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Council to seek proof of household waste disposal By Christy Parker

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WATERFORD Council is expected to crack down this year on households with no visible evidence of how they are disposing of their waste in a bid to curb illegal dumping. At the February meeting of Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District Council, Cllr. James Tobin urged the local authority to check whether households have registered with private bin collection services, or seek evidence of how the household is disposing of their rubbish. Cllr.Tobin told the meeting that he regularly sees people putting “little plastic bags” some with “potato or turnip peelings” into public

bins, pointing out that this amounted to the Council collecting household rubbish without charging for it - a point with which Cllr. Siobhán Whelan concurred. Cllr.Tobin commented that “the general environment theme is getting on my nerves” and estimated that it took “about three miles to eat a burger and chip” on a Saturday night before dumping the associated waste on the roadway. Ray Moloney, Senior Executive Officer, Environment Section, agreed that litter in towns and villages was of major concern and warned that disposing of domestic waste in a public bin was illegal. Continued on page 2

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WEATHER OUTLOOK FORECAST for Wednesday – Bright spells are likely across the north and east for a time on Wednesday but cloud is expected to thicken from the west as the day progresses with outbreaks of rain extending eastwards from the Atlantic in association with a rapidly deepening low pressure system. Afternoon temperatures will range from 8 to 12 degrees in strengthening southwesterly winds. The rapidly deepening low pressure system will push eastwards across the country on Wednesday night bringing the risk of gales and some heavy rain. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees. Forecast for Thursday/Friday – Cold and blustery on Thursday with sunny spells and showers, some heavy and of hail. Top temperatures 8 or 9 C., in fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly winds. Cold overnight with winds falling off light. Lowest temperatures 2 or 3 C., with some frost developing. Friday morning will be dry and bright, with a few sunny spells. The afternoon and evening will be cloudy and misty with some rain. Top temperatures 9 or 10 C., in a freshening southerly breeze. Friday night will be windy with strong and gusty southerly winds. Rain too, heavy much of the time, with some fog in places also. Lowest temperatures 7 or 8 C. Forecast for Saturday/Sunday – Once the early rain clears, Saturday will be a bright, fresh day, with sunny spells and just the odd light shower, with most places having a good deal of dry weather. Top temperatures 10 or 11 C., in a moderate southwest breeze. Dry at first on Saturday night, but rain is expected to set in late on in the night. Lowest temperatures 5 to 7 C., in a freshening southwest breeze. Sunday will be misty and mostly cloudy, with further outbreaks of rain. Some patches of fog too. Some dry spells may develop later in the day. Highs on Sunday of 10 or 11 C. Outlook (Monday/Wednesday) – Changeable and unsettled. Some showers or longer spells of rain at times. But some dry interludes also. Temperatures around normal by day, but cold at night with the prospect of some frost.

FROM FRONT PAGE Mr. Moloney said the Council had reduced the size of the bins’ openings to restrict the size of bags placed in the bins, but added that this had limitations. Mr. Moloney also warned that the Council has the statutory authority to request evidence from households on how they are disposing of their rubbish. Last year, the Environment Section of Waterford City and County Council received a total of 3,805 complaints, most of which related to illegal dumping, control of dogs, littering and flytipping. The figure is an increase of 701 on the number of complaints received in 2015.

The Council’s Environmental Inspectors continue to investigate complaints received and issue fines for illegal dumping, littering and flytipping offences. Members of the public are encouraged to report any illegal dumping or littering to the Council’s Environment Section on 0761-10-20-20. WALKING THE DOG Meanwhile, Cllr. Siobhán Whelan said people were unhappy at the dearth of bins for dog litter in the Dungarvan area. Mr. Moloney replied that extra bins had been supplied on the outer ring road, leaving scarcely 500 metres between bins. Furthermore, he pointed out that

dog waste can be put on all types of bins. Cllr. Declan Doocey said the dog fouling issue needed “a county approach” and a focus on education. “You can train a dog but you must train owners too!” as he put it. Mr. Moloney agreed. He also believed that dog fouling usually occurred not very far from the animal’s home. “It needs to become unacceptable”, he concluded. TREE PRUNING In other environment matters, Mr. Moloney told Cllr. John Pratt that tree pruning at An Boreen, Dungarvan would be conducted by month’s end, once quotations were finalised.

Conor McGuinness ceaptha ar Bhord Foras na Gaeilge TÁ FEAR ó Phort Láirge ceaptha ar bhord Foras na Gaeilge, an príomh eagraíocht i dtaobh cur chun cinn agus maoiniú an earnáil Gaeilge. Cheap an Comhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas Conor McGuinness, a bhfuil cónaí air i nGaeltacht na nDéise, mar chomhalta de bhord na heagraíochta. Dúirt Conor McGuinness: “Is mór an onóir domsa bheith ceaptha mar chomhalta bhoird ar eagras comh tabhachtach le seo. Is é Foras na Gaeilge an údarás reachtúil atá dírithe ar chur chun cinn na Gaeilge ar fud fad na tíre, agus is é an Foras an príomh eagras i dtaobh maoiniú i dtaca leis an nGaeilge. “Ta uair na cinniúna buailte leis an teanga Gaelach agus le Pobal na Gaeilge. Ar thaobh amháin tá an Ghaeilge ag fás agus ag neartú. Is léir ó suirbhéanna a dheintear le déanaí go bhfuil meon thar a bheith dearfach ag daoine maidir leis an nGaeilge, agus tá níos mó tuismitheoirí ag iarraidh go mbeadh a bpáistí ag freastail ar scoileanna lánGaelacha. “Ar an taobh eile tá naimhdeas ag dreamanna éagsúla leis an teanga agus le lucht labhartha na Gaeilge. Tá buiséid Foras na Gaeilge agus ciste infheistíochta chaipitil Údarás na Gaeltachta tar éis bheith gearrtha 50% ó 2008. Ní chuirtear maoiniú ar fáil chun na pleananna teangan a chur i

bhfeidhm sa Gaeltacht, nó sna bailte seirbhíse Gaeltachta cosúil le Dún Garbhán. “Is ár bpobail atá síos leis an méid seo, maraon le deiseanna fostaíochta anseo in Iarthar Phort Láirge. É sin raite, tá pobal na Gaeilge láidir agus acmhainneach. Leanfaidh sé ar ag fás agus ag forbairt, in ainneoin na fadhbanna seo. Úsáidfidh mise mo ról ar bhord Fhoras na Gaeilge chun dea-rialachas, cothroime, agus cur chuige stratéiseach a chur chun cinn laistigh den eagras teanga” Is comhairleoir polaitiúl é Conor McGuinness leis an bhfeisire Eorpach de chuid Sinn Féin, Liadh Ní Riada agus is céimí de chuid Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh agus Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Phort Láirge é. Tá taithí aige insan earnáil léiriú teilifíse Gaeilge agus chaith sé seal i dTír na mBascach ag obair ar roinnt tionscadail teangan. An seachtain seo chaite ceapadh Oifigeach Gaeilge na Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae, Maire Seo Breathnach mar chomhalta ar bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta, rud a chiallaíonn go bhfuil beirt ionadaithe ag Port Lairge ar an dá eagraíocht is tabhachtaí i dtaobh maoiniú agus forbairt don pobal Gaeilge. AS BEARLA: Conor McGuinness appointed to the board of Foras na Gaeilge A COUNTY Waterford man has

been appointed to the board of Foras na Gaeilge, the key funding body for the Irish language sector. Conor McGuinness, who lives in the Waterford Gaeltacht, is from Dungarvan and was appointed to the all-Ireland body at a recent meeting of the North South Ministerial Council. Conor McGuinness said: “It is a great honour and a privilege to be appointed to such an important body. Foras na Gaeilge is the statutory organisation tasked with promoting the Irish language throughout the whole island of Ireland, and is the key funder for the Irish language sector. “The Irish language and the Irish language community is at a crossroads in many respects. On one hand it is growing and strengthening. Recent surveys show public attitudes to the language remain overwhelmingly positive, and more and more parents are seeking to educate their children through Irish. “On the other hand there is hostility to the language and its speakers from some quarters, both North and South. The Budget of Foras na Gaeilge and the capital investment fund of Údarás na Gaeltachta have been reduced by over 50% since 2008. Funding to implement the language plans in the Gaeltacht and in the Gaeltacht service towns such as Dungarvan, has not been forthcoming.

Conor McGuinness. “This is hurting communities and stifling job growth but the Irish language community is resilient and we will persevere and continue to grow and develop. I will use my position on the board of Foras na Gaeilge to ensure good governance, fairness, and an overall strategic approach in the work of the language body.” Conor McGuinness is a political advisor with Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada. He is a graduate of NUI Galway and Waterford Institute of Technology. McGuinness previously worked in the Irish language television production sector and on a number of language projects in the Basque Country. Last week Waterford City and County Council Irish Officer Máire Seo Breathnach was appointed to the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta, meaning that the county is represented on two of the most important funding and development bodies in the Irish language community.

Council called on to support small local broadband providers By Christy Parker

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DUNGARVAN-Lismore Municipal District Councillors believe Waterford Council should support small, private broadband service providers to help them avoid decimation by major providers such as eir. The issue was raised at February’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting after Cllr. Declan Doocey recalled a “great presentation” by eir at the monthly plenary council meeting. The company had pledged its commitment to providing broadband across rural Waterford. However, Cllr. Doocey also recalled plead-

ing some months ago for the council to support private companies that were keen to provide satellite broadband to the “15%” of remote areas beyond the reach of fibre optic, or even telephone, infrastructure. Cllr.Tom Cronin estimated the figure is “a lot more than 15%”, suggesting there were “parts of rural Waterford where eir have no chance” of supplying fibre optic broadband. Meanwhile, he continued, there was “a man in Clashmore getting no help at all at all from the government” and who had “no grants available.” Yet, he was providing a “superb service” to the village. “The council should help this man to expand his business”, he urged.

Cllr. Pat Nugent agreed, describing eir’s promise of meeting rural requirements by 2018 as “a long ways away”, if it ever happened at all. Cllr. James Tobin said he was “worried” that a local person starring up would be put out of business by eir under a national policy. “We have to be very careful where we put money”, he cautioned. Cllr. Tobin said of the eir agent, “He did a fantastic job and had all the green spots, like on his van. They must have got a big deal in green paint”, he noted. It was “pie in the sky” to him however and he feared the “tragedy” of a local operative being “blown to one side” by a huge company.

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ANYONE who watched the most recent series of the TV blockbuster, ‘Vikings’ will agree that local actor, Maurice (Moe) Dunford has grown in stature in his part as the King’s son, Aethelwulf. He has further matured as an actor and has now followed his screen father to take the crown of Wessex. So, with series four of this most popular programme complete and an enormous worldwide audience attracted, Moe is receiving widespread exposure and building a fan base wherever it is shown. Writing on his facebook page, Moe said: “That's all for season 4. Big pleasure to have worked with Linus Roache on the show over the years. A true gent and incredible actor. Here's to what's ahead!” He finished his post with "Heavy lies the crown," a reference to his new status as King of Wessex and an assurance that his character will continue into Season 5.

The most recent statistics for Vikings indicate that it is being shown in over forty territories around the world with high ratings in the US, Canada and a host of other countries. Next up for Moe is the premiere of his new film, ‘Handsome Devil’ showing as the closing feature at this year’s Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF) this coming Sunday night. Naturally, the House Full notices have gone up already and it should be another in a sequence of glorious black tie nights for Moe, his family and friends in the business. His new film gives Moe an opportunity to shine in the vastly different setting of a boys boarding school. In this funny and observant coming of age tale from Irish novelist and film-maker John Butler, bullied outsider Ned and macho athlete Conor are forced to share a room at their rugbymad boarding school. Their unlikely friendship takes them both by surprise as they bond over music and begin practicing guitar together.The loner and the

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Dungarvan Farmers’ Market returns to Grattan Square

Dungarvan Farmers’ Market last Thursday, which has now returned to Grattan Square. The Farmers’ Market will operate every Thursday morning from now on at the civic space on Grattan Square (beside the Bank of Ireland), with the same great friendly atmosphere, lots of unique, artisan fresh local food and produce with a continental twist, along with the heavenly aromas of freshly brewed coffee and the scent of mixed spices and freshly baked bread and cakes, and vibrant display of fresh flowers and plants.

Epic emigration documentary to premiere at SGC Dungarvan Fundraiser in aid of Dungarvan Scout Troop 11th Waterford

Some members and leaders of Dungarvan Scout Troop 11th Waterford.

By Paul Mooney AN epic documentary which charts the story of some Irish emigrants will premiere at SGC Dungarvan this March. ‘Coming Home’ which was inspired by the mass exodus from Ireland following the country’s economic

crash in 2008, follows the personal voyage of five Irish emigrants over a period of several years, spread across four continents, as they pursue a common dream of returning home to Ireland. The documentary will be of interest to many families who have experienced a loved one having to emigrate to find work and a

better way of life. The film traces the departure of emigrants from the 1950s up to the more recent generation of departures, reflecting on heart-rendering events such as parting from loved ones, the challenge of being separated from family and loved ones, coping with homesickness and the thrill of arriving in a foreign land.

Coming Home, which was directed, produced, recorded and edited by Dublin-based film-maker, Cathal Kenna, captures the joys and sorrows in the life of an Irish emigrant. An emotional story arc develops for each of the participants of the film, and the conclusions to the five stories are not predictable.

The landmark documentary has come in for critical acclaim with a review in ‘What’s Up Hollywood’ describing it as “a must see documentary that uniquely captures the Irish emigrant experience” and Film Ireland describes it as “a labour of love” for Cathal Kenna who manages to “encapsulate something of the essence of the Irish diaspora’s experience of emigration through these five interweaved stories”. Coming Home will premiere at SGC Dungarvan on Wednesday, 15th March, at 7.00 p.m. FUNDRAISER FOR DUNGARVAN SCOUTS The premiere of ‘Coming

Home’ will also be a fundraising event for Dungarvan Scouts. The Troop (11th Waterford) have around 110 members spread across Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venture Scouts. Tom Power, Group Scout Leader said all money raised on the night will go towards a badly needed building extension for storage of the Scouts’ gear, as well as help to improve their facilties and equipment. Tickets to the premiere are available from any Scout leader or committee member, or alternatively, contact Tom (after 5.00 p.m.) on 087-2577628 or John on 087-2561663; or visit www.sgcdungarvan.ie.

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Dungarvan Tourist Office – looking forward to updating map THE Dungarvan Tourist Office staff are busy updating our Dungarvan map and making amendments and inclusions so this year’s map will show the Waterford Greenway and other features. Last year, following requests from a number of tourism providers, the Dungarvan Tourist Office put together a map of Dungarvan. Such was the demand for the map, we had to

have a reprint during the year! As our supplies are diminishing we are updating the map and this year will print 15,000 copies. The map contains a town street map, a County map and a variety of helpful information such as; ‘Things to do in Dungarvan at a glance’, ‘Things to do on a wet day’ , ‘Places of Interest’ and ‘Memorial Wall’. There is also space for up to 30 business card size adverts. These

maps will be to promoting tourism in the area. These maps are distributed from Dungarvan Tourist Office and through advertisers and tourism providers for distribution to their own clients. 15,000 maps will be printed. The map will be full colour double sided and folds into a convenient size. All advertisers will be invited to the official launch of the map – date & venue TBC. If you would like

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to place an advert or find out more, please contact info@dungarvantourism.com or call the Tourist Office on 058 41741.We need to have copy and commitment from you by Friday, 24th February, in order to have the maps produced by end of March. The Dungarvan Tourist Office strives to offer visitors the most up to date and comprehensive information about our town and surrounding area.

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Cath’s style appeal – image consultant and stylist business CATHY McGrath, Image Consultant & Stylist, will commence business Mid March after a very diverse career of Laboratory Analyst, followed by twelve years management of Cappoquin Community Development Company, with the onerous multiple tasks of setting up the operations and smooth running of the various divisions of the Cappoquin Community Centre, which included a childcare facility, Education centre, gym, theatre, sportshall and Enterprise Centre. Leading onto her current business, Cath’s Style Appeal which is a result of her passion for fashion. Cathy McGrath, married to Andrew, retired farmer, mother of four adult children recently qualified from the Bronwyn Conroy Beauty School, Blackrock, Dublin, course delivered by Joan Cashman stylist academy. This equips Cathy with all the relevant skills to give her a fully trained fashion stylist and image consul-tant qualification. Cath’s Style Appeal provides an image consultancy styling service to create and enhance a look for a fabulous and confident you. Firstly an in depth interview is scheduled to review the client's wardrobe to suit lifestyle and craft the client’s image whether it be casual/formal/social or professional to their daily lifestyle. Stylist guides the client to develop and express a unique sense of style, stepping out into the world in a wardrobe with correct appropriate look and fit. This can inspire the client with confidence. Fashion styling is helpful when embarking on a new career, graduating, preparing for a special occasion, such as Weddings, Communions, Christenings, Confirmations or simply updating your wardrobe for daily wear. The various services offered are as follows: Personal Styling, Colour Analysis, Personal Shopping and Wardrobe Assessment. 1. Personal Styling: This service creates style by identifying a unique style based on personality and body type. Looking one’s best makes a strong impression, heightens client’s profile, others respond to you positively which draws more success to your life. 2. Colour Analysis: Wearing the right colours can make the client look younger, and fresher. Colours that do not appear on the client’s palette can make them look tired, pale and

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drained. By examining skin tone, eyes and hair one can analyse what colours are best for complexion,The analysis illustrates to the client, how to wear colours from personal palette, in ways to help compliment the client’s unique colouring. 3. Personal Shopping: Shopping need not be stressful or tiring, why not allow a professional stylist, to assist you in this chore. Meeting with client prior to shopping trip, helps an indepth understanding of client's lifestyle, and personal needs. Shopping includes the shops that suit the particular client's’ body shape and budget. 4. Wardrobe Assessment: We have been all through experiencing the phrase “I have nothing to wear.” Consultation will work with this problem and identify key pieces that will work and get rid of unwanted items and create a wardrobe that is personalised for you. This service leaves you with a clutter free, coordinated and wearable collection in wardrobe. Most clients possess a wardrobe with little coordination, trawling through 80% of clothes every day, prior to finding the 20% of clothes you love wearing, over and over again. Wardrobe weeding enables the client to use 80% of clothes on a regular basis. The service also works with groups of ladies, provides workshops, presentations, corporate events and “HEN” parties. Total Aim: to look and feel confident, leading to a true and happy customer. “Fashion Fades only style remains the same” by COCO CHANEL. Cath’s Style Appeal open for Business, Mid March. Contact details: Tel No: 087/2473120. Facebook: Cath’s Style Appeal. Twitter: Cath’s Style Appeal. Linkedin: Professional Profile. Instagram: Cath’s Style Appeal. Consultations by appointment only.

Jenny McCloskey, Ciara O'Sullivan, Aisling Shanley and Katie McGrath, all from Dungarvan enjoying the 'Be a Pizza Chef' event at Davitt's Restaurant, Dungarvan, County Waterford during the West Waterford Festival of Food on 11th April, 2015. [David Clynch]

West Waterford Festival of Food 2017 celebrates its 10th Birthday 10 years of fabulous food and famously fun times A MICHELIN-STARRED OX pops up for lunch in The Tannery, renowned chef Stephen Harris of The Sportsman in Kent cooks dinner, there’s Holy Smoke to be had and bespoke gin to create, there’s a new Greenway to be cycled and the launch of the exciting new Waterford Food Trail, there are superfoods and super chefs, old hands and emerging talents, tapas and trails, foraging and family fun, dramatic dinners and brilliant BBQs – this year the West Waterford Festival of Food is 10 years old, and it’s going to be the best birthday party ever! Some of Ireland’s finest chefs, producers, stall-holders and all round lovers of fine food will come to the beautiful coastal town of Dungarvan from 21st-23rd April to celebrate the birthday of this fantastic Irish food festival. Combining the best of food and drink, engaging events, pop-up restaurants, one of Ireland’s largest farmers’ markets, trails and tours, kids’ cookery, special birthday celebrations and much more, the 10th annual West Waterford Festival of food is a must visit for food lovers everywhere. There is a reason Dungarvan is called Fungarvan during the West Waterford Festival of Food, as the town and its hinterland come together in a true community spirit to deliver an extraordinary array of events in an exciting, jam-packed programme. The 10th annual West Waterford Festival of Food celebrations kick off on Friday 21st, with a number of events during the day and the launch party in Dungarvan’s Grattan Square at 5 p.m. One of the perennial favourites, the Restaurant Trails, the ultimate movable feast, start on Friday night too, giving participants the chance to enjoy each course in a different restaurant. Three courses and three hundred per cent more craic, a Restaurant Trail is a delicious, sociable introduction to this most friendly of festivals. Other Friday night events include the Showcase Waterford Dinner, which sees some of Waterford’s best chef talent joining forces to deliver a seven-course tasting menu demonstrating their skills and the bounty of

exceptional ingredients available from the County. Chefs Shane McGrath (The Cliff House Hotel), Darren Collins (The Olive Tree) and Paula Hannigan (Waterford Castle) work their magic with local produce they know and love. And Friday night is also fish night in Lawlor’s Hotel, a celebration of Dungarvan’s Maritime heritage with a menu focused on the finest fresh local seafood. On Saturday night, the Tannery continues the festival tradition of hosting an exceptional cooking talent from elsewhere – this year that role is going to chef Stephen Harris of The Sportsman in Whitstable. This informal but brilliant seaside Gastropub won Restaurant of the Year 2016 from Restaurant Magazine, and chef Harris’ sensational skills with local seafood will be showcased to maximum effect in The Tannery on Saturday night. There will be more well-known names popping up in The Tannery the following day too, as OX come down from Belfast to cook a very special Sunday lunch. Fresh from their celebrated pop-up in partnership with the World’s Best Bar, The Dead Rabbit in New York, this will be a unique opportunity for festival-goers to experience some of the finest cooking to be had anywhere on this island from the Michelin-star Belfast restaurant. Every day of West Waterford Festival of Food sees a busy schedule of trails and tours, whether it’s seaweed foraging, taking one of the interesting Bus Bia tours with their three different itineraries full of fascinating visits to local farmers and producers, or dropping in to the Health Hub, a venue dedicated to the latest health and wellness trends in food, which has talks, panel discussions, films and demos running all weekend. Once again during this year’s West Waterford Festival of Food the Saturday focus is down by the water, with Quayside Saturday, an opportunity to enjoy fun activities, gorgeous seafood as you browse the stalls or simply the beautiful views along the water’s edge. Quayside Saturday showcases the waterside aspects of this seaside town, this year with boat trips from the jetty, all the fun of the

RNLI Duck Race and 40 new stalls along the quay. A key event at every West Waterford Festival of Food is the hugely popular Farmer’s Market, this year on Sunday April 23rd. One of the largest artisan food markets on the island, this year is set to be the biggest yet with over 100 stalls showcasing the best producers and artisans of the region. Meet the producers, fill your basket and stroll the square as you take in the sights and scents of the various stalls. For something a little different, renowned pit-master Holy Smoke’s John Relihan will be demonstrating his mastery of low and slow cooking with fire, and local favourites Mezze will be hosting a plant-based Middle-Eastern pop-up. The Irish Craft in a Glass series of talks offer a series of opportunities to taste and learn about the increasingly popular craft beer, gin, cider and whiskeys of Ireland, and there is a busy line-up of cookery demos in the Town Hall, curated by local legend Eunice Power, as well as a return of last year’s inaugural and hugely popular Bake Off. Always key to the West Waterford Festival of Food, and an integral part of this year’s programme are the little cooks. With plenty of events perfect for all from toddlers to teens, West Waterford Festival of Food 2017 will see little chefs shine with events such as Busy with Biscuits, as well as workshops including one for little pizza chefs and some family fun at King John’s Castle. Whether it’s hands-on cooking or simply picking up your favourite fruit at the Fruity Pick ‘n’ Play, there’s plenty of options for a foodie family day out. Full details on the 2017 programme will be available on the Festival website by midMarch, with many events already open for booking. For bookings and enquiries contact 058-21433 or visit www.westwaterfordfestivaloffood.com West Waterford Festival of Food 2017 celebrates ten years of the vibrant food culture of this wonderful part of the world – come join the party!

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Minister called on to safeguard ANC payments to Comeragh farmers UNANIMOUS support was given by members of Comeragh Municipal District Council to a Notice of Motion calling on the Minister for Agriculture to safeguard ‘Areas of National Constraint’ (ANC) payments to farmers in the Comeragh area during a review of areas qualifying for ANC payments. Currently, the Department of Agriculture is conducting a review into areas qualifying for ANC payments. Under Rural Development regulations, each Member State of the EU must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme. The ANC scheme replaces the previous ‘Disadvantaged Areas Scheme’ (DAS) and eligible areas were based on a range of socioeconomic factors. From 2018, eligible areas must instead be designated using a list of biophysical criteria, such as low temperature, dryness, excess soil moisture, limited soil drainage, unfavourable texture and stoniness, shallow rooting depth, poor chemical properties and steep slopes. The Department is currently working on the project, which will produce a new map of areas which are deemed to be eligible. At the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan proposed a Notice of Motion calling on the Agriculture Minister to safeguard Area of National Constraint (ANC) payments for the farmers of Comeragh and other areas of disadvantage in Waterford. The Motion also calls on the Minister to increase payments to those that existed prior to cuts to the then Disadvantaged Area Scheme (DAS) payment in 2008, and that any increases in payment levels under ANC be proportionately directed towards land with the higher levels of natural constraint, such as Comeragh and large tracts of the county. Cllr. O’Ryan said he is proposing this Motion at an opportune time when the Department is reassessing townlands under the new ANC Scheme in line with EU Directives.

He said Comeragh is a natural area of beauty, but it comes at a cost, as the very same area of natural beauty can be a hindrance to farmers in their farming capabilities. He said that this Motion is seeking a fair share for farmers who operate under such constraints. “By highlighting this, I want the upcoming reclassification process to ensure that the farmers of Comeragh are not forgotten when the townlands are recategorised under the ANC scheme,” said Cllr. O’Ryan. “With all the beauty around us, the Comeragh area is undoubtedly an Area of Natural Constraint.” Cllr. O’Ryan said his own research shows that there are circa 535 townlands within 41 District Electoral Divisions (DEDs) from Annestown to Tinnasagart - of which 106 townlands in Comeragh are in the ‘most restricted’ zone, while a further 208 townlands are in the ‘second most severe’. “That is a total of 314 townlands out of 535 which equates to over 58 percent of the townlands of Comeragh,” Cllr. O’Ryan pointed out. He said Comeragh farmers are operating under natural constraint due to the topography of the land they inherited. As an example, he said the entire townland of Knockaunbrandaun – in the Nire Valley - is severely disadvantaged. He said the townlands most affected, in alphabetical order include: Ballinamult, Ballydurn, Ballymacarbry, Comeragh, Coumaraglin, Fews, Graignagower, Gurteen, Knockaunbrandaun, both Modeligo Unions, Mount Kennedy, Rathgormack, Ross, Seskinane, St. Mary’s and Tinnasagart, and vast swathes of land bordering the Comeragh Mountains. Cllr. O’Ryan said the new classification of mountain areas, severely handicapped and less severely handicapped areas will have to mirror the 60 percent rate currently in existence in Comeragh. Cllr. O’Ryan said when the new scheme is rolled out next

year, that Comeragh “will at least retain the same rate of assistance, if not more, to compensate for mountainous and general upland terrain which is unconducive to efficient farming and not lose out due to a reclassification of land using suggested criteria such as, soil moisture balance, soil drainage, slopes, soil rooting and depth, soil texture and organic matter”. “These may change the goalposts in terms of classification but they won’t change the reality of farming under constraint,” Cllr. O’Ryan pointed out. Cllr. Seanie Power seconded the Motion, saying he was supporting it as a farmer himself who farms in a disadvantaged area. He said there are many parttime farmers and the payments received under these schemes are part of their income. “These payments are all they have because the amount of money to be made out of farming this type of land is very limited,” Cllr. Power pointed out. “So if it is cut, it will be a huge loss to our local and rural economies.” Cllr. Power said he would also lobby the Agriculture Minister on this matter, in his capacity as Chairperson of his local IFA group. Cllr. Liam Brazil said agriculture is a huge part of the Comeragh community and he feels agriculture has been let down in recent times. He said many farmers are dependent on this payment because it is getting difficult to farm such land, particularly in upland and mountainous areas, which would only be suitable for sheep. “It is hard to make a living on sheep in present day, because the prices aren’t great,” Cllr. Brazil said. Cathaoirleach Cllr. John O’Leary concurred with the Motion and said the farming community are great employers and have made the country what it is, and it was important to provide support for farming. The motion was carried with unanimous support from all Councillors.

Cleaning programme put in place to wash signage around county A CLEANING programme has been put in place to wash signage around the county over the next couple of months. Cathaoirleach, Cllr. John O’Leary told the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council that many signs around the county “are in a bad way” in a lot of places.

“Many are almost illegible at this stage because they are badly coated with dirt,” Cllr. O’Leary said. Senior Engineer, Gabriel Hynes said a programme needs to be put in place to carry out the cleaning and washing of the signs. He said the programme will be put in place over the next couple of months.

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Mum’s the word with CLIFF! Celebrate the lady in your life with a Cliff experience for Mother’s Day on Sunday, 26th March, 2017 CELEBRATE Mother’s Day this year, Sunday, March 26th, at one of CLIFF’s fantastic hotels in Dublin, Kildare and Waterford. Each hotel is unique and individual, luxury locations which embrace the eclectic and the eccentric, to deliver an authentic and exceptional hospitality experience. If you’d prefer to give Mum the option of booking her own getaway, the CLIFF voucher is a great choice and can be used for hotel, dining and spa experiences at all of CLIFF’s stunning properties in Ireland. Vouchers from €20 can be purchased from any Cliff property in person or at www.cliff.ie HERE COME THE GIRLS AT CLIFF TOWNHOUSE, STEPHEN’S GREEN, DUBLIN After a feel-good wander through Stephen’s Green, catch-up on all the family news over Sunday Lunch at Cliff Townhouse, in the heart of Dublin city. Enjoy a delicious three course lunch from €35 per person at the award winning Cliff Townhouse Restaurant and a complimentary glass of bubbles for all Mums on the day, a little gift from the Townhouse team. Afterwards, get in some treat shopping at the fabulous boutiques and stores in the Grafton Street area before heading back, laden with shopping, for cocktails and a late evening supper at Urchin, the gorgeous new food and drinks venue located down the steps of the Cliff Townhouse Hotel Restaurant. For an extra special treat, book-in an overnight stay for two with breakfast in a glorious Townhouse room.

Sunday Lunch at Cliff Townhouse runs from 12 noon – 4.00 p.m. each Sunday. Menus from €35 per person. Kid’s menu for under 14s from €9 - €15. B&B from €230 per room per night for two people, subject to availability. Reserve a table or a room on 01 638 3939 or online at www.clifftownhouse.ie MOTHER’S DAY IN THE COUNTRY AT CLIFF AT LYONS, CELBRIDGE, KILDARE Take a family stroll through the idyllic Cliff at Lyons Estate in Celbridge, Kildare or for an extra special pamper, indulge Mum in a spa and beauty experience at the Dovecot Treatment Rooms on the grounds. To follow, Sunday Lunch at The Mill, a beautiful room steeped in old world charm. Gather all the family for a mouthwatering three course lunch at €40 per person and every Mum will receive a gift from the Cliff at Lyons team on the day. For Mother’s who love to cook, book her a place at the Fast Food – Slow Drinks Masterclass at Cliff at Lyons on Saturday March 25th. Cliff Townhouse Head Chef Sean Smith will travel to Kildare to host a fantastic cooking event, showcasing some of the small plates and fresh cocktails from the menu at urchin, the newly launched food and drinks venue, which is located down the steps at the Stephen’s Green Hotel Restaurant in Dublin. Make a Mother’s Night of it and stay overnight in a beautiful Estate or Lilypond Room at Cliff at Lyons, with breakfast the following morning. Sunday Lunch at The Mill at Cliff at Lyons runs from 1 pm on Mother’s Day, March 26th. Menus from €40 per

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Focus Ireland call for auditions for the first Waterford’s Got Talent! FOCUS Ireland is calling on Waterford’s top talent to audition for the charity’s very own version of the hit show Britain’s Got Talent to raise vital funds and awareness for homeless services across the city and county. “Waterford’s Got Talent” is open to all ages and talents so whether you are a musician, singer, magician or impersonator – the charity is urging everyone to take part in this special event. The competition is free to enter and the winner will walk away with a top cash prize of €1,000. Auditions for the show will take place in Central Arts, Parade Quay,Waterford City, from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, 26th March. During these auditions, a shortlist of 16 acts will be selected to perform at the semifinals, which will be hosted in front of a live audience at the Theatre Royal on Friday 21st and Saturday, 22nd April. Focus Ireland Regional Fundraising Co-ordinator Margaret Coleman said “All acts should book their audition slot in advance to avoid disappointment. We want to showcase as much of Waterford’s amazing talent as we can - so each audition performance can be no longer than two minutes to accommodate all the acts.The deadline for registration is Friday, 17th March, and we are

calling for a wide variety of talents to take part.” Over the course of the two semi-finals, 8 contestants will be voted through to the final. A panel of at least three judges will judge the final and as with the semi-final, the judges’ vote only counts for 50% of the overall vote. The audience and/or supporters of the acts who can buy votes for their preferred act determine the remaining 50% of the vote. Audience votes can be cast on the nights of the finals, with each vote costing €1. The overall winner will be the act with the highest combined score and will take home the cash prize. Speaking ahead of the event National Fundraising Initiatives & Retail Manager at Focus Ireland, Rebecca Reynolds said “We are very excited to bring this fantastic event to Waterford and to showcase all the great talent we have in the county.This event will raise much-needed funds for our services which are on the frontline of the housing and homeless crisis here in Waterford. It’s shocking to think that over 20 families every month are losing their home in Waterford and events like Waterford’s Got Talent are vital to help us cope with the demand for our services. At Focus Ireland

we believe that homelessness is wrong and work to find a lasting way out of homelessness for those impacted by the crisis. Focus Ireland have been providing services in Waterford for 16 years and Waterford is our largest hub outside of Dublin. We support hundreds of families, children and single people every month in the city and county and we rely on the public’s support to help us continue our work.” From dance to theatre to music to comedy – the Waterford’s Got Talent judging panel are hoping that a variety of talented hopefuls will blow them away at the March 26th auditions. Among the judges is legendary Waterford actor and theatrical performer Des Manahan, who would love to see some upcoming actors at next month’s auditions. Journalist and comedian Darren Skelton is looking for diversity amongst the acts; “as much as singers like Celine Dion would be welcome, it would be nice to see something different as well”. Roddie Cleere, long-time champion of upcoming Irish groups and all-round music aficionado wants all acts to know that it’s not all about the competition, it’s also important to enjoy yourself; “whatever talent

you have, come out and have a bit of fun! We’re not going to eat you alive!” Also on the judging panel is Beat 102-103 presenter Trish Archer. A big fan of the show’s original, Britain’s Got Talent, Trish wants to see the weird, the wonderful and the wacky! “I’m hoping to see something completely different, something we wouldn’t expect”.

Betty Bible – known as “Waterford’s Queen of Dance” has over 60 years’ experience in dance and is only looking for one thing on March 26th – talent! “You either have it or you haven’t it, you just can’t hide talent!! Waterford’s Got Talent provides a great way to support Focus Ireland - tickets to the event will cost €20 and all

Darren Skelton, Des Manahan, Betty Bible and Roddie Cleere.

performers will be provided with 10 tickets to sell to their friends and family. Participants will also be required to seek sponsorship of €200. For all queries about the event please contact Focus Ireland Regional Fundraising Co-ordinator and Waterford’s Got Talent Event Organiser Margaret Coleman on 086 6042854 or margaret.coleman@focusireland.ie

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Civil Defence praised for its work during the year Cllr. Brazil also thanked the Civil Defence for all their work in the community. Cllr. Ray Murphy said the emergency services “carry out tremendous work and we are all greatly appreciative of it”. He noted from the report that the Civil Defence carried out 225 activities during 2016. “That is phenomenal,” Cllr. Murphy said. Chief Fire Officer, Niall Curtin, expressed thanks to the Councillors for their kind words, which, he said, he would pass onto the fire crews and Civil Defence.

WATERFORD’S Civil Defence was singled out for huge praise at the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council. Leading the praise was Cathaoirleach, Cllr. John O’Leary, who said the Civil Defence are always visible in the community and carry out many activities throughout the community during the year. He noted the Civil Defence’s activities during December, which included duties during Winterval, transporting special needs children to Faithlegg Hotel to meet Santa, transporting senior citizens to and from their Christmas parties and packing for

the Lions Club Hamper appeal. “We are deeply indebted to our emergency services, particularly the Civil Defence,” Cllr. O’Leary said. Cllr. Seanie Power commended the emergency services, noting from the report that there is a lot of work that goes on which people don’t realise. Concurring, Cllr. Liam Brazil thanked the emergency services for the work they do, especially around Christmas time. He highlighted the work of the emergency services during two tragic collisions which occurred over the Christmas period.

Dog Warden service will soon be up to full strength

Decision on additional funding for city festival is deferred to next month’s Council meeting

WATERFORD Council will soon be up to full strength with regards to their Dog Warden service, when they employ a second Dog Warden. At the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Declan Clune noted that there currently is only one Dog Warden on duty for Waterford City and County. Director of Services, Fergus Galvin said the Council is in the process of recruiting a second Dog Warden, following a recent retirement, and they soon have the service up to full strength.

Query on doors and windows maintenance on SPC agenda A QUERY about the inclusion of doors and windows on the Council’s housing maintenance programme is to be discussed at the next meeting of the Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) on Housing. At the February meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald followed up on a query he made at the previous month’s meeting, about getting doors and windows in Council houses added to the housing maintenance list. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes said the matter is on the agenda for the next SPC on Housing, scheduled next month.

A DECISION to allocate money to a Waterford City festival was deferred to next month’s meeting of Waterford Council at the request of West Waterford Councillors. At the February meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. Cha O’Neill proposed that the funding of €8,500 which was allocated to the Waterford Truck Show should be given to Spraoi, as the Truck Show will be held in Kilkenny this year. Last month, Councillors had a very heated debate over the distribution of €1.4m to various festivals. Spraoi organisers had sought more funding this year, as it is their 25th Anniversary. Cllr. O’Neill said it was agreed at last month’s meeting that any additional funds made available in the festival’s budget should go to Spraoi, and pointed out there was €8,500 from the Truck Show which won’t be held in Waterford this year. He proposed that the €8,500 should be transferred to Spraoi, which was seconded by Cllr. Lola O’Sullivan. However, Cllr. James Tobin noted it was a lot of money to be distributed and asked that the matter be deferred to next month’s meeting, which was seconded by Cllr. Tom Cronin.

Cllr. O’Neill hit back that it was already agreed by all Councillors at the last meeting that any additional money that became available would go to Spraoi. Cllr. Jim Griffin agreed, saying the transfer of money shouldn’t be deferred. He said Cllr. O’Neill “had his homework done” on the matter and should be supported. Cllr.Tobin pointed out that he was not made aware of the funding of €8,500 becoming available. In a show of hands, 15 Councillors supported Cllr. Tobin’s proposal to defer the matter to the March meeting of the Council, with 12 Councillors against. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan abstained from the vote, saying there was “a certain element of being bounced into making a decision here”. “I acknowledge we agreed at last month’s meeting that if there was money left over, Spraoi would get it,” said Cllr. Geoghegan. Mayor Adam Wyse said it was also the first time he heard about the funding being returned from the Truck Show, and said it wasn’t best practice to decide about the funding allocation ‘on the spot’. “We will leave it to the next meeting,” Mayor Wyse said.

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A vacancy for Taoiseach? LAST week could hardly be termed the happiest or the most uplifting one for the Fine Gael party or for national politics and certainly not for party leader and Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, whose future was continually dissected and laid bare before the eyes of a public, growing more astonished by the day as revelation after revelation were laid before them. The intricacies of the exchanges, whether real or imagined, between Ministers themselves; between Ministers and An Taoiseach and between candidates for the office of Taoiseach which is not yet vacant and may not fall vacant for some time to come, are deep and entangled. But one fact is clear, there will be no shortages of candidates when the appropriate time comes and Enda Kenny retires to the back benches. That may well be after St. Patrick’s Day and after Enda Kenny’s last hurrah, the traditional St. Patrick’s Day visit to the White House. No doubt An Taoiseach would have preferred a more desirable and less contentious exit from office, but such is not afforded to many departing senior politicians. Most silent of all over the last four or five days has been An Taoiseach himself, who wisely kept his own counsel, promising to address the Fine Gael party today (Wednesday) and give some idea of his immediate future plans. However, there is no guarantee that he will name a

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Removal of posters Incorp. Munster Industrial Advocate definitive date for departure, but the public and the occupants of Leinster House should be better informed as a result. What he is likely to say has been the best kept secret of the week, as leak after leak has brought a continuous stream of information – some of it distressing and worrying, little of it informative – into the public domain. It is now clear to everyone, perhaps to An Taoiseach himself, that his days as party leader are numbered and with further deterioration in his position, would become a lame-duck head of government. To varying degrees of openness, four or five Ministers are lining up, or at least reserving their positions, for a tilt at his office. Counter claims are that with the onset of Brexit we need an experienced, well known, well liked Irish politician at the helm, countered by the claim that we need a new and energetic incumbent, capable of taking on the enormous workload expected from the upheaval among our neighbours on each side of the Atlantic. This may well be a consideration down the list and, for the moment at least, the Irish public and our European neighbours will have to await the final outcome of Mr. Kenny’s deliberations and soul searching in his Mayo home.

OUR report last week on ‘the over-zealous removal of concert posters’ drew a spirited response from several quarters, among whom were those who had suffered the peremptory removal of advertising material for their events, which were being promoted on a voluntary basis on behalf of one branch of the community or other. While recognising the need to maintain a clean and orderly streetscape and our reputation as a tidy town, cognisance must be taken too of the effort which volunteers invest in promoting events to raise money for worthy causes, or to supplement budgets which have been left short by government, either national or local. The removal of such posters has a demoralising effect on the members of organisations making the effort and conveys a lack of official concern for their sacrifice. This may not be intended, but it leads to a genuine dismay at the lack of sympathy or understanding. In some cases, the only deficiency is the failure to seek permission to erect the posters. Perhaps it would be better to notify the deficient organisation of their transgression and give them an opportunity to regularise the situation rather than taking immediate action. In this time of instant communication, this should not be difficult. Removal of posters is perceived as an uncaring and a heartless response to a genuine community effort, an outcome with which the local authority is content.

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Cappoquin Firemen Raise €3,215 – (Christmas 2016 Ladder Climb): Front row left to right: Mary Murray (Cappoquin Civic Link); Kathleen Barron (Cappoquin Day Centre); J. McGrath DM presenting the cheque; Noel Mason (Cappoquin Lourdes Invalid Fund); Brid Duggan (Bunscoil Gleann Sidheáin) and Mary Coughlan (Cappoquin Tidy Towns). Back row left to right: P. Morrissey FF, S. McLaughlin FF, J. Coffey FF, J. Noonan SSO, E. Coffey, F. Murray SO. Missing from the Photo is N. O'Connor FF. Special Thank You and Happy Retirement to John McGrath who is retiring soon. Cappoquin Fire Brigade would most sincerely like to thank everyone who gave so generously to help raise €3,215 which will be used to great effect by the benefactors – Cappoquin Day Centre, Cappoquin Lourdes Invalid Fund, Cappoquin Civic Link, Bunscoil Gleann Sidheáin and Cappoquin Tidy Towns.

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Local film ‘Life Outside the Box’ to be showcased at Canadian Film Festival

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A SHORT film created by members of local Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) which was recorded in Dungarvan Shopping Centre in early 2016 will reach an international audience this March when it makes its debut at a prestigious film festival in Canada. ‘Life Outside the Box’ was an eight month puppet-making project by IWA members, led by local Artist and Writer, Corina Duyn, during 2015 and 2016. The short film was filmed at the time and edited by Alan O’Callaghan of Lismore-based film production company ‘Bootleg Studios’. Corina said she recently received news that ‘Life Outside the Box’ film will be shown at the ‘Picture This ...’ Film Festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 15th March, 2017. The puppets for the ‘Life Outside the Box’ project were created from scratch. The art project was funded under the ‘Artists in the Community’ scheme. All IWA members had a huge amount of input and fun in creating the puppets, which was very empowering for them. The final part of the project included recording of the puppets emerging from the ‘disability box’ at Dungarvan Shopping Centre and interacting with society. “The idea of the box is that society puts us all into boxes,” Corina said at the time. “Yes, we are living with illnesses or disabilities, but we are, by no means, stuck in this box,” she pointed out. “We are still individuals and we are stepping out of that box, as we, too, are part of society.” A book about the whole project was also launched alongside the DVD film at Dungarvan Library in February, 2016, with proceeds from the sale of the book going towards funding of

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Members of the Irish Wheelchair Association pictured with their puppets at Dungarvan Shopping Centre back in January, 2016. Left to right: Sarah Lennon, Patrick Coffey, Mark Foley, Anna O’Grady, John McGrath, Corina Duyn, Chris Baker, Amy Fitzgerald and Paul Coolbear.

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Mussels Grilled with Pesto THE 2017 Bord Bia #FlexYourMussels Campaign will take place from February 13th – 26th with the aim of instilling confidence in Irish consumers and reassuring them that not only are mussels quick and easy to prepare; they are also great value, tasty and best of all, they are packed full of nutrients. For more recipe inspiration, check out www.bordbia.ie/fish These mussels are great party food and can be served as a canapé or a starter. Serves: Allow 5 per person as a

canapé Time: 15 minutes 1kg mussels, prepared A splash of dry white wine or water 25g approx. bread crumbs For the Pesto A large bunch of basil leaves 15g mature cheddar cheese 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 15g pine nuts 120 ml olive oil A little salt and freshly ground black pepper Put the mussels and wine into a

large sauce pan and bring to a boil shaking the pan now and then for 34 minutes. Discard any that have not opened. Drain into a colander.When cool enough to handle remove one side of the shell. To make the pesto: Place the basil leaves, cheese, garlic and pine nuts in a food processor or blender. Turn on and gradually add the olive oil. Taste and season. Heat a frying pan and add the breadcrumbs. Allow to turn golden, stirring frequently. This will take just a couple of minutes.

Mediation focuses on the way forward By David Howard SOME years ago, a friend and I were walking back to my house, at about six o'clock on a wet dark Winter's evening. In the area where I lived there was a public house by the name of The Dew Drop Inn. As we walked along the road, a car pulled up, and a total stranger rolled down his window, (this was a little before the advent of push button electrics), he looked out, and addressing my friend he inquired, 'The Dew Drop Inn?' My friend looked back at the stranger and said, 'Did I drop in where?' On the face of it, a simple enough exchange, but the end result suggested they both might as well have been speaking in different tongues, due to the total misinterpretation of the query, which itself was due in no small way to the manner in which it was asked. One of the fundamental tools of Mediation, as a method of resolving disputes, is to assist people communicate with each other. That is not merely aiding people to convey their point of view to the other person, or persons, with whom they may be in dispute, but ensuring as far as possible that the point of view conveyed, is the point of view the person intends to convey, and that it's meaning is clearly understood by those receiving it. It is quite normal for parties to see things differently, and as a result disagree on an issue, or issues, it is how they deal with their differing opinions which will determine whether the outcome is positive or negative.When subsequent communication between the two becomes strained, the quality of discussion can quickly deteriorate, to the point where both sides are solely intent on asserting their position over the other. As a particular Judge I know is fond of saying, at this stage 'one word borrows

another', and often the vocabulary used takes on a rather vivid hue. Sometimes disputes are due to a break down in communication. On other occasions the communication can be fine, indeed it can be the case that the message conveyed is all together too clear. This is when the choice of language used, while accurate as far as meaning is concerned, can have a very negative effect because of it's tone. Difference of opinion, breakdown in communication, conflict, etc, are not merely confined to individuals, they often occur in groups and organisations. It has been said before, that in the life cycle of every conflict, there is a point where it is large enough to be recognised but small enough to be resolved. Indeed in a group or organisation, Mediation can be employed long before a conflict arises, to ascertain any potential issues that may possibly arise, amongst the group, in the foreseeable future. In addressing conflict, Mediation seeks to provide an environment in which the parties involved can talk to the Mediator and each other in a way that allows them to be heard, as the process of Mediation is structured in such a manner as to nurture and facilitate dialogue. The ultimate goal of a Mediator is to encourage parties who are in disagreement, to find a way of resolving their differences by developing an appreciation for each other's perspective, thereby allowing them to apply a solution or solutions that prove to be more accommodating for all concerned. Mediation is not a panacea for all ills, as there are, and will be situations where it is not an appropriate forum to address issues. Where people involve themselves in Mediation, the success, or otherwise of such an engagement is dependant to a considerable degree on the willingness of the participants to embrace the

process. The rewards, however, of a successful outcome can be considerable. Enabling parties to discuss their differing points of view, directly, in a focused environment, places them in a strong position to understand the other's argument, and to move to a position where all concerned understand that any solution must at very least acknowledge all of the issues that have been at the heart of the dispute in the first place. This tends to lead to a more long lasting agreement other than one that has been imposed. The growth of Mediation as a viable alternative to resolving conflict, is in part due to the fact that the process can be engaged in quickly, and this in turn offsets a lot of the frustration that often arises when people find themselves engaged in a long drawn out procedure, an experience which frequently leaves them feeling somewhat detached from the affair. Mediation is generally a much less expensive alternative, than Court proceedings for example, particularly as the parties to Mediation share the cost of the Mediator. Another advantage of Mediation is that, although the parties attend on a voluntary basis, it is nonetheless a confidential process,where all parties are obliged to keep everything that transpires during Mediation,confidential. This tends to encourage people to participate, and indeed cooperate more fully. Only in the most serious of cases will the contents of a Mediation be disclosed to a Court, where for example material petaining to the safety of children arises, or actual or threatened criminal acts become known, otherwise the confidentiality of Mediation is absolute and cannot be used by either party in litigation. If any person has a concern about the confidentiality of Mediation, then they should ask

the Mediator, and/or seek legal advise on the matter. Mediation is not necessarily a stand alone process, it very often works in tandem with other areas of conflict resolution, such as the legal process, assisting parties to proceedings to reach a settlement, which in turn can be set out in writing, and if required, made an Order of Court. The phrase 'constructive dialogue' is often used by parties as they embark on the initial stages of a negotiation or debate, it is expressed as an aspiration that is not always realised. At present we are witness to examples of dialogue that are anything but constructive, on the international stage. Mediation seeks to ensure that the principle of constructive dialogue is central to the entire process. The areas where Mediation is applicable are manifold, disputes arising for example, between neighbours, in the area of marital breakdown, contractual disputes, and the work place, to name but a few. Last year a report by the Health and Safety Executive in the UK stated that difficult interpersonal relationships in the work place accounted for 26% of work triggered mental ill health, a conclusion that was based on data gathered from GPs. For businesses that do not have a Human Resources department, or even for those that do, mediation can prove to be a very effective remedy in addressing the stresses and strains that often arise amongst employees. Apply it early enough and you increase your chances as an employer, of avoiding the consequent fall out that this kind of conflict can bring, such as low staff morale, absenteeism, talented people leaving, not to mention the occasional trip to Court. Mediation focuses on the way forward, not on establishing fault. It is an area that is growing in application, worldwide, and not without good reason.

Preheat the grill. Place the mussels onto a grill rack and spoon a little the pesto onto each mussel then sprinkle some bread crumbs on top. Grill for 2-3 minutes to warm the pesto and give the breadcrumbs an extra crunch. Nutritional Analysis per 5 mussels: Energy: 348kcal Protein: 8g Carbohydrate: 7g Fat: 31g Iron: 2.72mg

Irish Heart Foundation and HSE join forces to launch Dungarvan Stroke Support Group Stroke information meeting kicks off vital service A NEW weekly support group for stroke survivors will be launched by the Irish Heart Foundation and members of the stroke teams from University Hospital Waterford and Dungarvan Community Hospital at a Public Information evening from 6.00 p.m. in The Park Hotel, Dungarvan on Wednesday March 1st next. The group is the twelfth in a network of stroke clubs being developed by the Irish Heart Foundation around the country after research among stroke survivors revealed the high importance they place on weekly support to aid their recovery. The long-standing support group in Waterford joined the Irish Heart Foundation network at the beginning of 2017. The aim of the Group is to offer support, assistance, advice and physical therapies, as well as a social outlet, to stroke survivors and their carers. Weekly meetings will commence the week after the launch. Membership is free and will be open to anyone who has had a stroke, or has been affected by the condition. Commenting on the launch of the initiative, Breda Jones, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Stroke at University Hospital Waterford said: “A stroke is an illness in which part of the brain is suddenly severely damaged or destroyed. Strokes affect different people in different ways, depending on the type of stroke, the area of the brain affected and the extent of the brain injury, and the impact can range from very mild to severely devastating.

“Rehabilitation and support services are crucial in helping to minimise the effects of stroke and reduce the impact on the person’s and family’s lives.We are delighted to partner with the Irish Heart Foundation to provide a weekly Support Group to all those in Dungarvan affected by stroke.” Chris Macey, head of advocacy in the Irish Heart Foundation added: “There are more than 50,000 people in Ireland living with the effects of stroke. Research carried out for the Irish Heart Foundation by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland shows that weekly support groups are vital in assisting stroke survivors to regain their independence and improve their quality of life.We are determined to ensure that stroke sufferers in Dungarvan and every community in the country have access to a support group.” The launch of the Stroke Support Group will take place in The Park Hotel, Dungarvan at 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1st next. Key speakers will include Dr. John Cooke, Consultant Geriatrician, University Hospital Waterford, Breda Jones, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Stroke at University Hospital Waterford, Tom Gantly, Senior Occupational Therapist, Dungarvan Community Hospital and Chris Macey of the Irish Heart Foundation. Anyone who wishes to attend the meeting should contact the Irish Heart Foundation’s Co Waterford Stroke Support Coordinator, Sinead Norris at 087 2221164.

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Attending the AIB Agri Business Breakfast Briefing on the launch of the “SBCI Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan in the Park Hotel were Michael O'Keeffe and Pat Phelan, FDC Accountants with Brian Doocey, AIB. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Emergency services attended 27 road traffic collisions WATERFORD City and County Fire Service attended a total of 27 road traffic collisions in the Comeragh District in 2016. According to a report from the Emergency Services section of the Council, there were 11 road traffic collisions in the Kilmacthomas Fire Station area and 16 in the Portlaw Fire Station area last year. Noting the report at the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Ray Murphy queried if there collisions which could be described as recurring on similar sections of the road and whether there would be safety issues which the Council could improve upon? Chief Fire Officer, Niall

Curtin said the Council’s road section are notified of all road traffic collisions and the information / statistics are handled by the roads section regarding any reoccurrences at certain sections of a road. Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan noted the breakdown of the figures from the Emergency Services, and praised their work, saying many people owe their lives to the emergency services. He said there were zero flooding incidents and zero river incidents in the Comeragh area in 2016, which, he said wasn’t the case the previous year, when huge amounts of the county were flooded due to severe stormy weather at the time. Concurring, Cathaoirleach,

Cllr. John O’Leary said it was at this time of year when people depend hugely on the great service provided by the Emergency Services. FALSE ALARMS Meanwhile, Cllr. O’Ryan noted there were a total of four false alarms for the emergency services in the Comeragh area last year, three of which were false alarms with good intention / alarm malfunction, and only one which was a malicious false alarm call. Cllr. O’Ryan said it was good to note that the people in the Comeragh area realise and respect the work of the emergency services and not take up their time unnecessarily by making malicious false alarm calls.

Vital need for Occupational Therapists By Christy Parker THERE was a sense of déjà vu in evidence at February’s Dungrvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting when Cllr Declan Doocey asked if the County Council could progress the appointment of Occupational Therapists (OT’s) more quickly for people needing their certification for disability grants. The councillor had also raised the matter at January’s meeting. Housing Officer Mary O’Brien repeated that OT’s were not employed by the council so therefore it had no control over “how long it takes for one to come out.” Ms. O’Brien explained that “as soon as we learn one is needed, we make contact and then they make arrangements with the person involved.

They go and inspect and report back soon afterwards.” Significantly however, the officer added that OTs “are only required where a person is looking for a specifically built house or for an adaptation for their medical ailments.” Undeterred, Cllr. Doocey commented that “nobody would apply unless they needed assistance urgently” and so “maybe it could be handled more speedily, as people suffer greatly without this assistance.” Cllr.Tom Cronin praised OTs but said there was “a serious shortage of them in County Waterford. They can’t cope and that’s where the problem lies”, he concluded. All too unfortunately, we’ve heard that before too.

