stuart on 28th March. Finisk Valley AC. Ava Flavin, Brooke Dunford, Abi Moroney, Niamh Ryan, Lia Coughlan and Lucy Nugent.
[Credit, Eibhlin Power]
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Emer Casey 5k THE annual Emer Casey 5k was held in Youghal last evening and a field of 370 competed with the proceeds donated to the Emer Casey foundation. The race winner on the night was James McCarthy, East Cork AC with a time of 15.16 and the first lady home was Youghal AC local girl Aoife Cooke in 16.52. Ray Hahesy was the first West Waterford AC finisher in 18.49 and Liz Nyhan lead home our ladies in 19.28. The following are the full list of club finishers. Ray Hahesy 18.49 Linda Foley 23.55 Liz Nyhan 19.28 Hazel Crowley 23.44 Tony Dwyer 21.13 Alice Fitzgerald 23.56 Anthony Dwyer 21.26 Onra Power 25.16 Patrick Power 22.47 Lee Martin 25.30 Michael Coakley 27.33 Thonasrn Baruf 32.13
Garret Byrne runs 3.03 in Rotterdam WELL done to club member Garret Byrne on his 3.03.14 posting at Rotterdam marathon last Sunday morning.
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Tom Mansfield was in action last week doing the 5 mile flat course at the Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan league Joe Gough was welcomed home to the club last week at the Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan League. He brought his world indoor gold medals along to show his club mates.
THE club had a good turn out last Sunday at the Cobh 10 mile road race who were among the field of 629 who ran on the day. The overall winner in a course record and also the fastest 10 mile time for some years in Ireland Sean Tobin Clonmel AC in a fast time of 48.34 and equally the ladies winning time was also a course record when Leevale's Michelle Finn took victory in 57.26 for 7th position overall. The following were the club results and well done to all: Rose Kinsella 01:24:25 Catriona Kiely 01:25:10 Cait Verling 01:25:37 Patricia Daly 01:32:37 Linda Garcia 01:35:07 Olivia Reilly 01:35:09 Michael Coakley 01:37:50 Thomas Burke 01:50:28 Well done to our club members who were on pacing duty also both pacing for 90 minutes Maria White 01:29:13 Eamonn Cahin 01:29:58
Sympathy WEST Waterford athletic club extends sincere sympathy to the families and friends of Michael Lennon, Donnycarney, Dublin and Liz Martin, Broadmedow, Swords, Co. Dublin and Keith Kenneally, Ballinroad who passed to their eternal reward last week. May they rest in peace.
MASON MORTGAGES AND FINANCIAL SERVICES COLLIGAN SPRING RUNNING LEAGUE
Another super turnout for round 2
Conor Mullaney comes home first in last week’s 5 mile hills run at the Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan League.
Running Quote I'VE run distances that have put me through as much pain as any nonprofessional runner can experience and can honestly say no mile was ever more difficult, more painful, or more unlikely than my first.
Kate Veale competes in Podebrady race walk international A LARGE contingent of Junior and senior walkers were at the European permit race walking international match held in the town of Podebrady, Czech Republic on Saturday. Now in it’s 87th year this event is regarded as one of the best European permit meets on the race walking calendar and this reflected in the quality of the fields participating.The weather was idea for race walking a balmy 15 degrees and no winds. In the Senior Ladies there was a West Waterford AC interest as Kate Veale was competing. Kate finished 26th in a time of 1.44.37 from the field of 45 starters. Kate's preparation the two weeks prior to the race were anything but ideal as she had been hindered by a recurring hip injury.
Lucy Holmes first lady home on the 5 mile hills course at the Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan League.
COLLIGAN Wood was the venue for round 2 last Wednesday evening of the Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan Spring League and despite the inclement cold weather numbers were increased from round one. This week we had a brilliant turnout of 93 runners toe the line with 21 in the 2 lap distance while 13 runners completed the 3½ laps covering 5 miles and for the tough 5 mile hill route we had 59 athletes leave the wooden bridge. This league will take place for three more nights, (Thursday 10th, 17th and 24th April). You can 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. TONY DWYER COMES GOOD AGAIN OVER 2 LAPS Tony Dwyer made it two wins from two this week as he covered the two laps of Colligan in 20.36, a 31 second improvement on his first week’s efforts. Good to see Pat Dunford out and about at the league last week and Pat covered the two laps in 21.00. Kate Moloney lead the ladies around last week here and she recorded a great time of 22.11 with Onra Power next just 3 seconds behind in 22.14 this was well over a minute improvement this week for Onra. Father and son Brian and Aaron Fahy ran 23.22 respectively, well
done to them. Well done to all 21 participants in the 2 lap league and keep up the efforts for the next three weeks. MICHAEL RYAN PROVES BEST OVER 5 MILE FLAT This week we had 11 taking on the 5 mile flat route and they were led home by Michael Ryan and no better man on the flat either. Michael ran a time of 22.15 but it wasn't all his own way for much of the run as David Towey kept close contact for almost all of the run, David finished just in behind with a time of 32.48. Debra Doherty and Linda Foley were our first ladies home here and they ran together recording a time of 39.37. Tom Mansfield was another to break the 40 minute barrier. Last week Tom clocked a solid 39.38 and Lorraine Dixon finished in 48.40. YOUNG GUNS MULLANEY AND HOLMES CONQUER THE 5 MILE HILLS We had a great entry of 61 runners taking on the hills of Colligan last week and first home on the night was one of top young juniors Conor Mullaney who showed that it's hard to beat youth when it comes to running as the youngster clocked an impressive time of 31.51. This was one of the fastest times recorded for this league in quite a while, so very well done to you Conor. Colum Ryan was second man home with a time of 32.39 and 3rd past the post last week was
Mossie Keogh who posted 33.00. Speaking of great up and coming young juniors, well our first lady home last week is another of the clubs up and coming stars as Lucy Holmes filled that position and title in 37.54. Leonora Kiely was second lady last week and she also had a good run when breaking the 40 minute mark with 39.21. Linda Bradfield and Patricia Mulcahy kept good company last week and ran together as did mother and daughter Siobhan and Niamh O'Mahony. Well done to all who took on this tough course you all did brilliantly. LEAGUE TABLES AND PRIZE GIVING This is a five week league and the rules of the league are that you have to run four out of the five weeks to appear on the league tables and of course these must be in the same distance i.e. four weeks of the two lap and not one week two 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 one to four but after week four we will lock the tables so whatever division you are in after week four you will stay there for week five. 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.
Great value Summer Series race package still available
Tom Condon completed the 5 mile flat course last week at the Mason Mortgages and Financial services Colligan league
WEST Waterford Athletic Club are delighted to once again confirm dates and times for our Summer Series of Road Races which is now in its 25th year. We would like to thank Intersport Elverys for their support over the past few years and of course Asics who have been a loyal sponsor also. We are finding that many are now using our online pre entry to many of our races which is a huge help to the race organisers. This year our online entry will be €7 and if you wait to enter on the night of the race it will be €10. Also we are continuing our online race series package which will cost you €40. For 2019 we have a few announcements to make regarding the series and these are designed to enhance the enjoyment for all the runners and to make the Summer more in-
teresting! Going forward we hope to have more runners entered online as it really helps minimize the work load on the day of the run and it also means we can be more organised and thus means a better experience for all. With the view to achieving this we have decided to announce that we are going to commission a specially designed T-Shirt for those runners who meet the following criteria: • Purchase the Summer Series Package online and complete 7 out of the 12 races. (Any 7) • Enter online for at least 7 races and complete those 7 races (you must of course enter the Summer Series as well, this can be done online or at a race.) • Run all 12 races (and enter the series).
This will be in addition to the prize you receive for doing all 12 races. And finally, if you meet any of the above criteria you will automatically qualify for a guaranteed, non transferrable entry to the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 Mile race for 2020. Terms and conditions apply and these are: The entry fee for the John Treacy race will be €25 and you must be 18 on race day to take part. Those who enter the Summer Series will this year have a personal number that they can use at any race (the one exception is Waterford to Tramore as we don’t take the entries). Once you collect your number on the first night you will have that for the full 12 races. Remember we have 7 races that are included in the package and they are as
follows: Ballinroad 5k 5th April, Ardmore 5 Mile, 10th May, Clashmore 5k, 7th June, Dromana 5 Mile 21st June, Ras Na Rinne, 28th June, Ballymac 5 Mile 19th July and the Marine Climb, 1st Aug. The races that have to be purchased separately (either online or on the night) are Butlerstown 4 Mile, 12th April, Waterford To Tramore, 27th April, Touraneena 5k, 24th May, G.S.K. 5 Mile 16th Aug and Ballinameela 5k 30th Aug. This 2019 season of Road Running will take us over to towns and villages all over Waterford and we look forward to meeting friends old and new over the course of the next few months. Here is the link for the series package. endurancecui.active.com
ATHLETICS
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
Pictured are the top Men finishers at Friday evening’s Intersport Elverys/Asics summer series the MTS media Ballinroad 5k. Pictured L-r Raivis Zakis West Waterford AC 4th,Cian O’Riordan West Waterford AC 3rd, Andrew Connick Ferrybank AC 1st, Noel Murphy Waterford AC 2nd, Mark McKenna Waterford AC 5th.
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Pictured are the top lady finishers at Friday evening’s Intersport Elverys /Asics summer series the MTS media Ballinroad 5k. Pictured L-r Sally Forristal St. Josephs AC 1st, Lucy Holmes West Waterford's AC 2nd, Madeline Loughnane Thurles Crokes AC 3rd, Aine Roche Clonmel AC 4th, Isabel Cummins Ferrybank AC 5th.
