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Councillors pass ‘ten times height’ set-back distance on wind turbines By Paul Mooney AN emergency Notice of Motion which was brought before the July meeting of Waterford City and County Council and proposes a variation in the County Development Plan to impose a set-back distance on wind turbines of ten times the tip height was given cross-party support and passed by the majority of Councillors last week. However, Chief Executive of the Council, Michael Walsh said he believes that national guidelines will supercede any local variations and the Notice of Motion will not ‘add any weight’ to objections to any relatively immediate planning applications, because the proposed variation will take a number of months to process. He also voiced concerns that implementing the variation could expose the Council to “considerable financial risk”. Standing orders were suspended at the July meeting of the Council held last Thursday at City Hall, Waterford, for the Councillors to discuss the emergency Notice of Motion, which lasted nearly an hour. It comes on foot of a massive demonstration held the previous Sunday in Bonmahon by Mahon Valley Against Turbines, in relation to a proposal to construct a wind farm in the Copper Coast area (in the townlands of Bonmahon, Stradbally and Ballylaneen). Proposing the emergency Notice of Motion was Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan, who said Councillors believed the County Development Plan “is far too

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WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY will be a cloudy and humid day with showery rain turning heavy and the risk of thundery downpours which may lead to spot flooding. The rain will clear northeastwards during the afternoon with fresher and cooler conditions to follow. Afternoon temperatures of 16 to 22 degrees in moderate to fresh southeasterly winds which will veer west to northwesterly and increase fresh to strong and gusty. Forecast for Thursday/Friday:Thursday will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of showery rain falling throughout the day. It will also be much cooler than it has been with highest temperatures of 16 or 17 degrees in blustery south-westerly breezes.There will be little overall change for Friday, although it will tend to be a brighter day. But further outbreaks of showery rain will continue to occur and it will remain cool and breezy. Forecast for Saturday/Sunday: Saturday will be a day of sunny spells and heavy showers, with most of the showers occurring in the afternoon / evening. Temperatures will be slightly higher around 17 or 18 degrees in fresh westerly breezes. Sunday will be much drier, although the occasional shower could still occur in the afternoon.There will be good spells of sunshine during Sunday and temperatures will be slightly higher at around 18 to 20 degrees. Outlook (Monday/Wednesday):The early days of next week will be mostly dry with good sunshine and temperatures reaching 21 or 22 degrees during the afternoon. However, more rain is expected later on Wednesday.

THE Camino de Santiago of Northern Spain has become very popular for Irish pilgrims and walkers in the past two decades since the resurgence in interest of the Camino of recent times. ‘Follow the Camino’ will launch the Waterford Greenway as an official Celtic Camino route where pilgrims planning on walking the Camino de Santiago can get their first 25 km under their belt right here in Ireland and then only have to complete 75 km in Spain and will officially qualify for the Compostela or Pilgrim Certificate. Camino de Santiago rules have changed to state that as long as a pilgrim can prove they have walked the first 25 km in their own country they may then walk just 75 km of the English Way. To celebrate this, follow the Camino and all walkers alike will gather together during the week of St. James’ Day to walk 25 km of the Waterford Greenway from Dungarvan to Workhouse Studios, Kilmactomas. If you are interested in walking the Dungarvan to Kilmacthomas stretch in preparation for walking the Camino Ingles or any of the caminos, come along on Saturday morning at 10.00 a.m. Walkers will receive their first official stamp in their pilgrim passports on the day, which are valid up to one year. What many don’t realise is that the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela was massive in Medieval times and even back to the 12th and 13th centuries. Waterford was seen as the major port in Ireland for departure to A Coruna in Galicia in what is now North Western Spain. Pilgrims also departed through

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Ireland once it is certified and Waterford Greenway is being seen as the ideal route to be used to complete this considering its links with the Camino going back many centuries and the suitability of the Greenway as a walking route. Santiago de Compostela is considered the burial place of St. James and his Feast Day is on 25th July. To coincide with this feast, Follow the Camino who organise Camino trips are organising a training day on the Waterford Greenway where potential Camino pilgrims and walkers can walk their 25 km and have their pilgrim passports stamped certifying this. The group are meeting at the Greenway car park beside Waterford City and County Council Civic Offices building in Dungarvan this coming Saturday, 22nd July, at 10.00 a.m. and walking to the Workhouse in Kilmacthomas. You can check it out on www.followthecamino.com/eve nts The concept of linking the Waterford Greenway with the Camino will be a big boost for the locality with the potential of many pilgrims and walkers intending to walk the Camino Ingles coming to Waterford and walking the full Waterford Greenway over two days to prepare for their walk in Galicia therefore creating demand for our many fine accommodations and eateries and other services. Stamps (Sellos) have also been prepared for Dungarvan, Durrow and Kilmacthomas. For queries regarding the concept locally, contact Garvan

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People can have their ‘Pilgrim Passports’ stamped with a Waterford Camino stamp to verify they have completed the 25 km walk. Cummins (The Greenway Man) on 086-8351233. Garvan has walked many caminos over the past two decades and is a wealth of information on the Camino. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us at the meeting point in Dungarvan at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday 22nd July. Tickets cost €10, however, the event is free with all proceeds going to charity. We look forward to introducing you to your Camino journey and guiding you every step of the way.

Abbeyside’s Niamh Briggs features on new stamp IRISH Women’s Rugby Captain, Niamh Briggs was at the GPO last week to unveil a special €1 postage stamp celebrating Ireland’s hosting of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup from 9th to 26th August, in Dublin and Belfast.

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St. James Gate in Dublin and also from Dingle and Galway. Nine times mayor of Waterford in the late 1400’s, James Rice went on pilgrimage to Santiago in 1473 and 1483 and his fine tomb is decorated with the Camino shell in Christchurch Cathedral in Waterford. The trip for a medieval pilgrim was departure by ship from Waterford to the port of A Coruna and walk the 75 kilometres to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Due to the large number of English pilgrims who also travelled from English ports to A Coruna, this route from A Coruna to Santiago became known as the English Way or Camino Ingles. The most popular route known to the present day Irish pilgrim is the French Way or Camino Frances which brings one from St. Jean Pied de Port in the Pyrenees to Santiago covering 800 km. Once pilgrims have walked 100km, they can get the Certificate or Compostela to show that they have completed the Camino. Pilgrims carry a Camino passport with them and get it stamped each day along the route. There are attempts to popularise the Camino Ingles for Irish and British pilgrims but the distance is only 75 km so pilgrims and walkers would not be entitled to the Certificate of completion (Compostela). But in a new development this will now be possible with pilgrims being allowed to get their first 25km under their belt right here in

Designed by Zinc Design Consultants, the stamp features an action photo by Ireland Team Official Photography agents, ‘Inpho Photography’ (Dan Sheridan), of Irish Team Captain, Niamh Briggs, in action during the historic win over New Zealand at the 2014 Rugby World Cup.

This special stamp and limited edition First Day Cover envelope may be viewed and purchased at irishstamps.ie, at main post offices and Dublin’s GPO stamp shop. “It’s such an honour to represent Irish Women’s Rugby on this special postage stamp” said Niamh, who attended the event at the GPO with her parents, Mike and Ger. “It marks this special event for Ireland and will really increase awareness of the tournament in the lead-up to the Women’s World Cup. “The Country has truly embraced Women’s Rugby and the Women’s Rugby World Cup on home soil will be a celebration of all sports

and all those who play and support women’s sport,” Niamh added. Niamh, who is a member of An Garda Siochána, is currently stationed in Limerick. She became Captain of the Irish Women’s Rugby Team at the start of the 2014 / 2015 campaign. 12 teams will take part in this, the 8th Women’s Rugby World Cup in which the pool stages will be played at University College Dublin and the final stages held at Belfast’s Queens University and Kingspan Stadium. The countries competing include: Ireland, France, Spain, USA, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Italy, England,Wales,

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Councillor calls for square poles to get round pranksters By Christy Parker WATERFORD Councillor James Tobin believes the council should replace round poles with square structures in order to thwart people who twist the signs in misleading directions. Speaking at July’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting, Cllr. Tobin said a square pole would be far more difficult to manipulate. The councillor noted a tendency amongst the young and sometimes inebriated to twist the poles. He found that encountering lost tourists in the aftermath of such behaviour could be “quite embarrassing.” That’s said, “We were all young once”, he added understandingly. Earlier, Senior Executive Engineer for Roads Gabriel Hynes had informed Cllr.Tobin that the council does not have signage included on regional maps alongside roads and drainage data but may well consider following his inquiry. At that point, Cllr. Tobin had been concerned about the “unbelievable amount” of signposts being stolen from across the district, although it was unclear how mapping the sign would alter

that situation. He proposed a survey be conducted to deduce where signs were missing, followed by replacement. Cllr. Tobin then took the conversation in a new direction with his observation on square poles. Mr. Hynes saw merit in the suggestion and agreed to investigate but felt the mass production of round poles probably meant they were more cost efficient to acquire. GROWING WILD Meantime, Cllr. Declan Doocey suggested that many signs were lying hidden in overgrown ditches. He wanted landowners to be instructed of the dangers to motorists by wild foliage impeding sight lines, especially on bends. “Or maybe send the bill to landowners” he urged, should the council undertake the work. Cllr. Pat Nugent had overgrowth in mind too as he requested the council to spray kerbing, base of poles and so on, in the Tournore area of Abbeyside. “There’s a lot of open spaces in the park and it’s a lovely estate too. It should be a lot better”, he concluded.

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SEMRA respond to three incidents on same day in Comeragh Mountains SOUTH Eastern Mountain Rescue Association (SEMRA) were called by An Garda Síochána to an incident above Kilclooney Woods on Saturday the 15th July at 11.40 a.m. The team initiated a full team call out to assist and injured male walker who was with a group making their way to Coumshingaun Lake. The walker had sustained a lower leg injury. Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 117 were also tasked to the scene. The walker had sustained a lower leg injury. A number of scouts in the area helped to indentify the location of the incident to Rescue 117 when they arrived at the scene. Three SEMRA team members then arrived and managed the Hi Line for Rescue 117 as the injured walker was winched into the helicopter. He was transported to University Hospital Waterford. SECOND INCIDENT Just after the helicopter had departed for University Hospital Waterford SEMRA received a second call from An Garda Síochána to another incident which occurred near the lower lake at Coumshingaun. This was

just a few hundred metres from the first incident. SEMRA team members who had responded to the first incident made their way uphill and arrived at the second incident within a few minutes. A male member of a scouting group had been injured after a relatively simple fall. He sustained lower leg injury and minor head injury. A female scout slipped and injured her back while going to the assistance of the first casualty. Subsequent to that another male scout tripped while walking away from the scene and sustained an arm injury. All casualties were assessed and treated by the SEMRA team doctor on scene. Rescue 117 returned and airlifted the female teenage scout to University Hospital Waterford. SEMRA evacuated the second casualty by stretcher off the mountain. The third injured scout was able to walk and SEMRA assisted him off the mountain. The scouting group were very well equipped and had several adult leaders with the group. They managed each incident very competently before

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TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS SECTION 75 ROADS ACT 1993 Notice is hereby given that Waterford City & County Council, having complied with the above Act, will close the following roads, temporarily, from 9am Saturday 29th July to 12am midnight on Sunday 30th July, 2017 to facilitate the Ardmore Pattern Festival. Road to be Closed: The Church Carpark on Lower Cliff Road from the junction with Rocky Road (at old public toilets) to the roundabout junction with Main Street, Ardmore. Diversion Route: From Youghal and Dungarvan travel up Tower Hill and turn left along Rocky Road. Access through Main Street will be maintained up to roundabout junction with Lower Cliff Road. Diversion signs will be in place on the day. Fergus Galvin Director of Services Roads, Water and Environment

SEMRA members arrived, drawing on their scouting skills including first aid training. One of the scout leaders described it as “'a series of unfortunate events”. We understand that two of the scouting casualties were quickly discharged from hospital and we wish the third casualty a speedy recovery. THIRD INCIDENT Another walker who was on the hill on the day, in a separate group had fallen and received a head injury. His group stopped at our incident base and he was assessed and treated by the SEMRA team doctor on site. The operation concluded at 16.45. SEMRA is a voluntary organisation and was formed in 1977. Since then, the team has provided a 24x7 mountain rescue service 365 days a year, over the last 40 years. The area of operation includes the Comeraghs, the Knockmealdowns, the Galtees, Slievenamon and the Blackstairs. The team has had neary 400 calls in the last 40 years and currently respond to typically 20 call-outs per year.

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WATERFORD Council has sought further information from Abbeyside United AFC in relation to a proposed extension to their clubhouse at Stucco Lane, Abbeyside, Dungarvan. The soccer club has sought to replace an existing gravel surface with a new astro-turf playing area and associated fencing; replacement lighting provision for the astro-turf playing area; new fence boundary to main playing pitch; and construction of new extensions to existing single storey clubhouse including new rear dressing room extension and new first floor extension and all ancillary works. The club made the application (Council planning reference: 17123) on 23rd February, 2017, and Waterford Council sought further information on the development on 12th April, 2017. The Council stated that the documents submitted in the planning application “are not sufficient to enable a decision to be made on the application”. The further information sought by the Council included requests for design drawings in relation to the proposed floodlights to include number of lights per floodlight, column dimensions, etc., with consideration to be given to reduced column height of floodlights in the interests of visual amenity; a colour coded survey in relation to light spill associated with the proposed lighting, including all adjoining properties; clarification of height of existing floodlights; height and dimensions of proposed ball-stop netting and perimeter fencing to astro-turf pitch; clarification regarding intended use of proposed first floor extension described as ‘general purpose’ room; hours of intended use of astro pitch; the purpose of the astro turf pitch (i.e.

for soccer club only, or to serve other sporting groups); and detailed proposals for provision of drainage works to serve existing and proposed facilities. RESPONSE TO FURTHER INFORMATION Abbeyside Soccer Club submitted a response to the further information request on 4th July, 2017, via Paul Ahern Aspect Architecture Ltd., Dungarvan, which outlined to the Council that it is proposed to provide four masts at 12.2 metre each at each corner of the new astro turf facility. Mr. Ahern stated that the fixtures would have one luminaire each and argued that the system is designed for illuminance level, so it doesn’t matter if there are one or eight lights per mast, because the effect of the lighting level would be the same. He said the luminaire for the 12.2 metre height is the most efficient in terms of keeping the light spill internally. Mr. Ahern stated that because of the height, the light is therefore focused down onto the playing surface (vertical light), and should the poles be lower, there would be more horizontal light which would increase horizontal spill into neighbouring properties. “This was the case in Fraher Field where Musco Lighting installed high luminaires to maintain the light focused in the playing area rather than spilling out to the environs,” he said. A report from Musco Lighting, which was included in the original planning application, states that there is very little spill lighting affecting the neighbouring properties. Mr. Ahern stated that the existing floodlights measure approximately five metres in height.

He said that the ball-stopping net would be circa five metres in height and the perimeter fencing to the astro turf facility would be circa 2.5 metres high. Mr. Ahern said the intended use of the proposed first floor extension described as ‘general purpose’ room would be used primarily as a committee meeting room and used for various other events, such as medal presentations; tea and sandwiches after matches; fundraising events; and meeting room. It was outlined that the astro-turf facility would be available for use seven days a week from 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. and like any sporting organisation the purpose of the astro turf is first and foremost for the use of the club for training purposes, but the club would be renting the facility to anyone interested in using it, such as the general public and other soccer teams, etc. Mr. Ahern said the proposed astro-turf would be self draining and slope to a surface water soakpit which would run the extent of the astro-turf pitch on the south boundary. The soakaway would consist of an open drain backfilled with hardcore and finished with a gravel footpath surface. The drain would essentially act as an attenuation percolation drain allowing water to pass back down into the ground. A land drain would also be provided to the western edge of the proposed astro turf soakpit, which would collect any water that is lodging (i.e. not attenuating into the ground), with excess water drained via this pipe into the public sewer network along Stucco Road. The drainpipe would also collect the rainwater pipes and general wastewater from the clubhouse which will collect into the public drainage sewer in Stucco Lane.

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€140K funding secured for St. Carthage’s Rest Home to enable it grow and prosper HOME MAY OFFER CARE TO OLDER PEOPLE WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF DEPENDENCY WATERFORD Fianna Fáil TD, Mary Butler has said that the HSE has committed to providing €140,000 in funding for St. Carthage’s Rest Home, Lismore over the next two years to meet its current financial challenges, and is open to working with the facility to allow it grow and prosper. “This is fantastic news for older people in West Waterford. Only recently, I brought the Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher to St. Carthage’s to meet the residents and staff. “They informed me that despite all their best efforts, and even with the support of the HSE already, they are running at a loss. “Following this meeting, I made continued representations to Minister for Health seeking financial support for the Home to allow them continue their

good work. “This week, I received word from the HSE that interim funding of €70,000 for 2017, and again in 2018, has been approved to bridge the gap between the Home’s income and expenditure. “Importantly, the HSE has also agreed to consider covering some of the costs of the much needed refurbishment works, including repairs to the roof. “As part of this funding support, the HSE has asked the management and board of St. Carthage’s to consider providing care for people with higher dependency needs as there is spare capacity in the home at present. “This is a great result for the current residents, the staff and management, and for the entire Lismore community who rely on, and value, St Carthage’s so much.

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Zachary Healy, Youghal, at the crab catching competition during Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival 2017. [John Hennessy] Winners of the Sand Art Competition; Ryan Darcy Burke and Dylan Gillis, both from Ballymacoda.

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Some members of the organising committee; Padraig Sheehan, Barry Clohessy, Linda O’Loughlin, Donna Clohessy, Siobhan Sheehan and Michaela Bailey at Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival 2017 in aid of Youghal RNLI and Youghal Cardiac First Responders. [John Hennessy]

Derry Walsh, Youghal Lifeboat Operations Manager, with Mike Lee, Officer In Charge of Youghal Coast Guard, at Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival 2017. [John Hennessy]

The Trumps; Kayla Griffin and Ali Parker, Youghal, at Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival 2017 in aid of Youghal RNLI and Youghal Cardiac First Responders. [John Hennessy]

Alice Dewick, Youghal, with Misty who won the puppy section of the dog show during Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival 2017. [John Hennessy]

Four year old Olivia Berger, Youghal, at Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival. [John Hennessy]

Natalia Ignatowicz, Youghal, with Mustuna Zabornak and Anita Milewczyk, both from Old Parish, and Natalia Taube, Youghal, at Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival 2017 in aid of Youghal RNLI and Youghal Cardiac First Responders. [John Hennessy]

Chatterbox dancers performing live on the Gig Rig during Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival 2017 in aid of Youghal RNLI and Youghal Cardiac First Responders. [John Hennessy]

Leah O'Mahony, Glanmire, at Youghal's Queen of the Sea Festival 2017 in aid of Youghal RNLI and Youghal Cardiac First Responders. [John Hennessy]

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Comeraghs Wild Festival a resounding success RECORD crowds flocked to the Comeragh Mountains across the weekend for the 5th annual Comeraghs Wild Festival and took part in a series of events which celebrate the unique culture and landscape of the mountainous region. A free family fun day in Kilmacthomas drew over 1,000 revellers who enjoyed picnics, children’s entertainment and more. And a large group of hardy teens really showed their head for heights as they took part in a free scrambling and rock climbing event. Seaweed foraging was popular, as were various walks for adventurers of all ages. Lectures and drama at Curraghmore to celebrate Curraghmore 300 drew a huge crowd, Waterford County Council’s Bernadette Drohan said. “We were blessed with the weather and there was a fantastic buzz all weekend. Apart from a few showers at Mahon Falls on the opening night, we were blessed with glorious sunshine and unprecedented crowds. Every single event was packed – some were over-subscribed and we had to make last minute changes to accommodate people. It truly was the best

Comeraghs Wild Festival ever.” The storytelling event, loop walks, an open air ceili, live music and poetry in the mountains with broadcaster, Olivia O’Leary; uilleann piper, David Power, and harpist, Triona Marshall, also drew several hundred people in towards the base of Mahon Falls in the very heart of the mountains. Organising committee chairperson, Mary Flynn, was delighted with the weekend. “It was a fantastic community effort and we are most thankful to Waterford County Council for their support again this year. The weather was amazing, the crowds were so enthusiastic and it’s all building nicely towards our next festival, next year. “It’s hard to put our finger on it but the buzz created by the hurlers doing so well, the spillover from the Greenway and, of course, the great weather, were undoubtedly factors. We took a gamble moving the Festival from its traditional slot in September but it paid off. “It’s been an amazing weekend in and around the mountains and the Greenway and we’re hopeful that the crowds will continue to come – long after our Festival weekend.”

Comeraghs Wild Festival – Pictured at Feile at the Falls, Mahon Falls, Co. Waterford, a Comeraghs Wild Festival night event which featured poetry readings from broadcaster and journalist, Olivia O'Leary, as well as music from uilleann piper, David Power, and harpist, Triona Marshall. [Patrick Browne]

Eileen Pickering and Kiera Pickering at Feile at the Falls, Mahon Falls. Willie and Bridget Drohan at Feile at the Falls, Mahon Falls.

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Marie Crotty and Mary Cummins at Feile at the Falls, Mahon Falls. [Patrick Browne]

Waterford’s Creative Ireland 2017 plan is launched at Comeraghs Wild Festival WATERFORD is already a creative county and a new blueprint for the future of the sector in the region not just focuses on the arts but on craft, on biodiversity, on research and technology as well as built and natural heritage and will bring communities together to showcase what is best and what is unique about Waterford. Launching Waterford’s Creative Ireland 2017 plan at Feile at the Falls, an evening featuring music from David Power and Triona Marshall, broadcaster and author, Olivia O’Leary, who read poetry on the night, described the national initiative as “truly inspirational” and looked forward to its implementation at local level. “There is no greater feeling than when you create something totally new and unique. That

needs to be encouraged and nurtured.Waterford Design has been key in supporting companies. This is a county that also has a great tradition of literature, the much missed poet, Sean Dunne; Cappoquin poet,Tom McCarthy, and the cradle of creativity that is Molly Keane’s House.” The future-looking plan for Waterford includes initiatives such as a bee pollination programme; the history of glassmaking in Waterford; a library’s Readers in Residence Programme and the place names of the Deise Project which brings children and older people together to identify often forgotten names of fields and roads and hills in their own areas, Ms. O’Leary added. Mayor of Waterford City & County, Cllr. Pat Nugent, welcomed the large gathering to the

launch which came just before the opening night concert at Mahon Falls for the Comeraghs Wild Festival 2017. He thanked the Culture Team in Waterford. “They have been working so hard and will continue to work to ensure that our plans and our vision for the next clearly represents the creativity of our communities.” He thanked the Comeraghs Wild Committee and commended their work to ensure that the weekend-long programme included something for everyone. Michael O’Reilly from the National Creative Ireland team spoke about the huge energy that was being unleashed across every county through supporting communities to be creative and to experience the creativity in their own counties, towns and villages. “This is the legacy programme

from 2016 and the thousands of arts and cultural events that took place. It was a joyful and unifying year and Waterford’s role in that was fantastic. That is the spirit that lay behind the Creative Ireland idea.This concert tonight typifies this – shows how people unite to create something special.” Comeraghs Wild Committee Chairperson, Mary Flynn, commended all involved in the Festival for all of their hard work and looked forward to a brilliant few days of showcasing the Comeragh Mountains and the surrounding hinterland to all who would support the Festival. • Waterford’s Creative Ireland programme can be downloaded from www.ireland.ie or to obtain a copy please contact the Waterford Libraries at 0761 102715.

Launching Waterford’s Creative Ireland 2017 plan on the opening night of the Comeraghs Wild Festival were Jane Cantwell, Waterford Creative Ireland [Patrick Browne] Co-ordinator, and broadcaster and author, Olivia O'Leary.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Ballinroad Housing Scheme reaches public consultation phase By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council has commenced the Part 8 process for its proposed 21-unit social housing scheme at Ballinroad, following approval of the move at July’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting. Notice of the plans will be circulated in the local press in the coming weeks at which time they will be displayed for a six week public consultation period at the council’s offices in Dungarvan and Waterford city and also online. The public may make submissions through either medium. The proposal comprises seven 1-bed single storey units, three 2bed single storey units, five 2-bed two storey units, five 3-bed two storey units and one 4-bed two storey unit. The scheme will occupy a 2.5 acre site on council-owned land at Garrynageragh West and is guided by the government’s Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing & Homelessness and its Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities strategy. The Part 8 process begins as Director of Services for Housing Ivan Grimes notes that the “dwindling numbers of available properties for private rent” in the Dungarvan area is “having serious consequences on families and communities.”

The director says the scheme will accommodate applicants on the council’s housing list and particularly those who have expressed a preference for the area. Outlining the criteria giving rise to the location, Mr. Grimes cites i) proximity to the local primary school at Garranbane; ii) proximity to St, Augustine’s Secondary School; ii connectivity to major sport and other recreational facilities at Abbeyside, Ballinacourty & Ballinroad; iv) the site’s suitability for housing; v) its land use zoning; vi) the urgent need for homes in the area based on identified demand and vii) direct availability of waste water and drinking water infrastructure. IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE The director also explains that access to the site will be via “an existing public primary road (L3011), which will undergo safety improvement works.” These will include new footpaths, improved sight lines and set back boundary fences. Mr. Grimes says every effort will be made to minimise the impact on existing properties on the site, including “the strategic location of single-storey units directly behind the properties, the provision of boundary screen wall” and so on. DISSENTING VOICE July’s meeting carried one

objector to the scheme. Cllr Séamus O’Donnell, persistent in his opposition for some time, said he would have “no objection to five or six houses” being built at Ballinroad but he “definitely has a problem” with 21 houses, “especially with a green belt there and the amount of traffic,” He was “not in favour of removing people’s gardens or that particular kind of racket”. Cllr. O’Donnell claimed there was insufficient shop or school facilities in Ballinroad and suggested the project would be better placed in Dungarvan or Kilrush. Cathaoirleach Tom Cronin asked Cllr. O’Donnell if he was proposing an amendment to the Part 8 proposal. “I am”, replied the critic “I’m proposing to build them in Kilrush, where it makes sense.” As Cllr. O’Donnell’s proposal did not meet the terms of an amendment, the Part 8 proposal proceeded to a vote and and was carried 6-1, with Cllr. Declan Doocey temporarily absent from the chamber at the time. The scheme is expected to come before the municipal district committee for final approval in October, following six weeks of public consultation and two weeks of executive consideration of the plans. Should matters proceed without impediment, keys to new homes should be handed over within two years.

Councillors want CLÁR scheme expanded to include other areas COUNCILLORS are demanding that the CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) scheme should be extended to include other areas of the county which are considered disadvantaged. Currently, CLÁR provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered the greatest levels of population decline. At the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council Cllr. Declan Clune said Portlaw isn’t considered a disadvantaged area for CLÁR funding, yet other organisations such as Leader and the Council consider Portlaw a disadvantaged area. “Is there anyone we can lobby about this?” he asked. “Who considers an area is disadvantaged? “Portlaw could definitely do with additional funding because there are lots of bits and pieces around the village that area slowly but surely decaying. “The Tidy Towns, Portlaw Taskforce and other groups are trying to do their best. Who do we lobby to have Portlaw designated as disadvantaged, when other groups consider the area disadvantaged?” Cllr. Seanie Power said some schools under the CLÁR programme received funding, while other schools did not. He said that most schools are “crying out for

parking”, and are in need of extra safety facilities. “It seems unfair that some schools are getting funding, while others get nothing,” said Cllr. Power. Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan concurred and said he would look forward to seeing the scheme being widened for CLÁR funding. He said Ballymacarbry received funding under the CLÁR programme in the past and welcomed the work which resulted from that funding. Cllr. Liam Brazil said if there is anything that can be done to expand CLÁR funding to other rural parts of Comeragh, then it should be done. “It is very unfair if the same four or five villages receive CLÁR funding every year,” he said. Director of Services, Fergus Galvin explained that CLÁR funding operates based on negative population growth in an area. “Any area which shows a decline in population (between two Census periods) qualify for CLÁR funding,” he said. “We can lobby the Department about it, but this is the rationale they are using to allocate CLÁR funding. “Those areas where there is population decline are seen as areas having a need for additional support measures to improve facilities and the prospects of population growth,” Mr. Galvin added.

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Major international boost for Deise Greenway THE concept of religious tourism is by no means a new one and is rooted in history across several religions. There have always been Holy Cities to be visited, Jerusalem, being a Holy City for three religions and is the primary one since the foundation of Christianity. Mecca and Medina have been destinations for Muslims while Rome, Fatima and Lourdes are just some of the places which Christians like to visit. Cheaper international travel in recent years has accommodated this and many people travel abroad to one of these destinations each year. St. Cathal of Canty may not have considered himself a religious tourist who set out for the Holy Land in 667 never to return to his native place being retained in Taranto in Southern Italy after his shipwreck nearby. He was merely completing which even then was a longed-for trip for many Christians. The popularity of the Camino, the walk in Northern Spain centred around Santiago de Compostela, popular since the 9th Century, has grown immensely in recent years with many people travelling to galicia to walk the hallowed route of St. James. These include people who do not subscribe to organised churches, but recognise the value of the visit on a personal basis.

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Niamh stamps her name in history Incorp. Munster Industrial Advocate Recently, according to our report in the news pages, there are moves to extend the Camino to Ireland with a view to people commencing their walk along the historic route by completing twenty-five kilometres at home in Ireland. The new Waterford Greenway has been selected as a route on which to complete that 25km from Dungarvan to Kilmacthomas. It is evident from the major increase in cycle traffic in this district and the cars and leisure vehicles arriving at weekends with bicycles attached, that the Greenway has already drawn a great number of additional tourists to the area. Footfall across all levels of the hospitality sector confirm this and now, the area is set to have an even greater influx as it is confirmed as an official starting point of the Camino. Special stamps for Dungarvan and Kilmacthomas have been prepared and walkers will receive their first official stamp in their pilgrim passports on the day they take part, which are valid up to one year. Official rules governing the Camino Walk have changed to state that as long as a pilgrim can prove they have walked the first 25 km in their own country they may then walk just 75 km of the English Way in Spain. This is a major international boost for the Greenway and the towns it serves and will take the amenity to a whole new international audience.

ABBEYSIDE’S International Rugby Captain, Niamh Briggs is set to enter the history books in earnest when she joins such august Waterford people as Edmund Ignatius Rice, Robert Boyle and her fellow Villager and Nobel Laureate, Ernest Walton on a new postage stamp being issued presently. For such a modest woman, this is a signal honour and one which is entirely justified in view of her achievements in leading our national rugby team to great successes. This is just one more milestone in an exemplary career which is perfectly appropriate, having surmounted the usual – and some unusual – obstacles to lead her team and those around her to a variety of successes. Niamh attended at the GPO last week to unveil a special €1 postage stamp celebrating Ireland’s hosting of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup which will be held from 9th to 26th August, in Dublin and Belfast. Niamh may have been awarded this honour for her exploits and leadership skills on the field of play, but her qualities go well beyond that, being an inspiration throughout her teenage years and adult life to women and girls at every level, being a leader both on and off the field. The same can be said of her career in An Garda Siochana where she has also been an inspiration for many in her district who may have wandered from the straight and narrow. Her quiet inspiration and unfailing modesty has endeared her to many and there are those who are thankful that their paths have crossed either privately or officially. On behalf of the people of the Village, Dungarvan and her friends and admirers we wish Niamh every success in her continued careers on the field and in uniform and are certain that there are many more successes to come.

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Councillors pass ‘ten times height’ set-back distance on wind turbines FROM FRONT PAGE Cllr. Geoghegan also lashed out at the company which is proposing the wind turbines for referring to it as a ‘community project’. “It is insulting I have to say, when I hear it being referred to as a community project. The vast majority of people living in that community who are going to be affected are opposed to it, so it is insulting to say that it is a communitydriven / community-led project,” he said. “It is a project led by people with money looking to make more money and their attitude is ‘to hell with the consequences’. As a Council we should call them out on that at every opportunity,” Cllr. Geoghegan added. GUIDELINES Cllr. O’Ryan said the public have waited for many years for the publication of new national guidelines by the Government regarding wind turbines, and the draft guidelines which have yet to be published provide little comfort for citizens. He said he understands the national wind turbine guidelines to be largely advisory, rather than statutory and therefore, the proposed variation to the County Development Plan would help plan more appropriately and responsively for wind energy in Waterford. “We want to capitalise on the good work in Waterford such as the Greenway not detract from it. We want to protect our countryside and Copper Coast and indeed our UNESCO world heritage site. 150 metre high wind turbines will only do the opposite,” Cllr. O’Ryan said. He said citizens shouldn’t have to ‘fire fight’ each and every time there is a planning application for such a development, and there needs to be certainty in the County Development Plan for citizens, investors, Councillors and officials. The proposed new national guidelines on wind farms propose a set-back distance of four times the tip height of the turbine, but Cllr. O’Ryan said that a multiple of ten times would be more appropriate. “We have been told on numerous occasions in this chamber that we cannot have a moratorium on wind farms, we cannot forbid turbines. We understand that in some cases wind farms can and do work but what we want is to regulate them under our jurisdiction. That is our right and indeed our duty,” Cllr. O’Ryan said. “By this motion, we want to protect our people and our communities and keep ever increasing turbines at a safe remove from these people we represent. We now want to variate our CDP as of immediately to take into account these new demands regarding setback distances. By variating our development plan as and from today we are telling powers that be that we don't want developments such as this within at least 1.5 km of our homes, schools, public buildings. At present 150 metre turbine can be placed a mere 600 metres away - too close altogether - hence urgency of this variation.” Cllr. Brazil said: “I don’t want one [wind turbine] beside my house, so why should I vote for one in front of another person’s house”. “These monstrosities, if allowed to go ahead, will be there for the next 30 years in our beautiful Copper Coast,” Cllr. Brazil added.

Cllr. Seanie Power concurred said the people affected in the Copper Coast have worked hard and supported their communities over the years. “I also spoke with people at the protest who were reduced to tears. This is causing stress and unnecessary worry to the people of the area, over possible health implications, devalue of homes, the destruction of the landscape,” he said. He said the Council is trying to promote tourism for the Greenway and Copper Coast and as Councillors they should not let the proposed development go ahead. Cllr. Joe Kelly said any fears from the executive that the proposed variation goes against national policy, etc., should be allayed, as the template has already been laid down in the Donegal situation, where the local authority there succeeded in making the ten times set-back distance mandatory for wind turbines. “The battle has already been fought in Donegal and similarly in Westmeath, so I’ve no fear going down that road and if it means we must go to the courts, so be it,” said Cllr. Kelly. “The road map is there and I commend Donegal for their courage in doing what they did,” he added. Cllr. John Pratt said Councillors in West Waterford have already heard stories from people who currently live in close proximity to wind turbines and the most common complaints are in relation to flicker and noise and possible health issues. “We need to fight this and ensure it doesn’t happen again, because once they are erected, the turbines will be there for 30 years,” he said. Cllr. John Hearne said the Council needs to have this battle and fight the government on it. “I’m delighted to see Councillors from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are now standing with the people and not with the corporations on this issue,” said Cllr. Hearne. “I hope they don’t walk off when the going gets tought because Sinn Féin will be seeing this out. It needs to be fought. We can’t wait for a minister to come along and say he will have a review in three or four months. We’ve seen what happened with the Cardiac Care - they don’t care about us.That’s the truth of it, so it is very important that we stick together on this and see it out,” Cllr. Hearne said. However, Cllr. James Tobin hit out at Cllr. Hearne, accusing him of making the issue political. He said two battles against wind turbines have been lost already, in Ballyduff Lower and An Rinn. “One of the points I made at the time was in relation to flicker, noise and distance,” said Cllr. Tobin. “We were told by the experts, who were employed by the Council, to do a survey on noise and they told us there was no noise!” said Cllr. Tobin. “But part of the guidelines that some minister who tried to get popular, leaked the new guidelines, which state they are going to restrict noise and flicker - after the very same people / experts told us there was no problem with flicker or noise!” Cllr. Tobin pointed out. “This Notice of Motion is not just about one area - it is to protect the areas that didn’t get them [wind turbines] yet and I can assure every Councillor here,

be getting ready because they are coming, because there is money out of them!” Cllr. Tobin added. Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell said he was well aware of the issues with turbines. “I’m looking out my back door at two of them,” he said. Cllr. O’Donnell said he was in favour of removing wind turbines completely out of the area, particularly along the coastline. “They will ruin the county if they are put close to the coastline areas. It is no place for these wind mills and I support the Notice of Motion,” Cllr. O’Donnell added. Cllr. Ray Murphy said he also witnessed the upset and hurt caused to people in Bonmahon and surrounding areas over the proposed wind farm in the Copper Coast. “It is very coincidental and unfortunate that this company is conducting a public consultation in Stradbally Hall at 4.00 p.m. while we elected representatives of these communities are here at our monthly plenary meeting and unable to attend,” Cllr. Murphy said. “We have just invested €15m in our Greenway, a tourist attraction which is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors per annum. We need to keep these visitors to grow our local economy by promoting our local seaside resorts such as Bonmahon and Stradbally. This area is also part of the Copper Coast, European and UNESCO Global Geo Park. We need to protect these amenities and be conscious of the fact that wind turbines are not acceptable in locations where they will have an adverse affect on the community. “Any prospective planning application which proposes to erect a 150 metre wind turbine 800 metres from a school in Bonmahon cannot be acceptable, considering the noise implications, possible health affects on locals, particularly children and the negative impact from a visual perspective on such a picturesque part of our county.” Cllr. Siobhán Whelan said it “beggars belief that wind farms are still being built all over Ireland and in our beautiful county”. “This industry is big business because it is heavily subsidised by this Government and previous governments, which means our tax money is supporting this divisive and hated industry,” she said. “We need to look outside the box and not put all our eggs into one basket i.e. wind turbines. I know from listening to people from Kereen, the unhappiness and misery they are experiencing. With the absence of proper guidance from government we need to vary our plan and follow the footsteps of Donegal and Westmeath,” Cllr. Whelan added. Cllr. Declan Clune pointed out that the proposed wind turbines for the Copper Coast are around 150 metres in height. “That is taller than the Spire in Dublin and each rotor blade would be wider than the width of Croke Park. So if 11 of those go up in the Copper Coast, we’d literally be destroying our own rural communities. It doesn’t make sense. We are obliged to do everything we can to stop this,” Cllr. Clune said. Cllr. Declan Doocey said the proposed wind turbine development “will destroy a lovely community and asset to

our county”. “It would sterlise the whole of the three parishes because no-one would be able to build a house for a son or daughter within 600 metres of them,” Cllr. Doocey said. Other Councillors voiced their support for the Notice of Motion, including Councillors Cha O’Neill; Davy Daniels; Joe Conway; Breda Brennan; Blaise Hannigan; Sean Reinhardt; Eddie Mulligan; Jim Griffin; John Carey; and Lola O’Sullivan. SIGNIFICANT DILEMMA Chief Executive, Michael Walsh said he understood the motivation for the Notice of Motion, but said he saw it as presenting a “significant dilemma” for the Council and he had concerns around the impact any such variation would have. He said the proposed variation could result in the exclusion of all wind energy from Waterford, which would be in conflict with national policy. “National policy is handed down to us and requires us to meet renewable energy targets, and this is the only proven technology as of yet,” Mr. Walsh said. “We’ve seen a lot around solar and otherwise, that frankly isn’t clear.” He said the proposed variation would be inconsistent with the policies and objectives of the government of the day. Mr. Walsh said that in both cases of Donegal and Westmeath, those Council’s executives recommended against taking this similar action. “My view is that it would expose us to considerable financial risk, whereby it would inherently set up a conflict within the planning system, where our planners and An Bord Pleanála would be obliged to consider two completely opposing scenarios - one set of guidelines which states ten times the tip height and another set of guidelines which says 400 metres the tip height. “The wind energy guidelines which are expected to come into force early in the new year will inevitably set this variation aside, in any case,” Mr. Walsh said. He said if the Council agrees to variation in the County Development Plan, then they would have to vary their whole plan in the context of their renewable energy strategy. “It is irrational to have designated

areas open for consideration [of wind energy] and then on another line provide a rule or caveat that eliminates any possibility of consideration of those locations,” Mr. Walsh said. He said he believed that ministerial guidelines will supercede any local variation and the ultimate decision-maker, An Bord Pleanála, will give greater weight to ministerial guidelines. Mr. Walsh said “some time” would have to be given over to consideration of the variation, “because it is complex and we will have to do an appropriate environmental assessment”. “I wouldn’t have the skill sets inhouse to do that,” Mr. Walsh said. He stressed that he does not see the proposed variation adding weight to any objections in the planning process as it currently exists and in particular to any relatively immediate application the Council is likely to receive, because it is going to take quite a number of months to process any proposed variation to the County Development Plan. Mr. Walsh said that experience shows that such controversial planning applications always end up with An Bord Pleanála, which would take another four or five months. “It is my absolute belief that the ministerial regulations will be in place by that time and An Bord Pleanála will have regard to those, and not any local variation that would have been adopted here at the Council,” Mr. Walsh said. He said he would advise the Council accordingly, but emphasised again that he honestly does not believe the Notice of Motion to vary the County Development Plan will have any bearing on a decision taken on a planning application, such as the proposed wind turbines for the Copper Coast. He said the Council was legally and statutorily obliged to consider all planning applications submitted and make a decision on foot of current policies in place and any ministerial guidelines. The proposal to vary the County Development Plan to have a minimum set-back distance of ten times the height of a wind turbine was carried with 30 Councillors voting in favour, in a roll call vote. Mayor Pat Nugent abstained from voting, while Cllr. John O’Leary was absent from the meeting.

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Kill based writer launches CD collection of poems KILL-based author and poet, Tom Power, has launched a collection of poems on CD titled ‘The Spoken Word’. The 22 poems, past and present, are of rhyme and reason, some of which have featured on the John O’Shea programme on WLR FM. The CD of poems are narrated by Tom, who chose each poem to invoke memories of the past, while some will resonate with the present. The narrated poems are underlaid by a gentle music track. The album was recorded at Tramore Community Radio (TCR) FM and produced by Rose Butler. Tom has been writing poems and stories for many years, some of which have been published in local and national press and radio.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Grattan Square Heritage Plaque Project

Plaque Location: William’s Hair Salon, 32 Grattan Square, Dungarvan

THE MAN WHO BUILT DUNGARVAN William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858) IN the early 19th century most of the properties in the centre of Dungarvan were owned by the Duke of Devonshire. They had acquired their Irish property in 1748 on the marriage of Charlotte, (daughter of the 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork) to William Cavendish, later 4th Duke of Devonshire. William Spencer Cavendish (1790-1858) inherited the family estates on the death of his father in 1811. He supported Catholic emancipation, the abolition of slavery and reduced working hours for factory workers. He was a great collector and had a keen interest in horticulture.The 'Cavendish' banana was named after him. He was a mentor to Sir Joseph Paxton, designer of the Crystal Palace and of the later additions to Lismore Castle. In Dungarvan the Devonshires began to buy up adjoining properties in order to create a new town centre, quay and market place. Architect William Atkinson was commissioned to design the plans. The work took place between 1803 and 1830. Jesse Hartley (designer of the Liverpool docks) was appointed engineer for the project. While based in Dungarvan Hartley married Ellen, daughter of the Seneschal William Penny.

The development transformed the look of the town and created a new era of prosperity. WHY WAS THIS SUBJECT SELECTED? The Duke was responsible for the construction project that gave us the Dungarvan that we know today. All of the things that are associated with Dungarvan, such as Devonshire Bridge, Grattan Square (formerly Devonshire Square), The Causeway, The Quay, wouldn’t exist without his commitment to the development. The Duke is also an intriguing character as he confounds some of the expectations people have about the landlord class. Cavendish campaigned against slavery, not a particularly brave stance in a modern context, but at the time Waterford had pro and anti slavery newspapers. Many Waterford people were very concerned about the effect abolition would have on the Cotton Mills at Portlaw. It was not uncommon for many business and ship owners to support the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Under the Penal Laws introduced in 1695, Catholics were treated as second class citizens, in the face of much opposition the Duke campaigned for Catholic

The shopfront of William's Hairdressers showing the engraved plaque at the threshold. Emancipation.This local opposition to Catholic Emancipation came to the fore during the construction of Saint Mary’s Parish Church. One of the largest Catholic Churches built in Ireland in the early 19th century, the church was designed by George Richard Pain of Cork and was finally completed and opened in 1828. The Duke was a great supporter of the project against the advice of his agent and some local protestants who wrote to him of their concern that the scale of the new church would encourage Catholics to behave

above their station. In fact Cavendish donated the land that the church was built on and a substantial sum of money towards the cost of construction. WHAT ARE THE IMAGES ON THE PLAQUE? The engraving on the plaque is after a print in the collection of William Fraher. The volunteer run Grattan Square Heritage Plaque Project was managed by Willie Whelan for Waterford County Museum. Rachael Power drew the illustrations and William Fraher did much of the original historical research.

Engraved plaque depicting William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.

The illustration of William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire on which Rachael Power based her sketch.

The illustration by Rachael Power on which the plaque engraving was based.

Devonshire Bridge (built 1816) with Dungarvan Harbour in the background. Abbeyside Causeway is to the left. The masts of a partially hidden two masted schooner can also be seen. Photo c.1910.

Large number of livestock in Grattan Square, Dungarvan during a Fair Day c.1900.

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Tallow link road standard ‘not being undermined’ By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council “is not cutting on any standards whatsoever” in relation to the Tallow Link Road, Senior Executive Engineer for Roads Gabriel Hynes told July’s DungarvanLismore Municipal District meeting. The engineer’s assurance came after Cllr John Pratt’s said he had information of some changes to scheme’s initial intentions. He referred to a decision not to provide a 3 metre footpath and cycle path on one side of the road, a half metre reduction in road width and the siting of works overhead instead of underground. The councillor said if funding was an issue it should be addressed now rather than “be at it forever.” Cllr. James Tobin was unhappy

with him and other councillors who had campaigned for the roar not being informed of any such decisions prior to some unelected third party. He wanted to know who was responsible. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan was more concerned with the alleged changes and wanted consistency and not “a road and half a road” to emerge. Mr. Hynes could only speculate that Cllr. Pratt had been informed by someone close to the construction project and beyond the council’s control. “Tell him to tell the councillors first”, called Cllr. Tobin, seeming to forget that this was actually what had happened! UP TO SCRATCH Mr. Hynes he stressed –several times- that the road being delivered would be of high quality and “meet all the required standards.”This included the reduced

width which, at 6.5 metres and equipped with speed calming measures, still sat comfortably within design guidelines. The engineer explained that the allegedly deferred footpath and cycle path on the left side of the road (opposite the school) would eventually be built as part of “additional developments.” They would thus be funded by future development contributions as per normal practice. He said there was presently no development and therefore need for a cycle path and at that precise juncture. Meanwhile, Mr. Hynes elaborated, the council had received €600,000 from central government and a further €150,000 in accordance with its Capital Plan. “Nothing is being omitted because of funding”, he stated,“It is just prudent financial management.”

In deference to the power lines, the engineer said the ESB were “happier to have the lines overhead” and he didn’t consider it an issue. Cllr. Pratt returned that whether it was Tallow or elsewhere, he felt the council should aspire to undergrounding on principle “I’d ask you to look at that again”, he urged, without receiving affirmation. Cllr. Declan Doocey, in conclusion, asked that a copy of the design that would have been submitted in respect of the funding be provided to councillors for September’s meeting. He speculated as to whether there might be some money left over given the amendments. The councillor also hoped that the works wouldn’t lead to extra heavy vehicle traffic traversing Chapel Street especially on occasions such as funerals, weddings and Mass.

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ADDITIONAL support was sought from the local authority for the Portlaw area in preparation of the Pride of Place and Tidy Towns adjudications. At the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Declan Clune said Portlaw Task Force is representing County Waterford in the

Pride of Place Awards and the adjudication will take place on 18th August. “The Council has given some financial support, but is it possible to get additional support, in terms of roadsweepers and hedgecutting so that the village will look its best, peaking towards 18th August, rather than having

everything ready in July and not looking as good as it could be in August,” Cllr. Clune said. “Any such work will also have a knock-on effect for the Tidy Towns, whose adjudication is around the same time, so any additional assistance you can give us will be appreciated,” Cllr. Clune added.

Shortlist for General Operatives panel due for interview A SHORTLIST of applicants who applied to the General Operatives panel at Waterford City and County Council should receive notifications in the coming weeks for interview. At the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan said a number of applicants who applied “don’t know where they stand in the application process”.

He said applicants recently got their aptitude test results and wondered what happens now? Director of Services, Fergus Galvin confirmed aptitude tests have been completed and the process will move to the next phase, which is to invite a shortlist of people to interview. “Those people will get a notification in the coming weeks for interview,” Mr. Galvin said.

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Re n a u l t o n to p in W a t e r f o r d New Koleos arrives at H&H Motors RENAULT Group continued to dominate the car and van market in Waterford in June with Renault at 10.3% and Dacia at 4.9% market share, giving the brands a great start to the busy 172 registration period. Renault has the youngest range of passenger cars on the road with the All-New Renault Mégane range, the ever popular Captur, new Clio and Kadjar as well as the All-New Renault Scenic. Great news for customers of H&H, as the All-New Renault Koleos D-segment SUV has just arrived in the showroom and is available to test drive and order for 172. All-New Koleos offers the rugged capability of an SUV with the elegant refinement of a large executive saloon. Assured handling, excellent interior comfort and quality as well as a host of advanced technology and convenience items ensure an exceptional experience for driver and passengers alike. The all-new Renault ZOE Z.E. 40 100% electric car is also now available to order for 172 at H&H

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Jimmy Flynn and Fr. Tom Flynn emerge victorious at the Audi Waterford Quattro Cup JIMMY Flynn and Fr.Tom Flynn were announced as the winners at the prestigious Audi Waterford quattro Cup, held on 7th July at Waterford Golf Club. The six highest ranking teams will progress to the national final of the amateur golf tournament, which will be held at Carton House, Co. Kildare, on 13th September. The pair swung to victory with a final score of 43 points, hitting 23 points on the back 9 to finish ahead of the teams of Cathal Coughlan and David Bambrick who finished on 43 points and Richard Daly and Lar Ryan who completed the course on 41 points. A total of 116 golfers in 58 teams took part in the Audi Waterford heat. Regional heats are currently taking place across some of Ireland’s most prestigious golf courses to determine the national finalists,

who will go on to represent Ireland at the World Final in Mexico from the 1st – 5th December. Brendan Walsh, General Manager, Audi Waterford commented: “As we celebrate the 27th year of the Audi quattro Cup, we at Audi Waterford are delighted to be taking part in the largest amateur golf tournament in the world. The standard of talent and skill has been outstanding and is testament to the calibre of amateur golfers we have in this country. For over two and a half decades, we at Audi have not only championed but also actively promoted amateur golf, encouraging participation and fuelling healthy competition. On behalf of everyone at Audi Waterford, I would like to wish all finalists the best of luck at the national final of the Audi quattro Cup.”