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Waterford City’s 1848 Tricolour Celebration just gets better every year! NOW in its seventh year as a festival, Waterford City’s 1848 Tricolour Celebration, seems to grow and get better every year. The 2017 Celebration will be one of the best according to the organising Committee. Committee Chair, Paul Dower commented, “We have yet again been able to deliver a very wide and varied programme for 2017, with the support, help and guidance of Waterford Council. It was always going to be difficult to follow last year’s 1916-2016 Centenary Year Celebrations, but I do believe that we have managed to, at the very least, equal what we did last year. Being able to organise another re-enactment will once again put the Celebrations on a national footing. We hope that this dramatic event will once again attract media attention, as the biggest reenactment to take place in Ireland 2017. All the weekend’s event information is readily available on our website www.1848tricolour.com. We look forward to see everyone enjoying the weekend’s events.” The very busy 2017 programme will include, possibly Ireland’s largest re-enactment event in 2017, titled “The Road to Independence”. The period re-enactment will take place at 14:00 on Saturday, 4th March, outside the City’s Bishop’s Place and on The Mall. Literally a stones through away from 33 The Mall, where Thomas Francis Meagher, a Waterford City born native, who would later become an American Civil War icon, raised the very first Irish Tricolour Flag on the 7th March 1848. There will be some minor road closures to accommodate the re-enactment. The unique re-enactment will involve the co-ordination of over 80 participants, dressed in period uniforms from the Royal Irish Constabulary, Irish Volunteers, Irregular Irish Units, Regular

The 1848 Tricolour Celebration committee pictured at the launch of this year’s event in the Granville Hotel, included were from left, Cllr. Eddie Mulligan, Darajane O’Sullivan, Janet Carey, Ann Cusack, Mags Durand-O’Connor, Treasurer, Paul Dower, Chairman, reenactor Robert O’Brien and Michael Garland, PRO. [Noel Browne] British Forces and will include civilian re-enactors, from all over Ireland. The event will be supported by a replica period armoured Rolls-Royce car, which was typically used by British forces at the turn of the 20th Century, and some “serious fire power”, to quote one of the participants. Do expect some loud bangs and plenty of noise at this event, where thousands of rounds of blank ammunition will be fired to make the re-enactment as realistic and authentic as possible. Such is the significance of the 2017 Celebration, many Ambassadors and Embassy Representatives, will be guests of

Reenactor Robert O’Brien pictured with WLR’s Anthony McFeely.

the weekend’s events. In total the event will host and welcome some 35 VIPs to the City. Including, a significant number of visiting military personnel from the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York. Their current Commander Lieutenant Colonel Don Makay, will be one of the keynote guest speakers at the Gala Dinner, which takes place on Saturday, 5th March, at 19:00, in the Granville Hotel (birth place of Thomas Francis Meagher). A visiting contingent of guests will also be travelling from the USA to Waterford City, specifically for the Celebration, from as far afield as New York, Montana and

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Massachusetts. The Gala Dinner will also have a considerable presence from the senior ranks of the Irish Defence Forces. The main Flag Raising ceremony will again take place outside the House of Waterford Crystal, on The Mall, from 14:45, on Sunday, 5th March. In attendance will be many dignitaries and Embassy representatives, members of the Irish Defence and US Armed Forces, Military Veteran Associations and musical accompaniment from Thomas Frances Meagher Fife and Drum Band, Barrack Street Concert Band and The Island of Ireland Peace Choir. Additional new events for 2017 will include; on

Friday, 3rd March, an exhibition of the City’s archive material on Thomas Frances Meagher, titled “Meagher’s Flag for Waterford”, taking place in the Central Library, Lady Lane. This event will happen in conjunction with an Irish Defence Forces Recruitment Day. On the evening of Friday, 3rd March, from 19:30, the Sabai Restaurant will host a dinner and historic talk by Dr. Christina Henri, titled “Irish Convicts in Tasmania”. The whole weekend is supported by a weeklong schools education series, which will see Thomas Frances Meagher visit literally thousands of local school children. The promotion of the

symbolism of the Irish Flag, is the theme of these visits and will happen in conjunction with a Waterford City Museums awareness programme. It looks like Friday, 3rd March to Sunday, 5th March will be an extremely busy weekend for Waterford City, with the 1848 Tricolour Celebration pulling out all the stops in this year. Further information can be found at www.1848tricolour.com and on Facebook; www.facebook.com/1848Tricol our/. The 1848 Tricolour Celebration is supported through the Waterford Council Festival Grants Scheme and Waterford City Library Services.

Des Whelan, WLR FM pictured with reenactor Robert O’Brien at the 1848 Tricolour Launch.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

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Changes to Housing Allocation Scheme deferred again CHANGES to Waterford Council’s Housing Allocation Scheme were deferred for a third time over some concerns raised by Councillors at the February meeting of the local authority. The Housing Allocation Scheme appeared on the Council’s agenda for the third time to be adopted. However, amendments to the scheme caused concern for some Councillors in relation to succession of tenancy - where if a household is deemed as ‘under occupancy’ then the single person will be moved to a house more suited to their needs. While the scheme was proposed by Cllr. Tom Cronin, and seconded by Cllr. Sean Reinhardt, who said it will be a great success and should eradicate vandalism and generate rental income for the Council, Cllr. Joe Kelly voiced his concerns about the amendments to the scheme, particularly in relation to ‘succession to tenancy’ and ‘under occupancy’. He said a person who has lived in a three bedroom Council house with their parents all their lives could now be moved if those parents died and there was only one person living in the house because it would be deemed ‘under occupancy’. “That person could be moved to some place that mightn’t suit them at all, or moved to a neighbourhood they have no connection with. It is dangerous to go down that road,” Cllr. Kelly said. He said it was “outrageous” and said he would be opposing the amendments. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes said the matter was discussed at SPC level (Strategic Policy Committee) and said the succession to tenancy formerly recognises that the house would meet the housing needs of the current occupant. “It does not allow for under occupancy, so if a single person is in a three or four bedroom home, we can find a better suited house in the same location for that person,” Mr. Grimes explained.

However, Cllr. Kelly said that while “it might sound nice on paper, it is too ‘cut throat’ the way it is written”. Mr. Grimes said the Council would work on a case-by-case basis and do their best to make sure the person is located in the same area. “It is not our intention to move a person from one end of the county to another,” he said. Mr. Grimes said that given the current demand for social housing, a single person living in a three or four bedroom home would be deemed ‘under occupancy’, and the house would be more appropriate for households that need three or four bedrooms. Cllr. Siobhan Whelan said if the Council are removing single people from three/four bedroom homes, to make sure they are given a house in the same locality to give them some sort of continuity. Mr. Grimes said he can refer the matter back to the SPC again, but warned that it would delay the new scheme and means the Council would still be operating under the old Housing Allocation Scheme. Mayor Adam Wyse pointed out that this was the third time on the agenda for the amendments to the Housing Allocation Scheme, and said he would “like to see it passed”. Cllr. Mary Roche said it was a very sensitive issue and asked the Council to put a timescale on when they would be moving single people from multi-bedroom homes. She said if a person was given six months, it would give them time to grieve if they have lost a relative. “We can put them on notice that we will be engaging with them over the following 12 months,” she said. “They should also be given two or three right of refusals, so if they are offered a house they are not happy with, they are not dragged out kicking and screaming.” Cllr. Roche said there needs to

be more specified detail in the proposed scheme. Cllr. John Pratt queried a possible scenario, where an elderly man is sharing the Council house with his son, would the situation change if they were both named joint tenants on the house? Mr. Grimes said if two people are joint tenants and one dies, the other tenant becomes the sole tenant and the succession to tenancy does not apply. “So it would be in their interest to become joint tenants?” Cllr. Pratt asked. “Yes,” Mr. Grimes replied. Cllr. Cha O’Neill said that something so serious needs to be discussed by all Councillors at a workshop. Agreeing, Cllr. Kelly stated: “We are dealing with people’s lives”. He proposed that the matter be deferred to a workshop for further discussion, which was seconded by Cllr. Whelan and agreed. However, Cllr. Cronin hit out at the matter being deferred again saying there was no point ‘too-ing and fro-ing’ matters. “This was at last month’s meeting and it was kicked to touch then,” said Cllr. Cronin. “What have those Councillors who are complaining been doing the last month? “These questions should have been asked at the last meeting if they were doing their business right,” he added. RAS TENANTS NOT ENTITLED TO AVAIL OF CBL Meanwhile, Cllr. Jason Murphy said it was unfair that those tenants who are availing of Rental Allowance Scheme (RAS) are not entitled to apply for housing under the Choice Based Letting Scheme (CBL). Mr. Grimes confirmed that RAS national regulations state that someone who is availing of RAS is considered to have their social housing need met and therefore are not entitled to apply for social housing on the CBL scheme.

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Notice of the Making of Variation Nos. 3(a) and 3(b) to; Waterford City Development Plan 2013 – 2019 Waterford County Development Plan 2011 – 2017 and Dungarvan Town Development Plan 2012 – 2018 Peter Cunningham. PETER Cunningham reading from his new novel ‘The Trout’ in Dungarvan Library at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, 2nd March, 2017. Waterford-born author, Peter Cunningham, will read from his new novel, The Trout, in Dungarvan Library, Davitt’s Quay, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, 2nd March, 2017. Described as “a gripping story” (the Irish Times) and “a perfect storm of a novel” (Irish Daily Mail), The Trout is shortlisted for the 2017 Prix d’Escapades Literary Prize in France. In New York, Arcade Press will publish The Trout next July. Asked about his forthcoming reading in Dungarvan Library, Peter Cunningham said” One of my favourite things to do on a sunny day is to cycle the Greenway into Dungarvan and to put my feet up in one of the pubs or cafes along the Quay. I cannot think of a better place to read from my new novel.”

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 13 of the Planning & Development Acts 2000 as amended and Article 13 of the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004 as amended and Article 6 of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC that the Members of Waterford City & County Council having considered Variation Nos. 3(a) & 3(b) to the Waterford City Development Plan 2013 – 2019; Waterford County Development Plan 2011 – 2017 and the Dungarvan Town Development Plan 2012 – 2018, and the Chief Executive Reports thereon have resolved that Variation Nos. 3(a) & 3(b) relating to the above Plans have been made. A copy of Variation Nos. 3(a) & 3(b) to each of the above listed Development Plans and associated Housing Strategies together with the Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening report and the Appropriate Assessment Screening report are available for inspection at:• Waterford City & County Council Planning Department, Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford City (9.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m., and 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday). • Waterford City & County Council, Planning Department, Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford (9.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m., and 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday). Variations 3(a) & 3(b) are also available for inspection on Waterford City & County Councils website at www.waterfordcouncil.ie. Signed LAR POWER Director of Economic Development & Planning 22nd February, 2017.

New route and date for Emer Casey Foundation run By Christy Parker THE Youghal Emer Casey Foundation annual run & walk will take a new course this year as it switches from 10 km on a Sunday afternoon in May to a 5 km night event in April. The run, which traditionally draws hundreds of participants from across the country, will also move from its traditional route via the Strand to 2½ laps of the town centre. All proceeds will be dedicated to the Emer Casey Foundation’s support of cancer research. The foundation was founded in 2006 following the passing of Emer from ovarian cancer, aged 27. The passing of the outgoing, sports-loving legal practitioner

stunned those in her local community and beyond. The Foundation has overseen an array of fundraising initiatives, including annual commemorative runs in London and Melbourne and has contributed almost €1m towards research projects aimed at the early diagnoses, treatment and understanding of ovarian cancer. In recent years the foundation sponsored three post- graduate research students tasked with furthering early diagnosis of the killer disease. It has also donated two mobile ultrasound scanners to St James’ Hospital, Dublin. Much of its sponsorship is channelled through the DISCOVARY Research Consortium based in Trinity College, which addresses early detection, chemo

resistance and ovarian cancer stem cells In 2013 the foundation also funded a Gynaecological Oncology Liason Nurse at CUH on a year-long posting, ultimately resulting in the HSE adopting the role as a permanent position. Other benefactors include cancer research projects at University of Melbourne and University of Edinburgh. This year’s run on April 6th, “sort of kick starts the local running season”, says Emer’s sister, Susan. Registration at Youghal Community Centre, North Main Street from where run departs at 8 pm. Entry €10. Prizes for top three men and women plus team, category and spot prizes. Tele inquiries: 087-283 8770; web: emercaseyfoundation.com

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“Your future wealth – it’s not all about the money” – Bibi Baskin at Network Ireland Waterford branch

Guest speaker Bibi Baskin presenting her ‘Your Future Wealth. It’s Not All About Money’ talk for Network Ireland Waterford Branch on Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, in Dooley’s Hotel. [Garrett FitzGerald Photography]

BIBI Baskin, renowned TV broadcaster, journalist and hotelier gave an inspirational talk, ‘Your Future Wealth. It’s Not All About Money’ to Waterford women in business, the professions and the Arts, at the Network Ireland Waterford Branch meeting on Wednesday, 15th February, at Dooley’s Hotel, Waterford. She inspired those present to embrace change. The new committee was also elected on the night. Aisling O’Neill of eDigiregion was elected President with Nicola Geraty of Forever Living Products elected as Vice President. The other members of the new committee are Laura Cassin, Elaine Sarah Comerford, Eadaoin Walsh and Aoife Tynan. Network Ireland Waterford

Branch’s next meeting, ‘Clucking to Success’ with Entrepreneur Kate Hyde of Henparty.ie takes place on 14th March in the Granville Hotel at 6.00 p.m. Kate founded the business in her spare bedroom in Waterford and has grown the company to 6 websites in their group across 4 countries. Henparty.ie feature regularly in the media in Ireland! On the national television and radio stations and all the top newspapers. Kate appeared on the first series of the Irish Dragon’s Den and attracted investment from 2 of the dragons. Members and non-members of Network Ireland are welcome. Find out more on www.facebook.com/NetworkIrelandWate rford or www.networkireland.ie

Aisling O’Neill, President, Network Ireland Waterford Branch; Nicola Gerety, Forever Living Products; Rebecca Harrison, President, Network Ireland, and Aoife Tynan at Network Ireland Waterford Branch's ‘Your Future Wealth. It’s Not All About Money’ presentation on Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, in Dooley’s Hotel.

Rebecca Harrison, President, Network Ireland; Nicola Gerety, Forever Living Products; guest speaker Bibi Baskin and Aisling O’Neill, President, Network Ireland Waterford Branch, at Network Ireland Waterford Branch's ‘Your Future Wealth. It’s Not All About Money’ presentation on Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, in Dooley’s Hotel.

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Bara Alich, Bara Alich Photography; Natalie Cooke, Natalie Cooke Consulting; Sarah Nugent, Training For Success, and Frances Roche, Training For Success, at Network Ireland Waterford Branch's ‘Your Future Wealth. It’s Not All About Money’ presentation on Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, in Dooley’s Hotel. [Garrett FitzGerald Photography]

Tracy Quinlan, Morgan McKinley, Sheila Gallogly, Marla Communications; Margaret Flemming, Dessert First, and Michel Counihan, Michel Counihan Interiors, at Network Ireland Waterford Branch's ‘Your Future Wealth. It’s Not All About Money’ presentation on Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, in Dooley’s Hotel. [Garrett FitzGerald Photography]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Dungarvan District Court

Road traffic prosecutions A SPEEDING charge was struck out against a motorist when she made a donation to the court poor box. Sabrina Guilmain (42) with an address at 10 The Drive, Carls Court, Kill, Kildare, was issued with a fixed charge penalty notice after her vehicle was detected exceeding the 100 km/h zone at Parkeenaglogh, Newtown, Kilmacthomas, on 25th June, 2016. Last week’s Dungarvan District Court heard that the fine was never paid. The accused, who was in court, made a €150 donation to the court poor box and the matter was struck out. A DONATION to the poor box resulted in a speeding charge being struck out. Niall O’Carroll (35) who had an address at Beresford Lawn, Griffin Avenue, Dublin 9, but with a current address at 4 Silverfield, Stiles Court, Clontarf, Dublin 3, was issued with a fixed charge penalty notice when the vehicle he was driving was detected exceeding the 60 km/h zone on the N25 at Windgap, Dungarvan, on 25th July, 2016. The accused, who attended last week’s Dungarvan District Court, gave evidence that he never received the fine. A donation of €150 was made to the court poor box and the charge was struck out. A MOTORIST who claimed they never received a speeding fine had the charge struck out when they made a donation to the court poor box. Daniel Healy (36) who had an address at Rossaree, Newport, Tipperary, but now with an address at 53 Rockwood, Cashel, Tipperary, was issued with a fixed charge penalty notice after the vehicle he was driving was detected exceeding the 60 km/h speed limit on the N25 at Windgap, Dungarvan, on 25th July, 2016. Last week’s Dungarvan District Court heard the accused’s vehicle was detected travelling at 86 km/h.

The accused, who was in court, told Judge Terence Finn that he never received the speeding fine. A donation of €150 was made to the court poor box and the charge was struck out. A DRIVER who was found without insurance was put off the road for two years. Eimhin Hayes (20) with an address at 10 Harbour House, Nelson Street, Clonmel, was fined €300 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for driving without insurance at Friary Street, Dungarvan, on 26th September, 2015. He was also disqualified from driving for two years. A charge of failing to produce insurance was marked as proven and taken into consideration. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal. FAILING to produce his NCT test certificate when requested by a Garda cost a motorist €100 last week. Joseph McGlynn (25) formerly of The Glebe, Donegal, now with an address at 21 Coady’s Quay, Dungarvan, was fined €100 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to produce his NCT certificate at the Garda Station when requested by a Garda. He was stopped by Gardaí on the N25 at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 26th August, 2016 and it was noted there was no NCT displayed on the windscreen. A FINE was handed down to an Aglish-based driver last week for a speeding offence. Peter Cummins, with an address at 3 Cul Rua, Aglish, was fined €300 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge penalty notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected travelling at 78 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Lemybrien village, on 16th June, 2016. The accused, who did not appear in court, has previous convictions.

Attending the AIB Agri Business Breakfast Briefing on the launch of the “SBCI Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan in the Park Hotel were Eoin Darcy, Waterford FRS; Eleanor O'Dwyer, FDC; Shelia Radley, Jim Quinn Agri; Eamon Phelan, Waterford FRS and Karl O'Doherty, AIB. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Suspended jail sentence for theft of petrol A MAN who used the hood of his jacket to conceal his identity as he drove off without paying for petrol was handed a suspended jail sentence last week. James Moriarty (31) unemployed, with an address at Flat 2, 23 William Street, Waterford, pleaded guilty to theft from Applegreen Service Station, Lemybrien, on 7th July, 2016. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge Terence Finn

that the accused drove his vehicle into the forecourt of the petrol station and filled the vehicle with €40 worth of fuel. Insp. Sheahan said the accused pulled the hood of his jacket over his head in an attempt to conceal his identity and avoid detection. He then drove off without paying. The incident was captured on CCTV. The accused has 23 previous convictions which include two

for theft. Solicitor David Burke said his client had a serious drug dependency. “He made a full admission and has paid compensation,” Mr. Burke said. He said there was “no mastermind” behind this theft, considering that the registration of his client’s vehicle was clearly visible on the CCTV. “My client readily ‘fessed’ up,” Mr. Burke said.

“He had a drugs issue and is now dealing with that and appears to be doing well,” he added. Judge Finn handed down a three month jail sentence, suspended on condition the accused keep the peace and be of good behaviour for two years. Judge Finn also handed down a €300 fine. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.

Fine imposed for public order offence A MAN who pleaded guilty to a public order offence was fined last week. Stephen Buckley (22) with an address at Meenskeha, Derrinagree, Mallow, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place at Applegreen, Lemybrien, on 27th November, 2016. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry

Sheahan told Judge Terence Finn that a Garda patrol entered the service station on the date in question and observed the accused in a vehicle in the forecourt. Following a search, he said the accused became aggressive with Gardaí. “He was intoxicated at the time and became violent. He had to be forcibly restrained,” said Insp. Sheahan.

Solicitor David Burke said his client was ‘discontented’ at being searched on the night in question. “He was asleep in the car and there was a level of disgruntlement for being roused from his slumber,” said Mr. Burke. “He regrets his behaviour.” He said his client is the father of one child and works part-time as a farm hand. The accused has 12 previous

convictions, which include some for public order offences. Judge Finn said he saw “challenge to Garda authority written all over his previous convictions”. Mr. Burke said his client accepts he used a certain level of anger on the night, but said his client is now doing an anger management course. Judge Finn handed down a €300 fine on the public order charge.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

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Leading family law researchers at WIT to commence research in the District Court THE Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald has conveyed her approval for WIT researchers Dr. Sinead Conneely and Dr. Roisin O'Shea to commence new research in the District Court. Dr. Sinead Conneely's PhD thesis 'Family Mediation in Ireland' is considered an authoritative work on the origins and development of family mediation internationally and in Ireland, and Dr. O'Shea's 2014 PhD thesis, which was undertaken at WIT and funded by the Irish Research Council, is the most extensive empirical research carried out in the Family Courts to date. Dr. O'Shea practices as a mediator and Dr. Conneely is a law lecturer, and both have been engaged in the WIT Family

Dr. Sinead Conneely Mediation research project since December 2013. The meanstested self-financing project is test-running the next iteration in family mediation, comprising of the most effective elements sourced globally, and the researchers are gathering

Mayor Adam Wyse demands real leadership from Minister on boundary issue MINISTER Simon Coveney’s reaction to the Boundary Commission’s recommendation has been disappointing. The Minister stated in local Waterford media that he will not be rushing to make decisions and that he will consider the report over the coming months. I strongly believe that this must be dealt with now. The independent commission has recommended the extension and Waterford Council should be given the go ahead to begin developing and servicing the Area of Interest, at a higher level than it currently can, due to the restrictions that the current boundary line creates. Our Government and national politicians are elected to serve the people of their constituencies and in a wider sense the entirety of Ireland. I want to see real leadership from Minister Coveney and ask that he implements the reports recommendation with immediate effect prior to any leadership contest which may take place within his party. Anyone who has a goal of leading this country at the highest level such as Taoiseach should have the interests of the entire country in mind when making a decision. This boundary extension can be a real game changer for Waterford and I worry about our possible expansion and growth into the future if we are not given the opportunity to invest in infrastructure in a strategic fashion. The committee that produced the boundary report was established under the previous government to review the administrative boundaries between the City and County of Waterford and County Kilkenny. The

Minister asked for the independent commission to be established and three independent people reviewed the entire case over a lengthy period. The public have consulted the commission on this issue heavily and they still believed that the best option is to recommend a boundary extension. This is a recommendation that all thirty two elected members of Waterford Council support and one that I as Mayor of Waterford City and County fully endorse. It is one of four such boundary reviews that have been carried out around the country but is the only one to have reached a view of actually extending the boundary.The long term benefits of this boundary extension for Waterford City, the Area of Interest and the entire South East region have been reported at multiple times. If Waterford is to become the economic hub of the South East it can only do so with continued development on both sides of the River Suir. It has been reported in local government reviews that no urban area can see real positive growth if it is governed by two separate authorities. Two separate executive teams, two different political ideologies and motivations, internal competition, vested interests and multiple other outstanding factors will affect the decision making process for any local authority. Not only will the commission’s recommendation allow our city to expand concentrically like any city should, it will allow Waterford Council to provide the fine level of service within the area as it does through other parts of Waterford City and County.

empirical data to evidence outcomes. Speaking of the new District court research initiative, which compliments ongoing research at WIT, Dr. Conneely said, "we are both very excited about this opportunity afforded to us by the Minister to carry out empirical research in the District Court, where we will observe family law applications with a view to periodically reporting on and publishing our findings. We are keen to establish the impact of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, commenced last year, on cases before the court , and in particular to note the effect of the enforcement provisions, where orders for custody or access have been made and where one parent sub-

sequently unilaterally breaches those orders. We are also keen to note if mediation has been explored by the parties before litigating or if the court recommends mediation." Dr. O'Shea's 2014 research found that in 96% of cases mothers were the primary carers of children, and where unilateral with-holding of access occurred in breach of court orders, that in 100% of those cases access was with-held by the mother and no sanction was imposed by the court. "The enforcement provisions of the 2015 Act are intended to provide an appropriate deterrent, and an appropriate sanction, where court orders for access are breached," said Dr. Conneely. "It is incredibly important for the development of law, to

Dr. Roisin O'Shea identify what issues need to be addressed in our family courts, and to provide up-to-date information on how the law is interpreted, and the outcomes," said Dr. O'Shea, "we are in exciting times where it is now generally accepted that the court-room

should be a last resort for families in dispute, and that first options should involve appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation and ancillary supports such as family therapy, counselling and parenting courses. This kind of triage will help defuse the conflict and not inflame it as court proceedings tend to do. Both Dr. Conneely and I welcome the publishing of the draft Mediation Bill 2017 by the Minister this week, and we look forward to the regulation and development of mediation in Ireland, as a real first step to dispute resolution". Dr. Conneely and Dr. O'Shea will commence their research later this month and will be observing family law cases in the District Court in all 8 Circuits in Ireland.

‘Bad blood’ between two women over a man led to vicious fight "BAD Blood" between two County Waterford women over a man led to a vicious fight at lunch time in a busy shopping plaza, the Circuit Criminal Court heard in Waterford, last week. Mother of three Kimberley Bray (26) of No. 47, Childers Estate, Dungarvan, was found guilty after a three day trial of assault causing harm to Lindsey Doyle (26) in Dungarvan Shopping Centre on October 7th, 2015. The Jury of eight men and four women were told that clumps of hair were torn from Lindsey Doyle's scalp and she also suffered a deep bite to her ear, scratch abrasions to her face and marks on her chest in the incident. The break-up of a relationship was said to be at the centre of a two year dispute between the women which came to a head in Dungarvan town centre In evidence Lindsey Doyle said Kim Bray was responsible for the break-up in September 2013 of the nine year relationship with her expartner. When she met Kim in the plaza she decided it was time to make peace. The row was going on too long and she was being called every name "under the sun" when they passed in the street. She went over to Kim and said that "enough is enough" and she no longer wanted this hassle and wanted peace. In response Kim jumped up and took off her jacket and punched her in the face five or six times and they both fell on the ground. Lindsey said: "She came down on top of me and caught my hair and bit my ear and would not let go. I

am not a person that goes fighting and I backed away but Kim was the aggressor and went for me'". In cross examination by Elaine Morgan, BL, instructed by David Burke, solr., defending, Lindsey said she did not recall launching an attack on Kim but she defended herself when she was on the ground and tried to push her away. Replying to Ms. Morgan, who suggested that the circumstances were very different from those alleged by the injured party, Lindsey Doyle said it was incorrect to describe her as the aggressor. She denied shouting: "Come on now, you've had your f---ing child". She knew Kim had been pregnant and had given birth three days earlier. For two years she put up with intimidation and wanted peace. It was untrue she threatened Kim during her pregnancy and warned that after the birth she would do a "river dance" on her head. She also denied texting threats to kill Kim or posting comments on the internet about Kim's children having "HSE buggies". Kim's pregnancy and new baby were not a "personal affront" to her. Her ex-partner had cheated with Kim and that was the reason for the breakdown of their relationship. She did not "make good" on her threats and made a bee line for Kim in the plaza. During further questions Lindsey Doyle said Kim Bray spat in her face and lashed out with both arms and hit her a "few slaps". The witness denied grabbing Kim's hair and dragging her to the ground like a "rag doll". Kim was not forced by violence to defend herself from

attack by pulling hair and biting, she added. When Inspector Mark Allen stopped the fight she immediately apologised and said she was sorry and did not wish to make a complaint. Her evidence was not a "pack of lies" and CCTV footage confirmed she was telling the truth. Her account of the incident was the same as given to a different Jury in 2016 and a difference in the trial transcript provided by the Court Services was a "misprint", she claimed. The bite on her ear necessitated three stitches in Cork University Hospital and they were later removed by a GP in the High Street Medical Centre. She was also tested for AIDS and hepatitis. The court was told by Inspector Allen that he was walking though the plaza at 1.30 p.m. and witnessed the two females fighting in view of a large number of people. He endeavoured to separate them. Ms. Doyle let go her grip but Ms. Bray persisted in holding onto Ms. Doyle's hair. Three clumps of hair were on the ground. In order to get her to release her grip he held her wrists above her head. Help arrived and she was arrested under the public order act and was taken to Dungarvan Garda Station. He said Ms. Bray protested and threatened to "walk or jump" all over Ms. Doyle, who was advised to see a GP about her ear. Ms. Doyle now faces a charged of minor assault in Dungarvan District Court. In evidence, Dungarvan native Kim Bray said she had three children aged eight, three and one year. She said Lindsey Doyle had threat-

ened by phone and internet to kill her after her baby was born. She did not want to fight but Lindsey was raging and spat in her face and in retaliation she grabbed her hair and bit her ear when they fell on the ground. It was untrue that she was looking for trouble and she was in no condition for violence after having a baby. She bit Lindsey's ear because she did not have the energy to fight and there was no other way to get her off. She threw off her jacket to avoid it being pulled over her face in an attack and she could not recall if she threatened to "walk all over" Lindsey. In his closing speech Noel Whelan, BL., for the DPP, said the accused woman used unreasonable force for self defence and "locked" her teeth onto the injured party's ear for more than half a minute and took clumps of hair from her head. The closing speech by Ms. Morgan, BL, defending, was interrupted twice by Lindsey Doyle in outbursts from the body of the court. She was warned by Judge Eugene O'Kelly that if there was a third interruption she would be put out of court. In closing Ms. Morgan told the Jury that the issue was clearly one of self defence. The accused woman was perfectly entitled to defend herself with reasonable force. She was attacked and assaulted three days after her delivery. She was not a robot and she responded to an extreme experience. When the Jury returned the guilty verdict, Judge Eugene O'Kelly remanded the accused on bail to April 25th next for sentencing.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Waterford needs rent certainty SINN Fein MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on the Government to introduce real rent certainty in Waterford as a matter of urgency. The Ireland South MEP made the call as a new report from Daft.ie showed rent inflation for the end of 2016 to be at its highest level in at least 15 years. "The figures released in the Daft.ie rent inflation study expose just how woefully inadequate Fine Gael and Fianna Fail's rent certainty cop out legislation was," she said. "We now have a situation, right across the country, where people lucky enough to find themselves in employment will be working full time just to pay the rent. "When you add this to the ever increasing cost of living, with everything from education to car insurance becoming increasingly unaffordable, it paints a pretty bleak picture for low and middle income families. "This is a totally unacceptable situation and the worst part is that it doesn’t have to be this way. "Sinn Féin TDs have tabled a number of bills which would link rent increases with inflation, yet these have been voted down time and time again by both the Government and Fianna Fáil. “Instead, the Government, enabled by Fianna Fáil, gifted landlords with a 4% year on year rent increase for the next three years. And even this only applied to certain areas. "Waterford saw and average increase of 10.7% with the city also experiencing a rise of 10.7% bringing the average rent there to €745. What this means in real terms is hundreds of euros out of the pockets of already struggling families and they can look forward to further increases as landlords push up rents in response to Fianna Fail and Fine Gael's bizarre piecemeal approach to their already inadequate rent cap. "The Government's spineless and mealy-mouthed approach to the crisis in the rental sector will only lead to more pressure on struggling renters, will lock low income earners out of the rental market, will increase the levels of working poor we have and push more families into poverty and homelessness."

Tom Banville, Wexford LEO; Richard Murphy, Enterprise Ireland; Mary Morrissey, Bord Bia; Fiona Deegan, Kilkenny LEO; Mairead English Maher, Tipperary LEO; Brid Kirby, Waterford LEO; Rita Guinan, Tipperary LEO; Kieran Comerford, Carlow LEO; Gerry O’Grady, Enterprise Ireland. [Brian Gavin]

South East Micro Food Export Initiative THE first phase of the South East Micro Food Export Initiative (SEMFEI) is open to all micro-food clients of Local Enterprise Offices across the South East Region, which comprises of Tipperary, Wexford,Waterford, Kilkenny and Carlow. The first phase of the Initiative, Exploring Food Exporting Seminar will be held later this month in Dunbrody Country House Hotel, to provide micro food companies with an overview of the export journey and assist them to assess if their business is export ready. From the diverse range of companies

who will take part in the initial phase, 15 companies will be selected to participate in a further three phases of intensive training to assist them to plan, develop and implement a focused export proposition over a 10 month period. This Initiative funded by the Department for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation aims to establish a cluster of fledgling micro food exporters across the South East Region and develop their export capability to assist them to grow and develop in an international context Speaking at the launch of the Initiative,

Mr. Richie Walsh, Head of Enterprise, LEO Waterford commented “The South East Region has a very strong and dynamic base of micro-food companies who stand to really benefit from this Initiative particularly in terms of advancing their export ambitions. The export market is vital to the food sector here in Ireland and our regional communities are heavily reliant on the provision of employment by this industry. The South East Micro Food Export Initiative is a really exciting collaborative initiative developed by Local Enterprise Offices, Bord Bia and

Enterprise Ireland (funded under the Action Plan for Jobs, LEO Competitive Funds) which will provide the knowledge and experience to aid the Region’s micro scale food enterprises advance their growth and specifically export strategies.” This is an initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford & Wexford, Bord Bia and Enterprise Ireland. For further information or to participate please contact Brid from Local Enterprise Office Waterford at 0761 10 2905 or info@leo.waterfordcouncil.ie

79 new schools to be added to DEIS Programme 30 schools already in DEIS to receive additional resources THE DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) Plan 2017, was published by Minister for Education & Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton, TD, on Monday, 13th February, 2017. Every child has to have the opportunity to fulfil their potential, regardless of their circumstances. Education has a unique capacity to break down the cycles of disadvantage. Our overall goal is to make Ireland’s education and training system the best in Europe within a decade.This Plan is about being the best at using the potential of the education system to break down those cycles of disadvantage through improved educational outcomes. The Plan builds on the experiences of existing DEIS schools and draws on international best practice. It sets out new targets to: • Further improve literacy and numer-

acy • Improve school completion rates • Improve progression to further and higher education The overall aim of the DEIS Plan 2017 is to build on the experiences of existing DEIS schools to inform effective ways in which the education system can help to break down cycles of disadvantage through improved identification of schools and calibrating supports to assist those pupils most at risk gain real and lasting benefits from their education. The new DEIS school support programme will be implemented from September 2017. Further engagement with education partners and other stakeholders is ongoing to ensure successful delivery of the goals contained in DEIS Plan 2017. In the initial analysis a list of schools with the highest concentrations of at risk

pupils/students has been finalised and these schools will begin to receive additional supports with effect from September 2017. Launching the new Plan, Minister Bruton said: “Every child has to have the opportunity to fulfil their potential, regardless of their circumstances. Education has a unique capacity to break down the cycles of disadvantage. We are lucky in Ireland to have such a dedicated and committed teaching profession. Our teachers and school leaders will continue to play a pivotal role in helping children to achieve their potential.We have to support our teachers and school leaders, through up-skilling, mentoring and coaching, so they can plan, deploy and to support. “Our plan develops best practice so that schools can be identified for extra support in a fair and objective manner. We will

pilot new approaches to encourage innovation and better outcomes for children. This can be mainstreamed over time. “Extra supports, like additional NEPS provision, priority professional development provision and book rental schemes, will be put in place. “Our plan provides supports for learners of all ages. I want to see more students continuing into further and higher education. We must develop better pathways for them. “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have contributed to the development of this Plan and look forward to working with and supporting schools to achieve its goals.” “I was very pleased to visit Our Lady Immaculate Junior National School in Darndale today to launch our new plan to tackle educational disadvantage.” New DEIS Rural School (Primary) – Rural: Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford.

Waterford Initiative shortlisted for prestigious AONTAS STAR Award A WATERFORD based adult education initiative has been shortlisted for the prestigious AONTAS STAR Awards 2017, organised by AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation. The awards are part of its annual Adult Learners’ Festival and recognise outstanding work in adult education. The National Learning Network Waterford (NLNW) provides a range of flexible training courses and services for

people who need specialist supports, such as job seekers or people with illnesses or disabilities.The NLNW enables its learners to reach their goals by putting their needs at the centre of all their activities.The NLNW has been shortlisted in the ‘Adult Learning Initiatives that Promote The Learner Voice’ category of the STAR Awards. The AONTAS STAR Awards – now in its 11th year – is a National Awards

Initiative that celebrates the achievements of adult learners and adult education programmes throughout the island of Ireland. AONTAS announced the shortlisted projects ahead of the annual Adult Learners’ Festival which takes place from 6th – 10th March 2017. The winners will be announced at The STAR Awards Ceremony in Dublin, which is the opening event of the Festival.

Commenting on the shortlisting of the awards, Niamh O’Reilly, CEO of AONTAS, said: “The STAR Awards are an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the positive impact adult and community education projects have on the lives of learners and their communities around Ireland. We’re delighted that this fantastic initiative in Waterford has been shortlisted for a STAR Award for the vital role it plays in the social, cultural

and economic development of its local area.”The judging process comprises two stages. In the first stage, nominated projects are shortlisted by an independent judging panel, whose membership is drawn from the education, business and technology sectors. The second stage gives staff and learners from the shortlisted projects the opportunity to meet with the judging panel before they make their final decision.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

TIONÓL NA nDÉISE IN RING COLLEGE, AN RINN

Páistí ó Húlaí na nDéise ag seinnt ag Tionól na nDéise i gColáiste na Rinne ag an deireadh seachtaine. Children from the Húlaí na nDéise music group, who played at Tionól na nDéise in Ring College, An Rinn. This latest event in Waterford City & County Council’s Tionól na nDéise lecture series took place as part of the very successful Tionól Niocláis Tóibín festival, which was held in the Co. Waterford Gaeltacht at the weekend. [David Clynch Photography]

Ag Tionól na nDéise i gColáiste na Rinne ag an deireadh seachtaine, bhí (ó chlé): Máire Seó Breathnach, eagraí na hócáide mar Oifigeach Gaeilge le Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge; An tOllamh Pádraig Ó Macháin, aoichainteoir agus Mícheál Ó Drisleáin, Leas-Bhainisteoir Choláiste na Rinne. Máire Seó Breathnach, Irish Officer with Waterford City & County Council, and organiser of the event; Guest speaker Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin, UCC and Mícheál Ó Drisleáin, Leas-Bhainisteoir of Ring College pictured at the Tionól na nDéise lecture, which took place as part of the very successful Tionól Niocláis Tóibín festival, which was held in the Co. Waterford Gaeltacht at the weekend. [David Clynch Photography]

Marie Uí Raghallaigh agus Siobhán Mhic Craith ón Rinn, a bhí i láthair ag Tionól na nDéise i gColáiste na Rinne ag an deireadh seachtaine. Marie O'Reilly and Siobhán Mhic Craith both from An Rinn at Tionól na nDéise in Coláiste na Rinne on Saturday last. This latest event in Waterford City & County Council’s Tionól na nDéise lecture series took place as part of the very successful Tionól Niocláis Tóibín festival, which was held in the Co. Waterford Gaeltacht at the weekend. [David Clynch Photography]

An tOllamh Pádraig Ó Macháin, Ceann Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh, ag labhairt ag Tionól na nDéise i gColáiste na Rinne ag an deireadh seachtaine. Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin, Head of the Modern Irish Department, University College Cork, speaking at Tionól na nDéise in Ring College, An Rinn on Saturday last. This latest event in Waterford City & County Council’s Tionól na nDéise lecture series took place as part of the very successful Tionól Niocláis Tóibín festival, which was held in the Co. Waterford Gaeltacht at the weekend. [David Clynch Photography]

Ag Tionól na nDéise i gColáiste na Rinne ag an deireadh seachtaine, bhí (ó chlé): Liam Mac Gearailt agus Cárthach Mac Craith ó Choiste Eagraithe Thionól Niocláis Tóibín; Máire Seó Breathnach, eagraí na hócáide mar Oifigeach Gaeilge le Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge; aoichainteoir An tOllamh Pádraig Ó Macháin, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh; agus Mícheál Ó Drisleáin, Leas-Bhainisteoir Choláiste na Rinne. Liam Mac Gearailt and Cárthach Mac Craith,both members of the Tionól Niocláis Tóibín organising committee; Máire Seó Breathnach, Irish Officer with Waterford City & County Council, and organiser of the event; guest speaker Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin, UCC; and Mícheál Ó Drisleáin, Leas-Bhainisteoir of Coláiste na Rinne at Tionól na nDéise in Ring College, An Rinn. This latest event in the Tionól na nDéise lecture series took place as part of the very successful Tionól Niocláis Tóibín festival, which was held in the Co. Waterford Gaeltacht at the weekend. [David Clynch Photography]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Call for local volunteers to help on Daffodil Day, 24th March Meeting to be held for interested local volunteers at Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan, on 27th February, at 7.30 p.m. DAFFODIL Day volunteers from Waterford helped launch the Irish Cancer Society’s 30th Daffodil Day, the longest running national collection day in the country, before hundreds of daffodil volunteers at an event in Croke Park on Friday. A meeting will be held at Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan, on 27th February, at 7.30 p.m., for local people interested in volunteering on Daffodil Day (24th March), or contact the Irish Cancer Society’s Cork office on 021-4840597. Daffodil Day supporters have raised over €66million for people affected by cancer in Ireland since the inaugural Daffodil Day in 1988. Since then Daffodil Day has become a vital fundraiser involving communities across Ireland who come together to support cancer patients and their families. RTE’s Dancing with the Stars contestant, testicular cancer survivor Des Bishop, was on hand to launch the day which takes place on Friday, 24 March 2017. The comedian, who lost his father to lung cancer, urged members of the public to show their support for the growing number of people being diagnosed with cancer. Incidence of cancer is rising and 150 people are diagnosed with cancer in Ireland every day. Most recent data from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland shows that 1,052 people in Waterford were diagnosed with cancer over a 12 month period*. Des, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2000 said, “Cancer has knocked on every door in Ireland, it is affecting lives every single day of the year. I’ve faced it myself, my mother has been treated for cancer and my father unfortunately died from the disease. Daffodil Day is an amazing day where the people of Ireland unite to fight back against cancer.This countrywide show of support will help fund important cancer research and care for all

those affected by this terrible disease. March 24th, the 30th anniversary of Daffodil Day, is our day to take action against cancer and hopefully, one day, stop it.” Led by the late Charles Cully in 1988, hundreds of volunteers took to the streets to sell daffodils on the first ever Daffodil Day.The day was set up to raise money for home care services and volunteers smashed their fundraising target of £50,000 and went on to raise £320,000. FUNDING VITAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN WATERFORD Now the annual event sees hundreds of passionate volunteers in every county in Ireland take to the streets to help to fund services including the Society's Night Nursing service, which in 2016 delivered over 8,000 nights of care to cancer patients in their homes. 60 cancer patients in Waterford received 208 nights of care through the Society’s Night Nursing service last year. In 2016 308 journeys were facilitated for 25 patients from Waterford who used the Volunteer Driver Service. The Service currently operates in 21 hospitals around the country and transports patients to and from their chemotherapy treatment. Grants totalling €6,600 were provided to 11 families in Waterford through the Society’s Financial Support Programme which supports parents of children who are undergoing cancer treatment and experiencing financial hardship. Money raised also funds innovative cancer research projects, with €20m invested into lifesaving research since 2010. This investment has supported more than 150 cancer researchers to work on a diverse range of individual or collaborative projects that will ultimately lead to better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. Doctor, broadcaster and

Comedian Des Bishop pictured at the launch of the Irish Cancer Society’s [Andres Poveda] 30th Daffodil Day in Croke Park.

columnist Ciara Kelly, said, “Unfortunately more people are being diagnosed with cancer in Ireland than ever before. A cancer diagnosis can be very difficult. There’s a lot of fear around the disease so practical supports offered by the Irish Cancer Society are very useful to those on that cancer journey. The other powerful tool we have in the fight against cancer is research, which is continuing to improve ways of detecting and treating this disease. Daffodil Day is our opportunity to continue the fight against cancer and I for one will be proud to wear the Daffodil on March 24th.” Mark Mellett, Head of Fundraising at the Irish Cancer Society, said the support of the public on Daffodil Day is crucial. “Every three minutes in Ireland a person receives a cancer diagnosis. Without our enthusiastic Daffodil Day volunteers in Waterford who take to the streets each year, and the generosity of members of the public, we would not be able to help these people on their cancer journey. Daffodil Day has allowed us to provide thousands of nights of nursing care, funded much needed supports for cancer patients over three decades, and enabled us to invest in innovative cancer research projects. We want to continue to be there for people on every step of their cancer journey, but we can’t deliver these services or fund lifesaving research without the public’s help. “Daffodil Day is an extraordinary day, one that showcases the tremendous goodwill of the Irish people as they stand up and show the thousands of people affected by cancer that they care. Please continue to show your support for all those on that tough cancer journey on Daffodil Day, on 24th March.” This year the Society needs to raise over €3m on Daffodil Day to fund vital services and important cancer research. The public can support Daffodil Day on 24 March by: • Holding a coffee morning or event at home, in school or in their workplace • Registering as a volunteer to help sell daffodil pins • Buying a daffodil from one of our volunteers in their community • Donating online at www.cancer.ie For more information on Daffodil Day visit www.cancer.ie/daffodilday *Figure is based on NCRI statistics for 2013, which is the most recent data available.

Make A Wish Ireland's Wish Day with Head of Fundraising Irene Timmins, Volunteer Co-ordinator Daragh Wallace and Events Co-ordinator Emma Horgan.

Make-A-Wish Ireland Make-A-Wish Ireland made 6 lifetime memories for sick children and their families in Waterford last year - they need just 55 local volunteers on 31st March to continue this work 55 local volunteers are needed in Waterford on Wish Day, which takes place on Friday, 31st March to celebrate and support the work of Make-A-Wish Ireland. The call for volunteers is to support Make-A-Wish Ireland’s flagship fundraising day. Volunteers are simply asked to give a few hours of their time to sell wristbands and badges for €2 each in their local area. Make-A-Wish is funded entirely through donations and fundraising. To support the ongoing happiness they give to children and their families from Waterford and throughout Ireland, Make-A-Wish needs the help of volunteers in Waterford to continue their important work. Irene Timmins Head of Fundraising for MakeA-Wish said: “Last year in Waterford we were able to make memories for 6 brave local children and their families. The value of these memories is truly immeasurable. Make-A-Wish offers positivity in

an extremely dark and anxious time. Every child deserves that. “We are approaching our 2,000th wish for Irish kids which would not be possible without our volunteers. All we are asking is a few hours from the people of Waterford on Friday 31st March to sell some of our wish bands and badges, which cost €2 each, with 100% of proceeds to Make-A-Wish. “Wishes make memories that last many lifetimes, but we cannot make them without our volunteers.” Wish Day will take place across Ireland on 31st March and Make-A-Wish volunteers will be located throughout Waterford, including Ardkeen, Ballybeg, Waterford City, Dungarvan, Lisduggan, Poleberry and Tramore. To sign up to volunteer visit www.makeawish.ie or contact Daragh on (01) 2052011 / volunteer@makeawish.ie

Necessary repairs to be carried out on two Comeragh area playgrounds NECESSARY repairs will be carried out on two playgrounds which have become damaged through ‘wear and tear’ over the years. At the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Declan Clune queried if the Council carries out inspections of playgrounds, noting that the equipment at two playgrounds in particular Portlaw and Kilmeaden - have

become worn and damaged. He also asked the Council to re-secure the Portlaw playground, as some of the fencing has become damaged. “People are getting in there at night and there is unacceptable behaviour going on,” Cllr. Clune said. “It would be a shame to neglect the playgrounds because they are great facilities,” he said. Director of Services, Fergus

Galvin said the Council would carry out weekly inspections of the playgrounds for safety issues, while an annual external audit is carried out to identify any issues. He said the results of those inspections are then fed into the maintenance programme for the year. He assured Cllr. Clune that the Council will look at the playgrounds he mentioned and make the necessary repairs.

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Regional Conference putting the South East on the Map WE all know that a conference, workshop and a live business event can provide exceptional learning and career building opportunities you can’t find online with webinars, how-tovideos or podcasts. A conference can be inspiring, develop new ideas and approaches for a business or organisation and make employees, employers and business owners more efficient and effective at work. Unfortunately for many of us in the South East of Ireland, attending a good conference often means a trek to Dublin or beyond which can work out expensive when you add transport, accommodation and other extra costs. With all this in mind, Waterford businessman John Warren from JE Warren Consulting, decided to develop a conference for the South East region; the Community Connect

Conference. The Community Connect Conference will be held in the Tower Hotel, Waterford on Wednesday, 1st March and is the first ever regional conference for the community, voluntary and charity sector for the South East. It is a very important step for the region.This conference will be of great interest to anyone that is active within various community, voluntary and charitable organisations. There are currently 19,346 non-profit organisations in Ireland with 2,324 non-profits covering Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Tipperary. The conference is aimed at small and large organisations and no matter what the annual income is, there is a place for all at the Community Connect Conference. It is an opportunity to network and share best practices and gain valuable insight into the workings of the sector.

John Warren pictured at the launch of the Community Connect Conference.

The theme of the Community Connect Conference is “Sharing Resources, Driving Innovation” and is designed to support the sector in a variety of ways. Homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry, who has been working with vulnerable young people in Dublin for the last 40 years, will be the keynote speaker on the day. The conference will be opened by the Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan T.D. and addressed by Ivan Cooper, Director of Advocacy with The Wheel, a support and representative body which connects over 1,250 community and voluntary organisations and charities across Ireland. The all-day conference will run from 8.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. on Wednesday March 1st in the Tower Hotel Waterford and has a very comprehensive programme. Along with the speakers, general sessions, lunch and refreshments; experienced professionals will present nine educational sessions providing attendees with information, tools and resources to help drive their organisation forward in an era of increasing governance and compliance. Registration for the Community Connect Conference is available online at www.jewarrenconsulting.net and on Eventbrite at www.communityconnectconference.eventbrit e.com by email to john@jewarrenconsulting.net or by contacting John Warren at 086-8261610 or Carmel at Galánta Events 086-8541856.

10.7% average Waterford rent increase a result of low levels of housing construction - BUTLER WATERFORD TD, Mary Butler has said that without a robust national strategy for increasing the supply of rental accommodation, average rents will continue to rocket. Deputy Butler made the comments following the publication of the latest Daft report which shows that the average rents across both the city and county of Waterford increased by 10.7% in 2016. “Average rent in the city now sits at €745 while in the county it’s now at €706. Last year’s increases are not sustainable in the long term. “The clear evidence in this report is that Minister Coveney needs to revisit the rent cap regulations and include Waterford City and parts of the county.

“However, without a strategy to increase the overall supply of private rental accommodation, there will be a continual imbalance between demand and supply causing inflationary pressure on rental prices. “Rents are so high around the county because there simply isn’t enough units available for rent as not enough new units were built over the past six years. “Unfortunately the housing action plan, announced by the Government, is simply too little too late to help increase housing construction which is necessary to establish a stable rental market. “Ireland needs at least 25,000 new homes to be built each year. However, in 2016 fewer than 15,000 new homes were built nationwide. This is what is caus-

ing the rocketing in average rents. “There are simply too many impediments to building new housing in this country. Costs have rocketed with inflating in the construction sector at 9%. “The Department of Housing needs to undertake simple actions such as implementing an audit of construction costs in order to determine the factors impeding the delivery of new homes. “Other incentives to increase supply of rental units include cheap financing for new buildto-rent units, incentives for landlords to maintain long-term leases and the introduction of a grant to help return some of the 260,000 vacant properties to the market,” concluded Butler.

Pictured at the launch of the Cottage Market Fund is founder of GIY Michael Kelly and the GIY community manager Karen O’Donohoe. GIY with the support of Ulster Bank and The Ireland Funds are set to support the start up of Cottage Markets across the country. Community groups across Ireland are now invited to apply for supports to the value of €65,000. Applications are being accepted online via http://thecottagemarket.ie/set-up-a-cottage-market/ until March 3rd, 2017. [Mary Browne]

GIY launch nationwide Cottage Market initiative Community Groups across Ireland invited to apply for supports to value of €65,000 GIY are proud to announce the launch of their new ‘Cottage Market’ initiative, which invites community groups to avail of start-up funding in order to set up and run their own Cottage Market. Activity partners Ulster Bank & The Ireland Funds are set to support the initiative across the country to the tune of €65,000 over the next two years with GIY aiming to put home-made, home-grown food and craft back at the centre of Irish communities. Community groups nationwide are now invited to apply online via http://thecottagemarket.ie/set-up-a-cottage-market/ in order to avail of funding which will help them to establish and run their very own Cottage Market. The successful applicants will be awarded with a tailor made training programme, which will provide them with the skills they need in order to firmly place fresh homegrown and homemade food back into the hearts of rural communities. The initiative will see twenty new markets established across the country and those behind the new markets will take part in a training programme to ensure the markets’ success and longevity. Social Enterprise, Marketing, Finance and Food experts will deliver training on a number of key modules including how to set up and run a viable community market, how to grow food for a market and will also offer tips on how to successfully market the new venture. The deadline for applications is

March 3rd; the groups behind the 20 new Markets will be selected by March 10th with the training programme taking place on March 25th, 2017. Commenting on the launch of The Cottage Market programme, GIY’s Community Manager Karen O’Donohoe said, “The Cottage Market is a simple but fresh take on community led markets in villages, towns and cities all over Ireland. We know that this initiative for Cottage Markets across Ireland can be hugely successful. We piloted the programme with three markets in Ladysbridge, Drogheda and Headford, and now with funding from the Ulster Bank Skills and Opportunities Fund and The Ireland Funds we are launching the Accelerator Phase that will build on the success of the pilot programme.” According to GIY a Cottage Market differs from a Farmer’s Market concept in that it is all about bringing hobbyists and amateur producers from a local area together to showcase their often hidden skills and talents in areas such growing, sewing or baking. Founder of GIY Michael Kelly describes it as “more community oriented than it is commercial. We are delighted to help establish what we feel is a natural evolution for GIY. The creation of these Cottage Markets will begin to satisfy the ever-increasing interest and demand from Irish consumers for locally grown and locally sourced food. The recent scarcity of vegetables on

the supermarket shelves has certainly reinforced the need for Irish consumers to think more locally. In addition, these Cottage Markets will offer great opportunities for GIY’ers with an overabundance of produce.” Commenting on the new GIY initiative, Pauline McKiernan, Sustainability Manager at Ulster Bank said: “I’m delighted we’ve been able to support GIY as it expands with the launch of the Cottage Market. Our Skills & Opportunities Fund enables funding for unique projects like this that will make a real impact in our local communities”. Jordan Campbell, Director of Grants and Research at The Ireland Funds says, “The Ireland Funds’ Flagship Grant programme supports outstanding non-profit organisations to deliver effective programmes in the areas of arts and culture, education, peace and reconciliation and community development. The GIY Cottage Markets are a highly innovative and impactful means of promoting community integration and development. The Ireland Funds are proud to support their expansion into new communities across Ireland.” Applications to establish new Cottage Markets are now being accepted online and the process remains open until March 3rd 2017. Applications from existing market operators whose markets meet The Cottage Market criteria will also be accepted, the application form is available online at http://thecottagemarket.ie/set-up-a-cottage-market/

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NEW FOR 2017! JOEY DUNLOP TRIBUTE – One of the main attractions of this year’s show has to be the exclusive personal Joey Dunlop Tribute which is the first time it will be on display in Southern Ireland. See his race bikes, trophies, leathers, helmets from his astonishing 31 years of racing. Celebrities such as John McGuinness, Mick Grant and Eddie Laycock are scheduled to speak over the course of the three day show. AMD INTERNATIONAL CUSTOM BIKE SHOW – It is a firm show favourite with over 50 stunning custom bikes on display that are works of art and engineering genius from all over the world. Sponsored by Deltran Battery Tender with the support of Zodiac Intl and AMD World Championship. ACE GLOBAL STUNT STARZ COMPETITION – Be ‘wowed’ by 20 top freestyle motorcycle stunt riders competing for the title of ‘Ace of Aces’ all day ever day of the Show. The Ace Global Star Starz Competition is sponsored by Rock Oil and R&G Racing plus supported by Ace Café London. ACE CAFE CLASSIC & RETRO ZONE – Motorcycle enthusiasts all over the planet know about The Ace Café London and its pivotal role in the cultural revolution that shaped both the music and machines for future generations. WORLD FAMOUS PURPLE HELMETS – At speeds approaching 100 miles per hour – check out this mad cap Isle of Man riders and their crazy gang show. ROCKABILLY LIVE STAGE SHOW – The Rockabilly band, Skinny Elvis, will be performing on the main stage supported by the rather fine Rockabilly Roses and Fire Show with everyone dressed by one of the cool Rusty Pistons. GRAFTON BARBER – The Grafton Barber team will be offering to groom the visitors that ‘modern’ Rockabilly look. Check out the Harley Davidson’s in the Shop - they’ll even have the bike to match your new look. FLAT TRACK SPEEDWAY – There’s lots of speed and excitement with the Off Road Flat Track Racers and for the first time show visitors can learn to ‘flat track race’ too. EDDIE IRVINE RACING CHALLENGE – Don’t miss your chance to see how fast you are on a MotoGP Motorcycle Racing Simulator. This is free of charge to all visitors each day of the show. TRAVEL & ADVENTURE TALKS – Since this year’s show is heavy on travel and adventure – expect to hear from some very interesting people who have done some amazing things on two wheels

VISIT WWW.IRISHMOTORBIKESHOW.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION The Dungarvan Observer 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 Motorbike Competition, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, on or before 12 noon on Tuesday, 28th February. Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Question: Where will the Motorbike & Scooter Show be held this year? Answer: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………..……………… Address: ……………………………………………………………..……………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………...………………………..……………… ……………………………………………………… Tel. No. ………………………...….………………....

