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A NUMBER of West Waterford communities have expressed alarm and concern over a proposal to erect 12 wind turbines in the Mount Stuart / Ballyguiry Upper area of Drum Hills in Dungarvan, and have organised a public meeting for next Thursday, 21st August.

Ecopower Developments Ltd., have applied to Waterford City and County Council for planning permission to erect 12 wind turbines, with a height of 126.6 metres (over 415 feet) each, in townlands at Knocknaglogh Lower / Barranastook Upper / Knocknamona / Woodhouse /

By Tom Keith THIS year’s Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo will long be remembered in this district for the record number of medals, titles and awards won by the young members of the Comeraghs Branch of Comhaltas. As they arrived home to their beloved Cuil Cheoil headquarters, they brought with them eight first places, four second places and three third places, which probably constitutes a record for any club in the annals of Comhaltas. What is more significant is that all seven of these young people are members of Seisiun, the Tuesday night Cabaret at The Park Hotel, an event which is firmly on the calendar of everyone who loves the sound of tra-

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Tinakilly / Monageela / Killatoor, Dungarvan. (Council reference: 14600109). A newly formed community group ‘Drumhills Community Wind Farm Action Group’ have described the proposed development as “Waterford’s largest wind farm and Waterford’s largest eyesore”, pointing

out that the Spire in Dublin (which was made in Dungarvan!) is 120 metres high, 6.6 metres shorter than the proposed wind farm in Drum Hills, while the giant ferris wheel in London, England, called the ‘London Eye’ measures 135 metres tall, which is just nine metres taller than the proposed wind farm. Continued on page 2

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THE dreams of supporters of the players, management and started the came to an abrupt Irish women's rugby her career with team was Dungarvan Rugby end last Wednesday the difference the south west Club, Shane night between the of and Liam. sides in the top French team Paris at Stade Bouin, home in opening two wins over the USA Abbeyside womanA fact acknowledged by of holders and the cup they made their Stade Francais. It wasn't before New Zealand, the teams in the aftermath previously unbeaten own to have beaten The World Cup. of na piece of Irish sporting tory byCCÉ, Craobh the All Blacks in the Sunday battle for third place took the game. some achievement. reaching histhe and that's Fennell (flute) afternoon. Despite In the semi-final, place on They had come last four of the World Cup. (concertina), Claire Niamh’s reward they faced an been at both scrum who were English side back of a six nationsinto the tournament off for her fine (fiddle),Clara Mannion Cheoil in Sligo. and line out time, under pressure was her performances, the and they in super form, much more one Sarah O’Gorman nomination for where they won All Ireland Fleadh games but lost muscled their physical time.score between the sides there was only Excellent World Player 1st Place winners, their home Ceoltóirí Éireann on the road way around the of the Year. going into injury off the This was a testimony the end, they Trios (15-18 years) England and to the big two, park. at the 2014 Comhaltas ran threat whenever kicking tee and an attacking France. to the skill and scoreboard at out convincing winners but In of the Irish when they gComarach, Waterford she had the Local player Niamh the end did flatter the got ball into hand. ability superb performances ball in hand, Award winning Quality Looking back Briggs was the The area was her them a bit. march to the played a major star of the Irish success. semi-final past three weeks,at the performances over role in the of people makingwell represented, with a number She was Combination stage. The player, the of the … Winning the journey to who ital, including from tournament alongalso included in the team Irish team. Two one can only be proud of Award this Louise Get the deal her dad Michael,the French capQuality and Price the tournament, facts will be remembered Reilly and Gillian with team mates, Marie and brothers from they reached Bourke. There they join the Munster the semi-final and but the will be disappointment for team of '78 as feat of reaching some time the only Irish GUARANTEE 058-41933 a semi-final will in the memory. Dungarvan • live long St., O’Connell 400Hz UNBEATABLE!

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WEATHER OUTLOOK BRIGHT or sunny spells this afternoon and early evening. Scattered showers will occur, with the odd sharp shower possible, but some areas will stay largely or completely dry. Cool for the time of year, highs of just 15 to 17 Celsius, in a light to moderate northwest to north breeze. The showers will become isolated this evening and the night will be mainly dry, with good clear intervals developing, but a few scattered showers will occur along the west coast. Cold, with lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 Celsius, in a light north to northwest or variable breeze. Tomorrow,Wednesday, will be bright and mostly dry, with sunny spells, though a few scattered showers are possible. Still quite cool, with highest temperatures of only 15 or 17 Celsius, in light to moderate northwesterly breezes. Wednesday night: Most areas dry, with clear spells, but rain will develop in some Northern and Western coastal areas, with freshening W to SW winds, winds mostly light to moderate W'ly elsewhere. Min. 6 to 9 Celsius. Thursday: A few bright spells, but mostly cloudy, with showers, merging to give longer spells of rain in places, mainly in the north and northwest. Max. 14 to 17 Celsius, in a moderate W to SW wind. Clearer weather, with scattered showers, will extend from the north later and winds will veer NW'ly. Friday: A cool, bright day, with sunny spells and scattered showers, most of the showers in the north and east. Max. 14 to 17 C., in a light to moderate NW'ly breeze. Saturday: Dry in most areas, but isolated showers possible, mainly in the north. Some Atlantic coasts will become cloudy and misty. Persistent and locally heavy rain will spread from the Atlantic on Saturday night, reaching most parts early Sunday morning, with strong and gusty S to SE winds. Sunday: Wet and windy at first, but brighter weather, with scattered showers, will extend from the southwest. Winds will veer southwesterly and ease. Further outlook: Early indications suggest that it will remain changeable and unsettled, but temperatures will improve on Monday & Tuesday.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Concern grows over 12 wind turbines proposal FROM FRONT PAGE They said that the proposed wind turbines at Drum Hills will be one-third higher than the two existing wind turbines at Ballycurreen, Old Parish, which are approximately 80 metres in height. The group said that while the Council isn’t due to make a decision on the application until 23rd September, 2014, members of the public only have until 3rd September, 2014 to make a submission / observation / objection to the proposed development of wind turbines. John McGovern, of Drumhills Community Wind Farm Action Group said that the proposed wind farm in the Drum Hills will overlook Dungarvan, as well as the Brickey Valley and the surrounding area within a 20 km range. Mr. McGovern said that the proposed development, along with eight turbines already approved in the Aglish area, will bring the total turbines in this vicinity to 20. “There has been no Dungarvan community engagement on this topic despite the considerable negative impact this will have on West Waterford,” said Mr. McGovern. Wind farm developments have polarised communities not only within Ireland but globally where commercial size turbines have been installed in residential community environments. The Drumhills Community Wind Farm Action Group said that farmers who locate a turbine on their land in return for a substantial rental agreement should not be vilified, as they have bills to pay as well and have faced recent challenges, such as winter feed shortages, drops in produce prices and increasing costs of fuel, feed, and fertiliser. “However,” Mr. Govern pointed out. “That is the sum total of benefit to our local region - this development will not create any long-term jobs, nor will it bring any financial benefit to our region,” he said. Mr. Govern said that it could be argued that the proposed turbines will have a negative effect to the region, pointing out some major tourist attractions includ-

Pictured is a map showing the approximate location of the proposed 12 wind turbines in the Drum Hills, Dungarvan. The large circle shows the 20 km visibility range. ing the Copper Coast Drive and other scenic locations around Dungarvan. “Strong representation is being made to have Waterford rightly included in the Wild Atlantic Way. Yet the main roads into the region, the N25 and N72, will be overcast with the view of 20 ‘London Eye’ sized structures spanning the length of Drum Hills. Hardly the most appealing of welcomes to entice any tourist to stay in the region,” he said. In a statement, the Drumhills Community Wind Farm Action Group said that house prices in the Drum Hills area could be greatly devalued, with houses in close proximity to the proposed turbines possibly being unsellable. They said that information into the effect of wind turbines on local residents is beginning to emerge after long-term studies carried out in countries like Scotland, and pointed out that one of the most senior doctor’s at the Department of Health, Colette Bonner, stated: “there is a consistent cluster of symptoms related to living in close proximity to wind turbines which occurs in a number of people in the vicinity of industrial wind turbines”.

Drumhills Community Wind Farm Action Group said that while the government’s 2020 target to have 40 percent of the country’s energy produced by renewable energy is “a laudable goal”, they said that developments such as that proposed by Ecopower Developments in the Drum Hills “is no longer suitable to match these requirements”, drawing attention to the Irish Academy of Engineers who issued a report on Energy Policy and Economic Recovery 2010 2015. The Drumhills Community Wind Farm Action Group said that in that engineer’s report, it was stated: “The aim of producing 40% of electricity in Ireland from wind power by 2020 is not appropriate for a number of reasons”. They also drew attention to Economist, Colm McCarthy, whom, they said, was equally damning of this approach - “The wind energy lobby has been remarkably successful in Ireland, where government has been persuaded to pursue high targets for wind penetration regardless of cost,” Mr. McCarthy stated. “Wind lobbyists appear to have succeeded in propagating the view that wind energy is not

merely low on carbon emissions, which is true, but also cheap, which is not.” The Drumhills Community Wind Farm Action Group said that for the financial benefit of a consortium of developer / investors, the local community in the Drum Hills area must suffer the direct consequences of light flicker, noise pollution and the stress and worry of potential long term health issues caused by these turbines. “The wider South East region must suffer a visible blight of these turbines on such a prominent area for the generations of the future on such a short sighted policy,” added Mr. McGovern. The public meeting will be held in Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan, on Thursday, 21st August at 8.00 p.m.There will be a number of politicians invited to the meeting, as well as representatives of Ecopower Developments Ltd. All are welcome to attend the meeting. Meanwhile, the Drumhills Community Wind Farm Action Group’s Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/DAWTurbi nes and the national awareness page: www.facebook.com/windawareireland.

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C O M M E N DAT I O N S have been awarded to a Dungarvan restaurant by the Food and Wine Magazine’s Restaurant of the Year Awards for 2014. At a gala luncheon, held in Dublin’s Four Seasons Hotel last Sunday, The Tannery Restaurant, Dungarvan, was awarded

Best Restaurant Munster Commended; as well as Best Service Commended; while its chef and proprietor, Paul Flynn, was awarded Best Chef Munster Commended. “The judging panel had a difficult task this year, with so many incredible

restaurants and chefs deserving recognition,” said Miriam Atkins, Editor of Food and Wine Magazine. The awards, now in their 14th year, are considered one of the most prestigious and authoritative culinary awards in the Irish calendar. Recognising the best

Irish restaurants and culinary talent, diners from all over Ireland were invited to nominate their favourite restaurants and chefs, with the top entries going forward for deliberation by a national culinary panel of judges, made up of industry experts and national food critics.

The Food and Wine Magazine’s Restaurant of the Year Awards, awarded chef and owner of the Tannery Restaurant, Paul Flynn, with Best Chef Munster - Commended.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

19 Lottery millionaires created in County Waterford By Paul Mooney NINETEEN people have been made lottery millionaires in County Waterford over the past 25 years, according to an analysis of where the winning tickets have been sold for €1 million and over jackpots going back to 1989. This ranks Waterford as the 12th county where most lottery millionaires have been created. The total amount shared by the 19 lottery millionaires in County Waterford between May 1989 and July 2014 is €68.6m, which works out at €602.79 per head of population (113,795 population of Waterford as per 2011 Census) and 1.7 Lotto millionaires per 10,000 of population. The county with the most Lotto millionaires is Dublin, with 285 millionaires created since 1989, followed by Cork, with 77 Lotto millionaires and Galway, with 40 Lotto millionaires. Dublin’s 285 Lotto millionaires have shared a total of €814.9m, which works out at €640.07 per head of population (1,273,069 population as per 2011 Census), or 2.2 Lotto millionaires per 10,000 of population. Cork’s 77 millionaires shared a total of €218m, which works out at

€420.02 per head of population (519,032 population as per 2011 Census), or 1.5 Lotto millionaires per 10,000 population. The county with the least is Leitrim, which has two Lotto millionaires since 1989, followed by Kilkenny, with five Lotto millionaires in the past 25 years. Waterford’s neighbour,Tipperary is the 9th county with most Lotto millionaires, working out at 24 Lotto millionaires since 1989. The total amount shared by the Tipperary Lotto millionaires is €82.6m which works out at €520.22 per head of population (158,754 population as per 2011 Census), or 1.5 Lotto millionaires

per 10,000 of population. The top 13 counties with the most Lotto millionaires are: Dublin, 285; Cork, 77; Galway, 40; Donegal, 33; Louth, 28; Limerick, 27; Kildare, 25; Meath, 24; Tipperary, 24; Mayo, 24; Wicklow, 22; Waterford, 19; and Kerry, 19. The bottom 13 counties with lesser number of Lotto millionaires are: Clare, 17; Wexford, 16; Westmeath, 12; Cavan, 12; Sligo, 12; Roscommon, 9; Offaly, 7; Carlow, 7; Laois, 7; Monaghan, 6; Longford, 5; Kilkenny, 5; and Leitrim, 2. The information from the National Lottery includes jackpots of more than €1m across its games: Lotto, EuroMillions, Monday

Million, Daily Million, and Millionaire Raffle. Since the Irish Lottery started, more than 750 Lottery millionaires have been created between the Lotto game and in later years, the Euromillions. The biggest jackpot won in Ireland was in 2005 when Limerick woman, Dolores McNamara scooped the phenomenal prize of €115m on the EuroMillions, setting a record for the largest lottery win to date and the largest EuroMillions win in Ireland. The second largest Irish Lotto win was by a County Waterford couple who won €16.7m in April, 2010, when they purchased their winning ticket from Eason, Dungarvan. Nearly three years later, in March, 2013, Eason, Dungarvan, again sold a winning lottery ticket, with the lucky County Waterford couple collecting just over €3m. In September, 2013, one lucky person won €12.8m on the EuroMillions after purchasing their winning lottery ticket from Ardkeen Superstores, Dunmore Road, Waterford City. Results of the National Lottery games and other information are available on its website: www.lottery.ie.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Ten good things about EU membership PART six of a series of ten. At a time of increasing tensions when the entire concept of the European Union seems to be under threat of falling apart, when Europeans take to the streets of their towns and cities to protest against austerity and the corrupt practices that brought it about, when mainstream British politicians seem to be looking for an escape clause, we ask the question: What has the European Union done for us? We continue our look at ten ways in which European Union membership has improved our lives. NUMBER 6: FOREIGN AID The EU accounts for half of all global aid. Last year, it donated €53.1bn (£42.8bn). The European commission by itself is the world's second largest bilateral donor after the US, providing €12.3bn of external aid in 2011. Aid constitutes about 9% of the EU budget. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's peer review of EU aid in 2012 found that the body was a "formidable player in global development" that had taken "positive steps to make the programme more effective and increase its impact" since its previous review in 2007. The European commission is ranked the fifth most transparent donor in the world out of 72, above every EU member state except the UK and the Netherlands. As the world’s largest provider of development support, the European Union is in a powerful position to influence global development issues.

Ireland uses its membership of the European Union to influence the direction of its overall development co-operation policies to ensure they deliver results and make a real difference in the lives of poor people. The aim of Ireland’s aid programme is to reduce poverty and hunger, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where the needs are greatest. It supports long term development and provides humanitarian assistance in over eighty of the world’s poorest countries. Most of the funding is spent on health and HIV and education services, agriculture and nutrition programmes and on providing much-needed humanitarian assistance in emergency situations. Ireland’s programme is delivered by a variety of partners and organisations. In the partner countries Ireland works closely with governments, local authorities and communities. Ireland also works closely with a wide range of national and international Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to contribute to the eradication of poverty, hunger and human rights violations. Their reach into poor and marginalised communities and their capacity to respond, especially in humanitarian situations, makes them important partners. Ireland also gives significant support through the UN and EU, which allows it to engage at a global level and provide assistance to areas outside the partner countries. Ireland channels it’s aid in a number of ways: through government systems in partner countries, through non-governmental

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A DANGEROUS junction in An Rinn will have major work carried out on it next year, a Dungarvan / Lismore Area Councillor has said. Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell highlighted the junction at a previous Council meeting, pointing out that traffic coming from Helvick Head and using the junction at Seaview to turn up towards the GAA pitch are breaking the law because they have to cross the centre white line. “It is a dangerous junction and a serious collision could happen there,” Cllr. O’Donnell warned.

However, last week, Cllr. O’Donnell, speaking to the Dungarvan Observer, revealed that major work will be carried out at the junction next year to make it safer. “I am delighted to say that the junction should be removed next year and a new road put in, with footpaths and public lighting,” said Cllr. O’Donnell. CUSHCAM CROSS Meanwhile, Cllr. O’Donnell has welcomed the announcement of work which is expected to commence at Cushcam Cross later this year.

“I understand that the junction at Cushcam Cross will shortly be improved,” he said. WORST JUNCTION IN IRELAND Cllr. O’Donnell said one of the “worst junctions in Ireland” which is located adjacent to Flemings Pub on the N25, will have work carried out on it next year. “The road coming from Ring / Old Parish onto the N25 at Flemings Pub is the worst junction in Ireland. When there is thick fog, drivers have to turn

back and use a different route because it is too dangerous. They can’t see the traffic coming from the Dungarvan direction, and it is a fast road,” said Cllr. O’Donnell. He said he was informed that major work would take place at the junction next year. “I understand they will be altering the road completely,” Cllr. O’Donnell added. Pictured is Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell at the dangerous junction in Ring.

Greenway proposal from Clonmel to Carrick-on-Suir AS a proposal for a Greenway from Dungarvan to Waterford City / Tramore progresses, there is another proposal to create a Greenway from Clonmel to Carrick-on-Suir. Last week, it was revealed that Tipperary County Council is proposing to build a 19 km long linear Greenway on the north bank of the River Suir, between General Richard Mulcahy Park, Clonmel, and Sean Healy Park, Carrick-on-Suir. It is understood that the proposed Greenway follows the original River Suir towpath. The scheme will provide a 1.5 m wide running surface for pedestrians and cyclists with an adjacent 1.5 m of grass surface. The maximum width of the greenway will be 3 m wide. The running surface will vary between bitumous macadam, grasscrete and reinforced grass depending on the flood risk assessment. There will also be provision for pedestrian / bicycle friendly gates, signage, fencing, edge protection, minor bank repair, a small wooden bridge and all associated site works to be included in the scheme. The proposed Tipperary Greenway is on public display for submissions and available to view at Tipperary County Council’s Civic Offices in Clonmel or Nenagh. Submissions on the proposed development must be received no later than 4.30 p.m., Monday, 6th October. DÉISE GREENWAY Meanwhile, the Déise Greenway proposal is on public display for submissions. Once the public display period has ended, the proposal for the Déise Greenway will be brought before Waterford City and County Council for decision and adoption. At the June meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Chief Executive Officer, Michael Walsh said it was intended to spend €10m on the Déise Greenway project over the next five years.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

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and can put you in contact with organisations that can provide you with counselling, advice or shelter. They can also offer you information with regard to obtaining Protection / Barring Orders, etc. Leave as soon as possible, or have someone come to stay with you, if this increases your safety; otherwise, go to the house of a neighbour / friend / relative or other safe place. IF YOU ARE NOT IN IMMEDIATE DANGER, BUT NEED HELP: You can, of course, call the Gardaí, or call one of the various organisations that can offer you advice, counselling or refuge. MEDICAL ATTENTION Always get medical attention if you have been hurt and ask the medical staff to take photographs of your injuries. Where possible, keep all records of your attacks - these can be helpful if you decide to take legal action. LEGAL ISSUES You can obtain information from a number of sources including the Gardaí, the Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC), and other support organisations. The Courts can issue Safety Orders, Barring Orders, Interim Barring Orders, and Protection Orders. These are defined in the Domestic Violence Act, 1996. Information on these orders can be found on the FLAC website. FORWARD PLANNING - MAKE A SAFETY PLAN You should consider forward planning to develop an action plan in case another incident occurs. This can help you to feel more in control and prepare you for what to do if such an event happens. Make a list of people you could call in the event of an incident, or if you felt you were in danger. Deciding where you would go if you had to leave your home. Keeping extra clothing, toiletries, money, personal items with someone you trust. Knowing where identification and other important papers are kept in case you need them quickly. Alerting trusted neighbours to call the Gardaí if they hear any suspicious sounds coming from your home. Practice making an emergency escape (with your children) and travelling to the location you have chosen as a safe place. Make a list of other preparations you may want to consider. When you decide to leave, whether for a short period, or longer term, you will need to take with you some or all of the following items if you can do so safely; if not, you can return to the house at a later stage accompanied by the Gardaí to retrieve your belongings: money; credit cards; passport; clothes; cheque books; prescribed medication; driving licence; work permit (if relevant); address / telephone book. Other additional items to consider taking if you have time include: Birth certificate; children’s birth certificates; family medical records; children’s allowance books; social welfare books; car registration papers; school records; some toys for the children; photos and personal items of importance; jewellery. USEFUL CONTACTS Garda Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Investigation Unit, Garda HQ, Harcourt Square, Dublin 2; Tel: 01-6663430 / 6663435; email:dvsau@iol.ie; or your local Garda Station. Cosc: www.cosc.ie. Tel: 01-4768680. Women’s Aid: www.womensaid.ie. Freefone: 1800-341-900, seven days a week, from 10.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. Safe Ireland: www.safeireland.ie. Tel: 090-6479078. AMEN: www.amen.ie. Tel: 046-9023718. Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC): www.flac.ie. Tel: 018745690. Crime Victims Helpline: www.crimevictimshelpline.ie. Tel: 1850-211-407. Samaritans: www.samaritans.org. Tel: 1850-60-90-90.

Useful information: IN AN EMERGENCY, CONTACT 999 / 112 Dungarvan Garda Station: 058-48600 Lismore Garda Station: 058-72030 Garda Confidential Line: 1800-666-111 www.garda.ie

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Tramore and Waterford make IBAL’s top ten in Anti-Litter League TRAMORE and Waterford City are in the top ten of IBAL’s (Irish Businesses Against Litter) Round 1 Anti-Litter League. Tramore was ranked in 5th place ‘Cleaner than European Norms’, while Waterford City was ranked 10th, also ‘Cleaner than European Norms’. Clonmel was ranked in 13th place, also ‘Cleaner than European Norms’.

A statement from IBAL said that its latest survey has discovered that while the nation’s towns continue to get cleaner, the main cities such as Cork, Limerick and Dublin, remain littered. “There has always been a disparity between cities and towns, but this survey shows the gap in cleanliness to as wide as ever,” commented Conor Horgan of IBAL.

Literary reading with Author Nuala Ní Chonchúir Molly Keane Writers Retreat, Ardmore, Saturday, 23rd August, at 8.00 p.m. AUTHOR Nuala Ní Chonchúir will read from her 2013 published short story chapbook, Of Dublin and Other Fictions (Tower Press, USA) and also an extract from her Spring 2014 novel The Closet of Savage Mementos (New Island). The literary reading will be held on Saturday 23rd August at 8.00 p.m. Cover charge: €5.00. Book on 087-2970692 as places are limited. Refreshments will be served. www.mollykeanewritersretreats.com supported by County Waterford Arts Office. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nuala Ní Chonchúir was born in Dublin in 1970. She lives in East Galway. Her fourth short story collection Mother America was published by New Island in 2012. A chapbook of flash Of Dublin and Other Fictions was published in the US in late 2013 by Tower Press and Nuala’s second

Author, Nuala Ní Chonchúir, who will read from her published work at the Molly Keane Writers Retreat, Ardmore, this coming Saturday, 23rd August, at 8.00 p.m. novel The Closet of Savage Mementos appeared Spring 2014 from New Island. Penguin USA and Penguin Canada will publish Nuala’s third novel in 2015. www.nualanichonchuir.com.

On your bike, Cancer – charity cycle IN November 2013 we lost our close friend Stephen Carroll to a year long struggle against kidney cancer. Stephen was a true gentleman, one of our dearest friends and we miss him every day. He was just 38 when he died and left his wife, Breffnie and three young boys, Senan, Keelan and Roan behind him. Stephen was a sports fanatic and represented his clubs locally in soccer, GAA, running, triathlon and cycling. His true passion was cycling and he was a wonderful cyclist. In the weeks before he passed away we told him of our intention to raise money for a number of Cancer Charities by undertaking a fundraising cycle from his house in Dundalk, Co. Louth to Liscannor in Co. Clare. The help and support provided by the various Cancer Charities proved invaluable throughout Stephen’s fight against cancer and while it is impossible to repay the

palliative care team and night nurses for how they cared for Stephen and his family we hope to raise funds in his name to ensure the amazing work these charities do continues. Our cycle commences from Stephen’s house in Dundalk on Wednesday, September 3rd, and after 350KMs finishes in Liscannor on Friday, September 5th.We have 50 cyclists signed up and our aim is to raise €75,000. We would greatly appreciate any support you could provide. You can make a contribution in either of the following ways: • Call into Murray’s Pharmacy, Grattan Sq., Dungarvan, and fill out our Sponsorship Card • Click onto www.mycharity.ie/event/david_ gaffneys_event and click on Sponsor a Friend and type in Eoin Doohan Any donation will be greatly appreciated and many thanks, in anticipation, of your support. Liz Murray and David Gaffney.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Seaweed success for Sea of Vitality at Great Taste Awards WEST Waterford business couple, Tom and Ria Jones of Sea of Vitality, enjoyed multiple success at this Great Taste year’s Awards. In the world’s largest blind-tasted food awards, Sea of Vitality were amongst the producers celebrating as their Milled Dillisk and Ground Kelp seaweeds are now eligible to proudly carry the little gold and black Great Taste logo. Judged by over 400 of the most demanding palates belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, members of the Women’s Institute, farmers and a host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. When a product wears a Great Taste label it carries a badge of honour but more importantly, the Great Taste logo is a signpost to a wonderful tasting product – and hundreds of judges have worked hard to discover the very best through hours and hours of blind-tasting a total of 10,000 different foods and drink. This year a massive 10,000 products entered into Great Taste. A panel of supremely talented judges including; Masterchef judge and restaurant critic Charles Champion, BBC Food Programme presenter Sheila Dillon, Great British Bake Off winner Frances Quinn, MasterChef 2013 Natalie Coleman, food buyers from Harrods, Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Whole Food

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Sean Kelly Tour 2014 - Almost There! THE eighth Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford, part of the An Post Cycle Series and what is sure to be one of the most colourful and spectacular events in Waterford’s 2014 sporting calendar is almost upon us. The tour takes place this Saturday and Sunday August 23rd and 24th It is now too late to enter for any of Sunday's three routes as entry closed when the participant limit of 5,000 entries was reached in late July. However, for those wishing to cycle as part of Saturday's 12k Kelly Spin you can enter on the day and full details are below. 5,000 cyclists have signed up for this year's event and the popularity of the tour is due to the hard work and dedication of the Sean Kelly Tour Committee which consists of representatives of Waterford City & County Council, Waterford Sports Partnership, County Waterford Community Forum, eight local cycling clubs and of course the one and only Sean Kelly. Add to that the hard work and enthusiasm of over five hundred local volunteers and you have a very special recipe for success. JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEAR'S EVENT 1. 12k Kelly Spin: Your chance to cycle the upgraded section of the Old Railway Line, Abbeyside with an estimated 1,500 other participants as part of the 12k Kelly Spin which starts at 11:30 a.m. from Walton Park, Abbeyside, Dungarvan.

Entry on the day from 10.30am at the Civic Offices, Dungarvan. Entry costs just €2 per person. Take the chance to support the nominated charities for 2014, Waterford Hospice and the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation. 2. All three events on Sunday 24th August! The now traditional 50k Kelly Cruise, the stunningly scenic 100k Kelly Heritage route and the infamous Kelly Comeragh Challenge! 3. Just being part of this great event! If you have not entered the tour but still want to be part of the action you can do so in a number of ways. By taking part in the 12k Kelly Spin on Saturday or by volunteering. The organisers always need extra help with some 500 people giving a helping hand over the weekend of the tour. For more details e-mail info@theseankellytour.com or call Peter on 058-21191. TRAFFIC AND THE ROUTE Waterford City & County Council would like to draw all road users attention to the fact that the Sean Kelly Tour is a leisure cycle which will be taking place over the entire day of Sunday 24th August.There will also be some disruption in the Dungarvan area on Saturday 23rd August as the 12k Kelly Spin will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (approx). Most roads will remain open at all times, however there are a number of road closures (see www.theseankellytour.com) and all cyclists must obey the

rules of the road however we would ask all road users and particularly motorists to be extra vigilant for cyclists. The cavalcade will also consist of support vehicles and spectators both young and old, so please practice caution as we want this tour to be a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone involved. Gardai, Civil Defence, Irish Red Cross, Order of Malta and event marshals will be present at key points on the routes to help both cyclists and other road users navigate their way safely around the county over the weekend. The main routes and times include: Saturday, 23rd August: 12k Kelly Spin: Walton Park-Sea Park-Barnawee Bridge (via Railway Walk)Gold Coast RoadBallinacourty-Clonea RoadBarnawee Bridge-Walton Park (via Railway Walk) 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be restricted/local access only to The Causeway and Strandside South and between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (approx) to facilitate the safe organisation of the event. There will also be a road closure along from Barnawee bridge along the Gold Coast road to Ballinacourty Lighthouse and from Barnawee to Ballinroad Roundabout from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (approx). Stewards will be on hand to direct motorists. We thank you in advance for your patience. Sunday, 24th August 160k Kelly Comeragh

Challenge: DungarvanLemybrien (N25), 8-10 a.m.; Lemybrien-Carrick-on-Suir (R676), 8-11 a.m.; Carrick-onSuir-Clonmel (R680), 9 a.m.12 noon; ClonmelBallymacarbry (R671), 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; BallymacarbryDungarvan-via Powers the Pot (R671, R678),12 noon-3 p.m.; Ballyhest Cr. Rd (Dá Rua’s)Mahon Bridge (R676), 1 p.m.4 p.m.; Mahon Bridge-Bery’s Cross via Mahon Falls, Máma Road, Kilbrien, 2 p.m.-6 p.m. 100k Kelly Heritage Route: Dungarvan to Lismore via N72 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Lismore to Knockanore via Camphire Br 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Knockanore to Youghal Bridge via Glendine 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Youghal Bridge to Piltown Cross (N25); 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Piltown Cross to Ardmore via Kinsalebeg 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Ardmore to Ring Cross via Old Parish and An Rinn 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Ring Cross to Dungarvan Sports Centre via N25/Youghal Road 12 noon to 3:30 p.m. 50k Kelly Cruise: Dungarvan-Villierstown via Ballinameela 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.; Dromana Drive 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; CappoquinDungarvan (via Bog Road)11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Dungarvan Finish area: There will be a road closure and traffic/parking restrictions in the following areas from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday 24th August to facilitate the finish of the Sean Kelly Tour-Fr Twomey's Road, Youghal

Road, Mitchell Street, Collins Road, Mary Street, Emmett Street, New Chapel Street, Strand Street, St. Augustine Street, Church Street, Boreenatra and Castle Street. PARKING No parking will be available at Dungarvan Sports Centre on the day of the tour. For the first time this year there are a number of dedicated Sean Kelly Tour car-parks on the outskirts of Dungarvan. Participants will be directed to these by event personnel upon arrival. Limited parking will be available at Scanlon’s Yard, Grattan Square and a number of other locations which will be clearly marked ‘PARKING’. Organisers would appeal to all local participants and to those staying in accommodation locally to please leave the car behind and avoid adding to the traffic-Think Smarter Travel. JERSEY COLLECTION AND START TIMES All participants must sign in and collect goody bags either between 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning 24th August or to make things run even more smoothly, from 128 p.m. on Saturday afternoon 23rd August in Dungarvan Sports Centre. The official start time with Sean Kelly, event sponsors and other dignitaries present will take place at 8.15 a.m. sharp for the 160k Kelly Comeragh Challenge, 9:00 a.m. for the 100k Kelly Heritage Route and 9:45 a.m. for the 50k Kelly Cruise.

REMINDER Entry for the 2014 tour is now closed and there will be absolutely no entries taken in Dungarvan Sports Centre on the weekend of the event. BEST OF LUCK All that is left for the organisers to say is to wish all intending participants the best of luck. Remember it is not a race. Enjoy the scenery, the fresh-air, the food stops, the

post-event refreshments, the sports massage, the entertainment, the souvenir jersey and everything that goes with being part of the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford. Check out www.theseankellytour.com e-mail info@theseankellytour.com or contact 058-21104 for more details and event updates. Like the Sean Kelly Tour on Facebook.

Communities shocked over tragic deaths of two nuns

Charity Open Garden Day at Dromana and Tourin, Cappoquin ON Sunday, 24th August, 2014, a Charity Open Garden Day at Dromana and Tourin, Cappoquin will take place in aid of The Alzheimers Society of Ireland, Waterford Branch. Dromana House & Gardens has been home to the Villier- Stuart’s for 800 years. Join a member of the family for a special historical guided tour of the house at 2.30 or 4.30 p.m. Tourin House & Gardens is home to the Jameson Sisters on the banks of the river Blackwater near Cappoquin. Magnificent gardens to be explored at Dromana & Tourin. Opening Times: 12.00 noon - 5.30 p.m. Tea and Biscuits available. Raffle with Prizes. Admission: €5 House; €5 Garden.

COMMUNITIES in West Waterford, South Tipperary, and the religious community, were shocked and stunned last week when two nuns with local connections died in tragic circumstances while on holiday. Sister Paula Buckley (70) and Sister Imelda Carew (67), of the Presentation Order, were on holiday in Kerry and got into difficulty while swimming at Inch Strand Beach near the village of Annascaul, County Kerry, last Thursday, 14th August. The two women had gone for an evening swim at the popular seaside location. The alarm was raised by a third woman in the party, who was not swimming. It is understood the two nuns had been standing up in the water a short time beforehand, not far from the Strand and had even waved back to their third companion. When the woman on the shore could no longer see the two nuns, she alerted

Left to right: Sister Paula Buckley and Sister Imelda Carew, who both died in tragic circumstances while on holiday in Kerry. the nearby lifeguards. It is understood that the lifeguards did not have to swim to get to the two women. They were able to wade into the water and pull the two women on to shore where CPR was performed. The evening was described as “calm” and close to high tide. It is also understood there were no currents. Valentia Coastguard and a helicopter were tasked to the scene around 7.00 p.m. and both women were airlifted to Tralee General Hospital, but they were later pronounced dead.

Sister Paula, a native of Camas, Cashel, County Tipperary, was a former Principal of St. Mary’s Primary School in Dungarvan. Sister Imelda, a native of Knockavilla, Kilmore, near Dundrum, County Tipperary, has a relative who is also a member of the Presentation Community living in Dungarvan - Sister Olivere. Tributes poured in for both women, who were described as “a source of inspiration and blessing to many people”, by Congregational leader of the Presentation Sisters

Union, Sister Mary Deane. In a statement, Sister Mary Deane said the Order were stunned and shocked by this tragedy. “Words seem inadequate to express our loss and sorrow as we come to terms with the tragic events that unfolded on a beautiful sunny evening,” said Sister Mary. “It is a tragic loss for all of us and for their families. These two wonderful women have been a source of inspiration and blessing to many people throughout their lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, communities and friends of our beloved Sisters at this time,” she added. Sister Paula was due to celebrate 50 years of religious life on 17th August and planned to mark the event with family and friends in early September. For the past number of years she has been involved in prison ministry in Dublin. For many years Sister Paula was involved in teaching and career guidance in

schools throughout the South East. Sister Paula’s life was celebrated at Requiem Mass at St. John the Baptist Church, Cashel, last Tuesday, 19th August, followed by burial in Ardmayle Cemetery. She is survived by her loving sister, Marie, brotherin-law John, and extended family members and relatives. Sister Imelda was teaching in schools throughout the South East for many years. She was very active in the justice ministry throughout Ireland and Worldwide. For the past number of years she has served in the ministry of leadership in the Congregation and was, until her untimely death, leader of the South East Province, Ireland. Sister Imelda’s life was celebrated at Requiem Mass at St. Joseph’s Parish Church, Mountmellick, County Laois, last Sunday, 17th August, followed by burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Acragar, Mountmellick.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Book the Date: Registration Evening - 27/08/14

The Ballet Studio, in conjunction with Centre Stage School of Dance, will be starting classes again on Monday, 8 September, 2014! For your opportunity to ‘meet and greet’, Lara and Edel will be holding an ‘Open Evening’ (and Registration) on Wednesday 27th between 4-7 pm at the Causeway Tennis Club. Please do bring your dancer with☺

For more information: Contact Lara at: 0866035756 or Edel at: 0851341980 (29-8)

Shay O'Connor, President Dungarvan Lions Club presenting a cheque to Mary Fenton Morrissey, St. Carthage’s Houe, Lismore part proceeds of the Jigs and Reels. Included are Des Power, Dungarvan Lions Club and Tim Hegarty, St. Carthage’s House. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Record prize haul for Comeraghs Comhaltas at Fleadh Cheoil FROM FRONT PAGE Three of those young champions, Sarah O’Gorman, Clare Fennell and Clara Mannion also teach the up and coming musicians throughout the winter at the Cuil Cheoil Centre in Coolnasmear. Micheál O’Marranain of Comeraghs Comhaltas who, along with the other members of the Committee and all the young performers is thrilled with the achievements of all the young competitors. “I am delighted and proud of all our young musicians who did so well in Sligo. This is an unprecedented number of medals for any branch,” he said, “The winners always seem to be sparsely distributed around the country and among the competitors from

abroad, so this is truly a magnificent achievement on the part of all concerned.” He said it was a just reward for all of the hours spent in learning and rehearsal through the cold, dark nights of winter, and has brightened the lives and lifted the hearts, not only of the performers, but also those who teach them their music. “Our tutors have all come up through the Club and in their time, they too spent their nights rehearsing in Coolnasmear Hall and are now passing on their expertise to the next generation. Everyone is thrilled for our small community which can produce and develop such talent.” There were some strong family performances among the successes.Three

grandchildren of Biddy Nugent, Sarah, Ellen and Seamus O’Gorman took titles, with Ellen and Seamus achieving a first and second in the same competition. The records of the Fleadh do not show such an achievement in the past. Brother and sister, Clara and Joseph Mannion were also winners and MacDara O’Faolain had won in the Gael Linn competition in 2013. Well deserved celebrations will be held in the Parish of KCK in the coming weeks and months and then it will be back to the evening classroom to hone the skills of those already playing instruments or dancing, as well as introducing new young members to the delights of Irish traditional music. SEE ALSO PAGE 45

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up of rubbish in this area,” Cllr. Whelan said. “There is still debris from the winter storms present, including a damaged boat. “The lifebuoy present at that location is also not in the most favourable position and as such, I have asked the engineer to review this area,” Cllr. Whelan added.

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Sad moments for our community ON various occasions in recent weeks, a veil of sadness has enveloped the town with the tragic loss of several young people passing to their eternal reward long before their time. Around the country there has been a higher than average number of road casualties and the number of deaths from drowning has been reaching record proportions. One incident which has shocked the local population has been the loss of Sr. Paula Buckley, a member of the Presentation Community who last week lost her life in the quiet waters of Inch Strand along with her companion, Sr. Imelda Carew. Local people, especially former students of the Presentation Secondary School of twenty years ago will recall Sr. Paula with great affection. Principal of the school, Sr. Paula did not possess the stern exterior which often accompanies such office and was readily available to discuss her students’ welfare, academic difficulties or even chat as a friend rather than as an authority figure. In the past week she has often been recalled with great affection by her former students and it is clear that she left a rich legacy of warmth among those who held her in high esteem and deep respect. Sr. Paula’s loss is all the more poignant as she was about to celebrate her Golden Jubilee as a Sister of the Presentation and was due to have a large family gathering to mark the happy occasion next month. While Sr. Imelda was not known by the people of Dungarvan, they harbour a feeling of sadness that the two friends slipped quietly, tragically and far too early from this life. We sympathise with the families of the two Sisters and with the members of the Presentation Community on the great loss of two fine servants of God on what is for them a very sad and shocking occasion.

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Congratulations to our achievers WHILE there is no shortage of bad news in these dog days of August, the traditional silly season, there is, fortunately, much good news to buoy any drooping spirits.War stalks several locations in the Middle East, Africa is stricken with pestilence and the world’s economic fortunes are slow to rise. But at home, we have much to rejoice about and to be thankful for not least in the sporting and entertainment fields. Abbeyside’s Niamh Briggs spent a very productive three weeks in France where she helped to spearhead the Irish challenge in the Women’s Rugby World Cup and contributed more than her expected share in taking the fourth spot in the competition. This is what we have come to expect from the talented and personable Abbeyside Garda, who has had a lengthy and successful career in various codes. Naturally, hopes were raised when the Irish girls toppled the giants of the All Blacks team in the World Cup, but they were always up against it when playing England and all the character, skill and determination, which are the hallmarks of this team and of Niamh’s contribution in particular, could match the firepower of the ‘Ould Enemy’. We should never cease to marvel at the sporting and other achievements of a country of our size. To use the well worn, but sportingly apt phrase, we punch well above our weight, whether that be in boxing or rugby – both genders – golf, water sports and occasionally, soccer. Congratulations to Niamh and the Irish squad for flying the Tricolour proudly and for achieving what will be a talked about victory for years to come.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

In the entertainment field, a troupe of young traditional musicians travelled the long road to Sligo to take part in the All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil. As they travelled the long miles and speculated on what might be achieved, they could not have dreamt of the success which was collectively and individually theirs. Performing in true professional style – as befits even the youngest participants who have cut their performing teeth in Seisiun, their weekly Summer Cabaret, they amassed a veritable treasure trove of medals and cups to take back to the Deise along with the accompanying glory. We congratulate them on their success and dedication to their various arts. Some of the now national title holders have practised their discipline from the youngest age and have effortlessly graduated from pupils to tutors to carry on the noble tradition. The young members of Cuil Cheoil have lived up to their name and have truly created a corner of music in their home place.

Autumn has come THE August Bank Holiday has come and gone; the 15th August has passed us by, together with the Tramore Races and the Rose of Tralee Festival which is in full swing. It must be autumn and time to put away the barbecues, gazebos and paint the deck for the winter. It is time to prime the children for a return to school. The Leaving Cert results have been announced and all local schools have expressed themselves pleased with the achievements of their students. Third Level places have been allocated and students are being assured that even if their desired place has not come in the first round, it may come in a later allocation. If not, they are being reassured this year, there are more avenues into third level education than through the points system. Yes, a new academic year is about to start and in a couple of weeks, those gloriously sunny days of the last couple of months will be consigned to memory, good memories in many cases. We wish all our scholars, young, not so young and especially mature students success in their studies that they might reach the goals they desire.

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Road Works Plan underway WORK which has begun in the Dungarvan area as part of the Road Works Plan for 2014 was welcomed. Cllr. Siobhan Whelan (SF) said the Road Works Plan was agreed by the previous Council prior to its abolition. “A roads work scheme is put in place by the Council every year for each area,” said Cllr. Whelan. “Looking at improvements and strengthening works, I welcome the fact that work highlighted in the past by Sinn Fein will be completed,” she said. “I think, going forward, it would be a good idea for the local authority to publish this in the local media, once agreed, so residents can see when work will be completed.” OLD ROAD TO BAILE NA NGALL “It’s great to see the old road to Baile na nGall getting new tarmac,” said Cllr. Whelan. “However, it is disap-

pointing that the water mains was not updated prior to the road maintenance, as it has given a lot of problems in the past year. “I will be seeking a report as to why the mains was not updated, as there is nothing more frustrating for the public than to see a road being updated, only to see it dug up again a few months later,” Cllr. Whelan said. She pointed out that the Pol a Phúca to Meitheal Trá na Rinne Teo Road is to get new tarmac, where a lot of damage was done to that road. Cllr. Whelan pointed out that new pipes were put in place last year. “Sinn Féin highlighted this issue previously,” she said. “Carrigeen Hill, An Rinn is to be surface dressed, along with the two small roads across from Glenbeg school (McGraths Road), also a road down in Ballintaylor. These roads were surfaced last year and now an anti-slip surface is being put in place.”

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THE glorious sunshine that shone majestically over the Knockmealdown mountains on Sunday, July 27th, 2014, produced a splendid and fitting setting for the Liam O’Loinsigh annual Commemoration Ceremonies, at the monument that marks the place where he was fatally wounded in the tragic Civil War on April 10th, 1923. Despite the numerous counter attractions on the day, the usual fine attendance representing the four Provinices of Ireland were well rewarded for their attendance with a powerful oration delivered by Tom O'Sullivan Veteran Republican. Heading the parade as usual, were the National Graves Association members who travelled from Dublin with the members of the General Liam Lynch National Commemoration Association. A lone piper played Irish music and the National Anthem and was

appreciated by the gathering with loud applause as they basked in the sunshine before returning for refreshments to the Glenview Lounge, Goatenbridge where annual friendships and acquaintainces are renewed over a cup of tea and quality sandwiches in the sunshine of a splendid day, recalling Liam Lynch and his comrades who sacrificed their lives for Ireland. Tom O’Sullivan in his oration outlined his concern about the stand-still that has occurred in progressing Irish unity and resolving the divisive issues that have thwarted progress toward lasting peace and the unification of Ireland. The unquestionable right of Ireland to be an independent Sovereign State, Mr. O’Sullivan stated was expressed and endorsed by a massive vote of the people of Ireland in 1918. Great Britain has no right or legitimate claim to an inch of Irish soil now or ever.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Irish Water called upon to address “appalling condition” of footpaths in An Sean Phobal LOCAL Sinn Fein Councillor Siobhan Whelan has called on Uisce Eireann / Irish Water, to immediately address the appalling condition of the footpaths in An Sean Phobal following work they completed there. “Local Residents have contacted me on this issue

and are at their wits end to understand how Irish Water could deem it safe to leave footpaths in such a poor condition,” said Cllr. Whelan. “Irish Water laid a new water main in An Sean Phobal close to six months ago and stop cocks were put in place at this time

between the local public house and SN Baile Mhic Airt,” she said. “The footpath was never replaced or repaired at the time. Is this the level of service local residents in the Gaeltacht, who have suffered historically with water issues, are to expect from Irish Water!’’

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Mass on Cruachan FROM the Cross on Cruachan Mountain you can see all of Waterford County. Heather covered mountains, blue sea, green fields - what a lovely and peaceful countryside! So, when Fr. Michael Collender called for prayers for the victims of war in the Middle East and Africa, the starving people of Somalia, the victims of Ebola in Liberia the contrast stared the congregation in the face. It was the annual Mass on Cruachan and the sun shone on the mountains and on the faces of the large gathering. Waterford was never more lovely. Blessed, you might say. It was supposed to be Fr. Pat Butler conducting the annual celebration that he loves, but he took ill. Fr. Collender volunteered to fill in and rushed back

from a noontime Mass in Wexford to join everyone at the top of Cruachan. As always, it was a lovely event and the weather cooperated nicely, only threatening to rain once the service was over. Still, it held off and the tea and sandwiches and buns at the base of mountain could be enjoyed midst the sun splashed Comeragh hills. Special thanks to Eoin Hickey and Eamonn Curran, who ferried equipment and people up and down in jeeps. Fraher Plant & Tool Hire donated the generator to boil tea and coffee. Damien Walsh was in constant motion checking on the brilliantly clear sound system that he erected. The latter came in handy for Eddie Bennett's singing and Jim Stacey's whistle playing.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

GSK announces annual Dungarvan 5 Mile Road Race in support of The Irish Hospice Foundation First 250 entrants to receive a free technical t-shirt GSK, one of the world’s leading researchbased pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, will host the annual GSK Dungarvan 5 Mile Road Race on Friday, 22nd August. Now in its 15th year, the hugely popular charity event will raise much needed funds for GSK’s Charity of the Year - The Irish Hospice Foundation. The run, which is part of the Ger Wyley Sports/Skins Summer Series, is expected to attract over 300 participants and is a key event on the annual Munster region race calendar. Entry costs €10 and participants can register from 6.15 pm Friday, 22nd August at the Dungarvan United Football Club in Kilrush. The first 250 entrants will receive a free technical t-shirt. The race will get underway at 7.30 pm, with participants invited to take part for fun or enter one of a number of categories covering a variety of age groups for Men, Women, Junior and Wheelchair entrants. Approximately 45 prizes will be awarded on the evening. Pat McLoughlin, Site Director, GSK Dungarvan, said: “We’re delighted to be supporting one of the most competitive charity road races in Munster. Each year we get a huge response from the local community in Dungarvan to participate in the GSK

Dungarvan 5 Mile Road Race and help GSK to raise funds for our charity of the year. This year’s proceeds will be donated to The Irish Hospice Foundation to support them in carrying out their much needed service and advocacy work. We wish all participants the very best of luck and are looking forward to a great turnout on the evening!” Helen McVeigh, Corporate and Events Manager with the Irish Hospice Foundation, commented: “The money raised from the Dungarvan 5 Mile Road Race will go towards our ‘Nurses for Night Care’ service. The service, which is free of charge, is for people with illnesses other than cancer and it enables them to fulfil their wish to die at home with dignity. The demand for the service continues to grow each year and is set to increase again by 20% in 2014. Without the support of organisations like GSK, we would be unable to continue to support this vital service. So I would like to thank all the GSK employees for taking part and making such a difference.” The Irish Hospice Foundation was set up in 1986 to fund and help develop specific hospice services. The IHF provides support services to meet the needs of people dying in hospitals, at home and in other care settings, as well as those who cannot easily access hospice care because of the nature of their illness.

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Safety Advice for Waterford Campers and Caravanners WITH the holidays upon us, OFTEC, which represents the domestic oil heating and cooking industry in Ireland, is reminding the public to be aware of the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning whilst camping and caravanning. Carbon monoxide (CO) is mostly associated with domestic fossil fuel burning appliances in the home. However, incidents and fatalities can also occur whilst camping with faulty gas cookers, appliances, petrol powered generators and even by gas or charcoal barbeques being brought inside. David Blevings, OFTEC Ireland Manager said, ‘It’s holiday season and

everyone deserves to enjoy a hardearned break. We are keen to remind people that just because you are on holiday, it doesn’t mean that caution should also be left at home. We all need to be aware that accidents, such as carbon monoxide poisoning, can be just as deadly away from the home and we hope our tips will help keep people safe this summer.”’ OFTEC recommends the following precautionary tips to protect you and your family when camping and caravanning this summer: • Although we are used to our fair

share of rain, never barbeque inside. Even a cooling barbecue gives off plenty of poisonous carbon monoxide (CO), which can kill, so never use it indoors. • Never use a fuel-burning appliance to warm up your tent or awning. Although it can be tempting, gas and kerosene heaters that are not permanently fitted should not be used for indoor heating. • Never run a gas, petrol or dieselpowered generator inside a caravan, motorhome, tent or awning. And when using one outdoors, it’s important to ensure fumes don’t blow into your unit or a neighbours.

• Install a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in your caravan or tent as an extra safety measure. • However, this is only one preventative measure and can provide a false sense of security. OFTEC strongly advices carvanners to have their appliances, such as boilers and cookers, serviced regularly by a qualified technician as they face a greater risk if they have an old or poorly maintained boiler. An OFTEC Registered Technician will use a flue gas analyser to check for carbon monoxide emissions and perform a combustion test that can lead to improvements in energy efficiency, cost

savings on energy bills and can extend the life of the appliance by avoiding costly repairs/replacements to your caravan. • For those who have an oil tank attached to their caravan, any service should include a tank check. This vital part of the oil heating system is often ignored as out of sight is often out of mind but all oil tanks should be checked annually for signs of wear and tear. It is recommended that tanks should be replaced if over 20 years old and a visual inspection will quickly identify if your tank is fit for purpose.

Closure of Red Kettle ‘Achy Lower Back Pain with tingling Foot Pain’ Theatre Company By

IT is with great sadness that we announce the closure of the Red Kettle Theatre Company, a company much loved by the people of its native Waterford for nearly 30 years and, for many years a leading force in Irish Theatre. Red Kettle joins a growing list of arts organisations nationally, which have been put out of business in recent years through ongoing economic challenges and cuts to their funding. The closing of this creative enterprise in Waterford will bring the loss of several full time and part time jobs With the cumulative effect of recent and severe cuts to funding and grant aid, set against a background of 6 years of economic erosion – with Waterford being especially hard hit- Red Kettle is no longer a viable enterprise. Red Kettle has been consistently well supported by a number of local bodies, including Waterford City Council and Waterford Youth Committee and by the tremendous good will of Waterford people, but ultimately this was not enough to secure it. Consequently, arrangements for the closure of Red Kettle have been initiated. The Directors of Red Kettle would like to express their gratitude to the very committed staff and volunteers of Red Kettle who have worked tirelessly and with tremendous focus and dedication.

durations causes the pain to In the case above we can assume recommence in the lower spine that there is a bulging disc between and leg the L4 and L5 Lumbar vertebrae of • Unable to bend backwards the lower spine that is impinging because of increased back pain on its nearby L5 nerve root that • May suffer a tingling pain into supplies muscle control and sensaTHIS week I will discuss achy the big toe that spread into the tion to the Big toe. lower back pain with tingling foot outer area of the foot. Compression of this nerve root pain referring to the Big toe, Calf • Moving to a standing from a causes tingling pain into the Big muscle and into the small toe seated position aggravated lower toe. In addition there is a bulging region. Listed below are the symp- back pain disc between L5 and SI vertebrae toms of a typical Lower back case SO WHAT IS CAUSING THE of the Lower spine which is that I come across in my clinic. SHARP LOWER BACK & impinging of the S1 nerve root SIGNS & SYMPTOMS THAT LEG PAIN? that supplies feeling and sensation HE EXPERIENCES Pain into the big toe and into to the outside of the foot. • Awakens in the morning time the outside area of the foot can Hence compression of the S1 with achy lower back pain & stiff- indicate that 2 discs of the Lumbar nerve is causing pain into the outness and twisted to the left, his leg pain spine are bulging out of position side area of the foot. • Lower back pain became and compressing the L5 and SI sharply increased. In the same posiTREATMENT & severe when bending down with nerve roots. The nerve roots exit tion twisting to the right side MANAGEMENT pain radiating down the leg each of the Lumbar vertebrae and Treatment of these symptoms is helped ease his lower leg symp• Standing upright immediately extend downwards like a wire based on the findings in the exam- toms. In this situation mobilisation eases this severe lower back and leg where it branches off to supply ination of the Patient. pain movement control and sensation to For example, when the Patient treatment would be directed to the • However standing for long each muscle. gently bent his Spine backwards pain relieving right side. Tomás Ryan is a Registered Physical Therapist with The Irish Association of Physical Therapy and is based in Clonmel & Thurles. Contact Number: 0504-26672. Email your queries to: info@tipp-phyiscaltherapy.ie Tomás Ryan BSc. Ph.Th. MIAPT, Physical Therapist based in Clonmel & Thurles

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

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Trial by innuendo CLIFF Richard, the honorary grandfather of pop music, got a rude awakening to the realities of life in the 21st Century last week, when, out of the blue, for the public at least, he was the target of an accusation of sexually abusing a young person several decades ago. The veracity or otherwise of the claim will be decided in an appropriate forum in due course, but for the moment, apparently on the word of one person, his reputation worldwide hangs in the balance. The manner of the accusation reaching the public domain is also a matter of debate, for as the police entered Cliff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up-market property to carry out investigations, they were overseen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; very publicly overseen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by cameras, helicopters and reporters from the BBC. There are charges of guilt by innuendo, the destruction of a good reputation and all round dirty tricks, but police are merely saying that they were following procedure. This latest â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;exposĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, yet to be validated publicly by anyone of stature, must have come as

something of a surprise and shock to the veteran entertainer, despite his saying that such accusations were being aired on the internet for a year or more. This case has ramifications for everyone, rich or poor, famous or a recluse, that all it takes is for one person to make an accusation and a cloud of suspicion is thrown over the victim. Such was the case too with Louis Walsh, when someone vindictively made accusations against him. Luckily for Louis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not best liked here, but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be fair â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he was able to prove his innocence, for ultimately, that is what it comes down to, proving oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innocence against random accusations. This week, Sir Michael Parkinson has said the BBC showed an â&#x20AC;&#x153;error of judgementâ&#x20AC;? over its handling of the raid on Sir Cliff Richard's home as the row between broadcaster and South Yorkshire police escalates. According to a report in the British newspaper, The Telegraph, the BBC confirmed it has received 31 complaints

from members of the public about how the broadcaster found out about the police search before Sir Cliff, who has been on holiday in Portugal. Sir Michael, who is a friend of Sir Cliff, criticised the BBC's decision to cover the search of Sir Cliff's home without any arrests or charges being made. Speaking to ITV News, he said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think anybody not charged should not be named by the police, and shouldn't be reported in the newspapers either in my viewâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the Cliff Richard case only highlights the feeling there is some kind of witch hunt going on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the BBC did create an error in judgment, not in understanding the story and having the story and trying to follow it through, but in reacting to the story in a kind of way that would have done the red tops credit.â&#x20AC;? Where it is patently true and there is reasonable evidence to back it up, then let the law take its course, but please, no kangaroo courts of public opinion.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Communities of Dunhill and Annestown, students and staff of Dunhill Multi Education Centre and representatives of the WWETB and Waterford City and County Council celebrate the launch of the newly constructed Anne Valley Trails extension.

Heritage of the Anne Valley celebrated ON the 8th of August the communities of the Anne Valley opened an extension to the hugely popular Anne Valley Walks between Dunhill and Annestown. The newly constructed and landscaped path around the base of the Dunhill Castle site was officially opened by Willie Moore, chairman of Dunhill Rural Enterprises Ltd. and the Anne Valley Farmers Group. The event also saw the unveiling of new heritage information signs of the Anne Valley Walks and Dunhill Castle. The 2.2km Anne Valley Walk, developed in 2013 by local land owners and community in Dunhill in conjunction with Waterford Leader Partnership (WLP), is popular with locals and visitors alike. The walk winds through a protected wildlife area of forest and marshland next to the river Anne. The path allows for comfortable wheelchair and buggy access, with seats provided along the way to enable walkers to rest and enjoy the wonderful natural heritage of the Valley. The Anne Valley Walk which links into the Annestown Heritage Trail, a 5km audio trail that highlights the heritage and geology of this section of the Copper Coast, was a joint venture between the INTEREG funded Metal Links and Hercules Projects in 2013. Further information and links to the podcast of this walk are available on www.coppercoastgeopark.c om. The extension to the Anne Valley Walk was developed by the participants of the Recreational Tourism

Trails Programme run by the Dunhill Multi Education Centre in conjunction with the Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). The participants, with the support of Dunhill Rural Enterprises who hold ownership of the site at Dunhill Castle on behalf of the community and the Anne Valley Farmers designed and constructed the 240 meter trail extension, which brings walkers along an elevated path through ancient woodlands overlooking the Anne Valley constructed wetlands. The trail extension offers a safe alternative to the public road and is fully wheelchair accessible. A newly constructed timber trail sign at the entrance of the walk shows the walking routes of the Anne Valley. In conjunction with the launch of the extension to the Anne Valley Trail a new heritage information sign on Dunhill Castle was unveiled by Heritage Officer of Waterford City and County Council, Bernadette Guest. Speaking at the event, Bernadette commended the work of the DFBA community and the students of the Trails Programme and said “It is a great example of what can be achieved through collaboration, partnership and community effort. The trail provides a much needed resource for the local community and visitors alike and has proven its worth by the notable user numbers as recorded since it first opened last year.” She went on to say “The enthusiasm of the Dunhill community in promoting pride and raising awareness in their local her-

itage has now led to the provision of this impressively illustrated sign on the history of Dunhill Castle which is a key heritage landmark in the area.” The Dunhill Castle sign was written and designed by Stradbally based Archaeologist Dave Pollack who is the author of two

recent impressive publications – Medieval Waterford and Medieval Dungarvan. She also thanked John Hayes of Special Branch Carpentry for his work on the crafted wooden sign frame and also Helen Kavanagh of Dunhill MEC and Senan Cooke of Dunhill Rural Enterprises

for their collaboration on the project. This sign was funded through the Heritage Office of Waterford City and County Council. Dunhill Multi Education Centre and WWETB are planning to run a new tourism and trails training programme starting in

September 2014. An information and enrolment evening will be hosted by Dunhill Multi Education Center on Tuesday, 26th August at 7.00 p.m. The Trails Programme is fully funded by the WWETB and therefore no fees apply to participants. Eligible partic-

ipants will receive a training allowance for attending this course. For further information on how to register please call 051-396934 or email: enquiries@dunhilleducation.com. Full Programme information available on www.dunhilleducation.com

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Full-time Further Education Courses - Open for Applications at Coláiste Chathail Naofa COLÁISTE Chathail Naofa, Dungarvan’s leading college of further education is accepting applications for its full-time day courses.This term over 200 school leavers and mature learners have made the college their first choice. We are now enrolling for our programmes so if you have not made up your mind on which course to take, view the advertisement in this paper for a full listing of the courses available or go to our website: www.ccndungarvan.com to download our brochure. If you would like a brochure or application form posted to you please call 058 41184. WHAT IS A PLC COURSE? • Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses are open to school-leavers and adult participants, offering a mixture of practical work, academic work and work experience. • The courses are full-time and last for one to two years. • They are designed as a step towards skilled employment and, as such, they are closely linked to industry. • Students may earn a maximum of 400 points from their FETAC course for entry to a third level college • Some students use the PLC course as a ‘pre-college’ course, to bring up their computer and typing skills and it gets them into the routine of college. Research has shown students that who do a PLC course before going to college are less likely to drop out of third level. SPORT, EXERCISE AND COACHING COURSE, LEVEL 5 This programme is oriented towards the requirements of the growing sport and leisure industry with particular emphasis on coaching and health related fitness. It provides practical and theoretical modules for students interested in pursuing a career in this industry. The course provides an excellent foundation for students wishing to pursue degree courses in areas of

Paul Connery who was ‘Student of the Year’ in the Sports Exercise and Coaching Course.

sports fitness etc. Testimonial by Paul Connery who was ‘Student of the Year’ in the Sports, Exercise and Coaching Course ‘I enjoyed being a student here because the Sports, Exercise and Coaching Course gave me a great opportunity to learn many ways of coaching different types of sports to a large amount of young people. CCN has a very professional approach and talented and enthusiastic teachers who I learnt a great deal from. It also gave me the chance to work with many different people and age groups in my own class group. Next year I hope to attend UCC and do the Sports Studies and Physical Education course. I have learnt a great deal from attending CCN, from the importance of preparation and planning, to time keeping, to always having a positive attitude. I have learnt the importance of working as part of a team but also having to work as an individual and being able to think on your feet. I wanted to study in Coláiste Chathail Naofa because I have a huge interest in this type of career and because one of the country’s best coaches is running the course. CCN has so many advantages, it has great facilities and you can get certification from many different sporting organisations. It also has a real practical approach with lots of ‘on the job training’ and you certainly can make a lot of friends.’ CHILDCARE COURSE LEVEL 5 AND 6 Both childcare courses Level 5 and Level 6 offered here in Coláiste Chathail Naofa are intended to develop the skills and career opportunities of our students. We provide relevant, affordable and certified training to our students so that they can seek employment in many areas of childcare, or if they wish, continue their studies in colleges like UCC, or the various IT colleges around the country. Childcare Level 5 course is ideal for both school leavers and mature students. The course content prepares students to work with children from 0 - 6 years of age, and is of one year duration. Having successfully completed the Level 6 course students may continue onto college to study for a BA (Early Childhood Studies) Testimonial by Lisa Clark who was ‘Student of the Year’ on the Childcare Level 6 Course ‘I found the course very beneficial as I gained a greater knowledge of Childcare, Child Development and Child Psychology. The tutors and all the staff at the college were very friendly, supportive and

helpful and I enjoyed the time spent with my class mates. In 2012/2013 I did the Childcare FETAC Level 5 course. I first found out about this course through my secondary school guidance counsellor and my sister who had previously carried out the course. I then found out about the Childcare Level 6 through my tutors while completing the Childcare Level 5. I have gained many skills from my time in Coláiste Chathail Naofa. I have gained confidence, motivation, time management skills and communication skills. I feel that these are skills that are needed throughout life. I felt at the time of choosing a college that Coláiste Chathail Naofa was the best option for me. I had heard from others that the college had a real supportive learning environment. For me, studying at Coláiste Chathail Naofa I found that the advantages were that the college was close to where I live. I also think the small class sizes were a great advantage. The tutors also had great experience and knowledge of the Childcare sector and took great interest in their students.’ BEAUTY THERAPY LEVEL 5 This is a two year full time course leading to internationally recognised qualifications in Beautycare which allows graduates to work anywhere in the world. This is a very intensive course and requires a high level of commitment. Students are trained in Decléor and Dermalogica products and have the option of other courses during the year e.g. gel nails, spray tanning. It is certified by ITEC and CIDESCO. Testimonial by Denise Keane-O’Mahony who was ‘Student of the Year’ in the Beauty Therapy Course ‘When I was a student in Coláiste Chathail Naofa I really enjoyed meeting new people and learning something totally different. This course has given me great confidence and knowledge to work in any

Lisa Clark who was ‘student of the year’ in the Childcare Level 6 course.

of the beauty industry. I put all I had into being a student in Coláiste Chathail Naofa because it came back one hundred percent from the tutors who put a lot of themselves into teaching. They helped us every step of the way. Next year I hope to return and finish second year and get a further qualification. I will use the skills I have learnt this year and work from home and maybe try and get some work experience to improve my skills. The skills I have learned through-

out my first year have prepared me to carry out a variety of treatments on clients and for future employment. I originally chose Coláiste Chathail Naofa because of the location, what I got was a lot more than that. The tutors at the college are outstanding with all the knowledge, care and attention that you could ever need. The support I received during the year was amazing from the tutors and my class mates. I look forward to returning next year.’

Denise Keane-O’Mahony was ‘Student of the Year’ in the Beauty Therapy Course.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

County Waterford students excel at 2014 Leaving Cert exams THE wait was finally over last Wednesday week for nearly 1,600 anxious students in County Waterford, as they received the results of their Leaving Cert exams. Nationwide, there were nearly 58,000 students who received their

exam results last week. All seven secondary schools in County Waterford reported excellent results amongst their students in this year’s Leaving Cert exam, with many achieving the points they hoped for, while there were others who got

well above what they expected or hoped. In County Waterford, there were a total of 1,475 students who sat the Leaving Cert exams, while there were 122 students who sat the Leaving Cert Applied exams.

Déise College - supervised study and grinds school ALAN Ryan, of supervised study and grinds school, Déise College, congratulated all the Leaving Cert students whom they have helped throughout the year and said he was particularly delighted with the level of A1s and A2s achieved by their Leaving Cert Higher Level grinds students this year. “Our leaving Cert Higher Level Maths, English and Irish grinds all

had students who achieved A1 grades and our LCHL Irish group in particular performed excellently with 2A1s, 1A2 and 1B1 from the four students who contacted us,” said Mr. Ryan. These grades were achieved through a combination of the great work being done at secondary schools locally coupled with help from very conscientious, experienced, hardworking teachers at

Deise College, linked with solid study being done by students at the College's custom built supervised study facilities which are conducive to getting effective, efficient study done during the week and at weekends.” Mr. Ryan said that some students who obtained well in excess of 550 points cited Saturday study provided at Deise College as the difference between getting an

average Leaving Cert versus performing to the best of their abilities. Déise College is based at Dungarvan Business Centre, Fairlane, Shandon, Dungarvan, and is operated by husband and wife team, Alan and Caroline Ryan, both highly experienced secondary school teachers. More information, www.deisecollege.ie; email, info@deisecollege.ie, or phone: 058-48623.

Blackwater Community School DENIS Ring, Principal of Blackwater Community School, Lismore, said the school was delighted with the Leaving Cert results and the Leaving Cert Applied results achieved by their students. “It is very satisfying when students realise their dreams and today it was reassuring to see so many students get their required points for Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Engineering and Agricultural Science,” said Mr. Ring. “We are also delighted that so many are inspired to follow the area of education in both Primary and Secondary teaching options. “We are pleased that a very high number of our

students achieved over 500 points, well above the National Average figures. “Also, we are thrilled with the merits and distinctions achieved by our LCA students who have worked so diligently for the past two years.” Mr. Ring said it was a “tribute to the management and staff ” to see such a wonderful atmosphere on the morning of the results. He pointed out that it was the school’s 11th year of Leaving Cert exam results at Blackwater Community School and comes at a time when the school is expanding with the purchase of two new properties, which have had an investment of €3 million over the past 10 years i.e. the Co Library and County Council offices.

Students collect their Leaving Cert results at St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas - Jack Kennedy, Jack Dee and David Whelan happy with their results. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Students collect their Leaving Cert results at St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas - Jade Whelan and Lauren Keane with their results. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Students collect their Leaving Cert results at St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas - Meg Walsh, Avril Dunne and Megan Moore with their results. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Ard Scoil na nDéise PRINCIPAL of Ard Scoil na nDéise, Dungarvan, Ms. Dorothy Hughes, said the school is “very proud of our Leaving Certificate students of 2014 and of their results”. Ms. Hughes said that while students will have to wait until Monday, 18th August for offers of college places, there was great excitement and relief when they finally received their Leaving Certificate grades last Wednesday week. “As expected, some achieved exceptional points, and 23% of our stu-

dents received 500 points or more,” said Ms. Hughes. “I wish our graduates every success in their future careers, good health and happiness. “I would like to thank our teachers who worked so hard to help students achieve their full academic potential and cared for them in so many other ways over the last five or six years. “We are also very grateful to parents for their support over the years,” Ms. Hughes added.

Students collect their Leaving Cert results at St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas - Quan Butler, John Power and Michael Aherne with their results. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Students collect their Leaving Cert results at St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas - Lauren Tracey and Nicky [Sean Byrne//Deise Media] Power with their results.

Students collect their Leaving Cert results at St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas - Shelia [Sean Byrne//Deise Media] Heffernan, Jack Navin and Valerie Heffernan with their results.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Outstanding results at St. Augustine’s College

Ms. Ailbhe Ní Neachtain, Principal, with Jamie Joyce. THE long wait was over as D-Day finally arrived for the Leaving Cert students of St. Augustine’s College last Wednesday week. The atmosphere was palpable; an air of tension could be felt all over St. Augustine’s College on the morning of the results, when the Leaving Certificate students started to arrive at the college to collect their eagerly awaited and much sought after Leaving Certificate results. Students arrived early to collect their results while their teachers, parents and family members waited anxiously outside the school.

Grades were quickly converted into points and soon it became very apparent that this year’s results were exceptional as is traditional at this stage of Friary students. Many of our students amazed themselves with their exceptional results. 94 students sat the leaving certificate this year in the College. Two students exceeded 600 points and one student achieving the maximum of 7 A1’s. One quarter of the year group exceeded 500 points; 40% of the year group exceeded 450 points and half of the year group

exceeded 400 points. The results in the core subjects far surpassed the national average. All 37 students who attempted higher level Gaeilge achieved a C grade or higher, while 84% of the 61 students who attempted higher level English achieved a C grade or higher and 89% of the 35 students who attempted higher level Maths achieved a C grade or higher. Students who attempted the lower level papers were also extremely pleased with their achievements. “The wonderful success is credited to the hard work and commitment of our

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students; to our dedicated teaching staff and to the involvement and support of our parents - a partnership that is essential for the overall success of our students,” said Ms. Ní Neachtain. “The students achievement is also credited to the endless support and friendship that they got from the teaching staff and their class group while in St. Augustine’s. “The class of 2014 was an excellent class of which we will have very fond memories. “We wish all our students every success in their future career choices. “Tá súil againn gur bhain sibh sult agus tairbhre as an tam a chaith sibh linn i gColáiste Aibhistín Naofa. Go néirí go geal libh sa saol amach romhaibh,” dúirt Ms. Ní Neachtain. “Please remember you will always be a Friary student and a member of an Augustinian community which is always there to help and support you. No matter where the road of life takes you, you are always welcome in the Friary. Keep in touch.” OUTSTANDING RESULTS There were outstanding Leaving Cert results at St. Augustine’s College and the Leaving Certificate class of 2014 certainly had reason to celebrate last week. Principal, Ms. Ailbhe Ní Neachtain said the exceptional results achieved by the class of 2014 are a testament to their hard work and commitment to their

studies over the past two years, along the encouragement and guidance they received from their teachers who prepared them for the Leaving Cert. examination. “The administrative and teaching staff are very proud of the success of this 6th year group and wish you, one and all well in your chosen career paths,” said Ms. Ní Neachtain. BACK TO SCHOOL DATES 1st Year & Transition Year - Tuesday, August 26th, 2014. 1st Year, Transition Year and 5th Year - Wednesday, August 27th (St. Monica’s Feast Day). All students – Thursday, August 28th, (St. Augustine’s Feast Day). FR. PATRICK MORAN OSA, MONTH'S MIND MASS A large crowd including School Principal Ms. Ailbhe Ní Neachtain; Deputy Principal, Mr. Jim Power; teachers and religious from St. Augustine’s College made the journey to Ballybacon Church on Friday 15th, to bid one final farewell to our much loved and esteemed former principal Fr. Pat Moran, O.S.A. We are privileged that Fr. Moran’s (RIP) health allowed him to make one final visit to The Friary in June to officially bless the “Moran” corridor to honour his memory. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.