25th Annual Intersport Elverys/Asics Summer Series 2019
The 6th Annual MTS Broadband Ballinroad 5k THE 25th annual Intersport Elevrys/Asics summer series got off to the proverbial flyer last Friday evening with the staging of 6th Annual MTS Broadband sponsored Ballinroad 5k, the first race in what we hope will be yet another great Intersport Elverys/Asics summer series for 2019. The club was delighted to once again be involved in the event with proceeds going towards the local Ballinroad AFC who are currently undertaking a huge club grounds development with the building of new dressing rooms and other ground improvements which will enhance the community facilities in the Ballinroad area for the generations to come. Both clubs put in a great amount of work pre race for the event and this paid dividends as a huge field of 255 runners and close on 100 walkers took part in reasonably good weather least there was no rain but it was quite cold. The prize structure for the race saw prizes awarded to the top 5 men and women and then we pre-
sented 50 spots to everyone else in the race its encouraging for us to see that the athletes are supporting our efforts as we always try to give good value races which cater for all levels, a well marshalled safe course, results posted ASAP and most important a friendly cuppa after. Our sincere thanks to all who helped with the race especially our series sponsor Intersport Elverys / Asics and our race sponsor Jamie Moroney of MTS Broadband for supporting our club event. To all our stewards who once again did a terrific job on the night. To Conor, Jamie and crew on traffic management duty another splendid job, to our registrars and timing personnel, finishing area team to those who looked after the teas etc. To Liam O’Donnell and our chairman Tom Leahy on van duty, John and David Coleman of DC Images for their brilliant snaps. To all at Ballinroad soccer club a big thanks and well done to you on your efforts, keep up the great work
the club is doing for the Ballinroad community. Thanks to Ballinroad hall committee for the use of St Laurence's hall. Finally, a special mention to the club’s Let’s Run group a big well done to each and everyone one of you whatever your goal was we hope you achieved it, keep up the good work and we hope to see you throughout the Summer running more of the Intersport Elverys/Asics summer series. ANDREW CONNICK TAKES OPENING SUMMER SERIES VICTORY After a tight battle on the night, Andrew Connick of Ferrybank was a deserving winner last Friday evening in race 1 of the Intersport Elverys/Asics summer series 2019, the MTS Broadband Ballinroad 5k. On the night he secured victory over last year’s winner Noel Murphy by 14 seconds with local West Waterford AC athlete Cian O’Riordan a further six seconds behind in third. Raivis Zakis also of West Waterford AC was 4th with Mark
McKenna of Waterford AC 5th. From the gun a group of four took to the head of affairs and it was only after the mid-way point of the race after the turnaround at Clonea Beach that Andrew made his move and split the group to end up a decisive winner. To show the quality of this year’s race, Noel Murphy’s time in finishing second, 15.45, was 30 seconds faster than his winning time last year and, in fact, all the top four ran faster than last year’s winning time. Up and coming youngster Cian O'Riordan West Waterford AC who finished third was almost a minute faster than the time he ran last year. This was a brilliant performance from Cian who is really starting to make his mark now on the road racing scene. Well done to all who ran with many super performances and pbs recorded on this fast flat course. MEN’S RESULTS 1. Andrew Connick Ferrybank 15.31
2. Noel Murphy Waterford AC 15.45 3. Cian O’Riordan West Waterford AC 15.51 4. Raivis Zakis West Waterford AC 16.21 5. Mark McKenna Waterford WIN NUMBER 5 FOR SALLY FORRISTAL AS COURSE RECORD IS EQUALLED If ever a race was synonyms with one athlete well the Ballinroad 5k certainly is to Sally Forristal of St. Joseph’s AC Kilkenny as she notched up her 5th consecutive win last Friday evening having previously took the title in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 and now for the 5th time 2019. Last year she set a new course record of 18.03 and last Friday she ran the same time 18.03 keeping the ladies standard at this race at a very high level. One of the country’s most talented youngsters is Lucy Holmes of West Waterford AC and it was great to see her run her first series race in Ballinroad after a successful
cross country season behind her Lucy was an excellent second in 18.14 and she really made Sally battle all the way for her win. Madeline Loughnane of Thurles Crokes AC was third in 19.03. Madeline was runner-up in last year’s summer series behind Sally. Aine Roche of Clonmel AC was fourth in 19.49 just ahead of 5th placed Isobel Cummins of Ferrybank AC who ran 20.03. Well done to all our female competitors in Ballinroad we hope to see you throughout the summer running more of the Intersport Elverys/Asics summer series. RACE RESULTS LADIES 1. Sally Forristal St. Joseph’s 18.03 2. Lucy Holmes West Waterford AC 18.14 3. Madeline Loughnane Thurles Crokes 19.03 4. Aine Roche Clonmel AC 19.49 5. Isabel Cummins Ferrybank 20.03
25th Annual Intersport Elverys/Asics Summer Series - Race 2
36th Annual SE2 Butlerstown 4 mile road race ON Friday, April 12th we have race number two in this year’s Intersport Elverys/Asics summer series, the SE2 sponsored Butlerstown 4 mile road race starting at 7 p.m. This race is a very popular event in the series especially since the race distance changed a few years back from 10k to 4 miles which is a distance that is achievable to all. Entries will be taken at the Butlerstown GAA Centre. 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 between the Waterford Alzheimer's Society and Butlerstown GAA club. The Butlerstown race is always
well supported with another big turnout expected this year. The new bypass road circuit will be used for the race course. 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. ONLINE ENTRY FOR BUTLERSTOWN RACE Entry for the Butlerstown 4 mile road race is now open. It’s €7 online and €10 if you wait until race night. https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/selectrace?e=61469653
Pictured are West Waterford athletes after they had completed last Sunday’s Manchester marathon Claire Kennedy, Fiona Ormonde, Trevor Mason and Sharon Higgins.
West Waterford AC athletes run Manchester Marathon WELL done last Sunday to club members who travelled over the water to run the Manchester marathon. First home was Trevor Mason in a very solid run of 3.21.15. One of the club’s Fit4Life coaches who puts in a great amount of work is Claire Kennedy and she had a brilliant run when clocking
3.43.01, how close can you come? Sharon Higgins was clocked at 4.00.08 so close the 4 hour mark for Sharon but nonetheless a great performance. Club Committee member Fiona Ormonde can be well pleased with her run also she posted a time of 4.04.35.
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GOLF
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
All matches to be completed by 10th May The following got byes into round 2: John White, Jimmy O’Dwyer, Richard Walsh, Austin Kiely and Colin McArthur. GENT’S RESULTS Tuesday 2nd April Open Gents/Ladies Seniors (50+) Singles: 1st Des O’Brien (20) 31 pts Friday 5th April: Open Gents 18 holes Singles: 1st Joe McClausland 11 (Clonmel) 36 pts.
Sat. 6th Club Singles: 1st Liam Beresford (11) 36 pts. Sun. 7th Bobby Buckley Memorial: 1st Conor Clancy (9) 40 pts; 2nd Micheal White (1) 38 pts; Gross Michael Lenihan (1) 35 pts. GENT’S FIXTURES Monday, 8th to 12th April Singles Friday, 12th April: Open Gents 18 holes Singles Sat. 13th Club Singles Sun. 14th April Monthly Medal Tues 16th April: Open Gents/Ladies Seniors (50+) Singles Fri. 19th April: Open Gents Singles S/F Mon. 22nd to Sun. 28th Team of 3 Club Classic (Any combination) EVERY TUESDAY OPEN GENTS & LADIES SENIORS Every Tuesday we host our popular Open Seniors (50+) Gents and Ladies Singles competition. Visitor Entry is €12 or Golf and Carvery €20. EVERY FRIDAY OPEN GENT’S SINGLES Every Friday at the Gold Coast we host an Open Gents Singles Stableford competition.Visitor Entry is €15 or Golf and Carvery €25.
LADIES NOTES FIXTURES 10 Hole Lamb Competition 18 Hole On-going Competition 13 Hole Easter Egg Scramble (Sun 14th April) LADIES COASTAL ALLIANCE Congratulations to our own Noirin Darcy on coming second in last week’s Ladies Coastal Alliance held at Dungarvan Golf Club. 10 HOLE LAMB COMPETITION Our annual lamb competition is up and running, so ladies get out there and grace your Easter table with a leg of spring lamb!! 18 HOLE ON-GOING COMPETITION The 18 Hole on-going competition is now running giving everyone the opportunity to play a 10 or 18 hole game. We will be using the forward tees already in use from the 15 – 18th while the competitions are non- qualifying, the entry and re-entry will be €5 with a total of 20 entries per round. Enjoy!! MOTHER’S DAY COMPETITION The Mother’s Day Competition sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre is now incorporating eight golf clubs from around the
county with spectacular prizes to be won. Our next qualifying round takes place on date to be advised and will be an 18 Hole S/F with the best scores going forward to the final!! EASTER EGG SCRAMBLE Our annual Easter Egg Scramble takes place on Sunday, 14th April, and as always will be a fun day for everybody. As per usual all are asked to bring something small for the presentation, an egg, chocolates, wine, golf items etc. ILGU MATCHPLAY COMPETITIONS Dates and venues for these competitions will be posted in kiosk, please take note!! CLUB CLASSIC 2019 Our Club Classic for 2019 starts on Easter Monday, 22nd April and runs to Sunday, 28th, it will be a 3 person team event and entry will be a nominal €20 pp and €10 re-entry. We are asking that all our ladies invite at least one friend to play on our spectacular course and support the club!! Teams can be Mixed, Ladies or Gents and you can play as often as you like!!
