DUNGARVAN
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Pictured is Abbeyside native, Daniel Kearney, with Sarah Richmond from County Antrim, who jointly won ‘The Soloist’ 2015 competition last Sunday week. The win means Daniel and Sarah have the opportunity of a lifetime to perform with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland during their National Peace Proms Tour in the Spring.
National stardom for local pianist Daniel Kearney A DREAM has come true for an Abbeyside native, and Pianist, Daniel Kearney, who was named as joint winner of ‘The Soloist’ 2015 competition which was held last Sunday week, 9th August, in the Freemason’s Hall, Dublin. The win means that 21-year-old Daniel will have the opportunity of a lifetime to perform with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland (CBOI) during their National Peace Proms Tour in the Spring, to audiences of 30,000 at locations such as the RDS, Dublin; the Hub, Kilkenny; the Kingfisher Leisure Centre, Galway; and the Odyssey Arena, Belfast. Daniel, and his co-winner, Sarah Richmond (27), a Soprano, from Carrickfergus, County Antrim, beat off stiff competition from 450 other competitors. Up to 30 of the nation’s most promising and talented young musician’s and singers made it through to the SemiFinal on Sunday last, which was further reduced later that evening to 12 finalists, which included Daniel and Sarah. Daniel and Sarah stole the hearts of
the judges with their captivating performances. Daniel wowed the crowd, and the judges with his performances of Kapustin - Etudé Opus 40 No. 6; and Puck’s Dance by Debussy. Daniel held Dungarvan’s first piano recital in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland last March, to help raise money for the church’s repair fund. He has played in many venues and events around the country, including the Aula Maxima in UCC; aboard the Dunbrody Famine Ship for the opening of the New Ross Piano Festival; National Concert Hall, Dublin, among many more. Daniel is a talented classical pianist, initially self taught (6-14), when he joined the Cork School of Music and went from there to The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, winning many major competitions and awards. Daniel has only returned to playing piano this year after major surgery last year. Daniel is planning to continue his studies with a move to Denmark in late 2016 to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Music.
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Councillors paid over €550k last year THE 32 members of Waterford City and County Council were paid over €550,000 in allowances and expenses last year - from June to December, 2014. The most in payments and expenses went to Fianna Fáil party members, who were paid a total of €168,120.58; followed by Fine Gael party members, who were paid a total €149,331.84. Independent Councillors were paid a total of €124,590.59.
Sinn Féin party members were paid a total of €90,843.01. The Labour Party member, who is the sole representative of the party on Waterford City and County Council, was paid €18,483.28 in total. The figures were made available to this newspaper by Waterford City and County Council. For more on this story and a breakdown of the figures, see page 4.
Motorists not heeding message about DUI as figures increase this year By Paul Mooney DESPITE local media campaigns and Bank Holiday operations, the message is still not getting through to motorists that they should never, ever drive while under the influence (DUI) of an intoxicant - according to figures presented to the recent meeting of Waterford City and County Joint Policing Committee. Superintendent Chris Delaney, Waterford, said that the number of people arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (alcohol or drugs) in the
Waterford Garda Division increased by around five percent in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year. He pointed out that while there was an increase in serious injury traffic collisions for the first half of 2015, there have been no fatalities in the Waterford Division, “Which is an achievement in itself,” he said. “But, when the number of those being arrested for driving while under the influence increases, generally, we see incidents of serious injury collisions and fatal collisions rising as well - there is a direct corelation,” Supt. Delaney warned. Continued on page 6
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