Great results at Dungarvan CBS LEAVING Cert students at Dungarvan CBS were delighted to receive their examination results from the outgoing Principal, Mr. John Murphy, and the new incoming Principal, Mr. Paul Sheehan. “The sleepless nights of worry about grades have come to an end,” said Mr. Murphy. He went on to comment that the worried faces soon disappeared once the envelopes were opened. Students were delighted with their results and it was a relief to know that all the hard work paid off with many exceeding their per-

sonal expectations. “All of the 2014 class achieved the points they require to enable them pursue their preferential courses in a third level college,” said Mr. Murphy. On behalf of the entire CBS community Mr. Murphy congratulated all the Leaving Certificate boys and their parents. He expressed a sincere word of thanks to all the teachers for their dedication and endeavour during the past twelve months. He wished each and every one of the 2014 class the very best in their future studies and careers.

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Celebrations at Coláiste Chathail Naofa

Danny Cunningham, Principal of Coláiste Chathail Naofa with Adrian Pasterczyk. Adrian was pleased with his excellent Leaving Certificate and he received the honours maths bonus points which will help him going onto third level.

COLÁISTE Chathail Naofa Principal, Mr. Danny Cunningham said he was delighted with this year’s Leaving Certificate results. He said students were arriving into the school early on Wednesday and there was plenty of excitement and delighted faces. “We are delighted with all of them,” said Mr. Cunningham. “All of their hard work really paid off. I congratulate each and every student and I wish them well in their future careers. “I also wish to thank

the whole staff team at the school who have worked so hard with their students over the past few years to ensure that each of the school’s students achieved their potential.” Mr. Cunningham went on to say that there was a great up take in Honours Maths this year and the students benefited from the extra points allocation. “A lot of students were pleased with the bonus points and it has certainly helped them going forward for college and university,” he said.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Banríon na nOisrí 2014 BHÍ sár-chomórtas againn i mbliana, i dTigh an Cheoil ar an Domhnach, an 3ú Lúnasa agus bailíodh a lán airgid do Bhord na nÓg na Gaeltachta. Ba é Macdara Mac Donncha a bhí mar fhear a' tí agus dhein sé an-jab ag cur agallamh ar na cailíní a bhí san iomaíocht. Bhí an caighdeán ard i measc na gcailíní a chuir isteach ar an gcomórtas agus tá moladh tuillte ag gach duine acu. Ag deireadh na hoíche, fógraíodh gurb é Jamie de Barún “escort” an chomórtais agus ba í Hannah Nic Dhiarmada a thug léi teideal 'Banríon na nOisrí 2014'.

Hannah Nic Dhiarmada, Buaiteoir Banríon na nOisrí 2014.

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Comhghairdeachas le Hannah a bhuaigh €300. Tréaslaímíd leis, le Ailish de Paor a tháinig sa dara háit agus le Katie Ní Urmholtaigh a tháinig sa tríú háit. Bhí duaiseanna iontacha sa chrannchur. Maith sibh, Muiris agus Geraldine de Róiste agus Megan Malone, a bhuaigh na duaiseanna. Ba mhaith le Bord na n-Óg an deis a thapú buíochas a ghabháil leis na daoine seo a leanas as a dtacaíocht...Seán Mac Craith (Tigh an Cheoil), na moltóirí, Alice Fitzgerald, Joan Clancy agus Máiréad Uí Chadhla, le Macdara Mac Donncha, Aoife Ní Chondúin, Nuadán

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Katie Ní Urmholtaigh.

(a sheinn dúinn ar an oíche), le Liam Mac Gearailt agus Dawn Meats agus buíochas faoi leith le Eileen Hyland a ghlac na grianghrafanna ar fad ar an oíche. Go raibh míle maith agaibh a thuismitheoírí a chabhraigh leis an barbeque, a dhíol ticéidí crannchur agus a ghlac le hairgead ar an doras. Táimíd fíor-bhuíoch as na hurraitheoirí a thugann an-tacaíocht dúinn i gcónaí. Mar fhocal scoir, míle buíochas leis na hiomaitheoirí agus na buachaillí breátha a dhein iad a thionlacan. Ní neart go cur le chéile! (PHOTOGRAPHY BY EILEEN HYLAND)

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Sean Kelly pictured with members of the Comeraghs Against Pylons Group, Comeragh-Rathgormack K9 Pylon Prevention and Portlaw Against Pylons groups.

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Sean Kelly re-affirms his support to the Anti-Pylon Groups THE Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford on the 24th & 25th August is a good time to remind people of the ongoing support Sean Kelly has given the anti-pylon groups in the Comeragh Mountains area. He met again with representatives from the Comeragh Against Pylons, ComeraghRathgormack K9 Pylon Prevention and Portlaw Against Pylons groups and with representatives from the UNESCO Copper Coast Geo-Park on Tuesday 12th August to review progress on the campaign and to pledge his continued support.

The Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford was originally started 6 years ago to celebrate Sean Kelly’s acclaimed national and international sporting career. The Tour offers rider a unique experience of Co.Waterford and the infamous Comeragh Challenge. The Tour provides a significant sporting and tourist boost to the communities of Waterford and in particular the Comeragh Area. The Sean Kelly Tour is extremely successful and is heavily oversubscribed each year with a cap of 5,000 riders taking part annually and another at least 2,000

supporters and entourage. These numbers could be significantly multiplied such is the interest in this unique Irish sporting event. There are four different routes to choose from over the two day event of varying lengths. Sean Kelly discussed in detail with the groups the importance of the 160km Comeragh Challenge within the tour. The breath-taking scenery and the sense of unspoilt nature and the challenge of nature, is what brings riders back annually and continually thereafter 365 days of the year. Sean Kelly believes that jeopardising this expe-

rience and national sporting event with 45m high pylons, one every 250m criss-crossing the Tour route a minimum of 8 times will ruin forever the natural splendour and International attraction of The Comeragh Challenge. The local and national tourism benefit that is spread far and wide by the cyclists, sporting writers, and the cycling entourage is unmeasurable and must be protected. Sean Kelly’s original involvement in the tour was to highlight and promote Co Waterford and all of it’s hidden natural and un-spoilt gems and none

more so than The Comeragh Mountains. He is committed to giving his continued support to the anti-pylon groups many of whom have worked tirelessly as volunteers over the last 20 years and more to maintain, develop and protect such hidden gems as The Comeraghs in Co Waterford. The groups have expressed their grave concern that the long since planned extension of the UNESCO Copper Coast GeoPark into The Comeragh Mountains will be jeopardised by the even the discussion alone of

attempting to consider the routing of a 45m high 400KV industrial power line across the face of the Comeragh Mountains and through the very zone already planned for the UNESCO GeoPark extension into The Comeraghs at Crough Wood and Mahon Bridge. Prof. Patrick McKeever of UNESCO has previously noted that the Copper Coast GeoPark aspiration towards expansion into The Comeraghs and going underground at Tankardstown are to be encouraged and lauded, and would result in a huge mar-

keting opportunity for the County. It is utterly in comprehensible to fathom why any Irish Government would permit Eirgrid which is a government controlled and owned State Company, to continue the talk of such devastation and environmental vandalism on the Comeragh Mountains, not too mention of the destruction to tourism and sporting events such as the Internationally acclaim Sean Kelly Tour and to risk the collapse of the present program of the UNESCO GeoPark extension into the Comeragh Mountains!

Dublin incurs wrath of Waterford over ‘blaas-phemy’ By Paul Mooney DUBLIN’S Science Gallery incurred the wrath of County Waterford people this week after the Science Gallery’s café stated that the ‘blaas’ they were serving were from Wexford! Such a sleight by those living within the Pale would be considered ‘blaasphemy’ by the residents of the Déise, who are extremely proud of the Waterford Blaa. Would the café at Dublin’s

Science Gallery have made the same blunder describing a generic sparkling wine as “Champagne” - not likely, because Champagne, like the Waterford Blaa, has been granted European Union protection. This means that it is now illegal to use the name Blaa to describe any other type of bread, as it has been added to the register of protected designations or origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications.

The issue kicked off on social networking site Twitter earlier this week, after Waterford Deputy Ciara Conway (@ciaramconway) pointed out the Dublin Science Gallery’s blunder. She tweeted: “...the blaa can only be produced in Waterford protected by EU”. Several other people also expressed their indignation on Twitter. Although, it seems the error was genuine, as the Science Gallery (@SciGalleryDub)

tweeted back to Deputy Conway that it was “a mistake on the menu”, and clarified that their blaas are “genuine Waterford blaas”. “Our café is fixing it as we speak. Apologies Waterford!” the Science Gallery tweeted. However, the incident was made light of in Tuesday’s edition of the Irish Independent’s ‘Mulcahy’ column, and quoted Lucy Whitaker of the Science Gallery as saying: “I don’t think any of us expected such an outcry”.

“Clearly baps, buns and blaas are very important to the inhabitants of Waterford. From now on we will check the origins of all our bread rolls,” she added. Aside from being important, the ‘Waterford Blaa / Blaa’ is a protected product - meaning that those living within the Pale can’t just slap the word ‘blaa’ on any old doughy bap - if they don’t believe us, they can check out the Official Journal of the European Union at the European Commission, Dossier Number: IE/PGI/0005/00980.

Pictured above: the white floury bap known as the ‘Waterford Blaa’ or the ‘Blaa’, which is under EU protection.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Council’s new website is up and running WATERFORD City and County Council’s new website is up and running - www.waterfordcouncil.ie. The new website was recently launched and combines the former Waterford County Council and Waterford City Council authorities. The new website includes revised new sections and further data will be regularly added to keep the public up to date in relation to happenings in the various Council sections.

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Bird Box Project seeks swift help for threatened species By Christy Parker

NEWLY established Waterford Musical Society will hold their first fundraising event, a table quiz at The Munster Bar, Waterford on Friday, August 22nd at 8.00 p.m. Entry is just €20 for a team of 4. There will be great prizes to be won on the night, which will include a prize for the best team name, so get your Thinking Caps on! Waterford Musical Society is a non-profit organisation that is being established by Waterford people, to produce theatre for Waterford people. It is our mission to produce a show which will be an all local production from the cast to production team, costumes to hair and make-up and sound to lighting. All proceeds from the Quiz will go towards producing the society’s first production in Spring 2015. We look forward to seeing you all at the Munster Bar for what is guaranteed to be a fun filled evening. For more info find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/wate rfordmusicalsociety or Follow us on Twitter @WfdMusicalSoc

RESIDENTS at Youghal’s St. Raphael’s psychiatric home and students at the adjacent Youthreach complex have completed a unique project to assist a threatened bird species. Eight of the home’s residents and several students convened at the St. Raphael’s day care training centre for the weekly Art in Health Eco-Ceramic Bird

Box Building programme. The project, lasting six months, saw them create over two dozen ceramic bird nesting boxes. The boxes are intended to provide nests for the threatened swift population as part of a concerted effort around the country. The project was organised by St. Raphael’s arts coordinator John McHague, assisted by art therapist Vanessa McLoughlin and

Pat Smiddy, a retired wildlife officer. Birdwatch Ireland officially supported the initiative. The participants were tutored by Martha Cashman, arts facilitator, artist-in-residence at Future Orchard and a member of Cork Potters. “The UCC zoology department supplied the template,” she explains” At a barbecue reception hosted by St Raphael’s, cer-

tificates were presented to those who participated.The boxes were then presented to invited guests from the world of wildlife and conservation, including the Cork Environmental Forum, the Future Orchard Trust, the Irish Wildlife Trust and Birdwatch Ireland. in the project. HOUSING PROBLEMS Swifts are summer migrants and breed here but

nowadays their numbers are dwindling, with a 39% fall across Europe between 1998 and 2013. The loss of available nesting sites is considered a major factor to the decline with renovations of old buildings or modern constructions particularly culpable. As Pat Smiddy explains, “they once nested on cliff tops and caves but gravitated inland and traditionally came to nest high up in

buildings, usually in gaps between the roof and eaves. Modern buildings don’t have such gaps.” The ceramic boxes, each individually interpreted, “will need to be placed very high to attract the birds,” he stresses. Meanwhile, any other organisation or community body wishing to undertake a similar enterprise can contact Martha on 087-2606999; also www.corkpotters.com

Shadow Puppetry project as part of Iontas: Arts and Mental Health Programme ARTIST Philip Cullen recently delivered a shadow-puppetry project in Newport Day Centre, Dungarvan as part of Iontas, an arts and mental health programme for clients of the Waterford Mental Health Services. Iontas is a partnership between WHAT (the Waterford Healing Arts Trust) and the Waterford Wexford Mental Health Service (WWMHS) and offers clients of six mental health settings in Waterford participatory arts experiences in a range of artforms - visual art, shadow puppetry, music, writing and dance. Eight service users participated in the shadow

puppet project and learned to make shadow puppets, create their own stories and practiced puppet movement, voice, music and performance. According to artist Philip Cullen, “There was a very happy atmosphere during the workshops. Everyone participated fully in the magic of making up stories, cutting out puppets and acting. There was a lot of laughter, song and witty comments. I really enjoyed the fun of it all and the welcoming atmosphere created by the staff and users of the service in Newport.” Through Iontas, service users can access participatory arts opportunities on a

year round basis in the Department of Psychiatry, Waterford Regional Hospital and the Activation Therapy Unit, St. Otteran’s Hospital. Iontas also brings, for the first time, creative opportunities to clients of the acute ward in the Department of Psychiatry. Some of the creative results of the Iontas programme will be showcased, where appropriate, through the second Well, festival of arts and wellbeing which will take place in Waterford in October 2014 in tandem with World Mental Health Day and Garter Lane Arts Centre. WHAT acknowledges the financial support of the

WWMHS, the Arts Council, Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council in making

this programme possible. For more information about the Iontas arts and mental health programme

contact Claire Meaney at what@hse.ie or 051842664 or see www.waterfordhealingarts.com

Shadow Puppetry in Newport Day Centre.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Nearly €2,000 raised at Ballyquinn Beach Picnic Musicians taking part in the ceoil agus craic at the Beach Picnic fundraiser at Ballyquinn Strand, Ardmore, last week.

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Hundreds of people descend upon Ballyquinn Strand, Ardmore, recently for the Beach Picnic in aid of the Hoja Project.

Rivers of moonlight swept over the sea to Ballyquinn Strand when darkness fell. UP to €2,000 was raised at Up to seven cooks slaved a beach picnic fundraiser over hot barbecues to keep held in Ballyquinn last pace with the long queue, week, in aid of the Hoja while a clown entertained Project. children with magic tricks While the weather Rivers of moonlight threatened to play spoil- swept over the sea to sport, with pouring rain on Ballyquinn Strand when Thursday, 7th August, and a darkness fell. wet Friday morning, the The Wobbly Circus gave evening cleared up and the a sensational fire show, sun came out in time for which had the audience the bia, ceoil agus craic at gasping and cheering. Ballyquinn Strand. Ireland’s leading fire Hundreds of people breather blew vast plumes descended upon the beach of flame over the Strand. from 8.30 p.m. on Friday, On the edge of the 8th August, with plenty of Strand a brilliant young entertainment from Wobbly band from Ring, Macdarra Circus, as well as plenty of and Brothers of New Dawn musicians, hot food and played traditional airs games for all the family - accompanied by Futo Ally, and all for a good cause. an acrobat from Tanzania, Hoja supporters were who played the Tanzanian greeted by Lady drums, blending perfectly Longbottom towering with the traditional Irish above them with two sound. metres of white skirt Later, Kieran Barry, who swirling from her waist to has played for every the ground. Although there Ballyquinn Hoja event for was neither sun nor rain her eight years, with many vintage parasol stayed up. other musicians, kept the She was accompanied by a music going until dawn. strange bouncing giant Dawn music has become a from Old Parish. Ballyquinn Hoja tradition.

Lady Longbottom and other members of The Wobbly Circus greet Hoja supporters as they arrive at Ballyquinn Strand. As usual, all ages from babies and teenagers to grandparents had an enjoyable time. This year, there was a larger crowd than ever before. The Hoja Project, started by a group of young people including Julia Brownlow (daughter of Virginia Brownlow, Molly Keane Writer’s Retreat, Ardmore; and Kevin Brownlow, award-winning film historian), enables people living in villages in the Tanga Ward of Southern Tanzania, East Africa, to make changes they wish to see in their communities, including school education, vocational training, community seminars, theatre, income generating programmes and village libraries. An initial sum of €1,632.97 was raised from the Beach Picnic at Ballyquinn Strand, but it isn’t the final tally and money is still coming in, which is expected to push the total amount up to around €2,000. All the proceeds raised

from the Beach Picnic will go towards income generating projects which have a positive effect on the communities in Tanga Ward. The Hoja Project is very grateful to all donors and to the local businesses that supported the event: Youghal Pharmacy, Tesco and Lidl in Youghal; Quinn’s and Mari Mina in Ardmore, and Thomas Trighy. Late donations can still be left at Ardmore Pottery, by those who want to support the Hoja Project with the highly effective work they are doing in southern Tanzania. Over the years the Ballyquinn Hoja barbecue has had a highly significant impact. The format for the barbecue will change next year to a daytime family orientated event with plenty of food and music. The provisional date is the weekend of 9th / 10th August 2015. www.facebook.com/hoj abeachpicnic www.hojaproject.org

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

A b b e y s i d e, B a l l i n r o a d , G a r ra n b a n e S e n i o r C i t i ze n s A n n u a l S u m m e r O u t i n g OUR annual Summer outing held recently was a resounding success. Two coaches left the Pond, Abbeyside at 10.30 a.m. on what was one of the hottest days this summer. Our destination was Blarney. On arrival people scattered in every direction. A very pleasant few

hours were spent eating and shopping. People returned to the buses laden down with their purchases. Our next stop was a small shopping centre on the outskirts of Cork city. We then journeyed back to the Elm Tree in Glaunthane for our evening meal which was delicious.

Connie Prendergast entertained us, and a great time was had by all. Our usual singers didn’t let us down on the night. Happy weary travellers returned to the Pond around midnight. Special thanks to John and Lenard, our drivers from hallahan’s coaches, Connie

Prendergast for the music and John Pelham for the lovely photographs. We would like to sincerely thank everybody who contributed to our recent annual collection, people are so good and we appreciate your great support. A huge thank you to our friends and family members

who helped out with the collection. Our next fundraiser is in The Charity Vintage Tea rooms, St. Mary’s Church of Ireland on the 6th September. Please come along and enjoy the afternoon. Photographs by John Pelham

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

National Heritage Week kicks off this Saturday Find out what’s happening in County Waterford on www.heritageweek.ie LOOKING for something to do with the kids for the last week of the summer holidays? National Heritage Week which kicks off on Saturday, 23rd August and runs until Sunday, 31st August nationwide is just the thing! With over 1,700 events scheduled to take place across Ireland throughout the week, the majority of which are free to attend, there is guaranteed to be something for everyone. The Heritage Council, coordinators of National Heritage Week are encouraging people to get involved in the week. You can find out what’s happening in your area by logging on to www.heritageweek.ie or picking up the National Heritage Week Event Guide. Speaking ahead of the week, Isabell Smyth, Heritage Council Communications Manager commented, “with over 1,700 events scheduled to take place, 2014 is shaping up to be the biggest Heritage Week to date.The diversity of events taking place during National Heritage Week is what makes it unique. We expect over 400,000 people to attend events across the country during the week and we hope that towns and villages across Ireland will experience a knock-on economic effect as people attend events.” 2014 is the UN 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family and to celebrate the theme for National Heritage Week 2014 is, ‘Family … generations exploring heritage together’. Each year events range

from medieval fairs, nighttime bat walks, wildlife walks and lectures, classical music and poetry recitals, traditional music sessions, storytelling, historical re-enactments, and local history walks and talks. The diversity and sheer number of events that take place in every county across Ireland is what makes it unique. Many events organised are free of charge and National Heritage sites also offer concession rates during the week itself. 50,000 copies of the National Heritage Week Event Guide are available free throughout the country in Fáilte Ireland Tourist Offices, Libraries, OPW Sites, Bus Eireann Stations, County Council Offices etc. Complete event listings are also available on the National Heritage Week website, www.heritageweek.ie. The National Heritage Week Photography Competition is also inviting people to submit original photographs interpreting the theme of this year’s Heritage Week – “Family…generations exploring heritage together”. More details can be found on www.heritageweek.ie Heritage Week is co-ordinated by The Heritage Council and is part of European Heritage Days, which is celebrated in over 40 countries across Europe. More information is available on www.heritageweek.ie and on Twitter ( @ H e r i t a g e We e k / #HeritageWeek) and F a c e b o o k (www.facebook.com/heritageweek).

Waterford Branch of ISPCC Recruiting for Volunteers ARE you passionate about young people? Do you want to ensure that the young people of Waterford and of Ireland have a voice that is listened to? The ISPCC’s Waterford Office are currently recruiting for a variety of volunteer roles including in our Advocacy & Campaigning Department, in our Childline Unit and also in our Fundraising Team. Why not come along to one of our upcoming information nights to learn more about Volunteering with Irelands Oldest Childrens Charity? We will give full details of the initial and ongoing training as well as the variety of supports given to volunteers. No previous experience necessary. Our first Information meeting takes place on Wednesday, 3rd September at 5.30 p.m.This meeting will take place at the Waterford ISPCC Office, Unit 4 B, Cleaboy Business Park, Old Kilmeaden Road,Waterford.To book your seat at one of these information nights and to request an application form please contact Sinead McKee at smckee@ispcc.ie or on 0867226788.

O p e n D a y a t S a l t e r b r i d g e G a t e L o d g e, C a p p o q u i n ON Sunday, August 24th, Salterbridge Gate Lodge will be open for National Heritage Week, everyone is welcome to come and view the Lodge. The Lodge will be open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Salterbridge Gate Lodge is an Irish Landmark Trust property. Irish Landmark is a non-profit organisation that finds interesting and unusual properties that are in need of

conservation, and we give them new life. Since 1992, we’ve been turning historic buildings into truly special self-catering holiday accommodation. Our properties range from lighthouses and schoolhouses, to castles and gate lodges. As an educational charity, our primary aim is to conserve and sustain iconic buildings. That’s why Irish Landmark properties are living buildings, not museum settings. Irish

Landmark always respects the history and architectural integrity of the structures we conserve, but we also ensure they have all the contemporary comforts you want in a holiday home. Over the past two decades, we’ve conserved 25 quirky, eccentric, and distinctive buildings across Ireland. Irish Landmark uses only the best artisans, builders and craftspeople, and we give them scope to revive traditional skills that might otherwise be lost.

Axing of National Broadband Scheme funding hits Rural Ireland GOVERNMENT Funding for the National Broadband Scheme is set to terminate at midnight on 25th August. Here is a list of places in and around County Waterford that will be affected: Aglish, Ballylaneen, Ballinamult, Bunmahon, Cheekpoint, Clashmore, Clonea, Fenor, Grange, Kill, Kilmanahan, Kinsalebeg, Knockaderry, Knockanore, Knockboy, Lemybrien, Logleagh, Mothel, Newtown, Newtown, Passage East, Rathgormack, Ringville, Stradbally, Tooraneena,Villierstown Rural customers who have been availing of the NBS scheme since

2008 will then have to transfer to the commercial rate from “Three” or will have to switch provider. This comes on foot of the Government’s withdrawal of support for the NBS scheme. Since 2008, about €80m has been invested in the NBS, half of which was financed by the EU. It has brought basic levels of broadband connectivity to a quarter of a million rural users in 25 counties. Ending this now is precipitate, and discriminates against rural Ireland. The recession has hit rural Ireland much harder than the capital area – it follows naturally that

rural Ireland will take longer to recover. The DCENR states that it will have no part to play in supporting rural broadband users from August 25th – in other words… Rural Ireland, you are on your own…again! It would have cost the State approximately €13m to continue with the scheme for another two years – it would have given rural users a chance and a positive signal. Speaking in Loughrea last April, the Minister at the time – Pat Rabbitte – said: “The provision of quality, reliable high speed broadband is a necessity for a 21st century economy and

society. The last two years alone has seen dramatic increases in broadband usage and data traffic across broadband networks. This trend is set to continue as new applications and services emerge” All this is undoubtedly true but, as with most things, timing is critical. The axing of the NBS now is a bad signal at the wrong time for rural Ireland. I am asking all who represent the progress and prosperity of the rural areas of Waterford to ask the new Minister – based in affluent South Dublin – to maintain the NBS service to 2016, and give us a break in rural Ireland.

Council amalgamation brings more flexibility to Dog Warden ADDITIONAL flexibility in the carrying out of enforcement and awareness in relation to dog control legislation has been afforded to the Dog Warden thanks to the amalgamation of the former authorities of Waterford County and City Councils. In a report delivered to the July meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Ray Moloney, Senior Executive Officer, said the combined resources of both former

local authorities are being deployed in the delivery of the Dog Control service, with one Dog Warden tasked with inspection and enforcement in the Dungarvan and Lismore Municipal area and Comeragh Municipal area. Mr. Moloney said this is a significant decrease in the geographic area covered which was formerly covered by the Dog Warden, and as a result will afford additional flexibility in the carrying

out of enforcement and awareness campaigns in the area. Mr. Moloney also revealed that a central dog licence database is currently being developed which will facilitate the issuing of reminders in respect of dog licence renewals. Cllr. Mary Butler pointed out that one issue which keeps coming up in relation to Control of Dogs is dog fouling on pavements. She said that in Portlaw, there are

no bins specifically for dog waste and asked if there were any plans to introduce such bins. Mr. Moloney said that if there are areas where Councillors feel needs more dog bins, the Council will examine that. He said that there is a countywide scheme called the ‘Green Dog Walker Scheme’ operating which encourages dog owners to be more responsible for their pets and help tackle the problem of dog fouling.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Colligan River.

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839 tonnes of electrical waste collected in Waterford by WEEE Ireland in 2014 • An average of 7.37kg of electrical waste recycled per person in Waterford in 2013 • 45% of all Electrical waste (WEEE) items put on the market recycled in 2013 but ‘non-authorised’ collections still creating an environmental headache • New e-waste legislations sets target of 65% of WEEE items purchased each year to be recycled through authorised systems by 2019 • 25,000 TONNES OF ELECTRICAL WASTE WAS COLLECTED BY WEEE IRELAND IN IRELAND IN 2013 INCLUDING: - 505,000 units of Large household appliances - 5,512 000 units Small household appliances - 2,576,000 units of Lamps - 432,000 units of TVs – the equivalent weight of 11 Boeing 747s - 66,000 units of Fridge/freezers – the weight of over 4,330 Renault Clios IRELAND needs to put a stop to rogue collection and hoarding of electrical items (WEEE) if new EU recycling targets are to be met; warns WEEE Ireland as they announce their 2013 recycling figures.WEEE Ireland, the Irish compliance scheme for electrical and battery recycling today released the results of their annual report, revealing an overall increase in the tonnage of WEEE recycled in Ireland for the year. However, a change in certain recycling behaviour is required if Ireland is to achieve a significant increase in WEEE

take back by 2019. In 2013, 839 tonnes of WEEE was collected in Waterford in total 25,651 tonnes of WEEE was collected and recycled by WEEE Ireland in Ireland, this equates to 45% of all WEEE items placed on the market by their members. These figures are an increase on previous years, but show a significant gap of 55% of WEEE items on the market that are not being disposed of correctly and entering the proper WEEE recycling channels. Ireland needs to recycle all types of

electrical waste, anything with a battery or a plug is considered WEEE. WEEE Ireland encourages the public to recycle more electronic waste especially for the smaller appliances used around the house like DVD players, old computers, hairdryers, batteries and energy saving lamps. It is very important that all electrical waste is handed over to an authorised WEEE collection point, local authority recycling centres, electrical retailers or WEEE Ireland special collection events. All WEEE must be recorded and treated as per the new EU standards in order to prevent harm being done to the environment. To coincide with the launch of their 2013 annual report, WEEE Ireland have also launched an infographic to explain how you can participate in improving the recycling figure and what electrical products can be recycled from each room of the house. Leo Donovan, CEO of WEEE Ireland, said; ”The continued rise in the

number of ‘non-authorised’ collections and improper recycling of WEEE being carried out across the country is of huge concern to us. Despite the recycling of unwanted electrical and battery waste being free and easy to do, not all of this waste is making its way back into an authorised system. As a result of these ‘rogue’ collections Ireland may be at risk of not achieving its challenging future EU recycling targets. The other issue here is that rogue collectors are not properly recycling WEEE, which is a serious issue for the environment.” Another factor that WEEE Ireland has identified as contributing to the 55% of WEEE items on the market that are not being recycled correctly is the number of items that people are hoarding in their homes. Households up and down the country have many items of WEEE waste sitting idle that could be recycled.” Mr. Donovan added; “During the Saorview campaign we saw an unprecedented rise in the number of

televisions recycled. People tend to store electrical items in the garage, under the stairs, in attics, instead of simply bringing it to an authorised collection for free recycling. We are urging people not to keep electrical waste and waste batteries lying around the house.” WEEE Ireland have outlined a number of actions that will make it as easy as possible for households to recycle their items through an authorised system and increase our overall recycling rates ensuring that we achieve our new EU recycling targets by 2018: • Bring electrical waste to an authorised collection point • Bring electrical waste to FREE WEEE Ireland collection events • Give electrical waste to retailers for recycling • Bring electrical waste to Local Authority Recycling For more information on the WEEE Ireland infographic please visit weeeireland.ie

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

PICTORIAL

Littlewoods Ireland Best Dressed Ladies Day finalists with competition judge Elaine Crowley of TV3, pictured from left: Anne Sinnott, Gorey, Co. Wexford; Deirdre Murphy, Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny; Sinead O' Reilly, Tramore, Co. Waterford; Roisin Palmer, Williamstown, Waterford; Vanessa Lawson, Hong Kong; Elaine Crowley; Nuala Cummins, Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny; Karen Walsh, Town Ct. Dungarvan; Chris Wade, Ballylaneen, Waterford; Annie Cusack, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford and Mary Burke, Tramore, Co. Waterford. [Aileen Drohan]

Littlewoods Ireland Best Dressed Lady Karen Walsh, Town Court, Dungarvan, pictured with her [Aileen Drohan] aunts Betty Sheehan, Marie Sullivan and Rosaire Donovan, all from Dungarvan.

Mother and daughter Nora Halley,Garranbane, Dungarvan and Karen Walsh, Town Court, Dungarvan at Littlewoods Ireland Best Dressed Ladies Day at Tramore August Racing Festival. Karen was announced Littlewoods Ireland Best Dressed Lady for her outfit which included a headpiece from Jennifer Wrynne, Leitrim; dress from Bella, Dungarvan; handbag from Signet, Dungarvan and shoes from Faith, Waterford. [Aileen Drohan]

Ken and Moyra Walsh of Abbeyside, Dungarvan at Littlewoods Ireland Best Dressed Ladies Day at Tramore August Racing Festival. [Aileen Drohan]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Frank Colbert, co-writer of ‘The Forgotten Legends,’ writes from South Africa …

Hero of Munich – Harry Gregg THE STUNNING NEWS A short while later these subsequent tragic events, which unfolded on the same runway, would be starkly broadcast on various radio news channels across Europe and would leave both the footballing and general sporting world of the Continent in a state of utter shock for several months on end. In those same distant days, I myself, was still attending Ardmore National school and living in a totally GAA orientated environment. As a result, the only type of ‘football’ game which us schoolboys were familiar with was gaelic football, which we played enthusiastically at lunch break just behind the new school. At that time, and for many years later, there were generally still no soccer teams in rural Ireland. Clubs fostering “the foreign game” of soccer were largely confined to cities, with no more than one or two in each town. Amazingly, the totally archaic and draconian ‘ban’ on GAA players taking part in any ‘foreign games,’ especially soccer and rugby, was still firmly in place and would remain so for several decades later. As usual that same evening I had helped the rest of my family with milking the cows and feeding the calves after school, while trying as best I could to fill the considerable gap left by my two older brothers John and Maurice still attending the Friary in Dungarvan as boarding pupils. As usual every weekday evening, the family then sat down to supper and in those pre-electricity years we soon tuned in our battery-operated wireless to the 7 o’clock evening news on the BBC channel, immediately after the Archers serialised programme, which invariably had us enthralled due to it’s

rural content and a farming one in particular. The leading item on the news bulletin immediately starkly reported on a plane crash at Munich airport involving an English football team from Manchester which was en-route home after a game in the very heart of eastern Europe. However, in view of my total resulting unfamiliarity with soccer at that time, the significance of this startling event did not fully register with me at the time, although my limited knowledge of European geography indicated that Munich was located somewhere in the middle of Europe. It would be some two years later, after I became fascinated with soccer in general, and Manchester United in particular, that Gregg’s eventual account of the crash in his autobiography brought home to me that co-incidentally the team involved was his beloved Manchester United. For obvious reasons, the effect was somewhat startling for me as a raw fifteen year old at the time. D-DAY AT MUNICH Back at Munich airport, after Gregg and the United team had spent a short time in the terminal building, they then eagerly boarded the plane for the last leg of the journey home to Manchester and their families. However, during two attempts previously to take-off in the slush and snow, their plane failed to pick up enough momentum to be able to become airborne. While they were now regaining their seats there was a somewhat nervous air amongst the passengers. Some team-mates were eagerly enticing Gregg to rejoin the card school at the back of the plane so that they could win back some of his considerable winnings from the first leg of

Harry Gregg (left) and Bill Foulkes (right) survey the plane wreckage at Munich.

the journey! But the mischievous Irishman decided to let them sweat a little until they would be airborne – a decision which would soon prove to be crucial for the life of the Irishman. For him the first seeds of doubt about the flight occurred after the second aborted attempt at take-off. He felt no panic or any real fear; it was just an almost imperceptible sense that something bad was going to happen. He tells us in his second autobiography titled ‘Harry’s Game’ that: ‘As the plane started to once again roll down the runway for the third and last time, there was still a feeling among the players and other passengers that all was still not well. The silence was punctuated

my head had sheared off my scalp. I reached down to unfasten my seatbelt and realised it was no longer there. It had broken off in the crash. All around was dark. Then I noticed a shaft of light streaming down from a hole in the plane just above me to the right. Lying on my side and wearing only one boot I kicked at the hole to make it bigger and then crawled out through it and dropped down to the ground. I remember standing there in this horrific scene on that chilling, snow-swept runway. I was standing in deep snow with only one shoe but I didn’t really notice it. Pieces of aircraft were strewn all around as far as the eye could see. I realised that most of the plane had

Harry Gregg (second from right) and team-mates board the ill-fated plane for Belgrade and subsequently Munich by a nervous cough, then a snigger. Right winger Johnny Berry shouted: “I don’t know what you are laughing at.We are all going to get killed here.” Then Dublin-born Liam Whelan piped up: “If this is the end, then I’m ready for it!” Gregg would later sadly reflect that: ‘It takes a brave man to be a coward and if only someone had said at this point: “This is crazy!,” or really raised an objection, then who knows?’ After a few minutes he noticed, with astonishment, that the plane’s wheels had still not left the snow-covered tarmac as they passed the end of the runway! In his own words: ‘There was then a sudden crash and debris began bombarding me on all sides. I now alternated between darkness and light, consciousness and unconsciousness. One second it was light, the next it was dark. There were no screams, no human sounds, only the terrible tearing of metal. Sparks burst out all around. For a second I thought I was the only one alive as the crackle of fire and hissing sound filled the air. Then something cracked my skull like a hard-boiled egg. I was terrified to put my hands up to my head. I felt that the objects that hit

gone – no wings, no tail. It had broken off exactly at the wings. The part of the aircraft that I had come out of was about 30 or 40 yards away from where the rest of the plane that had hit a petrol dump. In the distance I could see five people running away through the snow from the smouldering wreck of the plane. From the cockpit came Captain Jim Thain and when he saw me he shouted: “Run you stupid b*****d, it is going to explode”!’ Nevertheless, it hadn’t even occurred to Gregg at the time that the fuel tank in the plane could soon ignite, resulting in a huge inferno encapsuling all the passengers – both dead and alive! As some other shocked survivors staggered away from the wrecked plane he therefore bawled at the top of his voice: ‘Come on lads let’s get stuck in. There are people still inside.’ Without thinking he then wormed his way back into the smouldering plane to rescue a baby – the daughter of the Yugoslavic air attache, which he had heard crying. The baby’s face was badly swollen and bruised and a hostess tenderly took the little girl from Gregg as he turned and dived back inside the

plane to reappear this time with the baby’s mother Verena Lukic, who had two broken legs and a fractured skull, as well as a gaping wound over one eye. Sitting on his backside behind her, he pushed her along with his legs towards the opening and eventual safety. Sobbing with relief when she saw her baby still alive and now safe, she flung her arms around her child before she became unconscious again. Dramatically, when she later regained consciousness in the nearby Rechts der Isar hospital, she heard German voices and in her delirium thought the war was still going on! Next to the plane Gregg found team-mates Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollett still strapped into their seats and lying on the slush-covered tarmac after they had been thrown out of the broken plane. He then dragged both of them by their trousers’ waistbands through the snow like rag dolls some 20 yards from the plane, in case it exploded, and immediately he left them for dead. He then saw them suddenly stand up as if they had just awakened from a deep sleep, staring in a daze at the burning wreckage all around them. Nearby he discovered the broken bodies of Matt Busby and his own international schoolboy team-mate and close pal Jackie Blanchflower. The manager sat slumped in the snow and slush, semi-conscious and profoundly shocked. All around him lay the remains of his Babes – either dead, dying or greviously injured. Gregg propped him up with some wreckage and did what he could to comfort him. The lower part of Blanchflower’s right arm was almost severed at the elbow and Gregg used his tie to make a tourniquet to stop the flow of blood. Sadly, although he would survive the crash, nevertheless, this injury and some others had now brought a sudden end to a hugely promising career for both

The Busby Babes last line-out at Belgrade. club and country. Gregg further recalls that: ‘When I then walked around to the other side of the plane wreck I was suddenly stunned by what I saw. The aircraft had apparently slid off the runway, collided with a house and broken in two. The back section had then obviously cartwheeled into a fuel depot and finished up sticking out of it like a dart. There were explosions everywhere from it, sending huge plumes of flame into the sky. It was horrifying.’ For obvious reasons Harry Gregg will never forget Munich. He reminds us that: ‘I will always remember standing on that snowswept airfield feeling helpless and alone.’ However, what he preferred not to recall was the startling fact that this was the same part of the plane that was occupied by the bodies of his card playing team-mates who a mere few minutes earlier had been coaxing him to come and join them so that they could re-coup their financial losses from him! He would recall later that: ‘I remember breaking down and crying when we reached the hospital and I saw Bobby Charlton and a few other passengers. I was just relieved that there were more of us alive.’ Despite what he had witnessed on the airfield, it was only in the hospital that the enormity of the situation suddenly hit home. The same applied to survivors like Charlton when they saw the condition of the few survivors, including the colossus Duncan Edwards and manager Matt Busby who were both close to

Bobby Charlton scores his second goal in the snow in Belgrade.

death’s door. Gregg soon discovered that a total of seven team-mates, three club officials and ten other passengers had died instantly in the crash. After spending a short while in the hospital for some check-ups and injections, both Gregg and Bill Foulkes were taken by a BEA representative to a local hotel where they spent the next ten days. In the words of Foulkes: ‘When we were in the hotel room, Harry and I were in a daze, we didn’t know what to do and just followed each other around.When I went to the toilet, Harry came with me. Then Harry went out onto the balcony and I went with him. We shared a bottle of whisky, though I didn’t usually drink in those days.’ Both players didn’t sleep a wink all night. The next morning Gregg couldn’t get out of bed because he felt so stiff. Eventually he just rolled off the side. On the first occasion they both returned to the hospital to see eight team-mates with various stages of injuries, they asked a nurse where the other people were and were informed that there were no others! She confirmed that the only survivors were in the hospital in which they were now standing. In Foulkes own words: ‘That was when the whole thing really hit me. I was sickened and shattered. I just wanted to go home.’ However, fortunately for the stricken club, the assistant manager Jimmy Murphy had not been aboard the shattered plane because he had instead travelled to Cardiff as manager of the Welsh national team for a World Cup qualifying game. He therefore flew out to Munich the day after the crash to be with Busby. After nine days the airline officials offered to fly home, Murphy together with Gregg and Foulkes, at BEA’s expense. For obvious reasons the players reaction was that they would never get them into “a stinking plane” again in their lives. Continued next week.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Long Service Medal awarded to Coastguard Officer

Making the m ost of a shrinking wo r l d In the second instalment of a two-part interview with Christy Parker, travel writer Manchán Magan offers some advice to solo travellers, sees craft making as a world language and believes travel is paving the way towards eventual globalised peace. MANCHÁN Magan was just 19 when his travel career began with a seminal trip overland by truck from London to Nairobi. It would prove an unforgettable, life-altering and often traumatic journey, spanning six months amongst 20 strangers, many of whom were dysfunctional and self-obsessed. People emigrated from Ireland for work back then but, beyond package holidays to Europe or visits to American relatives, few went abroad in the exploratory sense.The advice volunteered to the young traveller illustrated the unknowledgeable pre-perceptions about the wider world that many people carried with them. “Well-educated Dublin people said I’d be eaten by wild animals,” he marvels. “Later, as I planned for South America, I was told it was full of bandits, I’d be robbed and my throat would be cut. I was petrified!” He wasn’t attacked or robbed but after 25 years of travel, he now knows how easily it can happen and how to minimise the risk. “Anyone can buy the Lonely Planet guide and see how safe and easy it is to travel,” he begins. “But still you get an 18 year-old going to some back street pub in a cool area of Cairo or wherever. He comes out at closing time and starts walking back to his hostel. But every other Irish backpacker has done the same and every thief or mugger knows that. So don’t do it.” He advises also against “hanging round bus or train stations,” or carrying one’s valuables or documents unnecessarily, recalling that he was once “conned out of all my money” in Paddington station in London. “But generally,” he reassures, “the dangers are quite minimal.” SINGLE TICKETS Neither would he recommend travelling in company to dilute danger. Whether to go alone or with company is a fundamental decision in foreign forays. The man who has made over 30 documentaries with a cameraman –often his brother Ruán- in tow nonetheless concurs that going solo is the definitive travelling experience. Anything else, almost without exception, produces an entirely different experience that is likely to deny all parties the enriching, ‘inner’ journey that only one set of footsteps can achieve. He considers the experience of “the queen of solo travellers,” Lismore woman Dervla Murphy. “When Dervla travelled with her child Rachel, it drew people towards her,” he explains. “But when Rachel was a young woman, she was seen as another adult and that alienated Dervla from locals. People see you as fragile and more dependent when alone and they respond accordingly. Plus,” he continues, “If you are alone, you are tuned in differently, you notice things and time stretches out a lot more.” Not that travelling alone means being alone.

Manchán recommends the remote ‘banana pancake’ route –so called because the delicacy is a favourite amongst the route’s backpackers- as a nideal route for the inexperienced solo traveller seeking neither solitude nor inner insight. Otherwise known as the Pan-American Highway, it runs from Bolivia, through Peru and on to Ecuador. “You’ll find two-star guest houses for €11 a night,” he advises, “where you can sit on the veranda, meet people, join up with one or two for a few days and then separate. You’ll probably catch them up again further on, because everyone is going the same way.” Despite the proliferation of young adventurers, the writer believes it is the older generations that maintain the travel industry most, as “they are largely retirees with money. They also don’t interact much with locals.” He feels there are very few older adventure tourists, but some who once were and over-stayed the trip. “Sadly, I sometimes see older travellers who have lived hard lives and now have diminishing health and no money and end up sleeping rough on a Goa beach or such.” FUNDING TOMORROW Every journey has a price tag and the resilient younger adventurer may find impoverishment unsettling, yet conversely, enriching –at least on later reflection. “My books are full of phenomenal experiences I had because I was poor,” Manchán informs. “I worked in a German supermarket because I knew German and after six months I’d saved enough to live for 18 months somewhere else. I got rabies in South America and had to settle in Ecuador, so I worked in a guest house. I worked in a leper station in India for my keep. Being poor often meant living in flea bit hostels but I was sharing with locals. It’s great that middle class Irish students are now doing that instead of just mixing with their own peer groups. I wouldn’t worry about not having much money because it opens different experiences, but leave a few hundred quid back home to be wired in case of emergencies.” MUCH IN COMMON One might expect increased cultural interactions to enhance understanding and diminish prejudice. Yet, in a regrettable dichotomy of the human condition, the mind doesn’t always keep pace with the body. “Some of the most closeminded people I’ve ever met are seasoned travellers,” Manchán reveals. “They only see stereotypes, never opening their minds at all. That’s their loss. On the other hand I’ve met Blasket Island women who have never travelled but welcome a direct connection between their islands and the entire world because they recognise the concept of us all being connected by the sea and therefore in many ways being all of a one.”

In a perceptive aside, he often sees a similar stance replicated amongst craftspeople and musicians, whom he considers to be “deeply rooted in tradition, often highly introspective” and who see the world through their craft or music in the manner of a common language. He sees the social profile of any small community in the world as a microscopic representation of the larger world, with travellers being a minority produced by a process of natural section. “Communities will put, say, pragmatists in charge of the army and others filling different roles according to their qualities and nature. You will have people with Asperger’s perhaps, and they help the majority to look at things in a different way. There are a multitude of sub plots in a community. And amidst all that you have the few who simply have to leave, for whatever reasons. They are the travellers.” ALL CHANGE, ALL FOR THE BEST In a world currently immersed in lethal conflicts, the Dublin man is refreshingly optimistic for the longer term. “We once had empires ruled by tyrants”, he muses. “Everything passed through the prism of what they wanted people to know. People were even afraid to leave their own villages for fear of attack. Now we can go where we like and interact with total strangers other tribes if you like. Dictators and tyrants are being overthrown. It’s going to be messy and shocking but it’s temporary and it’s part of evolution.” He presents travel as a catalyst and an unstoppable force for change.Taken to its ultimate conclusion and given rapidly evolving technology and communications, a massive expansion of globalisation across commerce, culture and identity –physiology even- seems inevitable.The level of his belief in that process is almost immeasurable. “Take language for example”, he suggests. “One of my hats is as a fighter for the Irish language. But I am happy to sacrifice it if English means more of us get to know each other and if evolution brings us to the point of talking instead of going to war.” For his own part, he is currently engaged in bridging our cultural gaps through “community tourism”, by which families are enticed to visit undeveloped regions of Africa and get up close to creatures like gorillas, lions and hippopotamuses. “Good safari parks are expensive in east Africa,” he reasons, “but for €11 you can walk with buffaloes in Ghana. So I want to find people a walking holiday in West Africa where €26 covers everything, including food, accommodation and guides. If 60% of that goes to the local community, then everyone wins,” he concludes. And we, the caretakers of the planet, get to know each other better on the ultimate journey known as life.

Laurence Lee (left) receives his Long Service medal from Declan Geoghegan, Operations Manager, Irish Coastguard, watched by his brother, Michael Lee, Youghal Coastguard Officer-in-Charge. was upgraded, By Christy Parker Coastguard receiving two specialist jeeps, modern training and OVER 20 years of dedicacommunication systems tion to the Coastguard service was recognised last and becoming affiliated Sunday when a Long with the Irish Coastguard Service medal was awarded Helicopter Service. The unit was de-classed to Youghal Coastguard as a climbing unit due to member Laurence Lee. The similar units operating in 44 year-old Training Officer Ardmore and Ballycotton received the accolade at Nealon’s Quay following and instead designated as the Coastguard Rescue dis- ‘search & rescue.’ Currently play in association with the comprised of a near-capacity 15 members, it is town’s Mackerel Festival. The medal marked 20 entirely voluntary and govyears’ service although in erned by a Dublin-based truth Laurence’s tenure command centre under the of the spanned 22 years, having Department interrupted his progress in Transport and the Marine. BEING THERE his earlier days with two Laurence, whose brother years working as a chef in the Walter Raleigh hotel, Michael is Officer in of Youghal some 30 yards and another Charge Coastguard, is a care assisworld from Coastguard HQ tant at St. Raphael’s in South Abbey. Reflecting on how much Psychiatric Centre by prothe local service has fession. He recalls the Joint improved since his early Air and Sea Rescue games days, the affable, approach- held both in Youghal and able recipient recalls how Enniskillen in recent years “we would kick the door as highlights in his before we’d go into the Coastguard career to date. shed to disperse any small On the downside, he has his furry creatures that might been involved in several sea be lurking inside. For the rescues that have, tragically, same reason, we’d turn out concluded with body our wellingtons before recovery missions, including amongst the west Waterford pulling them on!” The unit was known communities. That can be then as the Irish Marine very upsetting, but sadly it’s Emergency Service and it not all about saving lives,” operated without specialist he explains. “One of the big service vehicles. Instead, says motivating factors in the Laurence, “whoever had a job is being able to provide towing hitch,” undertook reassurance to the families transport responsibilities. and relatives of those missThere were no bleepers or ing that someone is out mobile phones and word of there looking for their mouth or a knock on the loved ones. That is hugely door served as the alert sys- important.” Meanwhile, Laurence is tem. “looking forward to the UPGRADED In one of the more wel- next 20 years” of putting his come legacies of the ‘Celtic courage and skills at the Tiger’ years, the Youghal service of the public.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Ardmore Judging for prestigious Pride of Place Competition a huge success THE sun shone over picturesque Ardmore on Saturday, 16th August, when judging for the IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition (in association with Co-operation Ireland) took place. Ardmore was selected by Waterford City and County Council as the County Waterford entrant in the competition after winning the overall County Waterford Community Forum Community and Voluntary Awards competition in 2013. The showcase of over 30 community, voluntary and business initiatives took the form of a video presentation in St. Paul’s Church followed by a tour of key locations in the village and was rounded off by introducing the two judges, competition founder Tom

Dowling and his wife Alison, to some of the many community groups and organisations in the village hall, where Ardmore Community Choir also performed. Local children formed a guard of honour along the main street of Ardmore guiding the judges into the hall and local man Jim Lane lead the procession, playing the bag pipes. According to Ciara Mitchell, committee member of the local organising group, “the whole judging session from start to finish was a huge success. It was amazing to see so many people working together to showcase their pride for where they live and where they’re from. We’re extremely grateful to have had the chance to represent County Waterford in this year’s competition and huge

thanks goes to everyone who took part in any aspect of our entry from the organisation and preparation to the film-making day and not least the finale which was judging day.” John Supple, also on the organising committee added “I wish to sincerely thank all the organisations, businesses and individuals in the village and surrounds who have pitched in to help us show the judges that we have real pride in our community”. Results of the IPB all Ireland Pride of Place competition will be revealed at an awards ceremony in Ennis on 15th November 2014, until then the community of Ardmore waits with baited breath to see if they can claim yet another national accolade. Members of Ardmore Soccer Club pictured in St. Declan's Hall for the Judging for the IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition in Ardmore. [David Clynch Photography]

Ciara Mitchell, Ciara Griffin and Rosie Mansfield, all from Ardmore pictured with judge Alison Doyle at St. Paul's Church for the Judging for the IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition in Ardmore. [David Clynch Photography]

Judge Tom Dowling pictured with Michael Walsh, CEO of Waterford City and County Council, Councillor James Tobin, Cathaoirleach of Waterford City and County and Councillor Tom Cronin at St. Paul's Church for the Judging for the IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition in Ardmore. [David Clynch Photography]

Members of the Ardmore Tidy Towns Committee await their chance to talk to the judges for the IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition in Ardmore. [David Clynch Photography]

Jim Lane from Ardmore performing for the Judging for the IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition [David Clynch Photography] in Ardmore.

Judges Alison Boyle and Tom Dowling pictured with Damien Geoghegan, Chairman of the Dungarvan and Lismore Municipal District [David Clynch Photography] on the Main St. Ardmore for the Judging for the IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition in Ardmore.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

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THE DISTRICT COURT District Court area of Youghal District No. 21 IN THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC DANCE HALLS ACT 1935, SECTION 2, 3 IN THE MATTER OF: THE COURTS (SUPPLEMENT PROVISIONS) ACT 1961 IN THE MATTER OF THE DISTRICT COURT RULES 1948, RULE 12 AND IN THE MATTER OF: AN APPLICATION OF YOUGHAL QUAYS BAR LIMITED. Applicant: Richard Walsh TAKE Notice that Youghal Quays Bar Limited with registered offices at The Business Centre, Lapps Quay in the City of Cork will apply to the Court sitting at The Mall Arts Centre, Youghal in the County of Cork on the 19th day of September, 2014 at 10.30 a.m. in the forenoon or so soon thereafter as this application may be taken in its order in the Court list for a Licence to use a particular place for public dancing, viz the Quays Bar, situate at Market Square, Youghal in the County of Cork in Court Area and District aforesaid. The said premises is licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor and is situate in the Court Area and District aforesaid. Signed: John Brosnan & Co. Solicitors for the Applicant, Friar Street, Youghal, Co. Cork. Dated this the 19th day of August, 2014. To whom it may concern

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CONNORS (26th anniversary) – In loving memory of Michael Connors, late of Durrow, Stradbally, whose Anniversary occurs on 25th August. R.I.P. You never miss the sunshine ‘Til the evening shadows fall, You never missed loved ones ‘Til they are gone beyond recall. So be forever with him Lord, Hear him, should he call, And light a star above his grave When evening shadows fall. Will those who think of Mick today A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Always remembered by your family. CURRAN (24th and 46th anniversaries) – In loving memory of my parents John and Bridget Curran, late of Whitechurch, Cappagh, whose Anniversaries occur for John who died on 11th October, 1968, and Bridget who died on 14th August, 1990. R.I.P. Masses offered. Gone but never forgotten, Always in our thoughts and prayers.

–Love from John, Ann, Helen, Philomena and Johnny Curran, Cardiff, South Wales.

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KEANE (21st anniversary) – In loving memory of a dear husband and father, Michael Keane, late of Mweelnahorna, Ring, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, who died on the 20th August, 1993. TO THOSE I LOVE AND THOSE WHO LOVE ME When I am gone, release me, let me go, I have so many things to see and do, You must not tie yourself to me in tears, Be happy that we had so many years. I gave to you my love, you can only guess How much you gave to me in happiness, I thank you for the love you each have shown But now it’s time I travelled on alone. So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must, Then let your grief be comforted by trust; It’s only for a while that we must part, So bless the memories within your heart. I won’t be far away, for life goes on, So if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can’t see or touch me, I’ll be near, And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear All my love around you, soft and clear, And then when you must come this way alone, I’ll greet you with a smile, a ‘Welcome Home’.

–Sadly missed, always loved, never forgotten, your loving wife Margaret; son Patrick; daughter Mary; daughter-in-law Eleanor; son-in-law Gerard and grandsons Maidhc, Michael and James.

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–Always remembered by her loving daughter Carmel; son-in-law Lar; grand-daughter Majella and Brendan, Sarah and Darragh.

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MOLONEY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Berna, Springmount, who died on August 24th. We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again.

–Always loved and remembered forever Michael, Maria, Tom, Michelle and Clodagh. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, 6th September at 7.30 p.m. Parish Church, Dungarvan.

O’KEEFFE (2nd anniversary) – In loving memory of my dear husband Paddy O’Keeffe, late of Ballyduffmore, Dungarvan, and Doon, Ballinamult, who died on 20th August, 2012. R.I.P. A heart as big as an ocean, A love I was privileged to know, My life has been so empty, Since the day you had to go. Sad is my life without you, Silent my tears still fall, But to live my life without you, Is the biggest heartache of all.

–Sadly missed by your wife Norrie.

On the First Anniversary of Conor’s passing, we, his family, would like to thank sincerely all those who kindly helped and supported us in our sad and tragic loss of Conor. To all those who participated in the Mass; those who travelled long distances to be with us; those who called to the house, attended the Rosary, Funeral Mass and burial; those who sent Mass cards, letters, floral tributes, donated to charity in Conor’s name and to anyone else who helped and supported us in any way. We would like to say a special thank you to Conor’s close friends for all their kindness which was greatly appreciated. We would also like to say thanks to Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., and also to Tom and James Drohan, Funeral Directors, for their help and sensitivity at a very difficult time. We trust that this acknowledgement will be accepted by all as a token of our sincere appreciation. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions. First Anniversary Mass for Conor will be celebrated at 7.15 p.m. on Saturday, 6th September, in St. James’ Church, Ballinameela. This Mass will also be offered for the Anniversaries of Conor’s parents Mary and Liam and his brother Pat.

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–Always loved and sadly missed by your loving parents, sisters, Orla and Kiera, brothers David, Kevin and Darren, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law.

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Lickoran, Ballinamult, Co. Waterford On the First Anniversary of Noreen’s death, her husband Felim; parents Willie and Ann; brothers William, Michael and James, and their extended families, would like to express their sincere gratitude to all those who sympathised, helped and supported us on the passing of Noreen. We would like to thank all those who called to the house, attended Noreen’s funeral and burial, sent Mass cards, perpetual enrolments, letters of sympathy and those who telephoned. We would especially like to thank Dr. Brennock, Dr. O’Sullivan, the staff of High Street Medical Centre and the Public Health Nurses for all their help, care and attention during her illness. Mr. Peter Murchan, Consultant in South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel, and all the Doctors and Nurses and staff who cared for Noreen there. The staff of Whitfield Clinic, the Mater Hospital, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin. To Dr. Ann Horgan and her team in Medical 4 and the staff at University Hospital, Waterford. To the members of the Waterford Home Care team, the Solas Centre, Caroline Gordon at Dungarvan Alternative Health Clinic and to Ray Kelly and staff of Kelly’s Chemist for your kindness and support, we thank you. We would like to thank Funeral Directors Aidan and Marie Walsh and their staff for their kindness, care and professionalism during a very difficult time for us. Thanks to Fr. C. Kelleher, Fr. J. Kiely, Fr. P. Fitzgerald and Fr. M. Cullinan who celebrated the Funeral Mass; to Mairead Cullinane and family for the music and hymns; Brid O’Shea, Sacristan; Altar servers and gravediggers. We would like to thank all our neighbours and friends and everyone who provided food at the house and helped in any way and Modeligo Community Centre Committee for the lovely food after the funeral and those that helped with parking. As it would be impossible to thank everyone please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our appreciation. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions. Noreen’s First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Friday, 29th August, at 7.30 p.m. in Our Lady of Assumption Church, Modeligo.

REDDY (31st anniversary) – In loving memory of our darling daughter and sister Ann Marie, late of Sunlawn, Affane, Cappoquin, who died on 21st August 1983. R.I.P. Time may close the book of grief, But memories turn back every leaf, Today is remembered and silently kept, No need for words, we will never forget, One year comes, And another goes, But the gates of memories, Never close. Ann you live in our hearts, You walk by our side, And from Heaven above, You are always our guide.

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Cois Bhride GAA Club Sponsored by Cunningham's Hardware, Tallow U-13 HURLING Congratulations to our u-13 hurlers who won the Western final in Fraher field on Saturday.The team had a busy week with the semifinal having been played last Wednesday against St. Olivers which the boys won on a scoreline of 2-9 to 1-4. They then played the Western final on Saturday against Brickey Rangers. The lads gave a great display of hurling with some good team play and the goals coming at crucial times to keep them on top all through the match. They ran out eventual winners 4-7 to 2-9 in a very entertaining game. A word of thanks to the Brickey Rangers first aid lady who came to the aid of Dean Beecher who was injured during the game and stayed on after the final whistle to further attend to the injury. The team was Cathal Hunt, Eoghan Lenehan, Sean Henley, Mark Dalton, Dean Beecher, Eoin Hurley, Padraig Hynes, Dylan Power, Tom Dalton, Ciaran McCarthy, William Cunningham, Josh Geary, Michael Condon, Shane Martin, Darragh Spillane, James Power, Jake Chambers and Josh Sheehan. Best of luck in the county final on September 6th. Further update of time and venue in next week’s notes. UNDER 7 TRAINING Training resumes on this Friday for the under 7’s at the usual time of 6.30 p.m.

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TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS SECTION 75 ROADS ACT 1993 Notice is hereby given that Waterford City & County Council, in exercise of its powers pursuant to Section 75 Roads Act 1993, that there may be route alterations and temporary inconveniences on the following road for the dates and for the times stated; Wednesday 20th to Wednesday 27th August, 2014 08.00 am to 05.00pm daily. Road works will be on: Shear Street, Abbeyside, Dungarvan from the junction with Sarsfield Street to junction of Friars Walk Local Access will be maintained at all times. Ray Mannix, A/Director of Services, Roads, HR & Emergency Services

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O Planning Permission C WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL – We, Lar and Elaine Byrne, wish apply to Waterford County Council for planning permission to construct a single storey dwelling house with detached domestic double garage, on site waste water treatment system, new entrance and all associated site works at Moneygorm North, Lismore, Co. Waterford. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority at Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford, during it public opening hours {9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Monday – Friday (excl. public holidays)}. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL – We Michael Cunningham & Sharon O’Donnell intend to apply for full planning permission for the construction of a 111m2 single storey extension to the rear the existing dwelling, modification to the roof of the existing front porch, new entrance, landscaping and all ancillary site works, at Ballyheeney, Clashmore, Co. Waterford. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority (Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford), during its public opening hours (9.30 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

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Event organiser, Stephen Foley, with a cheque for €15,983 which was raised from the ‘Mutiny on the High Seas’ Raft Race challenge held in Dungarvan Harbour recently.

Fundraising target met for purchase of new safety boat THE fundraising event ‘Mutiny on the High Seas’ which took place in Dungarvan Harbour recently, has exceeded the target set to purchase a safety boat for the Waterford Dragon Warriors. According to event organiser, Stephen Foley, there was a target of €13,000, which was easily reached thanks to the generosity of the people in Dungarvan and County Waterford. A total of €15,983 was raised from the Raft Race challenge. All proceeds from the event, which included a raft race challenge, as well as a water battle, goes towards the purchase of a safety boat for the Waterford Dragon Warriors - a breast cancer survivor group who take part in Dragon boat paddling as a form of exercise to become fit and improve upper body strength and mobility, while having fun in the process. An appreciation night will be held in the coming weeks for all people who were involved in the rafting, collected money, or helped out in any way. The appreciation night will be held in a local hotel, along with a viewing of a DVD of the event, while the ladies of the Waterford Dragon Warriors will also be in attendance. The new safety boat will be presented to the Waterford Dragon Warriors on the night. Mr. Foley thanked everyone who took part, or was involved with the event - too many to name individually, but said all their help made the raft race a resounding success. “The ladies of the Waterford Dragon Warriors were overwhelmed by the response and support which Dungarvan showed them,” said Mr. Foley. He also expressed thanks to the local residents living in the Lookout / Boreenatra areas for their patience and understanding of any disruption caused in the

area while the event took place. Mr. Foley said that any person or organisation who is wanting to run the raft race event for next year should contact him and he will be willing to meet with them and go through the set up. “Many of the team Captains expressed an interest in next year’s event, if it is to take place,” he said. Mr. Foley said he has received many positive comments from the public about how the competitors went out of their way to dress up their crafts and dress themselves up in fancy dress, which really added to the event, he said. “Maybe next year, if the event goes ahead again, there could be a category for best dressed craft and best fancy dress team,” he suggested. “Any ideas on how the event could be improved, feel free to comment to the organisers, as this event can only go onwards and upwards,” Mr. Foley added.

Clarification on Raft Race Challenge event IT has come to our attention that some information contained in the news report last week about the Waterford Dragon Warriors raft race challenge was incorrect. In the report, it was stated that the Déise Dragons team required assistance and had to be towed in by a rescue boat. This, in fact, is incorrect due to a misunderstanding of information. The Déise Dragons, Captained by Marie O’Mahony, did NOT require any assistance during the challenge and completed the course without the assistance of a rescue boat. We are happy to clarify the matter and regret any upset caused to the Déise Dragon Team.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

NEWSREEL … Anxious or Depressed? COME to our Support Group Meeting in Dungarvan. Venue: Deise Day Care, Dungarvan, Community Centre, Mitchel Street. Date: Every Tuesday at 8.00 p.m. Helpline: 1890 303 302. You are not alone!

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

St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Dungarvan EVERY Tuesday – Friends of St. Mary's Graveyard Clean up 7.00 p.m. (weather permitting. Tools & equipment provided. All volunteers most welcome. Thursday, 21st August - 10.00 a.m. - 12 noon. Knit & Natter (Social crochet & knit group – All most welcome). Saturday 23rd – Old fashioned Afternoon Teas in aid of To Russia with Love 2–5 p.m. Sunday 24th - Service of Holy Communion 9.00 a.m. - All faiths welcome. Contacts – Clergy: Rev. James Mulhall 087 2401913 Jenny Cashin Churchwarden 41230; Ria Drohan Churchwarden & Tea Rooms (087) 2257983; Facebook: Charity Vintage Tea Rooms.

Ballysaggart Ladies Club THE Bus will leave the Village next Saturday, 23rd August for our trip to Kilkenny at 10.00 a.m. going by Dove Hill there we will stop where we will be treated to Teas, Coffees and Scones.Then off to Kilkenny for the rest of the day. Evening Meal in the Maypark at 6.30 p.m. from there to Crotty’s Inn, Leamybrien for music, song and dance with Jason Travers to finish off our day. Looking forword to seeing you all.

Waterford Comhairle na nÓg members who recently participated in a teambuilding camp at the RSC Waterford in association with Waterford Sports Partnership.

Waterford Comhairle na nÓg CHAMBERS Ireland has announced the shortlist for the 2014 Excellence in Local Government Awards. Waterford City and County Council has been shortlisted in the "Best Practice in Citizen Engagement" category based on the successful work of Waterford Comhairle na nÓg, which is facilitated and supported by the council. This is the 11th year of the awards and 1st year for this category. Waterford Comhairle na nÓg consists of 50 young people from across Waterford City and County. The Comhairle works to engage with young people and tackle issues most important to them. Over the past 12 months, the Comhairle have: • presented to Dáil Éireann, national conferences and international conferences on the modern phenomenon of Cyber Bullying and

Internet Safety as part of their anti cyber bullying campaign, the Cyber Code. • produced many successful youth orientated events such as the Picnic in the Park,Tramore Beach Party and National Play Day and launched the Waterford Heroes Initiative civic pride project. • made submissions on behalf of young people to Waterford City and County Council on matters such as the Déise Greenway, the development of Fairlane Park and the County Waterford Action Plan on Suicide. • participated in consultations with Squashy Couch, Dungarvan Youth Information Centre,Waterford Sports Partnership and Go Dungarvan Smarter Travel. • volunteered for many local festivals and events such as the West

Waterford Festival of Food, Operation Transformation, Rith 2014, Christmas in Dungarvan Opening Ceremony and the Green Ribbon Campaign • represented young people at national level with the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs • been awarded an All Island Pride of Place Award in the Enterprise & Youth category. Announcing the shortlist, Ian Talbot, Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland said, “Local Authorities have undergone significant changes in recent years but one constant is the standard of work being carried out across the country on a daily basis.We are proud to host these awards to recognise best practice in Local

Government and I would like to congratulate everyone who applied and, in particular, those on the shortlist.” The Awards are held in association with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and sponsored by AECOM, EirGrid, The European Recycling Platform, Fáilte Ireland and Tipperary Crystal. Commenting on the shortlisted nominees, Mr. Alan Kelly, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government said, “At a time of great change and transition for Local Authorities, this shortlist highlights their continued commitment to excellence in supporting the local community and economy. The innovative way in which they go about their work is evident from the impressive standard

of entries. I am delighted that my Department is once again supporting these awards which allow us to pay tribute to the exceptional work done by Local Authorities.” The awards night takes place on the 13th November in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin. There will be a total of 13 awards presented across a variety of categories including: Supporting Active Communities; Local Authority Innovation; Health & Wellbeing and Local Authority Economic Efficiencies. A special award will also be presented for Local Authority of the Year. To find out more about Waterford Comhairle na nÓg and how to get involved, visit www.waterfordcomhairle.org, email info@waterfordcomhairle.org or contact Jamie Moore on 086-8368113.

Bonmahon WALK FROM A TO B The 2014 4th annual chariry walk from Allihies to Bonmahon in aid of Bonmahon Community Society is well underway. We left Allihies on Saturday 16th and are now making

our way back to Bonmahon on foot. Please come and support us on our last few kilometers. The details for the final day, Saturday 23rd are as follows: 9.30 a.m. depart from the Eurospar car park Abbeyside,

Dungarvan to Stradbally via the pedestrian causway. 1.00 p.m. depart from the square in Stradbally to Bonmahon via Ballydwan. 3.00 p.m. Arrive in Tankardstown engine house Bonmahon.

Well done to this group of young lifeboat volunteers at their recent training session in Bonmahon.

5.00 p.m. BBQ to celebrate the Grand Finale in Hayes Bar Bonmahon. All times are approximate, we will have been walking for 7 days, please be patient if we are running a little late. For more information see www.walkfromatob.wordpress.com or find us on social media. BONMAHON COMMUNITY SOCIETY Last week's lotto draw resulted in several lucky dip winners, congratulations to Tina Keating, Marcella Power, Nicky Hayes and Jamie Power. Don't miss out on your chance to win this week's jackpot of €7,150! ANNUAL GRAVEYARD MASS The annual graveyard

mass will be held in Ballyristeen, also known as Faugheen, this Friday, 22nd August at 11.00 a.m. All are welcome. TABLE QUIZ NIGHT The Copper Coast Geopark will be holding a table quiz night on Friday, 22nd August with registration starting at 8.30 p.m. Tables of 4 are €20 and a raffle will also be held on the night with fantastic prizes to be won.Your support would be greatly appreciated. LIFEBOAT TRAINING Well done to our young lifeboat volunteers who continue training even if most of us shy away from the beaches when the weather turns less wonderful - you can be very proud

of yourselves to spend your free time to train how to keep us all safe in and at the sea when the sun is out again! Thank you. BONMAHON VINTAGE RUN AND FAMILY DAY The annual vintage run will take place on Sunday, 24th August in Bonmahon. All are welcome, come along and see the cars and tractors. Join in the family day from 11.00 a.m. All proceeds go to Bonmahon Life Boat and Tidy Towns, two great causes! BIRTHDAY WISHES Best wishes to Sean Norris who celebrates his 40th birthday this week have a fabulous day Sean, and all the best from all your family and friends!

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

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Kill WATER SAFETY WEEK A big well done to all the swimmers, teachers and examiners who took part in another successful Irish Water Safety Week on Boatstrand Pier. An enjoyable week was had by all. The Sea Safety Centre Committee would like to sincerely thank the organisers and supporters of the cake sale on Thursday morning which realised a fantastic amount of €783 for the centre, which was very much appreciated. We are looking forward to next year already! FINE DINING WITH PISCES Please note the date in your diaries - the popular Fine Dining Night is set for the 20th September. All proceeds of this night go to the Waterford Hospice, a great cause close to many of our hearts. Tickets at €40 for this outstanding culinary evening are now available at the till in Pisces Restaurant. BACK TO SCHOOL DISCO Prepare to go back to school brightly - join us for our Back To School UV Disco this Friday 22nd! Doors open at 9.00 p.m., admission €10 and, as always, strictly no alcohol permitted. Don't miss it! BIRTHDAY WISHES A very happy birthday to Bruce MacDonald who celebrates this week - have a great day Bruce! Best wishes also to John Hayes who turns another year older this week, have a very happy birthday John!