Pictured (l. to r.): Jimmy Flynn, Brendan Walsh (Audi Waterford General Manager) and Fr. Tom Flynn.

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Hartley insists motion to increase set-back distances of wind turbines should be immediately implemented THE response of Waterford Council’s Chief Executive Officer to an emergency Notice of Motion, which proposed a variation to the County Development Plan to increase the set-back distance of wind turbines to ten times the tip height, was slammed as overly bureaucratic and full of red tape. Local candidate for the 2019 European Elections, Kieran Hartley, insisted that the CEO should immediately implement the variation, which was passed by 30 Councillors at a meeting last week. During the Council meeting, the CEO, Michael Walsh, said he believes that national guidelines will supercede any local variation to the County Development Plan and he did not believe it would ‘add any weight’ to objections to any immediate planning applications because the proposed variation will take a number of months to process. He said it would take “some time” to give consideration to the variation because it is complex and

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appropriate environmental assessments would have to be carried out. However, Mr. Hartley has dismissed Mr. Walsh’s comments and argued that the CEO has a duty to implement the Councillors’ direction regarding the variation. He pointed out that a legal precedent has already been set in Donegal, after Minister Simon Coveney took a legal challenge to their ten times height set-back distance and lost the case. “This was already tested in law by Minister Simon Coveney and he lost. So, there

is no reason why it shouldn’t be implemented in Waterford,” Mr. Hartley said. “It is the function of the Council executive to carry out the will of the Councillors, who are elected by the people. “There are three counties which already have the ten times height set-back distance for wind turbines [Donegal, Westmeath and Laois], so Waterford is not a test case.” He pointed out that the draft new guidelines for wind turbines only allow for four times the set-back distance, and described it as “ironic” that Simon Coveney, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, outlined the new wind turbine guidelines the night before he left office for his new portfolio in Foreign Affairs and Trade with responsibility for Brexit earlier last June. Mr. Hartley and Mahon Valley Against Turbines, along with other residents of the Bonmahon, Stradbally and Ballylaneen area have sought a meeting with the CEO Mr. Walsh to discuss the issues.

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Ardmore branch of Youghal Credit Union is on the move! THE Ardmore branch of Youghal Credit Union is on the move, as they look for new premises within the village. Youghal Credit Union operates its Ardmore branch every Saturday morning from 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon from the Parish Hall on Main Street. However, there is an issue with the current location of the Credit Union in Ardmore which makes it unsuitable and new premises had to be sought. Over the last while, there were rumours and speculation that the branch could close, and there was even a petition signed by locals to keep the branch open. But Cathaoirleach of Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District Council and Ardmorebased Councillor, Tom Cronin has reassured that the closure of the Ardmore branch “was never an issue”, provided the Credit Union could come up with a suitable premises, and there is an ‘agreement in principle’ in relation to new premises for the Saturday morning branch.

Cllr. Cronin attended a meeting between Barry Treacy, Manager of Youghal Credit Union and Mary Quigley of Waterford City and County Council last week, to visit a number of Council-owned properties within the village. “From what I understood the manager of the Credit Union was happy with the properties he was shown,” Cllr. Cronin said. “The matter will go back to the Council’s property management section to come up with a plan going forward and hopefully the matter will be sped along. “I received a very firm, strong commitment from Barry Treacy in relation to the hours the Credit Union already provides in Ardmore. The Credit Union are totally committed to keeping the Ardmore branch open and may even try to add to the service going forward,” Cllr. Cronin said. “What is very important is that the Credit Union has committed to keeping its hours in Ardmore into the future and this is a big step forward.”

Cllr. Tom Cronin, Cathaoirleach of Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District Council Cllr. Cronin said the Ardmore branch of Youghal Credit Union would continue to operate at the Parish Hall in the meantime until new premises are made fit for purpose. “I expect that within the coming weeks the branch will relocate to new premises,” he said. “And in the next week or two, the new premises should be announced to the public.”

Road markings extension sought at Knocknamullig Pictured left: At the recent Waterford Fianna Fáil Summer Social, held in Lawlor's Hotel, Dungarvan, were back row left to right: Cllr. Eamon Quinlan; Cllr. Eddie Mulligan; Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee; Cllr. Jason Murphy and Cllr. James Tobin. Front row left to right: Cllr. John O'Leary, Chair of The Waterford Comhairle Dail Ceantair; Deputy Robert Troy, Spokesperson for Transport, Tourism and Sport; and Deputy Mary Butler, Spokesperson for Older People and Public Health Promotion. A large crowd attended the event and Deputy Butler addressed the gathering as did special guest, Deputy Troy. Music was supplied by ‘The Barflies’ and a great night was had by all. [Sean Byrne]

A COUNCILLOR has asked that road markings be extended where the Council carried out work recently at Knocknamullig, County Waterford. Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan told the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council that “it’s still a bad road where it leads into the works which were done recently by the Council”. He asked that road markings be extended up the

road to include the ‘bad section’. District Engineer, Maria Goff, said she would look into the matter. Meanwhile, Cllr. O’Ryan expressed thanks for all the work by the engineers in clearing roads in the district, the work at Knocknamullig, and liaising with Tidy Towns groups to ensure areas were looking clean and tidy.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Driver who refused to give breath sample banned from driving for four years

Dungarvan District Court Theft charge dismissed under Probation Act A WOMAN who admitted a theft offence from a local superstore had the charge dismissed under the Probation Act. Chloe Moroney (22) with an address at 7 Fitzgerald Terrace, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to theft from Dunnes Stores, Dungarvan, on 3rd December, 2016. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge David Waters that Gardaí met with the security officer at Dunnes Stores, who said he observed the accused place an item into the child’s buggy and leave without paying. The court heard the item was a bottle of mineral, valued at €3.50. The accused went through the self-service till and left the store

without paying for the mineral. “She was stopped and the property was recovered. She was co-operative,” said Insp. Sheahan. The court heard the accused has six previous convictions, but none for any theft offences. Solicitor David Burke said his client had bought other products on the day. “She was with her partner and there was a bit of an issue over who put the product into the pram,” Mr. Burke said. “She has moved from Dungarvan. She has some medical issues and is under the care of the services. She is also a young mother,” Mr. Burke added. Judge Waters dismissed the theft charge under Section 1 (1) of Probation Against Offenders Act.

A DUNGARVAN-based man who refused to provide a sample of breath after being arrested for suspected drink driving was fined and put off the road for four years. Marcin Kubera (31) with an address at 28 Mary Street, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to failure / refusal to provide a sample of breath / blood / urine for analysis, contrary to Section 12 of the Road Traffic Act (2010) after being arrested for suspected drink driving at Coolagh Road Service Station, Dungarvan, on 28th October, 2016. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge David Waters that on the night in question a Garda patrol observed a vehicle swerving from side

to side at Sexton Street, Abbeyside. The vehicle stopped at Coolagh Road Service Station and Gardaí spoke with the accused, who was the driver of the vehicle. He was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and brought to Dungarvan Garda Station. However, he failed to provide any sample for analysis. Insp. Sheahan said the accused has previous convictions under the Road Traffic Act. Solicitor Martin Lavan said his client acknowledges his previous convictions. “He did make attempts to give a breath specimen, but it was unsuccessful,” Mr. Lavan said.

He said his client works in the building industry in Cork. “I would ask the court to be lenient as possible, because he will now have to pay people to bring him up to Cork to work,” Mr. Lavan said. Judge Waters noted that the accused has a previous conviction for a similar drink driving offence. “He took the chance again of drinking and driving even though he knew he had a previous conviction for a similar offence,” Judge Waters said. Convicting the accused he handed down a €500 fine and disqualified him from driving for four years.

Probation report sought on Dungarvan man who admitted burglary in Abbeyside A DUNGARVAN man who admitted burglary of a premises in Abbeyside had his case adjourned for a probation report. John Morrissey (26) with an address at 113 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to burglary at Landsend, Abbeyside, on 10th July, 2016. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan said Gardaí received a report that a storeroom off a standalone

garage was broken into and property was taken. A description of a suspect was given. “Gardaí had observed the accused wearing similar clothing that night,” Insp. Sheahan said. He said the accused admitted the theft and the stolen property was recovered. Solicitor Niall King said his client resides with his parents and is under the care of psychiatric services. “My client suffers from severe depression

and other psychiatric ailments. He is on constant medication,” Mr. King said. “He apologises and admits his guilt. At the time he was not taking his medication and he has no idea why, or how this happened. He has no recollection, but admits he did do it,” Mr. King added. Judge David Waters adjourned the case to 11th October, 2017 for a Probation Service report.

Man to make donation to poor box

Local man convicted of drugs charge A MAN who failed to make a donation to the court poor box was convicted of a drugs possession charge last week. Joseph McGoey (22) with addresses at 15 Thomas Terrace, Dungarvan and Maguire House, Bath Street, Waterford, had pleaded guilty at a previous sitting of the District Court to possession of cannabis for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Strandside, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, on 24th December, 2016. The case was adjourned to allow the accused to make a €200 donation to the court poor box. However, at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Judge David Waters was told by solicitor, David Burke that the accused has not paid the donation. Judge Waters convicted the accused of the drugs offence and fined him €200.

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Man found with cannabis to make donation to court poor box

A WATERFORD man who was found in possession of drugs in Kilmacthomas was fined last week. James Keniry (20) with an address at Flat 2, 19 Lady Lane, Waterford, was convicted of being in possession of cannabis for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Main Street, Kilmacthomas, on 28th January, 2015. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge David Waters that “it was a very small amount”. He said the accused has no previous convictions. There was no appearance by the accused at court. Judge Waters noted that two bench warrants have previously issued for the accused in relation to the charge. Judge Waters imposed a fine of €100 on the drugs charge.

A WATERFORD man who was found in possession of cannabis in Dungarvan had his case adjourned to allow him to make a donation to the court poor box. Aaron Jennings (30) with an address at 53 Gracedieu Road, Waterford, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Kilongford, Dungarvan, on 31st October, 2016. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge David Waters that the value of the substance found had an estimated street value of approximately €20.

Insp. Sheahan said that while the accused has previous convictions, he has none for any drugs convictions. Solicitor Niall King said his client is an apprentice electrician. “He apologises for his actions. My client says the substance was for recreational / experimental use and he is not a regular user of the drug,” Mr. King said. Judge Waters adjourned the case to 26th July, 2017, indicating that if a €200 donation is made to the court poor box, he would strike out the charge, and if it is not paid, he would convict and fine the accused.

A STRADBALLY man who was observed in an intoxicated and aggressive state will have the public order charges struck out if he makes a donation to the court poor box. Stephen Curran (22) with an address at Castlequarter, Stradbally, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, and being intoxicated in public, at Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, on 5th March, 2017. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge David Waters that Gardaí observed the accused on the night in question. “He was in an intoxicated and aggressive state and had been refused entry to the night club,” Insp. Sheahan said. “He grabbed another male by the jumper and pushed him. Gardaí intervened and arrested the accused. He later apologised to Gardaí.” The court heard the accused has no previous convictions. Solicitor David Burke said his client is employed and works in a factory. “He had too much drink on the night. He doesn’t usually consume that amount of alcohol,” Mr. Burke said. He said the incident between his client and the other male was more “horseplay” rather than aggression. Judge Waters adjourned the case to 26th July, 2017, indicating that if the accused made a €250 donation to the court poor box, the charges would be struck out.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Former Scout leader given suspended sentence for sexual assault

Japanese Princess Visits Tramore Gardens “to honour the legacy of Lafcadio Hearn, the man who was one of the first great apostles in print of the Japanese Folklore Tradition” – Her Imperial Highness, the Princess Takamado from the Japanese Imperial Family pictured with Mayor of Waterford City & County Council, Cllr. Pat Nugent and Agnes Aylward, Project Director, Lafcadio Hearne Japanese Gardens on the bridge at the gardens. [Noel Browne]

Driver involved in collision had no insurance A DRIVER who was involved in road traffic collision was found to have no insurance cover. Mindaugas Lukavicius (45) with an address at 64 Leacon Fionn, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to not having insurance at Main Street, Dungarvan, on 25th October, 2016. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge David Waters that Gardaí attended a road traffic collision on the date in question. Gardaí demanded documents from the accused but he did not produce any. It transpired that he did not have insurance cover. The accused has three previous convictions, but none for anything similar.

Solicitor David Burke said the collision on the day was minor. “My client admitted responsibility for the collision at the scene,” he said. “He has been living in Ireland for ten years now and has a young family. He was working as a security officer at a local store, but lost his job and couldn’t keep up the repayments on the insurance policy. He is unemployed now.” Mr. Burke said his client was optimistic about getting another job, but it would require him to drive. Judge Waters handed down a fine of €300 for the charge of no insurance. He exercised the court’s discretion and did not disqualify the accused.

Man pleads guilty to assaulting two Gardaí A COUNTY Waterford man pleaded guilty in the Circuit Criminal Court, last week, to attacking two members of the Gardai and causing criminal damage to a squad car. Eamon Barry (33) with an address at Cahernane, Kill, Co.

Waterford, was remanded on continuing bail when he pleaded guilty to assaulting Gardai Paul Barrett and Trevor Doyle and damaging the patrol car. Barrister Elaine Morgan, defending, said unfortunately her client had developed a drug habit

and was undergoing treatment for heroin addiction. He also had mental health difficulties. Judge Eugene O’Kelly adjourned the case to October 24 next for the preparation of a psychiatric report.

Fine handed to woman for theft offence A WOMAN who admitted theft from a Kilmacthomas shop was fined last week. Ciara O’Connell (31) with an address at 55 Thorndale Estate, Dublin Hill, Cork, and now with an address in Wexford, pleaded guilty to theft from Centra Food Market, Kilmacthomas, on 2nd July, 2016. Last week’s Dungarvan District Court heard that the accused entered the shop and took some items then left without paying.

The property was not recovered. The court heard the accused has one previous conviction for criminal damage. Solicitor David Burke said his client has now paid the compensation owed to the shop in Kilmacthomas. He said his client regrets her actions. “She suffers from anxiety and depression. She lives in Wexford now,” he said. Judge David Waters handed down a €200 fine for the theft charge.

Woman convicted of public order offence A WOMAN who was given numerous chances to make a donation to the court poor box to avoid a conviction for a public order offence, ended up being convicted last week when she failed to pay the donation in full. Shannon Power (22) with an address at Flat 4, Auburn House, The Square, Cahir,Tipperary, had pleaded guilty at a previous sitting of the District Court to using threatening, abusive lan-

guage and behaviour in a public place, contrary to Section 6 of the Public Order Act, at Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, on 1st January, 2016. The case was heard at a previous sitting of the District Court and adjourned to allow the accused to make a €250 donation to the court poor box. If paid, she would avoid a conviction. The case was adjourned on several occasions to allow the

accused to gather the money. However, at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke said that while she has come up with a portion of the money, she has failed to gather the outstanding amount. Judge David Waters convicted the accused of the public order offence and fined her €250. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.

A FORMER scout leader, who sexually assaulted a boy scout during an annual camp in County Waterford, was given a suspended twenty month prison sentence by the Circuit Criminal Court, last week. The 73-year-old man, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity of the teenage victim, pleaded guilty to indecent assault on a date unknown between 1st June and 31st August, 1976. The court was told that the accused man had paid over €7,500 in compensation to his victim and as a result of the offence his name was placed in the Register of Sex Offenders and he no longer had access to his own grandchildren. The incident came to light in 2013 when the victim, who is now aged 54 made a complaint to the Gardaí. Garda Adrian Cullen said a small group of about five or six scouts arrived in Waterford by train in June 1976 and were greeted by their leader who travelled by car. He took them to their camp site where they set up camp. The scout leader beckoned the 14-year-old boy scout over and pulled him into a tent and tickled him. The boy was sexually assaulted and digitally penetrated. In a victim impact report the victim said he had been on anti-depressants for the past 28 years as a result of the sexual assault. He experienced nightmares and his business suffered. When questioned by the Gardaí, the accused man said that he might have touched the boy inappropriately.Times were different then but that was not much of an excuse, he said. Barrister Dermot Sheehan, defending, said his client had to give up studies for his degree in UCC over the stress visited on him as a result of this case. He had a letter of commendation from a school and had to resign from the Board of Management once he admitted his crime. It was an isolated incident of many years ago and he was extremely sorry for what he had done. He had no previous convictions. Judge Eugene O’Kelly said he believed that there was a significant element of remorse in this case and a genuine apology and testimonial letters. He took into consideration the man’s age and the fact the assault took place some 40 years ago as well as the fact that there were no previous offences. Passing sentence of 20 months in prison with the final five months suspended, the Judge suspended the entire sentence for a period of three years.

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Tender complete for Co m e s t ay a t o u r ‘House’ this Summer mobile Cath Lab

Minister Halligan welcomes cross party support for second review

MINISTER of State John Halligan T.D. has confirmed that the tender process for a mobile cath lab on the grounds of University Hospital Waterford is now complete and the mobile lab is expected to be delivered in early September. “A meeting of the Product Evaluation Group was held at UHW last Friday with the one tenderer who applied”, Minister Halligan stated. “The procurement is now commencing with that applicant and it is anticipated that the mobile unit can be delivered to UHW by early September, with services to commence in mid

DISCOVER THE GREENWAY, IRELAND’S LONGEST OFF-ROAD TRAIL CLIFF House Hotel, one of Ireland’s favourite five-star getaways is encouraging people to discover the newly launched Waterford Greenway, Ireland’s longest off-road trail which runs an impressive 46km from Waterford City to Dungarvan along the former Great Southern and Western Railway line. To celebrate, Cliff House Hotel is introducing a special offer for walking, cycling and outdoor enthusiasts. The Greenway Getaway package includes a two-night stay in a sea view room, three-course dinner and one evening in the Bar Restaurant, full day bike hire for two adults (helmets included) from nearby Dungarvan and a gourmet picnic in a deluxe hamper backpack for two people sharing. Transfers can be arranged. Costs for this special package are from €585 for two people sharing, rates vary pending season. Upgrade supplements will apply for other room types. Guests can continue their outdoor adventure with a myriad of water sports and activities including, Stand-Up-Paddle boarding, kayaking, rock climbing, biking and hiking. Family friendly packages are also available. Visit http://cliffhousehotel.ie/ or call +353 24 87800 for availability and bookings.

September. “As previously confirmed, this mobile lab will operate for five months and will cater for approximately 30 patients per week from the outpatient list. I understand around 30% of people who were offered an appointment in Cork for their Diagnostic Angiogram turned it down, for various personal reasons, so I want to reassure them that the mobile lab will completely clear the backlog at UHW whilst it is in place. “Also, as previously confirmed, a second review into cardiac services in the region will take place and throughput at the

mobile lab will be considered in the context of two cath labs operating concurrently at UHW. Consultants have assured me that the demand exists to have both labs in operation and I have no doubt that this will be reflected in the second review. “I welcome cross party support for a second review, which I have stated from the outset is warranted and likely to overturn the findings of the Herity Report. This issue goes beyond politics and it is only by working collectively that politicians from all parties and none will succeed in this campaign.”

Councillor welcomes funding for repair work in Ardmore WORK is expected to start later this year to repair the pier in Ardmore and the storm wall. Cllr. Tom Cronin, Cathaoirleach of DungarvanLismore Municipal District Council, welcomed the €150,000 funding which will be used to repair the storm wall in Ardmore. He also welcomed funding of around €100,000 for repair work to the pier in Ardmore. “I would like to thank the engineers of the Council for all their help to acquire this funding,” Cllr. Cronin said. The two contracts will go to tender in the near future, with work expected to start later this year when contractors are appointed. OTHER WORK Cllr. Cronin also welcomed work due to being in Ardmore to extend and protect the car park on

the beach front. “It is also proposed to extend the walkway from the existing car park towards Powers Caravan Site,” Cllr. Cronin said. “The plan is to take out the railway sleepers which were badly damaged by storms over the last 10 to 15 years and replace them with a concrete wall.” HEDGECUTTING Cllr. Cronin expressed his thanks to the Council engineers for hedgecutting work along the regional road from Kiely’s Cross into Ardmore, and from Ardmore to the N25. “Work has started and should be finished over the next week or so in relation to hedgecutting on the approach roads leading to the beaches in Ardmore,” Cllr. Cronin added.

Rosary recited publicly in Grattan Square FOR the first time in years, the Rosary was recited publicly in Grattan Square, Dungarvan last Saturday afternoon attended by upwards of a hundred people. This is part of Public Rosary Crusade which is currently taking place around the country on one Saturday each month. It commenced on the 13th May, the Anniversary of the Miracle of Fatima whose message is central to this initiative. For 2017 the Rosary Crusade began on 13th May. An event which was shared in union with about 20,000 rallies taking place throughout the world at the time. The goal of the Rosary Rally is to counter the destructive secular agenda, asking God to guide every aspect of our society. As human efforts have failed to solve Ireland’s key problems, we ask His immediate help for our nation’s leadership. He will hear

our prayers, especially if we pray the Rosary of His Blessed Mother. Without prayer, and specifically the Rosary, we will not find solutions to our nation’s many problems. With Church attendance falling and a drift away from Christian or just proper principles, there needs to be a wake-up call to the nation and indeed worldwide and this is what the organisers of the Rosary rallies seek to achieve. If you believe in the power of prayer and try to adhere to the Christian principles, then please come along to the Public Rosary Crusade for Ireland. Why not bring along your family and friends, show Ireland that the Catholic Faith is the solution to our country’s many problems; social, moral and economic and, if possible, recite the Rosary at home with families or just on your own.

Some of the public who recited the Rosary in Grattan Square, Dungarvan, last Saturday in an attempt to solve some of the country’s problems with prayer as requested in 1917 through the miracle of Fatima.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Sean Kelly Tour won’t be held on the Waterford Greenway A PLAN to hold a section of the Sean Kelly Cycle Tour on the Waterford Greenway has been scrapped due to health and safety concerns. Previously, Waterford Council had planned to bring a section of the Sean Kelly 50k cycle onto the Greenway during the Tour, which will be held on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th August, 2017. At the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan said he had previously raised the

matter after receiving correspondence from some people who wanted to participate in the Sean Kelly Cycle Tour, but had expressed concern about the influx of cyclists onto the Greenway as part of the 50k cycle route. “I am delighted to hear in the interim that the idea has been scrapped,” Cllr. O’Ryan. “With the amount of people who could be on the Greenway at any one time and considering it is a public pathway, you can’t stop people coming against you. I think it is

the right decision,” Cllr. O’Ryan added. Senior Engineer, Gabriel Hynes, said Cllr. O’Ryan’s concerns were noted by the Sean Kelly Cycle Tour Team and following discussions, a decision was taken that the practical, sensible thing to do was to keep the cycle tour off the Greenway. “It was initially felt that by putting it on the Greenway, it would have added to it, but after taking safety concerns into account, they decided against it,” Mr. Hynes added.

More signs and a town toilet amongst Councillor’s wishes for Greenway visitors By Christy Parker

TWO West Waterford Councillors with a joint vision are seeking improved signage, an enhanced public meeting point and a new public toilet in Dungarvan amidst the impact of the ongoing Greenway success on the town. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan told July’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting that a lot of people were losing their way in the vicinity of Sexton Street, Abbeyside and he requested some signage to point

them in the right direction. Cllr. Geoghegan further observed that people coming off the Greenway in that area tended to relax with a coffee and a snack at the Moresby Buoy but he would like to see a bit more way of seating or a table there. “Even if it was just for the Summer”, he urged. He acknowledged the buoy as a positive feature but suggested it be “spruced up” a bit. Senior Executive Environment Officer Ray Moloney said there was already large signage at Walton Park but he would “take on board” the observations. The

officer agreed also to look into improving the Moresby Buoy area, noting that a local community might be interested in conducting such work if assisted by the council. FLUSH WITH MONEY Meanwhile, Cllr. Séamus O’Donnell considered it nonsensical that €7.5m should be spent on the town’s Smarter Travel programme (Square, Greenway etc.), yet there was nowhere to spend a penny. The councillor believed the much increased volume of visitors to Dungarvan now meant a

strong need for public toilets to be restored in the town. He said Midleton, Youghal and even his own stomping ground of Ring/Helvick had two such facilities. Cllr. O’Donnell asked why publicans should allow the use of their toilets to anybody who is not a paying customer, pointing out that publicans have water rates to pay. Mr. Moloney said he would convey Cllr. O’Donnell’s sentiments to the council executive with an eye towards budgetary concerns.

Hedge and tree removal imminent at Ring Cross By Christy Parker TRANSPORT Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has inspected a junction at Ring Cross and the N25 and is committed “in principle” to funding works there to improve sightlines on the approach from Youghal side. Cllr. Tom Cronin, who had raised the issue several times at Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meetings, welcomed the eventual but positive news from Senior Executive engineer for Roads

Gabriel Hynes. The engineer said Waterford Council was finalising a report outlining the removal of trees, hedging and other vegetation, although he felt it would be appropriate to meet with a local resident to ensure there are no unforeseen issues involved before submitting it. The news sparked a somewhat peculiar exchange between Cllr. Séamus O’Donnell and Mr Hynes when the councillor said it had cost IR£50,000 pounds to plant the tress in the area and

would now likely cost €60,000 to remove them! “Does that make sense?!” he asked. Apparently not because besides there being no intention to remove all the trees, the consensus was that the figures were non-credible. “I have the facts and figures”, assured Cllr. O’Donnell, when Cllr. Cronin took a dismissive tone. Mr. Hynes described the alleged cost as “totally exaggerated” and considered it was closer to £IR10,000, some 28 years ago. He said he would return the removal figure when

TII had approved it, but that it pertained to a mere small triangular section of trees. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan suggested that Cllr. O’Donnell “bring forward the facts and figures!” while Cllr. O’Donnell in turn asked whether anyone realised “how many metres of a road is there and how much it costs to set trees?!” Cllr. Cronin –in his role as cathaoirleach- called a halt, adding that the sight lines had to be improved and he wouldn’t mind “if it did cost €60,000 to save one life.”

Fundraising bag pack in aid of Glencairn Abbey A FUNDRAISING bag pack in aid of St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn, will be held this coming Friday, 21st and Saturday, 22nd July at Garvey’s Supervalu, Dungarvan. Money from the bag pack fundraiser will go towards the Glencairn Abbey Restoration Building Fund. All donations will be greatly appreciated. For more information, and if you would like to volunteer a couple of hours to bag pack for this worthy cause, contact Patricia on 087-9509834. Find them on Facebook ‘Glencairn Abbey’ or check out their website: www.glencairnabbey.org.

Pictured at the launch of the 100th Dungarvan Agricultural Show and 'The Show Story', a book tracing the history of the Show, left to right: Noel Devereux, Jean Kiely, Betty Healy and Francis Dwane.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Mass on Cruachán – Flashback to 2016 when Bishop Cullinan celebrated Mass on the summit of Cruachán to mark the 29th consecutive year of the event since the Cross was placed there in 1987. This year, to celebrate Thirty Years of the Cross of Hope and Peace, the Commemorative Mass will take place on Sunday, 6th August, at 3.00 p.m. As usual, there will be transport from the road with refreshments afterwards. There will be a welcome address and also a talk on the history of the Cross. All are welcome to attend this very pleasant event.

Colouring Competition

Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber's 2017/’18 Building & Home Guide, sponsored by Terra Nua Building Contractors, was launched by Tommy Prendergast in the newly developed Coffee Dock in Garvey’s SuperValu, Dungarvan – Simon Moloney, Pat Moloney Furniture; Roisin Ferris, WLR, and Sean Drohan, WLR pictured at the launch of the Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber of Commerce Building & Home Guide. [Dan McGrath]

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Dungarvan Agricultural Show on Thursday, 27th July. Colouring competition sponsored by McDonalds, Dungarvan, and David Walsh Office & School Supplies, Dungarvan. 1st and 2nd prizes in three age categories 4–6 years, 7–9 years and 10–12 years. Entries to be sent on or before 12 noon on Monday, 24th July, 2017, to Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………… Tel. No. …………………………………………… Age: ………

BY her own admission, Kasia Pylyponko is a chatterbox. She also says that she is enthusiastic, NOT hyperactive. I didn't see any evidence to suggest otherwise! However, Kasia doesn't waste words. It’s not idle or gossipy chatter. She is witty, perceptive and cares deeply about art and the creative process. Her work is based on contrasts and progression. The journeys from childhood to adulthood, Poland to Ireland (via Portugal), power to fear and the thin line between truth and fiction are influential in Kasia's output. Most of her work is threedimensional and portrays the ability to adapt, to survive and to struggle in a world of exponential change. Basically to my amateur eye, Kasia creates snapshots of emotion. Her use of raw materials ensures she feels and experiences her subject at a very basic level. I met Kasia for a coffee at Sip n' Surf Internet Café on Davitts Quay. Who is your favourite artist? Louise Bourgeois (19112010). She was a sculptor and installation artist who is a huge influence on my art. Her installations were large scale investigations of fear, vulnerability and loss of control. She studied mathematics and geometry at the Sorbonne University in Paris and said “I got peace of mind, only through study of rules nobody could change”. She was a member of the American Abstract Artists Group, befriending artists like De Kooning, Rothko and Pollock.

What is your favourite art medium? Personally, it is my camera. Photography is my sketch pad. It helps me to capture mood and lighting. The camera tells the truth always. The truth can be magnified or subdued according to the degree of emotion required. What is your favourite colour(s)? I wouldn't dismiss any colour, as they all have interesting effects on dark and light. Though a lot of my work is in monochrome, I find that the moment of contrast is the most interesting and precarious. Its the edge of the prism, where all colour is possible. So, you're not going to give me an answer? I can't, I would feel disloyal. Where is the most interesting place, you have visited? Because my ancestry is from many different countries in Europe, I feel at home in most places. Each place I visit has its own beauty and contrasts. I can also say that there is no place I dislike. Will you ever give me a simple “yes” or “no” answer? I can't comment on that. (She laughs). What is your favourite book? There are lots of books I like but probably my favourite

is by John Berger called “The Way Of Seeing”. It’s a book about how we view art. Mr. Berger says, “Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognises before it can speak.” What do you do for a hobby? I take part in Viking historical re-enactments. There is a spirituality and a camaraderie AND its a lot of fun. Kasia Pylyponko is a member of art group EISIL Contemporary, which is an artist led non profit organisation that accommodates the development of visual art in West Waterford. Kasia has had her work exhibited at GOMA Contemporary in Waterford, at Cork Cycling Festival, The Clancy Brothers Festival in Carrick-on-Suir, as well as The Tudors Artisan Hub. She is currently in her final year of a four year course in Visual Art in Waterford Institute of Technology. Kasia never stops working. She strives to see the meaning in everything, down to its finest detail. There are few artists with such a positive outlook on life. Kasia Pylyponko is in love with the world. I suspect the world is a little bit in love with her too.

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Exciting new work by recent Crawford graduates at Joan Clancy Art Gallery THERE was a great air of celebration among the visitors and artists at the opening preview of the Recent Grads show in Joan Clancy Gallery last Friday night, July 14th. The award winning grads who just completed four years in CIT Crawford College of Art & Design in Cork, were the stars of the show and their work was exciting and thought provoking. Robyn Deasy’s large drawings were magnificent; her work forms part of Cork City Council Collection and she was honoured with three awards at the Crawford grads exhibition. Brendan Ryan’s ceramics bear a direct link between his background in the culinary arts and his rural background. He is a qualified chef. The use of colour, line and composition favoured by Hughie O’Donoghue, Harry Clarke and Pablo Picasso can be seen in Ryan’s work which is inspired by the landscape where he grew up and the hawthorns bending in the wind. The recipient of two exhibition awards and an Internship from the Ceramics Dept in Crawford, his work is also in the OPW (Office of Public Works), CIT and PM Group collections. Roisin Downey’s work is informed by the short stories of novelist Kevin Barry that capture the dark humour and

blunt nature of the people of rural Ireland. The paintings portray the reality of modern life in the assurance that the Ireland captured in paint will never change. Roisin’s awards include two CIT Purchase Prizes and one piece was purchased by the OPW for the State Collection. Recent Grads Exhibition

continues 11.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. every day until Saturday, July 29th in Joan Clancy Gallery, Mweelahorna, An Rinn in the scenic Waterford Gaeltacht. Located between Coláiste na Rinne and the Cunnigar beach, it is signposted and well worth a visit. Email: info@joanclancygallery.com or phone: 086-8134597.

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flow, asking “how many times” those issues needed to be raised before action ensued. He said if a fatality occurred, everyone would be “hoo-ing and haw-ing over who said what!” Cllr. Nugent believed mirrors were badly needed at the cross but Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) were “a faceless organisation” not doing enough. Mr. Hynes responded that following discussions, the council was preparing drawings and designs to submit to TII for junction improvement works at locations on the Military Road. Furthermore the speed limit on the road had been reduced from 100 kph to 80 kph. CLASHMORE Driving on, Cllr. O’Donnell advised that a wall resulting from the council’s recent bridge construction in Clashmore was hin-

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ROADS issues tend to occupy much discussion at Municipal District meetings and July’s Dungarvan-Lismore consultation again included a plethora of local concerns. SPEED LIMITS Cllr. Declan Doocey set matters in motion by inquiring when new speed limits would be applied to the road between Carrigeen, Cappoquin and the Affane hurling field, along with proposed traffic calming measures. Senior Executive Engineer for Roads Gabriel Hynes said the speed limit programme would be complete within about six weeks, with signage for the area in question complete in half that time. He didn’t comment on the traffic calming issue.

STOP SIGN Cllr. Séamus O’Donnell pointed out that a stop sign coming off Collins’ Road onto the N25 Youghal road should be placed further back as it compelled drivers to edge too far forward, without consideration for the cycle path. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan agreed, citing “a number of close calls” in the location. The engineer agreed to investigate, MILITARY ROAD Cllr. O’Donnell also recalled that it had been “three years to the day” since he first raised the issue of sightline dangers as Cushcam Cross and equally he had repeatedly warned of speeding on the Military Road – where he advocated a 60 kph limit. “But not one thing has happened since”, he accused. Cllr. Pat Nugent joined the

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SITE NOTICE NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY A LOCAL AUTHORITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 2001 (AS AMENDED) ARTICLE 81 OF PART 8 OF THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (AS AMENDED) In accordance with Article 81 of Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended),notice is hereby given that Waterford City and County Council proposes to carry out the following development:. 21 No. Dwelling Houses at Garrynageragh West, Ballinroad, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. The proposed development will consist of The construction of 21 dwelling houses (with a mixture of single storey and 2 storey house types) along with all of the necessary ancillary site development works. Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection, at the locations shown below between the hours of 9.30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday for the period Wednesday 19th July to Tuesday 29th August inclusive (6 calendar weeks - excluding Bank and Public Holidays). The plans will also be available for purchase at a reasonable fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy. • Customer Care Offices, Waterford City & County Council, Baileys New Street, Waterford • Customer Care Offices, Waterford City & County Council, Civic Offices, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan For any specific queries relating to the above the contact person is Derek Lyons, housing Department who can be reached by phone on 0761 10 2041 or by email at dlyons@waterfordcouncil.ie A copy of the plans and particulars of the proposed development may also be viewed on the Waterford City & County Council’s website at www.waterfordcouncil.ie All submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the proposed development would be situated, may be made in writing, to the Director of Services, Housing Department, Waterford City & County Council, City Hall, The Mall or by emailing part8housingsubs@waterfordcouncil.ie either during the initial 6 week public display period or during an additional 2 week period thereafter provided for such submissions but in either case not later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday 12th September 2017. Please note that the plans and particulars of the proposed development will not be on public display during this additional 2 week period i.e. between Wednesday 30th August to Tuesday 12th September.

Pictured top: Rayleen Clancy and Roisin Clancy at the Recent Grads Exhibition in Joan Clancy Gallery. Bottom picture: Ryland Davies and Cathal Reilly at the Recent Grads Exhibition in Joan Clancy Gallery, Mweelahorna, An Rinn which is open daily [Joan Clancy] 11.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. until Saturday, July 29th.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Brilliant Blue Fight Night went outdoors THE Blue Light Fight Night promoted by Dungarvan Boxing Club which was held outdoors at Lawlors Hotel last Saturday night, was highly successful, drawing a capacity crowd who were superbly entertained throughout the sixteen bout programme. This was a unique night of boxing, the first in the open-air since the days of the Abbeyside Pattern and the meticulous planning by the Club over the last six months paid dividends in quality boxing and in novel and colourful surroundings with lighting and sound system provided by Dirk Baumann. Michael Wright as MC, traded his usual colourful dress for the more traditional tuxedo and gave a sterling performance and a passable imitation of MCs at the world title fights. Ring Card Girls Lisa McCombie and Olivia Flynn gave an added colour to the event as they circled the ring to announce each Round. It was a courageous decision to relocate outdoors when Dungarvan Sports Centre became unavailable due to health and safety concerns just a week before the event, but the exciting contest was held in a colourful and carnival atmosphere during daylight into the hours of darkness. The members of the North East Fire Service boxing squad had an eventful trip from their base in Tyne and Wear, when their plane was delayed two and a half hours with a further delay of almost an hour on the motorway on the way to Dungarvan due to a road collision.

Surmounting all of these setbacks the team were ready to start the contest just twenty minutes behind time and, with the quality of the boxing on display, all setbacks were soon forgotten. Of the nine bouts between the North of England squad and Dungarvan, the visitors registered five wins to take the overall honours and Club of the Tournament as well. One of the most popular bouts of the evening was that between Dungarvan veteran, Killian Walsh, emerging once again from retirement to face Kevin Williams from the North East. Both boxers gave a spirited performance with Killian employing his trademark jab to great effect. They gave three rounds of riveting boxing, but despite his spirited performance, Killian could not outbox Williams who took the honours. THE BOUTS Opening the contest, Tadhg O’Connor from Cashel Vale Boxing Club saw off the challenge of Dungarvan’s Ciaran Tomkins and the local club had to wait until the third bout for a win when Snoopy Morrissey, in his very first competitive bout, took the decision from Englishman, David Johnson. James Daly had Dungarvan back on terms taking the win over Kevin Regan of Cashel Vale. Terry Griffin and John Sanderson from the North East Fire Service beat Dungarvan’s Dermot Fahey and Shane Gildea, followed by a win for Dungarvan’s Luke Taylor against North east visitor, Mark Harrison.

The half-way point of the evening brought a true gem, when young boxers, Jacinta Murphy (St. Michael’s New Ross) and Dungarvan’s Ava Lannon put on as spirited a performance as the men and drew loud applause for their skill and tenacity. In the end, it was Ava who took the decision, but as the girls left the ring arm in arm, they received loud and sustained applause from an appreciative crowd. Boxer of the Tournament was Darragh Power who was a late declaration and came into the team at the last minute to replace an injured boxer. Darragh is one of the best and most experienced boxers in the Club having won a European Silver Medal at Youth level. He was matched against Kevin Cronin of Cashel Vale BC and the ensuing contest was one worthy of tournament best. It kept the crowd in full voice and gained hearty applause after each round. In the end, Power’s ring craft and guile, matched with his ability to land accurate punches and take what Cronin dished out gained him, not only the contest but the Boxer of the Tournament as well. Darragh was also one of the welcoming group who travelled to the airport to meet the visiting team which was much appreciated by North East. Tournament Director, Gerry O’Mahony was rightfully pleased with the success of the Tournament and spoke of the work which had gone into organising it. “The Club Committee, members and volunteers did

great work to make sure this event happened,” said Gerry. “It was a big event to start with but having to change venues at short notice caused many headaches. However, everyone got together and produced a very successful event. I want to thank them all for their hard work and, of course, our generous sponsors who helped us in many ways. “We were delighted to welcome North East Fire Service back to Dungarvan and congratulate them on their success. Our Club and their have been friends for more than twenty years and we love to have them visit Dungarvan.” Not surprisingly after the success of their boxers and five wins, North East Fire Service were awarded Club of the Tournament. Before they departed for home on Monday afternoon, Team Manager, Grant Brotherson paid tribute to the people of Dungarvan who had supported the event so sportingly. “It was a unique night of boxing,” he said, “and while we got the final result, we would have enjoyed our trip to a town we know so well and which has welcomed us over the years. It was a great night of sporting boxing and well worth our trip as usual. “This famous Dungarvan Club has been fantastic,” he continued, “and have always been very generous with their hospitality. It was the same on this occasion and we look forward to our next visit when we can arrange it. Thank you for everything Dungarvan.”

Ring Card Girls Lisa McCombie and Olivia Flynn gave an added colour to the event as they circled the ring to announce each Round. [Tom Keith]

Darragh Power (Dungarvan BC) gets the decision in his bout against Kevin Cronin (Cashel Vale BC) with Gerry O’Mahony, the ‘man in the middle’ at the Blue Light Fight Night last Saturday night. [Tom Keith]

Luke Taylor (Dungarvan) gets the decision over Mark Harrison (North East Fire Service). [Tom Keith]

James Daly (Dungarvan) is thrilled at his win against Kevin Regan (Cashel Vale Club) at the Blue Light Fight Night last Saturday. [Tom Keith]

Ciarán Tomkins lands a punch on Tadhg O’Connor (Cashel Vale BC) at the Blue Light Fight Night last Saturday. [Tom Keith]

Young boxers Jacinta Murphy and Ava Lannon shake hands before their bout at the Boxing Tournament in Lawlors Hotel last Saturday night. Ava got the [Tom Keith] decision after a spirited battle between the two.

Pictured above are the members of Dungarvan Boxing Club who joined with the members of North East Fire Service, Tyne and Wear last Saturday night at a very well attended outdoor tournament at Lawlors Hotel. Included also are Managers, Coaches and Officials of the two teams. There was a full attendance [Tom Keith] who enjoyed the outdoor event immensely.

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IN MEMORIAM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT † MAISIE DUNFORD Knockenpower, Colligan Acknowledgement and First Anniversary

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POWER (3rd anniversaries) – The Third Anniversaries of Mick and Maureen Power, late of Railway View, Kilmacthomas, occur at this time. Anniversary Mass will be held in All Saints Church, Newtown, at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday, 27th August. We hold you close within our hearts, And there ye shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again. So rest in peace dear loved ones, And thanks for all you’ve done, We pray that God has given you, The crown you’ve truly won.

† MICHAEL O’BRIEN Dromana, Cappoquin First Anniversary and Acknowledgement

–Always remembered from your loving family and grandchildren. We miss your smile, your joking ways, We miss the things ye used to say, And when old times we do recall, It’s then we miss ye most of all.

–Never forgotten, Gemma.

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE LYNCH – Birthday remembrance of a dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother Patsy Lynch, late of ‘Tara,’ Tournore, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, whose birthday occurs on 22nd July. R.I.P. Masses offered. To the world she was a part, To us she was the world.

CURRAN – Birthday remembrance of Ned Curran, late of Kilmacthomas and Grawn, whose birthday occurs on 24th July, 2017. As I opened my eyes this morning, I looked up to the Heavens above, I whispered ‘happy birthday Ned,’ And sent you all my love.

–Happy birthday from your wife Bridget, X. –––––––––––––––––––– DAD The most wonderful father ever to live, Whatever he had he was willing to give, He never complained, he was not that kind, He was one of those fathers so hard to find.

–Happy birthday Dad from sons John, Darren and Eric; daughters Carmel and Cliona, X. –––––––––––––––––––– NED No birthday cards today, A heartache, a tear, A memory so dear, Every day of our lives, We wish you were here.

–From you daughters-in-law Trish and Sharon, X. –––––––––––––––––––– GRANDAD Your hand we cannot touch, But God will take our greetings, To the one we love so much.

–Happy birthday Grandad from Catherine, Billy, Katie, Joey, Ava, Jack, Luke and Ayla, XX.

The family of the late Maisie Dunford would like to express their sincere thanks for your sympathy and support. We wish to thank all who visited the house, attended the Rosary, the removal, funeral and burial. For all your Mass cards, letters and phone calls. To all the kind friends and neighbours whose help and assistance was invaluable and much appreciated. Sincere thanks to Fr. Kennedy, Dinah Walshe and Shannon Kearney for beautiful and appropriate music and Tom and James Drohan, Funeral Directors. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for the intentions of all. Maisie’s First Anniversary Mass, to include her husband Jack and son Frankie, will be celebrated at 8.00 p.m. on Friday, 21st July, in Colligan Church.

–Always in our thoughts and prayers, your loving family. TRIHY – Birthday remembrance for Thomas Declan Trihy, late of Prap, Grange, whose birthday occurs on 21st July. A birthday wish for you today, Not a card or a present in the usual way, But on a cloud written in gold, Is all my love for you to hold, With aching heart I whisper low, ‘Happy birthday, T.D., I miss you so.’

–Never forgotten, Nan.

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His wife and family of the late Michael O’Brien wish to thank all those who sympathised with us on our recent bereavement; those who called to the house, sent Mass cards and letters of sympathy. A special thanks to all those who attended the Rosary, removal, Funeral Mass and burial. Sincere thanks to Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., for his regular visits and support. Also to Fr. R. Arthure, P.E., and Fr. J. Kiely, P.P. We express our gratitude to the Doctors, Nurses, Carers and staff of Dungarvan Community Hospital who cared for Michael for the past seven years. To Dina Walshe for her beautiful music and singing; to the Sacristan, Altar servers and gravediggers, thank you. Thanks to Ballinameela Hall Committee for the use of the hall and all those who helped with refreshments after the burial. Also to Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, for their professionalism and attention to detail, thank you. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, we trust that this acknowledgement will be accepted by all as token of our appreciation and gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for all your intentions. First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. James’ Church, Ballinameela, on Saturday, 22nd July, 2017, at 7.30 p.m.

† CATHERINE (Kay) WALSH (nee White) Kilnafrehan, Dungarvan The family of the late Catherine (Kay) Walsh wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt thanks to our extended family, many friends, neighbours and well-wishers who visited our home, attended the wake, funeral and burial and to all those who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difficult time. For those who telephoned, travelled long distances, sent floral tributes, cards, provided catering help and refreshments and sent messages of condolences as well as those who made charitable donations, we are truly grateful. A special word of thanks to Kay’s health care providers – High Street Medical Centre, Hallahan’s Pharmacy, Dr. Riona Mulcahy and staff of Med 1 & Med 5 in Waterford University Hospital, the Paramedics, Public Health Nurses, Nora Tobin and Siobhan Kiely; Care Assistants, Theresa Lennon and Catherine McAuliffe, and Waterford Hospice – for their care, kindness and compassion. We also wish to thank Kilgobinet GAA Club for their assistance with traffic management; to all those who participated in the Mass, especially Fr. Michael Kennedy, P.P.; the readers, Dina Walshe and the Kilgobinet Choir; Mrs. Tess Nugent; the gravediggers and finally Drohan Funeral Directors for their sensitive and professional handling of arrangements. To those who helped in any way, your contribution made our loss bearable. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions. Kay’s First Anniversary Mass will be held in St. Gobnait’s Church, Kilgobinet, on Sunday, 23rd July, at 11.00 a.m. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam.

