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Global Intelligence Forum will return in 2017 FOLLOWING on the success of this year's Global Intelligence Forum in Dungarvan, a spokesperson from the Tom Ridge School at Mercyhurst University, has confirmed that the event will return again in 2017.

Attracting over 280 attendees across a variety of sectors from industry, academia, security and technology, this year's Global Intelligence Forum was held in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan, from 13th to 15th July, last.

Moderated by Dean of the Tom Ridge School of Intelligence Studies and Information Science at Mercyhurst University James Breckenridge, the line-up of speakers in Dungarvan for the event was outstanding with keynote addresses by Garda Commissioner, Noirin O'Sullivan; Former Secret Service agent, Lewis Merletti; and former White House CyberSecurity Chief of Staff, the Honorable Howard Schmidt.

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Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan D.D., Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, congratulating Rev. Shane O’Neill, Knockanore, after his ordination on Sunday last, in the Church of The Sacred Heart, Knockanore, County Waterford.

SEE PAGE 47 [John Hennessy]

Immense sadness cast over the town as David Houlihan is laid to rest THERE was an immense sadness cast over the town last Saturday as David Houlihan, who died tragically in Thailand recently, was laid to rest.

A very large crowd of people, estimated to be over 1,000, packed St. Mary’s Parish Church, to bid a heartfelt farewell to the young GAA player who was very popu-

lar and well liked in the area.

His team mates from Dungarvan GAA Club and members of rival clubs united in grief, provided a guard of honour for the hearse as it made its way from the family home in Pinewood, Abbeyside to St. Mary’s Parish Church in Dungarvan.

A fitting tribute for David and

a rare event in itself, as Abbeyside / Ballinacourty GAA Club escorted the hearse through the village to the bridge, while Dungarvan GAA Club provided the escort from the bridge into town, with his team mates carrying the coffin from the Square to the Church.

“It’s regarded as the biggest

funeral ever in Dungarvan,” commented Dungarvan GAA Club Chairman, Tony Ryan.

David (24) from Pinewood, Abbeyside, had stopped over in Thailand on his way to Australia as part of an extended holiday. He went missing on Monday, 6th July, on his way back to his hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand. His body

was found the following Wednesday. It is understood David died in a drowning incident.

David’s death devastated the entire community, and tributes and messages of support came in from all sections, describing him as “popular”, “friendly” and “very well liked”.

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By Christy Parker

Rev. Shane Lismore, congratulating of Waterford and the Church of The Sacred Heart, last, in Cullinan D.D., Bishop [John Hennessy] Bishop Alphonsus after his ordination on Sunday SEE PAGE 47 O’Neill, Knockanore,Waterford.

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David’s deathMini Stages Chairman, Tony lar and well liked and tributes from / Ballinacourty Pinewood, Rally promoted the Great Stuff Caterers through the mates immense sadness team entire community, will be held by the Imokilly in David (24) from This crew are His escorted the hearse THERE was an support camethis Motor Club weekend with stopped over in and messages ofend bridge, while on a serious Club and memlast Saturday as Abbeyside, had The Parkhim village to the Dungarvan GAA cast over the town Australia describing Hotel, Dungarvan.Rally HQ for the week- be in the fight for the win. pace and will once again united in grief, who died tragiGAA Club provided Thailand on his way to from all sections,The club Cork’s finest “very bers of rival clubs David Houlihan, for Dungarvan Denis Cronin. Seeded at two is one of lads are well capable of holiday. He “friendly” and is delighted to have the bridge into recently, was laid provided a guard of honour a win Denis is a former national and No. 6 First as part of an extended received over the escort from July, as “popular”, entries for its event and cally in Thailand International local and IMC and will be giving 100%. winner of Clashmore’s its way from 120 team mates carry- went missing on Monday, 6th it shows the rally’s here in well liked”. been put in to this hearse as it made town, with his work that has although he drives the to rest.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

WATERFORD Council expects a finalised report on noise and shadow monitoring at two wind turbines in Ring to be available “very soon”, according to a Senior Engineer at Planning Jim O’Mahony.The engineer was responding to an

inquiry from Cllr. Pat Nugent at July’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting.

The report, costing approximately €3,000, was commissioned last February following complaints from locals in Rathnameneenagh, Ballycureen. It was alleged that noise levels has surpassed 75 decibels and could be heard

across 1.2 km. It was also claimed that the turbines had caused light flickering between 5.00 a.m. and 6.30 a.m. in summer. Mr. O’Mahoney had said that the noise levels would be independently monitored, while the council had “gone back to the developers,” regarding the flickering.

The engineer told July’s

meeting that a delay was incurred after bad weather had damaged a monitoring unit.

Meanwhile, Cllr. Séamus O’Donnell questioned why the council should be financing the report. “Because we proposed it,” informed Cllr. Damien Geoghegan. “I never proposed we pay for it!” returned Cllr.

O’Donnell.

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WEATHER OUTLOOK THERE will be some bright or sunny spells today with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 16 to 18 degrees with moderate westerly winds.

OUTLOOK: Becoming somewhat drier for the latter part of this week with high pressure building. However it will not be fully dry, with some showery rain in parts. Later in the weekend a spell of widespread heavy rain is expected to push up across the country. Temperatures a little below normal all the while.

Many areas will be dry with long clear spells, some passing showers about too, most of which will affect west and northwest coastal counties.

Cool or rather cold, with overnight lows of 5 to 8 degrees Celsius, and light westerly breezes.

THURSDAY: A cool, sunny and mostly dry start to the day.Whilst there will be a lot of dry weather with good sunshine at times, scattered showers pushing in from the west during the course of the day, the odd heavy one.

Highest temperatures 14 to 18 degrees Celsius, with moderate westerly winds, best values across the east of Leinster.

FRIDAY: Another cool start with nice sunshine. Cloud will bubble up in the afternoon, generating a few slow moving heavy showers. Relatively cool with highest temperatures of just 14 to 17 degrees Celsius, with light northwest breezes.

THIS WEEKEND: Saturday should bring a lot of dry weather in near calm conditions, pleasant where sunshine breaks through. However, Ulster and Connacht may see some heavy showers. Current models suggest rain will gradually push up from the southwest on Sunday. A cooler day too, with freshening winds.

Flags of various nations gently flapping in the wind give a colourful display along the Causeway in Abbeyside.

NRA rejection is rejected!

By Christy Parker COUNCILLORS at July’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District have decided to reject a written refusal by the NRA to attend a monthly meeting and are to re-issue an invite, “demanding” that they do so.

July’s meeting found the

Councillors underwhelmed by the authority’s rejection on the grounds of insufficient manpower to comply.

Cllr. James Tobin, who had instigated the invitation (largely arising from the authority’s successful appeal to Bord Pleanála against an extension to the Padre Pio Rest Home in Cappoquin

on a speed limit issue), said he beggared belief that NRA “haven’t enough staff to send someone down here.”

He accused the NRA of “making little of us” and, unlike the Councillors, “listening to nobody”.

Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Tom Cronin concurred, saying it

would “only take a half an hour” to inform the roads representative what was “happening on the ground.”

Cllr Pat Nugent said the rejection amounted to “total disrespect.”

An invite/demand to attend September’s meeting is being dispatched.

Various road issues raised at Municipal District meeting

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WATERFORD Council Senior Executive Engineer Pat McCarthy promised to have inlets on the Dungarvan-Cappoquin road (N72) cleared, following concern from Cllr.

James Tobin that they were causing some flooding when it rained. The councillor believed there was “some discussion” between the NRA and the council but “a bit more pressure would be good.” Mr. McCarthy said it was the county council’s responsibility and would be done immediately if need be.

BRIDGES Cllr. Tobin had even deeper thoughts in mind as he asked whether responsibility for

naming a bridge or a river fell to the council or to the community. Mr. McCarthy replied that naming bridges, if on public road, was a local authority job, similar to naming roundabouts.

DRAINAGE The Engineer said he would also investigate a concern by Cllr. Damien Geoghegan of a bad drainage problem close to three houses as one turns onto Fr. Twomey’s Road at Springmount.

NEW MARKINGS Cllr Séamus O’Donnell complained that the NRA had changed the markings on the N25 between Kilongford and Kiely’s Cross, thus altering a slow lane to fast going up the hill on the left hand side. “It’s awful danger-

ous, with traffic going into a 60k limit at speed,” he informed.

Mr. McCarthy revealed he had received “a lot of comments” on the area and also at the Comeraghs but wondered if signage would suffice to help the public adjust to them. He would nonetheless review the safety situation.

Further markings on the N25 were imminent, he added. He didn’t anticipate any at the Sweep though.

MOTORHOMES Finally, Cllr. Siobhán Whelan asked if there would be designated parking for camper vans for the Seán Kelly tour on August 22nd. The engineer said he’d look at some temporary, unspecific requirement.

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GRAVES and graveyard maintenance featured at July’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting with concerns over a lack of water, a shortage of staff but a surplus of legislation preoccupying councillors’ thoughts.

Cllr.

Pat Nugent unearthed the debate when asking if a water tap could be provided at the old Dungarvan cemetery (Boreenatra) for visitors wishing to water flowers and graves.

Senior Executive Officer for the Environment Ray Moloney said he would try to reestablish a previous supply.

Alternatively the council would apply to Irish Water for one but “that could take some time.”

The engineer then welcomed a suggestion by Cllr.

Damien Geoghegan that

rain water be collected in a bucket instead. (Well, at least nobody wants to abolish buckets).

GRAVEYARD GATEWAY Cathaoirleach Tom Cronin wondered who was responsible for maintaining old cemeteries and was told that traditionally the local authority “assisted” once the District Engineer was contacted. Cllr. Cronin, impervious to the risk of digging a hole for himself, wondered if Gateway scheme employees might be recruited for the work. if it “complied with the scheme’s” Senior Executive Engineer for Roads Pat McCarthy could “see no difficulty.”

Cllr. Siobhán Whelan though wondered if Gateway employees would get proper wages for the job and whether Waterford Council was “using schemes

to bolster employer numbers, even if the Government created the problem.”

Meanwhile she asked for signage to indicate the Famine graveyard.

Cllr. Séamus O’Donnell said the council seemed not to have enough resources but he hoped soon to have some sort of scheme running in Old Parish (a graveyard shift as it were), although “the OPW seem to have a hell of a say in it!” he remarked with unintentional wit, “and blocking things like standing up headstones.”

Mr. McCarthy concurred with the staff shortage and – particularly with roads being prioritised – he would welcome any assistance from locals with graveyard maintenance.

“And if there are particular areas we are not getting to, let us know,” he suggested.

RESTRICTIONS Cllr. Declan Doocey said voluntary committees felt inhibited by legislation when caring for old graveyards, including spray and grass cutting restrictions. He felt less stringent laws might bring more family participation.

Cllr. Damien Geoghegan said he welcomed any graveyard clean-up, but warned there was “a code of practice” without which volunteers could do more harm than good, such as weakening walls by tearing down ivy. He recalled attending one of regular seminars on the issue hosted by the council’s heritage officer.

Finally, “If a person uses a strimmer they must have done a course and have the proper gear,” concurred Cllr. Cronin, closing the lid on the discussion. Of course it could be all hearse say.

Healthy planning figures for Waterford so far this year WATERFORD Council received 38 planning applications in the period June 1st -24th, bringing the total received thus far in 2015 to 357 and comprising 126 lodged in the DungarvanLismore district, 74 in the Comeragh and 157 lodged in Waterford city area.

Additionally there have been 217 pre-planning applications received, consisting of 66 in Dun-Lis, 27 Comeragh and 124 Waterford city.

Welcoming the figures, Cllr James Tobin asked the July’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting to define the increase in

applications compared to 2014. Senior Engineer at Planning Jim O’Mahony explained that due to the councils amalgamation process, comparable figures weren’t recorded last year.

ON THE RECORD Cllr. Tobin wished it formally recorded that legislation does not facilitate an appeal to Bord Pleanála against planning permission granted under the Part 8 process. Confirming this law, Director of Services for Housing, Michael Quinn clarified that Part 8 means a local authority directorate is itself seeking planning and places its plans on public

display for the councillors “adopt, reject or amend” them. In terms of appeal, a court hearing would be the appropriate step.

Cllr. Damien Geoghegan asked whether there was any subsequent alternative where nobody had objected and permission had been granted. “No, but they could maybe go to High Court and appeal on a point of law,” he was told.

REVIEWS UNDERWAY Meanwhile, the council’s Forward Planning Unit is now identifying policy areas in order ensure parity of policies, land zones and

development standards to the unified councils.

Also underway is the review of the Record of Protected Structures in the city and county of which there are 1,854.

TAKING IN CHARGE Subject to any unforeseen objections, the council will seek members’ sanction to take in charge An Crompán, Coolagh Road, Abbeyside in September.

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Councillor raises safety concerns with NRA realignment of N25 A SERIOUS concern has been raised over the road marking realigning taking place on the N25.

Cllr. Liam Brazil outlined his concerns about Downey’s Cross junction at Lemybrien and at the junction at Garrahlysh.

Cllr. Brazil told the July meeting of Waterford City and County Council that the problems were created following the realignment of the roads by the National Roads Authority and said there is serious road safety concerns at those junctions.

He asked the Council to immediately contact the NRA about the matter.

Acting Director of Services, Paul Daly, said the NRA are currently remarking all of the N25, a national primary route.

“The NRA are responsible for markings on the road. It is a national contract,” Mr. Daly said.

“The road markings are designed to the national standard. If we have concerns about some of the junctions, we’ll write to the NRA and bring those concerns to their attention.

“Generally, our role is passive.We’ll bring any concerns to the NRA, but the road markings are their responsibility, its their design and their contract,” Mr. Daly added.

Comeragh District Council to put in place a new footpath programme COMERAGH Council was given approval to do up designs and put in place a three year programme for new footpaths around the district.

District Engineer, Eamon Lonergan, said the Council was given a three year budget of €150,000 for the provision of new footpaths.

He emphasised that the money was for new footpaths only and not the repair / maintenance of existing footpaths.

Mr. Lonergan said a list has been put together of where new footpaths are needed.

In relation to costings, Mr. Lonergan said it is “not as simple to give a ‘per metre’ rate on a length of footpath”, as other matters have to be taken into consideration, such as whether the footpath will need lighting, ducting, walls, etc.

He said the Council will work on the costings and design of the programme over the coming months.

Mr. Lonergan said it was his intention that some type of work is carried out in all the villages listed in the district over the three year period so that everyone receives some benefit from the capital budget.

Restoration work at Glencairn Abbey delayed due to preservation order RESTORATION work being carried out at Glencairn Abbey has been delayed due to the discovery of an old wall and floor. At the June meeting of Waterford Council, Cllr. Declan Doocey said the restoration work came upon an old floor and an old wall.

“There seems to be a preservation order on it now and the work is being held up,” Cllr. Doocey told the meeting.

He asked the Council to get involved and offer advice on how they can proceed and get over the problem.

“They are an elderly community.They are also advantage to the wider community as they are a tourism attraction and they bring a lot of people to the area,” said Cllr. Doocey.

He said they were not seeking financial assistance from the Council, but were seeking guidance and help from the Council’s Planning Department.

Deputy Mayor, John O’Leary said the request would be passed to the planning section.

WATERFORD Council’s Director of Services acknowledged there has been a gradual increase in homelessness in Waterford City and County over the last six to 12 months.

A number of Councillors raised concern about the increase of homeless people, at the July meeting of Waterford City and County Council.

Director of Services, Michael Quinn, told Councillors that there “has been a gradual increase in homelessness over the last six to 12 months”.

Cllr. Joe Kelly noted the figures for homelessness in the county and city and said that for such a small area, the figures are shocking.

He noted from the report that as of 24th June, there were 74 single people and 18 families classed as homeless and in emergency accommodation in the Waterford City and County area.

“I’m wondering are we now feeling the knock-on affect of people being put out of houses by the squeeze put on individuals by the banks; those that can’t meet their mortgage repayments and the upsurge in requests before the courts for eviction notices?

“Is that the outcome / outfall of what is going on in the courts, which results in people presenting themselves at our Council offices?

“I have a suggestion that it is, and it is a shocking situation that we have to pick up the slack,” Cllr. Kelly added.

Mr. Quinn said he has no specific information on the underlying cause for increasing homelessness in Waterford, but said there is clearly pressure for social housing in both the city and other urban areas.

Cllr. Sean Reinhardt requested further details on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme.

Cllr. Reinhardt said he has a concern about the Council’s HAP reports which are going to the Department of Environment and Minister Alan Kelly.

“I am concerned that these reports are not giving him the right message.

I’m also concerned that these reports should also be going elsewhere,” he said, drawing attention to the fact that Minister Kelly said in the Dáil that while his Department closely monitored reports coming from the Council, it was actually the Department of Social Protection which make the rent ceilings.

“I’d like to know do we also give the Department of Social Protection our report, because the message isn’t getting through and people are in desperate and dire situations because of these limits,” Cllr. Reinhardt added.

Mr. Quinn said 50 percent of HAP

applicants are new applicants and 50 percent are transfers from the Department of Social Protection.

He assured Councillors that more figures and details would be available for next month’s meeting.

Mr. Quinn said that concern has been expressed by all local authorities in relation to rent limits.

“One of those difficult situations is if the Department increases rent limits, it actually pushes up the market rent, he said.

“It is a difficult situation and one we are struggling with, and it is one the Department are more than aware of, in terms of challenges facing local authorities and tenants in relation to this matter.

“There isn’t a particular solution, simply because there aren’t enough units coming into stock either from the private sector or through local authority houses.”

In relation to the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) Mr. Quinn said there is some difficulty in acquiring new RAS units, due to lack of supply and the fact that the Council have to achieve a 12 percent discount on market rent.

He said if landlords are in a position to fill their houses at full market rent, they don’t necessarily need local authority tenants.

SOCIAL HOUSING APPLICANTS ON THEIR ‘LAST LEGS’ Cllr. Jim Griffin said those seeking social housing are “on their last legs” and accused the Council’s housing section of not giving “very humanised answers” when people have contacted them with queries.

“I was representing someone for weeks and told them to call into the housing office to get an update. That person received an answer, saying ‘Cllr.

Griffin should know better than sending you in here for an update’. That is not any way to respond to people who have questions and are on their ‘last legs’. All they want is a roof over their head,” said Cllr. Griffin.

“We need to be more careful when it comes to the housing office and treat these people with a bit of dignity,” he added.

INSULATION WORK Cllr. John Pratt queried insulation work for the stock of Council houses and how it is decided which houses receive insulation.

Mr. Quinn said insulation work is done on the age of the house.

“We are working through our stock of houses based on age profile. It is a programme we have been running for a number of years,” said Mr. Quinn.

SHARED OWNERSHIP SCHEME Cllr. Jason Murphy asked if the Council has any mechanism in place to enable people to exit the rental aspect of the Shared Ownership Scheme.

A typical scheme would have a 70/30 split, with 70 percent being mortgage and 30 percent being rent.

He said that tenants on a Shared Ownership Scheme get nothing back from the Council and the Council is not obliged to maintain the houses.

Head of Finance, John Murphy, said the Shared Ownership Scheme is a national scheme and the Department has recognised there are issues with regards to the scheme.

Mr. Murphy said the Department is due to contact the Council in relation to further information on the scheme, which he expects later in the Summer.

Mr. Murphy said he would keep Councillors updated on the matter.

VACANT HOUSES Cllr. Cha O’Neill said vacant houses were costing the Council in money and security and queried if tenants could not move in while the Council was refurbishing the houses.

Mr. Quinn said it usually takes three months to refurbish a house that is returned to the Council.

“When it is presented back to us, particularly if it is an older house, we take the opportunity to do everything - a substantial upgrade on the house,” he said.