Touraneena SLIABH gCUA LOTTO Week Ending 17th August, 2014. Lotto Jackpot €400. Winning numbers drawn were 2, 8, 15. No Winner. The new jackpot for next week is €500. 5 x €20 winners were John Cullinan, Pa Hallinan, Shauna Culllinan, Mark O’Mahony, J.P. Walsh. Promoter's Prize €20, Marian Cliffe. Tickets are €2 each and can be purchased from committee members, designated promoters and all the local retail outlets. DEISE DRAW Congratulations to Mary Walsh, St. Martin's Place, Ballymacarbry on her win in the July Deise Draw held at the Clashmore/Kinsalebeg GAA Club. The next draw will be held on 29th August in St. Molleran's GAA Club. Tickets are on sale at all clubs with a top prize of €10,000. BACK TO SCHOOL Well done to all the local students who received their Leaving Cert. results last week. We wish them the best of luck in their chosen career. Also best wishes to all those who are

returning back to school after the Summer holidays and to those who will be starting school in the coming week. WATERFORD ROSE Best wishes to Tara Dinan, Waterford, who is representing Waterford this week at the Rose of Tralee in Kerry. Waterford hasn't had a Rose winner since 1983, so here's hoping Tara will bring back the title as Waterford celebrates its 1,100th birthday this year. ALL-IRELAND UILEANN PIPES CHAMPION 2014 Congratulations to young Cian Smyth, Ballymacarbry on winning 1st Prize in the U-12 Uileann Pipes Slow Airs Competition and on winning 3rd prize in the U-12 Uileann Pipes dance tunes competition. Also congratulations to his first cousin Emma Corbett on bringing home two silver medals for the U-18 Accordian and the U-18 Melodeon Competitions. Well done Cian and Emma! The All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil was held in Sligo at the weekend.

Kilrossanty MASS Thanks to all who helped with the arrangements for the outdoor mass in old graveyard last Wednesday night. A large crowd attended the annual mass. Thanks also to all who provided the the cup of tea and biscuits after in the hall. COLLECTION Thanks to all who contributed to the collection last weekend for Carriglea at the weekend. Your generosity is appreciated. MASS A large crowd attended the mass on Cruachan mountain last Sunday. Fr. Pat Butler was unavailable due to illness to celebrate the mass. Thanks to Fr. Michael Collender for officiating at short notice.The refreshments were lovely at the end of the mountain after the m ass. Thanks to all who helped with

same and also the many drivers who brought people up to the mass. EXAMS Well done to all the boys and girls of the Parish who got their Leaving Cert results last Wednesday. Best of luck to them in whatever path they have chosen in the next stage of their life. MEETING Meeting in the hall this Wednesday night at 7.30 p.m. This is for anyone that wants to help with the stewarding for the Sean Kelly race which will be passing this area next Sunday, 24th August. DV D DVD of 1964 football reunion is available from Tony Coffey at 087-9448828; Sean Lennon at 087-6318094; Jason Dee 087-7836731. Price €10 each.

Paddy Ahern, Annmarie O’Keeffe (Lana Gibson), Mag Cashel, Noreen Barry and Kathleen Hannon enjoying the recent launch of the Ballyduff Gala Festival 2014.

Ballyduff Gala Festival 2014 BALLYDUFF Gala festival is in full swing.We started with our pub talent contest on Friday night where we were given a great display of the local talent from Ballyduff and surrounding areas. Congratulations to Sean Tanner on winning, Fiona Ahern who came in a close second and to all the rest of contestants who took part. Saturday saw our annual fancy dress. A great crowd came to see all the fantastic array of different costumes and ideas that the fancy dress had to offer. Well done to all who took part and won prizes. Shannon Murphy & Stephen Rice entertained the crowd after on the gardens of The Log Cabin. On Sunday a good crowd gathered in the field for an afternoon of novelty races and games. DJ Bear had us tapping our toes and singing

along throughout the day. We had everything from 3 legged races to a long puck and bric-a-brac to afternoon tea .We finished off our afternoon with a fun game of mammies football, later on that evening we held our car treasure hunt with over 20 cars taking part travelling around the roads of west Waterford. Well done to the Hayes family who came in first and the Leamy family who came in second place. Things aren't slowing down now for the week.We had our table quiz on Monday night in The Sibin.The ladies provided the entertainment on Tuesday night with a ladies football match in the field. Tonight sees the 45 drive in the Carnegie Library at 8.00 p.m. (€10 per game). The Booley House is still in full swing in St. Michaels Hall at

8.30 p.m. Thursday night has a celebration of St. Michaels Hall which is 70 years at 7.30 p.m. There will be a display of photos, history talks, music and refreshments. It's the weekend again and all roads lead to St. Michael's Hall to a weekend of music! We have the very popular " Lana Gibson" and her band Friday night ,doors open at 10.00 p.m. with entry €10 and this is an over 18’s event! We have a lively band called “Hell for Leather” taking to the stage Saturday night another over 18’s event, doors open at 11.45 p.m. with a €10 entry. It's DJ Bear who will be rocking out the tunes Sunday night in St Michael's hall to close our festival for 2014! Doors open at 11.00 p.m. Full bar facilities for all 3 nights, ID required!! Salmon Fishing festival

on Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th, enquiries to Tommy Enright. U-10 Hurling Tournament (Daly) in community field on Saturday 23rd starting at 10.00 a.m. Our final day on Sunday starts with day 2 of the salmon festival starting at 9.00 a.m. Our annual Gala Day in the community field starts at 1.30 p.m. Activities on the day include tug of war, sheaf throwing, wheel of fortune, water obstacle course, trade stalls, under 5 tent and many more. Bride Valley Band (3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.)We have some very special guest as well with Peppa Pig, Doc McStuffins and Jake from the Neverland Pirates. So with a week full of events and another weekend of fun and craic in store for all then Ballyduff is the place to go!! We look forward to seeing you all there.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Rescue 117 and Ballycotton Lifeboat in action during the inter agency exercise in Youghal between Youghal and Crosshaven Coast Guard, Youghal and Ballycotton Lifeboats, Youghal Order of Malta, and the Waterford rescue helicopter, Rescue 117, during the annual Food and Mackerel Festival in Youghal, organised by Youghal4All. [John Hennessy]

Ballycotton Lifeboat picking up a casualty during the inter agency exercise in Youghal between Youghal and Crosshaven Coast Guard, Youghal and Ballycotton Lifeboats, Youghal Order of Malta, and the Waterford rescue helicopter, Rescue 117, during the annual Food and Mackerel Festival in Youghal, organised by Youghal4All. [John Hennessy]

(On right) Larry Lee, Youghal Coast Guard, after receiving his twenty year long service medal with his brother, Mike Lee, OIC Youghal Coast Guard, and his Mother, Eileen Lee, during the inter agency exercise in Youghal between Youghal and Crosshaven Coast Guard, Youghal and Ballycotton Lifeboats, Youghal Order of Malta, and the Waterford rescue helicopter, Rescue 117, during the annual Food and Mackerel Festival in Youghal, organised by Youghal4All. [John Hennessy]

Crosshaven Coast Guard setting off flares during the inter agency exercise in Youghal between Youghal and Crosshaven Coast Guard, Youghal and Ballycotton Lifeboats, Youghal Order of Malta, and the Waterford rescue helicopter, Rescue 117, during the annual Food and Mackerel Festival in Youghal, organised by Youghal4All. [John Hennessy]

Operational briefing at the inter agency exercise in Youghal between Youghal and Crosshaven Coast Guard, Youghal and Ballycotton Lifeboats, Youghal Order of Malta, and the Waterford rescue helicopter, Rescue 117, during the annual Food and Mackerel Festival in Youghal, organised by Youghal4All. [John Hennessy]

Youghal Coast Guard transporting a casualty during the inter agency exercise in Youghal between Youghal and Crosshaven Coast Guard, Youghal and Ballycotton Lifeboats, Youghal Order of Malta, and the Waterford rescue helicopter, Rescue 117, during the annual Food and Mackerel Festival in Youghal, organised by Youghal4All. [John Hennessy]

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

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Ardmore JIM LANE CD LAUNCH At Last…A sometimes rather ambiguous term, which can be used to describe many things. In this instance however, it’s all good and refers to a man held in very high regard in our locality and further afield as well. I speak of Jim Lane, who this coming Friday, August 22nd, launches a CD of songs dear to him and hopefully they will be dear to us all in times to come. Launch will take place in An Tobar with proceedings kicking off at 9.30 p.m. and there will be many other acts performing on the night as well, lending their support to an event sure to be attended by many lovers of fine music. Jim has kindly asked me to help push the release of this CD and I’m only too happy to help. For those of you who may not be acquainted with the man, a little bit of information… First took to the stage back in 1954, as part of the Sea Breeze Band, the first time in the hollowed surrounds of St. Declan’s Hall, Ardmore. Then, after spending over a decade in England, he returned home to Ireland to live in Co. Clare; it was from then on that the ‘music bug’ took hold of him big time. Jim has great memories of the 1970s and he considers that decade to have been very special to him. It started off in fine form when he won the Clare Song Contest in 1970, in 1972 he penned his first original ‘The Fisherman’, in 1973 Jim reached the finals of the Castlebar International Song Contest; then many tours of the USA. After settling back in Ardmore, Jim spent many years touring Munster with his One Man Show of music and song before then teaming up with his friend Liam Gleeson to perform a very successful Mime Act. Set aside some time this coming Friday and head down to An Tobar at the end of the street in Ardmore; it will be worth it. PRIDE OF PLACE David McWilliams, an economist of note up the country, rather succinctly described some of our recent financial woes and the stringent measures that followed as like being at home in the days of yore when The Good Cutlery was brought out for the visitors from abroad. Well last Saturday morning Ardmore put on a fine display for the visiting judges from the IPB Pride Of Place competition, in which our village is representing Waterford, and then many of us head up the street to the Round Tower Hotel where Aidan and Trish Quirke always have The Good Cutlery out! No matter where you are from or who you are! You see there is a reason for me using a term used by Mr. McWilliams… Just a small bit of information for anyone who comes here on holiday, for anyone who lives here for the few months of the Summer, for visiting dignitaries; Ardmore always has The Good Cutlery out for you! You will always get a good welcome, you will always get a smile on the street, our kids are only too delighted to make new friends which they will hopefully become friends for life with, we are only too delighted to give you directions to wherever you are going, weather forecasting is an art down here and we even have a man who, when his schedule allows, give you a brief overview of the day ahead on social media; in fact, if you could bottle the welcome that folk get in Ardmore, we would be millionaires! It was heart-warming to see all the local groups together in Halla Deuglán for this and I was delighted to be part of it myself, with my humble presentation regarding the recent history of the Ardmore Notes column. Many thanks to JS and all the crew at the Pattern Festival for making the morning run so smoothly; all is required now is for our village to win the title to cap off another great year for the locality! BOAT COVE BIG SCREEN! Artistic lady that she is, Sarah Lincoln will

be putting on a rather unusual event this coming weekend. The Boat Cove in Ardmore will be the venue, and How We Float is a short film about Ardmore Bay, which she has put together. The film uses still images and sound to focus on particular changes to the Bay; ranging from ancient geological changes, to more recent changes to fishing rights. The film will screen on a loop in the Boat Cove, Ardmore from 9.00 p.m. – midnight on Saturday, 23rd August. RAFT RACE WARRIORS! Captain Jane Moloney, all seagoing vessels need one, made sure her upstanding crew of Lucy Holland, Deaglan Moloney, Annie Tobin, Jim Moloney and Utta Meir were in tip-top shape and ready to rumble for the Dungarvan Raft Race recently; as the crew were raising funds for breast cancer treatment and awareness. The designated body who will benefit from this, Waterford Dragon Warriors, will I’m sure use it wisely and they and Jane & Co. are grateful for all the support received on the day. POETRY READING Literary Reading at the Molly Keane Writers Retreat -Ardmore, with Author Nuala Ní Chonchúir on Saturday, 23rd August at 8.00 p.m.: Cover charge €5.00 Book on 087-2970692 as places are limited. Refreshments will be served www.mollykeanewritersretreats.com Supported by Co. Waterford Arts Office. Nuala will read from her 2013 published short-short story chapbook, Of Dublin and Other Fictions (Tower Press, USA) and also an extract from her spring 2014 novel The Closet of Savage Mementos (New Island) www.nualanichonchuir.com Nuala Ní Chonchúir was born in Dublin in 1970; she lives in East Galway. Her fourth short story collection Mother America was published by New Island in 2012. A chapbook of flash Of Dublin and Other Fictions was published in the US in late 2013 by Tower Press and Nuala’s second novel The Closet of Savage Mementos appears spring 2014 from New Island. Penguin USA and Penguin Canada will publish Nuala’s third novel in 2015. www.nualanichonchuir.com AN TOBAR WEEKEND GIGS Friday night Jim Lane CD Launch, with support from acts like Sampson and Christy and the Blackwater Band. Saturday night will be Baker Street and on Sunday evening we will have Coloured Souls. KINSALEBEG FUN & VINTAGE DAY! All involved with the organising of the Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day would like to sincerely thank all who contributed to the running of the event, and an even bigger Thank You to all who attended as punters on the day. Martin, Paul and all the committee look forward to seeing you next year for Vintage and Fun Day 2015. BARRETSTOWN WALK AT LIDL YOUGHAL Caroline Prendergast and all involved in the Barretsown Fun Day and Charity Walk would like to sincerely thank all those who turned up and took part in the Fun Day and Charity Walk last Friday at the Lidl store in Youghal. A huge amount was raised in the days leading up to it and on the day itself and Caroline was overwhelmed by the response from all. ROUND TOWER HOTEL Sunday, 24th August - Gig in the Garden 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. 'Brendan Walsh/Trí na Chéile'. Friday, 29th August - Last Friday Session from 10.00 p.m. Saturday, 30th August - Ross Kearley from 10.00 p.m. Sunday, 31st August - Gig in the Garden 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. 'Humming Bird'.

Jane Moloney and the Ardmore raft at the Dungarvan Raft Race recently. Their chosen charity Waterford Dragon Warriors, cancer support group, benefitted to the tune of €1,300 as a result of the race.

Cathal, Kirstin and Oran Sullivan pictured here at Ardmore Pride Of Place presentation last Saturday. [Gerry O'Mahony]

Well-known Ardmore singer/songwriter Jim Lane, who will launch his very first CD of songs this coming Friday at An Tobar in the village.

Calum Barron, Jamie Bryan and Luke Veale pictured at the Ardmore Pride Of Place presentation last Saturday.

Bill and Christine Ramsell from Ardmore Tidy Towns, pictured at the Ardmore Pride Of Place presentation last Saturday.

[Gerry O'Mahony]

SPECIAL CHILDREN'S EVENT AT THE MUSEUM To tie in with the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford and to mark Heritage Week, the County Museum are organising a special event

Canon Burkitt, M.A., Rector in Stradbally, cycling his Penny Farthing bicycle in 1937.

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for children and adults at the museum in Friary Street on the history of cycling in Dungarvan and Ireland on this Friday, 22 August starting at 1.30 p.m. There will be a special presentation by Mr. John O'Brien to the museum of a Penny Farthing bicycle dating from the 1890s. Short talks on the history of cycling by Darren Moynihan and Helen Moynihan and Willie Fraher will talk about the Dungarvan Ramblers’ Club - the first cycling club in Ireland, and women and cycling. Children will have an opportunity to win a cycling jersey. All are welcome to this free event. HERITAGE WEEK 23rd TO 31st AUGUST This year the Museum Society are teaming up with the Waterford City & County Heritage Office to present a talk by Mr John Martin titled - 'Dungarvan-Historic Town Atlas'. The town atlas is a project of the Royal Irish Academy which was first launched in 1981. A number of towns and cities have already been published. Waterford city and Dungarvan are both being researched at present and John Martin has been commissioned to write and research Dungarvan. The talk will take place on Monday, 25th August in the Town Hall Theatre at 8 p.m. Admission is Free. The brochure for the Waterford heritage events is now available at the museum. 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. to 5.00 p.m.; Saturday 1.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. Phone 058-45960. Email:info@waterfordmuseum.ie. Web:www.waterfordmuseum.ie; www.facebook.com/waterfordcountymuseum

Cycling History – Special Children's Event at Waterford County Museum TO tie in with the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford and the beginning of Heritage Week, the County Museum are organising a special event for children and adults at the museum in Friary Street on Friday, 22nd August, starting at 1.30 p.m. Come along to Waterford County Museum where Darren Moynihan will give a short powerpoint presentation on the history of cycling, Helen Moynihan and Willie Fraher will talk on cycling in Ireland and in particular on the Dungarvan Ramblers’ Club - the first cycle club in Ireland. There will be a special presentation to the museum by Mr. John O'Brien of a Penny Farthing bicycle dating from the 1890s. A number of items of cycling memorabilia will be on display including the first cup presented for a challenge cycle race in Ireland dating from 1869 and won by Richard Edward Brenan, postmaster and bookseller of Grattan Square. Children will have an opportunity to win a cycling jersey. All are welcome to this free event.

Mr. John O'Brien and family with his Penny Farthing bicycle.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

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Stradbally IMPORTANT FUNDRAISING NIGHT A fundraising night has been arranged for Saturday next 23rd August 2014, at 9.30 p.m. at Stradbally GAA centre in aid of local man John Power, Rochville, Stradbally, Co. Waterford. Music by Rocky Racoons. Tickets €10. John is in the process of undergoing Neurosurgery at the Radcliff Hospital in Oxford, England in the near future. This fundraiser is being organised to allay some of the expenses about to be incurred in frequent trips to the hospital for both John and his wife. Stradbally has never been found wanting when one of its own has needed help and this time should not be any different. If you want to support this cause tickets can be purchased from Theresa at 0876495593 or you might like to make a donation. John is facing serious surgery and every effort must be made to make his load easier. It is hoped the community and his friends will turn out in force on Saturday night to support this cause. RECENT BAPTISM Charlotte Maebh Drohan, daughter of Nicholas Drohan and Jessica Barnes, Brisbane, Australia was baptised at Holy Cross Church, Stradbally on Saturday, 16th August, 2014. The sponsors were Ciara Toohy-Barnes, David Crotty, Brian Curran, Kerrianne Gamble. Fr. Jerry Condon P.P officiated. ANNUAL MASS The annual mass will take place at Faugheen Cemetery in Ballylaneen Parish on Friday next, 22nd August at 11.00 a.m. SYMPATHY Deepest sympathy is extended to Mrs. Beatrice Norris and John, Lucey, Fionnuala and the extended family, Ballyvooney, on the sad passing of her daughter Mary whose funeral took place to Holy Cross Church,

Stradbally last week. Sympathy is also extended to the Connors family, Park and Bellard, on the sad passing of Paddy Connors, Ennis, Co. Clare. TABLE QUIZ A table quiz will be hosted by the Copper Coast Geopark in the Old Church, Bonmahon on Friday next 22nd August 2014. Register at 8.30 p.m, Tables of four €20. There will be valuable prizes on offer and a raffle will also take place. All are welcome. HERITAGE WEEK All around the country events are planned to take place to mark National Heritage week. Here in Stradbally it’s “Tea and Scones” Exhibition and Stones, at St. James Church of Ireland and school hall. Visitors can view the 12th century historic church ruins and unique gravestones in this sylvan setting and then have an enjoyable cuppa in the old Schoolhouse. This event is planned to take place from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, 29th and 30th August. Admission free. LOCAL SOCCER The club Lotto draw produced no jackpot winner. Numbers drawn were 5, 10, 11, 21. The €25 prizes went to Helen Maddox, Maryanne Connors and Joe Curran.The promoter’s prize was John Sheehan. The next Lotto draw will take place on Sunday night at the Bally Inn with a jackpot of €1700. The local soccer season commences on Saturday. Stradbally will travel to St. Martin’s Park for a clash with Johnville, kick off 2.00 p.m. Training for underage teams continues on Thursday evening at 6.30 p.m. VEHICLE FUN RUN Bonmahon Vehicle Fun Run - cars, motorbikes, trucks and tractors in aid of Bonmahon Lifeboat and Inshore Rescue and Bonmahon Tidy Towns will take place on Sunday, 24th

August, 2014 starting at 12.30 p.m. Preregister at Bonmahon Lifeboat and Inshore Rescue building (opposite car park from 11.00 a.m. Entry fee €20).There will be facepainting and fun activities for kids, Music and refreshments. For more information on or to prebook contact Gillian Roche at 0863866380 or Gillian@bonmahonjoinery.ie A VINTAGE AFFAIR A young 22 year old local man, John Darcy, Ballyvooney, Stradbally, a business student from University of Limerick who is well known for his fundraising skills will embark on yet another event on behalf of the charity “To Russia With Love” this coming Saturday, 23rd August 2014. The Charity Vintage Tea Rooms in the Church of Ireland on Jacknell Street, Dungarvan will provide the unique setting from 2.00 p.m. till 5.00 p.m. There you will enjoy traditional afternoon tea fayre to the backdrop of music from the 40’s. Also on the day there will be cakes and plants for sale....The highly regarded Mount Congreve Nurseries have donated a selection of wonderful plants that will be sold at hugely discounted rates throughout the afternoon. John has also gathered a fine selection of raffle prizes including a dinner for two at Richmond House, Cappoquin and afternoon tea at the highly acclaimed Kilmokea Country Manor in South Co. Wexford to name but a few. “To Russia With Love” is an irish charity founded in 1998 by Debbie Deegan. Since then it has transformed the lives of over 5,000 abandoned and orphaned Russian children with the support of the Irish public. WALK/TALK Our next series of Walk/Talks commence on Thursday night, 21st August, when we will travel to Island and Ballyvoile to find what

secrets are in store. The first call will to be the Ring Fort (Cill Field) on the Quinlan farm, will show a broken pillar stone, an ogham stone with commemorative inscriptions to descendants of the legendary King Nia of Munster, believed to be buried here. According to the late Tomas Clancy, “the stone had been originally standing in the centre of the Ringfort, where it marked a burial place, but it had been removed and used as a lintel in a cow house. Local tradition has it that cattle started to die on the farm and the stone was returned, but unfortunately it was cracked during the move.” A church site lies against the external bank of the Ringfort. There are only a few stones visible now.This field is traditionally known as ‘Pairc na Teangal’ or ‘Field of the Monastery’, and is on the Clancy farm. On this farm we will see the birth place of Mr. Philip Cummins. Born in the 1850s, world class athlete, emigrated to America as a young man. He is credited with jumping 6ft 3ins (World record 1872 6ft 2ins). Philadelphia papers of the day report Cummins as the outstanding athlete. After all that we will move to the Ballyvoile Bridges, the railway opened in 1878. It was a remarkable achievement, that over 43 miles of railway crossing such difficult terrain, was completed in less than four years.That included the Ballyvoile railway bridge, Ballyvoile tunnel and Durrow railway bridge. The “Through rate books of 1908 to 1935” show the importance of the railway, and show Durrow exporting much produce to London and other areas. They were political tensions in this area, will have some witness statements from the “Bureau of Military History 1913-21”. Any queries contact Nicola on 085-1501762.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

FIRSTLY we are saddened with the tragic news of the death of a fellow photographer in Donegal recently. Accidents like this can happen so easily when we get preoccupied with camera settings and become less aware of the dangers around us trying to get that 'perfect shot'. PLEASE be careful and never take chances ... your life is more valuable than a photograph! We offer sincere sympathy to his family and friends. The wonderful sunny days of the past few months have given us ample opportunity for getting out and enjoying the sights and sounds all around us. It is a

time for capturing as much as possible, storing them, preparing for the long nights to unzip the folders and enjoy the warmth of summer again. Enjoy the adventure but please stay safe! CLUB COMPETITION One of the delights of summer is the array of flowers everywhere to tickle the senses and make the heart smile! It was a Paradise of visual pleasure at our last meeting when the theme for August was FLOWERS.The quality and array of photographs could adorn any gardening catalogue or Gallery Wall with pride New Member achievements were 1st place Rene

Di Fusco with ‘Foxglove Favour’, 2nd Angela Feldon with ‘Rose Bud Festival’ and 3rd Bernadette Creed with ‘Meadow Thistle’. Congratulations to one and all! Congratulations also to seasoned hunters John Foley taking 1st place with ‘Lily Latitude’ and Ron Bending taking 2nd place with his two entries ‘Wild Roadside Verge’ and ‘Tiny Tim’. Next month, September, we have a monthly and a quarterly competition. Monthly is WATERS EDGE and quarterly is NATURE. Two entries per person, per section, monthly 5” x 7” and quarterly 10/12” x 8”. Happy snapping! NEW MEMBERS Deise Camera Club is a group to be recognised as a progressive happy group

who welcome new members anytime. Our door is always open! We recently welcomed more new members who are putting their mark on Deise CC as we speak! Why not consider joining us and taking your photography skills to the next level. Next club meeting is 9th September at 7.30 pm in Town Hall Theatre, Dungarvan. Members are reminded to check out emails and FLICKR for upcoming club activities, field trips and Tech night. Busy times but so much better when you are enjoying it with friends! Check us out on FACEBOOK, DEISE CAMERA CLUB DUNGARVAN and see what our members get up to! Thanks to all you who have found us already, we appreciate your time and interest.

Hunter and Kim Barry at the Lidl Youghal Barretstown Fun Day last weekend.

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1st: ‘Lily Latitude’ by John Foley. Joint 2nd: ‘Wild Roadside Verge’ by Ron Bending

Joint 2nd: ‘Tiny Tim’ by Ron Bending.

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THE main news from the Shed this week is that the opening of the Brendan Hally Room took place on Friday, in conjunction with our annual Open Day, and a great success it turned out to be! A large crowd attended, with members of the HallyFamily, neighbors of the Shed, Shed members and visitors there to see Mary Hally, her son Simon, Brendans sister Sheila and other members of the Hally Family cut the ribbon to open the Brendan Hally room. The weather stayed fine for us, and after a brief speech by Mike Cass, a few words from Mary, the room was opened and presentations made. The large crowd enjoyed the garden and were very interested in what was happening at the Shed on a daily basis. The workshops were highly impressive, and a few orders were taken for various products the Shed up-cycles! Everybody retired to no2, where a large selection of buns, scones and cakes went

NM 1st:’Foxglove Favour’ by Rene di Fusco.

NM 2nd: ‘Rose Bud Festival’ by Angela Feldon.

NM 3rd: ‘Meadow Thistle’ by Bernadette Creed.

[Gerry O'Mahony]

A large crowd at the Shed for the Open Day.

down very well! On behalf of the Shed committee, Shed members, Mary Hally and family, and all who attended, I thank you all for the hard work you put in to make this a very special and memorable day in the Sheds history.

Mary cuts the ribbon to officially open the Brendan Hally Room.

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Lismore LISMORE TIDY TOWNS In the past week two new signs commissioned by Lismore Tidy Towns were put up in the Millennium Park. Thanks to John Foley and the outdoor staff Waterford City and County Council for doing the work. One of the signs shows all of the awards that Lismore town has achieved to date in the National Tidy Towns competition and has been placed in the vicinity of the seat dedicated to the late Eric Flynn. People should come in and see all that the town has achieved since the year 2000.The other sign is one on Nature and Wildlife in the Lismore area and has been placed near the Ice House. The Lismore Craft Collective will be open until the end of August and anyone reading this article who has not been in are encouraged to do so. Any iniative that provides something extra for townspeople and tourists to see and buy has to be good for the town. On a more negative note we would like people to know that all of the lavender plants planted at the depot on the Tallow Road were stolen between

Sunday, 11th August and Friday 15th. The thieves were very discerning and opportunistic as they left the sedum plants which were planted early this summer and are now coming in to bloom and the Osteospermum daisy plants.This bed is one of the planted areas in the town planted up by the tidy towns group with perennials to reduce the need for summer bedding and where there would still be all year round colour. Those plants were paid for out of tidy towns resources and will now have to be replaced. There are just three weeks to go before the tidy towns results will be announced and people all over the town are asked to keep up the good work re litter control and tidiness. Over the past few weeks the tidy towns notes have contained general information on the historic stone depots and milestones but what has Lismore Tidy Towns done to conserve them? The first one that we worked on was the stone depot on the Lismore to Cappoquin Road about seven years ago. It was totally overgrown so tidy towns members cleared, cut back and sprayed. Noel Healy the

local area engineer supported the work and agreed to kerb the depot and infill it with gravel. We then tackled the three depots on the Lismore to Tallow Road which were in such a bad state that people did not even realise they were there until the tidy towns group had cleared and cleaned and the Waterford County Council came on board again and repaired stonework, kerbed and gravelled the area. In 2011 work started on three on the Vee Road, those were in a terrible state and it took until March this year to get the conservation work completed. This time it was decided not to kerb or gravel them because of their rural setting. One of our members painted the mile stones black and white in those depots containing the mile markers. In the coming weeks we will putting up an information sign in the Millennium Park re the depots and milestones. ECO TIP OF THE WEEK: Kill unwanted weeds or grass with a of a direct application of vinegar on the trouble spot.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Happy 50th Anniversary Tom and Bev - 1964

Parish of Lismore and Ballysaggart CONGRATULATIONS to all the students of B.C.S. who received their Leaving Cert. results. Best wishes to them as they seek to get accommodation sorted as they leave home for life at Third Level places of learning. Best wishes to those who seek employment as this is where their mystery is taking them. Teachers, you can take pride in what you have contributed to the maturing of these young people. Parents, loving and

letting go, trusting and minding still are all delicate balancing acts you engage in. I see the presence of God in the very loving care and nurturing of the generations. All life is sacramental when we have a heart to recognise what is before our eyes. We say our most valuable asset in a school are the students and the most valuable asset to care for the students are our teachers. Teachers and staff you have the prayer

and good wishes of the parish. Parents are the primary teachers of the children. What a difference it would make if children starting in Junior infants had experienced something of the love of God the Father. A junior infant who comes to school who knows how to bless themselves and a few simple prayers ought to be the normal. Nemo dat quod non habet (you cannot give what you have not

got). MASS TIMETABLE Weekday Mass at 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 23rd August Vigil Mass in Lismore at 7.30 p.m. Sunday, 24th August Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11.00 a.m. PRO Pastoral Council Parish Radio Link 103.9FM

Villierstown VILLIERSTOWN NEWS JACK THE JOKER Jack the Joker draw took place on Saturday night last in An Cruiscín Lán and €50 was won by Pat Walsh with Card Number 40, the Four of Hearts. Congratulations Pat. Jackpot next week is €2,100. Remember if you are not in…you can’t win. This is a joint community fundraiser. Tickets can be bought locally. TURBINE INFORMATION IN VILLIERSTOWN Dungarvan, Aglish, Drumhills (DAD) Turbine information group have the opportunity to show the award winning documentary Windfall in Villierstown Church on Thursday, 21st of August and again at Aglish Community Centre on Friday 22nd of August starting at 7.30 p.m. The documentary details one community's experience with the development of a wind farm by an Irish firm in rural America.

All are welcome to stay for tea and coffee. Admission donation of €3 DEISE AGAINST PYLONS We are a local community group concerned with the impact the proposed EirGrid upgrades will have on the environment, health, agriculture & tourism in our county and beyond. We can be contacted by phone, email or Facebook. BRIGHTER EVENINGS BILL The Minister for Justice is looking for the public’s input on whether we should put the clocks forward permanently. It’s part of the Brighter Evenings Bill which aims to put Ireland on Central European Time. Submissions should be sent to the committee on Justice, Defence and equality by Friday, 12th September. STUDY GROUP A supervised Study Group is starting up mid-September in the VECP

Community Room, possibly two early evenings a week. Individual study desks and limited numbers. Time to think about what sort of study routine your child needs for next term. If interested contact: info@vecp.ie SAFE TALK If you need someone to talk to or just needs someone to listen. We are lucky in Villierstown to have a trained “Safe Talk councillor”. Call Carol on: 087- 6635465. I NEED YOUR HELP If any group or individual has anything they would like to be include in these notes, just let me know. Remember if I don’t know what’s happening I can’t include it. All local news very welcome. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK I didn't find out what happiness means until I got married... and then it was too late.

Tom and Bevena McCarthy, Kilmore, Tallow, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and Bevena's 80th Birthday on Sunday last. Congratulations to them both from all the family. Married life for you began in 1964, And 47 of those years’, were spent here in Kilmore. In Dublin town you were joined, As man and wife together, And you’ve remained a powerful pair, Though many storms you’ve weathered. In early years when times were tough, You moved across the water, And by your side a red haired child, Pauline, your first born daughter. A few short years, you’d had enough, And homeward bound you came, Another daughter on the way, Helen, that’s her name Though not sure where you’d settle, Sure, t’would all work out just fine, A short few months were spent, With Nanny Mc, in Lemybrien. Then it was all decided, And soon things were in order, And the Wexford lass she made the move Across the Deise border. Though you’ve settled in the blue and white Some passions are of old When it’s Waterford V Wexford on the pitch Bev, shouts for purple and gold. Another daughter then arrived to complete the family, Teresa joined her sisters in 1970. And now all those years later, The family raised and grown, And Tom and Bev they wonder, At just how those years have flown. With grandchildren and great grandchild, The house is always busy, With all the comings and goings, Sure it makes them both quite dizzy. We’re here today to celebrate and wish them all the best And here’s to many more long years Of wedded happiness

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

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Cappoquin Camogie Club William McCarthy Ltd. & Kellehers Supervalu NON COUNTY PLAYER LEAGUE FINAL The Non County Player League Final will take place this Friday, 22nd August at 7.30 p.m. in Dungarvan GAA grounds. The Cappoquin girls will take on Gaultier. Best of Luck girls! INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE Cappoquin Intermediates are due to play Portlaw in the Championship Semi-Final on Sunday, 31st August in Fraher Field. We are just waiting on 100% confirmation on this, please

keep an eye out on Facebook/Whatsapp/Twitter for updates. Training takes place this Thursday at the beach, leave the sunglasses at home because we won’t be relaxing! We are also having out midchampionship team building session on Saturday night, please keep an eye out on Whatsapp for details. COUNTY INTERMEDIATE ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL Commiserations to Lorraine Bray and the Waterford Intermediate Camogie as the Deise side were defeated by Limerick in the All-

Ireland Semi-Final on Saturday last. The final score was Limerick 0-9, Waterford 0-8.You’re an inspiration to us all! Well done Lorraine. COUNTY U-16B ALL-IRELAND FINAL Best of luck to Cappoquin girls Aisling Power, Clodagh Glavin, Laura Murray and Roisin Uniacke who are part of the Waterford u-16B panel who will take on Derry in the All Ireland Final. All roads lead to Leixlip Co. Kildare this Sunday, 24th August, in Radley Park at 2.30 p.m. Bring it home girls! Cappoquin Community Centre Kitchen.

Modeligo PATTERN NEWS We had great turnouts for all our events over the weekend, on behalf of the committee i'd like to thank sincerely all who came along and supported/participated in the various things on offer. Also we express our gratitude to the hard-working committee members who did a trojan amount, much of it unseen, in order to have everything in readiness for Pattern weekend. There are lots of results which I hope to have on these notes over the next few weeks, and indeed the very first event, namely, the Duck Derby was held on Thursday

night and the lucky duck was bought by Mark McCarthy, Affane Cross. Further results to follow. BENEFIT NIGHT A fundraising night for Solas Waterford and Cancer Services UHW will be held at the Park Hotel, on Sunday, August 31st, doors open at 9.00 p.m. Crystal Swing will be providing the dance music, with tickets costing just €10. CRANNCHUR AITIUL We had sales of over 400 mini lotto units on Saturday night last, so we'd like to express our sincere thanks to all

our salespersons, and of course, to all our participants for supporting Modeligo Mini-lotto. The jackpot wasn't won, which means that there's a grand - that's €1,000 of course- in the "pota óir" for the next spin of the drum. Remember: just €2 and any 3 numbers between 1 and 30, could do the trick, especially for those of us totally despondent after what happened to the rebels in Croker on Sunday last! 4 X €25 winners as follows: Kitty Moynihan, Kereen; Sinéad O'Shea, Cappagh; Kevin Curran, Fear an Phoist, and Jim Cliffe, Cappagh.

Traditional Irish Wake Nell’s Farm House, Feddans, Rathgormack, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Waterford - Sunday, 31st August, 2014, 8.00 p.m. – 11.00 p.m. Admission Adults €10, Children €5, Family 2+2 €20 The traditional Irish wake was a prominent feature of Irish culture until the 1970’s. All the family, neighbours and friends of the deceased would gather at the house of the deceased. They came to remember the departed and sympathise with the family.

During Heritage Week a re-enactment of the traditional Irish wake will take place at Nell’s Farm House. The customs and practices of the wake will be explored and re-enacted. This is an interactive event and it is hoped that the attendees will enter into the spirit of the event. As was the custom of the time there will be music and storytelling and light refreshment will be served. ‘Generations exploring heritage together’ – is the National Heritage Week theme 2014.

It celebrates the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Year of the Family. National Heritage Week runs from 23rd – 31st August and encourages families young and old to come together to connect with the heritage that is ingrained in all of us. For the older generation the week is an opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge with their children and grandchildren. Mary Flynn Nell’s Farm House 086 2206007

Donna’s Equine Sanctuary LAST year Donna’s equine sanctuary opened its doors to equines in need. Within a few short months we were full, we have 12 horses/ponies under our care. We would like to sincerely thank all the volunteers for all their help, especially Imelda Whelan who has been a rock, every day she is with us she gets stuck in and is now firmly part of our family. Also we would like to thank all those who have donated time, energy and funds. We officially gained our charity number CHY:20672 and now we are setting up our official website with a donate button. Our operation is solely funded by charitable dona-

tions and fundraisers. We are holding a BBQ in Quill’s Bar at the Master McGrath on Saturday, 23rd August at 7.00 p.m. €5 per person, family friendly. There will also be a sponsored walk from Stradbally to Dungarvan in October. Anyone interested in walking please contact Donna or Babs 087 275 4013 / 086 398 7638. We are on Facebook and we are always looking for more help, more funds, more equipment. So please feel free to contact any of our committee members, Sharon, our committee secretary 089 456 2555 or Alison, our Treasurer 085 178 3811.

Cappoquin TOMMY TIERNAN Tommy Tiernan comes to Cappoquin Community Centre on Saturday, 13th September, 2014. Tickets €28. Doors open: 7.30 p.m. for an 8.30 p.m. show. Booking details: 05852746. Reserve your tickets now. COMMUNITY CENTRE KITCHEN Cappoquin Community Centre Kitchen has been approved as the Waterford Development Kitchen Cappoquin. Cappoquin Community Development Co. Ltd, will be targeting Food Producers (in Waterford, East Cork, or North Cork) who are looking to expand production out of their domestic kitchens; Who may have grown their distribution recently – through additional listings in shops, a contract with national brand store, listing with foodservice or other distributor. (e.g. Pallas, Musgraves, La Rousse, Irish Food Co-op); Who are looking to develop or test their product ideas in a commercial or catering kitchen; Do you need access to an approved food production space for a day, an hour, a week? Do you need access to commercial & catering food production equipment to test how your product performs for your customer? Do you need the space for your business to grow, without the investment? Talk to us at Waterford Development Kitchen, Cappoquin. We will Open our kitchen, share our facilities with you, and even guide you through the process of getting your business up and running from our production space. Contact Company Office: 058-52746. NEW CLASSES FOR AUTUMN Music Classes for chil-

dren & Adults: Group Music lessons for all ages (8+) and abilities. Learn to read music, to play an instrument (melodica) which is similar to a keyboard, group singing and general musicianship skills. Given by a qualified and experienced teacher Mairead Cullinane LLCM, ALCM, DipLCM. One hour group lessons available at affordable rates paid each term. Lessons will be held in Cappoquin Community Centre. Tuesday evenings: 3.30-4.30 p.m. Adult Music Classes: Learn the keyboard. Enrolment evening for Adults & Children on Thursday, 28th August, 7 p.m. in the Community Centre. To book your place please contact Mairead Cullinane: 0872425599 Yoga Classes commencing in Cappoquin Community Centre in September, Tuesdays, 11 a.m. -12 noon. This class will be given by Claire Blakely, a qualified yoga teacher. Book now and secure your place 058/52746. Basic Sewing Classes & how to use machine: Classes delivered by: Patricia Jacobsen. Bookings: 058/52746 Knitting Classes: Beginners and all Levels: Starting in September. Bookings: 058/52746. ADULT MUSICAL Exciting News for Cappoquin, West Waterford Theatre Group are recruiting individuals for an adult musical to be held in Cappoquin Community Centre, rehearsals will commence in September, contact Aileen Hogan, 0876299508 or 058-52746. There are parts for everyone, what an experience and diversion, be part of a CHORUS PHOTOGRAPHY 7 Week Course, 2 hour session: Cost: €80.

In this course, students will learn the basic functions of a camera-digital and film camera’s welcomed- while looking at contemporary art practices. Students will be exposed to contemporary art photography. Focus of the course is to strengthen the individual’s insight and understanding of the composition. Improve the individual's photographic skills. This course is for the beginner and for the individual who wishes to strengthen their photographic skills. This course will be delivered by: Mariella Martin. LECTURES Francis Bacon and The Logic of Sensation This lecture series focuses on the artworks of Francis Bacon and Francesca Woodman with the philosophical writing, The Logic of Sensation, by Giles Delueze. Delueze’s looks at sensation in Bacon’s paintings which concentrate on the figure without a narrative making emotion, the subject matter. Woodman was a young photographic artist whose work mirrors this concept. This series will run for three sessions .The lectures will be delivered by Mariella Martin. LOTTO Monday 18th August, 2014. Jackpot €2,100 No Winner. Numbers: 6, 8, 11 & 21. Consolation Prizes: Paddy Foley, Shanbally; Craig & Joe Mason, Abbeyglen; Deirdre O'Shea, Shanbally; Joe White, Kilmolash; Noel Cummins, Main St. & Kathleen Manahan, Shanbally. Draw: Monday, 25th August, 2014 for a jackpot of €2,200. All proceeds goes towards the Community Centre. ANNUAL MASS The Annual Mass at St. Declan’s Cemetery, Cappoquin will be celebrated this Thursday, 21st August, at 7.30 p.m.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Kilgobinet/Colligan/Kilbrien SCHOOL BOOKS Well kids, September is coming. You know what that means - it's time to use all those empty corn flakes boxes you've been saving.You need to cover your school books. Go get your text books and bring them to the kitchen table. If your brand new books are anything like the ones your granddad used, you'll be able to carry the whole set of them in one small hand.They're the size of copy books, only a few dozen pages long and with two staples in the middle holding everything together. The cover is a flimsy piece of light cardboard that's flexible enough to roll up as a tube. GET DAD Since your seven younger brothers and sisters will all be using your books in turn, it's your job to protect this delicate family investment. So, dig out those empty corn flake boxes and cut them open so that they lie flat. Open your new school book and lay it on the flattened corn flake box. Trace the outline of the text book onto the

cardboard with your pencil. Lads, this is your chance to ask Dad if you can use his pen knife. When he asks what mischief you're up to, explain that you need to sharpen the tips of your pencils for school. GET MUM Now find a pair of scissors. Your mother's sewing kit is always handy, but you know better than to touch that without her permission. Ask. Better yet, get her to cut the shape of the textbook out of the corn flake box. She'll know to cut on the outside of the traced pencil line so that the cardboard cutout is slightly bigger than the open school book. Keep that sewing kit around. Because the next step is to stitch the corn flake box cut-out to the school book.You do this by threading a biggish needle. Then grab the carefully positioned cardboard and book together in one tight pinch. Use the needle to sew through the middle of the book and then through the cardboard. Lads, don't try this next part without your mum. Poke that

needle back through the cardboard and back through the spine of the opened school book without dropping everything. Pull tight, and repeat the process. Like sewing on a button, soon the cardboard cut-out and book will be firmly tied together. If you sewed the pages shut, then you forgot the most important instruction. Get Mum! GET YOUR BROWN PAPER Open up your newly fortified text book onto a decent sized piece of brown paper. Brown paper? You know, that's the stuff that all packages come wrapped in. Since you've kept all the brown paper wrappings, you have plenty of the stuff around. Trace the school book again, this time onto the clean side of the brown paper. Leave an inch or more around each side. Hint: now is the time, lads, to thank Dad for the pen knife and sharp pencils. Fold the brown paper over the top of the book and tuck it in snugly so that it nearly

touches the top staple. Do this again on the bottom. Fold in the sides.Write the name of the book on the spotless brown cover in ink. No brown paper? You might have some unused wallpaper around. Wallpaper covers are a big plus since they come in bright colours and all the other kids will envy you. And then do these same steps on the other ten school books you brought to the table. So don't wait! Get started now since there's only a couple of weeks till the school bells ring. OLD MATHS Math problems from a 3rd class text of the early 60's: Take half a 100 from the sum of 231 and 582. Tomás is 17 and his father is three times that. How much younger than his father is Tomás? THE TORTOISE From "The Beginner's Reader", early 1960's: "There was a little girl, and she had a little curl, Right in the middle of her forehead;

And when she was good, she was very, very good, But when she was bad she was horrid. There was a little dog, and he had a little tail, And he used to wag, wag, wag it; But when he was sad, because he had been bad, On the ground he would drag, drag, drag it." KILBRIEN PARENT & TODDLERS Reminder: Come along to Kilbrien Parish Hall any Wednesday right through what remains of the summer and beyond from 10:30 to 12:30, all are welcome. LOURDES HELPERS Reminder: Any youth or adult interested in helping and working in Lourdes at next year's pilgrimage needs to get in their name. Contact Kathleen at 087-628-5249. MASS ON CRUACHAN For full report and photographs see page 11. INCLUDE YOUR INFO Scott Simons - greenhillsofireland@gmail.com

Ballinameela THE centre is a wonderful amenity for you to use for indoor soccer, parties etc. To book the hall or equipment in the hall please contact our booking officer Pauline on 0872480321. Each month one of the committee is responsible for opening and closing for events on in the hall, August is Jim Power 087-7983431. Current events on in the hall and local community: Finisk Valley AC: Any children in our community who are interested in running, jumping or throwing and would like to get involved in athletics, call down to Ballinameela Community pitch / hall, training times are Wednesday and Friday evenings from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

HELLO readers. It is with much humility that I apologise to you this week. The notes I meticulously and diligently prepared for Ballinameela Creatives were not printed for the last fortnight. As much as I would like to take full responsibility in this matter, Mr Editor has insisted in taking at least 50 percent of the blame. Apparently, my English had to be translated into his English and somewhere the whole meaning got lost in the translation. To be honest, I'm not sure I fully understand myself. We'll call it a mix up in communication......for now! I remember many years ago being shown a painting by Pablo Picasso called "GUERNICA". At the time my thoughts were with

BALLINAMEELA ADULT AND TODDLER GROUP Return on Thursday, 4th September at 9.30 a.m. in the halla of Whitechurch National School. WHITECHURCH NATIONAL SCHOOL Best of luck to all those new pupils starting school on the 29th August and to all the teachers and pupils returning after the summer hols. DANCE A Dance has been organised by a local lady for Sunday, 31st August at the Park Hotel Dungarvan. Crystal Swing will play from 10.00 p.m. 12.00 midnight. Doors open 9.00 p.m. Profits to Solas Waterford and Cancer Services University Hospital

the poor deluded person that drew these "crooked" animals and people on a canvas and had the gall to call it art. As time went by I became aware of the history of the tragedy that was Guernica. During the Spanish Civil War, a bomb exploded in the town square on Market Day. There was an indiscriminate massacre of men, women, children and livestock. Picasso's painting depicted the immediate horror of the impact at that moment. It took time, but now I understand and admire the work. When I lived in Dublin, many years ago, I discovered that girls were attracted to men who were well read and could discuss the latest best sellers. Wanting to be

Waterford. Tickets are available from the 1st August at Flynn’s Pharmacy, Murray’s Pharmacy Grattan Square, Capitol Cleaners, O’Connell Street and the Park Hotel. Tickets cost €10. Please support, should be a great evening! COMMUNITY ALERT There is a Community Alert text system in place - text your name and mobile number to this number: 0873538347. It works in 2 ways, firstly a message regarding any suspicious activity is sent to your phone so you can be on the look-out. Secondly, you can send details of suspicious activity to this number where it will be re-sent around to the community and to the Gardai who treat it as serious and act

ahead of the posse, I decided that the best way to impress was to read something a bit more intellectual (to attract a better class of lady!!). So I went to the book store and asked for an intellectual book.The assistant took my money with a sardonic grin and gave me Ulysses by James Joyce.Well, I made several attempts to read the book, but to no avail. After a while I was afraid to look in its direction. It became my Everest. But , one day a friend of mine, a cute Kerryman,( is that racist?) told me the best way to read such a book was by taking small bites at a time. So I read page, and then another and another. I found some of it very funny and some of it incomprehensible, but overall I enjoyed it. Again, it took time but I appreciated it all the more for making me think. Many people consider the ultimate test of genius is to be able to decipher Einsteins Theory of Relativity. But you don't need to be 'Sheldon Cooper' to understand it. All old Albert was saying is that if a Butterfly breaks wind in

immediately. Follow on facebook www.facebook.com/parish.communityalert LOTTO RESULTS 18th August: Numbers drawn were: 9, 11, 23. No winner. €20 winners: Mrs. Teresa Ryan, Lauragh; Joan Burke, Cappagh; Mike Reynolds, Aglish; Jack O’Neill, Aglish; Tom Cotter, Aglish. Next week’s jackpot €2,900 and will take place in Maureen’s. NOTES FOR INCLUSION If you have something you would like in the Ballinameela notes you can email vikimulhall@gmail.com Follow and like us on facebook, Ballinameela Community Centre.

the Sahara desert, the domino effect will eventually magnify and create a snow storm in Alaska. As the Meerkat says "simples!" No matter how imposing or difficult something appears to be, break it down to small manageable pieces. Nothing is beyond the understanding of anyone. Scientist, Marie Curie once said, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

Helen O'Neill (Pulla), Kieran and Helen Denehy (Youghal), Phil Neary and Bríd Hughes (Ring).

Lyre Heritage News By Marie O’Shea

Mary’s Miracles! THERE is no doubt about it – Mary Kirwan leaves the loaves and fishes story in the halfpenny place, when it comes to providing for the suppers in Maggie’s kitchen. As the numbers grew and grew last Thursday, finding seats for all was a problem (solved) and as we all played and sang and danced I knew tensions must be rising in the kitchen. No worries – Mary and Marcella Kennedy (Mary’s daughter) rose magnificently to the occasion! We had visitors “from all parts”, from Texas to Australia and all the counties adjacent to the Decies! Great singers, musicians, comedy turns and some Sean Nós dancing thrown in for good measure! Wonder who will be there next Thursday? Why don’t you come along and find out – just head in the general direction of the Mahon Falls from the N25, take a right turn at the “Lyre” sign, come in along the Boreen and the last cottage on the right is where it’s at! Just lift the latch and you are welcome to the fireside in Maggie’s Kitchen. See you there! Photographs by Marie O'Shea

Louise, Michael and Richard Fitzgerald, (London).

Pat and Margaret Ridgard, son David, daughter-in-law Helen and grandchildren Bill, Davey and Heather.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

COMERAGH COMHALTAS

All-Ireland Champions ATTENDING Fleadh Cheoils is all part of the interesting lifestyle of those involved in Comhaltas. Success in competiitions is more often than not for the lucky few and the social occasion and feeling of involvement is the worthwhile experience of the masses. Down through the years our branch has always featured among the prizewinners but the Sligo Fleadh will go down in history and will be remembered and celebrated for years to come. No branch has ever featured among the prizewinners in so many competitions and our total of 15 medals is an unprecedented achievement. Brother and sister Seamus and Ellen O'Gorman taking 1st and 2nd place in u 12 fiddle is remarkable with further success attained by their sister Sarah winning 1st place in u-18 fiddle, 3rd in slow airs, 1st in u-18 duet with Clara Mannion and 1st in under 18 trio with Claire Fennell and Clara, last year's u-18 concertina champion. Joseph Mannion brought home 4 medals, 2nd in u-12 button accordion and bodhran, 3rd in u-12 Melodion and 3rd in u-12 duet with Ellen O'Gorman. MacDara Ó Faoláin's 1st place in u-15 accompaniment brought our successful Sligo Fleadh to a close heralding many weeks of celebrations until our classes and sessions start back in Cúil na Sméar next month. CÉILÍ HOUSE LIVE With the Fleadh competitions barely into the second day we were contacted by Kieran Hanrahan, resulting in the Comeraghs branch being the only branch to feature in RTE's longest running programme. How proud we were to see our u-18 trio and our champion fiddler Seamus O'Gorman not alone broadcast live but entertaining the thousands gathered at the Peace 3 Gig rig, a well deserved honour. Arrangements are now in place to record Céilí House in Cúil na Sméar early next year.

Tallow Car Boot Sale A CAR boot sale will take place in St. Patrick’s Hall car Park, Tallow on Saturday, 30th August from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stalls €10. Admission €2.

Carrick-on-Suir Musical Society THE Arts Academy would like to welcome new Principal, Emily O’Dwyer and new Dance Tutor, Emma Hanlon to the teaching staff for the new term. Also joining the team is Padraic Sheehan, no stranger to the Academy, who will assist and advise on this years work. A huge Thank You to outgoing Principal, Fiona Hennessy and outgoing Dance Tutor, Amy Walsh for their hard work, dedication and commitment to the Academy over the past number of years. This year kickstarts with Academy Students rehearsing for the Society’s pantomime which takes place in October.

Following that our students will be busy preparing for “Christmas Celebrations”. The highlight of the Academy 2014/2015 will be our very own production of the Disney Classic “Frozen” which is already creating a lot of excitement and interest in Carrick-On-Suir. There are still some places available for the Autumn term of Carrick-On-suir Musical Society’s Academy of Performing Arts. Anyone wishing to register a child for the new term should telephone the Strand Theatre between Monday and Friday from 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. at (051) 645050.

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Johnny Powers Retirement as Chruch Sacristan after 37 years in Kilmacthomas – Pictured is Johnny Power with members of Newtown and Kill Pastoral Council. [Michael Faulkner]

Kilmacthomas TIDY TOWNS Kilmacthomas Tidy Towns committee is planning an extension to the River- Walk and this will link up with the existing walk at the new bridge into the park, then up onto the railway line, over the viaduct, over the street, down the crú bohreen and back on the old N25. Fund raising to kick start this ambitious project is under way and Benji and his team have very kindly organised a special trail run on Monday, 25th August with all proceeds going to same. There will also be a Flag Day taking place at Centra S u p e r m a r k e t , Kilmacthomas on Friday, 12th September. EXAMS Congratulations and very well done to all the students who received their Leaving Cert results last week. Students at St. Declan's Community College, Kilmacthomas were more than pleased with their results.We now wish everyone the best of luck for the future and the next step in their academic lives. SYMPATHY Sincere sympathy to Joe Sutton, Riverview Estate, Kilmacthomas on the death of his mother, Mrs. Annie Sutton, Rice Park, Waterford which sad event occurred last week. May she rest in peace. THANKS Many thanks to all who donated to the St. Vincent De Paul Church gate collections at the week-end.

MASS The annual Mass at Faugheen will take place on Friday, 22nd August at 11.00 a.m. All are welcome. COLLECTION Self help Africa annual Church collection will take place next week-end 23rd & 24th August. Please support this worthy cause. PILGRIMAGE Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes a reminder there are still some places available, Departs September 27th for five nights, full board, transport and accommodation, tours and religious programme included, costs €729, for more information contact Fr. Keogh, P.P. on 051-294261. LOTTO WIN Results of the Kilmacthomas AFC lotto draw for Saturday, 16th August, letters drawn G, J, P and Q. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to Grace Power, Union Road, Kilmac, Cian, Joe & Robyn, c/o Marie Dunne, Mary Ann Sullivan, Georgestown, Nick Kiely, Ballyshonnock and Patrick Power, Union Road, Kilmac. Next week’s jackpot €550, be in to win. WHIST Results for the Ballylaneen Whist Club for Monday, 28th July, Alice Walsh, Rosie Keane, Margaret Hassett, Kitsy Keating, Mary B. Bowdren, Peggy Callaghan, John Power, Hannah McGrath, Eileen Power, Mary Blackmore and T. Keane. Raffle winners Terry Keane and Eric Townsend.

Johnny Power’s Retirement as Chruch Sacristan after 37 years in Kilmacthomas – Pictured [Michael Faulkner] is Johnny Power receiving a gift from Fr. Martin Keogh.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Heritage Week in Waterford 2014 DISCOVER the past. Build the future! – this is the slogan for this year’s Heritage Week which commences on Saturday August 23rd and runs until August 31st and indeed there is lots to discover with a full range of events and activities scheduled for venues all around Waterford County and City. Waterford City and County Council has published a programme detailing all the events that have been organised by community groups and heritage venues for Heritage Week and this is available from libraries, tourism offices, council offices and on the Council website www.waterfordcouncil.ie. Bat Walks,Whale-watching, Viking History, Geology, Garden Trails, Archaeology, Family History and Built Heritage are just some of the topics covered in public talks and guided walks during the week-long celebration of heritage. Most events are free and are suitable for families and all ages.

A talk on the Historic Houses of Waterford takes place in Ardkeen Library on Tuesday August 26th at 6.30 p.m. while on Thursday 27th Grey Friar’s Gallery is the venue for a talk on the ecology and archaeology of the River Suir at 7.30 p.m. If you want to get outdoors why not take part in a guided woodland walk in Portlaw Woods on Wednesday, August 27th which starts at 7.30 p.m. from Portlaw Woods Car Park. Bat walks will run from Glenribbeen EcoLodge near Lismore on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st from 8.30 p.m.. You can try your hand at road bowling in Fenor Village on Saturday 30th 11.30 a.m.-13.30 p.m. In Dungarvan, a talk on Waterford’s Ogham stones takes place in the Town Hall Theatre at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 27th . If gardens and great houses are more your interest many of the sites along the Waterford Garden Trail are running tours such as

Cappoquin House

Curraghmore, Dromana and Cappoquin House. Dungarvan Castle is the place to be on Saturday 30th August 11 a.m. when a military re-enactment takes place featuring displays of Irishmen involved in WW1. Tramore Heritage Group also commemorate the Great War with an exhibition in the Coast Guard Station on August 31st. Other events in Tramore include a talk on Shipwrecks of Tramore on 28th August 2-3p.m. and a Heritage Trail walk on 30th August 2-5pm. Tours in the Viking Triangle include a guided tour of the Medieval Walls of Waterford on Sunday 31st at 2.30 p.m. while there are daily tours of Christchurch Cathedral also available. A living display of the craft skills of Viking Women will be demonstrated in Waterford Central Library from Wednesday 27th-Saturday 30th. Heritage week is coordinated by the Heritage Council and supported locally by Waterford City and County Council. Further details on heritage week events nationwide can be found on www.heritageweek.ie callsave 1850 200 878 or by contacting the Heritage Officer at Waterford City & County Council 058 22000 bguest@waterfordcouncil.ie

The Strangers, who launched their debut EP last Friday night in Dillion’s Bar, Dungarvan, L-R, Christopher O'Sullivan, Alex Murphy, Celine Casey, Michael Murphy and Andy Buck. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

The Strangers Launch EP THE very talented local band, 'The Strangers', who all come from the Dungarvan and Mid Waterford area, launched their debut EP in Dillon's Bar, Dungarvan, last Friday night. A large attendance, which included family members and friends, were present to mark the occasion. Those present were high in their praise of the group and their new EP. The band formed in April last year as an acoustic trio of Michael Murphy, Celine Casey and Andy Buck. They were later joined by Alex Murphy on bass and Christopher

O’Sullivan on drums. They have performed at the Clonmel Busking Festival, Picnic in the Park and on the main stage at the Festival of Food. The band are influenced by a lot of different groups, the Kings of Leon and the Killers to Mumford & sons and Of Monsters & Men. The EP consists of four original songs recorded at The Hub Studio in Gorey, Co. Wexford. All tracks were recorded and edited by Damian Brady. The four songs are: 'Blades of Grass', 'Do You Ever Wonder?', 'Make

You Happy' and 'Sunshine'. 'The Strangers' are Michael Murphy on Lead vocals and Rhythm Guitar, Celine Casey on Lead Vocals, Andy Buck on Lead Guitar, Alex Murphy on Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals and Christopher O'Sullivan on Drums and Backing Vocals. The Strangers' are available for bookings and can be contacted by phone. All inquiries to Michael Murphy on 087-9050190. More information is available on Facebook The Strangers - Band

Dungarvan Drama Club AS the summer starts thinking about coming to an end, we're thinking about our autumn production! Readings for Hugh Leonard's "Da" will take place on Thursday 28th August at 8pm in the Town Hall Theatre. The play will be directed by Margaret Dennehy and has a cast of 8 (5 men and 3 women) age range from 18 to 80! If you can't make the readings on the 28th please text 086-3244175 or contact any committee member with your interest and an alternative time/date can be arranged. So if you want to get stuck into something really worthwhile for the autumn whether you'd like to get involved on stage, back stage or front of house, here's your chance! All are welcome.

Deise Singers

Kaitlin Landers, Grace Kelly, Niamh Foley and (centre) Saoirse Crowley at Lidl Youghal during the [Gerry O'Mahony] Barretstown Fun Day.

YES folks, it’s that time of year again, when we turn our thoughts to Autumn/Winter activities! While we had a great summer again, thank God, the autumn nip is in the wind and the evenings are “closing in”, an expression I heard recently! Soon time to light the stove. And that brings me to the Deise Singers. We are now embarking on our 7th season, starting back at rehearsals on Monday, 1st September, in the Town Hall Theatre, at 7.30. p.m. This is a meet and greet night, a short bit of singing, an outline of our plans for the coming season, a cuppa and the A.G.M. The Deise Singers formed as a four part mixed choir in September, 2008.We are a group of people who love to sing, and get great pleasure in sharing our enthusiasm with others. We have continued to give great enjoyment to our audiences at concerts and other social events. Music and singing is a great tonic for the mind and soul. If you are thinking of what you might like to do with your Monday evenings for the next few months come along to the Town Hall Theatre on Monday nights and join the Deise Singers.We welcome all new members, male and female. Bring a friend. Dates For Your Diary – Sunday, 14th December, our annual Christmas “Tea time Recital”. Thursday, May 7th and Friday, May 8th, 2015 our annual summer Concert. More details later. Keep tuned.

Well-known wheelchair athlete Sean Óg Nash at the Barretsown Fun Day in Lidl; along with parents Sean and Martina. [Gerry O'Mahony]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Local winners at Comhaltas All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo Competitions, Concerts, Céilithe, Sessions and more at the 63rd Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann . . . IT was an exciting and successful weekend of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more as the 63rd Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was celebrated by an estimated 300,000 throughout Sligo including a special visit by President Michael D. Higgins. The streets of Sligo pulsed with Irish rhythm and revelry as age-old traditions were celebrated by fresh generations and the vibrancy of

the Fleadh emanated throughout the town. The Fleadh Cheoil, which returned this year to Sligo for the first time in over 20 years, featured a week-long festival of fun, which will saw over 250 events take place, and in excess of 8,000 competitors take part in the All Ireland Fleadh competitions. Sligo spared no effort ensuring an entertaining event-packed programme that brought

Button Accordian (15-18 years) 3rd Place winner, Melodeon, (1518 years) 3rd place winner, Emma Corbett, CCÉ, Ballyduff, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo. [Kathy Burke Photography]

Uilleann Pipes Slow Airs (12-15 years) 3rd Place winner, Éanna Hyland, Ballyduff, CCÉ, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo. [Kathy Burke Photography]

the world’s premier festival of Irish traditional music to a whole new level that will long be remembered by all who witnessed it. Each year, the Fleadh provides a cultural meeting place for those who carry the great traditions of Irish music, song and dance in their hearts. At the core of the Fleadh are the competitions that see traditional musicians, dancers and singers of all

ages and backgrounds competing at All Ireland level, following victories at regional competitions. The standards were high and the music more than lived up to the expectations of judges who had a very difficult job choosing winners for each category and competition. For the first time in the history of the Fleadh, all results were live-tweeted and shared instantaneously through social media chan-

Uilleann Pipes (Under 12 years) 3rd Place winner, Uilleann Pipes Slow Airs (under 12) 1st place winner, Cian Smith, CCÉ, Ballyduff, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo. [Kathy Burke Photography]

Button Accordion (under 12 years) 2nd Place winner, Melodeon (under 12) 3rd place winner, Bodhrán (under 12) 2nd place winner, Joseph Mannion, CCÉ, Craobh na gComarach, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo. [Kathy Burke Photography]

nels, making the contagious excitement of the competitions more accessible that ever. Over 200 accredited journalists attended the Fleadh to witness the revelry first hand, with some travelling from the UK, France, Germany and America, opening up the festivities to new audiences around the World. President of Comhaltas Ceoltiri Éireann, Vince Jordan, extended his heart

felt congratulations to all of the competitors, organising committee and noted that they have “taken the standard of Irish traditional music to a new level.” He concluded that it was delightful to see so many young people at the festival this year “proving that the passion for traditional culture, song, dance and Irish language is as strong as ever.” The week leading up to

the Fleadh included Scoil Éigse, which was comprised of a week of workshops and classes of Irish traditional music, song and dance. Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann will be returning to Sligo in 2015, taking place from 9th - 16th August 2015. For all the results and further details on the Fleadh and competitions, visit www.fleadhcheoil.ie

Whistle Slow Airs (under 12 years) 2nd Place winner, Evan Gloeckner, CCÉ, Waterford City, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo.

Fiddle (15-18 years) 1st Place winner, Fiddle Slow Airs (15-18 years) 3rd place winner, Sarah O’Gorman, CCÉ, Craobh na gComarach, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo.

[Kathy Burke Photography]

Fiddle (under 12 years) 1st Place winner, Séamus O’Gorman, CCÉ, Craobh na gComarach, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo. [Kathy Burke Photography]

Fiddle (under 12 years) 2nd Place winner, Ellen O’Gorman, CCÉ, Craobh na gComarach, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo. [Kathy Burke Photography]

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Autumn Term 2014

ABOUT US Dungarvan Encore Stage Academy has 5 very busy and successful years under our belts already! Celebrating half a decade, the core of our purpose is still our Saturday Drama! Dance! Music! classes.These have literally grown in popularity year on year since ESA was founded by Aileen Hogan in Autumn 2009. So much so, that we now offer a team of teachers and leaders to ensure we give every child personal attention and encouragement. This is all overseen by Aileen Hogan Dungarvan ESA founder and head teacher. THE YEAR AHEAD Performing arts is the focus for the start of our Autumn term. This instills

technique, allows our children time to build confidence and make friends! Following this, our second term’s main emphasis is our show. These shows are performed for family and friends at the end of the Spring term where each child will enjoy displaying the many talents and moves they have learned. At Dungarvan Encore Stage Academy, we cater for all age groups and abilities. We believe every child and adult deserves a chance to shine. We assign parts, acutely aware of pupils abilities and needs. We employ fully qualified, highly experienced teachers to ensure a quality theatrical education for your children and an experience far

beyond the educational expectation. AUTUMN SCHEDULE Our Autumn schedule resumes from Saturday, September 6th. We are ready for all children aged from junior infants to 6th class inc and will be delighted to assure weekly fun where all children get to, sing, dance, and perform…. Technically speaking of course they will be enjoying ‘dance, drama, music, musical theatre and elocution’! (Elocution Drama exams are separate classes) Junior/Senior Infants classes take place 10.00 a.m. – 11.10 a.m. 1st – 6th class Stage School runs weekly from 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Secondary school teens 12.00 noon - 2.00 p.m. (Fees can be paid in full, monthly or suit parents needs) All of the children will perform in this year’s Christmas Pantomime ‘Aladdin’ which will be held the last weekend in November & the first weekend in December. 5 YEAR CELEBRATION AND to celebrate 5 years in business Dungarvan Encore Stage Academy will host a dramatic musical theatre choir with all their students which will be

The kids Backstage fun at "Disney Magic The Musical". staged in October! The Dungarvan Encore Stage Academy boasts fully qualified, professional and talented teachers who offer the latest in dance, drama and music for your children who are so aware of what’s current! The Academy’s aim is to build confidence, develop talents and give every child, teen and adult a chance to shine. CHRISTMAS PANTO AUDITIONS FOR ALADDIN! The Dungarvan Encore Stage Academy is delighted to announce this year’s Christmas pantomime will be “Aladdin”! We are looking for teens and adults to act, dance and sing in this exciting show! Auditions are on Monday, 1st September in The Town Hall Theatre, Dungarvan at 7.00 p.m. As part of the cast we are looking for a “Princess Jasmine” and “Aladdin”, these parts are restricted to those from 4th year up to mid twenties. Otherwise teens & adults of all abilities encouraged to take part and come along to the auditions. The panto will be staged the last weekend in November and the first weekend in December 2014. So if you would like the limelight….. we would love to see you. Or if you would like to be part of the the chorus where there is no pressure, we would love to have you on board. We always need help backstage too so if front of house is not your thing, then we would love to have you with us as crew! Be part of a group, meet new people and build confidence on the way. Rehearsals will be twice a week. For up to date announcements keep your eyes on the papers and on f a c e b o o k www.facebook.com/Encor eStageAcademy For further information you are welcome to contact Aileen Hogan on 087 6299508 anytime. Thank you for choosing Dungarvan Encore Stage Academy!

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Newtown Field Day Fundraiser in Aid of Irish Kidney Association and Newtown National School

Classic Car winner Matty Roche, presented by Ted Connolly and Mark Grace.

[John Keane]

Vintage Car winner Paddy Whitty, presented by John Joe Bagge and Tony Fitzgerald.