Sun 7th Apr 1st Neil J Power (5) 40 pts, 2nd PJ Kindregan (10) 39 pts, 3rd Benny Kiely (19) 37 pts, 4th Kevin Coleman (9) 37 pts. – CSS 37pts. GENT’S FIXTURES Wed Apr 10 Shanley Classic, Thurs Apr 11 Spar Open Gents 18H Singles S/F & Shanley Classic, Fri Apr 12 Shanley Classic, Sat Apr 13 Gents 18H Singles S/F & Shanley Classic, Sun Apr 14 Gents 18H Singles Stroke GOY Ballinacorthy Cup & Shanley Classic, Mon Apr 15 Open Seniors (50+) 18H Singles S/F. LADIES RESULTS Sat 6th Apr 1st Carmel O’Brien (12) 36 pts B9, 2nd Mary Power (15) 36 pts, 3rd Fidelma Fitzgerald 921) 34 pts, 4th Ann Stack (27) 33 pts B9. CSS Friday 36 Pts Saturday 35 pts. LADIES FIXTURES Fri Apr 12 Ladies 18H Singles S/F, Sat Apr 13 Ladies 18H Singles S/F, Mon Apr 15 Open Seniors (50+), Tues Apr 16 Ladies 18H Singles S/F (The Beauty Place) & Ladies GIG. HOME ALLIANCE CAPTAINS DAY – 6th April 1st Carmel O’Brien (12) 36 pts B9, 2nd Mary Power (15) 36 pts, Best Gross Breda McCarthy (6) 25 gross, 3rd Fidelma Fitzgerald (21) 34 pts, Past Captain Ann Stack (27) 33 pts, 4th Angela Murphy (20) 33 pts B9, 5th Linda Buckley (24) 33 pts B9, 6th June Hayes (21) 33 pts. Cat A (6-20) – Bernie Hayes (18) 32 pts, Cat B (21-260 Pat Flanagan (210 32 pts, Cat C (27-36) Anne Heneberry 930) 30 pts, Front 9 Miriam Matthews (24) 16 pts B9. B5. Back 9 June James (21) 18 pts. COASTAL ALLIANCE A great day was had by all in Dungarvan Golf Club on Thursday 4th April for the Coastal Alliance. 1st Mary Power (15) 31 pts, 2nd Noreen Darcy (25) 30 pts (Goldcoast), 3rd Catherine McGuire (22) 28 pts (Tramore) 4th Ann Stack (27) 28 pts. Cat 1-21 Angela Murphy (20) 26 pts, Cat 22-27 Miriam Matthews (240 27 pts, Cat 28-36 Mary Spratt (32) 27 pts (West Waterford). Best Front 8 – Anne Kelleher (21) 15 pts (Tramore), Best Back 8 Celia O’Neill (14) 17 pts (Dunmore East). Nearest the Pin, Dee Hopkins (22) (Dunmore East). 60.COM We played our 60.com monthly scramble on 3rd April. We had a great turnout despite a large num-
ber of our 60.com members being in Spain for “warm weather training”. No doubt this will dramatically improve their golf – we will wait and see! The results of the scramble were:- 1st Tim Browne (17), Rogie Cashin (19) and Micheal Merrinan (24) 27½; 2nd Niall Herlihy (24), Pat McCarthy (23), Denis O’Brien (17) and Pat Power (21) 30 11/12; 3rd Dave Byrne (19), Maurice Crotty (21) and Liam Reilly (22) 31 1/3 Come along next Wednesday and join us. Entry time closes at 1:15 pm. YOUNGONES Our annual Youngones party is taking place on Wednesday 24th April! Looking forward to seeing everyone there. Results 3rd April Marcella McGovern (31) 17 pts. Our next competition takes place on Wednesday 10th April at 12 Noon. FUN FRIDAY FOURSOMES Heavy frost last Friday morning put a question mark over this event, but at 9.30 am Scholar waved the green flag to the relief of all our golfers. RESULTS (FRI APRIL 5) 1st Marcella Mc Govern and Mary Ryan, 2nd Pat McCarthy and Kate Morrissey, 3rd Frank O'Flynn and Lucy Sweeney. If you are free next Friday (Apr 12), join us in the lobby at 9.30 am. Draw takes place at 9.45 am and play commences at 10 am. All are welcome to join us for some social golf with tea and chat in the clubhouse later. GET INTO GOLF WINTER LEAGUE This competition came to a close at the end of March having being run over the Winter months. We had fifty entries including men and women. It's purpose was to encourage our GET INTO GOLF men and women to continue to play and to score points for their teams. It proved a huge success. Congratulations to Anne Hennebry who came up with the idea, ably helped by Marcella McGovern. Pat McCarthy’s team of Catherine Dwyer, Mary Fennell, Louise Moloney and Bridget O’Shea were clear winners followed in second place by Peter Moloney's team of Ann Curran, Marcella McGovern and Helen O'Shea. Well done to all the teams. GET INTO GOLF REFRESHER LESSONS David Hayes our resident PGA Professional will start refresher les-
sons for our GET INTO GOLF men and women today, Wednesday, April 10th and continue for four consecutive weeks. We have three different groups - 9.30 am, 6 pm and 7 pm. GET INTO GOLF MIXED SCRAMBLE This took place at the later time of 5 pm last Sunday, April 7th after the Intermediate League match between Dungarvan and Cahir. Well done to our Dungarvan ladies who secured victory on the twenty first hole. We had over thirty participants in the scramble and a really fine evening which added to the fun. 1st Ned Morrissey, Ann Curran, Phyllis Davis and Catherine Dwyer; 2nd Theresa Guiry, Emily Johnson and Helen O'Neill; 3rd Louise Moloney, Lucy Sweeney, Libby McGinn Murphy and Nora O'Flynn GET INTO GOLF PROGRAMME 2019 Our Information Night for men and women takes place on Tuesday, Apr. 16th at 7 pm. This is Year 4 for our ladies and Year 2 for the men. We have tweaked the programme and feel we are now offering a super opportunity to our new golfers. If you think you would like to play golf why not join us. EASTER BANK HOLIDAY SCRAMBLE Easter Monday, 22nd April PROMPT SHOTGUN START at 5.00 PM The Social Committee have organised another opportunity for everyone to come together for social golf fun followed by refreshments in the clubhouse. Members are welcome to invite guests to play – Let us know their handicap. Please sign in by 1 pm on Monday, 22nd as this will help the smooth running of the event. It is important so that the draw can take place ensuring a fair competition. Sign up on line or asking the pro shop to enter you. Telephone the Pro Shop if you are entered but are unable to play on the day. Entry Fee: Adults €10 Juniors €5 (includes a plated meal and prizes) will be collected from 3.30 pm. Be early so that you are at your allocated hole on time. JUNIOR NEWS It will be a busy Easter for our Juniors. As well as our domestic features we play in the Irish Junior Foursomes, Fred Daly and the Munster Inter-Clubs championship. Lessons for beginners resume on April 18th. During the Easter period we are
running a couple of Junior competitions. On Wednesday, 17th April, we host an 18 holes singles from mid-day to 12.45. We also have 9 holes for our beginners and pre-juniors running from 2.16 to 2.51. Back by popular demand is our 9 holes Adult-junior foursomes. This event takes place on Sunday, 28th April at 2.30 pm This event is open to everyone and is kindly sponsored by Angela Murphy. LADY CAPTAIN’S OUTING – ADARE Staying in the Dunraven Arms Hotel on Sunday, 28th & Monday, 29th April. We will be golfing on Monday, 29th and Tuesday, 30th. Full details are up in the ladies locker room. Please get your room booked. The Get Into Golf ladies are more than welcome. LOTTO RESULTS We have had a great response from the sale of our €90 annual Lotto tickets. The tickets are exceptional value as they cover the purchaser for 52 weekly draws and the special quarterly draws. The tickets are still selling and if you want to purchase you can contact any committee member or call personally or by phone to the office. The clubhouse was full this week (7th April) for our Lotto draw. The numbers drawn were 5, 23, 25 and 27. There was no winner of the Jackpot which increases to €3,400. We had two Match 3 winners this week – Catherine Power and Walter Cullinane. Congratulations to each of them. Next Sunday will be at 4:30 pm in the clubhouse. All are welcome. WEST WATERFORD FESTIVAL OF FOOD EVENT We are very excited to hold our first event in this year’s West Waterford Festival of Food. Taking place on Saturday, 27th April at 11 am our Adult & Junior Golf Taster is a must for anyone who has ever wanted to try golf and share a hobby with their child. This event is sure to be popular so don’t delay! Cost: €20 Adult and €10 junior (includes lunch) PROGRESSIVE 45 1st Paddy Corkery & John Motehrway; 2nd Cait Mulcahy & Teresa Hayes; 2nd John Hobbs & Michael Walsh. Last 5 Cyril Power & Seamus O’Neill. Lucky Table Tom Cummins & Maura Boland. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Easter Scramble – 22nd April Lady Captain’s Outing – 28th April
Entries can be from gents, ladies or mixed teams. Entry fee is €20 per person. Phone 058 44055 to book tee times. GOLD COAST CUP 1ST ROUND MATCHES
GOLD COAST GOLF CLUB You can contact us by phoning 058-44055 Our email address is:
goldcoastgolf@cablesurf.com www.goldcoastgolfclub.com START OF GOLF SEASON Next Sunday sees the start of the Golfer of the Year competitions with the first of the Monthly Medals. The Vice-Captain’s Prize, presented by John White, takes place on Sunday, 21st April and our Club Classic Runs for the week 22nd to 28th April. The first two of our match-play competitions gets underway with the draw for both taking place on Sunday next. CLUB CLASSIC 2019 More prizes have been added during the week and the full prize list is as follows:
1 night B&B, Dinner and Golf at Mount Wolsley 1 night B & B and Golf at Ballykisteen (Midweek) 3 Golf Bags 3 Coffee Machines 4 Ball in Killeen Castle with Breakfast 3 Wine Hampers 4 Ball in Cork Golf Club 4 Ball in Tramore 4 Ball in Waterford Golf Club 4 Ball in Waterford Castle 4 Ball in Mallow 4 Ball in Faithlegg
The Classic will run from Monday, 22nd to Sunday, 29th April.
DUNGARVAN GOLF CLUB Tel. Office 058-43310, Fax. 058-44113, Pro Shop 058-44707. Bar/Restaurant Tom Daly Catering 087 2680597 Timesheets online at www.dungarvangolfclub.com Email: Office@dungarvangolfclub.com A THRILLING weekend at the club as our Ladies Intermediate Cup team were in action against Cahir in the first round. The team of Bernie Hayes, Maura Kindregan, Angela Murphy, Fidelma Fitzgerald and June James faced a difficult game against a strong Cahir team, and through the front nine, the outcome remained delicately poised. Angela Murphy was producing fireworks and turned 4 up but there was nothing to choose in the remaining games. Bernie had a rough start and was 3 down early but rallied to turn 1 up. However, a couple of missed putts cost Bernie and she was beaten on 16. Angela continued to play excellent golf and closed out her match on 15 to level proceedings. But it was proving to be a titanic struggle. Fidelma got off to a slow start and was 3 down early but she hung on to curtail the damage before succumbing on the 15th. Now it was up to Maura and June. Maura was playing beautiful golf and was dormie on 16. However, the Cahir girl produced quality golf, holing a great 6 foot putt on eighteen to force the game into tie holes. But our girls are made of stern stuff as well and Maura produced a brilliant chip and 4 foot putt for a winning par on the 19th to tie the overall match. It was now left to June in Match 5 and she was involved in an epic battle. Urged on by great home support and displaying her cool temperament, June calmly rolled in a 6 footer on 17 to remain all square. A half on 18 meant the deciding game headed for tie-holes. A brilliant chip and 6 foot putt from June brought the game down the 20th. An over hit approach over the second game looked like curtains for us, but again June produced a chip shot that our Senior Cup team would
have been proud of, to bring the match up the 21st. Getting a shot on the hole, this was June’s chance and she didn’t disappoint hitting a brilliant approach to 8 feet. The Cahir girl was playing beautiful golf but couldn’t match June on this occasion as June calmly rolled to ball to gimme range for an epic and nerve-wracking win. Well done to all concerned, including managers and caddies. Our practice really paid off and this win will be remembered for a long time. In other news, Cahir extracted some revenge by beating our Challenge Cup team in Cahir. Many of our girls were playing for the club for the first time, and it will prove to be valuable experience. Many thanks to our team, managers and caddies for their efforts. It’s the second week of April and that means its Masters Week. The first major of the season kick starts the golfing season and every golfer will be glued to the TV. Our PGA Pro David is running his customary sweep and you can enter in the Pro Shop for a fiver. Our Shanley Classic is well underway and we encourage everyone to get involved and support our Club Teams Fundraising event for 2019. This is an Open four person team event sponsored by Shanley Industrial Eng. GENT’S RESULTS Monday 1st Apr 1st Paudie Flynn (14) 41 pts, 2nd John Kavanagh (13) 41 pts, 3rd Tim Browne (17) 40 pts Thurs 4th Apr (SPAR), 1st Patrick Drummy (14) 36 pts, 2nd Louis Walsh (22) 35 pts - CSS 35pts. Sat 6th Apr 1st Aidan Moloney (17) 38 pts, 2nd Brian Morrissey (14), Gross Alan Thomas 35 pts, 3rd Dermot Walsh (5) 36 pts - CSS 35 pts.