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Yamaha launch new 2017 Models at the Carole Nash Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show RDS 3rd–5th March 2017

YAMAHA announced that it would introduce their new 2017 models to the Irish public for the first time at the Carole Nash Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show at the RDS in Dublin, which runs from March 3rd – 5th. Amongst these will be the New Hyper Naked MT-10 SP. ‘Naked’ motorbikes are a class of bike that are versatile, generalpurpose street motorcycles without all the bells and whistles like heated handgrips, saddlebags, electronically adjustable windscreens, and maybe some flashy fairings. Yamaha has set the bar very high in 2017 when it comes to delivering ‘naked’ bikes or roadsters to the market. The Japanese manufacturer has taken its popular MT-10 model and married the most advanced YZF-R1M Supersport technology to create its ultimate Hyper Naked motorcycle. Ruth Lemass, organiser of the Carole Nash Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show, said: “A naked bike is a term that first became popular in the 1990s when used to describe motorbikes that were admired for their simplicity, quality, and versatility. The new MT10 SP embodies these characteristics yet the bike is also so packed full of the latest technology that it will no doubt become a favourite among enthusiasts

who want the ultimate riding experience.” The MT-10 SP is the most sophisticated model in the 2017 Hyper Naked range. It is equipped with an in-line 4cylinder six-speed 998cc engine and a specially developed intake, exhaust and fuelling systems that produces 118.0 kW (160.4PS) @ 11,500 rpm and torque of 111.0 Nm (11.3 kg-m) @ 9,000 rpm. The bike also incorporates a switchable Traction Control System with three mode settings, easy, standard and aggressive. A Quick Shifter System (QSS) alongside a compact Assist and Slipper (A&S) clutch gives the rider a smoother transition through the gearbox with more precise control during acceleration and deceleration ensuring smooth road holding in varying conditions. To handle this incredible power, the new model incorporates its big sports brothers Öhlins Electronic Racing Suspension (ERS) which enables riders to experience the ultimate in chassis performance. This is all controlled by a Suspension Control Unit (SCU), which analyses data from a series of sensors that constantly monitor the riding conditions while the bike is moving and instantly adjusts suspension to achieve the highest levels of control during accelera-

tion, braking and cornering. The MT-10 SP is also equipped with high tech Thin Film Transistor (TFT) instrumentation that enables the rider to view a wide of range information on a high definition display in full colour.The rider can select dark or light backgrounds to suit daytime or night-time riding. To underline its exclusivity, this flagship of the Hyper Naked range is finished in a Silver Blu Carbon colour scheme that has been inspired by the limited edition YZF-R1M Supersport. Featuring blue wheels, a black front fender, gold coloured forks and silver bodywork, the MT-10 SP leaves no doubt that this is the ultimate Yamaha Hyper Naked. As well as the MT-10 SP, Yamaha will be displaying, amongst others, the MT-09A street fighter motorcycle and the Scrambler 950. These bikes boast improvements to their engines, suspension components, and styling. Seeing these bikes in the flesh for the first time is an additional incentive for the visitor to come along and visit the Yamaha stand at the show. For stunning displays of truly amazing motorbikes and spectacular live action entertainment for all the family, visit The Carole Nash Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show at the RDS in Dublin, March 3rd–5th.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

The Newsreader THE WEEK THAT WAS IN IT . . .

The problem with common sense … FROM evidence on the streets and public places, there appears to be a growing number of women who wear dark glasses, even in the depths of Winter and when the sun is not shining. One explanation may be that they suffer from a delicate eye condition, or are undergoing serious medical treatment of one kind or another. Another more modern explanation may be that some women do not wish to make eye contact with others in public, which, of course, they are quite entitled to do. But is it not sad that they may be avoiding eye contact from a concern of attracting unwanted male attention thereby excluding all incidental contact as they walk the street? What a pity that would be, but it seems a plausible enough explanation for some of the desired anonymity. It is an equal pity that a considerable number of women today, many of them influential, have no difficulty in promoting or justifying the wearing of clothes by young women which may

well be termed at best, inappropriate, or worse unnecessarily provocative. Perhaps that would more accurately be termed unwise. That is an unwelcome sentiment with today’s modern women, but is still a fact of life. This debate has been opened up again by the recent appearance of a post on the Facebook page of Kilkenny No Name Club whose leaders were promoting an event termed the ‘Fusion Ball’. Having had young women turn up in what was considered to be inappropriate dress because of extra short hemlines or inadequate tops, they posted on their Facebook page telling female teenagers attending the next ball to keep their outfits "neat and discreet." It might have been wiser to leave it at that, but the message may not have been clear, so, unwisely they added: "Due to the deplorable dresses at the last ball it is necessary to fully enforce a knee length dress with no plunging

Councillor warns of ‘tsunami’ of evicted families expected to present as homeless A SINN Féin Councillor has accused Waterford’s Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independent TDs of continuing to support vulture funds evicting local families from their homes. Speaking at the February meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. John Hearne warned that there was “a tsunami of evictions coming” and said he was aware that between 30 and 50 families are up for eviction every week. “Since the week before Christmas, we’ve had 213 families up for eviction. A lot of them can’t function, some can’t eat and some I spoke to are suicidal.They can’t cope with this,” sid Cllr. Hearne. “And the disgrace of the whole thing is that it is not

Cromwell doing this, it is not the Black and Tans - it is our own Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independent TDs supporting a policy that is allowing vulture funds to evict these families.” Cllr. Hearne said there is a High Court review, and if it goes against the families, the Council will be inundated with a tsunami of families presenting themselves as homeless. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes, acknowledged the Council “is not preparing necessarily for a tsunami of evictions” and acknowledged there is a court decision pending. “But we are the housing authority and as people present themselves to us as homeless, we will have to deal with them then,” Mr. Grimes said.

Enforcement action against caravan ‘session houses’ WATERFORD Council has initiated enforcement action against groups of people who are using caravans as ‘session houses’ in Council housing estates. Cllr. John Hearne told the February meeting of Waterford City and County Council that caravans are being used for drink and drug sessions, and in one particular housing estate where the issue has been ongoing for six months, the caravan is nearly blocking the road. He said the drinking and drug taking sessions are causing anti-

social behaviour in the estates. Cllr. Hearne said it was distressing and upsetting for families living in those estates to see people vomiting and urinating in the street. “We need a policy to deal with this, it is intolerable,” Cllr. Hearne said. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes, confirmed the Council has initiated enforcement proceedings and said he would further discuss the matter with Cllr. Hearne outside the Council meeting.

neckline dress code for the mid-term ball." Naturally, the term ‘deplorable’ was descended upon and ‘outrage’ was the description given to the level of objection by some mothers and a wider female cohort. Images of revealing dresses from online retailers, with the word "no" printed across them in red and black were also posted as part of the guidelines. At this stage, it might be well to note that the No Name Clubs are run by volunteers and give a very welcome and very necessary service to the community. As well as running strict, no alcohol discos (as instanced recently in Dungarvan) and their own local programmes, they also promote a very positive programme of selfdevelopment and entertainment through various inter club competitions. These are highly popular events which are oversubscribed each year. In short, it is a model organisation for the betterment of young people.

To vent their wrath on the Kilkenny organisation and subject them to online abuse was unfair in the extreme and in one fell swoop, on the strength of an inappropriate choice of word, chose to forget all of the good the Club has done through the years.This took place in the town where the magnificent concept of alcohol free discos was devised and implemented thirty or more years ago by three people who had the best interests of Irish youth at heart, a principle which has endured and expanded in the years since. What ingratitude to those who had served, looked after and protected their daughters and sons in their spare time and without financial or other reward, beyond a feeling of accomplishment and service rendered to the community. Young women and their parents are entitled to select what they wish to wear, within normal parameters and the requirements of basic decency. Equally, organisations like the No Name Club are entitled, required even, to maintain

a code of acceptable dress as they define it and, in modern parlance, should be cut some slack if they happen to err slightly in their wording. Young women and their parents are entitled to dress and act in whatever way they like within normal acceptable bounds. That is called freedom. But is what some people do or allow wise? That is also a factor which should, but may not, be taken into account. There are many things which people, young and old do which are within the law and normal boundaries, but are they wise? Maybe the No Name Club were merely trying to introduce some wisdom and common sense into their regime. Unfortunately, as the old saying goes: the only problem with common sense is that it is not so common.Which seems to be the case among some Kilkenny objectors. Wisdom and rights do not always go hand in hand, but should be considered more often as an inseparable pair.

Clashmore bridge ‘not like a farm underpass’ insists Engineer By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council Senior Executive Engineer Gabriel Hynes has defended the length of time taken to construct the new Clashmore Bridge, which was started before Christmas and says the end product will be excellent. The engineer was defending the project against accusations by Cllr. Declan Doocey at the Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting that the timespan was excessive. The issue was raised after Cllr. Tom Cronin asked whether some repairs would be conducted on the Clashmore-Aglish

road, which was bearing the brunt of heavy traffic while the bridge was being built. Mr. Hynes said “patching or such works” would ensure where needed. LIKE AN UNDERPASS Cllr. Doocey, who was chairing the meeting in the absence of chairman Damien Geoghegan, interjected that the construction was not “similar to a farm underpass”, but whereas a farmer would complete that job in “a couple of days”, Clashmore bridge was “going on for months.” He also wondered if it would remain within budget. Mr. Hynes said the project’s contract had gone to the “most economic” tender before res-

olutely denying it bore any meaningful resemblance to a farm’s underpass! “It has a different span and height and carries a considerable (traffic) load” he explained. He said it also facilitated such services as “sewers, fibre optic cables and water mains”, a river and OPW requirements were also involved. The engineer denied the work was taking an excessively long time and said it would finish within budget. Cllr. Doocey however insisted that it “would be simpler to have a farmer doing it”. He said the load and capacity was similar, though he now extended the timeframe to “five days” were a farmer building it. He considered

the perceived delay as “not acceptable.” The engineer found himself again defending - literally - his ground. “A farm underpass is a pre-cast structure”, he elaborated. “You dig it out and lob in pre-cast units.This is a totally different! It has RC (reinforced concrete) foundations and walls, pre-cast beams on top and a screen on top of that, with abutments and joining walls.” Mr. Hynes recalled the construction had begun before Christmas and, he stressed, would finish in early March with new surfacing on both approaches and additional drainage works. “It will be a fabulous job,” he concluded.

Nationwide launch for East Coast Bakehouse WE’RE thrilled to announce that East Coast Bakehouse is launching nationwide. Irish people love biscuits, we’re amongst the highest per capita consumers of biscuits in the world, but did you know that Ireland imports €218m of biscuits every year, approximately 99 percent of the biscuits on the shelves of your local shop are imported. We’re hoping to change that! Baked in Drogheda, County Louth, with quality ingredients

including Irish Butter and Irish Oats, the range is available across the country in Dunnes Stores, SuperValu, Spar, Londis, Mace, Tesco and independent stores. Our launch range of biscuits includes a total of eight flavours: Choc Chunk cookies, Caramel and Pecan cookies, Ginger and Choc Chunk cookies, Chocolate Enrobed Choc Chunk cookies and our range of Crunch’ems and Oat’ems. We employ 34 people at our Bakehouse in Drogheda, all

Some of East Coast Bakehouse’s delicious biscuits which have launched nationwide and are available at all good supermarkets. working hard to bake biscuits that we hope Irish biscuit lovers will take to their hearts! And we’re delighted to have had some really positive reaction already.

We’re planning to launch more new biscuit varieties in 2017, aiming to become one of Ireland’s favourite biscuit brands soon.

IN MEMORIAM

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

DEATH NOTICE

IN MEMORIAM

O’NEILL, Fr. Hugh S.J. – February 12th, 2017, in the loving care of the Nursing staff of Cherryfield Lodge, Milltown Park. Younger son of the late Hugh and Pauline O’Neill, formerly of Shandon Lodge, Dungarvan. Predeceased by his sisters Helen (Martin) and Mary (formerly of Friars’ Walk, Abbeyside) and by his brother Fr. Tom S.J. (Singapore). Deeply regretted by his nephews John, Joseph and Tommy Martin and his nieces Catherine Martin and Pauline Hennessy. Burial has taken place at Glasnevin cemetery. R.I.P.

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James Kiely & Sons CAREY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Mary Frances Murphy Carey, late of Coastguard Road, Bonmahon, whose 1st Anniversary occurs on 29th February. Mass will be celebrated on Friday, 24th February, at 7.00 p.m. in St. Anne’s Church, Ballylaneen. Your always had a smile to share, Time to give and time to care, Someone to talk to, kind and true, One in a million, that was you. Thank you for the years we shared, The loved you gave, the way you cared, Our wish is just a simple prayer, God bless and keep you in his care, Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us day by day.

MURPHY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Paddy Murphy, late of Glenmore, and Billy Murphy, late of New York and Glenmore, whose Anniversaries occur for Paddy on 20th February and Billy on 24th February, 2017. Masses offered. This day is remembered and silently kept, No words are needed, we shall never forget, For those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, So loved, so missed, so very dear.

–Always remembered by James, Bridie and family.

O’DONNELL (18th anniversary) – In loving memory of John O’Donnell, late of Caseyville, Dungarvan, whose 18th Anniversary occurs on 24th February. –Sadly missed by all his family.

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

–Love Tríona, Mike, Jack, Aisling, Éadaoin and Jimmy, XX. –––––––––––––––––––– A smile for all, a heart of gold, One of the best this world could hold, Never selfish, always kind, What wonderful memories you left behind.

First Anniversary Remembrance of Maurice (Monnie) Drummy Ballyneety, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford Who died on 24th February, 2016. Rest in peace.

MANSFIELD (16th anniversary) – In loving memory of John Mansfield, late of Duffcarrick, Ardmore, who died on 18th February, 2001. May he rest in peace. Time may close the book of grief, But memories turn back every leaf, One year comes and another one goes, But the gates of memories never close.

–Always remembered, Nellie and family.

–Always remembered by Rena, Pat, Michael, Melissa, Noah and Abbie, XX.

CONDON – Birthday remembrance for Jacinta Condon (nee Houlihan), late of Ring and Dungarvan, whose birthday occurs on 23rd February. 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 so sadly missed by her brothers, sisters and their families.

–Always remembered Eleanor and family.

–Always remembered by your loving family and friends.

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DUNPHY (20th anniversary) – In loving memory of Hannah Dunphy, late of Knocknagranagh, Dungarvan, who died on 24th February, 1997. R.I.P. –Sadly missed and always remembered by her loving family at home and away.

The Samaritans Beau Street, Waterford Tel. (051) 872114. Freephone 116 123. Lonely – Suicidal – Despairing? Talk to us any time, any day in complete confidence Phone – write – visit

CUMMINS – Birthday remembrance of a dear mother Kathleen Cummins, late of Ballyvooney, whose birthday occurs on 23rd February.

McLAUGHLIN (13th anniversary) – In loving memory of Rory McLaughlin, late of Barrack Street, Cappoquin, who died on 23rd February, 2004. Like fallen leaves the years go by, But memories of you will never die, Each of us in our own way, Have special thoughts of you today. Will those who think of him today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Lovingly remembered Maud and all the family.

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Sacred Heart have mercy on his soul. Masses offered.

No matter how our life changes, No matter what we do, There will always be a special place, Within our hearts for you, Today, tomorrow, our whole life through, We will always love and remember you.

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

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McCARTHY – In loving memory of John McCarthy, R.I.P., of O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary occurs about this time.

DEE (19th anniversary) – In loving memory of John Dee, late of Monarud, Dungarvan, who died on 19th February, 1998. R.I.P. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 12th March, at 11.00 a.m. in Kilgobinet Church.

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–Love always Gus, XX. –––––––––––––––––––– To us you were someone special, What more is there to say, We only wish with all our hearts, That you were here today.

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

You were a very special person Mam, Loving and caring, giving and sharing, That was you Mam, Always thoughtful, always there.

–Always remembered by your loving daughter Majella; sonin-law Gary, Claire, Orla and Emma, XXXX.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT † PADDY BUTLER 6 Davis Mews, Dungarvan The family of the late Paddy Butler wish to thank all those who sympathised with them in their recent sad bereavement; to those who sent Mass cards, floral tributes and who telephoned. Thank to all those who attended the Rosary and Funeral Mass and burial. To the Doctors, Nurses and staff at UHW for their care and attention. Thanks to Fr. Cooney, O.S.A.; Fr. Harris, P.P.; Sacristan, Altar servers, gravediggers, Drohan Funeral Director and all the kind neighbours and friends. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, Mass has been offered for their intentions.

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KIND, RELIABLE PERSON WANTED – To look after three children in our home or minder’s own home. Non-smoker. In the Rathgormack area. Contact: (051) 646763 / (087) 6385469. (24-2) CHILDMINDER WANTED TO MIND THREE CHILDREN IN MINDER’S OWN HOME – Kilmacthomas / Mahon Bridge / Lemybrien area. Two schoolgoing age, one six months old. Two to three days per week. Starting April. Own car essential. Reply to P.O. Box No. 6011. (24-2) RELIEF MILKER WANTED FOR EVENINGS AND WEEKEND WORK – Dungarvan area. Tel. (087) 9344999. (24-2)

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Ballymacmague, Dungarvan, and Waterford The sister Helen; brothers Nicholas and Eddie; sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, nieces and nephews of the late Mary Crowley (nee Quill), Ballymacmague, Dungarvan, and Waterford, would like to express our sincere thanks to all those who sympathised with us on the death of Mary. To all those who attended her removal and Requiem Mass, celebrated by Fr. Harris and Canon Ryan, P.P. To all her kind neighbours who travelled the long distance to Dunmanway for her interment with her late husband Larry. To the Doctors, Nurses and staff at Dungarvan Community Hospital who cared for Mary, their kindness to her was above and beyond the call of duty, thank you. To the Kiely family, Undertakers, and staff for making all the arrangements and to Dina Walsh for her beautiful hymns. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be celebrated for the intentions of all.

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† MAURICE (Monnie) DRUMMY

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Ballyneety, Dungarvan On the First Anniversary, we lovingly remember Monnie Drummy who passed away on 24th February, 2016; his brother Frankie, sisters Teresa and Nora, wish to acknowledge and appreciate as to the many expression of sympathy, support and kindness shown to us following our extremely sad loss. We would like to extend a special word of thanks to all those who attended the Rosary, Funeral Mass and burial; those who sent Mass cards, letters and messages of sympathy; to his kind neighbours and good friends for bringing a lovely selection of food and for their support and kindness; also Rose and Anthony, we extend our gratitude; also to Monnie’s brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces and great nephews and great nieces for their help and support. Sincere thanks to Fr. Michael Kennedy, P.P., of Kilgobinet, and the late Fr. Richard Doherty for his many visits; to Drohan’s Funeral Directors for your attention to detail. The family would also like to thanks Dr. Tom Nyhan, Dr. Sinead Wright and the staff at the Medical Centre, Care Doctors and Dr. Stacey and a special word of thanks to Nora Tobin, Public Health Nurse, and her team who called to Monnie every day. To the Palliative Care team, the the staff of UHW and Dungarvan Community Hospital for their professonalism and great care; to the staff of Lloyd’s Pharmacy and Dina Walsh for her lovely selection of music and hymns. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our sincere appreciation and gratitude. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for your intentions. Monnie’s First Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in Kilgobinet Church on Sunday, 26th February, at 11.00 a.m.

† MARY PRENDERGAST (née French) Upper Curragh, Ardmore Acknowledgement and First Anniversary The husband John and Mary’s many relatives wish to convey their sincerest thanks to all who sympathised with them on Mary’s passing on the 24th February, 2016, for their attendance at the funeral obsequies, for your letters, cards of sympathy, Mass Cards and floral tributes. A sincere thank you to the Clergy Fr. Guiry, P.P.; Fr. Flynn, P.P., and Fr. Lucey, P.E. The care and attention of the late Dr. Joseph Meehan was greatly appreciated. Thanks also to Nurse Mary Mahony, to the Gardaí, Ardmore Parish Choir and Anne Gartland; to Cara O’Sullivan and to Laoise and Neasa Keevers, Lily Cronin, Kate Faherty and Aisling O’Brien. Our thanks to Paddy Foley (Sacristan), gravediggers, Kiely Funeral Directors for all their services. A thank you also to Aidan and staff at the Round Tower Hotel; to our relatives, neighbours and friends, we are indebted to you all. A special thank you to the Keevers family who were so good to Mary over many years. As a token of our appreciation the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has been offered for all your intentions. Mary’s Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday next, 25th February, 2017, in St. Declan’s Church, Ardmore, at 7.30 p.m. ‘We hold you close Mary within our hearts There you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again’. –Always remembered by husband John, extended family, other relatives and friends.

Structural Steel Companies are invited to tender for the

CONSTRUCTION OF A WORKSHOP For details contact Frank Seery on 087 2607546 or email seerydrilling7@gmail.com

YOUGHAL Have vacancies for the following staff:

Experienced Cook/Chef Sage Café is currently looking for an energetic and creative individual with a passion and ability to produce food to a very high standard. • Baking experience essential. • Day time hours only, Monday to Saturday.

FRONT OF HOUSE PERSON • Full and part-time positions available. • Must be reliable, friendly and efficient with a keen interest in food. Apply with CV to JOAN COLLINS, Sage Café, 86 North Main St., Youghal. Tel. (024) 85844 • email: sageyoughal@gmail.com

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2012 TOYOTA AURIS D4D 1.4 DIESEL FOR SALE Very good condition. Reversing camera. Tinted back windows. €10,500 o.n.o. Tel. (086) 4071328.

BRIDGE ABBEY BRIDGE CLUB (14/2/2017) – 1st Ann Moran & Joan Mansfield; 2nd Sheila Veale & Phil Barry; 3th Bernie Murphy & Margaret Curran; 4th Joan O’Dea & Hilary Browne. HARBOUR BRIDGE CLUB (16/2/2017) – 1st Maeve Fitzgerald & Mary Phelan; 2nd Sheila Towey & Ann M. Fitzgerald; 3rd Breda Wall & Maureen Maher; 4th Mary Ashe & Angela Freyne; 5th Elayne Kirwan & Declan O'Keeffe. KILMACTHOMAS BRIDGE CLUB (15/2/2017) – 1st Oonagh Kelly & Breda O'Sullivan; 2nd Shane Prendergast & Mary Flahavan; 3rd Brenda Cummings & Catherine Power; 4th Maria Kiersey & Maeve Coghlan; 5th Anna Ryan & Breeda Murphy. DUNGARVAN BRIDGE CLUB (16/2/2017) – 1st Justin Spratt & Des Cleary; 2nd Catherine Tuohy & Aida O'Neill; 3rd Maeve Coughlan & Pierce Casey; 4th Mary Casey & Joan Mansfield. DEISE BRIDGE CLUB (20/2/2017) – 1st Kay Kirwan & Maeve Carthy; 2nd Joan & John Mansfield; 3rd Maureen Power & Kathleen Deasy; 4th Cait Christopher & Mary Fenton. AFFANE BRIDGE CLUB (6/2/2017) – 1st Helen McGrath & Claire Meaney; 2nd Des Cleary & Kathleen O’Mahoney; 3rd Pat Murphy & Rebecca Keevers; 4th Kathleen McGrath & Mary Fletcher. Club Notes – At a recent Bridge night our President Mrs. Kathleen O’Mahoney passed a vote of sympathy on behalf of club members and on her own behalf to Mrs. Mary O’Connor on the death of her sister-inlaw Mrs. Catherine Kay O’Donovan, Ballyduff Upper. Also sympathy to Mrs. Una Mason on the death of her sister-in-law Mrs. Josie Annopp (nee Mason), Kinsale and Cappoquin. May they rest in peace.

CLASSIFIEDS Telephone: (058) 41205 / 42042 | e-mail: adverts@dungarvanobserver.ie | Deadline for all adverts is 10.00 a.m. each Tuesday

SERVICES AVAILABLE

John Phelan Skip Hire

MUNSTER TRUCK, TRAILER AND BUS SERVICES – Tachograph Calibration and Installation • Speed Limiter Installation and Repair • DOE Preparation • Servicing • Sand Blasting • Spray Painting • Contact: Gerard on 058-68855 or 087-2884113 • www.truckrepairs.ie • info@truckrepairs.ie • Garryduff, Colligan, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. (ind.)

MURRAY’S ROOFING DUNGARVAN – Re-roofing specialists. Slate/Tile • flat roofs • guttering/downpipes • chimney work • chimney cowls • ridge tiles • lead flashing lead valleys • supply/fit roof velux windows • UPVC fascias/soffits • insurance work undertaken • all work holds a full written guarantee • all areas covered • For a free written quotation and emergency work call Paul on (058) 43992, mobile (086) 2109547. (ind.)

GARDENING SERVICES

PAINTING & POWERWASHING

COMERAGH LANDSCAPING – The landscaping professionals. Garden design and layout. Planting, water features, patios, stonework, kerbing, fencing, etc. Lawn laying turfed and seeded. For a professional and affordable service contact Paul Curran (087) 2908403. www.comeraghlandscaping.ie (ind.)

PAINTING & POWERWASHING – Interior, Exterior, Woodwork, Wallpapering, etc. Powerwashing of Houses, Farm Buildings. Also all Farm Buildings Spray or Hand Painted. Also Window and Chimney Cleaning (brush and vacuum) available. Contact: Mike Scanlon (087) 6198876. (ind.)

Chainsaws From €250

RE-UPHOLSTERY

38 O’Connell Dungarvan 38 O’ConnellStreet, Street, Dungarvan Ph.058 058 41590 Ph. 41590

STAIRS CUSTOM JOINERY 087 2420124

Leafblowers From €370

BOB BOBTROY TROY&&CO. CO

FERGAL COLBERT TREE CARE EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED TREE SURGEON – Available for all aspects of tree surgery. • Identification and removal of hazardous trees. • Tree reduction and pruning. • Hedge cutting and wood chipping. Contact your local professional Fergal Colbert (087) 7933481 / www.fergalcolberttreecare.com (ind.)

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

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GALVANISED SHEETING LOW PRICED GALVANISED SHEETING FOR SALE – €1.60 per foot. Corrugated and Box Profile. 10, 12, 14 and 16 foot lengths. 1 metre cover. All brand new. Colour coated. Free delivery. Contact: John (087) 3160356. (3-3)

TREE FELLING

MARIA WHITE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

HEALY TREE FELLING AND LANDSCAPING – Fully insured and certified. Specialising in tree felling, tree pruning and reducing, chipping and removal, landscaping and garden construction including grass and hedge cutting, lawn laying, gravel gardens, paving, decking and fencing. Contact: Eamonn (085) 7784335. (7-4)

MARIA WHITE SCHOOL OF MUSIC (B.MUS, ALCM, ATCL) – Lessons in Singing, Piano and Flute. Adults and Children welcome. From beginners up to Diploma level. All styles of music catered for. Come try our "Drop in" morning classes for Adults. Contact Maria on (087) 6259431.

GARDENING MAINTENANCE ABBEY GARDENING & MAINTENANCE – Grass and Hedge Cutting. Ride-on Mower for Larger Gardens. Powerwashing, Gutter Cleaning, House, Garage and Garden Clearout. Patios, Decking, Fencing, Garden Walls, Decorative Stone, Railway Sleepers. Call: Jamie on (086) 1221205. (10-3)

CATERING HAVING A PARTY? – Why not contact us for a quote on all your catering needs. We do Communions, Confirmations, Weddings, 21st Parties, Funerals, or any Special Occasion. WE also do Table/Chair and Crockery/Glass Hire and Waiting Staff if required. Check out our website noonancatering.com Contact: Theresa at (087) 2026765. (24-2)

3rd and 6th YEAR STUDENTS – Deise College Intensive One Day Easter Revision Courses now enrolling. Contact reception for details and bookings (058) 48623. (7-4)

AIR COMPRESSORS SALES – SERVICE – REPAIRS – New and Used Air Compressors. All voltage / 10 Bar. Full range of Air Tools / Spare parts. Airco Compressed Air Services, Deelish, Dungarvan. Tel. (086) 8664555 www.airco.ie

LEAVING CERT. LEAVING CERT STUDENTS – Oral Irish (11/3/’17) / French (1/4/’17) / German (1/4/’17). Preparation Days now enrolling. Includes one-toone mock oral with feedback. Highly experienced teachers who also correct the orals for the DES. Contact Deise College (058) 48623. (17-3)

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GOLD PLATED FOLDING PRESCRIPTION GLASSES LOST – Dungarvan area. Reward. Call: (087) 2390698.

CLEANING SERVICES WE ARE A LOCAL CLEANING COMPANY – Based in Ballyduff Upper who are fully insured and trained for Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Cleaning. All materials supplied. Keen rates and distance no object. All work carried out to a very high standard. Contact: Theresa (087) 2026765. (24-2)

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HOUSEWORK/ IRONING LADY AVAILABLE TO DO HOUSEWORK/IRONING – Reasonable rates. Own transport. Tel. (087) 2600762.

• Domestic & Commercial Skip Hire • Wide Range of Skip Sizes from Mini to RoRo • Mattress Collection • Contaminated Soil Collection • Sludge Collection

FOR SALE

TO LET

GRISELINIA HEDGEING FOR SALE – Contact: (087) 2265021. (10-3)

FITZGERALD SHERRY REYNOLDS LETTINGS – Urgently require Houses and Apartments TO LET in all areas of Dungarvan and West Waterford. Please contact Gerardine Reynolds on 087 2458848 / 058 (ind.) 23444.

GOOD QUALITY ROUND BALES OF HAY AND SILAGE FOR SALE – Will deliver. Tel. (086) 2539144 / (086) 1893077. (14-4)

MAN’S GOLD WEDDING BAND LOST – Inscribed. Dungarvan/Ring area. Reward. Call: (087) 2390698.

EASTER REVISION

Call us on 051 645445 • 087 9677797 Skip Hire and Waste Collection Services in Dungarvan and surrounding areas

ROUND BALES OF SILAGE FOR SALE – Delivered. M. Coffey (051) 291193 / (087) 2352504. (31-3) BARLEY STRAW AND BALED SILAGE FOR SALE – Tel. (087) 2594139. (24-2)

20 BALES OF SILAGE FOR SALE – Ex-yard. Pike area. Tel. (051) 291470. (3-3) QUANTITY OF ROUND BALES OF CATTLE HAY FOR SALE – €17 per Bale. Also top quality Calf Hay (small square bales). Delivered if required. Tel. (087) 9530387. (17-3)

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RENOVATED NEWLY DETACHED HOUSE TO Abbeyside, – RENT Dungarvan. Available from April. Rent €950 per month. Plus 2 month’s deposit. References required. Tel. (24-2) (087) 6461097. LAND TO LET – c.23 Acres of Grassland at Propogue, Tallow. 5–7 year lease. Contact: Conn Keogh & Son. PSR Licence No. 001200. Youghal. Tel. (024) 92505.

POINT OF LAY PULLETS AND BROILERS FOR SALE – Outside Dungarvan Mart on Monday next, 27th February, from 11.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Tel. (026) 41905 / (087) 2208061.

BEDROOMED THREE HOUSE TO LET IN ABBEYSIDE FOR 12 MONTHS – All mod cons. Oil fired central Parking. heating. Professionals only. Contact between 6–8 p.m. (087) (3-3) 9672455.

LAND WANTED

CLEANERS AVAILABLE

40 TO 50 ACRES WANTED – Dungarvan / Grange area. Short or longterm lease. Tel. (087) 4137976. (10-3)

RELIEF MILKER AVAILABLE RELIEF MILKER AVAILABLE – Dungarvan area. Has own transport. Tel. (087) 0927129. (24-2)

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

TWO BEDROOM HOUSE TO RENT IN ABBEYSIDE – OFCH. All mod cons. Back garden and patio. Central location. Contact: (087) (24-2) 2507409.

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

CLEANERS AVAILABLE – Covering Houses / Offices / Ex-Tenant. Deep Clean. Also Carpet, Upholstery and Window Cleaning. South East Cleaning Company. Tel. (087) 1416663 (Margaret) or (086) 4564815 (Marty). (10-3)

KITCHEN REVAMP REVAMP YOUR OLD KITCHEN – High Gloss • Traditional • Painted • Fitted Wardrobes & Slide Robes • New Doors • Handles • Worktops • 30 years experience with a leading Irish kitchen company • For a free quotation and design contact (087) 9082927. (3-3)

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

NOVENA THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER – Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I’ve asked for many favours. This time I ask you this very special one (mention favour). Take it, Dear Heart of Jesus, and place it within your own broken heart where your Father sees it. Then, in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. (Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication, and favour will be granted). Never known to fail. M.W. A PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail) – O most beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity. O Star of the Sea help me and show me therein you are my mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in this necessity; there are none that can withstand your power. O show me herein you are my Mother. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee (3 times). Holy Mother I place this cause in your hands (3 times). Holy Spirit you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal, you who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from You in eternal glory. Thank You for Your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer three consecutive days. After three days the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favour is granted. B.R. PRAYER TO SAINT PIO SERVANT OF GOD – Oh Jesus, full of grace and charity, victim for sinners, so impelled by your love of us that You willed to die on the cross, I humbly entreat Thee to glorify in heaven and on earth, the servant of God, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, who generously participated in your sufferings, who loved Thee so much and laboured so faithfully for the glory of Your heavenly Father and for the good of souls. With confidence, I beseech Thee to grant me, through his intercession, the grace of … which I ardently desire.

Say three Our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. T.P.K. THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER – Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I’ve asked for many favours. This time I ask you this very special one (mention favour). Take it, Dear Heart of Jesus, and place it within your own broken heart where your Father sees it. Then, in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. (Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication, and favour will be granted). Never known to fail. T.P.K. THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER – Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I’ve asked for many favours. This time I ask you this very special one (mention favour). Take it, Dear Heart of Jesus, and place it within your own broken heart where your Father sees it. Then, in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. (Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication, and favour will be granted). Never known to fail. G.F. A PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail) – O most beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity. O Star of the Sea help me and show me therein you are my mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in this necessity; there are none that can withstand your power. O show me herein you are my Mother. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee (3 times). Holy Mother I place this cause in your hands (3 times). Holy Spirit you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal, you who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from You in eternal glory. Thank You for Your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer three consecutive days. After three days the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favour is granted. K.H.

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Youghal seminar targets region’s business interests By Christy Parker BOOKINGS are now being taken for a morning seminar in Youghal next month aimed at improving the prospects of established and aspiring businesses across west Waterford and east Cork. Let’s Talk Business will do just as it says on the door as representatives from a wide sector of business interests bring advice and experience to the forum. The event is being hosted by the Youghal Socio-Economic development Group (YSEDG) at the Walter Raleigh hotel and coincides with national Local Enterprise week from March 5th-10th. YSEDG Manager Aileen Murray says the “target audience would stretch from Midleton to Dungarvan and indeed beyond” adding that it’s not just businesses alone that are welcome. Groups scheduled to make presentations are South Cork Local Enterprise Office, South & East Cork Area

Development (SECAD), Enterprise Ireland, Cork County Council’s Economic developments section, Fáilte Ireland and Strategic Banking Corporation, Youghal Credit Union and AIB Youghal. DEALING WITH BREXIT There will be a special guest presentation by John Finn, Managing Director of Treasury Solutions, an enterprise ‘launched in 2001 to provide treasury and corporate finance services to companies who lack full time professional treasurers but who wish to improve the quality of their risk management and corporate funding’ according to its website (www.treasurysolutions.ie). Mr. Finn will address Let’s Talk Business on issues and concerns related to Brexit in particular. ALL IN ONE PLACE Ms. Murray explains that while there are many business support agencies around, “we wanted to bring a variety of relevant services together in one place. This is especially important for people setting out in business, who are keen to move forward as quickly as possible and also to benefit

tele: (021) 4975281; e-mail: southcork@leo.corkcoco.ie Web: www.localenterprise.ie/ southcork Treasury Solutions claims involvement with brand-name clients such as Clúid, Heatons., Musgrave, Coillte and Croke Park, and has “assisted clients on financial deals ranging up to €700m. Its work includes structuring and negotiation of bank funding, developing longer-term financial planning models, policy and procedures, including interest rate & foreign exchange risk management and strategies. Mr Finn is also a member and past president of the Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers with almost 20 years’ experience in Treasury and Financial Management. He was Group Treasurer of Musgrave Group Ltd. fron 1995-2001, during which time he saw turnover grow by 260%. He was also “a Group Leader in Cork Plato, which is a business support structure for SMEs and is media commentator on economic matters.

Boil water notice for Kilmacthomas

NOTICE

Applications are invited from suitably qualiﬁed persons for the following position:

RETAINED (PART TIME) FIREFIGHTER 1. Ardmore 3. Tallow REMUNERATION:

from others’ experiences. As well as the presentations”, she adds “there will be information stalls with experienced personnel willing and able to offer advice and answer inquiries. Youghal Chamber will also be represented.” Neither is the event exclusive to businesses per se. “Anyone with an idea, however vague, can come along and get advice on how they can progress it”, the manager assures. “It’s not all about financial advice; there’s mentoring, networking and other considerations involved too.” Depending on the success of the venture, Ms. Murray says there may be a follow-up event, with several agencies “open to doing so.” MC for the event will be J. J. O’Connell, National Director and Co-Chairman of Family Business Ireland and of the Platos Ireland Business Network and by all accounts an entertaining individual. The conference runs from 8.30 a.m. - noon on Friday, March 10th. Attendance: €10. Bookings through Local Enterprise Office South Cork;

2. Lismore 4. Tramore

Annual Retained Allowance 0-2 years service €7,562 3-5 years service €8,402 5-10 years service €9,439 10 year + €10,383

• Persons must reside and, if employed, work within 3 kms distance or 5 mins travelling of the Fire Station which will allow him/her to respond within the turnout time as set by the Chief Fire Officer. • Persons must hold a full unendorsed Class B driving licence or a provisional Class B driving licence. • Persons must be able to provide proof of release from workplace to respond to fire calls if necessary • Applicants must be over 18 and under 55 years old. • Candidates may be shortlisted on the information provided on the application form. Application forms are available from the Human Resources Department, Waterford City and County Council, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Tel. No.: 0761 10 2045 or may be obtained on our website at www.waterfordcouncil.ie Closing date for receipt of applications is 4 p.m. on Friday, 10th March, 2017. WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.

FOLLOWING advice from the Health Service Executive, Irish Water and Waterford City & County Council have issued a precautionary Boil Water Notice on the Kilmacthomas Water Supply Scheme. Affected householders will be notified by leaflet drop and a map of the scheme will be available on the Irish Water and Waterford City and County Council websites. The Boil Water Notice has been put in place as a precautionary measure to protect approximately 370 people served by this supply following potential contamination of the spring source.

Irish Water and Waterford City & County Council have provided an alternative water supply while remedial measures are being undertaken at Kilmacthomas and will liaise with the HSE as a matter of priority to lift the Boil Water Notice as quickly as possible. In the meantime, all customers of this supply are advised to boil water before use until further notice. Irish Water apologises for the inconvenience caused by the imposition of the boil water notice. Further information and additional advice for consumers is available by calling Irish Water’s 24-hour customer care line at 1850 278 278.

Housing enquiries deferred By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council was unable to provide answers to several housing enquiries at February’s DungarvanLismore Municipal District due to the absence of the sector’s Director of Service on the day. Issues raised involved a request from Cllr. John Pratt for an update on the taking-in-charge of estates, including Cúl Rua in Aglish where a matter related to registration of site was being addressed, Railways Gardens, Lismore and Cois Bríd in Tallow. The councillor welcomed the lights being connected at Cois Bríd, and wondered how matters were proceeding in regard to public sewer and water treatment plant dealings that involved Inland Fisheries Ireland. Unfortunately, housing officer Mary O’Brien who was called in at ‘the last minute’ was unable to pro-

vide enlightenment but would pass the inquiries to Director of Services for housing Ann Kiely for a subsequent response, presumably in March. CLASHMORE LIGHTS Meanwhile, Cllr. Tom Cronin asked whether three lights installed on houses built on the old creamery site in Clashmore, could be turned on, while some replacement lights were needed between the same housing estate and the school could be turned on. Senior Executive Engineer Josephine McGrath said Ms. Kiely was trying to get the MPRM identification numbers for the replacement lights and she would make inquires. The council was in the process of upgrading a number of existing lights through Airtricity, she explained. As for the three lights that were more recently, installed, everything was part of the taking-in-charge process and she would revert back with an update.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Gull Feeding Frenzy at Dungarvan by Eibhlín Power

Mixed Wader Flock by Andrew Malcolm

Understanding and Enjoying Waterford Nature . . . Guillemots Hanging Out by Eámonn Mac Lochlainn

The reasons birds flock together By John A. Power RECENTLY, many people will have seen and been fascinated by large numbers of gulls, flocking off the Lookout, at Dungarvan. So why do birds flock together? The reasons are diverse and extremely interesting! FEEDING FLOCKS In this instance the availability of food attracts a large number of individual birds, resulting in a feeding flock. The gulls at Dungarvan were part of a feeding frenzy.The gulls were attracted by a concentration of sprat at low tide. Gulls are incapable of diving underwater in pursuit of fish so they had to rely on the very shallow water at low tide making the fish available to them. People have asked how the gulls

Brent Flock in Flight by Andrew Malcolm

Gull Feeding Flock by Mícheál Cowming

Gannet Feeding Frenzy by Eámonn Mac Lochlainn

knew of the availability of sprat in the first instance. Gulls fly at a great height and are continuously on the lookout for feeding opportunities. This quest is aided by their superb eyesight. They also watch adjacent gulls – if another gull flies towards a food source so does its neighbour and the neighbour’s neighbour creating a knock on effect and leading to the formation of a feeding flock. When the sprat shoal was further out in the harbour the prey species attracted a different type of feeding flock. Now the feeding flock was comprised mainly of gannets but also cormorants, shags, auks and divers (loons). All these species are capable of diving from the air or the surface of the sea. They target their prey and pursue and capture them beneath the surface. Among the throng of birds were several mammal species enjoy-

ing the sprat fest – at least three Fin Whales, a Humpback Whale, large numbers of Common Dolphins, Harbour Porpoises and both Harbour and Grey Seals. MIGRATING FLOCKS Some bird species also migrate in flocks. This strategy has advantages. Older members of the flock can guide younger birds on their route. Numbers of birds flying in a flock offers protection against predators to the individual bird. Geese on migration fly in flocks using a ‘V’ formation. Each bird flies slightly above the individual in front of it. This reduces wind resistance benefitting the birds behind the leader. Once the leader tires it falls back towards the rear of the formation and another bird takes the position of leader. Overall, the birds conserve energy. This benefits the flock, allowing all its members to travel further without stopping. SAFETY FLOCKS Possibly the greatest advantage a flock gives to an individual bird is protection from predators. Consider a group of waders feeding on open mudflats.When an individual is probing deep in the mud for prey items it obviously cannot see a predator approaching, particularly from above. However, a large flock of waders will have some individuals feeding, some looking upwards and others looking in different directions. If any one individual detects a predator approaching, it alerts all the other members of the flock. Once alerted all the birds

in the flock take flight in unison.This large flying flock confuses the predator and makes it difficult for it to focus on and target a single victim. The predator often fails to make a kill in these circumstances. Had an individual bird been detected in the open it would have been much easier for the predator to pursue and kill that individual. Thus – safety in numbers. ROOSTING FLOCKS Many species of birds roost together. They do so for protection, warmth, communication and mating opportunities. Again, a large number of individuals roosting together at night, offers greater protection against predators and danger than that aforded to an individual bird roosting on its own. Along with their hearing and eyesight birds can detect movement in the dark and the more individuals with these attributes the better. Obviously, large numbers of birds roosting together generate warmth and this can determine their survival chances in very cold weather. Studies have shown that the temperature at the centre of roosts is considerably higher than that at the edges. There is evidence that birds communicate good feeding locations to one another within roosts but it is not fully understood how this is done. It is thought that older, more experienced birds, inform younger birds of the feeding opportunities. Why should the older birds do so? By sharing information with the younger individuals more birds are attracted to

John A. Power the roost. The older birds command a greater status and are able to control a better position within the roost thus affording themselves better protection and warmth at night. Finally, because of the numbers within the roost, it may be easier for an individual to find a mate for future breeding. FLOCK NAMES Some of the names given to bird flocks are very evocative – A murmuration of starlings. A gaggle of geese. A charm of goldfinches. An exaltation of skylarks. A wisp of snipe. A squabble of seagulls. A herd of swans. A parliament of rooks – perhaps reflecting their propensity to gather and sit around in large numbers, argue noisily amongst themselves and produce little but hot air! If you have any questions or comments or reports please email them to japwatntr@gmail.com Follow John A Power on twitter @japwatntr

Roosting Wader Flock by Fran O'Connell

Herd of Swans with Mallard by Liam Cahill

Flock of Linnets by Andrew Malcolm

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A b b eys i d e S c o u t s

Anxious or Depressed?

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

Ballinroad Community Group THE Annual General Meeting of Ballinroad Community Group will take place at 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 8th March, 2017, in St. Laurence's Hall, Ballinroad. All are welcome.

Cheshire Annual Fundraising Table Quiz 2017 WATERFORD Cheshire will be holding its Annual Fundraising Table Quiz in its premises on John's Hill, Waterford on Tuesday, 28th March commencing at 8.00 p.m. sharp.There will be refreshments and a superb selection of homemade cakes available. A table of four costs €20 (teams can register on the night) and those who are unfortunate enough to be unable to come on the night are invited to support the event by dropping off a spot prize instead for our raffle, during office hours. It's a really enjoyable night of fun and laughter and we hope to see you there. We would especially like to see teams from years gone by as well as new teams to join us on the night. Your support would be greatly appreciated very much. Further details at: (086-8801860) or johnmcdonald51059@gmail.com. Sincere thanks to everyone.

THE weekend of the 11th/12th of February our scouts went to Melleray for the County Fun weekend. Lots of fun and games was had. We have a great bunch of lads doing 4th Waterford proud. This week was the last meeting for one of our older scouts so there was very little serious work done. Mark did some exercises and many games

with the lads. As you can see from the photos much hilarity was had! It was then time to get down to the serious task of a little celebration. We would like to wish Archie all the best in his future endeavours. While we are one the subject we would like to wish all our past Scouts the very best in their future pursuits.

The 4th Waterford Abbeyside Scouts would like to pass on our commiserations to the family and friends of Tom Slattery of Kincora, Strandside South who passed away recently. Sons, Billy & Dennis were prominent members and supporters of the 4th Waterford for many years. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Bugsy Malone - South Eastern Theatre Group Waterford SOUTH EASTERN Theatre Group Waterford are delighted to be returning to the Theatre Royal with their production of the classic Musical Bugsy Malone for six performances only from Tuesday 11th to Saturday, 15th April, at 7.30 p.m. nightly and also a Matinee performance on Saturday 15th at 2.30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale at the Theatre Royal Box Office, The Mall, Waterford, or you can ring 051-874402 or you can book online at Theatreroyal.ie Early booking is strongly recommended to secure your seats at what promises to be yet another spectacular production from South Eastern Theatre Group who's previous productions include Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, The Phantom Of The Opera and more recently Starlight Express all of which had the sold out signs up. Bugsy Malone is sure to be a huge hit with all the family and is packed with great songs and a hugely talented cast and production team this is one musical that you don't want to miss. Director David Hennessy along with Choreographer Michelle Condon and Musical Director Chris O’Sullivan are currently busy at rehearsals with the talented cast and cant wait to hit the Theatre Royal stage with their production of Bugsy Malone.

Youth Film Series EXPLORE life, faith and God starting on Saturday, 25th February, at 7.00 p.m. in DCF Church for 13–18 year olds. Contact: Steve (083) 4003971 / @AlphaYouthIre / Facebook/AlphaYouthIreland

Water Within DUNGARVAN Christian Fellowship is pleased to present an evening with Water Within on Saturday, 18th March, at 7.00 p.m., at Causeway Tennis And Bowls Club, Abbeyside, in conjunction with Compassion International. Free admission – all are welcome! Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Water Within features a unique blend of vocal harmonies and powerful lyrics to encourage and inspire listeners. Their newest release “Long Live Your Spirit” is a collection of songs about awakening to the fullness of our existence, about the Spirit of God beckoning us – just a little deeper, a little further. Theirs are songs about surrender, about pursuing eternity every day, with every breath we take. (3-3

Dungarvan Park at sunrise.

[Pat Kenealy]

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KILL KARAN CASEY AT GEALACH GORM THEATRE Delighted to welcome back Karan Casey to the 2017 Singer Songwriter Festival on Saturday, 25th March at 8.00 p.m. in The Gealach Gorm Theatre at Kill Community Centre. Karan has long been one of the most innovative, provocative and imitated voices in Irish traditional and folk music. We are delighted that she has been able to include this year’s event in her very busy world tour.This year’s festival also includes Meteor award winner Luan Parle and from New York Those Sensible Shoes (Anthony Mulcahy and Rachel Stern). Admission is €15 which includes interval refreshments. Booking is now open. Call or text 0868569358. Thanks to Waterford Council for supporting this event. LITTERPICK Join the Kill Action Group this Saturday, 25th February for a litterpick which will cover the roads from Kill to Bonmahon. Our friends in Bonmahon will be heading into our direction which provides us with the great opportunity to have a cuppa where ever on route we may meet. All are most welcome to join. Why not bring the kids out for the morning? Meeting point is at 10.30 a.m. in Kill Community Centre. Please bring

high viz vests, gloves and any picks you may have. KILL COMMUNITY CENTRE Social Dancing takes place every Wednesday at 10.45 a.m. Yoga Classes continue Wednesdays from 5.30 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. Please contact Annetta on 087-9730902 for more info. Kids fitness programme provides a fun filled, energetic hour of exercise every Tuesday for 4th, 5th and 6th class on Tuesdays from 3.15 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. at just €20 for the four classes. Guitar lessons take place every Saturday from 10.30 a.m. Contact Michael on 0879050190 for more info. The Magill School of Irish Dancing Class take place Wednesdays from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. For more information, please contact Catriona on 0851434698 starting Wenesday, 1st February 6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. KILL GAA RUN Folks, don't forget Sunday the 26th February. There's a 2K, 6K, and a 10K run being held in Kill. Registration opens at 10.00 a.m. Our children's 2k run starts at 11am and both adult runs will be at the start at 11.30 a.m. Remember, it’s not about losing weight, it’s about being outdoors, being active, being healthy, being well. See you all there.

BALLYDUFF UPPER BALLYDUFF UPPER COMMUNITY COUNCIL Ballyduff Upper Community Council would like to thank everyone who came and supported their fundraiser Quiz night in the Sibin pub on February 10th last. Special thanks to our Quiz Master on the night Mr. Edward Lynch who as always did a fantastic job and to The Sibin for holding the event and sponsoring 1st Prize. Date for your diary, our next fundraising night will be a Race night on March 17th in The Log Cabin Ballyduff at 9.00 p.m. with great prizes on the night. Your support would be greatly appre-

ciated. ST. MICHAEL’S HALL, BALLYDUFF UPPER CARD RESULTS 1st Bill Leddy & Helen O’Keeffe, Aaron Pratt & Finbarr Byrnes. Lucky Tables: Stephen Cunningham & Nellie Devine, Rita Leamy & Ann Geary, Bob & Mary Allen, Sheila Lonergan & Helen Cunningham. Raffle: Finbar Byrnes, Peg Murray x 2, Helen O’Keeffe, Helen Cunningham, Nellie Devine, Joan Hannon, Rita Leamy, Mary Allen and Stephen Cunningham.

Dungarvan Flower & Garden Club ATTENTION … ATTENTION Have you every wished that you could produce a floral arrangement out of a few simple flowers and greenery? If yes, is the answer to this question, you should come along to the next meeting of the DF&GC, Wednesday, 1st March, at 8.00 p.m., when AOIFA floral demonstrator, Ann Cooney, will give a floral teaching demonstration. Ann will demonstrate stepby-step the placement of flowers and greenery to produce a floral arrangement. On the night we will also be giving details of a

flower arranging class which will be taking place. For further information contact 087-7982056.

Dúnaill folk group pictured at the Copper Coast Geopark Wedding Fair recently.

BONMAHON BONMAHON TIDY TOWNS Bonmahon Tidy Towns is hosting a ‘Come Dine With Us’ fundraiser on Saturday 11th March at 7.30 p.m. in the Bonmahon Geopark Visitors Centre. Food, Music, and Open mike and more will make this a fantastic night out! Limited tickets available, if you would like to join us please contact either Seamie O'Brien 0868220281, Anne Power 0879794460 or Gillian Roche 086-3866380 for tickets. All money raised will go towards the village. This week, we will embark on a venture in collaboration with Kill Action Group. Our joint litterpick will cover the connecting road between Bonmahon and Kill and will include refreshments where we meet on route. All are most welcome to take part, please meet us this Saturday, 25th at 10.30 a.m. at the playground car park. GEOPARK VISITOR CENTRE The Copper Coast Geopark Visitor Centre is currently preparing for the 2017 tourist season in earnest. Amongst other things, we are in the process of rejuvenating the museum/exhibition and restarting the Geopark cafè. Thanks to the successful award of a 2016 town and village renewal grant to the village of Bunmahon, a footpath to the centre from the existing beach car park is also currently under construction. With the continued growth of tourism in the region and Ireland as a whole, we are hoping for a successful 2017. If anyone reading this has any suggestions about how they would like to see the visitor centre develop please send us an email and let us know what you think. The Geopark Cafè may

also soon be looking for seasonal staff, so keep an eye on our websitewww.coppercoastgeopark.co m or our Facebook page if you are interested in working with the Geopark this Summer. NEWS FROM KNOCKMAHON N.S. The Open Mic Night in aid of Knockmahon NS held recently in the Copper Coast Geo Park Visitor Centre was a great success. Members from the audience were invited to perform alongside local troubadours Seamie O'Brien and Gusty Carey - it was a most enjoyable evening and what talent we have in our midst. Thank you to Knockmahon N.S. Parents’ Association for organising this event, to all who helped in any way and to Seamie & Gusty and guests for a wonderful night. Watch out for this event again next year - it was so enjoyable many have asked for it to be an annual event!

Victoria from Copper Coast Natural Skincare pictured at the Copper Coast Geopark Wedding Fair recently.

Paddy Barron, Keith Fitzgerald, and Sean Corcoran pictured at the Copper Coast Geopark Wedding Fair recently.

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KILMAC PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Interested in a Parent & Toddler Group being set up in Kilmacthomas? Why not come along to the Rainbow Community Hall on Friday, 3rd March from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. for a cuppa, chat and Play. All are welcome. Play learn and grow together. For further details contact Niamh Flavin, Family Resource Officer on 0879161369. COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE New coffee shop set in the historic Famine Workhouse opening March 25th to coincide with the opening of the Waterford Greenway. We wish Craig and team the very best of luck with this new venture. Kilmacthomas is at the heart of the Waterford Greenway and will have an influx of locals and visitors walking and cycling and stopping off to enjoy a coffee and cake. Good luck lads. MEETING Ministers of the Eucharist, training and Reflection in the pastoral areas of our Diocese, Monday, 6th March at 7.30 p.m. in Newtown Church. All our Eucharistic Ministers are asked to attend. BINGO Bingo in aid of the

Kilmacthomas GAA Club next Tuesday night, 28th February in the Rainbow Community Hall at 8.00 p.m. sharp. €1,200 in cash prizes with a roll over jackpot of €1,050. Please support Visit Facebook @ Kilmacthomas GAA Club juvenile and adult for more info. LOTTO Results of the Kilmacthomas AFC lotto draw for Saturday, 18th February. Letters drawn were D, I, N and T. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to Breda Griffin, Cooltubrid; Kieran Kirwan, Craughaun View; Ann Power, c/o Lenihans O'Reilly Kids, Kilmac and Jenny Kiely, Kilmac. Next week’s jackpot €750, be in to win. WHIST Ballylaneen Whist Club results for Monday, 13th February Nicola Carroll, Maureen O’Sullivan, Monica Gough, Agnes Thomas, Mary B. Bowdren, Rosie Keane, Josie Gough, Veronica Walsh, Mary Walsh, Josie Wells and Mary Walsh. Raffle winners Stess Connolly, Hannah McGrath and Joan Stokes. Whist each Monday night in Ballylaneen at 8. 00 p.m., new members always welcome.

TOURANEENA SLIABH gCUA LOTTO Last week’s Lotto draw was held in Hanrahan's Bar, Ballinamult. The winning numbers drawn were 6, 9 and 24. There was no winner of the €1,400 jackpot. The 5 x €20 winners were Patrick Whelan, Myra Barron, Margaret Grace, Jamie Cullinan, Marian & Dermot.The Promoter’s prize of €20 was won by Hanrahan's Bar. Next week’s draw will be held in Dunne's Bar, Touraneena, for a lotto jackpot of €1,500. SYMPATHY We extend our sincere sympathy to the Butler family on the recent death of Mary Butler (nee Ahearne), Croughateskin, Ballymacarbry. Mary will be sadly missed by her sister Margaret, brother-in-law Willie, nephews, nieces, relatives and many friends. Mary was predeceased by her husband Dan. Requiem Mass was in St. Mary's Church, Irishtown, Clonmel, followed by burial in Bennetts Church cemetery, Ballymacarbry. May she rest in peace. SYMPATHY Our sincere sympathy is

extended to the family of Willie Butler, Cluain Cairbre and Croughateskin, who passed away recently.We extend our sympathy to his nephews, Eddie Prendergast and John Harte; nieces Helen Gillman and Noreen O’Rourke; grandnieces Amy, Niamh, Roisin, Aislinn, Clara, Sarah and Aoibhinn; grandnephew Sean; extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends. Requiem Mass was in St. Laurence's Church, Fourmilewater, followed by burial in Bennets Church Cemetery, Ballymacarbry. May he rest in peace. COFFEE MORNING A reminder that there will be a Coffee Morning held at Beary’s Cross on Saturday, 25th February in aid of the Hope Foundation. The Hope Foundation is a charity that works with the street children in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) India to try and free the children and poor families from lives of pain, abuse and poverty. The Coffee Morning will start at 10.00 a.m. and continue to 2.00 p.m. All support appreciated and all are welcome.