[John Keane]

Vintage Engine winner James Maher, presented by John Joe Bagge and Tony Fitzgerald. [John Keane]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Local Soprano Maria Condon at Dillons By Joe Power THE first time I ever heard “Nessun Dorma” the great tenor aria, sung by a woman was in the Singers Club when we were still in Bridie Dee's. It was sung brilliantly by a really prominent local soprano star Maria Condon. Since then, Maria has gone from strength to strength and triumph to triumph winning many awards, recording a CD and getting great coverage on the Internet. She is currently studying with the wonderful Cara O'Sullivan and under her excellent tutelage she is singing better and better and extending her range and her repertoire. Now, she is returning at last to the Singers Club and will be our featured guest singer on Monday, 29th August at 9.00 p.m. in Dillon's, Wolfe tone Road, Dungarvan. Check for further details on our new Facebook page under Dungarvan singers club. Maria, a native of Dungarvan, is a well know piano and flute teacher and a brilliant soprano soloist. Though a busy mum with 3 children Maria has been running her own highly successful music school for 20 years, producing many students that have gone on to have very successful careers in music, many of which are regular Feis Matini prize winners every year. Maria herself featured on the TV ”Glaoch an Cheoil” as a piano teacher. Maria's career started in her college days while studying for her degree in music in UCC. After a number of years singing soprano with the National Youth Choir of

Ireland, she began solo voice training under the tutelage of Robert Beare in the Cork school of music. Maria sang the soprano part in St. John's Passion by Arvo Pärt in Cork, where she also sang various roles in Dido and Aeneas. Back home in Dungarvan her stage debut was in the Pirates of Penzance as Mabel; she sang the same year in the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera. Marriage and raising a family then became a priority but Maria has made a triumphant return to singing in the last few years, when she has fulfilled a lifetime ambition of making a CD. This CD dedicated to her late father was called “To Where You Are”. Her dad had been her main inspiration for her return to singing and when he died, it was even more important to her to keep going to achieve her true potential. “I realised after Dad died suddenly that life is precious and so I wanted to fulfill all my dreams, one of which was to make a CD and get back to the stage again, and that's what I'm doing now”, says Maria. Now under the tutelage of internationally renowned Soprano Cara O'Sullivan, Maria has had a very successful singing year in 2014. She attained a gold medal for Advanced Recital in singing and also a distinction in Grade 8 singing from RIAM. She won 2nd place in both the JTHorne Oratorio and 2nd place in the operatic cup at Feis Matini Cork in February. She then went on to win first place in the William Todd Oratorio Cup and first place in Corn

Micil Uí Ceallachain Cup for Opera Solo in Limerick in April. Shortly after, she won the Oratorio Cup in Midleton “On a lucky streak”, as she says herself with characteristic modesty, she then went on to win the prestigious composers' competition in the Royal Irish Academy of music, so the piece she composed in now featuring in the RIAM Grade 1 Piano album and will be played by thousands of children nationwide as part of their exam in 2015, of which she says she is tremendously proud! “It is one of many specially composed pieces I have written this year for the piano”, Maria exclaims. Future plans include several vocal competitions next year Maria laughs as she says “Ah, I think it's only around 17, including some competitions at Feis Ceoil in Dublin which I can't wait for, and I am currently preparing for my Trinity College Diploma in singing which I will do early next year and I plan on writing lots more compositions for the piano which will eventually be turned into a Piano Book, another dream of mine!” And all this in between raising a family of 3 and running a music school! Isn't she amazing? She's a model for us all – That really is the way people should live their lives, to the full and always endeavoring, to fulfill all your all your dreams and ambitions and to develop all your potential. Apart from her piano books, I would not be surprised if there is not eventually a self-help book or philosophical text book available using Maria as a template for productive and happy liv-

ing! She is the perfect guest for the Singers Club, because, as you're fed up of hearing me say, our remit is to encourage everybody to open up and and develop their inner resources, to sing, recite, act, play but overall to really , in the deepest sense, express themselves. So be sure and come along in vast numbers, both to hear and enjoy a virtuosic singer (and a wonderful warm human being!) but also to share the inspiration and sing out yourselves and release all the latent hidden talent that you all possess. Surprise yourselves. Don't worry about achieving the same level of artistry as Maria – she has put a lot of work into her training and the best teachers have given generously to help her achieve her expertise. But as I always say, everyone has to start somewhere and it's definitely, in my view, more important to take part than to excel. I'm sure, from my talks with her, that Maria agrees with me that, although all those prizes she has won are the source of great pride and pleasure, the ultimate joy for her and for most singers is just to sing! To express yourself and to feel the surge, the golden glow, the euphoria that a performer gets when he's on form. This is the ultimate high, possibly the only high that is completely beneficial and has no side-effects, after-effects, or any deleterious consequences. It's all good – only benefits will accrue when you sing. It is the secret of life! I'll stop now before I start to exaggerate. The bottom line is to be sure to attend at Dillon's, Wolfe Tone Road on Monday, 25th August at 9.00 p.m. sharp for a stunning recital by our

feted local soprano star and to contribute yourself and of course to enjoy other local singers that this area boasts. There are so many great performers in the Club that you're guaranteed a wide diversity of styles (even languages) and I guarantee that whatever type of music you enjoy you will get some representation of it – songs of all kinds, comic, serious, fast, slow, every genre and every type of voice, as well as a large dollop of story, recitation, poetry and even dramatic art. If you're still dithering, I have to announce that yet another local singerstar is on the guest list. Maria's accompanist on piano will be the amazing Brian Hughes, still glowing from his recent success as accompanist to the great Diva Cara O'Sullivan in the Lismore Music Festival where he was outstanding. He's even accompanied the world-renowned superstar Katherine Jenkins! He regularly accompanies the UCC Choir. Even though he is only in his final year studying music at Cork School of Music and is still incredibly young, he has already achieved so much, winning many piano competitions, composing many lovely pieces himself becoming a much acclaimed soloist on the concert flute, and regularly performing in our own town hall with the Deise Singers. He already has a diploma in Piano and grade 8 flute and really as far as classical music is concerned, the world is his oyster(or should that be Oistrakh)?) As you saw in this paper earlier in the summer, Brian is currently working with special

needs children in schools in Ghana a wonderful thing for any promising young student to be doing. Brian fervently hopes that more students like himself will sign up for such humanitarian volunteer work, during their holidays or transition periods. (Anyone interested should apply to EIL Ireland). However, Brian is absolutely adamant that he will be back in time to accompany his teacher, mentor and great friend Maria at the Singers' Club. Just to make sure that the last few ditherers come along on Monday to support these wonderful local high achievers, here's what the prominent critics have said about Maria: “Striking voice and musicality” - Allen H. Bradshaw “An exciting dramatic performance with vibrant tone” Eileen Field “This was sung in the true Mozartian style – lovely!” Jacqueline Edwards. UPCOMING EVENTS Returning to the World of Irish traditional singing, we are proud and fortunate to have two of the absolute masters of

this venerable and refined vocal style (in other words every bit as as expressive and brilliant as the operatic style) over the next two months. In September a welcome return of a great lover of our club, Len Graham and in October, we have a Dungarvan Singers Club debut for the world renowned high tenor singer from the Voice Squad, the great Fran McPhail, one of my own favourite singers (I know this list is getting longer everyday, but Fran really is outstanding by any standards!). And so, enter in your diary: Monday, September 8th Len Graham. Monday, October 13th Fran McPhail. Both at Dillons, Wolfe Tone Rd. 9.00 p.m. as guests of the Dungarvan Singers Club which now as a wonderful active facebook page, so check it out, like, link, tag, befriend , share do any of all these beautiful activities to your (and our) heart's delight. See you soon. Be there or be square!

Ad for Trad launch THE “Ad for trad”, a new annual gig guide for traditional Irish music, detailing the venues where you can hear the best local musicians on every day of the week, has just been launched in the lovely old-world setting of the Seanachaí Bar & Restaurant. This extremely praiseworthy and much needed initiative was spear-headed by Dave Zannis, of the Waterford City & County Council with the aid of

very generous funding from the council. Dave himself officially launched the new brochure, while excellent Irish uilleann pipe music was played by our own local superstar, David Power, fresh from his recent triumph in Tigh an Cheoil where he played a simply outstanding duet concert with Martin Hayes. The delicious food was prepared by Mags Hurley while her husband Johnny was a wonderful welcoming

Adah Duff

host for the evening. Afterwards, of course, there was the regular Seanachaí Friday night session, when the room was literally packed to bursting with great musicians, singers and storytellers. In keeping with the policy of the Seanachaí in living up to its name ('Storyteller') and keeping the old tradition alive, the outstanding performance of the night was a story! And also, a great indication that the future of our culture is secure, the star performer wa also the youngest! Adah Duff, from Cork City, is only 11, yet she gave us a simply breathtaking rendition of the famous short story by her fellow Corkonian Frank O'Connor, “The First Communion”. Her accent, projection, her gestures and dramatic execution left us all spellbound!. The other star of the night did not even appear. This was Jacinta Uniacke of Munster Signs & Print, who with her excellent team, did such a wonderful job of

desigining the brochure, which is colourful and visually attractive while still being packed full of information, all of which is fitted neatly in a small space with optimum efficiency and élan. Well done! This eyecatching and very useful pamphlet is now being distributed and we would ask you all to help to propogate it as widely as possible: spread the word to all your contacts. Do your best to display it and pass it on, expecially to visitors and tourists but also to any of your local friends who are still not clued-in as to how much great culture and crack there is in this lovely area. We would be particularly grateful for your support in this worthy venture; and especially if you have a B&B, hostel, hotel, or indeed any shop, public facility or business premises. Think of it as a seed that we need to spread abroad to bring about a bountiful harvest, both in the tourist trade and the cultural wellbeing of our great nation.

Alice Fitzgerald, David Power, Joe Power and Dave Zannis. Remember; the culture has survived thousands of years – don't let it die now! Dave Zannis, of the council summed it up nicely in his speech for the launch: “I'm sure this newly printed guide will increase awareness and attendance of the vibrant Trad scene that

already exists in-andaround Dungarvan whilst serving as an introduction to a new generation as well as Dungarvan and Waterford's visitors. The Ad for Trad brochure brings with it a wealth of culture, heritage and tradition and I am sure you will all join me in wel-

coming its events to Dungarvan's calendar as mainstays and wishing them the very best of luck and prosperity.” You can see a lot more photographs, by the way, of this great occasion if you like us on our facebook page “DUNGARVAN SINGERS CLUB”.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

West Waterford KINSALEBEG MACRA A big thank you to Martin, Paul and all the organising team of the family fun day in Kinsalebeg for inviting Kinsalebeg Macra along on Sunday to be part of their great event. Thanks to all our members who helped organise our activities stand, we got some great support and had lots of fun.Well done to Kyle O Doherty, Meave Lynch, Marie Power and Kevin Colbert - the winners of our spuds [kindly sponsored by Liam Allen] and the coal [kindly sponsored by Collins Town & Country]. We were delighted to have the support of our county chairperson Kenneth Locke on the day, a big thank you to him. Our AGM takes place tonight Tuesday and we hope to have lots of new members on board for the coming year KINSALEBEG COMMUNITY GROUP NEWS THURSDAY CLUB RETURNS Just a reminder to our Members we are back in Kinsalebeg hall on Thursday 4th September from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. We will have Bingo with Helen, tea and Peg and Gabriell’s tasty home baking, cards, crafts, and music with Michael, Roger, Kevin, and loads of beautiful singers, you will surely find something to take part in, and we may have some other services during the term. We will have outings for Hallowe’en and of course the Christmas party with Santa. This term we are having an open day on 11th September and would love to see more new people joining in, Whether you come along on the 4th Sept or the 11th. You are most welcome. To our regular Members, it will be great to see you all

again, FAMILY FUN DAY We had a wonderful day on Sunday up at the family fun day in Upper Piltown and here are some results: Kinsalebeg Community Group Raffle - 1st Prize Fruit Basket - Siobhan Fitzgerald; 2nd Prize Pamper Basket - Siobhan Fitzgerald; 3rd prize Declan Hurley Ardmore. Name the Doll (Molly) - S. Smiddy Cutest Baby - 0 to 6 Months: A. J. Walsh. 6 - 12 months - Joey Foley. Thanks to our Judge, Rita and to our sponsors Kinsalebeg Community Group. Dog Show Large Dog: 1st Prize Alexandra Foley with Wolfie; 2nd prize - Rory Hynes with Hunter. Medium Dog: 1st Prize - Ann Flynn with Mac; 2nd Prize -Brigitta Foley with Buddy; 3rd Prize - April Curtin with Buddy Small Dog: 1st Prize Rene Jordan with Luna; 2nd Prize - Karen O’Callaghan with Cuddles; 3rd Prize - Maurice Fitzgerald with Sparky. Best Groomed: Karen O’Callaghan with Cuddles Runner up: Lisa O’Brien with Luna Best Overall winner: Renie Jordan with Luna Thanks to our Judge Lisa Clashmore Boarding Kennells and to the following sponsors: Star Barks Grooming Parlour, Dungarvan, Ruff Kuts, grooming Parlour, Dungarvan, Jim Quinn Dungarvan, John Quinn Ardmore, Ron and Evelyn Cashman, Youghal, Dairygold Co-op, and Maxi Zoo pet shop Midleton. More Results from Fun day later. CRYSTAL SWING DANCE Once again we would like to remind you of a

dance which is taking place on Sunday night, August 31st at The Park Hotel, Dungarvan in aid of “Solas Waterford” and “Cancer Services at UHW”. The very popular band Crystal Swing will provide the music. Doors open at 9.00 p.m. and dancing will take place from 10.00 p.m. 12.00 midnight. Tickets are now available at just €10 and they can be purchased in Dungarvan from Flynn’s Pharmacy, Murray’s Pharmacy, Capitol Cleaners, and the Park Hotel – hope to see you all there. CLASHMORE RAMBLERS ALPHA LOTTO DRAW SUNDAY, AUGUST 17th Here are the results of the weekly Clashmore Ramblers Alpha Lotto Draw which took place in Clashmore last Sunday night, August 17th. The letters drawn were C, S, Q, R. We had no jackpot winner, so next Sunday night’s jackpot will be €2,850. €20 each went to: Eamon Foley, Piltown; Mary Deady, Leo Mullane, c/o bingo. Thanks to all our friends for your continued support! DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Our very popular – Clashmore Ramblers Annual Boat Race takes place this year on Sunday, September 7th – starting at 12 noon. Lines now on sale €2 per line or 3 for €5. KINSALEBEG BINGO Clashmore Ramblers are now hosting the weekly Bingo session every Sunday night down here in Kinsalebeg Community Hall. Bingo starts at 8 p.m., what better way to spend a Sunday evening in the company of friends and we would really appreciate your support. KINSALEBEG COMMUNITY

Our County Chairperson Kenneth Locke participates in the go-cart obstacle course at the Kinsalebeg Family Fun Day.

Kate O’Halloran and Hannah Power ripping up the track on the Mini Bikes during the Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. [Gerry O'Mahony]

GROUP NEWS YOGA If you are interested in taking part in a yoga class in Kinsalebeg Hall, one will be starting on Thursday, 4th September at 7.15 pm for 90 mins - price €12. Ring Joan to book your place by 22nd August at 024/94594. CLASHMORE / KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO - JACKPOT €1,700 Our weekly Clashmore /Kinsalebeg GAA Lotto draw took place on Monday night, our four numbers were 7, 9, 10, 14. We had no match four ticket in the drum. Next week’s jackpot will be €1,700 when our draw takes place at the Rising Sun. Well done to the following who were the lucky

winners of €20 spot prizes: Tom Ormonde, Affane; Mary Anne Troy, Mary O’Keeffe, Ballinaclash; Barry O’Neill, Mary O’Sullivan, Gortroe. Thanks as always to all our supporters. CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE Our weekly Clashmore 45 Drive took place at the Decies Bar on Monday night. Our top prize winners this week jointly on seven games we had Nell Foley and Roger Hynes, John Motherway and Tom Osbourne, Billy Allen and Liam Curran. Best of the last five were Noel Nugent and John Smiddy. Lucky last game winners were Percy Hallahan and Jack Douris. Cards as usual on Monday night at 9.00 p.m.

sharp. Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your support. PARISH OF AGLISH/ BALLINAMEELA/ MOUNT STUART BOOKING OF MASSES Anyone wishing to book any of the weekend Masses for the months of October, November, or December should do so on the last weekend of August by contacting our Parish Priest, Very Rev. Gerard O’Connor. WEDDING BELLS FITZGERALD – POWER Set in the heart of the Nire Valley “Glasha Farmhouse” was the picturesque setting for the beautiful wedding service on Friday, July 25th of Clashmore’s Karl Power, son

of Jim and Marian, Coolbagh and Emma, daughter of Emily and John Fitzgerald, Dermot Hurley Estate,Youghal. The bride and groom were joined by close family members at the service and for the wonderful celebration, which followed it, special guests on the day were the couples two children Hannah and Sam. A wonderful day was had by all. Then on Saturday the newly married couple received a big Clashmore welcome back at the Old Still where family and friends joined them for a great night’s celebration. We all join in congratulating Emma and Karl, on this wonderful occasion and we wish you both every happiness in married life.

Martina Douris and Margaret O’Keeffe, Noah and Ronan enjoying Kinsalebeg Macra activities at the Kinsalebeg Family Fun Day.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

KINSALEBEG VINTAGE AND FUN DAY 2014

Joe and Catherine Keogh, seen here with sons Evan and Joe Jnr. at the Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. Kate O'Halloran, Hannah Power and Ellen Kelly taking in the sunshine at Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day last Sunday. [Gerry O'Mahony]

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Mary Mulready and Kay Ledingham pictured here at Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. [Gerry O'Mahony]

Aoife Nolan and Maeve Lynch trying out the Sumo Suits at the Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. [Gerry O'Mahony]

Karen O’Callaghan, Lisa McGrath and Lisa O’Brien pictured at Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. [Gerry O'Mahony] Kerry Hancock (centre) pictured here with Aisling and Holly Collins at Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. [Gerry O'Mahony]

Alicia and April Curtin at Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. Oh! and ‘Buddy’ the Basset Hound as well! [Gerry O'Mahony]

Dave and Brenda Harris from Ardmore at the Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. Karen and Irene O’Callaghan with 'Cuddles' the Shitzu, seen here at the Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday.

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Bernard and Nora Collins who attended the Kinsalebeg Vintage [Gerry O'Mahony] and Fun Day on Sunday.

Aoife Nolan and Maeve Lynch along with Siobhán Fitzgerald at the Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun [Gerry O'Mahony] Day on Sunday.

AJ Walsh, Baby Show winner 0-6 months at the Kinsalebeg Vintage and Fun Day on Sunday. Pictured here with his sister Saoirse. [Gerry O'Mahony]

COUNTY NEWS

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

850 scouts descended upon County Waterford for All-Ireland ‘Phoenix’ challenge UP to 850 scouts descended upon Mount Melleray, Cappoquin, last weekend to take part in the ‘Phoenix’ All-Ireland Scoutcraft Competitions. The event was held over four days, from Thursday, 14th August, to Sunday, 17th August, at the Mount Melleray Scout Centre and there were 84 patrols, with ten scouts in each patrol, from all parts of the country. The Phoenix Challenge is all about craft and skills, designed to test the skills of scouts in real-

life situations and challenges, which included emergency situations, with the scouts teaming up with the Fire Brigade, River Rescue, Coastguard, and Civil Defence, as well as First-Aid, building large pioneering structures, mapping projects, backwood skills and team building challenges. During the year, scouts learn key skills for life, such as leadership, communication skills, personal responsibility, team work and other life skills. During the Phoenix Challenge weekend, scouts are given the opportunity to put all they

have learned to the test in a fun and safe environment. The event also included the annual ‘Trek Cart’ race, along with a market fair on Saturday evening. The theme of this year’s competition was ‘Party’ to mark the 10th Anniversary of Scouting Ireland and the 1,100th year of Waterford being granted a charter for the City. Scouting Ireland is the largest non-formal education youth movement in the country.

Phoenix Team Scout cooking food on their open fire at the backwoods base, Mount Melleray Scout Centre, Phoenix National Campcraft Competition. [Moira Reilly]

Phoenix Team Scouts cooking food on their open fire at the backwoods base, Phoenix Team practising their first aid skills at the first aid base, Mount Melleray Mount Melleray Scout Centre, during the Phoenix National Campcraft Competition. Scout Centre, during the Phoenix National Campcraft Competition (3). [Moira Reilly]

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Phoenix Team Scout practising map reading, Mount Melleray Scout Centre, Phoenix National Campcraft Competition. [Moira Reilly]

Phoenix Team practising their first aid skills at the first aid base, Mount Melleray Scout Centre, during the Phoenix National Campcraft Competition (2).

Phoenix Team practising their first aid skills at the first aid base, Mount Melleray Scout Centre, during the Phoenix National Campcraft Competition. [Moira Reilly]

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Phoenix Team practising their team working skills during a base at the Phoenix National Campcraft Competition, Mount Melleray Scout Centre (2). [Moira Reilly]

Phoenix Team practising their team working skills during a base at the Phoenix National Campcraft Competition, Mount Melleray Scout Centre. [Moira Reilly]

Phoenix Team practising their team working skills during a base at the Phoenix National Campcraft Competition, Mount Melleray Scout Centre (3). [Moira Reilly]

Phoenix Team Scouts preparing to cook on their fire during a backwoods base, Mount Melleray Scout Centre, Phoenix National Campcraft Competition. [Moira Reilly]

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

COUNTY NEWS

Perfect weather for the 20th Helvick Swim and BBQ THE 20th Helvick Swim & BBQ in aid of the Helvick Lifeboat Station took place on Sunday July 20th under perfect weather conditions. “The little wind that was there blew across Dungarvan Bay in the right direction to help the 41 swimmers along” said RNLI Hon Fundraising Chairman, Oliver Clancy, “and the festive atmosphere of celebration was tangible thanks to the public who supported us and the enormous volunteer crews who helped on Ballinacourty and Helvick Piers not only on the day but on the run up to it!” The first swimmer to reach Helvick Pier was Patrick Lee from the Tannery followed by Laurence Boland a veteran of almost all the Helvick Swims, both of whom swam the 4k distance from Ballinacourty Pier to Helvick Pier. Elaine O’Grady was the first woman home from the 4k swim. Clare Morrissey and Darren Ó Droma veterans of all 20 swims, this year were joined by Fergal Concannon and David Power both of whom did the inaugural Helvick swim in 1995. Those who swam the 4k distance were Laurence Boland; Peter Burke; Liz Callaghan; David Campbell; Colin Crotty, Francis Crotty; Enda Donnelly; Aidan Finnegan; Alice Flood, Darren Flynn; Jenny Hanafin; Joe Kelly; Craig Keyworth; Patrick Lee; Aidan McCarthy; Therese Molyneux; Dave Mulcahy; Elaine O’Grady; Declan O’Sullivan; Conor Power. The 2k distance swimmers from Ballinacourty Lighthouse to Helvick Pier were Toby Bedell; Anne Campbell; Clodagh Carroll; Feargal Concannon; Orla Costin; Brianne Cummins; Muiris de Paor; Pat Deveraux; Laura Geraghty; Paul Gleeson; Patrick Hallahan; Pat McDonald; Judith McNally; Clare Morrissey; Emmett Murray; Darren Ó Droma; Liam Ó Droma; David Power; Sylvie Uí Sheanlaoich; James Twomey; Jason Walsh. As the sponsored swimmers gathered on Ballinacourty Pier there was a great buzz generated by the entourage of family, friends and well wishers some of whom had travelled from far corners of Ireland, and the colourful gazebo with RNLI merchandise generated brisk business run by Ann Hannigan with daughters Laura and Ciara. Following registration with Josephine Harty, Marie Ryan, John Harty and Shauna Harty, the swimmers assembled for Oliver Clancy’s briefing and safety talk. At 12 noon the 4k swimmers entered the water, the siren signaled the start and the swim commenced. Those who opted for the 2k distance were taken in the attendant boats to the starting point just off Ballinacourty Lighthouse and entered the water after their siren commanded them to. At high tide the day before, Kevin O’Morchoe who was Officer of the Day for the swim had laid a perfect course with 20 giant marker buoys from Ballinacourty to Helvick assisted by Nicky and Barry

Hannigan and Eugene Burke. A flotilla of RIBs provided back up to the forty-one swimmers who were marshalled by a large team of kayakers including Ger Cummins, Anne Quinn, Ciarán Foley, Mike and Jamie Fennell, Lauren Sheehan, Breda and Matt Kiely, Jacinta Condon, Colin Carthy, Stephen McGrath, Donal Mac Namara, Michael Murphy, Timmie O’Dea, Enda and Stephen Walsh, Jason and Catherine Travers, Joanne O’Neill and others under the guidance of John Foley. Overall coordination on the sea was by Oliver Clancy. Some of the RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) owners were Maurice and Michael Cummins, Paddy Joe Dwane, Eoin McGarry, John Geoghegan, Eanna Sheehan, Peter Maher, John Quealy. Maurice Kiely and daughter Chloe hosted this writer and Emma Fahey aboard Sea-U. As the swimmers crossed the bay they were accompanied by the safety flotilla in the presence of the Helvick Lifeboat with Shay Young at the helm and crew Paidi Walsh and Liam Harty. Meanwhile on Helvick Pier the hardworking set up team were busy since early morning and bunting and lifeboat flags dancing in the balmy breeze added to the excitement. Music by the talented Pax, Macdara and Cárthach Ó Faoláin was wonderful and the wafting silver smoke from the barbecue created a heady aroma through the culinary skills of Connie Kiersey and Micheal Daly Snr, Dermot Twomey, Seamus Kiersey, Dermot Hickey, Micheal Jr, Johnny and Mary Daly, Geraldine Harty, Sean Veale, Kate Barron, Saoirse Moloney and Caren Drummy.We acknowledge the generosity of our BBQ Sponsors: Convenience Foods Dawn Meats, Carrolls Cross; Paidi Breathnach SPAR An Rinn; Glanbia; Conor Lannon, The Country Store; Micheal Daly and family. The facilities made available for the sponsored swimmers by Sólás na Mara Heilbhic Seaweed Baths were very welcome. The ladies committee with Olivere Walsh, Rita Drummy, Sinead Moore, Mary Ann Condon, Eileen Moloney and Eilish Rossiter were well into their stride serving their legendary sandwiches, cakes and beverages. Johanna Curran and Marie Donnelly did a roaring trade in crisps and soft drinks while the Mad Hatter aka Michael Wright had everyone in stitches as he provided a running commentary for the afternoon. He was presented with a certificate of appreciation by the Helvick Fundraising Committee for his unstinting work over the years. Down by the pier wall the RNLI Merchandise stall was in full swing with Sibéal Breathnach and hubby Stephen Harmon, Alannah Carey, Jacinta Cummins and Deirdre Young. Facepainters Kerrie Bedell, Chloe Keane, Davina Muntjewerff, Sarah Curran and Evie McGrath worked wonders on the little ones transforming them into the most exotic

creatures while Caragh McCarthy, Sinéad Flynn and Molly Curran supervised the very popular play trailer and complimentary goody bags. Austin Flynn and Sara-Louise Rossiter provided a free safety check clinic for lifejackets. The Dog Show, organised by Mary Curran was a great attraction and the splendid prizes were very kindly sponsored by Morrissey & Associates, Farm Development Services; Declan & Mairead Gilchrist, Deise Vets; Riverside Veterinary Clinic; Hallahan’s Pharmacy; Saranne O’Rourke, Seasons; Dungarvan Pet Shop & Supplies; Glanbia Agribusiness, Dungarvan; Jim Quinn Ltd; Dungarvan Country Sports; Gaille Rosettes. The Coastguard Search & Rescue Helicopter paid a courtesy call and people were spellbound by the sheer size of the craft and the pilot’s amazing skill and maneuvers. The Helvick Swim & BBQ attracted two TV camera crews. Our own award winning Maggie Breathnach from Red Shoe Productions created a nice buzz while she did some interviews as Gaeilge for her upcoming series from around the coast for TG4. Liz O’Sullivan did a piece for Country Matters on Sky 191/Freesat 400. Her husband Declan swam the 4k distance and daughter Fiona presented the show. The King of Helvick attracted the greatest ever number of contestants. The new King was Declan Metcalfe and he was crowned with a wreath sponsored by Brigid Ballot Flowers. “I’m delighed” said a victorious Declan, “I won it in 2012, so this is my second time achieving the coveted title!” The contest designed by Liam Harty and Seán Walsh was assisted by his son Fiachra and cousin Adam Carey. The raffle sponsors were Cliff House Hotel, Ardmore; Clonea Strand Hotel & Gold Coast Golf Club; Dún Ard B&B, An Rinn; T. Kiely Car Sales, An Rinn; An Seanachaí Restaurant, Pulla, An Rinn; Sólás na Mara, Helvick; I Eye Individual Eyewear, High St., Dungarvan; Helvick Seafood, Cross Bridge St., Dungarvan; Peter Taylor Sales, Dungarvan & Waterford; Kevin Forde, Topaz, Youghal Rd, Dungarvan; Murray’s Pharmacy, Grattan Sq., Dungarvan; Liam Rossiter Ltd, O’Connell St., Dungarvan; Siobhán’s Hair & Beauty, Mary St., Dungarvan; Joan Clancy Gallery, An Rinn. The ticket sellers were RoseAnn Foley, Miriam Foley MacLeod, Joseph Foley, Blawnin Clancy, Helen Carey, Trish Brabazon, Grace and Sharon O’Sullivan, Terence Morrisssey, Liam and Josephine Harty, Dermot Hickey, Tilly Costin, Beibhinn Hurley, Pádraigín Ní Chadhla. Parking & General Helpers: John Harty, Kevin Harty, Paud Ó Currain, Liam Ryan, James Cummins, Pax, Macdara and Cárthach Ó Faoláin. First Aid: Dr Tom Nyhan; Civil Defence.

Office: Dolores Walsh, Anne McCarthy. Photography: Miriam Foley MacLeod, Joan Clancy. Extra sponsors: Paidi Breathnach SPAR An Rinn; An Linn Bhuidhe; Edwin Faye, Glanbia; John Quealy, Quealy’s Bar; Brigid Ballot Flowers; Frank Nugent, Centra; Michael Mulcahy; Bríd Ni Chionnfaolaidh; Joan Clancy Gallery. “The Helvick Swim & BBQ is the main fundraising event for the Helvick Lifeboat station. I would also like to acknowledge the enormous work of our helpers on land and sea, without whom the smooth running of this event would not have been possible. “The day was a hugely successful one, we were blessed with perfect weather and we are grateful to all who have helped us in any way” said Oliver Clancy. “We could not do this without the assistance of local businesses and support of our volunteers, sponsors and the media including Dungarvan Leader, Dungarvan Observer, WLRfm, CRY, East Cork Journal, South Tipp Today, Munster Express, Waterford News & Star,The Irish Times, RnG. We are grateful to Colaiste na Rinne, An Garda Síochána, Waterford City & Co Council and to Breda and Bilest Murray of Tigh Uí Mhuirithe for extra parking facilities.” RNLI Helvick Lifeboat Station Personnel Lifeboat Operations Manager: Ian Walsh. Deputy Launching Authorities: Eamonn Turraoin, Donal Walsh, Tom Whelan. Lifeboat Treasurer: Eamon Mansfield. Lifeboat Medical Adviser: Dr Isobel Brennock. Lifeboat Press Officer: Dónal Ó Faolain. Lifeboat Sea Safety Officer: Austin Flynn. Lifeboat Chaplain: Fr Conor Kelly.Training Co-ordinator: Eamonn Turraoin. Crew: David Byrne, John Condon, Joseph Foley, Liam Harty, Richard Haynes, Alan Kelly, Tomás Kiely, Aodh Mac Craith, Terence Morrissey, Fionn O’Corraoin, Liam Ó Lonain, Deuglain O’Reagain, Sean O’Reagain, Brian O’Rourke, Liam Ronayne, Michael Tobin, Declan Walsh, Paidi Walsh, Shane Walsh, Sean Young, Shay Young. Shore Helpers: Willie Harty, Kieran Rossiter, Richard Tobin, Sean Walsh. Station Mechanics: Patrick Harty, Shane Walsh. Fundraising Officers & Committee Chairman: Oliver Clancy. Treasurer: Dolores Walsh. Secretary: Anne McCarthy. Vice Chairman & Liaison Officer: Liam Harty. Assistant Treasurer: Deirdre Young. Press Secretary: Joan Clancy. Fundraising Committee: RoseAnn Foley, Miriam Foley Macleod, Nicholas Hannigan, Josephine Harty, Kevin Harty, Connie Kiersey, Martin Landers, Terence Morrissey, John Quealy. Box Secretaries: Paud Ó Cuirrin, Terence Morrissey. Photographer: Mary Tobin. The RNLI consists of dedicated volunteers who constantly risk their lives 24-7-365 to save life at sea. JOAN CLANCY

Declan Metcalfe the new King of Helvick being congratulated by RNLI Fundraising Secretary Anne McCarthy at the 20th Helvick Swim & BBQ in aid of the Helvick Lifeboat. He also won the coveted title in 2012. [Miriam Foley MacLeod]

Sponsored swimmer Pat Devereux with Aoibhe and Óla at the 20th Helvick Swim & BBQ in aid of the Helvick Lifeboat. [Miriam Foley MacLeod]

Sponsored swimmer Laura Geraghty. [Miriam Foley MacLeod]

Sponsored swimmer James Twomey. [Miriam Foley MacLeod]

Sponsored swimmers Judith McNally and Clodagh Carroll at the 20th Helvick Swim & BBQ in aid of the Helvick Lifeboat. [Miriam Foley MacLeod]

LETTERS/NEWS

Letters to the Editor …

Homeopathy for Mental and Emotional Healing HOMEOPATHY is a natural system of medicine which takes mental, emotional and physical symptoms into consideration when treating a patient. Emotional trauma can be helped with homeopathic treatment. Homeopathy does not suppress symptoms. It stimulates the body’s vital force to bring about balance and healing. Grief is something which will affect all of us at different stages of our lives. A bereavement can leave us feeling sad and lonely and broken hearted. It can take some time to get over and for some the healing process is much slower. People react differently to grief. Some people can talk openly about their loss while others would rather grieve in solitude. If the bereavement is sudden, such as a tragedy feelings of shock and anger can surface as those who are left behind try to make sense and wonder why this could have happened. Feelings of grief can occur when a relationship breaks up, and can leave one partner reeling with disbelief, feeling inadequate, with a lack confidence and low self esteem. In these times many people have lost their jobs, businesses, their homes and in some cases their families, as the pressures have all been too much to bear. When you seem to have lost everything it is very hard to pick up the pieces and go on. Some people are stronger emotionally than others but for those who are more sensitive picking yourself up is a lot more difficult. It is important to support people at low times in their lives, and a kind word can make a difference and to be there if someone needs a shoulder to cry on or just some company.This may not be possible as some people may not want to talk about their problems to family or friends so an outsider might be a better approach. Emotional trauma causes pain. The world was saddened at Robin Williams passing this past week. He fought his own demons through alcohol and drug addiction, and spoke openly about his mental depression. If you look around you there are many people who are in the same boat. People turn to addictive lifestyles to numb the pain they are feeling, and are usually highly sensitive people. They have often isolated themselves from their family and friends. It is a difficult journey to get back on track where addiction is concerned, but once someone reaches out for help and recognizes they need it, the journey can be made step by step. The actress Michelle Collins wrote openly about her depression recently. She turned to Alternative therapies to help her cope with her symptoms. She took a homeopathic remedy for stage-fright one night and it helped. She started consultations with a homeopath and found it helped alleviate her symptoms and made her feel much better in herself. Homeopathy worked for her. We can all feel low in ourselves from time to time, feeling sad, having our feelings hurt, disappointments and set backs are all part of life. It is how we deal with these upsets that is important. If we dwell on sad events and bury them deep inside, they can sometimes manifest as a physical symptom. Our mental and emotional state can affect our physical state also. An emotional trauma that is not addressed can cause a physical imbalance to occur. There should be no stigma attached to mental imbalances whether it is depression or alcohol or drug addiction. In the past people were sent into institutions because they were mentally impaired and many never saw home again. It isn’t such a long time ago and although we have moved on from those days judgments and prejudiced views still exist today. There should be no judgement on people who are different in any way, on how they look, or dress, or how they chose to live their journey in life. Perfection is something which is impossible to achieve, and no one has it all. Robin Williams had all the material things he could wish for and yet he didn’t have it all. A Homeopath is an unprejudiced observer. There are no judgements. Our aim is to help our patients to feel better about themselves both emotionally and physically. Each patient is unique and each patient is prescribed a remedy to suit their symptoms and to match where they are right now in their life. Margaret Cosgrove: ISHom: LIC ISH Registered Homeopath: Dungarvan Alternative Health Clinic: 058-44299; Mobile 087-9735811. www.dungarvanalternativeclinic.com

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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.

Plight of the Palestinian people New Line, Abbeyside, Dungarvan 15/08/14 A chara, Congratulations on your strong editorial (8/8/’14) on the plight of the Palestinian people. A recent Guardian headline conveyed the same message when it said the world stood disgraced but I was most struck by your last line (“Today the Palestinians are without friends and might rightly ask ‘Who IS my neighbour?’). The Palestinians can still have a good neighbour in anyone who checks items while shopping to see if they are of Israeli origin and, if they are, simply puts these goods back on the shelves. Anyone interested in seeking further information on Israeli products may Google a list of them in the space of a few minutes. With what we have seen, should we care too much any more that critics of Israeli brutality and injustice or even people who just refuse to buy Israeli produce are often smeared as anti-Semites? If such critics are Jewish, as they often are, the smear gets altered to ‘self-hating Jew’ but, in truth, it is well past time the Zionists stopped using the memory of the Holocaust as a blank cheque for cruelty and thuggery against the people Israel displaced and dispossessed. Yours sincerely, (Dr.) John Flynn

Duets (15-18 years) 1st Place winners, Sarah O’Gorman (fiddle),Clara Mannion (concertina) CCÉ, Craobh na gComarach, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo. [Kathy Burke Photography]

at the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford

Margaret Cosgrove

Duets (under 12 years) 3rd Place winner, Ellen O’Gorman (fiddle), Joseph Mannion (accordion) CCÉ, Craobh na gComarach, Waterford at the 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Sligo. [Kathy Burke Photography]

AN ever-growing number of festivals and events around the world have been at the forefront of promoting sustainability, whether by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimising waste, reducing environmental impact or championing positive behaviour such as reduce, reuse, recycle. Eating, drinking and throwing things away are some of the most in-yourface impacts at festivals.The waste created from eating and drinking can be diverted from landfill by using onsite waste operations and bin segregation. At the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford this year, Waterford City and County Council are encouraging all participants to “Be Green” by using the bin segregation stations at all 12 food stops throughout the county over the weekend. Each food stop will be manned by volunteers who can direct you to use the correct bins and join us in preventing waste. At The Sean KellyTour of Waterford.We are choosing to use compostable

packaging. The impact of our daily lives is not always visible. An oil-based plastic fork for example, has been 180,000,000 years in the making, and will spend hundreds more in a landfill site. By contrast, the raw materials for compostable packaging are grown in a season and will decompose in less than 100 days. The term compostable means that in the right conditions disposable packaging can biodegrade in under 12 weeks, together with food waste. All packaging containing food items such as coffee cups, plates, napkins and forks are all compostable. THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR PLEASE DISPOSE OF 1. Food and compostable packaging in the food waste bin. 2. Plastics including plastic bottles and cans in the recycling bags. 3. Cycling Gel Food wrapper disposal of food stop stations. Enjoy a little free lovely deise.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

St. Mary’s Parish, Dungarvan 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 22:19-23 - I place the key of the house of David on his shoulder. Romans 11:33-36 - All that exists comes from him; all is by him and for him. Matthew 16:13-20 - You are Peter, and I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Begins next Monday, August 25th at 7.30 p.m. and continues for nine Monday evenings. No Monday morning Mass during the Novena. Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help: Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour goes back centuries. Turning to Mary, the one who rushes to help us, (to succour us) goes back to the foot of the cross. [‘Succour comes from the two Latin words (sub-currere) meaning ‘to run beneath’. One who succours, ‘runs beneath’ someone who is falling’. During the Novena we come to Mary as Our Mother of Perpetual Help, using a picture of the original icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour. The picture helps to focus our minds and prayers on Mary our Mother. Leaving Cert: Congratulations to all the Leaving Certificate students who received their results in the past week. We pray God’s blessing on them for the future. Eucharistic Adoration: Eucharistic Adoration in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, St. Mary’s Church, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. All are welcome. Pilgrimage to the Shrines of Portugal: St. Mary’s Parish & Augustinian Friary pilgrimages to the Shrines of Portugal from 19th – 27th September. Visiting Fatima, Santarem, Lisbon, Braga and Balasar. A Spiritual Director will lead the pilgrimage. For further details please contact Noel: 058-44350. 2014 is the Year of the Holy Name of Jesus: The aim of the year is that we may be more conscious of the Holy Name of Jesus and use it with reverences and respect and not carelessly and without respect. Accord – Pre Marriage Courses 2014: These courses are held in St. John’s Pastoral Centre, John’s Hill, Waterford. 5th-6th September; 10th 11th October. Parish Office: Located in St. Mary’s Church and is open Monday to Friday office hours. If you want to book Masses or Baptisms call during these times. Phone 42374. Daily Mass broadcast on 98.5 FM. Phone No: Fr. Ryan 42374; Fr. Harris 42384, Fr. Cooney 41136. St. Vincent de Paul Helpline No. 087-7747870. Emergency Phone No: To contact Priest on duty: 086-2334282. Weekday Masses: Please note that on the occasion of funerals in St. Mary’s Church, there will only be one morning Mass at 11.00 a.m. (No 9.30 a.m. Mass). Masses already booked on those occasions will be rescheduled for the next available time.

If I had never . . . If I had never listened to the Linnet’s song, And the tuneful troubadours of the feathered throng, If I had never heard streams gossip as they go, Barren would my existence be: I know. If I had never watched the passing years parade, I would not have known shine follows after shade, I would not have seen day’s sunrise and demise, Or known for everyone who laughs - there’s one who cries. If I had never learned ‘twas wrong to pray, To man-made Gods that stand on feet of clay, I would never have known when nought remains, That heaven makes amends for all life’s pains. If I had never seen love’s light in another’s eyes, Through a darkened glass the days would fall and rise, I never would have felt the exquisite ache, Of knowing I’d gladly die for that loved one’s sake. If I never had held close, a child of mine, Who in my heart, sun’s brightest beams outshine, I would not have known such a heaven could exist, Or known a love I was helpless to resist. If I had never heard the wind at evening’s close, When the lamp is lit and the weary seek repose, I would not have known where legends come to weep, Or felt so close to God; before untroubled sleep. JOHN DALY

OBITUARY BRIDGET (Biddy) MURPHY Coole, Ballysaggart It’s with sincere sadness that we record the recent passing of Bridget (Biddy) Murphy, Coole, Ballysaggart which sad event occurred on Monday, 21st July, 2014 at University Hospital, Waterford after a short illness bravely borne. Aged 80, Biddy (nee Walsh) was a native of Seemachudda and was a hugely popular member of the community. Following her marriage to Timmy Murphy, Biddy was a hard working woman on the family farm along with raising her 7 children that they were blessed with. A very outgoing person, Biddy was a very active member of the community. She was a member of the Ballysaggart Ladies Club and always looked forward to the many meetings and outings that took place during the year. She also looked forward every year to the annual senior citizens party and was an avid follower of the fortunes of her beloved Ballysaggart GAA and there was no prouder woman last year to see her two grandchildren Christy and Barry grace Croke Park in their quest for All-Ireland glory and in the replay in Mullingar. She was no stranger to the TV screen herself when in 1985 along with Kitty and Jim Carey, Patie Keating, Mary and John Fennessy, Pad Fennessy, Sean Griffin and herself took part in ‘The Mountain Lark’, a set dancing competition which was televised by RTE - Ceoltas Cheoltoiri was a great love for Biddy. She also loved her independence and at the age of 63 she got her driving license, no longer relying on family members or neighbours to bring her anywhere. Devotion to Our Lady and the church were a huge part of Biddy’s life and this devotion helped her accept the crosses she and the Murphy family had to shoulder, following the deaths of her grandson Shane on the 27th July, 2010, her loving husband Timmy on the 21st August, 2012 and her daughter-in-law Eileen on January 8th, 2014, a cross she bore with great courage and faith and may she now enjoy the fullness of life in her heavenly home and be reunited with her loved ones. To her loving daughter Jane (Daniels); sons Timmy, Pat, Mike, John, Liam and Tom; sisters Mary (Morrissey), Nora (Fahy), Helen (Barry); brothers Tom and John; grandchildren, great grandchildren, son-inlaw; daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and her many friends we extend our sincere sympathy. (Funeral arrangements by Ryan’s Funeral Directors, Lismore).

JOSEPH (JOE) McGUIRE Shanbally, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford It is with profound sorrow and deep regret that we record the sad passing of Joseph (Joe) McGuire, Shanbally, Cappoquin, Co.Waterford on the 10th August, 2014. Reposing at Walsh’s Funeral Home Cappoquin, Rosary was recited on Monday evening by members of the Cappoquin Rosary Committee in the presence of his neighbours, carers and friends. Rev. Fr. Arthure, P.E., recited Funeral Prayers before removal took place to St. Mary’s Church, Cappoquin. On arrival his remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. Arthure, P.E. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday morning by Rev. Fr. Arthure, P.E. Symbols representing Joe’s life were presented to the Altar by Ann Farrell - a Paddy O’Brien CD; Ann Marie Bray - Joe’s Rosary Beads and Eily Mason - A picture of Pope John Paul. Readings were read by Mairead Scanlon. Prayers of the faithful were recited by Ronan Mansfield, Catherine Scanlon, Helen Hennessey and Paul Fearon. Cappoquin Choir provided a lovely selection of music and hymns during the Mass. The Offertory Gifts were presented to the altar by Peggy Maher and Theresa Mansfield. Following Funeral Mass, Burial took place in St. Declan’s Cemetery, Cappoquin. Rev. Fr. Arthure, P.E., officiated the graveside prayers where Joe was laid to rest in the presence of his neighbours, carers and friends. Joe loved to listen to music CD’s of Paddy O’Brien at his home and was a great supporter and Paddy O’Brien paid a lovely graveside tribute by singing Joe’s favourite songs “Never Grow Old” and “Going Home”. May he rest in peace. May we extend our deepest sympathy to his loving relatives, carers, neighbours and friends. (Funeral Arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

DAVID O’CONNOR Clonea, Dungarvan With deep regret we record the passing of David O’Connor which sad event occurred on Wednesday, 13th August, 2014. Removal was from his residence on Friday morning to Garranbane Church. Following Funeral Mass on arrival, burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. To his wife Breda and family we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

53 MICHAEL LEE Ballinaparka Lodge, Aglish With profound sorrow we record the passing of Michael Lee which sad event occurred on Monday, 11th August, 2014. Removal was from his residence on Saturday morning to St. Mary’s Parish Church. Following Funeral Mass on arrival, cremation took place in the Island Crematorium To his parents Michael and Joan and family we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

KATHLEEN POWER O’SHEA ‘Deise’, 9 Landsend, Abbeyside Monday evening, August 18th brought the sad news of the passing after a short illness of Kathleen Power at her residence. We offer our deepest sympathy to her sons Michael, Jimmy, Dermot; her daughter Julie; brother Chris; sisters Eileen and Mary and many other relatives and friends. Reposing at the Kiely Funeral Home from 3.00 p.m. today, Wednesday with removal later at 6.30 p.m. to St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside. Funeral Mass on Thursday at 11.00 a.m., interment afterwards in Modeligo Cemetery. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

MARIANNE HEALY GUINAN Huntly Crescent, Southways, Abbeyside and formerly of McCarthyville With profound sorrow we write on the passing of Marianne Healy Guinan on Thursday, 14th August, 2014, at University Hospital Waterford. We extend our deepest sympathy to her son Stephen; daughter Shelly; mother Cassie Healy; brothers John, Eugene and Aidie; sisters Cathy and Siobhán; other relatives and friends. Marianne is predeceased by her father Michael; brother Michael and daughter Deborah. May Marianne rest in peace. Requiem Mass was celebrated on Monday morning in St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside and cremation took place later at the Island Crematorium, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

Just think of it! THERE is nothing beautiful about war. Lately we have been hearing and reading a lot about the beginning of World War No. 1, and that has led to some reminiscing about world war No. 2, some veterans of which are still surviving. And when we learn about the number of lesser wars that are going on in different parts of the world one can’t help being somewhat scared that we may be drifting into World War No. 3. May the Lord preserve us from such a calamity. It is very understandable that we should wish to pay tribute to the heroism and gallantry of so many people, from all sides, who opted to enlist in their respective countries’ armed forces to fight in WW1. Whatever side they were on, they hardly visualised the horrors that awaited them.They marched away to war behind a military band that played rousing tunes.The cheering crowds who saw them off expected they would be home for christmas. None of them anticipated the nightmare that awaited: the weeks and months of trench warfare, the mud, the primitive conditions of hundreds of men sharing basic facilities with rats. That human beings could inflict such suffering on one another would be unbelieveable if we didn’t know that it actually happened. And less than a quarter of a century later it happened all over again in WW2. I spent my first years as a priest in England six years after the end of that war....I was very puzzled by the reluctance of people who had been on active service to talk about it. A good friend of mine, Michael, revealed only after many conversations with him that he had landed in France a day or two after D-day and had served in the campaign that followed right to the last day of hostilities. He was not a professional soldier, he had been conscripted, and to see his pals being killed, to see men lose a limb or an eye while he was standing with them, these scenes were so alien to his natural instincts that he didn’t want to relive these experiences even as he sat with his wife and his priest friend over a blazing fire. Wars are fought by individual human beings, not by impersonal war machines.To pray for peace is to pray for the safety of someone’s son, father, brother. And presumably the female soldiers would be just as vulnerable (which means capable of being wounded) and even killable. God forbid! Fr. Robert Arthure, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.

CUL CAMPS

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Cois Bhride 9 and 11 year old plus group at the Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camp in Tallow GAA Grounds, organised by Waterford Coaching & Games.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Cois Bhride 5 to 8 year old group at the Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camp in Tallow GAA Grounds, organised by Waterford Coaching & Games.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Ardmore 8 to 9 year old group with Jake Dillon and Michael Cronin at the Kellogg’s GAA Cul Camp in their GAA Grounds, organised by Waterford Coaching & Games.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

FARMING Round-up … BVD Programme has to recognise farmers role in meeting objectives IFA Animal Health Chairman Bert Stewart said the increased level of PI disposal from farms is welcome, and crucial in the context of the BVD eradication programme achieving its objectives. He said farmers have made huge investments in the BVD programme and the increased levels of support have proven vital to off-set some of these costs for those identifying PI calves, in order to assist in their early removal from farms. However, the IFA chairman said the very strong case remains for a higher level of support for the small number of farmers who identify a disproportionate number of PI calves on their farms. “IFA have again put the case to the Department of Agriculture to increase the level of supports to €250 per calf where more than 10% of calves on a farm are identified as PIs. It should be possible to provide this support within the existing financial allocation for the scheme.” Bert Stewart went on to say the next challenge in the scheme is to ensure farmers who have completed three years of expensive tissue tag testing are provided with a lower-cost testing option. There are over 7,000 farmers in this category for 2015. He said the details of the type of testing and the costs involved for this group of farmers will have to be finalised over the coming weeks.

DNA testing in butchers shops shows over half of products sampled not Irish Newtown Field Day Fundraiser in Aid of Irish Kidney Association and Newtown National School – Vintage Tractor winner Michael Lannon, presented by John Joe Bagge and Tony Fitzgerald. [John Keane]

Growers should examine their options before selling IFA National Grain Chairman Liam Dunne said that growers should examine all their options before delivering grain to local merchants given that the current price offers from the trade are significantly below the cost of production. He said, “Alternative markets such as farm-tofarm are delivering a significant premium over traditional market outlets. Farmers, at a minimum, should retain ownership while considering their options including a deal on drying and storage with their local co-op/merchant or other farmers”. Liam Dunne said, “Grain prices are invariably at their lowest at this time of the year as prices succumb to harvest pressure and short selling dictates the price. It

is only a matter of weeks before the harvest will be wrapped up, the store doors close and this will take the pressure off prices. Farmers should consider holding out as current market prices are not sustainable and there is potential for some market upside once the harvest is complete”. The IFA Grain Chairman said, “Additionally, growers should look at alternative markets such as farm-tofarm trade. The advent of new processing and storage technologies means that many grain and livestock farmers can treat and store grain more cost effectively compared to conventional drying and storage. The versatility of the enzyme/urea treatment of whole or crimped grain allows for longer term

storage (up to 12 months) giving growers access to premium markets allowing them to add significant value to their grain”. “The attempt by a number of major buyers to talk down prices to unrealistic levels is doing untold damage to growers’ confidence. Many farmers are questioning the long-term viability of grain production in Ireland given the relentless increase in production costs, converging payments post - 2014 and increased regulations, which will result in further downward pressure on growers’ incomes.The trade needs to wake up and support growers in what are extremely challenging times or face a significant contraction of the industry.”

IFA National Pigs and Pigmeat Committee Chairman Pat O’Flaherty said that he was very disappointed with the results of an initial round of DNA testing carried out in butchers’ shops across the country. Pat O’Flaherty said, ‘IFA introduced the DNA certified pigmeat traceability programme to identify imported pigmeat and stop consumers being misled about the origin of pigmeat products. An initial survey of the butchers shows over half (51%) of the 120 pork and bacon products (back rashers, bacon joints and pork chops) sampled in 11 shops in nine different locations around the country were not assigned to the Irish boar database in IdentiGEN, which means the products are not Irish”. Over the last number of years, IFA have been working with the Association of Craft Butchers (ACBI) and their members to improve transparency for consumers. It was agreed that in the absence of a Bord Bia Quality Assurance Programme for butchers shops, IFA would support the ‘Certified Craft Butchers Programme’. As part of this programme, certified butchers were to display the country of origin of their meat products in store. Mr. O’Flaherty said, “The level of imported product identified by the DNA testing is compounded by the fact that the country of origin was not displayed in any of the butchers stores audited. Over 80% of the locations are part of the Certified Craft Butchers Programme, yet none carried country-of-origin labelling”. When these findings were discussed with the ACBI, they claimed that some butchers might be supplied with imported meat, passed off as Irish. “We are calling on everyone that is conscious of buying Irish to ensure that the supply chain is transparent. IFA will continue to test products and highlight anomalies that mislead consumers.” However, it was not all bad news, two of the butchers audited demonstrated strong support for Irish meat and Irish farmers. These two ‘star performers’ were O’Crualaoi Butchers, who operate four stores in Cork and Quinns butchers in Shannon, Co. Clare.

Mr. O’Flaherty said, “Both of these stores are members of the Association of Craft Butchers and it should be pointed out that the ACBI members showed much greater support for Irish meat than the non-members”. Pat O’Flaherty said, “IFA wants to support local businesses and we appreciate that the local butcher is under pressure. However, that is not an excuse to mislead the consumer on the origin of their meat. We will continue to work with the ACBI to rectify these problems. A fresh round of testing in butchers shops will commence next month”.

Minister Coveney must take urgent and decisive action to restore confidence to €2bn beef sector SPEAKING at the AIB Tullamore Show, IFA President Eddie Downey said the difficulties at farm level require urgent and decisive action to restore confidence in our beef and livestock sector, which is worth in excess of €2bn to the Irish economy. Eddie Downey said livestock farmers cannot survive another year of severe price and income cuts. Eddie Downey said “The responsibility lies squarely with the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to address the key challenges for livestock farmers. We expect him to take a much more hands on approach in tackling the issues that are negatively impacting on farm incomes”. He said after concerted pressure from IFA the Minister conceded to the establishment of a Beef Forum and it’s now time for real progress and results. The IFA President said the Minister cannot allow the factories to continue to ignore him and undermine confidence in the livestock sector. He said “Minister Coveney must assert his authority with the factories and insist that they respect the agreement they entered into with farmers on the price grid under the Quality Payment System”. He must insist the factories remove the unfair specifications cuts on dual pricing, weights, age and breeds that were never part of the QPS.

Glanbia decision based on sentiment rather than returns REACTING to the decision by Glanbia to cut the July milk price by 2c/l to 35 c (vat inc), IFA National Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary described the decision as extremely disappointing and excessive. He said, “This decision seems to be as much a reaction to the negative market signals over the past fortnight rather than the market returns in the European market, where we sold the majority of our product for the month of July.While powder prices dropped somewhat, both butter and cheese prices firmed slightly”. Sean O’Leary said, “The negative GDT returns have not impacted European markets to the same extent and the regrettable decision by Russia to ban imports of some EU products would not have had any effect on July prices”. The July IDB PPI index fell to 118.1 but bearing in mind that the base 100 for the PPI was year 2010 at a CSO average milk price of 29.3 c/l plus vat, a milk price of approx 34.6c plus vat should be expected. Mr. O’Leary called on other co-ops setting their July price over the next number of days to hold their nerve and pass on the full July returns to farmers.

FARMING

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Pictured at the Agri Aware exhibit at Tullamore Show, with Agri Aware's four ‘Follow the Farmer’ farmers: David Rogers (tillage farmer from Dublin); Andrew Gow (dairy farmer from Limerick); Angus Woods (beef farmer from Wicklow) and James Lally (sheep farmer from Mayo) and his son, are Agri Aware’s patrons (L-R): Patrick Lavery, Dunbia; Sarah Haire, Dawn Meats; Padraig Moran, Coorevin Farm; Gerard Keenan, Keenan and Co.; Paul Nolan, Dawn Meats, along with Mairead McGuinness, MEP; Dr. Vanessa Woods, Executive Director of Agri Aware; Joe Parlon, Agri Aware board member and Kyle Gow, Leah Gow and Caragh Gow.

Launch of Agri Aware’s ‘Follow the Farmer’ videos to communicate the reformed CAP to farmers THE Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has launched Agri Aware’s ‘Follow the Farmer’ videos to communicate the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The campaign, delivered by Agri Aware, the independent Irish agri-food educational body, aims to communicate the many benefits of the reformed CAP to the general public, and farmers, across Ireland. As part of Agri Aware’s “Follow the Farmer” campaign Agri Aware has chosen four farmers, from the dairy, beef, sheep and tillage sectors, and they are being filmed throughout the farming year. The four farmers are being filmed as they go about their day’s work and the public will be able to see how quality Irish food is produced in a sustainable way, and how the farmers care for their

animals and the Irish countryside. The videos will explore, through the use of real-life examples, how the reformed CAP benefits everyone, from towns, cities and the countryside. Farmers will get a chance to see in a practical way the impact of the reformed CAP on Irish farming, and how Irish farmers are adapting to the changes it brings.These ‘Follow the Farmer’ videos will be made available online and via Agri Aware’s website (www.agriaware.ie/cap) and social media, in addition to the Irish Farmers Journal YouTube channel. Agri Aware’s ‘Follow the Farmer’ reformed CAP communication campaign, co-financed by the EU Commission’s Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development, was awarded to Agri Aware following a competitive bidding process. The cam-

paign is also supported by the IFA and FBD, in addition to Agri Aware's other patrons. Speaking at the launch Minister Simon Coveney said "The reformed CAP has huge benefits for everyone right across the country in terms of food traceability, quality and affordability, the protection of our environment and the maintenance of our rural communities and economies. I am delighted that Agri Aware has won their bid to the European Commission to communicate the reformed CAP to the general public using interactive and creative ideas. The reformed CAP brings many changes for Irish farmers and it is important that the farming community is informed of these in a clear and engaging way. By watching Agri Aware's 'Follow the Farmer' videos, urban and rural consumers of all ages can learn more about the importance of

Irish agriculture and the reformed CAP." Agri Aware's Chairman, Bernard Donohue said “Agri Aware is delivering an interactive and relevant educational campaign to connect consumers with the reformed CAP. The reformed CAP ensures that people and their families have guaranteed access to quality, safe, affordable and sustainably produced food that is grown under the highest animal welfare and environmental standards. Irish farmers are custodians of the landscape, providing amenity value to the Irish population, in addition to playing a key role in attracting tourists to Ireland. CAP is good for farmers, food and consumers of all ages, from towns, cities and the countryside.” Executive Director of Agri Aware, Dr. Vanessa Woods said:“Agri Aware is communicating the reformed CAP to urban

and rural people, across Ireland until next April. The campaign encompasses numerous novel methods of communication to engage everyone in CAP. We are communicating this complex policy in a simple, effective way. The public should watch out for Agri Aware’s billboards across Dublin, Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford, from 11 August, and further details on CAP are available on the Agri Aware website (www.agriaware.ie/cap).The public and farmers can also engage in CAP via Agri Aware’s CAP facts, which are uploaded to the Agri Aware Facebook and Twitter accounts daily.We are delighted to work with our four farmers from Limerick, Dublin, Mayo and Wicklow, to clearly demonstrate how Irish farmers are among the best in the world, producing quality food at an affordable price for Irish consumers.”

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

FARMING

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38 Acres (15.37 ha) Forestry Lands Garrycloyne, Colligan, Dungarvan FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION at The Park Hotel, Dungarvan Thursday, September 25th at 3.00 p.m. Reps Josephine Morrissey (Deceased)

Some of the attendance at the West Waterford Sheep Group meeting held on the farm of Willie and Paul McDonnell, Curraheen, Lismore. Included is Mr. Mark [David O'Flynn] Slattery, Teagasc Adviser.

Lands planted since 1993 No premiums. Easily accessible. Excellent road frontage. Located on side of main Dungaravn to Clonmel Road, Dungarvan 5 miles. In two divisions 20 acres and 18 acres. Excellent plantation. Further details from Auctioneer. (9-9)

Teagasc News . . . DAIRYING Autumn Grass Covers Building grass cover this autumn may be difficult, in parts of the county which have low grass covers as a result of the recent drought. Recovering from drought The first step is to get grass covers back to normal levels, i.e., 160-200kg DM/cow. Where growth is still less than demand extend the rotation. For example, a growth rate of 45 kg/ha equates to a 30-day rotation, i.e., 1,400 kg DM/ha pre grazing divided by 45 kg/ha/day growth rate). If you have 100 acres, graze 3.3 acres or 1/30 of the farm each day. Continue meal feeding; up to 5-6kg may be required until grass covers return. If there is still a deficit, feed good quality silage. Use bales rather than open pits; one bale of silage will feed 30 cows for one day with 6kg ration and limited grass. Continue to apply fertiliser, as per recommendations. Autumn farm cover guidelines Throughout the summer, cover per cow and pregrazing yield are the main drivers of grass management. However, average farm cover per ha is the main measure for autumn management, with last rotation length and closing farm cover the main drivers. Target closing farm cover is usually 550kg/ha. Achieving the correct peak farm cover in mid September will set up the farm for late autumn grazing. The ideal peak farm cover will vary from farm to farm depending on farm stocking rate, soil type and grass growth in the autumn. Dry soils: On dry soils, a target cover of 1,150kg DM/ha is optimal. This will allow for grazing until late November (typically 450 kg/cow at 2.5 cows/ha). This is a typical target for Curtin’s farm, Moorepark. Heavy soils: Peak cover should not exceed 900kg DM/ha on farms with mostly heavy soils that usually finish grazing in early to mid October.There is a risk in building up high covers on these farms, as ground conditions will be a major limitation to getting good clean grazing in late autumn. In addition, the opportunity to graze heavy wet paddocks usually ends in October. Mixed soils: An intermediate target of 1,000kg DM/ha for peak cover is recommended for farms with mixed soil types (parts of the farm dry and heavy). Ballyhaise typically reaches this target in mid to late September. On dry farms, start building covers in early August. Stocking rate is usually higher on these farms and a higher peak cover is required. On heavy soils, start building covers from mid August onwards. Stocking rates are usually lower and a lower peak cover is required. Building covers • Remove stock where possible, i.e., replacement

heifers, calves and steers off the milking block to reduce the demand for grass, leading to an increase in rotation length and overall farm cover. • Feeding meals and/or forage will reduce the demand for grass and allow farm cover to build. A minimum of 2kg and maybe even 4kg for a ten-day period in late August will help to ensure that the target covers are achieved. • Use appropriate fertiliser. Covers too heavy in August High soil temperatures and recent rain could create ideal grass growing conditions in late August. In this scenario grass needs to be removed from the milking block. Graze a proportion of the milking block with other stock, i.e., replacement heifers, etc., to increase demand. Or remove these surpluses as bales.Target removing heavy covers from the wettest areas of the farm if conditions allow. DEALING WITH HIGH SCC COWS Cows with an individual SCC of more than 200,000 cells/ml are likely to have at least one infected quarter.These cows are not only contributing to the bulk tank SCC, but they are also a potential source of infection for other cows in the herd. What are the options for dealing with these cows? 1. Cure any existing infections While this may appear to be the most logical option, remember that cure rates can range from 20-80% depending on various factors. Consider the following questions before reaching for that treatment: • Which bug is involved? • How long has the cow been infected? • What lactation number is the cow? • How many quarters are infected? • Is the cow still milking, or about to be dried off? 2. Remove the source of infection • Dry off individual quarters, i.e., simply stop milking it; do NOT use a dry cow tube. • Consider culling if the cow is a repeat offender, i.e., high SCC in two consecutive lactations. 3. Reduce their risk of spreading infection Aim for superior hygiene and milking routine. Segregation: • Mark the high SCC cows, and milk them last; and, • If you are milking a large herd, you may find it easier to just run these cows as a separate herd, and milk them last. For full details on dealing with high SCC cows, see Management Note M in the CellCheck Farm Guidelines for Mastitis Control. IMPORTANT EVENTS Teagasc's Forestry Talking Timber: Development Department are running a timber marketing day, entitled “Talking Timber”on Tuesday 26th August 2014 in Kildalton Agricultural College,

Piltown, Co. Kilkenny. Registration commences at 9.30 a.m. and the event will run from 10.00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Forest owners will have the opportunity to meet with timber buyers, harvesting contractors and foresters and to find out more about the timber selling process and the harvesting options available to them. The marketing day is aimed at giving forest owners a better appreciation of how the thinning and harvesting of their forest crop can be carried effectively and profitably. The day will start with an outdoor demonstration organised by the Irish Forestry and Forest Products Association. Forest owners will have the chance to view the quality of timber required by Irish sawmills and the best way to ensure such quality. The outdoor demo will be followed by a series of short presentations from Teagasc, the Forest Service and the Irish Timber Growers Association indoors. A regional forest owner group, Irish Wood Producers, will also give

their perspective and share experiences. All are welcome. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FARM HEALTH AND SAFETY National Conference on Farm Safety and Health, Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny, Thursday, 21st August, 2014, 10.00 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. Farm accidents are a major scourge on Irish farms and 17 people have died already this year and many Thousands more have been seriously injured. It is imperative that every farmer takes positive preventative action now to make sure that tragedy does not visit your door. A first step is to be informed. At this conference local farmers have an opportunity to hear a psychologist, speakers from the UK, the Health and Safety Authority and Teagasc give advice on how accidents can be prevented. Brian and Norma Rohan will speak on the Impact of a Farm Tragedy. Admission is free and all are welcome.

TEAGASC/GLANBIA MONITOR FARM FOCUS Week Ending: 18th August, 2014 Milk Kg/Day Fat % Protein % Milk Solids/Day KG Meal KG/Cow/Day Average Farm Cover Cover Per Cow Pre Grazing Yield KG DM Demand KG DM HA Growth KG DM HA

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Ballynoe, Cork 15.5 4.33 3.72 1.28 0 692 250 1,500 49 54

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• Growth has picked up to 52kgs/DM/Ha per day. • Now 16 days grass ahead and rotation extended to 28 days. • Silage bales have been taken out and feeding 3 kgs of meal per cow only with grass • Calves weighed and were 185kgs and Maiden Heifers were 407kgs. Also on target. • Vaccinating whole herd with their first shot for Lepo on Tuesday, 19th August.

• Spreading 1.5 bags of 18-6-12 after grazing. • Calves average weight 180kg. Split into 2 groups, lighter ones getting meal. • On Target for building Autumn grass.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Local Food Heroes Launch Harvest Festival in Waterford City. Pictured overlooking Waterford City are Linda Heylmann, Flanagan’s Fresh Fish Merchants, Waterford City, John Crowley, Farmer, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny, Paul Nolan, Chair of the Harvest Festival and Group Development Manager, Dawn Meats, Waterford, Dermot Walsh, Co-Owner, M and D Bakeries, Waterford City and Grainne Walsh, Owner, Metalman Breweries, Waterford City. [Patrick Browne]

Local Food Heroes central to Harvest Festival Harvest Festival food events to tickle the taste buds . . . FROM the smallest food businesses working from home kitchens to international market leaders of the food industry, this year’s Harvest Festival will showcase the best of what Waterford and the South East food producers have to offer. The Harvest Festival takes place in Waterford City on the weekend of the 12th to 14th September 2014. Now in its sixth year, the three day festival has built a reputation as a valuable showcase for local and regional food producers. Young and young at heart alike, will be able to find something to whet their appetites throughout Waterford’s city centre, the Viking Triangle and the three City Centre Parks. Since pagan times, the harvest festival has been a time to celebrate the crop, where family and community can relax and enjoy the fruits of their labour, and this year’s festival intends to do just that. New events to the programme

include The Big Taste in John Robert’s Square, The New Street Garden Party and Wyse Weekend, along with the welcome return of the Enterprising Food Village, Picnic & Play in the Park and The Viking Rocks Craft Beerfest. From buttered blaas to BLT’s, craft beer to creamy cupcakes, pulled pork to garden greens, Waterford Harvest Festival has something to suit all taste buds. Visitors can expect a variety of succulent street food from festival favourites and a smorgasbord of celebrity chefs such as Darina Allen in the Grow HQ Kitchen event. Chair, Paul Nolan is looking forward to this year’s Festival, “We are extremely excited with the plans for September’s Harvest Festival. Personally I am delighted that this year we are focusing on highlighting, promoting and supporting the food producers in the region.” “We want to make it a city wide festival that

encompasses city centre retail, the historic Viking triangle and amenities such as New Street Gardens, Wyse Park and the People’s Park. We hope everyone supports their local food producers and enjoys what will be a wonderful weekend.” This year’s festival promises a congruence of sights, sounds, tastes and aromas with cookery demonstrations, foodie films, tastings and workshops, all making Waterford City one big street party for Harvest weekend. All roads lead to Waterford on 12th - 14th September. If you want to know more the Harvest Festival’s full programme of events is available on www.waterfordharvestfestival.ie. A Festival brochure will be distributed and also widely available throughout the City and County over the coming weeks. Be sure to keep up to date on all things Harvest Fest by checking it out on Facebook and Twitter.

Local Food Heroes Launch Harvest Festival in Waterford City. Pictured overlooking Waterford City are Linda Heylmann, Flanagan’s Fresh Fish Merchants, Waterford City, Dermot Walsh, Co-Owner, M and D Bakeries, Waterford City and Grainne Walsh, Owner, Metalman Breweries, Waterford City. [Patrick Browne]

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RTÉ’s The Voice of Ireland is back Applications for fourth series now being accepted online! RTÉ’s hugely successful talent show the Voice of Ireland is back for a fourth series and producers are looking for Ireland’s most exciting, fresh and unique talent! The show has established itself as a firm favourite with viewers, with an average audience of over 600,000.The show provides the perfect platform for budding or even established singers to break into the music industry, with the winning contestant securing a recording contract from Universal Records. Filming will begin in the autumn,

with our four coaches keen to find the best talent Ireland has to offer and the application process is now open. You can apply online through www.rte.ie/thevoice by submitting an MP3 recording, video or Youtube clip, soundcloud or any digital format that showcases your voice. Produced by Screentime ShinAwiL and airing in January the show will follow the nail biting format where contestants are judged solely on their voices. Our four celebrity coaches will sit

with their backs to the contestants and have to decide if this is the voice they want on their team. And if more than one coach turns then be prepared for begging and pleading as our coaches try to persuade the singers to join their team. Applications are open until Friday, 31st August, 2014. If you’re over 18 and think you could convince a coach to turn for you in the Blind Auditions, then you can apply at rte.ie/thevoice

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Sin City: A Dame To Kill For Opens 29th August CO-DIRECTORS Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller's visually stunning "Sin City" graphic novels back to the screen in SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR. Weaving together two of Miller's classic stories with new tales, the town's most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more notorious inhabitants. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR is the follow up to Rodriguez and Miller's 2005 groundbreaking film, FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY. Starring: Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Mickey Rourke, Eva Green, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The hard-boiled residents of Sin City tell stories of crime, sex and redemption. A weary ex-cop comes to the rescue of an abused former flame, only to discover she may have sinister motives, a cop wakes up next to a pile of dead bodies and with no memory about what happened, a gambler runs for his life after taking down the wrong man and a stripper out for revenge targets a crooked senator for assassination Miller, a wheezy-sounding 57-year-old from Maryland, is a comic-book legend – working for both the Marvel and DC powerhouses, re-tooling some of their most potent characters, notably

Daredevil and Batman, and in doing so, turning comics into an accepted adult art form. But Sin City was always his most personal project. Inspired by the morally murky world of 1940’s film noir, he was, for a long time, reluctant to bring it to the screen. “Sin City is my baby. It’s my daughter. I wasn’t going to do a Moses and send it down the river to Hollywood. But Robert convinced me that there was a vast gap between Hollywood, California and Austin, Texas.” It’s hard to imagine Miller consorting with Tinseltown; he is notorious for hard-right, pro-military viewpoints that wouldn’t sit well with LA liberals.This is the man whose 2011 work, Holy Terror, was widely castigated as anti-Islamic for its warmongering tale of a superhero taking on Muslim terrorists. He also famously lambasted the Occupy Wall Street movement on his blog as “nothing but a pack of louts, thieves and rapists”. The latter outburst saw his reputation take a battering and prompted a war of words with fellow comic icon Alan Moore (Watchmen) who condemned Miller, saying:“I think there has probably been a rather unpleasant sensibility apparent in Frank Miller’s work for quite a long time.”

The Expendables in 4k Resolution IN THE EXPENDABLES 3, Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables – but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of

Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet. Director: Patrick Hughes. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture,Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, Glen Powell, Kelsey Grammer.

RSC: The Two Gentlemen of Verona Live Broadcast - Wednesday, 3rd September at 7.00 p.m. VALENTINE and Proteus are best friends, until they fall in love with the same girl. Having travelled to Milan in search of adventure, they both fall for the Duke's daughter Silvia. But Proteus is already sworn to his sweetheart, Julia, at home in Verona, and the Duke thinks Valentine is not good enough for his Silvia. With friendship forgotten, the rivals' affections quickly get out of hand as the four young lovers find themselves on a wild chase through the woods, confused by mistaken identity and threat-

ened by fierce outlaws before they find a path to reconciliation. Simon Godwin makes his RSC debut to direct Shakespeare's exuberant romantic comedy. Simon is Associate Director of the Royal Court. His production of Strange Interlude recently played to critical acclaim at the National Theatre.This is the first time in 45 years The Two Gentlemen of Verona has been performed in full production on the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage.