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100th Dungarvan Agricultural Show BALLYGAGIN, DUNGARVAN Thursday, 27th July, 2017

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

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PREPARATIONS are well underway for the 100th Dungarvan Show which takes place on Thursday, 27th July, at Ballygagin, Dungarvan held by kind permission of Mr. Billy Queally, Shanleys, Tom Broderick and Liam Whelan. This year’s show promises to be an action packed family day out with lots to see and do. Local riders will battle it out for the 11th series of the Connolly's Red Mills

in the afternoon including the winner of the ladies side saddle and race horse to riding horse which is sponsored by The Irish Horse Welfare Trust. The top two placings in the Race Horse to Riding Horse Class qualify for the Show Series Final in 2018. In the young horse section, qualifiers include the Irish Shows Association and Kildysart Show Society's Two year old Filly AllIreland Championship, part

Admission €10. Children under 16 accompanied by an adult free of charge. Munster Show jumping Grand Prix league as well as the 360Equine,ie - Precision Joint Solution Plus 1.20m, Amateur A & AA Grand Prix HSI Qualifier and top class pony jumping. The Supreme Hunter of the Show will receive €500 with all winners of the ridden horse section contending for the accolade

of the Horse Sport Ireland National Showing Championship Series as well as the Irish Shows Association and West Cork Horse Breeders All Ireland Breeders Championship and the All Ireland Warmblood Foal Championship. In the Cow Section, the usual classes on offer including the I.C.M.S.A. Cup

BALLYGAGIN, DUNGARVAN Thursday, 27th July, 2017 presented to the Champion Junior Stock Person, Glanbia Trophy for the Super Cow, Pat Denn Junior Championship Trophy and the Albert De Cogan cup for the Best Aberdeen Angus Bull. In the Sheep Section, the Boolattin Perpetual Challenge Cup will be presented for the Overall Champion and Flynn Cup, Park Hotel, for Best Scotch Ewe Lamb shown by a child under 12 years. Entry details for all these sections can be found on www.dungarvanshow.com and entries close this Wednesday, 19th July! Come and visit the Home Industries tent to see Crafts and Baking, Jams, Eggs, Fruit and Vegetables, Cut Flowers, Floral exhibits featuring a new Centenary

exhibit, Art and Handwriting created by adults and children. Look out for the Children’s ‘Make a Model’ using vegetables and/or fruit, Miniature Farm or the ever popular Miniature Garden. It will be well worth a visit to the Home Industries Tent to see these exhibits and the fabulous cakes on display. The Children’s and Adult Art is of a high standard and well worth a look too. Whatever your taste in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, Flower Arranging, Art or Penmanship there will be lots there to please the eye. NEW classes this year include a Juniors ‘Mini Beach’ (on a biscuit tin lid) for a bit of fun. Lots of new additions to the home-made

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cakes and pastry classes including a Chocolate Biscuit Cake, Lemon Drizzle Cake and 100th Show Decorated Cake. The Craft section has some novelty classes added; Tea Cosy, Best Handmade Bag, Hat of the Show, Craft Item with a Vintage Twist, Best Dressed Doll and Knitted Gloves/socks. Don't forget to enter by Friday, 21st July, details on our website www.dungarvanshow.com Live entertainment on stage following the official opening of the show at 1.00 p.m. with John O’Shea (WLR FM), Comeragh Comhaltas, Bachelors in trouble, Traditional music and Country singers and Deise line Dancers. Waterford Food Stories told by some of our own best known culinary celebrities including Eunice Power, Paul Flynn and local artisan companies Dungarvan Brewing Company, Knockanore Cheese, Comeragh Mountain Lamb, Mark Bergin, Coffee House Lane, GIY, to name but a few! The Wexford Theatre Company will provide performances while Bouncy Castles and Face Painters are sure to keep the younger children entertained. Other attractions include Farm Safety Talks, Gain Dog Show and the Best dressed Lady and Gent sponsored by Signet and Noel Devereux.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Free Scarecrow Diabetes Competition Screening at Show

Forestry Services Ltd. Sponsorship of the Cattle Section at Dungarvan Agricultural Show: Nicola Whelan, Forestry Services Ltd. (FSL), pictured with Liam Curran and Ned Phelan, Dungarvan Agricultural Show Committee, at the presentation of the FSL sponsorship of the Cattle Section of Dungarvan Agricultural Show. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Diamond Grass Seeds sponsorship to the Cattle Section at Dungarvan Agricultural Show: Ken Daniels, Goldcrop Ltd., presents Diamond Grass Seeds sponsorship of the Cattle Section to Monica Dwane and Liam Curran, Dungarvan Agricultural Show Committee. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

ONCE again this year, Dungarvan Lions Club, kindly assisted by volunteer nurses, are providing a Diabetes Screening service for hundreds of those attending the annual Agricultural Show at Ballygagin on Thursday, 27th July. At the 2016 Show, in excess of 200 were tested with a number of them being referred to their GP. The total number of people living with diabetes in Ireland is estimated to be 225,840. The purpose of the free testing is to assist all members of the public to find out whether or not they might have this condition. Like all illness, early detection can be important. For further information on diabetes see www.diabetes.ie. The test takes a matter of seconds and involves a slight pin prick to take a tiny sample of blood. It is carried out in a confidential manner. The results are known immediately and only revealed to the person being tested. Where the reading is at a certain level the individual will be encouraged to visit their GP for further examination. Dungarvan Lions Club members are inviting the public to avail of this service, which is Free, Quick and Easy. It is carried out by qualified nurses. With the Show celebrating its Centenary Year, it’s likely that there will be a huge attendance, so we look forward to you coming along to the Lions Club marquee on Thursday 27th for this free and vital check.

THIS year, Ten Primary Schools in the area entered a Scarecrow Competition. They had great fun making them before the schools closed for the holidays so be sure to find them all over the Showfield. Prize for the Best Scarecrow is €100. Thanks to a marvellous committee, all our helpers, supporters and especially our Sponsors. The cost to enter a class in the Home Industries Section is just €2. For this our special year we have increased our prizemoney. First Prize is €15; Second Prize is €10. If anyone would like to sponsor a class we would be delighted to accept any amount. Every year we have a Raffle in our tent with 10 great prizes. Tickets €2 each or 3 for €5. We would be glad of your support. Closing date for entries is Friday 21st and you can drop them in to the Tourist Office, Jane Casey (Florist), Main Street, or ring Dina 05842196 www.dungarvanshow.com

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Thursday, 27th July at Ballygagin, Dungarvan Glanbia Sponsorship of the GAIN Dog Show at Dungarvan Agricultural Show: Roger McGrath, Glanbia Agri, presents sponsorship of the GAIN Dog Show by GAIN Pet Nutrition to Nell Dalton and Monica Dwane, Dungarvan Agricultural Show Committee. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

• Entertainment for everyone including the Connolly's Red Mills Munster Show jumping Grand Prix league, Supreme Hunter Championship, Gain Dog Show, Sheep and Cattle. • Home Industries showcasing the best of local produce, homebaking, flower arrangements, crafts. • The most appropriately dressed lady and gent at the show sponsored by Signet and Noel Devereux. • Bouncy castles, face painting, theatre shows provided by the Wexford Theatre Company. • Farm Safety talks and Macra. • Live entertainment on stage following the official opening of the show at 1.00 p.m. • Waterford Food Stories told by some of our own best known culinary celebrities including Eunice Power, Paul Flynn and local artisan companies Dungarvan Brewing Company, Knockanore Cheese, Comeragh Mountain Lamb, Mark Bergin, Coffee House Lane, GIY, to name but a few!

For more information and how to enter, check out our website www.dungarvanshow.com and follow us on Facebook! Glanbia sponsorship to Dungarvan Agricultural Show: Denis Herlihy, Commercial Manager Glanbia Agri, and Michael Keane, Glanbia Director, present a sponsorship cheque from Gain Ruminant Nutrition to Liam Curran and Ned Phelan, who accepted it on behalf of the Cattle Section of Dungarvan Agricultural Show. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Please note entries can be taken online for Horses, Ponies, Cattle & Sheep, entries close on today Wednesday, 19th July. Home Industries entries close on this Friday, 21st July!

COUNTY NEWS NEWSREEL … Anxious or Depressed?

COME to our Support Group Meeting in Dungarvan.Venue: Deise Day Care, Dungarvan, Community Centre, Mitchel Street. Date: Every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. Helpline: 1800 804 848. You are not alone! Please note change in time.

Barony of Gaultier Historical Society July Heritage Walk THE Society will hold its July Heritage Walk on Wednesday, 19th July with a starting time of 7.30 p.m. This will be the second of the Society’s Summer Heritage Walks. The walk will commence from St Andrew’s Church which is near the Park. The walk will then proceed to Dunmore Castle and then take a route which will cover the upper village and Dunmore East Harbour. Dunmore East is rich in both history and heritage. This walk will be very informative and enjoyable. All are welcome.

KCK Ladies Club KCK ladies were on their merry way/annual outing July 12th.Weatherwise the day was glorious. Our first visit Rostellan Café and Chocolate factory in East Cork was a joy. Proprietor Peter brought us through his business, demonstrating how all his chocolate products from bunnies to bars, truffles to wedding favours and many more are made. Having had our morning coffee in the beautiful courtyard, we were to treated strawberry/chocolates and truffles. Of course, a day out wouldn’t be complete without some shopping and a visit to a garden centre is a must. Back to the Walter Raleigh where Micheal Brett and his staff served up a beautiful meal to round a wonderful day out. Chairperson, Patricia reminded us all of the Dungarvan Show Thursday, 27th July, which is will be extra special, as great plans are in place for the 100th event. So if you make or bake or sow you might like to get your entries into Home Industry Section Secretary, Dina Walshe. Entry forms are available at Jane Casey’s, Main Street.

The people celebrate with Carmelite Sisters LAST Saturday morning, the Chapel of the Carmelite Monastery was filled to capacity as a prayerful and thankful congregation of the faithful assembled to join with the Sisters in celebrating their greatest Feast Day of the year, the Feast of Mount Carmel, the site of the first Monastery of the Order in the Holy Land. The Sisters were delighted to have so many of their friends present for the happy and spiritual occasion and express their thanks to them and to the people of the wider district for their presence, their loyalty and their support. From the heart one of the Sisters writes: “I pen these few lines on the birthday

of our beloved St. Elizabeth of the Trinity 1880 -1906, a Carmelite Sister who was canonised last October 16th, a daughter of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Surely, she rejoiced as we celebrated Our Lady’s feast day last Saturday here in Tallow Carmel. Elizabeth looked to Mary as her model in her desire to live her everyday life in love in His presence, listening to Him and interceding for humankind, as Our Lady pondered His word in her heart and encourages each one of us to “Do whatever He tells you.” Saturday was bathed in glorious sunshine and a large congregation of neighbours, friends new and old joined the

Carmelite Sisters in praise of Our lady of Mount Carmel. The Eucharist was concelebrated by Fr. Michael Melican I.C. Chaplain to the Community, Fr. Jim Noonan O.D.C. Prior of St. Teresa’s Clarendon St. and Fr. Shane O’Neill C. C. Tramore. In his homily, Fr. Jim spoke of Mary, Mother of Jesus at the foot of the Cross. The silent strength of Mary, the unwavering trust , the dignified presence in the midst of such outrageous mysterious suffering. We look around today and see suffering humanity and we question. In ‘staying with’ and pondering the tableau of Mary at the foot of the Cross, we are sus-

tained and encouraged in our own journey through the vicissitudes of life. We draw strength from this source. We look to the Star and call upon Mary and seek to make a place for her in her hearts and homes. Gratitude rises in our hearts for all who participated in any way in our celebrations. We keep each one in our prayer and remind you of another feast day in October that of St. Therese, an occasion to which you will all be invited. May Our Lady, our Mother be close to each of us and intercede for us with her divine Son. In prayerful gratitude Your Carmelite Sisters.

I am of Ireland Summer Exhibition with Paddy's Barn Interiors

Darcie Cullen and James O'Connor pictured at the Kilmeaden Vintage Tractor Club’s annual tractor run which took place on Sunday. [John Power Photography]

FORTHCOMING Summer Exhibition at I am of Ireland's home / gallery with Paddy's Barn Interiors. 22nd-23rd July from 10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. Come and see a very wide array of work to encompass Contemporary Irish Art and Craft, Folk Irish Furniture circa 1800s, Vintage and Contemporary finds for Home and Garden and an interesting Markey Robinson. Tea and cake will be offered throughout the day, families welcome and looking forward to your visit. I am of Ireland is open at all other times by appointment only 0877997317. Location: I am of Ireland, Ballycrompane, Clashmore, County Cork. Just before Youghal Bridge take right off the

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

KILL YEE-HAWWWWW!!!! Grab your boots, holster your weapons and tilt that 10 gallon hat and check shirt or go Native American and don those moccasins, headdress those feathers and draw your bow and prepare yourself for the biggest night of the year in Dunphy's Bar on Saturday, August 19th at 9.00p.m. Join Kill Action & Alert Group for their annual BBQ to help fundraise for their many fantastic activities in the village. We will have yummy food, music, line dancing, best costume competition, door and raffle prizes and, wait for it, a Bucking Bronco! Hot Diggity, there might even be a shoot out! Prizes for longest male and female rider. As well as being the sorest night, we guarantee it will also be the best fun ever all for just €10 a ticket. Since last year's hugely successful BBQ, Kill Action & Alert Group have done tons of work cleaning and maintaining the village and completed litterpicks with Bonmahon Tidy Towns Committee and an Taisce; recruited and employed Monica

Weldon to maintain the appearance of the village; collected donations of tools and equipment for use in the village from various retailers; liaised with the Gardai in order to prevent crime and handed over the text alert service to An Garda Siochana; erected Action Alert Area signs; liaise continuously with Waterford County Council to do works in the area - note the fantastic addition of footpaths and traffic lights at the school; made contact with some of our new residents and those living in isolated areas at Christmas with the dissemination of Christmas Hampers; and hosted brilliant successful community events such as the Blessing of the Village Christmas Tree & Arrival of Santa Claus and the Easter Eggstravaganza which require a huge amount of organisation and time on behalf of the Committee! Along with all the visible work, a tremendous amount of background work and money goes on applying for grants, insurance, telephone calls and meetings.

And whilst there is a committed core group of people, we always need help, ideas, and donations of spot prizes so if you can just give one hour, one suggestion, or one gift, then please contact Secretary Marie Cleary at 086 838 5928 or any committee member. Now git practicing yer bucking y'all and we'll see you at the Rodeo! RAG & PHONE Don't forget, if you're filling in a rainy day by clearing out those cupboards, please keep all your old shoes, boots, clothes, blankets, sheets, etc for the Kill National School Rag and Phone collection, next one early October but if you can't keep your items until then, please contact Grace Colbert 086-3289212. WELCOME HOME! A big welcome to the new addition to the Clooney Family at Bucks Cross - Joni, their new Lurcher pup, rescued recently by the WSPCA by the lovely Alice. Paul Og, Larry and Jamie are very excited and delighted by the new arrival and presented her with her new teddy, Mitchell.

BONMAHON COPPER COAST CRACKERS This group just keeps on growing and growing but don't let that stop you. Go and take that first step towards fitness, socialising, meeting welcoming people. Bring the kids to run around the playground or let them join in too. Under the watchful eye of the amazing Michelle Byrne of Imagine Fitness (check out her new videos on Facebook), your physical and mental health will be transformed. This is for you! Bonmahon Carpark, Thursday nights, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m., €3. Enjoyment Guaranteed. COPPER COAST GEOPARK The Copper Coast Geopark is an outdoor museum of geological records; it stretches along the coast from Kilfarassy Beach, near Fenor in the east to Ballyvoile Beach near Stradbally to the west, Dunhill and Kill to the north. Volcanoes, oceans, deserts and ice sheets all combined to create the rocks which provide the physical foundation of the natural and cultural landscapes of the area. The Copper Coast UNESCO Geopark gets its name from the 19th Century copper mines that lie at its heart, it comprises some 25 kilometres of coastline. For more visit our website www.coppercoastgeopark.com BUNMAHON FLOWER SHOW The 10th Annual Flower Show will take place in the Copper Coast Geopark Visitor Centre, Bunmahon on 29th &

30th July, 2017. Entries in the following categories are welcome: Decorative Floral Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Home Produce, Arts and Crafts, also Children’s Categories. For enquiries contact: Breda on (087) 2392625, bredacolfer@eircom.net or the geopark office on (051) 292828, info@coppercoastgeopark.com Important notice! All exhibits (including home produce) must be handed in Friday, July 28th between 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.

All entries will be judged on Friday evening. We are pleased to announce that Léine medieval crafters will be at the Flower Show demonstrating some medieval skills. Léine have showcased at the National Heritage Park in Wexford and at Dublinia in Dublin. The Copper Coast Geopark are honoured to have them, we can’t wait! For more visit our website www.coppercoastgeopark.com

Léine medieval crafters will be at the Flower Show in Bunmahon on 29th & 30th July, 2017.

Pictured at the Kilmeaden Vintage Tractor Club’s annual tractor run which took place on Sunday were Daragh, Lucy, Eve and Oisín Mulhall. [John Power Photography]

Church collections to take place in Waterford as up to 25 million people face starvation in east Africa Tramore's Eithne Brennan urges support for hunger appeal SPECIAL collections will take place at all masses across Co. Waterford next weekend (July 22nd/23rd) as part of a national appeal to help people caught up in the current food crisis in east Africa. Trócaire, the overseas development charity, says that 25 million people in east Africa are facing starvation in the coming months and millions could die unless they receive immediate assistance. The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for a national church collection to support Trócaire’s work in the region. Severe drought, driven by climate change, is currently affecting Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia and this has resulted in failed harvests and the widespread death of livestock. Trócaire’s Eithne Brennan, from Tramore in Co. Waterford, urged people to get behind the appeal and support the agency’s efforts to save lives in the affected areas. “With the failure of successive rains and a prolonged drought having taken hold of the region, just surviving has

now become the main challenge facing the people of east Africa,” she said. “Millions of people in the region are facing starvation. The crops have failed and animals are dying because of a lack of grazing and water.” The United Nations has described the situation in the drought-ravaged parts of Africa as the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War but Trócaire says steps can be taken to reduce the number of people at risk if action is taken now. “Trócaire is working on the ground and providing vital aid to hundreds of thousands of people,” said Eithne. “We are targeting particularly vulnerable groups including the elderly, people with disabilities and those living with HIV. Our health centres in Somalia are treating 19,000 people each month for malnutrition and associated illnesses. We are also supporting health clinics in places like Turkana in northern Kenya, where 12 per cent of children under the age of five are severely malnourished and at immediate risk of death. The

clinics weigh and examine the children and the mothers of those who are identified as high-risk are given a high-protein, high-vitamin supplement to feed them. “What we are providing at the moment is quite literally ‘life-support’ for people. In the coming months in Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Ethiopia Trócaire is hoping to reach hundreds of thousands more people with emergency food, water and drought tolerant seeds but this can’t be done without the generosity of people in Co. Waterford. I would urge parishioners to please give what they can to the church collection.” President Michael D. Higgins last week issued a statement praising the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference for organising the appeal and urging people to give what they can to support life-saving efforts in the region. To make a donation or to find out more about Trócaire’s response to the food crisis in east Africa visit www.trocaire.org or phone 1850 408 408.

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Recent visitors to M u s e u m m e m b e rs t r i p to the Museum A r d o H o u s e, A r d m o r e

WE recently had a visit from Carla Quattrociocchi and her husband Rosario Sacco from Canada. They had heard that well known local diver Eoin McGarry found a propeller from the Italian ship Piemonte that sank while sailing from Naples to New York in 1911. Carla’s great grandfather was on board the ship. Eoin took time out from work to come up to the Museum and talk to them about his findings, and the visit was enjoyed by all. We have had many visitors from all over the world recently with visitors coming from various different European countries and as far away as Malawi and Arizona.

Last Sunday, 9th July there was a Museum member’s day trip to Ardo House in Ardmore, led by Liam Suipéal. Ardo House has a very interesting history and Liam gave a wonderful talk which brought the history of the house alive for the group. The trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Our thanks to Liam Suipéal, and to Eddie Cantwell and all involved in organising this memorable trip.

Cara Quattrociocchi and her husband Rosario Sacco from Canada pictured with Eoin McGarry outside the Museum.

Object of the week A Superior Eight Day Clock Made By New Haven Clock Company, Anglo American Clock, Late 19th Century

ANNUAL MUSEUM BOOK SALE We are now accepting books for our annual book sale. Books can be dropped in to us at the Museum in Friary Street. Books should be in good condition, with no magazines or encyclopaedias please. 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, donations and fund raising activities, so we would be delighted if you would join us as a member. As a member you will benefit from knowing that you are supporting the important work of the Museum in County Waterford, plus being informed of various talks, new exhibitions and activities taking place throughout the year. There is also a member’s annual trip and Christmas meal. Please do consider joining us as a member. You

can see the very varied and interesting work of the Museum on our website www.waterfordmuseum.ie including volunteers recently taking part in local archaeological digs. Call in to see us in Friary Street, or ring us on 058-45960 for more information. DUNGARVAN AGRICULTURAL SHOW NEW BOOK ‘THE SHOW STORY 1913-2017’ FOR SALE IN THE MUSEUM We always have a selection of books with local connections for sale in the Museum with a wide range of topics, and a percentage of the sales goes towards our running costs. We now have the new book about the Dungarvan Agricultural Show ‘The Show Story 1913-2017’ for sale at €10 celebrating the one hundredth show. This is a beautiful book packed with lovely photos and details of the history of the show and at a very reasonable price. Our congratulations to the

Dungarvan Show Committee on their one hundredth show. 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 may have in your possession which you would be willing to kindly 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. We can scan them to add to our extensive photographic archive and give you back the originals. By donating items to us you will be playing your part in helping to preserve local history for future generations. You can drop items into us in Friary Street, or call us on 058 45960 to discuss any items you are thinking of donating.

CHAUNCEY Jerome (1793-1868) was an American clockmaker. In 1850 he joined with Benedict & Burnham and in 1853 they traded under a new name: New Haven Clock Co. In 1855 he became bankrupt losing his fortune. He died penniless in 1868. The New Haven Clock Co. finally closed in 1960.

VISITING THE MUSEUM We welcome visits from schools, community groups, and local history societies. Please contact us at 058 45960 to arrange a visit. Let us know if you are interested in a particular subject and we will focus on that during the visit. OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Admission is free.

FIRST WORLD WAR WATERFORD CASUALTY LIST FOR WEEK ENDING 19th JULY 2017

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STRADBALLY GRAVEYARD MASS The Graveyard Mass for Holy Cross Churchyard in Stradbally will take place this coming Wednesday evening, 19th July, 2017 at 7.30 p.m. All who have people buried in the cemetery are invited to attend. FIELD DAY All roads lead to Stradbally next Saturday, 22nd July for the Family Fun Field Day planned for the grounds of St. James’ School and Church. The event this year is being held in aid of St. James’ Church Repair Fund and AWARE will open at 1 p.m. and go on until 5.00 p.m. It is hoped that there will be brilliant sunshine and lots of support for all that have worked so hard to make it a great family day out. What can you expect? Lots of

stalls with country produce, a green fingers stall, GYO, there will be books, bric-a-brac, hot dogs and cream teas, a pet corner, a door prize. Games such as smash a plate, fling the wellie, catch an egg, walk the plank. there will be a bouncy castle. The Annual Art Exhibition will also be on show.You can also help blow the biggest bubble cloud in aid of AWARE. If you are a visitor or local do put some time aside next Saturday to enjoy the many activities at St. James’ Fun Day at Stradbally. STRADBALLY COUNTRY MARKET The Stradbally Market that takes place in the Cove Bar each Saturday morning from 10.30 a.m. in reaching out to the wider community in launching a facebook page. You can follow their

producers and products on facebook address@stradballycountrymarket.ie Drop in any Saturday and sample the fare you never know who you might meet. OUR LADY OF MERCY NATIONAL SCHOOL The Building Fund recent raffle prizewinner were: 1. N. Connors, Ballingown €100; 2. Mary Bagge, Ballydurn €100 voucher for Aine’s Boarding Kennels; 3. Fiona Walsh, Durrow West, Waterford Golf Club voucher; 4. Michael Aherne, Brenan, Greenway voucher for a family of 2 adults and 4 children; 5. Paddy Flynn, Cove Cottage, €50 Bridgie Terries voucher; 6. James Whelan, €50 Coach House Coffee voucher; 7. Thomas Carberry, Dunhill, Sallyfort Farm

voucher; 8. Michael O’Donovan, €50 Glanbia voucher; 9. Anna Fenton, Clonea Swim voucher; 10. Aoibhine Kiely Cummins, FRS €30 voucher. The raffle was a huge success and between that and the bag pack which was kindly offered to us by Stradbally GAA Club we have raised the funds we need for the school building fund. The Parents’ Association would like to thank everyone that helped out in any way for this fundraising effort. Thanks to all the ticket sellers and buyers, the local businesses who donated prizes towards the raffle. Thanks to all who helped to promote and encourage the raffle in any way. A special thanks again to our fantastic community for all the support towards the fundraiser.

Author Mary Power Kelly visits O’Mahony’s Durrow to read from her new book “Hydrangeas” TOM O’Mahony’s Pub in Durrow was packed to capacity for the visit of Mary Power Kelly, formerly of Glen, Kilmacthomas to read from her newly launched book ‘Hydrangeas’. Family, school friends and interested readers all tuned out to hear Mary read from her book.

The book with own illustrations and poems is a wonderful keepsake filled with honesty and nostalgia of country living. A wonderful coincidence of the night was that as Mary read from her book of an account of her parent’s wedding at Mount Melleray Abbey, Cappoquin written in the

local newspaper in the phraseology of the late George Kiely, his daughter Judith Flynn, nee Kiely was sitting only feet away from Mary. Great conversations filled the night and hospitality of tea and sandwiches followed by strawberries and cream.

Mary followed up by a visit to Stradbally Market on Saturday morning where again her book was received with open arms. Her next stop is to the Library in Kilmacthomas on Wednesday, 26th July where Mary will read from her book at 6.00 p.m. for her Kilmacthomas audience.

Author Mary Power Kelly pictured with her husband Liam and family at the book reading of her book “Hydrangeas” which took place in O’Mahony’s Pub, Durrow, Stradbally last Wednesday, 12th July.

One of the Ogham Stones in Dromlohan.

Drumlohan Ogham Stones THERE are a number of field antiquities in the townland of Drumlohan. They seem to date from before Christian times. They include ten Ogham Stones, an early church site, a bullaun stones, beehive hut and a holy well. Most of these are found in one area known as the “Killeens” field. Traditionally in Ireland “Killeens” or “Cilleens” were associated with the burial of unchristened children, people who had died by suicide and with the burial of strangers. Often cilleens are situated in disused early christian sites or ringforts. The Drumlohan souterrain was discovered in 1867 when ploughing the field and the removal of a fence, on the farm then owned by the Queally family. The Drumlohan Souterain and Ogham stones were taken into the care of the Office of Public Work in September 1933. Attempts by different museums to remove the Ogham Stones has always been resisted locally.When the Killeens Wood was being written about in 1867, the first mention was made to the artefact then known as the “Holy Well” which later became known as the “Wart Well” for it curative properties. The wart well at Drumlohan also has a more recent story however. During a period in the early 1900s it is recalled that this same stone was carried to the Holy Cross Church, Stradbally to be exhibited there at the request of the then PP Canon Dunphy, who had obtained it on loan from the then owner of the land Patrick Kirwan. Local memory has it that the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore visited the church and admired the stone greatly, blessed it, and expressed his desire that the stone should be kept permanently in the church. Mr. Kirwan, Jack Connors and Mikey Power went to the church and sacristy at 1.00 a.m., seized the stone via the sacristy window and brought it back to its original place in Drumlohan. Local legend maintain that cattle started to die the day the stone was removed, and started to thrive again when the stone was returned. Names on the Ogham Stones have connections with Wales and France. [courtesy of Stradbally na nDeise] Thanks to the Kirwan family, our local historic Walk/Talk group will visit the Dromloham site on Thursday night, 27th July. Depart from Barron Hall 8.00 p.m. Local Archaeologist Dave Pollock will lead the Walk/Talk. Any queries to Tom 087-9386209 or brianjcorry@yahoo.ie

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BALLINAMEELA CURRENT EVENTS ON IN THE HALL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY

That Little Buzz

By Donal Buckley There is tremendous satisfaction at the sound of a slap on your arm as you dispatch a Blind Doctor to the afterlife. It’s not that I'm encouraging the homicide of visually challenged medics but the individual eradication of those blood sucking winged pests. Some people call them Flying Doctors, others call them Horseflies. Whatever their actual name, they are a nuisance. There are those who will say, all God’s creatures have a purpose in the world. Not these parasites. They may have had a reason for their existence during the Jurassic Era, when there was tons of Dinosaur dung to be broken down. But, as far as I know, dinosaurs don't prowl the Earth anymore. Well, OK, apart from Vincent Browne. I would never encourage anyone to resolve their problems by killing anything, and certainly, anyone. Apart from, maybe, a few close family members. Maybe some cousins and a few neighbours. Then there's a couple of local politicians, civil servants and about half a dozen people from Donegal, Leitrim and Mayo. But apart from that, murder is never the answer. Carnivorous animals will kill for food. Most species will kill for survival, whether for individual defence or protecting their young. Cats will play with their victims, alive or dead, to teach their offspring how to stalk and hunt prey. But human beings are the only species on Earth who will kill for fun. We are the only animal who will kill for material gain. We are the only animal who will kill because of jealousy, avarice, lust or covetousness. We pride ourselves in being conscientious, charitable and diplomatic. So, what brings out the blood lust in human beings? The first supposed murder on Earth was, according to the Bible, Cain killing Abel. Adam and Eve's son killed his brother because he was envious of him. In fact, there are many graphic and brutal murders, massacres and scenes of slaughter in the Bible. If you read the Holy Books of Deuteronomy, Leviticus and Exodus, you will see that the encouragement to condemn people to death is not just the preserve of Islamists and their interpretations of the Koran (Quran). If you disagree with a priest, if you are gay, if you are not a virgin on your wedding night or if you believe in fortune telling, your days are numbered. In Deutoronomy, it states that if one person in your town worships another God, then the whole town must be destroyed and wiped from the face of the Earth (I can't imagine West Waterford as a wilderness!). In Leviticus, anyone taking the Lords Name in Blasphemy will be stoned to death (Jaysus, thats a bit harsh). The Book Of Exodus tells us that anyone working on the Sabbath, according to the Lord God, must be put to death. (There will be a lot of vets on mastitis calls on Monday morning). We’ve all had a moment when we shouted at the children, “I’ll bleedin’ kill ya” But you don't really mean it. In The Book of Kings, some children from the city of Bethel shouted “baldhead!” at Elisha who cursed them in the name of the Lord. Suddenly, two bears emerged from the woods and tore forty two children apart. (What happened to just denying them ice cream?). There are hundreds of stories like this in the “Good Book”. These are repeated in the Jewish Talmud, which is basically the Old Testament. (crucifixion denial?) Of course, The Quran has as many tales of murder, rape and infanticide. These are interpreted, literally, in Sharia law by misguided Imams whose pursuit of intellectual power over their fellow Muslims is intoxicating. That’s not to say Christians and Jews aren't capable of quoting scripture to suit their purpose. Every religion, every religious leader, every priest seems to know what God wants. Why would an all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful supreme being let a mere mortal spread his message. Why would a merciful God allow extreme wealth and extreme poverty to co-exist. That's not the Word of the Lord. But it is Gospel. Ballinameela Creatives are, and always shall be, Ballinameela Creatives. Napoleon Bonaparte said, “Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”

BALLINAMEELA 5KM RACE AND FUN RUN. The Ballinameela 5km Race and Fun Run in conjunction with West Waterford Athletics Club will take place on Friday, August 25th at 7.00 p.m.You can register on the night from 6.00 p.m. at the Community Centre at a cost of €10. You can also pre register using the following website for €8 – https://endurancecui.active.com/new/events/4664 1653/priceCategories/46641853 /primaryForm?_p=0532778884 925591 Showers and refreshments will be available afterwards. Looking forward to seeing a good crowd on the night. LOST AND FOUND A pair of French Connection reading glasses were picked up outside the community centre recently. If they are yours please contact Mathew Fogarty on 0860644811. SUMMER CAMP There will be a summer camp running from the 8th-11th of August (Tuesday-Friday) in Ballinameela Community

Centre. Camp costs €40 per child. Family discount available. There will be a range of activities such as sports, art, team building activities, talent show and weather permitting a water sports day. Booking is essential so please contact Cathy on (087) 2356928 to book your place. FINISK VALLEY AC NOTES 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 & 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. BADMINTON If you fancy a sociable game of badminton come along to Ballinameela Community Centre on Tuesday nights from 8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Contact Mairead on 087-7681975 if interested.

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 lookout. Secondly you can send details of suspicious activity to this number where it will be re-sent around to the community and to the Gardai who treat it as serious and act immediately. Follow on facebook www.facebook.com/parish.com munityalert.ie BOOKING THE HALL There is still some available slots for the evenings, so if you would like to start your own indoor soccer games for the winter 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 bor-

rowing anything from the hall, these must be booked through our booking officer Alison Curran. Each month someone on the committee is responsible for opening and closing the hall. Claire Tobin is responsible for the month of July and can be contacted on 087-6808287. LOTTO RESULTS 17/7/17 – Numbers drawn were 7, 12 and 22. There was no Jackpot winner. €20 winners were Mary Morrissey, Curraroache; Kay Barry, Ballintaylor; Bernie McHugh, Ballinameela; Brendan Mernin, Villierstown; Elliot Walsh, Kereen. Next week’s Jackpot is €2,150 and the draw will take place in the Welcome Inn. 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 0879194287. You can also Follow and like us on our Facebook Page Ballinameela Community Centre.

BALLYSAGGART LADIES CLUB SUMMER OUTING REMINDER It's that time of the year again and the Ladies Club in Ballysaggart are going on their annual outing. The outing will take place on this Saturday, July 22nd. The first pick up will be at The Monument in Lismore at 8.00 a.m. sharp, on then to Ballysaggart for the next pick up leaving there at 8.30 a.m. sharp. On we go to The Firgrove Hotel in Mitchelstown for tea, coffee, and freshly made scones. Then it's on to Bunratty Folk Park where you can wonder at your leisure, and sample some of the wonderful old fashioned baking, after that we go back into Limerick to The Cresent Shopping Certre, one of the finest shopping centres in Limerick, and after all that its back again to The Firgrove for our evening meal. This trip is open to anyone members and non members, the cost of the day is €50. If you are interested please contact any of the following officers Bridie Murphy 0872809794, Maureen Fennessy 087-9558671, or Mary Glavin 087-7421345. Please contact the ladies as soon as possible as a bus and other details need to be finalised. FESTIVAL TIME IS HERE Preparations are well under way for this years Community Festival. It will commence on Tuesday, August 1st with the Children's Art/Writing Competition at 7.00 p.m., fol-

lowed by the ever popular Pongo at 8.30 p.m. There is no theme for the Art and the Title for the Writing will be announced on the night. Wednesday evening will see the inaugural 5K Chip Timed Run/Walk. Registration for both will open at 6.30 p.m. at the GAA Grounds with take off at 7.30 p.m. for the Run and 7.45 p.m. for the Walk.The route is yet to be finalised but it is sure to be a good challenge for all who take

part. Refreshments will be served on return. On Thursday evening the 45 Card Drive will take place in the Community Centre at 8.15 p.m. with Tea and Treats served to the players. Friday then is the usual Car Treasure Hunt taking off at 7.30 p.m. followed by the Table Quiz in Meagher's Bar at 9.00 p.m. The events for Saturday and Sunday are yet to be finalised so details will follow as soon as pos-

sible. We hope to see a good crowd out and about participating in and enjoying the festivities. COMMUNITY COUNCIL 45 CARDS RESULTS 1st: Dan Howard and Fionula Hynes. 2nd: Pat Kirby and John Mills, Peg Murray and Helen Cunningham. Lucky Tables: Dan and Bridie Brien, Christy Higgins and Bill Leady, Eddie Sheehan and Helen Morrissey. Tickets: Christy Higgins x 3, Pat Kirby and Rita Doocey.

Picture shows the welcome stone in Ballysaggart surounded by beautiful flowers this week.

[Mary Glavin]

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Kathleen McNamara and Nina Coughlan presenting a cheque for €1,500 to Mary Fenton Morrissey, Administrator St. Carthage's House Lismore on behalf of the Lismore Walkers. Also in the picture is Mary Dalton who organises this walk every week and some of the walkers. [Mary Glavin]

LISMORE Lismore Tidy Towns OUR two CES workers are getting on with the maintenance of landscaped areas in Lismore town and the good weather of recent weeks has helped to get lots of work done.While the work team continues their official break many of the team are getting on with work individually when they identify something to be done. Thanks to all concerned. Reminding the owners of business premises that they are responsible for maintenance of the footpaths outside their properties especially in relation to litter such as cigarette butts. Thanks to those who check/sweep regularly and we appeal to those who do not to please start to do so and do your bit for your community. Japanese Knotweed has been the focus of some reports in the local media recently and since Waterford City & County Council have put up signage on the Cappoquin to Lismore Road and in Lismore itself more people have been made aware of it. So what is Japanese Knotweed and why is it important to control it? Japanese Knotweed/Fallopia japonica is an alien invasive plant species which is non native to the Lismore area, threatens native plant species, damages our environment and economy. Japanese Knotweed was introduced to Great Britain and Ireland in the 1800's as a garden ornamental plant. It grows vigorously and spreads rapidly - over two metres in one season and up to 4ins/10cm a day in Summertime. It is native to East Asia in Japan, China and Korea.

Japanese Knotweed growing at Station Road Lismore. In Ireland, Japanese Knotweed has no natural enemies to prevent its growth, whereas in its native Asia it is controlled by fungus and insects. It can grow through walls, tarmac and concrete and if on your property can reduce its value. Eradication does not happen overnight - an infestation takes several years to eradicate due to its rapid growth. If it is on your property do not flail or strim it as tiny pieces of this plant can regenerate causing further spread. The underground rhizome can be three metres deep and extend in a seven metre radius around the plant. Seek professional advice on its eradication by contacting the National Biodiversity Data Centre in Waterford Ph. 051 306240 or Waterford City & County Council Ph. 076 1102020. In terms of identification Japanese Knotweed grows into large clumps. Its stem structures are

distinctive with a green hollow bamboo like appearance dotted with purple speckles. Its leaves are a lime green colour, are shield/heart shaped with a flat base and have a distinctive zig zag growth on the stem. It flowers from August to October and its white flowers are small, clustered and hang from the joint of the stem and leaf. For more information on other invasive alien species growing in Lismore and its environs please pick up a copy of Lismore Tidy Town's recently launched leaflet on four of such species to be found in Lismore and its environs available at Lismore Heritage Centre, Lismore Carnegie Library and St. Carthage’s Cathedral. ECO TIP OF THE WEEK: To combat mildew on your garden plants and roses make up a simple homemade fungicide by adding baking powder to water and spray onto plants.

Lismore Immrama Committee WE would like to thank all who attended our talks, our sponsors and all who helped in any way to make this year’s festival probably the best to date. A special thanks to all who supported the draw. Results of Draw: 1st - Midweek break for two in a Flynn Hotel Karyn Cotter, Toor, Lismore. 2nd €200 voucher

from Eason - Rita Hegarty, Hospital Lane, Lismore. 3rd B&B for two plus bottle of wine from Ballyrafter House - Ms. Jean Feeney, Barretstown, Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny. 4th Pair of tickets for Nathan Carter in Mallow - Master Patrick Power, Glounthane, Lismore. Our thanks to all our sponsors.

Lismore Castle Arts announces winner of Origins 2017 - Gabrielle Drimalovski LISMORE Castle Arts is delighted to announce the winner of ORIGINS, selected from the 2017 undergraduate shows across Ireland. In June the curatorial team from LCA visited the degree shows across the country to choose one artist whose work they felt merited a solo exhibition at St. Carthage’s Hall. Gabrielle Drimalovski was selected on the basis of individual merit, her practice displaying a strong confidence and professionalism. Gabrielle Drimalovski is a visual artist who works primarily in video installation. Graduating from Limerick School of Art, LIT in June 2017, she is one of 14 students of the Photography and Lens Based Media course. Gabrielle’s practice is centred around the exploration of the gaze, observation, and aspects of looking. Through study of Lacan’s theory of the gaze and non-verbal communication, her work combines video and digital imagery in order to convey and reflect back at us our subconscious behaviours, innermost desires, and unspoken intentions. Her video work Scopoaesthesia explores not only the notion of voyeurism, but different aspects of how it makes us feel. ORIGINS is an annual exhibition held each Autumn in St. Carthage’s Hall as a way of presenting emerging new artists in a gallery context, alongside Lismore Castle Arts respected programme of important international artists. Mike Fitzpatrick, Head of School at Limerick School of Art and Design, LIT, said “I am delighted

that you have selected Gabrielle Drimalovski to show in St. Carthage’s Hall, it’s a great honour to be selected as the most promising graduate in Ireland this year. Especially as Photography is a new stream, in only its second round of graduation. I am also pleased for Lorraine Neeson as a new Course Leader and the team.” Lorraine Neeson, Course Leader, said ‘The Photography, Film,Video team at Limerick School of Art and Design are absolutely delighted that Lismore Castle Arts have chosen our graduating student, Gabrielle Drimalovski, as this year’s recipient of their graduate award of a solo show at St. Carthage’s Hall in October, 2017. The fact that Gabrielle’s graduate show was selected as the overall winner from all the Degree shows, nationwide, is a huge honour and is testament to her dedication, hard work and commitment to her chosen field of study. It is an incredible achievement to be considered the most promising graduate in Ireland this year. It has been particularly rewarding for us to have witnessed the extent to which Gabrielle’s work has developed from when she first joined the newly formed Fine Art Photography Programme in year one, all the way through to the outstanding exhibition that she presented for her graduate show, this year.We wish her every success in her future artistic endeavours and very much look forward to seeing her work installed in St. Carthage’s Hall in October.’ For further information please contact Paul McAree gallery@lismorecastlearts.ie

Parish of Lismore and Ballysaggart THE mystery of suffering and evil in our world will be with us till the end of time. What is more, the mystery of evil and suffering is intertwined in our own personal lives. Many of us has not in some great or small way contributed to the suffering in the lives of others, even in the lives of those we claim to love as family members. It is tempting to feel there is nothing we personally can do to lessen the suffering and evil that beset people.We can change the world by changing ourselves by the power of the Spirit working in our lives. The only way to reform the world is to reform ourselves.Wise members in Alcoholics Anonymous are always working on one the famous Twelve Steps. They know that this is the only way of personal transformation with the power of God. Maybe we could be working on any one of the Ten Commandments as our personal way to wholesomeness or holiness in our lives. This is the only way to deal with evil and suffering. Notice the beautiful well kept gardens in the

housing estates and in the sub-urban and country settings. Beautiful minds and hearts are creators of beauty in this world that is so full of vulgarity, crudeness and falseness. Even then, as we are constantly fed with bad news through our public broadcasting system we need not lose hope. As long as we have each other we have strength to face and to change evil. As the woman said to me many years ago; ‘and she was very very mad with another who had wronged her cry; and the mills of God grind slowly, but surely’. Another way is to say; Goodness will have the last word. MASS TIMETABLE Weekday Mass at 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 22nd July - Vigil Mass in Lismore at 6.15 p.m. Sunday, 23rd July - Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11.00 a.m. PRO(E) Pastoral Council Parish Radio Link 103.9FM

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YOU may have noticed lately the lack of Tus workers in town who regularly tidy our streets. This is because there aren't any at the moment. It is evident how much they are missed as the streets and approach roads of Cappoquin are messier and littered with rubbish. We implore members of the community and business owners of the town to keep their home fronts and store fronts litter free. Take a minute to pick up rubbish and give a sweep to keep your area tidy. There are many beautiful planters, window boxes and hanging baskets filled with blooms throughout the town - but litter takes away from this beauty. Please join us on Monday, July 24th at 7.30 p.m. for a Community Clean-up! We ask business owners and community members to come out for a 1⁄2 hour to help keep our town tidy! Meet at the square. Gloves, brushes and bags will be provided. See you there!

Fundraising bag pack in aid of Glencairn Abbey A FUNDRAISING bag pack in aid of St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn, will be held this coming Friday, 21st and Saturday, 22nd July at Garvey’s Supervalu, Dungarvan. Money from the bag pack fundraiser will go towards the Glencairn Abbey Restoration Building Fund. All donations will be greatly appreciated. For more information, and if you would like to volunteer a couple of hours to bag pack for this worthy cause, contact Patricia on 0879509834. Find them on Facebook ‘Glencairn Abbey’ or check out their website: www.glencairnabbey.org.

MODELIGO LOTTO RESULTS 15th JULY, 2017 Numbers drawn were 9, 13, 23. No winner. €25 winners: Donal Dalton, Modeligo; Thomas Fenton, Modeligo; Gerry Dennehy, Colligan and Pat Dalton, Piltown. Next Week’s Jackpot €600. WEDDING BELLS Congratulations to Michelle Walsh and Derek Kelly who celebrated their wedding with family, friends and neighbours over the weekend. Good health and happiness in your future life

together. WATERFORD HURLING Best wishes to Derek McGrath and the Waterford hurlers in Sunday’s quarter final in Pairc Ui Chaoimh against Davy Fitz’s improving Wexford. NOTES Anyone wishing to include items in the Parish notes, please contact Monica before 8.00 p.m. on Mondays. BOOKINGS Anyone looking to book the astro turf or hall please contact John Power on 087-2834600.

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Mass in JFK Park in 2003.

KNOCKANORE CHECK us out on our Facebook pages (Knockanore Area KGK Community Council) and (Knockanore Heritage and History). NEW ASSOCIATION IN KNOCKANORE GAELIC 4 MOTHERS & OTHERS Gaelic for mothers and others is for ladies over 18 who are not registered with a football club already. It's not an official football team, you do not need to be in anyway fit or ever have played football before!! We are asking for anyone in the area to come along and give it ago. It’s more of a social fun team than competitive! When: Monday, 24th July, 2017 (every Monday thereafter, subject to change).Time: 7:30 p.m.Where: JFK Park Knockanore (Shamrock GAA Grounds). We would really appreciate if you could spread the word. FUNDRAISER FOR KGK SPORTS HALL KGK Knockanore Hall Committee is hosting a Golf Classic on Saturday, July 22nd, in Lismore Golf Club as a fundraiser for painting of the hall. Teams of 3 players €90 which includes a meal. Any form of donation or sponsorship greatly accepted. All enquiries to either Tom Donovan or James Tobin.

KNOCKANORE SET DANCERS IN THE EVERYMAN THEATRE CORK We wish the very best of luck to Knockanore Set Dancers who are competing in the Fleadh Cheoil Munster Final this weekend in The

Everyman Theatre in Cork. On Friday the girls in the U15 category will be competing. Best of luck to Catherine Hynes, Rachel Roche, Caoimhe Casey, Doireann Ormonde, Rebecca O'Keeffe, Anna McDonnell, Aobhla Motherway and Katelynn

O'Neill. On Sunday afternoon our U12 girls will take to the stage, very best of luck to Roisín Hunt, Katelynn O'Neill, Laura Kenneally, Lily Roche, Eimear Lenehan, Ava Moloney, Bronagh Motherway and Deirdre Roche.

Knockanore Set Dancers 1983 and Tops of the Towns.

TOURANEENA DON STIFFE & FRIENDS CONCERT The Don Stiffe concert being run by St. Mary's/Sliabh gCua GAA club is on this Friday, night 21st July in the Community Centre, Touraneena. For further information please phone 0878120619 or 083-8594727. Tickets cost €15 including a door prize on the night. Doors open at 8.15 p.m. and the concert starts at 8.30 p.m. It’s great to see concerts being run in the Community Centre and hopefully this will be the start of many. GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Many congratulations to Danny and Anna Thompson, Touraneena, who celebrate their 50th Wedding anniversary this Saturday. We take this opportunity to wish Danny and Anna many more years of health and happiness. SLIABH gCUA LOTTO Both of the Lotto jackpots

remain in the pot after the draw last Sunday night in Dunne's Bar. The numbers for the €3,000 jackpot were 3, 7, 8 and the numbers for the €300 jackpot were 1, 10, 29. As there was no jackpot winner, there was the draw for the 5 x €20. The winners were 1) Mick O'Mahoney, 2) Kay Ware, 3) Teresa Cliffe, 4) Nellie Power, 5) Nuala O'Donnell. The Promoters prize of €20 was won by J.P. Walsh. The next draw is in Hanrahan's Bar, Ballinamult on Sunday night, 23rd July. SENIOR HURLING All roads lead to Pairc Ui Chaoimh this weekend. There will no doubt be a big turn-out in Pairc Ui Chaoimh next Sunday for the All Ireland quarter finals between Waterford and Wexford. Throw in is at 4.00 p.m. We wish the best of luck to Derek and the team and we hope the blue and white flags will be flying high down the N25 on Sunday evening!

Staff at Strancally Castle in times past.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

ARDMORE ARDMORE TIDY TOWNS

Sam Keane pictured at the Kilmeaden Vintage Tractor Club’s annual tractor run which took place on Sunday. [John Power Photography]

TALLOW TALLOW ENTERPRISE CAMPS IN FULL FLOW Though the sun has well and truly come out, it has not deterred the craft and computer loving children who are currently attending summer camps at Tallow Enterprise Centre. On Monday last the Computer fun camp began with the children developing their computer skills in a fun and friendly environment. In the age of technology which we now live in, the skills and knowledge the children gain from a young age will be of great benefit to them as they continue their education in the years ahead. SECRETARIAL SERVICES Though many people have now completed their winter courses, Tallow Enterprise is still open for any typing or secretarial needs you may have throughout the summer months. So if there is something you have been planning on getting typed, laminated or bound, call in and have a chat with us and we will sort you out.We are open Monday to Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. TALLOW COMMUNITY CENTRE Bingo Jackpot now standing at €6,500.

CREDIT UNION CLOSURE As we go to press there is still no positive news on the future of our Credit Union. They are still looking for alternate suitable premises and I understand a meeting between interested parties is going ahead on Monday at the Tourist Office. A successful outcome there might solve the problem and if not I believe a public meeting to air all views will be held next week. Meanwhile, the petition is still open at The Post Office. Make sure you sign the petition before next Saturday. THE FARMERS’ MARKET Have you been to The Farmers’ market yet this Summer? It’s just an amazing phenomenon and a brilliant idea. It started off as a delightful little Sunday market where people could get lovely fresh, home produced good food, without having to travel to town or bring home loads of cardboard and packaging. Then a little Car Boot Sale

was added and now we have a field full of stalls every Sunday and thousands of locals and visitors and folk from neighbouring parishes browse around, meet and chat and have a cup of tea or coffee. All the generations seem to enjoy and it has developed into a wonderful social event. DISCO TICKETS AVAILABLE. Tickets for the 2nd Annual 70s/80s/90s Disco will be on Saturday, August 5th (Bank Holiday Weekend) in St. Declan’s Hall, are now available at only €5 each. Once again, our DJ for the night will be the wonderful John O’Shea from Waterford Local Radio, who played a brilliant selection of the hits of the various generations. The ticket includes entry for the door prize with an overnight stay at Cliff House Hotel as 1st prize, dinner for 2 at White Horses as 2nd, a half day voucher for Ardmore Adventures as 3rd, a voucher for Reflexology or Chiropody at Eleanor Carlton’s as 4th and a voucher for Ardmore Art & Tea Rooms as 5th. And following the effort to dress for the

period last year, we’re going to do a prize for the ‘best dressed him & her’! Get your tickets early as we anticipate this will be a sell out this year. 45 AT KEEVERS Winners last Thursday were Tom Power & Michael O’Reilly with John Cronin & James Flavin in 2nd. Amazingly John & James lost the first 8 games and then won the next 7 to clinch 2nd place. Fr. Lucey & Billy Harty were best of the last 5 and Martin & Laurence Keevers were winners of the last game. POKER AT ROUND TOWER HOTEL The sad passing of Anthony Broderick, one of our regular players cast a shadow over last week’s game. We would like to offer our sympathy to his wife and family.This week we play the final round of our Summer league and it’s going to go right down to the wire after Catherine Mansfield’s win brought her to within 9 points of Jerome Curran. Billy Harty was second and consolidates his 3rd place and young Nathan Bryan was 3rd. Trish Fitzgerald & Jason Lenane

21st Annual Antiques Fair in Ardmore Ardmore ARDMORE/GRANGE ICA will be holding their Annual Antiques Fair in Halla Deuglán, Ardmore, on Sunday, 23rd July, from noon to 5:30 p.m. Admission remains at €5 inclusive of afternoon tea in the ICA Hall at the rear of Halla Deuglán. Dealers come from far and wide to present a varied selection of antiques and collectables for sale. We are hoping to see as many members, friends and interested visitors as possible. Come and partic-

ipate in what should be a very enjoyable day for families and friends – take a walk on the beach, visit the Farmers’ Market, spend some time visiting the Antiques Fair, and follow this by enjoying afternoon tea in the ICA Hall where there will be delicious cakes and desserts on offer, with the usual cups of tea or coffee, all for the price of €5. A perfect day out for everyone.