“It wouldn’t be appropriate to have the tenant in situ during the work, it is not just a quick ‘paint up’, as it can include rewiring and a significant upgrade.”

Mr. Quinn said having the tenant in situ when work to refurbish a house may be problematic, “the particular practice we have at the moment is a little bit more efficient, we can tender it, get it done and get it turned around within a reasonable amount of time”.

Mr. Quinn said that less than one percent of housing stock is refurbished at any one point in time.

“Given that we have over 5,000 houses, that is a significant achievement.”

LACK OF SOCIAL HOUSING Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald said there was a lack of social housing in the East Ward of Waterford City.

He pointed out that there is nowhere in the area where the Council can build local authority housing.

“We desperately need a land bank in the East Ward for local authority housing,” he said.

Lack of time sees discussion on ‘finance’ skipped for second month FOR the second month in a row, Councillors were unable to discuss Finance, which was part of the Monthly Management Report, at its July meeting due to a lack of time.

It was noted that the final topic in the management report, ‘Finance’ was not

covered and as it was not covered at the Council’s June meeting, and the fact the Council was off for August means that for three months out of 12 months, the Council’s finance was not discussed.

It was also pointed out that it would be soon time

to consider the Council’s budget.

Deputy Mayor John O’Leary pointed out that 40 minutes was allocated to discussing the management report. He said questions raised during various aspects of the report were valid and had to be

answered, and apologised for not being able to cover ‘Finance’.

Cllr. O’Leary suggested the management report could be ‘re-jigged’ to bring ‘Finance’ to the fore, so it can be discussed at the next meeting.

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Dairymaster are expanding their dealer network …

Grand opening of Waterford Dairy Services Shop & Service Depot FARMERS from across county Waterford and beyond are invited to the launch of Waterford Dairy Services new service depot in Kilrush Business Park, Dungarvan.

Waterford Dairy Services is a branch of East Cork Dairy Services and are exclusive supply and service partners for Dairymaster. Due to increased demand they have established a new service for dairy farmers in the region.

The unveiling of the new facility will take place on

Thursday, July 30th, from 2.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. and all are welcome.

A wide range of interesting speakers from the agricultural sector will be present to give helpful advice and demonstrations on the day, beginning at 7.30 p.m. Veterinarian Conor Beirne of Dairymaster will discuss how the milking machine can contribute to increased productivity while Tom Ryan of Teagasc will brief farmers on all they need to

know about grants that are currently available. Francis Walsh, a customer of Dairymaster and Waterford Dairy Services, will tell his farming story and other speakers will also share their experiences and advice on the night.

Pat Ryan, Irish Business Development Manager at Dairymaster, commented: “It is an exciting prospect for Dairymaster to now have a dedicated, on the ground service for farmers in Waterford. We wish Tom

Barry and all the staff the best of luck with the new expansion. They are a great team, dedicated to our ethos of making dairy farming more profitable, enjoyable and sustainable.”

The ‘Udder Race’ that was so popular at the National Ploughing Championships last year will also be present where participants will be able to participate in friendly competition to see how fast they can attach clusters!

This venture of the new

shop and service depot has been made to service the growing Dairymaster customer base in the Waterford area. There has been a big investment in fitting out the new shop and service depot in Dungarvan which will allow dairy farmers from the area to avail of a full range of dairy consumables, such as liners, filter socks, rubber wear, detergent, oil and much more, while also offering advice on existing parlour extensions and upgrades. It will be a onestop shop, run on a day-today basis catering for all your parlour needs. The new premises will allow the extra space they need to build on the success of their East Cork client base.

“We are very excited about this new venture, there is a lot of change in the dairy industry since the abolition of the quota and the time felt right. The aim is to be able to better serve the people of Waterford and the shop having items at hand should be an added

bonus for farmers,” said owner Tom Barry.

East Cork Dairy Services has been in operation for over 40 years. Operating from their head office in Ladysbridge, Co. Cork the company was established in the early seventies and is now one of the leading milking equipment suppliers to East Cork and Waterford. Today, they are employing in excess of 14 employees including 4 IMQCS qualified technicians.

Dairymaster is a world leader in hi-tech dairy

equipment manufacturing.

Dairymaster concentrate on five key areas where technology is a big focus throughout: Milking Equipment, Automated Feeding Systems, Milk Cooling Tanks, Manure Scrapers and Cow Health and Fertility Monitors.

For more information telephone Waterford Dairy Services on 058 22994 or email us at ecds@eircom.net.

For more information on Dairymaster visit www.dairymaster.com or call 1890 500 247.

We’re expanding our distributor network...

Waterford Dairy Services Shop & Service Depot GRAND OPENING!

Thursday 30th July (2pm – 9pm)

Kilrush Business Park, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford SPEAKERS that you won’t want to miss from 7.30pm:

There will be lots on offer at the new shop and service depot Come along and view the latest in hi-tech dairy equipment at our grand opening. A wide range of interesting speakers from the agricultural sector will be present giving helpful advice and demonstrations.

We hope to see you there!

• How the milking machine and other technologies can contribute to increased productivity (Conor Beirne, Dairymaster) • My farming story (Francis Walsh, Customer) • Farm grants and advice on grant applications (Tom Ryan, Teagasc) • And more...

Test your skills with our ‘Udderly’ brilliant milking machine race!

For more information contact Waterford Dairy Services, Call: 058 22994. Kilrush Business Park, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Email: ecds@eircom.net | Dairymaster 1890 500 247 www.dairymaster.com

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Professor of Poetry to give evening reading during Molly Keane Writers’ Retreat PROFESSOR of Poetry, Paula Meehan will be giving an evening reading during the Molly Keane Writers Retreat this coming August.

Paula has published many award winning collections of poetry and has written plays for both adults and children.

She is a member of Aosdána and is currently Ireland’s Professor of Poetry (2013 - 2016).

Her poetry has been published in French, Spanish, German, Italian and

many other languages, while she has brought poetry projects into local communities.

Her poems have also been made into songs by folksingers and avantgarde composers alike.

She will be present at the Molly Keane House, during the Molly Keane Writers Retreat, Ardmore, to give an evening reading from her new work, as well as from her back list of poems on Saturday, 22nd August, at 7.30 p.m.

Refreshments will be served. There

is a €5.00 charge.

As numbers are limited, booking is essential and people are advised to book by contacting Mary Lys on 0872970692.

MOLLY KEANE WRITERS RETREAT There is also a place available on this year’s Molly Keane Writers Retreat, which will be held from Monday, 17th to Sunday, 23rd August, 2015.

For more information, contact Mary Lys on the number above.

Time limit placed on debate of management report COUNCILLORS agreed to allow 40 minutes in debating the Monthly Management report at their July meeting.

The management report covers areas such as Economic Development; Planning; Roads and Transport; Emergency

Services; Housing; Community Services; Arts and Culture; Environmental Services; and Finance.

Over the last couple of meetings, the Monthly Council meeting has overrun, due to the length of time given to debate and discussion the various

aspects of the Management Report.

At the July meeting, Deputy Mayor John O’Leary said it was proposed that 40 minutes be allowed for debate of the Management Report, due to the length of that month’s agenda.

Information on last year’s Enterprise Offices figures sought Tara Maher, daughter of Mrs. Ann Maher and the late Mr. Tom Maher, Rockfield Park, Waterford, and Barry Lonergan, son of Michael and Catherine Lonergan, O'Hickey Place, Carrickbeg, Carrickon-Suir, who were recently married in the Sacred Heart Church, Ferrybank, Waterford.

Land swaps approved by Council COUNCILLORS adopted and passed land swaps at its July monthly meeting.

An area of 6.7 acres approximately in Carriganore, Waterford was agreed as part of a land swap with WIT for the Greenway project.

There was also the disposal of 1.05 acres at Gortavicory, Lemybrien, and the disposal of an Archway at 186 St. John’s Park, Waterford.

There was a land swap of 0.357 acres at

Faha for an area of 0.327 acres.

Cllr. Joe Kelly queried the land swap at Faha.

Director of Services, Fergus Galvin said it was in relation to land the Council acquired some years ago for the realignment of the N25.

“There was a small piece of land left over which the Council had no use of, so we agreed to do a land swap with the adjoining neighbour.

INFORMATION on last year’s figures for the Local Enterprise Office was sought at the July meeting of Waterford City and County Council.

Cllr. Mary Roche noted that the report featured this year’s figures, which showed that the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) met with 176 clients; 26 clients applied for ‘Measure 1’ support; with 15 clients securing ‘Measure 1’ support, totalling €299,800.

The number of clients applying for ‘Measure 2’ support was 308, with 308 clients securing ‘Measure 2’ support, totalling €118,944.

Cllr. Roche pointed out that only having this year’s figures “means nothing” as there is nothing to compare them with and sought the inclusion of the previous year’s figures.

Proposed changes in Development Plan will be considered at Plenary Council ANY proposed changes to the County and City Development Plan will be brought to the full Plenary Council meeting, the July meeting of the local authority was told.

Cllr. James Tobin queried the status of the Development Plan and

whether any changes would be brought before the Council for discussion / consideration.

Chief Executive, Michael Walsh, said the Council is waiting on regional planning guidelines to be adopted.

He said it is expected it

will be two years before there is a full review of the plan.

He said there will be a period of time when submissions will be accepted from the public, and the whole process takes up to two years.

Council no involvement in ‘exempt’ planning development Independent committee IF a planning development is exempt - it means the Council’s planning section has no involvement in the matter - the July meeting of Waterford City and County Council was told.

Cllr. Joe Kelly told the meeting that he has been contacted by a constituent in relation to a neighbour who built a structure that was planning exempt.

Cllr. Kelly asked if neighbours feel there is an

encroachment onto their property with an exempted planning, what recourse have they?

“How might they approach the Council with regards having their concerns looked at?” Cllr. Kelly asked.

Chief Executive, Michael Walsh, said that ‘exempted development’ means exactly that - exempt - and therefore, the Council’s planning section has no function

within it.

“If there is an issue of nuisance between neighbours as a consequence of an exempted development, then it is a civil matter between those neighbours,” Mr. Walsh said.

“But ‘exempt’ means ‘exempt’ and does not require planning permission and as a consequence, we have no function in the matter,” he added.

examining boundary extension proposal in Waterford AN independent body has been set up to examine a proposed boundary extension in Waterford and it is expected the body may contact the Council for submissions.

At the July meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Chief Executive, Michael Walsh said the independent committee was appointed by the minister to examine the proposal.

He said it is expected the committee will

require submissions from the Council and may seek meetings with the elected representatives.

Mr.Walsh said a tight timeframe has been given for examination of the proposal until the end of the year.

As the committee was only recently appointed, it is expected that they will be initiating meetings in the next week or two.

Cllr. O’Leary said that due to occasions when the Council didn’t get through the agenda, there would be a time limit for the Monthly Management Report.

This was agreed by Councillors.

No land bank

By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council currently has no land bank suitable for development in the Dungarvan region and where it does have some land there is already enough social houses in that immediate area, Director of Services for Housing Michael Quinn told July’s Dungar van-Lismore Municipal District meeting.

The director was responding to an inquiry from Cllr Siobhán Whelan, who said the question arose from perceived concerns about an estimated €2.5m housing project to build 20 social houses in Ballinroad, Dungarvan that revolved around the size of the development and available amenities. “It might work out but is there any other site suitable?” she asked Mr. Quinn elaborated that the concerns had already been discussed and the layout revealed, with the council executive confident that it can deliver a very good quality estate to meet social housing needs without impacting negatively on immediate residents. “The prioritisation of local authority houses must be based on where we have greatest demand, “ he added, “and while there is some demand in villages, the vast majority is in three large urban areas – Dungarvan, Tramore and Waterford city.”

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Council furnishes Housing, Community and Culture Report

By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council received 15 housing applications from the Dungar van-Lismore Municipal District in June to bring the total for the year thus far to 94. Of these, 11 have been validated for June and 56 overall, with all June’s applications approved and 49 approved in total this year to date.There have been three new tenancies registered in June and six to June.

HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT Meanwhile, there are 311 households in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), with a further 25 applications being progressed. Over 50% of HAP recipients are new housing support applicants.

The council can now

Search on for ‘forgotten’ Spring roundabout plans

By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council is to check on the whereabouts of plans said to have been drawn up several years ago but subsequently ‘forgotten’ to address safety concerns at the Spring Roundabout, Dungarvan.

Cllr. Siobhán Whelan raised the issue at July’s Dungar van-Lismore Municipal District meeting, claiming there had been three accidents there in recent weeks. “There’s a blind spot there and drivers coming from the Cork side feel they have the right of way,” she attested.

Cllr. Damien Geoghegan echoed Cllr. Whelan’s concerns and believed some plans had once been devised by Waterford County Council (ah, happy times...) to “take the fifth leg” of the roundabout and “move it towards the glass factory entrance.”These had been forwarded to the NRA for approval and funding but nothing had since transpired. “There are close calls there every day,” he added.

Senior Engineer for Roads Pat McCarthy said he was unaware of any current plans to address the issue but agreed to investigate the history of it, see where the plans now stand who where responsibility had lain for progressing them.

process rent owed to a landlord from the date of a HAP validation, thus abolishing the need for an applicant to seek an urgent needs payment for back rent.

RENTAL ACCOMMODATION SCHEME (RAS) Some landlords have now withdrawn from RAS and wish either to sell their properties or live in the properties themselves. The RAS and the council’s Leasing Unit are meantime seeking properties for its schemes but with considerable difficulty.

HOUSING STOCK The current state of housing stock in the Dungarvan-Lismore areas reads as: 978 units, with nine being refurbished for re-let. There are four units with repairs completed, five where works have commenced on site and none

out to tender.

HOUSING MAINTENANCE There have been 50 cases resolved in the area and 48 remain open/ongoing.

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION A site start on 12 units at the old cinema in Dungarvan is anticipated for August. A Part 8 (public consultation) completion a four-house scheme for Barrack Street, Cappoquin was given the go-ahead at July’s Municipal District meeting. A Part 8 process and Site Title regarding a four-unit Alms House scheme in Tallow remains to be resolved.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITTING A grant of €700,000 has been received to service the entire county, including 120 in the Dungarvan-Lismore

district for 2015.

SEAI (SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND) A grant of €589,605 has been received for energy upgrades to houses at St. Martin’s Terrace and St. Thomas’ Terrace, Dungarvan.

HOUSING ADAPTION GRANTS SCHEMES Housing for Older People (maximum allowable €8,000): grants totalling €7,790 awarded amongst two applicants.

Housing Adaption for People with a Disability (maximum €30,000): total of €139,893 provided to eight applicants; Mobility Aids Scheme (maximum €6,000): total of €24,344 provided to five applicants.

Total of applications approved was €172,027 to 15 applicants.

Council won’t consider a ‘unified’ parking charge WATERFORD Council will not consider unifying parking charges across city and county because they are ‘demand driven’ and doesn’t make sense to have a common policy.

Cllr. Mary Roche asked the Council at its July monthly meeting, whether it would consider unifying parking charges in the context of the Council amalgamation.

She pointed out that parking charges differ greatly between Dungarvan and Waterford City.

“They have the first half hour free parking in Dungarvan. Could that kind of a system be considered for the city?” she

queried.

Acting Director of Services, Paul Daly, said it is not unusual to have different parking charges in different places.

“Parking charges are demand driven. In fact, it wouldn’t make sense to have a common charge or a common policy across the whole county, even across the whole city,” said Mr. Daly.

“Under the local government system the authority on parking charges rests with the District Council, so it is up to each District to set what they believe is an appropriate parking charge for their District,” Mr. Daly added.

Review of speed limits should begin shortly A REVIEW of speed limits should be taking place in the coming weeks.

At the July meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. Mary Butler asked when the Council would get an opportunity to review speed limits, pointing out that many vil-

lages around the county are ‘growing outwards’, but speed limits have stayed the same.

Acting Director of Services, Paul Daly, said there hasn’t been time to start a speed limit review, but hoped to do so in the coming weeks.

He said such a review can take quite a bit of time, but if members have places where they want the speed limits reviewed, to let the Council know.

“The whole process should start officially in the next few weeks,” said Mr. Daly.

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Strict regulations on thatched roof causing problems STRICT regulations in regards thatched roof structures are causing their demise, a Waterford Councillor has claimed.

Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald told the July meeting of Waterford Council that strict regulations force owners of thatched roof structures to replace the thatch if it damaged.

“What is happening is, if

a thatch roof house or pub burns down, we are insisting that they be replaced by thatch roof,” said Cllr.

Fitzgerald.

“However, we have no insurance company in the State that will actually insure these buildings, so we are relying on the UK insurance market.

“The result is thatched pubs which were used for

centuries are being forgotten about and closed down because our planning laws and conservation laws are so strict regarding thatched houses.”

Cllr. Fitzgerald said tough regulations cannot be forced upon owners of thatched roof structures and he asked the Council to investigate a solution to help alleviate the problem.

New Red Lentil Dhal Spice Mix now in store

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Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Pictured at a memorial of 911 attacks with a piece from the Twin Towers at Dungarvan Castle at Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, are Lewis Merletti Former Director of US Secret Service, Chief Executive Officer of Waterford City and County Council, Michael Walsh, Mayor of Waterford Cllr. Damien Geoghegan with Jim Breckenridge, Mercyhurst University.

[Patrick Browne]

Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Pictured at Dungarvan Castle at the Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, are Jim Breckenridge, Mercyhurst College, Lewis Merletti Former Director of US Secret Service, Chief Executive Officer of Waterford City and County Council, Michael Walsh and Kevin Giblin from Mercyhurst College Ireland.

[Patrick Browne]

Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Pictured at a social evening at Dungarvan Castle at Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, are Ciara Wadding of Dungarvan and Mercyhurst College with Shawn Kerr of Mercyhurst College.

[Patrick Browne]

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Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Pictured at the Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, are Chief SuperIntendent Pat Murphy, Jaroslav Jakubcek, Europol, Jim Breckenridge, Mercyhurst College, Mayor of Waterford Cllr. Damien Geoghegan and Kevin Giblin from Mercyhurst College Ireland.

[Patrick Browne]

Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Pictured at a social evening at Dungarvan Castle at Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, are Al Di Leonardo of Human GEO, Cllr. John Pratt, Abe Usher Human GEO and Mercyhurst College, Gerty Murphy of Mercyhurst College.

[Patrick Browne]

Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Pictured at a social evening at Dungarvan Castle at Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, are Irma Becerra, St. Thomas University, USA; Stefan Hyman and Matthew Whelan of Stony Brook University USA and Anthony Keane Institute of Technology Ireland.

[Patrick Browne]

Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Pictured at the Global Intelligence Forum, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, are Benedict Ó Floinn (Barrister), Chief SuperIntendent Pat Murphy, Jim Breckenridge, Mercyhurst College, Mayor of Waterford Cllr. Damien Geoghegan, Kevin Giblin from Mercyhurst College Ireland and Robert Hayes, Microsoft.

[Patrick Browne]

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Global Intelligence Forum will return in 2017 FROM FRONT PAGE Other speakers at the event included Frank Daly, Chairman of the Board of NAMA, and Abbeyside native; as well as Professor Willie Donnelly, President of Waterford Institute of Technology and other high profile guest speakers. In total there were 32 speakers over the three days of the conference.

This major international conference held leadership panels and discussion on the most recent innovations in business intelligence, best practice for security analysis, global cybersecurity threats and the impact of social media in security and intelligence management.

Considered by many as the “Davos of Intelligence”, provided a unique opportunity to the audience of intelligence officers, investigative agents, cybercrime fighters and members of the Irish and international police forces to engage with leaders on diverse topics such as corporate risk management, advanced data

analysis, anticipatory intelligence, cybercrime and real time forensic analysis among others.

Speaking at the Global Intelligence Forum, Kevin Giblin, Executive Manager at Mercyhurst College Ireland, said: “We are delighted with the success of the event this year, and look forward to returning once again in 2017”.