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Curtain Call Productions Variety Night Now Sold Out CURTAIN Call Productions Dungarvan wish to advise that all tickets for their fundraising Variety Night on Thursday 21st August are now sold. Thank you to everyone who bought their tickets in advance for what promises to be a fantastic night of music, dance, theatre and comedy.With performances from some of our best local talent, including Take a Bow, Mary Nagle’s newly

formed drama school for kids and teenagers, The Blackwater Band, Lena Walsh, Hugh Martin, Sean O’Donnell and Dungarvan Junior Musical Stage School, the audience is in for a real treat! Fame,Wilde, Hairspray, Calamity Jane, the Wizard of Oz, Elvis, Shakespeare, My Fair Lady – they’re all on the programme, and more!! The Variety Night starts at 8.00 p.m. on Thursday, 21st

August, so get there early! This Variety Night is a fundraiser to help towards the cost of staging Curtain Call Productions Dungarvan’s first production – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Fidelma Meaney, which will take place from 22nd – 25th October, 2014 in Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre.We’re most grateful to all the acts who are lending their support, time and

talent for what promises to be a magnificent evening’s entertainment this week. As we have a waiting list of people interested in tickets, can we ask anyone who has already booked and confirmed tickets who might need to reduce the number they need to call or text 087-3812028 to let us know in advance please. That way, we can contact someone on the waiting list to give them as much

C h a r i ty Vi nta g e Te a Ro o m s Call to the Charity Vintage Tea Rooms in Dungarvan this Saturday, 23rd August, 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. in aid of To Russia With Love.

Heritage Week at Dungarvan Castle TREASURE HUNT Treasure Hunt for children, events for under 8’s and for 8 to 12 years old. Venue: Dungarvan Castle. Cost: Free. Organiser: Mary Murray (OPW). Email dungarvancastle@opw.ie Telephone 058 48144. Booking Required: Yes. Date / Start Time / End Time: Sunday, 24th August: 14.30 – 15.00 for under 8’s and 15.15 – 16.00 for 8 to 12 years old. Wheelchair Access: Full. Parking: No. 1914 RE-ENACTMENTS & LIVING HISTORY DISPLAY Re-enactment of the recruitment of young men at Dungarvan Barracks in WW1. Commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of the war in 1914. Re-enactments by the Waterford War & Living History Group. Venue: Dungarvan Castle. Cost: Free. Organiser: Mary Murray (OPW). Email dungarvancastle@opw.ie Telephone 058 48144. Booking Required: No. Date: Saturday, 30th August. Start Time: 11.00 a.m. End Time: 17.00. Wheelchair Access: Full. Parking: No.

YOUGHAL’S Summer of ‘big name’ musical performances continues in the Mall Arts Centre with the unique voices of Honor Heffernan, 22nd August, 2014, and Jack L (Jack Lukeman) 6th September, 2014. Honor Heffernan is not a name that you would immediately associate with Rock and Blues, but believe it or not that is what Honor first sang when she started singing in the early ‘70’s. Honor is sure to bring her own unique and beguiling style which will no doubt

win us over to the blues and will be accompanied on the night by Hugh Buckley. Tickets for Honor are: Adults: €18.00 Student/OAP €15.00. Jack Lukeman, known simply as Jack L, is an Irish songwriter, musician, record producer, vocal artist and broadcaster. He is an artist with dramatic vocals and show-goers will be treated to a display of music, song, humour and an enthusiasm for his art that is infectious. He makes song interpretation look easy as he moves between genres effortlessly

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notice as possible. And if any local theatre/drama groups have anything that they’d like the MC to announce for them on the night (upcoming performances, auditions etc.), just email the details to ccpdungarvan@hotmail.co m – Curtain Call Productions Dungarvan is delighted to support the other groups involved in the thriving performing arts scene in the community.

Big Names continue to impress at The Mall Arts Centre Youghal

ST. Mary's Church of Ireland, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Old fashioned afternoon tea in aid of To Russia With Love (Russian Orphanages) 2–5 p.m. on Saturday, 23rd August. Find us on Facebook: Charity Vintage Tea Rooms.

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and has his audience in the palm of his hand. Jack L is an artist tailor made for a concert at The Mall Arts Centre, Youghal. Doors open at 8.00 p.m. with Jack on stage at 8.30 p.m. Admission: €20. These events are brought to Youghal by Yew Wood Venues. Tickets for both artists can be purchased online: www.themallartscentre.com (no booking fee applies), by telephone 087 9593276, or Crees Card Shop Youghal or at the door on the night.

Valerie Daly VALERIE DALY Born in Dungarvan, Valerie works as a Bank Assistant in the local branch of Bank of Ireland. Her most recent foray into acting was in a school pantomime in the 1990’s, but she hasn’t ventured back on stage since. Although she’s quite a dramatic person in her everyday life (her words!), Valerie thought it was about time to channel her dramatic tendencies and take them to the stage! This is something she has wanted to do for a long time, so she was thrilled to

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discover a new production company in the community.Valerie came along to the open auditions in June and was delighted to have been given the role of Candy Starr, a sizzling role if ever there was one, in Curtain Call Productions Dungarvan’s October production of Dale Wasserman’s stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and is very much looking forward to the challenge of getting into character when rehearsals start at the end of August!

Special Booley House on Sunday 24th THE Booley House continues it's Summer run each Wednesday night in August but there will be a very special performance on Sunday next in St. Michael's Hall Ballyduff. Sunday is a very special day in the calendar for Ballyduff as it will be Gala Day but there will also be a welcome visit from our friends in New Newfoundland who are visiting the area at the moment. A special connection has been established with this group from Canada and an extra performance of the Booley House is being staged next Sunday evening at 7.30 p.m. Anyone interested in coming along should book their tickets through the usual outlets, Lismore Heritage Centre or at 058-60456. Please note the earlier starting time of 7.30 p.m. for Sunday's performance.

All-Ireland Champions: Micheál Fogarty, Aimee Morrissey, Ciara Flanagan and Danny Keane who won the Senior Mixed Céilí at the Sligo Fleadh Cheoil last weekend.

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LUCY in 4K IN SUPER 4K RESOLUTION 8 TIMES MORE PIXELS THAN REGULAR FILMS From La Femme Nikita and The Professional to The Fifth Element, writer/director Luc Besson has created some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in cinematic history. Now, Besson directs Scarlett Johansson in Lucy, an action-thriller that tracks a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. Scarlett Johansson plays Lucy, the girlfriend of a smalltime drug dealer in Taiwan, who is kidnapped and forced to be a drug mule carrying CPH4, hidden in a bag stitched into her stomach. But when one of her kidnappers tries to fondle her and she fights back, she also gets kicked in the stomach, and the CPH4 bursts into her veins, filling her with immense power and boosting her mental capacity into the higher double-digits. The person who gives meaning and a measure of credibility to her rapid development is the brain researcher, Samuel Norman (Morgan Freeman, who provides the fantastical plot with the right measure of gravitas it needs while also linking the material with that of Transcendence, a similar movie in which he played a very similar part). Norman has written volumes on the potential of the human brain, but most of it is pure conjecture. That is, until Lucy contacts him. She has just read all his work in a matter of minutes and tells him he is on the right track. However, she has only about 24 hours left on Earth as her mind will expand to the point where her body cannot contain her any longer. 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 Lucy Competition, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, on or before 12 noon on Tuesday, 26th August. Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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RSC: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Live Broadcast) Wednesday, 3rd September, at 7.00 p.m. Valentine and Proteus are best friends, until they fall in love with the same girl. Having traveled to Milan in search of adventure, they both fall for the Duke's daughter Silvia. But Proteus is already sworn to his sweetheart, Julia, at home in Verona, and the Duke thinks Valentine is not good enough for his Silvia. With friendship forgotten, the rivals' affections quickly get out of hand as the four young lovers find themselves on a wild chase through the woods, confused by mistaken identity and threatened by fierce outlaws before they find a path to reconciliation. Simon Godwin makes his RSC debut to direct Shakespeare's exuberant romantic comedy. Simon is Associate Director of the Royal Court. His production of Strange Interlude recently played to critical acclaim at the National Theatre. This is the first time in 45 years The Two Gentlemen of Verona has been performed in full production on the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage. 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 RSC Competition, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, on or before 12 noon on Tuesday, 26th August. Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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Fundraising event in support of Stradbally man to undergo neurosurgery A COUNTY Waterford man who is suffering from a condition similar to Parkinson’s Disease is to undergo groundbreaking Neurosurgery in England later this year which will hopefully enable him to live a normal life. John Power (57) of Rockville, Stradbally, has been for an assessment and hopes to go for the brain surgery by the end of this year. John has suffered from tremors since he was 18 years of age and his condition has worsened over the past year or so. As a result of the worsening tremors, it means that John’s heart over-races. Once the open surgery is completed, it is hoped John will be a new man. It is understood that 13 people in Ireland have had a similar operation carried out and they have all been cured of their tremors. A fundraising night has been arranged for this coming Saturday, 23rd August, at the Stradbally GAA Centre,

at 9.30 p.m. The fundraising night is being held to defray some of the expenses about to be incurred in frequent trips to the hospital for both John and his wife. The generosity of the people of Stradbally and wider community of County Waterford is being appealed to, to support this worthy cause. It is hoped that people will turn out in force this Saturday night to support John. An appeal was also made from the pulpit by Parish Priest Father Jerry Condon at the Masses in the Parish last weekend. Tickets to the fundraising night are €10, available from Teresa Power on 0876495593 or Martin Fitzgerald on 087-0663087. Music on the night is by Rocky Racoons, and there will be a raffle and spot prizes. Donations will also be greatly accepted. All are very welcome to attend.

Gardaí investigating vehicle collision incident at Shandon

The scene of the collision at Shandon Road, just off the Park Hotel roundabout, last Saturday night. GARDAÍ are investigating an incident in Dungarvan where a vehicle crashed into a number of parked cars last weekend. It is understood that the vehicle collided with three parked cars at Shandon, adjacent to the Park Hotel roundabout last Saturday night, 16th August, around 10.00 p.m., before colliding with another moving

vehicle at the location. Some injuries were sustained by a number of people during the incident, but the injuries were described as ‘non-life threatening’. Gardaí closed off the Shandon Road for a number of hours to await the arrival of a forensic collision investigator to carry out an investigation of the scene.

Iomaitheoirí Banríon na nOisrí 2014. L-R: Ailish de Paor, Katie Nic Craith, Béibhínn Ní Shúilleabháin, Hannah Nic Dhiarmada, Buaiteoir Banríon na nOisrí 2014, Eithne Nic Mhurchú agus Katie Ní Urmholtaigh. SEE PAGE 18 [Eileen Hyland]

Ardmore receives extra €307k in funding ARDMORE village will benefit from an extra funding windfall of €307,000 for the upgrade of its streets. The extra funding has been allocated by Uisce Éireann - Irish Water to repair the paths and roads in Ardmore following the laying down of sewer pipes in

Funding to go towards street repairs in village the village nearly 12 months ago. Welcoming the news, Cllr.Tom Cronin said it was known the money was coming because of the follow-up work needed after the laying of the sewer

pipes. “It has been announced that money will come through,” Cllr. Cronin told the Dungarvan Observer. “I will be meeting with the Area Engineer to look at where to best spend the

Garda Tweets amongst ‘Top Tweets’ in West Waterford area GARDA Tweets on the social networking site Twitter are amongst the ‘top tweets’ in the Dungarvan area. The Garda Twitter account (@GardaTraffic) regularly tweets about speeding incidents and anything to do with Road Traffic Legislation and offences detected. In the past week or so,

the account has tweeted about a number of offences detected in the Dungarvan / West Waterford area, which have made the ‘Top Tweets’ when ‘Dungarvan’ is searched for on Twitter. @GardaTraffic tweets included highlighting speeding offences in the Dungarvan area, where a vehicle was detected travelling at 151 km/h in a 100

km/h zone; another vehicle travelling at 126 km/h in a 100 km/h zone; a traffic collision where a number of people received minor injuries; as well as the Traffic Corps escorting an overnight transport of lorries with an abnormal load - wind turbines from Bellview Port to Ballinameela, Dungarvan.

money and what roads need it most in the village,” he said. “This extra funding is super news, because we have been waiting for it. €307,000 is a lot for the village and it is additional funding,” he pointed out.

Cllr. Tom Cronin welcomed the extra funding of €307,000.

Investigation into burglary of house in Dungarvan Appeal for witnesses to report suspicious activity GARDAÍ are investigating a burglary in the Ballycoe area of Dungarvan last week, where a number of items including jewellery were taken. The burglary happened on the afternoon of Wednesday, 13th August last, and some personal

property was taken from the house, including jewellery. Gardaí have asked anybody who noticed anything suspicious in the area leading up to, or on 13th August, to contact detectives at Dungarvan Garda Station on 05841205.

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Friday, 22nd August, 2014

Niamh Briggs helps create history THE dreams of the players, management and supporters of the Irish women's rugby team came to an abrupt end last Wednesday night in the south west of Paris at Stade Bouin, home of top French team Stade Francais. It wasn't before they made their own piece of Irish sporting history by reaching the last four of the World Cup. They had come into the tournament off the back of a six nations where they won their home games but lost on the road to the big two, England and France. Local player Niamh Briggs was the star of the march to the semi-final stage. The player, who

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Nimah Briggs looks to go past England's Emily Scarratt during the World Cup Semi Final against England at Stade Jean Bouin, Paris.

started her career with Dungarvan Rugby Club, was the difference between the sides in the opening two wins over the USA and the cup holders New Zealand, previously unbeaten in the World Cup. In the semi-final, they faced an English side who were in super form, much more physical and they muscled their way around the park. In the end, they ran out convincing winners but the scoreboard at the end did flatter them a bit. The area was well represented, with a number of people making the journey to the French capital, including her dad Michael, and brothers

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Shane and Liam. A fact acknowledged by the Abbeyside woman in the aftermath of the game. The battle for third place took place on Sunday afternoon. Despite been under pressure at both scrum and line out time, there was only one score between the sides going into injury time. This was a testimony to the skill and ability of the Irish when they got ball into hand. Looking back at the performances over the past three weeks, one can only be proud of this Irish team. Two facts will be remembered from the tournament, they reached the semi-final and they join the Munster team of '78 as the only Irish

teams to have beaten the All Blacks and that's some achievement. Niamh’s reward for her fine performances, was her nomination for World Player of the Year. Excellent off the kicking tee and an attacking threat whenever she had the ball in hand, her superb performances played a major role in the Irish success. She was also included in the team of the tournament along with team mates, Marie Louise Reilly and Gillian Bourke. There will be disappointment for some time but the feat of reaching a semi-final will live long in the memory.

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NOT SO LUCKY THIRD TIME FOR WATERFORD INTERMEDIATE CAMOGIE TEAM

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Passage moves up a gear ROUND 4 COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Passage ……………...3-18; Fourmilewater ……… 1-18. CONSIDERING the importance of this Round 4 tie with both teams on just two league points after three games played, it was of little surprise that both sets of players were well up for what turned out to be one of the best games of the championship at the Fraher Field last Friday evening. They say that Champions don’t part with their title easily and this was indeed true of Passage’s approach throughout the match as they had the edge on a gallant Western opposition for the full hour’s play. Fourmile badly required a second half goal to contest the outcome here but having trailed by 2-11 to 1-9 in a high scoring, sporting and entertaining first thirty minutes, they couldn’t get close to the winners on the scoreboard whose 36th minute goal by

Rory Walsh was the key moment in securing the Champions their first win. The return of Tommy Connors to form and the contribution from Eoin Kelly for the full hour are a big plus for Passage’s next game v De La Salle but they will be concerned about the fitness of ace free taker Owen Connors, who was forced to retire injured during the second half. The Champions have leapfrogged Roanmore on the Group Table and qualification for the Quarter-Finals is still in their own control. On the other hand Fourmilewater have just two points from four games played and their final outing against Lismore this weekend can decide their Senior well being for 2015. The key score in the first quarter last Friday was Eoin Kelly’s 9th minute goal as he cleverly batted a long Killian Fitzgerald delivery, unmarked into the town end goal. It gave Passage a 1-4 to

0-2 advantage following earlier scores from Tommy Connors, after just 30 seconds, Killian Fitzgerald (2) with his usual contribution of long distance points and an Owen Connors free. Shane Ryan and Jamie Barron (f) opened Fourmile’s account and points by Conor Gleeson and Craig Guiry kept the Westerners well in touch with 11 minutes on the clock. A Tommy Cooney ground strike effort in the 16th minute was well parried by Passage custodian Eddie Lynch, following which Eoin Kelly and Conor Gleeson and Tommy Connors and Seamus Lawlor each traded scores, 1-6 to 0-6 with 20 minutes played. Following an Eoin Kelly trade mark point from near the sideline, Fourmilewater’s challenge received a timely boost when minor Dermot Ryan cleverly back flicked the ball off the sod into the country end goal after Shane Ryan’s initial effort was

blocked by Eddie Lynch, 1-7 to 1-6. As they did when required throughout the hour, Passage replied with white flags from Eoin Kelly (f) and the score of the match from Tommy Connors in the 25th minute and while Craig Guiry punished tardiness in the Passage defence in clearing the ball, the winners were back in the driving seat when a move engineered throughout the field was executed by Conor Carey for goal number two and a 2-9 to 1-7 27th minute lead. Sean Hogan, who played well over the hour and who provided the final pass for Carey’s goal, stretched his side’s lead to 0-6 and the final scores of the half were an Eoin Kelly free sandwiched between two Jamie Barron (1f) scores. This concluded an action filled first thirty minutes with the interval scoreline of 2-11 to 1-9 doing justice to a full hour’s action. Similar to before the break,

Fourmilewater kept in touch with the winners rather than threatening to win the game and after some minor scores, Rory Walsh pounced on Fourmilewater’s defence inability to clear the ball and the game was now practically gone from the team in blue at 3-12 to 1-11. In fairness to Benjy Whelan’s charges, they won the remaining 24 minutes by 0-7 to 0-6 with Conor Gleeson, though obviously tired in his third game in five days, showing some flashes of his ability with two fine points from play. Diarmuid Wall, Jamie Barron and substitutes Shane Walsh and Stephen Ryan also got in on the scoring act but Passage also kept the scoreboard ticking and points from sub Brendan Fitzgerald (2), Killian Fitzgerald, Pa Walsh and another beauty from Man of the Match Eoin Kelly ensured the Champions 0-6 victory. This was one of the better games so far because there

was so much at stake and important games are required if the bite is going to be brought into the early stages of the Championship in 2015. Passage’s Top Three: Eoin Kelly, Tommy Connors, Rory Walsh. Fourmilewater’s Top Three: Conor Gleeson, Liam Lawlor, Jamie Barron. Observer’s Man of the Match: Eoin Kelly. Number of Scorers: Passage 9. Fourmilewater 9. Scores from Play: Passage 3-13. Fourmilewater 1-12. Frees For: Passage 11. Fourmilewater 14. Wides: Passage 16. Fourmilewater 8. Score of the Match: Tommy Connor’s 25th minute point from a distance. Scorers – Passage: Eoin Kelly 1-6(4f), Rory Walsh 1-1, Conor Carey 1-0, Tommy Connors and Killian Fitzgerald 0-3 each, Brendan Fitzgerald 0-2, Owen Connors(f), Sean Hogan and

Pa Walsh 0-1 each. Fourmilewater: Jamie Barron 0-7(6f), Conor Gleeson 0-4, Dermot Ryan 1-0, Craig Guiry 0-2, Shane Ryan, Seamus Lawlor, Diarmuid Wall, Shane Walsh and Stephen Ryan 0-1 each. Passage: Eddie Roche; Jason Flood, Mark Wyse, Joey Upton; Stephen Mason, Noel Connors, Jason Roche; Pa Walsh, Killian Fitzgerald; Thomas Connors, Conor Carey, Owen Connors; Sean Hogan, Eoin Kelly, Rory Walsh. Subs: Brendan Fitzgerald (37), Joseph McClean (58). Fourmilewater: Brendan Lawlor; Justin Walsh, Shane Lawlor, Diarmuid Wall; Darren Guiry, Liam Lawlor, Thomas O’Gorman; Brian Wall, Jamie Barron; Conor Gleeson, Seamus Lawlor, Tommy Cooney; Shane Ryan, Craig Guiry, Dermot Ryan. Subs: Shane Walsh (43), Stephen Ryan (50) Referee: Tommy O’Sullivan (Cappoquin).

De La Salle clinches top spot in group J. J. KAVANAGH & SONS S.H.C. GROUP 1 De La Salle ……….… 2-19; Roanmore ……………0-11. FOLLOWING their narrow defeat by Lismore last week Roanmore faced into a tough assignment against city neighbours De La Salle in Walsh Park on Friday last in the first of their remaining two group games from which they would need at least one victory to clinch a place in the quarter finals. They were always going to up against it, facing an unbeaten De La Salle side, but despite fielding without the influential Nolan twins Roanmore played some top class hurling throughout an evenly matched first half at the end of which they trailed

by just four points thanks mainly to a most fortuitous De La Salle goal from full forward John Keane. County senior Gavin O’Brien was providing the leadership for his side in midfield but an injury suffered late in the half saw him move to full forward at the start of the second period but he only lasted five minutes before he was forced off with his side just a goal down. His departure signalled the end of the Roanmore challenge as De La Salle picked up the pace, going on to outscore their opponents by 1-11 to 0-3 in the remaining twenty five minutes. De La Salle lined out without John Mullane and opened the scoring through

able deputy Jamie Sage inside a minute. Roanmore drew level from a splendidly struck sideline cut from Gavin O’Brien and a further exchange of points between Adam Farrell and O’Brien had the sides level before O’Brien put his side into the lead in the 5th minute from his first free. Kevin Moran made a trademark run through the centre of the Roanmore defence to shoot a clever point off the stick in the 9th minute and Jake Dillon added another for the lead two minutes later. Roanmore had levelled through Gavin O’Brien following a foul on Mark Phelan when ‘Lady Luck’ smiled on De La Salle at the end of the first quarter. Kevin Moran

again pushed forward and sent a high ball into the Roanmore goalmouth. John Keane rose with a defender to make the catch but the ball glanced off his finger tips and with Kieran Hammersley having come off his goal to intercept, the ball was deflected over the goal line. De La Salle pressed forward with Hammersley forced to save smartly from Dillon and Sage before Bryan Phelan increased his side’s lead from a ‘65’. At the other end Paul O’Sullivan got clean through the De La Salle defence for Roanmore but, with the goal for the taking, he sent his shot inches wide of the post. De La Salle went five points clear through Shane McNulty but two

points from Gavin O’Brien frees, after strong Roanmore pressure, kept his side well in the game. A Chris Dempsey point for Roanmore between one each for David Greene and John Keane left De La Salle with a flattering 1-8 to 0-7 lead at the break. When Gavin O’Brien lined up at full forward for the second half it was a clear indication that all was not well with the midfielder who had received some attention before the break and after Paul O’Sullivan had pulled a point back for his side O’Brien departed the scene, no doubt from necessity but also as a precaution with next Saturday’s crucial tie with Abbeyside in mind. From that point on De La Salle

assumed control, adding a string of points before John Keane’s 25th minute goal opened up a 2-17 to 0-10 lead. Though Roanmore battled on to the final whistle, in the absence of O’Brien and the Nolans they lacked the firepower to make any real impact on the De La Salle lead. Regardless of next weekend’s results De La Salle will retain top seeding in the quarter final draw while Roanmore’s season will be defined by their result against Abbeyside. Scorers:- De La Salle – John Keane 2-1, Jake Dillon 0-5 (3Fs,1’65’), Adam Farrell 0-3, Dean Twomey, Shane McNulty and Jamie Sage 0-2 each, Bryan Phelan (‘65’), Kevin Moran, David Greene and Paidi Nevin 0-1 each. Roanmore – Gavin O’Brien

0-6 (4Fs,1 S/L), Chris Dempsey 0-2, Emmet O’Toole, Paul O’Sullivan and Daniel Murphy 0-1 each. De La Salle – John Coady, Oran Keevers, Ian Flynn, Stephen Dalton, Bryan Phelan, Kevin Moran, Jack Kennedt, Shane McNulty, Dean Twomey, Paidi Nevin, Adam Farrell, David Greene, Jake Dillon, John Keane, Jamie Sage. Subs – Shane Ryan for Nevin, Adam O’Sullivan for Phelan. Roanmore – Kieran Hammersley, Charlie Chester, Eddie Carew, Tony O’Brien, Ray Connolly, Frank McGrath, Colm Burke, Gavin O’Brien, Chris Dempsey, Daniel Murphy, Eamonn Power, Paul O’Sullivan, Emmet O’Toole, Eoin Madigan, Mark Phelan. Subs – Cein Chester for O’Brien, David Barrett for Phelan, Dale Hayes for Charlie Chester, Conor O’Byrne for Carew. Referee – Paul Foley.

Waterford Ladies Football

County Intermediates return to Championship action WATERFORD Intermediate ladies team return to championship action on Saturday next when they take to the field against Fermanagh in St. Peregrine’s GAA grounds Blanchardstown Dublin. This is a quarter-final clash and for the losers it is the end of the road in this year’s championship. Waterford have reached this stage by virtue of their unbeaten Munster campaign in which they saw off the

challenges of Limerick and Tipperary, defeating Limerick in the Munster final on a score line of 2-20 to 1-11. This was a day when everything clicked for the Déise girls especially in the first 20 minutes when the girls had 15 attacks on the Limerick goal which resulted in 15 points. Saturday’s game against Fermanagh will be a much different affair and the players are under no illusion of the

difficulty of the task ahead. Fermanagh put it up to red hot favourites Down in the Ulster final before finally going down on a scoreline of Down 0-15; Fermanagh 1-6 and since then in the qualifying rounds they had a comprehensive win over Ulster rivals Antrim by 4-18 to 1-4. They are ably led by captain Marita McDonald and have a strong defence well marshalled by Kyla McDonald.

Up front Caroline and Sharon Little are certainly forwards who will need close watching. Waterford have prepared well for the game in training and challenge matches but the fact that the girls have had a six week competitive lay-off is a nagging worry for management. The team has had a very settled look about it all year and have gelled well together. The backs form a very

cohesive unit and provide a platform for the midfield and forwards to attack and score. Seven different players scored in the semi-final and manager Pat O’Brien would be delighted with the same return on Saturday. Games between Fermanagh and Waterford have been very close in the last number of years with Waterford coming out on top in 2012 by two points and Fermanagh turning the tables

in 2013. As regards league form this can be thrown out the window. Waterford had a very successful Division 3 campaign reaching the final after being relegated from Division 2 in 2013. This season it was Fermanagh’s turn to struggle in Division 2 with relegation being their lot. It is very difficult to call this game Fermanagh will be still

smarting from their All-Ireland semi-final last year when they threw away a six point leads with less than two minutes to go to lose by a point to Tipperary. Waterford are looking to get another tilt at All-Ireland glory and have the players all over the field to advance their ambitions one step further this week end. Waterford to win but it will be a tough and exciting contest.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Dungarvan makes quarter-final COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Dungarvan……………1-18; Ballyduff ………...…… 1-11. DUNGARVAN retained their Senior status in 2013 but overall it was a disappointing championship for the town club as they failed to make the qualifying stages having contested the County Final the previous year. Following their win over Ballyduff in the Fraher Field last Saturday evening, their fortunes have improved so far this year and with one group game to play this weekend, they are one of four clubs already qualified for the quarter finals. Playing with the strong wind in the first half, the Blues secured their third win here when they led at the break by 0-14 to 0-4. Ballyduff recovered somewhat in a second half which they won by 1-7 to 1-4 as Dungarvan’s individual rather than team play up front, they registered 16 wides over the hour, kept their return on the scoreboard to the minimum. The return of both Patrick Curran and Darragh Lyons from the County Minor set up was a huge addition to the winners with Curran scoring a 54th minute goal to leave the score 1-18 to 0-11 while

young Lyons gave a Man of the Match performance from his wing back position. The sides were level at 0-2 each with four minutes on the clock but after this a procession of scores from the winners with all six forwards scoring from play by the 14th minute dictated the trend of the game. Four first half points from Ryan Donnolly, three from Gavin Crotty and Cormac Curran, two from Cathal Curran and one each from Patrick Curran and Michael Kiely gave the winners a handsome 0-10 interval lead with just Mikey Kearney, 0-3 (2f) and Brian Kearney replying for Ballyduff. The Reds improved on the turn over and they recorded the first 0-4 of the second half via Mikey Kearney (2f), Jamie Kearney and Cian Leamy. Cathal Curran had a 38th minute goal chance saved at the expense of a ‘65’ which Cormac Curran converted to give the Blues a settling score but Ballyduff closed the gap to just 0-5 by the end of the third quarter with further white flags from last year’s County minor Kearney. Dungarvan upped the tempo as a result and scores by Ryan Donnolly, Patrick Curran and Cormac Curran

(f) restored an 0-8 advantage by the 51st minute. Following three goal scoring opportunities in the third quarter, the winners eventually breached the Ballyduff defence when wing back Kenny Moore placed Patrick Curran for a trade mark goal in the 54th minute which finally closed the door on the Reds. True to tradition, Ballyduff kept plugging away and a point by Stephen Molumphy and a 58th minute green flag by Jamie Kearney put a more respectable look on the final scoreboard. Ballyduff have a tough assignment this week with high flying Ballygunner standing in the way of a qualifying spot while Dungarvan’s clash with Mount Sion will decide second and third positions in the Group. Dungarvan’s Top Three: Darragh Lyons, Ryan Donnolly, Jamie Nagle. Ballyduff’s Top Three: Stephen Molumphy, Cian Leamy, Mikey Kearney. Observer’s Man of the Match: Darragh Lyons. Number of Scorers: Dungarvan 6. Ballyduff 5. Scores from Play: Dungarvan 1-15. Ballyduff 1-6. Frees For: Dungarvan 7.

Ballyduff 10. Wides: Dungarvan 16. Ballyduff 7. Score of the Match: Patrick Curran’s 54th minute goal. Scorers – Dungarvan: Ryan Donnolly 0-5, Cormac Curran 0-5 (2f, 1’65’), Patrick Curran 1-2, Gavin Crotty 0-3, Cathal Curran 0-2, Michael Kiely 0-1. Ballyduff: Mikey Kearney 0-7 (5f), Jamie Kearney 1-1, Brian Kearney, Cian Leamy and Stephen Molumphy 0-1 each. Dungarvan: Darren Duggan; Aaron Donnolly, Kevin Daly, Conor Sheridan; Darragh Lyons, Jamie Nagle, Kenny Moore; Eoin Healy, Sean Ryan; Gavin Crotty, Cormac Curran, Michael Kiely; Patrick Curran, Ryan Donnolly, Cathal Curran. Subs: Liam Ryan (37), Trevor Crotty (58). Ballyduff: John Twomey; Michael Kearney, Tom Feeney, Jamie Hannon; Ger Feeney, Shane Kearney, Cian Leamy; Seamus Hannon, Shane Hannon; Jamie Kearney, Stephen Molumphy, Brian Kearney; Andrew Casey, Mikey Kearney, Kevin Casey. Sub: Maurice McNamara (56). Referee: Tim O’Byrne (Erin’s Own).

Brave Ardmore outclassed as Mount Sion advance to quarter-final J. J. KAVANAGH S.H.C. GROUP 2 Mount Sion …………1-27, Ardmore ………………2-8. A GOAL thirty seconds into the game from Richie Roche followed by an Austin Gleeson point inside the first minute put this game on the road to its inevitable conclusion as Mount Sion eased into the quarter finals at Kill on Saturday last where the best efforts of the outstanding Seamus Prendergast could not save his side from a heavy defeat. This was a comfortable passage for the city side following their decisive defeat by Ballygunner a week earlier but the result leaves Ardmore needing a big win over Tallow next weekend to avoid a relegation playoff with the bottom team in Group 2. In this game all six Mount Sion forwards scored in a first half that saw them lead by 114 to 1-4 at the break with Richie Roche and Austin Gleeson their side’s top scor-

ers on 1-3 and 0-4 respectively but Roche was not alone as the top scorer in the game at that stage as Seamus Prendergast singlehandedly took on the Sion defence to score 1-3 of his side’s first half tally, his goal coming in the 22nd minute, a fine effort as he soloed forward to drive the ball to the net leaving the score at 1-10 to 1-2 in favour of the winners. Ardmore’s other first half point came from midfielder David Gartland immediately after Prendergast’s goal. After an early exchange of points between Martin O’Neill and Seamus Prendergast on the resumption, Mount Sion proceeded to pick off the points, moving into a 1-24 to 1-7 lead after fifty four minutes with Seamus Prendergast accounting for the three Ardmore points in the second half. John Gartland had an Ardmore point in the 56th minute and a minute later Seamus Prendergast’s herculean

efforts were rewarded with his second goal of the game when he reacted quickest to a breaking ball in the Sion goal area, from an outfield free, to drive the ball to the net. It was the least Ardmore deserved for a brave effort against the odds as Mount Sion went on to add three further points for a slightly flattering sixteen points victory. The meeting between Mount Sion and Dungarvan next week will decide second and third places in the group while Ardmore will have to score a big win over Tallow to bring the decision regarding the fourth playoff place and bottom place in the Group down to score difference in the event of Ballyduff Upper losing to Ballygunner, results that would leave all three teams on just two points. Scorers:- Mount Sion – Martin O’Neill 0-10 (9Fs), Richie Roche 1-4, Austin Gleeson 0-6, Stephen Roche and Ian Galgey 0-2 each,

Eoin McGrath, Michael Gaffney and Tony Browne 01 each. Ardmore – Seamus Prendergast 2-6 (0-5Fs), David Gartland and John Gartland 0-1 each. Mount Sion – Shane Forristal, Mark Hoban, Christy Ryan, Peter Penkert, Michael Gaffney, Owen Whelan, Kenny Stafford, EoinMcGrath, Aaron Coady, Martin O’Neill, Tony Browne, Stephen Roche, Richie Roche, Austin Gleeson, Ian Galgey. Subs – Stephen O’Neill for Penkert, Martin ‘F’ O’Neill for Galgey. Ardmore – Sean Barron, Daniel Power, Conor O’Shea, Michael Cronin, Niall Hennessy, Wayne Hennessy, Kenny Murphy, Seamus Keating, David Gartland, Cathal Hennessy, Seamus Prendergast, Paul Gleeson, John Gartland, James Salmon, Eoin Conway. Referee – Michael O’Brien.

Ballyduf's Brendan Hannon with the sliotar against Dungarvan's Eoin Healy during the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Waterford Senior hurling championship match in Fraher Field, Dungarvan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

’Gunners well clear of the pack COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Ballygunner ……… 1-25; Tallow ………………… 1-7. BALLYGUNNER took their eye off the ball in the latter stages of last year’s County Final against Passage and everybody is paying for it since. With a renewed determination and ambition to set things right, the Gunners are motoring through the Group stages of this year’s championship with their eyes firmly fixed on winning the News and Star Cup next October. Currently Ballygunner’s team play is a joy to behold and the manner in which goalie Stephen O’Keeffe and his colleagues constantly deliver the sliotar to players that are unmarked is the hall mark of their performances to date. Tallow put in a good wind assisted first half effort in the Fraher Field last Sunday evening and unlike most teams this year, they held the Gunners to an 0-10 to 0-5 half time lead. At the end of the third quarter, the scoreboard read favourably for Tallow supporters at 0-14 to 1-6 but then in a five minute period, the winners added a goal and eight points and the game was over long before the final whistle. Tallow, no doubt, were realistic about the outcome of this challenge against one of the championship favourites and they must have had one eye on this week end’s crucial game against Ardmore. If they win this tie they can reach the quarter finals so it will be all hands on deck for the Bridesiders in an attempt to turn their season around. Conor Power, who played in last year’s Junior Hurling,

Senior Attached County Final, opened the scoring after just 13 seconds and Barry O’Sullivan followed similarly one minute later. Tallow were contesting the general play and they were rewarded with a brace of points from Paul O’Brien including a beauty from near the sideline by Thomas Ryan. J. J. Hutchinson looked sharp as he fired over 0-2 either side of scores by Harley Barnes and Brian and Barry O’Sullivan that gave the Gunners a comfortable lead of 0-8 to 0-2 with 24 minutes played. Rob O’Sullivan and Evan Sheehan worked the scoreboard for Tallow and O’Sullivan notched his second pointed free sandwiched between two Pauric Mahony points as the players trouped off the field at half time with 0-5 separating the teams. Ballygunner scored the first 0-3 of the second half via Brian O’Sullivan, Pauric Mahony and David O’Sullivan before Evan Sheehan finished a Tallow attack to the Country end goal and Michael Curley followed up immediately with a score from play. At 0-14 to 1-6, it was the closest Tallow got to the winners for the remainder of the hour as once Conor Power finished the sliotar to the net in the 51st minute, the floodgates opened and Pauric Mahony, David Walsh, Brian O’Sullivan and Shane O’Sullivan built on their lead with numerous scores from various angles. The Gunners finished up with an impressive tally of 1-25 and they await the announcement of their quarter-final opponents which will come from a quintet com-

prised of Fourmilewater, Passage, Abbeyside, Lismore and Roanmore. If Tallow beat Ardmore, they will move on to four points and into the Quarter-Finals where their opponents would most likely be De La Salle. Ballygunner’s Top Three: Brian O’Sullivan, Conor Power, Stephen O’Keeffe (goalie). Tallow’s Top Three: Mark O’Brien, Evan Sheehan, Paul O’Brien. Observer’s Man of the Match: Brian O’ Sullivan. Number of Scorers: Ballygunner : 10. Tallow : 5. Scores from Play: Ballygunner 1-21. Tallow 1-4. Frees For: Ballygunner 7. Tallow 7. Wides: Ballygunner 10. Tallow 7. Score of the Match: Thomas Ryan’s 8th minute point from near the sideline under the stand. Scorers – Ballygunner: Pauric Mahony 0-9 (4f), Brian O’Sullivan 0-6, Conor Power 1-1, Barry O’Sullivan and J. J. Hutchinson 0-2 each, Harley Barnes, David O’Sullivan, David Walsh, Shane O’Sullivan and Conor Sheehan 0-1 each. Tallow: Evan Sheehan 1-1, Rob O’Sullivan 0-3f, Paul O’Brien Thomas Ryan and Michael Curley 0-1 each. Ballygunner: Stephen O’Keeffe; Robert Cunningham, Alan Kirwan, Stephen O’Keeffe; Barry Coughlan, David O’Sullivan, Shane Walsh; Shane O’Sullivan, Harley Barnes; J. J. Hutchinson, Pauric Mahony, Barry O’Sullivan; Brian O’Sullivan, Stephen Power, Conor Power. Subs: David Walsh, Wayne Hutchinson, Tommy Power, Conor Sheehan. Tallow: Shaun O’Sullivan; Mark O’Brien, David O’Brien, Ken Kearney; Rob Beecher, Kieran Geary, James Murray; Thomas Ryan, Evan Sheehan, Bob McCarthy; Jake Beecher, Michael Curley, Jordan Henley. Subs: Shane McCarthy, Jack Tobin. Referee: Tim O’Byrne (Erins Own).

GAA

Abbeyside goals decisive COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Abbeyside ……………3-13; Lismore ………………1-15. IT was fitting that John Hurney was in possession of the sliotar when referee Dessie O’Leary blew the final whistle at the Fraher Field last Saturday evening as it was he more than anyone else that swung the game in his side’s favour in the final ten minutes of this Round 4 Championship game. These evenly matched teams were level for the fourth time in the 51st minute at 2-10 to 1-13 but it was Hurney’s decisive and well taken 55th minute strike into the country end goal that decided the eventual winners. Both teams were craving for a win here and Abbeyside now look set to make the latter stages of the championship when they play Roanmore in Kill this weekend. Lismore’s final group game is against Fourmilewater in a tie that involves both the qualifying and the relegation stakes for both clubs. Abbeyside wore the Ballinacourty jersies in this game and they were quick of the mark, so to speak, when their newly found ace freetaker Mark Ferncombe popped over a point after just 36 seconds. Patrick Hurney added a magnificent point before Eoin Bennett, who played very well for the hour, opened Lismore’s account. Maurice Shanahan and Mark Ferncombe traded scores from placed balls as did Gary Hurney and Shanahan (f) again to leave the Village in front by 0-4 to 0-3 after 10 minutes of play. Aided by the wind, Abbeyside received a tonic score in the 13th minute when Patrick Hurney struck for a brilliant goal and the winners had two further chances of raising green flags within the 20th minute mark, which if availed off, could well have settled this contest early on. Eoin Bennett was operating as an extra man in defence for Lismore as Maurice Shanahan (f) and Mark Ferncombe worked the scoreboard before we were treated to an excellent team goal by the black and amber

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

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Forde’s

FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER JOHN O’Brien’s Success Rate: 15 forecasts. 11 Correct. 4 Incorrect. Success Rate: 73.3%. This Week’s Forecaster: John Michael Kelly (Shamrocks). Waterford SHC (6 Games): Abbeyside, Fourmilewater, Passage, Ballygunner, Dungarvan and Tallow. Western IHC (2 Games): Ballinameela, Stradbally. Western IFC (1 Game): Geraldines. Western JHC (2 Games): St. Mary’s, Colligan. Western JHC, Senior Attached (3 Games): Cappoquin, Shamrocks, Kilgobinet. To Date: 409 Forecasts. 260 Correct. 140 Incorrect. 9 Drawn. Success Rate: 63.5%. Leading Forecaster: Aidan O’Connor (Dungarvan) 92.8%.

McKenna Computers Club of the Week Abbeyside's John Hurney in possession against Lismore's Brian Bennett and Brendan Landers during the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Waterford Senior hurling championship match in Fraher Field, Dungarvan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] side. A Seanie Barry puck-out was worked up the field by Ray Barry and Maurice Shanahan to corner forward John Heneghan and his successful goal attempt brought Lismore to within one point of Abbeyside at 1-5 to 1-4 after 26 minutes of play. Abbeyside’s response was both swift and effective as, from Stephen Enright’s puckout, John Hurney struck for a goal in the town end to keep his team in control approaching the short whistle. A Maurice Shanahan ‘65’ on the stroke of half time sent the teams in on a 2-5 to 1-5 score. The second half was a very even affair with the teams level on no less than three occasions. Shane O’Donovan opened the scoring for the winners in the 34th minute with Eoin Bennett following suit. A Mark Ferncombe free and a Maruice Shanahan point from a Stephen O’Keeffe pass kept one goal between the sides at 2-7 each before Dan Shanahan placed John Heneghan for a 39th minute point. Abbeyside had a great goal scoring opportunity in the 40th minute but Patrick Hurney’s strike into an empty country end goal was very effectively flicked away by corner back Paul Fennessy

and the danger was averted. Lismore got heart from this let off resulting in Ray Barry and Maurice Shanahan (f) from a difficult angle levelling the score at 2 -7 to 1-10. The Village were unwilling to hand over the initiative, however, and Patrick Hurney and Mark Ferncombe, from a Tiernan Murray pass edged them in front again, only for Maurice Shanahan and his brother Dan to reply similarly. Someone was required to take this game by the scruff of the neck and up stepped John Hurney with that extra effort from play and on the scoreboard to drive Abbeyside across the finishing line. Hurney restored his team’s lead (2-10 to 1-12) in the 50th minute and after both team’s respective marksmen proved successful once more, Patrick Hurney and Ray Barry swopped scores from play, 2-12 to 1-14. The trend of the scoring was taking on the countenance of a draw but John Hurney had different ideas and his goal in the 55th minute was worthy of winning the game. A 59th minute Maurice Shanahan scoreleft one puck of the ball between the sides but a 62nd minute Patrick Hurney point ended any hopes of a further Lismore comeback. Abbeyside’s

Top

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John Hurney, Mark Ferncombe, Patrick Hurney. Lismore’s Top Three: Maurice Shanahan, Eoin Bennett, John Heneghan. Observer’s Man of the Match: John Hurney. Number of Scorers: Abbeyside : 5. Lismore : 5. Scores from Play: Abbeyside 3-10. Lismore 1-8. Frees For: Abbeyside 9. Lismore : 12. Wides: Abbeyside 8. Lismore 11. Score of the Match: John Hurney’s 55th minute goal. Scorers – Abbeyside: John Hurney 2-1, Patrick Hurney 1-4, Mark Ferncombe 0-6 (3f), Gary Hurney and Shane O’Donovan 01 each. Lismore: Maurice Shanahan 0-9 (6f,1’65’), John Heneghan 1-1, Eoin Bennett and Ray Barry 0-2 each, Dan Shanahan 0-1. Abbeyside: Stephen Enright; Brian Looby, Sean O’Hare, Gavin Breen; James O’Mahony, Richie Foley, Maurice Power; Shane O’Donovan, Michael O’Halloran; Patrick Hurney, Gary Hurney, John Hurney; Tiernan Murray, Mark Ferncombe, David Collins. Subs: Mark Fives (50), Conor Prunty (53). Colm Kindregan (56). Lismore: Seanie Barry; Sean Heaphy, David O’Gorman, Paul Fennessy; John Prendergast, Paudie Prendergast, Brendan Landers; Brian Bennett, Ray Barry; Jordan Shanahan, Maurice Shanahan, Stephen O’Keeffe; Eoin Bennett, Dan Shanahan, John Heneghan. Subs: Stevie Barry (ht), Peter O’Keeffe (49), David Prendergast (56). Referee: Dessie O’Leary (Erins Own).

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THE club enters teams of both GAA codes each year, which includes two adult Gaelic football teams and two adult Hurling teams in the Waterford County Championships. An Rinn club is competing in the Intermediate Hurling and Senior Football championships this year. The club's second string teams take part in the Waterford Junior Hurling and Football championships. RECENT HISTORY On the 21st of October, 2012, An Rinn won its second intermediate hurling county final. The game was played in Páirc Uí Fhearchair and the scoreline was An Rinn 114; Portlaw 0-4. An Rinn wore white jerseys on the day, as the Portlaw colours are similar. This win saw An Rinn return to dual senior status in Co. Waterford in 2013. An Rinn beat Cappoquin in the Western Final 2-10 to 0-14 on the 29th of September in Páirc Uí Fhearchair. However they returned to the intermediate grade for the 2014 season in hurling after being defeated by Roarnmore in a relegation play-off. In the 2012 senior football County championship, An Rinn were defeated in the quarter-final by Ballinacourty on a scoreline of 113 to 2-7 (a 3 points margin). For the 2008 Waterford Senior Football championship, An Rinn were drawn in the following group: Ardmore, Rathgormack and Clashmore. An Rinn qualified for the quarter-finals from this group, where they faced Ballinacourty. The club won the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship for the first time in its history in 2008, when St. Mollerans were defeated in the County Final on a scoreline of 3-5 to 2-5. In the West Waterford intermediate hurling championship, Rinn O gCuanach emerged from a group containing Clashmore, Geraldines, Cappoquin and Shamrocks, before accounting for Lismore, Clashmore and Brickey Rangers to capture the Western crown for the first time in club history. The club had contested the 2004

and 2007 West Waterford Intermediate Hurling Finals, losing to Shamrocks and Dungarvan. The club has won the County Intermediate Football Championship twice, 1996 and 2005. De La Salle were overcome in both these finals. 1991 was one of the most successful years in the history of the An Rinn club. The Junior Hurling team won the County Junior Hurling Championship title beating Kilmacthomas of East Waterford in the Final. The County Junior double was completed when the Junior footballers beat Tramore. The club was awarded Waterford Club of the Year for this historic achievement. In June 2008, An Rinn captured the coveted Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta title for the first time in the club's history. Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta is the national tournament of the Irish speaking regions and features some of the top senior intercounty football players from Kerry, Cork, Galway, Donegal, Waterford, Mayo and Meath. The 2008 tournament was staged by the Naomh Columba club in Gleann Colm Cille, County Donegal. En route to this historic achievement, An Rinn accounted for the Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh from Cork, Laochra Loch Laoi from Béal Feirste, Naomh Mhuire from Tír Chonaill before defeating Piarsaigh na Dromaide from County Kerry in the final. HONOURS Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2: 2008, 2012 Waterford Intermediate Football Championship: 2:1996, 2005 Waterford Junior Football Championship: 3: 1924, 1962, 1991 Waterford Junior Hurling Championship: 1: 1991 Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta: 1: 2008

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Lismore’s U-12 camogie team celebrates after winning the U-12 County final in the GAA Grounds Dungarvan, having beaten Portlaw on a score of Lismore 4-2; Portlaw 0-0.

TALLOW UNDER 21 WESTERN HURLING CHAMPIONS Year: 1981. Opposition: Cappoquin. Venue: Lismore. Date: Sunday, November 1st. Result: Tallow 2-7; Cappoquin 0-5. Half Time: Cappoquin 0-4; Tallow 0-2. Referee: John Moore (Eire Og). Tallow under 21 Team: Martin Murphy; Aidan Ryan, Connie Ryan, Jim O’Donoghue; Timmy Sheehan, Johnny Geary, Michael Geary; S. Pratt, David Creed; K. O’Brien, Mick Beecher, Philly Curley; M. Condon, Pat Murphy, Gerry Hogan. Subs: J. Fitzgerald, T. Aherne. Scorers: Philly Curley 1-3, Pat Murphy 1-1, Mick Beecher, David Creed and S. Pratt 0-1 each.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

GAA

Gaelic Jottings County SHC FOUR of the eight county senior hurling championship quarter-finalists are now known after last week’s fourth round games. De La Salle are qualified from group 1, while Ballygunner, Mt. Sion and Dungarvan from group 2 have advanced. There were wins for De La Salle, Abbeyside and Passage in group 1, while Dungarvan, Ballygunner and Mt. Sion were victorious in group 2. Some of the games were very one-sided and of a poor standard. The final round of games will take place this weekend and a lot of clubs will be fighting for quarter-final places or to avoid a relegation play-off. In group 1, champions Passage face De La Salle in Walsh Park, Abbeyside and Roanmore will meet in Kill, while Fraher Field will host the meeting of Lismore and Fourmilewater. In group 2, table toppers Ballygunner will meet Ballyduff in Fraher Field; Clashmore is the venue for the meeting of Tallow and Ardmore with Mt. Sion and Dungarvan in action at Walsh Park. Results in a number of games will have a major bearing on who goes where. Wins for De La Salle, Abbeyside, Lismore, Ballygunner, Tallow and Mt. Sion? LEAGUE TABLES GROUP 1 P W De La Salle 4 4 Passage 4 1 Abbeyside 4 2 Lismore 4 1 Roanmore 4 1 Fourmilewater 4 1 GROUP 2 P W Ballygunner 4 4 Mt. Sion 4 3 Dungarvan 4 3 Ballyduff 4 1 Tallow 4 1 Ardmore 4 0

D L Pts. 0 0 8 2 1 4 0 2 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 0 3 2 D L Pts. 0 0 8 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 4 0

Melleray/Glen Rovers Reunion Night THE Melleray/Glen Rovers GAA club will hold a reunion night for the club teams that won Divisional titles in 1992, 1993 and 1994. It will take place on Friday evening week, i.e. August 29th, 2014 and the venue will be the Cats Bar with all panel members invited to attend. This will be a very special occasion for the club and many memories and stories will be recalled on the night. It is very important to honour and remember club teams who won honours for the club in the past.

Development Squads Blitz ON SATURDAY afternoon next, Fraher Field will be the venue for a fundraising inter-county hurling blitz organised by Waterford Coaching and Games Development committee. The Waterford U-14, U-15 and U-16 Deise Og Development squads will play Tipperary in three hurling games. These games will see the best of emerging talent in both counties in action. It will also be ideal preparation for both counties a week ahead of the inter-county tournaments. Proceeding will get underway at 1.30 p.m. with the U-14 teams in action

followed by the U-15’s at 2.45 p.m. The games involving the U-16 sides will get underway at 4 p.m. Admission will be €5 with U-16’s free and tickets can be purchased from all clubs during the week.

Tipperary Blitz Cork AN awesome display by Tipperary blew Cork away in the second of the AllIreland senior hurling semi-finals played before an attendance of 68,728 at Croke Park on Sunday. A brace of Seamus Callinan goals set up the Premier for victory in a game they dominated in almost all areas. They scored 2-17 to 2-18 from play which is an amazing statistic and their midfielders contributed 6 of those points. It was a fantastic team performance by Tipperary against a Cork side that never turned up. Tipperary only led by 2 points, 1-7 to 0-8 at the break despite their early superior dominance. They punished Cork at every opportunity in the second half with Patrick Maher, John O’Dwyer and Callinan unerring. Cork the Munster champions will be most disappointed with the display as they just did not turn up on the day. This result sets up a mouth-watering final on September 7th when the most serious of rivals Kilkenny and Tipperary meet. The Premier denied the Cats five in a row not many years ago and that still hurts in the Marble City. Roll on September 7th.

Camogie WE wish the best of luck to the Waterford U-16 team who play Derry in the All-Ireland (B) final on Sunday next, August 24th. They have had wins over Cork, Antrim, Tipperary and Down as well as Sunday’s opponents on their way to reaching the final. This will be the Deise side’s second year in a row contesting the final. Meanwhile, commiserations to the intermediate team who agonisingly lost out to Limerick by a single point in the All-Ireland semi-final at Dr. Cullen Park on Saturday last. It was the second year in a row that Waterford exited at the semi-final stage.

All-Ireland U-21 HC Semi-Finals SEMPLE Stadium, Thurles will host the Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland semi-finals on Saturday next. In the opening game, at 4 p.m. the reigning champions Clare will take on Antrim and this will be followed by the meeting of Galway and Wexford at 6 p.m. Clare and Galway will be favourites to advance to the final on September 13th. Both of Saturday’s games will be shown live on TG4.

Sponsored set of Jerseys presented to Colligan GAA Club. Neil Parks, Master McGrath’s Bar (Sponsor) presents a set of Jerseys to Patsy Coffey, Chairman Colligan GAA Club. Also included are Pa Drohan, Club Treasurer; Mark Flynn, Captain Football Team; John Morrissey, Captain Hurling Team and Gerry Quinlan, Club Secretary. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] people that they consider suitable for the positions of Senior and / or U-21 Manager for the 2015 season. It is important to note that clubs can nominate outgoing manager Niall Carew for a further term in charge. Submissions must be with the County Secretary on, or before Sunday, 31st August 2014, at 5 p.m. Any person nominated for the position should have been contacted by the nominating club and should have clearly indicated a willingness to accept the position. (Tim O'Keeffe, Runai - Phort Lairge)

All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final THE first of the All-Ireland senior football championship semi-finals will take place in Croke Park on Sunday. In opposition will be Munster champions Kerry and their Connacht counterparts Mayo. In the quarter-final, Kerry accounted for Galway on a 1-20 to 2-10 scoreline, while Mayo had a one point win over Cork by 1-19 to 2-15. The Kingdom looked impressive against the beaten Connacht finalist and if they bring that form to headquarters on Sunday, they will take a lot of beating. The same two counties clash in the Electric Ireland minor semi-final at 1.30 p.m.

County MHC Result ROANMORE 3-10; Mt. Sion 1-13. A big win for Roanmore in Division 1 of the county Minor hurling championship over their city rivals and neighbours on Monday night at Roanmore.

Football team managers 2015

Limerick Minor Hurlers on course

ALL Clubs in the County are asked to nominate persons for the positions of County Senior Football and County U-21 Football team Managers for the 2015 season and beyond. Niall Carew's term as senior team manager came to an end with Waterford's defeat to Carlow in the Football Qualifiers. Clubs should please submit names of

LIMERICK minor hurlers have advanced to their second All-Ireland final in a row and will play Kilkenny in the decider on September 7th. They had a comprehensive win over Galway in the semi-final on Sunday last on a 1-27 to 2-9 scoreline. The Treaty county side were dominant throughout and had a goal from Barry Nash in the opening half to lead by 9 points at the interval.

Limerick’s six forwards contributed 1-13 from open play. This victory atoned for last year’s Hawk Eye controversy when Limerick had a Barry Nash point ruled out due to a technical error. Ronan Lynch contributed 13 of the Limerick points with 10 from placed balls. Amazingly, two years in a row, Limerick needed a replay to see off Waterford in the Munster final.

Time changes ALL games in the county Senior hurling championship on Saturday evening have been brought forward by thirty minutes due to fading light. Games in group 2 i.e. Ballygunner v. Ballyduff; Ardmore v. Tallow and Dungarvan v. Mt. Sion wil now throw-in at 5.30 p.m. The games in group 2 namely Passage v. De La Salle; Abbeyside v. Roanmore and Fourmilewater v. Lismore will now get underway at 7 p.m. Three games in the Local Bar West Junior Hurling Championship (Intermediate attached) have been brought forward to 7.15 p.m. on Friday night.

Parking at Fraher Field PATRONS attending the Fraher Field on Sunday afternoon are asked to use the car park at Curran’s Boreen which will open at 12 noon. Road side parking will be very restricted on the day as the Sean Kelly Cycle is taking place.

Eastern Board Results INTERMEDIATE football championship: Bunmahon 0-8; Kilmacthomas 0-8. St. Saviours 0-21; De La Salle 2-11. Junior Hurling Championship: Roanmore 0-16; Mt. Sion 0-13. Passage 0-4; Clonea 1-8.

West FL Final EMMETTS and Modeligo will contest the Divisional junior football league final in what is a repeat of last year’s decider which Emmetts won on a 2-19 to 1-7 scoreline. It will be played at Fraher Field on Friday, August 29th. These two teams have also advanced to the cham-

pionship semi-finals. In a quarter-final play-off Shamrocks will play Kilgobinet at Cappoquin on Saturday, August 30th. The quarter-final pairings are as follows: Affane v. Tallow and An Sean Phobal versus the winners of the play-off.

Best wishes WE extend best wishes for a speedy recovery to Waterford’s Munster Council delegate and Divisional Board ViceChairman Brendan Tobin from the Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s Club who is currently hospitalised.

Free Seminar on pitch maintenance COUNTY Development officer Trish Walsh has informed the Observer that a free seminar on Field maintenance open to all clubs in the County will be held in the WIT Complex on Saturday, August 30th from 10 am to 1 pm. The seminar will be conducted by Michael Evans, Carriganore/WIT, Garry Flood, Pitch Maintenance Contractor and Pat Cantwell, who is an expert on free grass growth and Management Maintenance.

Scór na Seachtaine RONAN Proctor’s goal in the 45th minute of Abbeyside’s Junior Hurling game v Ballinameela at the Fraher Field last Sunday morning.

Sympathy THE Observer extends its sincere sympathy to popular gate man at the players’ entrance at the Fraher Field, Aidan O’Connor on the recent death of his niece Marian Healy Guiney, Abbeyside and also to the Healy families in both Dungarvan and Abbeyside. Sincere sympathy is extended to Kilrossanty GAA club Secretary Jason Dee on the death of his father Paddy. The late Paddy served the Kilrossanty Club in many capacities, as a player, administrator and selector and also served as a county football selector for a number of years. Sympathy also to his family Elaine, Sean, Jason and Colin; brother Joe and the extended Dee family.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Western Board Championship results THERE were wins for Ballinameela, Ballysaggart, Tourin and An Rinn while Cappoquin won one and lost one in the Comeragh Oil Intermediate Hurling Championship. These results mean that Cappoquin, Brickey Rangers and Ballysaggart have secured places in the knock-out stages of the championship. In the Local Bar Premier Junior

Hurling Championship there were for Modeligo and Geraldines with Modeligo now qualified for at least a semi-final place. Ballyduff, Dungarvan, Lismore and Tallow have qualified for the semi-final of the Junior senior attached four of the six qualifying place have been filled by Abbeyside, Kilgobinet, Glen Rovers and Clashmore/Kinsalebeg.

Liam O Lonain’s hat-trick leads An Rinn to victory COMERAGH OIL INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP An Rinn ………………4-12; Cappoquin ……………1-15. THE warm up sessions by both teams prior to this match in Bushy Park last Wednesday revealed the pending outcome of this Group 2 clash between the Western Finalists of two years ago. This was a must win game for An Rinn and you could see their intent which they carried into the game to deservingly win by 0-6. On the other hand, the Cappoquin preparation looked listless and this showed throughout the hour as they could not match the intensity of the winners. It was probably Cappoquin’s worst performance in many a day as they continue to be the enigma of the Western Intermediate Hurling Championship. Star of the show in Bushy was An Rinn’s centre forward Liam O Lonain, who scored three well taken goals, and his brace within four minutes of the restart which gave his team a 3-8 to 0-7 lead were the defining moments of this tie. A large attendance gathered at the venue where Noel Cotter’s new seats were both welcomed and admired by those fortunate enough to have arrived early. Playing with the strong breeze, An Rinn opened with two Donie Breathnach scores from play and it was in this first quarter that Cappoquin fared best with points from Finan Murray(2), Shane O’Rourke and P. J. Curran giving, their side a 0-4 to 0-3

advantage. Donie Breathnach (f) and Aaron O’Sullivan, who was playing his second game in 24 hours, traded points and the first major score arrived in the 21st minute when a long drive by Tadhg O hUallachain was finished to the dressing room end goal fairly easily by Man of the Match Liam O Lonain. Donie Breathnach and Cian O’Connor stretched the Gaeltacht club’s lead and late in the half Shane O’Rourke (2f) and then Bili Breathnach each pointed twice with the Ring player’s scores ensuring his team a 1-8 to 0-7 half time lead despite nine first half wides. Despite playing into the stiff breeze, An Rinn won the second half by 3-4 to 1-8 and it was Liam O Lonain’s goals and a fine effort from midfielder Fergal O’ Ceallaigh that made the difference on the scoreboard. The half was only 30 seconds old when O Lonain followed up on Cian O’Connor’s effort to finish the ball across the white line and three and a half minutes later he fairly planted the sliotar when he batted a Donie Breathnach endline pass into the net. This left Cappoquin with a mountain to climb and though they won the rest of the half by 1-8 to 1-4, they never looked like winning the game. Shane O’Rourke (f) and a fine individual goal by Shane Murray cut into the lead but the winners replied with two scores of their own from Bili Breathnach and a match defining fourth An Rinn goal via midfielder Fergal O Ceallaigh on foot of another

Captains Shane O’Rourke (Cappoquin) and Liam Ó Lonáin (An Rinn) pictured with referee Colin Cunningham (Tallow) in Bushy Park.

Cormac agus Euan Ó hUallacháin ag tabhairt tacaíocht do Iomanaithe na Rinne i Bushy Park on Ceadaoin seo caite. clever pass from Donie Breathnach, 4-9 to 1-9. Cappoquin finished the hour with 0-5 (4f)from Shane O’Rourke and a second point from Aaron O’Sullivan while An Rinn kept check on the scoreboard with white flags from Tadhg O hUallachain and a brace of frees from Padraig O Murchadha, who had assumed the free taking duties in the second half. An Rinn’s Top Three: Liam O Lonain, Donie Breathnach, Tadhg O hUallachain. Cappoquin’s Top Three: Shane O’Rourke, Kevin Looby, Shane Murray. Observer’s Man of the Match: Liam O Lonain. Number of Scorers: An Rinn 7. Cappoquin 5. Scores from Play: An Rinn 4-8. Cappoquin 1-7. Frees For: An Rinn 13. Cappoquin 12. Wides: An Rinn 11.

Cappoquin 7. Score of the Match: Fergal O Ceallaigh’s 42nd minute goal. An Rinn: Domhnall O Murchadha; Jamie De Baruin, Shane O Cuirrin, Lorcan OCorraoin; Noel O Murchadha, Tadhg O hUallachain 0-1, Ray O Ceallaigh; Ferdia O hAodha, Fergal O Ceallaigh 1-0; Donie Breathnach 0-5(2f), Liam O Lonain 3-0, Bili Breathnach 0-3; Padraig O Murchadha 0-2f, Cian O Conchubair 0-1, Fergal O Cuirrin. Fir Ionaid : Christy Breathnach, Cillian O Murchadha. Cappoquin: Donal O’Rourke; Kevin Looby, Colm Looby, Shane Murray 1-0; Tim Looby, Paul Murray, Keith Landers; Andy Molumby, Conor Murray; Shane O’Rourke 0-9(8f), Finan Murray 0-2, Aaron O’Sullivan 0-2; Killian O’Sullivan, P. J. Curran 0-1, Shane Coughlan 0-1. Subs: Damien McCarthy for Andy Molumby (inj), Colin Landers. Referee: Colin Cunningham (Tallow).

Ballinameela wins again COMERAGH OIL IHC Ballinameela ................1-17; Shamrocks .................. 1-10. A SECOND win on the bounce has put Ballinameela right back in contention for a place in the knock-out stages of the championship. Shamrocks were left to rue shooting 14 wides and failing to convert a number of scoreable frees. David Phelan opened the scoring for Ballinameela who had the advantage of a swirling wind in the opening half. Shamrocks dominated the next five minutes and had points from Shane Roche (free), Kelvyn O’Farrell and John Paul Lucey but they shot 5 wides in the opening 10 minutes. CURRAN GOAL The crucial score of the opening half was a Jim Curran goal on 17 minutes and it helped his side to a

seven point, 1-10 to 0-6 lead at the break. Tom Curran had 5 points in the opening half while David Phelan and Cian Culloo had a brace apiece. The Roche brothers had 3 of the Shamrocks opening half points. SHAMROCKS GOAL After an early double exchange of points at the start of the second half, Shamrocks were right back in the game in the 35th minute when Colm Roche slammed home a goal. Ballinameela dominated the remainer fo the third quarter scoring 4 unanswered points with Jim Curran converting 3 frees and David Phelan also on target. Ballinameela led by 6 points, 1-15 to 1-9 at the end of the third quarter. Amazingly, the closing 15 minutes saw only three scores recorded with Jim Curran converting

another brace of frees while Ciaran O’Keeffe had a Shamrocks point. In that final quarter, Shamrocks tended to go for goals when point chances were there for the taking. A resolute Ballinameela defence in which Kealan Looby, Brendan Phelan, Colin Walsh and Kevin Phelan were outstanding stood firm and their side recorded a fully deserved win. Teams and scorers: Ballinameela: D. Looby, K. Looby, B. Phelan, J. Shine, J. Harrington, K. Phelan, C. Walsh, T. Curran (0-11, 7 frees), M. Walsh, P. Curran, D. Phelan (0-3), M. Phelan, J. Curran (1-1), C. Culloo (0-2), R. Shine. Subs: J. Morrissey for P. Curran; M. Culloo for R. Shine. Shamrocks: L. Murphy; P. Ahearne, J. O’Donovan, B. Harnedy, T. O’Donovan, E.

Murphy, J. Ahearne, J. Murphy, S. Roche (0-3 frees), A. Crawford, E. Lonergan (01), C. Herlihy, Kelvyn O’Farrell (0-1). Subs: S. Lucey for Kelvyn O’Farrell, C. O’Keeffe (0-1) for Herlihy; Keegan O’Farrell for Crawford; J. Leahy for J. Murphy. Referee: J. Condon (An Rinn). COMERAGH OIL IHC LEAGUE TABLES Group 1 P W D L Pts. Ballysaggart 4 2 1 1 5 Ballinameela 3 2 0 1 4 Shamrocks 3 1 1 1 3 Clashmore 3 1 0 2 2 Stradbally 3 1 0 2 2 Group 2 P W D L Pts. Cappoquin 4 3 0 1 6 B/Rangers 4 3 0 1 6 An Rinn 3 2 0 1 4 Tourin 3 1 0 2 2 Abbeyside 4 0 0 4 0

Supporting Cappoquin in Bushy Park last Wednesday evening were left to right: Michael Lacey, Sarah Lacey, Bill McCarthy and Brian McCarthy.

First win for Tourin COMERAGH OIL I.H.C Tourin ..................……1-20; Abbeyside..............……1-7. AT Fraher Field on Wednesday evening last, Tourin proved too strong for Abbeyside’s second XV and in doing so recorded their first win of the championship. For Abbeyside this defeat means relegation to the Junior Senior Attached Section for 2015. Abbeyside had first use of the strong wind but it was Tourin who went in leading at the break on a 1-7 to 1-5 scoreline. The winners’ goal came as early as the 5th minute with Daniel Dransfield the scorer. The sides were level on three occasions in the opening half which saw both sides shoot

bad wides and drop a number of shots short into the goal-keepers hands. The Abbeyside goal scorer was Jack Elstead in the 17th minute and it tied up the scores at 1-3 apiece. Tourin finished the half the stronger with late points from Brendan Scanlan and one from a Daithi Wilkinson free. The third quarter was low scoring with only three points recorded and Tourin led by 1-8 to 1-7 at the three quarter stage. Daithi Wilkinson converted three frees in a five minute spell while the impressive Sean Leahy had a brace and Tourin now led by 1-13 to 1-7. Darragh Fives, Brian O’Donoghue, David O’Brien

(2), Kevin Leahy and Scanlan again, who struck three long range points, all got on the score sheet for the winners. Tourin: C. Bennett; S. Dunne; B. Leahy; J. Leahy; D. O’Brien (0-3); D. Fives (0-1); D. McGrath; K. Leahy (0-1); B. Scanlan (0-3); Daithi Wilkinson (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 “65”); N. Fives; S. Leahy (0-4); Darragh Wilkinson; D. Leahy; D. Dransfield (1-0); Subs used: B. O’Donoghue (0-1); M. McConnell; O. Leahy; T. McGrath; S. Meaney. Abbeyside: L. Power; S. O’Connor; D. Henley; J. Duggan; E. Collins; P. Lynch; C. Prunty; C. Kindregan; E. Enright; R. Sheehan; R. Dunford; R. Ryan (02); J. Elstead (1-0); J. Moore; S. Cliffe (0-5 frees). Subs - E. Kiely for Elstead. Referee: M. Curran (An Sean Phobal).

Kilgobinet remains unbeaten THE LOCAL BAR JHC (INTER ATTACHED) Kilgobinet .....................1-15; Brickey Rangers ........... 2-8. AT Abbeyside on Friday evening last a 10 point contribution from Tomas Fahey helped Kilgobinet remain unbeaten and very much in contention for a place in the semi-finals. The winners held a slender one point half-time lead, 0-9 to 1-5. The Brickey Rangers goal came on 20 minutes from full forward James Cooney. Apart from Fahey, Stephen Coffey and Paul Walsh were also on the

scoresheet in the opening half while Paul Veale and Niall Collins were the Brickeys point scorers. VITAL GOALS Brickeys had cut the deficit to 2 points when Paul Veale had their second goal and it was now all to play for as both sides went for the win. Kilgobinet got the vital goal on the three quarter hour when Johnny Faulkner found the net to give his side a 5 point advantage. Kilgobinet added points from Fahey, Paul Walsh and John Murphy. In the Brickeys style they battled all the way to the end with

further scorers from Veale, Collins and Tadgh Tobin. Kilgobinet: J. Fennell; D. O’Mahoney, M. Curran, E. Dunford; M. Dunford, P. Fahey, J. Moloney; J. Murphy (0-1), J. Cass; T. Fahey (0-10, 6 frees, 1’65), J. J. Fitzgerald (0-1), P. Walsh (0-1); C. Kavanagh, J. Faulkner (1-0), S. Coffey (0-2). Subs used: N. Phelan, E. Cullinane. Brickey Rangers: C. O’Halloran; D. Cooney, M. O’Donnell, I. Walsh; K. O’Neill, J. O’Donnell, R. Landers; M. Barry, D. O’Grady; W. Collins (0-3), O. Casey, T. Tobin (0-1); C. Walsh, J. Cooney (1-0), P. Veale (1-4). Referee: D. O Murchadha (An Rinn).