Brian Dunbarr vs Johnny Hughes Tommy Long vs Darren O Droma Michael Whelan vs Michael Lenihan Tom White vs Jermome Maye Frank Waters vs Seanie Lenihan Conor Clancy vs Michael Wall Declan Kiely vs Ned O’Connor Rafa Alvarez vs Brian O’Connor Des O’Brien vs John McArthur Andy Travers vs Nicky Dee Kiki Cullinan vs John W Walsh
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RESULTS Club Competition Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 1st Eddie Glavin (17) 43 pts; 2nd Tom Shanahan (19) 42 pts b9; 3rd Alan D’Aarcy (17) 42 pts b9. South East league Final Sunday 7th April at Fermoy West Waterford 8, East Cork 4. Midweek Medley Wednesday, 3rd April - 1st Eithne Ashby Michael Byrne Tom Higgins Diarmuid Horgan – 30.7/16; 2nd Gerry Phelan Pat Power Joan Ronayne – 30.11/12 South Munster Seniors Friday 5th April - 1st Billy Keane (19) 42 pts East Cork; 2nd Bernard Dooley (9) 39 pts Muskerry. Dawn Meats Society – Saturday, 6th April - 1st Conor O’Brien, Bryan Belton, Cathal Fleming, Gerry Quinlan – 58.1; 2nd Tom Moore, David Power, Fred Murphy – 61.2 Ardmore/Clashmore Society results from Gold Coast Sat 6th April - 1st Michael Byrne (22) 36 pts, 2nd Edward Hickey (23) 35 pts, 3rd Bertie Hallahan (15) 35 pts. FIXTURES Wednesday, 10th AprilMidweek Medley 3 person scramble ladies and gents. Names taken up to 11.15. Tee off 11.30. Ring 058 43216 before 11.15 to reserve your spot. Saturday, 13th April – Sunshine Classic begins. Runs April 13th to April 20th. WEST WATERFORD RETAIN SOUTH EAST LEAGUE TROPHY Manager Stephen Spillane took his South East league squad to Fermoy on Sunday in quest of two consecutive South East league titles. Standing in the way was a youthful East Cork team who also
had eyes on the coveted trophy. With summer rules golf back in play this was always going to be a tough battle and after 9 holes the result was very much in the balance. East Cork claimed the first two Bruen matches winning over Andy Hickey and Tomas Breathnach, and Col O’Callaghan and Brian Murphy respectively. John O’Mahoney and Owen O’Keeffe opened West Waterford’s account, winning 5 and 4, to spur on the ensuing Purcell pairs. Des Cleary and Tom Butler won 5 and 4 to level the tie at 2 matches each. Pat and Sonny Landers rallied to claim victory on the 18th. This left Kenny Walsh and Pat Higgins needing a half to seal victory but they went one better and won their match on the 18th. Well done to all the players who played throughout the league and to our never say die manager Stephen Spillane. The South East League cup is safely back in the trophy cabinet at West Waterford for another year. COMERAGH OIL WINTER LEAGUE FINAL A hugely successful Winter League concluded over the weekend with Ballyduff recording a decisive victory over a battling Helvick team. From the outset Ballyduff looked to be favourites and despite a few close results they carried that tag in style. The Ballyduff team was: Brian Foley, Sean Drohan, Lanson Kelly, Pat Higgins, Brian Hilliard, Declan Walsh, Michael St Ledger and Jack Ronayne. Helvick team was: Philip Spratt, David Condon, Brian Murphy, Frank North, Kevin Kelly, Percy Walsh and Diarmuid Horgan.
LISMORE GOLF CLUB Phone 058-54026. lismoregolfclub@eircom.net
www.lismoregolf.org MEN’S RESULTS 6/7th April 18-hole Singles s/ford
- 1st Pat Molumphy (5) 40 pts; 2nd Timmy Sheehan (14) 38 pts B9;
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SUNSHINE GOLF CL ASSIC April 13th - 20th 2019 1st Prize: 4 x â‚Ź250 Harvey Travel Vouchers Other Prizes include:
Round of Golf for 4 at Connemara Golf Club plus 2 nights accommodation at the Station House Hotel Apartments in Clifden One night’s B&B for 4 at Mount Wolseley including dinner and one round of golf Fourball at Fota Island Golf Resort including dinner in the clubhouse 'DLO\ 3UL]HV Ť %HVW $OO /DGLHV 7HDP Ť 1RQ *8, 3UL]H
₏100 Entry per team of 4 Re-entry: ₏15 per person Full Classic details available at www.westwaterfordgolf.com Contact: 058 43216 or 087 8146888 qualify to play for the Lady Captain’s competition in early July. The on-going 9 hole also continues. Midweek Medley: The midweek Medley is progressing nicely
on Wednesday morning. The competition is open to Ladies and Men. Turn up at the clubhouse at 11 am to enter the draw for playings. Sunshine Classic: Plans are in
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Thank you to all the teams that participated in the league and a special word of thanks to our sponsor Comeragh Oil. Presentation of prizes will be held on Saturday, 20th April in conjunction with our Sunshine Classic presentation. All members of the winning and runner-up teams are requested to attend. ANNUAL CLUB FUNDRAISING CLASSIC AT WEST WATERFORD Timesheets for the Classic are now posted in the clubhouse and you can book your time by ringing 058 43216. Early booking is advisable to ensure your preferred tee time. Our annual classic this year will run from Saturday, 13th April to Saturday, 20th April inclusive. The event will run over eight days with the best score claiming the top prize. There will also be a daily prize and, of course, a special prize for the ladies. The winners will be decided based on the best 18 hole team score over the eight days. Once again the format will be a team of four which can be ladies, gents or mixed. SUPER SUNSHINE RAFFLE In conjunction with our annual classic we are also running a raffle for some super prizes. Tickets are now on sale from committee members and can also be purchased at West Waterford golf club. TUESDAY TREATS COMING SOON Anois teacht an Earraigh. Yes Spring is in the air and the evenings are getting longer. We would like to welcome you back to our popular Tuesday open 9 hole competition starting on Tuesday, 9th April. EASTER GOLF CAMP An Easter Golf camp will take place from 16th to 19th April. Contact Tim Murphy on 0863521070. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY April 13th – 20th Annual Sunshine Classic April 22nd – Junior Scratch Cup at West Waterford. LADIES On-Going 18 Hole Competition: The on-going 18 Hole Singles competition continues. Entries have been very good as players are getting their cards in to
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place for our annual Sunshine Classic which runs from April 13th to 20th. Booking Tee Times: Please ensure that you book your tee time online.
3rd Liam Feeney (10) 38 pts Bacon Result - 1st Darragh Prendergast, Dermot O’Leary, Willie Henry MEN’S FIXTURES Sat/Sun 13/14th April 18-hole singles s/ford sponsored By Liam Feeney Building Services Entry ₏7 MEN’S NOTES Pat Molumphy had a great round with three birdies and 11 pars and some great shooting playing off a handicap of 5. Timmy Sheehan was second with a strong back 9 of 21 points. Third was Liam Feeney also with 38 points.
Lismore Golf Club Winter League Winner Sponsored By Cavanagh’s of Fermoy. Front Row Left to Right: John McGrath (Team Captain), Ger Hayes (Sponsors Cavanagh), Frankie Corcoran, John Foley. Back Row Left to Right: Martin Rafferty (Vice Captain), Sean Daly, Seamus Beecher (President), Pat Moore.
Lismore Golf Club Spring League Winner Sponsored By Tallow Area Credit Union. Front Row Left to Right: Ger Hayes, Darragh Prendergast (Team Captain), John Condon (Sponsors Tallow Area Credit Union), Billy Neville. Back Row Left to Right: Martin Rafferty (Vice Captain), Peter Whelan, Pat Moore, Sean Daly, Seamus Beecher (President).
LADIES RESULTS & FIXTURES Results final Rnd Spring League - Cat A - J Cahillane (14) 25 pts. Cat B - C Neville (29) 26-2=23 pts. Cat C - P O'Neill (34) 23-2=21 Pts OVERALL LEAGUE TEAM WINNERS 1st - Humming Birds, C Neville, P Lonergan, H Farrow, K Dunne, H Leddy- 387 pts; 2nd - Sandpipers, U Dowd, M E Ahearne, A Bennett, M Beecher, A Hurley - 384 pts
Overall Individual H Farrow 112 Pts on R6 FIXTURES Sunday, 7th and Wednesday, 10th April - 18H Stroke Medal Sponsor - Interlude this is amalgamated with the qualifier for the Mother’s Day Golf Tournament sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre. The winning player of our Competition goes forward to play in Dungarvan Golf Club on May 18th.
Easter Prizes - Sunday, 14th and Wednesday, 17th April 18H Sford Goy Sponsor - Centra Fermoy Sun., 21st to 27th (all week) 3 ball Champagne Scramble Sponsored by Knockanore Farmhouse Cheese Ongoing 9H Sford April will be an entry & re-entry Qualifier. three people to qualify every month to play in the final on 2nd October. Sponsor F.D.I. Happy Golfing!
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
Dungarvan United FC VITAL GAME Premier League: Dungarvan Utd. AFC v Villa FC, Sunday, 14th April 11.00 a.m. Kilrush Park is the place to be on Sunday morning for all supporters of Dungarvan Utd. AFC. A must win game for our Premier team this weekend to avoid relegation from the Premier League of Waterford football. This result has given us a fighting chance of survival but they will need to follow up with victory this weekend. Dungarvan, Bohs and Tramore Rangers are fighting to retain their Premiership slot and all have two games remaining. Tramore Rangers play table topping Hibs on Sunday in a tough encounter, where a Hibs win secure the League title Sunday, 14th April 11.00am: Dungarvan v Villa, Bohs v Carrick and Tramore Ranger v Hibs. Final Game Wed., 24th April: Southend v Dungarvan, Tramore Rangers v Bohs
Bottom of Table Summary Pl Pts Tramore Rangers 16 14 Bohs 16 13 Dungarvan 16 11 Dungarvan Utd are asking all our members and supporters to come along and shout for the blues. Best wishes on Saturday from Dun Utd to Ballinroad, who could join the Premier League for the first time as they sit top of the 1A league. They play a top of the table clash with Johnville on Saturday afternoon, with the winner likely to come up. YOUTH CUP WIN Piltown ………………………1; Dungarvan ………………… 3. Well done to our Youth team who travelled to Piltown with 11 players. Piltown had a full panel and have been getting brilliant results in the league as of late. We went 1-0 down 10 mins into the second half but to be fair to the blues their character came out!