“The Mercyhurst College will continue to work on the ground from our base in Waterford and we will continue to deliver world-class exchanges and programs in the area of intelligence,” he added.

For more information and registration, please see www.globalintelligenceforum.c om MERCYHURST COLLEGE Mercyhurst University is a fully accredited university based in Erie, Pennsylvania with 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

The European headquarters for Mercyhurst University (www.mercyhurst.edu) is based

in Dungarvan.

Mercyhurst College runs pioneering intelligence study programmes, educating students in law enforcement, business and national security among other subjects.

The Global Intelligence Forum is hosted every two years in Dungarvan, since 2011.

TOM RIDGE SCHOOL AT MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY The Tom Ridge School of Intelligence Studies and Information Science focuses its intelligence programmes on the knowledge, theory, skills, and technology that intelligence professionals must understand to be successful in the 21st century. The Institute offers an undergraduate degree and a masters degree in Erie, PA, in addition to several graduate certificates and a graduate degree online. The School is named after the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, 43rd governor of Pennsylvania and Erie native, Tom Ridge.

€1.3m extra funding for roads and tourism FINE Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has welcomed the allocation of an additional €800,000 for local roads in Waterford.

“My colleagues, Minister for Transport,Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, and Minister of State, Michael Ring, have announced an additional investment in Transport, Tourism and Sport, that will see increased funding for roads and tourism for Waterford,” said Minister Coffey.

“Since the economic collapse, there has been underinvestment in roads and public transport.

With the economy recovering, there is now scope to increase funding and to reinvest.

“Our roads are vital in attracting investment and in supporting businesses in every part of the country. In order to keep the roads in good condition, €34 million nationally will go towards maintenance and strengthening national, regional and local roads and €800,000 of this will go

directly to Waterford,” said Minister Coffey.

“Funding has also been allocated for further development of Ireland’s Ancient East corridor which will be developed as a major tourism initiative; that will be of a similar scale to the Wild Atlantic Way; in excess of €500,000 has been allocated for this initiative, that will see improved visibility of new Tourism Product.

“As we build on the progress we have been making in recent years, more people are returning to work and our tourism industries are continuing to grow. This is all very positive. However, these developments are putting a greater demand on our public transport and on our road networks. The €800,000 additional funding is very much welcome in ensuring we maintain high quality road networks and transport in Waterford which supports thousands of jobs across the country,” Minister Coffey added.

Landlords unhappy with HAPs claims Councillor

By Christy Parker SOME landlords are turning away from the HAP (Housing Assistance Payment) schemes because of over- zealous and ‘petty; regulations, Cllr Siobhán Whelan told July’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District sitting.The councillor mentioned one case where, she understood, a property owner was unhappy that she had been told she was using “the wrong kind” of smoke alarms.

Director of Services for Housing, Michael Quinn focused on this tenuous example to inform that there is an obligation on landlords to provide adequate smoke alarms regardless of what rental scheme was being applied. He said the council inspects about 800 houses annually to ensure standards are met, with equal criteria applied to private and local authority properties.

NOT BEING INFORMED Cllr Whelan also complained that councillors were not being updated on housing allocations despite an agreement earlier this year that the

council executive would improve its service to them in this respect.

Mr. Quinn said that once tenants are informed, the councillors should also be told of where a house has been allocated, although data protection legislation prevented the council from providing information on individuals. He had understood that the councillors were being thus informed on an end-of month basis, assumed a changeover is staff may have caused a disruption and would seek to rectify matters.

MONKSFIELD Cllr. Whelan then asked whether there would be social housing provided within a development earmarked for Monsksfield, Clonea Road. Mr. Quinn replied that a Part V agreement would apply (Planning and development mechanism through which local authorities can obtain up to 20% of land zoned for housing at ‘existing use’ value for the delivery of social/affordable housing) and that discussions are ongoing with the developer as to “what best combination of units” to deploy.

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The millstone of NAMA WHEREVER there are large amounts of money being handled, whether as cash or paper transactions, there will be temptation for those whose responsibility it is to oversee it properly. Wherever there is temptation to steal, there is probably someone who will not resist availing of the opportunity and such appears to be the case in NAMA, according to allegations made by Deputy Mick Wallace in the Dail under privilege last week.

The matter is being investigated at the highest level and it may emerge that the claims are true. If this is so, it does not mean that dishonesty is systemic in NAMA, rather that one person was not able to resist the temptation to personally profit from their position of trust.

However, because of the legal constraints which exist around the disclosure of information in the Oireachtas under privilege, further comment would be unwise.

It should be pointed out however, that while several individual deals have come under scrutiny over the years and have been criticised as giving an inadequate return to the state, no accusations of wrongdoing or corruption have been levelled or sustained.

Without specific details of these, which we will not see, the public has to accept in good faith that this was the best deal which could have been got in the climate of the time and with the Government’s pressure to generate a return on the NAMA investment and to speed up the disposal of properties.

NAMA itself predicts that their work will be completed ahead of time, perhaps in three years and that whatever return can be extracted from the properties on their books, will have been completed by then.

Most people of this country – taxpayers especially, which includes almost everybody down to the child with the lollipop and excluding those who unpatriotically keep their money abroad – dislike the organisation called NAMA. Who can blame them, given the circumstances of its birth? But equally, they can look back on six years of activity in the highest echelons of finance, handling tens of billions worth of property and see that it is not immersed in major scandals after six tough years.

Incorp. Munster Industrial Advocate While there is an over-riding resentment at its very existence, there is no widespread feeling that it is anything but an agency of state honestly doing its unpalatable work and doing a necessary mop-up operation in the wake of a disaster.

There will always be people to bring down the side, human nature always has an element of weakness. It will be an ease to the people when its work is done and we can finally begin to leave the dark clouds of austerity behind.

Then we can begin to acknowledge the courage of those who took on this singularly difficult and unpopular task and appreciate that they genuinely did the state some service in that role.

To put it more bluntly, do not blame the fireman for the charred timbers.

Homelessness, a growing problem THE slowdown in house-building in this country over the last five years or so might more accurately be described as a complete halt. While other towns saw the demolition of partially built houses for a variety of reasons in the aftermath of the Celtic Tiger, no such event occurred here in this district.

However, the lack of housebuilding has brought a legacy of homelessness, as there are now not enough units to cater for the number of new families or individuals who, for whatever reason, wish to set up their own homes.

Ten weeks ago, Ministers Alan Kelly and Paudie Coffey announced a new programme of housing provision which was to tackle the great social problem of accommodation.

Their joint announcement is part of the first phase of direct-build under the Government’s social housing strategy. €312 million was approved by the Ministers

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which will see an additional 1,700 social housing units come on stream by 2017 with an estimated 3,000 additional jobs in construction created.

The projects, which cut across each local authority area, range in size from small numbers of units to projects of over 50 units for some of the Dublin local authorities.

This was welcomed at the time and it is evidence that a great problem is being tackled. However, in today’s climate and with a large back-log of applicants to accommodate, this provision is woefully inadequate.

Instead of putting money back into the pockets of the better off in our community in the forthcoming budget, greater resources might be diverted to looking after the less well off. With homelessness on the rise, the need for a comprehensive and adequately resourced homeprovision policy is vital.

A programme of repair in the case of houses left empty should be undertaken as a priority and that too would have a beneficial effect on unemployment as well as putting more accommodation into the system.

Tackling the housing crisis and the scandal of homelessness should be a high priority, but without adequate resourcing the problem will deteriorate further with concomitant human suffering being prolonged.

Show Day TOMORROW (Thursday) is Show Day in Dungarvan, always a red letter day in the calendar of rural and townfolk alike.

There was a time when many businesses as well as public offices closed for the afternoon, but change of attitudes during our Tiger years put paid to that.

This is the Show’s 98th outing and, as we emerge from austerity everyone will be in the mood for a happy day among the colourful stalls and the interaction of several thousand people.

It is a day which is looked forward to eagerly by young and old alike and for some, it may well be their fiftieth or sixtieth visit to an event which has had a variety of homes in its lifetime.

We wish those attending a happy and safe day at ‘The Show’ and applaud and congratulate those who are continuing the tradition of almost a century in keeping alive, promoting and improving one of the county’s most enduring and endearing institutions.

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Immense sadness cast over the town as David Houlihan is laid to rest

The photograph, taken in the cemetery at St. Mary’s Parish Church, last Saturday, shows the enormous congregation which attended the Funeral of David Houlihan. It was one of the biggest attendances at a funeral for decades and was dominated by a sea of of blue from his own club, Dungarvan GAA, and other sporting clubs. Top photograph: the late David Houlihan.

The Funeral Mass was celebrated eulogy at the Funeral. He paid special together, and he said Joan and Paul from the Church all the way to the FROM FRONT PAGE graveside.

The cortege was flanked by a num- by the Very Reverend Father Ned thanks to David’s friend Michael did that.

Concluding, Cllr.

Nugent Brian Donovan gave a rendition of ber of other clubs in the area, includ- Hassett, PP, Abbeyside, and seven O’Halloran for the help he gave the expressed thanks to everyone for their the folksong “Sonny’s Dream” at the family in Thailand. ing Dungarvan Soccer Club, Lismore other concelebrants.

Cllr. Nugent also complimented support to the Houlihan family dur- graveside.

Father Hassett paid a lovely tribute Soccer Club, Ballinameela GAA David was buried alongside his David’s brother Paul and his fiancée, ing this sad time.

Club, and all sections of Dungarvan to the family in his homily.

A guard of honour was provided predeceased mother, Bernie (2010) Cllr. Pat Nugent, (whose wife is an Joan. He said it was their late mother, GAA membership and underage teams. aunt of David Houlihan), gave the Bernie’s wish, to keep the family after the Funeral, which stretched and father Johnny (2004).

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No more houses needed in Ballinroad - O’Donnell Ballinroad experienced 122.4 percent increase in population over ten year period . . .

A COUNCILLOR has again hit out at Waterford Council for proposing to built 20 more houses in a densely populated area which has recorded huge increases in its population over the past two Census’.

Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell noted the Council’s plan to build 20 houses in Ballinroad - a plan which he is totally against - and commented that building four or five houses in various other rural townlands would better serve the public.

Cllr. O’Donnell drew attention to a report from the Central Statistics Office in relation to the 2006 Census, which noted that Ballinroad’s population

increased by a remarkable 84.2 percent since the previous Census taken five years previously, in 2002.

This was one of the largest increases recorded anywhere in the State.

In the 2011 Census, Cllr.

O’Donnell also noted a substantial 38.2 increase in the population of Ballinroad since the 2006 Census.

In total, over a ten year period from 2002 to 2011, Ballinroad’s population has increased by a spectacular 122.4 percent.

Taking into consideration those figures, Cllr.

O’Donnell again argued “there shouldn’t be more houses built in Ballinroad”.

“The roads are not suitable for more houses in

Ballinroad - and the area will not be able to cope with the extra numbers in population. The local authority should be looking around and building four or five houses in various townlands / parishes,” said Cllr.

O’Donnell.

“I’d rather see those houses scattered about West Waterford, rather than built together in one glut, like the Council is proposing to do in Ballinroad.”

He also pointed out that more land will be needed for Ballinroad graveyard because of the increase in population.

“Ballinroad and Abbeyside have a bigger population than Dungarvan now,” he said.

Pictured is a plan of the proposed 20 houses for Ballinroad.

Cllr. O’Donnell said he was aware there are around 14 people on the waiting list for a Council house in the Gaeltacht area.

He said there was a huge demand for social housing in many areas, but pointed out the need to keep the Gaeltacht and Irish language alive.

He said that the 14 people seeking housing in the Gaeltacht are from the Gaeltacht and suggested that five houses be built in the Ring area and five houses should be built in the Old Parish area.

Cllr. O’Donnell said he was in favour of seeing smaller housing schemes of four or five houses being built in various townlands around West Waterford.

“It will help to keep rural Ireland alive if the houses are spread out. The schools will benefit by having houses in rural areas.”

Cllr. O’Donnell attacked the Fine Gael / Labour Government over the demise of rural Ireland.

“This Government wants to close Post Offices and Garda Stations and do away with rural Ireland,” he said.

Cllr. O’Donnell said the lack of broadband in rural areas of County Waterford is also holding up potential jobs.

“I know of 50 jobs being held up because a rural area has no broadband,” he said.

He said that bringing social housing to the Gaeltacht was of “big importance”.

Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell.

A recent report indicated that the Irish language may be dying out in the Ring Gaeltacht.

Cllr. O’Donnell blamed Waterford Council, saying “they are not doing enough”.

“There are 130 houses in the Gaeltacht which are ‘holiday homes’, and they are lying idle, there is noone in them. And yet there are 14 people from the Gaeltacht looking for houses where they were born and bred, and they can’t get a house!”

Cllr. O’Donnell said many of the holiday homes built in the Gaeltacht were built during the boom and there were no efforts made to ensure these homeowners had any Irish.

“This is one of the reasons why the Irish language is dying out,” he said.

In response to Cllr.

O’Donnell’s concerns at the July meeting of DungarvanLismore District Council, Director of Services, Michael Quinn said there was no guarantee that people getting houses in the Gaeltacht would speak Irish or send their children to an Irish school, and that more social housing would be the solution to saving the Irish language.

Speaking afterwards, Cllr.

O’Donnell said he was “amazed” at Mr. Quinn’s response at the meeting.

Council seeks to restrict HGVs on ‘short cut’ route COMERAGH District Council is seeking submissions from the public in relation to a proposal to restrict articulated and heavy goods vehicles using a local road from Kilmanahan to Knocklofty.

District Engineer, Eamon Lonergan, told the recent meeting of Comeragh District Council that there has been numerous complaints regarding road safety along this particular road, the L1038, which is a local road from Kilmanahan to Knocklofty.

He said road users, as well as the area’s Council staff and landowners living along the route expressed concerns that heavy goods vehicles and articulated

trucks are using the road as a ‘rat run’ or a shortcut.

He said this proposal was initiated due to fear and concerns from local residents and road users.

“We spoke with the Gardaí and they are in full agreement that we need to do something in terms of restricting the road. It is not suitable for heavy traffic as it was not designed to cope with articulated and HGV vehicles,” Mr. Lonergan said.

He added that the Council has sought submissions from Glanbia and Coillte, who would regularly use the road.

Outgoing Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan, asked if there would be

consideration given to making the route a oneway system for heavy vehicles, but Mr. Lonergan said it would not be the best solution to the problem.

He said the best solution was to introduce a restriction on heavy vehicles using the road as a ‘rat run’.

He said if the plan is passed, trucks will have to go from Kilmanahan to Clonmel, to the Fingerpost and turn left at Knocklofty Bridge.

Mr. Lonergan said the proposal was to introduce a ban / restriction on articulated and heavy goods vehicles using the L1038.

Members of the public can make a submission on the proposal, which will be

considered and a final proposal will be brought to the Council for adoption.

Cllr. O’Ryan pointed out that the road was a “good shortcut” from Dungarvan to the Cahir side,“especially on match days” and it can save a few miles from the journey.

He said the problem is, it is a narrow road with a concealed entrance on one side and a high stone wall.

“I’m delighted to hear you have been in contact with Glanbia because they do use it,” he said.

Cllr. O’Ryan asked if farmers will be severely affected by the restriction, as there is no alternative being put in place.

“We don’t want to be

putting businesses in further jeopardy,” said Cllr.

O’Ryan.

Mr. Lonergan said there won’t be a restriction on vehicles using the road to access premises along the road.

“So, farmers won’t be inconvenienced by collecting milk, but they cannot use it as a thorough road,” he said.

Cllr. Mary Butler asked how it would be enforced.

Mr. Lonergan said it would be impossible for the Council to enforce the measure, and it would be up to the Gardaí to enforce it.

“The Gardaí are fully behind us on this proposal,” Mr. Lonergan pointed out.

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Town looked “tremendous” on Nationwide programme

By Christy Parker CLLR. Damien Geoghegan availed of July’s Municipal District meeting to praise Waterford Council’s work in presenting Dungarvan in a good light. Noting that the planting and other display work had begun late he said the town looked “tremendous” nonetheless on RTE’s Nationwide a week previous. The councillor also explained the cause of the Causeway being late in getting ‘flagged’ was a determination to get superior quality adornments.

The councillor said he had been delighted to attend Farmleigh House in Dublin recently, where Dungarvan was shortlisted for a Best Kept Town in a 32 county contest. “We’re punching above our weight

and well done to all involved,” he concluded.

SOMETHING ABOUT STREET NAMES …

Cllr. Pat Nugent also had Dungarvan town on his mind, seeming to say that several streets that had been titled during the Town Council days, now had their signs damaged or missing, such as Richard A. Walsh Street which, he said,“is not there anymore.” Two people had approached him on the issue. He seemingly asked that it be a policy of the Municipal Committee to “check” on the names, although some poor acoustics rendered it uncertain as to what exactly he meant.

LONG WAIT FOR HOUSE PURCHASERS Meanwhile, the Council is still awaiting the Department of

Environment & Local Government’s promised new legislation on the Tenants Purchase scheme.

In response to an inquiry from Cllr. James Tobin, Director of Service for Housing, Michael Quinn said the last update received a month previous, was to expect an update shortly!

“It’s been four years and two Environment Ministers,” seethed Cllr.

Tobin. “They weren’t dragging their feet though in abolishing us (Town Councils)! I propose we write to the Minister.”

Cllr. Damien Geoghegan concurred, saying councillors were being inundated with enquiries from people in a position to buy their homes but couldn’t do so.“I find it astonishing,” he added. Probably too busy telling Greece what to do.

National Rounding Project - Reduction in 1 & 2 cent coins THE National Rounding Project, which will see a reduction in the need for 1 and 2 cent coins, will begin on Wednesday, 28th October. This will give four months for retailers to prepare, and is in advance of the busy Christmas shopping period.

The Central Bank will prepare and execute a consumer education campaign. The

Central Bank will also ensure retailers have access to adequate materials and support to ensure that the rollout is a success. The Central Bank will shortly issue a guide to how rounding will work which we will distribute when available.

This information was supplied by Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber.

The Anne Valley Walk goes digital - Natural Heritage Trail for Smart Phones THE beautiful Anne Valley Walk is set to be further developed into a unique and enjoyable experience for walkers through the use of modern technology. An exciting collaboration between Waterford Institute of Technology, the WWETB funded Tourism Trails Programme at Dunhill MultiEducation Centre and the Anne Valley Farmers’ Group has led to the installation of Quick Response checkpoints along the walkway using App and Web technology.

Eleven Quick Response (QR) codes have recently been placed at points of interest along the walk. Using a smart device (phone, tablet etc.) and a downloaded QR Code Reader App to scan these unique codes the walker will be brought to a webpage which will have detailed information and facts about the flora and fauna found along the walk.

These QR codes have been used extensively on trails especially in North America to huge effect and the Anne Valley Walk will be one of only a handful of such coded walks in Ireland and a first for Waterford. It is envisaged that the codes will be further developed to create educational games and nature trails to keep both kids and adults engaged along the walk. In effect, this technology will serve to enhance the whole walking experience in the beautiful Anne Valley. Try it out today, download a QR Code reader from the App store (many of them are free) before you go and find yet

another way to enjoy this fantastic resource in the Anne Valley.

An event to launch this new addition to the Anne Valley is planned on Friday, 31st July at 12.00 noon and an invitation is extended to everyone to come along and hear all about this new technology. For further information call Helen Kavanagh from the Trails Programme on 051 393934.