Winner's of the Harvey Travel Holiday Hotline competition run by WLR in January were pictured at the station, included were Claire Power, WLR FM, Ian Manto, Manager, Harvey Travel and Kevin Cullinane, Head of Communications, Cork Airport, Geoff Harris, WLR FM, James Corcoran from Powerscourt, Michael Kenny from Ardkeen Village, Liam McCarthy from Cherrymount and Bridget Kearns from Kill, Co. Waterford. [Noel Browne]

THE LATE LIAM GIBLIN We would like to extend our sympathy to the family of the late Liam Giblin who died recently, and to his sisters Mary, Rita and Theresa. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam. CONCERT – ‘MESSAGE OF PEACE’ TOUR WITH SEÁN TYRRELL We are delighted to announce that Seán Tyrrell will begin his 2017/2018 tour of the USA, Canada and Australia here in Ireland at the Town Hall Theatre in Dungarvan at 8.00 p.m. on Thursday 23rd February, 2017. Through a very entertaining combination of song, storytelling, theatre and history, Seán will tell

the heroic story of the visionary, poet, rebel, freedom fighter and civil rights activist John Boyle O’Reilly. Denis B. Cashman of Abbeyside was one of the Fenians who played a prominent role in O’Reilly’s life. Full details available on the Museum’s website www.waterfordmuseum.ie and tickets are available from the Museum at the low price of €10. HISTORIC PLAQUES IN GRATTAN SQUARE If you take a wander around Grattan Square you will see the historic plaques which have been installed so far. They illustrate people and events relating to Dungarvan

down through the ages. OLD PHOTOGRAPHS If you have any old photographs of people, places, ships, sports events etc. we would be very happy to accept them. We would scan them and give you back the originals. VISITING THE MUSEUM We welcome visits from schools, community groups, and local history societies. Please contact us at 058-45960 to arrange a visit. Let us know if you are interested in a particular subject and we will focus on that during the visit. OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Admission is free.

FIRST WORLD WAR WATERFORD CASUALTY LIST FOR WEEK ENDING 22nd FEBRUARY, 2017

OBJECT OF THE WEEK

Dungarvan Town Crier’s Bell C. 1900

NEWS ITEMS

THIS bell was used by members of the Wyse family of Dungarvan. Mickie Wyse is a well known name to older Dungarvan residents. A billhead of 1900 notes ‘Michael Wyse & Co. Bill Posters, Advertising Agents, Contractors, Handbill Distributors’. We recently had a visit from Walter McGuirk, who is a member of the Wyse family and he was the last of the bell ringers in Dungarvan.

All news items and notes are to be forwarded to the following email address: news@dungarvanobserver.ie

Shown in the photos are the bell, and Walter McGuirk with Museum staff member Kieran Lineen.

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ARDMORE Ardmore Tidy Towns CONGRATULATIONS Congrats to local girl, Margaret Revins who recently graduated as a member of An Garda Siochana. Margaret excelled at football for Ardmore and Waterford and will be a great addition to the Gardai and to the communities where she will work. COMHGAIRDEACHAS Cmhairdeachais le Máire Seo Breathnach on her election to The Board of Údarás na Gaeltachta. This is a huge position and honour for and indicative of her standing and work within Gaeltacht community and on behalf of the Irish language.

MOLLY KEANE BIOGRAPHY There was a huge Ardmore presence at Ballymaloo for the recent launch of the biography ‘Molly Keane: A Life written by her eldest daughter by Sally Phipps. Many of the locals who attended knew Molly and they were loud in their prise of this wonderful publication. KEEVERS CARDS Peggy Keevers & Marie Stilwell took the honours at The Progressive 45 last week with 8 games, while second was shared between James Flavin & Hugh O’Reilly and Terri McGrath & Anne Hally. Catherine Scanlon & Michael Cronin were best of the

last 5 and Willie & Brian Keane took the last game. Thursdays now start at 9.00 p.m. ROUND TOWER HOTEL POKER Ger Cronin made it two in row last week, swatting aside all pretenders with an unprecedented 4 ‘pokers’ during the night.Tony Mansfield did well to hang onto his coat tails for second place. That score sends Ger into a commanding league lead but there’s a right pile up behind him with just 5 points separating the next 5 players – Fr. Lucey, Catherine Mansfield, Tom Troy, Tony Mansfield & Jason Lenane. Fr. Lucey & Jason Lenane won the ‘also rans’ tables.

Ardmore/Grange Community Alert Minutes of Meeting held on 16th February, 2017 GARDA REPORT Garda Colm O’Callaghan stated that he had hoped that Superintendent Lacey and Inspector Sheehan would be present at the meeting, but unfortunately they were unable to attend. Garda O’Callaghan referred to the very high number of burglaries that had occurred in the Dungarvan Garda District over the past couple of months. A total of 36 burglaries occurred – 7 of which were in the Ardmore Area. On one day alone, 10th January, there were 5 burglaries. He indicated that a number of Garda operations are presently in place to combat the increase in crime. Garda surveillance, Regional Response and the Traffic Corps from Waterford are working additional hours to help patrol the Dungarvan District. Two individuals were arrested in the Ballymacarbry area last month. They have been charged and a file is being sent to the

Director of Public Prosecutions. Another five individuals have been arrested this month and charged. Additional funding is being made available to help combat the rise in crime. Multiagency checkpoints consisting of Gardai, Revenue and Customs are being set up to help disrupt mobile gangs. Garda O’Callaghan was fulsome in his praise of the assistance being provided to the Gardai by the text alert system. He advised that any suspicious person or vehicle should be reported immediately to the Dungarvan Garda Station at 05848600. He indicated that the burglaries have mostly taken place at unoccupied houses. He is hopeful that the recent arrests will curb the spate of burglaries in the Area. However, he appealed to all householders to be extremely vigilant with the security of their houses and to ask for identification from anyone claiming to be from any Civil Agency. He indicated that money and jewellery are the main targets for burglars and advised that large sums of

money should not be kept at home. Discussion on recent burglaries: The Chairman thanked Garda O’Callaghan and invited questions. Garda O’Callaghan answered all questions arising. Text Alert Operation: The Secretary indicated that there had been a significant upturn in the number of text alerts coming from Dungarvan Garda station due to the increase in crime in the Area. He said that the cost of using the text alert Facilitator were therefore increasing. A total of 137 text are currently being sent out in the Area for each text alert from the Gardai. Personal Panic Alarms: Pat Trihy indicated that 9 personal panic alarms had been provided to vulnerable people living alone over the past 12 months. Four of these were installed since October at a cost of €1,000.Two further personal panic alarms have been ordered, so additional funding will be required to pay for these. Date of Next Meeting: Thursday, 25th May at 8.30 p.m.

Two nights of Comedy Drama for Ardmore AWARD winning actor Seamus O’Rourke once again returns to Ardmore on April 28th and 29th with two wonderful nights of entertainment in St Declan's Hall. Seamus is no stranger to Ardmore and has brought many plays to the village with all of them filling to capacity. On Friday 28th we have a play by John McManus called “The Cavan Curse” and Seamus is joined on stage with Cavan actress Fiona Fitzpatrick. Cavan have reached the All-Ireland final against Kerry… they haven’t won since 1952. A blacksmith from Templeport is the last surviving member of the 52 team and knows only too well that Cavan had a curse put on them by the same woman who cursed Mayo. Cavan can’t win until all players are dead.The blacksmith has asked his grandson’s wife to help him do away with himself during the match, but Cavan start to win and he gets cold feet. There are many

twists and turns until it all comes down to the last kick… Anyway that’s just to give you a feel of the silliness of the whole thing, in other words it’s a comedy. On Saturday 29th Seamus O’Rourke joins up with Corn Mill Theatre’s award winning actress Eileen Ward in his latest creation My Aunt Bee – a beautifully written reflection on life, emotions and family. Set in present day Ireland, a middle aged man has a visit from his 100 year old aunt who has spent the past 80 years in America… She loves her car, a 1936 Packard 740 Custom Eight Roadster and she’s sharp and abrupt. He’s a going through a life crisis… he’s big, but he’s weak… So two wonderful nights of entertainment ahead and tickets are now on sale in Quinn's Shop Ardmore or by ringing John on 086-2330810. Admission €15.

Walk for Life 2017 Clonea Beach (Dungarvan) Tuesday, 28th February WATERFORD Sports Partnership were delighted to see such a great turnout for the first walk in the Walk for Life Series for over 50's & people with a disability. Despite the very wet and windy conditions fifty four brave and enthusiastic leisure walkers strolled the newly developed Waterford Greenway Project from Shanacool (Durrow) walking along the old Waterford to Dungarvan Railway Track. Despite the weather, walkers enjoyed beautiful views of the rugged coastline in addition to walking through Ballyvoile Tunnel and the seven Arch Viaduct. Special thanks to Tom O’Mahony from O’Mahony’s pub in Durrow for hosting the walkers with tea, coffee, scones and a well lit fire! The five week series includes walks on the Waterford Greenway, Shanacool (Durrow), Anne Valley (Dunhill), Clonea Beach (Dungarvan), Tramore Bay and Lismore Towers and gives older adults and disability groups a chance to get out and get active whilst enjoying the beautiful Waterford countryside. The series of walks are suitable for leisure walkers, however, we do advise

you to check the accessibility of walks with us in advance. All you need is suitable walking shoes (runners are ideal) and suitable clothing for the weather. Our third walk will take place on Tuesday, 28th February at 10.30 a.m. along the beautiful landscape of the Internationally awarded ‘blue flag’ Clonea Beach, Dungarvan. There are numerous options for walkers to take in the fantastic beach scenery or begin walking towards the new Waterford Greenway at Scartore. The meeting point in Clonea is the public car park near Clonea Beach at 10.30 a.m. Walkers will need suitable walking shoes (runners are ideal), warm clothing and a waterproof jacket. Cost per walk: €3 (including tea/coffee/scone) - please pre register with Peter Jones on 0761-102191 / 087-7855940 or email Peter pjones@waterfordsportspartnership.ie For the full list of the ‘Walk for Life’ series visit http://waterfordsportspartnership.blogspot.ie/2017/02/walk-for-life2017-for-over-50s.html

KILMACTHOMAS PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Interested in a Parent & Toddler Group being set up in Kilmacthomas? Why not come along to the Rainbow Community Hall on Friday, 3rd March from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. for a cuppa, chat and Play. All are welcome. Play learn and grow together. For further details contact Niamh Flavin, Family Resource Officer on 0879161369. COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE New coffee shop set in the historic Famine Workhouse opening March 25th to coincide with the opening of the Waterford Greenway. We wish Craig and team the very best of luck with this new venture. Kilmacthomas is at the heart of the Waterford Greenway and will have an influx of locals and

visitors walking and cycling and stopping off to enjoy a coffee and cake. Good luck lads. MEETING Ministers of the Eucharist, training and Reflection in the pastoral areas of our Diocese, Monday, 6th March at 7.30 p.m. in Newtown Church. All our Eucharistic Ministers are asked to attend. BINGO Bingo in aid of the Kilmacthomas GAA Club next Tuesday night, 28th February in the Rainbow Community Hall at 8.00 p.m. sharp. €1200 in cash prizes with a roll over jackpot of €1,050. Please support Visit Facebook @ Kilmacthomas GAA Club juvenile and adult for more info. LOTTO Results of the Kilmacthomas AFC lotto draw for Saturday,

18th February. Letters drawn were D, I, N and T. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to Breda Griffin, Cooltubrid; Kieran Kirwan, Craughaun View; Ann Power, c/o Lenihans O'Reilly Kids, Kilmac and Jenny Kiely, Kilmac. Next week’s jackpot €750, be in to win. WHIST Ballylaneen Whist Club results for Monday, 13th February Nicola Carroll, Maureen O’Sullivan, Monica Gough, Agnes Thomas, Mary B. Bowdren, Rosie Keane, Josie Gough, Veronica Walsh, Mary Walsh, Josie Wells and Mary Walsh. Raffle winners Stess Connolly, Hannah McGrath and Joan Stokes. Whist each Monday night in Ballylaneen at 8. 00 p.m., new members always welcome.

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Ba l l i n a m e e l a Ta l e nt Park Hotel, Dungarvan S h ow The Stack Brothers

Community Centre Chairman Matthew Fogarty closes proceedings

Set Dancers

GAA Club Chairman James Maher welcomes the crowd

Ryan School of Dancing

Deise Brass entertain the audience with some lively numbers

The Magnificent 7 cinema sketch

Olivia Maher accompanied by Orla Morrissey

David Longan covers 'Under the Bridge'

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BALLINAMEELA

Believe It . . . Or Not!

By Donal Buckley LAST week, a Dutch Court stopped a man from submitting a photograph of himself for his driving licence. It was a perfectly good photograph, apart from the fact the subject was wearing a colander on his head. His defence argued that he was a Pastafarian and belonged to The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and therefore should be allowed this headgear as an expression of his faith. The court decided his faith,"did not show sufficient seriousness to be considered a religion". Pastafarians were founded in the U.S. (where else?) in 2005, as a protest against the encroachment of religious influence in schools. So, a religion was born from the justifiable indignation of a like minded few. In time the group spread across the globe and like all religious groups, lost the run of themselves and started believing their own publicity. Hence our colander wearing friend in Eindhoven. Is this the craziest religion in the world? Its certainly one of them. Scientology is considered to be a main stream religion. Sensational stories about its founder, founding and foundation are legion. Its original message, whatever that was, has been lost in the mists of time and a change in emphasis to accommodate its rich and famous 'disciples'. Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth is not a group dedicated to the skill of spelling but instead concentrate on spells of the magical kind. Founded in 1981 from members of the Psychic Network, magicians, DJ's and artists,"Thee Temple" have no gods but are devoted to selected mysticism and uninhibited sexuality.(form an orderly line now please!) The Church of All Worlds was formed in 1962 by Oberon ZellRavenheart and his wife Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart (I could stop there) is a very wide ranging belief system. Science-Fiction, Faeries and the Gods of Ancient Greece are the basis for this, ostensibly, "hippy" faith. Recently they have formed a sub group called The Grey School of Wizardry based on Harry Potters Hogwarts School. The Yaohnanen tribe from the island of Tanna in Vanuatu believed that the pale skinned son of a mountain god left their island many years ago and would marry a powerful woman and return to them some day.That day was in 1974 when Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Vanuatu on a state visit.The tribes people watched from afar and knew that "Phil the Greek" was their redeemer. To be fair to Philip, he has kept in touch with them and they have exchanged gifts over the years. In the Czech Republic, they have The Universe People and in France they have Raelism. Both are basically believers that all life sprang from alien DNA. If you look up to the sky on a moonlit night, you may still see the remnants of their spaceships in the form of shooting stars. The people of Japan, not to be outdone, have their own 'special' group of worshippers called the Panawave who have a fear of modern electro-magnetic waves.To prove their point, they kidnapped a seal that had appeared in a Tokyo river and had a campaign to have it returned to the Arctic to prevent the onset of Doomsday. The beauty of religion is its endless possibilities. There is no limit to time, space, aspiration or creativity. A group of people with similar beliefs can be organised and led to a promise with the right amount of salesmanship. Ethics and morality are an incidental by-product of co-operation towards a common goal. Unfortunately, this teamwork can be exploited by the corruptibility of the ambitious few. Fr. Brian D'arcy is a decent man. He has devoted his life to his faith. He admits that he has flaws. He has weakness for the talents of Dolly Parton (what man hasn't?). But his basic goodness is there for all to see. Another weakness in him is his expectation of goodness in other people, or, at least an attempt in that direction. However, time and time again he has been disappointed by his fellow clerics.Their sins were of the most heinous kind.Their obstruction of justice was criminal. Their excuses of following orders and deferring to 'God's will' were indefensible. Fr. D'arcy spoke up, spoke out and demanded the truth. He expected responsibility to be taken. He expected changes to be made. He got censured for his trouble. He must be so disappointed.We share his disappointment. Clergyman Charles R. Swindoll said, “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” Ballinameela Creatives may have an excursion coming up soon and there may be a report on it. Wait and see.

BALLINAMEELA AGLISH DRAMATICS Proudly presents the hilarious Irish comedy ‘Wake in the West’ on the 24th, 25th and 26th of February at 8.15 p.m. sharp in Carriglea. Booking essential, ring/text 087-4447013. FINISK VALLEY AC Any children in our community who are interested in running, jumping or throwing and would like to get involved in athletics, call down to Ballinameela Community pitch/hall, training times are Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m., Minimum age limit is 5 years old (Child needs to be School going). Full programme of events can be obtained at our training session BADMINTON If you fancy a sociable game of badminton come along to Ballinameela Community Centre on Tuesday nights from 8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Contact Mairead on 087-7681975 if interested. BALLINAMEELA ADULT & TODDLER GROUP This group meets every

Thursday from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. in the Halla of Whitechurch National School. New parents, childminders, grandparents with toddlers very welcome. For more information contact Janice on 087-9718945. AGLISH FIT4LIFE & COUCH TO 5K Is on every Tuesday at 7.15pm from Aglish Hall. Run, Walk or Crawl a few kilometres and improve your fitness. Only €2 per night with all proceeds going to Children's Hospital. Date for the diary, 5th Aglish Fun Run / Walk takes place on Easter Monday, 17th April at 11.30 a.m. Once again this year our main sponsor is Lidl Supermarket, without their generosity it would not be possible to hold this Fundraiser for Crumlin. CIRCUIT TRAINING CLASSES IN AGLISH COMMUNITY CENTRE These classes are now on both Monday and Thursday nights between 7.00 p.m. and 8,00 p.m. Classes are €5. For more details contact Michelle on 0867330061.

COMMUNITY ALERT There is a Community Alert text system in place - text your name and mobile number to this number: 087-3538347. It works in 2 ways, firstly a message regarding any suspicious activity is sent to your phone so you can be on the lookout. Secondly you can send details of suspicious activity to this number where it will be re-sent around to the community and to the Gardai who treat it as serious and act immediately. Follow on facebook www.facebook.com/parish.com munityalert.ie BOOKING THE HALL There is still some available slots for the evenings, so if you would like to start your own indoor soccer games for the winter or other activity you can book the hall through our booking officer Alison Curran on 087-8289147. The centre is also a great place for kids parties etc and can be rented for €40. Anyone renting the hall, please pay the person who opens up the hall for you and please take away your own rubbish. If you are borrowing anything from the hall,

these must be booked through our booking officer Alison Curran. Each month someone on the committee is responsible for opening and closing the hall. Maureen Culloo is responsible for the month of February and can be contacted on 0863428621. LOTTO RESULTS 20/2/17 – Numbers drawn were 2, 15 and 26. There was no Jackpot winner. €20 winners were Katie Ryan, Cappagh; Ena O’Shea, Cappagh; Johnny O’Brien, Ballingown; Gerard Walsh, Modeligo and Cathy O’Neill c/o Maureens. Next week’s Jackpot is €650 and the draw will take plae in Cruiscín Lán. NOTES FOR INCLUSION If you have something you would like included in the Ballinameela notes you can email Brigid Byrne on brigidmhallahan@gmail.com or phone 0879194287. You can also Follow and like us on our Facebook Page Ballinameela Community Centre.

Happy Faces at the Ballinameela’s Got Talent competition in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan.

Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann Port Láirge AT a recent meeting of the above committee the following events were decided on. COUNTY SESSION This is a concerts made up of Musicians from all branches in the County, it will place in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan on Sunday, 12th March starting at 3.00 p.m. Admission is free. FLEADH CHEOIL nDEISE 2017 Fleadh Cheoil nDeise 2017 will be held in Ballyduff Upper on the weekend of 19th to 21st May. Full details of events for the weekend will be published when they are finalised.

FLEADH CHEOIL NA MUMHAN 2017 Will be held in Cork City from the 17th to 23rd July it will be hosted by Douglas CCÉ. The organising committee is working hard to organise an action-packed programme of events for the Fleadh. These will include a wide selection of outdoor and indoor concerts and events, céilithe, workshops, sessions, exhibitions and most importantly the Munster Fleadh competitions where competitors from the six counties of Munster will compete for a place in the 2017 All-Ireland

Fleadh in Ennis. FLEADH NUA 2017 Fleadh Nua 2017 will take place in Ennis 21st to 29th May. FLEADH CHEOIL NA EIREANN 2017 Fleadh Cheoil na Eireann 2017 will take place in Ennis from 13th to 21st August. SLIDE AND POLKA WORKSHOP Slide and Polka Workshop is at present been organised. Details of venue and dates to follow when they become available. Reminders to all branches that closing dates for Affiliations is 31st March, 2017.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Lismore Heritage Centre celebrates Engineer’s Week 2017

Members of Lismore Tidy Towns pictured with bags of litter collected on their recent litter pick-up on the Tallow Road, Lismore. From left Mary O'Brien, Willie Henry, George Hennessy, Pat Fleming, Nora O'Connor and Liam Ahearne.

LISMORE Lismore Tidy Towns ON Saturday last, a litter pick was carried out on the Tallow Road between Hornibrook’s garage and Dick Nugent's.Twelve full bags of litter were collected from the grass verges on this short stretch of road. Thanks to all who helped and to John Foley Waterford City & County Council and the Lismore outdoor staff for picking up all of the bags collected. On Thursday, 16th February the planted area at the hotel was cleared and our thanks again to the Lismore outdoor staff Waterford City & County Council for doing that work which required heavy equipment and a lot of manpower.The tidy towns CES workers will be working on the bed this week getting the

ground prepared for planting later on in the Spring. Reminding you all that there is an Open Tidy Towns meeting in the St.Vincent de Paul rooms this Thursday, 23rd February at 8.00 p.m. All are welcome. ECO TIP OF THE WEEK Cleaning the patio and other outdoor items: DRAINS & GUTTERS: pour half a bag - roughly 500 grammes - of soda crystals down the drain and leave for 10 minutes before rinsing them them with very hot water. Wash gutters with half a cup of soda crystals per litre of water to remove rotting leaves and other debris

Parish of Lismore and Ballysaggart WE are so blessed that we have so may possibilities to develop addictive habits in our lives, both personally and socially. We are blessed with resources that were unimaginable a few years ago. Who would have thought that smart phones would be a challenge to marital harmony? We have moved on from alcohol being the main test of sobriety to being just one among many others. The hard sell of lottery games is not necessarily a fair imposition on people. Great minds, familiar with depth, psychology and subliminal images know how to lock on to the minds of the unsuspecting. There is an old fashioned quality or virtue called temperance. We could also call it sobriety. Whatever the name we give this human gift that all of us need to develop for personal and social harmony is worthy of our attention, study and practice. Next Sunday is a Day of Prayer for Temperance. In visiting the Word of God we will connect

with this gift. it is easier to talk about the absence of temperance in language, in acquiring goods, in personal life styles than to speak in terms of the liberating benefits when sobriety or temperance shapes our souls. Temperance is one of the four cardinal virtues, the others being Justice, Prudence and Fortitude. None of the four can be done without harming ourselves. We may profitably use the season of Lent to come to face the lack of temperance in our lives. Being in touch with our real world is a gift in itself. You may wish to read Chapter 24 of St. Matthew’s Gospel. MASS TIMETABLE Weekday Mass at 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 25th February - Vigil Mass in Lismore at 6.15 p.m. Sunday, 26th February Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11.00 a.m. PRO(E) Pastoral Council Parish Radio Link 103.9FM

DECKING: to clean outdoor wooden floors and decking, dissolve a medium solution of soda crystals and mop as usual BARBECUE: to clean grill and utensils clean first with a wire brush. make a solution using soda crystals and soak. For barbecue body casings apply with a sponge or brush and leave for an hour before washing off with a sponge soaked in the solution. Rinse with clean water MOSS: to clear moss and to get rid of slime on driveways, patios and steps sprinkle soda crystals directly onto the area and leave overnight before using a stiff brush and plenty of water to remove the above

ENGINEER’S week is one of 5 national S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) weeks which take place each year. The purpose of the S.T.E.M. weeks is to involve the general public in Science and show them that it is a very accessible topic, no matter what your interest. Engineer’s Week is in its 11th year and is becoming bigger and better each year. Engineering is a great way to get people interested in Science through designing, making and problem solving. To celebrate Engineer’s Week 2017, Lismore Heritage Centre is holding an Engineer Workshop for children aged 5-14 on Friday, 24th February. We will be using materials and our imaginations to solve problems, build a wobbly building and create a mystery machine. The workshop is on from 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. and costs €10 per child. All materials supplied. Contact us on facebook @lismoreheritagecentre, or call 05854975 for more information or

to book. Limited spaces available. MARIO LANZA SHOW On Sunday, 26th February, Frank Ryan (Tenor) and Sarah O’Mahoney (Soprano) will take to the stage in Lismore Courthouse Theatre for the Mario Lanza Show. This is a Benefit Night for St. Mary’s Abbey in Glencairn. Tickets are available from Lismore Heritage Centre at €15 each. Call us on 058-54975 or call in to the shop to book. This promises to be a fantastic night and all for great cause, so get your tickets while they are still in stock! MOVIE SEASON IN LISMORE HERITAGE CENTRE To Celebrate the “Mario Lanza” show, Lismore Heritage Centre is running a FREE Screening of “The Student Prince” a love story featuring the beautiful voice of Mario Lanza. This will run at 11.00 a.m. every morning from Monday, 20th February until Thursday, 23rd February. For bookings or information please call us on 05854975.

“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that Swing”

Lismore Dramatic Society “MARIO LANZA” Lismore Dramatic society are delighted to stage “BE MY LOVE” – The story of Mario Lanza on this Sunday, 26th February at the Courthouse Theatre Lismore at 8.15 p.m. Written and presented by Cathal McCabe renowned RTE producer the show follows the life of world famous Tenor MARIO LANZA and having already played to packed houses in venues throughout Ireland the show promises to be a special night for all here in Lismore. Frank Ryan (Tenor) will give wonderful renditions of many of LANZA’S classics such as ‘Be My Love’ ‘O Sole Mio’ ‘The loveliest night of the year’ and ‘Serenade from the Student Prince” to name but a few, ably accompanied by local Soprano Sarah O’Mahoney and Thomas Doyle on Piano. Profits from this Production will go towards ‘St. Mary’s Abbey Glencairn building fund”. Tickets are available at the Heritage Centre Lismore and can be booked by phoning 058-54975 Monday to Friday 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. or on the door on the night! Please come out and support this wonderful production I assure you that you will not be disappointed. Both Frank and Sarah started their musical and stage careers on the stage here in Lismore and it is our pleasure in Lismore Dramatic Society to welcome them “Home” with this beautiful Production! “SPOTLIGHT ON BROADWAY” The final touches to our upcoming Production “Spotlight on Broadway” are currently being put in place and a cast of 35 have been working hard over the last few months to ensure this show will be an outstanding success.The show will run over two weekends from Friday 24th to Sunday, 26th March and Friday, 31st March to Sunday, 2nd April, 2017. Tickets available soon watch this space! So if you are a fan of such Broadway classics such as ‘LES MISERABLES’, ‘ANNIE’, ‘CHICAGO’, ‘THE LION KING’, ‘FROZEN’ OR “MAMMA MIA” then you are in for a real treat and for this production we are once again blessed with a wonderful array of talent who are working tirelessly to ensure you our supporters will not be disappointed!

HAVE you ever pictured yourself cutting some shapes on the dance floor or dancing to the music of the golden age of Jazz? Did you watch La La Land and wish you were the one dancing? Well, now you can. Swing Dance Cork is a successful and established Dance School teaching lessons in the vintage Jazz dances; Lindy Hop, Charleston and Solo. Now dance tutors Tom and Rachel, are now bringing their own informal teaching style to Lismore. The couple were introduced to swing dancing in 2010 and before long they came to love both the dance and Swing music. Rachel loves going to dance workshops and the term “dance holiday” has taken her all over Europe. Her partner Tom likes solid technique, improvisation, and good Craic on the dance floor. The next Swing Dance course will take place at Julian Martin's Art Studio, Lismore, on Wednesday nights at 8.00 p.m. from 22nd February. Swing dancing is a great way to learn a new skill, have fun and meet new people. Beginners

are welcome and no dance experience is necessary. All you need is a sense of fun and the ability to move. Classes are about an hour, which is followed by optional social time, where we put on some great tunes to practice our moves, ask questions and socialise. Light refreshments are also provided. The cost is €90 for the six week course or €150 for a couple (lead and follow) signing up together. If you are interested, please drop the course fee with your name and contact details to the Lismore Clinic or Blasta Wholefoods in Dungarvan.

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CAPPOQUIN Cappoquin Community Centre MOUNT MELLERAY ABBEY MEETING Next Saturday, 25th February at 3.00 p.m. in the Abbey Church, a Public Meeting will take place to update and discuss the progress in securing the Future of Mount Melleray. This meeting will be facilitated by Jimmy Ryan and attended by the Monks and staff of the Abbey. The Monks of Mount Melleray Abbey have been a great supporter of the Cappoquin Development Company over many years and they were pivotal help in some of our biggest developments projects. We urge everyone to attend this meeting and show your support to the Monks and Staff of Mount Melleray Abbey. COMMUNITY CENTRE LOTTO HITS €5,100 Lotto draw 20th February, 2017 - Jackpot €5,000. Numbers drawn were 9, 12, 19 and 30. No Winner. Consolation Prize winners: Lena O’Brien Shanbally; Eileen Prendergast, Mogeha; Ned Heffernan, Barrack Street; Mary Tobin c/o Walsh’s Hotel and Maureen Tobin, Melleray. Next week’s draw is on the 27th February, with a jackpot of €5,100. Remember, anyone looking to buy our Lotto tickets call to any of the local shops in Cappoquin, the Community Centre, Miriam Coughlan or Carmel Prendergast will look after you. If you wish you can also buy the popular annual tickets, if you’re not in you can’t win! UPCOMING EVENTS We are also delighted to announce that comedian Pat Shortt is performing his new show in the 30th of September. OPERATION TRANSFORMATION 2017, TWO WEEKS TO GO! The eighth weigh-in for Operation Transformation took place last Monday night and all are on track with the weight loss. This Wednesday, 22nd February we hold our next walk around the town from 7.00 p.m. meeting at the Community Centre with Conor Prendergast and Pat Hallissey. Don’t forget to bring the Hi-Viz jacket and appropriate footwear. Keep up the good work. CIRCUIT TRAINING Like to improve Strength and Power, Core stability and General Fitness while also decreasing body fat then Circuit training maybe for you. You do not have to be an athlete to train like one.

Circuit training is a total body training system which involves high volume (repetitions), low resistance (weights) workout with short rest intervals. Every single session is varied and sessions can be regressed/progressed to any level of fitness. Conor (Fully accredited and experienced Strength and Conditioning Coach) runs this popular class every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.00 p.m. and can be contacted at 087-1247025. GYM Fancy doing your training session before you go to Work/School or College well now you can as our ultra-modern Gym. Our Gym is equipped with Ireland’s most ultra-modern equipment which can cater from all Cardiovascular equipment to all Resistance training machines and loose weights.You can pay as you go or join up as a member. Our prices are most competitive with yearly membership is €200, 6 months €100, 3 months €60 and monthly €25 WEEKLY EVENTS IN HALL Gym opening times are 8.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m., Gym Instructor Conor Prendergast available to offer every assistance on (087) 1247025. Ladies Exercise Classes 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. with Paul Murray, ARA every Monday afternoon. Railway Athletic Soccer Monday evening and Affane Bridge, Circuit Training with Conor Prendergast 7.00 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday nights. Blackwater Athletics every Tuesday 5.30pm to 7.00 p.m. Wednesday morning Quiddlers 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon, evening time Cappoquin Juvenile 5.45 p.m. to 6.45 p.m., Badminton 7.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Thursday morning 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Ladies Exercises with Paul Murray, Cappoquin Camogie 5.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m., Community Soccer 8.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Friday evenings Gymnastics 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. WATERFORD WEXFORD ETB Just a reminder anyone interested in doing a wide range of courses contact Edel Walsh (058) 52570, First Floor of the Community centre. MARY BUTLER TD Mrs. Mary Butler TD Fianna Fail will hold a Clinic on the first Saturday of every month at 12.30 p.m. in the Community Centre, all are welcome.

Finnisk Fun Ride THE Finnisk Fun Ride will take place on Sunday, 12th March, from Villierstown to Modeligo. All monies raised are in aid of the Dungarvan branch of the Solus Centre. This is a free support service for cancer patients and their families in the West Waterford Area. More details to follow next week.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade preparations underway in Cappoquin Appeal to neighbouring towns and villages to participate WITH just under a month to go to the ninth annual St. Patrick’s Day in Cappoquin, organisers are busy putting the finishing touches to preparations for the event. This year organisers are putting a call out to neighbouring towns and villages to come along and fly the flag for rural clubs and organisations in West Waterford. “The Cappoquin parade has been attracting huge numbers in recent years and we believe it offers a fantastic opportunity for rural communities to come together and showcase the great work that is being done by groups and individuals in these communities. Therefore, we are extending an invitation to Lismore, Tallow, Villierstown, Aglish, Ballysaggart and Ballyduff to come along and celebrate with us on the day,” said Davina Mooney Parade PRO. Entry forms are out now so if your club/business or voluntary group wants to take part in the parade please complete and return before March 17th. They can be picked up at Cappoquin Post Office; Cappoquin Credit Union and Mary Murray's Foodstore or by emailing cappoquinparade@gmail.com

Locals can expect to see the familiar green, white and gold bunting appearing around the town in the coming weeks as the town kicks into St. Patrick's Day mode. Prize categories include Best float; Best business; Best club and Best Vintage Vehicle while there will also be an overall winner selected. There will also again be a ‘Face in the Crowd’ category which will be selected from spectators. Judges will be on the lookout for someone who makes that extra special effort with their St. Patrick’s Day attire. Meanwhile, recruitment continues for the marching Band which will lead the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade through Cappoquin on March 17th. This year there is no upper age limit to participation in the band with adults more than welcome. However, those signing up must be able to play one of the following instruments; tin whistle, drums or accordion. If you or your child is interested in being a band member for the parade please contact either Yvonne O'Sullivan on 058 52992 or Gillian Coffey on 089 2575135.

IN Ireland the trend of recycling household waste is heading in the right direction. Recycling is now a popular thing to do, but what and how should we be recycling our household waste? The following info is helpful to manage your recycling most effectively. Do not put in your recycling bin: 1, Paper and cardboard contaminated or encrusted with food • Why? Paper and cardboard goes into a ‘bath’ at recycling facilities, and if food is on the item to be recycled, the entire bath will be sullied. 2. Plastic bags • Why? Plastic bags tend to get caught in the recycling machines and can disrupt the entire process at the Material Recycling Facility (MRF). 3. Wet paper and cardboard • Why? Moisture harms paper fibers, leaving them brittle and generally unsuitable for making

into new paper. 4. Plastic film like clingfilm • Why? Again, this could get caught in the recycling machinery. So what can be recycled? Everything else that is plastic, aluminium, paper or cardboard – provided it is clean! This includes: 1. LDPE – Low density polyethylene (e.g. sandwich bag) 2. HDPE – Hard density polyethylene (e.g. plastic milk jug) 3. Clean and dry paper and cardboard 4. Aluminium cans In a nutshell? Don’t put plastic bags in the recycling bin, but better yet, avoid using them altogether! Only put clean plastic in the recycling bin, and don’t put paper or cardboard with food encrusted on it. For more info on recycling and other waste management ideas, check out voiceireland.org.

Valentine's Day not just for the kids! This wonderful couple are Peg and Ben Hartnell and they are pictured here at the Annual Charity Valentine’s Dance at Cappoquin Community Centre. [Gerry O'Mahony]

Pictured at the Annual Charity Valentine’s Dance at Cappoquin Community Centre were Mike and Nina Hynes. [Gerry O'Mahony]

Pictured at the Annual Charity Valentine’s Dance at Cappoquin Community Centre were Leonard and Rosie Crotty. [Gerry O'Mahony]

Pictured at the Annual Charity Valentine’s Dance at Cappoquin Community Centre were Tracey and Robert O'Brien. [Gerry O'Mahony]

Pictured at the Annual Charity Valentine’s Dance at Cappoquin Community Centre were Aisling Fennell and Eimear Collins. [Gerry O'Mahony]

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VILLIERSTOWN JACK THE JOKER Jack the Joker draw took place in An Cruiscín Lán on Saturday night last. €50 was won by Eamon Walsh with Card Number 29. Congratulations Eamon. Next week’s Jackpot is for €1,100. Remember if you are not in you can't win. Next week’s draw will take place on Saturday at an Cruiscin Lan. FITNESS CLASS Circuit training with a twist in Villierstown Community Church Hall every Monday night at 8.00 p.m. Come along and bring a friend get yourself ready for Bikini season that's just around the corner! Contact Ross for more details 0858894665. RETIREMENT We would like to wish Brendan Mernin a very Happy Retirement, who retired earlier this month from Waterford County Council. The day you thought you'd never see, Has finally arrived. And despite whatever you once believed, Gosh darn it, you're still alive. You managed to survive your working years And retirement shines before you. Your spouse can nag you full time now, And your kids will still annoy you. Yes, these will be your golden years To live life as you please. You can play golf and power walk at the mall, At least until you give out at the knees. You can take up painting if you like, And spend all day painting flowers, That is until your hand cramps up After holding the brush for hours. Don't worry about getting dressed every day, You've earned the right to stay in your pyjamas. All you have to do is turn on the TV, And watch your afternoon dramas.

Sometimes life may get a little boring, Especially when you've no place to be. You can take up exciting hobbies, Like doing puzzles or watching birds sit in a tree. Yes retirement has it highs and lows, But there's one thing not to be forgot. As long as you're above ground and not below, Retirement's the better of the lot. AGLISH FIT4LIFE & COUCH TO 5K Meet at Aglish Hall at 7.15 p.m., Run, Walk or Crawl a few kilometres and improve your fitness. Spread the word folks and let’s get exercising. Only €2 per night with all proceeds to Children's Hospital Crumlin. Date for the diary, 5th Aglish Fun Run / Walk takes place on Easter Monday, 17th April at 11.30 a.m. Once again this year our main sponsor is Lidl Supermarket, without their generosity it would not be possible to hold this Fundraiser for Crumlin. VECP VECP Villierstown (Main Street) have a conference/training room for hire (complete with access to the internet).This venue is also an ideal location for social and childrens party events. Contact: 0892538699. COMMUNITY TEXT ALERT See or hear anything out of place in the village. Text: 087-3538347. SAFE TALK If you need someone to talk to, someone to listen to you or just someone. We are very lucky in Villierstown to have a trained “Safe Talk Councilor”. Contact Carol: 087-6635465 I NEED YOUR HELP If I don’t know it’s happening I can’t put it in. Please use the email address below If anyone has anything they would like included in these notes just let me know. Local news makes this section interesting for everyone. All local news very welcome. villierstownnews@yahoo.ie

KILROSSANTY KILROSSANTY SCHOOL Applications are now being taken for Junior Infants entrants to the above national School for September 2017. Application forms are available from the office in the school and the closing date for received application is Friday, 7th April, 2017. BINGO Bingo this Friday night in Crotty’s Inn at 8.30 p.m. sharp. Prize money given out €1,200 plus raffle for cash prizes. Jackpot starting at €1,000. COLLECTION Collection for Lourdes Invalid fund on 11th and 12th March at both churches. SYMPATHY Deepest sympathy to John McCusker, Barnakill, on the death of his father James who died in Maghera Derry. May he

rest in peace. A.G.M. The Annual General Meeting of Lemybrien Tidy Towns will take place in Crotty’s Inn on Thursday night 23rd at 8.30 p.m. New members and volunteers are very welcome. I.C.A. Our meeting was held last Monday night 13th. It was well attended. Garda Damien Ryan was our guest speaker. A very interesting talk was given by him about safety in our homes and immediate areas. He gave advice on how to make homes safe from burglary etc. Raffle was won by Martina and Kay. The competition was won by Molly Casey for the best Valentine card. Congrats to Molly who won the best cherry cake at the federation meeting

last Saturday. She now goes forward from the Federation to an Grianan where the final will be held this weekend. Best of luck Molly. Sympathy was passed to the Mulhearne family on the death of our member Peg recently. Also to Monica Dwane on the death of her husband Kevin. Monica was at our Christmas meetings a few times demonstrating Christmas wreaths etc. BIRTHS Congratulations to Conor and Paula Fitzgerald, Glendalligan, on the birth of their twins Jack and Ollie. Congratulations to Stephen and Maura Prendergast, Kealfoun on the birth of their baby boy. Also congratulations to Tommy Prendergast and Katey O’Brien, Kealfoun on the birth of their baby boy.

TALLOW COMMUNITY CENTRE ACTIVITIES Tuesday 21st - usual Taekwondo class. Saturday, February 24th - Scoil Mhurie Tallow, Annual American Tea Party, with dancing till late. Bingo Jackpot is now standing at €5,450 so don’t miss this opportunity to win, 8.30 p.m. Sunday night in Tallow Community Centre. Brideview

Drama had a very successful run last weekend with their circuit play “Living Quarters” you have one more opportunity to see this performance before they take to the road, on Wednesday next, March 1st in Tallow Community Centre at 8.15 p.m., tickets available at the door. Wishing the drama group all the best on the Festival Circuit.

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Browse and Buy Sale FUSION CENTRE, DUNGARVAN (NEXT TO SPORTS CENTRE) ON SUNDAY, 26th FEBRUARY FROM 2.00 P.M. TO 6.00 P.M. THIS is an event that everyone will love, market stalls with lots of clothing household items and brick-a-brac, our own little Aladdin’s Cave. Karen Whelan and her friends came up with the idea to run this event a few weeks back. There has been lots of interest to date. This event is open to the public and we are going to charge an entrance fee of €3 for adults and children will be free. All money raised at the door will go to Sesame Early Intervention Service who care for children with additional needs. So, please come along and grab a few bargains. A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. There will be over 20 stalls on the day. Contact Karen Whelan, Events Organiser. For more information contact 085 743 6335. Please spread the word.

Ballysaggart Community Council 45 Cards Results 1st: Pat O’Connor and Pat Kirby. 2nd: Joan Hannon and Dave Fennessy, Delia Cashell and Rita Doocey, Tess Hale and Nellie Devine. Lucky Tables: Mary Byrne and Helen Walsh, Pat Ryan and Sheila Lonergan, Bill Leady and Christy Higgins. Tickets: Joan Hannon, Stephen Cunningham x2 and Delia Cashell.

STRADBALLY RECENT BAPTISMS John Patrick Fennell, son of Christopher Fennell and Lorraine Lonergan, Ballyvoile was baptised at Holy Cross Church, Stradbally on Friday, 17th February, 2017. The sponsors were Colin Ryan and Sarah Lonergan. Fr. Jerry Condon, P.P. officiated. Casey James Lannon, son of Shane Lannon and Majella Walsh, Bonmahon was baptised at St. Ann’s Church, Ballylaneen on Saturday, 18th February, 2017. The sponsors were Elaine Casey and Rachael McCarthy. Fr. Jerry Condon, P.P. officiated. SYMPATHY With feelings of sorrow and regret we record the passing of Alice (Ally) Phelan (nee Crowley), 2 Ozanam Street, Waterford and formerly of Glenview, Stradbally, Co. Waterford on Saturday, 11th February, 2017 at Maypark Nursing Home, Waterford. Alice lay in repose at Thompson’s Funeral Home, Waterford where prayers were recited before leaving for Holy Cross Church, Stradbally where the remains were received and blessed by Fr. Jerry Condon, P.P. The Funeral Mass and celebration of Alice’s life was celebrated by Fr. Jerry Condon, P.P. assisted by Rev. Jenny Crowley on Tuesday morning at 10.30 a.m. The Funeral hymns were played on accordion and whistle by Ismay Drohan (cousin). The Liturgy of the Word was read by Frank O’Mahony (nephew). On behalf of the family, Fr. Condon thanked Garda Michelle Egan and Lisa Deegan who befriended and cared for Alice over her many years living in Waterford and some kind neighbours who were always on hand when the need arose. Following the funeral Mass Alice was laid to rest beside her parents in the adjoining cemetery. Alice was predeceased by her husband Mick Phelan, her sister Mary (Sr. Therese Martin) and is survived by her sister Nancy O’Mahony and nephew Frank of Romford, Essex; the Crowley, Phelan, Flynn, Prendergast, Cunningham families of

Stradbally and Dungarvan and a host of very good friends and neighbours. May Alice rest in peace. PARISH DRAW The Parish Draw will begin on the 20th March with the usual 12 weekly draws.Your support will be more than welcome. You can join the draw with any of the usual promoters or drop into the sacristy after Mass and give your name and €20 to the priest to be included in the draw. TABLE QUIZ A Table Quiz will take place at Stradbally GAA Club next Friday night, 24th February, 2017 at 8 p.m. Teams of 4 €20 per team. Please support Megan Roche in fundraising for her voluntary work in Bangalore, India in July 2017. This will be a funfilled night with friends, a raffle and great prizes. To book a table please contact Megan via Facebook or text 087 279 0891. Thank you for your support. STRADBALLY MARKET The theme at the Stradbally Market this coming Saturday will be ‘Pancakes’ especially with Pancake Tuesday coming up very soon.You can have your pancakes with the usual lemon and sugar or with lots of other fillings. All the other produce will be available such as home baking, jams, savouries, cards, fresh fruit and vegetables. Do drop in from 10.30 a.m. onwards and get your pancakes freshly made. STRADBALLY SOCCER NEWS Stradbally captured their second league title in-a-row with a 3-0 victory over neighbours Kilmacthomas on Saturday. This means they will be operating in Division 1 next season, but first they have a knock-out Infirmary Cup action to attend to. Roll on the double. The Academy and Little Dribblers continues to be busy each Saturday morning. They have a series of games against neighbours clubs over the last month. If you have a child who may be interested in joining in these groups, come along any Saturday morning and talk to any of the group leaders. The astro turf is for hire. For further details contact Tadgh on 087 230 6841.

1949 PANTO Update on 1949 Panto. John Fennell Ballyvoile went to school in Garranbane N.S., first staying with his grandparents in the Pike and later cycling to and fro from his home in Ballyvoile. John also attended music classes in the Mercy Convent Stradbally on Saturday mornings. It was at this 1949 “Panto” John gave his first public performance.Three young boys, Willie Barrett, James Drohan and John Fennell, (together) all playing Violins, wearing white shirts and ties. John remembers the “Nuns” being very artistic decorating the ties with a light green colour paper. Sr Angela was in charge of the music and St. Stantilas the Rev., Mother. The Panto was held in the front rooms in the convent school, the partition open back. Interestingly, a very young actress was making her stage debut, Onra Cummins Newtown, now Onra Fennell, a happy story. The lighting arrangements for the night we do not know, Electricity did not arrive in Stradbally until 1951. A fridge bought by the Sisters in 1951 was still in working order when the Convent made a decision to close in 1987. Thank you John, if you have any memories please contact us.

The “ACQUILLA” the bell donated to Stradbally Mercy Convent from a ship which sank off the coast. It was in place in the convent for a number of years. Very loud/noisy, gave it away to some other body. Story courtesy of the late Sr. Philomena. If you know anything about this bell “ACQUILLA” please contact Tom 087-9386209 or cianflaherty96@gmail.com

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Local company a winner in National Irish Language Awards FÓGRAÍODH na buaiteoirí i gcomórtas Ghlór na nGael 2016 ar na mallaibh agus tá Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise i measc na ngrúpaí a bhfuil ardghradam le bronnadh orthu ag an cheanneagraíocht Ghaeilge. Bronnfar an tríú duais sa rannóg Coistí Gaeltachta ar Chomhlucht Forbartha na nDéise, onóir nach beag ann féin é ach gheobhaidh siad seic ar €2,000 lena chois. Tá Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise i mbun oibre i nGaeltacht

na nDéise. Aitheantas atá i ngradaim Ghlór na nGael ar obair dheonach atá ar siúl i measc an phobail chun cur le seirbhísí Gaeilge agus athbheochan na teanga. Is éacht iontach é go bhfuil Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise i measc na ngrúpaí sin atá anois aitheanta ag Glór na nGael ar na forais deonacha is rathúla sa tír. "Ba léir agus moltóireacht an chomórtais ar siúl go bhfuil an earnáil deonach Gaeilge agus dul ó neart go neart agus go bhfuil na

coistí deonacha ag baint éachta amach dá bpobail féin" a dúirt Nóra Welby, Bainisteoir na gComórtas le Glór na nGael. Bronnfaidh Uachtarán na hÉireann Micheál D. Ó hUiginn an duais ar Chomhlucht Forbartha na nDéise ag searmanas a bheidh ar siúl ar an Satharn 22 Aibreán in Óstán Carton House, Maigh Nuad. Tá liosta iomlán duaiseanna ar shuíomh idirlín Ghlór na nGael, www.glornangael.ie The winners have been

announced in the annual national awards for Irish language groups by Glór na nGael, and local company Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise is among those receiving honours this year. Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise is based in Gaeltacht na nDéise and is to receive the third prize in the Gaeltacht Committees category, which is accompanied by a sizeable cheque for €2,000. The Glór na nGael awards recognise the outstanding work that voluntary

groups undertake year in and year out to provide services and to build Irish speaking communities. It is therefore no small achievement that Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise feature among those groups to be recognised nationally for their hard work. Competition Manager, Nóra Welby said "It was evident during this year’s adjudication that the Irish language voluntary sector is going from strength to

strength with volunteers realising tremendous achievements for their communities. We wish to congratulate all of the prize winners and wish them continued success." President of Ireland, Micheál D. Ó hUiginn will present Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise with their prize at the annual Glór na nGael prize giving on Saturday, 22nd April in the Carton House Hotel, Maynooth. More information at www.glornangael.ie

NOTAI NA GAELTACHTA POBAL AR AIRE – AN RINN AGUS AN SEAN PHOBAL Beidh cruinniú pobail ar aire ar siúl oíche Céadaoin an 22 Feabhra i Halla Cholmáin sa Sean Phobal ag 8.00 i.n. Beidh ionadaí ó na Gardaí i láthair ar an oíche chun ceisteanna a fhreagairt. A Community Alert Meeting will take place in Halla Colmán, An Sean Phobal on Wednesday, 22nd February, 2017, at 8.00 p.m. Gardai representatives will be present on that evening as well as members of the Community Alert Committee. SRAITH PEILE LE RAY Ó CEALLAIGH IN IARSCOIL NA RINNE Tá sraith peile á rith san Iarscoil gach Luan ag Ray Ó Ceallaigh. Tá foirne éagsúla ag imirt in aghaidh a chéile gach seachtain, suas chuig an Cháisc. Má tá suim ag do pháiste páirt a glacadh, tá leathanach clárúcháin ar fáil san Iarscoil. Más rud é go mbeidh uimhreacha árd cláraithe, beidh na cluichí ar siúl 2 lá sa tseachtain, An Luan agus An Mháirt. Bíonn an-éileamh ar an lá spóirt le Ray, mar sin, moltar duit do pháiste a chlárú gan mhoill. Tuilleadh Eolais: Orla Ní Mhuirithe 087-6346022. A football league is running with Ray Ó Ceallaigh in the Iarscoil every Monday. Different teams play against each other every week, up to Easter. If your child has any interest in taking part, there will be a sign up sheet in the Iarscoil. If the numbers are high, the games will be split up over two days; Monday AND Tuesday. We recommend getting names in as soon as possible as there is already huge interest in the Sport with Ray. Further information: Orla Ní Mhuirithe 087-6346022. FÓGRA UISCE A FHIUCHADH – AN RINN / CEANN HEILBHIC Tá deireadh tagtha leis an fógra uisce a bhí i bhfeidhm in An Rinn/Ceann Heilbhic. The boil water notice for An Rinn / Ceann Heilbhic has now been lifted. AN GHAELTACHT CLG - TREALLAMH DARA LÁIMHE Tá An Ghaeltacht ag lorg treallamh CLG dara láimhe atá agat sa mbaile! Camáin, clogaid, buataisí, láimhíní srl. Is féidir linn an treallamh seo a úsáid sna scoileanna agus bheadh sé thar a bheith úsáideach. Labhair le coach do pháiste má tá aon rud agat. Is féidir treallamh a fhágaint leis na coaches ag Halla Pobail Na Rinne aon oíche Aoine. An Ghaeltacht CLG are looking for any used GAA equipment you have at home! Hurleys, helmets, boots, gloves etc.We could restore and use this equipment in the schools and it could prove very useful. Please speak with your child’s coach if you have anything. Equipment can be left with the coaches at the Friday night sessions in Halla Pobaile Na Rinne. CUIBHRINN SA SEAN PHOBAL Tá Coiste Cuibhrinn na nDéise ag lorg treallamh gharraíodóireachta dara láimhe. Má tá aon treallamh agat nach bhfuil uait a thuilleadh, tabhair go dtí na cuibhrinn sa Sean Phobal é. Potaí, tráidire síolta agus síolta go háirithe. Tuilleadh eolais: 087-0569907.

The Allotments Committee in An Sean Phobal are seeking donations of any unwanted gardening equipment. Including pots of any size/seedtrays/seed's etc. To be brought to the allotments. Further information: 087-0569907. SPRAOI – GRÚPA SÚGARTHA NA RINNE Tiocfaidh Spraoi, Grúpa Súgartha do thuismitheoirí agus páistí, le chéile i Halla Pobail na Rinne ar an Aoine beag seo ón 10 r.n. go 12 i.n. Beidh comhrá deas agus cupán tae/caifé ar fáil. Tuilleadh eolais: tar i dteagmháil le Bríd: 0877470428. Spraoi Parent & Toddler Group will meet this Friday in Halla Pobail na Rinne from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon.We look forward to seeing you all again to catch up over tea/coffee and some delicious cake! Any queries please contact Bríd on 087-7470428. GRÚPA SÚGARTHA I nDÚN GARBHÁN Beidh grúpa súgartha do leanaí agus tuismitheoirí ag teacht le chéile Dé Máirt i nDún Garbhán.Tá an grúpa lonnaithe i Leabharlann Dhún Garbhán gach Máirt ón 10.30 r.n. go 12 i.n. Beidh scéalaíocht, rannta, ealaíon agus cluichí. Tuilleadh eolais: téigh i dteagmháil le Cabríní 083-4455914 nó cuir r-phost ag cabrini@glornangael.ie. An Irish language playgroup will meet in Dungarvan Library from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon on Tuesday. Further information: Contact Cabríní ón 083-4455914 or email cabrini@glornangael.ie SEIRBHÍS DOCHTÚRA Bíonn an Dr. Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú ag feidhmiú ó Ionad Pobail na Rinne gach Máirt agus Déardaoin ó 9 r.n. – 11 r.n. ar maidin. Dr. Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú is available in the Health Centre in Ionad Pobail na Rinne on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. CUMANN NAOMH UINSEANN DE PÓL Má theastaíonn ó éinne teagmháil a dhéanamh le Cumann Naomh Uinseann de Pól sa cheantar, is féidir teacht orthu ag (058) 46125 nó 085-1422902. The contact numbers for the An Rinn / An tSean Phobail branch of St Vincent de Paul are (058) 46125 or 085-1422902. SCÉIM FOLÁIREAMH DO SHEANÓIRÍ Más maith leat cnaipe práinne agus siogairlín a fháil faoin Scéim Foláireamh do Sheanóirí, tar i dteagmháil linn – 058-46664, cfdeise@gmail.com. If you think you could benefit from a Panic button and pendant under the Seniors Alert Scheme, contact us on 058-46664, cfdeise@gmail.com. MEÁIN SHÓISIALTA / TEAGMHÁIL / CONTACT Is féidir an nuacht is déanaí agus eolas faoi imeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl sa Rinn agus sa Seanphobal a fháil ar an leathanach Facebook atá ag an gComhlucht Forbartha agus táimid ar fáil ar Twitter anois chomh maith – @cfdeise. If anybody has events / news to be included in Nótaí na Gaeltachta, send them to cfdeise@gmail.com or 058-46664.