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Daly in goal scoring form THE LOCAL BAR JHC (SENIOR ATTACHED) Lismore .......................... 6-7; Tallow ........................... 3-10. FIVE goals from former county player Sean ‘Growler’ Daly was the highlight of Sunday’s clash with neighbours Tallow at Ballyduff. The winners led by 2-1 to 0-6 at half-time with Daly the only scorer for Lismore. The Tallow points in the opening half of a low key contest came from Ryan Grey (2), Joey Power, Jake Neville and Stephen Pratt. DALY GOALS Tallow took the lead inside a minute of the restart when Jake Neville found the net to

give his side a 1-6 to 2-1 lead. The sides were on parity before Ryan Grey blasted a 20 metre free to the Lismore net to leave his side 2-7 to 3-1 in form. Daly struck a brace of goals in the 43rd and 48th minutes to leave Lismore 3 points in front, 5-3 to 2-9. Daly struck for his fifth goal on 55 minutes to leave the winners 7 points in front. Ryan Grey had a fine hour, had his second goal with 2 minutes remaining but it was not enough to deny the Daly inspired Lismore from recording victory. Lismore: J. McGrath; P. Hennessy, M. Coleman, L. Byrne; S. Reaney (0-1), P. O’Keeffe (0-

1), A. Flynn; F. Daly (0-1), R. Landers (0-1); M. Montayne, L. Prendergast (1-0), E. Quann; A. Whelan, S. Daly (5-2), T. Walsh. Subs: M. Landers for Prendergast; C. Kearney (0-1) for Whelan; O. Lineen for Byrne. Tallow: J. P. Grey; P. O’Mahoney, E. Hickey, W. Hogan; A. Pratt, B. Henley, K. Fraser; N. Condon (0-2), J. Neville (1-2); R. Grey (2-4), S. Pratt (0-1) D. Tobin; A. Curley, J. Power (0-1), S. Curley. Subs: M. Tobin for D. Tobin; K. Henley for S. Curley. Referee: P. Casey (Cappoquin).

WALK-OVERS Ardmore and Fourmilewater conceded walk-overs to Dungarvan and Ballyduff respectively at the

weekend. Fourmilewater could only muster 12 players for their game at Cappoquin on Sunday afternoon and as this was their second concession of a walk-over, they are eliminated from the championship as are Ardmore. THE LOCAL BAR JHC (SENIOR ATTACHED) P W D L Pts. Ballyduff 5 5 0 0 10 Lismore 5 3 0 2 6 Dungarvan 5 3 0 2 6 Tallow 5 1 0 4 2 F/milewater 5 2 0 3 4 Ardmore 5 1 0 4 2 SEMI-FINAL PAIRINGS Ballyduff v. Tallow; Lismore v. Dungarvan.

Modeligo remains unbeaten THE LOCAL BAR JHC PREMIER Modeligo .......................2-12; St. Mary’s ......................1-13. A LATE Nicholas O’Donovan point ensured Modeligo remain unbeaten and advance to the knock-out stages of the Premier JHC. In a keenly contested local derby encounter in front of a large attendance at Colligan on Friday evening. A good start proved crucial for Modeligo. They scored 10 in the opening minute with full forward Pa O’Donovan the scorer after Kieran Barron had opened St. Mary’s account from the throw-in. The unerring J. J. Coffey converted a brace of St. Mary’s frees and had another point from play to have the sides on parity at the end of

the opening quarter. Modeligo went on to lead by 2-7 to 0-10 at the interval. The winners second goal came from Kieran McCarthy on 20 minutes and it gave his side a 2-4 to 0-7 lead. Pa O’Donovan, Michael Troy and Kevin Sheehan had second quarter points for Modeligo as had J. J. Coffey, Thomas Walsh and Eoin Kearns (free) for St. Marys. SECOND HALF There was a double exchange of points in the opening 7 minutes of the second period. As the game entered the midway point of the second half a melee involving a number of players from both sides erupted. When order was restored three players, 2 from Modeligo and one from St.

Mary’s were red carded. Early fourth quarter points from Michael and Jamie Troy stretched Modeligo’s lead to 5 points, 2-11 to 0-12. ST. MARY’S GOAL With eight minutes of normal time remaining, J. J. Coffey converted a St. Mary’s free to reduce the margin to 4 points. Six minutes later substitute Aiden Fitzpatrick slammed the ball to the Modeligo net and it was game on. Modeligo were now only one point to the good but their defence marshalled by Pat Fitzgerald held firm and in a break out of defence O’Donovan fired over a precious point. St. Mary’s attacked relentlessly and had a chance of an equaliser from

a free late on in added time but it drifted wide. S c o r e r s : M o d e l i g o : P. O’Donovan 1-4, J. Troy 0-3, M. Troy 0-3, K. McCarthy 1-0, T. Walsh 0-1, N. O’Donovan 0-1. St. Mary’s: J. J. Coffey 0-9, A. Fitzpatrick 1-9, E. Kearns 0-2, K. Barron 0-1, K. Sheehan 0-1. Modeligo: D. O’Keeffe; P. McCarthy, B. McCarthy, R. Buckley; J. McGrath, P. Fitzgerald, S. O’Donovan, T. Walsh, J. Troy, N. O’Donovan, K. McCarthy, S. Hennessy, M. Troy, P. O’Donovan, R. Reddy. Subs: S. Troy for Reddy; L. Queally for Hennessy. St. Mary’s: J. P. Fitzpatrick, J. Ahearne, T. Tobin, C. Tobin, O. Barron, D. Tobin, S. Fitzpatrick, D. Coffey, D. Whelan, M. Kearns, E. Kearns, K. Sheehan, J. Sheehan, J. J. Coffey, K. Barron. Subs: S. Coffey for T. Tobin; A. Fitzpatrick for J. Sheehan. Referee: J. Condon (An Rinn).

Good win for Cois Bhride Cois Bhride...................3-11; Roanmore........................2-8. GOALS from Ryan Grey, Dylan Mangan and David Buckley set up the home side for victory at Pairc Eamonn de Paor on Tuesday evening last. The winners led by 1-7 to 1-4 at the break after Grey goaled from a free in the 3rd minute. The Roanmore goal came

from Seamus Roche in the 13th minute, their first score. Roche had Roanmore’s second 4 minutes after the restart to tie up the game at 1-8 to 2-5. Cois Bhride responded with three unanswered points before Mangan goaled on the three quarter hour. The home side now led by 2-11 to 2-5 before Buckley’s

goal on the 53th minute put the game beyond Roanmore. Cois Bhride - D. Tobin; P. Roche; J. Tobin; W. Hogan; J. Beecher; J.P Lucey; J. Neville (0-1); A. Crawford (0-1); P O’Mahoney; E. Hynes (0-2); J. Henley (0-2); R. Grey (1-5); D. Buckley (1-0); C. Roche; D. Mangan (1-0). Subs - R. Geary for D. Tobin; L. Smyth for Hynes; A.

Buckley for D. Buckley; E. O’Reilly for Henley. Roanmore - D. Sheridan; L. Griffen; T. O’Brien; B. Moran; R. Flanagan; D. Hayes; C. Norris; R. Coady; A. Purcell; J. O’Brien (0-6); S. Mackey (0-2); R. Cuddihy; L. Power; S. Roche (2-0); T. Martin. Referee - P. Casey.

Vital win for Geraldines THE LOCAL BAR JHC PREMIER Geraldines ................... 1-13; Colligan .........................0-14. IN a game that ebbed and flowed in which the sides were level on 4 occasions and during which the lead changed hands four times. Geraldines has Jerome Maher back in the field after his trip abroad and it was their first win of the campaign. BETTER START Colligan made the better start with a brace of John Wall points in the opening minute. Colligan were far too dependant on Wall for their scores and he contributed eleven of his side’s total. The sides were level at 0-3 apiece on 12 minutes before Stephen Kenefick gave Geraldines the lead for the first time two minutes later. Colligan had a

brace from Wall and one from John Morrissey whilie Brendan Dwyer, Ray Connery and Kenefick were on target for Geraldines to tie up the sides at 0-8 each at the break. SECOND HALF In what was an excellent contest, John Wall struck two points again at the start of the second half. Geraldines were awarded a penalty in the 40th minute but it was mis-hit and the attack from the miss-hit ended up wide. ONLY GOAL The only goal of the game and what an important score it was came on the three quarter hour when Stephen Keane ran at the Colligan defence and blasted the ball to the net. Colligan’s 4 points lead was now down to one and the momentum swung

with Geraldines. They were winning vital possession in the middle third as they had for long periods of the game. Points from Stephen Kenefick, Aiden Dwyer and Kenefick again saw Geraldines take a 1-12 to 0-13 lead with five minutes to play. The unerring Wall converted a Colligan free with 3 minutes left to play to cut the deficit to the minimum but they could not breach the Gers defence for an equaliser. Geraldines had the last score of the game to score a vital win for them. Colligan will rue hitting 14 wides during the course of the game while the winners were also guilty of missing chances. Teams and scorers: Geraldines: P. O’Donovan; R. Fitzgerald, S. Fitzgerald, V.

O’Brien; J. Healy, E. Mernin, J. Maher; S. Kenefick (0-4, 2 frees), R. Connery (0-1); A. Dwyer (0-5, 2 frees), M. O’Brien, S. Halley (01); B. Dwyer (0-1), E. Donovan, S. Keane (1-1). Subs: S. Kenny for B. Dwyer; J. Landers for S. Fitzgerald; G. O’Donovan for S. Keane. Colligan: D. McKenna; J. Flynn, A. Walsh, M. McGrath; D. Dunford, M. Flynn, P. J. Coffey; J. Morrissey (0-2), R. Browne; J. Wall (0-11, 7 frees), S. Dempsey (0-1), G. Whelan; P. McGrath, T. Kiely, B. Flynn. Subs: R. Bannon for B. Flynn; S. McGrath for P. McGrath. Referee: P. Casey (Cappoquin).

THE LOCAL BAR PREMIER JHC LEAGUE TABLE P W D L Pts. Modeligo 3 2 1 0 5 Colligan 3 1 1 1 3 Geraldines 3 1 0 2 2 St. Marys 3 1 0 2 2

The 9th Annual Dan Fraher Long Puck U-16 winners were (l-r) Eoghan O’Shea, Jack Skehan, Mike Murray (Sliabh gCua/St. Mary's GAA Club Chairman) & Gearoid Hallinan.

Easy win for Shamrocks THE LOCAL BAR JHC (INTER ATTACHED) Shamrocks .................. 4-10; Cappoquin ..................... 0-7. SHAMROCKS proved far too strong for Cappoquin at Ballyduff on Friday evening. The game as a contest was over at half-time as Shamrocks held an unassailable 15 point lead, 3-7 to 0-1. A brace of goals from Sean O’Neill and Chris Murphy set up Shamrocks for a facile win while Chris

Murphy also sent over 5 points. Referee: C. Cunningham (Tallow). THE LOCAL BAR JHC (INTER ATTACHED) LEAGUE TABLE GROUP 1 P W D L Pts. Abbeyside 4 3 0 1 6 Kilgobinet 3 3 0 0 6 B/Rangers 4 2 0 2 4 Ballysaggart 4 2 0 2 4 Ballinameela 4 1 0 3 2 Colligan 3 0 0 3 0

GROUP 2 P W D Glen Rovers 4 3 1 Clashmore 4 3 1 An Rinn 4 2 0 Shamrocks 4 2 0 Cappoquin 4 1 0 Geraldines 4 0 0

L Pts. 0 7 0 7 2 4 2 4 3 2 4 0

WALK-OVER Ballysaggart received a walk-over from Colligan in their game due to be played at Fraher Field on Sunday afternoon.

Waterford GAA Results Tony Kirwan Plant Hire East Intermediate Football Championship Group 1: Bunmahon 0-8; Kilmacthomas 0-8 Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs East Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 2: St Saviour's 0-21; De La Salle 2-11 J J Kavanagh & Sons Minor Hurling Championship - Division 1: Passage 4-19; St. Carthages 2-14 Dungarvan 3-15; Mt. Sion 2-14 Ballygunner 2-14; De La Salle 2-13 Cois Bhride 3-11; Roanmore 2-8 J J Kavanagh & Sons Minor Hurling Championship - Division 2: Brickey Rangers 5-9; Glenshelene 2-17 Ferrybank 3-10; Scared Heart 1-14 Abbeyside 3-19; Clan na Gael 1-14 Ballyduff Lower 1-21; Clonea 0-15 J. J. Kavanagh Minor Hurling Div 3 - Group 1: St. Oliver's W/O St Mary's Tramore 8-15; St Saviours 1-7 Stradbally 3-14; Portlaw 2-5 J J Kavanagh & Sons Minor Hurling Div 3 Group 2: Ardmore 6-13; Ballyduff Upper 1-15 Clashmore Kinsalebeg 2-15; Fourmilewater 1-18 Naomh Brid 7-24; An Ghaeltacht 0-8 J J Kavanagh & Sons Senior Hurling Championship - Group 2: Dungarvan 1-18; Ballyduff Upper 1-11 Mt. Sion 1-27; Ardmore 2-8 Ballygunner 1-25; Tallow 1-7 J J Kavanagh & Sons Senior Hurling Championship - Group One: De La Salle 2-19; Roanmore 0-11 Passage 3-18; Fourmilewater 1-18 Abbeyside 3-13; Lismore 1-13 Comeragh Oil Western Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 1: Ballysaggart 4-9; Stradbally 3-10 Ballinameela 1-17; Shamrocks 1-10 Comeragh Oil Western Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 2: An Rinn 4-12; Cappoquin 1-15 Tourin Ballinwillin 1-20; Abbeyside 1-7 Cappoquin 1-13; Brickey Rangers 0-9 Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs East Premier Junior Hurling Championship: Fenor W/O Ballyduff Lower Junior Football Sr Attached - Group 2: Clashmore Kinsalebeg 3-5; St Saviours 1-11 The Local Bar Western Junior Hurling Championship: Modeligo 2-12; St Mary's 1-13 Geraldines 1-13; Colligan 0-14

John J. Murphy East Junior A Hurling Championship: Roanmore 0-16; Mt. Sion 0-13 Passage 0-14; Clonea 1-8 John J. Murphy East Junior B Hurling Championship: Portlaw W/O St Saviour's The Local Bar Western Junior Hurling Senior Attached Championship: Lismore 6-7; Tallow 3-10 Ballyduff Upper W/O Fourmilewater Dungarvan W/O Ardmore Dublin Branch of Waterford Supporters Club U16 H Div: St. Carthages 3-18; Abbeyside 4-12 Mt. Sion 1-17; Brickey Rangers 1-9 Kilmacthomas 1-19; Cappoquin 1-11 Dungarvan W/O Roanmore Ballygunner 2-13; De La Salle 1-9 Dublin Branch of Waterford Supporters Club U16 H Div 2: Clonea 7-17; St Oliver's 1-7 Passage 4-25; Na Gaeil 1-11 Fourmilewater 5-18; St Saviour's 2-5 Dublin Branch of Waterford Supporters Club U16 H Div 3: Ballyduff Upper 3-14; An Ghaeltacht 2-3 Tramore 5-11; St Mary's Juvenile 4-11 Butlerstown W/O Stradbally St. Molleran's 2-10; Ardmore 4-3 Scared Heart 9-19; Kilrosanty 1-5 The Local Bar Western Junior Hurling Intermediate Attached Championship: Kilgobinet 1-14; Brickey Rangers 2-8 Ballinameela 2-16; Abbeyside 3-8 Ballysaggart W/O Colligan The Local Bar Western Junior Hurling Intermediate Attached Championship: Shamrocks 4-10; Cappoquin 0-7 Mt. Melleray 1-14; Clashmore Kinsalebeg 2-8 Div 1 Waterford Dublin Supporters Club: Mt. Sion 2-11; Ballygunner 2-9 Abbeyside 5-22; Clonea 0-4 St Oliver's W/O Cois Bhride Roanmore W/O St. Carthages Div 2 Waterford Dublin Supporters Club: St. Mary's Juvenile 3-5; Kilrosanty 3-5 St. Patrick's 4-10; Brickey Rangers 0-8 Tramore 5-8; An Ghaeltacht 3-1 Passage W/O Portlaw Div 3 Waterford Dublin Supporters Club: Ballyduff Upper 6-10; Kilmacthomas 5-5 Butlerstown 7-4; Ferrybank 4-6 Ardmore 6-12; Cappoquin Affane 2-7

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Ballinameela finishes in style

Tony Hickey (Cappoquin Transport), sponsors presenting the trophy for the Western U-13 Division 1 hurling Championship to Abbeyside captain Eoin Ahearne after his team’s win over St. Carthage's in the Final. [Rory Wyley]

Western Board Championship Previews ANOTHER big hurling weekend in the Division with a number of qualification and relegation issues to be decided in the eight games down for decision. There are two games in the Comeragh Oil Intermediate grade with results crucial to all teams involved. There is one game in The Local Bar Premier Junior and five games in the Intermediate Attached section. There is one game in the Radley Engineering Intermediate Football championship between Geraldines and Sliabh gCua through to a semi-final. A lot of important games to look forward to. Radley Engineering I.F.C Geraldines v.s Sliabh gCua at Fraher Field, Sunday August 24th, at 1.00 p.m. This is a must win game for both teams as the winners will advance to the divisional semi-finals. Geraldines lost their two opening games to Ballinacourty and Brickey Rangers. They have since defeated Ballyduff and Dungarvan and drawn with Nire. Sliabh gCua have accounted for Ballyduff and Nire. Geraldines will be boosted by the return of Jerome Maher and he will strenghten their team. Sliabh gCua will be without Tom Tobin who limped out of the St. Mary’s hurling game last weekend. A lot at stake in this one. Verdict - Geraldines “THE LOCAL BAR” PREMIER J.H.C. Colligan v. Modeligo at Fraher Field, Sunday August 24th, at 2.30 p.m. A place in the Divisional

final is the prize if Modeligo win here. A Colligan win would see a tie at the top of the table. When these sides met back in April they played out a thrilling 1-16 apiece draw. Modeligo had a narrow 2-12 to 1-13 win over St. Mary’s last weekend while Colligan suffered a two points defeat against Geraldines. Modeligo will be without Patrick O’Donovan, Kieran McCarthy and Tom Devine for this one while Colin Dunford is ruled out for Colligan with a shoulder injury. Colligan were very reliant on John Wall for their scores last Saturday and they need to convert their chances. Should be another close and exciting contest that could yet again end in a draw. Verdict - Colligan. COMERAGH OIL I.H.C Ballinameela v. Clashmore/Kinsalebeg at Bushy Park, Sunday, August 24th, at 7.00 p.m. A win for Ballinameela and a semi-final place is secure, a win for Clashmore and a quarter- final place is the prize. Clashmore lost their opening two games to Shamrocks and Stradbally but accounted for Ballysaggart, 4-11 to 2-12 last time out. Ballinameela have defeated Stradbally and Shamrocks in the space of eight days to be right back in the frame for qualification. Ballinameela will look for big performances from the Loobys, Currans, Phelans, Walshs, John Harrington along with James and Robert Shine here. Clashmore will include County players Tadgh Bourke and Brian O’Halloran along with Lismore’s Edmond O’Halloran in their starting XV. They scored four goals

against Saggart with Paul O’Connor, Bourke, Brian O’Halloran and Alan Seward finding the net. A good local derby encounter with a lot at stake. Verdict - Clashmore. Shamrocks v. Stradbally at Fraher Field, SundayAugust 24th, at 7.00 p.m. Another crunch game in what is turning out to be an intriguing Intermediate championship. There is qualification for the knock-out stages as well as relegation issues at stake here. Shamrocks will be very disappointed with their performance against Ballinameela who defeated Stradbally a week earlier. Stradbally accounted for Clashmore in Round 2 and will look to Ml. Walsh and the Ahearnes for leadership here. Former County player Eoin Murphy will marshall the Shamrock’s defence while the Roches will lead the attack. Shamrocks will have to convert their chances if they are to win here. Could be a very cagey game with so much at stake. Shamrocks probably have the greater scoring threat if they take their chances. Verdict - Shamrocks. “THE LOCAL BAR” J.H.C (INTER ATTACHED). Three games on Friday, August 22nd, at 7.15 p.m. Glen Rovers v. Shamrocks at Lismore Glen Rovers as a result of their draw with Clashmore are qualified while a win here for Shamrocks would put them in a strong position to qualify. They had an easy win over Cappoquin last weekend. A victory for Glen Rovers

would see them finish joint top with Clashmore. A hard one to call. Verdict - Glen Rovers. An Rinn v. Cappoquin at Bushy Park An Rinn have a chance of making the quarter-finals if they win here. Cappoquin struggled to field a team against Shamrocks last Friday evening as they lost players to their first XV in recent weeks. Verdict - An Rinn. Abbeyside v. Kilgobinet at Colligan This is a top of the table clash with the winners assured of a place in the semi-final, with the losers in the quarters. Kilgobinet had a hard earned win over Brickey Rangers while Abbeyside lost out to Ballinameela by 2-16 to 3-8 last Sunday. This was the title holders first defeat in four outings. Should be a well contested game as both sides will want to secure a semi-final place. Verdict - Kilgobinet. Ballysaggart v. Brickey Rangers at Cappoquin, Sunday August 24th, at 12 noon The winners here will make the quarter-finals and play the third placed team in Group 2. Brickeys lost out to Kilgobinet on a 1-14 to 2-8 scoreline last weekend. Ballysaggart accounted for Ballinameela and received a walk-over from Colligan. There is never anything between these two and there is a lot at stake here. Verdict - Brickey Rangers.

THE LOCAL BAR JUNIOR HURLING (INTERMEDIATE ATTACHED) WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP Ballinameela ............... 2-16; Abbeyside ..................... 3-8. BALLINAMEELA came into their final Group game in the Western Junior Hurling championship (Intermediate attached) at the Fraher Field last Sunday morning without a win but they put in a praiseworthy performance to deservingly defeat the Western Champions Abbeyside by 0-5. Abbeyside may have been beaten here but they still remain as one of the favourites to win this year’s title. They have an important match against Kilgobinet this weekend, after which the qualifiers from this Group should be known. An Owen Young free in the 53rd minute of this game reduced the Villagers’ earlier deficit of 2-12 to 2-7 to 0-1 but two pointed ‘65’s, as good as you will see in the Fraher Field this year, from Mike Kiely and a brace of points by Man of the Match Micheal Culloo sealed a deserving win for their team. Abbeyside started well with scores from Owen Young (f) and David Ferncombe but they were reeled in with points by Eddie Walsh and Micheal Culloo, who stood out throughout the hour here. A second Owen Young free and a point from Ronan Proctor, who scored 2-1 in total, were nullified by a Terry McCarthy point and an excellent goal in the 18th minute by Micheal Culloo following a pass from Eddie Walsh, 1-3 to 0-4. The Village hit back with a goal of their own by Ronan Proctor and scores by Owen Young and Ian Kiely restored their lead to 1-6 to 1-3. The winners finished the half strongly and a brace of points by Micheal Culloo left the minimum between the teams at the short whistle. Michael Maher and Culloo (f) traded early second half scores and then Ballinameela’s full forward Eddie Walsh took centre stage with a neat point followed by his side’s second

Team captains Shane Flavin (Ballinameela) and David Ferncombe (Abbeyside) pictured with referee Gavin Whelan. goal. Abbeyside weren’t prepared to lie down, however, and Ronan Proctor availed of a mistake in the winners defence at the end of the third quarter to volley the sliotar into the Country end goal from a cross by Ian Kiely, all square at 2-7 to 2-7. Ballinameela demonstrated their ambition to win when they scored five unanswered points from Micheal Culloo (3), Eddie Walsh and Lorcan Looby. Just when they looked to be coasting to their first win in the championship, David Hickey struck for the Champions third goal and Owen Young’s 53rd minute pointed free left the scoreboard reading 2-12 to 3-8. However, it proved to be Ballinameela’s day and the four scores from Mike Kiely and Micheal Culloo copperfastened their team’s deserved victory. This was a wake up call for the Champions and how they will react the next day against Kilgobinet will tell us a lot about their ability to hold on to their title. Ballinameela’s Top Three: Micheal Culloo, Eddie Walsh, Christy Troy. Abbeyside’s Top Three: Ronan Proctor, David Morrissey, Owen Young. Observer’s Man of the Match: Micheal Culloo. Number of Scorers: Ballinameela: 6. Abbeyside: 6. Scores from Play: Ballinameela: 2-10. Abbeyside: 3-5.

Man of the Match Mícheál Culloo who scored 1-8 for Ballinameela against Abbeyside. Score of the Match: Ronan Proctor’s 45th minute volleyed goal which brought Abbeyside back on level terms. Teams: Ballinameela: James Maher; Shane McGovern, Christy Troy, Joe Shine; John Fletcher, Aidan Ahearne, Mike Kiely 0-2 ’65’; Lorcan Looby 0-1, James Fletcher; Micheal Culloo 1-8 (4f), Shane Flavin 0-1, Terry McCarthy 0-1; Jason McGrath, Eddie Walsh 1-3, David McCarthy. Sub: Aidan Browne. Abbeyside: James Pio McGrath; John Fitzpatrick, Denis Byrne, Shane O’ Gorman; Pa Collins, David Morrissey, Ruairi Conway; Michael Maher 0-1, David Ferncombe 0-1; Owen Young 0-4 (3f), David Hickey 1-0, Stephen Flynn; Ronan Proctor 21, Ian Kiely 0-1, David Sweeney. Subs: Nicky Dee, Richard Cosgrave, Stephen O’Connor. Referee: Gavin Whelan (Colligan).

Ballysaggart through to play-offs COMERAGH OIL IHC Ballysaggart .................. 4-9; Stradbally .................... 3-10. DESPITE leading by 10 points at the break, Ballysaggart were relieved to hear the final whistle at Cappoquin on Friday evening last. Goals from Christy Murphy, Shane Bennett from a sideline cut, Bennett again and Kenneth Cashell in the 8th, 10th, 18th and 30th minutes saw Ballysaggart lead at half-time by 4-5 to 1-4. The Stradbally goal came from Shane Ahearne on 12 minutes but again the Reds were too dependent on Ahearne for their scores and he contributed 2-7 of his sides total. Stradbally made the better start to the second half scor-

ing, 4 unanswered points in a 12 minute period to reduce the lead to 6 points, 4-5 to 1-8. Shane Ahearne had 2 of these points, while Michael Walsh and County minor Jack Mullaney were also on target. Points from Darren Meagher and Shane Bennett steadied Ballysaggart and they led by 4-7 to 1-8 at the three quarter stage. With 3 minutes remaining, ‘Saggart led by 9 points in a fiercely competitive contest. They failed to close out the game and let Stradbally score 2-1 without reply in a hectic and dramatic finish. Firstly, Jack Mullaney had a point before injury time goals from Trevor Curran and Shane Ahearne from a free left only two in it at the final whistle.

Unfortunately, the game was marred by a free for all late in the second half involving players, mentors and spectators. This spoilt what was an excellent contest and has no place in our games. Ballysaggart were reduced to 14 players, when order was restored with Chris O’Gorman receiving a red card. A number of yellow cards were also issued and a number of players can consider themselves lucky not to have seen red. Scores: Ballysaggart: Shane Bennett 2-3, D. Meagher 0-4, K. Cashell 1-1, C. Murphy 1-0, Stephen Bennett 0-1. Stradbally: S. Ahearne 2-7, T. Curran 1-0, J. Mullaney 0-2, M. Walsh 0-1. Referee: P. Casey (Cappoquin).

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

County minor hurling championship round-up BALLYGUNNER TOPS GROUP THANKS to their thrilling 2-14 to 2-13 win over County Champions De La Salle in the Cleaboy last Tuesday evening, Ballygunner have six points from three games played and they are now one point clear of both Passage and Dungarvan on the Championship league Table. De La Salle have four pts, Cois Bhride 3pts while Mount Sion, Roanmore and St. Carthages prop up the bottom of the Table at present. Three goals in the last 15 minutes earned Dungarvan a hard fought 3-15 to 2-14 win over Mount Sion at the City venue last Tuesday. ‘Sion led at half time by 2-6 to 0-7 and they looked much more focused than their opposition. Two first half goals by Cian O’Regan and Andy Doherty and points by Eric Hogan and Evan Curran gave the home team a deserved advantage and they were well in control at the end of the third quarter on a scoreline of 2-9 to 0-9. Dungarvan finished the stronger, however, and good play by Eamonn and Sean Crotty and Darragh Lyons provided goals for Luke Rossiter, Patrick Curran (penalty) and Joe Allen to give the visitors a 3-11 to 2-11 lead. Points by Aidan Kirwan and Patrick Curran (2f) kept the Blues two scores ahead until the final whistle. Cois Bhride got back to winning ways with a good win at home against Roanmore by 3-11 to 2-8. Two goals by sixteen year old Darragh Buckley steered the home team, who led at half time by 1-7 to 1-3, to an important victory, which keeps them in with a chance of making the knockout stages. Ryan Grey scored Cois Bhride’s third goal while Robbie Geary also played well when he took over in goal following an accidental head injury to the home team’s custodian. Passage scored a valuable away win against St. Carthage’s by 4-19 to 2-14. With 15 minutes on the clock the home side were seven points ahead. What unfolded over the remainder of the game was a skilful display of hurling from a determined Passage side. At half-time the sides were level Passage 3-5; St. Carthages 2-8. The Passage goals came from Sean Tracey (2) and one from Sean Hogan. Jack Prendergast scored a 21 yard free for the home side. Passage took control of the game in the second half with Sean Hogan dominating matters and putting over long range points. Sean Treacy finished the game for Passage with 2-9 to his credit. Jamie Burke also hit the net on a night when Passage moved on to 5 points on the league table and remain unbeaten with St. Carthage’s yet to register. Without county players Shane Bennett and David Prendergast the home challenge faded as the game entered the final quarter.

Passage have De La Salle and Ballygunner to play and St. Carthage’s remaining fixtures are against Cois Bhride and Dungarvan. CO. M.H.C DIVISION 1 Big win for Passage Passage ....................... 4-19; St. Carthage’s ..............2-14. PASSAGE made the trip to Lismore a winning one on Tuesday evening last when they recorded an 11 points win over the home side. A contribution of 2-9 from Sean Treacy set up Passage for victory. The home side were short the services of Co. minors Shane Bennett and David Prendergast. First half goals from Jack Houlihan and Jack Prendergast saw the home side on parity at the break 2-8 to 3-5. Passage hit a purple patch on the restart, scoring seven unanswered points to take a commanding lead that they held to the final whistle. A second Treacy goal ensured a Passage win. Scorers for Passage - S. Treacy 2-9; S. Hogan 1-3; D. Power 1-3; A. Roche 0-3; J. Burke 0-1. Scorers for St. Carthage’s: J. Prendergast 1-9; J. Houlihan 1-1; A. Flynn; S. Ryan; L. O’Gorman; D. O’Keeffe 0-1 each. Passage - Niall Walsh; Dean Kearns; Calum O’Neill; Gary Cullinane; Michael Hutchinson; Darragh Lynch; Sean Barlow; Jamie Burke; Donal Power; Sean Hogan; Adam Roche; John Lynch; John Phelan; Sean Tracey; David Jones. Sub - J.J Flynn for Burke. St. Carthage’s - Michael Ryan; Mark Roche; Jack Roche; David Smith; Fionn Daly; Adam Flynn; Mark Montayne; Steven Mangan; Shane Coughlan; Sam Ryan; Jack Prendergast; Daniel O’Keeffe; Liam O’Gorman; Anthony McGlone; Jack Houlihan. Subs - D. Foley for Mangan; C. Bennett for Houlihan; E. Roche for O’Gorman.

DIVISION 1 De La Salle and Ballygunner played out a thrilling duel in Gracedieu with Ballygunner defeatind the County Champions by 2-14 to 2-13. De La Salle led by 2-4 to 0-1 after twenty minutes and at half time by 2-6 to 1-6 with goals from Thomas Douglas and Evan Whelan. The score was level on a number of occasions throughout the second half, the last time being at 2-12 apiece before the Eddie Hayden inspired Gunners edged the tie come the final whistle. LATE LATE SHOW FOR BRICKEYS AS THEY SEAL THE POINTS IN THRILLER AT MODELIGO Brickey Rangers ………5-9; Cappoquin…………….2-17. BOTH Cappoquin and the Brickey Rangers minor hurlers travelled to the resplendent Modeligo venue last Tuesday evening and served up a thrilling encounter. In the early moments the Brickeys blitzed Cappoquin with two goals in the first five minutes from Conor Morrissey and Cormac Curran and it could have been four only for the brilliance of young keeper Keith O’Sullivan making a few superb saves to deny the Brickeys.

Cappoquin got over the shell shock as Tommy McCarthy had a fine point after seven minutes this score settled the Cornerstone lads who were playing minus the services of Jayo Molumby, Sean Cullinane, Adam Whelan and Darragh O’Rourke on the evening. Aaron O’Sullivan burst on the scene as he got 1-5 on the bounce to leave the game all square 1-6 to 2-3 with twenty minutes played. Cormac Curran had the Brickeys ahead again with another great point. Tommy McCarthy and Conor Morrissey exchanged minors before Cormac Curran again had the Brickeys two points ahead. Andy Molumby who had a superb game in the AllIreland semi-final scoring three points from play and passing the ball for the goal cut through from midfield to score a good point. O’Sullivan then rifled over a brace before the break to leave Cappoquin a point ahead at half-time 1-10 to 2-6. Cappoquin started the second half brightly as Aaron O’Sullivan shot over three points to put the Cornerstone lads four up. Cormac Curran and Moss Noonan exchanged points before Paul Whelan brought the Brickeys right back into the game as he found the net to leave the minimium between the sides 1-16 to 3-9. Aaron O’Sullivan again responded with a fine long range point and when Sean Meaney went highest to catch on the edge of the square to finish to the net, in the fifty sixth minute, it looked like Cappoquin had the points secured. But the Brickeys were far from done as the Curran brothers Comac and Cathal with late goals salvaged a hard earned victory from the jaws of defeat in an excellent game. Up front for the Brickeys Cormac Curran and Conor Morrissey who between them scored 3-6 were outstanding, they also had good performances from Ciaran O’Neill, Cathal Curran, Conor Whelan and Paul Whelan in an overall good team performance. For Cappoquin Keith O’Sullivan was excellent in goal, Aaron O’Sullivan with 1-13, Shane Murray and Andy Molumby were outstanding, but they also had good performances from, Eoghan Murray, Moss Noonan, Sean Meaney and Tommy McCarthy. Brickey Rangers Scorers: Cormac Curran 2-6, Conor Morrissey 1-3, Paul Whelan 1-0, Cathal Curran 1-0. Cappoquin Scorers: Aaron O’Sullivan 1-13, Andy Molumby 0-1, Sean Meaney 1-0, Tommy McCarthy 0-2, Moss Noonan 0-1. Brickey Rangers: J. Blackwell, D. Donovan, S. Nugent, D. O’Grady, J. Whelan, Ciaran O’Neill, Cathal Curran, Conor Whelan, C. Barry, R. O’Neill, M. Daly, Paul Whelan, Denis Herlihy, Cormac Curran Conor Morrissey. Sub used: Paul Lannon. Cappoquin: Keith O’Sullivan,

Evan Mason, Craig Dunne, Matt Noonan, Nathan O’Mahoney, Shane Murray, Moss Noonan, Andy Molumby Eoghan Murray, Jack Mangan, Sean Meaney, Tommy McCarthy, Brian Murphy Aaron O’Sullivan, Simon Power. Subs used Mikey Bray, Jack Coffey.

DIVISION 2 Abbeyside continues to impress and their third win of the Championship was a convincing one away to Clann Na Gael on a score of 3-19 to 1-14. Eoin Kiely finished the hour with 1-4 to his credit and he and Darragh McGrath were the Village’s first half goal scorers which helped them to a 2-12 to 1-5 advantage. Stephen Cliffe was on song from placed balls, recording 0-6 including one from a line ball from a distance of 45 metres. Ruairi Conway scored Abbeyside’s third goal and Ronan Mansfield at full back for the winners and Widger and Bonner for Clann Na Gael also impressed over the hour. Naomh Declain Thoir, a combination of Ballyduff and Kilmacthomas, who won a play off with Tramore to play in Division 2, continued their unbeaten run with a convincing 1-21 to 0-15 victory against Clonea. The winners now have 5 pts from three games and they were very well served here by the in form John Kennedy who accounted for 0-12 (6f) of his team’s total. Other scorers for the winners included Alan Fitzsimmons, 1-2, Ross Coffey O’Shea, 0-3, Shane Fanning 0-2 and Johnny Long and Colm Dempsey 0-1 each. Michael Mears enjoyed a terrific hour’s hurling for Naomh Declan Thoir as did Christy Mackey, Conor Dalton and Pa Whyte, in goal, for Clonea. Best wishes are extended to the Clonea custodian for a speedy return to the playing fields following an injury received during the course of the game. DIVISION 3 EASY WIN FOR ARDMORE Ardmore....................…6-13; Ballyduff.......................1-15. DESPITE leading by 1-10 to 2-5 at half-time having played with a strong wind, Ballyduff were well beaten by Ardmore at the seaside venue on Tuesday evening last. Andrew Casey scored a great individual goal on the quarter hour for the reds. The Ardmore goal scorers were Senan Freyne and Charlie Bryan while Casey hit seven of Ballyduff’s points. Goals from Freyne, James Flavin along with a brace from substitute Charlie Troy set up the home side for a thirteen points win. Ardmore: J. Walsh; R. Carroll; D, Fitzgerald; E. O’Shea; M. Cronnin; J. Veale; E. Conway; S. Veale; S. Freyne; C. Bryan; J. Flavin; S. Keating; J. Kennedy. Subs - C. Troy for Bryan; J. O’Brien for S. Veale; W. Barron for Conway. Ballyduff: J. Keating; O. Leary; T. McDonagh; O. Hickey; D. McDonagh; B. Keane; E. O’ Brien; J. Cunningham; S. Tanner; A. Casey; M. Dooling; S. Drislane;

S. Kenny. Subs: M. Hannigan for Leamy; C. Sheehan for Dooling; S. Walsh for Kenny. Referee: D. O’Murchuadha (An Rinn).

DIVISION 3 Tramore put paid to St. Saviours chances of advancing in this Division with a resounding 8-15 to 1-7 victory at the seaside venue. St. Olivers received a walk over from St. Mary’s, who have now failed to field on two occasions due to shortage of numbers while Stradbally scored a convincing 3-14 to 2-3 win over Portlaw. Stradbally led at half-time by 1-9 to 0-4 and their three goals were scored by Steven Keane, Adam Flynn and Jack Mullaney. Ciaran Cusack had a brilliant game at full back for the Reds and he was well supported throughout by Nicky Power, Jack Navin, Daniel Weldon and Ger Crowley. DIVISION 3 GROUP 2 Clashmore/Kinsalebeg and Fourmilewater served up a thrilling draw on the score 2-12 to 1-15. Under 16 player Paddy Prendergast scored two first half goals in this very good open game and the home side led by 2-8 to 0-9 at half-time. Edmond O’Halloran scored 0-11 of his teams total but Fourmilewater, led by Conor Gleeson, Gearoid Hearne, Dylan Guiry, Darragh Morrissey and Jack Guiry

came back at their hosts in a second half which they won by 1-6 to 0-4 to deservingly take a share of the spoils. GROUP 2 Ardmore continue to impress in this Division as well (see report) and one area they won’t be caught in is scoring difference as they amassed another fine total in their game against Ballyduff, 6-13. Naomh Brid also kept the scoreboard working in their game against an understrength Gaeltacht side in Pairc Ui Shiothchain. They

led by 6-16 to 0-2 in a first half where Nicky O’Donovan accumulated 3-6 and Ian Fraher scored 3-3. Over the hour Mike Kearns popped over 0-10 from both play and from frees and other white flags were raised by Jack Skehan, Dan Booth and Rian Reddy. Neil Phelan struck the winners final goal but this was Naomh Brid’s first win and this week’s match against Clashmore/Kinsalebeg will be of utmost importance for them if they wish to progress in this championship.

Minor Hurling Championship Results RESULTS ROUND 3 DIVISION 1 Ballygunner 2-14; De La Salle 2-13. Passage 4-19; St. Carthage’s 2-14. Dungarvan 3-15; Mount Sion 2-14. Cois Bhride 2-11; Roanmore 1-8. DIVISION 2 Abbeyside 3-19; Clann Na nGael 1-14. Naomh Declan Thoir 1-21; Clonea 0-15. Ferrybank 3-10; Sacred Heart/Erin’s Own 1-14. Brickey Rangers 5-9; Glenshelane 2-17. DIVISION 3 GROUP 1 Tramore 8-15; St. Saviours 1-7.

Stradbally 3-14; Portlaw 2-3. St. Olivers received a walk over. GROUP2 Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 2-15; Fourmilewater 1-18. Ardmore 6-13; Ballyduff Upper 2-15. Naomh Brid 7-24; An Ghaeltacht 0-8. DIVISION ONE LEAGUE TABLE - AFTER THREE GAMES: p w d l f a pts. Ballygunner 3 3 0 0 70 50 6 Passage 3 2 1 0 75 56 5 Dungarvan 3 2 1 0 70 57 5 De La Salle 3 2 0 1 75 60 4 Cois Bhride 3 1 1 1 57 60 3 Mt. Sion 3 0 1 2 63 69 1 Roanmore 3 0 0 3 41 69 0 St. Carthage’s 3 0 0 3 57 87 0

Left to right: John Carroll, John Queally and Pat Hearn at the recent Dan Fraher Long Puck which was held on August Bank Holiday Monday in Touraneena.

Tom Condon at the recent Dan Fraher Long Puck which was held on August Bank Holiday Monday in Touraneena.

Pat Halley at the recent Dan Fraher Long Puck which was held on August Bank Holiday Monday Touraneena.

Royco Ware, at the recent Dan Fraher Long Puck which was held on August Bank Holiday Monday in Touraneena.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Waterford County Camogie …

Not so lucky third time for Waterford Intermediate camogie team AFTER being defeated by Galway in the previous two All Ireland Intermediate semifinals, Waterford were looking to go one step further this year when they played Limerick in Carlow in this year's Liberty Insurance All Ireland Intermediate Championship semi-final. Waterford had finished runners-up to Kilkenny in the Group phase of the championship having been Meath, Cork and Wexford. Their only loss was to Kilkenny which meant that they faced the top placed team in the other group which was Limerick. The last time these two teams faced each other was back in the group stages of the 2013 All-Ireland championship. On that occasion Limerick triumphed so the Waterford team knew that this was going to be a tough match especially as Limerick were beaten by Galway in the All-Ireland final last year and would want to be back in Croke Park for this year’s final. Limerick had also won all their group games and had a impressive +76 points difference brushing aside all opponents. Unfortunately, Waterford were to be denied once more in a close encounter losing the match on a score of 0-09 to 0-08. Waterford started the encounter the brighter scoring leading the match by three points to no score after ten minute with scores from Caitriona McGlone (2) and Karen Kelly. Waterford continued to lead for the remain-

der of the half going in by 006 to 0-03 with further scores from Karen Kelly and Lorraine Bray, all Limerick's scores in the first half were from the hurl of Niamh Mulcahy to keep them in contention. When the second half commenced, Limerick started the better and levelled the match after ten minutes of the restart, and once again is was Limerick's Niamh Mulcahy that proved to be the thorn in Waterford's side. Limerick then went into the lead for the first time and extended it to 0-9 to 0-6 with 10 minutes remaining. Try as Waterford could they could not penetrate the Limerick defence in the second half until the 53rd minute when Lorraine Bray converted for her second point of the match. As full-time approached, Trish Jackamn fired over to leave the bare minimum between the two teams ensuring a thrilling finish to the match. Waterford continued to press for the equalising or winning score but once more had to settle for beaten semi-finalists. The other semi-final between Kilkenny and Kildare was played after the Waterford and Limerick match and Kilkenny ran out comfortable winners.The Liberty Insurance Intermediate All Ireland final will be played on September 14th between Kilkenny and Limerick. The Waterford team were: Deirdre Brennan, Shauna Prendergast, Pauline

Cunningham, Claire Whyte, Mairead Murphy, Fiona Morrissey, Shauna Kiernan, Shona Curran, Charolette Raher, Karen Kelly, Patricia Jackman (Capt), Nicola Morrissey, Lorraine Bray, Niamh Rockett, Sinead Cummins, Zoe O’Donoghue, Deirdre Nugent, Emma Hannon, Ruth Geoghegan, Iona Heffernan, Catriona McGlone, Jenny Simpson and Valerie O'Brien. Waterford's Manager: Niall O'Donnell and Selector was Austin Curran, Physio was Shay Fitzpatrick and Team Doctor was Sinead Fitzpatrick. The County Board would like to thank all the players and team manager Niall O'Donnell and his backroom team for their commitment and efforts throughout the year and although intercounty camogie is finished for the year, these players still have club championship to play over the coming weeks. U-16B ALL-IRELAND FINAL Waterford U-16s travel to Leixlip next Sunday to play Derry in this years All Ireland final and we wish all involved the best of luck. This team were narrowly beaten by Cork in the 2013 final and much of that squad are still eligible to play in this year's final. This year's opponents will be Derry. The Waterford team will be confident going into this match as they have already played and beaten Derry in the group phase of this year's championship.

U-14 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD Waterford U-14 Development Squad played Limerick A in a challenge match at Milford GAA grounds, Co. Carlow in advance of travelling to the Intermediate Semi-Final to support the adult team. They came away with a very credible victory, winning on a score-line of 4-11 to 4-3. PRIMARY SQUAD Waterford also had two Primary Squads play Limerick selections at the Carlow Town GAA grounds and despite losing both games, the Mentors were extremely happy with the performances and improvements shown by the girls over the course of the season. The solid work put in by the Management Team with the forty four girls involved will prove a solid foundation for the future development of the game in the county. Again the Panel attended the Intermediate Semi-Final after their games. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL The Junior semi-final was played at Dungarvan GAA pitch on Sunday evening between Roanmore and Lismore. When these two teams met in the league phase of the championship the result was a draw. On this occasion the result was also a draw on a score of Lismore's 4-06 to Roanmore's 3-09. This match will be replayed and clubs will be contacted with details during the week.

Liberty Insurance All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship Semi-Final, Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow 16/8/2014 Limerick vs Waterford. Niamh Mulcahy of Limerick with Pauline Cunningham of Waterford. [©INPHO/Donall Farmer]

Liberty Insurance All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship Semi-Final, Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow 16/8/2014. Limerick vs Waterford. Referee Ray Kelly with captains Fiona Hickey and Patricia Jackman at the coin toss. [©INPHO/Donall Farmer]

Liberty Insurance All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship Semi-Final, Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow 16/8/2014. Limerick vs Waterford. Waterford team.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Cappoquin makes amends COMERAGH OIL WESTERN INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Cappoquin …………1-13; Brickeys ……………… 0-9. LESS than a week after their poor display against An Rinn in Bushy Park, Cappoquin got back to winning ways in Colligan last Saturday evening when they recorded a deserving win against a poor Brickey’s fifteen. This was a good test of Cappoquin’s character but they will face sterner opposition before their championship ambitions will be realised. Brickeys, who fielded without Mark Cummins, John

Morrissey and Mark Shalloe, had only two scorers in this game and all but two of their 0-9 total came from placed balls. They are still in contention and they are not to be underestimated but they will need to recover their form sooner rather than later as we enter the business end of the championship. Cappoquin were in control from the start in Colligan and they led by 1-10 to 0-5 at half time. Full forward P. J. Curran scored the only goal of the game and wing forward and captain Shane O’ Rourke slotted over 0-4.Paul Murray at centre field and Aaron O’Sullivan in the corner

scored three points each while Shane Coughlan also raised a white flag. Brickeys were over reliant on Cormac Curran and he was his team’s only first half scorer with 0-5 (4f) to his credit. Brickeys won an uninspiring second half by 0-4 to 0-3, the main highlight being a Paul Murray sideline cut over the bar which was his team’s final score. Fionan Murray and Shane O’Rourke completed the winner’s scorers while Cormac Curran scored 0-3 (2f) and Darragh Duggan pointed a ‘65’ before heading in to the Fraher Field as part of Abbeyside’s management team against Lismore in the

Senior Championship. Cappoquin: Donal O’Rourke; Kevin Looby, Colm Looby, Tim Looby; Shane Murray, Conor Murray, Keith Landers; Finan Murray 0-1, Paul Murray 0-4; Shane O’ Rourke 0-4, Shane Coughlan 0-1, Colin Landers; Aaron O’Sullivan 0-3, PJ Curran 1-0, Killian O’Sullivan. Sub: Gavin McCarthy. Brickeys: Jamie Kiely; Sam Keohan, Shane McGrath, Diarmuid Tobin; Carthach Shalloe, Philip Walsh, Tommy Lynch; Cormac Curran 0-8 (6f), Conor Phelan; Mark Scanlon, Conor McGrath, Cormac O’Grady; Noah Whelan, Darragh Duggan 0-1 ‘65’, Carthach Barry. Subs: Micheal Barry, Chris Morrissey, Tadhg Tobin. Referee: John Condon (An Rinn).

ROUND 5 COUNTY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEWS

Four quarter-final places to be filled GROUP 1 Both as County Champions and as a huge motivation to qualify for the knockouts, Passage will be really up for their clash with De La Salle in Walsh Park. The big question here is will the City club approach the game as they did against Tallow at the same stage last year and not be too bothered about the result of it as they are already well clear at the top of the table? Hopefully they will give it their best shot for the integrity of the championship as there is a lot at stake for the five other clubs hoping to qualify and to cement their Senior status for 2015. One way or the other, Passage will be no push over as they impressed last day out against Fourmilewater and they are well capable of giving any side a game of it, i.e, they are the County Champions. Depending on other results, Passage could still qualify even if they lose out here if both Lismore and Roanmore win their games. Abbeyside put six goals past Roanmore last year when they scored a big win over them in Walsh Park. However, they will be happy to win by any margin this Saturday as it will put them in the hat for the Quarter-Finals. After losing their two first games, last year’s semi finalists are back in contention and they should finish second in the group which would set up a local derby quarter-final with Dungarvan if Mount Sion win in Walsh Park. Roanmore started the championship on a high with a draw against Passage and a win at the Fraher Field against Fourmilewater. Following

THIS SATURDAY GROUP 1 PASSAGE V DE LA SALLE in Walsh Park at 7 p.m. ABBEYSIDE V ROANMORE in Kill at 7 p.m. FOURMILEWATER V LISMORE in Fraher Field at 7 p.m GROUP 2 BALLYGUNNER V BALLYDUFF in Fraher Field at 5.30 p.m. MOUNT SION V DUNGARVAN in Walsh Park at 5.30 p.m. TALLOW V ARDMORE in Clashmore at 5.30 p.m. defeats to Lismore and De La Salle, they are now in a situation where they could either qualify or be thrown into a relegation battle. Despite an improvement this year, they are meeting the wrong team at the wrong time and they may face the latter scenario again this year. Patrons would love to see every game this Saturday evening but as all games are correctly on at the same time with so much at stake, choices will have to be made. The Fourmilewater v Lismore game is one many would love to attend as there is so much at stake for both clubs as either could qualify or be thrown into a relegation battle. Veteran Sean Daly has scored eight goals in Lismore’s last two Junior games and one wonders will he be utilised here in an attempt to boost Lismore’s goal scoring record.It should be a very close encounter and a draw may do Lismore but it will be of little value to Fourmile. A win for Lismore could put them in second place in the Group and book a quarter final spot against either Mount Sion or Dungarvan while Fourmilewater, who played their best hurling in their win over Abbeyside on the first day of the championship, pos-

sess the ability to produce one huge performance here. Final Group 1 Positions Prediction: 1. De La Salle 10pts. 2. Abbeyside 6pts. 3. Lismore 4pts. 4. Passage 4 pts. 5. Roanmore 3pts. 6. Fourmilewater 3pts. GROUP 2 Ballyduff have it all to do in the Fraher Field this Saturday against a Ballygunner team that are just going through the motions at this stage and are planning for the semi-finals and the final itself, no doubt. Anything other than a big win for the Gunners will set the tongues wagging while Ballyduff will be hoping that Ardmore will do them a favour out in Clashmore. Ballyduff aren’t the force of former years at present but they will give it their all for the remainder of the championship to retain their Senior status. The game between Mount Sion and Dungarvan at Walsh Park will decide second and third places in the Group. ‘Sion were disappointed to lose out to Passage in last year’s semifinal and they have shown promise in their games so far except against Ballygun0ner, when it was predicted that they would hurl much better. If they win here, they could face Passage again and be given the opportunity to atone

for last year’s defeat. This will be a true test for Dungarvan’s young side in Mount Sion’s second home and it is a game they will need to win if they are going to be serious contenders in the championship’s latter stages. They have won their last two games without being impressive but if they can raise their game against good opposition, they are capable of upsetting the form book here. There should be little parking space outside the Clashmore / Kinsalebeg Grounds this Saturday for this all important clash for both Tallow and Ardmore. The Bridesiders have been eyeing this game since they beat Ballyduff as their opportunity to make the knockout stages and they will if they win here. Very little, if anything, has gone right for Ardmore this year in both codes as Declan Prendergast and Clinton and Richie Hennessy remain huge losses to both their campaigns. However, in Seamus Prendergast, they possess arguably the best club hurler in the championship and he has the ability to singularly lead his team to their first win in the championship and this could be the case here. Final Group 2 Positions Prediction: 1. Ballygunner 10pts. 2. Dungarvan 8pts. 3. Mount Sion 6pts. 4. Ballyduff 2pts. 5. Ardmore 2pts. 6. Tallow 2pts. Please Note: If two teams finish on equal points, placing on the Group table will be decided on their head to head game. If three or more finish on equal points, scoring differences will decide the placings.

Western Board Fixtures INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL SEMI-FINALS The following are the possible semi-final dates and times. Fixtures will be confirmed after next Sunday’s match between Sliabh gCua v Na Geraltaigh Please take these as official notice of fixture: Baile Na Cuirte V Sliabh gCua on Sunday, 31st August at 2.30 pm Fraher Field. Baile Na Cuirte V Dungarbhan Thursday, 28th August at 7.30 pm Fraher Field. Rod Na Brici V Dungarbhan on Friday, 29th August Time TBC Fraher Field. Rod na Brici V Na Geraltaigh on Sunday,

31st August at 1 pm Fraher Field. FIXTURES Friday, 22nd August, 2014 The Local Bar Junior Hurling (Intermediate Attached): Melleray v Shamrocks 7.15 pm at Lismore Abbeyside v Kilgobinet 7.15 pm at Colligan An Rinn v Cappoquin 7.15 pm at Bushy Park. Sunday 24th August, 2014 Comeragh Oil Intermediate Hurling Championship: Ballinameela v Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 7pm at Bushy Park

Stradbally v Shamrocks 7 pm at Fraher Field Radley Engineering Intermediate Football Championship: Sliabh gCua v Geraldines 1.00 pm at Fraher Field The Local Bar Junior Hurling Championship: Colligan v Modeligo 2.30 p.m. at Fraher Field The Local Bar Junior Hurling (Intermediate Attached): Brickey Rangers v Ballysaggart 12 noon at Cappoquin

Angela Whelan (Secretary Western Bord na nOg) presenting the trophy for the Western U-13 Division 3 hurling Championship to Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg captain Sam Fitzgerald after his team’s win over Naomh Brid in the Final, included is Gavin Whelan (PRO County Bord na nOg). [Rory Wyley]

St. Anne's Camogie Club U-8/10s Training continues every Saturday from 10 am to 11 am. New members are always welcome. LEAVING CERT RESULTS Well done to all our members who received their Leaving Cert Results this week. Best of luck to you all in the future! U-16S Our U-16 footballers won their semi-final on Wednesday night against Gaultier on a scoreline of 5-9 to 4-7 having come from 4 points down at half-time to win by 5 points. Team was Megan Foran, Natasha Doyle, Aisling Allen, Niamh Foran, Sarah Moloney, Saoirse Bonner (capt.), Orla Hasset, Roisin Murphy, Marie Keane, Cloe Mcgrath, Sibeal Harney, Shannon Murphy, Louise Murphy, Ciara Behan, Rachel McDonald, Aisling Power. We wish a speedy recovery to both Alisha McDonald and Emma Murphy. MINOR CAMOGIE Our U18 camogie team had a comfortable

win over Roanmore on Monday night. Well done to all involved. WATERFORD U16 CAMOGIE TEAM U-16 All-Ireland Final v Derry on Sunday, August 24th. Time and venue to be confirmed. ANNUAL SUMMER BBQ We are pleased to announce that the annual end of summer BBQ will take place between 3 & 5 pm on 23rd of August at Boatstrand Pier. Tickets are €5 (maximum of €15 per family) and are available on the day. We would be very grateful for any donations of buns or cakes. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support during the year. ALL-IRELAND CAMOGIE SEMI-FINAL Hard Luck to the County Intermediate Camogie Panel, including our St. Anne's girls involved, who were narrowly defeated by Limerick in the All Ireland Semi-Final on Saturday with a final score of Limerick 0-9; Waterford 0-8.

Lismore Camogie Club CLUB BBQ Lismore Camogie Club will host a fundraising Barbeque on Sunday evening next August 24th in Eamonns Place(Koochies) garden. There will be an evening of fun with face painting for the kiddies, music and fine food. So come along and bring your friends and join in the fun for the last fun event of the summer. Time; 4pm to 8pm. CLUB MATCHES Our Minor team took the long trip to De La Salle on Tuesday eening last to take on De La Salle in the third round of the championship ,

but unfortunately were beaten by a very strong De La Salle team. The girls will now play Tramore at home in the next round on Tuesday next august 26th. Our U16's match V An Rinn which was due to be played yesterday Tuesday august 19th was postponed due to the County's U16 teams participation in the All Ireland Final. The refixture TBC. The Clubs Junior team who played the County semifinal on Sunday evening in Dungarvan V Roanmore ended all square on a score

line of Lismore 4-6 Roanmore 3-9, so a replay will take place TBC. INTER-COUNTY CAMOGIE Our commiserations to the County Intermediate team who bowed out of the All Ireland Intermediate Championship at the semifinal stage V Limerick on Saturday last when they were beaten by the minimum 0-1. Waterford 0-8 Limerick 0-9 Best of luck to the Waterford U16 team in the All Ireland Final V Derry on Sunday next in Leixlip Co. Kildare at 2.30pm

Fraher Field news FIXTURES Friday, 22nd August Intermediate Hurling Championship: At 7.30 p.m. Ballinameela V Clashmore/Kinsalebeg. Saturday, 23rd August Waterford Coaching and Games Development Squad Fundraiser: 1st match U-14 Hurling at 1.00p.m. Waterford V Tipperary 2nd match U-15 Hurling at 2.15 p.m. Waterford V Tipperary 3rd match U-16 Hurling at 3.30 p.m. Waterford V

Tipperary. Senior Hurling Championship: At 6.00 p.m. Ballygunner V Ballyduff Upper. At 7.30 p.m. Fourmilewater V Lismore. Sunday, 24th August Junior Hurling Championship: At 1.00 p.m. St. Mary’s V Geraldines. At 2.30 p.m. Modeligo V Colligan. Intermediate Hurling Championship: At 7.00 p.m. Shamrocks V Stradbally.

ADVERTISING Please contact paddygcoyne@hotmail.com or phone 087 9804373. FIELD BOOKINGS Please contact gercotter@hotmail.com or phone 087 7568493. NO SMOKING Patrons are advised to take note that the Stand in Fraher Field has a no smoking policy and spectators are asked to have consideration for other patrons and use the smoking areas in the showground area.

GAA CLUB NOTES

Dungarvan WELL DONE To all our members who got their Leaving Cert results last Wednesday. We wish them all a very bright and prosperous future at whatever career they persue. MINOR HURLING We travelled to the famous Mt. Sion venue last Tuesday to play the locals in the Minor Championship. After a long hard tough encounter we managed to scrape out a 4 point victory which we just about deserved. We still have a lot of hard work to do if we are to progress in this Championship. Well done to Kealan Daly and to Sean Murray who played very well when called upon. LOTTO We would like to thank all our members who have played our Lotto every week and thank them for their continued support. The lotto can be bought at the Ard Scoil Bingo, Lynches Green Grocers, Country store, Walshes Spar, Paddy Foleys, Hallahans Chemists, Quealys Bar, Crottys Bar Leamybrien. This week’s Jackpot is over €4,000. STAND The club is now commencing the building of the new stand. Those people who have enquired about having a seat named in memory of their loved ones can now make their payments to Diarmuid Curran, Paddy Fitzgerald,Tony Ryan and David Kiely. SENIOR HURLING We travelled the short distance to Fraher Field last Saturday evening to play Ballyduff in the latest round of the Senior Championship. We had a very good start and played well in the first half with the breeze at our backs. However, we did not kick on in the second half and allowed Ballyduff back into game with some sloppy play. With some good hurling from Darragh Lyons in particular we steadied the ship and ran out winners by 7 points. We now play Mt. Sion on the 23rd at 6.00 pm in Walsh Park which is the last game in the league section. SYMPATHY The club would like to extend its deepest sympathy to Aidan O’Connor on the death of his niece Marian Healy Guiney last week. JOHN McLOUGHLIN TOURNAMENT This tournament will be played by our Minors tonight (Wednesday) when they take on De La Salle in the latest round of the Minor Championship. U-14 CHAMPIONSHIP We had Tramore for a visit on Monday night last and after a Titanic struggle we just about came out on top of proceedings with a 2 point win. We went from being very comfortable with 5 minutes to go to holding on at the very end. However, we live to fight another day and our next game is against Sacred Heart on this Thursday.

Brickey Rangers Rangers Brickey LOTTO Last week’s lotto was held in The Local. Numbers drawn were 18- 21- 23- 29. There was no jackpot winner. €25 winners were Mairead McGrath, Seamus & Marie Connolly, Mary C. Walsh, Cormac, Cathal & Clara. Next weeks draw will take place in The Enterprise where the jackpot will be €2,950. Tickets €2 each and can be bought from the usual promoters and outlets. JUNIOR HURLING We were defeated by Kilgobinet on Friday evening last on a scoreline of Brickeys 2- 8; Kilgobinet 1- 17. Team; C. O'Halloran, D. Cooney, M. O'Donnell, I. Walsh, R. Landers, J. O'Donnell, C. O'Neill, M. Barry, D. O'Grady, T. Tobin (0-1), O. Casey, N.Collins (0-3), C. Walsh, J. Cooney (1-0), P. Veale (1-4).

Our next game in the championship is on 24th August versus Ballysaggart in Cappoquin at 12 noon. INTERMEDIATE HURLING We suffered a seven point defeat to Cappoquin on Saturday evening last at the Colligan venue. Final score Brickeys 0-9; Cappoquin 1-13. Team; J. Kiely, S. Keohan, S. McGrath, D. Tobin, C. Shalloe, P. Walsh, T. Lynch, D. Duggan, C. Phelan, M. Scanlon, C. McGrath, C. O'Grady, C. Barry, C. Curran, N. Whelan. Subs Used: J. O'Donnell, T. Tobin, C. Morrissey, N. Collins.

ALL IRELAND TICKETS Any club member wishing to be included in draw for All-Ireland Hurling and Football tickets please give name to Club Secretary Matt Kiely 087 296 4816 in the next week. BRICKEY COW DROP Reminder to all those who have cards for this fundraiser to make a huge effort to sell. There's only three weeks left so it's imperative to be selling now. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to all our players who received their Leaving Cert. results last week. LADIES NOTES U-16B All-Ireland Final: Good luck to Kate McGrath and Megan Dunford who are part of the Waterford U-16 squad who take on Derry in the All-Ireland Final on Sunday next, 24th August in Leixlip.

Junior A Ladies Football: Our Junior ladies were out against Old Parish last Sunday evening. We were down by 2 points at half-time against the breeze but we took full advantage of this in the second half and won on a score line of 3-15 to 2-11. We have one match left to play against Mount Sion. No details available yet. County Duty: Good Luck to Megan O’Connor and Liz Devine who are part of the Intermediate team who play Fermanagh on Saturday. Leaving Cert: Congratulations to all our Football and Camogie girls who received their leaving Cert results last week. JUVENILE NOTES No Under 8 Training on Saturday next as Sean Kelly cycle will be taking place and lots of our players and the coaches will be taking part. Good Luck to all. Under 10: The under 10 league took place at home on Monday last and will continue on alternate Monday nights. Under 12 Football League: Next match at home to St. Olivers at 6.30 on the 29th August. Training continues each week all players will be notified by text. Under 13 Hurling: We had a busy week in the above competition.We played Ballyduff in a hotly contested match on Wednesday night last with a place in the Western final up for grabs, We won this game and the Western final beckoned, Cois Brid were to be the opposition. A very closely contested final was played which could have gone either way but unfortunately lady luck was not on our side and Cois Brid went on to win by a margin of 4 points. We wish them the best of luck in the County Final. Congratulations to the team and to the mentors on reaching the Western final. Under 14 Hurling: On Monday night last we will have played Sacred Heart in the above competition, Score not available at time of submission. Under 16 Hurling: We travelled to Mount Sion on Thursday night, the lads were up for the game and competed well against the stronger city side, they are improving with each game and are competing well in the top flight, unfortunately they were not to have victory at the game. Bon Voyage: Good luck to our Under 14 player Andrew Sheehan who is emigrating with his family this month, Hope he finds a club in Switzerland that will benefit from his skills.

Affane/Cappoquin Affane/Cappoquin WESTERN IHC: Cappoquin 1-15; Ring 4-12. Cappoquin took on Ring in Bushy Park last Wednesday in a well contested first half and with Ring playing with the aid of a strong breeze they led by four points 0-7 to 1-8. In the second half Ring got in for two early second half goals to put them ten points clear, Cappoquin brought the deficit back to five but Ring held their composure and were well worth their six point win. Cappoquin: Donal O’Rourke, Shane Murray, Colm Looby, Kevin Looby, Keith Landers, Paul Murray, Tim Looby, Conor Murray, Andy Molumby, Shane O’Rourke (Captain), Finan Murray, Aaron O’Sullivan (0-2), Shane Coughlan, P. J. Curran, Killian O’Sullivan. Subs used: Damian McCart and Colin Landers.

CAPPOQUIN 1-14; BRICKEY RANGERS 0-9. They say a week can be a long time in politics but three days can be longer in hurling as Cappoquin bounced back from a dismal showing against Ring in midweek to record a good win over front runners in the Brickeys in Colligan last Saturday evening. This was a good overall team performance from number 1 Goalkeeper Donal 'Duck' O’Rourke who had an excellent game and made an exceptional point blank save in the second half as the Brickeys were beginning to come into the game up to number 15 corner forward Aaron O’Sullivan who again cut over two superb sidelines and set up P. J. Curran for the crucial goal in the first half. Cappoquin team: Donal O’Rourke, Kevin Looby, Colm Looby, Tim Looby, Keith Landers, Conor Murray, Shane Murray, P. Murray, Finan Murray, Shane O’Rourke (capt), Colin Landers, Shane Coughlan, Killian O’Sullivan, P. J. Curran, Aaron O’Sullivan. Subs used: Gavin McCarthy.

CAPPOQUIN UPCOMING U-10/U-12/U-14 U-14 / U- 16 / MINOR HURLING / JUNIOR HURLING FIXTURES Wednesday, August 20th CMHC Rd 5 Cappoquin (A) V Ferrybank at 7 pm CMHC Rd 5 Cappoquin (H) V Abbeyside TBC. West Junior Hurling An Rinn V Ceapach Chuinn at Bushy Park Friday, 22nd August 7.30 pm County U-16 Hurling Rd 5 Mon Aug 25th Cappoquin (H) V Mt Sion at 7.30 p.m. FIXTURES FOR THE SPORTSFIELD Sunday, 24th August: Junior Hurling Brickeys V Ballysaggart at 12 noon Monday 25th U-16 Hurling VS Mt Sion at 7.30 pm CLUB LOTTO The numbers drawn in our Club Lotto for the jackpot prize €3,600 on Monday, August 11th were 8, 20, 24, 28 and there was no winner. The €25 consolation prize winners were: Mary Hennessy, Dromana; Pat Whelan, New York;

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Clonea U-8’s with Liam Ó’Néill President of the GAA at the opening of Bonmahon Field. John McGrath, Mass Lane; Mary, Caoimhe, Aaron Coughlan, Lacken and Cappoquin Camogie Club. This week’s draw was held Monday, August 18th and the results will appear here next week. THREE TO ANSWER 1, What Club do Alan and Bernard Brogan play for? 2, Who captained Donegal when they won their first All-Ireland Senior football title? 3, Who is the only player to be Waterford Footballer and Hurler of the Year? LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1, Paul O’Connor, Clashmore was Waterfords Young Footballer of the year in 2013. 2, Tyrone have won three All-Ireland Senior Football titles. 3, Jim Nelson was the Antrim manager when they met Tipp in the 1989 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final. FIXTURE MADNESS Last week some of our players lined out in four crucial championship fixtures within a five day period. Almost two and half months since our club last played an intermediate hurling championship fixture we were expected to line out twice in a three day period. Did anyone ask Lance Armstrong for advice? Clubs and their players are the most important asset the GAA possess, and every GAA person wants to see our clubs get good completion within a reasonable time frame. COUNTY MINOR HURLING C'SHIP FIXTURE Thursday, Aug. 20th CMHC Rd 5 Cappoquin (A) V Ferrybank at 7 p.m. ALL IRELAND U-16 CAMOGIE FINAL Best of luck to the Waterford U-16 Camogie team and especially the Cornerstone girls, Ashling (Captain), Roisin, Laura, Clodagh and Sinead who take on Derry in the All-Ireland Camogie Final in Radley Park, Leixlip this Sunday at 2.30 p.m. So if you get a chance go along and support the girls. Up The Deise

Kill CONGRATS To clubman Kevin Walsh and his wife Margaret on the birth of a new baby girl last weekend. We wish Kevin and the family many years of joy, health and happiness. CLUB LOTTO Their was no winner of this week’s jackpot in Kirwan’s Bar, last Monday night 11th August. We had two 'Match 3's' though, as both tickets came from the same house. Tracy and Shauna Casey, Castlecroddick both had 3 of the 4 numbers drawn and so they win €25 each. The numbers drawn were 14, 20, 27, 30. Next week’s draw is in Dunphys where the jackpot is now €8,150. UPCOMING FIXTURE Our second string team take on Tramore in their final group game in this years 'Junior B Football' championship this Saturday night, 23rd August, Nothing less than a win will do, to make sure we make the play-offs. This game will take place in Fenor and has a 7 p.m. throw in, so please come along and support the lads. JUNIOR HURLING Following Ballyduff’s walk-over to Fenor last Friday evening, the path is now clear for the Eastern semi-finals. These will form part of a dou-

ble header in Walsh Park on Saturday 13th September. Fenor will play Ballydurn, while Bonmahon will take on Ballyduff. BBQ & SOCIAL NIGHT Our BBQ & Social Night was a great success last Saturday night in Kirwans Bar as a massive crowd turned out and more importantly the rain stayed away. 'Newfoundland', the band that is, rocked the place, while the BBQ went down a treat under the watchful eye of Gordon Ramsey himself, Davy Mulcahy. So well done to everyone who helped on the night and all those who organised the event. ST. MARY’S JUVENILE U-14 Hurling: Bunmahon was the venue for our latest 4-14 championship game and Kilrossanty were the opponents on this occasion. An exciting game finished all square on a 3-5 a piece scoreline. U-12 Football: Our U-12's played their first game in the city league last Thursday night, 14th August, when they traveled to Gaultier to play the home team. Playing in Division 1 we found the Barony Boys way too strong for us and we ended up losing by 5-11 to 0-2 despite our best efforts. U-11 Football: We received our first points in the U-11 city league last Friday night without having to kick a ball. We were due to play Sacred Heart but they couldn't field a team and so they conceded a walkover to us. We have 6 more games left in this league. Minor Hurling: St. Olivers travelled to Kill last Tuesday evening, 12th August, to play us in the championship. Disappointingly, we could only muster 11 players, as some individuals just couldn't be bothered turning up, despite the best efforts of the selectors. We did play Olivers in a challenge game with the help of a couple of their players. Once again, apologies to all in St. Olivers. Next up is Tramore this Wednesday evening. U-16 Hurling: We travelled to Tramore last Thursday evening, 21st August, to play the home team in the latest round of the championship. Over the next 60 minutes it turned out to be an exciting game. Leading by 6 points at one stage coming up to half-time, the seasiders crawled their way back into contention. The second half was very nerve wracking as scores were traded tit for tat but in the end Tramore just edged it on a 5-11 to 4-11 scoreline.