Ardmore welcomes the legendary Sean Keane in concert

Some of the children attending the computer camp.

won the runners-up tables and Richard Stilwell & Jerome Curran were second on these. Wednesday 26th is our Pattern Festival game and it’s limited to 36 (not 50 as previously advertised). Places are nearly all snapped up here so ring Aidan (024-94494) immediately if you want to play. DUCK RACE. The Annual Ardmore Open Farm Duck Race will take place again on the Sunday of The Pattern Festival at 12.15 p.m.The ducks have wintered well and are flying fit after months of pre season training at Ardmore Open Farm and they can be leased for racing at only €2 from any of the local outlets, or from any of the committee members or at next Sunday’s Farmers Market. SYMPATHY We in Ardmore Tidy Towns offer our sincere sympathy to the wife and family of the late Pat Dwyer, who died over the weekend. Pat was a great supporter of everything in Ardmore and a huge supporter of Ardmore Tidy Towns. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

ST. DECLAN'S Church Ardmore is the venue and will once again host a wonderful fundraising concert on behalf of St Declan's Conference of SVP in the beautiful seaside village. In just over two weeks time people are in for a treat as Ardmore welcomes one of Ireland's favourite performers Sean Keane and his band to St. Declan's Church Ardmore on August 4th 2017 starting at 8.00 p.m.. Seán Keane from County Galway is described as the `greatest musical find of the 90`s` by `The London Independent`. Traditional Irish, folk and even country and blues songs all lend themselves to his unique style and unforgettable voice. Growing up in a family of singers and musicians, Seán

learned the sean-nós style of singing from his mother and his aunts. Singing was his life, even in early childhood; by the time Seán reached his teens, he had collected thirteen All-Ireland medals in Fleadh Ceoil competitions. He was by then an accomplished whistle and flute player and from there on, the rest is history, going from strength to strength all of his solo albums are platinum sellers and remain in constant demand. Six solo albums later, Seán Keane continues to delight audiences all over the world with his live performances and recorded work. He tours regularly with his band in Ireland, Austria, Germany, the US and Canada as

well as appearing at major festivals world-wide. A number of tickets are still available for this magical evening from John on 086-23308010 or from Ardmore Post Office. Tickets are €25.

Sean Keane.

Pattern Festival THE 11th annual Ardmore Pattern Festival takes place from the 24th to 30th July. The festival has grown over the years to the fantastic family event that it is today. Once again we have an exciting and packed programme for you with sports events, guided walks, art demos, the school events programme, the mind body spirit festival, the farmer's market, the music trail, street entertainment, fireworks, guest speakers in St. Paul's Church, and of course the Busker's Competition. The festival is inclusive and diverse. It's about spending time together and having family fun. The majority of events are free thanks to all our sponsors. The festival office is located in Halla Deaglain on Main Street where one of our volunteers will be happy to help you. Come and join us and enjoy the big concerts in the festival square: Abbaesque at 8.45 p.m. on Saturday followed by fireworks at 10.45 p.m. Cider Wasps on Sunday at 3.00 p.m. And the grand finale Hermitage Green at 5.30 p.m. www.ardmorepatternfestival.ie

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NOTAI NA GAELTACHTA AN GHAELTACHT CLG TREALLAMH DARA LÁIMHE Tá An Ghaeltacht ag lorg treallamh CLG dara láimhe atá agat sa mbaile! Camáin, clogaid, buataisí, láimhíní srl. Is féidir linn an treallamh seo a úsáid sna scoileanna agus bheadh sé thar a bheith úsáideach. Labhair le coach do pháiste má tá aon rud agat. Is féidir treallamh a fhágaint leis na coaches ag Halla Pobail Na Rinne aon oíche Aoine. SPRAOI – GRÚPA SÚGARTHA NA RINNE Tiocfaidh Spraoi, Grúpa Súgartha do thuismitheoirí agus páistí, le chéile i Halla Pobail na Rinne ar an Aoine beag seo ón 10 r.n. go 12 i.n. Beidh comhrá deas agus cupán tae/caifé ar fáil. Tuilleadh eolais: tar i dteagmháil le Bríd: 087-7470428. GRÚPA SÚGARTHA I nDÚN GARBHÁN Beidh grúpa súgartha do leanaí agus tuismitheoirí ag teacht le chéile Dé Máirt i nDún Garbhán.Tá an grúpa lonnaithe i Leabharlann Dhún Garbhán gach Máirt ón 10.30 r.n. go 12 i.n. Beidh scéalaíocht, rannta, ealaíon agus cluichí. Tuilleadh eolais: téigh i dteagmháil le

Cabríní 083-4455914 nó cuir r-phost ag cabrini@glornangael.ie. An Irish language playgroup will meet in Dungarvan Library from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon on Tuesday. Further information: contact Cabríní on 083-4455914 or email cabrini@glornangael.ie CAIRDE NA GAELTACHTA Buaileann Cairde na Gaeltachta, Cumann Gníomhaíochta Lucht Scoir i nGaeltacht na nDéise, le chéile an céad Máirt den mhí ag 3 i.n. in Ionad Pobail na Rinne.Tá fáilte is fiche roimh cách. SEIRBHÍS DOCHTÚRA Bíonn an Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú ag feidhmiú ó Ionad Pobail na Rinne gach Máirt agus Déardaoin ó 9 r.n. – 11 r.n. ar maidin. Dr. Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú is available in the Health Centre in Ionad Pobail na Rinne on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. CUMANN NAOMH UINSEANN DE PÓL Má theastaíonn ó éinne teagmháil a dhéanamh le Cumann Naomh Uinseann de

Pól sa cheantar, is féidir teacht orthu ag (058) 46125 nó 085-1422902. The contact numbers for the An Rinn / An tSean Phobail branch of St Vincent de Paul are (058) 46125 or 085-1422902. SCÉIM FOLÁIREAMH DO SHEANÓIRÍ Más maith leat cnaipe práinne agus siogairlín a fháil faoin Scéim Foláireamh do Sheanóirí, tar i dteagmháil linn – 058 46664, cfdeise@gmail.com. If you think you could benefit from a panic button and pendant under the Seniors Alert Scheme, contact us on 058 46664, cfdeise@gmail.com. MEÁIN SHÓISIALTA / TEAGMHÁIL / CONTACT Is féidir an nuacht is déanaí agus eolas faoi imeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl sa Rinn agus sa Seanphobal a fháil ar an leathanach Facebook atá ag an gComhlucht Forbartha agus táimid ar fáil ar Twitter anois chomh maith – @cfdeise. If anybody has events / news to be included in Nótaí na Gaeltachta, send them to cfdeise@gmail.com or 058-46664.

Dungarvan Junior Musical Stage School “New Term”

Pictured taking part in the recent Waterford & Lismore Diocesan Pilgrimage 4k Fundraising Walk at Waterford Nature Park, Tramore Road were Kathleen and Martin Troy. [John Power]

FOLLOWING on from their hugely successful end of term production of the musical Sister Act at the Sports Centre, Quanns, the students of Dungarvan Junior Musical Stage School are currently enjoying a well earned summer break. We would like to thank all our students and their families, the audiences for their support and everyone who helped out in any way to make Sister Act the success that it was. Plans are well under way for our new term that will commence on Monday, 14th August, and we are now taking names for the new term. We have places available in all our classes and we cater for students aged 4 to 6, 7 to 9, 10 to 12

and 13 to 18, no experience is required to join the school and new students are always more than welcome. If you like to sing, dance, act and perform on stage or you just like to have fun and make new friends then Dungarvan Junior Musical Stage School is the place for you. All our students get to perform in our much talked about end of term productions that to date include Seussical, High School Musical, Cats, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beauty And The Beast, Grease, Hairspray, The Wizard Of Oz and many more. We have a strong emphasis on confidence building and having fun while learning all the skills of

the performing arts from the industries most talented, experienced and in demand professionals, skills that stay with and benefit the students way and beyond the world of the stage and rehearsal room. The stage school is now in it's ninth year and growing with each passing term, classes take place every Monday and Wednesday in St. Joseph’s School, Dungarvan, and this is your opportunity to see for your self why so many happy students cant be wrong. We will be holding a registration evening at St. Joseph’s School, Dungarvan, for new students to enrol for the new term on Friday, 11th August, from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Dungarvan Men’s Shed WORK CONTINUING ON THE SHED BUILDINGS The external painting is almost completed, the facia and soffit is about halfway and the Shed has a new look. Three of the four flat roofs have been repaired and it is expected that this work will be completed by the end of July. Well done to all concerned. Of course the materials have cost us

Pictured taking part in the recent Waterford & Lismore Diocesan Pilgrimage 4k fundraising Walk at Waterford Nature Park, Tramore Road were Ann Crowther and Mary Kelleher. [John Power]

2500 euro and we have spent this from our savings accrued from our fundraising and from donations received.We depend on the community for your support and the money and materials we receive is used for the repair and maintenance of the Shed. All the work is done on a voluntary basis by the members for the upkeep of the Shed.

WATERFORD ESTUARY MEN’S SHED VISIT SHED Four men from the Waterford Estuary Mens Shed visited us last week to see firsthand what a Shed looks like and what our experience has been since we started five years ago. Based in Faithlegg / Cheekpoint / Passage East area of the Deise, the steering group of John Lyons, Gerry

Members of Waterford Estuary Mens Shed pictured with Nicky Sheehan, Oliver Whelan and Billy Cowming.

If you can’t make the registration evening don't worry as you can secure your place early by simply calling or texting David or Brian on 087-2360330 or you can contact us through our Facebook page and we will happily answer any questions you might have. We are delighted to announce that our next end of term production that will be staged in January will be the magical family musical Annie and we are sure it will prove to be hugely popular with all our students and audiences alike. So why not come along and meet the team behind Dungarvan and West Waterford's Premier Stage School. Let The Fun Begin.

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menssheds.ie Murphy, Jim St Ledger and Noel Shanaghy have come together to establish a Shed called Waterford Estuary Mens Shed and are looking for a premises. At this stage the four men are meeting weekly and the hunt for suitable premises like ours is underway. There are too few Mens Sheds in the county and progress has been slow so far but hopefully this group of men will be offered a building in the area very soon. We promised them any support and advice and wish them well with their formation. ABOUT THE SHED You are very welcome to call in to the Shed to see what we are about. We are open from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Monday-Friday or contact Oliver Whelan Chairman at (087) 1856067 for further information.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

KILMAC GRAVEYARD MASSES The graveyard Mass will be celebrated in Kill on Monday evening, 17th July at 7.30 p.m., in Newtown on Monday 24th, July at 7.30 p.m. A collection will be taken up at this Mass for the upkeep of the graveyards. And on Friday, July 28th 9.30 a.m. Mass in Kilmac for those buried in the local cemetery, prayers afterwards. FESTIVAL TIME The Comeraghs Wild Festival ended on a high note in The Park, Kilmacthomas on Sunday evening last when The Rocky Racoons, The Renegades and Gina and the Champions with guest Dale Hayes put on a spectacular show. The crowd of over 700 people showed their appreciation to local man Dale Hayes when he appeared on stage and sang some of his many great hits of yester years. The show was enjoyed by all age groups with the three bands playing their own style of music. Great credit to all the organisers of the Comeragh Wild Festival, the many stewards, civil defence, Kilmacthoas GAA Club, Gardaí, Kilmacthomas Gateway Initiative Group, Tidy Towns Committee and Waterford County Council for making this a great event. On Saturday the children had their day in The Park, A Teddy Bear's Picnic, a lovely event with lots of entertainment for the young people, including art, face painting, games and of course a

picnic. The glorious sunshine over the 3 day event made it all the more relaxing and enjoyable. FAMILY FUN FIELD DAY Stradbally are holding a Family Fun Field Day in aid of St. James Church Repair Fund and Aware on Saturday, 22nd July from 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Lots of entertainment for everybody including Gate Quiz, Smash a Plate, Pets Corner, Fling a Wellie, Catch an Egg, Walk a Plank, Bouncy Castle, Books, Bric a Brac, Art Exhibition, Green Fingers Stall and GYO and delicious Cream Teas. Help blow the biggest bubble cloud in aid of Aware, plus many more activities. LOTTO DRAW Results for the Kilmac AFC lotto draw on Saturday 15th July, letters drawn E, M, I and Z. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to Orla Langan, Tramore; Ann Marie Kelly, Stradbally; John Kelly, Kilmacthomas; Kevin Walsh, Scrahan and Cathal Kearney, Wexford. Next week’s jackpot €1,750, be in to win. WHIST Whist Ballylaneen winners for Monday, 10th July, Mary Ann Coffey, Terry Keane, Peggy Callaghan, Monica Gough, Biddy Carroll, Kathleen Foran, Joan Cashin, Alice Walsh, and Rosie Keane. Raffle winners - Peggy Callaghan, Linda Dempsey and Agnes Thomas.

KILROSSANTY WHIST 7th July, 2017 – Maureen Sullivan, Carrie Wilkes, Ellis Wilkes, Kathleen Whyte, Eric Townsend, Kay Veale, Breda Hennessy, Helen Lally, Margaret Riordan. Raffle: Mary O’Donnell, Carrie Wilkes, Margaret Riordan. Next Whist on 21st July at 8 o’clock. New members and holiday makers welcome. SYMPATHY Deepest sympathy to Liz O’Riordan, Glendalligan on the death of her brother John Purcell, Carrigeen, Kilkenny. Burial took place in Carrigeen cemetary. May he rest in peace. Also sympathy to Micheal Veale, Glendalligan on the death of his mother Philly Veale, Ballinroad who died on Saturday last. Sympathy to Philly’s husband Mike; daughter Caroline; daughter-in-law Colette; grandchildren, Darragh, Eoghan and Brian; Philly’s sisters and brother on their sad loss. Burial took place in Ballinroad cemetary. may she rest in peace. BINGO Bingo on 28th July in Crotty’s Inn at 8.30 p.m. DEISE DRAW No winner for the club in the Deise Draw last Wednesday night in Stradbally. Next draw in

Abbeyside, 9th August. COLLECTION Collection this weekend for Wheelchair Association. HURLERS Best of luck to the Waterford senior hurlers who take on Wexford in the quarter final this Sunday in Pairc Ui Caoimh. WALK A Memorial Walk in memory of the late Noreen Prendergast will take place on the Greenway from Clonea car park/beyond Ballinroad roundabout to Durrow on 27th July. Free bus will leave Crotty’s Inn at 7.00 p.m. for walkers. Bus will collect walkers at Durrow and bus them back to Crotty’s Inn. Bucket collection on the Greenway and also in Crotty’s Inn, for donations which will be given to Solas Centre Waterford. Raffle and refreshments afterwards in Crotty’s Inn. I.C.A. The I.C.A members and their friends had a nice day out in Kildare Outlet last Tuesday. Thanks to Molly, Liz and Kay who organised it. TEXT ALERT Completed text alert forms to be given back as soon as possible. There is a box at the end of the Church for them or you can give them to Marian, Nuala or Catriona.

Lord Waterford and Members of his family with the Bishop of the Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory and with Church of Ireland Clergy marking the 300th anniversary of the Marriage of Lady Catherine La Poer and Sir Marcus Beresford on July 16th 1717, at Cloneglam Church, July 16th 2017. [Michael Faulkner]

Kilmacthomas Day Centre THE Tuesday Club at Kilmacthomas Day Centre invited Michael Faulkner to photograph craft work made by the ladies which will be entered into the Dungarvan Show later this month. There is a tremendous range of skills and many have discovered that they have a hidden talent! At the back of the photo is a super blanket made by Kathleen Fieldhouse and on the table, pin cushions, scarves, socks, decorations handbags and more. Later in the year we will be having an Open Day where many of the items will be for sale. If you feel that you would like to join in and make new friends, come along on the first Tuesday in September 10.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m. when the Centre opens again after the Summer break.(You don't need to be hands on - but Aileen has great ideas). In the photo are faces you may recognise: Anne P., Grace, Joan, Myra, Annie, Mags, Aileen, Nora, Kitsy, Kathleen, Anne M., Carrie, Terry, Marjorie, Ellen and Kathy. Have a Happy, Healthy Summer.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Youghal Festival Group fishing for Glamorous Granny Entrants By Christy Parker THE Youghal 4 All community group is keen to remind west Waterford grandmothers, particularly those with notions of glamour, that entries are still being accepted for its third annual Glamourous Granny competition, next month. The contest is run in association with the town’s annual mackerel festival, the connection maybe having something to do with fishing for compliments! Its popularity is increasing with age too. “We have more inquiries this year than ever”, confirms Youghal 4 All PRO Adrian Hyde. The contest, in the open air, will commence with an introductory presentation on Friday evening, August 11th at Barry’s Lane, close to the Clock Gate tower at the town centre. Over the following two evenings contestants will be interviewed on stage by Youghal 4 All Chairman Jimmy Flanagan, while a panel comprising two females and a male will appraise the performances. CLAMOUR FOR GLAMOUR Despite the interview format, grans exuding strong personality, interesting lives or even cerebral supremacy, may find themselves

as fish out of water. “The focus is very much on glamour”, Mr. Flanagan enthuses, “whether its clothes, jewellery, make-up or whatever, it’s all about glamour and more glamour.” Nonetheless, aesthetics are not excluded and contestants opting to sing a song, tell a story or juggle a bucket of mackerel “will probably enhance their chances”, the chairman concedes. Entry is free and the most glamorous gran can enlarge her wardrobe by €250, with prizes of €150 and €100 awarded for second and third placed contestants. The weekend in general promises a sizzling array of harbour-side entertainment, including live bands, children’s amusements, food & craft stalls, etc. The sight of mackerel ‘breaking’ the length of Youghal bay is a common feature in late summer and hopes will hold as always that the silvery stars will pay an early visit. If not, there will be ample numbers of their deceased relatives being roasted and toasted anyway! That seductive aroma of cooked mackerel wafting across the Market Square is synonymous with the Saturday afternoon leg of the festival as local

chefs fry, grill, barbecue and embellish the most versatile of fish in a variety of gut-pleasing morsels.

“A big feature of the festival is experiencing the many ways you can present mackerel, using garlic, cheese, mayonnaise, chilli

sauce to name just a few accompaniments”, says Mr. Hyde. “And of course there will be lots of free mackerel snacks being distrib-

uted. Details, glamorous granny inquiries, etc., from Helen Heaphy (Sec) 083-3732221

WEST WATERFORD ARDMORE ANNOUNCE NEW YEAR'S DAY CONCERT 2018 At the hugely successful Willoughby Concert in Ardmore just over a week ago it gave the opportunity to announce the now very popular New Year's Day Concert in Ardmore for 2018. Because of how quickly this special day's concert fills each year it was decided to release tickets last week at Ardmore Post Office and within one week over 50% of tickets have already sold.This is evidence of how popular this artist has become over the last two years. Born in Omagh she is one of Ireland's leading female performers and her big hit "Jealous of the Angels" has now over 92 million youTube views! We are delighted to announce the amazing Donna Taggart will perform at 4 pm on the day. Tickets are €25 and are available at Ardmore & Grange Post Office and from John on 086 2330810 and Maurice on 085 1741614. If interested, it is a must buy as soon as possible or you will be disappointed. NEW ARRIVAL Congratulations and best wishes to Michelle and James Ledingham on the birth of their baby girl whom they have named Sadie. A most welcome baby sister for Ava. Good wishes from all your family and friends. CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO Clashmore/Kinsalebeg GAA Clubs weekly lotto draw took place on Monday night last, July 17th and the numbers were 2, 9, 12, 27. We had no match four winner, so next week our Jackpot will be €1,500 when our draw takes place at the Old Still, Clashmore

on July 24th. Congratulations to the following who were our weekly lucky spot prize winners of €20: Seward, Rosaleen Connery, Teresa O’Halloran, Liam Curran, Gerry Connell. Congratulations to al our winners and thanks to everyone for your support. CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE This week’s 45 Drive took place at the Decies Bar, Clashmore on Monday night, July 17th. Top prize winners this week on nine games were Tessie Mansfield and Terri McGrath. In joint second we had Roger Ledingham and Edmond Og Ledingham, Kathleen Osborne and Eileen Dower, Roger Hynes and Eugene O’Halloran. Best of the last five were Tom Osborne and John Motherway, Noel Nugent and John Cliffe. Our lucky last game winners were Mary O’Donovan and Hannah Lucas. Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your continued support. CLASHMORE RAMBLERS WEEKLY ALPHA LOTTO The weekly Clashmore Ramblers Alpha Lotto draw took place in Clashmore on Sunday night, July 16th and the following were the letters drawn: G, Y, D, W. We had no jackpot winner, so next week’s Jackpot will be €3,450. The lucky winners of our weekly €20 spot prizes – Breda Mclellan, Maureen Hehir, Pat Motherway, c/o Eithine. Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to everyone who helped and supported us. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT Thanks to all our supporters and loyal collectors for the great success of our

29th Aid Cancer Treatment Flag Day in Youghal which amounted to €2,637.70. All proceeds go to ACT at CUH. Your ongoing support has helped immensely in Cancer Treatment in CUH and is very much appreciated. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS A very happy birthday to Grainne Ryan, Ballyheeney, Clashmore. Grainne enjoyed a surprise celebration with family and friends at the Old Still Bar, Clashmore on Saturday night. Best wishes and congratulations from all your family and friends. PARISH OF AGLISH – BALLINAMEELA – MOUNT STUART ST. DECLAN’S WELL TOOR On Thursday, July 27th we have the annual celebration of Mass at St. Declan’s Well in Toor at 12 noon with Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan as chief celebrant. We thank all the people who help out every year and we hope to see our helpers back again next week. Our thanks to all who help make this day possible in the different ways. All are welcome to join us for this wonderful celebration. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2018 The programme pack for First Holy Communion 2018 has been available in Ballinameela and Aglish Church. If you have a child for First Holy Communion and you have not collected one please do so as soon as possible. JOHN PAUL AWARDS 2017 We congratulate our three Parishioners who will receive their John Paul Awards in September - Aine O’Brien, Kilmolash; Kate Quinn, Ballygambon; Caithlin Devine, Aglish.

We hope that we will have some students in the parish to join the scheme this coming year. CLASHMORE & PILTOWN PARISH NEWS WEEKEND MASS TIMES Piltown – Saturday Vigil Mass – 6.00 pm Clashmore – Sunday morning – 9.00 am Weekday Mass: Clashmore on Thursday morning. Our Parish Secretary, Bridget Troy, is now available to assist you on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 12 noon at the Parish Priest's House. Bridget can help you with all parish matters such as booking Masses, obtaining Baptismal / Confirmation Certificates and indeed getting information to the priests on your behalf. CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG COMMUNITY COUNCIL Computer Training: Computer Training started last week but we are still short a couple of people who know a bit about computers and can help on the course. Is there anybody out there who can spare two hours a week on Tuesdays at 10 am in Piltown Hall. Just for the next four weeks. You would be helping an older person in the community get more proficient on the internet. If you want more detail on what's involved call Richard on 087 6243406 or just come along Tuesday morning free tea and biscuits! SYMPATHY Our deepest sympathy is extended to Ned O’Connell and his family Youghal on the death of dearly loved wife and

mother Eileen. A well-known and widely respected member of the Youghal and previously Dungarvan business community. A most talented and gifted lady, of her many talents Eileen was renounced for her beautiful church floral arrangements. She will be dearly missed by her many friends here in West Waterford but by none more than her husband Ned and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. Reposing at her home in Monearmore, Youghal on Sunday evening, Eileen’s removal took place to Our Lady of Lourdes, The Strand on Monday morning where requiem Mass was celebrated. Following Mass Eileen was laid to rest in North Abbey Cemetery. May she rest in peace. BABY BOY Congratulations to Niamh and Barry Dunne on the birth of their baby boy whom they have named Darragh. A most welcome grandson for Billy and Eileen Dunne, Ballycurrane. Best wishes to you both from all your family and friends. BEST OF LUCK TADHG & BRIAN Best of luck to Tadhg, Brian and all the Waterford team as they take on Wexford in the All Ireland Senior hurling quarter-finals on Sunday in Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Belated birthday greetings to Michael Lombard, Clashmore who celebrated his 70th birthday recently with family and friends. Congratulations and best wishes to you Michael.

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B r i c key Ra n g e rs P i c n i c i n t h e Pa r k

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Abbeyside Cubs Annual Camp

Cub of the Year – Axel Kugel Baumann.

Most Improved Cub – Paddy Whelan.

THE Grand Finale of the Cub Scout year, the Annual Camp and the Cub-of-the-Year Award! This year the Abbeyside Cubs visited Mount Melleray. The weather was absolutely wonderful! Sunshine every day and balmy nights. Perfect camping conditions. On Friday evening the Cubs arrived, found a good place to pitch their tents and got on with the job of making camp. The Cubs showed off their skills and quickly got the tents up, roll mats laid out, sleeping bags and teddies. The Leaders were so impressed with the cub’s performance they recruited some to help with the Leaders tents too. To ensure the cubs had plenty of energy for the active weekend, they feasted on West Cork sausages straight from the BBQ on Friday night. It was then time for fun and free time until lights out around 11ish. Saturday dawned and before the heat kicked in the cubs had breakfast and wash-up. Then it was time to put on the hiking boots and stretch the legs. A hike was planned up to the Holy Cross on the top of the hills to the north of Melleray Monastery. The early part of the walk was well shaded. However, when the group reached the Cross, the skies were clear and the sun shone brightly.

The views we're absolutely stunning and gave plenty of opportunity for photos. After a short break, the cubs hiked back down the hill, glad to reach the shaded area's again. Once back at camp the cubs still had plenty of energy and got stuck into the obstacle course and zip wire. Great fun! Lunchtime arrived and the lads tucked into sandwiches, fruit and a well earned drink to re-fuel ready for the afternoon activities. Once fed and watered the cubs and Leaders engaged in a monster water fight! An ideal pastime on a hot and sunny summer afternoon. It's fair to say the Leaders were somewhat outnumbered and suffered severe soakings. Once everyone had

Abbeyside Scouts Annual Camp THIS year’s Annual Camp was in Lough Dan in County Wicklow - deep in the Wicklow mountains. What a spectacular site it is. We set off from the den on the morning of Sunday, July 2nd. On arrival on site the Scouts got straight into setting up camp close to the lake so the scouts could hop in for a swim as often as possible - well done to Ben for going in with them so often through the week. What a full week we had, activities included wall climbing, leap of faith, archery, Zip wire, orienteering and backwoods challenge, tree climbing, raft building, whittling and of course cooking, cleaning and eating. Then there was the important down time of mixing, card playing, ball playing, camp fires, visit to Bray including the national sealife aquarium, shopping and general down time. The end of the week came all too soon and it was time to pack up and head back to Abbeyside. We would like to extend our best wishes and speedy recovery to Paul one of our scouts who fell and broke both of his arms. A brave and good humoured scout who even came back and enjoyed the trip to Bray with the group after getting his casts on!

drip dried the group wondered down to the local shop to get ice creams. To round off the afternoon a relaxed soccer match was played in the camp field. No one really took note of the score, but it certainly helped build up the appetite for the evening BBQ of burgers! After dinner the presentation of a number of prestigious awards took place to celebrate outstanding achievements over the cub year. The following awards were presented: Cub of the Year - Axel Kugel Baumann Most Improved Cub - Paddy Whelan Clan of the Year - Swift Leader of the Year - Stephen

Moynihan An awesome day was completed with story telling round a camp fire.The cubs certainly had some entertaining tales to tell. Sunday dawned sunny and warm and provided ideal conditions for striking camp and taking tents down. The cubs did a sweep of the site to ensure they left no trace and gathered all their kit. Once packed up a few games were played and the Cubs chatted enthusiastically about the fun weekend in the sun. Parents arrived and picked up their cubs and the curtains closed on a successful Cubs season. Congratulations to all of ye!! An amazing camp, and amazing year of Cub Scouting!"

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11th WATERFORD (DUNGARVAN) SCOUT GROUP

Dungarvan Scouts Annual Camp Portlick - 2nd-9th July WELL it has been a while since we last headed for the midlands the last time was 2013. We had set the venue back last February and booked the Portlick Campsite. Beautiful site and well maintained, only 100m for Lough Ree. We met at the hall on Saturday the 1st and loaded the trailer with camping gear. All personal gear was dropped also on the Saturday to make sure we had everything. The bus arrived at 11.00 a.m. and we loaded on and hit the road, a stop-off was pencilled in at midway in Portlaoise. We arrived up in Portlick just outside Athlone at 3.00 p.m. and after unloading quickly set-up site. The site was up just before 6.00 p.m. and we picked the patrol for cooking and clean-up. Each patrol was on rota. The rest had free time and disappeared until dinner time. Most headed for the commando course or wood, other the Gladiator pole. Either way we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see them till 7.30 for

Dinner. After dinner it was time for a quick meeting and establish ground rules for the week. Monday morning after breakfast we headed for the lake and did a bit of swimming and raft building We also used the slippery slide in the afternoon. A bit of rain came in on Monday evening and lingered around until Tuesday morning but that was it, no rain then for the rest of the week TUESDAY In the afternoon we headed for the lake and took the boat out for a row and the slippery slide. Wednesday and Thursday we did some backwoods and got the Scouts to pack their backwoods gear and after lunch headed for the woods setting up shelters and hammocks and tarps doing a bit of cooking and fire lighting. Thursday we were also on the lake again doing kayaking and water games. We also did archery and crate stacking; zip line and waterslide. Friday was an offsite trip we

headed for Baysports in Hodson Bay where we had a go on the water park, sliding down big slides and drops and swimming. It was then into Athlone for Lunch and a bit of shopping and to the cinema. After the cinema we gave them an additional hour for shopping and caught the bus back to site. SATURDAY Was all on site again doing more kayaking, archery, zipline and crate stacking; it been the last day of activities for the week. A big congratulations to the the Cobras on winning the Patrol of the Year in a tight run competition. SUNDAY Well, it finally came around and it was time to strike site fast as rain was heading in but luckily we were on the road home when it came. Scouts and parents keep an eye on our facebook and Whatsapp groups for upcoming camps and activities over the Summer. Next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camp is Jambo-Ri 2018- Stradbally, Co. Laois Be there.

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Joy of Faith Annual Camp A WONDERFUL event took place recently in St. Mary’s Primary School, Dungarvan when more than 50 children and 35 volunteers attended the very first ‘Joy of Faith Summer Camp’. The Camp was held in glorious weather from the 3rd to 7th July. With emphasis on Fun, Friendship and Learning, the aim of the Camp was to give children the opportunity to experience the joy of their Catholic faith. By the end of the week, there was no doubt that the children had made many friends while having an enriching and enjoyable week. Feedback from parents was very positive – children were singing the camp songs at home, talking about what they learned, proudly showing off their art work and already asking to return next year! The week flew by in an action packed week which included enacting dramas on the lives of St Anthony, St Ita, St Clare and St Paul which were performed on stage on Friday afternoon by our super talented children. Their creative side emerged also with the production of beautiful arts & crafts each day. We played many sports and games including soccer, obstacle courses, spud and spoon races, sack races, parachute games and much more.

Each day we celebrated daily Mass with Fr Patrick Cahill. We were delighted to be joined also by Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan and Fr Gilbert. The children also had beautiful sessions of adoration during the week where they spent time relaxing and talking with Jesus. A real highlight of the week were all of the lively new songs we learned from Fr Patrick and his Holy Family Mission team These catchy songs are still going around in our heads! Wonderful lesson plans were developed on a variety of spiritual and biblical themes including Our Lady of Fatima and our own Little Nellie of Holy God. Throughout the week, the children received many blessed gifts including holy water bottles, rosary beads, prayer cards, Fatima key rings, medals and books on Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. The Joy of Faith Camp was only possible through the selfless work of our amazing army of volunteers. We can never thank them enough. Thanks also to Fr Ryan and Fr Harris who were very supportive in helping us set up the Camp, it was great to receive visits from them both during the week. We thank most sincerely Fiona Fitzgerald and the Board of St Mary’s Primary School for kindly allowing us to use their wonderful facility. We gratefully acknowledge the sup-

port both financial and material which we received from The New Evangalisation Trust, The Irish Society for Christian Civilisation and from some private anonymous supporters. We thank God for giving us such a wonderful week with such amazing children. We ask God’s blessings for everyone who helped in any way. The planning for Joy of Faith Camp 2018 has already begun……

SCHOOL NEWS Council grants new extension to Blackwater Community School PLANNING permission for a new extension at Blackwater Community School has been granted by Waterford City and County Council. The Minister for Education and Skills made the application on 17th May, 2017, on behalf of the Lismore Secondary School seeking the removal of prefabricated structures and demolition of an existing single storey extension, services building, boiler house and shed. The application sought the provision of a new single storey extension, two storey extension and associated single storey links and new two storey links, a new external store and 36m2 covered space, including all new works to the existing four buildings to be retained and all associated ancillary developments and associated site works. (Council planning reference: 17331). The application received two submissions, one from local residents, Sarah and William Fuller, who expressed concerns about inadequate parking facilities at the school, which, at times can make the minor road impassable at peak times and also has an impact on the personal and business life of people in the area. The second submission was from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) which stated that in

the interests of safeguarding the strategic function of the N72, appropriate traffic management and measures are incorporated to safeguard the efficiency and safety of the national road i.e. restriction on drop off / pick up parking on the N72. The Council granted conditional permission for the development on 6th July, 2017. There are 12 conditions attached to the planning, which include a restriction that except for emergency vehicles, no access is permitted from the school onto the N72; while set down areas for cars / buses and proposed car parking shall be clearly demarcated on the ground and accompanied by appropriate signage. ARDMORE Meanwhile, the Board of Management at St. Declanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National School in Ardmore was granted permission for the construction of a link corridor from the existing school building to new classrooms (granted under permission 16311) and all ancillary services, at College Road, Ardmore. (Council planning reference: 17326). The schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Management made the application on 16th May, 2017, and Waterford Council granted the application with conditions on 4th July, 2017.

Carriglea National School Hurling Team with their Western Final trophy and medals.

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SCHOOLS

Carriglea NS Green Schools Committee who received their Bio-diversity Flag.

Carriglea NS Active Schools Committee who received their first Active Schools Flag.

Pupils raising the flags at Carriglea NS

Summer term behaviour recipients at Carriglea NS.

Pupils with full attendance at Carriglea NS.

PICTORIAL

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Lismore Golf Club Halcrow Engineering 18 hole stroke competition. Sheila O'Leary, Lady Captain pictured presenting prizes to competition winner Sheila Denn, Catherine Moynihan accepting best gross for Fiona Howard and Margaret Morrissey accepting second for Patricia Bolger-McCarthy.

Lismore Golf Club Michael O'Neill TFC Oil Open Day presentation. Sheila O'Leary, Lady Captain pictured presenting prizes to competition winners Helen Leddy, Margaret Morrissey, Amanda Power, Esther Hornibrook, Sheila Denn, Daphne Power and Mary Aherne accepting on behalf of Patricia Bolger-McCarthy.

Dungarvan Golf Club Open Fortnight 18 Hole Scramble kindly sponsored by ATEC. Front L-R: Dave Lennon, 1st; Leo Crawford, 1st; Liam Hansbury, Sponsor; John Reynolds, 1st. Back L-R: Declan Walsh, Captain; Frank O'Donoghue and Tom Conway 2nd; Joanne Fitzgerald and Eamonn Keane, 3rd; Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain. [Pat Crowley]

Lismore Wine Vault sponsored 18 hole stableford competition. Sheila O'Leary, Lady Captain pictured presenting prizes to competition winners JoJo Tobin and Daphne Power. Dungarvan Golf Club. Danny Raher, recorded an Albatros on the first hole, a par 5, drive and 8 iron to the hole. Also included Declan Walsh, Captain and SĂŠan O Ciarbha, Vice-Captain. [Pat Crowley]

Lismore Golf Club Dermot O'Leary Agri sponsored Summer competition winners. Tom O'Donovan, Club Captain and Dermot O'Leary sponsor pictured presenting prizes to Martin Power, John McGrath, Peter Whelan, Colm Burke, Martin Rafferty, Cal Aherne and Marty McNamara on behalf of Bob McNamara.

Dungarvan Golf Club Open Fortnight Mixed Foursomes kindly sponsored by Moore Financal. Front L-R: Declan Walsh, Captain; Niamh Reynolds, winner; Eamonn Moore, sponsor; John Reynolds, winner; Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain. Back L-R: Liam Carroll, President; Maura Kindregan and John Moran, 2nd; Tom Conway, 3rd. Missing from photo Tish Baumann, 3rd. [Pat Crowley]

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Gold Coast Golf Club GCGC Ladies Competition kindly sponsored by Protomark Technology. From left: Gerardine Hallinan, Lady Captain (3rd); Mary Clancy (Winner); Esther McGuckian (2nd) and Gillian Cashman, Lady President. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Dungarvan Golf Club Ladies Competition kindly sponsored by Lavinia's Boutique. Front L-R: Maria Kiersey, winner; Lavinia Lavan, sponsor; Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain. Back L-R: Bridget Killigrew, accepting second prize for Angela Murphy; Joanne Fitzgerald, 4th; Marie Fives, accepting 3rd prize for Rosemary Murphy, Gold Coast GC. [Pat Crowley]

Dungarvan Golf Club Start of Season 18 Hole Stroke, Sue Mahony, winner and Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain. [Pat Crowley]

Gold Coast Golf Club GCGC Ladies Competition kindly sponsored by Johnny Lynch Fruit & Veg. From left: Gerardine Hallinan, Lady Captain (2nd); Esther McGuckian (winner); Mary Clancy (3rd) and Gillian Cashman, Lady President. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Prizewinners in the Friary/Abbeyside/Ballinacourty Handball Club Annual Golf Classic held in West Waterford Golf Club. Seated from left: Ray McAndrew, Classic Committee; John Lonergan, John Barry, Luke Cummins and Diarmuid Horgan, President WWGC. Standing from left: Kieran Power, Des Cleary, Joan Ronayne and Rena Landers with Michael Cass and Pat Devereux, Classic Committee. [Sean Byrne]

Dungarvan Golf Club Ladies team of three competition kindly sponsored by Conor Lannen, Country Store. L-R: Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain 3rd; Anna Harhen 3rd; June Hayes 3rd; Majella Moynihan 1st; Joanne Fitzgerald 1st; Conor Lannen, sponsor; Margaret Harty 1st; Mai O'Brien 2nd; Betty O'Brien 2nd; Breda Conway 2nd. [Pat Crowley]

LETTERS/NEWS

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Letters to the Editor … Address Letters to: The Editor, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Fax: 058 41559. e-mail: news@dungarvanobserver.ie ALL letters MUST include your name, address and telephone number for authenticity purposes.

25 million people reliant on food aid for survival

Pictured at the annual Boobs & Balls Road Trip Charity Fundraiser in aid of The Solas Centre which finished at John Roberts Square on Saturday last organised by Waterford Harley Davidson & Celtic Thunder HOG was Lenny Burns, Waterford Harley Davidson and event organiser and Solas Volunteers. [John Power]

Bookset of the Seasons at Mount Melleray to be launched MOUNT Melleray Abbey on the sunny slopes of Knockmealdown is recognised, to quote Dungarvan poet and songstress, Mai O’Higgins as a ‘Little Heaven of the Mountains’. And so it is, peaceful, quiet, contemplative and, season after season, consistently colourful and inspiring. Through its mountain terrain, woods, fields, lawns, buildings and the imposing and historic Monastery itself, there is an endless stream of inspiration to be tapped. So much so, that a local photographer has decided to capture all of those colours, all of those moods and as much of the serenity and solitude as she could and has published the result in four magnificent volumes. So, Mount Melleray Abbey is proud to announce the publication of that set of four books collectively entitled ‘In Search of Beauty’ depicting in pictures and words ‘The Four Seasons of Mt. Melleray’. They will be displayed to the public and offered for sale at an Official Launch to be held on 12th August at 3.00 p.m. in the ‘Fr. Cornelius Room’, part of The Lodge, at the Abbey. The set comprises four beautifully presented books of photographs showcasing the four seasons as experienced in that iconic place. It is easy to find the colour, the inspiration and the serenity on that holy hillside, but a much more difficult task to capture it in recorded images and transfer to paper. This is what the photographic artist has achieved and it would be difficult to describe the breathtaking beauty of the place in all its colour, warmth and simplicity, as depicted in the printed

images. Introduced by Msgr. Michael Olden, Historian and former Vicar General of the Diocese, Book 1 presents ‘In Search Of Gold’ (Autumn) - A walk through the grounds described through image and text. Book 2 is the story of Winter: ‘In Search Of Light’. It features inspiring prayers from a Cistercian book, used daily at the Abbey. Book 3 is entitled: ‘In Search of Life’ (Spring) and has accompanying text from The Old

Testament. Book 4: In Search of Joy (Summer) is ‘A loving tribute to Our Lady & the Holy Rosary’. Introducing this magnificent record, a spokesperson for Mt. Melleray Abbey said that “These new books are a celebration of our beautiful home and were compiled with gratitude to God for creating such beauty. “They also represent our Faith, as we joyfully look to our future with renewed hope and confidence.”

There will also be a slideshow at the Launch and a collection of prints from the book will also be on display. Outside of its magnificent Monastery buildings, Mt. Melleray has kept to itself in the almost two centuries it has been there. Now, it opens its Monastery and grounds to the public eye, with an opportunity of preserving those memories through this artistic and informative set of volumes.

Dear Editor, East Africa stands on the brink of what the UN has described as potentially the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. Drought and conflict has left approximately 25 million people reliant on food aid for survival, with shockingly high rates of severe acute malnutrition among children across the affected regions of Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan. Governments and humanitarian organisations across the region are responding.Through urgent and robust action, they have helped stave off extreme levels of death from famine that have loomed over East Africa throughout this crisis. But appeals for international support have been met with a wholly insufficient response, and levels of funding across the region are now desperately low. Humanitarian aid saves lives. South Sudan has been pulled out of famine because of aid. But failed rains, continued conflict, and disastrous outbreaks of cholera mean the situation in South Sudan and Somalia in particular is more desperate now than ever. Without adequate support, the humanitarian crisis across these regions will become a humanitarian catastrophe. Irish aid agencies are saving lives across the region but to do so until the next harvest will require significant resources. As two of Ireland’s largest development and humanitarian agencies, Concern Worldwide and Trócaire are delivering food, water and healthcare to hundreds of thousands of people in east Africa. We welcome President Michael D Higgins’ call on the Irish people to respond to this crisis with urgency, compassion, and generosity, and we the urge the Irish public to support our efforts to get aid to people caught in this appalling crisis. The time to act is now, before it is too late. Dominic MacSorley, Chief Executive of Concern Worldwide Éamonn Meehan, Executive Director of Trócaire

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Just think of it! “YOU’RE as slow as ever at saying Mass”: the greeting received from a former parishioner a few Sundays ago! What is the reason for our obsession with a fast Mass, with slow Masses? I have heard it suggested that our folk-memory of the days of the Penal Laws is at the root of a lot of the way we behave at Mass: so the less time we spend at Mass the less likelihood that we will be arrested for being present at an unlawful assembly. But, may I point out that, although we live under an increasingly hostile political regime, they have not yet resorted to the persecution of all religion! So there’s a fairly good chance that you won’t be executed for going to Mass next Sunday! There are 168 hours in a week. Why do so many people find it so difficult to spend three quarters of one of these hours in the worship of God? Is it because they are uncomfortable at praying? If I go jogging for less than an hour in a week, maybe my muscles will tell me that they are not happy with this unaccustomed exercise. In the same way, if I haven’t thought about God since last Sunday, perhaps my spiritual muscles rebel against this unusual activity. Another reason occurs to me also. Perhaps the quality of my (and other priests) celebration of the liturgy is conducive to boredom. Maybe we need to consider, not only the number of masses we have, but also the quality of our celebration. I am no fan of the new translation of the Missal: I think those responsible have a lot to answer for. But perhaps people can’t hear me, or what I have to say is boring, or perhaps the scripture readings of the Sunday don’t speak to the congregation. There are so many questions. Where can we look for an answer? Fr. Robert Arthure, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.

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OBITUARY

ABBIE AHERN (nee Cooney) Convent Street, Tallow

PAULINE NEALE (nee Kennefick) 7 Ashely Court, Lismore

With sorrow and regret we record the passing of Abbie Ahern (nee Cooney, Kilnamartyra) (Ex-NT), Convent Street, Tallow, Co. Waterford, loving wife of the late Michael Ahern (Bakery and Filling Station), which sad event occurred peacefully on 11th July, 2017, in her 99th year, in the tender and loving care of the Nurses and staff of Gortrue Nursing Home. Lying in repose at Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Home, Tallow, on Wednesday evening, Rosary was recited by Rev. Fr. M. Melican, I.C., in the presence of her loving family, relatives, neighbours and friends. On Thursday evening Funeral Prayers were recited by Fr. M. Melican, I.C., in the presence of her loving family, relatives and friends before removal took place to The Church of Immaculate Conception, Tallow. On arrival her remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. G. McNamara, P.P. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday morning by Rev. Fr. G. McNamara, P.P. Symbols representing her life were presented to the Altar by sister-in-law Sheila Cooney (family picture), niece Nora Duhig (Rosary beads), niece-in-law Ann Coleman (a rose) and nephew Sean Cooney (schoolbook); the significance of these was narrated by nephew Patrick Cooney. Readings were recited by nieces Sheila Cooney and Majella Cooney. Prayers of the Faithful were read nieces Mary Carmel Maher, Pat Cooney, Siobhan Vaughan and nephews Jim and Kevin Cooney and Kathleen O’Connell. Mairead Cullinane (organist) and the Tallow Choir provided a lovely selection of music and hymns throughout the Mass with grandniece Erin Ahern. The Offertory Gifts were presented to the Altar by nephew Seamus Cooney and Kay O’Brien. Following Communion nephew Patrick Cooney delivered a lovely eulogy recalling fond memories of Abbie and acknowledging the support the family received from the local community during the funeral. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Fr. G. McNamara, P.P., officiated the graveside prayers where Abbie was laid to rest in the presence of her loving family, relatives, neighbours and friends. May she rest in peace. May we extend our deepest sympathy to her loving sisters-in-law Eily Ahern, Nora O’Brien, Sheila Cooney and Mary Cooney; nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, the O’Brien family, Tallow; relatives, neighbours and friends.

With sadness and regret we record the passing of Pauline Neale (nee Kennefick), 7 Ashely Court, Lismore, Co. Waterford, loving mother of the late Lynn, which sad event occurred peacefully on the 4th July, 2017. Reposing at Walsh’s Funeral Home, Cappoquin, on Tuesday evening where Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., recited Funeral Prayers in the presence of her loving family and extended family. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday morning in St. Carthage’s Church, Lismore, by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P. Symbols representing her life were presented to the Altar by her grandchildren Neil and Hayley. Readings were recited by Mícheál Hannigan and Eileen Ferguson. Prayers of the Faithful were read by Catherine O’Keeffe, Patrick Ferguson and Hayley Ferguson. Soloist Becky McCloskey and organist Donal Kennifick provided a lovely selection of music and hymns throughout the Mass.The Offertory Gifts were presented to the Altar by Pauline’s loving husband Edward and daughter Pauline. Following Communion son-in-law Patrick delivered a eulogy, paying a lovely tribute to Pauline and acknowledged the support they received from the local community. Following Funeral Mass cremation service took place in The Island Crematorium, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. The service was celebrated by Rev. Fr.Tony O’Keeffe in the presence of her loving family, relatives and extended family. Some lovely melodies were played as they bid farewell to Pauline. May we extend our deepest sympathy to her loving husband Edward (Ted); daughter Pauline Ferguson; son-in-law Patrick; grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. May she rest in peace.

(Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

PATRICK F. DWYER Cork and Ardmore Feelings of deep sorrow and regret were evoked with the passing of Patrick F. Dwyer on Sunday, 16th July, in the tender and loving care of the Bon Secours Hospital, Cork. Patrick is the beloved and darling husband of Joan, loving father of Johnnie, Sally and Gillian. Patrick is sadly missed by his grandchildren, extended family, relatives and friends. Patrick lay in repose at the Kiely Funeral Home, Dungarvan, on Tuesday evening, 18th July. Funeral Prayers were recited in the presence of his loving family, relatives and friends. Requiem Mass in thanksgiving for Patrick’s life will be celebrated at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, 19th July, in St. Declan’s Church, Ardmore. Afterwards Patrick will be laid to rest in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Monea, Ardmore. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam uasal. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

JOYCE ANNIE GATES (nee Parnell) Primrose Cottage, Carrignagower, Lismore With deep and sincere regret we record the passing of Joyce Annie Gates (nee Parnell), Primrose Cottage, Carrignagower, Lismore, Co. Waterford, loving wife of the late Bill Gates, which sad event occurred peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Conna Nursing Home on the 5th July, 2017. Lying in repose at Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Home, Cappoquin, on Sunday evening where Funeral Prayers were recited by Dean Paul Draper, a reflection was read by grand-daughter Andrea in the presence of her loving family, neighbours and friends. On Wednesday morning cremation service took place in the Island Crematorium, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. The Committal Service was celebrated by Revd. Peter Hanna in the presence of her loving family. A lovely selection of Joyce’s favourite music was played throughout the service. May she rest in peace. May we extend our deepest sympathy to her loving son Robert; daughter-in-law Valerie; grandchildren Andrea and Mark; great-grandchildren Jade, Nathaniel, Callum, Courtney, Callum and Maddisen; sister-in-law Ann; nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

(Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

SHEILA O’KEEFFE 22 Viewmount Drive, Stradbally With sadness we record the passing of Sheila O’Keeffe which sad event occurred on Monday, 17th July. Reposing at Drohan’s Funeral Home on Thursday with Funeral Prayers at 12.30 p.m. Cremation will take place at 3.00 p.m. in the Island Crematorium, Ringaskiddy. To her partner Michael and relatives we extend our deepest sympathy. (Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

PHILOMENA (Philly) VEALE (nee Kirby) Ballinroad We learned with sorrow and regret of the passing of Philomena (Philly) Veale which occurred on Saturday, 15th July, in the loving care of staff at the Bon Secours Hospital, Cork.We extend our sincere sympathies to Philly’s husband Mike; son Micheál daughter Caroline; daughter-in-law Colette; grandchildren Darragh, Eoin and Brian; sisters Teresa, Anne-Marie, Carmel-Ann and Libby; brother Eddie; nieces, nephews, extended family, other relatives and friends. Philly lay in repose at the Kiely Funeral Home, Dungarvan, on Monday evening, 17th July, and from where the removal took place to St. Laurence’s Church, Ballinroad. Requiem Mass in thanksgiving for Philly’s life was celebrated on Tuesday, 18th July, and afterwards Philly was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

Pictured at the Kilmeaden Vintage Tractor Club’s annual tractor run which took place on Sunday were Michael Walsh and Paddy Holden. [John Power Photography]

Dungarvan Christian Fellowship BIBLE VERSE OF THE MONTH So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind. Philippians 2:1-2a WEEK COMMENCING – 17th JULY 2017 • Wednesday morning prayer 11.00 a.m. • Bible Study Home Groups, Grace Course continues Thursday 7.30 p.m. Dungarvan, Adam & Monika’s house Friday 7.30 p.m. Cappoquin, Tomek & Asia’s house Friday Morning 10.30 a.m. Tea/Coffee at EuroRoute UPCOMING EVENTS DCF Kids & Youth Camp from 7th-11st August. Our theme this year is Jesus our Superhero. Notes: Our sincerest thanks to Dr. Ken & Val Baker for a wonderful weekend of ministry. On Saturday they trained and equipped our children’s ministry team. On Sunday, after leading us in Spirit filled worship, Dr. Ken gave a great message on the ways in which biblical characters respond to hearing God. This was followed by an opportunity to not only hear, but also to respond, for there is a YES in the heart of every Amen, which echoes through eternity and changes history! For more info contact: Pastor Steve Hamer 083-4003971; www.dungarvanchurch.org; email:info@dungarvanchurch.org

St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wisdom 12:13,16-19 After sin you will grant repentance. Romans 8:26-27 - The Spirit expresses our plea in a way that could never be put into words. Matthew 13:24-43 - Let them grow together until the harvest. Something Beautiful For God. What you are doing I cannot do. What I am doing you cannot do. But together we are doing something beautiful for God. St. (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta. Visit of Relic of St. Teresa of Calcutta: This visit to the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity,Waterford takes place this Thursday to Saturday, July 20th to 22nd. Details of the visit are printed in the parish newsletter. St. Declan’s Well Annual Mass at Toor, Aglish on Thursday, July 27th at 12.00 noon. Confessions from 11.30 a.m. Pro-life Speaker: A pro-life speaker who was to be with us this weekend will speak at all Masses on the weekend of August 12th and 13th next. Holy Ghost Missionary Priest: A Holy Ghost Priest will speak at Masses in St. Mary’s Parish Church next weekend, July 22/23. He will speak about his own mission experience and the work of the Holy Ghost missions around the world. East Africa Hunger Crisis: The Irish Bishops have announced that a special collection will be taken up at all Masses

next weekend, July 22/23 to fund life-saving aid to more than 24 million people affected by a severe drought driven by climate change.The money raised will go directly to Trócaire’s humanitarian relief work in East Africa. As the Holy Ghost Priest will be visiting the parish next weekend, we will take up the East Africa collection on the following weekend, July 29/30. On that weekend, July 29/30, we will donate the entire offertory collection to the East Africa Appeal. Volunteer Now for the World Meeting of Families 2018: This international event will take place in Dublin next year from August 22–26.To assist in organising and running an exciting series of events, volunteers are essential to the success of the World Meeting of Families. A leaflet ‘Come join us - Volunteer Now’ is available in the porches. It gives details about the meeting itself and how to volunteer. Please take a leaflet and consider becoming a volunteer. Parish Office: Located in St. Mary’s Church and is open Monday to Friday office hours. If you want to book Masses or Baptisms call during these times. Phone 42374. Daily Mass broadcast on 98.5 FM. Phone No: Fr. Ryan 42374, Fr. Harris 42384, Fr. Cooney 41136. Emergency Phone No: To contact Priest on duty: 0862334282. St. Vincent de Paul Helpline No.: 087-7747870.

FARMING Waterford IFA Chairman John Fitzgerald sets out the key issues IFA is focussed on for farmers BREXIT continues to be a major focus for IFA and with the negotiations now underway, we are making it clear at home and in Europe that the future trading relationship between the EU and the UK has to be at the top of the agenda. The implications for the agriculture sector would be devastating if we end up with punitive tariffs applied to our exports. Everyone involved in the negotiations is clear that we cannot have a hard border with Northern Ireland but what needs to be realised is that in a scenario where different customs and other regulatory regimes end up being applied to products entering Northern Ireland than those entering the Republic of Ireland, it is very difficult to envisage a scenario where there won’t be a hard border. That is why the closest possible trading relationship with the UK must be an absolute priority for Ireland and our Government has to place keeping the UK in the Customs Union, or reaching agreement on a trading arrangement that would have similar effect, as the top priority in the talks. CAP BUDGET MUST BE PROTECTED As well as trade issues, the

departure of the UK from the EU could certainly pose challenges for the EU Budget. IFA has been in Brussels meeting officials, MEPs and others to emphasise that in discussions on the future of the EU budget, strengthening existing common policies such as CAP, is critical to securing a strong future for the EU, and to demonstrate the positives of EU membership to citizens. Low farm incomes remain a major challenge; previous cuts to the CAP budget have undermined its ability to provide a fair standard of living for producers, who are meeting high regulatory standards in the areas of food safety, animal health, welfare and the environment. We certainly cannot contemplate any further erosion of the budget for CAP. ON-TIME PAYMENTS & FAIR INSPECTIONS On the subject of farm scheme payments, this time of year brings with it genuine fear among farmers that an inspector will arrive at the farm gate. Frustration is mounting that farmers are being penalised for minor issues by inspectors while there are no implications for the Department of Agriculture when they miss payment deadlines and leave

Glanbia Ireland increases June milk price to 33 cpl GLANBIA Ireland will pay its milk suppliers 33 cent per litre (cpl) including VAT for June manufacturing milk supplies. Glanbia Ireland has increased its base price for June by 1 cpl to 33cpl including VAT for manufacturing milk at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein. Glanbia Chairman Henry Corbally said: “the market for butterfat in particular has been positive, helped by reduced milk supply from Europe’s largest producers, France and Germany, while in contrast, powder markets are more challenging.The Board will continue to monitor market developments on a monthly basis.” GLANBIA IRELAND Henry Corbally described this as an historic occasion in the evolution of the Glanbia organisation, with the first Board Meeting of the newly formed entity, Glanbia Ireland. Glanbia Ireland is a joint venture 60% owned by Glanbia Coop and 40% owned by Glanbia plc. It combines Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, Glanbia Consumer Products and Glanbia Agribusiness. It was established in July 2017, following the overwhelming support of Glanbia Co-op members at a Special General Meeting held in Punchestown in May. “I want to thank our Members who strongly endorsed the creation of Glanbia Ireland and I look forward to their support for the new organisation,” Henry Corbally said. FIXED MILK PRICE SCHEME (PHASE 10) Meanwhile, the Glanbia chairman confirmed that Fixed Milk Price Scheme (Phase 10), which will pay a fixed price of 32cpl for the full year of 2018, was over-subscribed when applications closed on Friday, 7th July. Allocation volumes will be communicated to suppliers in the coming weeks.

farmers waiting for money for months. Following an IFA presentation to the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee last month, a review of the Agriculture Appeals Office is to take place. The Department needs also to look at their protocols and ensure the Charter of Farmers Rights is being adhered to and all efforts made to make payments on time. DAIRY PRICES STRONG The short to medium term trend on milk price is strong; coops need to reflect this in increased confidence and increased prices. While nobody can predict the future, it is crucial that farmers are in a position to optimise their returns over these peak months when the market returns clearly justify it. They have outstanding debts to clear and need to be able to improve their fragile cash flow and financial positions over the peak production period. All Co-op Board Members need to focus on the international market factors which give cause for an increase in price. Alongside this, IFA is challenging Government to put in place measures to support farmers operating in a challenging, dynamic and volatile marketplace.

We are pressing for taxation changes to allow farmers to engage in precautionary, tax efficient savings in good years. Our financial institutions must also provide more competitively priced financial packages for both short and long term needs which permit flexible repayments reflecting price and revenue levels. CATTLE SUPPLIES TIGHT Recent moves by factories to pull cattle quotes and talk down the trade have been called out by IFA as a blatant attempt to force out very tight supplies of prime cattle. Lower quotes are simply not reflective of the strong market sentiment that exists in the UK and EU beef markets. The strong live export trade to international markets, together with lighter carcase weights and the increased kill to-date with the drop in slaughterings in Britain all contribute to less beef being available and provide very favourable market conditions for us. There is no backlog of beef in store and good grass growth and cattle thriving well is allowing farmers to strongly resist the current price pressure. IFA updates farmers on cattle prices twice weekly to ensure farmers are armed with informa-

tion before making decision on sales.You can find this on the IFA website and app – www.ifa.ie. MOVEMENT ON GRAIN COMPENSATION SCHEME IFA is calling on the trade to support tillage famers with strong grain and protein prices this harvest. The recent upturn in the market has to translate to increased prices and, particularly in light of the extremely difficult harvest last year, there is an onus on merchants and co-ops to appropriately compensate tillage farmers for the high-quality grain they produce. Without viable prices, the strong local supply of native grain cannot be guaranteed. That is evident from the downward trend in in land-use for crops which has continued this year. Growers need a minimum base price of €145 per tonne for barley, and €155 per tonne for wheat this harvest, to earn a reasonable standard of living and ensure the survival of the industry. LOBBYING ON NITRATES REVIEW IFA has met with politicians from all parties across the country to discuss the current review of the rules surrounding the use and management of nitrogen and phosphorous on farms.

John Fitzgerald Chief priorities include the continuation of both the derogation for the dairy and livestock sector and the transitional arrangements for pig and poultry farmers. We are also seeing greater slurry spreading flexibility, a reduction in administrative penalties and increased nutrient allowances. The review is taking place at an important time in the development of Ireland’s agri-food sector and many of the measures IFA is proposing are focussed on better resource management, which delivers on the double dividend of reducing costs while protecting the environment.

GOOD NEWS FOR WATERFORD FARMERS . . .

Processing of 2017 BPS/Greening payments ‘ahead of schedule’ THE Deputy President of ICMSA has welcomed a position update from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food confirming that they are ahead of schedule in processing this year’s BPS/Greening payments and expect to meet this year’s timelines without a repeat of the chaos that accompanied, for instance, the recent GLAS payments. Speaking following a meeting of the Farmers Charter, Pat McCormack said that farmers would be encouraged by the update, but final judgement will be retained till the actual timelines were reached and performance could be more accurately assessed. “Autumn is the season of farmers’ bills and it’s hugely important that that the ANC payment is made as early as possible in September while the BPS/Greening payment must be paid on 16th October for all farmers with the advance payment of at least 70% made as usual. This is permitted under

EU regulations and we want the maximum amount possible paid to farmers in the first instalment as has been the case in recent years years so that bills are paid and no extra interest is accrued on outstanding debt”, he said. “With that timeline in mind, we stressed at the meeting how crucial it is that the Department inform farmers of problems or errors as speedily as possible so that issues can be resolved and finalised well in advance of the payment date. No issue is a cause of more complaint or frustration then farmers getting get correspondence from the Department close to - or even after - the payment date citing issues that are holding up their payment and it is essential that all such queries are issued to farmers before 1st September. We cannot have a situation, for instance, where farmers are told their application is gone for digitisation in October or November and so will delay their payment. These issues or

similar problems need to be resolved now”, continued Mr McCormack. In relation to the Department’s proposal to move to an exclusively online system in 2018, Mr. McCormack noted the fact that around 17,500 farmers had used the paper-

based system in 2017 highlighted the challenges around this ambitious 2018 target and it might just have to be accepted that moving to a completely online system so quickly is going to present severe practical difficulties he concluded.

Pat McCormack says Department ambition to move BPS applications totally online by 2018 is not practical.

FARMING

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Silage Exhibition 2017 - Lismore Castle ON Sunday, July 23rd, Silage Exhibition 2017 will take place at Lismore Castle Estates, Melleray Vintage Club are back with their 2nd Vintage Silage Exhibition and Full Vintage Show by kind permission of Lord and Lady Burlington. Lismore Castle is set on the beautiful banks of the Blackwater in the heritage town of Lismore with easy access from the all areas. Lismore Castle Estates is a working dairy, beef and tillage farm under Farm Manager Jerry Twomey. Following the over whelming success of the 2016 event, we have again very kindly been granted the use of 100 acres to hold our Silage cutting exhibition and show with dedicated off road parking within the estate. The site is accessible from all areas being 45 mins from Waterford and 50 mins from Cork. All traffic should enter Lismore from the N72 and the entrance will be signposted from both sides of the town. On the day, Seamus Moore The JCB Man will open the show and provide musical

entertainment throughout the afternoon. There will be single chop, double chop and precision chop silage harvesters in action. We are delighted to once again have entries from all over Ireland and maybe even a few further away and we continue to take entries from all Vintage (strictly pre 1992) silage equipment including trailers. Please note that all participants will need to have Insurance Cover and all guards and covers including PTO guards need to

be in place or participation on the day will not be allowed. Southern Ireland Tractor Pullers Association will be in action on the Day with displays of Tractor Pulling and there is a Championship Pull. Exhibits and Harvesters are welcome to arrive from Saturday morning to set up Harvesters. As it is the Ford 100 Year Anniversary, we hope that we can celebrate this event by having 100 Ford Vehicles at the show. So all Ford Tractor and Car owners are

asked to come along and help us reach this target. We are very honored this year to have "Sliabh na mBan" Michael Collins iconic armoured car along with some Irish Military Vehicles on view on the day, along with displays of Stationary Engines, Cars, Tractors. There is Children's entertainment, an all new Artisan Food Village and Trade stalls including Farm & Plant Buyers so this promises to be a great day out for all the family.

Contact: Ned O’Rourke 087-8128159 or Jean Cahill 087-6429404 E-mail: mellerayvintageclub@gmail.com or follow our Facebook page Melleray Vintage Club DONATIONS WILL BE MADE TO LOCAL CHARITIES Donations will be made to St. Carthage's Rest Home, Lismore and Cappoquin Day Care Centre

Knowledge Transfer Scheme losing credibility and farmer confidence AS the deadline for the Knowledge Transfer (KT) looms, the ICMSA have said that it’s clear that the terms and conditions of the scheme along with the mandatory paperwork are proving overly cumbersome and acting as a disincentive. Patrick Rohan, Chairperson of ICMSA’s Farm and Rural Affairs Committee, has called for the Department to recognise that fact and at least make sure that the payments due to farmers under the scheme are made on time in order that some farmer confidence in the scheme can be retained. “The deadline of 31st July is just over one week away and it is very hard to envisage the required work being completed within that timeframe. What ICMSA thinks should hap-

pen at this stage is that a further extension should be considered where the documentation required would be submitted by that certain later date but that payments would not be further delayed”, said Mr. Rohan. “While much of the required work has been completed by the farmers on the ground, the associated reports have yet to be uploaded to the Department’s system. It is estimated that only 50% of completed Farm Improvement Plans have been uploaded. And it should be recognised that much of this responsibility lies with the participating consultants and veterinary practitioners, so it is unreasonable to expect farmers to endure delayed payments as a result. That’s why we

think that a new deadline into the future should be set for the paperwork while the payments to farmers should be processed immediately”, he continued. Mr. Rohan said that ICMSA was not being ‘wise after the event’ and he noted that his association had from the very start highlighted its concerns in relation to the KT scheme’s complexity. “The discussion group model has many merits but the KT model – as operated- is in serious danger of over-complicating the concept and it is important that steps are now taken to restore farmer confidence in the scheme and ensure farmers continue to participate.”

Launch of the 100th Dungarvan Agricultural Show and 'The Show Story', a book tracing the history of the Show (l. to r.): Michael Flynn, Show Secretary; Harry Gray and Amy Lynott pictured at the launch in The Park Hotel.

READER’S QUERIES Question: I am a participant in the Beef KTP. As part of the tasks set out for year one I must complete a herd health plan by the end of July. I am in a bit of a dilemma. My Veterinary practice will not prepare herd health plans. Are they obliged to complete the plan on my behalf? Can you please advise? Answer: The simple answer is no they are under ‘no’ obligation. Not every Vet applied for approval to complete these plans. You can get any Vet that is approved to complete the plan with you but you would want to get your skates on as the deadline is fast approaching. A list of approved Private Veterinary Practitioners for the KTP can be found on the DAFM website. I trust this will clear things up for you. Tip of the Week: The closing date for receipt of completed tasks in the KTP is Monday, 31st July.

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TERENCE MORRISSEY Waterford IFA Lobbies David Cullinane TD on Nitrates Review – Pictured recently are a Waterford IFA delegation who met Deputy David Cullinane, TD on Nitrates, GLAS Payments and the Fair Deal Scheme: from left to right John Fitzgerald, Waterford IFA Chairman; David Cullinane, TD; Edmond Murphy, Dunhill and Damien Murphy, Cappoquin.

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FARMING

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Teagasc GRASSLAND RESEEDING Introduction – the need for more reseeding Reseeding levels in Ireland are low. Less than two per cent of our national grassland area is reseeded annually. As grass is our dominant feed during the main grazing season, and the primary source of Winter forage in the form of grass silage, the low level of reseeding must be addressed. Reseeding must be combined with the correction of soil fertility to successfully establish new swards. Data from PastureBase Ireland shows that there is huge capacity on Irish farms to grow more grass. Economically, pastures with a low proportion of perennial ryegrass are costing farmers up to €300/ha per year due to reduced DM production and nitrogen use efficiency. If the cost of reseeding is estimated at approximately €700/ha, the increased profitability of the reseeded pasture would cover the initial reseeding cost in just over two years. This means reseeding is one of the most cost effective on-farm investments. Cultivation techniques How paddocks are prepared for reseeding depends on soil type, the quantity of underlying stone, weather conditions and machine/contractor availability.While there are many cultivation and sowing methods available; once completed correctly all methods are equally effective.The do’s and dont’s of a number of cultivation techniques are outlined in Table 1. Key points when seeding • Soil test and use the results to fertilise the newly sown sward. • Spray off old sward with glyphosate. • Graze sward tightly or mow to minimise surface trash. • Apply lime. • Choose a cultivation method that suits your farm. • Apply fertiliser. • Firm fine seedbed with good seed/soil contact is essential. • Roll after sowing. • Spray for weeds at 4/5 weeks post emergence.

Timing of reseeding Timing of reseeding depends very much on weather conditions, grass supply and whether the farmer has planned for reseeding or not. Previous survey information suggests that grassland farmers focus their reseeding towards the Autumn.This may make sense from a feed budget perspective but it does have some negative consequences. Soil conditions deteriorate as Autumn progresses – lower soil temperatures can reduce seed germination, and variable weather conditions reduce the chances of grazing the new sward.The opportunity to apply a post-emergence spray in Autumn is also reduced as ground conditions are often unsuitable for machinery. Spring reseeding offers more flexibility. One of the most important aspects of Spring reseeding is that the total grass production from a Spring reseed is as much, if not more than, old permanent pasture. Establishing clover in a Spring reseed is more reliable than Autumn due to the stability of soil temperatures in late Spring. Postemergence spraying for weed control is usually very successful with Spring reseeding due to favourable weather conditions in Summer. Whether reseeding in Spring or Autumn, it generally takes a sward around 11 months to fully establish and settle down, so good grazing management in that early growth phase is very important. Cultivar choice Grass cultivars should be selected from the Irish (Republic or Northern) Recommended Lists. These varieties have been tested under Irish conditions. The Teagasc Pasture Profit Index is also a valuable tool to select the most suitable grass cultivars for your farm. Teagasc recommendations are to sow 35 kg seed/ha (14 kg/ac) to ensure good establishment of the sward. It is also advised to sow a minimum of 3 kg of each cultivar within a mixture, and no more than three or four cultivars per mix. Management of reseeds Weed control is an essential element in both direct reseeding and over-sowing.Weeds in new reseeds are best controlled when grass is at the 2-3 leaf stage. Docks and chickweed are two of the most critical weeds to control in new reseeds; it is important to control these at the seedling stage by applying the herbicide before the first grazing.When clover is included in the sward a clover safe herbicide must be used. When over-sowing clover into existing grass swards, it may be better to control established weeds before over-sowing. If you are considering this, it is important to consider the residue time from application of the spray to over-sowing the clover, as it can vary from one month to four months. It is important to contact your local

Greenway should minimise disruption to farming activity ICSA rural development chair Seamus Sherlock has insisted that the Greenway cycle plan cannot be implemented through a process of CPO or without proper consultation with landowners. “The whole process has been discredited because of an arrogant or heavy handed approach in which routes were designed from the sky without any understanding of how this might interfere with ordinary farmers on the ground. We need to minimise disruption to farming activity as a key principle in the process.” “ICSA believes that the focus on greenway is too narrow. There is no justification for insisting on a route that dissects working farms in half. Instead, all options should be looked at including segregated on-road, off-road and cycle trails. Where possible, state lands should be used. We also need to recognise that in the vicinity of Galway city, the primary user of a proper cycle route are likely to be commuters and this should

be prioritised in the design rather than some notion of taking a meandering route through farmland.” “ICSA is committed to standing up for the rights of farmers. We have already met with Minister Ross who gave a commitment to proper consultation with landowners and we intend to hold him to that commitment.” Mr. Sherlock indicated that the ICSA submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport insists on proper consultation, use of nonfarmland where possible including some on-road routes and that farmland should be considered only where there is complete consensus with all farmers in a given area. “Even then, we cannot accept route plans which split farm holdings or interfere with the normal commercial activities of farms. CPOs are totally unacceptable as this is not essential infrastructure but in fact, is an experimental tourism project.”

advisor or merchant if doing this. All pesticides users should comply with the regulations as outlined in the Sustainable Use Directive (SUD). Care needs to be taken when grazing newly reseeded swards.The sward should be grazed as soon as the new grass plants roots are strong enough to withstand grazing (root stays anchored in the ground when pulled). Early grazing is important to allow light to the base of the plant to encourage tillering and, where relevant, clover establishment. Grazing by lighter animals such as calves, weanlings or sheep is preferred as ground conditions may still be somewhat fragile, depending on the seedbed preparation method used. The first grazing of a new reseed can be completed at a pre-grazing yield of approximately 700 – 1,000 kg DM/ha. Frequent grazing of the reseeds at light pre-grazing yields (<1,400 kg DM/ha or less than 8 cm) during the first year post-establishment will have a beneficial effect on the sward. The aim is to produce a uniform, well tillered, dense sward. If possible, reseeded swards should not be closed for silage in their first year of production as the shading effect of heavy covers of grass will inhibit tillering of the grass plant and clover establishment resulting in an open sward which is liable to weed ingression. Conclusion The timing of reseeding will be influenced by feed budgets and weather conditions. There is little difference between reseeding methods once a firm seed bed is established and good seed-soil contact is achieved.White clover can be established in swards at reseeding or can be successfully incorporated into existing swards by over-sowing. Whether it is a full reseed or over–sowing, management after sowing has the biggest impact on the successful establishment and production potential of swards. IMPORTANT EVENT Teagasc BETTER Sheep Farm Walk A Teagasc BETTER Sheep Farm Walk will take place on the farm of Brian Nicholson,Tullyvolty, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny on Wednesday, July 26th at 2.00 p.m.Teagasc advisers and specialists will discuss grassland management, breeding, flock performance and farm profitability. The Nicholson farm has a flock of over 1,000 ewes which is managed to a very high standard. This event is approved by DAFM for the Knowledge Transfer programme.The farm will be signposted from Johnstown village. All are welcome.

Teagasc / Glanbia Monitor Farm Focus Week Ending: 17/7/2017 Milk Kg/Day Fat % Protein % Milk Solids/Day KG Meal KG/Cow/Day Average Farm Cover Cover Per Cow Pre Grazing Yield KG DM Demand KG DM HA Growth KG DM HA

Grange, Waterford 23.58 3.97 3.75 1.82 0 511 162 1,400 57 65

South Kilkenny 21 4.56 3.80 1.78 0.5 686 205 1,400 53 68

Comments: Grange, Co. Waterford • Paddocks marked to take out the bales depending on rainfall. • Following cows with 20 units of N to keep grass growing. South Kilkenny Pictured at the Kilmeaden Vintage Tractor Club’s annual tractor run which [John Power Photography] took place on Sunday was Paddy Walsh.

• Reeseeding 1.4 ha.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Brexit – The most serious threat to farming in the history of the State IRISH faming is particularly vulnerable to a hard Brexit. Our export focus on the UK market has been very successful, our nearest neighbor consumes 50% ofour beef exports, and 25% of our dairy exports. The departure of the UK from the EU will provide major challenges for Irish farming and the agri-food sector. Claire Walsh, Brexit Specialist at IFAC Accountants believes the Irish farming and agri-food sector is vulnerable to Brexit for the following reasons. Why Irish farming and the food sector is so exposed? The UK remains the main destination for Irish food exports, with: • 37% of all food and drinks exports, at a value of €4.1bn, going to the UK market in 2016 • 50% beef - 270,000t, worth €1.2bn • 90% mushrooms worth €80m • 56% pig-meat worth €345m • 53% of cheese, 29% of butter, which along with other dairy products are worth €825m “The potential re-introduction of tariffs on exports to the UK wouldbe crippling for Irish farmers” said Claire. Claire continued “Ireland is the only country in the EU shar-

Claire Walsh, IFAC ing a land border with the UK. Exports of agricultural products from Ireland to Northern Ireland specifically, were worth €750m in 2015”. At present, the UK contributes a net €4bn per annum to the EU CAP budget. A reduction in the CAP budget post 2020 arising from the UK exit would have serious implications for farm incomes. A recentfarm income survey confirmed Irish farming’s reliance on CAP, with 65% of all farm income coming from the CAP budget. According to Claire Brexit has

a number of serious implications for Irish farming, all of which must be tackled head on. What does this really mean? 1. Ireland is highly dependent on the UK market for agri-food exports. It is vital that new markets are explored. 2. The introduction of tariffs will be hugely detrimental to producers here and the negotiation of free trade agreements will be vital. 3. A hard border with Northern Ireland will severely impact trade and the cost of doing business. The impact on

trade and movement of goods must be minimized. 4. A reduction in the CAP budget will undoubtedly have a hugely negative impact on farm incomes in Ireland. We must lobby hard for a “no drop in CAP” budget solution post Brexit. 5. Brexit will affect all industries. Businesses must ensure their operations are running as efficiently as possible. “Here in the North West, IFAC clients are mainly in the beef, suckling and sheep sectors, considering that these sectors are most exposed to the effects of Brexit, and our close proximity to Northern Ireland, farmers here are very vulnerable. My advice to clients preparing for Brexit is to focus on cost efficiency, carefully assess any capital investment projects, and apply a discount factor of 3-5% on future BPS payments” recommended Claire. A member of Chartered Accountants Ireland and an AITI Chartered Tax Advisor, Claire Walsh is the Brexit specialist with IFAC Accountants. Claire also manages IFAC’s Sligo branch. To discuss in confidence please contact Claire on 071-9167848 or email clairewalsh@ifac.ie or visit www.ifac.ie

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Greenway funding must be contingent on a code of practice for landowners IFA Environment Committee Chairman Thomas Cooney has called on the Department of Transport to make funding to local authorities for greenways to be contingent on the development of a Code of Practice for engaging with landowners. In a detailed submission to the

Department of Transport, he described the level of engagement with landowners by local authorities on greenway developments to-date as haphazard and in some instances nonexistent. “This has culminated in some local authorities such as Kerry and Clare taking an adver-

sarial approach and threatening the use of CPO for the development of such recreational routes.” Thomas Cooney added, “Recreational routes such as Greenways and Blueways have an important role to play in promoting agri-tourism and economic activity in rural areas. This has

IFA President Joe Healy and Thomas Cooney Environment Chairman handing in the IFA Submission on Greenways to the Department of Transport.

been seen most recently in towns such as Dungarvan and Kilmacthomas, which have benefited from the success of the Waterford Greenway project. However, these Greenways will also have a significant impact on farming activity and rural communities. Such routes should firstly be confined to Stateowned lands. Only then should they be developed by agreement on private lands, along farm boundaries and through a combination of off and on public roads, similar to the development of recreational routes in other countries”. The naming of recreational routes such as “Greenways” should be reconsidered, as they almost imply an entitlement to go off route and fragment farm holding in pursuit of the development of recreational routes, he said. In the submission to the Department, IFA has set out a number of key principles to be included in any national greenways development plan. Specifically on land access, IFA is looking to the new Department of Community & Regional Affairs to lead discussions and build on the model already developed with Comhairle na Tuaithe for the Rural Walks Scheme.

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Dungarvan Mart Prices MONDAY, 17th JULY, 2017 DRY COW 1 Her. 730 kgs. made €1,240. 1 Fr. 770 kgs. made €1,260. 1 Fr. 835 kgs. made €1,110. 1 Her. 655 kgs. made €1,130. BULLOCKS 4 Her. 601 made €1,265 each. 2 Her. 512 kgs. made €1,140 each. 1 Sim. 490 kgs. made €1,150. 4 Her. 395 kgs. made €890 each. 2 Lim. 440 kgs. made €1,045 each. 6 Her. 306 kgs. made €730

each. 4 A.A. 446 kgs. made €930 each. HEIFERS 3 Her. 455 kgs. made €965 each. 4 Her. 315 kgs. made €685 each. 1 A.A. 630 kgs. made €1,170. 1 Char. 550 kgs. made €1,075. CALVES Fr. Bulls made from €70 to €160. A.A. Bulls made from €220 to €250. Her. Bulls made from €250 to €280. A.A. and Hereford Heifers made from €240 to €270.

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War for the Planet of the Apes By Bill Tubbritt THE apes are back in this the third instalment of this reboot science fiction movie franchise. The film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn and Amiah Miller and follows the confrontation between the apes and the humans for control of Earth. Matt Reeves returns to the Director’s chair for this one after also directing the previous Dawn for the Planet of the Apes. This franchise has gone down pretty well with critics over the course of the previous two movies and early signs for this one indicate that War for the Planet of the Apes is likely to go down very well with critics and audiences alike. The story is picked up just a couple of years after the events of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as we join the apes as they are now natural habitants of the planet and are locked in a deadly conflict as the human race battle to reclaim their supremacy of planet earth.The human race is now being affected by the same virus that made the Apes smart, only different is that it’s a reverse affect. After seeing Spiderman last week, I was convinced it was one of the best movies of the year so far. But now, just one week later, we have another contender in War for the Planet of the Apes. Featuring a combination of super visual effects that really bring the apes to life on screen and strong acting performances, particularly from Woody Harrelson who will have cinema audiences rooting against the human races in his role as The Colonel. The two hour run time on this

Saturday, August 5th at 8.00 p.m. By Jim Ryan I’VE heard David Power a number of times play so beautifully on the Uileann Pipes, but until I met him after a performance at the 2016 Kilkenny Arts Festival, I didn’t know he was one of our own – a neighbour from Coolnasmear! I find him a compelling performer on his chosen instrument. It’s only a few weeks ago David delighted us with his playing at a poetry book launch; “Music hath charms to soothe the savage

beast”, wrote our own William Congreve; David’s sweet piping exemplifies that charm. (Para) David is centrally involved in a series of concerts in Dungarvan featuring internationally – known performers on the Bank Holiday Weekend, August 4th, 5th and 6th. Inter alia, there will be three concerts: in the The Town Hall Theatre, in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland – while a real highlight should be the concert in SGC on Sat, August 5th which will feature David and other masterly traditional musicians – last year’s concert was a sell-out. Give yourself a treat and attend one or, better still, all of these concerts; you won’t be disappointed.

“Angels in America” by Part 1: July 20th Tony Kushner Part 2: July 27th Live in SGC Dungarvan at 7.00 p.m. movie is well used as it will definitely keep you interested throughout. The title suggests it’s a war movie but really it’s more of a western/prison movie. Watch out for an exciting ending that will definitely leave you hungry for more. Rating 5/5.

Spider-Man: Homecoming By Claire Ní Neachtain CHEAPFÁ nach mbeafaí in ann scannán eile a chruthú as an scéal céanna ach geallaim duit cuirtear casadh úr agus spleodrach ar Spider-Man. Tá an scannán suite i suíomh ardscoil Meiriceánach tipiciúil. Is léir nach bhfuil an-ghean air Peter Parker (Tom Holland) ar scoil. Is iarmharán é agus is ball den chlub deacatlan é. Tosaíonn Homecoming i ndiaidh an ionradh ar Nua-Eabhrac a bhí ar siúl i rith The Avengers, freagraíonn sé ceist an lucht féachana; cad a tharla den chathair tar éis an cogadh cathrach? Tá go leor téamaí uilíocha tríd mar shampla, cairdeas faighimid léargas iontach den chairdeas idir Peter agus Ned. Is carachtar greannmhar, geanúil agus saoithín é Ned. Le linn an scannáin athraíonn a ról go dtí cúntóir nó mar a glaonn Spidey air "An fear sa chathair". Tugann an scannán léargas úr ar fíor chairdeas. Téama eile ná ógántacht. Ceapainn Peter go bhfuil sé réidh a bheith mar bhall den fhoireann mhór "The Avengers" ach tá Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) ag déanamh meantóireacht air agus níl sé róchinnte. Tá an caidreamh idir athair/mac míchompordach agus greannmhar fad is a fhorbraíonn sé. Níl sé cáilithe mar laoch go fóill, agus caitheann sé cuid mhaith den scannáin ag dhéanamh cad a dhéanann déagóirí an lae inniu; ag déanamh botúin ollmhóra agus damáiste do gach rud ina dtreo. Tá gnéithe den bhun-plota fite fuaite tríd go

Festival (with David Power) at SGC Dungarvan

cliste agus go slítheánta, leis an ngnáthphlota agus cúpla casadh curtha leis. Tá an-tóir ar an scannán seo do pháistí, déagóirí, daoine fásta, fanaiceach Marvel nó duine nach bhfuil mórán suime acu i sárlaochra. Is léir go bhfuil rud éigean go gach duine sa scannán seo a ghluaiseann go tapaidh agus atá lán de bomaite grinn. Cloisim daoine á rá gurbh é Tom Holland an "Spider-Man is fearr" agus caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil mé i gcomhaontú leo.Tá Marvel tar éis cinntú go bhfuil Spider-Man slán sábháilte ina lámha. 4.5/5.

By Jim Ryan THE multi-award-winning two-part play by Kushner (born New York, 1950) is one of the landmarks of 20th-century theatre. Consisting of two parts, “Millennium Approaches” and “Perestroika”, the first part premiered in San Francisco in May, 1991, while “Perestroika” premiered in November 1992. By November 1993, both parts had been presented in the Cottosloe auditorium in London’s National Theatre. The complete play premiered in The Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway in 1993. Among many awards, “Millennium Approaches” won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, while both parts won the Tony Award for Best Play. “Mr. Kushner has written the most thrilling American play for years”, was the New York Times verdict. In his book, “The Western Canon”, the great literary scholar, Harold Bloom, gives it a mention. It was made into an opera in 2004, ran as a very popular TV Miniseries, with a cast including Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson, later issued on DVD – courtesy of my friend, Muiris O’Keeffe, I’ve seen Part 1 of them latter. Since last April, “Angels in America” has been running at the National, this time in the larger Lyttelton which production we are seeing at SGC. “Angels in America” has eight characters with each playing at least two roles and both parts are quite long. It’s set in Reagan’s America in the lateeighties and early-nineties at the peak of the Aids epidemic in the States – the deaths of high profile figures, Rock Hudson in 1985 and Liberace in 1987, had increased public awareness of this modern scourge. (And regarding one of its titles, Mikhail Gorbachev, of that era, is the name forever associated with Perestroika.) This great American epic – any attempt to synopsise it would be futile – involves a group of central characters and deals with racial, sexual, religious and political themes. Realistic scenes are interspersed with fantastic interludes occurring both on earth and in heaven. The central character (based on a real-life lawyer who was involved in the Mac Carthy anti-

Communist hearings), is a gay-basher in denial about his own sexual orientation or the fact that he has Aids.The “Angels” of the title are introduced numerous times, on one occasion in a scene set in Heaven when they cogitate on the Chernobyl disaster. The play has been described as one of the most impressive dramatic achievements of the twentieth century. (Para) Kushner gives us theatre on an epic scale, a troubling analysis of aspects of our modern world. Anybody who cares for the theatre as an essential part of our lives won’t want to miss this opportunity at the SGC – powerful drama, great themes in what should be a wonderful production by Marianne Elliott (her production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime”, which I saw in London about three year’s ago, was simply magical) from one of the world’s great theatres. Surely another winner for SGC Live screenings.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

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Weekend of music and entertainment with the Dungarvan Summer Music Festival!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Festival Competition Winner,Vanessa Burke who was selected at random, earlier this week, from the many hundreds of competition entries to our festival website.

Our lucky winner and guest will enjoy a weekend of accommodation and entertainment – including free tickets to all the festival concerts in Dungarvan over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Thanks to our very generous competition sponsors, our winner and guest will enjoy lunch and a private tour of the House of Waterford Crystal with a House of Crystal voucher to the value of €200. The magical theatre performance “Edges of Light” awaits the lucky pair on their return to Dungarvan on Friday evening. Lawlor’s Hotel in Dungarvan are kindly supplying accommodation for the

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill return to Dungarvan with sisters Tríona and Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill and David Power for another much-anticipated concert as Masters of Tradition in the SGC Cinema Dungarvan on Saturday, 5th August.

duration of the festival to our winner and companion while Paul and Máire in the Tannery will welcome them for an early bird meal before the Masters of Tradition concert on Saturday night. Our winner and guest will also be supplied with free bike hire from Cycle Sports, to enable them to make the most of the festival Greenway sessions on Saturday. After such a full day on Saturday, our lucky winner and companion can relax on Sunday morning in the company of foremost baroque group Camerata Kilkenny who will be performing in the Church of Ireland. Congratulations once again to Vanessa Burke. We wish you a very memorable and enjoyable weekend with us! Once again, we would like to pass on a heartfelt and sincere thank you to our competition sponsors who enabled the festival committee to put together such an amazing prize: House of Waterford Crystal; Lawlor’s Hotel; Cycle Sports and The Tannery Restaurant. Your support is greatly appreciated! The excitement is building as the Bank Holiday approaches; word is spreading quickly about the festival - around the county, but also much further afield thanks to a very strong social media presence and the availability of online ticketing. The three feature concerts are

Maeve Gilchrist, Colin Dunne, David Power and Tola Custy will perform Edges of Light on Friday Aug 4th in the Town Hall Theatre, Dungarvan as the opening concert of the festival. attracting a lot of attention and the committee would recommend that if you are interested in attending any (or all!) of the events, you should get your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Tickets can be purchased from The Wine Buff in Dungarvan (058 24523); SGC Dungarvan (058 45696) and online from our wesite. For further information and details, see our website www.dungarvansummermusicfestival.com, our facebook page and you can also follow us on twitter.

The Sonas Show & The Booley House 2017 THE Booley House opens its doors for the 2017 season on Wednesday, July 26th in St Michael's Hall, Ballyduff, but first on Wednesday, July 19th the Junior group, Sonas will hold their Summer show. Both shows provide the best of Irish traditional music, song and dance. The Booley House is a renowned show which has won critical acclaim, both in Ireland and overseas, has been running now for over 22 years. The night always begins with a welcome cup of tea and scone in the foyer of the hall before the show gets underway. The Booley House is a show brimful of variety, music, dance, storytelling and of course the best of traditional Irish music. The Booley House band is made up of musicians who are the best in the land and we are fortunate to be able to listen to this calibre of

music every week. Our singers have the "voices of angels", while our dancers will charm and beguile any audience. The Booley House is a great night out for all the family, but also a great social occasion, and of course the perfect entertainment for visitors to the area. It is the perfect event for groups arranging their Summer outings and of course there will be concessions for large groups. Bookings for both shows can be made either online at www.thebooleyhouse.com or by phoning the direct booking line (058) 60456 2.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. Lismore Heritage Centre also takes bookings at (058)54975. For further informations on The Booley House Show, email thebooleyhouseshow@gmail.co m or talk to Thomas Hyland at (086) 8208242.

Malcolm Proud, Maya Homburger and Barry Guy of Camerata Kilkenny can be seen in St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Dungarvan on Sunday, August 6th as part of the Dungarvan Summer Music Festival.

Torcán teams up with Karl Nesbitt at Munster Fleadh

Going for the Double: Thomas Ahern & Emma Corbett, last year's Munster Champions in the duet competition, and will be competiting again this year at the Munster Fleadh which will be held in Cork next weekend.

Munster Fleadh 2017 ALL our musicians and dancers are ready and looking forward to a great weekend of competition in Cork. The Munster Fleadh takes place from July 21st to 23rd and we wish all our competitors the best of luck.There is a large contingent of successful musicians and dancers heading Leeside: Fiddle: Bríd McMagh, Éanna Hyland; Accordion: Gavin Kennedy, Seán Nugent;Whistle: Cian Smith, Jason Turk; Piano Accordion: Jason Turk; Concertina: Faye O'Doherty; Uileann Pipes: Michael McMagh, Cian Smith, Éanna Hyland; Banjo:Thomas Ahern; Mandolin:Thomas Ahern; Piano: Jason Turk; Melodeon: Seán Nugent; Bodhrán:Thomas Ahern; Fiddle Slow Airs: Aidan McMagh, Bríd McMagh; Uileann Pipes Slow Airs: Cian Smith, Éanna Hyland; Whistle Slow Airs: Cian Smith, Jason Turk; Duets: Cian Smith & Bríd McMagh, Emma Corbett & Thomas Ahern. CCÉ Ballyduff has more than 13 sets competing as well a beautiful sounding a grúpa cheoil.

RENOWNED Irish flute player Karl Nesbitt and Cork Trad band Torcán will take the stage together on the Grand Parade during the Munster Fleadh on Saturday, July 22nd at 2.45 p.m. The set will feature original new-style Irish trad compositions by Torcán in addition to the “The Singing Stream”, which premiered successfully at St. Peter’s Cork earlier in June. “The Singing Stream” is a tune by Niall Vallely who is also playing with Nesbitt during the ‘Munster Masters’ Concert.Torcán will perform again for a session at Rearden’s, Sunday at 6.00 p.m. Two of Torcán’s members will compete during the Fleadh. Séan Murphy from Blarney will represent Co. Cork on fiddle. Jason Turk from Knockanore will represent Co. Waterford in competitions for whistle, slow airs, and the piano accordion on which he has previously won two medals at the All-Ireland. Torcán is scheduled to appear at the Cork Folk Festival in September and is expected to release their first full album this autumn. Visit www.torcan.ie to listen to their music or to find out more.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Cuil Cheoil continues at The Park Hotel

Class of 2017 with Lecturers – Back row (l. to r.): Dr. Ian Ó Catháin, Deaglán de Paor, Allister Higgins, Fiona Griffin, Sarah McCoy, Course Director Moira Sweeney, Niall Kenny, Mark Long. Front row (l. to r.): Neil Hallahan, Ryan O’Dwyer, Cóilín Duffy, Cian O’Halloran, Donie Nolan.

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Pictured are the young dancers of Cuil Cheoil, the weekly traditional music, song and dance cabaret held in the Park Hotel every Tuesday night commencing at 8.30 p.m. These enthusiastic, energetic and highly skilled young dancers thrilled their audience on the last two Tuesday nights as they danced their routine with superb precision and obvious enjoyment. Their excellent presentation and timing is no accident for these talented young people are taught by the best having Deirdra Kiely, a veteran of Ragus where she was Dance captain and former Lead Dancer and now exercising her talent with the Ryan School of Irish Dancing. But there is more than dancing to the show with a fine group of musicians, skilled in several instruments each and with cart-loads of All Ireland and international awards. The show also features the long- serving Declan Terry with his legendary monologues; Joe Power with his mix of quirky songs and recitations with Fear a’ Tí, Michael Marrinan maintaining the continuity and contributing his signature singing in sean nós style. All coming together as a highly entertaining hour. Following the complimentary tea and biscuits there will be the usual open house which invariably throws up some very talented performers most nights. There is no knowing what hidden talent abounds in the audience as well. So why not come along and find out some Tuesday evening. You are in for a thrill.

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RSC Live: Titus Andronicus Wednesday, 9th August, at 7.00 p.m. RSC Live: Titus Andronicus The decay of Rome reaches violent depths in Shakespeare’s most bloody play. Titus is a ruler exhausted by war and loss, who relinquishes power but leaves Rome in disorder. Rape, cannibalism and severed body parts fill the moral void at the heart of this corrupt society. Shakespeare’s gory revenge tragedy presents us with murder as entertainment, and, as the body count piles up, poses questions about the nature of sexuality, family, class and society. 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 Titus Competition, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, on or before 12 noon on Tuesday, 25th July. Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

✄ Question: Titus Andronicus is screened at SGC on what date?

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NEMETON TV and Waterford Institute of Technology are accepting final round applications for the one year Higher Diploma in Television and Digital Media Production.This course is one of the most highly regarded filmmaking Post Graduate courses in the country. It is run by the Waterford Institute of Technology in association with Nemeton TV, one of Ireland's leading production companies, and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The course has gained a high profile in the media industry and has an excellent employment record among course graduates who find employment in television production companies and stations including TG4, BBC, Setanta, RTÉ, Nemeton TV,Tyrone Productions and Red Shoe Productions, along with international companies all over the globe. Films produced on the course have gone on to win Best Irish Language documentary at the National Student Media Awards every year since 2014. They have also been broadcast on TG4 and screened at Film Festivals around Ireland. Students on the Higher Diploma experience a very practical and hands on introduction to the media industry as the course is based in the busy TV Production Company Nemeton TV in Gaeltacht na Rinne. The Course lecturers are top class industry professionals with broadcasting credits as directors, producers and editors for RTE, TG4, BBC and Channel 4. The practical advice and experience they lend to the course gives students a unique insight into the competitive media industry. “The Ard Dioplóma provided me with a fantastic practical introduction into the real world of TV, as it was run at Nemeton TV itself – a working production company!” Graduate TV

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THERE is no doubt about it, Dungarvan has a special attraction and many of those who have visited here either come back to renew their spirit, or dream of their return some day from their home country. It is hardly surprising that our emigrants pine in a special way for their homeland, so beautifully described in Padraig O Mileadha’s ‘Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile’. All of which is by way of introduction to a young woman whom I met on The Lookout last week as she supervised her accompanying children stepping into Paddy Lannen’s boat for a trip around the inner harbour at full tide. Chatting to her later, she told me that she had brought some of her students to Dungarvan for the same purpose as she had come herself as a teenager, to perfect their English. Like most of the students in those years, Trini came from Valencia from where Patricia Geoghegan drew her students to come to Dungarvan to learn English. “I came over first in the early Nineties,” she recalls “and we used to go to Abbeyside School in the mornings for English lessons and to the Sports Centre some afternoons.We also had trips to interesting places and lots of sports activities and games.” “I had a very happy time here,” she remembers, “and I have many great memories of the town and the people. I had a great relationship with my host family, the Ryans who became my Irish family and I kept on coming for many years afterwards. “I only stopped coming over when I was expecting my first son Mark,” she says, “and now it is time to come back to my second home again.” Trini Soler (far right) Co-ordinator with the International English School from Valencia, Spain prepares for a trip around the Harbour with Paddy Lannen and her students who are here for three weeks. From left: Paddy, Azahara, Vanesa, Sharon O’Sullivan, Teacher, Mark, Jaume and Guillermo.

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“I have a school in Valencia where I have been teaching for many years,” she said. “It is time now for my students to come over here and this is the first year I have brought them. I have just eight students this year and they are very happy to be here, just as I was. I could not think of bringing them anywhere else after all of the good times I had in Dungarvan myself. “I feel Dungarvan is my second home. In my student days I was a friend of Linda Lannen and by chance I met Paddy recently who kindly offered to take my students for a boat trip around the harbour. He is a lovely person and so obliging.” Trini’s first visit to Dungarvan was in the early ’Nineties and remembers the Quay before its look was changed with apartment blocks and other developments So, what is special about Dungarvan, I asked her? “Half my heart is in Dungarvan,” she says with a faraway look, “so I cannot be objective. I love it because I have the nicest memories of my life here as a young girl. I love also that it is beside the sea and I come from a place where I can see the sea every morning. I love The Lookout which is a very special place. Behind us are the Comeragh Mountains so we can have the best of both worlds. “But especially it is the people who are very kind and friendly, it really is a special place.” Trini and her students will return to Spain at the end of this week, hopefully taking more good memories with them and perhaps, like Trini herself, one of them may decide to come to Ireland as a teacher and continue the tradition which commenced over a quarter of a century ago.