Breandán Ó Cadhla ó Bhuaile an Mhóintin agus Áine Ní Shúilleabháin ó Choilligeán a bhí i láthair ag Tionól na nDéise i gColáiste na Rinne ag an deireadh seachtaine. Breandán Ó Cadhla from Touraneena and Áine Ní Shúilleabháin from Colligan at Tionól na nDéise in Ring College on Saturday last. This latest event in Waterford City & County Council’s Tionól na nDéise lecture series took place as part of the very successful Tionól Niocláis Tóibín festival, which was held in the Co. Waterford Gaeltacht at the weekend. [David Clynch Photography]

Máire De Paor Uí Churraoin ón Sean Phobal agus Caoimhe Nic Craith ón Rinn, a bhí i láthair ag Tionól na nDéise i gColáiste na Rinne ag an deireadh seachtaine. Máire De Paor Uí Churraoin from An Sean Phobal and Caoimhe Nic Craith from An Rinn at Tionól na nDéise in Coláiste na Rinne on Saturday last. This latest event in Waterford City & County Council’s Tionól na nDéise lecture series took place as part of the very successful Tionól Niocláis Tóibín festival, which was held in the Co. Waterford Gaeltacht at the weekend. [David Clynch Photography]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

WEST WATERFORD CLASHMORE/ KINSALEBEG LADIES FOOTBALL Training: Ladies Intermediate team training is back on Friday nights at 7.00 pm in the GAA pitch in Clashmore. Can everyone please pass on the message to their friends – as new members are always welcome. Underage: We are also looking for more underage players to join our teams. We encourage all our younger girls to get some of your friends to join, we need to try and get numbers up at training. TRACTOR RUN Kieran Mansfield reminds us of next Sunday’s February 26th Tractor Run which takes place in Clashmore leaving the Village at 1 pm and finishes back in the Old School House, Clashmore with refreshments and a music session. Registration in the Heritage Centre from 12 noon. Your support will be very much appreciated, as this is a fundraising event with all proceeds going to Strings & Things Music Festival June Bank Holiday. Please contact Kieran Mansfield on 0872772760 for more details. JEFF SCOGGINS & COLORADO All the way from Colorado we have the fablous “Bluegrass Band” Jeff Scoggins & Colorado. Appearing right here in our own village at 'The Old School House' Clashmore Sunday, 5th March at 8 pm. This is a very rare opportunity to see one of the finest “Bluegrass Bands” on the circuit at the moment. Tickets are now available for booking from Liz 087-4148651 costing just €15 or €12 for concessions. CIRCUIT TRAINING WITH MICHELLE Circuit Training with Michelle Power continues twice each week in Aglish Hall and is now on Mondays and Thursdays from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. each evening. Improve your Fitness, Muscle Endurance, Flexibility and total Body Strength cost is just €5 per week. For more information please contact Michelle on 086-7330061. AGLISH – BALLINAMEELA – MOUNT STUART PARISH NEWS Ash Wednesday- March 1st: Masses with the Blessing of Ashes will take place at the following times in our Parish on Ash Wednesday, March 1st – Aglish Church Mass will be celebrated at 7.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Ballinameela Church Mass will be celebrated at 9.30 a.m. Time Change: Parishioners please note that the Sunday morning Mass at Mount Stuart will be celebrated each Sunday morning at 10.00 a.m. Do This In Memory: Do This In Memory Mass was celebrated in Aglish Church on Sunday, February 19th. Thirtyseven children enroled for First Holy Comminion. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Parish will take place as follows in Ballinameela Church - Tuesdays 2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Youth Liturgy Group: Great that our Youth Liturgy Group is up and running. Singing at both Ballinameela and Aglish Churches has been arranged. Our thanks to the leaders Caroline O’Connor and Caroline Quinn for their great work. Thanks to the parents for bringing them. We also have five older students who have been appointed associate leaders. Booking Masses: Bookings for Masses to take place during the months of April, May and June can be booked on the last weekend of February after any of the weekend Masses or by phoning 087-2632796 on Saturday morning, February 25th between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon. KINSALEBEG MACRA NATIONAL TALENT This weekend our club will take part in

the County Round of the National Talent Competition (NTC) in Ardmore Hall at 8.00 p.m. this Sunday night, all are welcome along to support our acts on the night. The very best of luck to all Kinsalebeg Macra members taking part. CLASHMORE AND PILTOWN PARISH NEWS Ash Wednesday, March 1st: Mass with the blessing of ashes will take place in Clashmore Church on Ash Wednesday morning at 10.15 a.m. Ashes will be available in the Church throughout the day. Weekly weekend Mass Times: Piltown Church – Saturday Vigil Mass at 6.00 p.m. Clashmore Church – Sunday morning Mass at 9.00 a.m. Home Visits: First Friday home visits can be arranged through the Sacristy in Clashmore. CLASHMORE RAMBLERS The weekly Clashmore Ramblers Alpha Lotto draw took place in Clashmore on Sunday night last, February 19th and the following were the letters drawn: J, F, R, G. We had no jackpot winner, so next week’s Jackpot will be €2,400. Congratulations to the following who were the lucky winners of our weekly €20 spot prizes: Maurice Fitzgerald, Liam Troy, Helen, Pa and Liam. Our next draw takes place on Sunday night in Clashmore, thanks to all our weekly supporters. TWO NIGHTS OF COMEDY DRAMA FOR ARDMORE Award winning actor Seamus O’Rourke once again returns to Ardmore on April 28th and 29th with two wonderful night’s of entertainment in St. Declan's Hall. Seamus is no stranger to Ardmore and has brought many plays to the village with all of them filling to capacity. On Friday. 28th we have a play by John McManus called "The Cavan Curse" and Seamus is joined on stage with Cavan actress Fiona Fitzpatrick and on Saturday, 29th Seamus’ own creation ‘My Aunt Bee’ with award winning actress Eileen Ward. Two wonderful nights of entertainment and tickets are now on sale at Quinn's shop, Ardmore or from John on 0862330810. Admission €15. CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO The weekly Clashmore/Kinsalebeg GAA Lotto draw took place on Monday night last, February 21st and our numbers drawn were 14, 19, 23, 25. We had no match four ticket to win our jackpot, so next week we will have €9,600 to be won by anyone who manages to match four numbers out in our draw when it takes place at The Ole Mill. Congratulations to the following who were this week’s lucky spot prize winners of €20: Fran Daly, Kilmore; Karen O’Brien, Eleanor Foley, Margaret Long, Ballyheeney; Derek Kelly. Thank you to everyone for your support. CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE Our 45 Drive took place at the Decies Bar, Clashmore on Monday night last, February 20th. Joint winners this week on eight games each were Mary Ann and Bobby Connery, Una Kenneally and Margaret Leahy, Anne Ledingham and Noel Nugent. Best of the last five were Tessie Mansfield and Terri McGrath. Our lucky last game winners this week were Gabriel Hynes and Martin Lynch. Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your support. KINSALEBEG NATIONAL SCHOOL TABLE QUIZ Our school will host a Table Quiz on Friday, March 10th at the Old School House, Clashmore at 9.00 pm. Enjoy a great night out with lots of prizes to be won in our quiz and in our raffle hope to see you all there supporting us.

Photo Competition: We have a winner for the January competition where the theme was Winter. The winner is Sarah Hayes with this photo of a snowy hilltop near Mount Stuart.

Clashmore and Kinsalebeg Community Council PHOTO COMPETITION We have a winner for the January competition where the theme was Winter. The winner is Sarah Hayes with this photo of a snowy hilltop near Mount Stuart. Well done! February's theme is Architecture. Remember the winning photographs will appear in our Calendar. Entries should be submitted to Cakcc.org@gmail.com HERITAGE MEETING All who are interested in the history and heritage of our community

are welcome to a meeting in the Clashmore Heritage Centre on Thursday, 23rd February at 8 pm. Topics for discussion will include; - the current developments around the Distillery Chimney, an update on the Graveyard Surveys and the formation of a heritage group to carry out local projects. OPERATION TRANSFORMATION We're nearly at the end of the weigh-ins with next Monday and Wednesday as the last ones. So far we

have lost over 17 stones in weight. A great effort by everybody and it has been great to see so many people out walking. We have five adult swim passes and five family swim passes at Aura Youghal Leisure Centre.To be in with a chance of winning one, just turn up for your weigh-in at Clashmore or Piltown and all the names will go into a draw. In addition, the biggest loser will get a free three month membership at the Aura Leisure Centre.

Clashmore Tidy Towns TABLE QUIZ The biggest and best ever Tidy Towns Table Quiz will take place on Saturday, March 4th in the Rising Sun Bar. Please support this as it is the main fundraising event of the year. €10 per person. Come and enjoy the story telling skills, humour and fast wit of the mighty Patsy Fleming!!!!! KIDS WELCOME NEW SEE-SAW! Thanks to Waterford City & County Council for the new see-saw in the playground. It is much appreciated by people of The new see-saw in the playground thanks to Waterford City and County Council. Clashmore. WELCOME CHANGES ON THE WAY Are you concerned about the speed of cars around school time passing the school? Waterford City and Council will be making visible changes (in conjunction with the school) in the coming 4-6 weeks to slow traffic down. Watch out for the positive changes. LET’S SPRING CLEAN OUR AREA! The annual local clean-up (of ditches etc.) will be taking place in the coming weeks.Watch out for the date as there is some pile of rubbish on the local roads! Look out of your of car winWelcome changes on the way to slow down traffic at school entrance. dow when traveling.

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Closer - What A Week Well that’s a wrap… for now! And what a week we had with Closer! ON Wednesday, 8th February, the cast and crew gathered backstage for their first public performance after months of rehearsals. Audience members were greeted by the sounds of some songs from the era of the play as they took their seats – Oasis, David Gray…. Then the house lights dimmed, Damien Rice sang The Blower’s Daughter, the iconic song from the 2004 movie version of Closer, and the performance began… Having such a wonderful, attentive and appreciative audience on opening night was a great boost for the cast. Given that this was the first time performing it in front of more than two or three people (and a dog, at times!) during rehearsals, we were all blown away by the reaction, and the standing ovation. Curtain Call took a risk with this production, which will shortly commence competing in the ADCI All-Ireland Drama Festival. Was Dungarvan ready for it? Well, if the audience reactions and feedback are anything to go by… ABSOLUTELY! The audience was upstanding and emotional at the end of each performance. And the feedback received via the various social media, by phone, by text message and in person the nights and days after each performance was overwhelmingly positive. The staging of this play was extremely different to what audiences may have come to expect of productions in Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre. A minimal, open set worked extremely well, with projection being used to convey the 12 different scenes and locations, which include a hospital waiting room, a café, a park, a museum, a hotel room… some scenes even had two settings in one! The language in this play was sexually explicit, and the computer chatroom scene in particular elicited loud, sometimes uncomfortable, guffaws and twitters of laughter. This play was no “champagne and roses” love story - as Liam Murphy of the Munster Express put it, “the four characters lacerated themselves and each other with representations of cruel, selfish, angry, provocative, perverse and degrading love, lust or self abuse.” Despite their efforts to find love and truth, the characters of Alice (Megan Marriott), Dan (Kris Cowming), Larry (Aaron Cowming) and Anna (Emma Walsh) were alone and isolated at the very end… four bro-

Kris Cowming (Dan) and Emma Walsh (Anna) in CCPD's production of Closer. [Martin Landers]

ken people… A HUGE TEAM EFFORT As one of the many 100% voluntary drama groups in the area, we are blessed with the support we receive from all corners. Staging any production involves a huge team effort.What audiences see on stage is really just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the gargantuan effort that goes into the entire process. So a huge thanks to all who helped in any way to bring this production to Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre. After months of hard work, the small, talented cast gave brilliant performances every night.This was no easy feat for the four cast members – this contemporary, raw, emotional play asks a lot of them, testing their ability and talent to the limit… and they delivered in spades. Their commitment to this play right from the start shone through. This small cast threw themselves into this production, even organising extra rehearsals over the Christmas holidays and at weekends. The countless hours of rehearsals meant life outside Closer was down to the minimum, but such is the dedication of this cast that they just got on with the job professionally and collaboratively. Emma, Kris and Aaron are, of course, no strangers to Dungarvan audiences, having performed in several CCPD productions to date, as well as with other theatre groups in the area down through the years. That said, we believe their performances exceeded the expectations placed on them by audiences familiar with their work to date. And we were blessed to have local rising star Megan Marriott join us for her first (and hopefully not last!) CCPD production. After her stunning performance as Alice, Megan has certainly established herself firmly in the theatrical scene in the locality! Director Fidelma Meaney had a dream when she read this play… to bring it on the All-Ireland festival circuit… and hopefully secure a much-coveted spot in the AllIreland finals. Her belief in the play and in the cast has been unwavering from the start, her direction superb. Everything has been thought of down to the last detail. The script, characters, costuming, imagery, music and staging were discussed by Fidelma with all the cast and the stage manager in depth, with clarity and passion. This play really is a labor of love for our ambitious director, and we

hope we all did her proud… and continue to do so as we embark on the festival circuit this week. A DEBT OF GRATITUDE We are deeply indebted to Dirk Baumann for his amazing work on this production... he really went above and beyond and the finished product couldn’t have been more effective or better received. As one Facebook commenter posted, it’s the way of the future (borrowing a line from the play about the Internet, perhaps?). Dirk is part of the festival circuit team and we can’t wait for his work on this production to be seen by audiences across the country! Our backstage crew of Brian Sheehan, Colin Kirkham, Catherine Whelan, Samantha Hayes, Blathnaid Foley and Tara McAndrew did a fantastic job throughout. When you think of a minimal set, you perhaps automatically assume minimal work. Not so! Brian Sheehan, Michael Cowming and Dirk Baumann did a fantastic job on the set. And the crew had a list of props and furniture to place and remove at each scene change - from futons to pole-dancing platforms, the team handled the scene changes seamlessly all week. Backstage, we also had Mary Kelly on continuity – Mary attended a lot of rehearsals in order to be sufficiently familiar with all the pauses and silences in the script, so it was very reassuring for all the cast knowing she was there if we needed her.They are all part of the CCPD All-Ireland festival team for the next few weeks aswell. Front of House, we had a large crew, organised and co-ordinated by Vanessa Leary-Hyde, many of whom have helped us with every production to date. Thank you to one and all for your help with hospitality, tickets, raffle, MC etc: Deirdre Collender, Teresa Fennell, Jo Harty, Aileen Hogan, James Hyde, Martin Landers, Liam McDonnell, Charlie O’Donoghue, Michael O’Mahony, Sharon O’Sullivan, Tom Rogers, Trish Sheehan, Lena Walsh, Michael Walsh and Orla White. We offer special thanks to Pat & Simon Moloney of Pat Moloney Furniture and to Radley Engineering, who generously donated key pieces for our set; to Sinead Wynne Violet for her help with special makeup effects; to Martine Rogers for her help with costume alterations; to Ron Bending for the wonderful headshots; to Sacha Bulfin Design & Print for the fabulous posters, programs, photoboards and roadsigns; to Waterford City & County Council, and in particular, Arts Officer, Conor Nolan for their continued support; and to Martin Landers for the wonderful production photos. Promoting and publicising any production is a job in itself, especially given the large number of events – theatrical, charity, sporting and other – that take place in the active community of Dungarvan & West Waterford. Huge thanks to our PRO Emma Walsh for all her work. Taking on the role of Anna

at short notice, Emma continued her PRO work tirelessly in the background, writing press releases; liaising with the various radio show presenters to set up the many radio interviews; working on the program, posters, signage etc; putting up posters and handing out flyers; maintaining our social media presence; organising advertising; liaising with competition winners etc. Thanks also to Michael Cowming and Brian Sheehan for their help with the roadsigns and to Fidelma Meaney for all her work in helping to promote the production. Special thanks to our local papers and radio stations for their unwavering support. As a community, we are so lucky to have these local media outlets, especially in an age of increasingly centralised news and production. To be able to walk into their offices, drop them an email, or have a chat on the street is indeed an advantage not all localities enjoy any more. So thank you to Colm Nagle and his team in The Dungarvan Leader and to James Lynch and his team in The Dungarvan Observer, especially, for their continued coverage of our activities. We are also very grateful to all the presenters on WLR for providing us with interview slots and timely mentions on their shows – Geoff Harris, Mary O’Neill, Oliver Carroll, Eamon Keane, Sean Organ, Teresanne O’Reilly, Timmy Ryan, Maria McCann, Sean Drohan… again, always supportive, always responsive. Thanks also to The Munster Express, especially Liam Murphy & Donal O’Flynn; to The Waterford News & Star, especially Pat McEvoy. And to Tom Keith and Dan McGrath, for kindly including our press releases in their local updates. Thank you also to the team at Community Radio Youghal, to John Young, and to Liam Howard and his team in The Avondhu Press, who are equally supportive and generous with their time and coverage. Thanks also to Dungarvan Credit Union; Dungarvan Library; John & Maura Creed and all the local businesses that displayed our photoboards and posters and all the local groups, our friends and family and everyone who shared our social media posts and sent messages wishing us well. Thank you also to all the local drama groups, theatre groups and stageschools who helped us promote the production by sharing our poster on Facebook, Twitter etc, and who came to see Closer. As anyone who has visited our own Facebook page will know, we do our very best to promote as many local productions as possible, keeping all our followers informed of all that is going on in theatreland in the area, and we try to support by attendance as many theatrical events as our busy rehearsal schedules allow. So it’s lovely to have the favour returned so generously by all. Thank you! Special thanks to Joe Kelly (Kelly’s Pharmacy, Abbeyside) and Michael Sheehan (The Wine Buff)

Aaron Cowming (Larry) and Megan Marriott (Alice) in CCPD's production of Closer. [Martin Landers] who once again took on the mammoth task of ticket sales for this production. Again, local businesses providing a very special service to many local groups. Thank you to Joe, Michael and all their staff for their support. Thanks also to our friends in all the local businesses that donated prizes for our raffle – your generosity is very much appreciated: The Anchor Bar, Audrey’s Vintage Boutique, Colligan Equestrian Centre, Crew’s Restaurant, Dungarvan Encore Stage Academy, The Gourmet House, The Moorings Bar & Restaurant, Nagle’s Bar, Ruffles Boutique, An Seanchai Bar and Restaurant, The Shamrock Restaurant, and Willow & Oak. Special thanks to the Pettit Family for their very kind donation of a Mill Cookhouse voucher for our Facebook Like & Share competition. Thank you to Aileen Hogan for providing us with rehearsal facilities in The Rehearsal Hub whenever the theatre was not available to us; this really is a wonderful facility, and we’re very grateful to Aileen for her unstinting support. To all our friends and families, thank you for your support. Being involved in a production always means less time to spend with our loved ones, so we are very grateful to you all for your patience and support. A huge thank you to the Curtain Call Productions Dungarvan team – Fidelma Meaney (Chairperson), Vanessa Leary-Hyde (Vice Chairperson), Mary Kelly (Secretary), Emma Walsh (PRO), Brian Sheehan, Catherine Whelan, Samantha Hayes, Colin Kirkham and Sharon O’Sullivan for all the hard work they have put in over the last few months, and especially in the weeks running up to and during the production. And last, but certainly not least, a special thank you to our audiences who came out in large numbers to support us during the week of our run. We acknowledge that this was a particularly hard-hitting

production, albeit with a lot of humour aswell, so thank you to each and every one of you who came down to Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre during the week to see our production. The lovely messages and social media comments after each production certainly made all the hard work worthwhile! Thank you! 2017 ALL-IRELAND FESTIVAL CIRCUIT HERE WE COME! No rest for the wicked! After a beautiful meal in The Mill Cookhouse on Sunday evening to celebrate the success of the week, the director and cast were straight back to work this past week, rehearsing in preparation for their first performance in the ADCI festival circuit in Rush, Co. Dublin this Thursday (23rd February). Rush Drama Festival is the first of 38 festivals to be held throughout the country between 23rd February and 8th April. As winners of the 2016 Rush Drama Festival, Curtain Call has the honour of opening the Rush Drama Festival again this year, meaning Closer will be the very first production performed on the 2017 festival circuit, a great honour indeed! We are competing in seven different festivals over the next six weeks, all in the hope of being one of the lucky nine drama groups (out of a total of 21 competing in the confined section) to secure a spot in the All-Ireland finals, which will be held this year in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo between 21 – 29 April. We’ll keep everyone updated in these pages and on Facebook over the next few weeks! Fingers & toes crossed! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Best wishes and congratulations to Dungarvan Dramatic Club as they celebrate 75 years! This is an outstanding achievement for any group in any sphere, and we wish them well in their preparations for what will be their 111th production – One Man, Two Guvnors, coming up in March!

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John Sheehan, Paul Walsh, John Dee, Joe O’Reilly, Aidan McCarthy and Oliver Whelan with students from WIT and their lecturer Rosie Donnely on right.

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menssheds.ie GSK STAFF VISIT SHED We were delighted that members of the staff of GSK Dungarvan took time out from their busy work to visit us last Friday morning. GSK have been working with the Men’s Shed for a number of different projects since last autumn and both groups will be collaborating on the GSK float for the forthcoming St Patrick’s Day parade.We have received old pallets which are being recycled and used by the members to make timber products for the local community. Tommy Reynolds from the West Waterford Festival of Food was also in attendance and the visitors were impressed with progress on fabrication of the benches and seats for the upcoming festival. We received a generous dona-

tion from GSK in January which has been used to purchase two electric space heaters. These heaters are making a big difference to the comfort of our members during the cold weather and this is much appreciated. John Holohan spoke on behalf of the group and stated that GSK are delighted to be in a position to help the Shed and announced that they are looking forward to accommodating us on the GSK float for St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dungarvan. John stated that he hopes this collaboration will be the beginning of many joint initiatives in the future with the Shed. The group were impressed with the atmosphere in the Shed and stated that this was very special. Oliver Whelan welcomed the group and thanked the group for taking the time out to visit us. He also wished to thank the other members of the staff of GSK Dungarvan, who were not present, for their ongoing goodwill and interest in the Shed. He stated that we are all part of the same community here in West Waterford. More students from Waterford

Institute of Technology visit Shed. We welcomed a group of Waterford Institute of Technology students with their lecturer Rosie Donnelly to the Shed last week. The students were on a study tour of the Shed as part of their community development module to establish how we are organised and what difference the Shed makes to our health and well-being. Several of the students told us that they intend to use the Mens Shed as a case study for their course. OPENING HOURS The Shed is opened from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. MondayFriday. Contact: Oliver Whelan Chairman at (087) 1856067.

Tommy Reynolds, Michael Daly, Brian Fahey, Pat Sullivan, Oliver Whelan and John Holohan discuss the wooden benches required for the West Waterford Food Festival.

Thanks Glaxo To all at the Glaxo our thanks we send. From all at the "Mensshed" our new found friend. Your support we now embrace. Glaxosmithkline you've found your place. For our community you show you care. In all we need your help we share. In every project we now have planned. You stand beside us to lend a hand. Thank you Glaxo for all you do. This tribute we designed just for you. GER DALTON

John Dee, Terry Rogers, Dick Clancy, Nicky Sheehan, Seadna mac Aoire from Stradbally who is our Transition Year student and his father Sean debate the difference between Stradbally and Kilrossanty football.

SCHOOL NEWS Blackwater Community School announced as regional finalist for Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2017 BANK of Ireland has announced the regional finalists from Munster for Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2017. Now in its seventh year the all-Ireland leading fashion and art competition for secondary schools challenges students to create unique, original and innovative outfits from recycled materials and junk. Open to students nationwide, entries for 2017 surpassed all expectations making it the biggest competition to date. Valerie Daly, BOI, Lismore surprised students Molly Ryan, Ciara Browne and Laura Henley from Blackwater Community College with a precious Silver Ticket which secures them a place in the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture Munster Regional Final taking place on the 10th March, 2017. The students received the Silver Ticket for their entry ‘The Winter Goddess.’ 80 designs from each of the four Provinces were lucky enough to be Silver Ticket winners. The anticipation caused a social media frenzy as thousands of students logged on to the BOIStudents Facebook platform from each region to find out if they had been successful. Regional finalists will be presented with a precious Silver Ticket at their respective Finals in March, though some regional winners received a surprise visit from the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture team and Snapchat Superstar James Kavanagh. Speaking about the Silver Tickets, Pamela Pim, Head of Bank of Ireland Waterford said; “The calibre of entries for this year’s competition has been fantastic and the judging panel had a very tough job choosing the top 80 from each region. With every entry being uniquely choreographed to music, we are really excited to see the models bring their designs to life on stage at the Regional finals. We wish everyone the best of luck with the next stage of the competition and remind finalists to get innovative about how they gather support through the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture voting app.” As part of the judging process, the public can get involved by casting a vote for their favourite design through the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture voting app. Accessed through the BOIStudents Facebook page (www.facebook.com/BOIstudents), voting opens for one week before the regional competitions from Munster. Individuals can cast a single vote every 24hours.Votes account for 10% of the final mark and can make a huge difference in such a heated competition. Bank of Ireland is encouraging students to think innovatively about how they gather support through the voting app with a special Bank of Ireland Award in the mix for the Most Innovative Designer at the National Final in April. For details on the full list of 320 regional finalists for Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2017 visit https://www.facebook.com/BOIstudents

Molly Ryan, Valerie Daly, BOI, Lismore, Ciara Browne, Angela Leahy, Art Teacher, Laura Henley.

[John Power]

CAPPOQUIN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Settling back into the New Term ALL pupils have settled back well into the new term of 2017. It has been a busy half-term. Here is a snap shot of what’s been happening in our school since January. RECENT FUNDRAISERS Sale of Work: A word of sincere thanks to our hardworking Parents Committee for organising the annual Christmas Sale of Work. As always, the Sale proved to be a great success. The proceeds were recently presented to the school by Denise Meaney, Treasurer of the Parents Committee. Ladder Climb: We extend our heartfelt thanks to Cappoquin Fire Brigade for organising a ladder climb before Christmas with some of the proceeds in aid of Cappoquin Primary School. Valentine’s Dance: Finally we say a mile buíochas to the organisers of the Valentine’s Dance which was held in Cappoquin Community Centre on Saturday February 11th. Their donation to the ASD unit at Cappoquin Primary School is very much appreciated. FORTHCOMING FUNDRAISERS Tractor Run on Sunday, April

2nd, 2017 organised by Melleray Vintage Club. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK During Catholic Schools Week, (which ran from Monday, 30th January to Friday, 3rd February), a celebration for and of grandparents took place. The 5th Class pupils invited their grandparents to the school. A Prayer Service led by Fr. Gear took place. In addition, there was an interesting question and answer session and the visit of the Grandparents ended with a welcome cup of tea and light refreshments. GREEN SCHOOLS FLAG The Green Schools Committee, under the direction of Ms. Moore, are working hard to ensure the achievement of our 5th Green Flag. Work for the 5th Flag centers around the theme of biodiversity. All pupils are busy bees writing or composing a song, rap or slogan about biodiversity. This is a whole school competition to raise awareness about biodiversity. The winning entry will be announced after midterm. There is a great buzz in classes from Junior Infants to 2nd Class as

they are learning about a native animal or plant each month as part of the “The Great Plant Hunt” biodiversity Awareness programme. MUSIC The whole school choir and the “tin whistlers” are busy practicing tunes and melodies. Both groups are preparing for performances on St. Patrick’s Day and the choir is also busy rehearsing the hymns for the Confirmation Mass. SPORT Swimming: The Le Chéile classes have enjoyed a 4 week block of swimming lessons during this term at the Aura Leisure Centre, Youghal. Gymnastics: All classes in the school have been engaging in gymnastic lessons for the past 6 weeks. All pupils have shown great progression under the instruction of Kenny and Mikey. Tag rugby: We thank our Coláiste Cathal Naofa coaches for the 5 week block of Tag Rugby lessons. Active Schools: Our Active school progress is continuing and all classes in the school have been engaging in walking and running exercises on our Slí na Sláine at

break times and during class time. The benefits of our increasing exercise levels are clear for pupils, staff and parents to see. Operation Transformation: On Friday, February 10th the whole school took part in the Nationwide Initiative for Operation Transformation 10 minutes of exercise at 10.00 a.m. All classes and staff performed among other exercise, star jumps, shadow boxing and everyone finished with The Dab! We thank Ray and Mark McConnell who visited on the day to help promote fitness and healthy living. Lunchtime training: The boys and girls school camogie and hurling panels are busy training in preparation for school games under the direction of Ms. Feeney and Mr. Casey. All classes will be engaging in hurling lessons with the Coláiste Cathal Naofa coaches starting the week of March 8th. Use of Astro Turf: During the recent spell of wet weather we thank James Ronayne, Seamus Ronayne and Michael Looby for their kindness in allowing us to use the Astro Turf of Cappoquin Soccer Club.

Pupils from Cappoquin Primary School enjoying Operation Transformation 10@10 recently. HEALTH & SAFETY A successful Fire Drill took place in the school during the month of January. We thank one of our parents in the school Noelle Nolan for facilitating Defibrillator Refresher Training for school staff recently. Signs will be going up shortly outside the school grounds in relation to safety as our school building project begins. ENROLMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 Yes, it is that time of year when forms for new entrants to

Cappoquin Primary School appear. The forms have already been sent out. We are looking forward to meeting the new entrants at the open Morning on Saturday, April 1st at 10.00 a.m. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Sacrament of Penance: Wednesday, 22nd March. Sacrament of Confirmation: Wednesday, 26th April. First Holy Communion: Saturday, 13th May. Open Morning for New Entrants: Saturday, April 1st.

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BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL

German Exchange WELCOME back to our 5th Year students who spent the last ten days in Heidelberg at our partner school as part of our annual German Exchange programme. This gives them a great opportunity to immerse themselves in German school and family life. Their partners will join them in BCS next month. This exchange also takes place in French where our French part-

ners have been part of BCS last month and their Irish partner visits them next month in Rennes. YOUNG SCIENTIST Our Young Scientist group who received the highly commended award at this years BT exhibition in the RDS attended and displayed at the Science Fair in Waterford to encourage young people to look at Science as a

subject and a career. Well done Oisin, Sally and Fiona. EUROFIN Well done to TY student mark Stewart who spent a week on work experience at Eurofin laboratories in Dungarvan as part of a recent essay competition for TY students. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT IRELAND Over the last term many TY

students participated in The Junior Achievement Ireland programme. Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI) encouraging young people to remain in education and helps them develop the skills they need to succeed in a changing world. Junior Achievement is part of a worldwide organisation reaching out to over 10 million young people each year. It was established in Ireland in TY students Oisin Ormonde, Fiona Martin and Sally English attend the Science Fair in Waterford last week.

Transition Year students receive their Junior Achievement Certificates last week on completion of the Junior Achievement Ireland programme in BCS.

1996 and since then has built up a strong demand from schools throughout the country and created successful partnerships with over 160 leading organisations. This programme helps to create a culture of enterprise within the education system, helping young people prepare for the world of work, giving them skills in communications and preparing for interviews. All Junior Achievement programmes are taught by business volunteers recruited from supporting organisations in the local community. Our support partner in the local area was AIB and this week Mairead came to present certificates and achievement to the transition year students who undertook this programme in their Business classes.

OPERATION TRANSFORMATION â&#x20AC;&#x201C; BCS Last Friday our first year students went on a 10K mountain hike to finish their 5 week programme of getting out and walking during lunchtime. The weather may not have been ideal but the walk was enjoyed by all. Next term we hope to bring back the lunchtime leagues. JUNK KOUTURE Well done to Our TY group consisting of Ciara Browne, Molly Ryan and Laura Henley who have qualified for the Junk Kouture Southern Finals after receiving Silver Ticket in school last week. Members of the Junk Kouture group visited the girls in school during the week to surprise them with this ticket.

GLENBEG NATIONAL SCHOOL

Active Term We have been very active since our return after the Christmas Break. Our pupils from 1st to 6th Class are busy swimming every week; hurling and camogie training sessions are also in full swing.The whole school took part in Operation Transformationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10@10 on the 10th February and we have 5 pupils taking part in the Ballyrafter Show jumping Competition for Primary Schools. Our pupils have been very successful in recent local quizzes. We are also busy preparing for Confirmation and Holy Communion. Aistear is in full swing in the junior classes; the children are engaging in a variety of activities, from construction to role play!

Quiz Runners-Up.

All Aboard the Aistear train!

2017 Primary School Novice Champions representing Grange National School and Modeligo National School on Sunday, 19th February, at Ballyrafter Centre. Team consisted of Cian Gleeson on Nire Vale Hope, Jessica Collander on Max and John Gleeson on Buster. Chef d'equipe Louise Moloney from Colligan Equestrian Centre.

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ÁRD SCOIL NA nDÉISE

Ballyrafter Inter-Schools Annual Competition ON Sunday, 12th February, four Ard Scoil na nDéise students competed in the Ballyrafter Inter-Schools annual competition. The team consisted of two Second years; Ruth Phelan with Corrin Dusty and Katie Hickey with Alliott, First year; Ciara Kiely with Molly and Fifth year; Sarah Power with Ginger. Orla Healy acted as chef d’equipe and took photographs. The girls competed in the novice competition and came 2nd, only beaten by four points by the CBS Clonmel. Teams came from the counties of Tipperary, Cork and Waterford. The winners of the open competition was St. Mary’s Midleton. We would like to congratulate the girls on their success and give a big thank you to Ms. Pickering who spent her time with the girls on Sunday. Written by: Ruth Phelan. VALENTINE’S DAY POETRY COMPETITION On Tuesday, 14th February, we announced the winners of the Árd Scoil Valentine’s Poetry competition. The girls were asked to write poems about Valentine’s Day and the theme of love. We received so many wonderful entries and we would like to give a big thank you to all the girls who put such an amazing effort in. Unfortunately there could only be so many winners. In 1B Ellen Lonergan came first for ‘Love is .....’ The runners-up were Chloe Collender for ‘Roses are Red’ and Ciara Kiely for ‘My Dad’. In 1A Lauryn Neylin came first for ‘The Truth about Valentine’s Day’ and the runners up were Aoibhín Walsh for ‘Love is Endless’ and Emma Reynolds for ‘Love’. In second year the winners were Lauren Douris and Caoimhe Keane for ‘If I had a Boyfriend’ and the runners up were Tara Hayes for ‘Me and you’ and Elia Tutty for ‘Valentine’s Day Poem’. In third year the winner was Talitha Macaulay for ‘Valentine’s Poem – Seasons’. The runners up were Gráinne McGrath, Caoimhe Kiely and Ciara Dunne for ‘My True Valentine’ and Saoirse McCafferty and Lucy Holmes for ‘Love is ......’. We would like to thank Mrs. Clancy for being the adjudicator, Ms. Curran and the Transition year library committee (Aimée Flynn, Nevaeh

Tutty, Sinéad O’Brien, Rebecca Fennell and Orna O’Brien) for organising the competition. We would also like to sincerely thank Jitter Beans for very generously sponsoring prizes for the competition. Written by: Aimée Flynn, TYB. TRANSITION YEAR HIKING On Wednesday, 15th February, the Transition Year students went on a hike up Coumshingaun! We were not in the least bit prepared for how hard it would be to hike up a mountain, we were lucky that the weather conditions weren't as bad as expected so we all made it to the top somehow or other. Some of us were like Bambi on Ice heading up the mountain, slipping every two seconds but we all made it up to the top of the mountain and back safe and quite unharmed thankfully! The majority of us took a different approach to going back down, which was sliding! We all had a great laugh and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. It is safe to say the next day we were all very stiff and sore! A special thanks to Ms. Rochford for organising the trip and also Mrs. Pickering and Mrs. Dowdall for coming with us!

Ard Scoil na nDeise students at the Ballyrafter Inter-Schools Competition.

The Organising Committee with Mrs. Clancy, Ms. Brosnan and Ms. O'Keeffe.

Some of the prize winners of the Valentine's Day Poetry Competition with Mrs. Clancy, Ms. Brosnan, Ms. O'Keeffe and Ms. Curran.

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Pictured above are some of the parents and students that took part in the Cookery class. Also included are Ms Janet Dunphy, Home School Liaison Teacher, and Mr John Power Tutor.

COLAISTE CHATHAIL NAOFA

Transition Year trip to Castlecomer LAST week the Transition Year students went to Castlecomer Discovery Park and Adventure centre in Kilkenny where they experienced an exciting range of recreational, team-building and educational activities including Ireland’s longest over-water zipline and new Advanced High Ropes Course. A special thanks to Mr. Mark Fitzsimmons and Mrs. Caroline Ryan for bringing the students on the trip. TRANSITION YEAR MUSIC This term, Transition Year students have been exploring the subject of Music. Coláiste Chathail Naofa has provided students with the opportunity to learn how to play a variety of instruments. Students are now playing the guitar, accordion, banjo, bodhran and many more. In addition, students who enjoy singing are being given solo opportunities and learning how to harmonise in groups. In Coláiste Chathail Naofa, it is important to us that we allow students explore music that they enjoy. Therefore, our Transition Year students are learning songs from a variety of genres that they selected themselves, such as pop, rock and traditional music. PARENTS COUNCIL RAFFLE In the run up to Christmas the Parent’s Council organised a very successful fundraising raffle. The parents approached may local businesses for sponsorship and they received may generous gifts to put in the raffle. On the day before the holidays, the names of the winners were drawn from a hat. Coláiste Chathail Naofa would like to thank the local businesses that supported the school. PARENT’S COOKERY CLASS Last term, parents of Colaiste

Chathail Naofa students participated in a ‘Cake Cookery Class’ where they baked a biscuit cake Christmas cake. Parents also learnt the skill of using sugar paste to create handmade decorations for their cakes. In the last session parents and students under the expert direction of John Power learnt the skills of making marzipan paste, icing their Christmas cake and decorating their cake using a selection of ribbons and their

handmade sugar crafted pieces. This course was a great success and due to the high demand it will be run again in the next academic year. Please keep an eye out for the flyers or contact Janet Dunphy (Home School and Community Liaison Teacher) if you would like to take part. Well done to all the parents & students who took part and thanks to John Power. The cakes looked simply delicious!

Pictured above are the Transition Year students in Castlecomer Discovery Park.

Members of the Parents’ Council: Catherine Cliffe, Caroline Power and Helen Ahearne displaying some of the fantastic hampers at the recent fundraising draw.

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ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE

Friary claim Munster Hurling honours By Darragh Duggan St. Augustine's College..........1-15; Coláiste Treasa Kanturk.........0-13. FOR the first time since 2009, St. Augustine's College are the Munster C hurling champions. After some near misses and much heartbreak in the last few years, this determined group of Friary students have returned the Friary to the winners list in Munster Colleges Hurling. After a last minute change of venue, both sides took to the well appointed Golden venue in search of a title that would be some reward for their efforts since the teams last met in the 1st round of the competition last September. On that day it was Coláiste Treasa who took the spoils but on this occasion St Augustine's were not to be denied. As with any final the first few minutes were nervy and error ridden but after some neat play it was the Kanturk school who took the lead through Evan Murphy. The Friary settled quickly and their direct style was causing Coláiste Treasa problems in defence and it allowed Neil Montgomery to punish them with three pointed frees, the lively Thomas Howard replying with two for Coláiste Treasa. The Cork school were here on merit and they showed this with their tenacious blocking in defence as the Friary went in search of scores. The first twenty minutes were very even with space at a pre-

mium at times. Howard pointed twice more but eventually the Abbeyside school started picking holes in the Colaiste defence, Cathal Curran pointed under pressure before some nice footwork by Tom Looby allowed him push the Friary ahead on the score board. Ryan O’Keefe notched a score in reply but Darragh McGrath scored probably the score of the game as he surged up from centre back and pointed from 50 yards off his left. This was in between a brace from the hardworking Ciarán Keating and another from Looby from an acute angle. This score put the Friary 9-6 ahead at half-time having played with a slight breeze but Coláiste Treasa had shown enough in the opening 30 minutes for people to see that this game was far from over. The Friary got the ideal start to the second half as Montgomery added another from play and his powerful, direct running style would be a torn in the Kanturk’s schools side all day. Things got worse for Coláiste Treasa on 35 mins as their big half forward Ryan Walsh was dismissed for a wild pull on the industrious Mark Borland.Walsh had been booked just before half time for a late challenge on Montgomery. Midfielder Aidan Browne drilled a point over but things looked ominous for Kanturk as Montgomery pointed a free and lofted over a nice score from play to put some clear daylight between the sides for the first time.

Munster Champions with Mr. Jason Forrestal (Coach). The middle third however belonged to Coláiste Treasa however as they capitalised on some wayward Friary shooting to fight back to level the game with scores from a Conor O’Callaghan 65 and a Howard free. As happens on so many occasions, the side with 14 men were out fighting the team with 15 as scores from sub Cian Crowley and O’Callaghan from a free left the bare minimum between the sides. Things could have been worse only for the work of Shane Ahearne and John Devine who saved a certain goal with a last ditch block as the cork sided pressed for that elu-

Transition Year students pictured with Roseanne Leddy, Lismore Heritage Centre, who gave the students a very interesting Science Workshop recently.

sive green flag. McGrath and James Beresford at wing back were doing their best to stem the flow but with 9 minutes remaining the sides were level. Barry Kennelly the powerful Kanturk no 1 pointed from a long range free and his side looked favourites at that stage as they carried all the momentum into the last third. The hallmarks of this Augustine’s side all year have been their work rate and their ability to score goals and both were evident as the game entered the penultimate stage. Mick Devine and Cathal Curran won some vital tussles as both teams tired and this allowed Montgomery shoot just over to put Augustine’s one up again. Still Colaiste Treasa pressed though and Seamus Ryan had to be alert to deflect two efforts away. Sam Murphy-Nix also emerged with some vital possessions as he retreated to a defensive role.The deciding score came with five minutes remaining when a long ball was well read by Looby and although his shot was saved by Keneally, Ciaran Keating was first to react as he kept his composure and shot to the net from close range. A wave of relief swept through the Friary supporters as they no doubt could sense that the Corn Risteard Ui Mhatuna was now within touching distance. A further pointed free from Neil Montgomery was the icing on the cake as referee Noel Cosgrave blew full time much to the joy of the travelling Waterford support. There were great scenes as captain Neil Montgomery accepted the cup on his sides behalf for what was just reward for three years hard work by

coaches Mr. Jason Forrestal and Miss Lisa Hanrick with this group. It was hard to pick individuals from this performance as this victory was rooted in teamwork and it's clear this is a very tight knit group. Seamus Ryan prevented at least two certain points utilising his size to good effect. The fullback line off Mark Twoomey, Shiner Ahearn and the tight marking Liam Fennell epitomised everything about this team. As individuals they are hugely improved hurlers and as a line they were impenetrable on the day. McGrath anchored the team from his no 6 berth and he allowed his wings Beresford and Devine to surge forward at every opportunity. Mick Devine and semi final hero Ciaran Keating more than held their own on the day and wore down their Cork counterparts. Montgomery with 10 points was the scorer in chief and he was complimented by Ryan O’Neill and Murphy-Nix who got through a lot of work over the hour. Looby again showed his class in the corner while Curran allowed the Friary compete physically in the inside line. Mark Boland was busy throughout and was fouled twice for scores. Ben Flynn was busy when introduced and used the ball intelligently when required. Unlike 2009 this competition now progresses onto an All Ireland series and who would bet against this group against any opposition. St. Augustine’s: Seamus Ryan (Abbeyside), Mark Twoomey (Abbeyside), Shane Ahearn (Abbeyside), Liam Fennell (Stradbally), James Beresford

Under 14 Hurling Panel: Back row left to right: Sam Dalton (Dungarvan), Séamus O’Sullivan (Kilrossanty), William Beresford (Abbeyside), Sean Dunford (St. Pat’s), Seaánie Lanigan (Abbeyside), Adam Carroll-Lawlor (Abbeyside), Michal Mullaney (Stradbally), Kaylem Hogan (Kilrossanty), Alan Dunwoody (Kilrossanty), Darragh Veale (Killrossanty), Sean Óg Flynn (Abbeyside), Stephen Fennell (Stradbally), Mark McGarry (Dungarvan), Nicholas Hynes (Clashmore), Darragh McGrath (Stradbally), James Dunford (St. Pat's). Front row left to right: Michael Coakley (Ardmore), Rian Hayes (Kilrossanty), Darragh O’Halloran (St. Pat’s), Brayden Dee-Carter (Brickey Rangers), Robert Quinn (Ardmore), Ruairi Tyrell (Abbeyside), Gavin Power (Fourmilewater), Louis Campbell (Abbeyside), Finn Hegarty, Jamie Salmon (Clashmore), Conor Kent (Abbeyside), Ciaran Dower (Ardmore).

(Abbeyside), Darragh McGrath (Abbeyside) (0,1), John Devine (Dungarvan), Ciaran Keating (Ardmore) (1,1), Mick Devine (Dungarvan), Ryan O’Neill (Brickey Rangers), Neil Montgomery (Abbeyside) (0,10) (7f), Sam Murphy-Nix (St. Pats), Tom Looby (Abbeyside) (0,2), Cathal Curran (Brickey Rangers) (0,1), Mark Boland (Dungarvan). Sub: Ben Flynn (Abbeyside). Short term focus however switches to the Munster C Football final against Spannish Point next weekend. This takes place in Bansha at 12.30 p.m. and hopes are high that the boys can bring a second Munster final to the Friary inside a week. Well done and best of luck to all involved. UNDER 14 HURLING This enthusiastic group had mixed fortunes this past week as we began our U-14 championship with games against Dungarvan CBS and St. Declan’s Kilmathomas. On our first day out we took on a strong Dungarvan CBS team in the Friary grounds. Although up against a physically stronger team, the friary boys stuck to the task well throughout the game and managed to keep the CBS within their sights until the closing minutes where a brace of goals gave the CBS victory on a score line of 6-6 to 4-4. Mark McGary shone when switched to attack, scoring 3 excellent goals while Alan Dunwoody was excellent in goal, as were Mickey Mullaney and Conor Kent in defence. Our second day out saw us welcome St. Declan’s to the Friary, where both teams excelled in difficult underfoot conditions.We got off to a good start with Willie Beresford hitting 2 frees after great work from Ruairi Tyrell and Louis Campbell. The defence were rock solid with the return of Seánie Lanigan to full back and he was ably supported by Rian Hayes and Sean Óg Flynn in the corners. The game was close until the very end when up popped Willie Beresford to rifle a ball into the top corner to put daylight between the teams.We eventually ran out winners on a score line of 2-7 – 0-3. Over the course of the two games, 28 players saw action in a Friary jersey. This is a credit to all those who train Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunchtime. Our next game is against Blackwater CS after the mid-term break. Congrats to team and coach Mr Daragh Duggan.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Ag Science Class in front of the Maize silage pit.

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Farm Visit ON Wednesday, 15th February, 19 students from the 5th Year Ag Science class went to visit Ashdale Farm in Colligan. Here they received an excellent tour by farmer Tomas Horgan. They viewed the impressive 50 cow rotary milking parlour, the calving areas, the housing areas and the feed areas. They also saw a cow in the early stages of giving birth. After a lot of theory it was great to see the practical side of Dairy Farming. U-14 HURLING: COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS CBS vs. St. Augustine’s On Friday, 10th February, our U-14 hurlers played St. Augustine’s in the first round of the county championship at a bitterly cold Friary pitch. As this was our first competitive outing of the year we took a little time to get going and trailed by a goal early on. Undaunted though we soon settled into a rhythm and notched up a half-time score of 2-1 to 1-2 with the goals coming from bustling full-forward Oisin Downey and a tigerish Conor Fennell. The CBS lads gradually got more into their stride in the second half with team captain Downey notching a further brace of goals and Sean Condon contributing 2-3 from play. Cathal Hunt fared well in goals under increasing pressure as a battling Friary team tried to claw their way back into the game. Tom Dukes and Tom O’Connell (0-1F) dominated at full and centre back and both were ably supported by Alan

Curran and Eoin McGrath. John Joe Quealy was his usual efficient self while Oisin O’Riordan really came into his own as the second half wore on. An excellent Niall Browne at centre-field tirelessly covered every blade of grass while Joe Booth dictated matters centrally. Up front, wing-forwards James Harty (0-2) and Darragh Reddy showed great flair with their running game. Adam O’Riordan battled away in the corner and swept up some very good loose ball. Josh Browne narrowly missed out on a goal when he hit the post shortly after coming on for injured Darragh Reddy. Rian Walsh and Joe Flynn also looked impressive when given their opportunity. The most impressive aspect was the attitude shown by the players in testing conditions against a very good Friary side who were refusing to lie down. A deserved 6-6 to 4-4 win in the end saw the CBS lads make a successful start to the county championship. CBS vs. De La Salle On Thursday 16th February the U-14 players travelled to Cleaboy to face red-hot title favourites De La Salle. Outclassed on the day by a very strong city outfit our lads showed an outstanding attitude once again and hurled their hearts out from first whistle to last. After a promising start by CBS, the De La Salle boys struck for two quickfire, well-worked goals around the 10 minute mark. These were followed by a couple of long range points which really put the writing on the wall. However, our

CBS lads refused to be dominated and continued to create chances. We were unlucky with some narrow misses from some hard won frees. A couple of goal chances were snuffed out by the outstanding DLS full back. Every player gave his all from first whistle to last and could leave the pitch with head held high despite the one-sided score of 6-7 to De La Salle. These city boys won’t be beaten and are a serious looking prospect for the coming years in Munster schools hurling so it was heartening to see the CBS lads match them for long periods of the game. With fixtures against Blackwater, Kilmacthomas and Tramore still to come we look forward to hopefully better results in the coming weeks. If we can maintain the work-rate and attitude shown to date, coupled with some fine hurling we will be well in there with a chance against any team. MUNSTER SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP On 16th February, nine students from Dungarvan CBS travelled to Tramore Valley Park, Kinsale Road, Cork City. Conditions were dry on the day. The first race began at 12.30. Oisín O’Riordan was the first to run in the Junior Boys race. It was a very tough 3,500m race and the standard was very high. Oisín crossed the finish line in fourth place and has qualified for the AllIreland Final. The next to race was the Inter boys race.The team included Cian

Cian O’Riordan

Luke Power O’Riordan, Padraig Fitzgerald, Seamus Fitzgerald, David Hayes, Dean Carroll, Luke Power and Cormac O’Mahoney. The team ran 5,000m and just missed out on qualifying, coming in fifth place overall. Cian O’Riordan came in

Oisin O’Riordan

Niall Blackwell

David Hayes and Cormac O’Mahony 6th place in the individual entry. Cian will join his brother Oisín in the All-Ireland final. Finally, the last race of the day was the 6,000m senior boys’ race. Niall Blackwell ran very well. Niall crossed the line in 11th

place, also securing his spot in the All-Ireland Final. The All-Ireland Cross Country final will take place in Mallusk Playing Fields, Newtownabbey, Belfast, on the Saturday, 11th March. Best of luck to all those involved.

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Just think of it! JESUS said he is the truth. “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life”. So wherever the truth is, we can say that the footprint of God, the mark of God’s presence, is there. We should therefore respect both truth and truthfulness. That is why the recent behaviour of people in high places in politics is disgraceful and scandalous. How can they expect us to respect them and trust them when it is quite evident that they are, as a well known politician said years ago, being economical with truth, in other words, telling as much of the truth as suits them, which results in a distorted picture of the whole truth. This is an example of what happens when, to quote another politician, people don’t bring their religion to work, but look on religion as an occasional extra, like a scarf that you use on only some days. Pontius Pilate, a Roman politician who was prepared to kill Christ in order to protect his own political career, asked Jesus, ‘What is truth’, and did not bother waiting for an answer. Recently a District Justice in the West of Ireland remarked that the court was reeking with perjury. If a man or woman doesn’t bother about God, then saying ‘I promise to tell the truth, so help me God” is a meaningless gesture, so it’s not surprising that lies are the result. People can also sin against truth by suppressing the truth when it should be revealed. Much of the harm done to the Catholic Church of Ireland in recent years by the scandal of the sexual abuse of children did in fact result from the policy of not revealing what was happening, hushing it up, so as to protect the Church’s reputation or the reputation of some individual. Of course, confidentiality is important and necessary, but in the proper circumstances.Which is more important, to observe secrecy or to protect the well being of some other person, be they young or old? Jesus said, “I came to bear witness to the truth”. In the long run the truth generally comes out: why do we do so much harm before we allow the truth to come out? Fr. Robert Arthure, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.

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St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan EIGHTH Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 49:14-15 I will never forget you. Corinthians 4:1-5: The Lord will reveal the secret intentions of men’s hearts. Matthew 6:24-34: Do not worry about tomorrow. New Altar Servers Needed: Boys and girls in 3rd or 4th class in Primary School are invited to volunteer to become altar servers in St. Mary’s. A meeting with the boys and girls and their parents/guardians will take place here in St. Mary’s Parish Church on Monday, February 27th at 3.00 p.m. Fuller details on page 1 of last weekend’s newsletter. Divine Mercy Conference: The Dive Mercy Conference will be held this weekend, February 24th, 25th & 26th, 2017 in the Main Hall, RDS Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. See noticeboard for poster and newsletter for details. Email divinemercyconference@gmail.com Eucharistic Ministers Meeting: A meeting of Eucharistic Ministers, both existing and new ministers will take place in the Park Hotel on Thursday, March 9th at 7.30 p.m. This meeting is part of the ongo-

ing formation which is necessary for every ministry and has been asked for by Bishop Cullinan. Every minister who can attend, is asked to attend. Sunday, February 26th is Temperance Sunday: Temperance means balance and moderation. It applies not only to drink and drugs, but to every area of life, where we may be in danger of excess, of going overboard and losing a balanced approach to living and makes sure that excess doesn’t take over in over lives. Shrove Tuesday: Tuesday, February 28th is Shrove Tuesday. Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, March 1st is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Parish Office: Located in St. Mary’s Church and is open Monday to Friday office hours. If you want to book Masses or Baptisms call during these times. Phone 42374. Daily Mass broadcast on 98.5 FM. Phone No: Fr. Ryan 42374, Fr. Harris 42384, Fr. Cooney 41136. Emergency Phone No: To contact Priest on duty: 0862334282.

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53 MARGARET VIALS (nee Lenihan) England and formerly of The Bog Road, Ballysaggart, Lismore It is with profound sorrow and deep regret we record the passing of Margaret Vials (nee Lenihan) of Market Harborough, Leicesteshire, England, formerly of The Bog Road, Ballysaggart, Lismore, Co. Waterford, which sad event occurred on 23rd January, 2017, in the presence of her loving husband Eric and son Damien following an illness bravely borne. Margaret was a native of The Bog Road, Ballysaggart, Lismore; she left home in her early twenties and moved to England, where she met her husband Eric and got married and set up home together and later went on to have one son Damien, where they shared a loving and warm home. Margaret was a dedicated worker, never missed a day and every year she always returned to her home in The Bog Road, Ballysaggart, to visit family and friends. Margaret was a loving wife and mother, a kind and considerate lady. A woman of deep religious faith. All who knew her will have their own special memories of her, especially her close family, neighbours and friends. May she rest in peace. We extend our deepest sympathy to her loving husband Eric; son Damien; brothers Patrick, Michael and John Lenihan; sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. A service of Thanksgiving was held in Our Lady Of Victories Catholic Church in Market Harborough followed by cremation in Kettering. Month’s Mind Mass for Margaret will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church, Ballysaggart, on Sunday, 26th February, 2017, at 9.30 a.m. (A Book of Condolence will be opened for all to sign).

BEIBHÍN MULCAHY 9 Sallybrook, Abbeyside, Dungarvan With profound sorrow we record the passing of Beibhín Mulcahy which sad event occurred on Friday, 17th February, 2017, peacefully at home after a lengthy illness. Removal was from her residence on Monday morning to St. Augustine’s Church. Following Funeral Mass, celebrated by Fr. Hassett, P.P., assisted by Fr. Enright, P.E., burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. To her mother Pauline Travers; step-dad Kieran Eaton; father Brian Mulcahy; sisters Ciara, Aideen, Suín and Doireann; brothers Paul and Billy; grandparents Nellie and Andy Travers and Margo Mulcahy; niece Alison; aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and her best friend Tracey McGrath, we extend our deepest sympathy. (Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

JOHANNA KING (nee Maher) Murphy Place, Abbeyside On Wednesday, 15th February, 19 students from the 5th Year Ag Science class went to visit Ashdale Farm in Colligan. Here they received an excellent tour by farmer Tomas Horgan. They viewed the impressive 50 cow rotary milking parlour, the calving areas, the housing areas and the feed areas. They also saw a cow in the early stages of giving birth. After a lot of theory it was great to see the practical side of dairy farming.

With sadness we record the passing of Johanna King which sad event occurred on Thursday, 16th February, 2017. Removal was from Drohan’s Funeral Home on Tuesday morning to St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside. Following Funeral Mass on arrival, burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. To her son James; grand-daughters Mary-Jane and Charlotte; great grandson Lamzah Khan; relatives and friends, we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

JOSEPH (Joe) McGRATH Boston and Ballinamult

Dungarvan CBS Athletics Squad who travelled to Tramore Valley Park, Kinsale Road, Cork City for the Munster Schools Cross Country Championships.