Shamrocks CLUB LOTTO Last Saturday's drawn lotto numbers were 1214-17-24, and there was no winner. €20 winners were Ann & Mary, Mary O'Neill, Bridget Murphy, Mary Flaherty, Pat Dalton. Next week's jackpot will be an even €19,000, very handy for someone. INTERMEDIATE HURLING: Shamrocks 1-10, Ballinameela 1-17. With roughly ten minutes gone in the first half of this match in a breezy Lismore, Shamrocks led by 0-5 to 0-4 playing against the wind, with points from Shane Roche, Kelvyn O'Farrell, and John Paul Lucey. From then until half-time, however, Ballinameela outscored us by 1-6 to 0-1 to go in at the break leading 1-10 to 0-6. With our free takers having another off-night, we still felt in with a great shout playing with the wind in the second

half. But credit due to Ballinameela, they matched us point for point, and though Colm Roche scored a fine goal to give us a lift, still we continued to misfire from placed balls which didn't help our cause. I believe we had 12 wides from frees alone, and by my reckoning our opponents only missed one. If we had even scored half of those, I think the result could have been different. We have to dust ourselves down now and prepare to take on Stradbally next Sunday night in Fraher Field. If we can somehow win this match we can still qualify for the quarter finals, but we will need to improve greatly if we hope to progress. Panel: Liam Murphy, Padraig Ahearne, John O'Donovan, Brian Harnedy, Tom O'Donovan, Eoin Murphy, Jason Ahearne, Shane Roche (0-3), Jamie Murphy, John Paul Lucey (0-1), Colm Roche (1-3), Adam Crawford, Edward Lonergan (0-1), Cathal Herlihy, Kelvyn O'Farrell (0-1), Ciaran O'Keeffe (0-1), Joe Leahy, Stephen Lucey, Keegan O'Farrell, Chris Murphy, Sean Murphy, Mike O'Neill, Paidi Roche.

JUNIOR HURLING: Shamrocks 4-10, Cappoquin 0-7. Shamrocks Junior hurling team had their biggest win this season with a five goal trouncing of Cappoquin in Ballyduff last Friday night. With Chris Murphy again scoring from frees and play, and two well taken goals from full forward Sean O'Neill, the game was as good as over by halftime going in 3-7 to 0-1 up, Chris getting the goal. Despite taking our foot off the pedal somewhat in the second half, a goal from Pat Murphy sealed the win, 4-10 to 0-7. Their next match takes place this coming Friday night, 22nd with Melleray the opponents in Lismore, throw-in 7.15 pm. Panel: Brendan Ormonde, Padraig Roche, Thomas Baldwin, Paddy Smith, Mike O'Neill, Liam Dalton, Ritchie Murphy, Chris Murphy, Conor Goulding, Edward Hynes, Sean Murphy, Alan Kelly, Nat Smith, Sean O'Neill, Pat Murphy, James Walsh, Seamie Tobin, Jody O'Neill, James Baldwin, Liam Smith, John A. Kelly.

CONGRATULATIONS Well done to Cois Bhride's U-13 Hurling team that won the Western Final last week. They should be headed for a county final soon. Well done to all of you.

Kilgobinet WESTERN JHC (INTERMEDIATE ATTACHED) After a long lay-off we got back on the championship road last Friday night against a very spirited Brickeys side. It was nip and tuck in the first half with some good points from Stephen and a great performance from John in the middle of the field. Brickeys got in for a goal just before halftime to leave just 2 points between the sides. We started off the second half with a bit more spark to our game, with some good points from Tomás and Paul, but the Brickeys came back at us again with another goal leaving just 3 between us. We kept our composure and tapped home a few points to secure a hard fought win. FIXTURES We play Abbeyside on this Friday night in Colligan at 7.15 pm. A big improvement is needed from our last game to ensure we can overcome a strong Abbeyside side. We had great support last Friday night, so hopefully our supporters can make the short journey over to Colligan on Friday night to cheer on the lads again.

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St. St. Patrick’s Patricks U-10 HURLING Last Monday night we were beaten by a much stronger St. Oliver’s outfit at home, hopefully this Monday night we will be hoping for a much improved performance against Clashmore/Kinsalebeg. Monday (25th) away to Ballyduff Upr. TONY FORRISTAL/SONNY WALSH Saturday August, 30th is Tony Forristal/Sonny Walsh Weekend. Reece Stringer will captain the Waterford B Team in the Sonny Walsh Competition where they will play Tipperary B, and Kerry at the De la Salle venue. U-15 - Also on that weekend Dan Booth, Jack Cullinan and Sam Murphy Nix are the St Pat’s representatives on the Waterford Panel. U-16 Naomh Brid/St. Pats are holding their own in Division 2 County. We have 6 points out of 8 with wins over St Saviours and Portlaw & Passage. Next outing is Monday, 25th August vs St. Oliver's in Aglish. MINOR HURLING Last Tuesday night our Minors got back to winning ways with a very easy victory versus An nGaeltacht who on the night found themselves struggling with numbers, with two remaining games to be played Clashmore & Ballyduff, both games must be won to qualify for the knock-outs. EXAM RESULTS Congratulations to all the boys and girls who received their results in the Leaving Certificate last week. Here’s hoping they all got sufficient points.

Tramore Tramore U-13 HURLING EASTERN FINAL TRAMORE 2-3; CLONEA-POWER 2-0. Our U13 hurlers had a fine win over CloneaPower in the Div. 2 Eastern Hurling Final. This was a desperately close game from two evenly matched sides. We went 1-2 up with the wind in the first half with a goal from Dean Larkin and fine points from Conor Butler and Cian Rellis. Mikey Brennan had to go off injured in this period after getting a hand injury, get well soon Mikey from all your team mates! However, against the wind in the second half Clonea-Power seized the initiative with 2 goals to put us under the cosh. This was when our mettle was well and truly tested but our lads fought their way back into the gamed slowly but surely and a point from David O'Connor levelled the game again. The game remained tight to the end, David then produced the decisive score from a fine Conor Butler pass, a cracking goal which the goaly got his hurley to but the power in the shot was such that the sliotar flew to the top corner of the net. A fantastic victory which our fitness levels and never say die attitude brought to fruition. Panel was Liam Og Cuddihy, Keith Flynn, David O’Connor, Patrick O’Neill, Luke Hurley, Philip Lavery, Jack Keoghan, Cian Rellis, Mikey Brennan, Conor Butler, Dean Larkin, John Finnegan, Donal O’Connor, Thomas Murray, Jordan Daniels, Elijah Nyangasai.

U-16 HURLING Following there impressive away win against Kilrossanty on the 31st July Tramore's U-16 Hurlers travelled to Carrick to take on St. Mollerans an Saturday evening, 9th August. A tight first half saw Tramore leading 1-7 to 0-7 at half-time thanks to a wonderfully taken goal by Ian Thompson, with a slight wind advantage in the second half Tramore started to dominate and further scores from Ben Richards Matthew Garvey, Liam Fitzgerald, Aodh O'Connor, Mark Cantwell and Philip Griffin saw our lads pull away and a strong defensive display from Joshua Malone, Lorcan Lynch, Jack O'Byrne, Conor Cowman and some fine goalkeeping from Cian Connor saw our lads go on to claim a stong victory on the scoreline of 1-9 to 5-11. CAMOGIE Training on Wednesday evenings for U-8 to U-12, 6 - 7 pm. Training now on Wednesday evenings for U-14 to U-18 from 8 - 9 pm. CUL CAMP The Cul camp is here now, you can contact Denise on the number below. Tramore Kellogg's GAA Cul Camps takes place from 18 - 22 August, in Tramore GAA Club, 10 am - 2.30 pm, Monday to Friday, €55 for 1st child, €45 for 2nd child, and €40 for 3rd and subsequent children. Contact Denise Connor 0862470899 to book a place on the camp. This is a great camp, the largest by far in the County, and is very well run, great value and fantastic fun, so book your place early to avoid disappointment. FR COLM CYCLE Up too 300 cyclists who participated in the Father Colm annual cycle, finished their event in the club on Saturday, 9th August. Thanks to our Centre manager Charlie and all his team for having everything in the hall in tip top shape making it a great day. ASTROTURF AND HALL Open to Clubs and Children's Parties, for further information, contact our Sports and Social Manager, Charlie Ryan at 086-8232021. LITTLE WARRIORS Little Warriors is back, fun and games for 3-6 year olds in our Astroturf every Sunday at 10 am,

only €2 per child, max €5 per family. A fun introduction to Gaelic Games and more in a safe environment. BINGO In the Club every Monday at 8pm. All are welcome. CIRCUIT TRAINING AND CORE PILATES Circuits with John Frost on Wednesday at 7.30 pm. Pilates with Davy Wade on Thursday at 7.30 pm. €5 for each class and all are welcome. Great to see the mix of people attending these classes every week, Lords and Ladies, young and not so young. LOTTO The next draw takes place on Wednesday, 27th August, when the Jackpot will be €2,800. Tickets €2 each are on sale in the usual outlets. There was no winner of the €2,700 Jackpot in last Wednesday's draw. The numbers drawn were 20, 21, 22 and 24. Lucky Dip winners of €40 each were Fiona Hackett, Glenside, G. Hayes, Glenside and Tina Carey, Cullencastle. Thanks to all who support the Lotto. DEISE DRAW The next draw takes place in St. Molleran's GAA Club on Friday, 29th August. Terrific prizes to be won monthly, including the top prize of €10,000. Tickets €10 per month can be got from Pat Cullen or Anne Bohan. Thanks to all who support the Deise Draw. CARDS NIGHT Cards resume at 9.30 pm on Friday and all are welcome. Recent Bonus Ball winners were Patrick Flynn and Claire Guiry.

Bonmahon Bonmahon BONMAHON V’S KILMAC On Saturday evening last, the 16th, we travelled to Dunhill to take on Kilmac in our last group game of this year’s championship. Conditions were perfect for football and we lined out with a strong team of: B. Murphy, K. Roche, C. Buckley, E. Fitzgerald, J. Fenton, J. Roche, F. Buckley, P. Queally, T. Power, D. Power, M. Mullarkey, C. Queally, N. Queally, A. Power, K. Halley. Some observers believed the team was understrength due to injuries however there was little evidence of this in the first half as we dominated possession in all areas of the field, held the Kilmac outfit to just a single point which came late in that first half. It was the opposition goalkeeper who kept them in the game with a string of fine saves in that first half as our forwards kept the scoreboard ticking over with a total of 7 points. It probably should have been higher considering we had a monopoly on possession with Brendan Murphy having to take just three kickouts. However, we hit the self-destruct button early in the second half as Kilmac finally found their kicking boots. Needless fouls and poor decision making left us in a position where the first half scoring patterns were reversed, making the final result a draw. While the result had no impact on our qualification it was a disappointing second half performance. It was not all bad however as it was good to see Tommy Power put in a fine display in the middle of the park while younger members of the forward line Dylan Power and Kevin Halley both had good days out. It was also a positive for our defence to keep another clean sheet, especially Ciaran Buckley and Kieran Roche who had their hands full all evening. We will put this game behind us now and encourage all squad members back to training this week in preparation for our upcoming clash with St. Mollerans in the Eastern Quarter-Final.

Ardmore MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Ardmore 6-13; Ballyduff Upper 1-15. Looking at the final score might suggest that this was an easy encounter for Ardmore but the first half told otherwise. Ballyduff were on top in the first half with the wind advantage and led at half-time by a scoreline of 1-10 to Ardmore's 2-5. Points came in the first half from James Kennedy, Charlie Bryan, Eoin Conway and James Flavin. We may have been further behind were it not for a fantastic save by our goalkeeper Jack Walsh. Senan Freyne scored a goal at the end of the first half leaving us trail by two points. A more determined Ardmore team came out for the second half and within minutes a foul on Senan Freyne resulted in the penalty for us. James Flavin took the point on this occasion. Senan Freyne hit the back of the net for the second time and the scoring began in earnest. Points from Michael Cronin, Stephen Keating and goals from Charlie Troy and James Flavin gave us a decisive victory. Three wins from three games to date and a fixture with Fourmilewater next week, date to be confirmed. Panel: Jack Walsh, Eoghan O'Shea, Richard Carroll, Declan Fitzgerald, Eoin Conway 0-1, Michael Cronin 0-3, Sean Veale, Senan Freyne 2-0, Stephen Keating 02, James Flavin 1-5 Charlie Bryan 1-1 (Yellow Card), James Kennedy 0-1, James Veale. Subs: Charlie Troy (2-0) for Charlie Bryan, John O'Brien for Sean Veale, William Barron for Eoin Conway. David Walsh (injured).

U-10S Our U-10s played two games in their hurling competition during the week. Monday night's game was against Cappoquin in Cappoquin and

St. Patrick’s U-8 team invited to Bonmahon GAA Club recently where Liam O'Neill President of the GAA was present.

Wednesday night our young boys travelled to Ballyduff Upper, on both nights they gave great performances. They have no game this week but play Naomh Brid next week, details to be confirmed.

Fourmilewater LOTTO Numbers drawn 6, 16, 22. No winner. 5 x €30 winners Willie and Tom, Toureen; Michelle Guiry, Knockanaffrin; Tom Halpin, Clogheen; Joseph Ryan, Dungarvan; Aileen Wall, Bennetschurch. New Jackpot €1,950. CARDS 1st Michael Ahearn and Chris Noonan, 2nd John Donovan and John O’Connor, Mary Murphy and Mary Kearns. Table prize Mary Ryan and Maurice Prendergast, Michael Nugent and Jim Skehan. SENIOR HURLING A very good game of hurling on Friday evening last v. Passage. We came out the wrong end of 3-18 to 1-18 defeat. 1-18 was good scoring but our back line will have to tighten up. Our last game is v. Lismore this coming Saturday and it’s winner takes all. A defeat will put us in a relegation battle and a win would probably put us in a quarter-final.

Clonea and Camogie Club CloneaHurling Hurling & Camogie CAMOGIE CLUB BACK TO SCHOOL HAMPER The Camogie club has a Hamper up for Raffle at the moment in the local Shop. Tickets are €2 a strip or 3 for €5. The Hamper contains all the essentials needed for children returning to school. MINOR Hard luck to the Minors on a loss to a good Ballyduff Lower/Kilmacthomas team last week JUVENILE BLOTTO Next draw is this Sunday, August 31st and Jackpot is now €4,600. UNDER 13 EASTERN FINAL Hard luck to our Under 13s who narrowly lost a great Eastern final to Tramore last Saturday in a fantastic game of hurling. Panel:- Patrick O’Brien, Kevin Tobin, Tom Walsh, Shane Walsh, Aidan Broxson, Ronan Elliffe, James Power, Padraic Murphy, Luke Brennan, Reece O’Mahony, Franci Roche, Christopher Walsh, Ciaran Skehan, Barry Power, David Flynn, Gerard Hahessy, Padraig Fahey, Aaron McNamara and Peter Walsh.

Naomh Brid UNDER 10 HURLING We had a very entertaining game with Ballyduff Upper last week, even if the visitors proved too strong on the day! Skill levels are definitely improving with every game, so the more that come the better. We try to give every child some game time. This week we are hosting Cappoquin in Touraneena on Monday night. Next week we will be away to Ardmore on Monday at

7.00 pm. UNDER 11 FOOTBALL.- DIV 1 Our next game in this league is at home to Rathgormack on next Friday evening, August 22. UNDER 12 FOOTBALL Our game vs Dungarvan has had to be rescheduled. Date to be advised. The next game in this league is on Friday 29th at home to St Pats UNDER 13 HURLING.WESTERN FINAL The Naomh Brid /St Pats combination were very unlucky on Saturday morning going down by three points to Clashmore/Kinsalebeg. Well done to all involved. Congratulations also to all Western final winners on the day. TRAINING Training will continue each Monday evening at 7.30 pm in Modeligo. Under 10 group will have matches every Monday instead of training.

Geraldines Geraldines JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP V COLLIGAN We played Colligan in the Junior Championship on Saturday evening in Cappoquin in a game we had to win to keep our interest alive in this competition. The game was a battle from start to finish with the result in doubt right up to the final whistle. The first half was tit for tat with Steven Kenefick opening the scoring from a long range free before Brendan Dwyer and Stephen Hally got in on the scoring act. Colligan matched us all the way with Johnny Wall being their scorer-in-chief. Aidan Dwyer put over three good points along with well worked scores from Ray Connery and Stevie Keane but at half time the teams could not be separated with the score being 0-8 points apiece. Colligan started well in the second half and outscored us by 5points to 1 in the early exchanges. We thought we had a lifeline when we were awarded a penalty after Ed Donovan was taken down in the box but we failed to convert the opportunity. We needed something to special to drag us back into the game and it came when Ed Donovan passed to Stevie Keane who finished expertly to the corner of the net. This goal kick-started us and we finished the game strongly outscoring Colligan by 4 points to 1,with points from Aidan Dwyer, who had taken over the frees, and Stephen Hally. Final score: Geraldines 1-13; 0-14 Colligan. We had good defensive displays from Vinny O’Brien and Ricki Fitzgerald who did their jobs with the minimum of fuss. Further up the field, Stephen Kenefick, Ray Connery and Aidan Dwyer had major contributions to the win while Matty O’Brien got through an ocean of work. Colligan battled hard throughout the game considering they were without their injured intercounty hurler, Colin Dunford. We now face a winner takes all game against St. Mary’s who gave us a heavy beating in our first game of the championship. Thanks to John Power who assisted Steven Ronayne on the line, as Kieran Cotter was enjoying some sun. It was also good to have Jerome back from his travels and to have Ger O’Donovan back from his injuries.

Team: P. O’Donovan, V. O’Brien, S. Fitzgerald, R. Fitzgerald, J. Maher, E. Mernin, J. Healy, R. Connery, S. Kenefick, S. Hally, M. O’Brien, A. Dwyer, S. Keane, E. Donovan, B. Dwyer. Subs: S. Kenny for B. Dwyer, J. Landers for S. Fitzgerald, G. O’Donovan for S. Keane.

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL V SLIABH gCUA We play Sliabh gCua in a vital game of the intermediate football championship this weekend. All support would be greatly appreciated. Check this paper for details. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Mary and Mossie Kelly on the arrival of their baby daughter Marley Mae. Mary’s brother Tom played with the club for many years and her father, also Tom, was a great supporter of the club through the years. If there is anything that you would like to have included in the notes, please contact me on 087 6495845.

Ballyduff Upper SENIOR HURLING Ballyduff's senior hurlers suffered their third straight championship defeat following a seven point loss to Dungarvan last Saturday; 1-18 to 1-11. Playing into a strong wind in the opening half, Ballyduff found themselves behind early on and struggling to keep pace with a young Dungarvan side. Half-time score was 0-14 to 0-4. Credit to Ballyduff for pulling the score back somewhat in the second half. They halved the deficit mid way through the half, but a Patrick Curran goal took the wind out of Ballyduff's fightback. Jamie Kearney struck for a late consolation goal for Ballyduff following neat work by Stephen Molumphy, who now face an uphill battle to make the quarter-finals. Team was: John Twomey, Jamie Hannon, Tom Feeney, Michael Kearney, Ger Feeney, Shane Kearney, Cian Leamy, Shane Hannon, Seamus Hannon, Brian Kearney, Jamie Kearney, Stephen Molumphy, Andrew Casey, Mikey Kearney, Kevin Casey. Subs used: Tom Molumphy, Brendan Hannon, Maurice MacNamara.

JUNIOR HURLING The juniors were awarded a bye against Fourmilewater in the final group game last Sunday, as the opponents could only field 12 players. This results sends Ballyduff through to semi final on top of the group, with five wins from five. They face Tallow in this game, possibly to be played this weekend. MINOR HURLING The minors lost out to Ardmore in a recent championship game, while they played An Gaeltacht last Wednesday. Report to follow next week. SYMPATHY The club would like to extend their sympathy to Brendan Cotter and family on the death of Marguerite. Sympathies also extended to Western Board chairman, Pat Grant on the death of his mother. LOTTO The numbers drawn in last week’s lotto were 5, 18, 22, 30. There was no jackpot winner. €30 winners were Jim O'Neill; Tony Feeney; Will, Karen and Finn Hickey; Lesley Watton.

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Abbeyside/Ballinacourty JACK THE JOKER Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the Jackpot will be €7,068 as on Sunday night Orla Forde was drawn out of the drum and picked card 42 which wasn’t the Joker though she did win €50. Peggy Walsh and Stephen O’Reilly won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, The Village Inn, Village Flowers, Kennedys Live, Spar, Mike Kiely’s Butchers and Mousies Takeaway. SENIOR HURLING Last Saturday evening we played Lismore in round 4 of the County Championship in Fraher Field where we recorded our second win of the Championship. This Saturday night we play Roanmore in Kill at 7 pm where a win would qualify us for the quarter final of the championship. Team: S. ENRIGHT, G. BREEN, S. O’HARE, B. LOOBY, M. POWER, R. FOLEY, J. O’MAHONEY, S. O’DONOVAN, M. O’HALLORAN, D. COLLINS, J. HURNEY, G. HURNEY, T. MURRAY, M. FERNCOMBE, P. HURENY. Subs: M. FIVES, C. KINDREGAN, C. PRUNTY.

JUNIOR HURLING On Sunday morning last we played Ballinameela in Fraher Field in the Western Championship and after a very entertaining hours hurling it was our opponents who took the spoils. This Friday night we play Kilgobinet in our last game of the group stages in Colligan at 7:15 pm. SPONSORED CYCLE We would ask those cyclists with sponsorship cards not yet returned to please return them to the organisers of the cycle as soon as possible. CLUB BINGO This Sunday our Club Bingo returns to the CBS Hall hall at 8:30 pm where the jackpot is €1,200. ALL IRELAND TICKETS Any member who wishes to put their name in the draw for All Ireland Hurling Final Tickets is asked to contact the Club Secretary as soon as possible. BOOKING OF PITCHES All team managers are reminded to please ensure that they have booked the pitch for training or matches with Michael O’Donovan. We would also ask team managers to please try and do as much heavy training in the areas behind the goals. JUVENILE NOTES Under 14: Last Monday we played Clonea in Abbeyside. We played well in this contest and were always holding the advantage to record 6- 22 to 1-4 win. Our last game was Monday away to Ballygunner on the 18th. Results next week Panel: Jake O’Riordan, Eoin Ahearne, Danial Raher, Sean Kent, Meldan O’Dwyer, Eoin Flynn, Shane Kiely, Dathi Brunnock, Jamie Walsh, Ben Flynn, Senan Travers, Cian O’Riordan, Michael Kiely, Patrick Fitzgerald, Oisin Hallahan, Danny Reynolds, James Riordan.

Under 13: Our under 13’s played Lismore in the Western hurling final last Saturday in Fraher field. Our lads played well throughout the game with some great blocking and striking. The final score was 4-14 to 4-2. Next game here is the county final on 6th September against the eastern champions. Panel: Jamie Moylan, Sean Roche, Danial Raher, Michael Troy, Colin Foley, Eoin Ahearne, Darragh Slevin, Cian O’Riordan, Senan Travers, Oisin Hallahan, Michael Kiely, DJ Kiely, David Hayes, Niall Buckely, Danial Treen, Alec Norris, Rory Ahearne, Ben Donovan, Tadhg Collins.

Minor Hurling: Our minor hurlers beat Clann Na Gael in their third round championship fixture on Tuesday night last. Their next match is this tonight (Wednesday) against Roanmore in the Kieran Lennon trophy match. Under 16: Our under 16 hurling team were defeated on Thursday night last against Lismore in an evenly contested game. All in the club would wish Meldon O Dwyer a speedy recovery after picking up a serious head injury in the game. Outdoor hurling: Our outdoor hurling training for juveniles begins again this Saturday (23rd of August) morning beginning at half ten for juveniles between under 5 and 10. Camoige Notes: Training returns after our Summer break on Friday evening at 6.30 for U-6, U-8 & U-10. New members are always welcome. Our under 16s play Modeligo on Wednesday evening at 7.30 in Modeligo all support would be greatly appreciated. Congratulations to Niamh Briggs on a fantastic Rugby World Cup Campaign, what a role model she is for all our young girls.

Ballinameela JUNIOR HURLING In our final game of the Junior Championship we defeated top of the table Abbeyside on a score of 2-16 to 3-8 with the goals coming from Micheal Culloo and Eddie Walsh. For our first year in this competition we acquitted ourselves. Team: James Maher, Joe Shine, Chris Troy, Shane McGovern, Michael Kiely, Aidan Ahearne, John Fletcher, Lorcan Looby, James Fletcher, Micheal Culloo, Shane Flavin, Terry McCarthy, Jason McGrath, Eddie Walsh, David McCarthy,

Sub Used: Aidan Browne Best wishes to David Phelan who leaves for Abu Dhabi this Friday to further his teaching career. His contribution in the last few games has been very noticeable and he leaves behind big boots to fill (size 11 to be precise!). No doubt the people of the United Arab Emirates will all be familiar with the city of Ballinameela by the time Davey finishes up out there! INTERMEDIATE HURLING Our intermediates picked up their second win of the campaign after a hard fought 1-17 to 1-10 victory over the Shamrocks in a breezy Lismore venue. The win did justice to the huge effort put in by all the players, with a notable feature of this week’s match again being the intensity in the tackle and covering all over the field, but perhaps the margin wasn’t fully reflective of just how close a game this was. Indeed, it was backs to the wall for much of the closing period of the game as the Shamrocks looked to convert their stranglehold on possession to points on the scoreboard. But for one of those days in front of the posts for the Knockanore men it could have been a very different story. As it was, the victory was largely in part to impressive accuracy in front of posts from the chances that came our way, with very few wides hit over the 60 minutes. The Curran twins’ accuracy from both placed balls and open play was again vital in ensuring that every opportunity resulted in a score, keeping us just far enough ahead as the game wound to a conclusion. Our efficiency on the day was epitomised when Jim Curran seized upon a pressurised clearance from David Phelan from our ‘21, mazed down the sideline to beat the man before shooting into the wind from the ’45 to finally put the game beyond doubt with the game’s closing score. The match began with a point from David from the first passage of play before the pattern for the opening 15 minutes emerged with Shamrocks applying the pressure. Was it not for some uncharacteristic wides from Shamrock’s placed balls, we probably would have found ourselves more than 0-5 to 0-4 in arrears, our other points coming from Tom Curran (2) and a stylish effort from Cian Culloo, all from play. A long-range pointed free from Tom was matched by brother Jim, before the same man provided the vital score of the half after showing great determination in beating two men, losing his hurley in the process, before rifling a booted shot to the roof of the net from 10 yards. This spurred us into gear and we added further points through Cian, David and Tom (2) to finish the half 1-10 to 0-6 ahead, having had what advantage was offered by the considerable, albeit diagonal breeze. The second half saw us concede a well taken Shamrock’s goal early on, with Donagh Looby in goal helpless to do much about the powerful bouncing strike. The concession was followed by sustained periods of pressure which fortunately only yielded intermittent points as our lead was whittled down to four, with Jim replying twice to leave the score 1-12 to 1-8 midway through the half. We would concede two more points before Shamrocks were forced to pass on scorable frees to go for the jugular as time ticked away. As was the case throughout the game, it was our ability to crowd the defence and then take the points on offer from the chances afforded to us when countering that allowed us the breathing space when under the cosh in the closing stages. In that time, three vital frees from Jim were punctuated by another score from David before final Jim’s final point put the game to bed. The club would like to wish a quick recovery to Shamrocks’ player Shane Roche who suffered a hand injury during the course of the game. Scorers: Jim Curran 1-7 (0-4 frees), Tom Curran 0-5 (0-2 frees), David Phelan 0-3, Cian Culloo 0-2 Team: Donagh Looby, Kealan Looby, Brendan Phelan, James Shine, John Harrington, Kevin Phelan, Colin Walsh, Tom Curran, Mike Walsh, Paul Curran, David Phelan, Mikey Phelan, Jim Curran, Cian Culloo, Rob Shine. Subs: Jason Morrissey, Shane McGovern, Chris Troy, Darren Mulcahy, Lorcan Looby, James Maher, Micheál Culloo, Eamonn Walsh, Jay McGrath, Stevie McGrath

Colligan Emmetts WESTERN JHC (PREMIER), RD. 3 GERS EDGE CLOSE ENCOUNTER Geraldines 1-13; Colligan Rockies 0-14. The third round of games in this year’s Western Junior (Premier) hurling Championship took place last weekend, where we suffered our first defeat of the campaign following a narrow two point loss to a hungrier Geraldine’s outfit in a well contested game played at the Cappoquin venue last Saturday evening (16/08/2014). Despite having wind advantage in the opening half we failed to make inroads on the scoreboard and our wide count had a big impact on the end result. The sides went in level at the break (0-8 apiece) as we failed to sparkle, the same intensity and workrate that was evident against St. Mary’s last weekend didn’t seem to be there. Upon the resumption Johnny Wall hit over some morale boosting scores as we began to spray the ball around and play more direct hurling. We opened up a four point lead with some 13 minutes remaining, but unfortunately we failed to press home this advantage as the Gers began to show their grit and determination that ultimately

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Ballysaggart GAA - Groups and Clubs from Ballysaggart present a cheque to the Mary Curran fundraising committee from the proceeds of a number of events in the area.

won them the game. From the resultant puck-out Geraldine’s had the ball in the net to reduce the deficit to the minimum. We did manage to respond, an inspirational score from Sean Dempsey had us in a good position but we couldn’t seem to shake off the Gers who were fighting for their Championship lives. Geraldine’s reeled off some points and they went in front with a couple of minutes remaining, try as we might we couldn’t forage an equaliser and the Gers hit a point right at the death to make a two point game and give them their first win of the Championship which is now wide open. It’s still in our own hands as regards where we qualify and make’s this weekend’s crucial final round fixture against Modeligo a vital game, it goes ahead Sunday in Fraher Field. The team that lined out on Saturday evening last was as follows: Dean McKenna, John Flynn, Alan Walsh, Mike McGrath, Darren Dunford, Mark Flynn, PJ Coffey, Ross Browne, John Morrissey, Johnny Wall, Sean Dempsey, Gavin Whelan, Pa McGrath, Tom Kiely, Brian Flynn. Subs: Ray Bannon for B. Flynn, Stephen McGrath for P. McGrath, Johnny Kiely, Bryan Fraher, Sean Browne, Benny Hickey, Ian Fraher, John Walsh.

FINAL ROUND OF WESTERN JHC (PREMIER) ON SUNDAY We face neighbours Modeligo in the final round of the divisional Western JHC (Premier) on Sunday afternoon next (August 24th), the game goes ahead in Fraher Field, with throw-in at 2:30 pm. Ref: Pat Casey. This is a vital game for us, and a win would possibly see us through to the Western final whereas lose and we might not make the semi-finals so it’s a hugely important game. We wish all involved the very best of luck on Sunday, all support welcome. The game will be preceded by the Western IFC clash between Geraldine’s and Sliabh gCua which gets underway at 1:00 pm. JUNIOR HURLING (INTERMEDIATE ATTACHED) Unfortunately, due to number shortage the club took a decision with withdraw our Junior attached hurlers from the Championship, we were due to face Ballysaggart last Sunday afternoon. A big thanks to all those who committed during the year, numbers have been very good at the field and here’s hoping we can keep the spirit going for the remainder of the year. Also thanks to James Dalton and his fellow selectors for looking after this team, hopefully it’s something we can push for again next year. NEW JERSEYS – SPONSORED BY MASTER McGRATH BAR The club were given a sponsored set of new jerseys courtesy of Neil Parks (Master McGrath Bar) last week and they looked really well last Saturday evening. The club would like to express sincere thanks to Neil for his kind generosity and indeed towards the club by holding the lotto every Monday evening and supplying food after matches. As regards anyone who is looking to purchase one of the new jerseys the prices are as follows: 0-6 months / 1 to 2 / 3 to 4 years = €23, 5 to 6 / 7 to 8 / 8 to 9 / 10 to 11 = €26, 13 to 14 = €34, Adult size = €37, Jerseys are O’Neills and anyone looking for one is asked to contact James Dalton on 087 – 8300770. COLLIGAN GATHERING 2014 Not long to go now!! Following the wonderful success of last year’s inaugural “Colligan Gathering”, the committee has decided to run something similar again this year. This fun filled family weekend will begin on Saturday evening (August 30th) where to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Co. Junior hurling Final – Colligan Vs. Fenor, the two teams (not the past

players!) will play a challenge game in Colligan at 6:30 pm. The game will be followed by presentations and refreshments in Quills Master McGrath Bar. Sunday afternoon will see a host of fun filled activities and will be labelled as a family fun day for all the kids and parents to come along and enjoy. Proceedings will get underway at 2:00 pm on Sunday, August 31st and will run until 5:00 pm. There will be underage games involving St. Pats U-10 and U-14 hurlers, ladies football match, pony rides, athletics, penalty shoot-out, and lots of fun filled activities for everyone. So be sure to pencil these two dates in the diary and here’s looking forward to the weekend. Posters will be distributed shortly and will be posted on our social media sites so please start spreading the word. A more detailed run down of events will be included in next week’s notes so keep an eye out for that! CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of the club lotto held in Quills Master McGrath Bar on Monday 11 / 08 / 2014 where the numbers drawn were 1, 14, 15 & 16. The €20 lucky ticket winners were as follows: Aideen Quinlan, James & Frank, David Veale, Clodagh & Ronan Walsh, last Monday night’s (18/08/2014) jackpot was worth €13,200. ANNIVERSARY MASS An Anniversary Mass for Sean Tobin will be celebrated in Colligan on Friday next at 7.30 pm. Sean gave great distinction towards the Colligan club and is fondly remembered within the club. MINOR HURLING Naomh Brid Minor hurlers (assisted by St. Pats) picked up their first win of the Division 3 Championship last week with a facile win over An Ghaeltacht, the lads are in action again this evening (Wednesday), another vital game where Clashmore / Kinsalebeg provide the opposition, throw – in at 7:15 pm, please come along and show your support.

Ballysaggart CLUB LOTTO Results August 12th: Numbers drawn were 12, 14, 25 and 28. No Jackpot winner. Winners of €20 each: Eileen Daly, Colin Kearney and Hannah Kearney. Next week’s Lotto draw Tuesday, August 19th - Jackpot €3,625. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP The Intermediate team faced Stradbally last Friday in Cappoquin. It was Ballysaggart first off the mark with a point from Ken Cashell in the opening minute followed by two points from Darren Meagher before Stradbally got their opening score. With goals scored by Christy Murphy, Shane Bennett and a point each from Darren Meagher and Shane Bennett and a goal from Ken Cashell, Ballysaggart had a good lead entering the dressing room at half time with a score of 4-5 to 1-4. Stradbally started the second half with four unanswered points before Ballysaggart found their stride and put over four points midway through this half. In injury time Stradbally fought back with a point and two quick goals but Ballysaggart hung on for a two point victory on a final score of 4-9 to 3-10. Team: Matty Meagher, Bobby Ryan, Eugene O’Brien , Daniel Devine, Barry Murphy, Kieran Bennett, Cailean O’Gorman, Christy Murphy (1-0), Shane Bennett ( 2-3), Chris O’Gorman, Darren Meagher (0-4), Ken Cashell (1-1), Ronan Walsh, Stephen Bennett (0-1), Stephen Mangan. Subs: Kieran Fennessy for Ronan Walsh, Jack Roche for Ken Cashell

INTERMEDIATE ATTACHED The intermediate attached received a walkover from Colligan last Sunday and face Brickey Rangers next Sunday in Cappoquin. FUNDRAISER- BALLYSAGGART GAA KNOCKMEALDOWN CHALLENGE Plans are at an advanced stage for the cycle/run/walk fundraiser on Sunday, August 31st. The cycle will head over the Vee, to Ballyporeen and back through Araglin while the walk and run/jog will loop around Ballysaggart. The event is for the experienced and novice cyclists/walkers or runners so come along and join us at our Family Fun Event. Adult entry is €10 and children are €5. The 55km cycle starts at 11 am and the other events start at 2 pm. MARY CURRAN (CUNNINGHAM) FUNDRAISER Well done to all and to the clubs who made a very generous contribution to the fundraising in Ballysaggart for Mary Cunningham. Last week the clubs involved were the GAA Club, the Festival Committee, the Ladies Football club, the Community Council, The Ladies Club, the Senior Citizens club, Meaghers and Roches donation from card sales and those involved in the recent Cake Sale presented a cheque for €1,520 to the organising committee.

Stradbally MINOR HURLING Our minor hurlers played Portlaw last Tuesday evening in Stradbally and had a good win. We led at half time by 1-9 to 1-4. In the second half we played even better and picked off some lovely points. We were much the better team. The final score was Stradbally 3-14; Portlaw 2-5. MINOR HURLING FIXTURE Our next outing in minor hurling will be away to St Oliver's at 7-15 p.m. on Wednesday, 20th August in Ballinameela. FUNDRAISING NIGHT A fundraising night in aid of John Power will take place in the Club House on Saturday night, 23rd August at 9.30 pm. Music on the night will be the ever popular Rocky Racoons. Tickets €10 each. John is travelling to Oxford University Hospital in the coming month to undergo an operation for Neurosurgery. For more info or to purchase tickets contact Teresa on 087-6495593 or Martin on 087-0663087. John is a huge Stradbally supporter in everything that takes place in the club, so let's give something back to John, and turn out on the night for what is going to be a wonderful evening. INTERMEDIATE HURLING We played Ballysaggart in Intermediate Hurling last week in Cappoquin and were narrowly defeated by two points. We were outplayed for 50 minutes but the never say die attitude of our players in the final 10 minutes gave all they had, but it wasn't enough. It was a game we could have won. The final score was Stradbally 3-10; Ballysaggart 4-9 INTERMEDIATE HURLING FIXTURE The next fixture in Intermediate Hurling is set for Sunday, August 24th in Fraher Field at 7 p.m. against The Shamrocks. Rumour has it that this game may be brought forward. FIVE YEAR PLAN A lot of work is going on behind the scenes at the moment with regard to the bottom field development. Tenders will be going out very shortly and we will keep you posted on developments.

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Nire SENIOR FOOTBALL Championship: Round 1: Nire 3-22; Ballinmeala 0-02 Round 2: Nire 2-10; St. Saviours 1-03 Round 3: Nire 3-11; Stradbally 3-6 Round 4: Nire 2-15; De La Salle 0-8 Round 5: Nire v’s Gaultier in Kill on 29th August, time to be confirmed. Phelan Cup: Nire 1-13; Gaultier 0-12. Rathgormac 0-12; Nire 2-5. The Nire 2-16; Ballinameala 3-7. Semi-Final: The Nire 3-7; Ballinacourty 1-10 Final: The Nire v’s St. Saviours, venue and date/time to be decided. Intermediate Football Championship: Nire 2-10; Sliabh gCua 3-8 Nire 2-6; Dungarvan 3-11 Nire 2-3; Brickeys 1-19 Nire 2-10; Geraldines 2-10 Nire 1-8; Ballinacourty 1-11 Nire 1-6; Ballyduff 1-11

NaomhChartaigh Chartaigh Juveniles Naomh Juveniles (LISMORE/ BALLYSAGGART JUVENILE) U-8 HURLING Our u-8s played in a blitz in Ring on Saturday last August 16th. U-9 HURLING U-9s played St. Catherines away last Wednesday evening. U-10 HURLING Our U-10s played Abbeyside at home last Monday and St. Catherine’s away last Wednesday. U-13 HURLING U-13s were beaten by Abbeyside in the Western Final in Fraher Field on Saturday. U-16 HURLING U-16s beat Abbeyside on Thursday last on a scoreline of 3 18 to 4 12. CUL CAMP Kelloggs Cul Camp has started within our club on Monday. Running all week up to Friday 22nd. U-12 TOURNAMENT Paddy Montayne U-12 tournament will be held on Saturday, August 30th. More details later.

Lismore Main Sponsor Eamonn’s Place LOTTO RESULTS There were no winners of the draw made on Monday, 11th August with the following numbers drawn:- 2, 22, 26, & 28. Consolation winners were: - Shane Dalton, Marie O’Farrell, Jamie Dalton & Ann Shanahan. There was no winner of the draw held on Monday, 18th August. Drawn numbers were:- 1, 6, 7 & 15. Consolation winners:- James Dalton, Eamonn Walsh, Clodagh/Ben/Adam & John/Mick/Sarah/Jim Fenton. Jackpot for next draw on Monday, 25th August: €20,000 SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP The fourth round saw us meet Abbeyside in the Fraher Field last Saturday night under the lights. It was a close game in the first half when John Heneghan netted the ball to get our first and only goal of the match which was matched almost immediately by Abbeyside’s second goal. Half-time score was Lismore 1:05; Abbeyside 2:05. In the second half we never got going and Abbeyside ran out winners by four points with a score of Lismore 1:15 Abbeyside 3:13. Team:- Seanie Barry, Paul Fennessey, David O’Gorman, Shane Heaphy, John Prendergast, Paudie Prendergast, Brendan Landers (Capt), Brian Bennett, Ray Barry, Eoin Bennett, Maurice Shanahan, Jordan Shanahan, Stephen O’Keeffe, Dan Shanahan & John Shanahan. Subs used:- Peter O’Keeffe for Brian Bennett, Stevie Barry for Jordan Shanahan and David Prendergast for John Heneghan.

Next Saturday we play Fourmilewater in the fifth and final round. This game will be played in the Fraher Field on Saturday evening next at 7:30. This is a must win game for us to progress to the quarter finals. JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP On Sunday last we beat Tallow in the final group stage in Ballyduff. After a slow start we ran out comfortable winners with a score of Lismore 6-7; Tallow 3-10.

Kilrossanty CLOTTO SPONSORED BY KILL AGRICULTURAL LTD. Clotto Results No winner of a jackpot of €14,900 held in Miclins Bar, Kilrossanty, on Sunday night 17/8/14. Numbers were 6, 11, 15, 24. €30 to the following people: Ken Hickey, Kilrossanty; Louise Carroll, Ballylynch. Seller’s prize of €30 to Joe Walsh C/O Micilins. Next Clotto held in Crotty’s Inn, Leamybrien on Sunday night 24/8/14 for a Jackpot of €15,000. On duty on the night Benny Whyte and Damien Ryan.

RECYCLED CLOTHES We are still collecting old clothes, shoes, curtains, sheets etc. So if you are doing a clear-out please bring them to the GAA club and put them in the recycling bin. COMERAGH QUEEN DVD The DVD of the 1964 reunion celebration held in Crottys over the bank holiday weekend and the final night of the Comeragh Queen selection is currently on sale. This is a double DVD and is priced at €10. This is well worth the price for anyone who may have attended the celebrations on the night or for those who may have missed it. This is one to have in your collection. DVDs can be purchased from any of the Comeragh queen committee or from Jason on 0877836731. Sean Lennon 087 6318094 Tony Coffey 087 9448828. SYMPATHY The club would like to express their sympathy to the Morrissey family, Crottys Inn, on the recent passing of John Morrissey. May he rest in peace. JUVENILE NOTES Training: Continues on Monday evenings at 7 pm for under 8's, 10’s, 11's and 12's unless otherwise notified. Under 14 and 16 hurling championship: Is continuing for the month of August and into September. Well done boys, keep up the great effort and commitment.

John Mitchells Mitchel’s INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL The Eastern Semi-Final is currently fixed for 20th September. We won't know our opponents until the quarter finals are played. UNDERAGE Our u-11's travelled to Portlaw last Friday and came away with a win. This week they play Ferrybank at home Tuesday night at 6:30 pm. Friday night our u-12's play Butlerstown at home at 6:30 pm. Training Thursday at 6:30pm. LAST MAN STANDING The competition started last weekend and can be followed on our Facebook page. Please return all money this week.

CLG na Rinne IOMÁINT IDIRMHEÁNACH Bhí bua maith ag an Rinn i gcoinne Ceapach Choinn i bPáirc na Sceach Dé Céadaoin seo caite. Scór deiridh An Rinn 4-12, Ceapach Choinn 1-15. Ag imirt le gaoth an-láidir sa chéad leath, thosaigh an Rinn níos fearr agus bhí an chéad dá chúilín acu ó Donie Breathnach. Tháinig Ceapach Choinn isteach sa chluiche ansin agus chuadar chun cinn tar éis ceathrú uair a’ chloig, 0-4 le 0-3. Tháinig an chéad chúl sa chluiche tar éis 22 nóiméad, pas ó Phádraig Ó Murchadha go dtí Liam Ó Lonáin agus chríochnaigh Liam go snasta, an Rinn imithe thar n-ais chun cinn 1-4 le 0-5. Mhalartaigh na foirne cúilíní ansin ach bhí go leor seansanna curtha ar foraíl ag an Rinn sa chéad leath, 8 gcinn ar fad. Fuair Bilí Breathnach dhá chúilín maith roimh leath-am a d’fhág an Rinn chun cinn ag an mbriseadh, 1-8 le 0-7. Ainneoin go raibh an Rinn ag imirt i gcoinne na gaoithe sa dara leath, gaoth a bhí láidir go maith, thosaigh fir na Gaeltachta i bhfad níos fearr agus bhí dhá chúl luath ó Liam Ó Lonáin a d’oscail bearna mhór tar éis 34 nóiméad, 3-8 le 1-7. Bhí an bhearna méadaithe arís nuair a d’aimsigh Fergal Ó Ceallaigh an ceathrú cúl tar éis 43 nóiméad agus bearna de thrí chúl idir na foirne ansin. Tháinig Ceapach Choinn thar n-ais ansin le cúilíní maithe ó Fionán Murray ach shochraigh an Rinn arís sa chúpla nóiméad deireanach le cúilíní ó Phádraig Ó Murchadha agus sábháil an-mhaith ag Donie sa chúl chun bua de sé phointe a thabhairt don Rinn. Taispeántas i bhfad níos fearr sa dara leath agus cé nach bhfuil mórán iomána déanta go dtí seo, cabhraíonn an bua seo go mór leis an bhfeachtas i mbliana agus más féidir tógaint air seo, beidh gach seans ag an Rinn i gCraobh an Iarthair i mbliana. Foireann: Dónal Ó Murchadha, Jamie de Barún, Shane Ó Cuirrín, Lorcán Ó Curraoin, Noel Ó Murchadha, Tadhg Ó hUallacháin, Ray Ó Ceallaigh, Ferdia Ó hAodha, Fergal Ó Ceallaigh, Donie Breathnach, Liam Ó Lonáin, Bilí Breathnach, Pádraig Ó Murchadha, Cian Ó Conchúir, Fergal Ó Cuirrín. Ionadathaie: Críostóir Breathnach do Chian Ó Conchúir, Cillian Ó Murchadha do Liam Ó Lonáin.

* Beidh tuairisc ar an gcluiche idir an Rinn agus an Tuairín againn an tseachtain seo chughainn, cluiche a imríodh ar an Mháirt seo i bPáirc na Sceach. TORTHAÍ LOTTO Torthaí ó 11 Lúnasa - uimhreacha ná 5, 6, 14, 29. Ní raibh aon bhuaiteoir. €25 an duine buaite Niamh Ní Mhuirí, Kay and Jimmy Burke agus Ann Costin. Beidh €6100 sa phota óir an tseachtain seo chughainn agus déanfar an tarraingt i dTigh Uí Mhuirithe.

Modeligo WESTERN JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Má Dheilige 2-12; St. Mary’s, Touraneena 1-13 (Reitoir; J. Condon) Played at Colligan GAA Grounds on Friday,

15th August at 7.15 pm We again travelled the short distance up the road to the Colligan GAA Grounds on Friday evening last, for the Western Junior Hurling Championship game versus St. Mary’s. Both sides entered this game knowing that the result here would go a long way to deciding the outcome of the final standings in this group, so it was no surprise that the game was played at a fast pace with an all-out intense effort from both teams. With things very close, it all got a bit heated at times, as is often the case in local games such as this, but in the end, we were very lucky to come away with a two point win, as the lads dug deep to hold on and secure the points needed to qualify Modeligo for the knockout stages of this competition. A But just like Friday night, it doesn't come any easier from here on, & the next game we play is on Sunday afternoon next, August 24th, when we go back into Championship action against Colligan in the second game in a double header at Fraher Field, with Geraldines facing St. Mary’s in the opener. This promises to be two huge games for all four clubs involved, as there is a place in this years Western Final up for grabs for the winner of our game, while whoever is defeated in the other game will be finished hurling for the year. With so much at stake, we will hopefully have the same level of support behind the lads for this one. MODELIGO PATTERN 2014 With the lads winning the hurling game on Friday evening, it was the ideal kick-start to the Annual Modeligo Pattern weekend, but in fairness, everything else had to be in order for the weekend to run smoothly, and fair play to all involved in running and organising the weekends events as it was a huge success and very enjoyable. Great credit is due to all the Pattern Committee who put in a massive effort to continue the long standing tradition of making the days around August 15th something to look forward every year. CHAMPIONSHIP DATES FOR THE GAA DIARY Listed is the date for our upcoming Championship game, but please note that these are just provisional dates & times until further notification is confirmed. 2014 Western Junior Hurling Championship; Sunday, August 24th; ...... vrs. Colligan Rockies in Fraher Field at 2:30 pm. 2014 Western Junior Football League Final; Time, Date & Venue to be confirmed. Opponents will be Colligan Emmetts. REMAINING FIXTURES IN WESTERN JUNIOR HURLING (Premier) CHAMPIONSHIP 2014; DATE 24/08/2014 ... Round 4 TIME 13:00 St Mary's vs Geraldines Venue : Fraher Field. Referee: TBC DATE 24/08/2014 ... Round 4 TIME 14:30 Colligan vs Modeligo Venue: Fraher Field. Referee : Pat Casey NAOMH BRÍD UNDER 13 HURLERS IN WESTERN FINAL Naomh Bríd's Under Hurlers (assisted by St. Pat’s) took on Clashmore / Kinsalebeg in the Western Division 3 Final in Fraher Field on Saturday morning last, August 16th. On the day, the young lads taking part here gave a great display in what was an exciting game, but after leading throughout the first half, were eventually pegged-back by a physically bigger Clashmore / Kinsalebeg side who went on to win by three points on a scoreline of 3-9 to 3-6. The local lads never gave up and fought right to the final whistle, but unfortunately, just gave way to the stronger team in the end. Hard luck to the young lads and all involved.

SliabhgCua/St. gCua/St. Mary’s Marys Sliabh MODELIGO EDGE LOCAL DERBY Played at the Colligan venue on Friday last, St. Mary’s took on near neighbours Modeligo in the junior hurling championship. Kieran Barron opened the game’s scoring with a fine point early on before Modeligo responded with a goal with only 48 seconds on the clock. In a very close opening half, the game was level on three occasions before Modeligo edged the lead with another 19th minute goal. JJ Coffey ended the half with a 6 point tally, Eoin Kearns (2), Kevin Sheehan & Kieran Barron pointed one each with the score at 2-07 to 0-10. The second half saw three red cards and JJ Coffey shoot another 3 points while substitute Aiden Fitzpatrick raised a late green flag but St. Mary’s were unable to get anything from the game. Modeligo ran out 2-12 to 1-13 winners. The team on the night was 1) JP Fitzpatrick, 2) Johnny Ahearne, 3) Tom Tobin, 4) Conor Tobin, 5) Owen Barron, 6) Dermot Tobin, 7) Sean Fitzpatrick, 8) Denis Coffey, 9) David Whelan, 10) Mike Kearns, 11) Eoin Kearns (0-2), 12) Kevin Sheehan (0-1), 13) Jason Sheehan, 14) JJ Coffey (0-9) & 15) Kieran Barron (0-1). Subs: Aiden Fitzpatrick (1-0), Stephen Coffey (both used), Shane Organ, Ronan Gleeson, Willie Power, Declan Roche & Jonathon Carroll. Managerial team: John Hallinan, Kieran Hallahan, Johnny McGrath, Royco Ware & Eamonn Ryan.

OMAINT MIONIUR DIVISION 3

15 Please come along and support our minor hurlers Wednesday night. Naomh Brid V Claismhor/Ceanntsailebeg will battle it out in Colligan at 7.15 pm on Wednesday, 20th August. Best of luck lads!! Congratulations on your comprehensive win over An Gaeltacht last week. PEIL IDIRMHEANACH We have received a re-fixture date for our intermediate football clash with The Geraldine’s. Sliabh gCua V Na Geraltaigh in Pairc Ui Fhearichair at 1 pm, Sunday, 24th August. This is a vital game for both teams to ensure their continuation in championship for 2014. Support for Sliabh gCua is vital on the day!! PREDICTION QUIZ 2014 The Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s GAA Club prediction competition has a sole 6 point leader, Jack Kennedy on 53pts. Jack was joint winner in last year’s draw & with only two events remaining (Both Senior All-Irelands), he is odds-on to claim this year’s prize. Nigel Warren & Gillian Gleeson are jointed in second position on 47pts with Mike Hearn on third with 45pts. Pat Mulvee is holding the fourth spot on 44pts. Well done to all…. Some Statistic’s: - 111 people out of 440 chose Germany to win the World Cup - Only 93 people chose Cork to win the Munster Hurling Final. Ádh mór do gach duine Check out your position on Website: http://www.sliabhgcuastmarys.com SPONSORS OF OUR PREDICTION QUIZ Thanks to this year’s sponsors, Master McGraths Pub, the pike, Halley Agri Contractors, Paul Duggan Motors, Dungarvan & Comeragh Oil, Dungarvan. If you have any queries regarding the competition, please email: secretary.stmarys.waterford@gaa.ie HURLING WALL Anyone who has recently passed by Kirwan Park may have spotted targets painted on our hurling wall. We have put these in place so that anyone may come along and improve both your accuracy and skills. The hurling wall is available to everyone and we would encourage you to use it. Helmets must be worn at all times and horseplay is forbidden. We would like to thank Marie McDonald and Aiden Fitzpatrick for their fantastic efforts in painting the targets. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOYS!! The club would like to wish Ronan Gleeson & Conor Tobin very happy birthdays during the week. Enjoy the celebrations lads!! FLEADH CEOIL SUCCESS Up to ten thousand took part in the Irish music and dancing contests and the streets of Sligo town were jammed with musicians, dancers and spectators which was opened by Irish President Michael D. Higgins The club were delighted to see such local success in the Fleadh Ceoil last weekend. Outstanding achievements were achieved by some local musicians. Séamus O'Gorman - All Ireland Champion U-12 Fiddle Dance Tunes Joseph Mannion - 2nd placed- U-12 Bodhrán; 2nd placed U-12 Accordian - 3rd Placed U-12 Melodeon; 3rd placed U-12 Duets Ellen O'Gorman: 2nd placed U-12 Fiddle Dance Tunes; 3rd placed U-12 Duet Sarah O'Gorman - Alll-Ireland Champion U-18 Fiddle Dance Tunes; All Ireland Champion U-18 Duets; All-Ireland Champion U-18 Trios; 3rd placed U-18 Fiddle Slow Airs Clara Mannion - All Ireland Champion U-18 Duets; All Ireland Champion U-18 Trios LEAVING CERTIFICATE RESULTS Congratulations to all our Club members who received their leaving cert exam results last week. Some astonishing points were achieved by all. Congrats to all. SPEEDY RECOVERY We would like to wish all of our injured player’s speedy recoveries. On our injury list at the moment are Tom Tobin, Dan Flynn & John Queally.

Tourin Tourin TOURIN WIN Tourin had a win over Abbeyside in the Intermediate Hurling championship at Fraher Field last Wednesday evening. It took Tourin a while to settle and with a few wides being chalked up, this was reflected in the half-time scoreline as they led by 1-7 to 1-5 at the interval. Tourin picked up the pace on the resumption and with scores coming rather freely, Tourin ran out winners on the scoreline of 1-20 to 1-7. Daithi was accurate from placed balls and the only goal of the game came from Dan Dransfield which was Tourin’s first score of the game. Others to provide scoring contributions were Brendan Scanlan, David O'Brien, Sean Leahy, Darragh Fives, Brian O'Donoghue and Kevin Leahy. In the backline the two corner backs Shane Dunne and Jack Leahy made an impact as well as others throughout the field. Team as follows: Colm Bennett, Shane Dunne, Brian Leahy, Jack Leahy, David O'Brien (0-3), Darragh Fives (0-1), Donal McGrath, Brendan Scanlan (0-3), Kevin Leahy (0-1), Sean Leahy (Capt) (0-4), Niall Fives, Daithi Wilkinson (0-6f, 1 65), Darragh Wilkinson, Dan Leahy, Dan Dranfield (1-0), Subs: Eoin Leahy, Cathal Wilkinson,

Mike Scanlan, Thomas McGrath, Sean Meaney, Mark McConnell, Brian O'Donoghue (0-1).

ON INJURED LIST The club would like to wish club player Tom O'Brien a speedy recovery from a recent operation. Hopefully, we will see you back on the playing field soon. TOURIN PLAY AN RINN By the time these notes have been read (or not), Tourin will have played An Rinn at Bushy Park. This game will have given Tourin an indication as to whether they progress in this year’s Intermediate hurling championship. ALL-IRELAND HURLING SEMI-FINAL Tipperary outplayed Cork in the second half of their All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park on Sunday. With the firepower of Seamus Callanan up front and the defending of Maher at the back, they provide a real challenge for Kilkenny come September. CAMOGIE Congrats to the Waterford County team who have reached the All-Ireland U-16B Camogie final. Sinead O'Brien who plays her camogie with Cappoquin and whose brother David is a playing member of the Tourin club is part of the panel along with Aisling Power who captains the team. Aishling’s aunties Helen and Olive played camogie with Tourin back in the 1980s. Another team panelist Laura Murray is part of the set-up and her aunties Orna, Therese and Aideen also played with the Tourin camogie club. Commisserations to the Waterford Intermediate camogie team as they were defeated by Limerick at the weekend. LADIES RUGBY The International ladies rugby team did themselves proud during the World Cup and even though suffered defeats to England and in the play-off places to France, they can be very proud of their achievements. And, of course, Abbeyside native, Niamh Briggs who is an accurate place kicker showed off her skills throughout the competition will have many more days ahead in her rugby career. Well done Mna na hEireann!

Tallow SPONSORED BY McGRATH'S PHARMACY, TALLOW SENIOR HURLING Ballygunner 1-25; Tallow 1-7. Damon Runyan once said 'the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that's the way to bet' and we saw that in Dungarvan last Sunday evening as Ballygunner turned on their power to win convincingly. As always we battled and worked and used the ball intelligently for the first forty minutes but once Ballygunner responded to our mini-flurry in the second half there was no debate about the outcome. Despite this we had positives in that our young players again showed heart and courage. We now play Ardmore in the final game of the group stage at 5.30 p.m. next Saturday knowing a win will see us into the knock-out stages. Ballygunner, against the wind, were first to show in front with two early points before a good long-range point from Paul O’Brien was followed by a beautiful point from Thomas Ryan. Ballygunner showed their heavyweight status by reeling off the next six points in a row to lead eight to two on twenty four minutes. A Rob O’Sullivan free on twenty seven minutes was added to by an excellent Evan Sheehan point soon after to close the gap. Another free by Rob was cancelled out by two Gunners points towards halftime to leave us five down at the break, ten to five. We resumed with Ballygunner taking a keen hold of the bit again to pick off four points in a row to lead by nine after thirty six minutes. We responded well though on thirty nine minutes with a typically incisive Thomas Ryan run leading to a fine Jake Beecher shot which was well saved by Stephen O’Keeffe but Evan Sheehan was there to smash home the loose ball. When a fine Mikey Curley point followed a superb Jordan Henley run, we seemed to be motoring nicely. Ballygunner though were ruthless in stomping out our mini-revival and in the next twelve minutes they picked off 1-8 without reply (the goalscorer waiting in the square so long he almost built a settlement) to put the match to bed. Rob O’Sullivan had another free on 54 minutes in what was our final score of the game. Tallow: S. O’Sullivan, M. O’Brien, D. O’Brien, K. Kearney, R. Beecher, K. Geary, J. Murray, P. O’Brien, R. O’Sullivan, J. Beecher, M. Curley, J. Henley, T. Ryan, B. McCarthy, E. Sheehan. Subs: J. Tobin for B. McCarthy, S. F. McCarthy for R. Beecher.

We play Ardmore in Clashmore next Saturday evening at 5.30 p.m. in our final game, so please come and support our young team. JUNIOR HURLING Lismore 6-7; Tallow 3-10. Congratulations to the junior hurlers who qualified for the knock-out stages of the Western Junior Championship against Ballyduff despite a defeat to Lismore in an entertaining and highscoring game. Team: J. P. Grey, P. O’Mahoney, E. Hickey, W. Hogan, A. Pratt, B. Henley, K. Fraser, N. Condon, J. Neville, R. Grey, S. Pratt, D. Tobin, A. Curley, J. Power, S. Curley. Subs: M. Tobin for D. Tobin, K. Henley for S. Curley.

GENERAL SPORT

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

EUROPEAN TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ZURICH

Memorable for Irish athletes Declan Flynn, South London Harriers, winner of the over 50 prize for men at the 22nd annual Marine Climb is presented with his prize by sponsor Christy O’Neill.

Tony Ferncombe pictured crossing the finish line at the recent 22nd annual Marine Bar sponsored Marine Climb.

Dermot O’Donovan comes in to finish the Marine Bar sponsored 22nd annual Marine Climb 6 mile road race.

Enjoying the prize presentation at the Marine Climb were father and daughter Paddy Lannen and Linda Bradfield.

Garry Cantwell come into claim the over 55 prize at the recent 22nd annual Marine Bar sponsored Marine Climb.

Michael Moloney finished 9th overall at the 22nd annual Marine Climb last Friday evening.

Cathal Gleeson crossing the finish line at the recent 22nd annual Marine Bar sponsored Marine Climb.

Mark Cliffe completes another Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS Summer series event, the recent Marine Climb 6.

David Power, Cliona O’Neill and Christy O’Neill pictured at the starting line of the 22nd Annual Marine Bar sponsored Marine Climb.

Hannah Mai Flynn, South London Harriers comes in to take 2nd lady at the recent 22nd annual Marine Bar sponsored Marine Climb, race 10 in the 20th annual Ger Wyley sports/SKINS Summer series 2014.

Niamh O’Donovan finishes yet another Ger Wyley Sports /SKINS summer series race at the Marine Bar sponsored Marine Climb.

Winners alright-Aine Moore, Claire Fitzpatrick and Mary Dyer, all finishers at the 22nd Annual Marine Bar sponsored Marine Climb.

AS with all major athletic championships it was a mixed bag of success and disappointments for Irish athletes at the European track and field championships held in Zurich last week. There were some very positive stand out performances by a growing crop of young Irish athletes who are currently emerging in the sport, none other that the brilliant performance of Donegal youngster Mark English who had Irish eyes smiling when he became Ireland’s latest athletics sporting hero taking bronze in the men’s 800 metres. A fantastic last 100 metres from the Letterkenny athlete saw him cross the line in a time of 1.45.03 for bronze behind two Polish athletes Adam Kszczot gold and Artur Kuciapski silver, it was Ireland's 13th medal in the history of European Championships since they started in 1934. It was a memorable championships also for Irish relay running as two National Records were set, and adding greatly to the occasion from a local prospective was the fact that not one but two Waterford athletes were part of those teams. The men’s 4x4 team of Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers AC), Brian Murphy (Crusaders AC), Richard Morrissey (Crusaders AC) and Thomas Barr (Ferrybank AC) ripped around the track in 3.03.57, knocking 800's of a second off the record, on the final leg Barr's split was an impressive 45.21 as he held off the Belgium teams final leg athlete to book a place in the final and a new national record was set. More was to come, as in the final on Sunday afternoon the same team with one switch, Ireland's bronze medalist in the 800 Mark English replaced Brian Murphy in the 2nd leg and this produced another massive new record of 3.01.67 finishing 5th knocking an incredible almost 2 seconds off Friday’s effort. The women’s 4x100m relay team made up of Amy Foster (City of Lisburn AC), Kelly Proper (Ferrybank AC), Sarah Lavin (UCD AC) and Phil Healy (Bandon AC) broke the national record with a time of 43.84 seconds. They finished fourth in their heat however it was only the top three teams that were guaranteed a place in the final. Unfortunately, their time didn't make the final as a fastest loser either, Ferrybank's Kelly Proper's changeover was clean and fast and was key in helping this young team break the old record of 43.93 set in 2010 in Barcelona. Other stand out performances at the championships came from Fionnualla Britton who clocked an impressive

Pictured is Mark English Ireland's Bronze medalist in the 800 metres at the Europen Track and Field Championships last Friday in Zurich. 2:31:46 in her very first marathon finishing 10th overall to become the 4th fastest Irish lady over the classic distance. Previous winner of the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 Sean Hehir ran a brilliant 2.17.59 to clinch a top 20 European marathon position, an outstanding performance from Sean who will return to our race next February. At a championships when there was so much success there is inevitably going to be disappointments, such was the case for Cork's Rob Heffernan in the 50 walk when he pulled out of the

race when in 6th place and out of the medal hunt. Then there was another Cork man Ciaran O Lionaird tripped with 600 metres to go in the final of the 1,500 meters when looking like a medal prospect, his team mate Paul Robinson was unlucky to be caught on the line when it looked like he had a medal in the bag also but he finished 4th in the sprint. All in all it was a promising championship for many of our young athletes coming through, as it might well be the end game for some others, next up Amsterdam 2015!!!

A happy Thomas Barr (Ferrybank AC) qualifies through the heats on Tuesday week last in a time of 49.79 in the 400 m/H at the European Athletic championships in Zurich.

WEST WATERFORD AC

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

HALLAHANS PHARMACY FIT4LIFE PREDICT YOUR TIME LEAGUE

All right on the last night THE 8th and final night of the Hallahan’s Pharmacy sponsored Fit4Life Predict Your Time League took place last Tuesday evening at the Friary venue, once again thanks to St. Augustine’s College for allowing us to use their excellent facilities. We had another great evening’s running and all present enjoyed the experience. A.J. GETS IT SPOT ON Last week all but 5 runners finished on the right side of the clock well, it was the exact opposite this week as we had just 8 runners finishing after

the clock reached zero while some 28 runners all ran too fast on the night. The runner who crossed the line this week just after the clock reached zero was A. J. Finn who joined us for the first time this league and has taken to it like a duck to water. A. J. was just 4 seconds slower than her predicted time and took 30 points for the Champions League Table so well done A. J. 3 of our youngest runners in the league filled the next 3 spots as Ciaran Frisby (9 sec), Conor Coleman (12 sec) and

Liam Reilly (29 sec) were all very close on the night. Well done to all 8 runners on the right side of the clock this week. JUST ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CLOCK As we said already we had 28 runners who all ran too quick on the night as conditions on the night were very good for running. One of our Marathon runners Ted O’Leary who has ran 8 in all since last October crossed the line just 1 second too fast while Yevgeniy Chizhikov (2 sec) and Sue Genc (5 sec)

were all very close. HALLAHAN’S PHARMACY PREDICT YOUR TIME CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TABLE We have now completed the tables for this very enjoyable league and prizes were presented on the final night so we will do a full round up on our Champions League next week. THANKS West Waterford Athletic Club would like to thank all those that have helped in the running of the league. Thanks so much once again to the

Friary College for permitting the use of the grounds and of course thanks to Shirley, Sharon and Liam for taking the entries, times and results, it’s very much appreciated and of course James for setting up the finish line and most important, bringing the water!. Thanks again to Patrick, Jamie and our sponsors at Hallahan’s pharmacy and as always we would like to invite our members and participants in our leagues to support our sponsors where possible

A. J. Finn winner of the final round of the Hallahan’s Pharmacy Fit4Life guess your time league receives her prize from sponsor Jamie Hallahan.

FINAL RACE OF THE 20th ANNUAL GER WYLEY SPORTS/NIKE SUMMER SERIES 2014

15th Annual GlaxoSmithKline 5 mile road race this Friday THE final race of the summer series is almost upon us with the eleventh and final race taking place on Friday night next, August 22nd at 7.30 pm when the 15th Annual GlaxoSmithKline 5 will be held. Entries for the race will be taken at the Dungarvan soccer club pavilion. The entry fee is €10 and the presentation of prizes along with refreshments will take place in the Soccer club pavilion after the race. Along with the prizes for the race the overall summer series presentation will take place and the Michael Hogan memorial cup will be presented to this year’s series winner plus all the overall men's and women's winner's will be presented with their prizes. The race proceeds this year will be donated to Hospice, no need to remind anyone of the great and the invaluable work Hospice do other than to say that your support will be much appreciated. The race will start at 7.30 sharp at the Kilrush estate. The GSK course is regarded by many to be one of the fastest 5 milers in the country and one where most personal best 5 mile times have been recorded locally over the years. The course records currently for this course are held by Sandis Bralitis of West Waterford who in 2008 clocked 24.34. and the ladies course record holder is Sinead Cummins St. Joseph’s AC who way back in 2004 set the ladies record of 29.20. This race is always superbly organised by the hard working staff of GSK under race director Dermot Dwyer and his team. The entry fee to the race is €10 with all monies raised will be donated to this year's chose charity, a technical T shirt will be given to the first 250 entered, registration will be taken in the soccer club, and entries will be taken from 6.15 p.m. onwards.

Changing and showers will also be available at the soccer club and it’s also where the refreshments will be provided after the race. PRIZE CATAGORIES FOR GSK 5 1st 5 men. 1st and 2nd over 40-4550-55-60 and 1st Junior 1st 5 Women 1st and 2nd over 35-4045-50-55 and 1st Junior Prizes for the first GSK male and female runners and plenty of spots for non prize winners also. SUMMER SERIES VOUCHERS AND SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY DRAW As the GSK 5 is the final race in the series, the vouchers for all those that have entered the series and are eligible will be presented on the night. Anyone who has run any 6 of the 11 races will automatically receive a €30 voucher and of course all those who have ran 6 races will be included in the very special draw which will be raffled on the night and anyone who has run all 11 races will be awarded a special gift, thanks to our very generous sponsors Ger Wyley Sports and SKINS 20th ANNUAL GER WYLEY SPORTS/SKINS SUMMER SERIES AFTER THE MARINE CLIMB PEOPLE WITH 10 RACES COMPLETED Brendan Reidy Ray Burke David McNally Donal O’Donoghue Ian Grant Geraldine Barry Jim Baldwin Marie Moore Joe Mangan Mary Dyer Liam Costin Aine Moore Padraig De Burca Onra Power Ray Hahesy Tom Leahy Yevgeniy Chizhikov

PEOPLE WITH 6 OR MORE RACES COMPLETED

Martina O’Dwyer Micheal Callaghan Sinead Mansfield Ted O’Leary Niamh O’Donovan Tom Moroney Brigid Coffey Liam Kavanagh Josie Ui Chuirrin Declan O’Callaghan Anne Massey Noel Hogan Claire Kennedy Derek Grant Katie Bullen Mush Keane Ger Houlihan Con Kelleher Sharon Higgins Shay Young Margaret Power Kevin Casey Catriona Kiely Tom Hogan Eleanor Casey John Foley Fiona Ormonde Aidan Galvin Una Mulligan Cathal Gleeson Jackie Tobin Paul Brunnock Catherine Condon Paschal Proctor Gillian Ormonde Patrick Power Ber Burke Vince Donovan Jacinta Sheil Brian Ormonde Ann Crowther Gary Morrissey Sue Genc Anthony Dwyer Margaret Conway Willie Hogan Tricia Cullinane Aiden Landers Noelle Conway Kevin Kenneally Marion Dennehy Tom Bennett Sandra Prendergast John Leahy Denise Nugent Michael Deegan Claire Fitzpatrick Diarmuid Dennehy Andrea Gaffney Michael Ahearne Peter Duggan Daryl Kearns Anthony Flynn Gerry Cantwell Liam Reilly Colin Lyons Mossy Keogh Sean Mc Carthy Martin Hayes Micheal O Chuirrin Alan Harty

John Flynn Mark Cliffe Conor Murray Tony Ferncombe

PEOPLE WITH 5 RACES COMPLETED List of runners who need to run GSK 5 to receive €30 voucher and be included in anniversary draw. Irene Clarke Johnny O’Connor Ciara Burke John Browne Ann Dunford James Veale Bernie Prendergast J. P. Hogan Karen Coleman Shane Power Sinead De Faoite Dermot Dwyer Martina Crotty Tom Longan Kate Organ Michael Dunford Maeve Britton Conor Blackwell Ann Marie Lineen Stephen Hogan Rita Cronnolly Roisin Heylin

Angeline Drennan stops her watch as she crosses the finish line at the recent 22nd Annual Marine Bar sponsored Marine Climb.

Hannah Mai Flynn, South London Harriers 2nd lady finisher at the 22nd annual Marine Climb last Friday evening, presenting her with her prize is sponsor Christy O'Neill.

Running Quote RUNNING cleared the day's cobwebs from my mind and focused my thinking, and gave me time and space to sort out anything that was bothering me, or to detach and think of nothing at all.