With no subs a lot was asked but they stood up and played out of their skin. New addition Ben Kavanagh settled in well along with Micheal Power and Seamus O'Sullivan. We now play Bohs in the semi-final. Date TBC. Well done to all involved. GIRLS SOCCER Have you a daughter born in 2009 or 2010 who would like to play soccer. If so why not come along on Saturday to Kilrush Park at 10 a.m. for a taster session. We started last week and had a good turnout. We are hoping to set up an u-10 schoolgirl team and if successful we will look at other age groups. Any questions please contact Lucinda Shrubb or pm our facebook page. LOTTO RESULTS Numbers: 40, 11, 42. No Jackpot winner. €50 Mark Crotty. €25 Breda Morrissey and Michael Power. Jackpot now €9,500 next week.
Stradbally FC RESULTS Waterford Junior League Div One: Tramore 3; Stradbally 4. Waterford Junior League Div Three: Stradbally 0; Portlaw 5. JUNIOR A rip roaring last 10 minutes, saw Stradbally claw back from a 2 goal deficit to gather all 3 points from hosts Tramore in the Division One tie, under the lights on Saturday. Team: Christopher Casey, Damien Sheehan, Alan D'Arcy, David Power, Gary Kiely, Patrick Kiely, Ricky Power, Brian Fitzgerald, Tony Collins, Kevin Lawlor, Nicky Connors. The Division Three side found league leaders Portlaw too hot to handle on Sunday. Team: Cathal Deery, Brandon Keane, Kyle Walsh, Gavin Kiely, Aidan Rousseau, Damien Kiely, Eoin Pollock, Patrick Veale, Mark Kett, Robert Power, Tony Collins, Kevin Dineen. ACADEMY & LITTLE DRIBBLERS Academy and Little Dribblers continues each Saturday morning at 10.30 a.m. Great place for children to learn the FUNdamentals of football. Come along and see what its all about. LAST MAN STANDING Incrementally the numbers are being whittled down, with Week 12
upon us this weekend. For updates, go to our Facebook page 'Stradbally AFC.' LOTTO Our next Club Lotto takes place in O'Mahony’s, Durrow, on next Sunday night (April 14th). Jackpot Prize on offer will be €3,000, a nice prize to celebrate Easter with. Tickets available from shops and pubs locally and from regular promoters and club members. Thanks to all who continue to support our Lotto. SPAR 5-A-SIDE PRIMARY Three schools from the locale; Seafield, St James' and Our Lady of Mercy; participated in the opening round of the Spar 5-a-side Primary Schools competition, last week. The former two qualified for the next round of their respective sections and we'll keep you updated, here in the Notes. COFFEE MORNING St James' School will hold a fund-raising Coffee Morning next Friday, April 12th, from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. A Cake Sale & Easter Raffle will also take place. Sumptuous fare awaits us. See you there. TRACTOR RUN There will be a Tractor & Vintage Run on next Sunday, April 14th with the proceeds in aid of Our Lady of Mercy National School. €20 per ve-
hicle with registration in the school at 11 a.m., Run commencing at 11.30 a.m. Parking in the Church Car Park. Refreshments afterwards in the school. ASTROTURF HIRE Astroturf Pitch is available to hire. A game of 5-a-side with your friends, is an ideal way to keep fit during the Spring. For booking details contact Alan D'Arcy at 087 698 7387. ON-LINE CLUB SHOP Our on-line club shop is now open for business. For a myriad of playing and leisure gear, go to www.oneills.com Ideal birthday presents KEEPING IN TOUCH If you have any news you wish to be included in the Stradbally FC Notes, email the details to gerrydunne71@gmail.com before 6 p.m. on Sunday. FIXTURES Saturday, April 13th Waterford Junior League Div Three: Dungarvan Celtic v Stradbally 2 p.m. Waterford Junior League Div One: Stradbally v Seaview Celtic 4.30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17th Waterford Junior League Div One: Ballinroad v Stradbally 6.30 p.m. Waterford Junior League Div Three: Piltown v Stradbally 7 p.m.
Kilmacthomas FC UNDER 13 Kilmacow ..............................… 2; Kilmac ....................................… 1. WE travelled to the Kilmacow Sports Complex for the away game against the League leaders. Kilmac were missing four of their regulars and knew it was going to be a battle, and so it transpired. Our re-organised team played brilliantly and put the home side under pressure until Kilmacow scored after 20 minutes. Shortly after, Ciarán was fouled in their box and was awarded a penalty, which Liam took very well. Then the real battle got underway from the two top teams with Ciarán being denied three times by an excellent Kilmacow keeper.
Ten minutes from full time Kilmacow were awarded an questionable penalty and missed. The Kilmac team were running back into positions when the referee blew the whistle for the penalty to be re-taken and no mistake made this time. Our team battled valiantly to the end and deserved the draw, but alas, it was not to be it was a great display from the lads and we were all very proud of them. Keep up the good work boys there is still plenty of football to be played. UNDER 12 Kilmac ...................................… 2; Bohs .......................................… 1. The lads gave their all in this game and were made fight all the
way to the final whistle by a very determined Bohs side. Keep up the good work lads. Our thanks to the parents for their support. YOUTHS Tramore were the visitors at Currabaha Park but were severely under strength for our last game of the season. We were dominant for most of the game and ran out easy winners in the end. Patrick scored five, Nathan two with Louis Power and Jake getting one each. Full credit to the Tramore boys who kept playing right to the end and the score didn't reflect their efforts. We finished in fourth place in the league. We face De La Salle on Sunday in the Cup.
Abbeyside FC SUPPORT We urge supporters of the local area and of football to come down and show your support for all teams in your local club. It’s fantastic to see parents and family members of younger players down cheering these young heroes on. We have safe parking made available at the end of the pitch. SMOKING BAN We would like to remind people that our clubgrounds is a smoke free place and thank you all for your support in helping us keep our players club members and supporters play in a healthy environment. SUPER 9'S (PUB LEAGUES) After the massive success of the Super 9s last summer we hope to run it again this year. We would welcome all help and volunteers to help the club run the event. We hope to improve the layout for everyone involved with support from the community. JUNIOR FIXTURES WEDNESDAY, 10TH APRIL YOUTH C LEAGUE: ABBEYSIDE V FERRYBANK at HOME K.O 2:00 PM SATURDAY, 13TH APRIL 1B LEAGUE: ABBEYSIDE V TRAMORE at HOME K.O 4:30PM SUNDAY, 14TH APRIL YOUTH B CUP: VILLA V ABBEYSIDE B AWAY K.O 2:00 PM PORTLAW V ABBEYSIDE C AWAY K.O 2:OO PM TUESDAY, 16TH APRIL 1B LEAGUE: TRAMORE RANGERS V ABBEYSIDE AWAY K.O 6:30 PM WEDNESDAY, 17TH APRIL YOUTH B CUP: PORTLAW/ABBEYSIDE V BOHS at HOME K.O 6:30 PM* YOUTH B LEAGUE: ABBEYSIDE V VILLA at HOME K.O 6.30 PM * *(PLEASE NOTE FIXTURES MAY CLASH SO DATE OR VENUE MAY CHANGE FOR CUP GAMES) SATURDAY, 20TH APRIL 1B LEAGUE: ABBEYSIDE V ST. PAULS at HOME K.O 2:00PM SUNDAY, 21ST APRIL YOUTH B CUP: VILLA/ABBEYSIDE V MOONCOIN at HOME K.O 2PM SCHOOLBOY FIXTURES Saturday, April 11th Under 12C Abbeyside v Carrick (home) Kick-off 10.30 pm
Under 14C St Pauls v Abbeyside (away) Kick-off 12.30 pm Under 16B Villa v Abbeyside (away) Kick-off 2.30 pm SYMPATHY Abbeyside AFC would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Needham family and friends on the sad passing of Michael Needham, Boreenatra. Michael (Mick) was a great club stalwart and must have been one of our longest serving players throughout the 60's, 70' and when the legs gave up he reverted back into the goal to extend his career. After his playing days he was always a great supporter and kept a keen interest in the club. May he rest in peace. TRAINING 1st Div. Training every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. in Ballinroad Astro and Friday at 8 p.m. in Dungarvan Astro. All Players are asked to be there 15 minutes before. Youth Training
every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Ballinroad astro. COMMUNITY HELP Abbeyside as both a club and community has been overlooked time and time again for development of an astro turf and upgrade to our current clubhouse. We ask all people of the community to help in anyway they can to try and keep the club going forward. It’s amazing that the club is still going with little to no support over the years but for the small group of members and player who have grown the club from strength to strength each year. Now we ask our community to get behind YOUR LOCAL CLUB ABBEYSIDE A.F.C and help improve the area for the whole community as we hope to develop a youth and community centre for the people of Abbeyside and surrounding areas. If you have any interest or ideas please contact the Club Facebook page or email liamsheehan85@gmail.com.
New Jerseys on sale at club €40.
Dungarvan Celtic FC St. Saviours ……....……………0; Celtic ………………....…………2. FOLLOWING three fine wins, especially an epic win away to Villa, we travelled to St. Saviours last Sunday morning. The home team started very strongly and had us under pressure all of the first half. Even though Mark, John, Mikey and Jamie were defending brilliantly we had Alan to thank after a great save to reach half-time level. Jamie swapped into midfield with Shane and Dale back to full back and we got a foothold in the game which culminated in us being awarded a penalty. Liam took the penalty and fired an unstoppable shot off the bar to the net. One up. Mark changed with Adam on the wing and was soon causing mayhem.
With Josh on the other wing with Dale’s support and Shane, Jamie working tirelessly in midfield the home team couldn't get back into the game and yet again Timmy scored with another of his goals that his persistence deserved. A fine display by Celtic which brings us up the table and we look forward to welcoming Stradbally on Saturday for a local derby. Team: Alan Aykehurst, Mark Earley, Mikey Keohan, John McCarthy, Jamie Webster, Adam Walsh, Shane Kelly, Dale Cummins, Josh Jensen, Liam Sheehan, Timmy McGrath. PUB QUIZ Minnies have gratefully allowed us to hold a quiz on Friday, 26th of this month. We are raising funds for the club and Pieta House in this
venture and we hope to have as many along for this worthy cause. LOTTERY RESULTS February numbers: 6-10-27. No winner. 3×€25 winners: Emily McCarthy, Nora Delaney, Thomas Murray. March numbers: 10-12-22. No winner. 3 × €25 winners: Sean Murray, Wholesale Electrical Supplies, Tony Fitzgerald. We thank all that support our lottery and shall be posting all the business that have signed up to our yearly lottery and some seem to be quite lucky in our draw already. RELOCATION We are in on-going negotiations with the council for a location in town and shall post as soon as we have any news on this.