It is with deep sadness that we record the passing of Joseph (Joe) McGrath, late of Boston and Ballinamult. This sad event occurred on Friday, 27th January, at his home following an illness. We extend our deepest sympathy to Joe’s loving wife Ann-Marie; step-daughter Karen; step-son Richard; grandchildren Catherine, Luke and Ava; brothers Jim and Peader; sisters Margaret, Kathleen, Joan and Mary; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, relatives and friends. Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church, Touraneena, on Friday, 24th February, at 7.30 p.m. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

54 JOHN JOE SHEEHAN Springmeadows, Dungarvan, and formerly of Castletownbere, Co. Cork One of life's great characters passed on to his eternal reward on Monday, 6th February, 2017. While John Joe had been ill for a period of time, he always kept the good side out and did not let his illness get him down, his death was somewhat unexpected. John Joe was a gentle man, known the length and breath of his adopted county. It was because of his many interests that he was so well known. He liked nothing better that a game of cards with his friends, he loved to back the horses and was always good for a tip.We are not sure if there is anyone that made a pot from any of his tips. John Joe, as everyone knew, was first and foremost a proud Cork man, he would head West a couple times of year to meet his family and friends who remained in Castletownbere. The annual Beara Men's Social was the highlight of the social year and John Joe would travel to Cork to meet his fellow Corkonians. John Joe was born in West Cork and, like many before him, he moved to the bright lights of London to work. He worked on the building sites around London and he loved the life that the Irish at that time had in Cricklewood and Kilburn; he danced in the Galteemore and went to tea dances in The Bamba. During this time John Joe met Lily, who was from Dungarvan. In 1974 they moved back to Dungarvan to be near to Lily's parents and family. John Joe very quickly settled in. He worked with some builders before he joined the Creamery staff where he worked until its closure in 1999. John Joe and Lily settled into life in Dungarvan easily where he played his football with the Brickey Rangers for a number of years. He was a formidable full back and a force to be reckoned with in this position. In fact, he was on the team that won the Intermediate Western final in 1978.While on the playing field he tended to be very vocal and was known to be a great fan of referees! John Joe, once he hung up his boots, never lost interest in his beloved Brickey Rangers and he was proud of all of the achievements of his boys on the field. However, his proudest moment was surely seeing Shiner pick up an All-Ireland medal in Junior Football. It was well reported that Shiner’s skill came from West Cork. John Joe always gave great advice, if you wanted to listen or not, about how the game should be played. He was an honorary Vice-President of the Brickey Rangers Club and no doubt he would have been pleased to see both the Cork and the Brickey flags together on his coffin. Family was important to John Joe. Lily and himself reared four fine sons but, it has to be said, that he loved all of his grandchildren dearly. He was as proud as could be when one of them received Communion/Confirmation or when they had played a match. He loved having them all around for family occasions. John Joe never forget his roots and it was very apparent that he was held in a high esteem in Castletown as he was in the Brickey Valley. This was evident by the huge crowds that travelled for his funeral, the stories and tales that were told were of great comfort to Lily and the boys. Rosary for the repose of John Joe’s soul was offered by Sr. Bernadette in Drohan’s Funeral Home on Tuesday, 7th February. His remains were removed from the Funeral Home on Wednesday morning, shouldered by his Brickey Rangers comrades to a fitting guard of honour, also provided by the club, along with his former Waterford Foods workmates. Funeral Mass took place in St Mary's Parish Church. Fr. Ryan, P.P., celebrated the Mass and was assisted by Fr. Enright and Fr. Murphy. Gifts signifying parts of John Joe’s life were brought to the Altar by his grandchildren Chelsea, Robyn, Sophie, Mikey and Dylan, and narrated by Rachel. Karen Sheehan and Jackie Barden shared the readings; Prayers of the Faithful were offered by his grandchildren: Sarah and Laura, Bernie Folen and Michael Lenihan.The bread and wine were brought to the Altar by his daughters-in-law, Judith and Angela. His son James spoke some very kind words about his dad and thanked all of the friends and neighbours for their kindness. Christina and Eimear Tobin sang beautiful musical tributes during Mass. John Joe was carried by his four sons and two brothers to his final resting place in St. Mary's Cemetery to the sounds of Skibbereen. Chief mourners: Lily (wife); sons Paul, Danny, Johnny and James; grandchildren Rachel, Mikey, Sarah, Laura, Sophie, Chelsea, Robyn and Dylan; sisters Kitty, Eileen, Ann and Bernie; brothers Jim and Donal; daughters-in-law Judith and Angela; sisters-in-law, brothersin-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and very many friends. "Young players may come and go But there will ne'er be another like the gallant John Joe." (Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

OBITUARY JAMES RYAN Lauragh, Cappagh, County Waterford It is with deep and sincere regret that we record the death of James Ryan, Lauragh, Cappagh, County Waterford. James died on the 3rd February, 2017, peacefully, at University Hospital Waterford. Beloved husband of Teresa and loving father of Michael, Raymond, Patrick, Margaret, Brendan and Thérèse, he will be deeply missed by his beloved grandchildren, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law and his brother Very Rev. Michael J. Ryan, P.E., and extended family. James is predeceased by his parents Michael and Margaret, brothers Dr. Eddie (Nova Scotia) and recently by Nicholas (Maginstown, Clonmel). James, who was well known as Dilly to his family and friends throughout his life, was born in Lauragh in Cappagh where he lived all of his life. He was born in 1933 to Michael and Margaret Ryan and he grew up there on the family farm with his three brothers. He always had fond memories of his younger years in Lauragh and recounted many stories over the years about his family, friends, neighbours and local area. After James finished school, he started working on the farm. He continued to stay involved outside the farm and he performed very well in Public Speaking, represented Ireland in Stock Judging in Scotland. Through evening and night classes, James was awarded a Diploma in Sociology from UCC. In 1958, James married his wife Teresa (nee Sweeney) from Carriganna, Stradbally, and they had fifty-nine very happily married years together and raised their six children. Together with Teresa, he worked hard on the farm at Lauragh and was known far and wide as a progressive farmer investing in his dairy cows and farm. James was seen by many as being ahead of his time in both grassland and stock management. He was heavily involved in the farm apprenticeship scheme and was highly regarded and held in great esteem by all of those who helped on his farm including apprentices. This was evidenced by the large number who travelled from near and far to be at his funeral and who saw James as their friend and mentor. James was very active in farming organisations throughout his life from Macra na Feirme to the NFA to the IFA. He represented farmers’ interests strongly throughout his life from being on the Farmers’ March in the 1960s through to being on IFA committees and attending co-op meetings in subsequent years. James, along with Teresa, devoted much of their lives to their family and he always took pride in his family doing well and took great joy from their milestones in life. In their earlier years he had been a key figure in the establishment of Community Games in Waterford. In his later years, James loved travelling with Teresa and amongst their many foreign trips, he always recalled with particular fondness their holidays in Cyprus and travelling with a group from Ballinameela Parish to visit the Shrine of St. Cathaldus of Canty in Taranto, Italy. James had a long battle with illness in recent years which he fought with great bravery and we want to thank all who supported him and us his family, especially Fr. Gerard O’Connor, P.P., the local Doctors, Dungarvan Community Hospital, University Hospital Waterford, the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, the Carers Association and most especially the staff and Carers of St. Patrick’s Hospital,Waterford, where James received such excellent care and our good family friend Gerald Foley. May James rest in peace. James lay in repose at his beloved home in Lauragh on Saturday, 4th February. Removal took place on Sunday afternoon, 5th February, to Kiely’s Funeral Home, Dungarvan. Huge numbers of people came to pay their respects to James, a fitting testament to the respect and esteem in which he was held. Funeral prayers were recited by Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., and Fr. M. J. Ryan, P.E. (James’ brother), before the removal took place to St. James’ Church, Ballinameela. En route to the Church the cortege paused in prayerful remembrance at Lauragh.The Service of Reception was led by Fr. O’Connor, P.P., assisted by Fr. M. J. Ryan, P.E., and Fr. M. Kennedy, P.P. Con-celebrated Requiem Mass was presided over by Most Rev. Alphonsus Cullinan (Bishop of Waterford and Lismore) on Monday morning, 6th February. The Chief Celebrant was Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., assisted by Fr. J. Kiely, P.E.; Msgr. P. Osborne, P.E.; Fr. M. J. Ryan, P.E.; Msgr. M. Olden, P.E.; Canon B. Meehan, P.P.; Fr. M. O’Byrne, P.P.; Fr. F. Lucey, P.E., and Fr. R. Power, P.P. The Eulogy was delivered by James’ eldest son Michael; symbolic items were presented at the Altar by James’ grandchildren, including a sod of earth from Lauragh, which he would have appreciated. Throughout the Mass, readings and prayers were recited and Offertory Gifts were presented by his family and grandchildren in the presence of a huge congregation. Beautiful, sacred hymns were sung and played by Dina Walshe. Following the Requiem Mass the burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. Fr. O’Connor, P.P., imparted the graveside blessing and led the Rite of Committal. The chief mourners were James’ wife Teresa; sons Michael, Raymond, Patrick and Brendan; daughters Margaret and Thérèse; daughters-in-law Maura, Eilís, Pauline and Katharina; sons-in-law Eddie and Ruairí; grandchildren; brother V. Rev. Fr. M. J. Ryan, P.E.,

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and extended family, all of whom he loved and cherished so much in life. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasail. Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan)

KEVIN DWANE Kilminion, Dungarvan With sadness we record the death of Kevin Dwane, after a brief illness, surrounded by his family on the 21st of January at his home. Kevin was born on the 1st of June in 1935 at his home in Kilminion, and lived with his parents Emily and Paddy; Kevin was the youngest of his two predeceased siblings Paddy Joe and Breda. Kevin went to Abbeyside Primary School and then to the St. Augustine’s College; after leaving school Kevin worked on the family farm with his dad and brother Paddy Joe and later leaving home to work on land drainage schemes around the country; Kevin returned after a few years to resume farming and took up work at Quigley Magnesite where he spent many happy years, and made many lifelong friends. Following the closure of Quigley Magnesite he returned to farming and also working for Willie Fennell and QK Coldstores. Kevin was active in the local community where his involvement dated back to the construction of St. Laurence’s Hall in Ballinroad, where he attended many dances over the years. Kevin met his wife Monica Fennell at a dance in the Rainbow Hall in Kilmacthomas and got married in Stradbally Church on the 8th of January, 1964. Kevin and Monica had four children, Margaret, Francis, Michelle and Majella, and recently celebrated their 53rd Wedding Anniversary. Kevin was a great family man and enjoyed the family gatherings of which he was the heart and soul; Kevin was a man of great faith and was an integral part of his local church, a loyal supporter of Ballinacourty and Waterford clubs. When Kevin retired he attended daily Mass and enjoyed the social aspect of meeting his fellow parishioners; Kevin loved to walk Clonea beach with his dogs on Summer’s evenings meeting the local neighbours for a chat and banter. Family was very important to Kevin and he was very proud of his children, grandchildren and his great grandchildren. Kevin was happy to be surrounded by family and close friends at home when his health deteriorated. Kevin lay in repose at his residence on Saturday and Sunday evening with Rosary and prayers led by Fr. Hassett on Sunday evening, removal from his home took place on Monday the 23rd to Ballinroad Church, where Mass, celebrated by Fr. Hassett, P.P., and concelebrated by Fr. Enright and Fr. Condon; burial followed in the adjoining cemetery; the symbols of Kevin’s life were presented by Mary Power (grandchild) Pioneer Pin and cushion, photograph of Sean Power (grandchild who is in Australasia) presented by Veronica Power (grandchild), wedding photograph presented by Tom Fennell (brother-in-law), miniature dog presented by Johnnie Treen (grandchild). The significance of symbols was narrated by Majella Dwane. Readings during Mass by Laura Dwane (grand-daughter) and Bernie Dwane (daughter-in-law).The offertory gifts were brought up by John Dwane (cousin) and Johnnie Treen (grandchild). Prayers of the Faithful by Daniel Treen (grandson), Emma Dwane (grand-daughter), Jack Dwane (grandnephew), John Dwane (cousin). Grandchildren Charlie and Annie Treen were Altar servers. A selection of his favourite hymns was sung by Ballinroad Choir; ‘On Eagles Wings’ was sung by cousins Mary and Kiara Murphy. The Eulogy, outlining Kevin’s long fulfilled life, was given by his son Francis Dwane, and two verses of ‘Dungarvan My Home Town’ were recited by Majella Dwane. ‘No Frontiers’ was sung Ciara Murphy leaving the church. ‘Bright Blue Rose’ was sung at the graveside by grandnephew Paddy Dwane to send Kevin on his final journey on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Kevin will be sadly missed by his wife Monica; daughters Margaret, Michelle Majella and son Francis; sons and daughter-in-law, nephews, nieces, cousins, grandchildren and great grandchildren, relatives, neighbours and friends. The family would like to sincerely thank the many family, friends and neighbours who joined them to celebrate Kevin’s life and join them in bidding Kevin farewell, and in particular everyone who helped out in so many ways over the last few weeks your support and kindness is appreciated by all the family. Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated on Sunday the 26th of February at 10.00 a.m. Mass in Ballinroad. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

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GILLIAN POLLARD (nee Houlihan) Ballyanchor, Lismore With profound sorrow and deep regret we record the passing of Gillian Pollard (nee Houlihan), Ballyanchor, Lismore, Co. Waterford, which sad event occurred on 9th January, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her heartbroken husband Edd; parents Matt and Margaret; sister Claire; brothers David and Matt Jr. and extended family. Gill was born on the 8th October, 1981, to Matt and Mag Houlihan (nee Burke) and as their first born child she spent her early years in Cappoquin before making the move to the now family home in Ballyanchor at the age of 5. She spent her Primary and Secondary School years in the Presentation Convent, Lismore. It is here that she formed the lasting friendships that shaped her adult years with her close friends that became as much a part of her life as she did of theirs. Next came the Cork College of Commerce where, once she finished her course, she made the move to Cork city and began working in the Airport, leaving behind her first place of employment in Lismore at Willie Roche’s. Eventually returning to Lismore to begin her many years of very happy work in Mari Mina Pharmacy where she once again made more amazing friendships with all the staff. All the while, romance was blooming with her future husband Edd. Especially in JR’s where they spent many weekends with their friends and made many memories together. Making the move from Cork back to Lismore, they began to build their home in Ballyanchor, not too far from her very own family home. The first of many pets, the black labrador ‘Charlie’ arrived to the house shortly thereafter. On the 3rd August, 2013, after 11 years in the making, they celebrated their wedding in Lismore with all of their friends and family. Gill often said that it was the happiest day of her life and there are countless pictures of the special day to prove exactly that. She was very much a homebird at heart and never had far to travel to see her youngest brother Matt Jr. and her parents. Having never made the trip to Australia to her brother David and his fiance Julie, she nonetheless always kept in regular contact. She loved spending long weekends away with friends, especially visiting her sister Claire and fiance Pa in Liverpool as often as she could. Then to Gillian’s delight in the Summer of 2016, Claire and David made the final move home to Lismore with their partners. Gill was a loving wife, caring and thoughtful daughter and sister and amazing friend. She fought her illness with strength, courage and dignity, while still embracing life and making every day count. Gill touched the hearts of all she knew and each will have their own special memories of her. Her husband Edd; parents Matt and Mag; sister Claire and brothers David and Matt Jr. would like to thank Edd’s family, Gill’s extended family and her close friends for all their support and kindness throughout the years. A special heartfelt thanks to Dr. Barry Lordan, all the Nurses from West Waterford Hospice and the Irish Cancer Society who looked after Gill so well throughout her illness.They would also like to thank the Doctors and Nurses at Waterford University Hospital. Lying in repose at Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Home, Cappoquin, on Tuesday, 10th January. The funeral prayers were recited by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., in the presence of her loving family, relatives and close friends. On Wednesday morning Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., recited funeral prayers at her home in the presence of her loving family before removal took place to St. Carthage's Church, Lismore. On arrival Gillian was received and blessed by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P. A guard of honour was formed by Gillian's work colleagues from Mari Mini and her close school friends.The Funeral Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P. Symbols representing her life were presented by her friends Avril Doocey (wedding photograph); Gill Walsh (high heel shoes); Joanna Ormond (handbag and car keys); Liam Casey (photograph of Gill and Edd's dog ‘Charlie’) and brother-in-law Padraig (Kindle reader).These were all narrated by Gillian's aunt Bridget Breen. The readings during the Mass were recited by her mother-in-law Anne Pollard and aunt Bridget Breen.The Prayers of the Faithful were recited by her sister Claire Houlihan, sister-in-law Brid Kiely, uncle Johnny Burke, cousin Yvonne Kelly, work colleague Mary Coffey and friend Emma Coffey. Becky McCloskey and Donal Kennefick provided a lovely selection of music and hymns throughout the Funeral Mass. The Offertory Gifts were presented to the Altar by Gillian's husband Edd and her mother Margaret. Before the final blessings, Gillian's brother-in-law Damien Pollard acknowledged the entire community for their support and kindness and recalled fond memories of Gillian which was greatly appreciated by both the Pollard and Houlihan families. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in St. Carthage's Cemetery. Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., officiated the graveside prayers where Gillian was laid to rest in the presence of her loving family,

OBITUARY relatives, friends and a large cortege of mourners. Keith Burke (cousin) paid a lovely graveside tribute by singing "Jealous of the Angels". May she rest in peace. Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, 4th March, at 6:15 p.m. at St. Carthage's Church, Lismore. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

LIAM GIBLIN Springmount, Dungarvan Deep sadness and regret was expressed with the passing of Liam Giblin on Tuesday, 14th February, at University Hospital Waterford. We extend our sincere sympathy to Liam’s wife Maura (née Keane); son Liam; daughter Lola; son-in-law Tom Holmes; grandchildren Lucy and Ian; sisters Theresa, Rita and Mary; brothers-in-law Michael, Daniel and Declan; other relatives and friends. Liam lay in repose at the Kiely Funeral Home, Dungarvan, on Wednesday, 15th February. In the presence of his loving family and many friends Sr. Philomena led the recitation of the Rosary. On Thursday morning, 16th February, the removal took place to St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan, where Con-celebrated Requiem Mass in thanksgiving for Liam’s life was offered by Fr. J. Harris, C.C. (Chief Celebrant). Afterwards Liam was laid to rest in St. Mary’s Old Churchyard in the presence of a large concourse of mourners. May Liam rest in peace. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

THOMAS (Tom) SLATTERY “Kincora”, Abbeyside, Dungarvan With sorrow and regret we record the passing of Thomas (Tom) Slattery, “Kincora”, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, which occurred, peacefully, on Thursday, 9th February, 2017, at St. Vincent’s Unit, Dungarvan Community Hospital. Tom is survived by his wife Peggy, three sons, two daughters and six grandchildren. Aged 93, he was one of five children born to William and Frances Slattery, Ballygagin, with Tom being the eldest. He had many fond memories of growing up on the farm in Ballygagin. As a young man Tom studied to become a Radio Officer in Dublin and subsequently went on to work in the British Merchant Navy with the Marconi Company. He travelled to many countries throughout the world over his career of more than forty years. A great storyteller, Tom entertained people with many interesting stories about his travels. He read extensively and had a keen interest in current affairs. A man of deep religious faith, Tom was devoted to the Sacraments. While in full health, he was a daily Mass-goer at Abbeyside Church. Over the past year, Tom’s health deteriorated and he was grateful for the wonderful care he received from the Doctors, Home-help Carer Marie Walsh and especially his wife Peggy and family in his own home. Tom was determined to stay in the house that had been his home for over forty-five years. Peggy, his wife, did everything in her power to make sure his wishes were fulfilled and he remained at home until the 23rd December last. At this point his health deteriorated and he was moved to St.Vincent’s Unit, Dungarvan Community Hospital, where he received the very best of care in his last weeks. Tom is survived by his loving wife Peggy; sons Fr. Billy,Thomas and Denis; daughters Frances and Catherine; daughters-in-law Tracey and Rachida; son-in-law Eric; sister-in-law Mary Walsh; grandchildren Ivan, Neil, Sophie, Joe, Norah and Thomas; nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam uasal. Tom lay in repose at the Kiely Funeral Home, Dungarvan, on Saturday, 11th February, where many people came to pay their respects and console the bereaved. Later Tom’s son Fr. Billy Slattery recited the Rosary and funeral prayers before the removal took place to St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan. On arrival Fr. Slattery led the Service of Reception assisted by Fr. M. Cooney, O.S.A. Requiem Mass for the repose of Tom’s soul was offered on Sunday, 12th February, by Fr. Slattery with Canon W. Ryan, P.P.; Fr. J. Harris, C.C., and Fr. N. Hassett, P.P., also in attendance. The Liturgy of the Word was shared with the large congregation by Denis Slattery (son) and Catherine Slattery (daughter). The Prayers of the Faithful were recited by Frances (daughter), Ivan, Neil, and Norah (grandchildren). The Offertory Gifts of Bread and Wine were presented at the altar by Joe and Sophie Slattery (grandchildren). Throughout the Mass beautiful, sacred hymns were played and sung by Dina Walshe. ‘Ave Maria’ and ‘Panis Angelicus’ were beautifully performed on violin by Ivan and Neil Mather (grandchildren). Afterwards Tom was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery where Fr. Slattery imparted the graveside blessing and led the Rite of Committal. May Tom rest in peace. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

55 JOHN MORRISSON Moore Hill, Tallow, Co. Waterford Died: 3rd February, 2017 It is with sadness and regret we record the passing of John Morrisson, Moore Hill, Tallow, Co. Waterford (former employee of Bowen Construction), which sad event occurred unexpectedly at his home on 3rd February, 2017. John was born in Kilwatermoy, on 19th September, 1930, to Edmond Morrisson and Ellen Morrisson (nee Ryan) and was one of seven children. He lived in Kilwatermoy in his early years and attended Tallow National School. He was raised in the in-between generation, born in the years immediately after the Civil War and before the outbreak of World War Two, what they call the “silent generation”. A generation with one foot firmly planted in the 20th Century with the other placed unsteadily in the Twenty-first Century. A generation which probably have seen more change than any other generation in history. On leaving school, John worked in farming both at home and at Janeville Grass Drying Station. Like many others of his generation, John emigrated to England in the early fifties and worked on construction sites there for a number of years. John married Josephine (nee Mills) on 2nd July, 1957, and lived for a while in Kilwatermoy, before settling in Moorehill with their two children, Lesley and John. John returned to Ireland and commenced work in the construction industry, joining Bowen Construction in 1965 where he remained until his retirement in 2005. He was employed on numerous construction projects during his career, most notably Youghal Bridge, Dromana Bridge, Dungarvan Civic Offices. John was a jovial and witty man and his company was enjoyed by all who knew him. John had many interests but his first love was horse racing and he was a regular attendee at race meetings at home and abroad. He was also an avid GAA supporter and supported both the Shamrocks GAA Club and Waterford and travelled the country to matches in support of both club and county. Lying in repose at Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Home, Tallow, on Sunday evening, where funeral prayers and Rosary were recited by Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P., in the presence of his loving family, relatives, neighbours and friends. Reposing on Monday evening, Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P., recited funeral prayers in the presence his loving family, relatives, neighbours and friends before removal took place to the Holy Cross Church, Kilwatermoy. On arrival his remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P., and was concelebrated by Rev. Fr. B. O’Donovan, P.P. Readings were recited by Irene O’Keeffe and Ann Power and the psalm was sung by Andree Cunningham and was accompanied by daughter Lesley Feeney and grandchildren Aine and Fiona Feeney. The Gospel Acclamation was read by niece-in-law Ann Power. Prayers of the Faithful were recited by grandsons Peter Feeney and Cian Morrisson, niece Eileen O’Grady and life-long friend Kevin O’Connor. Symbols representing his life were presented to the Altar by grandchildren Fiona Feeney (builder’s helmet), Oisín Morrisson (race card), Sean Morrisson (the Irish Field) and Aine Feeney (Waterford GAA ribbon).The Offertory Gifts were presented to the Altar by his loving wife Josephine and sister Philomena (Babs), which were narrated by grandson Peter.Throughout the Mass soloist Andrea Cunningham and organist Mary Pedder Daly provided a beautiful selection of music and hymns. Following Communion son John spoke on behalf of the family, thanking the community for their support and kindness throughout this difficult time. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in Tallow Cemetery. Rev. Fr. P. Condon, P.P., officiated the graveside prayers where John was laid to rest in the presence of his loving family, relatives, neighbours and friends. John was predeceased by his brother Jim; sisters, Joan, Maureen, Bridie and Peg and is survived by his sister Philomena (Babs) Keane. May he rest in peace. We extend our deepest sympathy to his loving wife Josephine (nee Mills); son John; daughter Lesley Feeney; sister Philomena (Babs) Keane; daughter-in-law Deirdre; son-in-law Michael Feeney; grandchildren Peter, Fiona, Aine, Cian, Seán and Oisín; brother-in-law Batty Mills and his wife Marie; sister-in-law Biddy Morrisson; nephew Michael Hogan; niece Eileen O’Grady; grandnephews, grandnieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated on Friday, March 3rd, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilwatermoy Church. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh and Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin and Tallow).

FARMING Round-up … Lamb trade stronger with tighter supplies

IFA discuss future farm skills needs – The IFA Farm Business Skillnet Steering Committee pictured with IFA President Joe Healy, IFA Director General Damian McDonald and Skillnet Programme Support Manager Noreen Fitzpatrick at a meeting discussing the training requirement of farmers now and in the future. The group discussed the need for a strategic plan to anticipate the future learning needs of farmers and how the Farm Business Skillnet can deliver this effectively.

IFA Nitrates priorities:

Continuation of derogation, reduction in penalties and roll-over of pig and poultry arrangements IFA President Joe Healy last week led a delegation to meet with Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and Local Government Minister Simon Coveney to set out the Association’s priorities in the forthcoming review of the nitrates regulations. Joe Healy said, “Farmers have made a real contribution to an improved rural environment. Over €2bn has been spent on slurry storage and on ensuring that farmyards are at the highest environmental standards. This has paid dividend, with a 92% reduction in rivers that are classified as seriously polluted.” “This provides a real platform for the review of the nitrates regulations to deliver progressive actions, which support the sustainable development of the sector in line

with the Food Wise 2025 ambitions”, he added. IFA Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney said, “IFA will work with Ministers Creed and Coveney and the European Commission to safeguard the continuation of the nitrates derogation for the 7,000 farmers who will underpin the development of the sector over the coming years. “In addition, Government must review the disproportionate level of nitrates inspections that are imposed on farmers and work with the sector to deliver compliance and improved water quality, rather than just enforce penalties.” Tom Hogan, IFA Pigs Committee Chairman has urged both Ministers to

urgently address the situations that pig and poultry farmers find themselves in and to ensure that the transitional arrangements remain in place. He said, “Pig and poultry manures are valuable nutrients that farmers must be supported to use, however they are also costly to haul around the country. “Policy measures, including the introduction of supports for anaerobic digestion, must be put in place as part of the continuation of the transitional arrangements.” Over the coming weeks, IFA will continue to meet with senior officials from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Local Government and the European Commission to safeguard farmers’ interests in the nitrates negotiations.

IFA very strong on €200 support for suckler cows IFA President Joe Healy said the IFA is very strong in its view that vulnerable low-income sectors like suckler farming must be strongly supported and prioritised for increased targeted direct supports of up to €200 per cow. He said Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and his Department cannot continue to ignore the severe income crisis in livestock. Saying no to proposals to try and improve suckler incomes is not an option. Joe Healy said, “IFA has not proposed a straight coupled support of €200 per cow involving a reduction in basic payments. Based on the exceptional lowincome levels of €13,000 a year in suckling, it is essential that direct supports for suckler cows are increased. This can be financed through a combination

of CAP Pillar I, Pillar II and national funding”. Joe Healy pointed out that when IFA first proposed a strong targeted direct payment for sheep farmers, there was also a very negative reaction from some Government sources. However, since his appointment, Minister Creed has overseen the new €25m sheep welfare scheme introduced in the last Programme for Government. Joe Healy said our one-million head suckler cow herd is vital to the beef and livestock sector. It provides the marketing image on which our quality beef exports and access to the higher-priced retail market outlets are secured. A study for IFA by UCD Professor of Agricultural Economics Alan Renwick shows that each €1 of support invested

in the beef sector, underpins over €4 in output in the Irish economy. At local level, the study showed that the cattle sector is embedded in the local economy, with 80% of cattle output sold in the area and over 90% of inputs sourced in the local area. Joe Healy said the €52m Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) secured by IFA was a positive start in terms of supporting the suckler cow herd and he called on Minister Creed to immediately reopen the BDGP scheme to allow new applicants in 2017, in line with the commitment given in Budget 2017. Based on the fall-off from the original applications in 2015, there is adequate funding to reopen the scheme at this stage. The IFA President also called

on Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to prioritise live exports in 2017. He said with a forecast for an additional 100,000 head of cattle this year, a strong live export trade to markets like Turkey is vital for both price competition and market outlets. In order to provide a vital boost to calf exports at this critical time, Joe Healy said IFA has proposed that the €8 per head charges on live exports be removed and the transport issues to Holland be resolved. IFA has requested Minister Creed undertake a diplomatic visit to Egypt to get the live export trade to this market moving. In addition IFA has requested that the veterinary certificate for Egypt is amended and more dedicated boats cleared.

IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey said the lamb trade is stronger with numbers at the factories tighter. He said prices of €4.80 to €4.90 are on offer, with some deals for more being negotiated. John Lynskey repeated the strong IFA message delivered to the factories at their recent meeting. He said factories are unfairly using a relatively small volume of increased numbers of heavier lambs to undermine the market. “If the factories want in-spec quality lambs, let them offer a viable price for them and farmers will move them earlier and at lighter weights.” At the meeting between IFA and the lamb factories from Meat Industry Ireland (MII) in Dublin, IFA President Joe Healy said hogget finishers are extremely frustrated with the loss-making prices on offer from the meat plants, which are down 65c/kg or €15 per head on this time last year. He said in some instances, with weight cuts, the losses are as high as €20 per lamb. Joe Healy said a delegation from the IFA National Sheep Committee told the factories in very blunt terms the poor prices along with unfair weight limit cuts on top of clipping charges had seriously eroded confidence in the sheep sector. IFA and Agriculture Minister Michael Creed worked very hard to secure a new €25m sheep welfare scheme, which had provided a great boost to the sector but this had been seriously undermined by the latest developments on the market side. IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey said factories need to adopt a more responsible and longer term approach to ensure the continued supply of Quality Assured lamb out of season to meet their retail requirements on a full year-round basis and reduce their dependence on imports. He said it is very much in the interests of meat plants and the broader sheep sector that hogget finishers have a strong viable business.

Current ANC hill sheep grazing area must qualify for higher payment in review IFA Hill Committee Chairman Pat Dunne has said that in the review of the ANCs, all areas currently classified as mountain sheep grazing areas must qualify for the highest rate of payment from the 2018 scheme. Pat Dunne said that currently 31,500 farmers benefit from the higher mountain payment. For 24,000 of these farmers, their total area is classified as mountain grazing. These payments are currently worth around €85m out of the total allocation of €205m. The IFA Hill Chairman said that with additional funds being allocated to the ANC in 2018, the payments in hill areas should be increased and front-loaded on the first 20ha. The IFA Hill Committee have set a target of a maximum payment of up to €6,000 being payable for farmers on the first 40ha. Pat Dunne said that it is important that the ANC payment rates reflect the natural handicap, and the low income associated with farming this type of land. One of the main priorities of EU regulation on ANCs is avoiding land abandonment. The ANC scheme plays a key role in this regard as there is clear recognition of farming activity through a minimum stocking level and in the case of commonages through the commonage management plan. The IFA Hill Committee is calling on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to recognise the most disadvantaged areas in the upcoming review and to retain the existing mountain grazing areas so that they can qualify for the highest rate of payment.

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Macra na Feirme delivers 2017 National Reserve for Young farmers MACRA na Feirme warmly welcomes and is delighted with the announcement from Agriculture Minister Michael Creed that the National Reserve will re-open in 2017. This will come as great news to young farmers who want to progress their farming careers. It is a very positive signal from the government on the value it places on the development of young farmers and their futures. Speaking Seán Finan Macra na Feirme National President said, “The re-opening of the National Reserve in 2017 is something that Macra na Feirme has actively campaigned on, for an extended period of time. We have lobbied at political and farm organisation levels to seek support and ensure there is a National Reserve in 2017. In Macra na Feirme, we are taking full credit for delivering the opening of the 2017 National Reserve for young farmers and new entrants.” The National Reserve in 2017 will accommodate the priority categories of young farmers and new entrants. It will incorporate those who lost out in 2016 due to the lack of a national reserve but also the 2017 young farmers and new entrants. The 2015 national reserve scheme was a very successful scheme with 6,260 successful applicants and as a result all funds were exhausted. Sean Finan continued, “It’s very significant that there is a National Reserve in 2017. We believe if the National Reserve was not opened this year, it's unlikely it would open for the duration of the current CAP programme. 2016 and 2017 new entrants and young farmers will be catered for with the injection of funding this year from the reallocation of unused young farmers top-up funds. It is now hoped, but remains to be seen, if the replenishment mechanisms including ‘clawback’ on sale of entitlements without land and unused entitlements, will create enough of a budget to accommodate young farmers for years

57 IFA CAMPAIGN ON AREAS OF NATURAL CONSTRAINTS (ANC)

Public Meeting on ANC Review FRIDAY, 24th FEBRUARY, Corrin Mart, Fermoy, 8.00 p.m. Speakers: • Joe Healy, IFA President • Joe Brady, IFA Rural Development Chairman • Gerry Gunning, Executive Secretary IFA R.Dev Committee • Munster MEPs and Local TDs have also been invited ALL WELCOME

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed and Macra na Feirme President Sean Finan at the announcement of the 2017 National Reserve. 2018 and subsequent years up to the end of the current CAP programme.” Macra na Feirme has consistently highlighted that without the injection of funds this year for a National Reserve, the monies required in 2018 to look after 3 years of young farmers (2016/2017/2018) would unlikely be raised by the replenishment mechanisms and result

in no National Reserve for the duration of the CAP programme. Sean Finan continued, "On behalf of young farmers, we in Macra na Feirme would like to thank Agriculture Minister Michael Creed, his officials, and some of the farm organisations who supported our proposals for a 2017 National Reserve.The reopening of a 2017 National Reserve is another example of

the very positive and valuable work that Macra na Feirme does in representing and lobbying on behalf of young farmers. As the only voice of young farmers in the country, Macra na Feirme has always been very clear that we have to move away from the stop-start nature of young farmer schemes and this announcement is a very positive development in that regard for young farmers."

IFA and French farmers discuss flexibilities to protect areas in ANC review IFA Rural Development Committee Chairman Joe Brady has said there are sufficient flexibilities to protect areas currently designated as ANC in the EU wide review, if they are used to maximum effect. He said that following a meeting in Paris between IFA and the French organisation the FNSEA this week, it is clear that the French are exhausting all the flexibilities to keep areas designated through the use of data that reflects the limitation of soil which may not necessarily be shown through the biophysical criteria. So far in France, an indicative map has been issued showing areas that meet the biophysical criteria as well as areas that have lower than 80% of natural standard output

and stocking rates of less than 1.4lu/ha. Also, areas where there is high level of permanent grassland are being included as these reflect the lower income drystock sectors. Joe Brady said it was important that before maps are produced in Ireland, the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed uses all flexibilities that are available, as the straight use of biophysical criteria along with fine-tuning will discriminate against certain areas. In relation to payment rates, both IFA and the FNSEA agreed that the payment rates must reflect the natural handicap. Frontloading at 25/ha is being used in France while IFA proposes a frontload on the first 20/ha in a new revised payment structure across all areas.

It was agreed by both organisations to work together at EU level to ensure that the EU Commission accepts flexibilities to maintain areas and ensure ANC criteria to make a significant contribution to farm income. IFA ANC MEETINGS – MUNSTER AND LEINSTER IFA is holding two further meetings as part of its ANC campaign in Munster and South Leinster. IFA President Joe Healy will address the meeting and MEPs from the region as well as TDs from the locality have been invited. • Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co. Cork, on Friday, February 24th, at 8.30 p.m. • The Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Carlow, on Friday, March 3rd, at 8.00 p.m.

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Teagasc DAIRYING Teagasc advice • Graze 1⁄3 of the cow area by the 1st of March. • In wet weather turn cows out for 3 hrs after morning and evening milking. • Don’t damage paddocks. • If no fertilizer out spread ¾ bag urea/ac once weather allows. EARLY NUTRITION AND WEANING OF DAIRY CALF To ensure that calves grow well and are not marginally malnourished, they should get a daily amount of at least 13 to 15% of their birth weight in whole milk or high quality milk replacer, mixed at 125 g/L water.This should enable calves to gain about 500 - 600g per day throughout the first three weeks of life from milk alone. After this they can keep growing at or above this rate or more with the help of additional starter concentrates. The abomasum of a newborn calf is not large enough to deal with the suggested volume of milk (13-15% of body weight; up to 6L/calf/day) if it is given in one feed. Calves should be fed with liquid feed twice a day until they are at least 3 weeks of age. WASTE MILK Antibiotic milk: milk from cows that have been treated with antibiotics and which are within the withdrawal period will contain residues from those drugs.This can affect the taste of the milk resulting in the calves not drinking as much as they should. Even worse, it can lead to the development of bac-

teria that are resistant to these antibiotics. This means that if you try to treat animals with these antibiotics they may not work as effectively as might otherwise be the case. Milk from cows that are under antibiotic treatment should not be fed to calves. Transition milk: milk from the first eight milkings is known as transition milk. Depending on the disease status of your farm, feeding raw transition milk from healthy cows and excess saleable milk should have a lower risk than feeding raw milk contaminated by antibiotics or high in SCC. However, best practice is to pasteurise this milk, and chill for storage. CALF STARTER CONCENTRATES The intake of calf starter concentrates is the single most important factor for the development of the rumen. For this reason, it is important that calves have access to clean and palatable starter concentrates from early on, even though they will only eat small amounts in the first 3 weeks. If you provide only small amounts fresh every day, you can reduce wastage, and you will see when the calves need more. WATER The development of the rumen depends on the chemical end-products of bacterial fermentation of the starter concentrates. For the fermentation to take place the bacteria need water. The water that is in the milk does not contribute, because the milk bypasses the rumen and goes directly into the abomasum. Calves that have free access to water

eat more starter concentrates and have enhanced rumen development.Thus, it is recommended that clean water is provided at all times. WEANING Forty per cent of replacement dairy heifer calves born do not calve between 22-26 months of age. The objective of replacement heifer rearing is to reach key target weights, the first of which is breeding weight. Calves need to gain 0.7kg per day (20kg per month) to achieve 330kg at breeding. There are two critical periods when performance suffers, in the first eight to ten weeks, and during the first winter. So a good start is half the battle. Only wean calves when they are eating at least 1 kg of starter concentrates per day to avoid a growth check after weaning. This is difficult to assess when calves are housed in groups. The amount of concentrates a calf eats depends on the availability of concentrates and the volume of milk being fed. Assuming that calves have access to clean and palatable starter concentrates from the second week of life and are fed only the minimal required volumes of milk as described above they will usually eat 1 kg of starter concentrates from about 8 weeks of age. If starter concentrates are limited or larger volumes of liquid feed are given this point can be delayed. Weaning should be done by gradually reducing the volume fed over a period of 7 to 10 days. In calves that are still fed twice a day at this point, this can be achieved by cutting down to once a day feeding. This will lead to an increased starter con-

Beef farmers under threat as CETA vote passes ICSA President Patrick Kent has expressed grave disappointment at the European Parliament vote in favour of the CETA deal. Mr. Kent said “Beef will be the big loser with 50,000 tonnes of ultra cheap Canadian beef coming into the European market. This will primarily comprise

prime cuts from a large number of animals which will undermine our market for high quality beef cuts. All of this is even further complicated by the uncertainty around Brexit and the potential for further trade deals between UK and Canada and South

America.” “This deal will be disastrous for beef as was comprehensively outlined in the study Cumulative Impact of Future Trade Deals on EU Agriculture published in late 2016.” “ICSA has consistently stood against the detrimental trade

deals being negotiated by the EU Commission because we have always said that the impact offers absolutely no positives whatsoever for our livestock sector. ICSA is the only farm organisation to be 100% against trade deal sell outs because our members carry all the costs.”

Waterford Forest Owners’ Group THE main points from the Secretary's Report 2016, first year chipping, successful. We put on display costs and figures of harvesting, chipping and returns.Challenges ahead. Need more markets. A capital investment announced by EU Agricultural Minister Phil Hogan, over €100m, more than half going to investors to purchase forestry, and or partnerships with forest owners (farmer forest owner rarely wins). One has to ask, whose interest is EU Agriculture, minister Phil Hogan representing. Definitely not the farmer forest owner, no investment for producer groups. Do you want to maximise the return from your forest. In other commodities, Meat, Milk, Poultry, Mushroom, Vegetables etc those trading buying and selling make the most money. Forest owners, we have different options, Sell standing at €10 per ton or through your own producer group at €40 per ton. (Tom Hickey Secretary). Alex Kelly manager and Alasdair Dunnett forester IWP also addressed meeting.

centrate intake and avoid a slump in growth rate after weaning. DEROGATION APPLICATIONS 2017 A very high number of farmers in Waterford and Kilkenny are now applying for a nitrates derogation each year and demand for assistance from Teagasc is also increasing. To ensure that this work is completed by the March 31st closing date this work is now well under way. If you need assistance send in the following documentation to your Teagasc office immediately; • Meal statements for 2015. • Estimated tonnes of feed purchased in 2016. • Fertiliser statement for 2016. • Any results for soil analysis completed in recent months. If you have been exporting slurry for the last number of years in order to stay under the 170 kg organic nitrogen per ha limit then you should apply for a derogation in 2017. Contact your adviser now so that he knows you are a new applicant in 2017 and that you require a derogation plan to be prepared. IMPORTANT EVENT Teagasc Winter Cereal Walk A Teagasc winter cereal walk will take place in Kildalton College, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny on Friday, February 4th at 11.00 a.m.Teagasc advisers and specialists will cover winter barley nitrogen and fungicides; winter wheat PGR and septoria update; winter oats early season husbandry and the greening 3 crop rule. All are welcome.

Teagasc / Glanbia Monitor Farm Focus Week Ending: 20/2/2017 Milk Kg/Day Fat % Protein % Milk Solids/Day KG Meal KG/Cow/Day Average Farm Cover Cover Per Cow Pre Grazing Yield KG DM Demand KG DM HA Growth KG DM HA

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1,100 17 17

900 20 18

Comments: Grange, Co. Waterford • 10% grazed to date should be 20%. • Out day and night with no silage when weather allows. • 69% calved since 24th January. South Kilkenny • Grazing low covers. • 15% grazed - should have 20% grazed. • Out day and night, no silage. • 55% calved. • Vaccinating maiden heifers this week for lepto.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

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ICSA Waterford Chairman and newly elected national Suckler Chairman John Halley pictured with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed TD at the ICSA AGM & Annual Conference which took place on February 16th in Portlaoise. Mr. Halley from Annestown, Co. Waterford was elected national Suckler Chairman at the conference, the theme of which was Agriculture in a post Brexit world.

DRY COWS 1 Fr.765 kgs. made €1,080. 1 Sim. 690 kgs. made €1,070. 1 Fr. 665 kgs. made €950. BULLOCKS 2 Her. 550 kgs. made €1,135 each. 6 Frs. 582 kgs. made €1,000 each. 4 Her.427 kgs. made €895 each. HEIFERS 1 Piedmontese 570 kgs. made €1,260. 1 Fr. 500 kgs made €1,065. 6 A.A. 320 kgs. made €790 each. CALVES Fr. Bulls made from €70 up to €140. Aberdeen Angus Bulls made from €150 to €280. Hereford Bulls made from €280 to €370 and Bel. Blues made up to €420. Special entry for Monday next, 27th February, 2017, of 2 Pure Bred Registered Limousin Weanling Bulls by Ardlea Dan (ABX). For a local producer. Wanted for further feeding – Continental Heifers 450 kgs plus also A.A. Bullocks and Heifers 450 kgs. and above.

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Jigs and Reels Update . . . Movie Reviews

IT’S Jigs and Reels time again and at a fun event on Thursday, 16th February in Dungarvan Credit Union it was announced that Dungarvan Credit Union will be the main sponsor again for 2017. This is marvellous support and added to it, two staff members, Jane Cooney McGovern and Cliodhna Wadding are putting on their dancing shoes, joining the lucky band of competitors and beginning to practice their steps.

Rumour has it that this will not be their first time to take to the boards! Be the judge yourself from the photos in this week’s paper. News from our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/dungarvanlionsclub ) is that Triona Keegan was the lucky winner of the two tickets in our FB “Like & Share” raffle. The big event itself will be held on 1st April in Cappoquin Community Centre.This is just a

few weeks away so it’s time to get organised and get your tickets. These are now on sale in Hallahan’s Pharmacy and in the Wine Buff in Dungarvan. At €15 each this represents great value as each year, for the last seven years, the fun on the night has lived up to all expectations. Better still is to know that all the proceeds go directly to Lions Club charities throughout West and mid county Waterford.

41st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Dungarvan THIS year we are delighted to have the 41st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade going through the streets of Dungarvan and Abbeyside. We wish to thank Damian Dillon, Ann Fuller and Joan Clancy for all their hard work over the past. Maurice Butler and Ann Marie Rossiter will be the faces of the parade this year. Both Ann Marie and Maurice have played active roles in the committee for the past 10 years and will now take over the mantle for the parade for 2017. Jim Veale will still be involved for which we are thankful for. This year there will be a change at the start of the parade, it will start at Crotty’s Corner in Abbeyside with entrants lining

up on the Clonea Road and finishing at the top of Wolfe Tone Road. Entry forms are available in the Tourist Office, O’Connell Street and Capitol Cleaners,

O’Connell Street. As on previous years there will be a fireworks display from the Quay and with music from 7.30 p.m. on onwards on the Quay for the fireworks at 9.00 p.m.

Yew Wood Venues proudly presents Hunt for the Wilderpeople Thursday, 23rd February at 7.30 p.m. The Mall Arts Centre, Youghal ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy-drama film. Sam Neill and Julian Dennison play “Uncle” Hector and Ricky Baker, a father figure and son who become the targets… of a manhunt after fleeing into the

New Zealand bush. Ricky Baker (Dennison), a juvenile delinquent who was abandoned by his mother, is taken by child welfare services officer Paula and police officer Andy to live in a remote farm with foster mother Bella and her husband, the cantankerous Hec (Neill). When Bella dies and Ricky has to go back the pair agrees to disappear into the bush and a national manhunt ensues, and the two slowly bond while working together to escape arrest. The charmingly offbeat ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ unites a solid cast, a talented filmmaker, and a poignant, funny, deeply affecting message.”Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Taika Waititi. Produced by Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne Saunders, Taika Waititi. Running time: 101 min-

utes. Language: English. Starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. Admission Members €5; Nonmembers – €7. Tickets on the door. Tel no: 024-20769 or 087959327. Face book Yew Wood Venues and www.themallartscentre.com for further details. Refreshments served. Brighten up a dark February evening with an entertaining cinema experience! See You There!

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Hidden Figures By Bill Tubbritt BASED on the novel of the same name Hidden Figures is the untold story of three super intelligent African American women who broke down the barriers of racism and equality to make a major contribution to America’s victory in the space race with Russia. This best picture Oscar nominated movie is set in NASA in 1961 and was directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder. Taraji P. Henson stars as Katherine G. Johnson, the mathematician who went on to calculate trajectories for many NASA space missions including Apollo 11 and Apollo 13. This movie deals with the very real problems faced by these women in the early ’60s, as they would be ignored for well-deserved promotions based on skin colour alone.Things start to change for Katherine and her friends after a successful Russian Satellite launch puts pressure on America to beat the Russians in the space race by ultimately putting the first man on the moon. NASA put out the word they are looking for the cleverest mathematician within their organisation. After Katherine is recommended it takes her a long time for her to win over her co-workers and boss Al Harrison who is played by Kevin Costner who do not consider her as their equal. This really is a very interesting story about three women that nobody really knew anything about until recently as most of their contributions were not even recorded. Credit really must go to the three main stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia

Spencer and Janelle Monáe who played Katherine Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson who really were the main reason behind this feel-good movie being voted amount the 10 ten Movies made in 2016. Rating 7/10.

John Wick - Chaper 2 By Bill Tubbritt AFTER the surprising success of the original John Wick movie in 2014, it’s no surprise to see Keanu Reeves reprising his role as the reluctant assassin. John Wick Chapter 2 was directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad and continues on exactly where the first movie left off.This movie also stars Laurence Fishburne who is appearing on screen with Keanu Reeves for the first time since the hugely successful Matrix trilogy. After an all-action start to the movie, which saw John Wick reclaiming his stolen 1969 Boss 429 Mustang in a battle in which the car suffered heavy damage, John is visited by Italian crime lord Santino D'Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) who reminds John of the help he gave him years earlier and the blood oat promise had made to him to repay the favour someday. John at first refused on the grounds that he is retired but it soon become apparent that refusal is not an option in this case and John is assigned the task of killing the Mafia boss’ sister.This sets us up very nicely for the next two hours of explosive action, betrayal and excommunication for our hero. The first John Wick movie definitely came in under the radar as nobody was expecting it to be as successful. John Wick Chapter 2 won’t have the benefit of the surprise factor this time around, so it will remain to be seen if it will be considered a

better movie or not. Either way though, this one is a very entertaining watch and is definitely worth checking out on the big screen. Looks like a nice set-up for a third chapter in the John Wick story as well. Rating 7/10.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

ENTERTAINMENT

Dungarvan Dramatic Club celebrates 75th Birthday in style! ON Friday night last, exactly 75 years to the day since its first production,” The Private Secretary” members of Dungarvan Dramatic Club were in the Town Hall Theatre to welcome guests to a very special celebration of the outstanding contribution which the Club has made to the cultural life of the town since its founding in November 1941. We were delighted to afford an opportunity to all our guests to meet, mingle and recall the good times they had shared as members of D.D.C. down through the years, whilst at the same time engaged in the serious business of producing plays of an exceptionally high standard for the people of the town. During the course of the evening members past and present were able to scan the massive amount of archival material on display around the auditorium and remember their involvement in some of the 110 plays produced by the Club to date. Following a welcome address by Club President, Siobhan Buckley, in which she remembered the hundreds of people who had contributed to the success of the Club down through the years and making special mention of John Kennedy who was in attendance and whose first production with the Cub had been in 1954 when he played the part of Francis Ignatius O’Connor in “Shadow and Substance” by Paul V. Carroll. Our guests were then addressed by the Chair of the Dungarvan/Lismore District, Damien Geoghegan, who presented the Club with a framed scroll outlining and acknowledging the exceptional contribution Dungarvan Dramatic Club has made to the town in the 75 years since its foundation. To place the foundation of the Club in an international, national and local context Club members, Orla Glascott, Ruaidhri De Paor, Con O’Sullivan, Margaret Dennehy and David Zannis presented an audio-visual trip down memory lane which captured the atmosphere of the time and showed just how significant the founding of the Club was for those involved as well as for the people of the town during the period which, in Ireland, was euphemistically called “The Emergency” whilst the rest of the world was “at war”. A rehearsed reading of the Club’s first play, “The Private Secretary” by Charles Hawtrey was performed beautifully and with aplomb by Club members Pat Power, Des Feeney, Marlene Kirby, Lisa O’Sullivan and Mary Cashman. We hope the ghosts of the cast of that first production, in the Town Hall on that night 75 years before (we are sure they were there again on Friday night last!) were happy with our efforts. The evening’s formalities concluded with the wonderful rendition of three songs from the marvellous VoiceOver Ladies Choir who musically transported us back to the world of the 1940’s with their rendition of “The Chattanooga Chu Chu”, “Gershwin for Girls” and “Accentuate the Positive”. Thanks for being there girls! Following Siobhan’s expression of thanks to all our guests, many stayed on to continue to chat and reminisce and perhaps the words that were heard most often during the evenings celebrations are a testament to why the Club has continued to grow, develop and thrive for the past 75 years “they were good times”! A wonderful night was (we hope!) had by all.

Donal Connolly and his wife Cathy looking at some of the archival material on [Marc Daly] display for the occasion.

The 2016-2017 Committee Dungarvan Dramatic Club.

Linda Bradfield and Paddy Lannen.

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Michael Wright, Theresa Wright, Netanya Geoghegan, Damien Geoghegan.

Paddy Gordon and Tom Murphy.

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THREE-quarters of a century is a long time to sustain the progress and momentum of any organisation, but that is what Dungarvan Dramatic Club has managed to do over three generations and in spite of a World War, a number of deep recessions and twenty-two General Elections. I was pleased to be among the Club members and friends last Friday evening for what was a

very pleasant and appropriate celebration of their lengthy history and many achievements. In that time they have managed 110 productions since they staged Charles Hawtrey’s ‘The Private Secretary’ in the Town Hall on 17th February, 1941, just six months after German warplanes dropped their bombs on Dublin’s North Strand. The Dramatic Club had been founded on the 7th November

Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, Cathaoirleach, Dungarvan & Lismore Municipal Council, presents a commemorative scroll to Siobhán Buckley at the 75th Anniversary Celebrations of Dungarvan Dramatic Club. [Tom Keith]

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previous at a ‘General Meeting’ in The Town Hall at which it was promised that the new organisation would be ‘nonpolitical’ and ‘non-sectarian’. True to their promise, successive members have stood by those principles, as the cast lists over the last seventy-five years will attest. The story of the founding of the Club was told by four actors,

using snippets from the Dungarvan Observer of the time, quoting events of the day; a poem in praise of the Club and a letter of commendation by ‘An Straere Fáin’, all supported by photos on the large screen. The official history says that the Club went on to produce two more plays in 1942. “During its first decade the Club produced 20 plays and in

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total we have presented 110 plays during the past 75 years, thereby continuing to fulfil the worthy aims of the Club founders “ the staging of plays , the promotion of culture in Dungarvan and the encouragement of a spirit of zeal and good comradeship amongst the members.” Local drama lovers will readily agree with all of that and

will equally look forward to decades more of live entertainment. Having survived the expansion of radio; the arrival of TV, the video boom, digital cinema, the internet and instant entertainment from around the globe, there are few, if any, threats to filling the Town Hall for a well produced play by enthusiastic and talented local actors.

Pictured at the 75th Anniversary Celebrations of Dungarvan Drama Club held in the Town Hall, Dungarvan, last Friday night are from left: Ruadhri de Paor, Lisa O’Sullivan, Orla Glascott, Siobhán Buckley, David Zannis, Margaret Dennehy, Pat Power, Pádraigín O Cadhla and Con O’Sullivan. Inset is the commemorative scroll presented by Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, Cathaoirleach, Dungarvan & Lismore Municipal Council. [Tom Keith]

Kate and Thomas strike gold TWO athletes from the locality went to the National Indoor Athletics Championships last weekend and both came home bearing gold. Kate Veale and Thomas Houlihan, good friends and col-

Kate Veale

leagues in West Waterford AC, won in their respective events, Racewalking and Pole Vault and wrote themselves into the record books of the magnificent new stadium at Abbotstown. Delighted to see that my good friend and near neighbour, Kate is firmly back on track to full fitness as she proved last Saturday. Kate showed all the signs of the mastery, determination and natural athletic ability which took her to the top of her class in 2011, winning the World Youth Championship in Lille that year. Having registered some

club and other successes over the past season or two, Kate is battling hard to achieve full fitness and her comprehensive victory against first class opposition in the 3,000m last weekend, shows she is well on the way to regaining her old form and winning ways. Outside of an intense dedication and exceptional ability, Kate’s natural style has attracted just one track penalty in a difficult sport in her high-level career. Kate also has a distinction that she will take with her for life, that she is the first athlete ever to win a

national event and the first to receive a medal in the magnificent new arena. Her good friend and athletic colleague from St. Augustine days Thomas Houlihan, is just one of a highly talented sporting family in the district. The Houlihan name is synonymous with pole vaulting where Lisa and Liam also excelled and in other athletic disciplines as well. Twins, Martin and Laurence are stalwarts in Dungarvan Rugby Team which registered a good cup win last Sunday at Ballyrandle Club Grounds. Thomas too wrote himself into the Abbotstown

annals last weekend in the inaugural tournament there claiming gold in the men's Senior Pole Vault clearing a height of 4.55m. Thomas also inherits winning genes from his mother’s side. The Kehoe family in Wexford are synonymous with Tug o’War and the other disciplined art of ploughing. Three generations since 1941 have won national and world championships, ploughing first with horses and now with tractors. Congratulations to our two champions as well as to West Waterford AC where they practice their

arts. Congratulations too to St. Augustine’s College where they were nurtured by Br. Patrick Lennon. Long may they and their club colleagues bring distinction to themselves and all around them.

Thomas Houlihan

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TWO GOLDS AT IRISH LIFE HEALTH NATIONAL SENIOR INDOORS

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Athletics Ireland Emerald Crystal Star Awards for 2016: Mary Ashe, West Waterford AC receives the John Smyth Cup for Best Country Club (B Championships) from Georgina Drumm, President Athletics Ireland and John McGrath, Chairman Athletics Ireland Juvenile Committee, at the Tullamore Court Hotel. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

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SLIGO GOALS PROVE TOO MUCH

DUNGARVAN PROGRESS TO MUNSTER JUNIOR BOWL FINAL

Sligo 2-7; Waterford 0-11.

Dungarvan 24; Killarney 13.

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EMERALD CRYSTAL STAR AWARD FOR WEST WATERFORD AC

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Thomas Houlihan receives his gold senior indoor pole vault medal at the National senior indoor championships held at Abbottstown last weekend. Making the presentation is Athletic Ireland President Georgina Drumm. Included are Silver medalist Peter Glass, Ind and bronze medalist Conor Birmingham, Raheny Shamrocks AC silver.

Kate Veale receives her gold medal at the Irish Life Health National indoors championships last weekend in Abbottstown arena. Included l/r: David Conway, Director Abbottstown National Sports Complex; Emma Prendiville, Farranfore AC silver medalist; Eithne Loftus, Deputy Mayor Fingal County Council; Maeve Curley, Craigwell AC bronze and Georgina Drumm, President Athletics Ireland.

Waterford county team at the Munster Junior cross country championships held in Lismore in 1960. Back row l-r: Junior Cummins, Neil Hurley, John Hurley, D. Flanagan (Dunhill). Front l-r: Paddy Whelan (Lismore), J. Galvin (Waterford). [Rory Wyley courtesy of Neil Hurley]

Next League is the popular Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan League THE club’s next big local event is the newly extended 5 week Mason’s Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan running league for beginners and regular runners and all are welcome once they are over 16 years of age. We have added another night to this year making it now 5 as before it as 4 weeks. We would especially encourage newcomers to come along and join in this league in Colligan wood. For the complete beginner there is the

option of doing two laps of the wood, beginning at the wooden bridge and finishing at the wooden bridge. This is 4km in distance or 2.5 miles so it might suit all those that ran the short route over the winter league plus this route is more or less completely on the flat. Another option is to take part in the 5-mile circuit; this is 3 and a half laps of the same flat circuit of the wood mentioned above. The final option is the 5 mile hill route which is one lap of the

wood for starters and then up the first hill and down the hill and then across the road for the second hill and finishing in by the wood at the bridge. The entry fee for all runners is €2 each night. The overall winner of the league will receive the Veale Family Perpetual Shield. The league will start on Wednesday, March 29th and continue for five Wednesday evenings April 5th, 12th, 18th and 26th. Mass start each evening at 6.30 pm.

Club Membership now due THE club membership is now due and can be paid at any of our club events. You can now pay your club membership online or you can also download our club membership form off our web site www.westwaterfordathletics.org and send it into us. Gerry Cantwell, Helvick, Ring, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford is the club registrar and he will also be available at all club events to accept your membership at a cost of €25. Each year, the Dungarvan 10K is the traditional cut off point for membership. This means that athletes will not feature on club teams unless they are current members of the club and with the summer series not too far away it’s time to sign up. Please note that membership with the club is for the calendar year and will cease on December 31st and it’s not 12 months from the date that you join.

70 minute pacer supreme Brian Byrne pictured at the recent John Treacy Dungarvan 10.