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PICTURED above are three generations of the Dalton family with fiddler, Mary Daly who played for a full house and enthusiastic audience in Lawlors Hotel last Wednesday night in a concert entitled ‘Handing it down’. As the title suggests, this was a concert to mark the passing of the traditional music torch to not just one, but two generations to carry on a long history of our traditional music. Mickey Dalton (far right) and Mary Daly second from right were two traditional musicians in demand sixty and more years ago and who can still draw a bow or squeeze a box to match the best of today’s musicians. There was hardly a wake or a wedding, or concert or fair which did not see these and many other musicians of their day entertain an audience with just their instrument and their talent. I remember asking Mickey and Willie Joe Morrissey to play for a small social which was held in the old Touraneena Hall (Old Schoolhouse) organised by the

local branch of Civil Defence about 1968. With them on stage last Wednesday night were Mickey’s son, Paddy and his daughter Orla and son Niall. They were a superb combination, delivering the best of our traditional airs and when they finished the three generations received the loudest and longest applause of the night. While this was a one-off concert, or supposed to be, it will not be a surprise if Mary and Mickey turn up on another stage somewhere to work their magic with fiddle and box. Also there from a generation past were Ned Keane, Sean Fitzgerald, Nicky Power, Michael Connery and Gusty Carey who turned out equally good airs and had feet tapping and toes itching to be out on the dance-floor. Some of the excellent musicians on stage last Wednesday night might have been there to ‘hand it down’, but it may be a while yet before the torch is finally surrendered.

If it's Summer, it must be the young sailors in training preparing to set out on the waters of the bay to test and build up their knowledge and experience of sailing under the watchful eye of their leaders and with the reassuring presence of several rescue boats which, thanks to the guidance and advice of their Instructors are called on on few occasions. These young people completed their two hectic weeks of training, both in the clubhouse with theory on safety, navigation, laws of the sea and all the rest of the many things they need to know for fair and safe sailing. Under the watchful eye and with the knowledge of years of Chief Instructor Ed Wynne, the Instructors impart their knowledge to the receptive minds of the young sailors. Assisting him are Instructors of various levels: Larry Brazil, Ella Fay, Rob Wynne, Gillian Burke, Anna Sheehan and Tiernan Fagan. With only one day of rain through the two weeks, there was plenty of time to practice on the placid waters of the Bay. Last Monday, a fresh group of 35 young sailors presented themselves for tuition and experience and were joined by fifteen others doing advanced Instructors Course. We wish them safe sailing and fair winds for their two weeks.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Mick Concannon survives 230 km ultimate trail race in Spain

GREENWAY ONE MILE CHALLENGE

Run one mile as fast as you can THIS is the perfect test of your running ability, the mile is an historic distance,1,609 meters of pure running indulgence, we have endless opportunities to jog along for hours on end at an easy effort but very few to run as fast as we can over this distance, until now. Tuesday, 25th July at 6.30 p.m., Greenway car park, Ballinroad and its €3. What can you do for the mile!!!

Ballycotton - Churchtown South 5 mile road race THE third race of the Ballycotton summer programme takes place on Thursday, 27th July in Churchtown South at 8 pm. The race entry is €5 with entries taken in the local hall. Given that there have been exceptional numbers taking part in the other races it’s advisable to get there in plenty of time.

Joe Gough 1st man over 60 receives his prize at the recent Mooney's Pub Ras Na Rinne.

Conna 5K ST. Catherine's AC is holding their annual 5k road race and walk on Friday, 4th August at 8.00 pm. The main sponsor is Dermot O'Leary Agri Ltd. and entry is €10 with registration at the community hall in Conna. There are prizes for 1st 5 men and women and 1st men over 40-45-50-55 and 60 and for ladies over 35-40-45-50-55 and 60 plus 1st junior man and woman, a bonus of €50 is on offer for either of the course records 15.37 and 18.38. The usual prizes will also be on offer and a great cuppa after.

Irish Life Health Track and Field Championships VERY best of luck to West Waterford athletes at this weekend's national track and field championships which will be held at Morton Stadium, Santry. Sean Stilwell 3,000m Steeplechase Damian Murphy 1,500m Kate Veale 5,000m Walk Thomas Houlihan Pole Vault.

Michael Dunford 1st man over 50 at the recent Mooney's Pub Ras Na Rinne with his prize.

Joe Kelly well, clear of the water hazard at the recent Mooney's Pub Ras Na Rinne.

and generosity. The entry fee is the €5 pre registration and it will cost you €8 on race night. Thanks to all our friends in Ballymacarbry for their efforts once again this year making it possible to hold this race. RACE CATEGORIES FOR DOOCEYS BAR BALLYMACARBRY 5 Men 1st 3 Senior, 1st Junior, 1st 0/40, 0/45, 0/50 and 0/55 Ladies 1st 3 Senior, 1st Junior, 1st 0/35, 0/40, 0/45 and 0/50 REGISTER FOR BALLYMACARBRY 5 Enter for Ballymac race online for just €5 as it will cost you €8 on race night. Use link below. https://endurancecui.active.co m/event-reg/selectrace?e=46413051

Those who have all 8 races in the Intersport Elverys/Asics Summer Series done to date. Keep it going lads and lassies a nice reward awaits you on the final night. LADIES 1. Sandra Moore 2. Sharon Nugent 3. Katie Bullen 4. Sharon Higgins 5. Caroline Russell 6. Joanie McGrath MEN 1. Pat Fitzgerald 2. Tom Hogan 3. Martin Tobin 4. Donal O’Donoghue 5. Micheal Moynihan 6. Liam Sandford 7. Mossie Keogh 8. Yevgeniy Chizhikov

Ballinameela 5k Race and Fun Run NTRODUCING another new race to the busy local road racing calendar on Friday, August 25th - The Ballinameela 5k road race and fun

run will be held at 7.00 pm. Registration at Community Hall from 6.00 pm. Entry fee only €8 pre-registration and €10 on race

night. This course is as flat as you could imagine and one for the PB's. Register online at https://endurancecui.active.com/event

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Clerihan 5 mile 126 COMPLETED in Friday evening’s Clerihan 5 mile road race. The race was hosted by Clonmel AC. First man home was David Mansfield, Clonliffe Harriers AC in 25.42. Club member Colm Ryan put in an impressive performance to finish 5th in a time of 29.07. Madeline Loughnane took the ladies race in 31.38 holding off Kate Veale who finished a close 2nd in 31.50 finishing 16th overall. Onra Power took the ladies over 45 prize on the night when she once again was well under the 40 minute barrier clocking a time of 38.49, well done all who ran.

22nd Annual Doocey’s Bar Ballymacarbry 5 THE 9th and third last race of the Intersports Elverys/Asics summer series 2017, the Doocey’s Bar sponsored Ballymacarbry 5 mile road race takes place on Friday,, July 21st at 7.30 pm. The entries will be taken in the Community Centre from 6.45 pm onwards and the race this year again will be an out and back course along the Nire Road, same as last year's event, and will be got underway by our honorary race starter Frank Bolger. After the race showers and changing will be available in the Community Centre and then it’s over to Doocey’s Bar for the refreshments and the prize-giving. The Doocey family has kindly sponsored this race once again and we appreciate their support

THE Annual Eilis Ni Aodha Memorial 5 mile race will be held on Friday, August 11th at 7:30 pm, walkers will go at 6.45 p.m. Entry is €10, students and juniors €5, cash prizes for first three male/females home and cash prizes for the first male/female over 40/50’s, first male/female juniors will also receive a prize and there will be many spot prizes on the night. The first male and female will also be presented with the annual Liz Hayes trophy. John O’Shea will provide entertainment on the night and there will be the usual fine array of refreshments served in the Community Centre following the race, where the prize-giving will take place.

290 tOOK part in the recent Cahir half marathon. The club had six athletes who made the trip to the Tipperary venue for the race. Com Ryan finished a excellent 10th overall in a time of 1.24.41, very well done also to Sharon Nugent who recorded a solid 1.47.06 to take 3 minutes off her time posted in this race last year. Maria White was our next lady home and she ran a time of 1.49.47 while Katie Bullen improved her best half marathon time to 1.54.00. Linda Garcia and her "little team" also completed the half in a time of 2.16.26. and Ruth Landy Ryan clipped around the half in a good 2.27.33. Well done to all.

Pictured is Mick Concannon on the final leg of his 5 day ultimate trail race last week in Granada, Spain.

for sure. This leg took Mick a time of 10 hours and 54 minutes and again the competitors had 45 degrees of searing heat to contend with, not to mention the terrain, but Mick is Mick and here in the club we know what his made of for sure with not finishing was never an option. There were unfortunately many who didn't survive however with only 39 from the 79 starters surviving the 4 day event. Mick say's Hydration, heat and getting sleep in the campsites were the biggest challenges, but he forgot to mention the 5 legs of the race which read as follows for him. day 1. 4 hours 58 minutes day 2. 7 hours 37 minutes day 3. 5 hours 25 minutes day 4. 10 hours 54 minutes day 5. hours 53 minutes which give him a total of 34 hours and 48 minutes for the 230 km's. Mick says he is now looking forward to the West Waterford Greenway half. I'm sure he will have no problem covering the distance anyway!

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AL Andalus Ultimate Trail race in Granada Spain is held over a distance of 230 km of very difficult trail running, a race which is held over 5 days 10th to 14th July. West Waterford's Mick Concannon was one of the field of 79 starters in this year's event. The race has a total elevation gain of 7,000 metres and a similar downhill number, which is probably the most difficult aspect, the downhill running part. In this year's race the 79 race starters had to contend with extreme heat even by Granada standards as it hit a high of 45 on at least 3 days. The event is semi supported by a team of volunteers who move your bags around from campsite to campsite in the hills of Andalucía and they also supplying water on the course, but that's about it the rest is yours to figure out. speaking with Mick tonight on his completion of the race he opening admits that day 4 yesterday was without doubt the toughest day for him, but he was reassured by fellow athletes that if you survive this day you will make the finish line

Gerard Murphy pictured during the recent Mooney's Pub Ras Na Rinne.

THE Youghal AC promoted 5k road race brought out a big field of 282 runners last Thursday evening to the East Cork town. Both the men's and women's race saw the host club filing both positions when Feargal Curtin took men's race in an impressive 15.00 and Aoife Cooke likewise in the ladies race in a time of 16.32 retaining her crown form 2016. Damien Murphy had a brilliant

run also for the club to finish 4th overall in a time of 15.42 bettering his time and place finish from 2016 which were 5th in a time of 15.54. Mark Rowe had a great run also on the night when he clocked a time of 16.49, Mossie Keogh ran his usual steady race in a time of 17.15 slightly faster than his run here last year 17.22. Ray Hahesy ran a time of 18.30 and Joe Gough took to the roads

for a change from the track clocking as time of 19.02. Great to see Lucy O'Brien back in action running her first race in quite a while Lucy ran a time of 22.47. Next home was Onra Power in 23.16 and Micheal Moynihan ran a time of 24.09. Margaret Conway completed the flat 5k in 26.12 while Tricia Cullinane and Ciara Duffin both crossed the finish line together in 32.10. Well done to all.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Dungarvan Golf Club Ladies competition kindly sponsored by Mooring’s Bar and Restaurant. Front L-R: Mai O'Brien, winner; Diarmaid Ring, sponsor; Bridget Aherne, 2nd. Back L-R: Betty O'Brien, accepting 4th prize for Maeve Morrissey; Bernie Hayes, 3rd; Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain. [Pat Crowley]

Dungarvan Golf Cub Lady Captain’s Prize presented to Johnny Carroll. Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain; Declan Walsh, Captain. [Pat Crowley]

Dungarvan Golf Club team of three competition kindly sponsored by Maria Moloney Boutique. Front L-R: Mairead Ryan, accepting first prize for Phil Whyte, Gold Coast GC; Ger Hallinan, 1st Lady Captain Gold Coast GC; Margaret O'Sullivan, sponsor; Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain. Back L-R: Marie Kiersey, 3rd; Marie Fives and Olga Carroll, 2nd; Kate McNamara, accepting 3rd prize for Angela Murphy; Colette Power and Ann Stack, accepting 4th prize for Betty Lonergan and Ann Morrissey, Clonmel GC. [Pat Crowley]

Dungarvan Golf Club Ladies 18 Hole Stroke sponsored by Cliff House Hotel. Front L-R: Shivie O’Meara, winner; Christine O'Keeffe, Lady Captain. Back L-R: Betty O'Brien, accepting third prize for Mai O'Brien; Breda McCarthy, Gross; Margaret Harty, 2nd. [Pat Crowley]

Dungarvan Golf Club Monthly Medal for May kindly sponsored by David Hayes, P.G.A. Professional; Barry Morrissey, winner. Also Included in photo Declan Walsh, Captain. [Pat Crowley]

Gold Coast Golf Club GCGC Ladies Competition kindly sponsored by John Walsh Spar. From left: Gerardine Hallinan, Lady Captain; Ruth Hannigan (3rd); Ester McGuckian (winner); Karen Darcy (2nd) and Gillian Cashman, Lady President. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

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www.lismoregolf.org RESULTS AND FIXTURES CAPTAINS PRIZE Sponsored By Captain Tom O’Donovan: 1st P. J. Coughlan (8) nett 63; 2nd Larry Kiely (21) nett 64; Gross, Ml. McGrath (6) 74; 3rd Denis McCarthy (15) nett 65 B9; 4th Tony Hennebry (21) nett 65; 2nd Gross, Andrew Hamilton; 5th Cal Aherne (15) nett 65; 6th Barry Conron (16) nett 66; Cat 1 John Whelan (9) 69 B9; Cat 2 Ger Mulcahy (16) 66; Cat 3 Ger Hayes (20) 66; Cat 4 Jim Cashman (25) 68; Past Captain, Seamus Beecher (18) nett 67; Veteran, Frankie Corcoran (19) nett 67; Guest Frank Roche (12) nett 70. CSS: Sat 68. Sun 67. Tuesday 11th June Bacon Result: 1st Ger Mulcahy, Willie Henry, Pat Curley 38.1 pts; 2nd Cal Aherne, Bill Ronayne, Larry Kiely 39 pts Thursdays 13th Seniors Result 1st Betty Daly, Willie Henry 26 pts Friday Mixed: 1st Mary Aherne, Daphne Power, Cal Aherne, Peter Whelan 30.1 pts; 2nd Esther Hornibrook, Laoise Ni Choncubhair, Bill Ronayne, 37.1 BLACKWATER MOTORS TOP 40 OPEN 12 HLS QUALIFIERS Please note that this qualifier can be played on any day from Monday to Friday and feel free to invite or encourage friends to participate. Entry €5. Weekly winner is Billy Flynn (25) 28 pts B6 FIXTURES Monday to Friday inclusive. Blackwater Motors Top 40 Open Qualifiers. Thursday, 20th July the seniors gather for tee-off at 10.30 am. Tea or coffee and always a story post golf. Friday night mixed at 6.30 p.m., come along for a fun 9 holes, tea, brack agus craic. Entry €3. Saturday, 22nd July Knockanore Hall Classic at Lismore Golf Club is a 3 ball Champagne Classic. It is €90 per team and this includes a meal post your game. The time sheet is filling very quickly with a few spots still available. Please ring Tom O'Donovan at 0876547032.

STORY OF THE WEEK Our very popular Captain Tom O'Donovan hosted his 2017 Captain’s prize and as expected we had a full house of participants. Tom has proven to be a true leader with passion. In his presentation Tom thanked all who played and had a special thanks for the Competitions Committee of Martin Rafferty and Peter Whelan. He also thanked Katherine Moynihan and Esther Hornibrook and Betty Joyce for their flower arranging inside and outside the Clubhouse and around the course. Tom spoke of the buzz around the clubhouse for the weekend and how satisfying it is for those who are blessed to be asked to be an officer of the club. Music and entertainment for the evening was supplied by Mike O'Rourke. Our winner P. J. Coughlan when asked "how was his game" answered "Putts up are slow and the putts down are fast". This was his answer on his way into posting his fine score of a nett 63. His golf friends say of him that he is the luckiest golfer in the world, but who was it said "the more I practice the luckier I get". P. J. is a popular winner indeed and it’s a first for him as he has been 2nd several times. In his acceptance speech he said he was happy to be able to cross the line this time as winner. His card showed he was only 1 over on the way out with 35 shots. As he played early in the morning with Paul Quinn the second nine were much faster underfoot, but again he was only 1 over. In second place was Larry Kiely, and to a man and woman it was a very popular result. He played with Category 3 winner Ger Hayes. Two quiet men plotting out two winning scores. Larry played to one better than his handicap in the first nine and 3 better on the back nine. The birdie on the par 3 twelfth was so close to a hole in one and would have been well deserved. For those of us who have played with Larry there is a lot to learn from his no nonsense approach to playing the game. Denis Galvin made up the 3 ball.

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www.westwaterfordgolf.com RESULTS Club Competition Sat./Sun. July 15th/16th 18 Hole Stableford 1st: John Quinn (15) 40pts b9, 2nd: Stephen O’Mahoney jnr (19) 40pts, Gross: Daniel Burke (5) 34pts, 3rd: Tony Ruane (18) 39pts. CSS: 37pts. Tuesday Treats – 11th July - 9 hole sfd. Cat 1 – 1st: Kevin O’Mahoney (18) 20 pts, 2nd: Denis Herlihy (19) 19 pts. Cat 2 – 1st: Liam O’Brien (8) 22 pts, 2nd: Coleman Walsh (9) 22 pts. Cat 3 – 1st: Mark Cummins (18) 16 pts, 2nd: Stephen Slater (9) 16 pts. Nearest to the Pin: Kevin Walsh. Long Drive: Darragh Herlihy Al Eile Stud Open Gents Singles – Wednesday, 12th July 1st: Stephen Murphy (17) 40 pts, 2nd: Paul McCarthy (1) 39 pts Muskerry GC, Extra Qualifiers Nicky Dee (12) 38 pts Dungarvan GC, Richie Queally (17) 37 pts. CSS 36 pts.

Friday Open 9 Hole – 14th July: Cat 1 Winner: Percy Walsh (20) 19 pts. Cat 2 Winner: Mary Spratt (31) 19 pts. Killeagh GAA Classic: 1st: Father O’Neill’s GAA – 106 pts, 2nd: Hotel Minella – 105 pts, 3rd: Apple team – 104 pts, Gross: Rathcormack Tyres, Best Non GUI: Shay Lyons team – 102, Best ladies: Joan, Aoife & Aisling - 98 pts. 2nd Non GUI: Coiste Oiliuna Chorcai – 101 pts. FIXTURES Wednesday, 19th July – Al Eile Open Gents Singles 18 Hole stableford. Friday, 21st July- Open 13 hole 3 Person Scramble sponsored by Dungarvan Nissan. AIG BARTON SHIELD We had a good start on Saturday with a victory over Tipperary in our opening match. This set up an afternoon against a fancied Tramore team.

Lismore Golf Club Captain’s Prize. Tom O'Donovan Club Captain and his wife Mary pictured presenting his first prize to P. J. Coughlan. Picture also includes Larry Kiely second; Denis McCarthy third; John Whelan category one; Seamus Beecher past captain; Tony Hennebry fourth; Jack Ahearn accepting on behalf of Cal Ahearn fifth; Jim Cashman category four; Ger Mulcahy category two; Ger Hayes category three; Andrew Hamilton second gross; Frankie Corcoran veteran; Frank Roche guest and Michael McGrath gross, with Shaun Power, Club President and Shelia O'Leary, Club Lady Captain.

Michael McGrath took the 1st Gross prize playing the first 9 at an even 34 shots with help from three birdies at the 5th, 8th and 9th. As the ground dried out and the ball run increased twas always going to be difficult to repeat the first half effort. Six pars and 3 birdies with steady golf Michael. Cappoquin's Denis McCarthy took the 3 spot with a mighty 65. Denis played with Vice Captain Nickey Walsh and probably turned feeling a bit disappointed at being 9 over. Well he picked up inspiration somewhere to be only 2 over on the way home. Eight pars and the birdie 14 helped the situation no doubt Also with a 65 was a delighted Tony Hennebury who got his reward for recent efforts. He birdied the par 3 third which settled him him down no end but lost focus on the 6th with the chipping. Tony played the back nine with nice golf and a any day you play 4 shots better than your handicap shows you are going in the right direction. Country Club’s anchorman Andrew Hamilton took the second Gross prize with a tidy 76. Steady Andy would be the way to describe him in personality but definitely in golf. At 7 over in total and playing with 6 handicapper Neil Twomey a lot of classy golf was played between them. Eight pars and Birdies at 12th and 13th and no doubles is the way. 2008 Captain Cal Aherne with the popular number of 65 took the 6th prize with his usual steady golf. At only 4 over turning he kept it together and arrived home in the well recognized wide brimmed hat with a score that was 5 shots better than his handicap.

Sunday player Barry Conran played with Saturday Player Timmy Sheehan but still managed to return a neat 66 to take the 6th spot. He like Timmy played steady golf throughout the 18 holes. His contrasts were a birdie on the par 3 12th and two double bogie's in the 6th and 18th. Timmy had a 68 and was seen going home very pleased with himself. OPEN QUALIFIER INFO Our weekly Open 12 hls Qualifier continues to attract a good number each week. We appeal to all our members to make an effort to invite a visitor to play with you. Note that the competition can now be played on any day from Monday to Friday inclusive. The top 40 players at the end of September will play in a final 18 hls Singles Stableford BELVEDERE TROPHY On Monday last, 16th Marty McNamara led his team in the semifinal of the Belvedere Cup against a strongly fancied West Waterford team. This was the home leg with the away leg to be arranged. Weather conditions were Spanish style and the games were played in temperatures you would expect from the Greek Islands. Lismore Golf Course is at its best at present so no excuses for bad golf. The first game tee off at 4.30 p.m. with Seamus Beecher and Michael Burke leading. Then came Nicholas Walsh and Jim Cashman with Martin Rafferty and Bill Ronayne taking the middle spot. The last two teams were filled with Captain Tom O'Donovan and Frankie Corcoran and last but not least was Damien Casey and Marty McNamara. They battled for four hours with Lismore taking a lead of 3.5 to 1.5

to West Waterford on Monday, 31st at 4.30 pm. All to play for still as its only half time. Thanks to the many supporters who cheered our team, its much appreciated. GOLFER OF THE YEAR So we have John McGrath and James Bennett leading the pack. The Captain’s Prize was the fourth G.O.Y. game of the year. Are we looking at a different arrangement now that the two of them didn't feature in the results of the weekend with Craig Scotton also out of the loop. CLAUSE 23 CONGU UNIFIED HANDICAP SYSTEM All away scores are to be reported to your club for non qualifying competitions i.e. Fourball, Threeball, Classics, Society Golf and Matchplay. Failure to report your score - Suspension of your Handicap. The sheets to do this are posted in the clubhouse. This rule is being implemented by every GUI Golf Club A non golf thought for the week. “Never ever look down on people, unless you are helping them up”. LISMORE LADIES Last Sunday, 9th & Wednesday, 12th we had 18 Holes Stroke Medal comp. kindly sponsored by Ted Keniry, Tallow. Again the ladies are producing some fine scores with Daphne Power taking the honours with a 63 nett, Betty Daly was 2nd with a 68 nett and Fiona Howard winning the gross with 78. Splendid golf all round. At the time of going to press our intrepid ladies were heading to the Gold Coast for a day trip, you picked a beautiful day to go to the seaside! Let’s hope the scoring wasn't affected by the dancing antics of the pre-

vious evening at the Captain's night. Tom must have a direct line to the weather gods and as the winner PJ Coughlan said "It was like playing in Spain", well done to everyone on a great night and weekend. As there was no golf on Sunday due to the Captain's prize - there will be an ongoing competition from Monday, 17th to Saturday, 22nd - 9 Holes re-entry 2 person full scramble, each full member must play with a beginner. Let's show our new members a fun way to play the game and help them practice the skills they have been learning over the past few weeks. Makes sure when you are in the clubhouse to read the notices so you don't miss out on any upcoming competitions or any changes that are taking place. NB* - The Lady Captain's has been postponed until Saturday, 2nd of September - put it in your diaries now ladies. Our very popular Seniors golf is back on Thursdays at 10.30 am. All Welcome. Mixed golf back on Friday nights from 6.30 pm. All welcome. Results: Sun 9th & Wed 12th July - Ted Keniry - Tallow 1st: Daphne Cahill (13) 63 nett; 2nd: Betty Daly (35) 68 nett; Gross: Fiona Howard (5) 78 FIXTURES Monday, 17th to Saturday, 22nd July - 2 person full scramble Member/Beginner member combination - Re-entry allowed. All competitions are subject to change so please check the notice board regularly for any changes. Fees now due, please forward all forms and cheques/cash to Mr. John McGrath the club’s registrar.

Despite our best efforts we had to give way to a better team. Our thanks to Philip Spratt, Luke Cummins, Graham Nagle, Jamie Nagle, Eoin Conway and Simon Kelly. Thanks also to team manager Ray Spratt. OPEN WEEK FRIDAY 21st TO TUESDAY, 25th JULY Friday, 21st July- Open 13 Hole 3 person Scramble – Dungarvan Nissan. Saturday, 22nd July- Open gents 18 Hole Singles Stroke – David Hayes. Sunday, 23rd July – Open Fourball with a Difference, 1st 9 Scotch Foursomes, 2nd 9 Fourball. Ladies, Gents or Mixed – McGuirk’s Golf. Monday, 24th July – Open Juniors Competition. Ladies and gents 9 hole from 2 p.m. Sponsored by Dawn Meats. Tuesday, 25th July –18 Hole 3 Person Champagne Scramble. Ladies, gents or mixed Sponsored by Terra Nua Building Contractor. SEAMUS POWER AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC Seamus was playing in the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run this week. On Thursday he shot a 1 under par round of 70 and followed this again on Friday with another round of 70 which saw him making the cut on 2 under and coming back for the weekend. On Saturday he had a mighty round, shooting a 5 under 66. On Sunday he continued his superb form again shooting a 4 under par 67 which saw him finishing on 11 under for the tournament. Four great

days for Seamus as he makes great strides towards a place in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup rankings. Before this week he had made 14 cuts from 20 which had earned him $386,889. Well done Seamus from all at West Waterford. KILLEAGH GAA CLASSIC The 21st Annual Killeagh GAA Classic was held at West waterford GC over 3 days last weekend. Over 160 teams competed in perfect weather conditions on a course in excellent condition. The Classic Committee wish to thank the management and members of West Waterford Golf Club and the numerous sponsors. FRIDAY OPEN 9 HOLE COMPETITION Our Friday 9 hole competition is now up and running and is being very well supported. This competition is open to ladies and gents and can be played any time during the day subject to booking. CLUB SINGLES SPONSORED BY PAT MURPHY Thank you to all who have played their matches in the singles matchplay. Please check notice board for updates. CLUB FOURBALL SPONSORED BY QUINLAN BUTCHERS We have now reached the quarter final stage in the Club Fourball and we wish to thank the players for their cooperation to date. Keep up the good work and keep an eye on the dates for completion of the next round.

CARE FOR THE COURSE Our course is currently in exceptionally good condition thanks to the efforts of our course staff and regular volunteers. We would ask all members to repair pitch marks and to use the sand provided, to repair divots on tee box’s especially the Par 3’s. NINE HOLE COMPETITIONS AT WEST WATERFORD Our Tuesday Treats and the Friday Open competitions are proving to be a major attraction at West Waterford. Both are Open competitions and afford the opportunity for members and visitors alike to enjoy 9 holes in a friendly atmosphere. Don’t worry if you come on your own as you are sure to meet a playing partner. JUNIOR NOTES Junior Competition Results – Tuesday, 11th July: 18 Hole Competition: 1st Jack Ronayne (29) b9 44 pts, 2nd Jack Mulligan (31) 44 pts, Best Gross Sergei Quinn (7) 26 gross, 3rd Oisin McHugh (27) 43 pts, Best 36 Peter Cummins (36) 37 pts 13 Hole Competition: 1st Tadgh Breathnach (36) 19 pts Next Competition – Tuesday, 18th July 10 a.m. sharp. July Golf Camps: Camp 3: Wed. 26th-Sat. 29th Girls 11.00 am-12.30 pm Boys 1.30 pm-3.00 pm. Cost €25 per pupil. 086 352 1070 twmurphy9@gmail.com LADIES NOTES COMPETITION Thursday, 13th July – 18 Hole S/F – sponsored by Joan Ronayne and

Nora Flynn. Winner: Mary Herlihy (35) 38 pts. Well done Mary! CONGRATULATIONS Well done to Jean O’Donovan, Aisling Fennell and Aoife McGovern who won best ladies team in the Killeagh Classic. FIXTURES Sunday 16th or Thursday 20th – 18 Hole Stroke (GOY/Medals), sponsored by Glanbia Countrylife. Thursday, 10th August – 18 Hole S/F – sponsored by Cass & Co. (rescheduled from 13th July). July 9 hole – Stroke (ongoing 2 cards to count) – sponsored by Marie T. Curran. OPEN WEEK Friday 21st to Sunday, 30th July. Thursday, 27th July – Open Week 3 Person Rumble kindly sponsored by Murray’s Pharmacy. Presentation of all outstanding prizes will be held on Thursday, 27th July, as well as the prizes from the 3 Person Rumble that day sponsored by Murray's Pharmacy. Michael Sheehan from the Wine Buff will be there too so try and make the effort to come along. EILEEN MURPHY FOURSOMES QUALIFIER Eileen Murphy Foursomes Qualifier – on for the month of July and winning pair will represent the West Waterford Golf Club at Cork Golf Club on Monday 4th September – details on notice board.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

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SCRAMBLE ON FRIDAY EVENING 9 Hole Scramble starting at 6 p.m. on Friday next. Open to Ladies and Gents. Members can bring guests to play if they wish. Entry for all is €3. MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL OFFER Offer applies from now to 1st January 2019. Gents: €570; Ladies: €440; Couple: €840. With half due this year and the balance next year. Phone 058 44055 for more details. BARTON SHIELD First up on Saturday was the match between Faithlegg and Gold Coast at Waterford Castle. Martin Murray and Jimmy O’Dwyer had chosen the team of Derek Power, Michael Lenihan, Micheal White and Eamon O’Donnell for this match and the four played superbly to win their matches against a strong Faithlegg team. In the afternoon Gold Coast were drawn to play Williamstown and the following team was sent out to do battle: Michael Lenihan and John White and Eamon O’Donnell and Ger Bagge. This one went all the ways to the 19th hole before Williamstown eventually took the honours in what was a very tight match. Thanks to Martin Murray and Jimmy O’Dwyer for managing the team, all the panel of players involved, the caddies and supporters who travelled on the day. SEANIE LENIHAN ON MUNSTER U-14 TEAM Seanie Lenihan becomes one of the first home grown members to be picked for a Provincial team

when the team captain Liam Troy announced the team during the week. The team will play matches against the other three Provinces over a two day period in the Blarney Golf Resort. The matches will take place on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday, 26th July. The following is the full team: Z. Collins (Douglas), M. Deasy (Bantry Bay), S Lenihan (Gold Coast), J. O’Callaghan (Ballybunion), M. O’Sullivan (Ballyneety), M. Whelan (Ennis). On the same day Danny Raher from Dungarvan Golf Club will also be representing Munster in the U16 team. We wish both players all the best during the competition and hopefully there will be some supporters there to cheer them on. WHAT’S HAPPENING? New practice net now installed just north of 18th green, Micheal now playing off one handicap, Seanie gets picked for Munster, rave reviews for the course, mixed team preparing for Munster semifinal, Micheal leading Order of Merit, just ahead of John Flynn, Willie Flavin Ger Bagge and Paul O’Dea. Golfer of the Year update next week. IRISH MIXED FOURSOMES We have now received official notification from the GUI regarding the Munster Semi-finals which will be held in Monkstown Golf Club on Saturday, 5th August. at 9.00 a.m. Adare Manor will play East Cork and at 9.40 a.m. Gold Coast will play Tralee. The final will take place 40 minutes after the second match. MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENTS The Competition Secretary has

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: dungarvangc@eircom.net THE curtain came down on Sunday on a very successful Open Fortnight. With the course in splendid condition and favourable weather every competition was well supported by members and visitors alike. The ever popular Maurice Fennell proved to be a worthy winner of Golfer of the Fortnight with evergreen Mossie Walsh proving that he is not a one hit wonder by taking the Festival trophy with a brilliant 66. Captain Declan paid tribute to the hard working staff and the generosity of our sponsors for making the Open Fortnight such a success. With a great variety of competition, we had 1,531 entries during the fortnight proving the popularity of Dungarvan Golf Club. Well done to all concerned.

Well it’s true to say our winning streak is over. Our Junior Cup team were narrowly beaten by Ballykisteen in the Munster Quarter final. Our Fred Daly team have a lot of work to do this Thursday as we try to overturn a 4-1 deficit against Kinsale. And after a comfortable win over Youghal on Saturday morning, our Barton Shield team fell to the hosts Waterford Castle. Our JB Carr team are in action this week at Ballykisteen and hopefully we can return to our winning ways. As always, we wish our teams the very best of luck and we thank the players for giving up their time to represent the club. In other news members are reminded to play their matchplays by the due dates. The Lady Belle foursomes and Fourball have thrown

amended the dates for the various rounds of all the match-play competitions. Players should check with the kiosk regarding these dates as the onus is on the players concerned to make sure that all matches are completed in time. NOTES FOR YOUR DIARY A number of changes to the fixture calendar due to the involvement of various teams in GUI competitions. The following are the re-scheduled fixtures for July and August: Saturday, 22nd July: Saturday Half Sub Sunday, 23rd July: Tom Fennell Half Sub, White, S/ford, GOY Saturday, 29th July: Club Competition. Sunday, 30th July: Club Competition. Saturday, 5th August: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Sunday, 6th August: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Saturday, 12th August: Saturday Half Sub Qualifier. Sunday, 13th August: Monthly Medal. GOY Saturday, 19th August: Club Competition Sunday, 20th August: VicePresident's Prize White, presented by Michael Cronin, S/ford GOY Friday, 25th August: Qualifying Round President's Prize presented by John Queally Saturday, 26th August: Qualifying Round President's Prize presented by John Queally Sunday, 27th August: President’s Prize Final Round. FIXTURES Wednesday, 19th July: 9 Holes Singles. Friday, 21st July: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Saturday, 22nd July: Saturday Half Sub Sunday, 23rd July: Tom Fennell Half Sub, White, S/ford, GOY Tuesday, 25th July: Open Seniors, Ladies & Gents 50+ RESULTS Tuesday, 11th July: Open Seniors, CSS 39 pts. 1st: Sean De Paor (28) 37 pts. 1st Lady: Geraldine Coughlan (31) 37 pts East Cork

Wednesday, 12th July: 9 Hole Competition: 1st Gent: David Hallahan (15) 18 pts. 1st Lady: Eilo Fitzgerald (26) 18 pts. Friday, 14th July: Open Singles, CSS 38 pts. 1st: Niall Curran (5) 40 pts. Saturday, 15th July: Club Competition, CSS 37 pts. 1st: Raymond Moloney (12) 40 pts. Gross: David O’Connor (8) 32 pts. Sunday, 16th July: Open Singles, CSS 36 pts. 1st: Austin Kiely (12) 40 pts. 2nd: Seanie Lenihan (7) 38 pts. Gross: Pat Power (6) 28 pts. 3rd: Brian Dunbar (15) 37 pts. LADIES NOTES Scramble on Friday Evening: 9 Hole Scramble starting at 6 p.m. on Friday next. Open to Ladies and Gents. Members can bring guests to play if they wish. Entry for all is €3. Fixtures: 10 Hole Ongoing Competition. 18 Hole 2 Card Ongoing Competition sponsored by Murray’s Chemist. 9 Hole Qualifying S/F Competition every Wednesday (Ladies and Gents). 9 Hole Qualifying S/F Competition every Monday (Ladies) New. Sat./Sun. 22/23rd July 18 Hole S/F sponsored by Gearoid Hallinan. Mon 24th-Sat 29th Eileen Murphy Foursomes Qualifier. Results: 18 Hole kindly sponsored by Willow & Oak: 1st Patricia Doyle (33) 40pts; 2nd Gillian Cashman (28) 37pts; 3rd Breda Conway (28) 36pts. Sheila Norris Singles Match Play and Ladies Club Foursomes: Draw has now being made for above match play competitions; please refer to draw sheets for pairings and dates of matches. Best of luck to all!! Presentation of Prizes: Presentation of all outstanding prizes takes place on Friday, 4th Aug. at 7 p.m. sharp in the Bunker Bar, please attend if you are in receipt of a prize to avoid embarrassment to sponsors and our Lady

Captain. Ladies outing to Mt. Wolseley GC: An outing has been organised by our Lady Captain Ger to the famous Mt. Wolseley golf course on Saturday, 12th August, a date not to be missed to avail of the exclusive package procured – 1BBD+ 1 Round of Golf for the inclusive price of €129pps. Golf and dinner package has also been arranged for those not wishing to stay overnight, please add your name and €50 deposit before July 24th to secure your place. All details and further information posted in kiosk, hurry and get your name on sheet as numbers are limited!! Membership Offers: If you are contemplating a new activity and making new friends for 2017 we

up some interesting matches as well as the Singles. All members are reminded that you must report all scores to your handicap committee including away scores. A trend has developed where players are failing to return their scores resulting in an incorrect standard scratch being calculated. The handicap committee have promised that action will be taken so heed this warning and return your scores as you are obliged to do. GENTS RESULTS Mon. 10th Singles AppleGreen: 1 Peter Lehane (Youghal) (12) 41, 2 Adam Gubbins (Mitchelstown) 8 40, Gross Barry Hamilton (4) 34, 3 John Moran (20) 40. Wed, 12th Singles Bank of Ireland: 1 A Kiely (12) 40, 2 S. Noonan (14) 38, Gross B. Hamilton (32), 3 P. Morrissey (14) 38, 4 C. O’Connor (7) 37, CSS Vis 35. Wed. 12th Mulliahone Fourball: 1 T. Brady (10) T. Reynolds (11) 50pts, 2 N. Hackett + D. Hackett 35pts. Thurs. 13th Singles Dungarvan Nissan: 1 J. O’Brien (11) Youghal 41, Chris Lanigan (8) 39, Gross David Shanley (6) 33, 3rd Ml Power (11) Cahir Park 38. CSS 72. Singles 14th Comeragh Oil: 1 M. Fennell (16) 41, 2 A. P. Ronan (15) 38, Gross D. O’Neill 29, 3 E. Keane (19) 37. Fri. 14th 11H Champagne

Scramble David Hayes PGA: 1 C. O’Mahony Whelan, Ml. O’Mahony (14), J Whelan (14) 64, 2 E. Stack (4) C. O’Keeffe (23) B. O’Shea (36) 60pts. Sat. 15th 2 Person Rumble Skoda Motor Power: 1 D. Dempsey (14) J. Clancy (16) 58, 2 N. Harty (25) M. T. O’Neill (34) 58, 3 N. Reynolds (10) B. O’Brien (13) 57, 4 B. McCarthy (6) M. Kindregan (20) 57. Sun. 16th Stroke Waterford Crystal: 1 M. Walsh (8) 66, 2 M. Morrissey (10) 68, 3 J. Ryan (21) 69, 4 D. Brockie (28) 70, 5 P. J. Kindregan (9) 71, Best Visitor P. A. Walsh (Waterford Castle) 14 74. LADIES RESULTS Mon. 10th Singles AppleGreen: 1 K. McNamara (29) 45, 2 N. Harrington East Cork (32) 43. CSS 39. Tues. 11th Tannery Rumble: 1 M. Power (15) B. Murphy Cork (17) 62, 2 J. Cahalane (14) H. Farrow (19) Lismore 60pts. 3 H. Costello (13) O. O’Hanlon (26) Tramore 57pts. 4 B. Aherne (17) J Hayes (23) 57pts. Tues. 11th Get into Golf: 1 F. Wall (36) 8, 2 G. Kiersey (36) 7. Next competition 18th July. Sat. 15th 2 Person Rumble Skoda Motor Power: 2 N. Harty (25) M. T. O’Neill (34) 58, 3 N. Reynolds (10) B. O’Brien (13) 57, 4 B. McCarthy (6) M. Kindregan (20) 57.

FIXTURES Wed. 19th South Munster Open Seniors. Thurs. 20th SPAR Open Gents 18H Singles S/F - Visitors: €15. Fri 21 Ladies 18 Hole Stroke (Ordmonde Cafe). Sat. 22nd Gents Monthly Medal Stroke (David Hayes PGA), Ladies Stroke (Ormonde Cafe), 9H. Sun. 23rd Gents Singles Stroke. Mon. 24th Open Gents/Ladies Seniors (50+) 18H Singles S/F. Tues. 25th Open Ladies Team of 3 (Ruffles). SIXTY.COM Next 60.com Wed., 26th July at 2 p.m. If you are aged 60 or over and you are interested in joining the 60.com we would be delighted to see you. Just turn up any Wednesday at the above starting time. YOUNGONES Date for your diary Outing to Waterford Castle Wed., Aug. 16th. JUNIOR NEWS We remind you that all our junior events are open to non-members so bring a friend or cousin down to play. Our next event of our Summer season is the Allrounder Trophy taking place on Friday, 21st July. The event as always is kindly sponsored by Pearse Moloney from the All Rounder Sports Shop. Congrats to Sean O’Sullivan on becoming the latest addition to the

have the answer, why not join us here at the Gold Coast!! There are many good reasons for joining us, firstly we are an extremely friendly bunch who are always delighted to welcome new members and visitors alike, secondly our course is open all year round due to its natural drainage and last but not least the scenery is breathtaking!! We here at the Gold Coast are very proud of our course and it’s natural beauty, if you would like to sample same, please contact Bob or Mark on 058-44055 for some very tantalizing deals on offer at the moment for new members. There are always ladies available to take out new beginners and group lessons are arranged with a professional when the golfing season starts.

Seanie Lenihan selected on Munster U-14 Interprovincial Team MUNSTER U14 Interprovincial Captain Liam Troy (Thurles) announced his Munster U-14 Interprovincial team last week. The team of six includes Seanie Lenihan from Goldcoast Golf club who becomes the first homegrown member of Goldcoast to make this prestigious interprovincial team The U-14, U-16 & U-18 Interprovincial Team Championships will take place at Blarney Golf Resort over the 25th – 27th July next which will see Munster take on Ulster, Leinster & Connaught in a series of singles & foursomes matches The u-14 Team is as follows: Zak Collins (Douglas) Mel Deasy (Bantry) Seanie Lenihan (Goldcoast) James O’Callaghan (Ballybunion) Morgan O’Sullivan (Ballyneety) Mathew Whelan (Ennis) Team Captain - Liam Troy (Thurles) Team Manager - Jim Lyne (Glengarriff) Provincial Coach - Fred Twomey Best of luck to all the Munster teams

Men’s Board. Sean reached 16 handicap and successfully passed his rules exam. Tuition for our beginners and pre-juniors continues next Saturday under the watchful eye of PGA club professional and Waterford County coach David Hayes. Girls tuition takes place at 2 pm followed by the boys at 3 p.m. All are welcome and equipment is provided. Thanks to Niamh for invaluable assistance. Any enquiries relating to our junior activities at Dungarvan can be directed to Junior Convenor David Hayes. David can be contacted at 05844707 or email at golfpro@eircom.net. You can also follow us on Facebook. JUNIOR GIRLS GOLF TASTER SESSION Venue: Dungarvan Golf Club Every Wednesday for July and Aug., 2017 Cost €5 per session Time 12noon to 1p.m. Equipment Provided Sample chipping, putting and long game. Fun, friendly environment. Why not give it a try! Enjoy some exercise, fresh air and socializing with your friends and family! Girls aged 8 – 17 years are welcome to attend! To book a place contact Irene 058 43310.

GAA

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Waterford Under 16 Ladies reach All-Ireland Final WATERFORD Under 16 Ladies Football team have qualified for the All Ireland Final with a last gasp one point victory over Ulster champions Monaghan in Clara GAA grounds on Wednesday last. The game played in excellent conditions was exciting from the start with the Ulster champions taking control playing a brand of football that took them to the Ulster title. Playing into a slight breeze the Waterford girls were rocked by the intensity of their Monaghan opponents and found themselves eight points down after 10 minutes with two goals scored by Monaghan full forward Hannah Sherlock. It was

indeed to be 12 minutes before Waterford registered their first score, a point from Aoife Fitzgerald to lift Waterford spirits. This encouraged a tentative Waterford attack and with points from Sheena McGuckian and Kelly Ann Hogan Waterford slowly edged their way back into the game and by half-time there were only three between the teams with Monaghan leading on a scoreline of Monaghan 2-3; Waterford 0-6. Early in the second half Monaghan got another goal courtesy of corner forward Gráinne Tibby but great credit is due to the Waterford girls who kept plugging

away at what seemed to be a lost cause. The Waterford crowd erupted in the 23rd minute when Aoife Brazil was on hand to finish a move to the net to narrow the gap to three points Monaghan 3-8; Waterford 1-11. In the remaining minutes of the game Waterford took over and a barrage of points, four in all pushed Waterford in front for the first time in the game in the 6th minute of stoppage time. Waterford had to endure another two minutes of play in which Monaghan laid siege to the Waterford goal in an attempt to snatch an equaliser but the Waterford defence held firm and an

historic victory was recorded with Waterford coming out on top by a solitary point on the final score Waterford 1-15; Monaghan 3-8. This was a good solid result for a very determined Waterford team against top-class Northern opposition. Waterford had to dig deep in both halves, in the first to get back into contention and in the second to eke out a fantastic victory. The Waterford back line after a nervous start got their act together with goalkeeper Rosie Landers and half backs Tao Behan and Mary Kate Curran really impressing. In midfield Kelly Ann Hogan and Keeley Corbett Barry took control

and ensured that the forward line got a plentiful supply of possession to convert into the all important scores. Up front the forwards after coming to grips with the Monaghan style of defending got some very good scores. Aoife Brazil got the vital goal and Aoife and Annie Fitzgerald also made excellent contributions. In the corner Sarah Lacey chipped in with points at the vital time and Sheenagh McGuckian scored a great early point and really kept her composure when picking out Aoife Fitzgerald with a 40 yard pass to enable the Gaultier girl to get the winning score.

This was a great team performance and manager Johnny Troy was pleased with the overall result. He is well aware that there is room for major improvement in all sectors of the field as the team prepares for a battle-royale against Kildare who also had a late, late win over favourites for the competition Roscommon. ALL-IRELAND FINAL Waterford and Kildare meet in the All-Ireland final on Wednesday next, 26th July at a venue to be confirmed and all are hoping and confident that this wonderful group of players will bring the All-Ireland title back to Waterford.

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All-Ireland Under 16 A Championship Waterford ……………………3-6; Cork …………………………1-17. HARD luck to our Under 16s who lost out to Cork on Sunday last. Waterford have won two games and lost one and will play their last game on the Sunday, 30th July against Wexford. Waterford must win their last game to qualify for the All Ireland semi final. LIBERTY JUNIOR ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIP Waterford 0-4; Offaly 4-20. Hard luck to our Junior team who were defeated by a very strong Offaly side. Waterford were down a number of players due to injury and illness. Waterford will play their last game next Saturday, 22th July in Walsh Park at 2.30 p.m. Please come out and support the girls. UNDER 14 MAMIE O’MEARA TOURNAMENT Waterford hosted the Mamie O’Meara tournament in Mount Sion

GAA and WIT Sport Arena, Carrignore. We had over ten counties attend the tournament. Waterford entered two teams and both competed very well and reached the latter stages of the competition. Congratulations to Cork A team who won the A division, Kilkenny Bs who won the B division and to Cork Cs who won the C division. Waterford Camogie would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors of the tournament Homestead Senior Care. We would also like to thank Chia Bia for their kind sponsorship. Chia Bia is our official food sponsors and provided bars to every girl who competed in our competition. Waterford Camogie would also like to thank Mount Sion GAA and WIT Carrignore for the use of their fields and their facitilites. UPCOMING FIXTURES Liberty All-Ireland Junior

Championship Waterford vs Wicklow Venue & Time: Saturday, 22nd July, Walsh Park, 2.30 p.m. Under 12A County Final Gailltir vs Portlaw Venue & Time: Saturday, 22nd of July, Walsh Park 12.30 p.m. BEST OF LUCK Waterford Camogie would like to wish the Waterford hurlers the best of luck in their upcoming quarterfinal in Cork on Sunday next. WATERFORD CAMOGIE OFFICE Waterford camogie Office is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Our office is located in Dungarvan Nissan. If you have any queries or want to get in contact with us you can do so by contacting Lynsey Tutty on 086 8113531 or John Flood on 087 6684474. You will also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

7 to 8 year old group with Coach Molly Curran at the Brickeys Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Bushy Park GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

8 to 9 year old group with Coaches Taylor Murray and Kayley Veale at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Ballyduff Upper GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Comeragh Gaels recover from ten point deficit to win title JJ Kavanagh and Sons County Under 21 ‘B’ Football Final Comeragh Gael's players celebrate with their Captain Rian Reddy following the presentation of the Cup by Paddy Joe Ryan, Chairman Co. GAA Board. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Comeragh Gaels ………… 4-10; St. Mary’s ……………….… 2-15. WESTERN champions Comeragh Gaels played their Divisional final on the 26th April and it certainly showed in the first half of the county final in this grade which was played in the Fraher Field last Sunday morning. On the other hand St. Mary’s played the Eastern final as recently as the 5th July and after a tough encounter then against Portlaw/Ballyduff which they won by 1-17 to 3-9, they were the better prepared side for Sunday’s game. St. Mary’s looked a class apart in the first half and they led by a whopping 0-10 with 24 minutes on the clock on a scoreline of 2-9 to 1-2. Very impressive team football throughout the field by a much more focused St. Mary’s side earned what looked like a match winning lead and it was difficult in the extreme to see the Gaels making any impact, avoiding a hammering and especially winning the match. Three late points before the short whistle by Gavin Dalton put a slightly better look on the scoreboard for the westerners as the teams welcomed the reprieve from the 20+degrees of heat at the

Shandon venue, 2-9 to 1-5. With so many clubs involved in both group teams there was a fine attendance for this first county final of the year. St. Marys were far more alert from the outset and centre back Ryan Gallagher had the first score of the hour inside three minutes. Four different players produced the first four points for Des Stafford, Conal Queally and John Sheehan’s charges in Gallagher, Ciaran Kirwan, Dylan Power and Jack Dee. Despite carrying an injury Mike Kearns was to play a big part in this final and he scored early on for his side but a key moment arrived at the end of the first quarter after Reece Stringer had saved at point blank range from Niall Dunphy, Dylan Power followed up to slam the ball into the net at the country end of the grounds, 1-4 to 0-2. It became worse before it got better for the Western champions when Alan Fitzsimons placed Ciaran Kirwan for a second St. Mary’s goal and just twenty minutes played. Points followed before the break from Ciaran Kirwan (2), Alan Fitzsimmons and Niall Dunphy while a goal for the win-

ners by Cian O’Byrne from a pass by his captain Rian Reddy didn’t at this stage seem to make any impact on proceedings. Trailing by 2-9 to 1-5 at half-time Comeragh Gaels were in a much better position as early as after four minutes on the restart. Ciaran Kirwan opened the scoring for Mary’s but a pointed free by Gavin Dalton was followed by a penalty goal by the same player after Mike Kearns was upended in front of goal, 2-10 to 2-6. Kearns was central to Comeragh Gaels second half comeback. He won ball after ball when placed at full forward and he made a goal and scored a goal that were crucial to his team winning this game. Credit St. Marys, they responded well to Comeragh Gaels bright start to the second half. After missing a pointed free attempt, they kicked three of the next four scores via Alan Fitzsimons, Ciaran Kirwan and Adam Walsh with Corey Kennedy and Dan Cusack dominating the midfield fielding from kickouts up to this point, 2-13 to 2-7 and forty minutes on the clock. Entering the final quarter St.