Alan Harty completes his very first Marine Climb, race number 10 in the 20th annual Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS Summer series 2014.

Phyllis Flynn, Stragglers, is presented with 3rd lady finisher at the 22nd annual Marine Climb last Friday evening, Christy O’Neill of the Marine Bar sponsor presents her with her prize.

Philip Harty wins Clonmel half marathon Jennette Quinlan pictured as she comes into complete the recent 22nd annual Marine Climb 6.

A FIELD of 547 finished last Sunday’s 5th annual Boston Scientific half marathon which was held in ideal weather conditions. The overall winner was Philip Harty in a time of 70 minutes just a week after his victory in the Marine climb. The Ladies race was won by Emma Murphy St. Finbarr’s AC in 1.21. Raivis Zakis was 5th overall in 1.14

and Liam Kavanagh finished 2nd over 50 in a time of 1.30 our First Lady finisher was Ann Dunford in 1.41. Well done to Philip and all West Waterford finishers in Clonmel. Philip Harty 1.10 Raivis Zakis 1.14 John Leahy 1.20 Tom Leahy 1.22 Dermot Ryan 1.23 Mossie Keogh 1.24

Anthony Flynn 1.25 Liam Kavanagh 1.30 Liam Costin 1.39 Ann Dunford 1.41 David McNally 1.42 John Foley 1.43 Brian Ormonde 1.49 Fiona Ormonde 1.58 Fiona O'Riordan 1.59 Catherine Condon 2.02 Rita Cronnolly 2.03 Magaret Conway 2.08 Eleanor Casey 2.08

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DUNGARVAN GOLF CLUB Tel. Office 058-43310, Fax. 058-44113, Pro Shop 058-44707. Website: www.dungarvangolfclub.com; Email: dungarvangc@eircom.net HOLLOTINING Annual hollotining works will begin on Monday, 18th August and the course will be closed for all activities for the week. There will be limited access to the practice facilities as works are also been undertaken here. The office, pro shop and bar will also operate on skeleton hours this week. We would like to thank you for your cooperation in this matter as we strive to improve our facilities. CLUB RAFFLE RESULTS Many thanks to all the members and visitors who supported the recent club fundraising raffle. We are delighted to announce the winners are as follows: 1 Teresa Wemyss - One week holiday accommodation in Cannes 2 Sophie Lambe Portlaoise – Mahogany Hall table 3 John Norris - 2 Nights B & B & 1 Dinner at McWilliam park hotel, Claremorris 4 Emer O’Kennedy – Watercolour Painting 5 Margaret O’Sullivan – 2 nights B & B & Dinner in a choice of Flynn Hotels 6 Michael O’Mahony - 1 B& B & Meal at Treacey’s Hotel Enniscorty. 7 Noel O’Sullivan – Dinner for two in the White Horses Ardmore Many thanks also to our generous sponsors of raffle prizes, BARTON SHEILD FINAL We set off for Shannon on Thursday with high hopes to compete in the Munster Finals of the Barton Shield. Our team led by manager Sean Wade had been practicing hard over the last month assisted by Club

Professional David Hayes. Practice went well over the Shannon course on Thursday and Friday and we were confident despite facing tournament favorites Limerick in the Semi-final. John Reynolds and Kevin Stack led us off at 8 am followed by Peter Mullaney and Alan Thomas. John and Kevin got stuck in early playing beautiful golf to reach the turn 4up. Alan and Peter were involved in a tough encounter against Irish International Pat Murray and they reached the turn 1 down. John and Kevin continued their wonderful play reaching 7up after 18 holes so Alan and Peter were called in to record a 4 hole victory. With tremendous support from club members we set off in the final against a strong Muskerry team. At the halfway stage it was all to play for with Alan and Peter 2 up and John And Kevin 2 down. After 12 holes we had a slight advantage with John And Kevin retrieving a hole. Unfortunately the next few holes proved to be our downfall. John and Kevin lost three of them to stand on the 17th tee 4 down and Alan and Peter were back to all square. However, we continuing fighting and John and Kevin won 17th and Alan and Peter won 16th. John and Kevin hit two fine shots into the 18th green to set up an eagle chance but unfortunately Alan and Peter lost the 17th to give victory to Muskerry by a two hole margin. Despite the disappointment we can be very proud of the efforts of our team and we can look forward to many more Munster finals with this squad of players.

Congratulations to Sean and his team for representing our club with dignity and playing some fabulous golf along the way and thanks to all our supporters who travelled to Dundrum and Shannon. NEW CLUB APP Other club news includes the launch of our new club app last week. Members and friends alike were able to follow the live scoring from Shannon as well as keeping up to date with club news. Over two and a half thousand downloads of the club app were recorded last week in 8 different countries proving the popularity of social media. The app can be downloaded at https://clubapplive.com/dungarvangc. HOLE IN ONE Congrats to popular member John Condon on his “Hole in One” last Sunday. GENTS RESULTS Mon 11th Open Seniors (50+) Winner Maurice Fennell (16) 42 pts, 2nd Denis O’Driscoll Cahir (25), 3rd Danny McSweeney Youghal (13) 39 pts, 4th Martin Stafford Carrick (13) 38 pts. Thurs 14th Open singles: Winner: Joe Curran Gold Coast (25) 42 pts, 2nd Dermot Drumgoole (16) 42 pts, Gross Jimmy O’Donnell (5) 36 pts, 3rd John Corbett (20) Fri 15th Open Scramble – Winners: Mark Raher (11) Nicky Murphy (11) Liam Daniels (13) 59 5/8 Sat 16th. 1. Graham Nagle (5) 69 2. John Corbett (19) 70 3. Ml.O’Connor (7) 71 B6 CSS 71 Sun 17th Ballinacourty Cup: Winner: Connor Barrett (5) 68 2. Shane Hayes (11) 68 Gross Kevin Stack (Scr) 72 3. Declan Walsh (10) 69 nett 4. PJ Kindregan (10) 69 CSS 72 GENTS FIXTURES – COURSE, OFFICE & PRO SHOP CLOSED HOLOTINING . Sat 23rd Aug Gents 18h Singles Sun 24th Gents 18h Singes Mon 25th & Tues 26th – SANDING ON COURSE. LADIES RESULTS Tues 12th Champagne Scramble: Winners Rosie Murphy, Josephine Fennell &

You can contact us by phoning 058-44055 Our email address is: goldcoastgolf@cablesurf.com. Our website is: www.goldcoastgolfclub.com RESULTS Tuesday, 12th August: Seniors Open, CSS 38 pts. 1st: Johnny Hughes (13) 39 pts; 2nd: John Walsh (19) 39 pts. Best Lady: Mary Lewis (21) 34 pts Faithlegg. Friday, 15th August: Open Singles, CSS 37 pts. 1st: Liam Ryan (11) 41 pts; Gross: Tony O’Sullivan (5) 35 pts. Saturday, 16th August: Club Competition, CSS 37 pts. 1st: Raymond Moloney (13) 43 pts; 2nd: Niall Curran (11) 41 pts; Gross: Derek Power (5) 31 pts Sunday, 17th August: Monthly Medal, CSS 72 1st: Diarmuid Henley (7) 66; 2nd: Ger Bagge (6) 67; Gross: Johnny Lynch (7) 77; 3rd: Paddy Walsh (16) 69. FIXTURES Tuesday, 19th August: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents.

Friday, 22nd August: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Friday, 22nd August: Qualifying Round President’s Prize. Saturday, 23rd August: Qualifying Round President’s Prize. Sunday, 24th August: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Tuesday, 26th August: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents. Wednesday, 27th August: President’s Skins and BBQ. PRESIDENT’S PRIZE The President’s Prize, kindly presented by Frank Waters, will be played for over two weekends in August. Qualifying will take place on Friday 22nd and Saturday, 23rd August and entries must be in before the draw on Wednesday 20th Aug at 5 p.m. The final will take place on the following Saturday

30th August and later that evening the presentation of prizes will take place at the Gold Coast. Following the presentation music will be provided and following the music I have no doubt but that Frank will be on hand to entertain all. PRESIDENT’S SKINS The President’s Skins and BBQ will take place on Wednesday, 27th August starting at 4 p.m. This is open to all members with a handicap of 30 or lower. 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS On Sunday, 28th September the Gold Coast will host a three person Scramble and all members will be invited to take part. This will be followed by finger food in the bar and plenty of craic. The competiton will get underway at 12.30 p.m. More details on this later.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Dungarvan Golf Club President’s Prize to ladies 2014 kindly presented by Maurice Cliffe. Front row L/R: Margaret Harty, Lady Captain; Ina H. Considine 2nd; Nuala Harty, winner; Maurice Cliffe, President; Breda McCarthy, Gross; Creina O’Sullivan, Lady Vice Captain 3rd; David Crowley, Club Captain. Back Row L/R: David Raher, Vice Captain; Brid Killigrew, 4th; Betty O’Brien, Best 2nd 18; Niamh Reynolds, Best 1st 18; Cathy Whelan-O’Mahony Cat 1; Eugene Slater, Chairman. [Pat Crowley] Breda Conway 95 pts, 2nd Breda McCarthy, Hilary Browne & Colette Power 94 3rd Phil Kelly, Deirdre Fahy & Denise Nugent 94 pts. Sat 16th Singles Winner Fidelma Fitzgerald (25) 44 pts, 2nd Christine O’Keeffe (26) 43, Gross Aoife Lowry 39, Betty O’Brien (14) 39 Sun 17th Past Captains: Winners. Betty O’Brien & Shivie O’Meara 52 2nd Helena Fitzgerald & Martina Corkery 49 3rd Rita O’Neil & Catherine Davis 47 (B9) 4TH Ina Considine & Mary Phelan 47 5. Mary Branigan & Kaye Wall Ann McLoughlin & Jo Fahey on the front 46 CSS 71 LADIES FIXTURES– COURSE, OFFICE & PRO SHOP CLOSED HOLOTINING. Saturday, 23rd August Ladies 18h S/F YOUNG ONES Results Wed 13th Winner Maeve Fitzgerald (24) 19pts Outing to Lismore GC on Thurs 21st. Tee time from 11.30, Details in Locker Room. AUTUMN OPEN WEEK Dungarvan Golf Club’s popular Autumn Open tees off on

Friday 6th September and continues until Sunday 14th September. There is a magnificent line up of competitions to whet all golfers’ appetites with singles, fourball and rumbles events taking place throughout. We are very grateful as always to our sponsors for their continued support. For a full list of events and to book online visit www.dungarvangolfclub.com . FANTASTIC NEW GREEN FEE RATES FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL CLUBS Dungarvan, Gold Coast and West Waterford Golf Clubs are now offering new Green Fee rates for Members playing other courses for only €10 Monday to Friday. The three local clubs have agreed to this rate for members of the three local courses from Monday to Friday on the production of their GUI/ILGU card. This rate does not include competitions. Normal green fee rates apply on weekends. YOUNG ONES Results Wed 13th Winner Maeve Fitzgerald (24) 19 pts Outing to Lismore GC on Thurs 21st. Tee time from

11.30, Details in Locker Room. JUNIOR NOTES Last week saw the hosting of the Juvenile Cup kindly sponsored by the Mens Committee. Eoin Power showed his promise to record his first victory shooting 42 points to win by one from Paddy Dwane. In other news five of our juniors were selected on the Waterford Under 13 squad and will receive coaching from Waterford County Coach, David Hayes. Tuition for our beginners and PreJuniors will continue on Saturday 23rd at 3pm under the guidance of club professional, David Hayes. JUNIOR RESULTS Juvenile Cup sponsored by Mens Committee: Winner Eoin Power (35) 42 pts, 2nd Paddy Dwane (17) 41 pts, Gross Daniel Gannon 24 pts, Cat 1 Jake O’Riordan (12) 36 pts, Cat 2 Jack Holden (23) 38 pts, Niall Buckley (20) 38 pts, Cat 3 Sean O’Sullivan (31) 35 pts, Barry Morrissey (33) 33 pts. Pre-Juniors Results: Winner Conor Kent (40) 26 pts, 2nd

John Joe Queally (54) 20 pts, 3rd Eoin Flynn (40) 19 pts, 4th Sean Callaghan (40) 18 pts. PRO SHOP Our resident PGA Professional is reporting a busy season so far. The launch of the new Ping G30 was been well received and members have been trying out the demos. Lightweight Lithium batteries are very popular as is the new PT4 GPS system from Golf Buddy. D avid’s Sale will commence on Friday 5th September and as usual it will be full of bargains. You can continue to follow ProShop offers on David’s website at www.davidhayesgolf.com ESB WORKS Members might like to note that there will be planned works by the ESB which will result in a power cut all day at the club on Weds 27th Aug. This will affect the computers and catering & bar areas. Members might also wish to note that the club telephones will also be affected by the power failure. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

OPEN SUNDAYS FOR €15 To coincide with our Anniversary Celebrations in September we will have Open Competitions on the last two Sundays in August, 24th and 31st. The entry fee for these competitions will be €15 for visitors and €5 for members. Book online or phone 058 44055 for tee reservations. Play in threes. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to West Waterford and Dungarvan on qualifying for the Munster Final on Saturday last in Shannon in the Junior Cup and Barton Shield. While they eventually didn’t succeed in bring the trophies home they still proved able competitors and were a credit to their clubs and to golf in Dungarvan. COURSE ANALYSIS Great to hear so many good comments about the condition of the course, over the weekend. The analysis of the scoring on Sunday showed that the 8th hole was the one that gave members most difficulty with a scoring average of 1.9 above par. This was followed by the 18th, 15th and 10th holes. The easiest hole on the course was the 9th with a scoring average of 0.65 above par and this was followed by the 6th, 3rd, and 1st holes. Well done to Diarmuid Henley who had an eagle on the second hole following a

birdie on the first. GOLFER OF THE YEAR After 8 events out of 15 counting events Kieran Cullinan leads with 33 pts. James Hayes is 2 pts behind on 31, Ger Bagge 30 pts, Des Doyle 26 pts, Paddy Walsh 25 pts Michael Wall 24 pts, Derek Power 22 pts. Michael Kavanagh 21 pts. Remaining counting tournaments include President’s Prize x 2, September medal, Half Sub, and the three match-play events. MATCH-PLAYS Willie Barron Fourball: to be played by 31st August. Tony Sheehan & Paddy Walsh v Lee Crotty & Austin Kiely. Ger Bagge & Des O'Brien v Micheal White & Gavin Flynn GOLD COAST CUP Semi-Final Final Stage: All matches to be completed by 25th August. Michael Lenihan v Johnny Ryan John Hallinan v Austin Kiely. JUNIOR NOTES Paddy Hannigan Memorial Trophy: Presented by the Hannigan family this trophy will be played for on Sunday next. It is for the Juniors of the club and will have the same prestige as a Junior Captain’s prize, it will count towards Junior Golfer of the Year and the presentation will take place at the

President’s Prize presentation. It is limited to members of the Gold Coast. This competition will take place at 10.45 a.m. There will also be a pre-junior competition on Sunday next at 12.45 p.m. Junior Open: The second of our three Junior Open days was held on Thursday last and the winners were as follows: Cat 1 (1 – 20): Sean Kent (20) 36 pts Dungarvan. Cat 2 (21 – 36): Cat 3 (37 – 54): Eoin Flynn (40) 52 pts Dungarvan. Pre-Juniors: Jack Kiely (54) 23 pts. Junior Open Thursday 21st August at 1.30 p.m. This competition is very kindly sponsored by our David Hayes PGA LADIES NOTES Results: Saturday, 16th August: 18 hole competition sponsored by Dalton Jewellers. 1st Mary Kiely (13) 40 pts. 2nd Williamina Reynolds (22) 37 pts. 3rd Elaine Goss (30) 37 pts. Omni Competition Wednesday, 20th August, winner Elaine Goss. Fixtures: Sunday, 24th August 18 hole competition sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre. 10 Hole ongoing competition for a voucher. Omni Group10 Hole competition every Wednesdays.

Draw for partners between 1.30 and 2 pm. All members are welcome to play in this competition. Lady President's Prize: The Lady President's Prize kindly presented by Loraine Birney will take place on Saturday 30th August. Members wishing to play in this competition must place their names on the sheet in the Kiosk before 2pm Wednesday 27th August when the draw for partners will take place. President's Skins: The President's Skins and BBQ will take place on Wednesday 27th August beginning at 4pm, followed by presentation of prizes later that evening. This is a fun competition so we hope to see as many lady members as possible taking part. Ladies Matchplay: Ladies Matchplay, very kindly sponsored by Sheila Norris. Third round matches to be played by 22nd August. Gold Coast Foursomes: The draw for Ladies Foursomes has taken place. Full details are posted on notice board in Kiosk. Second round matches be played by 7th Sept. Coaching for Ladies on Monday evenings at 7.15 pm Coastal Alliance, first round will take place at Tramore Golf Club on Thursday, 11th September.

GOLF

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Lismore Golf Club Phone 058-54026. Email: lismoregolfclub@eircom.net Website: www.lismoregolf.org RESULTS & FIXTURES Saturday 16th / Sunday, 17th August18 Holes. Singles Stableford, Sponsored By: Castellia Jewellers 1st Richard Ormond Jr (8) 39 pts; 2nd Paudie Prendergast (13) 39 pts L 9; 3rd Jack Aherne (20) 36 pts; C.S.S. Sat 70 Sun 70. RICHIE JNR THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN THIS WEEK! This week’s competition winner is Richard Ormonde Jnr. with an impressive 39 points off an 8 handicap. Bruen team star Richie won on a count back on the back nine to deny Pierce Purcell star Paudie Prendergast. Richie had three birdies on his card including a birdie on the difficult index 1 sixth hole, which is no mean feat, probably a drive and a short iron for the big hitting Lismore man! Second as mentioned previously was Ballyduff’s Paudie Prendergast with 39 points off a 13 handicap. Paudie had 8 pars in his round and was solid throughout his round. Third was Jack Aherne who

completed the front nine with 16 points but stormed the back nine with 20 points to claim third prize. There was no calving for this Jack on his back nine!! FIXTURES Tuesday Bacon August 19th at 5.45. If you’re running late, ring ahead to include your name for the draw. President’s Prize kindly Presented by Mr. Tim O’Leary – Fri. 22nd, Sat. 23rd & Sun. 24th Aug. Time sheet is up in the men’s locker room and can all please try and get their names down as soon as possible if playing. There are approx. 6 Thursdays left to qualify for the Kelleher’s Supervalu OPEN Qualifier. So get your skates on. JUNIOR GOLF NOTES Results Tuesday, 29th 18 hole Stableford kindly sponsored by Joe Curtin AA Fire Safety: 1st Jeremy Saich 38 pts; 2nd Oisin Hickey 35 pts; 3rd Conor Bennett 33 pts. Tuesday 29th, 9 Hole

West Waterford Golf & Country Club Telephone: 058-43216. Fax: 058-44343.E-mail: info@westwaterfordgolf.com Website: www.westwaterfordgolf.com RESULTS Tuesday 13 Hole Tuesday Special – 12th August Cat. 1 Michael Cass (24) - 24 pts, Colin Smith (18) - 18 pts. Cat. 2 Ray Donnelly (11) - 19 pts Cat. 3 John Fleming (10) - 1 8pts Al Eile Open Gents Qualifier – Wednesday 13th August 1st Willie Lyons (18) - 39 pts, 2nd Kieran Mulligan (22) - 39 pts, 3rd Conor Twomey (20) -34 pts Monkstown GC, Extra Qualifiers Tony Keohan (23) 38 pts, Jason Louch (21) - 38 pts CSS 37 pts Club Competition Saturday / Sunday August 16th / 17th 1st. Jimmy Murphy (8) – 39 pts, 2nd. Mark O’Sullivan (8) – 38 pts, Gross: Luke Cummins (2) – 33 pts, 3rd. Thomas Conway (5) – 37 pts. CSS; Sat. 37, Sun.37. Carey’s Golf Society 1st Chris Banter (16) - 41 pts, 2nd Michael Mullane (7) - 41 pts, 3rd Donal Murphy (17) - 40 pts, 4th Billy Lambe (16), 5th Billy Callanan (20) - 39 pts. FIXTURES Tuesday 19th August – 9 hole Tuesday Special. Wednesday, 20th August – Al Eile Open 18 hole Qualifier. Friday 22nd/Saturday, 23rd/Sun 24th August – President’s Prize Mr Pat Murray. PRESIDENT’S PRIZE 2014 Our popular president Mr Pat Murray has all but completed preparations for what is guaranteed to be a super weekend at West Waterford. This will be a stableford competition and qualifying commences at 1.30 p.m. on Friday,

continuing on Saturday. Top 50 plus ties will compete in the final round on Sunday. Presentation of prizes at 7 pm immediately following the final three-ball. Music and entertainment to follow and I understand that our president has a number of surprise guests lined up. Complimentary finger food will also be served on the night. Timesheet is filling fast so please book now to ensure your preferred tee time. No online booking so please call to the office or ring 058 43216. It’s a weekend not to be missed. IRISH JUNIOR CUP MUNSTER FINAL West Waterford booked their place in the Munster final by virtue of a 3.5 – 1.5 victory over Doneraile at Shannon GC on Saturday morning. Eoin Conway, Conor Morrissey and Andy Hickey secured wins while Darragh Herlihy halved his match. This set up a final pairing with Castletroy in the afternoon. Once again Eoin Conway and Conor Morrissey brought in the first two matches with Luke Cummins unfortunate to lose on the 18th following a great comeback. Castletroy took the final matches on the 17th to win the final on a 3/2 scoreline. Our team performed admirably throughout this competition and special mention must go to Conor Morrissey who was undefeated in the Junior Cup matches. Well done to managers Martin Morris and Lanson Kelly and the entire panel.

Scramble kindly sponsored by Joe Curtin AA Fire Safety: 1st William Halford & Alex Fuller 42; 2nd Ethan Arrigan & Pierce O’Rourke 43. Junior Golf competitions continue every Tuesday start at 10 A.M. Come along and join in the fun! Kindly sponsored by Joe Curtin AA Fire safety. Captain’s Prize to Juniors: The highlight of the Junior Golf calendar is the Mr. Peter Whelan Captain’s Prize to Juniors, which takes place on Saturday, 30th of August. The boys play either 18 or 9 Hole on the day to suit everyone with brilliant prizes and delicious food, a great day is guaranteed. Tee times start at 2 p.m. LISMORE LADIES Catherine Neville once again took top spot this week bringing in the best 34 of the day. Katherine Moynihan had the next best to hold on to 2nd place in testing windy conditions. In the Eily Murphy Foursomes Anne Bennett and Helen Farrow will represent the club in Cork Golf club in Sept for the third year in a row having left it late to bring in the winning 42 pts winning score. On Sunday last the Qualifier for the President’s Prize went ahead in lovely sunny conditions and 19* ladies qualified to go out again next Sunday to finish the job and take this much coveted prize. RESULTS Sunday, 10th & Wednesday, GARY HURLEY STRIKES FORM AS IRELAND CAPTURES TRIPLE CROWN Irish Home Internationals at Southerdown Aug 13th – 15th 2014 Ireland have not won the Raymond Trophy since Shane Lowry and co triumphed at Muirfield in 2008. As part of the 11 man Irish squad Gary won 5.5 out of 6 points. The team recorded victories over Scotland 10 – 5, and Wales 8 – 7 to set up a Friday showdown against England. With Ryder Cup skipper Paul McGinley on hand to lend his support, the Irish lads scored a 9.5 to 5.5 victory to claim the Triple Crown. RYDER CUP AT WEST WATERFORD West Waterford was delighted to host the annual Ryder cup style match between the Dungarvan and Killarney teams on Saturday last. Killarney emerged victorious on a scoreline of 7.1/2 to 4.1/2. In an epic struggle most matches were decided on the 18th. Dungarvan captain Michael Fitzgerald has vowed that his team will come back with renewed vigour in 2015. A delighted Killarney captain despite his loss to the in form Willie Lyons fresh from his Al Eile victory, announced that he was delighted with his team’s performance. BORD FAILTE APPROVED Following a recent inspection we are delighted to announce that West Waterford Golf Club has been granted Bord Failte approval. Due recognition for members, staff and volunteers, all of whom contributed to this achievement NEW LOOK TUESDAY SPECIAL This competition has proved a great success during the Summer and continues each week with a 9 hole competition open to members, past members and guests. There are prizes in 3 categories. So come along on Tuesday

Lismore Golf Club Summer Competition Winners - Peter Whelan, Club Captain pictured presenting prizes to Demot O'Leary, John McGrath, Dom Spillane, Barry Rumley, Seamie Daly, John Rumley, Damien Casey, Noel McNamara, Patsy O'Donoghue, Dean Whelan, [Michael Kiely] Darragh Prendergast and Liam O'Keeffe. 13th August – 18 Hole Stableford, Kindly Sponsored by MONERE Development Services Ltd. 1st Catherine Neville (31) 34 pts B9; 2nd Katherine Moynihan. (18) B9. Eileen Murphy Qualifier – 18 Holes S/Ford, Scotch Foursomes, 1st July – 8th Aug 2014, Members Prizes 1st Helen Farrow (16) & Anne Bennett (18) 42 pts. FIXTURES Sunday, August 24th Presidents Prize to Ladies, 18 hole Stroke, kindly Presented

by Tim O’Leary. The draw for all ladies who have qualified is posted up in clubhouse. Best of luck to Tim and to all taking part. Presentation of prizes will go ahead at 7.30 on Sunday evening. Wednesday, August 20th 9 Hole Full Scramble with Beginners. August 1st – 31st Monthly ongoing, 9 hole stableford. Thursday, August 21st. 18 Holes S/Ford - Ladies Open Qualifier - Kindly Sponsored by Kellehers Super Valu Cappoquin - €5 members €10

Visitors, Grand Final September 20th The annual club classic will go ahead on weekend of 4th, 5th, 6th, & 7th September, teams of three, some great prizes on offer so get organising ladies. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Desperate housewives continues on Monday nights as usual. So any lady out there who is interested in giving golf a go or would like to see if it would suit them please come along on any Monday night at 6.30 p.m. to meet other like

minded ladies and have some guidence and a laugh with a few more experienced ladies who will show you the ropes. SOCIAL MIXED There will be no social mixed this Fri due to President’s Prize. LADIES OUTING Our annual ladies outing is going ahead on Saturday, August 30th and Sunday, 31st this year to the fabulous Mount Wolseley Golf Club. Details of weekend is posted up on notice board, please see that all monies due are paid up asap.

Prizewinners in the West Waterford Golf & Country Club August Celebration weekend kindly sponsored by Coolcormack Residents Association. Included are Michael Baldwin, Coolcormack Residents Association, Sponsors; Pat Murray, President and Margaret [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] O'Sullivan, Lady Captain. evening and bring a friend to enjoy a relaxing game in friendly surroundings. CLUB FOURBALL Des Cleary and Eddie Glavin will play Chris Clancy and Fintan Gee in the final. CLUB SINGLES MATCHPLAY 2014 The deadline for Round 3 is Monday 18th August. CLUB MIXED FOURSOMES Semi final matches must be completed by 27th August. AUTUMN OPEN WEEK The Autumn Open Week runs from Tuesday 16th to Sunday, 21st September, 2014. We have a variety of events for ladies and gents featuring 9 hole, 13 hole and 18 hole individual and team competitions. Watch this space for full details in the coming weeks. This is another opportunity to come along and experience the renowned West Waterford Welcome. SUMMER CHALLENGE CUP Killian leads by two points in the Challenge Cup. Top 4 play-

ers hold position. Biggest move of the week see’s Former Champion John Charles (Keane’s Pub) come into leaderboard on 5th position on 117pts. This week also see’s Wayne Flynn from 17th position to joint 8th and Ryan Donnelly also moves up into 11th position. Full table can be got on facebook www.westwaterfordgolf.com (F) CONDOLENCES We offer our condolences to Tim Lambe and family on the recent passing of his mother. JUNIOR NOTES: Junior Competition – Tuesday, 12th August 1st Ciarán Power (17) - 44 pts, 2nd Simon Kelly (22) - 43 pts, Best Gross Maurice Daly (10) - 31 gross, 3rd Sean Spratt (36) - 43 pts, 4th Max Quinn (13) - 40 pts, 5th Conor Ryan (21) - 39 pts, 6th Sergei Quinn (13) - 38 pts, Best 36 Oisin McHugh (36) - 39 pts, Best 9 Hole Mark Blackwell 20 pts August Golf Camp. Mon 18th – Wed. 20th. Girls (age 612) 11.00 am to 12.30 pm (if

sufficient numbers). Boys (age 5-8) 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm. Boys (age 9+) 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Maximum number in each group-12. Cost €18. Contact office at 058 43216 or Tim at 086 352 1070 or email: twmurphy9@gmail.com WEST WATERFORD GOLF CLUB LADIES NOTES 18 hole stroke competition GOY and Medal on Thursday, 14th/Sunday, 17th kindly sponsored by The Tannery Restaurant;Margaret O’Sullivan (23) – 70 nett (Back 9) Mary Lou Carroll (19) – 70 nett Aine Parks (27) 71 nett. GOLFER OF THE YEAR The Golfer of the year competition is coming to an end with only a few competitions left. The leader at the moment (as on 13th August) is Jean O’Donovan with 162 ½ points, closely followed by Jean Conway with 161 points; Eithne Ashby with 158 1/2 points; Marie T. Curran with 157 points;

Aine Parks with 156 points and joint 6th with 154 each are June Whythe and Mary Donnelly. This is based on 5 best Cards up to 13th August. Watch this space for updates Next week’s competition will take place on Wednesday 20th or Thursday 21st – 18 hole S/F kindly sponsored by – Zusana’s Physical Therapy Please note the change of date for the Bernie Twomey Memorial Cup to Sunday 31st August – sheets in the locker room as usual 9 hole August competition continues with 2 cards to count Next round of the match play to be played by 24th August President’s prize is taking place next weekend and a 9 hole competition for the ladies will be held on Sunday afternoon. PRESENTATION OF PRIZES Ladies please note that our President Pat Murray will be presenting his prizes on Sunday, 24th August.

SOCCER

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Railway Athletic FC NEW SEASON UPON US Sunday next will see the start of the new soccer season for Railway as our Junior side will began there campaign in the Bolger cup with a home tie against Clashmore Ramblers. Last season we got to the final of this competition and were beaten by Brideview Utd. in a cracking game of ball. The lads have had a busy few weeks with challenge games in the Kevin Walsh tournament in Conna and got to the semi-final before going down to Lismore so no doubt they will be looking forward to the weekend’s game which has an 11 am kick-off. It would be great to see a nice crowd there to support the boys. SOCCER CAMP A HUGE SUCCESS AGAIN Our annual soccer camp took place from August 5th to 8th and what a week we had. 170 kids from the ages of 3 to14 enjoyed a great few days with again the highlight being the fun day on the Friday. This year we were involved with two local ladies who were doing the HB Ice cream for Down Syndrome

and that proved a huge success as all the kids enjoyed their ice cream in the soaring heat. The big highlight of the Friday was probably the huge water slide we made which was a massive hit for all kids and coaches alike. As I mention the coaches we would like to thank each and everyone of them who were absolutely fantastic all week and made the camp run so smoothly. There was 28 coaches/administrators there for the week which was brilliant and each kid had their own special story after a great week. Already plans are in place for 2015 camp which will run from August 7th to 10th. GALWAY CUP SUCCESS FOR JAYO Everyone would like to congratulate Jayson Molumby who was part of the Irish elite under 16 side who won the Prestigious Macron Galway cup hosted by Salthill Devon club last week. Jayo had a brilliant tournament and is going to be a real star for the future. We wish him well for the

rest of the season and hope he can lead our under 16 side to league glory also this season. UNDER 12 TOURNAMENT We will be heading off to Kilmac on Saturday next for the annual Percy Kirwan tournament and this will be a good run out for our lads who have a few new lads added to the squad for the coming season. All players will be informed of details for the tournament during the week. CLOTHES AND MOBILE PHONE COLLECTION We are at present collecting clothes/books and mobile phones as part of a fundraising drive to help out with the running of the club. If anyone out there has any old clothes i.e. bed linen, shoes, all types of clothes, mobile phones or books and would like to help us out you can drop them to the Railway Athletic pitch any Saturday morning between 10 am and 12 noon or just contact Martin, Sheila, Tristan or any club member and we will arrange to collect them from you. The collection date for the clothes is on September 13th.

Kilmacthomas FC DEEPEST SYMPATHY The club extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Mick Power. May he rest in peace. Mick played a very important part in the formation of the club and was involved both as a player and then as a manager. His legacy is being carried on by his son and grandsons and we greatly appreciate the huge amount of work they have done to bring the club to where it is today. Mick is gone but will not be forgotten.

SCHOOLBOY The new season kicks off on Monday, the 25th and we are delighted to have 5 team competing this season. Gary McCormack and Clive Kiely take charge of the under 11's James Power and Dylan Power under 12's; Killian Power and Philip Wickham under 13's; Tom Connolly and Stephen Morrissey under 14's and Adi Kirwan under 15's. We wish them all well. JUNIOR LEAGUE We will be competing in Division 2 A this season and

hopes are high that we can be very competitive in this division. We wish Murt Power and Liam McLoughlin well and look forward to last year’s youths making the step-up. Division 4 Unfortunately, the number did not materialise and we have had to withdraw the team. PERCY KIRWAN CUP On Saturday the 23 we will have 16 teams compete for this highly sought after trophy, a very fitting tribute to Percy Kirwan.

Stradbally FC THE Waterford local soccer season commences this weekend. Stradbally FC are operating in Division 2B for 2014-15 and start their odyssey with an away tie this Saturday afternoon versus Johnville FC in St Martins Park. Kick-off is 2 pm. We wish manager John O'Shea and all the players the best of luck for their upcoming campaign. Underage training for all

teams continues on Thursday at 6.30 pm. New players are always welcome. FAI National Draw tickets are now on sale. All proceeds go to our club. Tickets are available from all committee members at €10 each and there are a plethora of prizes on offer. Maybe, like club member Alan D'arcy last year, you could be lucky and win a motor car. Be in to win.......

Club Lotto draw is on Sunday night in The Bally Inn, Ballylaneen. Jackpot has grown to €1,700. Tickets, priced at €2 each or 3 for €5, are available from all local retail outlets, as well as regular promoters. ADVANCE FIXTURES: 30th August Stradbally v St. Josephs in Stradbally at 2 p.m. 6th September De La Salle v Stradbally in John’s Park Complex at 4.15 p.m.

Dungarvan Ladies Hockey Club SENIOR LADIES Training commences this Tuesday, August 19th in St. Augustine's Hockey pitch. Please be on pitch for 6.45 pm - training starts at 7 pm sharp. Please have gum shields, shin guards and water. All past, present and new

players welcome!!!!! JUNIOR CLUB Training commences as follows: Under 10's and 12's: Saturday Sept 5th 9.15 10.30 am Under 14's: Friday Sept 4th 4.15 - 5.30 pm Under 16's: Saturday Sept

5th 10.30 - 11.30 am ALL players must have gum shields and shin guards. Please drop and collect players at Friary gates as cars are not permitted onto grounds. New members welcome from ages 7 - 15 years of age.

BLAST FROM THE PAST – Pictured at the initiation of the tree planting at the soccer community field, Ballinroad in 1988/’89. Left to right: Rev. P. Ahearne CC, Cait Ryan, Treasurer, St. Laurence’s Hall Committee; Brid Drohan, Secretary; Maurice Tobin, Vincent Tobin, Ballinroad FC; County manager Mr. D. Hurley; Pat Keane, Secretary, Ballinroad FC; Tom Keith, Chairman Hall Committee; James Veale, Ballinroad FC.

Dungarvan United FC CLUB MEMBERSHIP/ INSURANCE FEES 2014 – 2015 Schoolboy / Schoolgirl €35 - 2nd child from same family €25 Family Membership €60 includes 2 non playing adults and up to 3 children Youths €40 Junior / umemployed €90 Student €70 Junior / Employed €100 Non – playing member €25 All players must have signed registration forms and memberships paid before their first league game is played. Youths and Junior league games are starting this week a reminder to everyone to make sure your membership is up to date. Please note all registration froms and memberships are to be forwarded to Sean Dwyer our membership officer any queries contact Sean on 086 – 8967690. Any one who wants to registrar can meet our membership officer Sean Dwyer on Thursday between 7 and 8. We would also remind everyone to pay your weekly subs to your manager this plays a vital part of our membership structure. Weekly subs are to be collected if you use grass or astro. Schoolboy’s are you born 2001 or 2004. We are delighted to have an excess of U-11 boys born 2004 to play this coming season, to put in a second team we are looking for a few more boys training today Wednesday 4.45 to 6 pm any queries contact 086 8588239. We are also delighted to be able to put in a second U-

14 team this season and anyone born in 2001 come along to training today Wednesday also from 5 to 6pm manager Michael French. JERSEY/KITS The search continues for anyone who may have old sets of Dungarvan United Jersey’s/Kits that are not in use to drop them into the club for the attention of John Collins, we are especially looking for two adult Jersey’s sponsored by “The Moorings”. The club is open each evening from 6 pm to 10 pm and each Saturday from 9am to 4 pm. We would appreciate your support on this. DUNGARVAN UNITED 1ST DIVISION NEWS A great pre-season result for our 1st Division side against St. Joseph’s in a 2-2 draw. Training every Tuesday and Thursday night at 8 pm. New players are always welcome contact manager Stan Cummins on 087 918 5871 for any information. Reminder to all players to have their membership sorted this week. 1A Fixtures Fri 22nd August - 6.30 pm Dungarvan United v Tramore Rangers Tues 26th August - 7 pm. Johnville v Dungarvan United Sun 31st August - 11am. Dungarvan United v Tramore DUNGARVAN UNITED 2ND DIVISION Training continues each Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., pre-season has gone very well and we are looking for a great season ahead. Anyone is interested in playing 2A for Dungarvan United

for the coming season contact team manager Robert Drummy on 087 7717522. Reminder for all players to get their membership sorted this week. 2A Fixtures Sat. 23rd August -2 pm. Dungarvan United v St. Saviours Fri 29th. Aug - 6.30 pm Dungarvan United v Carrick United Sat. 6th. September - 2 pm. Crusaders v Dungarvan United DUNGARVAN UNITED 3RD DIVISION Our new 3rd Division side is going very well, training every Tuesday at 8 pm. Anyone interested in playing 3rd division or for any further details contact team manager Ger Murphy on 0876834289. Reminder for all players to get their membership sorted this week. 3rd Division fixtures Sat 23rd Aug 4:15 p.m. Dungarvan United vs Seaview Celtic Sat 30th Aug 2 pm Mooncoin Celtic vs Dungarvan United Sun 7th Sep 11 am Dungarvan United vs Carrick United Youth B Fixtures. Sun. Aug 24th - 2 pm. Dungarvan United v Park Rangers Fri Aug. 29th - 4.15 pm Dungarvan United v Piltown Sun. Sept. 7th - 2 pm. St.Saviours v Dungarvan United CLUB HOUSE/ ASTRO TURF A lot of time has gone into updating the clubhouse, we were delighted to see the

long awaited shuttering being put in the bar, we now have the facility to close the bar which allows the clubhouse to be used for dance/fitness classes, it makes it a great spot to have that children’s party with astro hire. Great rates available contact John for more details on 087 – 0607226. Academy times: Boy’s Academy 20062007 1 pm to 2.15 pm, 20042005 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm Parents please be aware that all children must be accompanied to training by an adult, each child must wear shin guards, bring a non fizzy drink and two euro contact 086 3053109 for any further assistance. CLUB GEAR We would encourage everyone to wear club colours where possible, Ken is the man behind our club gear shop, he is available at Academy times each Saturday. If you want to discuss anything with him, an easy payment option is also available. The shop has an ongoing Special Offer which includes a Dungarvan United Kit (top, shorts, socks) Dungarvan Utd hooded Rain Jacket and crested Dungarvan Utd umbro hat all for €65.00 kids €70.00 adults, to order anything at the moment please call (087) 632 6611. SYMPATHY Dungarvan United would like to extend our deepest sympanthy to the Morrissey family on the recent death of John Morrissey and to Mick Danbis on the death of his son Michael Lee may they rest in peace.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Manchester United Supporters Club - Waterford Branch SAME PREMIERSHIP The dreaded slow start which definitely didn't look on the cards came to fruition when a very lacklustre United succumbed to a hard working Gary Monk Swansea side. It is hard to admit but the result was fully deserved and may well have been more emphatic than the final 2-1 scoreline suggests. The United scorer was newly appointed club captain Wayne Rooney from close range cancelling out the opener of Ki. TRANSFER NECESSITY To all who believed United's successful pre season form reality bite more than Suarez in the world cup. The lack of cohesion and experience against Swansea was frightening. During the weeks following the world cup the worst possible thing that could have happened was United stayed unbeaten (against 2nd and third string opposition) but on saturday Louis Van Gaal had his eyes opened up to the task of taking United to the summit of the "hardest league to win in world football". We have had to sit and watch club after club strengthen while we settled on 2 of last season's targets! All that said, I am certain Louis Van Gaal is more than aware loosing 3 of your start-

ing back four requires investment by replacing them with authouritive defenders who will cost serious money so lets be having them. The ease in which we were exposed was frightening and to be honest Vidal or someone of that ilk is vital along with the central defender situation addressed. The spine of United has and still does need strengthening and fast or we will be too far adrift before Halloweeen !!! MATCHES AVAILABLE We have match tickets/access cards available to all members so if interested contact the secretary asap 087 1940089 to ensure your spot at your chosen match. If you are unsure of whats available just contact the secretary or simply attend a meeting to see the match book filled in with the names. GROUP TRIP CHOSEN The group trip has been chosen and it is the home match with Burnley in February provisionally 10th its a tuesday night. The reason for this game is its proximity to the Munich anniversary and those that travelled last year expressed to pick the fixture nearest to this date. We have already got 20 names interested so if you want to be added just contact the secretary on 087 1940089 it promises to be a

good trip !!! MEMBERSHIP STILL OPEN Contrary to what people believe branch and official membership remain open throughout the season.The deadline of 31st July was the deadline for our category "A" qualification. So if you still want to join the Official membership and or just the Waterford branch (some people are Waterford branch members but don't attend matches) feel free to contact the secretary on 087 1940089 or any committee member. BRANCH MERCHANDISE As stated in the last few weeks notes we have a branch t-shirt available in surf and sheep t-shirt printers beside Bob Troy’s, just call to Sam or Ronan and they will get you sorted with your correct size. We are still awaiting our official Waterford Branch badges and these will be available at all meetings once recieved. CONGRATS AND BEST WISHES All in the branch would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to season ticket holders Lisa Organ and Wayne Fowler on their recent engagement.Two solid reds and a long and happy married life together (rumour has it the wedding will be in O.T).

Munster Rugby Stars visit Dungarvan Rugby Club. James Cronin and Niall Scannell pictured with 6 to 7 year Group. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Dungarvan Rugby Club NIAMH - WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU ! Last week, we were looking forward to the semi final in Paris, hoping for a victory over England. It didn't happen, as the English team's strength grinded out a win. The final score was flattering and didn't reflect on the performance of the Irish team. Four days later, the defeat to France, resulted in Ireland finishing 4th. Disappointment, yes, but looking back on the tournament, it has to be classed as an outstanding achievement by the Irish team. The first Irish team to reach the last four in a World Cup. What makes it even better, is the fact that they were beaten by a professional team and we have only a fraction of the players available. One of only four players

nominated for Player of the Year, our own Niamh Briggs was outstanding at the tournament and was selected on the team of the tournament. She did her town, county and country proud. To Niamh, we are all extremely proud of you ! CROWLEY STARS FOR BLAA GUARDS The annual One Day Tag Rugby Tournament took place last Saturday at the club's grounds at Ballyrandle. Starting early in the morning, there were games all day on the three pitches and the finals got underway at 5 pm. The big game saw the Bullfrogs face the Blaa Gaurds in the cup final. As winners of the Summer Tag rugby Tournament, the Bullfrogs went into the game as favorites but they didn't have it all their own way. Alan Crowley was in super form for

the Blaa Gaurds and led the charge. The Bullfrogs missed the absent Johnny Lynch and were left chasing the game for much of the match. Steve McMahon was left with an uphill battle to try and save the game but couldn't do it on his own. In the end, the Blaa Guards, with the experience of Alan Crowley and Shane O'Sullivan, ran out easy winners. The Sheehananigans won the Plate Final and the Special Units took the Wooden Spoon. Thanks to the Anchor Bar for sponsoring the tournament. A special thanks to Mossie Keith and his fellow officials, Liam Lannen and Jim Curran. TABLE QUIZ On Friday night, at 9 pm, there is a table quiz being held in Minnie’s Bar with all funds raised going to the Rugby Club. All players are

asked to bring a table or have one there in your place if you can’t make it. Tickets can be purchased in advance at training at a price of €10 each, or they are available in Sam McCauley’s Pharmacy in town. On the night, 100 Sam McCauley gift bags will be given out, which will be worth considerably more than the €10 for the ticket and Sam McCauley’s will also be providing the raffle prizes. On Saturday, 20% from all premium fragrances bought in Sam McCauley’s will be donated to the club too. So come along and help support the club. MATCH @ RSC Don't forget, Munster will be playing London Irish at the RSC in a pre season friendly on Friday 29th. The club will be organizing a bus if there's enough interest.

The Rossys team, winners of the Social Cup in the Anchor Bar sponsored Tag Rugby Tournament at Dungarvan Rugby Club. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

The Big Units, winners of the Wooden Spoon in the Anchor Bar sponsored Tag Rugby Tournament [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images] at Dungarvan Rugby Club.

The Sheehananigans, winners of the Premier Cup in the Anchor Bar sponsored Tag Rugby Tournament at Dungarvan Rugby Club. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Cunnigar Pitch and Putt Pub League Tramore youth makes THIS year for the first time we are going to hold a pitch and putt pub league. We have had a great response to this new venture. There is a total of 20 teams.The Pubs league draw has now taken place in John Keanes Pub who sponsored the cup, The draw as follows: West Waterford AC v Cove Bar, Stradbally Minnies B v Enterprise John Keanes A v West Waterford Golf Whelans Bar & Lounge, Stradbally v Lady Bell John Keanes B v Cotton Mill, Portlaw Gold Coast v Minnies A Murrays, Ring v Queallys Anchor B v Dillons bar B Dillons Bar A v Moorings Knocknagranagh Golf v Anchor A Good luck to you all JUVENILES COMPETITIONS The juvenile competitons has proved to be a great success, at the moment we have just finished the final week of this league. We want to say well done to Toby Taylor who headed the leader board, closely followed by Kyle Hackett and then Colm O'Shea, well done to all who played in the tournament, its great to see you playing so well, and we shall see you on Friday for the start of Graham Nagles, Deise Golf Shop Tournament. All members are welcome to play and this will also be great practice for the Munster Schools Competiton. WATERFORD COUNTY LADIES AND GENTS JUNIOR AND INTER TEAMS Good luck to all of the Ladies and Gents County Waterford Junior and Inter teams playing tomorrow at St. Stephens, Cork CLUB OUTING There will be a club outing on the 23rd August to St Canices Pitch and Putt Kilkenny. Anyone interested in going you can put your name on sheet in club house. UNKNOWN CLUB MEMBERS As well as all these great activites going on in the club there is spectacular work being done on the course which people do not realise, without our volunteers the course would not be in this spectacular condition,from the greens to the fairways to the work done on the drainage to give our members and visitors some wonderful games of pitch and putt. We thank all our UNKNOWN CLUB MEMBERS for all their voluntary work they do throughout the year. "We all know them, the people who are out swishing the greens first thing in the morning, closing the gate last thing at night, in between they collect green fees, make coffee for those visitiors from a neighbouring club, cut the greens and fairways, trim the bunkers and ditches, paint the tee boxes, remove the broken tees, change the holes, drive the machinary helping with the drainage.

podium at Triathlon National Championships

Cunnigar Pitch & Putt Juveniles.

Kelly Fitzpatrick presenting the cup sponsored by John Keane’s. They then turn their attention to the clubhouse and clean the kitchen, mop the floor, make sure all the delft and cutlery are clean, check there is plenty tea, coffee and biscuits and, of course, make sure that the toilets are all ship shape and clean. They will be the people staggering under the weight of trays of soft drinks, every month their cars will be crammed with crisps, chocolate and minerals as they scout for bargains in the local supermarket. After that they move to competitions and registrations and make sure that all the entries are on time. Come the week of the Club Scratch Cup they will be there to fill in on the book when necessary and their card checking and score recording are legendary. Then to crown it all when A.G.M time comes around and the members are battering the ditches to press gang any and everyone for just one year they are always the old reliables. Do all those tasks strike a chord with you? Are you in fact one of those unknown members? If so take a bow because, without you and the help of Miroslaw, Darren, John and the Council nobody would ever be presented with a prize because the Club would grind to a halt. If however you are one of those who look on and grumble and never volunteer then maybe it is time you did. This game can give enormous

pleasure but it also carries responsibilities. Help out if and when you can and reduce the load on the unknown members." If anyone has an hour or two to spare to give a hand helping on the course you would be very welcome. MONDAY GAME Names to be in for 6pm tee off 6.30 pm. No game this week. Wednesday Game. Names to be in for 10 am tee-off 10.30 am. Nett Breda Foley, Maura Ryan. Gross Lorraine Troy, Eilish Sullivan. THURSDAY GAME Our Thursday Games are now underway, all our members are welcome to play so have your names in by 6 pm and we will be teeing off at 6.30 pm. Nett Mary Walsh, Patsy Hackett. Gross Liam Simms, John Foley. HOLE IN ONE This year we are having a prize for the most hole in ones during the season. These must be in a Club competiton at the Cunnigar Pitch and Putt and cards must be verified by the tournament committee. To date Patsy Hackett and Paddy Noonan, John Carroll, Michael Havens, Liam Simms (2), Richard O'Leary and Ivan Fitzgerald have each got one in competition. Ladies to date are Breda O'Donnell and Sadie Ui Mhiachain, Lorraine Troy, Breda Foley, Margaret Shanahan and Maureen Power.

MUNSTER SCHOOLS COMPETITON The Cunnigar Pitch and Putt Club are hosting the Finals of the Munster Schools Competiton so get your teams ready. If you would like to represent your school in this competition contact Corinne McGee for more details. BONUS NUMBER Bonus number this week is 37, the lucky winner is Breda Foley PITCH MARKS Leaving Pitch Marks when playing destroys the greens, it takes a lot of care and attention to keep them in pristine condition, so all members and green fees are asked to repair them and use the correct repairer when doing so. DID YOU KNOW? Players must tee off from the tee box provided - Penalty - DISQUALIFICATION All monies must be paid before names are sent to P.P.U.I for competitons MEMBERSHIP FEES Membership fees are now due and can be given to any committee member. Family - €150 Adult - €80 Over 60 - €50 Juvenile - € 45 Life members - €30 GREEN FEES Because of the increased popularity of pitch and putt, we are now opening from 10 am and last tee off 7 pm Adults €5, Juveniles €3, Hire of clubs €2 Club jumpers, tee shirts and caps are for sale in club house.

FOR the second year running, Cian O'Keeffe aged 13, has made it to the podium at the Youth Triathlon National Championships. This year Cian was punching above his weight as he competed in the 14-15 year age group. The race included a 400m swim, 9km bike ride and a 3km run. These distances are enough to put off many adults, but Cian is a very focused and determined athlete and has been training hard for this event. Cian has recently been selected to be part of the Triathlon Ireland Junior academy, which is a fantastic achievement. He was the only Waterford Junior selected. Young athletes from all over Ireland were selected after a rigorous assessment which saw them being rated over 9 key skills such as strength, speed, stamina and agility. They meet monthly for training camps where they are tested by performing time trials in all three events and then receive coaching in strength, conditioning, nutrition and race tactics, to name just a few. Despite severe weather warnings and flooding across the country, the race in Loughrea went ahead. The youth athletes faced choppy waters and strong winds. Being from Tramore stood to Cian as he excelled in the rough waters of the lake, after a lot of jostling and bodies swimming and grappling over each other. Cian managed to pull away into the first group of swimmers giving himself some clear water to settle into a relaxed rhythm. Three other

Cian O'Keeffe receiving Bronce medal at Youth Triathlon National championships 2014. youths pulled ahead as they rounded the second buoy to return to the shore and so Cian exited the swim in the second group of swimmers. Cian had the fastest 1st transition time which saw him climb two positions and so he was 5th out onto the bike course. Cian had his tactical head on, and sat in behind the other riders to draft and protect himself from the head winds. This tactic saved energy which then allowed him the extra kick to breakaway from the group and to be the 2nd youth back to transition. Cian lost some time in the transition and was 3rd onto the run, but he quickly caught and passed the 2nd placed runner. Then things really heated up, with 400m to go, Cian was caught by another runner, they ran

Waterford Golf Club reaches semi-final LEINSTER raiders Waterford Golf Club are dreaming of AllIreland glory after booking their place in the AIG Cup and Shield Final after winning the Leinster title. Patient and composed, they had to endure a weeklong wait before securing their place at Carton House for September's AIG Jimmy Bruen Shield semi-finals. Ahead in three of their games against Killeen in the Leinster final at Laytown and Bettystown on Saturday, 2nd August, their match fell victim to the weather when a torrential downpour battered the Co Meath links in the late afternoon. The only option was a return trip to the east coast venue seven days later and the winning point was duly delivered by Barry Griffin and Chris Hoban on the 18th green. For club captain

together for 200m, both of them desperate to secure their position, but unfortunately Cian was passed, and while he dug deeper, Cian closed the gap as they entered the finishers chute but the finish line came too soon and Cian finished in 3rd place. There was also plenty of excitement in the 12-13 year age group for Tramore local, Stephen Crowley from Fenor N.S. Stephen put in a strong performance in his event which saw him complete a 150m swim, 6km bike ride and 1500m run. Stephen really enjoyed the race and it was clear that both of them training with Comeragh Cycling Club, Splashworld Sharks Swim Club and Ferrybank AC had not gone unnoticed.

AIG Road to Carton

Michael Dollard, the weeklong wait was more than worthwhile. “There was a bit of emotion on the day. It was an eerie week because we were in a good position but there was still a lot to play for,” said Dollard, who is very much a hands-on captain and was busy caddying at the Leinster finals for Michael Wall, who is a work colleague as well as a clubmate. “He's a very easy man to caddy for. He's a good golfer, he has a big heart and he doesn't blame the caddy when things go wrong,” said Dollard, who enjoyed a ringside seat in what turned out to be a dramatic final. “No one realised how bad the weather was going to get,” he explained. “There was six hours of a deluge. It was like a bad November day.”

The Leinster Branch officials were left with no option but to take the players off the course as the greens became waterlogged. It had already been a busy weekend for the Waterford players, who had travelled from the south east the previous day and stayed over in Laytown the night before. They beat Ardee in Saturday morning's semi-final to set up a provincial decider against Killeen, who had beaten Beaverstown on the 19th to book their place in the final. And when the first four points were shared two apiece, Waterford secured their second Leinster title in three years with victory in the fifth and final game. Now the club are looking to bigger and better things at the All-Ireland finals in September.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

Talking Horses Carla Bianca lands Gowran listed win

Upcoming Fixtures Killarney – Wednesday, 20th August (First Race 5.10) Killarney – Thursday, 21st August (First Race 5.10) Kilbeggan – Friday, 22nd August (First Race 4.45) Killarney – Friday, 22nd August (First Race 5.00) Killarney – Saturday, 23rd August (First Race 1.45) Curragh – Saturday, 23rd August (First Race 2.00) Curragh – Sunday, 24th August (First Race 2.25)

THE Dermot Weld-trained Carla Bianca scored a comfortable success in the €50,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes at Gowran Park on Wednesday. One of three winners on the night for Weld and one of four for Pat Smullen, Carla Bianca raced to a one and a half-length victory over Alive Alive Oh and Beyond Brilliance. The pair also combined to win with Timiyan and Sierra Sun while Smullen also scored on the Sheila Lavery-trained Gone Viral.

Russell doubles up on final day of Festival DAVY Russell enjoyed a couple of good days at Tramore and he ended the four-day festival on a high with a double on Sunday. He got the afternoon off to a winning start on Pat Flynn’s Gusty Rocky, for the Flynn family of the Park Hotel, Dungarvan and found a second winner in the shape of King High in the Richard Power Private Client Betting Handicap Hurdle. The latter was trained by Eoin Doyle who ended the meeting as the leading trainer with three winners. It was quite an afternoon for local trainers as Dungarvan’s John Queally also got in on the winning act when taking the second maiden hurdle on the card with Oscar Vespasian. Henry de Bromhead won the handicap chase with Zane Grey and Robert Murphy, who trains in Cappoquin, took the beginners chase with Mrs Mac Veale for owner Paddy Corkery.

Build up to Irish Champions weekend THE two-day Curragh meeting next Saturday and Sunday is shaping up as a trial for the inaugural €3.7m Irish Champions Weekend. A number of races have a direct link to the big meeting at Leopardstown and the Curragh in September. The winner of Saturday’s Renaissance Stakes gains free entry into the Flying Five, while the winners of Sunday’s Debutante Stakes, Futurity Stakes, Royal Whip Stakes and Irish St Leger Trial Stakes will also be rewarded with free entry to a number of Group Carla Bianca and Pat Smullen win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes (Listed) Gowran. races on Irish Champions Weekend which takes place on [Patrick McCann] September 13th and 14th.

Locals Champions add to US cheer on win at Dundalk Kiely winner at Tramore

AIDAN O’Brien and his son Joseph added to Saturday night’s Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park with success a little closer to home just 18 hours later. The pair teamed up to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden with Qualify at Dundalk, the daughter of Fastnet Rock easily winning by five and a half lengths. The Andy Oliver-trained Panama Hat scored his fifth successive handicap win when taking the ‘Red God’ Handicap under Fran Berry. The winner will now be aimed at one of the premier handicaps on Irish Champions Weekend next month. Berry had earlier won the Rated Race on the John Feane-trained Prince Connoisseur while Pat Smullen was another jockey in double form, winning on Maremmadiavola for Eddie Lynam and Moonmeister for in-form Gordon Elliott.

Clondaw Warrior makes winning debut for Mullins A THREE time bumper winner for John Hanlon, Clondaw Warrior made a winning debut for his new trainer Willie Mullins at Tramore on Saturday. The seven-year-old was an odds-on favourite and didn’t disappoint in the Bet Online At thetote.com Handicap, winning by all of eight lengths under Billy Lee. The easy winner makes a quick reappearance at Roscommon again this evening. Gordon Elliott sent out another Tramore winner when Knight’s Parade won the two mile handicap for jockey Wayne Lordan. It was a second winner on the evening for Lordan who had earlier scored on the David Wachman-trained Hurricane Volta in the 12-furlong maiden.

THE locals were out in force to cheer home the John Kielytrained On The Way Out in the Pat Woodbyrne Memorial Handicap Chase as the August festival got underway at Tramore on Thursday. Johnny Burke guided Conor Lannen’s homebred to a two length success for the Dungarvan trainer whose family connection with the track dates back to 1953. Emmet McNamara took the riding honours with a double, courtesy of the Andy Heffernantrained Cin Cin and Little Stampy, trained by David Broad. Leading amateur rider Katie Walsh enjoyed a comfortable win on Alton Bay in the Ladies Maiden. She scored by six lengths for trainer Peter Fahey.

UK raider takes Group 3 Leopardstown contest FORMERLY trained in Ireland and now in the care of David O’Meara, Custom Cut ran out the impressive winner of the €62,500 Group 3 Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown on Thursday. Suited by the testing underfoot conditions, Custom Cut powered to a two and a quarter length success to give

Dreaper among Flat winners at Ballinrobe TRAINER Jim Dreaper could not recall his last flat winner after Santo Romano swooped late to win the Burleigh Accountants Handicap at Ballinrobe on Monday. High flying apprentice Sean Corby was the man on board as the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor flew home to deny race favourite Keyboard Melody. Dunboyne trainer Sean Byrne sent out his first winner

[Patrick McCann]

since 1983 when Urtheoneiwant comfortable took the Costello McDermott Mares Maiden Hurdle under Davy Condon. The most valuable race of the night went to the Charles O’Brien-trained Shutter Island who led on the run-in to deny top-weight Lindenhurst. Mark Walsh rode the winner for owner JP McManus.

Significant upgrades to Irish sprint races announced AS part of a broader initiative by the European Pattern Committee to improve the overall programme of races for sprinters, a number of significant upgrades to Irish sprints were announced last week. Three existing Group 3 sprints at the Curragh will be promoted to Group 2 status for 2015 while Naas will stage a Group 3 race for three-year-olds only in early June.

Beast Beats Bike in charity challenge

Beast vs Bike as Moobi Creek and Pat Smullen beat Nicholas Roche at Leopardstown.

jockey Daniel Tudhope his first win on this side of the Irish Sea. Elsewhere on the card, Massinga followed up on her Galway festival win in the nine furlong fillies handicap while young Naas apprentice Tom Madden won the 10-furlong handicap on Sweet Cherry, trained by Eamon Delaney.

MOONBI Creek, ridden by Pat Smullen, easily accounted for Tour de France cyclist Nicholas Roche in a charity challenge at Leopardstown on Thursday evening. Smullen managed to steal a couple of yards at the start and never relinquished the advantage as he powered to a comfortable success. But the real winner was the Crumlin Medical Research Foundation who received a €5,000 donation from the Irish Independent as the result was announced to a very appreciative attendance.

Jason Morris, Horse Racing Ireland’s Director of Racing, said, “Ireland has been very strong within European sprints in recent years with major international successes for the likes of Sole Power, Gordon Lord Byron, Maarek and Slade Power. There will now be three valuable and prestigious opportunities for Irish sprinters to compete at home rather than continually being forced to run abroad.”

Elliott And Condon On The Mark By The Sea GORDON Elliott and Davy Condon combined to win Friday night’s big race at Tramore where Swantykay put a disappointing run at the Galway festival behind him to win the Flynn Hotel Group Handicap Hurdle. The five-year-old came late to deny the Galway winner Beckwith Star a follow up success. Davy Russell teamed up with Bandon, County Cork trainer James Dullea to win the handicap chase on the card with Red Or White while the Edward O’Grady-trained Prickly made a winning debut under Kevin Power in the bumper.

Aidan O’Brien Lands Arlington Park Grade 1 ADELAIDE gave Aidan O’Brien his latest Grade 1 success when comfortably winning the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park on Saturday. O’Brien was winning the race for the third time and Ryan Moore brought the son of Galileo home a one and a half length winner. The other Ballydoyle runners on the card were out of luck with Eye Of The Storm finishing fifth in the American St Leger and Magician finishing a close second in the Grade 1 Arlington Million.

GENERAL SPORT

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014

TRIED & TESTED TRIATHLON CLUB

Final Club Aquathlon OUR final Club Aquathlon was held on Wednesday, August 13th at Clonea Beach. This was for members only and comprised a 750m swim followed by a 5km run. All proceeds from this event went to the ‘Straight Ahead’ charity, which raises funds to allow children who require “time critical” orthopaedic surgery be taken off the waiting list to have their surgery. Natalie and Rob Shaw Hamilton are training at the moment for a Malin to Mizen four day cycle commencing on September 4th to raise funds for this charity. For more information see www.straightahead.ie. Many thanks to the members who took part, €422.70 was raised. SEAN KELLY TOUR Best of luck to all members and their families participating in the various Sean Kelly Tour distances over the weekend. AUGUST RACES Members have been competing in all distances over the past few weeks, in various events around the country. Criostoir O’Reilly headed off on a solo run to the Shadowman in Athlone over the August weekend to take on the middle distance event (1.9km swim, 90km cycle and 21km run) which he completed in unpleasant conditions of wind and rain in under 6 hours. Well done Criostoir! While Criostoir was battling the elements in the Midlands, another gang tackled the Hills of the Harbour Sprint distance in Whitegate. The weather wasn’t an issue here as the sun shone for the duration but the hills in the event name were enough of a battle for our guys. Niamh O’Donovan had a great race and went on to win her age category in a time of 1:27:40. Michael Moloney (1:11:10) was best of the T&T crew, followed by Alan Ryan (1:18:09) and Daryl Kearns (1:19:10). We had 24 competitors in Fermoy last Saturday for the Blackwater Triathlon, which

was a National Series event and Munster Championship to boot. Winner of the event in a super time of 1:00:41 was Chris Mintern, who took the honours at the Dungarvan Triathlon in June. Best of our bunch was Marc Flavin in a time of 1:15:03, followed by Jason Travers in 1:15:32 and Daryl Kearns in 1:15:46. These three guys are new to Triathlon this year and are getting better with each outing, definitely ones to watch out for next year. Liz Murray had a great race to finish in 1:20:38, followed by Natalie Shaw Hamilton in 1:22:28 (winning her age category once again). While the majority of the gang headed west to Fermoy, four others went east to Fethard-On-Sea to Tri-TheHook, which was also a National Series event and the Leinster Championship. Michael Moloney was our first finisher here in a time of 1:10:08 in tenth position overall, with Martin Stevenson, Toby Bedell and Paul O’Riordan also competing. CLUB TRAINING Although there are still a few events on the race calendar for the 2014 season, group training is winding down with smaller numbers attending sessions. This Thursday will be the last in our popular 20km Time Trial, starting from St. Laurence’s Hall, Ballinroad at 7 pm. Due to increased membership in the club and the huge local interest in Triathlon, Natalie will be holding two extra swim sessions in Clonea Leisure Centre, commencing in September; Wednesday morning swim club 7-8am, starting Sept 10th and Thursday evening Beginners class 6.307.30pm. Contact Natalie on 086 8512096 for more informa-

Marc Flavin looking determined on the bike course at Blackwater Tri, Fermoy.

Lismore Golf Club Ladies Open Day competition winners sponsored by Knockanore Farmhouse Cheese. Eamonn and Joanne Lonergan pictured presenting prizes to Esther Hornibrook, Patricia Bolger McCarthy, Sheila Denn, Sheila O'Leary, Shivie O'Meara, and Mary Beecher with Patricia Lonergan, Lady Captain. [Michael Kiely]

Liz Callaghan is all smiles as she sets off on the bike course at Blackwater Tri, Fermoy. tion. For all information on club training, events, benefits of membership etc please check out our new website www.dungarvantri.com. If you’re interested in getting involved in Triathlon, please contact us via the website or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TriedTestedDunga rvan

Dungarvan Golf Club Open Fortnight Open Gents Singles kindly sponsored by Top Line, Austin Curran. Front Row L/R: Maurice Cliffe, President; Derry Cotter, 2nd; Matthew Lynch, winner; David Crowley, Club Captain. Back Row L/R: Gabriel Leacy, Michael Loftus, John Moloney, prize winners and Alan Thomas, Gross. [Pat Crowley]

Melleray Glenrovers CLUB ROSE 2014 As part of our Annual Festival, Melleray Glenrovers GAA Club are holding a Melleray Rose Competition. This is open to all girls of 16 years and over. All contestants will be interviewed on stage in The Cat's Bar in Melleray on Saturday, 23rd August from 8 p.m. onwards. We would be grateful for nominations from individuals and/or businesses. The entry fee is €25 and the successful Rose will be awarded a €200 ‘One for All’ voucher. All contestants will also receive a complimentary gift set. The winner of the Melleray Glenrovers GAA Rose 2014 will be announced at The Annual Gala Sports Day on Sunday, 31st August. We require the following information via email to sandyjohn2000@eircom.net or by phone to 087-6970169: contestant's name, contact number, Business name and contact number. Entry fee payable to Melleray Glenrovers GAA, c/o Michael Rawlins, Melleray Hill, Melleray by Friday, 22nd August 2014. All welcome to come along, free admission on the night and finger food provided at the interval by hosts Tina and Mike Power. CHAMPIONSHIP ACTION On Saturday last, at Bushy Park our hurlers took on top of the table Clashmore in Bushy Park. Playing with the breeze in the first half we conceded an early goal but battled back with a Ciaran Flynn goal to lead at half-time 1-8 to 2-3 with all of Clashmore scores coming from frees. In the second half we were dealt a major blow when we lost a player to a second yellow card with over 15 minutes left. Down a man and against the breeze we dug deep and played some great hurling and led in injury time but a late, late free gave Clashmore the draw on a score of Glen Rovers 1-14 to 3-8 for Clashmore. Team: E. Byrne, P. Lyons, M. Morris, D. Casey, P. O’Rourke, B. Hennessy, P. Cummins, K. O’Rourke, J. Crowley, C. Flynn, R. McGlone, M. Crowley, D. Buckley, J. Begley, G. O’Connor. Subs: C. Kelly, S. Phelan, C. Donnellan, E. Lyons, R. Lyons, C. Power, S. Power, C. Byrne, D. Byrne, M. O’Rourke, R. Stewart, D.Bray. Scores: 0-1 Ray McGlone, 0-1 Danny Buckley, 0-1 free Mike Crowley, 0-1 free James Crowley, 1-0 Kieran Flynn, 0-1 Kevin O’Rourke, 0-1 free Mike Crowley. Half-time score: 1-8 to 2-3 0-1. Full-time score 1-14 to 3-8.

West Waterford Golf & Country Club Open Week - Champagne Scramble kindly sponsored by Sea Nymph. Seated from left: Bertie Hallahan, Club Captain; winners Michael Kelleher and Tom Melody. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] Standing from left: Billy and Teresa Queally with Pat Murray, President.

Our next game is v Shamrocks in Lismore on Friday, 22nd of August at 7 pm. If we win this game we qualify for the Western Semi-Final. Juvenile training for all boys and girls in the Melleray area is on Thursday, 21st August and Tuesday, 26th August from 7 pm to 8 pm in Melleray GAA pitch. MELLERAY GLENROVERS GAA REUNION On Friday night, 29th August 2014, Melleray Glenrovers GAA Club will hold a reunion night to honour the 1992, 1993 and 1994 hurling and

football teams in The Cats Bar, Melleray at 8 pm sharp. Players and mentors of this era will be accordingly invited as guests of the club, along with partners to enjoy what promises to be a great night of reminising, music and dance. There will also be places for any club members, supporters and friends of the club to attend for the meal on the night but spaces are limited so anyone interested in attending, please contact club chairman John O'Dwyer on 087/6970169 as soon as possible to guarantee your seats. In the event that we reach capacity for the meal, all are welcome to attend afterwards (from 10 pm onwards). MELLERAY COMMUNITY FESTIVAL 2014 The Melleray Community Festival 2014 will run from Wednesday, August 27th to Sunday, August 31st. The main events taking place are as follows: Wednesday, 27th August, Melleray Badminton will hold a badminton tournament in the Community hall from 7 pm onwards, all ages and grades are welcome to attend on the night. For further details please contact Mary McGrath on 087/2667100. On Thursday night, there will be two disco's in the Community Hall beginning at 7 pm for under 12 years and 9 pm to 11 pm for 12 to 16 years. There will be a shop available in the hall on the night. On Friday night, 29th August, as stated above, Melleray Glenrovers GAA will hold the 20 year Reunion night. On Saturday, 30th August, there will be Juvenile games running in the sports field in Melleray from 4 pm onwards for the under 8's, 12's and 16's. Then at 7 pm we will be holding the annual Breeda Lyons Perpetual Cup versus Ballysaggart. Hopefully, we will retain the cup in Melleray again this year, please come along and support the lads and enjoy what should make for a very enjoyable game amongst friends. On Saturday evening, there will be a tea dance in the Community Hall at 9 pm with music supplied by Batty. Entry fee is €10.00 with free raffle on the night. As the Community festival draws to a close on Sunday, 31st August, there will be a gala sports day in the field which will provide fantastic family entertainment for all. This will begin at 2 pm and will include many side shows, variety shows and events for all age groups to enjoy, to include the ferret run, the spinner, long puck, children’s races and events, cake stalls, hurling target and fancy dress to name a few. There will also be a 'sausage sizzle' included on entry. On Sunday evening, there will be a grand raffle held at 5 pm which will include many fantastic prizes. Tickets will be available from this weekend coming and right up until the raffle, tickets can be purchased from club players and members alike. The top prizes include a 2 night break in one of the fabulous O'Donoghue Ring Hotel Groups in Killarney with an evening meal, a family pass (2 adults & 3 children) for Fota Wildlife Park in Cork and €100 spending money and 2 All-Ireland Football Tickets plus much more… an eventful few days guaranteed!!