Comeragh District AGM 2015 held in the Community Centre, Ballymacarbry – Seated from left: Michael Walsh, CEO Waterford City & County Council; Cllr. Liam Brazil, Chairman; Fergus Galvin, District Manager, and Eddie Ruane, Meeting Adminstrator. Standing from left: Cllr. Seanie Power, Cllr. Declan Clune, Cllr. Mary Butler, Cllr. John O'Leary and Cllr. Michael J O'Ryan. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]

Dungarvan Country Markets at annual Dungarvan Agricultural Show DUNGARVAN Country Markets will be setting up its stall at the annual Dungarvan Agricultural Show which takes places at Ballygagin, Dungarvan, on Thursday, 23rd July.

Dungarvan Country Markets will have all the usual deliciously fresh homemade cakes, buns and breads, as well as all the wonderful fresh homegrown fruit and vegetables, flowers, fresh eggs, jams and homemade arts, craft, and crochet.

This is the 98th year of Dungarvan Show, held by kind permission of Billy Queally, Shanleys, Tom Broderick and Liam Whelan.

Dungarvan Markets will then hold their weekly market at the Causeway Tennis and Bowling Club, Abbeyside on Friday, 24th July.

The usual warm welcome is awaiting all customers of Dungarvan Country Markets on both Thursday, at Dungarvan Show, and on the Friday at the Causeway Tennis and Bowling Club.

Call in and browse the wonderful colour and variety, and aroma of fresh baked cakes / floral displays; chat with the ladies and see for yourself why they have been in business for so long. A warm welcome and a cuppa awaits!

Footpath and road repairs being prioritised

By Christy Parker THERE was mixed news on footpath and roads programmes when the issues were raised at July’s Dungar van-Lismore Municipal District meeting.

Cllr. James Tobin expressed gratitude that the road sweeper is whooshing its way through the towns and villages but wondered what funds, if any, were available for footpath repairs, as did Cathaoirleach Tom Cronin.

Senior Executive Engineer for Roads Pat McCarthy said footpath maintenance would have to be funded from the general roads maintenance pot as there was no distinct funding provided for maintenance. The Council was now prioritising what locations to “rehabilitate” based on defect, level of pedestrian traffic, accidents, etc. If informed of any new, the district engineer would pri-

oritise it in turn. Cllr. Pat Nugent suggested the “deplorable” pavement at the entrance to Springfield might be considered.

Cllr. Siobhán Whelan asked – for a fourth time, she claimed – when would road resurfacing commence at Boreen na Ru and also if the road was to be resurfaced at Powersfield House?

Cllr. Declan Doocey gave credit due to the council for the “wonderful” job done at Powersfield, before asking whether the current Roads Programme was “written in stone or changes could be made, as rumours suggest?”

Mr. McCarthy merely informed that he had no details on road resurfacings presently but they were all on a programme and would be conducted shortly, while all roads would be treated, whether requiring surface dressing, strengthening or whatever, he assured.

Earlier, the Councillors

had been informed that plans to improve sight lines on the R671/L2010 at Ballinameela had been approved, under the Low Cost Scheme. The work will involve setting back fences and trees and installing new fences.

Elsewhere, contracts are being prepared for a €150,000 repair project at Helvick Pier.

ELSEWHERE Works completed, underway or planned include: Dungarvan South: Surface dressing at R671 – Lickey Bridge & local road Drumgullane; Pothole repairs and inlet opening at Piltown, Ferrypoint and Ardmore; Drainage at Ardmore R673 and Old Parish; Footpath repairs at Ardmore promenade and road surfacing at Ardmore.

Dungarvan North: Surface dressing on R671 Ballynameelagh/Whitechur

ch R675 Ballyvoile and Knockenpower Lower; Potholes & inlets at Lackendarra, Kilgobinet, Coolnasmear and Bohadoon; Drainage in Colligan; Powersfield House works completed; Drainage on R675; Pipe construction at Ballinroad; Footpath repairs in Dungarvan town; CCTV on N25 at Kilongford; Lismore West: Surface dressing on R627 at Moanfune & Ballinaha Hill; Pothole repair and inlets in Tallow area, Ballyduff and Lismore; Drainage at Ballysaggart, Knockanore and Coolydooly; Repairs to Ahane Bridge.

Lismore East: Surface dressing at Coolahest, Shanakill and Ballygalane Upper; Pothoe repairs and inlets at Clashmore, Kilgabriel and Kilmolash; Drainage on R668 Vee road. Cappoquin footpath repaired.

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Something for everyone at 98th Dungarvan Agricultural Show This Thursday 23rd July

DON'T miss the Dungarvan Show, Waterford's County Show taking place this Thursday, 23rd July, at Ballygagin, Dungarvan, the 98th Annual Dungarvan Agricultural Show, held by kind permission of Mr. Billy Queally, Shanleys, Tom Broderick and Liam Whelan.

Come watch the excitement of the 15th round of the Connolly's Red Mills Munster Show jumping Grand Prix which is now reaching its final stage and the FBD Munster Speed Series. Enter

the dog show with lots of classes on offer and great prizes, check out our new poultry display and take a ride on a horse drawn carriage with 4 Shires Carriage Company. Win a luxury pamper package for the most appropriately dressed lady competition.

This year, we host the Race Horse to Riding Horse which will feature Sizing Europe (winner of the 2011 Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham, 2008 Irish Champion

Hurdle and six Grade 1s over fences).

The Amateur and Working Hunter Classes will compete over a Derby style course and two side saddle classes will be held for junior and lady riders.

In the cow section, the I.C.M.S.A. Cup will be presented to the Champion Junior Stock Person, Glanbia Trophy for the Super Cow, Pat Denn Junior Championship Trophy and the Albert De Cogan Cup for the Best Aberdeen Angus Bull.

The Sheep Section will feature the Boolattin Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Overall Champion and Flynn Cup, Park Hotel, for Best Scotch Ewe Lamb shown by a child under 12 years.

Come and visit the Home Industries tent to see Crafts and Baking, Jams, Eggs, Fruit and Vegetables, Cut Flowers, Floral Arrangements, Art and Handwriting created by adults and children.

Look out for the Children’s ‘Make a

Model’ using vegetables and/or fruit, Miniature Farm or the ever popular Miniature Garden. NEW classes this year include a Juniors ‘In my Wellie’ for a bit of fun. Adults Jewellery or ‘Something New from Something Old’. There will be a Raffle with lots of prizes and, of course, prizewinners in every section.

Admission to Showfield: Adults €10; Concessions €5. Children free with Adult. Follow The Dungarvan Show On Facebook.

Dungar van S h ow will be held

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A n a l y t i c a l p e rs e p c t i ve to to p i c a l i s s u e s MAKING SENSE OF … FRUSTRATION

Team Whitfield Celebrate after the event – Mickey Mouse, Mr. Asam Ishtiaq, Clinical Director, Conor McGovern, CFO, David Beirne, CEO & Keith Hague, Board Director.

Whitfield Clinic Bike-A-Thon in aid of Pieta House WHITFIELD Clinic held a Bike-AThon fundraiser to benefit Pieta House Waterford. This event took place on Friday, 10th July, from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., and involved over 70 members of

the team from across the hospital. The event was great fun for the team, is on course to raise approx. €3,500, with all funds going directly to Pieta House Waterford.

Dermot O’Neill and Seamus O’Brien share their gardening expertise at Tourin on July 25th TWO of Ireland’s renowned garden experts are teaming up at the ancestral home of the Jameson whiskey family for a talk and tour which is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in plants, trees and achieving a perfect garden.

Dermot O’Neill and Seamus O’Brien will be at Tourin House & Gardens on Saturday, July 25th, for a Waterford Garden Trail event which includes a guided walk through the gardens of the historysteeped Jameson family home in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.

The event starts at 11.00 a.m. and admission is €30 for a day ticket. The fee covers two illustrated talks, a garden tour and light lunch, tea/coffee. Tickets are available to buy now from Lismore Heritage Centre and credit card bookings are also open by phoning 058 54405.

The event is one of the last on the Waterford Garden Trail Summer programme 2015 and Kristin Jameson said it will be a fun and interesting day with plenty of time for visitors to discuss and ask two of Ireland’s most distinguished and experienced gardeners their own questions.

“Dermot and Seamus are

always more than willing to share their incredible knowledge at events such as this,” says Kristin Jameson.

“Dermot is well-known to all from his programmes with RTE and the BBC as well as from his work as an editor and a regular contributor to publications such as The Irish Times.

“Seamus has built up an international reputation as a renowned horticulturalist through his regular contributions to both Irish and international gardening magazines as well as his work managing Kilmacurrgh Estate in County Wicklow, which belongs to the Botanic Gardens Glasnevin. We are honoured to have both of them at our home on July 25th and strongly encourage anyone with an interest in gardening to come along,” Kristin Jameson said.

Seamus will be the first to give an illustrated Talk “Through the seasons at Kilmacurragh” in the Main House at Tourin, starting at 11.00 a.m., followed by a light lunch in the Tea Rooms and at 2.00 p.m.

Dermot O’Neill will give an illustrated Talk on “My favourite Garden Plants”, followed by a guided tour by the two experts through the garden at Tourin.

They will follow the original Boardwalk from

Kristin Jameson of Tourin House and Gardens on the stunning Waterford Garden Trail. the Main House to the pleasure grounds, where they will point out and discuss some of the trees and shrubs planted at both sides of the path. They will also ramble through the walled garden which features fruit trees, vegetables and a bed of cutting flowers.

Stunning Tourin extends over five acres and overlooks the river Blackwater and is surrounded by parkland. It is one of several gems on the Waterford Garden Trail which includes a cluster of 14 very different gardens and attractions which range from the vast gardens surrounding the region’s great historic houses to smaller gardens and garden centres. For more, log on to www.waterfordgardentrail.com

THINK of the emotional scenes surrounding the Greek anti-austerity street demonstrations; the continuing Water Charges protests in Ireland; and the clashes at the Orange Order march down the Ardoyne - they all have a common root. So, what is Frustration?; why do we get like that; how come some people experience it more than others and, most importantly, what can we do about it.

Frustration is an emotional response at having our will and desires opposed. The greater the obstruction, and the greater the will, the more the sense of frustration is likely to become. But, as an emotion, it is a brief and fleeting experience typically replaced by a more profound feeling or mood. Freud said that frustration ended up being expressed either as (i) anger and/or aggression or (ii) attenuated by love (he called it ‘libido’) into feelings of acceptance and/or disappointment.

The response to frustration is seen by some writers as being innate and part of our DNA. Other writers (notably Melanie Klein) pay attention to the sense of loss that an infant experiences when their needs and desires are not met in a satisfactory manner during feeding. The infant’s response to the absent mother/primary carer, can become one of anxiety and frustration with aggressive feelings aroused. The French psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan, makes reference to the infant’s sense of being wronged, with the

Tom Fraser-Conlon

relief of the biological need by subsequent feeding being poor compensation for the perceived initial refusal of love.

Melanie Klein said that “if a baby shows that he is able to accept food and love, this means that he can overcome resentment about frustration relatively quickly and, when gratification is again provided, regains his feeling of love”.

Tolerating frustration is a matter of being conscious about the choice of accepting the thing that is difficult to accept – and realising that pushing further, pressing harder against the barricades, typically leads to anger and aggression, and worse besides.

The job of work we must do is to become conscious of the bodily experience of the emotion of frustration, and making a conscious decision as to which subsequent feeling –led, and considered response, serves our desires best.

Frustration, and the optimal response, is best summed up in The Rolling Stones lyric “You can't always get what you want…but if you try sometimes well you might (just) find, you get what you need”. And, in these times which are tough on many, perhaps Mick Jagger’s words represent nothing but good advice.

(This article is part of a regular series on topical issues from an analytical perspective. Tom Fraser-Conlon is in formation as a Group Analytic Psychotherapist at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin).

WLR for Helvick Swim & BBQ THE 21st Annual Helvick Sponsored Swim & BBQ is set for Helvick Pier on Dungarvan Bay in Co. Waterford for 1.00 p.m. on Sunday, August 9th, and we are very pleased to announce that the WLRfm Blaster Caster will broadcast live from the event, marking our fundraising committee’s

Sólás na Mara’s Cian O Conchuir taking to the mic on Helvick Pier at the 2013 Helvick Swim & BBQ in aid of the RNLI Helvick Lifeboat.

[Mary Tobin]

Overall Community Award.

Over the years, the Helvick Swim has morphed into a great family fiesta and BBQ with attractions for all ages including face painting, dog show, King of Helvick competition, RNLI merchandise, music, entertainment, a super raffle for 21 prizes including a night for two in the Cliff House in Ardmore and two nights in Dún Árd award winning B&B in Ring.

The Helvick Swim attracts people to the scenic West Waterford Gaeltacht from all over Ireland and beyond, no doubt by the ambiance and the mouth watering catering from the BBQ team and the Ladies Hospitality Committee.

And you can be sure that

the fundraising committee will mark the occasion in style.

The other piece of good news is that we are proud to be nominated for the 2015 Pride of Place Award in recognition of our contribution, commitment, cooperation and spirit that exists in our community and we would like to thank those who make it possible.

“The sponsored swimmers are well into their training regimes,” said Oliver Clancy, Hon Fundraising Chairman, RNLI Dungarvan & Helvick Fundraising Branch, “and we are delighted with the number who have registered for this our main fundraising event” he added.

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@gmail.com FB: DungarvanBayAndHelvick HeadRNLIFundraising The Sponsored Swim & BBQ is the main fundraising event in support of the Helvick Lifeboat. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea.

Young lady having her face painted on Helvick Pier at the 2013 Helvick Swim & BBQ in aid of the RNLI Helvick Lifeboat.

[Mary Tobin]

Boat owners Paddy Dwane and Maurice Kiely with sponsored swimmers in Ballinacourty Pier ahead of the 2013 Helvick Swim across Dungarvan Bay. [Mary Tobin]

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Bins, sprays and re-lining amongst environment issues at Council meeting

By Christy Parker COUNCILLOR James Tobin thanked Waterford Council for relocating a bottle bank from the car park entrance at of the Tallow Enterprise group to the rear of the facility.“It had become an eyesore,� he told July’s DungarvanLismore Municipal District meeting before suggesting that the council’s Environment and Roads sections now combine to fund a resurfacing of the car park. Direct of Services for the Environment, Ray Moloney agreed to cost it pending a decision.

NUMBER PLEASE Cllr. Declan Doocey asked that a mobile number be provided for quick contact with the Environment Officer the better to trace those responsible for illegal dumping. He made his plea after several loads of waste were dumped on the roadside between Affane and Cappagh the previous weekend.

Mr. Moloney said the inspector’s position was subject to a “changing of the guards� presently but he would consider the option when the new appointment was made. Meantime, “there is a number to ring at any time for litter offences,� he reminded. The council website reports it as (051) 849563 although 0761-102020 is also circulated.

LET US SPRAY...

Senior Executive Engineer for Roads Pat McCarthy told July’s meeting that “selective� foliage sprays being currently progressed were to combat overgrowth and was to clear verges and ensure the clear passage of water at roadsides.The director was responding to concerns by Cllr.

SiobhĂĄn Whelan that wildlife may be endangered by the work.

BIN THERE, NO MAN’S LAND AND ARDMORE CAN In a further response to Cllr. Whelan, Mr. McCarthy said a bin survey across Dungarvan was almost completed. The council would soon

review the data and decide “where the emphasis lies.� He added that the council would also be deploying dog litter dispensers in a pilot scheme on a Clonea walking track and at beaches in the area. The Council is also conducting a pilot scheme pertaining to a new double can bank in Ardmore, for which Cathaoirleach Tom Cronin expressed thanks.

Cllr. Whelan also asked that an area close to Dungarvan Credit Union/Scanlon’s Yard be relined, as had the road close to it, as it was akin to ‘no man’s land’ at present. Mr. McCarthy agreed to investigate.

PARKING BY-LAWS The meeting decided to defer a scheduled discussion on the council’s new parking bye-laws until September. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan said they had arisen from the Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) and seemed to be “a little more drastic than first appears.� The councillors may also meet privately once or twice in advance of September to discuss the measures.

Work starts on site of old Ormonde Cinema

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The old Ormonde Cinema site at O’Connell Street, where work has begun to construct social housing.

CONSTRUCTION work has begun Ciara Conway.

Fifteen social housing units will be on social housing at the old Ormonde “This is a very important project, as built at the site of the Old Ormonde Cinema site in Dungarvan, in a move everyone knows there’s a huge need Cinema site in Dungarvan and fundthat’s been warmly welcomed by for high-quality social housing in ing of â‚Ź1.5 million was granted last Labour Deputy Ciara Conway.

Dungarvan. year by the then Minister for “I’ve been keeping tabs on this “The housing list is very long, so I Housing, Jan O’Sullivan (now since the money was promised last welcome the commencement of Education Minister) to help Waterford year by the then Minister for Housing building and we’ll have the official City and County Council complete , my colleague Jan O’Sullivan,� said sod-turning this Friday.� the project.

Government is committed to Post Office network - Cllr. John Pratt LABOUR Councillor John Pratt has hit back at claims the post office network is under threat and is pointing to ways the government is working to protect, enhance and develop the network. “As a Councillor for West Waterford, I’m acutely aware of the importance of the Post Office in our rural communities – the post office is a key part of our rural infrastructure, and I know my colleagues in Government are well aware of this too,� commented Cllr John Pratt. “The Government has consistently stated its com-

mitment to maintaining the post office network – this was stated from the offset in the Programme for Government. “In fact, the contract to provide cash payment services to customers on behalf of the Department of Social Protection is the single most important contract to An Post - it’s worth over â‚Ź50 million to An Post this year alone,â€? he said. “At the most basic level all you have to do is look at the figures. Under this Government, there have been just 24 net closures of post offices – compared to

198 between 2007 and 2010 under the previous administration. Those sorts of numbers speak for themselves,� Cllr. Pratt pointed out. “In the last few weeks the IPU has been criticising the fact that some forms from the Department of Social Protection appeared to favour having payments made into a person’s bank account. “However, as my colleague Deputy Ciara Conway pointed out in a previous statement, this was discussed during a meeting of the Labour Parliamentary

Party where a commitment was given to address the issue.The IPU is fully aware of this. “Furthermore, Minister Alex White has set up the Post Office Network Business Development Group to explore commercial and public service opportunities so that we can secure the future of the network. “The IPU are members of this group as are my Ministers of State Ann Phelan and Joe McHugh and all are working together to protect and enhance the service,� Cllr. Pratt added.

Coillte is updating its Forest Plans for the period 2016 – 2020 and initial inputs from all stakeholders are now sought.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

Minister Ring launches the 2015 Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show SADDLE up for an event sure to keep the whole family entertained this summer: the 2015 Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show.

The 142nd Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show will take place in the world famous RDS showground's from Wednesday, August 5th, to Sunday, August 9th, 2015.The Show is the highlight of the summer social calendar and combines the best in national and international equestrian competitions with a fantastic array of music and entertainment, arts & crafts, fashion & shopping, and delicious food.

A fashionistas favourite, glamour and style are in abundance at 'Dundrum Town Centre's Ladies' Day', which takes place on Thursday, August 6th. Celebrity judges Pippa O'Connor and Bairbre Power will choose a number of winners of fantastic prizes including 'Dundrum Town Centre Best Dressed Lady' and ' Louis

Copeland Best Dressed Man.' The Show is also an ideal family day out.The ever popular Kids' Zone will keep the little ones' entertained with face painting, pony rides, magic shows, outdoor games and more.

Last but not least are the horses! With over 132 competitions, the 2015 Show has a full programme of equestrian events. Watch from the edge of your seat as eight teams compete in the Furusiyya FEI Nations' Cup(tm) presented

by Longines on Friday, August 7th. Enjoy the thrilling Land Rover Puissance which will take place on Saturday, August 8th, and cheer on your favourite show jumper in the Longines International Grand Prix on Sunday, August 9th.