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
West Waterford/East Cork Schoolboys’ League
Race for u-12 leagues still tied at the top WELCOME to our weekly notes for the West Waterford East Cork Schoolboy League. This week we report on games in the Under 12, 14 and 16 Leagues. We again include all the League Tables in our notes this week so you can view where your teams are currently. U-12 League The top two in the Premier Division both recorded victories last weekend with Brideview beating third placed Mogeely 2-1 at home and Cappoquin Railway beating second from bottom Ballymac 4-1. This means the teams are still tied on the same points but the Cappoquin side have a game less played which could prove vital with only a handful of games remaining. Brideview were made to work hard for this victory as a Darius Medves strike put them under real pressure but they responded with two good goals and stay in the hunt. Cappoquin Railway are still the slight favourites as that game in hand if it can be won can prove vital. In the other game played in Sexton Park on Saturday morning last Valley Rangers ran out 3-2 winners over Inch Utd. Inch started the quicker and were a deserved 1-0 ahead within the first quarter. Valley came back into the game through a well taken goal by Valley forward Dan Turley. Inch however took the lead again in an end-to-end contest. It was that man Dan Turley who equalised for Valley for the second time. That was the way the score remained until 16 minutes to the end when a free from Valley midfielder Fionn McCready was met by Tristan Clancy who slotted the ball home to give Valley the lead. Inch had some chances to equalise but Valley held out for a win which they just about deserved
In the first division we have a real three way tussle for the title where Castlebridge Celtic are leaders, finished their campaign on 22 points, Clashmore are joint leaders on the same 22 points and Cappoquin Railway B are in third on 20 points. Both Clashmore and Cappoquin have one game remaining and it’s against each other with the result handing the title to one of these two teams. A draw will see the Ramblers lift the crown but a Cappoquin victory will see the cornerstone side crowned Champions so it is all to play for in this winner takes all do or die final game. Darragh Ryan with a brace and Callum Royle were the goalscorers for the Ramblers last Saturday as their team beat Ardmore AFC 3-2.
contest the semi-finals, so it will not be an easy game for the Ramblers as Inch ran them very close last season for the U-13 title. Also in the hunt for the top four are Kilworth Celtic and Valley Rangers and with any slip-up now meaning their chances will disappear. A very exciting few weeks ahead in this league to see who will claim the semifinal spots and if Clashmore can sneak in they will be very hard to beat as they chase the four-in-a-row. Cappoquin Railway and Lismore who have beaten them already this season will fancy their chances though of winning the title.
U-16 League Following Inch Utd’s 3-0 victory over Lismore AFC last weekend with goals scored by Ciaran Leahy (2) and Eoin Brenner, it sets up a title decider between themselves and Valley Rangers for the U-16 League. Rangers sit two points ahead of Inch with only this one game remaining, meaning Inch must win the game and secure the three points to claim the title with Valley only needing a draw for them to be crowned U-16 Champions. May the best team win.
U-14 League Cappoquin Railway’s 3-1 victory over Mogeely sees them close the gap on leaders Lismore to 3 points and still have a game in hand while Clashmore Ramblers 3-0 win away in Ballymacoda last Saturday sees them move up the table into joint third place with goals from Ben Lombard, Shane Coughlan and Noah O’Sullivan sealing the win. This was a vital win for the reigning Champions who are chasing a four in a row this year. They will play Inch Utd in their final game knowing a victory and nothing else is what’s needed to claim a top 4 spot and a semi final place anything else and their three year reign as Champions will be over. Inch will need to beat the champions if they are to
LAST WEEKEND’S RESULTS U-12 League Premier Division: Brideview Utd 2 - 1 Mogeely FC Cappoquin Railway FC 4 - 1 Ballymac FC Inch Utd 2 - 3 Valley Rangers U-12 League First Division Ardmore AFC 2 - 3 Clashmore Ramblers
U-14 League: Ballybridge Utd 0 - 3 Clashmore Ramblers Cappoquin Railway FC 3 - 1 Mogeely FC U-16 League: Inch Utd 3 - 0 Lismore AFC
Inch United Under 11 team.
West Waterford/East Cork Schoolboys’ League Tables As of 7th April Under 12 League Premier Division p w d l pts Cappoquin Railway 11 9 2 0 29 Brideview Utd 12 9 2 1 29 Mogeely F.C. 12 6 2 4 20 Inch United 13 6 2 5 20 Valley Rangers 13 5 3 5 18 Lismore A.F.C. 10 4 3 3 15 Ballymac F.C. 13 2 0 11 6 Kilworth Celtic 12 0 0 12 0 Under 12 League 1st Division p w d l pts Castlebridge Cel. 10 7 1 2 22 Clashmore Ram. 9 7 1 1 22 Cap. Railway B 9 6 2 1 20
Ardmore A.F.C. 10 4 0 6 12 Kilworth Celtic B 10 3 0 7 9 Ballybridge Utd 10 0 0 10 0 Under 13 League p w d l pts Inch United 8 8 0 0 24 Lismore A.F.C. 8 7 0 1 21 Kilworth Celtic 9 7 0 2 21 Clashmore Ram. 8 6 0 2 18 Cap. Railway F.C. 9 4 1 4 13 Valley Rangers 8 4 1 3 13 Mogeely F.C. 10 3 0 7 9 Ardmore A.F.C. 10 2 0 8 6 Ballybridge Utd 9 2 0 7 6 Kilworth Celtic B 9 0 0 9 0 Under 14 League p w d l pts Lismore A.F.C. 9 8 0 1 24
Cap. Railway F.C. 8 7 0 1 Kilworth Celtic 8 6 0 2 Clashmore Ram. 9 6 0 3 Valley Rangers 9 6 0 3 Inch United 8 5 0 3 Mogeely F.C. 8 4 0 4 Ballymac F.C. 10 3 0 7 Brideview United 8 2 0 6 Ballybridge Utd 9 1 0 8 Kilworth Celtic B 10 0 0 0 Under 16 League pw d l Valley Rangers 9 8 1 0 Inch United 9 7 2 0 Lismore A.F.C. 9 3 1 5 Ardmore A.F.C. 10 3 0 7 Castlebridge Cel. 10 2 2 6 Cap. Railway 9 2 0 7
21 18 18 18 15 12 9 6 3 0 pts 25 23 10 9 8 6
WATERFORD SCHOOLBOYS FOOTBALL LEAGUE (WSFL) FIXTURES Wednesday 10th April, 2019 WSFL Under 11 Red League 18:15 Bohemians A v Villa A WSFL Under 15B League 18:15 Villa B v Piltown A WSFL Under 15D League 18:15 Villa C v Portlaw United Thursday, 11th April, 2019 WSFL Under 15A League 18:15 Bohemians A v Ferrybank A 18:15 Carrick United A v Southend United 18:15 Villa A v Tramore A WSFL Under 15B League 18:15 Ballyduff v Dungarvan United A
18:15 Ballinroad v Dungarvan United B WSFL Under 15C League 18:15 Carrick United B v Mooncoin Cel A 18:15 Ferrybank B v St Pauls 18:15 De La Salle v Kilmacow 18:15 Kilmacthomas v Tramore B WSFL Under 15D League 18:15 Waterford Crystal v Bohemians C Saturday, 13th April, 2019 SFAI Under 13 National Cup Semi Final 13:30 Tramore v Leixlip United WSFL Under 12B League 10:30 Southend United B v Tramore B 10:30 Dungarvan United B v Johnville
10:30 Kilmacthomas v Ballinroad WSFL Under 12C League 10:30 Tramore C v Kilmacow 10:30 Abbeyside v Carrick United B 10:30 Seaview Celtic v St Pauls WSFL Under 12D League 10:30 Park Rangers B v Bohemians C 10:30 Piltown C v Waterford Crystal 10:30 Villa B v Carrick United C 10:30 Ballyduff v Portlaw United WSFL Under 14A League 12:30 De La Salle v Villa A 12:30 Dungarvan United v Bohemians A WSFL Under 14B League
12:30 Waterford Crystal v Ferrybank 12:30 Seaview Celtic v Kilmacow WSFL Under 14C League 12:30 Bohemians C v Mooncoin Celtic 12:30 St Pauls v Abbeyside 12:30 Villa B v Park Rangers B SFAI Skechers Under 15 Shane Long Cup 14:30 Ferrybank A v Hanover Harps FC WSFL Under 16B League 15:45 Tramore B v Cappoquin Railway 14:30 Villa B v Abbeyside 14:30 Bohemians v Ballinroad
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
Sean Hahessy retains the O’Doherty Cup in Dungarvan ON a day when Dungarvan Cycling Club remembered their fellow club member, Keith Keneally, whose untimely passing was marked with a minutes applause before racing started, Sean Hahessy and Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo team mate Conor Hennebry rode away from a stacked field to take a very convincing 1,2 at the Dungarvan Cycling Club open race on Sunday, 7th April. RACE REPORT Sean Hahessy, Dan Morrissey MIG Pactimo took the Dungarvan GP for the 2nd year in succession when Sean and his teammate Conor Hennebry came over the line together. Jamie Blanchfield, Panduit Carrick Wheelers won the sprint with Dylan Corkery, Bioracer DHLFR Services for 3rd. The field split up first time up the climb at Colligan so that by the time they hit the climb 2nd time around there was a small group of 8-9 riders being chased at 20 secs by a group of 8-9 more with the bunch already three minutes down. On the climb both groups split and formed what would be the winning break contained three from Dan Morrissey MIG Pactimo, Hennebry, Hahessy and Sparrow, two from Bioracer DHL Corkery and Moore with Blanchfield from Panduit Carrick Wheelers and Shaw from Strata3 Velo Revolution. From there on they grew their lead to over four minutes on the chase group and over seven minutes from the remainder of the
bunch. On the last time up the climb Hahessy jumped and once he had built up a lead Hennebry jumped across leaving both men to come to the line together. One more happening was that there was a dead heat for 5th between Sean Moore and Matthew Sparrow. Edvin Silovs, North Tipp Wheelers followed up his win in the A4 Ras Luimni in March by taking the A3/Jnr Dungarvan GP in Modeligo. Owen Mussett, Team Smartleigh won the bunch sprint for 2nd with Patsy McCaffery, Unattached in 3rd. Tri athlete Kieran Jackson, Comeragh CC took his first win on the road when he won the Dungarvan GP A4 race in Modeligo. John Crowley, Killarney was 2nd with Luke O'Sullivan, Coachford CC was 3rd. A1/A2: 1 Sean Hahessy Dan Morrissey 2 Conor Hennebry Dan Morrissey 3Jamie Blanchfield Panduit Carrick 4 Dillon Corkery DHL 5 Matt Sparrow Dan Morrissey 5 Sean Moore DHL 7 Damien Shaw Strata3 Velorevolution 8 Richard Maes Strata3 Velo 9 Liam Curley Strata3 velo 10 Keith Gater Waterford RC A3/Jun: 1 Edvins Silovs NTW 2 Owen Musset Team Smartleigh 3 Patsy McCaffrey u/a
Sean Hahessy retains the O'Doherty cup with teammate Conor Hennebry.
Eddie Moore is DCC's new President, pictured with Karen Hickson-Walsh.