Two athletes - two golds at Irish Life Health National Senior Indoors AT the new and superb indoor stadium at Abbotstown, Dublin last weekend the National Indoor Championships were held with some top competition witnessed over the two days. West Waterford's Thomas Houlihan and Kate Veale were the two athletes from the club taking part in the championship this year and both were in action on day 1 Saturday. Kate was first up in the Senior 3,000 metres walk. Kate who hasn't been competing for quite a while is battling her way back to full fitness as the former World Youth champion from 2011 is after having just one competitive walk since her return which was the previous week in the National Universities championships in Athlone where she finished 2nd over 1,500 metres to Emma Prenderville beaten by 100's of a second on the line. Last Saturday’s race was over 3,000 metres and here Kate announced her return to the sport in style when taking gold in a time of 14.03.90 from Emma Prenderville, Farranfore, Maine Valley AC 14.06.54 with bronze going to Maeve Curley, Craugwell AC 14.18.26. The walk was the first event in a long weekend of national indoor championship events and adding to her win which was a great boost to Kate she also made history as the first athlete ever to win a national event and the first to receive a medal in this magnificent arena. Congratulations also on the brilliant performance by Thomas Houlihan who won the men's senior pole vault claiming gold. Thomas cleared a height of 4.55

with Peter Glass Ind taking silver 4.55 and bronze going to Conor Bermingham 4.30. Thomas took silver in last year's championships, so it was a positive move forward for him to take the gold in this year's event. So well done to Tom and Kate giving the club 100% return for the weekend, two athletes and two golds. Other brilliant competitions were also witnessed over the weekend with John Travers (Donore Harriers) having a thrilling sprint finish with Paul Robinson (St. Coca's) to win the 1,500m. European Indoor bound Kerry O'Flaherty (Newcastle) was a comfortable winner in the women's 1,500m in 4:20.86. Ciara Neville (Emerald) added the senior women's 60 title to her junior crown in an even closer finish. The Castletroy schoolgirl recovered to win in a photo finish in 7.43 seconds from Bandon’s Joan Healy and Molly Scott (SLOT) who were both given the same time of 7.45. Healy was given the nod for second ahead of Scott after an official review. Phil Healy narrowly missed out on the national 60m record at the Athlone International last Wednesday finishing third in 7.31 seconds but had the satisfaction of winning the women’s 400m final ahead of Sinead Denny (DSD) in a European indoor qualifying time of 53.49 seconds. Denny also dipped under the standard (53.75) in 53.74. Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) won the men’s 400m in 46.59 holding off his new clubmate Luke Lennon-Ford who is currently in the process of being cleared to compete for Ireland. Lennon-Ford,

second in 47.05. Leon Reid (Menapians), also looking to compete for Ireland, chalked up an impressive sprint double winning the 60m in 6.74 seconds and the 200m in 21.08. Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport) followed up her junior 200m record (23.85) in the heats by edging Sarah Carthy (Mid Sutton) who won gold in the long jump with 6.03m, in 24.04 to 24.06. Kieran Kelly (Raheny Shamrock) won his first national title in the men's 800m 1:56.00 in a blistering last 200m while Fiona Kehoe (Kilmore) won a fascinating tussle in the women's 800m in 2:08.17. Ben Reynolds (North Down), another set for the European Indoors in Belgrade March 3-5, was a classy winner of the men's 60m hurdles in 7.83 seconds while Adam McMullen (Crusaders) won his sixth successive long jump title with a best of 7.59m. Elizabeth Morland (Cushinstown) won the women's 60m hurdles in 8.50 seconds. Ellen McCartney (City of Lisburn) won the women's pole vault on countback with 3.40m while John Kelly (Finn Valley) won the men's shot put with a best of 17.02m. In the first race of the day Eoin Everard (Kilkenny City Harriers) successfully defended his 3,000m title in 8:19.69. Saragh Buggy (St Abban's) won her second national indoor triple jump title with 12.86m and Ryan Carthy Walshe (Adamstown) cleared 200m to win the men's high jump on count-back. Sommer Lecky (Finn Valley) equalled Deirdre Ryan's national junior record to win the women's high jump with 1.81m.

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24th ANNUAL FORDE’S DAYBREAK WINTER LEAGUE

Paul Lenihan and Debra Doherty are victorious AFTER 14 weeks, the winter league came to an end last Wednesday evening and after another most successful league there are two new names added to the famous trophies. Paul Lenihan won the long course and Debra Doherty won the short course. It was a brilliant league this year with great numbers participating and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved with the league. Thanks to all the runners for taking part and a huge thanks must go to our loyal and dedicated crew of stewards who were out on the course's each of the 14 weeks making sure we all got around safely and to the crew that helped with the entries, results, timing, parking etc. etc., it was a great team effort as usual. We will have full a full report of the winter league and the various winners in next week’s notes. WEST WATERFORD WINTER LEAGUE DRAWS TO A CLOSE FOR ANOTHER YEAR Round 14 of the 2016/17 24th Annual West Waterford AC winter league took place last Wednesday night at Dungarvan Sports Centre. This was the final night of this year's league and as is custom, every year, the last night is a mass start and all the runners head off together. Once again, ideal conditions met the runners as they headed off on both the 2.3 and the 5.2 mile run. Well done to everyone who took part in this year's league, whether you ran one night or all 14 we have to say the weather played a huge part in the success of this year's event as one night was better than the other. Even the stewards were delight this year but, of course, no matter the weather brings for them they will always be out on the course to make things safe for the runners. They can’t be thanked enough and it is important to remember that without them there would be no league. The prize giving night took place last Friday night in Minnies bar. There will be a final winter league round up in next week's notes. PB’S GALORE ON LAST NIGHT OF SHORT ROUTE Last Wednesday night was the 14th last night of the 2016/’17 Forde’s Daybreak Winter League and we had 37 runners taking on

the 2.5 mile route. Once again, as we have been for almost every night of this year's league, we were blessed with the weather as conditions were almost ideal for running. There were nerves aplenty as the runners gathered for the mass start where all the runners head off together. Everyone would have had their own target time in mind for the last night whether they were in contention for a prize or just trying to beat their own PB. First on the night was Kate Veale who walked around in 20.28. She was followed by Catherine Condon in 22.16 and Margaret Whelan in 19.55. In fourth place was Deirdre Daly in 21.02 followed in 5th by Fiacra Walsh in 16.37. Sean Breathnach had an excellent run when clocking 21.44 (48 seconds faster than last week). Bernie McGrath and Gerry Cummins both knocked off over 30 seconds when finishing in 26.14 and 17.20 respectively. Martin Sandford finished in 16.34 which was a 34 second improvement and was also the fastest time on the night. Nessa Foley will be happy with run having knocked off 24 seconds to finish well under 20 minutes in 19.37. Well done to everyone that took part in this year's league and a massive thanks to our team of helpers and stewards who helped out every night and made the league run as smoothly and safely as it does. For anyone who wants to continue with running, club training will recommence on the 7th March at 6.30 p.m. in the Friary. The next league is the Colligan League which commences on 29th March and includes a number of different distances and routes (details in the notes over the coming weeks). MASS START ON FINAL NIGHT A mass start in both routes saw 119 runners compete in the 5.2 mile route on final night of the Forde’s Daybreak 2016/’17 Winter League. Perfect running conditions on the final night led many to comment that the weather for this year’s league was perhaps the best in many years. This may signal the end of the winter league but this does not mean that West Waterford Athletic Club won’t be busy over the coming months. There are several

events next month alone including the Deise College sponsored Dungarvan 10k will begin at 11 am on Sunday, 19th March while on March 29th we will begin the Mason Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan Hill League. So along with our regular Tueday evening club training and our ongoing beginners groups there are plenty of events on offer for everyone. For more information log on to www.westwaterfordathletics.org or catch us on facebook for dates and times of races. FASTEST TIMES ON THE NIGHT With the mass start on the final night the fastest runners on the course were home before 8 p.m. and on the night in fact Mossie Keogh and Gavin Whelan clocked the exact same time of 30.03 which is great running from both lads especially as Mossie had represented W.W.A.C. at the National Cross Country in Carriganore just 3 days earlier. Next home on the night was Sean Stilwell (31.09) who is steadily regaining his fitness levels and won’t be long before he is back to his best. Ray Hahesy not only competed in Carriganore but also completed the Kilmac 5 last Sunday and was 4th home on the final night of the league in 31.33 while just behind was an ever improving runner Eoghan Moloney (31.39) and Eoghan completed the first 5 home on the night. LEAGUE POINTS After Gerry did his calculations and distributed the league points based on times ran versus previous p.b’s we notice that of the 119 runners, 62 had p.b.’s on the final night and of these the top 5 improvers were Claire O’Hanlon who took maximum points with her time of 45.15 while best improver last week Onra Power was in second place this week with a p.b. of 41.20 for the league almost 3 minutes of an improvement. Eleanor Casey (43.48) was another to improve by over 2 minutes while Jim Wilson (41.43) and Jackie Tobin (45.46) were part of the top 5 points scorers on the night. TOP OIL VOUCHER WINNERS THIS WEEK For the 2016/’17 Forde's Daybreak Winter League we have been fortunate enough to have received sponsorship from our

Winner of the Top Oil voucher at the Forde's Daybreak Winter League Mary Cahill receives her prize from Kevin Casey sponsor.

Winner of the Top Oil voucher at the Forde's Daybreak Winter League Sandra O'Donnell receives her prize from Kevin Casey sponsor. friends in Top Oil, our own Kevin Casey and James O’Sullivan have come on board to generously sponsor two €20 vouchers, one for the short route and one for the long route each week. As the league comes to an end I would like to thank James and Kevin again for their support of the league and their generous sponsorship. The winners from week 14 of the league are as follows: Long Route Ted O’Leary Short Route: Sheila Flynn

DR. ANITA GLEESON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC VOUCHER WINNER FOR LAST WEEK OF WINTER LEAGUE Dr. Anita Gleeson BSc, MSc, DC is a Registered Chiropractor working from Dungarvan Chiropractic Clinic, Alternative Health Centre, Main Street Dungarvan. Anita has kindly donated a voucher for treatment in Dungarvan Chiropractic Clinic which will be awarded each week of the winter league. Every second week it will go to

either the short route or the long route. For week 14, the voucher went to the long route with the winner being Lynn O’Riordan. Our thanks to Anita for this kind donation to the league and she can be contacted for appointments on 058-44299. Chiropractic is a primary healthcare profession that specialises in the diagnosis, treatment and management of problems relating to muscles, bones and ligaments of the body.

Club target races for 2017

Sympathy

AS the dust settles on the John Treacy 10 mile race this is a good time to consider what your running goals are for the year. For the last two years the club decided on three main focuses / goal races for the year:1) GSK 5 using all summer series races as build up races 2) Autumn Marathon DCM 3) 10 mile race January using autumn / winter races as build up races This year the plan is to offer a bit of diversity for all athletes. 1) Spring Half Marathon 2) Autumn Half Marathon 3) Autumn Marathon 4) Cross Country 5) John Treacy 10 mile When training resumes in March the first club target race will be the Cork City Half Marathon. This race also offers a full marathon and a relay for those who wish to run longer or

WEST Waterford Athletic Club extend sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Liam Giblin, Springmount, Dungarvan who passed to his eternal reward last week. May he rest in peace.

shorter. The Summer Series of races will be used as build up races for this and there will be specific training plans, similar to the marathon plans that athletes can follow. Weekly training sessions will be geared towards this but can also be tweaked for those taking on the full marathon or relay option. As part of this a ‘social’ weekend run of around half marathon distance a few weeks beforehand from the workhouse in Kilmacthomas back to Dungarvan on the Greenway will be arranged. We will also have a club night out after the race to celebrate the shiny new Pb’s. For the autumn we will offer a similar format targeting a September half marathon and using the summer series of races from June onwards as build up races. This plan will also work if you are targeting the Great North Run or Amsterdam. Autumn Marathon – Training will be geared towards Dublin City Marathon but for those tar-

geting earlier races club training will still accommodate those athletes. Cross Country – Many athletes prefer to compete over shorter distances and there is no greater challenge than cross country racing. In this type of running there are physical as well as mental challenges and it’s about hitting the finish line not focusing on a finish time. This can be a great stepping stone to another goal and will make you very strong. Training for this will be very specific and different to how we would train for longer races. A separate cross country group will start in the summer with the focus on autumn and winter racing. John Treacy 10 mile – and so it goes full circle. After the autumn marathon and half marathon season finishes our focus returns to our own 10 mile race. If you require any further information contact Irene on (086) 8242348. Time to start planning.

5th Annual Aglish fun run in aid of Crumlin THE 5th annual Aglish fun run takes place on Easter Monday, 17th April 2017. 10k run/5k run or 5 k walk. Entry fee €7 or a donation. Registration from 11 a.m. Event starts at 11.30 a.m. Refreshments afterwards in Aglish Community Hall. Numerous spot prizes. Sponsorship cards available on request. All proceeds to Children's Hospital Crumlin. Support club committee member Liam O'Donnell with his annual fundraiser for this worthy cause.

Running Quote LEAVE your watch on the kitchen table and go–freely, like a child.

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West Waterford Athletic Club Juveniles

Success for local Schools at Irish Life Health Munster Schools Cross Country Championships ALL the local school were in action at the Munster Schools Cross Country Championships held in Tramore Valley Park last Thursday. West Waterford athletes representing their schools have qualified in all age groups for the Irish Life Health All- Ireland Cross Country championships which will take place in Belfast in early March. Emma Hickey competing for Ard Scoil na nDeise was the first to qualify when she finished 14th in the minor girls race. In the junior girls race over 2000m Aine O’Neill finished 13th and led the St Augustine’s team to second place in the team event. Also competing on the team were West Waterford’s Kate Killigrew and Megan Keogh. Oisin O’Riordan representing Dungarvan CBS was the highest West Waterford finisher on the day sprinting for the line to finish 4th in the junior boys race. Kate Hickey finished 15th in the inter girls 3000m to book her place in the All-Ireland with Mary Kate Prendergast 25th and Aoife O’Brien 37th the team finished 4th just outside the three qualifying teams.

Cian O’Riordan (6th) Dungarvan CBS, Michael Troy (10th) St. Augustine’s and Conor Mullaney (15th) Blackwater C.S., all qualified in the inter boys race with the Friary team just missing out on qualifying finishing 4th. Both Caoimhe Dwyer (13th) and Rachel Wyley (15th) St. Augustine’s qualified in the senior girls race and Niall Blackwell (11th), Dungarvan CBS and Micheal Power (13th) St. Augustine’s also made it through in the senior boy’s event. COMBINED CREDIT UNION ATHLETICS AWARDS On Friday last the Tower Hotel hosted the finals of the Combined Credit Union awards. West Waterford was represented by monthly winner Micheal Power and Lucy Holmes. Guest of honour for the night was Ailish McSweeney who gave a very informative and entertaining insight into the like of an international athlete. The juvenile committee would like to extend sincere sympathy to Lucy and Ian Holmes and their family on the recent death of their grandfather Liam Giblin R.I.P.

Making light work of the mud in the inter-girls race.

Lucy Holmes and Micheál Power WWAC who were finalists in the Combined Credit Union Awards.

A strong finish from Oisin O'Riordan.

Conor Mullanney who will represent Blackwater CS in the All-Ireland Championships.

Almost ready for the start of the inter-boys race.

Aine O'Neill who was the top finisher in the junior girls race.

Emma Hickey who qualified for her first All-Ireland Schools.

Caoimhe and Rachel going well in the senior girls race.

GOLF

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WEST WATERFORD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Telephone: 058-43216. Fax: 058-44343. info@westwaterfordgolf.com

www.westwaterfordgolf.com RESULTS 16 HOLE STABLEFORD MON FEB 6th – SUNDAY, FEB. 12th Cat 1 (0-8) – 1st: Mike Drohan (6) 36 pts, 2nd: Jordan Shanahan (3) 35 pts b8. Cat 2 (9-14) – 1st: Phil Kinsella (13) 41 pts, 2nd: Ray Rochford (13) 38 pts b8. Cat 3 (15-18) – 1st: Pat Landers (15) 39 pts, 2nd: Noel Landers (17) 38 pts b8. Cat 4 (19+) – 1st: Tom Shanahan (20) 39 pts, 2nd: Tony Ruane (18) 37 pts. CSS: 35pts D FIXTURES Monday, 20th Feb., – Sun, 26th Feb. - Club Competition 16 Hole Sfd including Round 4 of Comeragh Oil Winter League. Tuesday, 28th Feb. – Margaret Rochford/Tom Fitzgibbon memorial competition. COMERAGH OIL WINTER

LEAGUE LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 3 Youghal 539, Blackwater 528, Glenbeg 527, Spring 525, Helvick 523, Tivoli 520, Brickeys 517, Aglish 511, Canty 509, An Rinn 509, Carrigtwohill 507, Glenmore 507, Carriglea 493, Kinsalebeg 492. Get the full story including individual scores on our club website which is updated after each round. Log on to www.westwaterfordgolf.com and follow the link for Gents Winter League courtesy of Billy O’Sullivan @qoxs.com SUNSHINE CLASSIC APRIL 8th TO APRIL 16th, 2017 Just a timely reminder that our annual club fundraiser the Sunshine Classic takes place this year from Saturday 8th to Sunday, 16th April inclusive. Here is an excellent opportunity to enjoy a round

of golf at the home of PGA professional Seamus Power and European Challenge Tour professional Gary Hurley. Four people will be jetting off to Portugal on a fantastic week long golf holiday. It could be you. Make a note in your diary now. COMERAGH OIL WINTER LEAGUE Despite the variable weather conditions we had a great turnout for the first week of Round 4. This round will finish on Sunday, 26th February and we can commence the 5th and final qualifying round. Following the completion of round 5 the top 8 teams will compete in the matchplay section. 1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th, and 4th vs 5th. The semi-finals will be decided by an open draw. The league to date has been a huge success and we are hoping to finish the league on schedule.

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SYMPATHY We were all stunned on Thursday last to hear the sad news that club member Denis Duff had sadly passed away. Denis was a very popular member of the club and he will be missed by all who had the pleasure to have played golf with him. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. SYMPATHY More sad news reached us on Friday when we learned of the passing of Beibhín Mulcahy, granddaughter of member Andy Travers. Condolences are offered to the extended family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam. CONGRATULATIONS Rosemary Ryan, grand-daughter of club members, Nicholas and Helena Fitzgerald, competed in the Weight lifting National Championships in Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan on Sunday last and set a new World record with a lift of 170kgs while winning the open under 70kgs category. PREMIER BUTCHER AT DAWN MEATS WINTER LEAGUE 17 weeks completed, 1 to go

and still all to play for. Dunhill lead the way 44 pts ahead of Ballinacourty. Can twelve players on the Ballinacourty team improve their worst scores by 4 pts each. Improbable, but not impossible. Abbeyside are in 3rd position but are still vulnerable and could be caught. Below this the real battle is on as any of the three teams coud be the one to lose out, come next Sunday evening. Deise have 4446 pts, Dungarvan have 4432 pts and Copper Coast have 4417 pts. Both Dungarvan and Copper Coast have games to play to complete their 10 games per player and whether these games are played or not will have a major influence on the final table. On Sunday, 5th March 4th place will play 5th place in the quarterfinal and the following Sunday both semi-finals will take place. Both the new format and the weather conditions have played a big part in the success of this league and with one week to go entries on a weekly basis are up 80% on last year. Over 1,500 games has been played so far, so thanks

to everyone for making the effort and ensuring the success of the league. The full league table can be viewed on our website www.goldcoastgolfclub.com DÉISE LEAGUE 2017 Dates for Déise League as follows: March 11th at Faithlegg 11 to 12.30 pm Faithlegg versus Gold Coast Tramore versus Waterford Castle March 25th at Gold Coast 12 to 1.20 pm Gold Coast versus Tramore Faithlegg versus Waterford Castle April 8th at Waterford Castle 12.24 to 1.36 pm Waterford Castle versus Gold Coast Faithlegg versus Tramore April 22nd Tramore TBC LEGS OF LAMB Our Easter Leg of Lamb competitions are back and from now until Easter the 10 holes competitions will have a Leg of Lamb as the prize. Entry is just €3 and each

After 3 qualifying rounds, Youghal and Blackwater still occupy the top two positions while the top eight remains unchanged from round 2. Aglish on 511 points are just into the qualification zone, with Canty and An Rinn on 509, and Carrigtwohill and Glenmore on 507 snapping at their heels. Qualification places are still up for grabs and with two rounds to go the battle is just getting underway. The average team score in round 1 was 170 points and rose to 174 in round 2, only to drop back to 170 in round 3. Based on those averages a team would need to be returning five scores of 34 or better to stay in the hunt. That’s enough statistics for now and the message remains to get out there and do your best for the team. Well done to all team captains and a big thank you to everyone who continues to support the league. SOUTH EAST LEAGUE The South East league will commence at West Waterford on Saturday, 4th March commencing at 11 a.m. Youghal vs Castlemartyr in match 1 and Dungarvan vs West Waterford in match 2. GUI INTER CLUB COMPETITIONS Jimmy Bruen Shield – West Waterford vs Youghal at Tramore GC on Sat., 6th May at 2.10 p.m. Pierce Purcell Shield – West Waterford vs Gold Coast at Youghal GC on Sat., 27th May at 9.50 a.m. JUNIOR COMPETITION There will be a competition for our juniors on Thursday next, 23rd

February commencing at 12 noon. MEMBERSHIP NOW OPEN FOR 2017 – NEW MEMBERS WELCOME West Waterford is proud to be the home club of two professional golfers namely Seamus Power and Gary Hurley. Both came through the junior ranks at the club and have progressed to the professional ranks. You may have a son or daughter wishing to take up the game and we would be glad to introduce them to the junior ranks. Coaching is available if required. Our club is renowned for an excellent course ranked No. 8 in Ireland’s hidden gems, as well as a friendly atmosphere and excellent comraderie among its members. Perhaps you might consider joining West Waterford and if so please feel welcome to call along and sample the welcome, the course and the scenic surroundings. Austin or Gillian will be on hand to discuss your requirements. We look forward to welcoming you. You can contact the office at 058 43216. RESTAURANT OPEN FOR SUNDAY LUNCH For the month of February we have a Sunday Lunch offer running. You can have the Sunday Special and a Choice of Dessert for only €15.00. An unbelievable deal. Don’t miss out!!! Sunday Lunch at West Waterford continues to be a great success to date and we wish to thank you all for your continued support. Sunday lunch is available between 12.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. and you can choose from our varied menu selection. Don’t forget

that parties and all special occasions are catered for in West Waterford. So if you have a party or event coming up why not contact us at 058 43216 for further details or to discuss your party needs. CONDOLENCES Our sincere condolences to the Yellop family on the recent passing of their father. May Harry rest in peace. LADIES NOTES The matchplay round of the Winter League concluded last weekend leaving very little between the teams. The results after this round is as follows: Mahon Falls 242 pts.; The Cunnigar 241 pts.; Glenshelane Woods 240 pts.; The Greenway 235 pts.; Copper Coast 228 pts.; Colligan Woods 206 pts. The singles round commences on Monday, 20th February, and will run until Sunday, 5th March. The 13 hole results as follows: 1st June Whyte (17) 26 pts. (countback); 2nd Deirdre Ruane (18) 26 pts.; 3rd Marie T. Curran (25) 23 pts. (countback). Well done to you all. The Junior Alliance was held in West Waterford Golf Club on Monday, February 13th. Well done to Marie T. Curran (25) on winning 1st prize with 28 pts. over 13 holes. There are just three more outings in this season Borris G.C. Monday 20th, Kilkenny G.C. on Monday 27th and Captain's Day in Gowran on March 6th. Just another reminder also to anybody who has not yet paid their deposit for outing could you do so as soon as possible.

competition will consist of 15 players. The winner of competition No 1 was Johnny Ryan. Joe Curran won No. 2. WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER! Many clubs are making offers at the moment and one of the unusual things about these offers is that very few clubs mention the quality of the course as the main item. I know that if I was looking to join a club in the morning the most important thing for me would be the quality of the course. Naturally, there would be other factors that would concern me but the course would be the most important. Anyone that has played the Gold Coast lately will tell you that at the moment we probably have the best greens around and with improvements being carried out throughout the course, the overall package on offer is unrivalled in this area. The Course, the scenery, the facilities, and most important the members give Gold Coast a very strong presence in the marketplace. Give us a call on 058 44055 if you are interested in joining us here. WINTER RATES AT GOLD COAST From now until 31st March the following rates will apply for Green Fees: Monday to Friday: Golf €15 or golf & Carvery lunch for €20. Saturday/Sunday: Golf €20 or golf & Carvery lunch for €25. FIXTURES Monday, 20th Feb./Fri., 24th February: Winter League Week 18 Tuesday, 21st Feb.: Open Seniors, Ladies & Gents 50+ Friday, 24th February: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Sat., 25th/Sun., 26th Feb.: Winter League Week 18 Tuesday, 28th Feb.: Open Seniors, Ladies & Gents 50+ RESULTS Friday, 17th Feb: Friday Open & WL week 17 CSS 39 pts. 1st:

Tomas Wall (15) 43 pts. Gross: Micheal White (2) 34 pts. Sat., 18thth/Sun., 19th Feb.: WL Week 17: CSS 39 pts. 1st: Paul Lawton (19) 47 pts. Cat 0-9: John White (4) 43 pts. Cat 10-14: Freddie McGuckian (14) 40 pts. Cat 15-17: Pat Crowley (15) 35 pts. Cat 18+: Willie Moore (19) 41 pts. Leg of Lamb No. 2: Joe Curran LADIES NOTES Fixtures: 10 Hole Lamb Competition. 9 Hole Ongoing for Beginners. 13 Hole winter League. 16 Hole 2 Card Competition starting Mon., 6th Feb. Moorings Bar and Restaurant Winter League: The first week of Round 8 commences on Mon. 20th – Sunday, 28th February, please make an effort to get your points in for your team!! In top place are Team B 486, Team D 482, Team E 475, Team A 461, Team F 459, Team C 439, with scoring so tight and the worst rounds to be eliminated, hang on in there girls- it’s all to play for!! The re-entry is still proving a great success with all team members making a supreme effort – well done ladies!! Easter Lamb Competition: Ladies, our lamb competition has now started, and for a mere €3 per round you could be gracing your table with a wonderful leg of spring lamb from the Premier Butcher range at Dawn Meats. 16 Hole 2 Card Competition: Mon., 6th Feb. saw the start of our 2 card competition kindly sponsored by Proto Mark Technologies which will run to the end of March, easing us into the start of our 18 hole competitions. This can be played in conjunction with any of the above fixtures and the entry is a mere €5 and reentry €3. Ladies, now is a good

time to hit the fairways and get that game perfected for the start of season!! Coastal Alliance: Our next outing to Faithlegg GC on Thursday, 2nd March will be our first outing of the New Year and we are looking forward to a good turnout for the event, tee 9.30 – 11.30 am. Wishing Terezina all the best for her inaugural hosting of the Alliance, and continued success as the incoming representative for Faithlegg GC. Committee Meeting: Our next meeting will be on Friday, 3rd March at 8 p.m. in the Bunker Bar Captain’s Drive In: Our Captain’s Drive In will take place on Sunday, 19th March and will be followed with a scramble or team format competition. This is always a great event and we are encouraging all the ladies to come along and enjoy the occasion as well as supporting your captains!! Membership Offers: If you are contemplating a new activity and making new friends for 2017 we have the answer, why not join us here at the Gold Coast!! There are many good reasons for joining us, firstly we are an extremely friendly bunch who are always delighted to welcome new members and visitors alike, secondly our course is open all year round due to its natural drainage and last but not least the scenery is breath-taking!! We here at the Gold Coast are very proud of our course and it’s natural beauty, if you would like to sample same, please contact Bob or Mark on 058-44055 for some very tantalizing deals on offer at the moment for new members. There are always ladies available to take out new beginners and group lessons are arranged with a professional when the golfing season starts.

GOLF

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

LISMORE GOLF CLUB Phone 058-54026. lismoregolfclub@eircom.net

www.lismoregolf.org MEN’S RESULTS Monday, 13th Feb. to Sunday, 19th Feb. 12 hole Stableford Sponsored by T.F.C. Oil Tallow 1st Paul Kenneally (11) 32 pts; 2nd Cal Aherne (16) 31 pts; 3rd John Foley (19) 30 pts L6. FIXTURES Monday, 20th to Sunday, 26th Feb, 12 hole Stableford Comp. sponsored by Shamrocks GAA. Spring League sponsored by Tallow Area Credit Union continues. STORY OF THE WEEK There's a buzz about the Spring League sponsored by Tallow Area Credit Union this year and its hard to put a finger on it. At a guess it probably has to do with the generally Spring weather and thus the high scoring overall which increases the competition among the teams. For the many it came as a relief to see three new names in the winning enclosure this weekend The always smiling Paul Kenneally took the honours in the 12 hls competition with a card that was only 1 over net. He had four birdies at 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th and had 26 pts in the bag walking off the 9th green. The 2006 President Cal Aherne took the second spot showing that maybe his form on the latter end of 2016 may be returning. Cal had two birdies on on 8th and 11th and by the 10th he has amassed 22

pts. Everybody who knows John Foley will be delighted with his third placing as he constantly works so hard to improve his game. John played a steady game throughout keeping the dreaded blanks off the card. Well played to the huge number participating. After three weeks team E led by Patsy O'Donoghue leads with 14 pts followed by Team A, Brendan Hannon 10 pts. Section 2 is headed by Team J, John McGrath 13 pts with team F, Kevin Whelan 12 pts. The 3rd section is headed by by Team N, Pat Morrissey 14 pts with a tie for second place on 11 pts between Team K Trevor Sheehan and Team I, Paul Kenneally. So lads as you can see its all to play for with little or nothing between them. The Competitions Committee wish to advise all participating that there will be one qualifying week added to the Spring League. 2016 President Willie Henry had a significant birthday in January. He then followed it up with his first hole in one last week while playing in the 12 hls Competition. His Playing partners were Denis Galvin and Patsy O'Donoghue. Congratulations Willie. LISMORE LADIES The East Cork Oil sponsored Spring League has started ladies! Make sure you get out because

DUNGARVAN GOLF CLUB Tel. Office 058-43310, Fax. 058-44113, Pro Shop 058-44707. Bar/Restaurant Tom Daly Catering 087 2680597 Timesheets online at www.dungarvangolfclub.com Email: dungarvangc@eircom.net DESPITE the broken weather, the course remained busy for the week with 238 competitive rounds played. As John G rightly pointed out “A bad day’s golfing is still better than a good day’s working. Some mighty fine golf was played with Derek Power, Danny Raher, Alan Harty, Creina O’Sullivan & Maurice Conway proving to be the pick of the bunch. The Gents Spring League sponsored by our resident Professional David Hayes is in full flow and after two weeks the Justin Rose and Ricky Fowler teams lead the way in their respective sections. As we know in Golf, things can change quickly so get out there as often as you can and do your bit for the team. For the next two weeks, Holes 8 & 9 will remain closed. This is keeping with our policy to rest

holes during the off-season but also to allow the 9th green to repair itself after an unfortunate grease spill. As a result our ongoing “Leg of Lamb” 9 holes sponsored by Liam Rossiter will be played over the front 7 plus 10 and 11. Last week’s winner of the lamb was Kevin Croke with 22 points. Most committees at a Golf Club are volunteers and none work harder than the Competition Committee. Twenty years ago members would play two competitions a week, but a sign of the times sees clubs hosting six competitions during a seven day spell. During the winter months many players have received “winter adjustments” to their handicap and we would ask these players to adjust their handicaps when prompted when they

more than ever your score will count, all of the five players on each team will have their score counting, so make sure you put your card in, no matter the score, and always make sure that you have your correct ILGU handicap on your card and that you and your partner have signed it! Also just by playing each week you will guarantee your team a point. Check out the notice board for changes to the rules and during each week of the league just in case there have been any changes to the weekly competition. This year we have category winners instead of 1st, 2nd & 3rd. Our first winners of the Spring League were Helen Farrow with a great 21 pts for 9 holes, Captain Joan has been cracking the whip! Next up was Mary Beecher with 19 pts, Captain Daphne is happy with that result and our 3rd category winner was Alice Henley with 18 pts giving Captain Fiona something to smile about. Only one week for this round and all future rounds, weather permitting. Best of luck to everyone! Remember you don't have to be on a team to compete in the weekly competition. Team Scores Round 1: Team D: 85 pts Team F: 78 pts Team C: 74 pts Team B: 74 pts Team E: 72 pts Team A: 62 pts Team A: P Lonergan, S Denn, M Ahern, A Hurley & M O'Neill Team B: P B McCarthy, JJ Tobin, M Murphy, U Dowd & J Geary Team C: K Moynihan, M Morrissey, L Ní Chonchubhair, B Condon & B Lucey Team D: D Power, H Lucas, M Beecher, E Hornibrook & P O'Neill Team E: F Howard, S O'Leary, G Murphy, A Henley & H Leddy Team F: J Cahillane, H Farrow, C Denn, M Moore & M Troy FIXTURES: Sun 19th Feb to Sat 25th - 9 Holes S/Ford Sun 26th Feb to Sat 4th March -

are returning their scores on the computer in the locker rooms. This will save the Competition Committee much time when they close the competitions. As always we ask you to repair pitchmarks and replace divots even if they are not your own. GENTS RESULTS Mon. 13th Open Seniors: 1st Des Power (23) 32 pts. 15th/16th Feb 16H S/F: 1st Maurice Conway (9) 40 pts, 2nd J. J. Sheehan (12) 39, Gross Alan Harty (1) 33, 3rd Daniel Raher (5) 37, 4th Jake O’Riordan (5) 37 David Hayes Spring League. Fri. 17th/Sat. 18th: Singles S/F: 1st Daniel Raher (5) 41 pts, 2 Paul Breen (16) 40 pts, 3 Alan Harty (1) 38 pts, 4th Paul Sarsfield (19) 38 pts, 5th Jack Elstead (17) 38 pts, CSS 36. Sun. 19th 16H Singles S/F: 1st Derek Power (18) 40 pts, 2 Alan Harty (1) 38, 3 Tom Curran (11) 37, 4 Declan Walsh (8) 37, 5 Michael Leacy (7) 37. CSS 36. LADIES RESULTS Tues. 14th 11H Singles S/F: 1 Creina O’Sullivan (27) 24 pts, 2nd June Hayes (22) 20 pts. Sat. 11th 16H Singles S/F: 1st Aileen Carroll (24) 33, 2nd June James (20) 31. LADIES SOCIAL SCRAMBLE 1st Mary Ann Coffey (25), Ann Heneberry (36) Mary O’Hare (36) 317⁄8. 2nd Sue Mahony (24), Colette O’Mahony (36) Aoife Noctor (36) 33pts. Next Scramble Sunday

Lismore Golf Club Men’s Foursomes Club Championship 2016. Left to Right: Katherine Moynihan (President), Martin Power, Jack McGrath (Winners) and Jack Aherne (Captain).

Lismore Golf Club Men’s Foursomes Club Championship 2016. Left to Right: Jo Jo Tobin (Lady Captain), Cal Aherne, Jack Aherne (Captain), Edmond Aherne, Katherine Moynihan (President). 9 Holes S/Ford Results: Cat 1 - 5-22 - Helen Farrow (19) 21 pts Cat 2 - 23-31 - Mary Beecher

(25) 19 pts Cat 3 - 32-36 - Alice Henley (32) 18 pts All competitions are subject to change, so please check the notice

board regularly for any changes. Fees now due since November 1st, 2016 please forward all forms and cheques/cash to Mr. John McGrath, the club’s registrar.

March 5th.

facilities include a Championship course and practice facilities, Bar, Restaurant, Snooker Room, a resident PGA professional and fully stocked Pro-Shop. Also now the Club are introducing a very attractive joining rate for new U-35 members. Contact Irene Lynch Secretary/Manager on 058-43310 or dungarvangc@eircom.net for further details. Offers are for a limited time only. SIXTY.COM Next Competition Wed., 22nd Feb, draw for partners at 1.15 p.m., start 1.30 p.m.. Results for 15th: 1 Mossie Walsh (9) 18, Best Male Shay O’Connor 26 17. If you are aged 60 or over and you are interested in joining the 60.com we would be delighted to see you. Just turn up any Wednesday at the above starting time. YOUNGONES Next competition Wed., 22nd Feb. Front 9 at 12 noon. Feb. 15th results 1st Kate Buckley (21) 18 pts. Next competition Feb. 15th Front 9 at 12 noon. LADIES COASTAL ALLIANCE Ladies Coastal Alliance next competition Faithlegg Golf Club Thurs., March 3rd tee time 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. PROGRESSIVE 45 16/02/17 Winners John Motherway & Paddy Corkery, Tom Melody and Ml Kelleher, Ml Fitzgerald and Tom Phelan. Last 5:

Pat McGovern & Ml Kelly. Lucky Table: Sheila Morrissey and Tomas Carroll. Progressive 45 every Thursday night, all are welcome. SOCIAL BRIDGE Friday mornings 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (no partner required). All are welcome. PRO SHOP NEWS Our ProShop continues to be a hive of activity with new arrivals coming in from all the major brands. David has recently added the Cobra range to his custom fit artillery with “demos” available. As always David offers free professional advice to help you to maximise your game. You can follow all the new arrivals on David’s website at www.davidhayesgolf.com and join our mailing list. JUNIOR NEWS Tuition for Girls continues next Saturday, 25th February from 2 p.m. to 3 under the guidance from our Club Professional David Hayes. We had a great turnout last week with thanks due to Denise for helping out. Our “Elite” boys squad are also receiving tuition from David as we prepare for the upcoming season. Our first action will be the Irish Junior Foursomes at the Gold Coast Golf Club on Good Friday. Any enquiries relating to junior activities at the club can be directed to David Hayes. David can be contacted at 058-44707 or email at golfpro@eircom.net

FIXTURES Mon. 20th Open Gents/Ladies Seniors (50+) 16H Singles S/F. Tues. 21st Ladies 11H Singles S/F. Wed. 22nd Open Gents 16H Singles S/F, Gents Spring League David Hayes PGA. Thurs. 23rd Open Gents 16H Singles S/F Gents Spring League David Hayes PGA. Fri., 24th Gents/Ladies 16H Singles S/F, 11H Gents & Ladies Mullinahone fourball, Spring League David Hayes PGA. Sat. 25th Open Gents/Ladies 16 Holes Singles S/F, Gents Spring League David Hayes PGA. Sun., 26th Gents 16H Singles S/F, Gents Spring League David Hayes PGA. Mon. 27th Open Gents/Ladies Seniors (50+) 16H Singles S/F Tues., 28th Ladies 11H Singles S/F. SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP OFFER & INTRODUCTORY RATE FOR U-35’S All of us who play know that Golf offers so much more. Not only is it a hobby for life, it offers a social outlet as well as a healthy lifestyle option. It can be therapeutic as well as fun. New members can avail of a special Introductory Offer of just €300 including one complimentary lesson from our resident Professional David Hayes. Dungarvan Golf Club is the only members club in the town and our

GAA

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Allianz National Hurling League Division 1A

Tipperary topple Waterford in Walsh Park Tipperary ………………… 1-18; Waterford ………………… 0-15. TIPPERARY displayed the pedigree one would associate with All Ireland champions when they scored a well deserved 0-6 victory over Waterford at a very well attended Walsh Park last Sunday afternoon. Derek McGrath’s charges stayed with the Premier County until the 58th minute when John McGrath’s goal, after an initial superb save by Ian O Regan, opened a 0-6 gap between the teams on a score of 1-16 to 0-13. The winners supplied seven scorers from play compared to six for the home side and once more, it was the lack of penetration and bodies up front that cost the Deise at the end of the day. In addition, Waterford struck a tally of thirteen wides compared to eleven for the winners’, the majority of the latter’s wayward strikes coming towards the end of the match. The game was level ten times in all in the first half, but not even once on the restart as Tipperary drove home their superiority without ever opening much daylight until John McGrath’s opportunist green flag. Waterford took the lead on seven first half occasions but it was Jason Forde’s score in the second minute of injury time that separated the teams going in on a score of 0-11 to 0-10. Certainly, this was the biggest attendance in Walsh Park in recent times with the announced attendance of 7,344 looking a little con-

servative. The winners’ top scorer John McGrath opened the scoring in the first minute when punishing a lazy foul by Shane McNulty and he added a second in the 5th minute when being awarded a soft free after Tom Devine had opened Waterford’s account from a Kevin Moran pass. Two Pauric Mahony points from placed balls in the 6th and in the 8th minute gave Waterford the lead as the see-saw nature of the first half began in earnest, 0-4 to 0-3. Niall O’Meara’s contender for score of the match and Mikey Kearney’s instant reply both came in the 16th minute following which Brendan Maher levelled proceedings for the fifth time and Shane Bennett’s first time pull on a hopping ball sped left of the posts and wide. In the 19th minute, Gavin O’Brien from a Tadhg De Burca pass and John McGrath traded scores as did Pauric Mahony on four subsequent occasions in turn with Jason Forde, Stephen O’Brien, John McGrath and sub John O’Dwyer (f), the difference being that three of Tipp’s scores were from play, compared to just one by Waterford. Jason Forde’s second point separated the teams before the break in a half that was highlighted by the home side’s speed and strength in the tackle, controlled aggression, an impressive moiety by Noel Connors, whose marker was replaced, but up front there was little support in attack to threaten the

Ian O’Regan made a superb penalty save in the 52nd minute. winners’ goal. Waterford struck six first half wides compared to three for Tipperary with Austin Gleeson putting his name behind four of these. Three Waterford forwards scored from play before the interval compared to just one in total in Nowlan Park the previous Sunday. The Premier County grabbed the initiative on the restart with a Stephen O’Brien point sandwiched between two Shane Bennett wides opening the biggest difference between the teams at 0-12 to 0-10. Austin Gleeson’s 40th minute point

reduced the deficit for the final match occasion as Kieran Bergin, off the upright, and John O’Dwyer, 0-2 (1f) eased Tipp into an 0-15 to 0-11 lead by the 46th minute with O’Dwyer and Forde being off target also. Both benches were emptied during the final thirty minutes of the action with Darragh Lyons’ wanting to play attitude impressing at wing back for the home team. Another sub Colin Dunford was unfortunate in his first run out in some time as he had to retire injured just fifteen minutes after being introduced. Pauric O’Mahony’s penultimate pointed free in the 49th minute produced an 0-15 to 0-12 scoreline before Ian O’Regan made a superb penalty save in the 52nd minute after Tadhg De Burca had upended an in on goal Stephen O’Brien. John O’Dwyer and Pauric Mahony traded placed ball points after which arrived the game’s defining score in the 58th minute when O’Dwyer was quickest to react to a splendid second save by Ian O’Regan from a Noel McGrath effort. Clashmore/Kinsalebeg’s Brian O’Halloran made quite an impression in the ten minutes he was on the field popping over points in the 64th and in the 72nd minutes and he also had a shot on goal saved as did another sub Stephen Bennett from the rebound. Tipperary maintained their 1-3 advantage to the long whistle with further points by their two top scor-

ers McGrath and O’Dwyer (f) as the last action saw Pauric Mahony’s wide from a free sum up Waterford’s wasteful day in front of the posts. Positives from this February game include Ian O’Regan’s performance in goal, the impressive defending of the full line, though caught napping for Tipp’s goal and the display again of Tadhg De Burca, who is fast becoming one of the best caman wielders in the game. Austin Gleeson looked out of position up front and against the AllIreland champions could perhaps have been more effective in the half line of defence. The rest of the players, McNulty, Gleeson, Moran O’Brien, Devine, Kearney, Mahony, Bennett and Dillon put in a decent shift in what was for most of them their second game in a week and for others their third, while subs Lyons and O’Halloran showed that they have much to offer on a starting fifteen. Tipp are obviously the team to beat this year by all comers. Every sub they brought on was a household name and their depth in strength will prove it difficult to separate them from their All Ireland crown. Man of the match Seamus Kennedy was immense at wing back and overall the Premier County never looked like losing this game. Tipperary’s Top Three: Seamus Kennedy. John McGrath, Stephen O Brien.

GAA season is back and The Big Match has a new partner WLR/fm to broadcast all matches live in partnership with George Corbett SKODA THE Big Match is back and this year, WLR has the perfect partner; George Corbett ŠKODA. Across the 2017 GAA season, WLR will bring you every kick, puck, point and goal from each of Waterford's league and championship games LIVE with commentary from Kieran O'Connor and guests including Brian Flannery, Shane Ahearn, Stephen Frampton and a host of Waterford GAA stalwarts. Speaking on the partnership with WLR, Dealer Principal George Corbett commented, “We are thrilled to be associated with ‘The Big Match’ live GAA coverage on WLR for 2017. The Big Match offers the best sports coverage in the area and hopefully our association with the show will also make people aware of the fantastic model range on offer here at George Corbett ŠKODA.” For more information on the ŠKODA range, call 051 857717 or visit www.georgecorbettskoda.com

Pictured at the launch of the WLR/fm Big Match in partnership with George Corbett SKODA. From left to right: Shane Aherne, Brian Flannery, Stephen Moore, Kieran O’Connor, George Corbett, Stephen Frampton, Dave Keohan.

Waterford’s Top Three: Tadhg De Burca, Ian O’Regan, Shane Fives. Observer’s Man of the Match: Seamus Kennedy. Number of Scorers: Tipperary 7. Waterford 6. Scores from Play: Tipperary 1-10. Waterford 0-7. Frees For: Tipperary 11. Waterford 14. Wides: Tipperary 11. Waterford 13. Score of the Match: John McGrath’s 32nd minute point from play for Tipperary. Teams and Scorers: Tipperary: D. Mooney; D. Maher, J. Barry, J. O’Dwyer; S. Kennedy, T. Hamill, Padraic Maher; B. Maher (0-1), K. Bergin (0-1); D. McCormack, J. Forde (0-2), S. O’Brien (0-2); A. McCormack, J. McGrath (1-6, 0-3f), N. O’Meara (01). Subs: J. O’Dwyer (0-5, 4f) for A. McCormack, N. McGrath for J. Forde, M. Breen for K. Bergin, S. Callanan for S. O’Brien, M. Cahill for J. O’Dwyer. Waterford: I. O’Regan; S. Fives, B. Coughlan, N. Connors; C. Gleeson, T. De Burca, S. McNulty; K. Moran, G. O’Brien (0-1); T. Devine (0-1), M. Kearney (0-1), Pauric Mahony (0-9, 8f); Shane Bennett, J. Dillon, A. Gleeson (0-1). Subs: D. Lyons for S. McNulty, Stephen Bennett for J. Dillon, C. Dunford for G. O’Brien, M. Shanahan for M. Kearney, B. O’Halloran (0-2) for C. Dunford. Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork).

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Waterford ladies football team who lost to Sligo on Sunday last.

2017 LIDL LADIES NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Sligo goals prove too much Sligo ………………………… 2-7; Waterford ………………...…0-11. THE old saying that goals win games certainly came true on Sunday last when the Déise girls suffered their first defeat of the 2017 LIDL National Football league when two Sligo goals proved the difference between winning and losing. Playing away from home and still short a number of influential players due to injuries, Waterford took on a very strong Sligo team who were buoyed by a great result over Westmeath last time out. Waterford with the aid of a slight breeze opened brightly but it was Sligo’s full forward Ciara Gorman

who opened the scoring with a pointed free in the 2nd minute. This was cancelled out by a point for Waterford from play by Geraldine Power in the 4th minute. Ciara Gorman repeated the dose with another pointed free a minute later, but Comeragh Rangers’ Geraldine Power added to her and Waterford’s tally with a well taken point to level matters in the 6th minute. Three points in quick succession by Waterford, two from Lauren McGregor and one from Róisín Tobin left three between the teams at the end of the first quarter. Emma Murray added to this tally in the 17th minute to leave the score Waterford 0-6;

Sligo 0-2. Sligo were handed a life-line when they were awarded a penalty in the 18th minute, but the Sligo effort was brilliantly dealt with by Clashmore’s Jessica Fitzgerald, who was making her first competitive start for the Déise in place of injured Katie Hannon. Nicola Fennell and Aileen Wall tacked on two points for Waterford to stretch their lead to six points. Sligo’s Stephanie O’Reilly cut the gap with a Sligo point but Nicola Fennell replied in kind 40 seconds later to restore the gap. Coming up to half-time both teams were guilty of some very easy misses and it was left to Sligo

corner forward Karen Maloney to guide the ball over the bar to leave the half-time score Waterford 0-9; Sligo 0-4. Lauren McGregor opened Waterford’s account with a pointed free after two minutes of the second half but two points in the 7th and 8th minutes of the second half from Ciara Gorman and Karen Maloney left three points between the teams. Waterford were rocked by a Ciara Gorman goal in the 9th minute to level matters and the St Mary’s club player Gorman who was proving to be a real thorn in the Déise side goaled again in the 14th minute to leave the home side with

a lead that they would protect to the end of the game. Gorman scored another pointed free in the 16th minute to stretch the lead to four. Try as they might Waterford found it hard to break down a resolute Sligo defence and the only reward was a consolation point for Abbeyside’s Róisín Tobin in the 24th minute but it was too little, too late and the home team picked up two very valuable league points on the final score line Sligo 2-7; Waterford 0-11. Waterford: Jess Fitzgerald, Mairéad Wall, Michelle McGrath, Kate McGrath, Dearbhaile Ní Aodha, Caoimhe McGrath, Megan Dunford, Karen McGrath, Hannah Power,

Emma Murray (0-1), Nicola Fennell (0-2), Geraldine Power (0-2), Róisín Tobin (0-2), Aileen Wall (0-1), Lauren McGregor (0-3). Sligo: Noelle Gormley, Michelle McNamara, Gráinne O’Loughlin, Jacqui Mulligan, Etna Flanagan, Elise Codd, Anne Marie Coleman Bernice Byrne, Stephanie O’Reilly (0-1), Rachel Monaghan, Karen Maloney (0-2), Ciara Gorman (2-4), Mary Ann O’Kennedy

This defeat means that Waterford sit mid-table on four points from three outings and will be looking to return to winning ways in their next league match which is at home on Saturday next 25th against Kildare at 2:00 p.m. at a venue to be confirmed.

League and Cup Competition fixtures 2017 THE following are the Senior Hurling and Football League fixtures along with dates for the Sargeant and Phelan Cups. Rounds fixed for similar dates as Championship games will proceed if the Championship games are postponed due to the progress of county teams. SENIOR HURLING LEAGUE 2017 GROUP ONE 1 Ballygunner 2 Ballyduff Upper 3 Passage 4 Fourmilewater 5 Mount Sion 6 Tallow ROUND 1 4 Fourmilewater V 1 Ballygunner at Ballymacarbry on Saturday, 25.03.17 at 5 pm 2 Ballyduff Upper V 6 Tallow at Ballyduff Upper on Saturday, 25.03.17 at 5 pm 5 Mount Sion V 3 Passage at Mount Sion on Saturday, 25.03.17 at 5 pm ROUND 2 1 Ballygunner V 3 Passage Ballygunner on Saturday, 08.04.17 at 6.30 pm 5 Mount Sion V 2 Ballyduff Upper at Mount Sion on Saturday, 08.04.17 at 6.30 pm 6 Tallow V 4 Fourmilewater at Tallow on Saturday, 08.04.17 at 6.30 pm ROUND 3 1 Ballygunner V 5 Mount Sion at Ballygunner on Saturday, 20.05.17 at 7.30 pm 4 Fourmilewater V 2 Ballyduff

Upper at Ballymacarbry on Saturday, 20.05.17 at 7.30 pm 3 Passage V 6 Tallow at Passage on Saturday, 20.05.17 at 7.30 pm ROUND 4 2 Ballyduff Upper V 1 Ballygunner at Ballyduff Upper on Saturday, 17.06.17 at 7.30 pm 6 Tallow V 5 Mount Sion at Tallow on Saturday, 17.06.17 at 7.30 pm 3 Passage V 4 Fourmilewater at Passage on Saturday, 17.06.17 at 7.30 pm ROUND 5 6 Tallow V 1 Ballygunner at Tallow on Saturday, 15.07.17 at 7.30 pm 5 Mount Sion V 4 Fourmilewater at Mount Sion on Saturday, 15.07.17 at 7.30 pm 3 Passage V 2 Ballyduff Upper at Passage on Saturday, 15.07.17 at 7.30 pm GROUP TWO 1 Dungarvan 2 Portlaw 3 De La Salle 4 Roanmore 5 Abbeyside 6 Lismore ROUND 1 1 Dungarvan V 4 Roanmore at Dungarvan on Saturday, 25.03.17 at 5 pm 6 Lismore V 2 Portlaw at Lismore on Saturday, 25.03.17 at 5 pm 5 Abbeyside V 3 De La Salle at Abbeyside on Saturday, 25.03.17 at 5 pm Round 2 1 Dungarvan V 6 Lismore at

Dungarvan on Saturday, 08.04.17 at 6.30 pm 5 Abbeyside V 4 Roanmore at Abbeyside on Saturday, 08.04.17 at 6.30 pm 2 Portlaw V 3 De La Salle at Portlaw on Saturday, 08.04.17 6.30 pm ROUND 3 1 Dungarvan V 2 Portlaw at Dungarvan on Saturday, 20.05.17 at 7.30 pm 6 Lismore V 5 Abbeyside at Lismore on Saturday, 20.05.17 at 7.30 pm 4 Roanmore V 3 De La Salle at Roanmore on Saturday, 20.05.17 at 7.30 pm ROUND 4 3 De La Salle V 1 Dungarvan at Gracedieu on Saturday, 17.06.17 at 7.30 pm 2 Portlaw V 5 Abbeyside at Portlaw on Saturday, 17.06.17 at 7.30 pm 4 Roanmore V 6 Lismore at Roanmore on Saturday, 17.06.17 at 7.30 pm ROUND 5 5 Abbeyside V 1 Dungarvan at Abbeyside on Saturday, 15.07.17 at 7.30 pm 4 Roanmore V 2 Portlaw at Roanmore on Saturday, 15.07.17 at 7.30 pm 3 De La Salle V 6 Lismore at Gracedieu on Saturday, 15.07.17 at 7.30 pm League Semi-Final: tbc League Final: tbc SARGEANT CUP DATES 2017 Round 1 - 15-4-17

Round 2 - 27-5-17 Semi-Finals - 22-7-17 Final - 5-8-17 SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2017 GROUP ONE 1 Stradbally 2 Kilrossanty 3 An Rinn 4 Ardmore 5 Portlaw 6 Brickey Rangers ROUND 1 5 Portlaw V 1 Stradbally at Portlaw on Saturday, 11.03.17 at 4 pm 2 Kilrossanty V 4 Ardmore at Lemybrien on Saturday, 11.0317 at 7 pm 6 Brickey Rangers V 3 An Rinn at Bushy Park on Saturday, 11.03.17 at 4 pm ROUND 2 1 Stradbally V 3 An Rinn Stradbally on Saturday, 01.04.17 at 7 pm 2 Kilrossanty V 5 Portlaw LemybrienSat 01.04.17 7pm 4 Ardmore V 6 Brickey Rangers at Ardmore on Saturday, 01.04.17 at 6 pm ROUND 3 1 Stradbally V 2 Kilrossanty Stradbally on Saturday, 03.06.17 at 7.30 pm 6 Brickey Rangers V 5 Portlaw at Bushy Park on Saturday, 03.06.17 at 7.30 pm 3 An Rinn V 4 Ardmore at An Rinn on Saturday, 03.06.17 at 7.30 pm

ROUND 4 6 Brickey Rangers V 1 Stradbally at Bushy Park on Saturday, 10.06.17 at 7.30 pm 4 Ardmore V 5 Portlaw at Ardmore on Saturday, 10.06.17 at 7.30 pm 3 An Rinn V 2 Kilrossanty at An Rinn on Saturday, 10.06.17 at 7.30 pm ROUND 5 1 Stradbally V 4 Ardmore at Stradbally on Saturday, 08.07.17 at 7.30 pm 2 Kilrossanty V 6 Brickey Rangers at Lemybrien on Saturday, 08.07.17 at 7.30 pm 5 Portlaw V 3 An Rinn at Portlaw on Saturday, 08.07.17 at 7.30 pm. GROUP TWO 1 Ballinacourty 2 The Nire 3 Gaultier 4 Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 5 Ballinameela 6 Rathgormack ROUND 1 1 Ballinacourty V 3 Gaultier at Abbeyside on Saturday, 11.03.17 at 7 pm 2 The Nire V 5 Ballinameela at Ballymacarbry on Saturday, 11.03.17 at 4 pm 4 Clashmore Kinsalebeg V 6 Rathgormack at Clashmore on Saturday, 11.03.17 at 7 pm ROUND 2 1 Ballinacourty V 2 The Nire Abbeyside on Saturday, 01.04.17 at 7 pm 5 Ballinameela V 6 Rathgormack at Ballinameela on Saturday, 01.04.17 at 6 pm

3 Gaultier V 4 Clashmore Kinsalebeg at Gaultier on Saturday, 01.04.17 at 6 pm ROUND 3 1 Ballinacourty V 5 Ballinameela at Abbeyside on Saturday, 03.06.17 at 7.30 pm 2 The Nire V 4 Clashmore Kinsalebeg at Ballymacarbry on Saturday, 03.06.17at 7.30 pm 3 Gaultier V 6 Rathgormack at Gaultier on Saturday, 03.06.17 at 7.30 pm. ROUND 4 4 Clashmore/Kinsalebeg V 1 Ballinacourty at Clashmore on Saturday, 10.06.17 at 7.30 pm 6 Rathgormack V 2 The Nire at Rathgormack on Saturday, 10.06.17 at 7.30 pm 5 Ballinameela V 3 Gaultier at Ballinameela on Saturday, 10.06.17 at 7.30pm ROUND 5 6 Rathgormack V 1 Ballinacourty at Rathgormack on Saturday, 08.07.17 at 7.30 pm 4 Clashmore Kinsalebeg V 5 Ballinameela at Clashmore on Saturday, 08.07.17 at 7.30 pm 3 Gaultier V 2 The Nire at Gaultier on Saturday, 08.07.17 at 7.30 pm. League Quarter-Finals: 29.07.17 League Semi-Finals: tbc League Final: tbc PHELAN CUP DATES 2017 Round 1 - 18-3-17 Round 2 - 13-5-17 Semi-Finals - 1-7-17 Final - 5-8-17

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Ardmore team who defeated Comeragh Gaels in the Albert McGrath’s Newsagents Western Under 21 ‘B’ Football Championship Replay. Back Row: Left to right: David Walsh, Nathan Bryan, Padraig Foley, Seamus Cronin, Stephen Keating, Kevin McGrath, Charlie Bryan, Eoin Conway, Eoghan O’Shea, James Flavin, Lee Morrissey. Front Row: Left to right: Thomas Ahern, Michael Cronin, Declan Fitzgerald, James Kennedy, Jack Walsh, Jack Keane, John O’Brien.