For ticket sales and more information on the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show please visit www.dublinhorseshow.com

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IT’S SHOWTIME! DISCOVER IRELAND DUBLIN HORSE SHOW 5th – 9th August, 2015 Win a Family Pass (2 adults and 4 children) to the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show for opening day Wednesday, 5th August, 2015!

The Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show will take place in the world famous RDS showgrounds between the 5th and 9th of August, 2015. The show is one of Ireland’s biggest annual sporting, social and family events.

Witness world class equestrianism; see the exciting Land Rover Puissance, The Longines International Grand Prix and the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup. Visitors will experience live music and entertainment, art, food and shopping.

Children of all ages will enjoy all the fun activities available in the ever popular Kids’ Zone.

Admire the fashion at the Dundrum Town Centre Ladies’ Day on Thursday, August 6th, where fantastic prizes will be awarded to the most stylish ladies and gentleman.

The Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show is the one event this summer that cannot be missed.

To win this amazing prize just answer the following question: What are the dates of the 2015 Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show?

For further information on the show visit www.dublinhorseshow.com Post your entries into Dublin Horse Show, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, on or before 12 noon on Tuesday, 28th July. Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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• There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition • Closing date for entry will be 28/7/2015. After this date the no further entries to the competition will be permitted.

• No cash alternative to the prize will be offered. The prize is non-transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.

• The winner will be notified by telephone within two days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted or do not claim the prize within two days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.

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Pictured are, from right, Irish international showjumper Bertram Allen, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, Michael Duffy, Chief Executive at RDS and eight-year-old Jack Lennon and 'Ebony Flash Miss' from Callan, Co. Kilkenny at the launch of the 2015 Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show. Gracie with wearing a dress from Dundrum Town Centre, title sponsor of 'Ladies Day' at the 2015 Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show. With almost 1,500 superb horses on show, a prize fund of almost €1 million, the most glamorous 'Ladies Day' in Ireland and a chance to sample some of the best food and shoppping oppurtunities of the summer, the 142nd edition of the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show has plenty for everyone. Taking place at the RDS, Ballsbridge from Wednesday, August 5th, to Sunday the 9th.

[Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland] WITH almost 1,500 superb horses on show, a prize fund of close to €1m, the most glamourous Ladies’ Day in Ireland and a chance to sample some of the best food and shopping opportunities of the summer, the 142nd edition of the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show has plenty for everyone. Taking place at the RDS, Ballsbridge from Wednesday, August 5th, to Sunday, August 9th, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD, formally launched the 2015 Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show at a reception on Wednesday, July 15th.

Speaking at the launch, Minister Ring emphasised: “Even after 142 years the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show continues to be Ireland’s leading equestrian event attracting up to 100,000 horse enthusiasts and visitors from home and abroad each year. The show provides a full event programme which is being extended every year, ensuring there is something new for everyone and this year is no exception. I wish everyone taking part in the event every success and hope that those attending, whether from near or from far, enjoy the five days of sport, entertainment and Irish hospitality.”

From August 5th – 9th the grounds of the RDS will come alive when the best professional riders and horses in international showjumping compete next

to a host of national competitors across 132 different classes and competitions.

The weekend of the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show will see the Longines International Grand Prix and the Land Rover Puissance decided.

As ever, the contest for the Aga Khan Trophy on Friday is one of the highlights of the week and Team Ireland will be one of 8 countries to compete in the Furusiyya FEI Nations’ Cup™. And these are just some of the international competitions that will take place alongside the many national classes involving horses, ponies and riders of all ages from across Ireland.

Alongside a five-day equestrian programme, the Show has much to offer visitors with over 300 stands offering some of the best in fashion, leathergoods, craft, as well as equine products, from both home and abroad. There are food offerings throughout the RDS grounds with a wide selection sure to cater for everyone’s tastes, while children will love the range of fun activities in the Kids’ Zone including magic shows, pony rides and bouncy castles. One of the highlights for many is the exhibition of the RDS National Craft and Student Art Awards which each year displays some of the finest craft and visual art in the country.

Michael Duffy, RDS Chief Executive commented: “Throughout the

decades the Horse Show has always been one of the social events of the summer, but it has always been a substantial sporting event too, which in 2015 is reflected in the prize fund of almost €1m for the professional riders. Started in the nineteenth century, the Horse Show was originally founded to encourage and promote the Irish Horse Industry, as one part of the RDS philanthropic aims.

Evolving ever since, the 2015 Show continues in this tradition, providing Irish breeders and producers with an international platform to showcase the very best of Irish sport horses.”

Thursday has been known as Ladies’ Day for well over 100 years at the RDS and the new Ladies’ Day sponsors, Dundrum Town Centre, will make this a year to remember for one lucky winner. One of the premier style events of the summer, Dundrum Town Centre Ladies’ Day takes place on Thursday, August 6th with the ‘Best Dressed Lady’ winner striding away with prize package worth €10,000. Gents won’t be left out with a fantastic prize of a beautiful Louis Copeland suit for ‘Best Dressed Man’. Other prize categories include the ‘Great Lengths Most Creative Hat’, the ‘HP Most Colourful Outfit’ and ‘Longines Elegance is an Attitude’.

Speaking about the Discover Ireland Horse

Show, Head of Dublin for Fáilte Ireland, Orla Carroll said – “The Discover Ireland Horse Show is an important event in Ireland’s festival calendar which highlights the great equestrian tradition of our nation while delivering overseas visitors and increased economic activity for the city. Sports event tourism is a growing and lucrative market with the potential to increase further visitor numbers to Ireland. As we compete to win more events to our shores, the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show serves as an annual reminder that Ireland can host exciting and entertaining sporting spectacles with style and professionalism.”

This year the first ever International Connemara Performance Competition will take place involving teams from Ireland, the UK and France.They will compete based on the format of the highly successful Connemara Performance Hunter Championship.The winners will be decided by the combined total of the three highest scoring ponies on the team – similar to that of International teams in the Nations’ Cup. Anyone who has seen pony games knows just how competitive this new competition will be.

For further information and online ticket booking, log on to the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show website at www.dublinhorseshow.com

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Eight German journalists visited the gardens of Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland.

Picture shows Kristin Jameson, Tourin House and Gardens (front, second left), welcomes German journalists. Also pictured are Brenda King, Fáilte Ireland (front, second right), and Judith von Rauchhaupt, Tourism Ireland (centre, second left).

[Sean Byrne]

Estate water services fit to be taken over

By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council will shortly inform Irish Water that water services, including mains and sewers, at Waters Edge housing estate are fit to be taken over by the State body, Senior Planner Jim O’Mahony told July’s Dungar van-Lismore Municipal District meeting.

The planner elaborated that the estate is one of eight McInerney estates in the county that the local authority plans to take in charge - Dungarvan (2), Waterford city (4) and Dunmore east (2).

A company has been put in place to conduct a survey

of works needed across all eight estates.

However, the amount of work needed “far exceeds available funds”, said Mr. O’Mahony, so the works are being prioritised towards a site resolution plan for each.

The bond money in regard to Waters Edge falls short to that needed to complete works, the planner confirmed to Cllr Pat Nugent. He hoped to have more positive news for September’s meeting however.

Spring meadows is fine too.

Meanwhile, the Council has informed Irish Water that the water services on Dungarvan’s Spring Meadows estate, is also suit-

able for taking in charge.

Mr. O’Mahony explained that the estate had been open for over 15 years and that “any structural defect would have been obvious by now.”

Following a request for further information the Council had met Irish Water representatives a week previous and asked what they would accept as an adequate standard for taking in charge, he added.

The Council was now awaiting a response on that “but I’m not sure we will get one and may have to resubmit the information and reassure them that the risk is minimal,” Mr. O’Mahony concluded.

Council favours Street Furniture, but under licence

By Christy Parker TRADERS seeking to place furniture on pavements outside their premises must obtain a council licence, Director of services for Housing, Community and Culture Michael Quinn told July’s DungarvanLismore Municipal District meeting.

The director was responding to a query from Cllr Damien Geogheghan, who a said he was favoured the initiative as attractive to tourism, etc. “However, for some reason

the gardaí seemed to take issue with it towards the end of last summer for some reason,” he noted, “So what is the council’s stance.

Mr. Quinn said there was a “safety issue” and hence the licence. The council was “very open to it as long as it is practical in terms of the size of the footpath etc.” The director continued that in terms of the public realm works such as Smarter Travel, the council was “looking to create such spaces and it was something to be done as opportunity and demand presents itself.”

ARTIST Brenda Harris is having an art sale at her home and studio at Ardoginna, Ardmore (Goat Island direction), during The Pattern Festival next Saturday and Sunday, 25th /26th July at 12 noon – 6.00 p.m.

There will be great bargains, 10 plus paintings at €50, 15 plus at €100 and 30 paintings between €200 and €600.

Recent work will also be 25% less at the sale.

This is a great opportunity for anyone to get an original painting at greatly reduced prices to add to their collection or even start one.

Brenda Harris exhibits widly in Ireland and has also exhibited in the UK, US and France. She is currently working on a new project for 2 exhibitions next spring in the U.S. in Bardstown, Kentucky and New Orleans, Louisiana.

There will be signposts to the art sale in the village.

Passing the Cathedral and Round Tower monument

Council will continue to seek Retained Fire Fighters WATERFORD Council will continue to advertise vacant positions for fire fighters until they are filled.

At the July meeting of the local authority, Cllr.

John Pratt queried if it was the Council’s intention to advertise the position of Retained Fire Fighter.

He noted that there are issues in certain areas regarding a shortage of Retained Fire Fighters, particularly in Lismore.

Acting Director of Services, Paul Daly, confirmed it is the Council’s intention to advertise the vacancy until it is filled.

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on the left, take a right (Goat Island direction) for 1.5 miles. There will be a signpost at the gate on the left. 086 837 1855. Look for a google map on Facebook.com/BrendaHar risArtBox.

ARTIST Brenda Harris (Ardmore)

ART SALE This Saturday & Sunday, 25th & 26th July 12 noon – 6.00 p.m.

GREAT BARGAINS Also 25% OFF recent work Signposted in the Village

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Solas Centre Open Day THURSDAY, 30th JULY The Solas Centre would like to invite the public to an Open Day in the Solas Centre on Thursday, 30th July, from 2.00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Members of the public are invited to come along to view first-hand the beautiful facility they have created and help to sustain through their ongoing generosity.

The open day will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the services offered in the Solas Centre in an informal setting. Come along, enjoy a cup tea/coffee, and chat with the Solas team and clients who will be delighted to help you understand the true benefits of our services to those affected by cancer.

Brenda Harris

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

Launch of the Moby Dick Triathlon in Youghal ON Wednesday, 15th July, the beach was a hive of activity.

The adults in South Coast Triathlon Club - Youghal train every Sunday at 9.00 a.m. and Wednesday at 7.00 p.m. but that night was a special one….

The sun shone brightly and the sea was warm as the athletes took to the water for their 750 and 1,500 metre swims but after they emerged from the sea two groups of very special volunteers were waiting to mark the launch of our huge annual events in September, The Moby Dick Triathlons.

We have selected Cuan House Cancer Support Group and Youghal RNLI Lifeboat as the beneficiaries of our events which this year include a series of Junior races.

ABOUT TRIATHLON Triathlon is an endurance multi-sport activity which involves races of different lengths in all three swim, cycle and run disciplines.

Our ‘Moby Dick Triathlon’ started last year as a rejuvenated version of the famous Youghal Triathlons.

The last event on the Triathlon Ireland race calendar in 2014, proved highly popular among triathletes from all corners of the country, some at elite level while among them, local beginners togged out for the very first time to take part in a spectacular race in Ireland’s Finest Coastal Resort,Youghal.

WHY YOUGHAL? Youghal offers an ideal venue for a triathlon with a choice of safe roads to pick our bike and run routes but our best asset has to be our choice of clean and safe beaches with warm clean

waters and soft golden sands.

Claycastle has become our adopted home since we first started swim training in June ’14. Its depth, cleanliness and accessibility make it the ideal location but it’s real selling point is that it naturally provides us with the 750 metre swim route required for our adult race.

This year, our main Sprint Race takes place on Saturday, 26th September at 2.00 p.m.

Growing on the success of last years, it’s open to 500 athletes, (last year 300) and it doesn’t end there…

Following the recent appointment of coaches by Triathlon Ireland we have just opened the clubs doors to Junior members from age 8.

We’re catering for the up and coming generation of triathletes by holding a series of junior races on the morning of our main event from 10am.

This year, for tidal reasons, we have to move to an afternoon start-time and in doing so we opted instead for a Saturday race, which is usually more-popular among triathletes it so happens.

THE IMPACT LOCALLY Our event offers a real boost to local tourism and businesses.

In 2014 we filled every bed in town on a weekend that was otherwise just outside the main season with schools now back a whole month.

This year with our event on the Saturday of the same weekend, it’s guaranteed to have a serious boost for the industry as many will travel down on the Friday and stay until Sunday in the hope of enjoying an apres-race meal and maybe a few drinks.

Youghal RNLI, Youghal South Coast Triathlon Club and representatives of Cuan House Cancer Support launching the Moby Dick Triathlon, which will be held on Saturday, September 26th, in Youghal, in aid of Youghal RNLI and Cuan House Cancer Support Centre.

[John Hennessy] OUR CHARITIES Last year, we chose the newly-formed local branch of The Order of Malta who used funds raised to provide an ECG machine for their ambulance. The kit is an invaluable asset to a group like this, without whom our event, and others like it, simply couldn’t take place.

Cuan House Cancer Support Group was founded in 2012 to provide a retreat for cancer sufferers in East Cork and West Waterford.

The group have worked hard to raise funds and they hope to open their newly-refur-

bished premises in early October this year, just a couple of weeks after our race in their aid.

Every family has been touched by cancer in some form or other and this is a great way to give some support and help to those who suffer from the disease today.

Youghal Lifeboat was established over 175 ago to deliver a lifesaving service to seafarers on the coastline. In those days, it was largely sailing ships who may have needed the services of these brave volunteers, but while their customer base and

Junior members of Youghal South Coast Triathlon Club, with Youghal Lifeboat in the background, launching the Moby Dick Triathlon, which will be held on Saturday, September 26th, in Youghal, in aid of Youghal RNLI and Cuan House Cancer Support Centre.

[John Hennessy]

equipment has changed over the years their volunteer ethos has not.

Few realise that the RNLI is funded entirely by voluntary contributions and delivers a fleet of over 250 boats around the UK and Ireland in towns just like Youghal. Their kit and training is the best in the industry - It has to be!

The crews train frequently so they can respond to a variety of different emergencies on the water…and at absolutely no charge to those who need it.

The local crew will receive a brand new boat in early 2016, kitted with a bigger craft the crew will for the first

time have radar in their toolbox to help them locate stricken vessels in bad weather.

HOW TO HELP US DELIVER A GREAT WEEKEND The best way to support us is to grab your gear-bag and join us in taking part in The Moby Dick Triathlon. If you’re aged from 8 - 80 we have a race for you.

The Sprint Triathlon for adults will comprise a 750m swim at Claycastle beach followed by a 20k cycle to Killeagh and back, followed in turn by a 6.2k run.

The route has changed slightly this year…instead of the infamous hill on our run

route which was considered ‘somewhat challenging’ in the past, we’re taking athletes around the flatter 3.1k Strand Loop twice, with a downhill sprint to the line at Claycastle to finish.

Juniors will have shorter races within the beach carpark area but the competition and atmosphere will be just as heated no doubt!

We have several training sessions every week and now is the time to start preparing for your first event.We have a team of coaches and your first 3 sessions are free tasters to see if you really do want to have a go at a race. You can learn more on our website www.southcoast.club

Youghal Lifeboat, The Patricia Jennings, with David Slattery, Darragh Mathews and Jason Clohessy in the background with Vincent Lucey and Stephen Devereaux, Youghal South Coast Triathlon Club, Therese O'Connell and Frank Cummings, Cuan House Cancer Support Centre, launching the Moby Dick Triathlon, which will be held on Saturday, September 26th, in Youghal, in aid of Youghal RNLI and Cuan House Cancer Support Centre.

[John Hennessy]

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Co-ordinator obtained services by dishonesty and deception THE Co-ordinator of a County Waterford Vocational Education Programme, who used her “purchasing powers” in respect of the project to obtain services by dishonesty and deception, admitted a very serious breach of trust, said Judge Melanie Greally in the Circuit Criminal Court in Waterford last week.

Before the court for sentence was Catherine Callanan (49) of No. 112, Park na mBlath, Ballinroad, Dungarvan, who had been found guilty by a Jury on two counts of deception in respect of the hire of a bouncy castle and services of a bus driver.

Judge Greally said in respect of the criminal charges that the accused lady did not admit she was “free” with the VEC’s money and she “brazened it out to the bitter end”.

“I will have to give this matter further consideration”, she said and adjourned sentencing to Friday next.

The court heard that Ms. Callanan had purchasing powers in respect of the School Completion Programme which was run by the VEC to prevent children from leaving school too early. In 2012 concerns arose about the manner in which the VEC bus was used to bring her son and his friends from Dungarvan to Kart World in Watergrasshill in Cork.

The bus was driven by Peter Hayes, a designated driver, and when he asked her how he would deal with payment she told him to put it down to the Programme. That involved him completing a log book and she authorised it with her signature. The bottom line was that the VEC ended up paying €127 to the driver for his work.

Garda Conor Tallon, Dungarvan, said it emerged from investigations that some weeks earlier a bouncy castle had been hired and commissioned by the accused and erected opposite her house for the purpose of marking the emigration of a local family.

She told the Dungarvan based leisure company to charge the hire bill to the VEC and she executed a VEC purchase order for €180 for the bouncy castle hire.

A couple of days later she offered to pay the money in respect of the Kart World trip and she “put in” to cover the cost of the bouncy castle. An internal investigation was launched by the VEC and she was dismissed from her post and the matter was reported to the Gardaí.

Barrister Elaine Morgan, defending, said her client was originally returned for trial on four counts of obtaining services by deception. All the money involved was repaid and she co-operated with the Gardaí and insisted it was her intention to repay the money. She had been with the VEC since 2007 and spent her life working in education. This case attracted publicity in the press in West Waterford.

She was a single mother of two children, one adult and the other approaching adulthood, and for ten years had been a foster parent of some distinction. She currently had the care of two children.

Ms. Morgan said the case was clearly one for summary disposal and the offences were at the very low end of the scale in terms of quantum. She put up her hand and admitted what happened was “bad practice” and it was always her intention to pay for the services. If the case had proceeded in the District Court the Judge would be free to leave her without a conviction. But this was not open to the Circuit Court on indictment. It was clearly not a case for a custodial sentence – that was not an appropriate sanction.

In mitigation, Ms. Morgan said during the trial the accused lady was approached by numerous people who offered her support. She led a blameless life and over a long number of years she adopted a very positive attitude and worked with children on the margins of society addressing issues of social exclusion.

There was correspondence from Lorna D. Carter of Barnados who described her as a member of the Dungarvan Branch of Barnardos Support Community that identified vulnerable children in society and brought them into the “main frame”. She

emphatised with children and went above and beyond her role personally and in the course of her employment.

A member of the School Completion Programme, Sharon Walsh wrote of Ms. Callanan’s strong passion and commitment to her work and said she was vociferous on behalf of children. She was a woman of integrity and was dedicated, consciousness and professional.

The retired Principal of Colaiste Cathal Naofa, Pat Buckley said she was caring, helpful, focused and positive and Dr. Maria Power said she was extremely committed to bring positive changes for young people in the community.

The ex-Principal of St. Mary’s Primary School and Chairperson of the School Completion Programme, Marcella McGovern said she emphatised with children and gained their support and trust. She was enthusiastic for her work and relentless in the pursuit of sponsorship, grants and material for her pupils. She was diligent and available for meetings to discuss children.