4 Daniel Yonkin Kanturk CC 5 Denis O’Connor Sliabh Luchra 6 Tom O’Connor Kanturk 7 Tom Moriarty Kanturk 8 Mick Hennessey Fermoy CC 9 Owen Mullonney Burren CC 10 Eoin Bailey CarlowCC 1st Unplaced A3 Lady: Niamh O’Donovan TC Racing A4: 1 Kieran Jackson Comeragh CC 2 John Crowley Killarney CC 3 Luke O’Sullivan Coachford CC 4 Gearoid Howard Burren CC 5 Sean McCarthy ACME 6 Michael Cummins Carlow RC 7 Brian Condon u/a 8 Alan Dwyer Panduit Carrick 9 Michael O’Dwyer Slievenamon
our new and experienced youth riders to gain race craft. First up in the Under 12 race making his road race debut was Owen Morrissey. Owen did the job taking 1st place in the Under 11 category. Eoghan Lattimore contested the Under 14 race starting on a long climb up Colligan and finishing fast into Modeligo. Eoghan in his first year Under 14 and improving every week finished in the main bunch. DCC had three riders (Mark McGarry, Kyle Walsh & Gary Whelan) in the under 16 race over the tough hilly course. The race split up coming up colligan and then it was all decided in
10 Jack Corcoran U/A 1st Lady: Agnieska Woniack Strata3 Velorevolution ALSO FROM THIS WEEKEND At the McHugh Cup in Bohermeen we had two of our junior riders in action. Elia Tutty took third place and Aoibhe Power 8th place in the ladies race. This placing for Elia puts her in first place in the ladies intermediate league after three rounds. This is fantastic racing from our two young riders and a testament to all the hard work they are putting into their training. YOUTH NOTES The annual local DCC road race provided a superb opportunity for
the sprint. The race finished in a bunch sprint. Mark in his usual style powered to the line getting 1st. Kyle Walsh finished 7th and Gary Whelan finished just behind in the bunch. Well done DCC. Great to see new riders Owen, Kyle and Gary this year. Keep it up. TUESDAY EVENING SPIN Return of the summer midweek spins starting Tuesday night 6.30 pm Kilrush. This week's route: Coast Road to Seafield, Mahon Bridge, Durrow home. Road captain Johnny Byrne. 28/30 kph
Dungarvan RFC U-14's played their final match of the season a friendly against a travelling Welsh team Llanwit Major who hail from South Glamorgan.
DUNGARVAN RUGBY CLUB Dungarvan hosts visiting Welsh Team ON Saturday, Dungarvan U-14's played their final match of the season. It was a friendly against a travelling Welsh team Llanwit Major who hail from South Glamorgan. The day was perfect and the game started with Emilio being given the honour of captaining the team in his final match before returning to Spain. It was obvious from the start that the Welsh team were stronger and quickly they put the match to rest. Credit to the Dungarvan lads for not dropping heads but played gamely to the end before tucking
into a few burgers from the barbeque. Not only was this the last game of the season but it was also a chance for the team to thank their playing colleague Emilio for his contribution. On the day he was presented with a signed rugby ball and a signed number 5 Jersey by team captain. Emilio got a great welcome from his team mates from day one and has been a huge asset to the team all season, he will be missed! The team and management would like to thank sponsors
Dungarvan Credit Union, Fergal for all his help, club members who contributed but most of all the parents who acted as taxi drivers, cheerleaders, tea brewer's, and sandwich makers during the season but mostly for the support and encouragement during the year. Wishing everybody a great summer and hope to see you all back at the start of the next season. OFFICIAL MUNSTER RUGBY SUMMER CAMP 15th to 19th July, 2019 Dungarvan RFC will host an
Official Munster Rugby Summer Camp this year! The camp for boys and girls aged 6 to 12 will run from Monday 15th to Friday 19th July, 9.30 to 1.30 p.m. Each participant will receive an Official Summer Camp Pack comprising an Adidas Summer Camp T-Shirt, Adidas Shorts, Adidas Socks, Draw-String Bag, Mouth Guard and one Junior ticket to a Munster pre-season match. Early Bird booking €75 per child! BOOK NOW @ https://munsterrugby.ie/domestic/rugby/camps/su mmer-camps/
Emilio was presented with a signed rugby ball and a signed number 5 Jersey by team captain.
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
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CUNNIGAR PITCH & PUTT CLUB QUIZ NIGHT Our annual quiz night will be held on Friday, 12th April, in Minnies Bar, Abbeyside. Tables of 4, €20 per table. Get your teams ready for this great social evening which helps with the upkeep of our club. As always there will be a raffle and auction on the night. CUNNIGAR PITCH AND PUTT SCRATCH CUP 2019 This years Scratch Cup will be held on the 11th May, starting at 8.30 am, last card 1.30 pm. Top 12 plus ties in attendance will be in the play-off. Prizes in all grades. Registration card required, no card no prize. All prizes in vouchers. As always kindly sponsored by Lawlors Hotel. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Easter Bank holiday Monday Game, 22nd April, names in for 10.30 tee off at 11 am Munster Ladies and Gents Matchplay Championships 2019, closing date 8th April, qualifying rounds 21st-28th April, finals 18th and 19th May at Larkspur Park. National Ladies and Gent’s Matchplay Championships 2019, closing date 15th April, qualifying rounds 6-11th May, finals 1st-3rd June at Rocklodge. LADIES WEDNESDAY GAME RESULTS Names in for 10 am tee off at 10.30 am Nett Evelyn Torrens, Oliviere Walsh Gross Breda Foley, Jacinta O'Mahoney Results of Saturday Scramble Names in for 1 pm tee off at 1.30 pm Nett Jacinta O'Mahoney, Michael Havens Gross Cait Mulcahy, Liam Simms Please note the Thursday games will be starting on the 2nd May, names in for 6 pm tee off at 6.30 pm. All are welcome to play and have a bit of fun. SUNDAY GENT’S GAME TEE OFF AT 10.30 am Nett Micahel Havens Gross Liam Hansbury As next Sunday is the last day of a very successful gent’s league it is all to play for. So after last Sunday’s game in Larkspur Park, Michael Ahearne got two points and Kyle Hackett got one point. With one game to go the leader board reads as follows: Hole-in-one competition Men's hole in one section John O'Shea - 2, Kyle Hackett,
Aiden O'Rourke, Michael Havens and Liam Simms all have one. LADIES HOLE-IN-ONE SECTION The ladies leader at the moment is Jacinta O'Mahoney - 2 Breda Foley - one. MEN’S SPRING LEAGUE Liam Hansbury 5 points Michael Havens 4 points Michael Ahearne 3 points Kyle Hackett 3 points Aiden O'Rourke 2 points Michael Delaney 1 point Liam Simms 1 point LOTTO BONUS BALL WINNER Kyle Hackett was the winner with number 11. BRIEF RULES Never play with more than three other people at a time. When you see that you are delaying the play of those coming behind, always allow them to play through. Always give precedence to those playing in a competition, if you yourself are not. COMMITTEE MEETING Monthly committee meeting is Monday, 29th April at 7 pm. SUB COMMITTEES We are looking for members to go on the sub committees to help with the club house and course. Anyone with a few hours spare can put their name onto the sheet in the clubhouse. You do not have to stick to times or days just come on down whenever you have a spare hour or two, you will be very welcome. MEMBERSHIP FEES FAMILY €155; ADULT €85; JUV. €50; SNR €55; LIFE MEMBER €35. Our membership runs from January 1st to December 31st so no matter how late in the year a person pays their membership, they must pay the full fees. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT PITCH AND PUTT IS A FUN GAME ALWAYS ENJOY YOURSELF SUMMERTIME IS COMING With the eveninigs getting brighter it’s now time to dust down the clubs and try a game of pitch and putt ideal for families, juveniles and adults. With the course open from 10 am to 7 pm what better way to spend an hour or two, at the pitcturesque Cunnigar Pitch and Putt Club. We are based next to the sports centre in the beautiful setting of Dungarvan Bay. Everyone is more than welcome to come and play.
Causeway Club members bid farewell to Ellis & Carolann Wilkins.
CAUSEWAY TENNIS & BOWLS CLUB
Bowls Club News GREAT sportsmanship despite wintery conditions did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Causeway and Cork teams in the Winter League Finals game of the Causeway Cup Tournament. The event was won by the Causeway Bowls Club. The players were delighted to keep the Causeway Perpetual Cup in their home ground overlooking beautiful Dungarvan Bay. We also bade farewell to two of our members, Ellis & CarolAnn Wilkins. The Club were sad to see them go but, we look forward to or-
ganising a trip to Wales for a Bowls game and arranging a return trip of Welsh teams to Dungarvan. At the Bowls Annual General Meeting 2019, the elected Committee members are; Chairperson/Secretary & PRO: Ann J. Lonergan. Treasurer: Donal McGovern. Men’s Captain: Graham Bagley. Greenkeeper: John Earley. Our next Tournament is The Shott Cup, first round, Causeway v Crumlin in Dublin on 26th May, 2019. We look forward to the challenge.
PICTURED RIGHT – Bowls Club Men's Captain, Graham Bagley receiving the Causeway Perpetual Cup from Donal McGovern, prior to the bowls Club AGM. Causeway emerged victorious in the Mixed Winter League 2018/'19. The captain presented medals to Peter Allen, Marie Quinn, John Earley, Brian Brennan, Celia Gaffney, Geoff Palmer, Eddie Coyte, David Fraughan, Jim Sheehan, John Townsend, Joe Browne, John Browne and Mike Sergeantes. Graham also received a finalist medal.
Pictured at the Waterford Raceway Round 2 Championship.
Waterford Raceway Round 2 Championship 2019
Ardmore Athletic Club ARDMORE A.C. is your local juvenile athletics club serving the parishes of Clashmore, Kinsalebeg, Grange, Old Parish, Ring, Ballycurrane and Ardmore. We are Athletics Ireland registered, have seven fully trained coaches who are Garda vetted and all have Safeguarding Course completed. After a winter season indoors, we are back outdoors training from Thursday, 4th April. We train once
a week at the Ardmore GAA field each Thursday, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and are welcoming all beginners who are 7 years or older to join us for fun filled training sessions! You don't need any previous experience and we cater for all levels. You can try three sessions before registering with the club so come along and try out! ''Sport is for everyone, there are only positive benefits!''