Comeragh Gaels who beat St. Mary’s 4-10 to 2-15 in the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Co. U-21B Football final in Fraher Fiwld. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Mary’s still held their 0-6 advantage but Comeragh Gales won the remaining period of time by 2-2 to 0-1 as the game climaxed in a welter of excitement. Excellent freetaker Gavin Dalton pointed at one end and St. Mary’s missed at the other. The game was really in the melting pot after the 49th minute when Mike Kearns somehow found room to blast the ball to the net and there was now just 0-2 the difference at 2-14 to 3-9. What proved to be St. Mary’s final score came in the 50th minute from Alan Fitzsimons but there was no holding Comeragh Gaels now and after St. Marys failed to take a goal scoring chance, Nicky O’Donovan scored a peach of a point for the winners, 2-15 to 3-10. The Western champions took the lead for the first time with seven minutes of normal time remaining. Mike Kearns fielded yet another high delivery in front of the country end goal and he put Cian O’Byrne in for his second green flag of the day, 4-10 to 2-15. There was a further eleven minutes of play including a row in front of the Comeragh Gaels goal but there was no further scoring which

added greatly to the tension. St. Mary’s kicked two point scoring opportunities wide and the Gaels held out for a thrilling victory in the most dramatic of second half circumstances. It was a glorious manner in which to win a final and a very difficult way in which to lose one and overall great credit is due to both sides for the fare provided in such warm playing conditions. PRESENTATION Chairman of the County Board Paddy Joe Ryan complimented both sets of players and presented the cup to the winning Comeragh Gaels captain Rian Reddy. Comeragh Gaels Top Three: Mike Kearns, Gavin Dalton, Gearoid Hallinan. St. Mary’s Top Three: Ciaran Kirwan, Alan Fitzsimons, Corey Kennedy. Observer’s Mn of the Match: Mike Kearns. Number of Scorers: Comeragh Gaels 4. St. Mary’s 7. Scores From Play: Comeragh Gaels 3-5. St. Mary’s 2-15. Frees For: Comeragh Gaels 19. St. Mary’s 11. Wides: Comeragh Gaels 4. St.

Mary’s 8. Score of the Match: Nicky O’Donovan’s 52nd minute point from play for Comeragh Gaels. Scorers – Comeragh Gaels: Gavin Dalton 1-7 (1-4f, 1’45’), Cian O’Byrne 2-0, Mike Kearns 1-2, Nicky O’Donovan 0-1. St. Mary’s: Ciaran Kirwan 1-6, Dylan Power 1-1, Alan Fitzsimons 0-4, Ryan Gallagher, Jack Dee, Niall Dunphy and Adam Walsh 0-1 each. Comeragh Gaels: Reece Stringer; Richie McGrath, Gearoid Hallinan, Jack Skehan; Ronan Gleeson, Dylan McCarthy, Sam Murphy Nix; Jason Dunford, Mike Kearns; Rian Reddy, P. J. Coffey, Cian O’Byrne; Killian Tobin Gavin Dalton, Nicky O’Donovan. Subs: Keith Hickey for Richie McGrath, Charlie Whelan for Killian Tobin, James Walsh for Charlie Whelan. St. Mary’s: Mike Dunphy; Conor Keane, Cian Hally, T. J. Veale; Jeff Hally, Ryan Gallagher, Luke Foran; Corey Kennedy, Dan Cusack; Adam Walsh, Ciaran Kirwan, Alan Fitzsimons; Niall Dunphy, Jack Dee, Dylan Power. Sub: Brian Walsh for Niall Dunphy. Referee: Noel Kelly (Erin’s Own).

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

MEADOWFRESH FOODS UNDER 14 DIVISION 1 WESTERN HURLING FINAL

Brilliant Under 14 final goes down to the wire Abbeyside ………………….1-12; St. Patrick’s ……………...…1-11. AFTER witnessing this Western under 14 Division 1 final at the Fraher Field last Thursday evening, it is safe to say that the standard of underage hurling is in safe hands after a memorable game between two fine teams. The strong wind had a bearing on the match and it was a case of who would record more scores against the elements which would decide the winners. In this respect, Abbeyside’s corner forward Sean O’Callagahan’s 20th minute goal was a key score and over all the Villagers scored 1-4 against the wind compared to just 0-2 by their worthy opponents. St. Pat’s led at the short whistle by 1-9 to 1-4 and indeed they led for all but 28 seconds of this fifty minute most enjoyable contest. The winning score came from the deadly throughout accurate Rian Walsh while six minutes earlier a terrific save by the Village custodian David Byrne from a superb strike by Joe Booth had a major bearing on the result. Wind assisted St. Pat’s received a terrific start to the match when their corner forward Darragh Hallahan ran through for the first goal of the game inside the first minute and impressive full forward Jamie Power fired over three great scores from play with Abbeyside’s only response at this stage a point from their top marksman Rian Walsh, 1-3 to 0-1. Joe Booth was excellent from placed balls and two fine scores by him and a point from midfielder Sean Condon eased the group combination into a 1-6 to 0-1 15th minute advantage.

Abbeyside produced a scoring spurt in the last ten minutes of the half and this was key to their overall victory. Rian Walsh pointed two frees, Willie Beresford a point from play and when Sean O’Callagahan’s strike billowed the net in the country end of the field, their deficit was now a more manageable 1-7 to 1-3. Beresford added a score from play while Pat’s finished the half with two pointed frees by the ever accurate Joe Booth leaving the interval score 1-9 to 1-4. The physically stronger St. Pat’s side fared well against the wind on the restart with Booth adding a further pointed free. Abbeyside didn’t make any inroads for the first ten minutes but gradually rhey hauled in their half time deficit. The accuracy of Rian Walsh was central to this, he scored 0-3 (2f) and when wing forward Charlie Treen split the posts, there was just 0-2 the difference at 1-10 to 1-8. Goalie David Byrne denied St. Pat’s a green flag on a rare attack before Willie Beresford contributed two crucial points from play for the Villagers to level proceedings for the very first time in the game at 1-10 apiece. Pat’s looked to have weathered the storm when Joe Booth pointed a 19th minute free and when the same player stormed through the Abbeyside defence and sent a rasper of a shot in on goal, David Byrne became the hero of the hour for Abbeyside with as good a save as we are likely to see at the Shandon venue this year. Trailing by a point, Abbeyside levelled once again in the final two minutes courtesy of a Rian Walsh

Pictured above is the Abbeyside team who won the Western under 14 hurling final in the Fraher Field last Thursday evening against St. Patricks. Back row: Conor Kent, Sean Lanigan, Kevin Keohane, Willie Beresford, Sean Óg Flynn, David Byrne, Adam Carroll-Lawlor, John Joe Queally, Oisin O’Riordan, Michael Walsh, Charlie Treen. Front row: Jack Kiely, Charlie Gough, Rory Tyrrell, Louis Cambell, Rian Walsh, Sean Callaghan, Joe Flynn. pointed free and with the clock ticking down inside the final minute, the same player lofted over the crucial winning point from play. This game doubled up as a County championship group game but hopefully both sides will meet again in the latter stages and if so it will be a match not to be missed. Abbeyside’s Top Three: Rian Walsh, David Byrne, Willie Beresford. St Pat’s Top Three: Joe Booth, Jamie Power, Sean Condon.

Observer’s Man of the Match: Rian Walsh. Number of Scorers: Abbeyside 4. St. Pat’s 4. Scores From Play: Abbeyside 1-6. St. Pat’s 1-4. Frees For: Abbeyside 13. St. Pat’s 22. Wides: Abbeyside 7. St. Pat’s 3. Score of the Match: Rian Walsh’s winning point with 28 seconds left on the clock. Scorers – Abbeyside: Rian Walsh 0-7 (6f),

Willie Beresford 0-4, Sean O’Callaghan 1-0, Charlie Treen 0-1. St. Pat’s: Joe Booth 0-7f, Darragh Hallahan 1-0, Jamie Power 0-3, Sean Condon 0-1. Abbeyside: David Byrne; John Joe Queally, Kevin Keohane. Rory Tyrrell; Sean Og Flynn, Conor Kent, Sean Lanigan; Adam Carroll Lawlor, Louis Campbell; Oisin O’Riordan, Willie Beresford, Charlie Treen; Sean O’Callaghan, Rian Walsh, Joe Flynn. Subs: Charlie Gough, James Murray, Oisin Brazil, Edmond Spratt, Tomas O

Naodh, Andrew Norris, Michael Walsh, Fearghal Slevin, Con Williams, Jack McGrath, Aidan Higgins, Jack Kiely, Eoin Kiely. St. Patrick’s: Jack Sheehan; Gus Nugent, David Hickey, Mikey Flavin; Mickey Joe Curran, Patrick O’Brien, Tom Dukes; Sean Condon, Eoin Hickey; Darragh Reddy, Joe Booth, Kevin Butler; Darragh Hallahan, Jamie Power, Sean Whelan. Subs: Sean Dunford, Sean Flavin, Eoin McGrath. Referee: Tommy Sullivan (Cappoquin).

MEADOWFRESH FOODS UNDER 14 DIVISION 3 WESTERN HURLING FINAL

Cappoquin captures Division 3 Western hurling title Cappoquin ………………… 1-11; Stradbally ……………………0-6. AHEAD by 0-6 to 0-4 after playing against the strong wind at the Fraher Field last Thursday evening, it was on the cards that Cappoquin would win this Western Division 3 Under 14 hurling title to add to the football win that Affane achieved some weeks earlier. Cappoquin were the bigger side here and it told in the full side pitch against a smaller but very spirited Coveside outfit who tried to the very last puck of the ball. The winners started brightly with a brace of scores by Stephen Organ and their very accurate freetaker Tadhg Kelleher. Midfielder Michael Mullaney settled Stradbally with three fine points, two of them from frees, inside ten minutes to hold the lead for the only time in the game. Donnacha O’Brien was in excellent form for Stradbally in goal and he kept the green flag in its holder in the first moiety on at least four dangerous occasions with John McArthur in front of him a solid full back in the traditional mould. FINISHED STRONGER Oisin Power levelled for Cappoquin in the 13th minute and though Michael Mullaney levelled once more it was the cornerstone who finished the first half the stronger courtesy of scores by

Tadhg Kelleher, 0-2 (1f) and Sam Uniacke, 0-6 to 0-4 at the break. With the elements behind them, Cappoquin increased their advantage to four points with both Sam Uniacke and Mark Ormonde on target. Stradbally were still in the hunt until Uniacke pounced for a goal in the 10th minute and on a scoreline of 1-8 to 0-5, it was always going to be an uphill battle for the Reds. Michael Mullaney responded with his fifth point and again young Donnacha O’Brien was outstanding in the town end goal. The winners finished the match in impressive style with further white flags by Mark Ormonde, Tadhg Kelleher and Stephen Organ to deservingly complete their hurling and football double for 2017. Cappoquin’s Top Three: Tadhg Kelleher, Sam Uniacke, Stephen Organ. Stradbally’s Top Three: Michael Mullaney, Donnacha O’Brien, John McArthur. Observer’s Man of the Match: Tadhg Kelleher. Number of Scorers: Cappoquin 5. Stradbally 1. Scores From Play: Cappoquin 1-9. Stradbally 0-3. Frees For: Cappoquin 7. Stradbally 16. Wides: Cappoquin 6. Stradbally

Pictured above are the Cappoquin hurlers who won the western under 14 Division 3 final at the Fraher Field last Thursday evening. Back row left to right: Adam Hallahan, Oisin Power, Miceal Dalton, Conor Rooney, Sam Uniacke, Conor Wilkinson, Neil Collendar, Tom Coffey, Adam Burke, Danny Costin. Front row left to right: Stephen Organ, Alex O’Sullivan, Sean Begley, Dylan Sheehan, Cian Nolan, Mark Ormonde, John O’Donnell, Eoin Coffey, Tadhg Kelleher. 5. Score of the Match: Michael Mullaney’s 12th minute point for Stradbally. Scorers – Cappoquin: Sam Uniacke 1-2, Tadhg Kelleher 0-4 (2f), Stephen Organ 0-3, Oisin Power and Mark

Ormonde 0-1 each. Stradbally: Michael Mullaney 0-6 (3f). Cappoquin: Neil Collender, Adam Hallahan, Eoin Coffey, Conor Rooney, Stephen Organ, Cian Nolan, Danny Costin, Adam Burke, Micheal Dalton, Tom Coffey,

Mark Ormonde, Tadhg Kelleher, Sam Uniacke. Oisin Power, Dylan Sheehan, Alex O’Sullivan, John O’Donnell, Conor Wilkinson, Sean Begley, Conor Ormonde, Rory Byrne. Stradbally: Donnacha O’Brien, Oran Grant, John McArthur,

Donnacha Dunphy, Daire Walsh, Darragh Farrell, Tommy Fennell, Michael Mullaney, Conor Fennell, Rory Fennell, Michael O’Brien, Cormac McGrath, Rian O’Reilly. Dara McGrath, Conor Organ, Andrew Weldon, Liam Kiersey. Referee: Jim Daly (Youghal).

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Gaelic Jottings Christening Páirc Uí Chaoimh HAVING been earlier earmarked as the venue for the Munster finals in both hurling and football, the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh makes its debut next weekend for the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals. Munster finalists Clare take on reigning All-Ireland champions Tipperary this Saturday at 3.00 pm in the first game in front of the new stands. The following day, Waterford and Wexford meet in a repeat of last year's quarter-final. Derek McGrath's side won by ten points on that occasion but Wexford have since gained promotion to Division 1A and beaten Kilkenny in the Leinster championship. In previous years, the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals have been grouped together as a double bill. But due to heightened levels of demand for tickets, this year's quarter-finals are being run over two days. The game on Saturday will be preceded by GalwayClare in the minor quarter-final at 1 pm. Both senior quarter-finals will be covered live by RTÉ Radio and Television. CUT BACK IN BIG MATCH TICKETS Clubs were disappointed on two consecutive days last week to learn that their allocation of stand tickets was being reduced due to the demand overall for our senior hurling quarter-final match against Wexford in Cork. The County Board received a further and final allocation of tickets from Croke Park last Friday afternoon but unfortunately it was way short of the huge demand for the quarter-final. As a consequence there was no alternative but to reduce all orders for stand tickets by approx 20% Further contact was made with the clubs on Saturday stating that following further examination and review of the entire ticket position the situation was more serious than earlier advised and there was no alternative but to reduce all orders for stand tickets by a greater margin - 43%. Orders for Family Tickets received on original orders will be filled. Unless otherwise advised the shortfall on orders will be made up with Terrace tickets. A reminder that €10 Club passes for the Terrace Only are available through the following link: http://www.gaa.ie/tickets/club-offers HAWK EYE IN PAIRC UI CHAOIMH Hawk-Eye will be in use for this year's All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. The redeveloped Cork venue will stage the Clare/Tipperary and Waterford/Wexford last-six clashes on Saturday, July 22nd and Sunday, July 23rd respectively and Feargal McGill, head of games administration, has confirmed that the score detection system will be fully operational for these two historic games. "For all intents and purposes it's the same as what's in Thurles," he told RTE. "It’s not permanent cameras in Pairc Ui Chaoimh at the moment, it's temporary. In Croke Park and Thurles, we use Hawk-Eye's cameras but in Cork it's not their cameras, but it will be the Hawk-Eye system."

What happens next THE All-Ireland senior hurling championship race for 2017 will become clearer after next weekend’s action when only four contenders will be left in contention. Provincial champions Galway and Cork have both already booked their semi-final places. Leinster kingpins Galway are in action on 6th August and then Munster winners Cork play on 13th August. Repeats of provincial finals are

avoided at the All-Ireland semi-final stage, so here are the potential semi-final pairings depending on the outcome of this weekend’s quarter-finals. 1. If Tipperary and Waterford win next weekend… There will be a semi-final draw next Monday morning with Cork and Galway in one bowl, and Tipperary and Waterford in the other. As Cork have faced both the Premier and the Deise in their Munster campaign this summer, we would have a repeat tie in this instance. 2. If Tipperary and Wexford win next weekend… Tipperary will take on Galway on 6th August in what would be the third successive All-Ireland semi-final meeting between the counties. Galway won by a point in 2015 and Tipperary won by a point last August. Then it would be a battle of Cork and Wexford on 13th August in the second semi-final. They met in the qualifiers last July with Wexford prevailing. 3. If Clare and Waterford win next weekend… Galway and Clare would meet each other on 6th August in a repeat of their 2016 quarter-final clash in Thurles. The following week would see Cork and Waterford clash just under two months since their Munster semi-final meeting. 4. If Clare and Wexford win next weekend… It would be straightforward as provincial final repeats would be prevented, meaning a Galway-Clare clash on 6th August and a Cork-Wexford encounter on 13th August.

All Western Minor Football Final AFTER finishing level at 3-15 each in Leamybrien in the county minor division 2 semi-final two weeks ago, Brickeys and Portlaw/ Ballyduff returned to the same venue but on this occasion Brickeys ran out comfortable winners by 0-16 to 1-5. This result paves the way for an all Western County final between the Bush Park Club and Naomh Brid on a date to be decided on. In the Division 3 knockouts, Mt. Sion beat Nire in the Fraher Field by 3-8 to 1-5 while on the same night and at the same venue St. Olivers proved too strong for Stradbally by 5-8 to 1-9. Brickeys: Jack Lombard; Niall Blackwell, Eoghan Curran, Dermot Lannon; C. Browne, Dylan O’Donovan, Rory Curran; Mikey Hanlon, Sean Ronayne; Niall Houlihan, Josh Veale, Paul Lannon; Joey Curran, Jack McGrath, Darragh Power. Subs: Killian Lannon, Aidan Organ, Kealan Dee Carter. Portlaw/ Ballyduff: Conor Hill; Eoin Walsh, Ian O’Donnell, Jack Boylan; Archie Walsh, Peter Boylan, Dylan Fitzgerald; Jack Behan, Kyle Walsh- Gahan; Colm McDonagh, John Power Logan O Soccrakin; Gavin Nolan, Jake Halley, Reece Halley. Subs: Cathal Daly, Alex Foley. Referee: Tim O’Byrne (Erin’s Own).

Other Results THERE were a number of surprises in the County senior football league last weekend with Ardmore beating Stradbally at the coveside venue by 1-16 to 0-17 while Portlaw defeated An Rinn by 4-8 to 1-9. The other two games went along expected lines with Kilrossanty getting the better of Brickeys by 3-12 to 0-9 and Ballinacourty winning out against Rathgormack by 4-19 to 2-12. In the senior hurling league games Passage proved too strong at home for Ballyduff Upper on a 4-22 to 1-14 scoreline while DLS edged a thriller against Lismore by 3-20 to 1-24. There were three games in the

Sponsorship towards equipment for the Waterford Senior Hurlers – Lucia Quealy, Terra Nua presenting a sponsorship cheque to Derek McGrath, Manager Waterford Senior Hurlers towards the equipment fund. Included are her daughter Holly McGrath and Tom Corcoran, Chairman, Corporate fundraising committee, Club Déise. [Sean Byrne]

western Intermediate hurling league with two junior clubs beating Intermediate teams. Ardmore defeated Shamrocks by 4-17 to 1-10 and St. Marys, Touraneena beat reigning league title holders Modeligo by 3-20 to 3-13. Ballysaggart enjoyed a 3-20 to 2-10 victory over Tourin in their new field.

Minor Hurling Championship begins THE county-wide minor hurling championship begins this Wednesday evening, July 19th with each game starting at 7.30 p.m. The first mentioned team has home advantage. Co. MHC Div 1: Clonea v Ballygunner Dungarvan v Abbeyside Co. MHC: Div 2A: Passage v Roanmore, Erin’s Own v Tramore. Co. MHC: Div 2B: Portlaw v Brickeys, St. Pats v St. Carthages. Co. MHC: Div 3A: Kilrossanty v Stradbally, St. Olivers v St. Marys, St. Saviours v Clan Na Gael. Co. MHC: Div 3B: Ardmore v Ballyduff Upper, Cappoquin vAn Ghaeltacht, Fourmilewater v Clashmore/Kinsalebeg

Mental Strength.... De Burca WATERFORD defender Tadgh De Burca believes that it was their mental strength that pulled them through against Kilkenny in their titanic All-Ireland SHC qualifier last Saturday week. De Burca produced a man of the match display as Waterford defeated Kilkenny in championship hurling for the first time since 1959. The counties played out an enthralling contest that needed extra time to separate the sides. The talented defender pointed to last year's All-Ireland SHC semi-final where the Cats edged the Deise after a replay as a focal point for them as they focused on getting the job done this time around... “It was a bit of deja vu. Like last year we let a lead slip and let them back into the game. We had that in the back of the head that Kilkenny are hard to beat when you give them a second chance,” said De Burca. “Still, we were mentally strong inside the dressingroom. We knew that if we did what we were told to do and stuck

together that we'd be in there with a shout to get over the line.”

All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships THE 2017 TG4 Ladies All Ireland Football Championships were launched at Croke Park last week as all 32 counties were represented at the venue that will host the TG4 Junior, Intermediate and Senior All Ireland finals on September 24th. Cork will defend their TG4 Senior All Ireland title when they meet Monaghan on August 7th in the first match that will be televised from the 2017 Senior Championship. The champions will have it all to do if they are to make it an incredible 7th All-Ireland title in-a-row as the winners of that match will then face Galway in the All-Ireland Quarter Final. Donegal await the winners of the Mayo versus Kildare All-Ireland Qualifier with newly crowned Munster Champions, Kerry, awaiting the winner of the Westmeath v Armagh qualifier. The first match of the TG4 Senior All-Ireland Championship will see Cavan meet Laois on July 22nd with the winner taking on Waterford in the Qualifier with Dublin awaiting the victor of that qualifier It was also announced that, for the first time, video footage will be used to help assist referees assess scoring incidents where required. An official, the scores assistant, will now sit in the TG4 production vans at all televised matches where they will have the benefit of all available television angles to help judge if a score has taken place. In further news of technological developments, it has also been confirmed that, for the first time, Hawkeye will be used, where the technology is available, including at the TG4 All-Ireland Finals on September 24th. TG4 also launched their new championship campaign #properfan as official sponsors of the Ladies All Ireland Championships. The humorous campaign challenges supporters of sport to be ‘proper fans’ who watch sport based on the quality of the game and not who is playing it. TG4 are the original ‘proper fan’ having sponsored Ladies Gaelic Football and televised matches live for

over 16 years giving the game a profile that has seen attendance records rise consistently to the point where 34,450 people attended last year’s TG4 All Ireland Finals in 2016. THIS WEEKEND’S FIXTURES Saturday, July 22nd TG4 Intermediate All Ireland Championship Preliminary Round: Louth v Offaly, Ashbourne, 1:45 pm (A. Gallagher) (Winner to play Wexford in Qualifier) TG4 Senior All Ireland Championship Preliminary Round: Cavan v Laois, Ashbourne, 12:00 noon (G. Corrigan) (Winner to play Waterford in Qualifier) Sunday, July 23rd TG4 Intermediate All Ireland Championship Preliminary Round: Limerick v Wicklow, Crettyard GAA Club, 2:00pm (J. Gallagher) (Winner to play Clare in Qualifier)

Fraher Field Classics THIS week’s featured game on the Fraher Field Classics Face Book page courtesy of the editor of the Dungarvan Observer and from the pen of John A. Murphy is the County senior football quarter final game between John Mitchels and Mt. Sion on Sunday, August 27th, 1967. “Mitchels Were Never Extended,’’ John Mitchels 4-11; Mt. Sion 2-4.

Scór Na Seachtaine DECLAN Dalton’s 65th minute winning penalty goal for Cork in their under 21 Munster hurling semi final match against Waterford in Walsh Park last Thursday evening.

Sympathy THE Observer extends its sincere sympathy to former Kilgobinet player Mike Veale and family, Ballinroad on the death of his wife Philly last weekend. The National flag flew at half mast at the Fraher Field last Sunday evening and a minute’s silence was observed before the Kilgobinet and Abbeyside junior hurling game as a mark of respect. Sympathy is also extended to the Healy family, Caseyville on the death of their brother Maurice in England.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Super Sunday for Abbeyside Junior Hurling teams THE local Abbeyside club demonstrated their strength in numbers and in quality at separate venues last Sunday when their Junior ‘B’ side beat Lismore by 2-19 to 4-9 in Cappoquin and their Junior ‘C’ team got the better of Kilgobinet by 2-10 to 2-9 at the Fraher Field.

Abbeyside maintain winning sequence JUNIOR ‘B’ HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Abbeyside …………………2-19; Lismore …………………..… 4-9. DESPITE being somewhat under strength for this game at a picturesque Cappoquin venue last Sunday morning, Abbeyside maintained their unbeaten run in the championship with a 0-4 win over a Lismore side that played its best hurling todate. The first half was evenly contested with Lismore goals by Paddy Foley and Rob Troy keeping their team in the hunt against a Village side that fired over some great points in this period of time. Jason O’Brien, Mark Gorman (f) and Eoin Enright had the winners 0-3 to the good before Daniel O’Keeffe 0-2 (1f) and Jeff Howard had the teams level.

A Paddy Foley goal had Lismore in front at the end of the first quarter but further points by Eoin Enright (2), Mark Gorman and Diarmuid Henley had the winners back in front at 0-7 to 1-3. However, Lismore struck for a second goal via full forward Rob Troy and white flags by Jeff Howard and Philip O’Keeffe kept their team in front at 2-5 to 0-8. Abbeyside finished the half the stronger, they required a goal which John Hurney supplied and 0-4 by Mark Gorman edged them in front at the break on a scoreline of 1-12 to 2-6. The second moiety was similar to the first with Lismore adding two further goals at the tail end of the match in the 30th and the 8th minute of time added on while early in the half, James Beresford found

the net to give the winners a strong foothold on proceedings at 2-12 to 2-6. The Group leaders were in front by 2-15 to 2-8 with 52 minutes on the clock before Lismore’s flurry of green flags left just 0-4 the difference after a well contested encounter. Abbeyside: Seamus Ryan; Stephen O’Connor, Gavin Breen, Mikey Coleman; Conor McCarthy, Patrick Lynch, Diarmuid Henley; Shane Briggs, John Hurney; Mark Gorman, James Beresford, Eoin Enright; Jason O’Brien, Lar Hurney, Richie Ryan. Lismore: Sean Daly; Evan Roche, Emmet Quann, Damien Prendergast; Des Twomey, Shane Heaphy, David Smith; Elliot Coolbear, Jeff Howard; Philip O’Keeffe, Eric O’Sullivan, Paddy Foley; Daniel O’Keeffe, Rob Troy, John McGrath. Referee: Joe Salmon (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg).

Referee Joe Salmon (Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg) pictured with team captains Gavin Breen (Abbeyside on left) and Eric O’Sullivan (Lismore).

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Fourmilewater on course for semi-final spot Fourmilewater ………….… 1-16; Dungarvan …………………1-10. THE winners of this game are most likely to nail down the final qualification spot in this year’s junior ‘B’ Hurling championship and there is no doubt but that Fourmilewater were the deserving winners here against a Dungarvan fifteen that are now most likely out of championship contention. The Ballymac side were in control from the off and their centre forward J. P. Fitzgerald was in superb form from placed balls and from play scoring 0-10 (7f) in total. Full forward Michael O’Gorman was also a major scoring threat and he finished the hour with a tally of 1-3. Aidan Condon controlled his defence from centre back while David Ryan was a safe keeper for the winners. Dungarvan’s defence was their best sector with Peter Queally, Sean Hyslop, Ger Cusack and Robbie Havens outstanding but they didn’t have the penetration up front to worry the winners. They

shot nine wide balls compared to eleven for Fourmilewater. Eoin Healy and John Havens enjoyed parity with Michael Moore and Darren Guiry in the middle of the field. Fourmilewater led by 1-10 to 1-4 at half-time with J. P. Fitzgerald scoring 0-6 (4f) while Michael Lawlor after ten minutes and Rian Crotty in the 25th minute were game’s goal scorers. The second half finished level at 0-6 each with Michael Moore assisting JP Fitzgerald and Michael O’Gorman on the scoreboard while Eoin Healy was Dungarvan’s top scorer in this period of time. Fourmilewater’s Top Three: JP Fitzgerald, Michael O’Gorman, Tholm Guiry. Dungarvan’s Top Three: Eoin Healy, Sean Hyslop, John Havens. Observer’s Man of the Match: JP Fitzgerald. Number of Scorers: Fourmilewater 5. Dungarvan 4. Scores From Play: Fourmilewater 1-9. Dungarvan 1-3. Frees For: Fourmilewater 16. Dungarvan 17.

Wides: Fourmilewater 11. Dungarvan 9. Score of the Match: JP Fitzgerald’s 43rd minute pointed free for Fourmilewater. Scorers – Fourmilewater: J P Fitzgerald 0-10 (7f), Michael O’Gorman 1-3, Keith Guiry, Michael Moore and Tholm Guiry 0-1 each. Dungarvan: Rian Crotty 1-4 (4f), Eoin Healy 0-4 (3f), Denis Kirwan and Ian Sheehan 0-1 each. Fourmilewater: David Ryan; David Meehan, Paddy Lawlor, Patrick O’Gorman; Conal Mulcahy, Aidan Condon, Tholm Guiry; Michael Moore, Darren Guiry; Lonan Carroll, JP Fitzgerald, Eamonn Wall; Keith Guiry, Michael O’Gorman, Glen Cullinane. Subs: Tommy Cooney, David O’Gorman, Sean Ryan, Richie Fenton, Darragh O’Flynn, Mark O’Connell and Liam Cooney. Dungarvan: Craig Barry; Robbie Havens, Jack Morrissey, Ger Cusack; Sean Hyslop, Darragh Fitzgerald, Peter Queally; Eoin Healy, John Havens; Jamie Hallahan, Rian Crotty, Aidan Kirwan; Brendan Cullinane, Denis Kirwan, Ian Sheehan. Subs: Eamonn Ryan for Jack Morrissey (inj.), Pa Hallahan for Referee: Gavin Whelan (Colligan).

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Ballyduff heading for semi-finals Ballyduff ……………………2-20; Tallow ……………………… 2-12. BALLYDUFF’S place is all but secure in the knockout stages of this year’s junior ‘B’ hurling championship following their third win in the group stages at the Tourin venue last Friday evening. Their final game is against Fourmilewater with Dungarvan playing Abbeyside and Tallow up against Lismore. Ballyduff: Conor Sheehan; Eanna Hyland, Maurice McNamara, Conor Hannon; Colm Horgan, Ger Feeney, Michael Drislane; Michael McCormack, Sean Kenny; Adam Feeney, Brian

Kearney, Tommy Feeney; Bill Keane, Brendan Hannon, Colin Keane. Subs : Seamis Mills, Wayne Power, William Daly, Kenneth Geary. Tallow: Will Curley; Terence McSweeney, Jack Tobin, Sean Curley;

Michael Tobin, Kieran Fraser, Eric Hickey; Kevin Henley, Noel Condon; Billy Henley, Brian Henley, David Tobin; Alan Buckley, Stuart Barry, Billy Buckley. Referee: Tommy Sullivan (Cappoquin).

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Five out of five for Abbeyside’s third team Abbeyside ………………… 2-10; Kilgobinet…………………… 2-9. PLAYED at the Fraher Field last Sunday evening, this was a most enjoyable game of hurling with little the difference between two evenly matched combinations. Abbeyside started the better and they controlled the game on the scoreboard at 1-4 to 0-2 with twenty minutes played. Centre back David Morrissey opened the scoring and corner forward Darragh Smith broke through the Kilgobinet defence for a well taken goal in the 4th minute. Kilgobinet’s key player Tomas Fahey opened his team’s scoring but Ruairi Conway and Eoin Young pointed for the Villagers to establish a 0-5 advantage by the end of the first quarter, 1-3 to 0-1. Kilgobinet came more into the game as the half wore on, Tomas Fahey pointed again and Jimmy Cullinan had a good chance of a goal drift wide. The same player made amends after a second Ruairi Conway point for Abbeyside when he scored a great goal in the country end after 23 minutes, 1-4 to 1-2. Tomas Fahey finished the scoring with his third point with Kilgobinet to have the use of the strong breeze after the break. A ground strike across the face of the goal by Jimmy Cullinan gave John Fennell a neat point and the equaliser on the restart but Kilgobinet could never get their nose in front in this game. Owen Young pointed a 33rd minute free and then Darragh Smith pounced for his second goal as Abbeyside assumed control once again, 2-5 to 1-4. Owen Young and Tomas Fahey traded an equal sharing of 0-4 be-

Hickey, Jack Cullinan. Observer’s Man of the Match: Tomas Fahey. Number of Scorers: Abbeyside 5. Kilgobinet 3. Scores From Play: Abbeyside 2-9. Kilgobinet 1-6. Frees For: Abbeyside 13. Kilgobinet 17. Wides: Abbeyside 13. Kilgobinet 10. Score of the Match: Tomas Fahey’s 49th minute pointed free from under the stand. Scorers – Abbeyside: Darragh Smith 2-0, Owen Young 0-5 (1f), Ruairi Conway 0-3 (1f), David Morrissey and Kevin Dwane 0-1 each. Kilgobinet: Tomas Fahey 1-8 (1-3f), Jimmy Cullinan 1-0, John Fennell 0-1. Abbeyside: Paul Breen; Aonghus O Raghnaigh, Denis Byrne, Shane O’Gorman; Cormac Dwyer, David Morrissey, Tony Collins; Nicky Dee, Pa Collins; Owen Young, Kevin Dwane, Ruairi Conway; Darragh Smith, John O’Riordan, Jamie Organ. Kilgobinet: James Fennell; Jack Cullinan, Eddie Cullinan, JJ Fitzgerald; Mark Dunford, Paudie Coffey, John Moloney; Tomas Fahey, John Cass; Joe Curtin, Ger Hickey, Stephen Coffey; Jimmy Cullinan, John Fennell, Tommy Cullinan. Subs: John Murphy for Tommy Cullinan (h/t), Martin Curran for Joe Curtin (37), Philip Curran for Jimmy Cullinan (53). Referee: Domhnall O Murchadha (An Rinn).

fore the latter pointed a great free from under the stand to leave just 0-2 the difference at 2-7 to 1-8. The same two players worked the board again but the key scores came in the 59th and 60th minutes from Ruairi Conway (f) and Kevin Dwane to give Abbeyside the cushion of a 0-4 advantage. This was required as in added time Tomas Fahey went low with a free in a crowded town end goalmouth and the green flag was raised, 2-10 to 2-9 with the remainder of time at the discretion of the referee. Kilgobinet’s tally of seven second half wides came back to haunt them and overall Abbeyside deserved the win here, their fifth out of five outings to date. This was one of Abbeyside’s best opponents to date but Kilgobinet are not in a good place on the Group table and they will have to start winning game sooner rather than later if they are going to make the knockout stages of the championship. A number of the Abbeyside mentors were involved in both games last Sunday as they give great service to their club in organising teams in this grades. Abbeyside’s Top Three: Ruairi Conway, Darragh Smith, Nicky Dee. Kilgobinet: Tomas Fahey, Ger

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Pictured supporting Abbeyside in Cappoquin last Sunday morning were from left to right: Club Secretary Tomas O Cadhla, Katie Cashman, Mike Briggs, Club Chairman and Michael Cosgrove.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Hurlers seek return to All-Ireland semi-final ALL-IRELAND HURLING QUARTER-FINAL

WATERFORD V WEXFORD Sunday, July 23rd in Pairc Ui Chaoimh at 4 p.m. THE race for the 2017 Liam McCarthy Cup is just like this summer’s weather, warming up. That was the scene painted at the Glynn Barntown club in Wexford last week at a special media event to mark the concluding stages of this year’s gripping GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. The launch was attended by players from the six counties who have survived an intense period of provincial and qualifier competition and are now ready to do battle in the All-Ireland series. Cork’s Mark Ellis and Galway’s Johnny Coen are preparing for All-Ireland semi-finals next

month. They were joined at the launch by Wexford’s Lee Chin, Waterford’s Noel Connors, Tipperary’s Sean Curran and Clare’s Aaron Cunningham. In just over a four days time we will know the final four after the newly redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh plays host to the clash of Tipperary and Clare on Saturday, followed 24 hours later by the meeting of Waterford and Wexford. GAA Ard Stiúrthóir Páraic Duffy said: “Yet again we are all in awe at the capacity for the All-Ireland senior hurling championship to surpass expectations. “Already we have had a summer full of highlights. The recent dramatic scenes at a packed Thurles for the Cork-Clare Munster final came a week after a record crowd of more than 60,000 was set at the battle between Galway and Wexford in the Leinster final at Croke Park. “It is a delight to be able to say that the best is yet to come as we await the gripping quarter finals and the identity of the opponents for Galway and Cork teams looking to add to their trophy collection.’’ From a Deise point of view the big prize of course is a return to the semi final stage of the championship with a resur-

gent Wexford outfit standing in our way. The momentum this year has been with the Model county since the arrival of Davy Fitzgerald from the Banner county. Wexford were on a roll up to the Leinster final v Galway and the big question for them now is can they react to that defeat, put it behind them and move into the last four of the championship. Although still just in his first year, Sunday’s game is a vital one for Davy Fitzgerald and his backroom team and in many respects there is a lot of pressure on them to reignite their year and not fall by the wayside at the real business end of the season. A win over arch rivals Kilkenny is one thing but at this stage of the year a place in the semi-finals is of far more importance. Possible Wexford Starting Fifteen: Mark Fanning, Glynn Barntown, Willie Devereux, St Martins, Liam Ryan, Rapparees, James Breen, Adamstown; Simon Donohoe, Shelmaliers, Matthew O’Hanlon, St. James, Diarmuid O’Keeffe, St. Annes; Shaun Murphy, Oulart the Ballagh, Aidan Nolan, Half Way House /Bunclody; Jack O’Connor, St Martins, Lee Chin, Faythe Harriers, Conor

Waterford County Board GAA Fixtures Tuesday, 18th July County Senior Hurling League: Roanmore v Portlaw in Roanmore at 7:30 pm Wednesday, 19th July County Senior Football League: Clashmore v Ballinameela in Clashmore at 7:30 pm Saturday, 22nd July County Senior Football League: Gaultier v Clashmore in Gaultier at 5:00 pm Minor Hurling Championship Fixtures Wednesday, 19th July Division 1: Dungarvan v Abbeyside in Dungarvan at 7:30 pm Clonea v Ballygunner in Clonea at 7:30 pm Division 2 – Group A: Passage v Roanmore in Passage at 7:30 pm

Erin’s Own/Ferrybank v Tramore in Erin’s Own/Ferrybank at 7:30pm Division 2 – Group B: St. Pat’s v St. Carthages in St. Pat’s at 7:30 pm Portlaw/Ballyduff v Brickey Rangers in Portlaw/ Ballyduff at 7:30 pm Division 3 – Group A: St. Saviours v Clan na Gael in St. Saviours at 7:30 pm Kilrossanty v Stradbally in Kilrossanty at 7:30 pm St. Olivers v St. Mary’s in St. Olivers at 7:30 pm Division 3 – Group B: Ardmore v Ballyduff Upper in Ardmore at 7:30 pm Fourmilewater v Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg in Fourmilewater at 7:30 pm Cappoquin v An Ghaeltacht in Cappoquin at 7:30 pm

Hooli Long Puck 2017: The winning team of Declan Kiely and Kevin Daly (missing from photo is John Leahy) receive their prize from Joan Young, Organising Committee. Included are Cllr. Pat Nugent, Mayor of Waterford City & County [Dan McGrath, Editorial Images] Council and Colin and Eithne Bell, Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust.

McDonald, Naomh Eanna.; Paul Morris, Ferns St Aidans; Jack Guiney, Rathnure, Harry Kehoe, Cloughbawn. At their best, and Waterford not playing well, Wexford are capable of winning and this is the task ahead of Derek McGrath’s players and backroom team. There is pressure in both camps so and it will take a Deise victory to continue the present senior hurling set-up in the county. The Waterford starting team has been more or less set in stone since the start of the championship and there shouldn’t be any surprises here for the throw-in on Sunday. Darragh Fives came through 90 minutes of championship hurling in Semple Stadium and this is a huge boost for the team. Stephen Bennett’s suspension has cost him a place on the starting fifteen it seems while Maurice Shanahan can’t command a place from the start at present. Tadhg De Burca and Austin Gleeson were in top form the last day and in a central position this is the time of the year now for Gleeson to unleash his raw talent. Jamie Barron displayed his 2016 form against Kilkenny and he will be a key

figure once again in Waterford’s bid to move one step further forward. Michael Walsh’s and Kevin Moran’s workrate silenced post Cork match critics and both will have a major part to play in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Tommy Ryan and Brian O’Halloran, in the system our forwards play, impressed on their introduction against the Cats and the one ingredient the county has now is that there is a capable group of players on the bench to call on when required. A ‘Full House’ sign is quaranteed on Sunday and a packed N25 with all the traffic heading in the one direction and into the bottle neck that will always be Pairc Ui Chaoimh revamped or not. The advice from all quarters is to leave early with the Munster Fleadh Ceoil also Leeside. Possible Waterford Starting Fifteen: Stephen O’Keeffe; Shane Fives, Barry Coughlan, Noelie Connors; Conor Gleeson, Tadhg De Burca, Philip Mahony; Kevin Moran, Jamie Barron; Michael Walsh, Austin Gleeson, Pauric Mahony; Shane Bennett, Maurice Shanahan, Darragh Fives. Forecast: Waterford.

Pairc Ui Chaoimh - Travel and Parking advice ALL-IRELAND HURLING QUARTER- FINALS PAIRC UI CHAOIMH Saturday and Sunday July 22nd/23rd THE advice for supporters of Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford, attending the match fixtures over the weekend, is to arrive early and to park and ride or walk to the stadium. There will be severe restrictions on parking anywhere near the stadium and vehicular access will be extremely limited. However, there is ample parking available in the city centre with regular shuttle bus services to Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Large attendances are expected at the games and supporters are encouraged to take this opportunity to view this outstanding new stadium and avail of its facilities. In addition to on street parking, Q Park are offering discounted Match Day parking at a fixed rate

of €5 for Parc Ui Caoimh Customers. This offer will run from 10 am to 8 pm each match day and applies to City Hall and Carroll’s Quay car parks only. To avail of this offer supporters should visit http://paircuichaoimh.ie and follow the link to q-park.ie Tickets must be booked before midnight prior to the day of the match. Supporters intending to travel by bus can avail of express Bus Eireann services from Clare, Tipperary, Wexford and Waterford. Saturday, July 22nd Buses will depart Cashel Main Street, The Bakehouse every two hours from 10:05 with last return journey at 18:00 from Cork Bus Station Buses will depart Cahir from Castle Street Tourist Office every two hours from 10:25 with last return journey at 18:00 from Cork Bus Station

Buses will depart from Ennis Bus Station every hour from 08:20 with the last return journey at 18:25 from Cork Bus Station Sunday, July 23rd Buses will depart from Waterford Bus Station every hour from 09:00 with the last return journey at 20:40 from Cork Bus Station Buses will depart Dungarvan every hour Davitts Quay from 09:50 with the last return journey at 20:40 from Cork Bus Station On arrival in Cork the Route 202 service operates every 20 minutes to Pairc Ui Chaoimh from Merchants Quay adjacent to the Bus Station. Supporters arriving by train to Kent Station, can avail of a bus service from 13.30hrs – which will serve Parnell Place Bus Station en-route to Pairc Ui Chaoimh (Ballintemple) for the game on each day.

10 to 11 year old group with Coach Bearach Moore at the Brickeys Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Bushy Park GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Jim Power Under 14 Inter County Football Tournament

Tipperary break Cork/Kerry dominance THE 25th Annual Jim Power InterCounty under 14 football tournament was held in glorious sunshine at the Bushy Park and Burgery grounds venues last Saturday week. Usually dominated by the Kerry and Cork combinations, this year’s competition was won by Tipperary who recorded a comprehensive 5-5 to 0-5 win over Kerry South. Waterford also fared well in this year’s games in reaching beating Cork City by 2-6 to 0-4 and just losing out to eventual Plate winners Clare in the semi-final on a scoreline of 1-9 to 1-8. County Bord Na nOg wishes to thank everyone who helped out on the day and to the Power family for all their time and patience and sponsorship each year. The Tournament continues to be a highlight of the year for many of the participating counties who take part year after year. Thanks to the two hosting clubs Brickey Rangers and Abbeyside / Ballinacourty Club for the use of their venues to host this Tournament. A special thanks to the Pitch Managers from both clubs Gerry Tobin from Brickey Rangers and Michael O’Donovan from Abbeyside for their co-operation. Thanks to all the linesmen and

referees on the day and to the umpires. Thanks to the County Bord Na nÓg Officers who were present throughout the day to keep the Tournament running smoothly and to the Coaching & Games Manager Eoin Bhreathach for his help. Thanks to the Waterford Management team for their great work in getting the team prepared for the tournament. We were very unlucky not to have qualified for the Plate Final, great effort by the players and management team. Thanks again to everyone and well done on another great Jim Power Tournament for 2017. JIM POWER U 14 TOURNAMENT 2017 RESULTS GROUP 1 at Abbeyside Pitch: Rebel Òg West 2-7; Tipperary 4-8 Rebel Òg North 3-13; Limerick 1-5 Rebel Òg West 1-7; Rebel Òg North 0-12 Limerick 1-4; Tipperary 3-4 Rebel Òg North 3-7;Tipperary 6-10 Rebel Òg West 5-8; Limerick 3-5 GROUP 2 at Bushy Park:

Teresa Power presents the Jim Power Memorial Cup to the Tipperary captain Jack Leamy.

Teresa Power presents the Jim Power Memorial Shield to the Clare captain Eoin Kileen.

Rebel Òg Mid West 0-9; Kerry North 0-6 Kerry North 0-6; Clare 3-14: Clare 1-3; Rebel Òg West 1-8 GROUP 3 at Bushy Park:

1-6 Plate Semi Final: Waterford 1-8; Clare 1-9 Plate Final: Clare 3-8; Rebel Òg North 2-4

Rebel Òg City East 0-4; Waterford 2-6 Rebel Òg City East 2-1; Kerry South 5-14 Kerry North 2 -11; Waterford

Cup Semi-Final: Rebel Òg Mid West 2-3; Kerry South 3-12 Cup Final: Kerry South 0-5; Tipperary 5-5

The Gold Coast Sports facilities host Cork Senior footballers – On Friday, 14th July The Gold Coast Sports and Training Facility welcomed Cork Senior Football Team for a training weekend ahead of their Round 4 qualifier match v Mayo this weekend. Led by manager Eamonn Ryan and All-Ireland winning captain Paul Kerrigan a busy weekend schedule was in store. Three intense pitch sessions followed by two gym sessions in the state of the art gym was finally followed by some downtime for the players as they recovered in Clonea Strand beach and retired to the jacuzzi for relaxation. The meals were selected by their nutritionist and executed by the Gold Coast chef. All at the Gold Coast wish Cork the very best next week against a Mayo team who are there for the taking.

Stradbally's U-14 ladies County Champions – Stradbally's Ladies U-14 Champions who defeated Na Déise in Kilgobinet last Saturday by 4-11 to 6-2 in a very close and exciting game.