The Chairperson of St. Mary’s Parents Council, Theresa Daly said Ms. Callanan was an excellent co-ordinator and described her as a lovely decent person who was always willing to help in any way she could.

Ms. Morgan, BL, said her client was positively engaged in community work for the betterment of people.The references were in stark contrast to the convictions recorded against her. She had no previous convictions and she had lost her job and had likely lost any prospect of returning to work in education. She carried with her a conviction for criminal offences that would be a burden on her.

There was the risk that the children in her care may be “compromised” and she was very anxious and concerned. The trial attracted media attention and her son was named. She cooperated with the Gardaí and she admitted bad practice that got her “into a mess.”

Judge Greally adjourned the case for sentence to Friday next.

Pictured at John Roberts Square for the 5th annual Boobs & Balls Road Trip which to date has raised nearly €60,000 for the Solas Centre were a group of Solas volunteers with Lenny and Chris Burns and Michael Thompson.

[John Power]

Man who stole iPhone ‘bit the hand that fed him’ A COUNTY Waterford man “bit the hand that fed him” when he stole the mobile iPhone of the Nurse who was treating him in Waterford University Hospital the District Court heard in Waterford last week.

David Power with an address at No. 1, Western Terrace, Kilmacthomas, pleaded guilty to stealing the iPhone in the Triage

Area of the hospital on April 16th, 2015.

The court heard the Gardaí responded to a complaint of the theft of the iPhone at 7.15 p.m. A member of the hospital staff had been treating the defendant and her white iPhone was charging in the unit. The injured party had to leave the room for approximately ten minutes and when she returned her

phone was missing.

The defendant was the only person in the unit at that time.

She questioned David Power about the missing phone but he denied having anything to do with it and he left the hospital.

Two hours later he collapsed in Waterford city centre and was re-admitted to the hospital and the missing phone was found in his

possession.

Judge Kevin Staunton noted that the defendant had 28 previous convictions and was currently on a suspended prison sentence from Waterford Circuit Criminal Court.

The Judge remanded the defendant on bail to the current sittings of Waterford Circuit Criminal Court for breaching the terms of his suspended sentence.

Three Sisters 2020 Wall Mural to be painted during Waterford Walls A ‘THREE Sisters 2020’ is set to be created as part of the inaugural Waterford Walls Festival. The wall will be painted depicting an artistic impression of the Three Sisters 2020 Bid in support of the South East’s European Capital of Culture Bid process.

The Three Sisters 2020 is the partnership of the cities and counties of Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny whom are jointly bidding for the 2020 title of European Capital of Culture.

All of the walls, which will be painted as part of the Waterford Walls festival, have been designed and will

be painted by local, national and international artists, school children and local volunteers. The murals will be depicted on twenty-five vacant sites around the city with all of the murals completed by 21st–23rd August when a fun-filled schedule of eclectic events will compliment the vibrant, contemporary, creative feel of the artistic project.

Commenting on the Three Sisters 2020 mural as part of the Waterford Walls festival, Bid team member Katherine Collins said, “This is a perfect collaboration for the Three Sisters 2020 Bid and Waterford Walls, we are delighted to

be teaming up for this project. It will be very exciting to see the Three Sisters 2020 vision depicted in full size in Waterford City Centre. This mural will form a wonderful tangible aspect to the Three Sisters 2020 Bid.” The European Capital of Culture is designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year during which the host city or region organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension. The Three Sisters Bid will be submitted by midSeptember. The Three Sisters 2020 mural will offer a visual insight to the

creativity and collaboration within the region. Murals will also be created in Wexford and Kilkenny.

The Three Sisters 2020 Bid team continue to ask the people of the region to log onto www.threesisters2020.ie and share ideas and visions, detailing what the public would like to see take place in the region in 2020 were the Bid to be successful. Web users can also sign up to support the Bid online.

Social media users can also show their support by following @3Sisters2020 on Twitter and Three Sisters 2020 on Facebook and Instagram.

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Probation report sought on man found with cannabis plant A DUNGARVAN man who was caught with a quantity of cannabis pleaded guilty to simple possession and to cultivation of cannabis plants.

Daniel Moroney (23) with an address at 90 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to cultivation of cannabis, contrary to Section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act and to possession of cannabis, contrary to

Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at 90 Childers Estate, Dungarvan, on 5th September, 2014.

At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector David Nolan told Judge Terence Finn that Gardaí entered 90 Childers Estate, Dungarvan on foot of a search warrant.

“A smell of cannabis was coming from upstairs.

Gardaí went into the

accused’s bedroom and found him on the bed with a bag of cannabis,” said Insp.

Nolan.

“He was cautioned and admitted possession of cannabis for his own use.

He also admitted there was a plant growing upstairs in the attic.”

Insp. Nolan said the cannabis plant had a street value of approximately €800, while the bag of

cannabis had a value of approximately €50.

Solicitor Niall King said his client is unemployed and lives in the family home and had the cannabis for his own use for recreational purposes.

“My client’s mother and brother live at the same address,” Mr. King said.

Judge Finn said the accused was using the mother’s home to indulge

himself and bring shame on his mother and brother.

Judge Finn said he would seek a Probation Service report on the accused.

“He was not only caught using cannabis, but he was also growing it. It could indicate a deep-seated addiction,” Judge Finn said.

He adjourned the case to 14th October, 2015, for the Probation report.

Man admitted having marked diesel in vehicle A MAN who admitted using marked diesel in the vehicle he was driving was fined €2,500 last week.

John Murphy, with an address at 32 Woodbine Close, The Maudlins, New Ross, Wexford, pleaded guilty to the charge at Monameen, Dungarvan, on 23rd April, 2014.

At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, State Prosecutor, Frank W. Hutchinson, told Judge Terence Finn that a sample of fuel was taken from the accused’s vehicle and it was found to contain a sample of marked diesel.

“The accused said at the time that he had ran out of fuel and had a drum of diesel in the vehicle. He used that diesel, which was marked diesel,” said Mr.

Hutchinson.

“The accused said he had the drum of fuel for tools and power equipment.”

Outlining the penalty, Mr. Hutchinson said the court must impose the statutory penalty of €5,000 and can mitigate it to not less than €2,500.

He said the accused has no previous convictions.

The accused, representing himself in court, said he is married with a child on the way.

He admitted the offence and said he was working at the time, but is now unemployed.

Judge Finn imposed the statutory penalty of €5,000 and mitigated it to €2,500, allowing the accused six months to pay the fine.

At the Fine Gael Selection Convention in Crotty's, Leamybrien, for the next General Election were (l. to r.): Senator Maurice Cummins, Pat Prendergast (Kilrossanty Branch) and Willie Gleeson (Fine Gael National Organiser).

[Rory Wyley]

Group pictured at the Fine Gael Selection Convention for the next General Election held in Crotty's, Leamybrien. Back row (l. to r.): Cllr. Seamie Power, Cllr. Declan Doocey, Senator Maurice Cummins, John Hanlon (Constituency Chairman), Cllr. Lola O'Sullivan, Cllr. Pat Nugent, Cllr. Liam Brazil. Front row (l. to r.): Sean Kelly (MEP), Minister of State Simon Harris, Minister of State Paudie Coffey, Deputy John Deasy, Cllr. John Carey.

[Rory Wyley]

Jail sentence for woman who failed to change her ways A WOMAN who failed to change her ways and habits of offending ended up with a jail sentence last week.

Sabrina Jones (32) formerly from Dungarvan, but with a current address at 18 Stephen’s Street, Waterford, was convicted of assault, and public order charges, Section 4 and 6 of the Public Order Act (being intoxicated in public and using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place) at Davitts Quay, Dungarvan, in the early hours of 2nd February, 2014.

She was also convicted of criminal damage at 33 Congress Villas, Dungarvan, on 3rd January, 2014.

At last week’s sitting of Dungarvan District Court, Inspector David Nolan told Judge Terence Finn that the

accused was in an intoxicated state on 2nd February, 2014, and was refused entry to Davitts Nightclub.

Insp. Nolan said the accused punched one of the security staff, a female, twice in the forehead with a clenched fist. He said the assault caused bruising, but did not require medical intervention.

Another member of security attempted to restrain the accused but he was kicked in the shins.

Gardaí then arrived at the scene, but Insp. Nolan said the officers had a struggle with her as well before they could arrest her and take her to the Garda Station.

The accused has seven previous convictions.

Solicitor Niall King said his client apologises for the

incident.

“She had a break up with her partner and was going through a bad time,” said Mr. King. “She accepts her behaviour was beyond acceptable and apologises to all involved.”

Mr. King said his client is the mother of three children. He said she was living in Dungarvan, but because of certain difficulties, she moved to Waterford where she settled down with her three children.

Judge Finn noted the accused’s previous convictions and said a feature which stands out is the fact she has two previous convictions for assault.

He noted the accused’s assault on the security staff and her conduct throughout the incident.

He said the accused has

not changed her habits of offending.

Judge Finn said the charge which was adjourned for penalty, the criminal damage to 33 Congress Villas, Dungarvan, had an element of violence about it.

Mr. King said his client is on the list for an anger management course and hopes to return to education in September.

Mr. King asked the court to suspend any jail sentence, seeking time for his client to prove that she can remain out of trouble.

Judge Finn said the court has been waiting “some time” for compensation in relation to the criminal damage charge.

Mr. King said the compensation was available immediately.

He again appealed to the court to allow his client a chance to prove herself, pointing out that she is in the list for anger management, hopes to attend college in September, and has sole custody of her three children.

However, Judge Finn said it was “too little, too late”.

He handed down a four month jail sentence on the assault charge and a consecutive two month jail sentence on the charge of using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place.

The other charges were marked proven and taken into consideration.

Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal of the decision.

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Road traffic prosecutions TRAVELLING at 26km/h over the national speed limit resulted in a fine for a Waterford driver.

Celienen O’Donoghue, with an address at 206 Lismore Park, Waterford, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after her vehicle was detected travelling at 126 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N25 at Barranalira, Dungarvan, on 19th December, 2014.

The accused, who has no previous convictions, did not appear in court.

DRIVING at 35 km/h over the national speed limit resulted in a fine for a Dungarvan driver.

Shane Tobin, with an address at Coolnagour, Dungarvan, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice which issued after the vehicle he was driving was detected travelling at 135 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N25 at Lemybrien, on 14th December, 2014.

At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Judge Terence Finn was told that the registered owner, in Bray, County Wicklow, nominated the accused as the driver on the day.

The accused, who was in court, explained that he attempted to pay the fixed charge notice, but his licence was missing and could not pay the fine without a licence number.

The accused has no previous convictions.

Judge Finn handed down a €200 fine.

A FINE was handed down to a driver who admitted exceeding the national speed limit.

Brian Whelan, with an address at Knockaungarrif, Lismore, was fined €150 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after a vehicle registered in his name was detected travelling at 109 km/h in a 100 km/h zone at Garrahylish, Kilmacthomas, on 10th January, 2015.

Solicitor Paddy Gordon said the accused’s wife nominated herself as the driver on the date of the offence, but it was not returned within the time frame allowed for nominations.

He said the couple also had a sick child at the time and it slipped their mind to get the nomination in on time.

Judge Terence Finn said there is an obligation on the registered owner of the vehicle to fill in the nomination, not the offending driver to ‘self nominate’.

Judge Finn noted the accused accepted responsibility for the vehicle, but handed the paperwork over to his wife.

“The legislation is worded in such a way that I cannot do anything for this accused,” Judge Finn added.

He handed down a €150 fine.

Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal of the decision.

A WOMAN who made a donation to the court poor box had a speeding charge struck out.

Barbara Muller with an address at Badger’s Cottage, Kilmeaden, had failed to pay a fixed charge notice which issued after her vehicle was detected travelling at 76 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 26th September, 2014.

The case was adjourned to allow the accused make a €200 donation to the court poor box.

At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Judge Terence Finn was notified that the donation has been paid, and he struck out the speeding charge.

A DRIVER who produced his licence at a different Garda Station than the one he nominated had the charge struck out when he made a donation to the court poor box.

Daniel Mulcahy (23) with an address at 26 The Bridge Apartments, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to failing to produce his driving licence at a Garda Station within 10 days, after being stopped by Gardaí at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 26th November, 2014.

At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Judge Terence Finn was told that Gardaí stopped the accused driving at Garranbane, Dungarvan on the date in question and a demand was made to produce his driving licence.

The accused nominated

Ring Garda Station to produce his licence in ten days.

However, the accused failed to produce his licence within ten days.

The court heard the accused later produced his licence after the ten day period at Dungarvan Garda Station.

Solicitor Niall King said his client had difficulty producing his licence at Ring Garda Station.

He said his client has no previous convictions.

A €60 donation was made to the court poor box by the accused and the charge was struck out.

A DRIVER who admitted speeding had the charge struck out when he made a donation to the court poor box.

Brian Leech (36) with an address at 52 Thornhill Meadows, Celbridge, Kildare, failed to pay a fixed charge notice which issued after his vehicle was detected travelling at 96 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 25th November, 2014.

The accused, who attended last week’s Dungarvan District Court, admitted the speeding offence, but said he never received a fixed charge notice.

The accused said he drives for a living and said he would have paid the fine if he had received it.

A donation of €150 was made to the court poor box by the accused and the charge was struck out.

Pictured are Conor O'Neill, "The Springsteens," and Brian Edmondson, The Spinnaker, Dunmore East, presenting a cheque for €1, 900, the proceeds of the recent Springsteens/Spinnaker Solas fundraiser, to Maria O'Leary, Solas.

[John Power]

Admitted growing cannabis plants A MAN who admitted growing cannabis plants was fined in the District Court last week, while another man who admitted possession for his own personal use was also fined.

Robert Laczak (37) who had an address at 20 Springfield, Dungarvan, now with an address at 1 Friary Street, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to the cultivation of cannabis plants, to the value of €1,600, contrary to Section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at 20 Springfield, Dungarvan, on

31st January, 2014.

The second man, Dawid Powroznik (26) also formerly of 20 Springfield, now with an address at 7 Cluain Alainn, the Burgery, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis, to the value of €240 for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at 20 Springfield, Dungarvan, on 31st January, 2014.

A Probation Service report was sought on both men and the case was adjourned.

At last Wednesday week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor Dermot O’Brien told Judge Terence Finn that the Probation report was “broadly favourable” for both men.

Inspector David Nolan confirmed that neither men have come to any further Garda attention.

Judge Finn handed down a €300 fine to Robert Laczak for the cultivation charge; and a €250 to Powroznik for the simple possession charge.

Mercier Press announce the re-issue of Michael Collins, Himself

4th of July Celebration at the American Embassy in the Phoneix Park, Dublin – Minister of State Simon Harris, TD, at the Department of Finance; Deputy Ciara Conway, TD; Aeva-May Conway, Ciara Byrne (Abbeyside) and Rhona Curran (Glenmore), who were invited to attend the 4th of July Celebration by Ambassador Kevin O'Malley at the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador, located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Kevin O'Malley is the incumbent US Ambassador to Ireland, an Irish American St. Louis Attorney who President Barack Obama nominated on June 5th, 2014.

MERCIER Press have announced, that due to popular demand they are re-issuing; 'Michael Collins, Himself. The book which was first printed in 2003, delves into Collins' complex character and life, rather than his political contributions.

Unlike most of the publications written about one of West Cork’s most famous men Michael Collins, Himself focuses on the man behind the mask, not the soldier, statesman or guerrilla, but the real, human, Michael Collins. Penned by Chrissy Osborne it offers a unique approach by offering insights into Collins’ personal life and the crucial

role women had to play in it; his likes, dislikes, interests and personality; and includes the memories and anecdotes of members of his family and descendants of those who knew him.

The book is accompanied by photographs of the man himself at all ages, as well as places and people associated with him. Michael Collins, Himself is available at bookshops nationwide for €14.99 from 28th July.

AUTHOR INFORMATION Chrissy Osborne was born and educated in England. She had an interest in Ireland and its history from an early age, as her father’s family was from

West Cork and she spent many holidays in Ireland during her childhood. In 2000, she moved to Ireland and is now permanently resident here.

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‘Persistent Knee Joint Tenderness – Coronary Knee Ligament Sprain’ Dungarvan Brewing Company & The Little Milk Company partnership success

By Tomás Ryan BSc.,AHS,Ph.Th. MIAPT,

Registered Physical Therapist based in Clonmel and Thurles Many people suffer knee pain on a sudden twisting motion such as when turning suddenly when gardening or when playing sport. Very often this pain is due to a straining or a tear to the coronary ligament of the knee joint. The coronary ligaments are situated on the outer perimeter of the knee joint as they connect the medial and lateral meniscus to its underlying tibial bone. The medial (inside) coronary ligament is more frequently injured than the lateral (outside) coronary ligament. The meniscus is a fibrocartilage material that sits within the joint and acts as both a shock absorber and knee joint stabiliser during knee movement. The medial (inside) meniscus may also be torn. However if the medial meniscus is torn there will be swelling present, a difficulty in the patient being able to fully straighten the knee joint, sharp pain on twisting and weight bearing knee bending activities.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF CORONARY KNEE LIGAMENT STRAIN/TEAR • Sudden knee Pain on the inside area of knee joint after a twisting movement • Persistent achy and twinging Pain on the inside (medial) joint line region • Patient can often pin-point this joint line tenderness on the inside area of knee joint • Possible Pain on the inside knee joint line when suddenly turning the foot outwards • Very little swelling is present with the patient being able to walk as normal • The injury is similar to a meniscus injury due to its attachment point but is of a lesser severity and it can be diagnosed by the Physical therapist when he/she attempts sudden bending and straightening of the knee joint. In addition the coronary ligament sprain is irritated when the joint line is rotated or twisted in an outwards direction.

TREATMENT & MANAGEMENT When the coronary is torn or strained, this leads to scarring of the ligament as the healing process attempts to strengthen its weakened attachment point to the meniscus. This scarring process leads to a restricted meniscus and hence a reduced rotational or twisting ability in the knee joint. The treatment process consists of the application of ultrasound to the site of the medial coronary ligament followed by graded manual transverse friction to the ligament.

Strengthening of the quadriceps and hamstrings is very important and horizontal strengthening exercising to the lateral (outside) knee joint. Finally, balance exercises to improve proprioception as prescribed by the Physical therapist are important in order to return to playing sports without the risk of re-injury.

Tomás Ryan is a Registered Physical Therapist with The Irish Association of Physical Therapy and is based in Clonmel & Thurles. Contact Number: 0504 26672. Email tomaspryan@gmail.com

THE Little Milk Company, based in Cappagh and The Dungarvan Brewing Company have proved a very successful partnership.

The Little Milk Company is a co-operative of organic dairy farmers, producing a range of distinctive cheese with a group of experienced Irish farmhouse cheese makers. The quality of the milk combined with the expertise and artisanal techniques has resulted in a selection of multi-award winning cheese that could grace the most distinguished menus. Dungarvan Brewing Company is a well established and highly regarded micro brewery in the south east, which specialises in traditional style, bottle conditioned ales and stouts.

Most ‘rind washed’ cheese were first developed in monasteries.

They are described as ‘rind washed’ because the surface of the

cheese is rubbed with beer or a salt solution, our cheese is washed with Dungarvan Brewing Company craft beer which results in a beautiful amber colour. By rubbing it with beer promotes the growth of a bacterium. This breaks down the texture of the cheese, turning it soft and pliable rather than firm. The rind can be sticky the taste is rich, nutty, creamy and sweet.

Last month it won a Bronze at the French World Cup of Cheese Awards, the Mondial du Fromage and it won 2 stars at the Great Taste Awards… but beware it’s a stinky cheese but in a good way – cheese lovers love it!

We love it in recipes like a ‘Tartiflette’, made from bacon lardons, onions, garlic, potatoes, rosemary, Brewers Gold, Cream and Pepper.

Log on to our facebook page for a recipe.