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THE second round of the 2019 championship was held at Waterford Raceway on Sunday (March 31st) kindly sponsored by SLB Manufacturing and Woodcraft. After a very successful practice day on Saturday, numbers looked promising for Sunday. And so it proved to be with 76 drivers signing on for racing in ideal track conditions. With such high numbers of younger drivers present, it was decided that it was necessary to split the juniors and rookie juniors into two groups in each class. Once practice was over, it was group 1 of the production juniors who started the days racing. After the usual three rounds of racing it was Ben Kenneally who stood on the top step of the podium in this group with Ted McGrath 2nd and Aidan Heney and Leon O’Shea in joint 3rd. In the 2nd group of juniors it was Eoghan Doherty who was top man with Ava Moloney 2nd and Tadgh Foley 3rd. Class 1 was next on track and again the starting grid was full with 13 cars taking to the line. There were a number of incidents during the
three races but Cian Deasy stayed out of trouble to accumulate the most points followed by Shane Hickey 2nd and Ronan Coughlan 3rd. Martin Power claimed top spot in group 1 of the rookies just ahead of Conor Fitz (2nd) and Tommy Cronin (3rd). In the 2nd group of rookies Callum O’Shea had a great drive on his first day out to finish with the most points with Liam Og Power 2nd and Aoife Healy 3rd. Eight ladies emerged from the pits to make for some good competitive racing over the three rounds. Orla O’Sullivan just did enough to secure the top of the podium followed closely by Jamie Egan (2nd) and Katie Egan (3rd). There was a great battle in class 2 between Jason Ryan and Eddie Baldwin over the 3 races. It was Jason who won out in the end with two race wins to Eddie’s one and Michael Coughlan claiming the final place on the podium. Class 4 and 6 took to the track together. On the day there was no stopping Martin Fitz in his newly acquired class 6 Tigra as he stormed through all in front of him to collect maximum points ahead of Donal Lenihan and Ronan
Waters. While in class 4 Raymond D’Arcy was the most consistent to take the win with Mick Boland 2nd and Alan Houlihan 3rd. The 1Bs were as competitive as ever and it was Willie Heney who did enough to claim bragging rights ahead of Liam Fitzgerald (2nd) and Luke O’Donovan (3rd). Brian Weston took top spot in the stocks while Steve Slattery was 2nd ahead of Joe Dilworth. The final race in each round had class 3 and 5 on track together which proved very entertaining with some very close racing. In the end Michael Baldwin just did enough to get the win in class 3 with Alan Darcy 2nd and P. J. O’Sullivan 3rd. In class 5 Andy O’Brien got the better of Padraig Smiddy during a close battle all day to finish first and Andy Foley was 3rd. The club wishes to thank all those who helped make it a successful day as well as the photographers and video cameraman. Thankfully, the clocks had changed on Saturday night so even though it was a long day of racing everyone left the track with daylight still evident.
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GENERAL SPORT
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 April, 2019
Talking Horses Upcoming Fixtures Limerick - Thursday, April 11 (First Race 2.05) Ballinrobe - Friday, April 12 (First Race 4.50) Naas - Saturday, April 13 (First Race 1.50) Dundalk - Sunday, April 14 (First Race 2.00) Tramore - Sunday, April 14 (First Race 2.15)
Irish Point-to-Point Fixtures List Saturday, 13th April, 2019 - Loughbrickland, Co. Down Sunday, 14th April, 2019 - Dromahan, Co. Cork Sunday, 14th April, 2019 - Stradbally, Co. Laois Sunday, 14th April, 2019 - Bellurgan Park, Co. Louth Sunday, 14th April, 2019 - Ballysteen, Co. Limerick Wednesday, 17th April, 2019 - Inch, Co. Cork Saturday, 20th April, 2019 - Loughanmore, Co. Antrim Sunday, 21st April, 2019 - Oldcastle, Co. Meath Sunday, 21st April, 2019 - Quakerstown, Co. Clare Sunday, 21st April, 2019 - Curraghmore, Co. Waterford Monday, 22nd April, 2019 - Loughanmore, Co. Antrim Saturday, 27th April, 2019 - Taylorstown, Co. Down Sunday, 28th April, 2019 - Monksgrange, Co. Wexford Sunday, 28th April, 2019 - Dromahane, Co. Cork Sunday, 28th April, 2019 - Fairyhouse, Co. Meath
De Bromhead and Collins launch Horse Racing Ireland’s National Racehorse Trainer Open Morning HORSE Racing Ireland Ownership has teamed up with racehorse trainers across the country to give racing fans and potential racehorse owners experience of a professional racing yard first-hand. The inaugural Racehorse Trainer Open Morning will take place on Saturday, May 18th and over 30 trainers from 12 counties will open their yards to anyone who has registered on www.racehorseownership.ie/openmorning in advance.
Irish Racecourses pledge financial support to Injured Jockeys THE Association of Irish Racecourses have pledged an annual financial contribution of €123,000 to support the Irish Injured Jockeys over a three-year period. Building on the existing positive relationship between racecourses and the Irish Injured Jockeys, all 26 racecourses have committed to this scheme which will cover the running costs of the charity.
Fozzy Stack’s Lady Wannabe impresses FOZZY Stack has loads to look forward to with Lady Wannabe which impressed with a two-length win in the opening fillies’ maiden at Cork on Sunday. The daughter of Camelot disappointed on her sole run last season but looked a completely different proposition here as she easily saw off 2/1 favourite Alezia at odds of 20/1 under Chris Hayes.
Denis Hogan opens his flat season DENIS Hogan got off the mark for the new season at Leopardstown on Wednesday when Atlas landed the 7f handicap in the hands of Killian Leonard. The 10/1 chance carried the colours of the Round The Bend Again Syndicate, who also own Hogan's prolific sprinter Gopsies Daughter.
Pictured are the winning connections at the homecoming of Tiger Roll which took place in the village of Summerhill, County Meath on Sunday evening. [Patrick McCann/Racing Post]
Tiger Roll wins back-to-back Aintree Grand Nationals TIGER Roll had already secured legendary racing status and his place in the history of the sport was certainly confirmed as he became the first horse since Red Rum in 1973 and 1974 to win the Aintree Grand National for the second consecutive year on Saturday. The undoubted star of Gordon Elliott’s yard, Tiger Roll gave Davy Russell a dream ride, and won well from the Jessica Harrington-trained Magic Of Light. Rathvinden came through to take third for Willie Mullins, making it an Irish-trained one-two-three. Elliott was overcome with emotion as he won the race for the third time, he also trained Silver Birch to win the 2007 renewal. “We work very hard for this the whole time. I've got a brilliant team behind me, and all my family at home. Davy Russell's mother died last year, and this was for her, and my uncle Willie Elliott died this year, and this was for him. “It's unbelievable. We had 11 runners in the race. When Silver Birch won, I probably didn't appreciate it enough, and when Tiger Roll won last year it was unbelievable. This year, if any of the 11 horses had won, it would have been great, but Tiger is a bit special. The stats were against him, and we were hoping and wishing and praying he could win, but I thought it was probably impossible, so for him to do it... Hopefully, he will now get the recognition he deserves and go down as one of the greats.” 39-year-old Davy Russell remarked: "I can't believe it! At my age now, to win two Grand Nationals - it's madness! He's one hell of a horse. The O'Learys have been so good to me throughout my career and Gordon. What can I say? This horse is amazing and this place is amazing. People go one about certain sporting events but Liverpool and Aintree are just so far ahead. People come here in their droves to cheer on such a fantastic event and they can be so proud of what they have, it's so well run. It touches so many people around the world and I am so proud to be part of it. I can't believe it, I really can't.” Irish trainers were back at Aintree in force this year and the first big winner for the visiting team came in the shape of the Willie Mullins-trained Kemboy in the Grade 1 Betway Bowl Chase on Thursday. The Ruby Walsh-ridden
9/4 favourite made all the running and was not for stopping as he powered clear to beat Clan Des Obeaux by nine lengths with the Henry De Bromhead-trained Balko Des Flos in third place. Supasundae gave Jessica Harrington and Robbie Power another top-flight success when landing the Betway Aintree Hurdle, the fabulous nine-year-old winning by a length and a quarter from Buveur D'air at odds of 15/2. At Grade 3 level, Henry De Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore won the Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase with 11/2 shot Moon Over Germany which sports the colours of Philip Reynolds. Friday started well for subsequent Grand Notional hero Gordon Elliott as he landed a quick double, two winners he shared with Jack Kennedy. The pair landed the opening 2m4f handicap hurdle with the Frank McAleavyowned Three Musketeers and followed up in the Grade 1 Betway Top Novices’ Hurdle with Felix Desjy which made all the running to beat the Mullins-trained Aramon by a length and a half. Robbie Power got his second Grade 1 winner of the festival as he partnered the Colin Tizzard-trained Lostintranslation to win the Betway Mildmay Novices’ Chase. Willie Mullins’ day got better when Min bounced back to winning ways under Ruby Walsh in the Grade 1 JLT Chase, the eight-year-old scoring by all of 20 lengths from Politologue. Paul Townend was in the saddle as Cadmium followed up for the champion trainer in the Grade 3 Randox Health Topham Handicap Chase, the 8/1 putting in a near-flawless round of jumping over the big Aintree fences to score by six-lengths from the Henry De Bromhead-trained, Rachael Blackmore-ridden Sub Lieutenant. Robbie Power landed his third Grade 1 of the week when once again combining with Colin Tizzard to win the Betway Mersey Novices’ Hurdle with 20/1 chance Reserve Tank. Power ended the three days at the Festival’s leading jockey. Henry De Bromhead and Davy Russell took the Grade 1 Doom Bar Maghull Novices’ Chase with Ornua which made all the running to beat the Joseph O'Brien-trained Us And Them. It was fitting that Gordon Elliott landed the final Aintree winner when the Jamie Codd-ridden Chief Justice just held on to win the concluding handicap hurdle.
Pat O’Connor returns to the winners’ enclosure TRAINER Pat O’Connor rolled back the years as he returned to the winners’ enclosure for the first time since July 2015 as Sullane Hill landed the opening division of the 2m4f maiden hurdle at Wexford on Friday. Ridden by JJ Slevin, the 8/1 chance was in front early in the straight and made the best of his way home to score by half a length from Éclair De Rock in the colours of Brid Lucey.
Henry De Bromhead landed the second leg of the same race with newcomer Popong which scored at odds of 16/1 in the hands of Hugh Morgan. De Bromhead made it two on the evening as High School Days won the beginners’ chase under local rider Sean Flanagan. De Bromhead teamed up with Rachael Blackmore to land the Grade 2 Fairyhouse Easter Festival Novice Hurdle at the
County Meath course on Sunday. The gutsy success of Dommage Pour Toi came as a surprise to most as the six-yearold was returned at odds of 33/1 and was shedding his maiden tag in the process for owner Hugh Bleahen. The winner will be on the De Bromhead team at the Punchestown Festival at the end of the month.
The Names Jock lands 8f handicap DUNGARVAN trainer John Kiely and presenter Brian Gleeson were on the mark at Cork on Sunday with The Names Jock which built on a hugely promising run at Navan a week previously to land the 8f handicap. A very strong 11/8 favourite, the three-yearold was never far off the pace and had a little in hand as he beat Bellepower by a length and a quarter under Billy Lee.