Albert McGrath’s Newsagents Western Under 21 ‘B’ Football Championship Replay

Early goals sees Ardmore advance Ardmore ………………….… 3-9; Comeragh Gaels ……………3-7. A MORE focussed and fitter Ardmore side didn’t hang around in this very entertaining Under 21 ‘B’ football championship replay game at the Gold Coast venue last Sunday morning. Backed by the wind, they had 2-1 on the board before some of the rival supporters had arrived at the venue. These early goals by Jack Walsh and Nathan Brien had the group team on the back foot from the very off and when a third goal arrived shortly afterwards in a melee, it looked as if Comeragh Gaels had a mountain to climb. However, a goal by Gary Power and points by Gavin Dalton and Dan Booth settled the Gaels and the half ended with two further points by James Kennedy to leave the score reading Ardmore 3-4 Comeragh Gaels 1-2. The Gaels won the second half by 2-5 to 0-5 and they enjoyed more of the play as did the winners against the wind than their opponents. Gavin Dalton, 0-2f, and Cian

O’Byrne started the comeback, 34 to 1-5 before a James Kennedy pointed free settled the winners in the 37th minute. The match was thrown into the melting pot three minutes later when Cian O’Byrne rattled the net at the second attempt after an initial fine block by Ardmore keeper Kevin McGrath. With the wind at their back and twenty minutes to play, one would fancy the Gaels to drive on and win the game but on this occasion, Ardmore were the better side. They defended well and worked the ball up the field on many occasions, resulting in scores that kept them ahead of their opponents. James Kennedy kicked over a contender for score of the match in the 41st minute and he followed up with another white flag five minutes later on receipt of the size 5 from effective sub Thomas Ahern, who is returning from injury, 3-7 to 2-5. Comeragh Gaels weren’t finished yet, though, and the scoreboard had changed to 3-8 to 3-6 by the 55th minute.

WATERFORD GAA RESULTS County U-16 F Division 1 An Ghaeltacht 5-15; Micheal MacCraith Tramore 1-5 Brickey Rangers 1-9; Gaultier 1-7 Ballinacourty 0-10; Portlaw/Ballyduff 2-2 County U-16 F Division 2: Rathgormack 3-10; The Nire 2-9 Ferrybank W/O Clan na Gael St. Mary's Juvenile 3-15; Cois Bhride 1-3 County U-16 F Division 3: St Oliver's 4-11; Ballyduff Upper 3-8 PP U-14 Hurling Roinn A: St. Augustine’s College 2-7; St. Declans 0-3 De La Salle College 7-8; CBS Dungarvan 0-0 PP U-14 Hurling Roinn B: De La Salle College 5-9; St Pauls Community College Waterford 2-1 The Albert McGrath Newsagents - Western U-21 B Football Championship Rd 1: Ardmore 3-9; Comeragh Gaels 3-7

Firstly, Gavin Dalton pointed a free which was replied to by a fine effort from play by James Flavin before a high ball in from the left wing by Rian Reddy came down off the crossbar and Cian O’Byrne was standing in the right place at the right time to fist the ball over the goal line. A serious question was being asked of Ardmore’s resolve at this stage and they answered in style at the end of a patient build up when Seamus Cronin lofted over a contender for score of the match, 3-9 to 3-6 and the game heading into injury time. Ardmore had the opportunity to kill off the contest before the final whistle when they were awarded a penalty but James Kennedy’s attempt was well stopped by Reece Stringer at the bay end of the grounds. Rian Reddy kicked the last point of the match but it was Ardmore who deserved to advance as they were the better side overall and more organised than their opposition.

James Kennedy was a key player for them once again while their defence as a unit were very good throughout. Eoin Conway and James Flavin got the better of the midfield battle for supremacy while up front, John O’Brien and Jack Walsh gave most assistance to James Kennedy. Comeragh Gaels have one more chance in the championship via the losers’ group but they have a lot of work to do to get the best out of themselves. Gearoid Hallinan did very well at full back on Ardmore’s Stephen Keating and the rest of the defence settled into the game after the early onslaught of Ardmore goals. P. J. Coffey was placed in the forwards but is perhaps of better advantage to the team further out the field. Gavin Dalton was on the edge of the square but he didn’t have the same influence as in the drawn outing and he too may have contributed more further out. Cian O’Byrne took his two goals very well and team captain Rian Reddy

led by example with a 100% effort over the hour. It is possible that these two sides may yet meet for a third time in this year’s championship. Ardmore: Kevin McGrath; Declan Fitzgerald, Eoghan O’Shea, Jack Keane; Seamus Cronin, Michael Cronin, Padraig Foley; Eoin Conway, James Flavin; Jack Walsh, Jack Kennedy, John O’Brien; Charlie Bryan, Stephen Keating, Nathan Bryan. Sub: Tomas Ahern for Nathan O’Brien.

Comeragh Gaels: Jonathon Carroll; Jack Cullinane, Gearoid Hallinan, Richard McGrath; Jason Dunford, Dylan McCarthy, Ronan Gleeson; Dan Booth, Neil Phelan; Cian O’Byrne, Rian Reddy, P. J. Coffey; Cillian Tobin, Gavin Dalton, Gary Power. Subs: Jack Skehan for Cillian Tobin, Nicky Donovan for Jack Cullinane, Reece Stringer for Jonathon Carroll, Mike Kearns for Gary Power. Referee: Tadhg Tobin (Brickey Rangers).

THE ALBERT MCGRATH NEWSAGENTS WESTERN U-21 ‘B’ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 p w Deuglán Naofa 2 1 Brickey Rgs 1 1 Cois Bhride 1 1 St Oliver's 1 1 Comeragh Gaels 2 0 Clashmore 0 0 Cloch Na Cuinne 1 0 Kilrossanty 1 0 Ghaeltacht 1 0

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GAA Coaching & Games Development C&GD INFORMATION NIGHT 22nd FEBRUARY We are running an Information Night on Wednesday, 22nd February for all clubs. This will take place in Carriganore starting at 7.30 pm sharp. We are asking all clubs to have Coaching Officer, Juvenile & Adult representative present on the night. COACH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS THIS WEEK In the coming weeks, we are running a number of workshops that will be of interest to club coaches. There is no cost to attend workshops but we would ask that coaches register with the GDA’s prior to workshop. Games Based Coaching for Football - Friday, 24th February at

Carriganore at 7 pm. Michael O’Loughlin Hurling Goalkeeper Workshop Friday, 3rd March at Carriganore at 6.30 pm. Ray Barry Gaelic 15 Warm-Ups - Thursday, 23rd March at Cathal Naofa at 7 pm. John Burns EASTER CAMPS We are running Easter Camps in all three GDA Divisions during the Easter holidays. The dates of the camps are Tuesday, 11th – Thursday, 13th April and the camps will run 10 am-1 pm each day. Venues and full information for all three GDA Divisions will be sent to clubs by end of February. INDOOR BLITZES West Indoors U-7 Football

Saturday, 25th Feb. Urban Indoors U-8 Indoor Hurling Saturday, 25th Feb, U-7 Hurling 4th March Mid County U-8 Football Saturday, 4th March, U-7 Football at 11th March Details on venues and fixtures will be sent to clubs before each blitz HURLING SUPER GAMES CENTRE CONTINUES EACH THURSDAY Our Super Games Centre run by county star Gavin O’Brien will begin again in February and run for 6 weeks. The first night is Thursday, February 2nd and it will run every Thursday for 6 weeks from 6.30 pm 7.30 pm. It is open to all first and second year students to attend.

FOUNDATION COURSE BALLINAMEELA STARTS 22nd FEBRUARY A foundation course will take place in Ballinameela starting on Wednesday, 22nd February. This will run for three Wednesday nights. Cost is €20 per person. To register for this course please email eoin.breathnach.gda.waterford@gaa.ie CLUB SURVEY Clubs who have not returned the C&GD Club Survey are asked to do so this week. The information in the surveys will help us to plan future programmes. Clubs are asked to contact GDA’s or Coaching Officer if require assistance with completing the survey.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

The Waterford County Camogie team who were defeated by Wexford in the Littlewood's Ireland Div. 1 Senior Camogie League at Carriganore on Sunday, 19th February, 2017. [Noel Browne]

LITTLEWOODS IRELAND CAMOGIE LEAGUE DIVISION 1

Wexford edge it by one point at Carriganore Waterford ………………..…1-10; Wexford ………………….…1-11. IN what was to be an extremely close call in WIT Arena Carriganore on Sunday last Wexford inched forward and claimed a win against a 14 woman Waterford. Wexford started the better of the two and had quite a few wides within the first 5 minutes of play. Wexford opened the score board with the first of the day by Blackwater club woman and Wexford Captain Brid Gordon. Wexford kept the momentum but Waterford Goalie Tracey Kiely made an epic save to stop the Slaneysiders getting a goal. Waterford went on the attack and Beth Carton took the first of her many points of the day in the 7th minute. A free on Clare Whyte in the 8th minute gave Carton the opportunity to put another score on the board. However, Oulart/The Ballagh woman Shelly Kehoe took

the opportunity to punish the Waterford midfield and put one over. Ever the warrior Fiona Morrissey, deprived a fantastic attack from Wexford and put another point over the bar for the Déise women. Waterford had a let off in the final few minutes with a great save by Tracey Kiely again stopping Wexford scoring a goal. Both free takers on the day Beth Carton and Linda Bolger punished equally when afforded frees. Waterford's Clare Whyte was given a yellow card just before half-time. Score at half-time Wexford 0-7; Waterford 0-4. SECOND HALF UNDER WAY AT CARRIGANORE Waterford stormed on to the pitch and put one over the net in the first minute, Wexford retaliated and within two minutes a fantastic pass by Chloe Foxe to Linda Bolger found the back of the

net. Wexford missed a few more chances in front of the Waterford net and Waterford back line took ownership and cleared balls masterfully. The battle of the day was at midfield with both sides proving a force to be reckoned with, very little separated these two teams at midfield. Clare Whyte was shown another yellow and left the field. Waterford were down to 14 women but this drove the Deise stronghold on. Jenny McCarthy replaced Brianna O’Regan and Waterford got their scoring back on track with Carton dutifully putting points over the bar. The pace was intense for both sides and both teams were passionate in the approach to the last 15 mins of play. Waterford seemed to edge in the possession stakes and punished Wexford with frees by Beth Carton, Carton’s field play was also on the mark winning another free in the 23rd minute and

again scored for Waterford. Midfield battles were hard to call but Waterford seemed to win that battle, Foxe for Wexford fowled Waterford’s Aoife Landers and received a yellow card in doing so. Carton mis-striked the free but recovered and scored from just beyond mid field. Waterford had the momentum and used it to punish Wexford following a free on Waterford's Aoife Landers, Waterford’s Catriona McGlone who stood out in the second half passed to Carton who buried the sliotar in the back of the net. Waterford were 1 point down with 3 minutes to go. Wexford regrouped and charged forward only to foul again in the 29th minute. Waterford missed to draw and so finished at Carriganore with Wexford edging out the Deise ladies by 1 point. Waterford: 1, T. Kiely; 2, A. Power, 3, E. Hannon-Roche, 4, C.

can be taken form the Wexford game and sets Waterford up nicely to take on Dublin this weekend. ALL-IRELAND MINOR A CHAMPIONSHIP R1 Takes place on Saturday next 25th of February against Dublin at 2:30 p.m. Venue: Walsh Park. We would like to take this opportunity to wish the Girls and the management team Chris Dempsey and Orla Fitzgerald all the best. Please come and show your support for the girls. MAIN SPONSORS We are delighted to announce that DID Electrical will be our Official Main Sponsor for 2017. We would encourage all of our supporters to support DID Electrical in Ardkeen. David Whittle Manager of the store has stated that he is delighted to be associated with Waterford Camogie and is looking forward to working with us for the year ahead.

Whyte; 5, A. Landers, 6, S. Kiernan, 7, M. Power; 8, F. Morrissey (0-1), 9, L. Bray; 10, N. Rockett, 11, I. Heffernan, 12, K. McMahon; 13, C. McGlone, 14, B Carton (1-8), 15, B. O’Regan (0-1). (Subs: J. McCarthy). Wexford: 1, N. Potter; 2, L. O’Leary, 3, S. Nolan, 4, C. Storey; 5, S. O’Connor, 6, A. Leacy, 7, Katie O’Connor, 8, A. Cardiff, 9, E. Walsh; 10, L. Bolger (1-5), 11, B. Gordon (0-2), 12, S. Kehoe (0-2); 24, U. Sinnott, 14, C. Foxe ( 0-1), 18, L. Walsh (0-1). (Subs: N. Fortune). LITTLEWOODS CAMOGIE LEAGUE DIVISION 1 ROUND 2 WATERFORD VS DUBLIN Best of luck to our Waterford ladies who take the long road to Dublin next Sunday, 26th February. (Venue to be confirmed). Waterford ladies will be looking for a win following their narrow defeat against Wexford last Sunday at WIT Arena. Dublin at home will be a force to be reckoned with but great positives

Waterford footballers travel to Wexford for top of the table clash Allianz National Football League Division 4 WEXFORD V WATERFORD in Wexford Park Sunday, February 26th at 1.00 p.m.

THE County’s footballers face a difficult assignment in Wexford this Sunday when they face unbeaten Wexford in a Division 4 top of the table clash. That Wexford are formidable opponents is clear from the fact that they travelled recently to Leitrim, beating the home side by 0-16 to 0-14 at a venue that we have not taken any points away from in recent years. The Model County footballers now under the charge of Monaghan’s Eamonn McEneaney won their first game at home to Limerick by 0-14 to 1-8 and while they have not scored any goals yet, and may it continue until after Sunday, they have kicked an average of 0-15 in their two outings to date.

Playing with a 14 man team for 45 minutes in Leitrim would test any team’s character and they stood up to the mark in this regard. Both teams missed chances but Wexford’s reliable keeper Shane Roche was found impossible to beat. Wexford with a fitness level at a all-time high under Seamus ‘Banty’ McEneaney looked like the team with the extra man and Ciaran Lyng, and PJ Banville were outstanding from placed balls, Work rate, physical strength and calmness under pressure is probably words not accustomed to in Wexford Football but they are appropriate at present and it has brought them two wins out of two so far. The Wexford team and scorers against Leitrim was as follows : Scorers: Ciaran Lyng (1f) & P.J. Banville (3f) 0-5 each; John Turbitt 0-3; Ben Brosnan, Eoghan Nolan & Michael O’Regan (f) 0-1 each Team: Shane Roche, Brian Malone, Jim Rossiter, Michael Furlong, Eoghan Nolan, Joey

travelling to see. Wexford have the advantage of playing at home while one advantage we have ourselves over our hosts is that we have scored three goals to date and more than likely we will have to add to this tally on Sunday if we are going to lower the colours of the purple and gold. Our line-out should resemble in the majority that which defeated Wicklow in Carriganore which was as follows: Waterford: S. Enright; T. O hUallachain, T. O'Gorman, B. Looby (0-1); J. McGrath, S. Prendergast, R. O Ceallaigh; T.

Prendergast, M. Curry (0-1); M. O'Halloran, D. Breathnach (0-2), C. Murray (0-1); P. Whyte (0-6, 3f), J. Veale (0-2), P. Hurney (0-4, 2f). Subs: G. Crotty (1-0) for C. Murray, L. Lawlor for J. Veale, F. O Cuirrin for P. Hurney, S. Dalton for J. McGrath, C. Maguire for P. Whyte, F. Galvin for T. O hUallachain. Sunday’s encounter will be a sure test of how far we have progressed this year and we have but perhaps on this occasion we will find it difficult to come away from Wexford with our unbeaten run intact. Forecast: Wexford.

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Stephend Enright Wadding, Tiernan Rossiter, Daithi Watters, Colm Kehoe, Kevin O’Grady, Ben Brosnan, PJ Banville, Ciaran Lyng, James Stafford, John Turbitt. Subs: Paul Curtis for Brosnan (14), Niall Hughes for Kehoe (HT), Michael

Tommy Prendergast O’Regan for Turbitt (53), Jake Firman for O’Grady (61), Conor Carty for Curtis (67). Waterford’s start to the season is similar to Wexford’s. They too are very fit and apply a good work rate so this game should be well worth

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

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Waterford hurlers help UCC advance to Fitzgibbon Cup Final weekend UCC …………………………1-18; DCU ………………………… 0-16 THERE was a fine gathering in the Mardyke in Cork last Tuesday afternoon where some of the most promising hurlers in the country were in action in the quarter final of the Colleges Fitzgibbon Cup hurling competition. Lining out for UCC included All Ireland 2016 senior medal winners Seamus Kennedy and Michael Breen from Tipperary, Alan Cadogan from Cork and a Waterford group of seven including Ian Kenny, Conor Gleeson, Jamie Barron, Shane Roche, Mark O’Brien, Tom Devine and Gavin O’Brien while Colm Roche was ready to start but had to withdraw through injury. Patrick Curran was the lone Deise player on the DCU team with Peter Hogan also listed but out of action with a hamstring injury. Other Deise hurlers heading to Galway this weekend for the concluding stages of the Fitzgibbon Cup are Kieran ans Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart) representing LIT and Ross Browne and Colin Dunford, both Colligan, and Jack Fagan (De La Salle) with Carlow IT. The above scoreline does less than justice to a gallant visitors’ side, who despite being outsiders for the game produced some flaws in their opponents armoury not

least their lack of hunger for the challenge that DCU put before them. The teams were level 0-11 each at half-time and with normal time having elapsed at the end of the game, there was only 0-1 the difference in favour of UCC at 0-16 to 0-15 before a 64th minute Michael Breen goal decided which team would be heading to Galway this weekend for the Fitzgibbon Cup finals. The stand out defender in the Mardyke was Dublin’s senior hurling full back Eoin O’Donnell and he and his solid defensive sector gave little away to a highly rated UCC forward division. At the other end of the field, Patrick Curran and Dublin under 21 player, DJ Murphy were a constant thorn in the UCC defence but they didn’t have the support to punish the winners when the opportunity arose. However, DCU have made a lot of progress since the first time they organised hurling in the college some seven years ago and this was the first time that Michael Kennedy’s teams reached the knockout stages. UCC had three good goal scoring opportunities in the first half but poor finishing and alert defending kept the green flag in its holder. Patrick Curran fired over five first half points including 0-4f with Gavin O Brien raising one white flag for

UC C. The visitors finished the first half strongly to go in level on a score of 0-11 each. If anything, a major upset looked on the cards during the second moiety but DCU didn’t avail of the scoring opportunities that came their way and they left a vulnerable home side off the hook. They led by 0-14 to 0-13 in the 43rd minute when they spurned a clear cut goal chance and three minutes later Patrick Curran was off target with a handy free. UCC upped their game immediately and points by Ferrybank’s Mark O’Brien, Seamus Kennedy, he scored five in all, and Michael O’Halloran edged the winners in front by 0-16 to 0-14. Patrick Curran was wide with a 57th minute free but he very unlucky with a sideline cut with the sliotar coming back off the upright. The winners scored 1-2 in added time via the two Tipperary All Ireland medal winners, Seamus Kennedy (f) and Michael Breen, goal with Mark O’Connor also dissecting the posts. This late flourish put a gloss on the scoreboard and keeps the winners on their toes heading into this weekend’s concluding stages of the cup. UCC’S Top Three: Seamus Kennedy, Conor Gleeson, Mark O’Brien. DCU’S Top Three: Eoin O’Donnell,

Patrick Curran, A. J. Murphy. Observer’s Man of the Match: Eoin O’Donnell. Number of Scorers: UCC 10. DCU 7. Scores from Play: UCC 1-11. DCU 0-9. Frees For: UCC 11. DCU 14. Wides: UCC 7. DCU 7. Score of the Match: Seamus Kennedy’s 50th minute pointed free for UCC. Scores for UCC: S. Kennedy (0-5, 0-3 frees); A. Spillane (0-3); M. Breen (1-0); A. Cadogan (0-2, 0-1 free); J. Barron (0-2, 0-1 free); C. O’Leary (0-1 free, 0-1 ’65); M. O’Brien, G. O’Brien, M. O’Connor, M. O’Halloran (0-1 each). Scorers for DCU: P. Curran (0-7, 0-6 frees); R. McBride (0-3); A. J. Murphy (0-2); P. O’Dea, L. Fahey, P. Kelly, K. Doyle (0-1 each). UCC: J. Barry (Cork); I. Kenny (Waterford), C. Spillane (Cork), S. Roche (Waterford); S. Kennedy (Tipperary), C. Gleeson (Waterford), R. Cahalane (Cork); J. Barron (Waterford), C. O’Leary (Cork); G. O’Brien (Waterford), T. Devine (Waterford), M. O’Brien (Waterford); A Cadogan (Cork), J. O’Flynn (Cork), A. Spillane (Cork). Subs: M. Breen (Tipperary) for O’Flynn (27 mins); M. O’Halloran (Cork) for G. O’Brien (41); M. O’Connor (Cork) for Cahalane (47). DCU: R. Gillen (Westmeath); S. McCaw (Dublin), C. Delaney (Kilkenny), E. O’Donnell (Dublin); T French (Wexford), P. Foley (Wexford), A. Maddock (Wexford); P. O’Dea (Dublin), G. Bailey (Wexford); L. Fahey

Holders Mary Immaculate advance Mary Immaculate College, Limerick ……………………4-18; NUI Galway ……………….. 1-16 LIMERICK’S Aaron Gillane continued his rich vein of scoring form, registering 2-10, as holders Mary Immaculate College cruised into the semi-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup. Mary I enjoyed an 11-point victory over visitors NUI Galway, the Fitzgibbon finals weekend hosts who bow out of the competition. In glorious weather conditions, the champions were excellent on home soil and Gillane provided Limerick senior manager John Kiely with another timely reminder of his talents. Scorer of 3-9 against DIT last week, Gillane hit another massive individual tally and will be hoping for a possible Limerick recall. A member of the winter training panel, Gillane featured in the pre-

season Co-Op Superstores.ie Munster senior hurling League before being cut from the squad. Gillane had eight points on the board by half-time – including four from play – before bagging two classy second half goals. But the best goal of the game was knocked home by Cork’s rising star Luke Meade, who brilliantly controlled Tadhg Gallagher’s delivery from the right touchline on his stick before batting to the net close range. That was Mary I’s second goal of the game, in the 20th minute, after Gallagher had found the net himself in the fourth minute, pouncing from close range after Colm Galvin rattled the crossbar with a fierce shot. Scorers for Mary I: Aaron Gillane 210 (0-4f, 0-2 65s), Luke Meade 1-2, Tadhg Gallagher 1-0, Michael O’Neill 0-3, Darragh O’Donovan 0-2,

Scorers for NUI Galway: Gerry Hennelly 0-9 (6f, 1 65), Gearoid Loughnane 1-0, Conor Whelan 0-3 (1f, 1 sl), Conor Cleary (f), Ian Fox, Oisin Donnellan & Sam Conlon 0-1 each. Mary Immaculate: 1. Ciaran Barrett (Clonmel Óg, Tipperary); 2. David Sweeney (Kiladangan, Tipperary), 3. Richie English (Doon, Limerick), 4. Eoin Quirke (captain) (Whitegate, Clare); 5. Conor Twomey (Newtownshandrum, Cork), 6. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary), 7. Alan Flynn (Kiladangan, Tipperary); 8. Colm Galvin (Clonlara, Clare), 9. Stephen Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary); 10. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon, Limerick), 11. Michael O’Neill (Kilmaley, Clare), 12. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell, Limerick); 17. Tadhg Gallagher (Kiladangan, Tipperary), 14. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell, Limerick), 22. Luke Meade (Newcestown, Cork). Subs; 13. Thomas Monaghan (Craughwell, Galway) for Gallagher (39), 18. Thomas Grimes (Na Piarsaigh, Limerick) for Gillane (45), 29. Colm Stapleton (Borris-in-Ossory

Kilcotton, Laois) for Twomey (49), 25. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum, Cork) for Lynch (51), 26. Paul O’Connell (Clare) for O’Donovan (55). NUI Galway: 1. Cathal Tuohy (Tommy Larkins, Galway); 2. Conor Ryan (Nenagh Éire Óg, Tipperary), 3. Ger Fennelly (Ballingarry, Tipperary), 4. Ger Forde (Ardrahan, Galway); 5. Shane Moloney (Rahoon-Newcastle, Galway), 6. Conor Cleary (captain) (Kilmaley, Clare), 7. Mike Connelly (Liam Mellowes, Galway); 8. Ian Fox (Sarsfields, Galway), 9. Oisin Donnellan (Feakle, Clare), 10. Gearoid Loughnane (Loughrea, Galway), 11. Kevin McHugo (Tommie Larkins, Galway), 12. Conor Whelan (Kinvara, Galway); 13. Gerry Hennelly (Ardrahan, Galway), 14. Sam Conlon (Roscrea, Tipperary), 15. Aiden Helebert (Gort, Galway). Subs; 17. Niall Mitchell (Clonkill, Westmeath) for Helebert (39), 18. Jack Commins (Gort, Galway) for McHugo (44), 19. Conor Cosgrove (Galway) for Connelly (54), 22. Stephen Barrett (Galway) for Loughnane (57).

LIT set up Limerick derby game LIT ………………………… 1-20; UCD …………………………1-13. DAVY Fitzgerald’s Limerick IT won through to the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals after seeing off UCD by seven points last Wednesday. The hosts came from three points at half-time down to set up a repeat of last year’s semi-final with holders Mary Immaculate College, in what should be a keenly-contested Limerick derby. Kilkenny’s Luke Scanlon netted a sixth-minute goal for UCD and a run of four unanswered points before the break handed the visitors a 1-9 to 0-9 interval lead. Scorers for LIT: Paul Killeen 0-7 (0-6f), Jason McCarthy 1-3, Diarmaid Byrnes 0-3 (0-1f), Shane Bennett (0-1f) and David Dempsey 0-2 each, Barry O’Connell, Peter Duggan and Willie Connors 0-1 each.

Scorers for UCD: D. J. Foran 0-5 (04f), Luke Scanlon 1-0, Oisin O’Rorke 03 (0-2f), Darragh Dolan 0-2, James Madden, Tadhg de Búrca (0-f) & James Maher 0-1 each. LIT: 1. Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle, Clare), 20. Oisin O’Brien (Clonlara, Clare), 3. Kieran Bennett (Ballysaggart, Waterford), 4. Cian Nolan (Smith O’Brien’s, Clare); 5. Willie Ryan (Clonakenny, Tipperary), 6. Barry O’Connell (Kildimo-Pallaskenry, Limerick), 7. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell, Limerick); 8. David Reidy (Éire Óg, Clare), 26. Willie Connors (Kiladangan, Tipperary); 10. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart, Waterford); 11. Paul Killeen (Tynagh Abbey-Duniry, Galway), 12. Jason McCarthy (InaghKilnamona, Clare), 13. Jamie Shanahan (Sixmilebridge, Clare), 14. Peter Duggan (Clooney-Quin, Clare),15. David Dempsey (Na Piarsaigh, Limerick). Sub: 2. Ciaran Cooney (O’Callaghan Mills, Clare) for O’Connell

(53). UCD: 1. Darragh Holohan (Dicksboro, Kilkenny); 2. Eddie Hayden (Ballygunner, Waterford), 3. Paddy Hannon (Athenry, Galway), 11. Jack O’Connor (St Martin’s Wexford); 5. Huw Lawlor (O’Loughlin Gaels, Kilkenny), 6. Tadhg de Búrca(Clashmore/Kinsalebeg, Waterford), 7. Cillian Buckley (Dicksboro, Kilkenny); 8. Cian MacGabhann (Kilmacud Crokes, Dublin) 9. Darragh Dolan (Cappataggle, Galway); 10. James Maher (St Lachtain’s, Kilkenny), 4. James Madden (Ballyboden St-Enda’s, Dublin), 12. Padraic Guinan (Drumcullen, Offaly); 13. Oisin O’Rorke (Kilmacud Crokes, Dublin), 14. Luke Scanlon (James Stephens, Kilkenny), 15. DJ Foran (Portlaw, Waterford). Subs: 22. Rory Dwan (Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary) for Madden (52), 18. Brian Quigley (Rathnure, Wexford) for O’Connor (52), 24. Cathal Keane (Athenry, Galway) for Guinan (52), 21. Stephen Quirke (Moyle

Rovers, Tipperary) for Maher.

FITZGIBBON SEMI- FINALS (Friday, February 24th) Mary Immaculate, Limerick (Holders) v Limerick IT. UCC V Carlow IT. Final: Saturday, February 25th.

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(Tipperary), R McBride (Dublin), J. Byrne (Kilkenny); E. Conroy (Dublin), P. Curran (Waterford), A. J. Murphy (Dublin). Subs: K. Doyle (Westmeath)

for McCaw (18); E. McHugh (Dublin) for Byrne (40); H. O’Connor (Wexford) for Bailey (45); P. Kelly (Dublin) for Doyle (60).

IT Carlow reach final weekend for first time IT Carlow ………………. 4-16; UL ………………………… 0-23 THREE goals in a blistering start paved the way to knock out Brian Lohan’s fancied side in front of a big crowd at UL. Mark Russell, Jack Fagan and Martin Kavanagh all hit the net in the first half. UL recovered after the break but Chris Bolger clinched victory with the fourth goal near the finish. Mark Russell, Stephen Maher and Colin Dunford were all to the fore as IT Carlow recovered from an early barrage of points from Gearoid Hegarty, David Gleeson and Jason Forde. All six IT Carlow forwards on the scoreboard by the interval and Russell added to his earlier goal with a point just 15 seconds after the restart to push the lead out to five points and leave UL chasing the game. UL needed a goal to ignite their challenge but IT Carlow goalkeeper Enda Rowland was superb and so too was full-back Kevin Hannafine from Kerry. Tony Kelly did most to lead the UL comeback and David Fitzpatrick’s third point edged them in front nine minutes from time. But IT Carlow finished superbly with a string of points before Bolger’s goal sealed a famous win. Scorers for IT Carlow: S. Maher (0-6, 0-5 frees, 0-1 ’65); J. Fagan, M. Kavanagh (1-2 each); M. Russell, C Bolger (1-1 each); C. Dwyer (0-2); J. Doyle, C. Dunford (0-1 each). Scorers for UL: J. McGrath (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 ’65); T. Kelly (0-4); D.

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Fitzgerald (0-3); A. McGuane, D. Gleeson, G. Hegarty (0-2 each); J. Forde (0-1 free), M. Mullins (0-1 each). IT Carlow: E. Rowland (Laois); D Palmer (Laois), K Hannafin (Kerry), R. Brown (Waterford); J. Doyle (Carlow), D Healy (Meath), D. O’Hanlon (Tipperary); K. Kelly (Kilkenny), C. Dunford (Waterford); C. Dwyer (Laois), S. Maher (Laois), M Kavanagh (Carlow); C. Bolger (Kilkenny), M. Russell (Tipperary), J. Fagan (Waterford). Subs: T. Nolan (Tipperary) for Kelly (50 mins). UL: P. Maher (Tipperary); M. Casey (Limerick), B. Troy (Kilkenny), L. O’Connor (Clare); B Heffernan (Tipperary), J. Forde (Tipperary), D. Fitzgerald (Clare); A. McGuane (Clare), K. Hehir (Clare); T. Morrissey (Limerick), T. Kelly (Clare), G. Hegarty (Limerick); D. Gleeson (Tipperary), M. Mullins (Galway), J. McGrath (Tipperary). Subs: B. Duggan (Clare) for Troy (HT); B. Nash (Limerick) for Gleeson (56).

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Waterford wins Tournament game Waterford 1-10; Offaly 1-7. WATERFORD hurlers came good in the final quarter of this Waterford Glass Tournament game played at the Fraher Field on Monday afternoon last when they tacked on five points without reply to record a hard earned three points victory. Offaly, with first use of the breeze, playing into the road goal, lined out just one of the players who had lined out against Tipperary in the League. They led at the interval on a scoreline of 1-6 to 0-5, with their goal coming from the experienced Pat O’Connor. Daithi O’Regan also played here. Paul Flynn (0-2) who came in for the injured Paul Power, Billy O’Sullivan, Barry Walsh (0-1) and Ken McGrath were Waterford’s other first half scorers. Amazingly, Waterford shot a total of 14 wides in this period and had eight wides in the second period to give a total of 22 wides. The turning point came in the third quarter when a ‘45 metre free from out on the left wing by Ken McGrath came in low, struck the ground and skidded to the net, 1-7 to 1-5. Offaly, who had introduced Joe Enritty at the interval, brought on Joe Dooley and John Troy in the final quarter. Waterford

brought on Brendan Landers in goal in the second half. While Liam O’Connor came in for the injured Billy O’Sullivan and Mick Mahony was introduced for Peter Queally late in the game. Michael White, who had a good game here, shot over four points. Barry Walsh, one and Ken McGrath, a brilliant first time strike, had the tenth point. For what was a useful work-out for Waterford in preparation for their game against Kerry on Sunday next. The success story of this game was unquestionably the display of Brian Greene at left half back where his pace to the ball and his lengthy clearances were a feature of the game. Sean Cullinane, James O’Connor, Mark O’Sullivan, Tony Browne (who played in blue shorts) and Tom Feeney were all in good form. It is at midfield and attack that Waterford will be looking for considerable improvement on Sunday if they are to gain their expected win over Kerry. Waterford scorers: K. McGrath 1-2, M. White 0-3, P. Flynn and B. Walsh (0-2) each; B. O’Sullivan 0-1. Offaly scorers: P. O’Connor 1-0, S. Og Farrell and P. Temple (0-2) each; E. Martin, K. Farrell and G. Cahill (0-1) each. Waterford: R. Whitty; S. Cullinane, J. O’Connor, M. O’Sullivan, T. Browne, T. Feeney, B. Greene, T. Fives, J. Brenner, P. Flynn, P. Queally, K. McGrath, M. White, B. O’Sullivan, B. Walsh. Subs: B. Landers for R. Whitty; M. Mahony for P. Queally. Offaly: A. Coughlan; J. Ryan, H. Kilmartin, B. Gath, K. Martin, B. Mannion, C. Cassidy, E. Martin, P. Temple, K. Farrell, D. Regan, G. Cahill, S. Og Farrell, P. O’Connor, K. Flynn. Subs: J. Erity for K. Martin; J. Dooley for E. Martin; J. Troy for G. Cahill. Referee: Pat Moore.

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TEAMS OF TIMES GONE BY NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FERMANAGH COLLECT FULL POINTS Championship: National Football League. Venue: Fraher Field, Dungarvan. Date: Sunday, 16th March, 1997. Opposition: Fermanagh. Half-time score: Fermanagh 0-7; Waterford 0-3. Full-time score: Fermanagh 0-12; Waterford 0-9. Waterford team: O. Dunphy; O. Clifford, G. Walsh, M. Fenton; M. McGuinness, D. Donnelly, M. O’Brien; D. McMahon, V. Murray; T. Gough, K. Whelan, R. Power; S. Cunningham, S. Bergin, F. Halpin. Subs: G. Keane for M. McGuinness; O. Costello for S. Bergin. Waterford scorers: G. Keane 0-4, T. Gough and R. Power 0-2 each, S. Bergin 0-1.

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Proud night for clubman and County Board Chairman Paddy Joe Ryan and family members.

Fourmilewater GAA celebrate Déise heroes By Tomás McCarthy THE Fourmilewater GAA Club honoured All-Ireland under 21 winners Conor Gleeson and Dermot Ryan and All Star midfielder Jamie Barron on a night of celebration at the Ballymacarbry Community Centre last Thursday week. Special guest Marty Morrissey received a rapturous reception on arrival even after he lost his way on the journey up. MC Michael Ryan gave a wonderful account of Morrissey’s colourful career as a coach, PE teacher and broadcaster. The RTÉ commentator was surprised by Brian Cody’s angry reaction after the 2009 All-Ireland final when Morrissey quizzed him about a debatable penalty for the Cats. He picked out the 2013 AllIreland final between Clare and Cork as his favourite match to commentate on. “Holy Moses!” he exclaimed when corner back Domhnall O’Donovan brought it to

a replay. Morrissey interviewed the two under 21 medallists on stage and Gleeson said that the two home games at Walsh Park, especially the jubilant Munster final against Tipperary, sparked fond memories. Having attended the CBS High School in Clonmel, Gleeson enjoyed getting one over on the Premier. He felt that they handled the high expectation levels throughout the year. Ryan added that it was a privilege to pull on the County jersey with both the minor and under 21 teams under Sean Power and to bring two All Ireland medals back to the club. He also recalled the days of indoor hurling at St. Patrick’s Hall where he started to hone the skills of the game. Gleeson set his sights on a senior hurling championship for Fourmilewater in 2017. Barron became the first Fourmilewater clubman to receive an All Star award at the Convention

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FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER Last Week’s Forecasts: 2 Forecasts 1 Correct, 1 Incorrect. Success Rate: 50%. This Week’s Forecasts: National Senior Football League: Wexford v (Waterford). West Under 21 ‘B’ Football: Ardmore v (Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg), Comeragh Gaels v (Kilrossanty). To Date: 13 Forecasts. 7 Correct. 6 Incorrect. Success Rate: 54%.

WESTERN BOARD FIXTURES Saturday, 25th Feb: Albert McGrath’s Newsagents Western Under 21 ‘B’ Football Championship: Quarter-final - Ardmore v Clashmore in Aglish at 3.30 p.m. Sunday, 26th Feb: Comeragh Gaels v Kilrossanty in Bushy Park at 12 noon.

Photobomb at the Fourmilewater GAA Celebration night.

Centre in November. He spoke about their team meeting following the Munster final and how they regrouped for the All-Ireland quarterfinal against Wexford a fortnight later. He listed Tony Kelly and Richie Hogan as his toughest opponents to date. Morrissey visited the Barron household last Summer for a television piece and thanked the family for their hospitality and the sandwiches in particular. The Ballymacarbry NS school band entertained the packed hall with an hour of traditional music before Morrissey’s entrance. County Board Chairman Paddy Joe Ryan congratulated the three players on their achievements and remembered watching Barron as a youngster attempting sidelines in the Millfield. Fourmilewater Chairman Billy Walsh thanked the organising committee of Muiris Walsh, Claire Byrne, Dale Long, Michael Ryan, Chrissie Horkan and Cathriona Walsh for putting the night together.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Gaelic Jottings Football Manager optimistic ahead of Wexford game WATERFORD manager Tom McGlinchey believes that we have had an upturn in fortunes compared to previous Allianz NFL Division 4 campaigns. The Deise proudly sit top of the table by virtue of score difference after two rounds of the league. McGlinchey stressed to the Waterford News & Star that the side has been unlucky in previous years and added that they have always been a good team. Wins against London and Wicklow keep their 100% record intact, but McGlinchey knows well that tougher games are ahead. “It’s not that we’ve ever been a bad team, we’ve just been unfortunate,” said McGlinchey. “That’s not to say that the last two games will make us a better team overnight. “The boys have been very unlucky over the last two years but we’re all focused now on this year and the confidence will come from winning matches. “We’ve four points on the board but we’ve a long road to go yet. We’ve two very tough games coming up, starting with Wexford this Sunday. That’s what all our energy will be going into.”

Simply the best TABLE toppers Tipperary made it two wins from two with a spirited 1-18 to 0-15 defeat of our senior hurlers at Walsh Park last Sunday. Full forward John McGrath bagged the only goal of the game twelve minutes from the end and also contributed six points, while wing back Seamus Kennedy was also influential and substitute John O’Dwyer scored five times for the winners. The result means that after two rounds of games Tipp are the only team in the top flight with a 100% record, having also beaten Dublin last weekend. With the wind at their backs, the Liam McCarthy holders outscored their opponents by 1-7 to 0-5 in the second half as we rarely looked like raising a green flag. At the end of an evenly-contested opening period in which the teams were level on no fewer than ten occasions, Jason Forde’s injury-time point gave the visitors a slender 0-11 to 0-10 interval advantage. Pauric Mahony supplied seven points for the hosts in the first half while McGrath was on target five times for Michael Ryan’s men. With 7,344 looking on, the Waterford players gave the reigning All-Ireland champions a guard of honour as they came onto the field of play and, this despite the rivalry between the teams, this was a very sporting thing to do. Waterford boss Derek McGrath has described Tipperary as the best hurling side in the country. “We're trying to go out and build a culture, where we go out everyday and try to be better. "Using Tipperary as a barometer, there's no doubt they are better than everyone else at the moment." On hurling amongst the top sides in the country in Division 1A, McGrath added: "There's the financial implications of being in Division 1A for your board and for your supporters and for the overall project. When teams come to your home ground, the coffers are greater and there's a better response financially... It's nearly an obligation on our behalf to try and stay in the league." "It's a good simulation of what happens in the summer, albeit in different ground conditions."

Meanwhile, Tipperary manager Michael Ryan pinpointed John McGrath's 58th minute goal as a defining moment in their win. “It certainly wasn’t comfortable,” “The goal gave us a bit of daylight. A wellworked goal. We thought a point or two either way was how this game might pan out.. “It looked easier by the scoreboard but not for the players out there. It was wave after wave after wave of attack. DEREK McGRATH..’’WE NEED THE LEAGUE’’ "You bridge the gap against the top teams by working harder and doing your absolute best to train hard and prepare. The hope is that you continue to work hard, maybe unearth a player or two along the way to add to the depth of your squad." McGrath insists that Waterford can't afford to let their thoughts wander to more prestigious assignments in the summer, most notably ending a nineyear gap to the county's last All-Ireland final appearance. "If people think Waterford are concentrating on the Championship, they are ill-informed," he said. "I don't think anyone is going to be psychologically scarred by results in the league but nobody wants to be relegated. "We're all out for the League because we feel it's benefited us greatly over the last couple of years. The reality is we need the League for Waterford to do well in Championship. "We're trying to give fellas a couple of runs intermittently but at the end of the day you don't want to be relegated to 1B."

Narrow defeat for lady footballers SIMILAR to their camogie counterparts, Waterford’s lady footballers just fell short on a score of 2-7 to 0-11 away to Sligo last Sunday. The three other away teams got the better of their hosts and the Deise girls weren’t far away from doing so as well. Results: Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2. Clare 0-12 Laois 2-14. Kildare 1-11 Cavan 1-17. Tyrone 1-10 Westmeath 3-8. Sligo 2-7 Waterford 0-11.

De La Salle victory dinner dance THE De La Salle club’s combined GAA/Camogie victory Dinner Dance was held in the Granville Hotel last Saturday night and the guests on the night included county board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan and Eastern Board Chairman Michael Wadding and the camogie board chairperson Ita Murphy. Br. Killian and Br. Frank represented the De La Salle Order. The night began with the presentation of the county minor hurling medals followed by the presentation of the camogie county intermediate and minor championship and intermediate league medals. A presentation was then made to Br. Killian in recognition of all that the Brothers had done for the club over the years. After the meal the 2015 and 2016 county U-21 hurling medals along with the eastern U-21 hurling and U-21 B football medals were presented to the players. The various player of the year awards were then presented. John Mullane won the senior hurler of the year and Colm Morris was named intermediate footballer. Kyle Sinnott was selected as intermediate hurler. The junior awards went to Peter O’Hagan for football and to Darragh Fitzpatrick for hurling. Ryan

Launch of the Waterford Ladies Gaelic Football Training Fund Golf Classic & Raffle. L-R: Pat Sullivan, Manager Waterford Ladies Senior Team; Katie Hannon, Maria Delahunty, Caoimhe McGrath, Karen McGrath and Rosemary Fennell, Chairperson Waterford County Board. The golf takes place at Dungarvan Golf Club on April 7th/8th. Raffle tickets cost €2 or 3 for €5, with a top prize of a holiday in Lanzarote. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Duke was chosen as young footballer. Mikey Costigan won the young hurler of the year and the much coveted Liam O'Donnell memorial trophy was presented to Mikey by Yvonne O'Donnell. A presentation was then made to Adam Farrell in recognition of being part of Waterford's All Ireland U-21 hurling success. Jack Fagan was unavoidably absent. Club chairman Seamus Quirke, then spoke and in his speech he announced that Joey Carton was selected as club person of the year in recognition of his work on the development of the hurling alley in Gracedieu and both the GAA and camogie clubs.

Information evening for clubs WATERFORD Coaching & Games Development will hold an Information Evening on this Wednesday, 22nd February. The event will take place in WIT Arena, Carriganore starting at 7.30 pm sharp and will be finished at 9 pm On the night there will be presentations and information on the C&GD planner 2017, Initial results from Club Surveys completed, Information on U-12 & U-13 Hurling & Football Coaching Programme, Development Squads, Cúl Camps and Easter Camps along with all other projects being run by Waterford Coaching & Games Development in 2017 along with a guest speaker. The Coaching Officer from all clubs along with one more Juvenile representative and one representative from the Adult Club are asked to attend. For those who have not seen the new facilities in Carriganore a 20 minute tour has been arranged and it will start at 7 pm from reception.

Stewards Training Course THE Waterford GAA Board are organising a training course for volunteer stewards over 18 years of age to assist at major games in the County and to ensure a quality level of stewarding. The stewards will be trained and accredited by the GAA National Health and Safety committee and the course is being monitored by the Portabello Institute.

The course is comprised of two sessions, the first on Friday, March 3rd from 6 to 9 pm and the second on Saturday from 9 to 12 pm. Interested gaels can contact the county development officer Emer Barry.

Camogie team come close WEXFORD hung on by the skin of their teeth after Beth Carton led a late rally for 14-woman Waterford that almost saw them reel-in their south east neighbours in a Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 encounter at WIT that really came to life in the final quarter. The Déise girls fell just short though and their visitors made the short journey up the Coast Road with the vital points, 1-11 to 1-10. Wexford laid the foundation for their Group 1 victory in the first half, chiselling out a 0-7 to 0-4 lead at the interval when playing into the wind. Linda Bolger goaled soon after the resumption and matters took a turn for the worse for the hosts when Clare Whyte was sent off after for a second yellow-card offence. Bolger and Foxe added points and it was 1-11 to 0-6 with nine minutes of normal time remaining. That was a fair reflection of proceedings at that juncture but the prodigious Carton really went into overdrive, scoring a goal and four points without replay. The goal came right on the hour to bring her personal tally to 1-8 but her longdistance effort for an equaliser from a free just drifted wide.

Scór Na Seachtaine JOHN McGrath’s 32nd minute point from play for Tipperary in their NHL ghame against Waterford in Walsh Park last Sunday.

Templemore bridge 39 year gap OUR Lady’s Secondary School, Templemore 2-22; St. Colman’s College, Fermoy 1-6. A dominant performance from Our Lady’s Secondary School of Templemore saw them claim the Dr.

Harty Cup against Fermoy’s St. Colman’s College at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday last.

Carrickshock wins Intermediate title RICHIE Power knows what it takes to win an All-Ireland hurling title — he has nine of them from his time with Kilkenny. But without doubt it is the 10th, won on Saturday with his club Carrickshock, that will endure as the most special of them all. Tormented by injury which forced him to retire from inter-county hurling at the age of 29, Power kept hurling at club level with his sights set on one more big Croke Park day. He lined out alongside brothers John and Jamie in the intermediate hurling decider and finished with six points as Carrickshock walloped Ahascragh-Fohenagh of Galway.

Local connection MAYFIELD of Cork claimed the AllIreland Club JHC title with a thrilling 2-16 to 1-18 win over Kilkenny’s Mooncoin at Croke Park last weekend. Corner forward Shane Duggan, who contributed on the scoreboard to his sides tally, is a first cousin of Dungarvan senior hurling goal keeper Darren Duggan. Congratulations to Mayfield on their thrilling victory.

Fraher Field Classics THIS week’s featured game on the Fraher Field Facebook page, courtesy of the editor of the Dungarvan Observer and from the pen of John A. Murphy is the Phelan Cup Football Final played between Kilrossanty and John Mitchels on Sunday, April 16th, 1967. ‘Mitchels Retain Phelan Cup.’ ‘Kilrossanty Decisively Beaten,’ John Mitchels 0-7; Kilrossanty 0-4.

Sympathy THE Observer extends its sincere sympathy to the wife and family of Liam Giblin, Springmount, Dungarvan, who died last week. Liam was secretary of the Dungarvan Club in the 1950s.

GAA CLUB NOTES

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 February, 2017

Nire/Fourmilewater VITAL ROLE FOR WATERFORD There is still a few quite weeks before our seniors get back to the grind. We still have plenty to cheer for. Both Jamie Barron and Connor Gleeson played a vital role in the Waterford senior hurlers win over Kilkenny last week. Jamie topped off the win by picking up the man of the match award. Congrats to Jamie and best wishes to the two lads for the year ahead. NIRE VICTORY SOCIAL The Nire have a lot to celebrate. 2016 was a wonderful year for our club. Our U-21's won the Western Title and our Seniors regained the Conway Cup, which culminated in a third Munster Football final appearance. On Friday, 10th March we will hold a victory social in The Park Hotel. Music will be provided by The Bottle Brothers. Tickets are €30. They are available from Margaret Phelan, Mary Gleeson, Dave Nugent, Diarmuid Murphy and Muiris Walsh. A great night is guaranteed. FOURMILEWATER WEEKLY LOTTO Lotto result: No Winner. Numbers drawn were: 05, 13, 22. Five x €30 winners. Ann O’Donnell, Aidan Condon, Breda Marnane, Billy Byrne & Mary O’Brien. WEEKLY 45 CARD RESULTS 45 card results. Winners: Eileen Ryan & Walter Wall. Runners up: Pat & Mary Guiry; Helen Ryan & Catherine Whelan. Lucky Tables: Mickey Nugent & Jim Skehan; John Donovan & Oliver O’Hara. NIRE WEEKLY LOTTO Winners: No Winner. Numbers drawn: 07, 23, 26. Three x €34 winners: Michael Corbett, Martin Walsh Snr & Nora Wall. Next week’s Jackpot: €600. Add to Nire Fourmilewater GAA NIRE/FOURMILEWATER JUVENILE CLUB Under 7 hurlers: There was great excitement as the U-7 hurlers took part in their first Bohadoon blitz last Saturday. They played three games against Dungarvan, An Gaeltacht and St. Olivers with each of the games evenly contested with high levels of skill on display from all sides. Next Saturday it will be back to Bohadoon for a football blitz. Training continues at 7 p.m. every Monday in the Community Centre. U-7 Indoor Blitzes: Next Saturday sees the turn of the U-7 Football Hurling blitzes in Bohadoon again. U-16 Football: U-16s were unlucky to come away without a point if not two last weekend. We lost the toss and were against a strong wind in the first half but goals from Aaron Ryan and Sean Walsh gave us a two point lead at the interval. Rathgormack started the second half very good and got a couple of goals that gave them the foothold and were six points up with five minutes to go, our lads didn't give up, scored three points on the trot and Liam McGrath was very unlucky not to get a goal to level it. Rathgormack got the last score of the game to win by four but it was a super effort from our lads. Rathgormack 3-10; Nire 2-9. New Group: On Sunday morning last at 12.00 our U-6’s started what we hope will be a long happy life with our GAA family here in Ballymacarbry. There was a great turnout for their new coaches Tom Phelan, Anita McGrath and Billy Hayes. We wish the players and the juvenile clubs new coaches all the best for the future. Training Continues each week in the community centre for another month. Quote for the week: “Give respect get respect”. NIRE / FOURMILEWATER U-7 PLAYER PROFILE Name: Eoin Toolan Age: 7 Favourite Sport: Football Favourite GAA Player: Austin Gleeson Favourite Food: Chips Favourite Film: Paddington Bear Favourite Soccer Team: Arsenal Favourite School Subject: P. E. Favourite Colour: Green If you won the lotto, what would you buy? 100,000 footballs

An Coilligean/Na h-Emmetigh CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of the ‘Black & Amber’ Club lotto held in Quill’s Master McGrath Bar on Monday 13/02 last where the numbers drawn were 11, 12, 14 & 26. The €20 lucky ticket winners were as follows: Carmel O’Neill, James Dalton, Mick Grace, and Paddy Flynn. The €20 promoter’s prize went to Michael Power, last Monday (20/2) night’s Jackpot was worth €2,100. Thanks for your continued support.

Dungarvan minor footballers had a very useful challenge on Sunday last against a very skilful Kilrossanty team who had a mixture of u-21 and minors. The lads played well and things are beginning to look promising for the year ahead. Well done to all concerned. Team Back row l to r: D. Kiely, L. O’Callaghan, D. Murphy, J. Power, B. Cullinane, C. Duggan, K. Daly, C. O’Shea, Front Row: J. Devine, J. Kiely, W. J. O’Shea, J. Duggan, D. Keoghan, G. Donnelly, M. Devine.

NEW FACES We’d like to welcome Minor players, Michael Horgan, Sam Murphy Nix and Dan Booth into the club, and also a very warm welcome to Mark Shanahan and Fran Duggan, here’s hoping they enjoy their time in the Black & Amber! U-21 FOOTBALL (COMERAGH GAELS) Comeragh Gael’s U-21 Footballers lost out to Ardmore in their Round 1 Western Championship Replay played at the Gold Coast on Sunday morning last (19/2), 3-9 to 3-7. The lads have a second bite of the cherry in this grade, with the loser’s group games set to be staged this coming weekend, no details at the time of penning these notes, so please check elsewhere in this paper or check out the Colligan GAA Facebook page. FITZGIBBON CUP SEMI-FINAL Best wishes to club players, Colin Dunford and Ross Browne who’ll be lining out for I.T. Carlow on Friday afternoon as they face U.C.C. in a last four tie at Dangan, Co. Galway where throw-in is timed for 1.00 p.m. Best of luck to the lads in this one! CORN NA MAC LEINN FOOTBALL FINAL Aaron Whelan was part of the R.S.C.I. college team who were narrowly beaten (1-17 to 1-14) by Ulster University Magee in the Corn na Mac Leinn Football Final played at the Connacht GAA Centre last Saturday afternoon. ST. AUGUSTINE’S CLAIM MUNSTER TITLE Congratulations to St. Augustine’s College, particularly Sam Murphy Nix, who last Saturday afternoon claimed the Corn Risteard Uí Mhathuna Munster “C” Senior hurling title courtesy of a 1-15 to 0-13 win over Coláiste Treasa, Kanturk in Golden – well done to the Friary lads on this magnificent win. This Saturday they go in search of a unique double, as the Friary face St. Joseph’s Spnaish Point (Clare) in the Munster “C” Senior football Final, throw-in at 12:30 pm in Bansha. Best of luck to Sam Murphy Nix, and Jason Dunford who are part of the panel. MUNSTER P.R.O. Congratulations to our own Antoin Breathnach on his recent election as Public Relations Officer of the Munster Council, this is a great honour for Anthony whose three year term as Treasurer came to a close. This is a new role for Antoin, but one he’ll relish – here’s wishing him well in the role. CHAIRMAN’S SURPRISE BIRTHDAY! Birthday greetings to Club Cathaoirleach, Francis Tobin who celebrated his 40th birthday last Friday nights with a surprise party in Downey’s Bar.

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to be a member. Membership is now being taken by Mary and Eileen. We also have a membership day on Saturday, 25th February from 10 am to 1 pm when you can come along and pay for your Registration and Membership. The closing date for Registration is 31st March. Membership for an adult player is €50, Minor €30, Juvenile €20 for the first child, €15 for 2nd child and €10 for 3rd. An adult is €20 and a couple is €30. TRAINING While the u-14/16 have gone outdoors now for their training they have retained the training in Lawlors Hotel which the lads are really enjoying on a Thursday night at 7 p.m. They are joined at 6 pm by the u-12s who are really going well and enjoying what they are at. The 7/8/9/10s are still training in the Sports Centre on Monday at 6.15 pm and the u-5/6s are there at 5 pm on Friday. Well done to all. BAG PACK Our next Bag Pack is 13th/14th/15th April please support. HELMETS The club has been informed by Croke Park that anyone who tampers with their helmet in any way will not be covered by insurance if they receive a facial injury LOTTO A big thank you to all who support our LOTTO which is at €7,000 and can be bought online and at the following outlets, The Country Store, Hallahan’s Chemists, Quealy’s Bar, John Walsh’s Spar, Paddy Foley’s Bar, Johnny Lynch’s Fruit and Veg and Graham Nagle’s Golf Shop. QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Denis Kirwan was captain of Féile Team. 2. Drung Dalcassians was the host team for the Féle 3. Gary Kirby has 3 Railway Cup Medals. 4. Joe Cooney was Hurler of the Year in 1987 5. Liam Griffin was captain of the 1965 De La Salle Harty Cup Team QUIZ 1. How many Railway Cup medals has Clare legend Brian Lohan won? 2. Ken McGrath’s father Pat won how many Waterford Senior County Medals? 3. Wexford legend Martin Storey played most of his championship matches for Wexford in what position? 4. Which club does Tipp legend Eoin Kelly play for? 5. On June 17th, 1979 Dungarvan won the u14 County Football Championship. Against what team did they play the final?