Focus Ireland Cooking Demo Fundraiser ON Thursday last celebrity Chef Rachel Allen hosted a fundraising event in aid of Focus Ireland in Waterford to help raise vital funds to combat and prevent homelessness in the county. The event saw 180 guests descend on the Tower Hotel to hone up on their Summer cookery skills! The evening was sponsored by Autoboland and Land Rover and raised €5,000 for Focus Ireland's homeless services in Waterford.

Speaking at the event Rebecca Reynolds from Focus Ireland noted "Waterford is Focus Irelands second largest centre outside of Dublin.

We provide over 200 housing units, education and childcare facilities, youth services and housing, advice and inform-

ation and work with the local authority to provide tenancy support and sustainment.

Last year, we saw a 35% increase in demand on our services and as the housing crisis continues, events such as these are essential to generate awareness and funds for Focus Ireland locally. We are hugely grateful to Rachel for giving her time so generously, and to Autoboland and Land Rover for sponsoring the event."

On the menu was an easy soda focaccia with red onions, olives and rosemary, pea and coriander soup, buttered zucchini with marjoram, pan-grilled mackerel with bretonne sauce, lemon and sweet geranium posset and lavender shortbread!

Chef Rachael Allen with Fiona Howard, Knockanore Cheese, at the recent Focus Ireland cooking demonstration at the Tower Hotel.

Pictured at the Tower Hotel attending a Focus Ireland cooking demonstration with celebrity chef Rachael Allen were Bridgit Kiely and Mary [John Power] Walsh.

[John Power]

Know Your Rights BRINGING A DOG INTO IRELAND Question: I am moving back to Ireland after living in France for some years. Am I allowed to bring my dog with me?

Answer: There are strict controls about importing pets into Ireland to ensure that diseases such as rabies are not introduced.The EU system of Passports for Pets allows cats, dogs and ferrets to travel between EU Member States.

If you are moving to Ireland or coming on holiday (or any other non-commercial movement where there is no sale or change of ownership) you may bring your dog with you.Your dog must have an EU Pet Passport.

These are available from private veterinary practices.

The Passport certifies that the pet is travelling from an eligible country, is identified by an implanted microchip and has been vaccinated against rabies at least 21 days before travel.

Dogs coming from countries other than the UK, Finland or Malta must be treated against tapeworm between 24 and 120 hours before travel. The time and date of treatment are entered on the passport.Treatment for ticks is not compulsory but it is advisable to get it at the same time as the tapeworm treatment.

Airlines registered with the Department may choose to carry pets complying with the Pet Passport regulations. Compliant pets may travel on any ferry.The pet must travel with its owner or with a person acting on behalf of the owner (unaccompanied pets cannot travel to Ireland under the EU Pet Passport System).

The operator of the airline or ferry company is legally obliged under the Pet Passport (No 2) Regulations 2014 to notify the arrival of the animals to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine by email at least 24 hours before the journey to petmove@agriculture.gov.ie Further information is available from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (agriculture.gov.ie/pets/) and from the Citizens Information Centre below.

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Dungarvan Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public. Tel: 0761 076550. Address: Scanlons Yard, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Information is also available online at citizensinformation.ie and from the Citizens Information Phone Service, 0761 07 4000.

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Waterford Craft Trail launched

By Tom Keith RECENTLY in the beautiful new Tourist Office a major step was taken to raise the profile and enhance the promotion of craft production in County Waterford, by initiating a working link between major craft producers in the locality.

Styled as ‘Crafted in Waterford’ this initiative came about when a working group consisting of Pippa Sweeney, Felix Faulkner, Ros Ledingham and Eileen Singleton decided to establish a dedicated trail for crafts in Waterford, as had been done so successfully elsewhere.

For the last eighteen months they have worked on the project, consulted other trails in the region and brought together craft makers who wished to promote their businesses in a combined effort.

Introducing, Jenny Beresford, the Chief Executive of Dungarvan and West Waterford Chamber who launched the project, Pippa Sweeney, one of the leaders who has promoted the initiative said that they had decided to establish a trail because

Counties Kilkenny,Wexford and Cork are well served by trails and visitors seeking this kind of holiday experience could well by-pass or ‘hop over’ County Waterford if no collective information about crafts was available.

Launching the Craft Trail in the presence of many representative of craft businesses in Waterford as well as representatives of tourist interests in the locality Jenny Beresford, said that the Craft scene in Ireland is ‘very active, dynamic, bright and varied’.

“Visitors can enjoy learning and observing cultural traditions, passed through generations,” she said, “and see how the product may have evolved to have relevance today.”

“This is the ‘Year of Irish Design’”, she continued, “supported by Enterprise Ireland and so it is very fitting that the ‘Crafted in Waterford Trail’ is being launched.

She said that the founders of this Trail, Pippa Sweeney, Ros Ledingham Eileen Singleton, and Felix Faulkner (who unfortunately could not be present) had been working hard for a year and a half to bring this initiative to

fruition.

“This is just a start and the project is a work in progress,” she said, “so I can only imagine how successfully this trail will develop over time.

“For far too long Waterford has been bypassed in favour of more familiar Craft destinations,” she continued, “but I am confident that the ‘Crafted in Waterford Trail’ will be hugely successful, adding another string to the bow of Waterford’s rich appeal.The recently unveiled new branding and slogan for Waterford ‘Where Ireland begins’ fits well to help drive traditional craft tourism.”

She said that when businesses collaborate, there is normally greater success enjoyed by all. Cross promotion, cross selling and referrals are of enormous benefit to the businesses involved and also to the industry or industries to which they are connected.

Having an established trail ‘Crafted in Waterford’ will be an ‘easy sell’ to visitors looking for experience, culture and of course crafts .

We are delighted, as Dungarvan Tourist Office, to help promote this

Lauren Sheehan; Jenny Beresford, CE Chamber of Commerce; Mike Sweeney and Paula Sheehan.

[Tom Keith]

Wini Swinburn, Dungarvan Tourist Office; Cathy Hayden, Basket Maker, Tramore; Roberta Foley, Tourist Office; David Lee and Antoinette Walsh were at the launch of ‘Crafted in Waterford’ last Thursday.

[Tom Keith]

Pictured at the launch of the ‘Crafted in Waterford Trail’ in Dungarvan Tourist Office last Thursday evening were from left: Mary Lincoln, Ardmore Pottery & Gallery; Laura McNamara, Crough Lodge Ceramics Collective; Amanda Murphy, Ceramics; Richie Quinn, Crough Lodge Ceramics Collective; Eileen Singleton, Ceramics; Adele Stanley, Crough Lodge Ceramics Collective; Pippa Sweeney, Textile and Felting; Cathy Hayden, Basket Maker, and Rosalind Ledingham, Textiles and Knitwear.

[Tom Keith] innovative team’s work and wish ‘Crafted in Waterford’ every success,” she concluded Closing the proceedings, Pippa acknowledged the help and advice received from the Design and Craft Council of Ireland and especially from the ‘Made in Kilkenny’ trail, as it is probably the most successful Craft Trail in Ireland.

She thanked Jenny for agreeing to host this event at Dungarvan Tourist Office and for the assistance of the team there ‘who are always so professional and helpful’.

“The name CRAFTED IN WATERFORD was decided upon,” she said, “and we reserved the domain name www.craftedinwaterford.com for our website which will be developed later this year.

Those who make up the craft trail include: Individuals: Eileen Singleton – Ceramics; Cathy Hayden – Basket Maker; Amanda Murphy – Ceramics; Marcus O’Mahony – Ceramics; Pippa Sweeney – Textiles/Felting; Rosalind Ledingham – Textiles/Knitwear; Mary Lincoln, Ceramics; Felix Faulkner – Jeweller/Silversmith.

Collectives: Kite Studio; Irish Hand Made Glass; Tony Hayes, Danny Murphy, Derek Smith, Richard Rowe.

Little Design Shop: Ann McDonnell – Print Maker, Ken Coleman, Silversmith.

Lismore Craft Studios: Karen Cottier, Una O’Dwyer, Eugene Young – Iona Crystal, Moritz Schurmann – Goldsmith, Ronan O’Brien and Denise O’Brien.

Crough Lodge Ceramics Collective: Adele Stanley, Laura McNamara, Richie Quinn.

Jackie Dee, Mary Lincoln, Ardmore Pottery and Gallery; Dick Lincoln, Amanda Murphy, Ceramics Studio, Kinsalebeg; Cora Cummins with children Oscar and Elsa.

[Tom Keith]

Cathy Hayden, Basket Maker; Mary Lincoln, Ardmore Pottery and Gallery; Mary Murray, Dungarvan Castle, and Roberta Foley, Dungarvan Tourist Office.

[Tom Keith]

Margaret Flanagan, Adele Stanley and Laura McNamara, Crough Lodge Studios, and Caroline O’Malley, Bygone Times.

[Tom Keith]

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YOUGHAL QUEEN OF THE SEA 2015

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

Ken Perrott, Cork's 96FM, and Mark Golden, President of Youghal Chamber, officially opening the food festival during Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy]

Mario and Agnes Rusinek, Youghal, winning the wife carrying competition during Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival which was held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy]

Karla Trihy and Cheyenne Lewis, both from Youghal, at the opening night of Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research. [John Hennessy]

At the Youghal RNLI open day was Elizabeth Sellars, Clashmore, during Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival which was held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy]

Muireann, Helen, and Ciaran Mulcahy with their dog Callie enjoying the opening night of Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy]

Overall winners of the sand castle competition – Lily and Marty Desmond, Youghal, with Dave O'Callaghan, Munster Rugby player, at Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival which was held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy]

Youghal Town Cryer, Cliff Windser, with the winner of the junior cryer competition Jayson Manning, Youghal, at Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival which was held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy]

Neil and Isolde Tivy, Youghal, getting ready for the fancy dress competition during the opening night of Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy] Popular group Galleon – Ger Walsh, Tim O'Sullivan, Mick Mangan, Declan Lynch, Johnny Cambell and Andy Dunne at the opening night of Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy]

A spectacular fireworks display being enjoyed at Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival which was held in aid of Youghal RNLI [John Hennessy] and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

The Beatles Tribute Band performing live on the Gig Rig during Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival [John Hennessy] which was held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

Youghal's newly crowned Queen Of Sea Lauren Faul (Jesterdesign) on the bucking bronco with K&M Bouncing Castles during Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival which was held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

[John Hennessy]

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Gallows Hill Archaeological survey complete A VERY successful weekend of archaeological surveying was completed at Gallows Hill, Dungarvan, last Sunday evening at 8.00 p.m.

The Museum is privileged to be part of such a unique outreach community project and it was a pleasure to work with every member of the hard working and dedicated team on site the entire weekend.

The community archaeology group will write a report on the findings of the geophysical survey in the months ahead. The findings and the on-going study will be on display in the coming months at the Museum. The survey was led by Archaeological Geophysicist Kevin Barton, Mayo, and uniquely carried out by local volunteers and members of Waterford County Museum.

Participants were given training by Kevin and in a short time carrying out the

survey using various techniques and equipment. The aim of the survey was to discover if something stood on, around or inside the Hill using high resolution images to detect changes in soil texture and density below the surface.

There has been – over the centuries – a great deal of speculation about the hill and its history, theories put forward include a gallows, Bronze Age barrow AngloNorman Motte and Bailey.

One of the survey methods has revealed an exciting new feature close to the mound however the information on all survey methods will take some time to process and analyse.

There will be a full and detailed account of the survey and the results and data will be revealed for heritage week 21st August (full details in coming weeks). The hard work has now been completed and we must wait for a full

Bernadtte, Chrissy and Neil getting to grips with lining out the grid.

[John Foley Images]

analysis of data.

The Museum members and volunteers involved would like to thank many people for the massive ‘Time Team’ effort put in to the weekend. Particularly Kevin Barton, Landscape and Geophysical Services, Co. Mayo, for his time, patience and hard work.

Kevin is a very experienced Geophysicist and has carried out important surveys on many of the Countries important monuments and sites and we were very lucky that he agreed to help us with the project.

Our Heritage Officer Bernadette Guest who stayed on site working hard and fully involved for the entire weekend. Kayleigh Regan and her team for their imaginative and great work on both days involving children.We hope to have the Motte and Bailey made by the children on display in the children’s section of the Museum.

John Foley who captured the weekend on film and camera. It is hoped John’s work will be part of an exhibition for Heritage week in August. The residents of Cathal Brugha Place who kindly gave us shelter, refreshments and a dry venue for the children’s activities.

The County/City Council for funding the project and Henry Morgan of Waterford County/City Council. Finally, Gabriel Foley, Waterford Council and staff for the great work in preparing Gallows Hill for the weekend. And indeed for being on hand over the entire weekend with security supplies.

It really was a privilege to be involved with possibly

Kevin Barton Geophysicist training participants Saturday morning before starting survey (l. to r.) participants: Christine King, David Foley, Nora Foley, Chrissy Knight-O’Connor, Kevin Barton, Siobhan Hubbard, Nzera Tara Cantwell, Joe Duggan and Eddie Cantwell.

[John Foley Images]

discovering the secrets of our town and county’s past with so many enthusiastic volunteers. Join us Heritage week for full detailed

analyses of the geophysical survey results on Friday, 21st August, full details in coming weeks.

If anyone is looking for

more images or details contact Eddie Cantwell or Chrissy Knight at Waterford County Museum, (058) 45960 or

https://www.facebook.co m/waterfordcountymuseum for more images of the weekend or Heritage week updates.

Team getting instruction on the top of the mound survey (l. to r.): Karen Conroy, Chrissy Knight, Neil organ, Eddie Cantwell, Bernadette Guest and Geophysicist Kevin Barton.

[John Foley Images]

Children’s event shows Kayleigh Regan who supervised the children’s event with some of the [John Foley Images] children.

Final photograph on completion of the survey – John Foley who chronicled the event, Kevin Barton, Eddie Cantwell, Nzera Tara [John Foley Images] Cantwell, Chrissy Knight, Christene King, Bernadette Guest, Karen Conroy and Norah Foley.

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FEATURE

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

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

When Denis was King!

PLAYING FOR SCOTLAND Before his first international appearance at Hampden Law was informed by manager Busby that: “Northern Ireland’s captain Danny Blanchflower is their key man. Make sure you stop him.” However, he took the instruction too literally and marked him out of the game with over-robust play.

A few years later he apologised to the Irishman that his youthful exuberance had gotten the better of him.

Typical of the proud Scotsman, he has vehemently declared on numerous occasions that Scotland’s 9-3 shocking defeat by arch rivals England in May 1961 was his ‘blackest day in football.’

In September 1961 Scotland faced an impressive Czechoslovakia at Hampden Park in a qualifying game for the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile.

Among the opposition’s hugely impressive players was the renowned half back line of Kvasnak, Popular and Masopust who would appear two years later with Law at Wembley for the Rest of the World eleven against England. However, the Scots won by 3-2, with Law scoring two, including the winner. Unfortunately, despite their high hopes of soon heading for Chile, Scotland subsequently lost a play-off against the Czechs by 4-2, despite leading by 2-1 after 87 minutes. As a result, Law would have to wait another 13 years for his first and last appearance in a World Cup final tournament. The Czechoslovakia team subsequently performed admirably in Chile and lost only in the final to

The United Trinity reunion – Law, Charlton and Best. an impressive Brazil team by 4-2.

During Law’s brief sojourn in Torino the club greatly restricted his international appearances.

In 1962 he played in Scotland’s first home win against England since 1937 at Glasgow’s Hampden Park and over twelve months later he scored four goals at Hampden Park against Norway a mere 5 days after scoring another four for Manchester United at Ipswich. During that same year he scored a hugely impressive total of 11 goals in 7 games for Scotland.

In 1965 the Scots had high hopes of qualifying for World Cup ’66 across the border in England due to having an impressive number of star players such as Baxter, Caldow, McNeill, Wilson, Henderson, Crerand, Mackay, White and Law. However, generally during the sixties, the Scottish Football Association selection committee discriminated against Scottish-born players who were plying their trade in England such as the latter

A high-flying Law during World Cup 1974.

four players. As a result, the team never realised its full potential, and once again failed to qualify.

For Law and many Scottish players there was something special about games against the Ould Enemy, namely England.

In April 1967 he scored in Scotland’s 3-2 victory at Wembley over World Cup holders England.The fanatical Scotsman declared sometime later that the victory was even more satisfying than United’s championship wins and the fanatical Scottish fans now declared that due to this victory their team were unofficial ‘World Champions!’

In the Lawman’s own words: “Beating World Champions England on home ground felt very good indeed.”

Subsequent to this hugely significant victory several fanatical well-oiled Scottish fans invaded the Wembley pitch and tore up patches of the hallowed turf and broke up both goalposts for carting home to Scotland as souvenirs.

Despite not being a regular for Manchester City during season 1973/’74 Law was chosen by Scotland in their squad for the 1974 World Cup finals in West Germany. He recalls that: “I had virtually given up all hope of being selected. So it was brilliant news and I couldn’t stop smiling. “Incidentally, soon after his recall at the end of a 4 year gap he scored a goal in successive games. His only appearance in the tournament was against Zaire and it also proved to be his swansong in top level football. He was “very disappointed” not to be selected for the following game against Brazil before Scotland were eliminated from the competition.

Disappointingly, although Scotland finished their qualifying group on equal

points with both Brazil and Yugoslavia, nevertheless, they failed to qualify for the next round by a mere lone goal, despite not losing a game. Despite his disappointment on not being picked to play against Brazil, he still greatly enjoyed the experience and after subsequently returning to Maine Road he immediately retired from professional football.

Despite being a victim of the prejudice of the Scottish selectors against Scottish players playing in England, Law is still to date the most capped Scotland player of all times with 55 appearances. In addition, he also shares the record of being his country’s leading scorer together with Kenny Dalglish with 30 goals.

AWARDS In addition to his 1964 European Footballer of the Year award his personal awards include the PFA Merit Award (1975), FWA Tribute Award (1994), Scottish Football Hall of Fame (2004), Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame (2002) and Scotland’s Golden Player (most outstanding Scottish player of the last 50 years) 2003.

However, the general consensus amongst English football experts is that his suspect disciplinary record, as well as some prejudiced referees, deprived him of the English Footballer of the Year award, especially after a great season in 1963.

Significantly, most of his red card offences had resulted from retaliations against beefy defenders who in those bygone days could tackle from behind with impunity before the rule was altered. In 2002 he unveiled a ten-foot high bronze statue of himself under the Stretford End of Old Trafford and six years later he was immortalised again when a statue of the United Trinity (Charlton, Law and Best) was erected facing the front entrance to the stadium.

TRIBUTES TO LAW Sir Alex Ferguson reminds us that: “So far as I’m concerned, Denis Law is the best Scottish player of all times, bar nobody. He had astounding physical courage, unbelievably sharp reactions and all the talent in the world. He was exciting and he projected a certain panache, a crackling cocktail of aggression and style in the very way he moved. He thrilled crowds everywhere he went, spinning on a sixpence and

tucking away chances he had no right to even reach.

People who remember him as a player might think that he is a frightening man away from the pitch. In fact, he’s a pussycat and a lovely human being. Denis is a lovely man and he was an absolutely fabulous footballer. In order to gauge his stature we would do well to heed the words of the legendary Pele who once said that the only British player who could possibly get into

A proud Law in his Scottish shirt. the Brazil team was Denis Law.” Matt Busby’s assistant manager Jimmy Murphy reminds us that: “If you had to send somebody out to score a goal to save your life, there would be only one man – Denis Law.” In Busby’s own words: “He was the most expensive signing I ever made.

But in terms of sheer achievement, he turned out to be the cheapest. He was the most thrilling player in the game, the quickest thinker on the pitch I ever saw, and the greatest man in the (opposition) penalty area. Nobody else scored so many miracle goals.When a half chance was on he would have it in the net with such power and acrobatic ability that colleagues and opponents alike could only stand and gasp.”