Stradbally's U-14 team captain Savannagh Rockett with team coaches Tomas Gough on left, and Paul Heffernan on right, after their team had secured victory over Na Déise.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

BORD GAIS ENERGY MUNSTER U-21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL

Heartbreak defeat for Déise Under 21 hurlers Cork ……………………….. 2-17; Waterford ………………..... 1-19. WATERFORD relinquished their Munster under 21 hurling title to Cork in Walsh Park last Thursday evening in the most dramatic of circumstances. Ahead by 0-2 in the fifth and final minute of added time, the outstanding throughout Darragh Lyons was judged to have fouled cork sub Jack O’Connor in front of goal and man of the match Declan Dalton blasted the sliotar past Billy Nolan to keep the leesiders hopes of a clean sweep of Provincial titles this year very much alive. However, the reason for our defeat didn’t go down to this one incident. Throughout the hour, we didn’t have the quality in numbers to win this game and we were over reliant on the core players in the team to carry the fight to the winners. Cork hurling is on a high of course at the moment but we were within seconds of completing a second half comeback that would have registered a deserving win over our county neighbours. Such is the game of hurling though and in this grade the winners take all which ends our under 21 season and sends Cork into the Munster final on July 26th against Limerick. There was a significant wind at the city venue, a pitch, in our own opinion, that is too narrow for such games, and Cork had the benefit of the elements in the first half. With the game televised by TG4 the expected attendance did not materialise but those who stayed away missed a thrilling finish with the issue in doubt to the final puck of the ball. The main man from the outset here was Fr. O’Neill’s player Declan Dalton who in fact was the sub goalie on the Cork team in 2016. Dalton possesses a ferocious puck of the ball as his free taking demonstrated while at the same time he showed rare skill, pointing a brace of sideline cuts. The equivalent to him in a Waterford jersey was Colm Roche who scored five points from

play from his midfield position and here is a player who has shown rapid further improvement this year. Twenty five minutes into the game Waterford were satisfied to be on equal terms at 0-7 each while we were just two scores in arrears at the interval at 0-10 to 0-8. Up to the time of Dalton’s penalty goal in added time we were leading this moiety by 1-11 to 1-7 and nobody could have argued with a home victory. The game was just 13 seconds old when Cormac Curran of the Brickeys opened the scoring from play while scores of either variety by Declan Dalton gave Cork the initiative inside five minutes. Patrick Curran, who finished the game with 0-7 to his credit levelled matters before the Corkonians raced into a lead that they held until Shane Bennett’s goal in the 52nd minute. Cork enjoyed the upper hand from the 8th to the 20th minute with scores being produced by Declan Dalton, free, sideline and play, Michael O’Halloran and P. Leopold. Waterford’s responses in this period came from the sticks of Shane Bennett and Colm Roche (2) who was revelling in this championship encounter 0-7 to 0-5 for Cork. Patrick Curran’s pinoint placed ball striking brought the teams level for the fourth occasion in the 25th minute before Dalton struck again with a sideline cut and Darragh Fitzgibbon following up with his first of his three match points. Colm Roche further demonstrated his influence by raising his third white flag before Declan Dalton (f) finished the half in the first minute of added time. The home side were left waiting out on the field for the restart but it didn’t do them any harm as a brace of Patrick Curran pointed frees brought the sides level by the 32nd minute. Dalton and Fitzgibbon again raised Cork’s hopes, relied to by Cormac Curran’s second score before Cork sub O’Mahony placed Robbie Flynn for a crucial goal in the 37th minute, 1-12 to 0-11.

Darragh Fitzgibon added another before seasoned under 21 campaigners Colm Roche and Patrick Curran replied from play to leave just that O’Flynn green flag the difference between the teams. Sean Power’s charges commendably won the final quarter of normal time by 1-6 to 0-3, an outstanding feat in such a hard fought championship game, the key score being Shane Bennett’s goal from sub Andrew Casey’s pass which regained an early game lead for the Déise on a score of 1-15 to 1-14. A 54th minute Dalton free levelled matters for the eventual winners but Waterford really bolted for the finish line and infringements

by John Myler’s charges supplied three pointed frees to Patrick Curran, a fine contribution at this stage with the game on an edge, 1-18 to1-15. We were off target with a few point efforts before Declan Dalton scored a contender for score of the match in the 60th minute. Jack Prendergast and Dalton (f) traded scores to leave a precious 0-2 the difference as the five minutes of added time ran its course during which Darragh Fitzgibbon received a straight red for a tackle on Billy Nolan and as they say the rest is history. From a Waterford point of view it was defeat snatched from the jaws

of victory and the opposite for the Rebels, who must be commended for fighting the cause to the very end. Cork’s Top Three: Declan Dalton, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Robbie O’Flynn. Waterford’s Top Three: Colm Roche, Shane Bennett, Patrick Curran. Observer’s Man of the Match: Declan Dalton. Number of Scorers: Cork 5. Waterford 5. Scores From Play: Cork 1-7. Waterford 1-12 Frees For: Cork 11. Waterford 12. Wide: Cork 9. Waterford 10. Score of the Match: Declan Dalton’s 65th minute penalty goal for Cork to win the game. Scorers – Cork: D. Dalton 1-12 (8fs, 1-0 pen, 2 s-ls), R. O’Flynn 1-0, D. Fitzgibbon 0-3, P. Leopold, M. O’Halloran 0-1 each. Waterford: P. Curran 0-10 (7fs, 1 65’), C. Roche 0-5, S. Bennett 1-1, C.

Curran 0-2, J. Prendergast 0-1. Cork: P. Collins; S. O’Donoghue, E. Murphy, D. Griffin; B. Hennessy, D. Browne, M. Coleman; P. Leopold (0-1), D. Fitzgibbon (0-3); C. O’Leary, D. Dalton (1-12; 0-8f, 0-2Sl), A. Myers; R. O’Flynn (1-0), S. Kingston, M. O’Halloran (0-1). Subs used: T. O’Mahony for Myers (30), E. Healy for O’Donoghue (32), J. O’Connor for Kingston (50), D. Lowney for O’Leary (55). Waterford: B. Nolan; D. Prendergast, C. Gleeson, D. Lyons; J. Henley, C. Prunty, C. Lyons; A. Molumby, C. Roche (0-5); J. Prendergast (0-1), C. Curran (0-2), S. Ryan; Patrick Curran (0-7f, 0-6 65), S. Bennett (1-1), P. Hogan. Subs used: E. O’Halloran for Molumby and D. Lynch for C. Lyons (both 42), A. Casey for C. Curran (49), J. P. Lucey for Ryan (58). Referee: Fearghal Horgan (Tipperary).

Supporting Waterford’s U-21 Hurlers against Cork were Jordan and Gillian Power, Tallow. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Supporting Waterford’s U-21 Hurlers against Cork were Jodi Walker and Mischa Lyons from Dungarvan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Supporting Waterford’s U-21 Hurlers against Cork were Katie, Niamh and Ann Quirke, Lucy and Harry O'Brien, Pa, Joe and Sharon Power from Clonea/Power. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Supporting Waterford’s U-21 Hurlers against Cork was Hannah O'Mahony, [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] Dungarvan.

GAA

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

WATERFORD GAA RESULTS Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs Eastern Intermediate Hurling Championship - Group A: St Molleran's 1-18; Dunhill 1-14 Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs Eastern Junior A Hurling Championship: Roanmore 0-23; Passage 2-15 Ballygunner 3-18; Tramore 0-16 JJ Kavanagh & Sons Co. Minor Football Championship Division Three - Knockout: St Oliver's 5-8; Stradbally 1-9 Mt. Sion 3-8; The Nire 1-5 JJ Kavanagh & Sons Co. Minor Football Championship Division Two - Knockout: Brickey Rangers 0-16; Portlaw/Ballyduff 1-5 JJ Kavanagh & Sons Co. Under 21B Football County Final: Comeragh Gaels 4-10; St Mary's 2-15 Senior Football League Group A: Kilrossanty 3-12; Brickey Rangers 0-9 Ardmore 1-16; Stradbally 0-17 Senior Hurling League - Group A: Passage 4-22; Ballyduff Upper 1-14 Senior Hurling League - Group B: De La Salle 3-20; Lismore 1-24 The Local Bar Western Junior B Hurling Championship:

Fourmilewater 1-16; Dungarvan 1-10 Abbeyside 2-19; Lismore 4-9 The Park Hotel West Intermediate Hurling League Group 2: Ballysaggart 3-20; Tourin Ballinwillin 2-9 City League U-11 H Division 2: Piltown 2-7; Roanmore 1-5 Portlaw 1-5; Mooncoin 1-4 City League U-11 H Division 3: Sacred Heart 2-9; Ballygunner Red Team 0-3 St. Marys Juvenile W/O St Saviour's County U-14 H Division 1: Ballygunner 0-15; Abbeyside-Ballinacourty 2-7 Mt. Sion 2-8; De La Salle 3-5 Passage 1-22; Tramore 4-6 County U-14 H Division 2: An Ghaeltacht W/O Roanmore St Molleran's W/O Dungarvan County U-14 H Division 3 & 4 Group A: Kilrossanty 4-10; Clashmore Kinsalebeg 4-5 County U-14 H Division 3 & 4 Group B: St Saviour's W/O Ballygunner St Mary's Juvenile 6-6; Ferrybank 0-7 Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs Eastern Junior C Hurling Championship: Ferrybank 1-19; Naomh Pól 1-8

Referee Tommy Sullivan (Cappoquin) pictured with team captains Shane Walsh (Ballygunner) left and Jordan Henley (Tallow).

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FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER Last Week’s Forecasts: 16 Forecasts. 13 Correct. 3 Incorrect. 81.2%. This Week’s Forecasts. All-Ireland SHQF: Waterford v (Wexford). West JHC: Lismore v (Tallow), Ballyduff v (Fourmilewater), Abbeyside v (Dungarvan). Co. J’B’FC: The Nire v (An Rinn), Gaultier v (Ballinameela), Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg v (Brickeys), Kilrossanty v (Rathgormack). West J’C’HC: Shamrocks v (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg), An Rinn v (Modeligo), Abbeyside v (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg), Kilgobinet v (Modeligo), Shamrocks v (Brickey Rangers). Co. SFL: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg v (Ballinameela). Co SHL: Portlaw v (Roanmore). West IHL: St. Marys v (Shamrocks, Brickeys v (Geraldines. Co. MHC Div 1: Ballygunner v (Clonea), Abbeyside v (Dungarvan). Co. MHC: Div 2A: Roanmore v (Passage), Erins Own v (Tramore). Co. MHC: Div 2B: Brickeys v (Portlaw), St. Pats v (St. Carthages). Co.MHC: Div 3A: Stradbally v (Kilrossanty), St. Olivers v (St. Marys),Clan Na Gael v (St. Saviours). Co. MHC: Div 3B: Ballyduff Upper v (Ardmore), Cappoquin v (An Ghaeltacht), Fourmilewater v (Clashmore/Kinsalebeg), To Date: 247 Forecasts. 168 Correct. 79 Incorrect. Success Rate: 68%.

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Late points save the day Waterford 1-15; Monaghan 4-6. WATERFORD should have won this epic National League Final played in Ballinasloe on Sunday afternoon, yet in the end were happy with another chance having trailed by two points after 58 minutes. It took two late points from Claire Ryan and Mary O’Donnell to earn a replay after a game that had just about everything. Waterford seemed in trouble at the interval leading by just a point, 0-9 to 2-2, after playing with the breeze. However, they upped their game considerably in the third quarter and led by five points, 1-12 to 2-4, after 47 minutes. Then they lost possession from a free kick, Monaghan swept down field and Niamh Kindlon crashed home a goal. The last 13 minutes were hectic and Edel Byrne’s goal in the 55th minute put the Northern side in front. Waterford, to their credit, never panicked and good play brought these two late points. The game started at a blistering pace and Geraldine O’Ryan had the opening point after 19 seconds. Straight from the kick out Monaghan attacked and a deflection put Niamh Kindlon through and she planted the ball in the bottom right hand corner of the net. Aine Wall shot two points, the second a great effort from 35 yards. Angela Larkin replied with two pointed frees. Martina O’Ryan and Olivia Condon began to rule the roost at midfield. Aine Wall landed the points be-

fore Olivia Condon steamed through the middle to put Waterford 0-6 to 1-2 ahead. Claire Ryan, who gave a vintage performance, added another before disaster struck in the 19th minute. A rare Monaghan attack yielded a wide, a Waterford defender dropped the resultant kick-out and Monaghan worked the ball into Edel Byrne and she made no mistake. Back came Waterford and right half back Sinead Walsh put over the equaliser and Claire Ryan nudged Waterford into a half-time lead that didn’t seem adequate. Against the breeze, Waterford continued the midfield domination and Claire Ryan shot another point. In the 34th minute Sarah Hickey got inside the Monaghan defence and duly slotted the ball home. Claire Ryan pointed again before Monaghan staged the comeback that led to a heart stopping finish. Substitutes Fiona Crotty and Mary O’Donnell steadied Waterford and the 15 year old Old Parish girl calmly shot the equalising point in the 60th minute, despite being tightly marked. Waterford will be disappointed not to have clinched it, yet only for full back Siobhan O’Ryan they could have been beaten. Time after time she saved the day. Regina Byrne and Deirdre O’Rourke also did their bit. Sinead Walsh, who had come off night duty at St. Joseph’s Hospital, tired after a good first half. Martina O’Ryan, Olivia Condon, Claire Ryan and Geraldine Ryan were the pick of the rest. Waterford will know that to concede four goals is looking for trouble and the defence will have to improve considerably. Both sides will fell that they can improve and it adds up to an appetising replay. Waterford: A. Crotty; R. Byrne, S. O’Ryan, D. O’Rourke; S. Walsh (0-1), C. Casey, J. Torpey; M. O’Ryan, O. Condon (0-1); S. Hickey (1-0), N. Walsh, R. Hallahan; G. O’Ryan (0-2), A. Wall (0-5), C. Ryan (0-5). Subs: F. Crotty, M. O’Donnell.

Ballygunner clear winners in Cappoquin Ballygunner ……………… 2-23; Tallow ……………………… 2-12. THE home of the Sargent Cup, Cappoquin, hosted the first of this year’s semi-finals on a pleasant Summer’s evening last Saturday at the Cornerstone venue. The ’Gunners would always have been favourites to advance here and they did so convincingly without up to ten of their first choice players. Despite losing out Tallow will be happy enough at the way they contested this encounter and in general play they matched the Gunners fairly well throughout the hour, The winners received an early boost when Stephen Power raised the first green flag followed by Brian O’Sullivan’s first of his eight match points. Ryan Grey opened the Bridesiders’ account and he was a key figure in the game until injury forced him to retire early in the second moiety with the Gunners leading at this stage by 2-12 to 2-7. Ballygunner’s second goal had a trademark look about it as Brian O’Sullivan placed Conor Sheehan to leave the scoreboard reading 2-4 to 0-3 but credit the westerners they responded immediately with Shane Feeney blasting the sliotar into the town end goal. Stephen Power and Brian O’Sullivan accounted for the rest of Ballygunner’s first half scores including a contender from Power for score of the match while Ryan Grey raised four white flags for Tallow to leave the half-time score reading 2-9 to 1-7. Fergal Hartley’s charges had the

use of the strong breeze on the restart but an early goal by the very effective Jordan Henley after an opening point by Conor Sheehan left just 0-3 the difference at 2-10 to 2-7. Brian O’Sullivan (f) and sub Harry Ruddle restored daylight berween the sides and when Ryan Grey retired with a knee injury, the Bridesiders’ hopes of an upset received a nose dive. Following a Jordan Henley pointed free, the Gunners struck four unanswered points via Brian O’Sullivan (2), Harry Ruddle and David O’Sullivan and into the final quarter there was no doubting which team would contest this year’s Sargent Cup final with the scoreboard reading 2-16 to 2-8. Credit Tallow, they battled away gamely to the end with Jordan Henley leading their challenge and David O’Brien again a stalwart in defence. Ballygunner possessed a greater amount of scorers though and points by J. J. Hutchinson, Brian O’Sullivan, Harry Ruddle and Michael Mahony closed out the game comfortably for them. The other semi-finalists in this competition are last year’s winners and runners-up Passage and Dungarvan respectively. Ballygunner’s Top Three: Brian O’Sullivan, Stephen Power, Conor Sheehan. Tallow’s Top Three: Jordan Henley, Ryan Grey, David O’Brien. Observer’s Man of the Match: Brian O’Sullivan. Number of Scorers: Ballygunner 7. Tallow 4. Scores From Play: Ballygunner

2-19. Tallow 2-6. Frees For: Ballygunner 11. Tallow 7. Wides: Ballygunner 9. Tallow 12. Score of the Match: Stephen Power’s 24th minute point for the Gunners. Scorers – Ballygunner: Brian O’Sullivan 0-8 (4f), Stephen Power 1-3, Conor Sheehan 1-2, Michael Mahony 0-4, Harry Ruddle 0-3, David O’Sullivan 0-2, J. J. Hutchinson 0-1. Tallow: Ryan Grey 0-6 (1’65’), Jordan Henley 1-5 (5f), Shane Feeney 1-0, Mark O’Brien 0-1. Ballygunner: Conor Murphy; Shane Kennedy, Harley Barnes, Gus Flynn; Conor O’Sullivan, Wayne Hutchinson, Shane Walsh; Shane O’Sullivan, David O’Sullivan; Conor Sheehan, Michael Mahony, JJ Hutchinson; Mark Mullally, Brian O’Sullivan, Stephen Power. Subs: Harry Ruddle for Gus Flynn, Billy O’Sullivan for Stephen Power, Sean O’Sullivan for Shane Walsh, Johnny Delahunty for Conor O’Sullivan. Tallow: Sean O’Sullivan; Jack Tobin, David O’Brien, Rob Beecher; Jake Beecher, Jordan Henley, Robbie Geary; Mark O’Brien, Daragh Mulcahy; Ian Beecher, Ryan Grey, Shane Feeney; Evan Shehan, Eoin Condon, Darah Buckley. Subs: Noel Condon, Michael Tobin, Cathal Geary, David Beecher, Brian Henley. Referee: Tommy Sullivan (Cappoquin).

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TEAMS OF TIMES GONE BY KILROSSANTY BY A POINT Championship: Lawlor’s Hotel County Senior Football Championship. Venue: Fraher Field. Date: Sunday, 5th July, 1997. Half-time score: Kilrossanty 1-2; Ballinacourty 0-5. Full-time score: Kilrossanty 1-10; Ballinacourty 1-9. Kilrossanty Scorers: N. O’Connor 1-0, C. Dee 0-3, J. Maher and K. Keating 0-2 each, D. Kirwan, P. Brazil and P. Whyte 0-1 each. Kilrossanty team: A. Kirwan; R. Power, D. Donnelly, B. Lannon; J. Kirwan, B. Whelan, M. Kiely; D. Kirwan, K. Whelan; K. Keating, B. Kirwan, P. Whyte; C. Dee, N. O’Connor, J. Maher. Sub: P. Brazil for P. Whyte.

GAA CLUB NOTES

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Nire/Fourmilewater WATERFORD SENIOR HURLERS Best of luck to Conor Gleeson, Jamie Barron and the Waterford Senior hurlers in this weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Wexford. JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Best of luck to our Junior hurlers who take on Ballyduff Upper this Saturday at 7:30 pm in Cappoquin. The lads had an excellent 1-16 to110 victory over Dungarvan last Friday evening. MINOR HURLING Best of luck to our minor hurlers who take on Clashmore in the Millfield this evening at 7:30 pm. MILLFIELD If you wish to book the Millfield for training or challenge matches please contact Muiris Walsh at 086 8159136. FOURMILEWATER WEEKLY LOTTO No winner. 5 by €30 winners: Bernie Prendergast, Mem Murphy, Michael Walsh, Johnny Coffey, Tommy Byrne. Next week’s Jackpot €600. Numbers drawn: 7, 21, 31. NIRE-FOURMILEWATER JUVENILE NOTES U-9 Hurling Tournament in the Millfield: The sun came out last Saturday for our first U-9 tournament and everyone had a great day. Mount Sion won the tournament beating Lismore in the final. St Mary's won the plate final against Fourmilewater-Nire in a very good game of hurling. The boys and girls hurled really well and were competitive to the end in each match. Thanks very much to all the players, parents, mentors, Cody and Larry for refereeing and to the other clubs for travelling. Well done to Conor and Claire for organising and holding the tournament. Here's hoping this slot will be saved every year and it will go from strength to strength. It was clear to see improvements in some of the players over the course of the tournament which is what it's all about. U-12 Tommy Finn Hurling Tournament: Our U-12 Hurlers enjoyed a great days hurling in Clonea Power on Sunday last at the Tommy Finn Hurling Tournament. Weather wise it was a glorious day and we couldn’t have asked for a better setting, beneath the Comeragh Mountains. Our boys played James Stephens and Piltown of Kilkenny and Buffers Alley of Wexford. The three games were hugely competitive and we were delighted to make it to the quarter final stage which will be held next Saturday. Paddy was excellent in goals and kept us in all of the games with some great saves. Our defence was rock solid with very little getting past Michael, Billy, Padraic and Tadhg. They also managed to make some great runs up the field to score some fine points. Evan and Seamie worked really hard in Midfield, always tracking back but getting forward too for some great scores. Up front Pat, Cian, Gerald, Kevin, Seán and Gerard all impressed and caused endless problems for the other teams. Thanks to all the parents who came along and to Clonea Power for a well organised event. It is great to play against teams of this calibre and to see our hard work and training paying off. We are very much looking forward to next week’s quarter finals. Millfield Bookings: Please note that all bookings for the field are to be made through Muiris Walsh 0868159136. The schedule can now be viewed on the “Millfield Bookings” Facebook.

Tulach an Iarainn (SPONSORED BY McGRATH’S PHARMACY) SARGENT CUP SEMI-FINAL. Tallow 2-12; Ballygunner 2-23. It’s been a while since we played competitive senior hurling in Cappoquin and it was appropriate that the Sargent Cup semi-final was hosted at the Cornerstone venue. The Cappoquin club must be complimented on the grounds and playing surface which were top class. Ballygunner were naturally clear favourites going into this game, and their eventual winning margin justified this, but Tallow contested well throughout and and the management wouldn’t have been too unhappy with this performance. The loss of talisman Ryan Grey through injury didn’t help our cause but Jordan Henley assumed the role in the second half and contributed 1-5. Ballygunner in full flow are a handful for any team in the country, with their running game, slick interchanges and support play difficult to counteract. Admittedly they have a huge reserve of player resources to call on, at least in comparison to any team in the far west, but they are maximising their potential and setting the standard in this county and maybe beyond. Decent performance all round from our lads but plenty to work on. Fada was unyielding as ever at full back and young Robbie Geary has adapted well to senior hurling. Shane Feeney has plenty of ability and is progressing with every game. Ryan and Jordan are well within their comfort zone at this level and although still very young are emerging as leaders. They are well capable. Darragh Mulcahy has a great attitude, energy to burn and will never quit. With more experience he, along with Darragh Buckley and Ian Beecher, will be key members of this squad. Mol an oige mar a deirtear! Quick mention too for Noel

Condon! Great club player who lined out for the juniors Friday night and the seniors Saturday evening! Cathal Geary is another young lad with potential and coped well on his first introduction to senior hurling. We have no definite date for our next championship match which will be determined by the outcome of Sunday’s game against Wexford. We wish Thomas and the team well. Tallow: S O’Sullivan, J Tobin, D O’Brien, R Beecher, J Beecher, J Henley (1-5, 1f), R Geary, M O’Brien (0-1), D Mulcahy, I Beecher, R Grey (0-6,1 65), S Feeney (0-1), E Sheehan, E Condon, D Buckley, M Tobin, C Geary, B Henley, D Beecher, N Condon.

TICKETS The club will only receive over half the stand tickets requested, due to limited stand capacity at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, so please show understanding as our runai Lindsay has the unenviable task of organising ticket distribution within the club. JUNIOR HURLING Ballyduff 2-20; Tallow 2-12. As the scoreline might suggest, Ballyduff were comfortable enough winners in the end having built up a big first half lead. Tallow battled back gallantly in the second half , outscoring their opponents, but they had left themselves too much of a hill to climb. It was a good competitive encounter featuring some tough ground hurling and overhead pulling, a rarity in the modern game. Another feature of the game was that both sides fielded a father and son combination. Tommy and Adam Feeney lined out for Ballyduff while the evergreen Brian Henley and son Billy contributed a combined total of 1-8 to Tallow’s final tally. We return to Tourin again next Friday to play Lismore in our final game of the championship qualifiers. Tallow: W Curley, T McSweeney, J Tobin, S Curley, M Tobin, K Fraser, E Hickey (0-1), N Condon(0-1), K Henley, B Henley (0-4f), Brian Henley (1-4), D Tobin, A Curley, S Barry, B Buckley, J Power (1-0), D Beecher, C McCarthy (0-2), D Mangan.

COMHBHRON Tallow GAA Club extends deepest sympathy to the Hartigan family, Tallow and Cork, on the sad passing of Michael Sean Hartigan. Ar dheis lamh Dé go raibh sé. JUST FILLING IN Our PRO Kate is on a break so I’m just filling in. Maybe it’s just as well I’m not penning these notes on a regular basis as I probably would have this keyboard chewed up with anger and frustration at the treatment of clubs. The last game played in the senior hurling championship was on the 23rd April – over 13 weeks ago. Clubs, smaller ones in particular are stretched to the limit and at their wits end trying to keep limited panels together and in training with no end game in sight, while neighbouring counties seem to manage the balance between club and county much better. Lads are drifting, many gone abroad, and it’s frustrating for players and selectors alike. They are on constant standby and the lack of some semblance of fixture certainty leaves them and their families unable to plan any event. The usual lip service is paid from the top down about the primacy of the club unit in our association. The reality on the ground doesn’t change however. This is not a new phenomenon! Far from it! I recall writing about this malaise some 15 years ago. It will inevitably lead to a decline in clubs and the game of hurling will suffer. I could go on ad nauseam, and did so for years, but I’m wasting my time. Maybe the blame lies with the clubs? We need to stand up and take back control of our own destiny. Nobody is going to do it for us! COMHBHRON On behalf of Tallow GAA club we extend deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Abie Aherne. A teacher for many years at Tallow National School, Mrs Aherne was very popular and much beloved by all who benefitted from her gentle guidance and tuition. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.

Mary’s St. Mary’s St. Juveniles Juveniles U-21 COUNTY FINAL AGONY Despite dominating for the majority of the game our U-21 footballers somehow managed to let a County title slip from our grasp in sundrenched Fraher Field last Sunday, 16th July. Comeragh Gaels were the opposition and we were first out of the traps with a Corey Kennedy point, and by the 10th minute we led by 3 points to 1. We got a further boost mid ways through the half when the pacy Dylan Power goaled. Five minutes later Adam Walsh raised a second green flag to give us an eight point advantage. We had further chances to increase the lead but a bit of carelessness left the Westerners off the hook. They then got a goal but we responded with points from impressive forwards Ciaran Kirwan and Alan Fitzsimons to lead at the break by 2-9 to 1-5. Another point on the resumption saw the lead out to 8 before the opposition converted a penalty to bring them back into the match. Again we seemed to have weathered the storm with points from Adam, Alan and Ciaran. But the Gaels wouldn’t go away and were hanging in. With 12 minutes remaining we were still 5 to the good, but

8 to 10 year old group with Coaches Sean Barrett-Whelan and Pierce Brett at the Brickeys Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Bushy Park GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

two goals in the space of 5 minutes rocked us. There was still plenty time left to find an equalizer but despite ample possession we couldn’t manage to manufacture it and when Noel Kelly’s whistle blew we were on the wrong side of a 410 to 2-15 scoreline. There was disappointment all round for players, management and supporters, and while this was a great advertisement for football, with all our tally coming from play, it will be no consolation to our boys. Well done to all concerned, especially the management trio of Des Stafford, John Sheahan and Conal Queally. Our team was:- Mike Dunphy, Conor Keane, Cian Halley, TJ Veale, Jeff Halley, Ryan Gallagher, Luke Foran, Corey Kennedy, Dan Cusack, Adam Walsh, Ciaran Kirwan, Alan Fitzsimmons, Niall Dunphy, Jack Dee, Dylan Power. Subs used; Ger Mooney, Brian Walsh.

U-14 HURLING Newtown was the venue last Monday evening, 10th July, for our opening match in the league section of the championship, where Ferrybank were the visitors. Having beaten us a few weeks back in the Eastern Championship we knew this was going to be a tough encounter, however the opposite was the case as the town team were very much understrength and as a result we ran out comfortable winners. Ferrybank did get the opening point, but for the next 20 minutes we dominated with Jack Hennessy getting a hat trick of goals and the impressive Geoff Dowdall getting a fourth. During this spell our backs gave nothing away with Dan Halley leading by example from his centre back position. Ferrybank did manage to tag on a few points coming up to the break, but we still led by 10 at the interval. The second half saw the scores dry up somewhat. Ferrybank did open the scoring with a point but that was to be their last score of the game, while we managed to add another 2 goals to our tally via the stick of Aaron Foran and Jack. In the end the scoreline read 6-6 to 0-7 in our favour. U-11 HURLING The curtain came down on this year’s City League last Friday evening, 14th July, when our ‘maroon’ team played their final game of the competition when Clonea were the visitors to Kill. An even enough first half saw us level at halftime at 2 goals a piece, with James Lenihan and Peter Phelan raising the green flags. With the wind at our backs we kicked on in the opening minutes of the second half. An early goal and a point put us 4 ahead before Clonea got some excellent points of their own to bring it back to 2. Some good defending from Michael O’Grady, Tommy Queally and Tom Foran kept the opposition at bay before they eventually snatched a goal to take the lead with five minutes remaining. However, a great burst near the end that yielded 3-1 without reply secured the 2 points on a scoreline of St. Mary’s 6-3; Clonea 3-3. The win saw us finish in third place in a very competitive 9 team Division 2, so good work all round and a special mention to our coaches Neil Phelan, Mark Kiely and Richard Queally for their efforts with this group and also the ‘white’ team. Its onto the big ball now with training every Monday evening from 6.45 – 8.00 p.m. U-16 HURLING Our U-16’s made it two wins from two last Sunday morning, 16th July, when they defeated Stradbally in glorious sunshine in Kill. This game was brought forward from its original date with the agreement of both clubs, and it was our lads who were the sharper on the day. Paul Allen was the star of the show where he recorded 2-9 of our tally, as our defence also impressed in restricting the ‘reds’ to 0-11. Final score St. Mary’s 2-16; Stradbally 0-11

An Coilligeán / Na h-Emmetigh CLUB LOTTO Deatils from "Black & Amber" Club Lotto held in Quills Master McGrath on Monday 10/7/2017 - Numbers drawn: 4, 8, 24, 27. No Jackpot winner. €20 winners: Anthony/Patsy Walsh, Sarah Foley, John Nugent, Garvan O'Riordan. Seller's prize: Geraldine Wall. Next week's Jackpot €2,800. COMERAGH GAELS CROWNED COUNTY CHAMPIONS!! A big well done to Comeragh Gael's U-21 Footballers who were crowned Co. "B" Football Champions at a sunny Fraher Field on Sunday afternoon last (16/7). The lads came from nine points adrift at one stage, to secure a thrilling victory in a well contested affair against a game St. Mary's outfit, it ended Comeragh Gael's 4-10; St. Mary's 2-15.

Shamrocks Shamrocks (Kindly sponsored by Allen Engineering & Agri Sales Ltd.) CLUB LOTTO Last week's winning numbers were 5-13-1721, and there was no winner. €20 winners were Kathleen O'Flynn, William Casey, Liam Power, Aisling Cusack and Ann Flanagan. Next week's jackpot will be €5,400. JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP By the time these notes are published, our Junior hurlers will have played Clashmore/Kinsalebeg in Knockanore on Tuesday night. They are going very well with four wins out of four, so we wish them good luck. IHL: SHAMROCKS 1-10, ARDMORE 4-17. Shamrocks went down heavily to Ardmore in Ardmore on Tuesday last, 11th July in the Intermediate League. We have a lot of players missing at the moment either on holidays or with injuries, so we are struggling to put out strong teams. If Waterford can win this Sunday, it means the Intermediate Championship will be delayed for at least another three weeks. WELL DONE COLM Waterford fell at the first hurdle when they lost their U-21 Hurling crown to Cork in Walsh Park last Thursday night. To lose to a last minute penalty was a tough result to take, as I thought the Deise were just about the better team. One man who didn't disappoint was Shamrock's Colm Roche who had an excellent game scoring 5 points from midfield, showing no ill effects from the injury that had kept him out of hurling for the last couple of months. Well done also to John Paul Lucey who came on as a sub. J.P. has another year at this level, but it's Colm's last year. CONGRATULATIONS DEREK Congratulations to former player Derek Kelly who married the lovely Michelle last Friday. May you have a long and happy life together. DEISE DRAW We had two winners in last week's Deise Draw with John and Jane Murphy, Headborough winning €500, and Mary Tobin winning €100. JOHN LEAHY RIP Shamrocks would like to sympathise with the family and friends of John Leahy, Knockanore, who passed away last week. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

DEISE V. WEXFORD Pairc Ui Chaoimh is the place to be this weekend with two hurling qualifiers on Saturday and Sunday. Wexford are our opponents on Sunday, and it promises to be a tough encounter. Wexford have been revived under Davy Fitzgerald, but Waterford must have a lot of confidence after finally beating the Cats. Wexford have beaten us in the championship before, so they will relish this tie. However, I think the Deise have a bit more experience at this level, and I'm cautiously predicting a win..... 'Hon the Deise! KNOCKANORE SET DANCERS We wish the very best of luck to Knockanore Set Dancers who are competing in the Fleadh Cheoil Munster Final this weekend in The Everyman Theatre in Cork. On Friday the girls in the U-15 category will be competing. Best of luck to Catherine Hynes, Rachel Roche, Caoimhe Casey, Doireann Ormonde, Rebecca O'Keeffe, Anna McDonnell, Aobhla Motherway and Katelynn O'Neill. On Sunday afternoon our U-12 girls will take to the stage, very best of luck to Roisín Hunt, Katelynn O'Neill, Laura Kenneally, Lily Roche, Eimear Lenehan, Ava Moloney, Bronagh Motherway and Deirdre Roche.

Comeragh Rangers LGFA "We would like to congratulate the u-16 county team in the All Ireland Semi-Final who defeated Monaghan by a point last week. A special congrats to the following club members Keeley Corbett Barry, Cora Murray, Emma Power, Caoimhe Hassett and Saoirse Hennebry. Wishing them the best of luck in the All Ireland Final. Commiserations to the Waterford senior team who were defeated by Kerry in the Munster Final. Hard luck especially to the following club members Geraldine Power, Katie Murray, Emma Murray and Aoife Murray. Wishing them the best of luck in their upcoming qualifying matches. Comeragh Rangers are hosting their annual American Tea Party on 29th July in the Hiking Centre, Rathgormack. Tickets are €20. They can be bought from the committee members. All are welcome. "

Kill LOTTO At last week’s lotto draw in Dunphy’s Bar we had no winner of the €10,000 lotto jackpot. On the night we had two lucky match 3 winning tickets, the winning tickets were Emma Gallagher and a combined ticket of Aggi & Zac Conlon. The numbers drawn on the night were 12, 13, 22 & 24. DEISE DRAW The third of this year’s Deise Draws took place last week unfortunately the club had no winners in the draw. We would ask all promotors to get any money owed to Hannah as soon as possible. We hope the club has a few winners in the upcoming August draw. FIXTURES After a quiet week on the playing front, the Fenor junior hurlers are in action next Friday night, 21st July, when they take on Butlerstown in Butlerstown.

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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 €3,800 as on Sunday night. The Morning Club was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 1 which when turned wasn’t the Joker but they did win €50. Richie Walsh and Tom and Kevin won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crotty’s Corrner Bar. JUNIOR HURLING Last weekend both of our Junior teams were in Championship action. First up were our Junior B team who played Lismore in Cappoquin on Sunday morning at 12 where despite being under pressure to field a team they came away with an excellent win. Team: S. RYAN, S. O’CONNOR, G. BREEN, M. COLEMAN, C. McCARTHY, P. LYNCH, D. HENLEY, S. BRIGGS, J. HURNEY, E. ENRIGHT, J. BERESFORD, M. GORMAN, R. RYAN, L. HURNEY, J. O’BRIEN.

Later on Sunday evening our Junior C team played Kilgobinet in Fraher Field where after a most exciting game they came away with a one point win. Team: P. BREEN, A. O RIONNAIGH, D. BYRNE, S. O’GORMAN, D. MORRISSEY, C. O’DWYER, P. COLLINS, T. COLLINS, N. DEE, O. YOUNG, K. DWANE, R . CONWAY, J. ORGAN, J. RIORDAN. D. WALSH.

This weekend we play Dungarvan in the Junior B Championship on Friday night at 7 p.m. in Fraher Field. On Saturday we play Clashmore in the Junior C Championship in Bushy Park at 7:30 p.m. CONGRATULATIONS On behalf of all in the club we would like to congratulate Mark Ferncombe and Cassandra Dee who were married last weekend. We wish them both many years of happiness together. DÉISE DRAW The July Déise Draw took place last week and we had two winners on the night. John and Treasa Dillon won €500 and Tiernan Murray won €100. FIELD BOOKINGS We ask that all team managers book their times for training/matches with Michael Donovan in advance of returning to training. Managers must notify Michael in advance if they wish to change from their allocated time. CLUB BINGO Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night with a jackpot of €1,600.

Tourin Tourin WATERFORD V WEXFORD Waterford play Wexford in the quarter-final of this year’s championship in Pairc Ui Chaoimh this Sunday. We would like to wish Shane and Darragh all the best. WATERFORD V CORK U-21 HURLING Hard Luck to Waterford who lost out by a last minute penalty to Cork in the U-21 championship last week. TRAINING AND UPCOMING MATCHES We played Ballysaggart in the third round of the league last Sunday morning. We lost on a scoreline of 3-19 to 2-15. We are training Tuesday and Thursday this week. We need to make a better effort with numbers from now on as games will be played in quick succession FIELD DAY The new date for our field day is August 20th. Please see club text's for information. MEMBERSHIP Please contact Daniel Dransfield regarding membership of the GAA. Direct debit forms are available or a cash payment. We need to get this up to date ASAP and also if anyone else is interested please contact Daniel. CLUB TEXT If anyone wants to be added to the club text please contact Cathal Wilkinson 086 8904507 WEDDING BELLS We would like to wish Tom McGrath and Catherine Ahearne all the best this Friday on their Wedding day.

Brickey Rangers LOTTO Numbers drawn 4-7-14-27 no winner €25 to each of the following: David Whelan, Peggy Gillen, Eoghan McCarthy and Brophy Family. Thursday night's draw will be held in The Enterprise Bar with a jackpot of €3,000. PICNIC IN THE PARK As the sun shined and the gates opened in Bushy Park last Sunday the crowds just kept coming and it was great to see people sitting out enjoying the music and craic in the picturesque Bushy Park. We were blown away by the crowds and also by the help we received from everyone who made it possible. We thank you all sincerely and hopefully we will see you all again same time next year. JUVENILE NOTES U-14 hurling: The boys will play two matches

12 year plus group with Coach Emma O'Neill at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Ballyduff Upper GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

this week. Monday V Lismore and Wednesday V Cois Brid. Best of luck! Results will be on our Facebook page. U-15 hurling: Brickeys will take on Naomh Brid next Sunday morning in Colligan. U-11 hurling: Brickeys played Abbeyside last Friday evening in a tightly contested match. Despite the Brickeys improving well in the second half the Abbeyside team won out in the end. U-9 and U-10: We recently played Dungarvan in U-9 hurling in a very good challenge game. Despite some heavy rain falling in Bushy Park during the match, we were treated to some great skills with some fine striking, tackling and scoring from both sets of players. The game was close right to the final whistle and competitive games such as these will really help our young players as they continue to develop their hurling skills. Well done to all the boys who put in a great effort and thanks to a well coached Dungarvan team for travelling to play us. Last Saturday morning, Bushy Park was a hub of activity as the juvenile club hosted St Mary's teams in both U-9 and U-10 age groups and played both hurling and football games in each age group. It was great to see the large numbers attending and the skills on show from both age groups. These games were really enjoyed by all the players who participated. Well done to all and thanks to St Mary's GAA for travelling to our pitch. Training continues for U-9's and U-10's on Saturday mornings from 10.30 am, plenty of more games and blitzes scheduled over the summer, we will advise details by text.

Kilrossanty Kilrossanty CLOTTO SPONSORED BY KILL AGRICULTURAL LTD. CLOTTO RESULTS No winner of a Jackpot of €14,100 held in Micilin’s Bar, Kilrossanty, on Sunday night 16/7/17. Numbers were 5, 22, 23, 28. €30 won by the following people Colin Dee, Leamybrien; Grainne Hayes, The Pike. Seller’s prize of €30 Kenny and Ciara Houlihan, Crough. Next Clotto to be held in Crotty’s Inn, Leamybrien, on Sunday night 23/7/17 for Jackpot of €14,200. On duty on the night Liam Brazil and Pierce Whyte. SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROUND 5 We played the Brickeys on Wednesday evening last 12th July in Pairc Naomh Brid, Leamybrien, winning on a scoreline of 3-12 to 09 points. Donal Fitzgerald opened the scoring with a point from play in the first minute. In the second minute we were awarded a penalty taken and scored by Paul Whyte. Tommy Prendergast scored a point from play in the fifth minute. In the ninth minute Josh Kay scored his first senior goal with a great finish from close range. 14 minute Josh Kay was on target from a free. Alan Quinn scored a goal in the 17th minutes with a rebound finish. Tommy Prendergast scored a point from play in the 19th minute in the 21st minute the Brickeys were awarded a penalty which was saved by Darren Mulhearne. Paul Whyte scored a point from play in the 21 minute. A Josh Kay goal chance was saved on 22 minutes. Half-time score 3-5 to 0-6 points. Alan Quinn scored a point from play in the 10th minute. Killian Whelan surged forward from the backline to score a point from play in 16th minute. Another good attacking play resulted in a point from substitute Michael Walsh on 17 minutes. Donal Fitzgerald scored a point from play in 21st minute. Paul Whyte scored a point from play in the 22nd minute. Paul Whyte was on target

from a free in the 23rd minute. Paul Whyte scored our final point from play in the 24th minute Kilrossanty Team: Darren Mulhearne, Michael Hasset, Mark Prendergast, Killian Whelan, Pa Whyte, Niall Walsh, Barry Prendergast, Oscar De Paor, Paul Whyte, Alan Quinn, Stephen Prendergast, Donal Fitzgerald, Willy Brazil, Tommy Prendergast, Josh Kay. Substitutes: James Whyte for Josh Kay; Michael McHale for Mark Prendergast; Michael Galvin for Barry Prendergast. Full-time score 3-12 to 0-9. Scorers: Paul Whyte 1-4, Josh Kay 1-1, Alan Quinn 1-1, Donal Fitzgerald 0-2, Killian Whelan 0-1, Michael Walsh 0-1, Tommy Prendergast 0-2.

JUNIOR B FOOTBALL We have two remaining Fixtures in The Junior B Football Championship League Section. We will play Rathgormack this coming Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. 21st July in Rathgormack GAA Grounds. On Friday, 28th July we will play and Rinn in Leamybrien. Please come along and support MINOR HURLING Our minor hurlers will play near neighbours Stradbally this Wednesday evening, 19th July in Pairc Naomh Brid Leamybrien. Please come along and support. DÉISE SUPER DRAW We had no winners in Déise Super Draw held Wednesday night July 12th in Stradbally GAA Grounds. Thanks to all who purchased tickets for the draw. The next draw will take place on Wednesday, August 9th in Abbeyside. KILROSSANTY GAA CLUB JUVENILES Kellogg's GAA Cul Camp: This year's camp swung into action on Monday of this week and looks like it is going to be the most successful ever with almost 100 participating. It is expected that members of the Waterford senior hurling panel will be paying a visit during the week and if so, no doubt they will receive a warm welcome from all concerned. More in the next notes on the weeks events. Under 6, 8 and 10 Football: Football training continues for Under 6's, Under 8's and Under 10's at 7.00 in the field each Monday evening. New members always welcome. Just go to the field and give your name to any of the mentors and they will be more than happy to include you in the activities without delay. Under 12 Town & Country League Football: Kilrossanty are in Division 1 of the Town & Country League and are scheduled to play their first game on Friday week, July 28th. at 6.30 p.m. when they take on St. Pat's away from home. Then, just four days later on Tuesday, August 1st. Youghal are the visitors to Leamybrien and for the same starting time of 6.30. Under 14 Hurling: Following on from the win against Clashmore/Kinsalebeg, the team's next outing is away to Ballyduff Upper on Monday week July 31st. at 7.00. Training continues as normal in the field. Under 16 Hurling: Next game is at home to Clashmore/Kinsalebeg on Wednesday, July 26th. at 7.00. Training continues in the field and all players please check notifications for days and start times. Noreen Prendergast Memorial Walk: A memorial walk in memory of the late Noreen Prendergast will take place on Thursday evening July 27th. The walk will be on the Waterford Greenway, starting at the car park at Clonea/Ballinroad roundabout and finishing at Durrow car park. A free bus for walkers will depart from Crotty's, Leamybrien, at 7.00. Bus will return walkers to Crotty's from Durrow at conclusion of walk. Bucket collection on the Greenway and also at Crotty's for donations, all of which will go to the Solas Cancer Support Centre, Waterford. Refreshments and raffle in Crotty's afterwards.

Sympathy: The Kilrossanty Juvenile Club extends its deepest sympathy to Micheal, Colette, Darragh, Eoin and Brian Veale, Glendalligan and to the Veale and Kirby families in Ballinroad and Dungarvan, on the death of Philly Veale, Ballinroad. May she rest in peace.

St.Pat's Pat's Juvenile Juvenile St. Ladies Football Football &&Ladies VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Dungarvan Agricultural Show takes place on Thursday 27th July. St. Pat's are after getting a stall to sell tickets for our "Split the Pot" draw. In return the show committee asked us to rotate 2 to 3 parents every 1 to 2 hours in the Tea Tent. We'll also want parents to operate the "Split the Pot" sales stand for an hour or two at a time. Volunteers can contact any committee member or coach and we will get in touch promptly. St. Pat's is a dynamic club with lots of teams, games and activities, these all cost a lot of money to run. We really would be grateful if volunteers would make themselves available to help us in this fundraising effort. Our thanks to the Dungarvan Show Committee for this opportunity. DATE FOR YOUR DIARY St. Pat's Annual "Poc Fada" Competition will take place in Bohadoon on Sunday, 27th August. More information over the coming weeks. UNDER 8 FOOTBALL VS AN SEAN PHOBAL Well done to Abbie, Anna, Aoibhinn, Ella, Leah, Lily May, Mairéad Óg & Molly our young U-8's who played with great heart in An Sean Phobal last week. Maith sibh cailíní. UNDER 11 FOOTBALL VS LISMORE Congratulations to St. Pat's under 11 footballers who played out a hard fought match against Lismore in Bohadoon last Friday. UNDER 13 LADIES FOOTBALL VS BALLYDUFF UPPER Our under 13's had a reasonably comfortable win tonight against a very game Ballyduff Upper team. The first half saw St. Pat's dominate the midfield battle and score some well taken goals. Try as they might Ballyduff couldn't make a dent in the resolute St. Pat's defense. The second half saw the Ballyduff forwards make more of an impact. They scored three nice goals that closed the gap with the home side. The final result wasn't in doubt but Ballyduff are to be commended for playing right to the final whistle. The best aspect of the game for St. Pat's was seeing some of the younger girls come to the fore, weighing in with some nice scores and fluid passing. Well done to both teams. UNDER 14 HURLING VS ABBEYSIDE Commiserations to our under 14 hurlers who were edged out in a tight contest in the U-14 Division 1 Western Hurling Final. The club are very proud of the battling display they gave against Abbeyside last Thursday evening at a sun soaked Fraher Field. Our team were beaten by a point in the last 30 seconds of a thriller 1-12 to 1-11. Well done to all of the players, mentors and coaches. COMERAGH GAELS Well done to Comeragh Gaels on their victory in the County U-21B Football Final last Sunday on a score of 4-10 to St. Marys 2-15. CLUB KIT The official St. Patrick's Club Kit is available at www.oneills.com MEMBERSHIP All outstanding membership fees and forms need to be given to team mentors ASAP. A membership form is available to download on the club

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Mitchels John John Mitchels INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL We are now awaiting our Eastern quarter-final where we will play Newtown. This game is due to be played in late August. Training continues every week and is communicated through text. UNDERAGE We are training this Thursday night. We will be playing u-11 and u-12 over the coming weeks if we can field teams. Can all players interested in playing be at field this Thursday. FEWS SPORTS DAY There was a great turnout for the Fews NS Sports Day on Sunday last. All the activities you could imagine were on offer and the day was a roaring success. We'll done to all involved. CONFINED DRAW Congratulations to Jimmy Behan who was this week's winner.

CappoquinCamogie Camogie Cappoquin CLOTHES COLLECTION Thinking of clearing out your wardrobe, we will be holding a clothes collection to raise funds for the club over the next few weeks. If anyone has clothes to be collected please text 087 6843007. RESULTS U-16 had a great result against Cappoquin 4-4; Abbeyside 2-4. Well done to all. FIXTURES U-16 Cappoquin v An Rinn in An Rinn, Round 5: 25th July '17 at 6:30 p.m. TRAINING U-8/U-10 training is cancelled due to Cúl Camps this week. U-12/U-14 training Tuesday 6-7 and Thursday 6.15/7.15 U-16 training Monday at 7.30 and U-16/U-18/Senior training Wednesday and Friday at 7.30 and Sunday’s at 10 am All new members welcome. Please contact the club for further details.

Sliabh gCua/ St. Mary’s DON STIFFE CONCERT Don't forget to get your tickets for the Don Stiffe & friends concert Touraneena Community Centre 21/07/17. Fantastic night of entertainment guaranteed! Doors open at 8:15 pm. Don Stiffe 9 pm to 9:45 pm. 9:50 to 10:15 pm break for tea & coffee. 10:15 pm to 10:45 pm Christy O'Neill & friends of the Marine. 10:45 pm to 11:30 pm Don Stiffe closes out the night. INTERMEDIATE HURLING LEAGUE St Mary's V Shamrocks is changed to Thursday 20th in Knockanore at 7.30. COMERAGH GAELS U-21 COUNTY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS Massive congratulations to Comeragh Gaels on winning the u-21 County Final vs St Mary's at the Fraher Field today. Final score Comeragh Gaels 4-10; St. Mary's 2-15.

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