Law’s former Manchester United team-mate Bill Foulkes recalls that: “Denis was blessed with fabulous skills, but also he was phenomenally brave. He’s a smashing lad and I’m very proud to have been associated with Denis law.”

Sir Bobby Charlton reminds us that: “He was a tremendous player, one of the best I’ve seen. He hit Old Trafford like a flash of lightening, breathed new life into the team with his

fearlessness, his unshakeable self-belief and his astonishing ability to score sensational goals out of nothing. Now United were radiating confidence again and so much of it was down to Denis.”

Despite having some heated tussles on the field of play Leeds United’s Jack Charlton insists that: “Denis was always a pal of mine and I still think the world of him. He was a great competitor , so sharp, tremendous in the air!”

Law’s former United teammate Nobby Stiles tells us that: “Denis was fearsomely brave and he had an amazing aura about him, a presence that was unique.

People just couldn’t take their eyes off him. I’ve never seen anything like Denis in the air – he would seem to hang there, then his head would snap back and the ball would end up in the net before his markers could move. His bicycle kick goals in the penalty were spectacular. Off the field, as well as on it, there was always a sparkle about Denis. He is fantastic company and one of the nicest fellows you could ever wish to meet.”

His recently deceased exfellow international, Dave Mackay recalled that: “He was a cheeky chappie who could always see the fun in everything and his general good humour and mischeviousness were infectious.”

George Best recalled with much nostalgia before his own untimely death that: “Denis Law was a magnificent footballer and he is a tremendous human being , also. He was one of the most exciting performers I have ever played with or against, and I consider myself lucky to count him among the best, and most

enduring, of all the friends I made in the game.

A proud Law holds his European footballer of the year trophy.

Brian Kidd tells us that: “Denis was so charismatic, especially on the European nights.The bigger the stage, the better, for Denis. He always seemed to rise to the occasion. It was like watching the heavyweight champion of the world.”

Torino’s Law beats the goalkeeper to the ball.

England’s legendary goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, recalls that: “When I faced Denis he nearly always scored a goal . He was a truly great player and is a smashing guy. He had the heart of a lion and was electric in the penalty area.”

England’s greatest goalscorer of the sixties Greaves insists that: “Denis Law was the first and true King of Old Trafford before the emergence of Eric Cantona. He was, and always will remain, the King of Old Trafford.”

Law enjoying his broadcasting duties.

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The Newsreader THE WEEK THAT WAS IN IT . . .

sympathy for Intrusive ‘music’ No phone-drivers

WHILE most people are no more or less devoid of manners these days than in ‘the good old days’, there appears to be more scope for people to get on our nerves more regularly.

More interaction with other members of the public, the faster pace of life, more distance covered and, something which most people have encountered, the dreaded digital device which brings mobile entertainment to a new high . . . or low, depending on how you wish to describe it.

We have all encountered the passenger on train or bus who decides to listen to music and, smug in the knowledge that (s)he is doing the correct thing, uses in-ear earphones to listen to some sort of appalling cacophony which passes for popular music today.

So, what melody there might have been has been filtered out and, mile after mile, we are ‘entertained’ by a constant clicking and hissing from the overspill from the earphones.

This week in the Irish Independent, Tanya Sweeney vented her wrath on the subject and did not spare those who treat others in this insensitive fashion while on public transport.

“On an early morning bus ride recently, one 'gentleman' decided to really make himself at home, turning the seat behind me into an ad hoc eatery and lounge. First came breakfast (the smell of which was enough to turn anyone's stomach), followed by some light-hearted music on his iPhone for the rest of the journey.

He then decided to turn his seat into a makeshift office, ringing everyone in his contact list for a hearty chin-wag

about flooring prices. He was utterly unfazed that he had managed to take over the upper deck of the bus, and entirely oblivious to the other passengers around him.

As is often the way with Irish people, we tutted and eye-rolled in a most-passive aggressive manner, hoping he would take the hint. He didn't and I went on with my day feeling vaguely murderous.

“Where I've gone for the passive-aggressive approach,” she continues, “DJ Ed Smith decided to tackle a similar situation head on.

"I got onto the train nice and early in the seat assigned to me, and as it was 9.30am it was pretty much the crack of dawn for me," says Smith, a Today FM presenter.

"Next thing I heard canned laughter behind me and noticed a man watching a sitcom on an iPad without headphones on. A few months ago, something similar happened on a train - a guy was watching an action movie first thing in the morning, which is frankly insane - and I did nothing about it, and I thought, 'I'm not doing that again'.

"I stood up and said to the gentleman, 'It's quite early for a lot of us, so could you please turn that down or use headphones?'. I don't think he quite knew what he was saying, but his face started to fill like a coffee pot with anger."

Yes, we have all encountered that attitude and perhaps the most annoying part of it is that people think they are fulfilling their duty by using earphones, while quietly driving their seat neighbours to distraction.

Just one more first world problem I suppose!

THEN, there is the other use of mobile digital devices which is not just a nuisance, but a downright road hazard and, have no doubt, the cause of many a road accident.

This week, according to a report by Seán McCárthaigh in the Irish Examiner, the chair of the Road Safety Authority, Liz O’Donnell has said she believes the use of mobile phones while driving is now “bordering on addiction”.

She is correct, of course, for despite all the warnings, entreaties, penalty points and whatever other sanctions there might ensue, we are still addicted to our phones and, against all advice, continue to use them as handsets.

It is impossible to understand how someone will pay €40,000 for a motor vehicle and not have a hands-free kit installed, all for the sake of a relatively few euro.

It is equally impossible to understand why car and phone companies cannot get their heads together to devise and install a universally compatible hands-free kit to minimise the risk of road fatalities. Add to that the inaction of Governments in not

requiring them to do so, but the motor industry have always had some undue influence on Government, witness the half-year change in registration numbers.

According to the report, Liz O’Donnell also expressed concern in the fall in detections for road safety offences last year which, she said, could be due to lower garda numbers.

However, commenting on the country’s road safety performance, she warned about the increased danger posed by motorists who allow themselves to be distracted while driving.

“I truly believe this problem is getting worse, particularly the issue of distraction by mobile phones which for some borders on addiction.”

She pointed out the RSA’s own research showed one in 12 drivers use a phone while driving.

In this so-called enlightened age, this is no longer acceptable and, if people amass penalty points through the inappropriate use of phones, then they should not look for any sympathy.The alternative could be a lot worse and very final.

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By Christy Parker RESIDENTS in the Beallough area of Portlaw are to appeal to An Bord Pleanála against Waterford Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a third wind turbine in the area.

The appeal, to be lodged in the coming days, will carry the names of seven appellants on behalf of the PAT (Portlaw Against Turbines) group.

The appeal is being managed by Dún Laoghairebased planning and development consultant Reid Associates.

Waterford Council granted planning to Tornado Electrical to erect the turbine subject to 28 conditions, including dimension and emission limits.

The company already operates two turbines at Beallough since 2008, on a high ridge overlooking farmland and a conservation area.

The turbines also impact on the skyline at the Medieval Curraghmore Estate, where 25 protected structures include including Curraghmore House, set amongst 2,500 acres of garden, woodland and grazing.

It is the oldest working estate in Ireland.The estate’s owner, Henry Beresford, who is the ninth Lord Waterford, supports the appeal, as does the Portlaw Gun Club.

IGNORED RECOMMENDATION Waterford Council’s executive granted planning contrary to the advice of its own conservation officer and amidst a motion adopted by the Councillors seeking a moratorium on planning permission for turbines pending new guidelines from the Department of Environment.

Fianna Fáil Councillor Mary Butler told July’s Council meeting that the views of wider community were “being ignored” but Chief Executive of Waterford Council, Michael Walsh said Councillors had “no function in the decision-making process of planning and no authority to discuss it.”

Margaret Walsh, whose family beef farm sits within 500 metres of the turbines, says their lives are badly affected by a constant “whooshing sound”, which

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Reid Associates manager Ann Mulcrone says the turbines would “materially contravene the development plans, policies and objectives of an area zoned for agricultural development.”

She says the present turbines have “materially impacted on farming operations” and are problematic for horses and cattle and their breeding potential.

She notes that dogs between four and six years of age have become exceptionally prone to death from cancer tumours since the turbines were erected.

Ms. Mulcrone, who is further concerned that the grid connection is to allow possibility of seven to eight turbines, also contends that the turbines produce low frequency noise which maintains the body at high alert and deprives it of proper sleep.

The consultant says the development “should have been subject of an environmental impact assessment” to define whether a full EIA was needed.

In terms of environmental impact, she says the developers “haven’t given details of the excavation work” and that there is “a substantial risk that it would affect ground water” that serves dwelling needs in the area.

Furthermore, the appeal will argue, the area is a designated European site – or special conservation area - and previous excavation works showed no evidence of assessment screening to protect the surrounds, including a river that hosts mussel beds, from shifting silt.

“An entire surface of road was also removed and water and silt flowed down it, so the track record of management of such issues is questionable,” says the consultant.

Ms. Mulcrone’s documentation will also detail concerns for a protected bats species in the region, which were the subject of a major ecology research project by WIT students in recent times.

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ALLRIDGE (8th anniversary) – In loving memory of our dear mother Ann Allridge, late of Knockateemore, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, who passed away on 21st July, 2007.

Thinking of you today, Miss you more with every passing year, And love you more, Than words can say.

–Love you and miss you always from Laura, Maria and all the family.

BROPHY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of our beloved son David Brophy, late of 1 Convent Road, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary occurs on 23rd July.

There is no day goes past, Without memories of you, In all that we dream, In all that we do.

We wake each new morning, With a heavy heart, With that sadness and aching, Now we are apart.

We know you’re with the Angels, In Heaven above, We ask them to bless you, And send you our love.

And comfort us and guide us, Through sorrow and pain, Help us remember your smile, Till we meet again.

–Always remembered, never forgotten by your loving parents Cáit and Canice, XX. BROPHY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of my dear brother David Brophy, late of 1 Convent Road, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary occurs on 23rd July.

Dear brother your memory will never fade.

My dear brother, now that you are gone, You’re no longer here to share, The bond we had together.

A bond of love and care, But somehow, something tells me, You are watching over me, With all my worldly cares, You finally are free.

I miss you so very much, And my tears I cannot hide, Yet within my heart I feel, You are always by my side.

Ever since you went away, Life has never been the same, But it comforts me to know, That one day we’ll meet again.

BROPHY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of my dear nephew David Brophy, late of 1 Convent Road, Dungarvan, who died on 23rd July, 2014.

LOOBY (20th anniversary) – In loving memory of our mother Maureen Looby, late of Sleady, Ballinamult, who died on 23rd July, 1995.

THAT FAITHFUL DAY I can’t forget that faithful day, You had to leave, you went away, A sadness filled me up inside, Emotions that I could not hide.

Tears, they came, sadness too, All my emotions, just for you.

Time will heal, so I was told, But time could never fill this hole.

Here in my heart, there is a place, You’re always there, keeping me safe, It’s filled with love and happy times, It’s never dark, your light it shines.

In Heaven now you do reside, To watch over me with love and pride, I know one day we’ll meet again, Until we do, just know how much I miss you, And you are with me always.

Will those who think of Mam today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Always remembered, never forgotten by your loving aunt Mag and James, XX, and cousins Johnny and Mickey.

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–Fondly remembered by Laura, Mark, Tom and Lily; Alan, Joan, Eoghan and Aoibhe, XXX.

MURPHY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of my uncle Edmond Murphy, late of Villierstown, who died on 19th July, 2014.

I want to tell you something, So there won’t be any doubt, You’re so wonderful to think of, But so hard to be without.

–Martina.

MURPHY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Eddie Murphy, late of Villierstown, who died on 19th July, 2014.

St. Martin pray for him.

Your presence I miss, Your memory I treasure, Loving you always, Forgetting you never.

–Mae.

O’CONNOR (14th anniversary) – In loving memory of my dear husband Maurice (Monnie) O’Connor, late of Clonea Middle, Dungarvan, who died on 21st July, 2001.

Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 26th July, at 11.00 a.m., in Garranbane Church.

Although you’ve left your favourite chair, And your smiling face has gone, Although we cannot hear your voice, Your spirit still lives on.

No one can ever tell, But you seem to come back now and then, To see if all is well.

Your photo stands with pride of place, A gentle smile lights up your face, You always seem to be so near, Oh, how we wish you were still here.

–Always remembered, never forgotten, by your loving wife Margaret; son David and daughter Anita.

HENNEBRY (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of William Hennebry, late of Knockenpower, Colligan, who died on 3rd July, 2010. R.I.P.

HENNEBRY (3rd anniversary) – In loving memory of Mary Hennebry, late of Knockenpower, Colligan, who died on 12th August, 2012. R.I.P.

The face we loved is missing, The voice we loved is still, The hands that did so much for us, Are resting at God’s will.

You never failed to do your best, Your heart was true and tender, You simply lived for those you loved, And those you loved remember.

We will never cease to love you, Or never cease to care, For in the corner of our hearts, You will live forever there.

Your memory is precious, And never grows old, It is locked in our hearts, In letters of gold.

Your presence we miss, And memories we treasure, Missing you always, Forgetting you never.

–Always in our thoughts, your loving sons, daughters and their families.

–Always in our thoughts, your loving sons, daughters and their families.

Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, 25th July, in St. Anne’s Church, Colligan, at 7.30 p.m.

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RHEINISCH (17th anniversary) – In loving memory of Mai (nee Morrissey), late of 12 Brookville Park, Malahide Road, Dublin, and Main Street, Dungarvan, who died on 28th July, 1998.

R.I.P. Masses offered.

Oh you whom we have loved during life, Is praying for us, Live always so that we may, Meet in Heaven.

Will those who think of Mam today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Deeply loved and missed by her family Donal, Ann, Helen, Eamon, Killian, Pat, Mary and their families.

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As each day dawns, We think of you, As each night falls, We pray for you.

And throughout our lives, No matter where, In our hearts, You are always there.

–Sadly missed by her loving sons Eamonn, John, Charles, Stephen, Peter and Brendan; daughters-inlaw Orla, Claire and Lisa; grandchildren Conor, Aaron, Cody, Ollie and Robbie.

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SCANLAN (10th anniversary) – In loving memory of Ellen Scanlon, late of Ballinwillin, Lismore, who died on 26th July, 2005.

Anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 11.30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Parish Church, Cappoquin, on Sunday, 26th July.

LYNCH – Birthday remembrance of a dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother Patsy Lynch, late of ‘Tara,’ Tournore, Dungar-van, Co. Waterford, whose birthday occurs on 22nd July.

R.I.P. Masses offered.

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–Always remembered, never forgotten by your loving brother Stephen, X.

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MAURICE COMYN, Comeragh – The Month’s Mind Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Maurice (Monnie) Comyn, Comeragh, will be celebrated on Friday, 24th July, at 7.30 p.m., in Kilrossanty Church.

JOSEPHINE FLYNN (nee Whelan), 69 Tournore Park, Abbeyside, Dungarvan – Month’s Mind Mass for the late Josephine Flynn (nee Whelan) will take place on Saturday, 25th July, 2015, at 7.00 p.m., in St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside.

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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.

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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.)

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TIMBER SIDE GATES – Pressure Treated, Painted, €200 Fitted. Entrance Gates €600; T-Bar Clotheslines €150.

Delivered. We suply and fit Gates all areas of Co. Waterford.

Tel. (087) 2549996 / www.grangeironcraft.ie (20-11)

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AIR COMPRESSORS – Sales / Service / Repairs.

New and Used Compressors. Air Tools / Sandblast Units / Aluminium Air Lines. Spray Guns / Air Line Hose and Fittings. Full After Service and Spare Parts. AIRCO COMPRESSED AIR SERVICE. Deelish, Dungarvan. Tel. (086) 8664555 / www.airco.ie (31-7)

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Computer Services

COMPUTER AND LAPTOP REPAIRS – On Site Repairs, Set-ups, Upgrades, Data Recovery and Training. Virus and pop-up removal. Qualified computer Engineer and Trainer.

20 years experience. Reasonable rates. House calls. Tel. Shane Deevy (087) 9872006. (ind.)

COMPUTER SERVICES – Laptop - PC Repairs, Tablet and Smartphone Repairs, Screen Replacement, Virus Spyware Removal, Pop-up Removal, Data Recovery, Network Installation, Speeding up your PC, Server Set-up (Linux, WIN), Secondhand PC/Laptop, Trade-ins, IT Service contracts for Businesses and Schools.

Call: Thomas or Brian (086) 8606709 • info@technoelectronic.com • www.technoelectronic.com (14-8)

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Soccer Coaching

SOCCER COACHING – Vinny Sullivan runs Just4Strikers Soccer Coaching School in Dungarvan every Sunday morning, 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., for Boys and Girls aged between 6–14 years old. For more information call Vinny on (087) 7501059.

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DECORATING SERVICE – All internal / external painting. New house spraying before second fix.

Tired old kitchen units hand-painted, hygiene coatings. Epoxy floor paint systems. Qualified local tradesmen. Free estimates.

Insurance work. Fully insured. VAT registered.

Call: Prodec Painters.

Padraig (087) 7730520.

Steve (086) 8410901.

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MURRAY’S ROOFING DUNGARVAN – Re-roofing specialists. Slate/Tile • flatroofs • guttering/downpipes • chimney work • chimney cowls • ridge tiles • lead flashing lead valleys • supply fit roof velux windows • UPVC fascias/soffits • insurance work under-taken • 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.)

WALL’S CHIMNEY & BOILER SERVICE – Chimney & Boiler Services. Gutters and Drains Unblocked. Contact us on (087) 9931571.

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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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AFFORDABLE COUNSELLING/PSYCHOTHERAPY, Dungarvan – Personal Counselling for Adults, Adolescents and Children. Member of IACP and PSI. Contact: Dr. Kay McKiernan (Psychology) 086-8578521 • email: kay@aonahouse.com (31-12)

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THE SUNFLOWER SHOP – Supporting Waterford Hospice City & County – Welcomes donations of Clothes, Brica-Brac, Furniture and Toys, etc., in good condition. We also recycle Old Clothes / Linen. House Clearances welcome. Happy to collect.

Call HELEN. We are located at Main Street, Kilmacthomas. Tel. (087) 2756576. (ind.)

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NOVENA TO SACRED HEART – You have said, O Divine Jesus, ask and you shall receive, seek and you will find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.

Relying on these promises, I come with confidence, during this Novena, to beg of you, the favours that I need (here mention your request). From whom shall I ask Lord Jesus, if not from you, whose heart is an unfailing source of graces and merits. Most loving heart of my God, I believe, in your power, I believe in your knowledge, I believe in your personal love for me and therefore, O Sacred Heart, I place my trust in you. One Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be To The Father. Grateful thanks for favour must be published in thanksgiving.

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BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE – Round and Square Bales, 6x3x3 and 8x4x3.

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Padraig McCarthy riding 'Simon Porloe' taking part in the Dressage at the Camphire International Horse Trials in Co. Waterford.

[Dan McGrath]

Camphire International Horse Trials & Country Fair CAMPHIRE International Horse Trials & Country Fair runs seven international classes on the spectacular parkland of Camphire House and the Browne family farm on the Blackwater River in County Waterford, from Wednesday, 22nd July, to Sunday, 26th July.

This year more than 350 horses are registered to compete, including almost 100 from abroad, representing some of the best riders and horses from 10 nations.

More than 240 horses will be stabled onsite.

Camphire’s feature class is the GAIN/Alltech CIC***,

which attracts a great deal of international interest with a cross-country course by Olympic course designer Mike Etherington-Smith.

Camphire’s six additional international classes run over undulating terrain make it a premiere trial and development venue for

horses and riders. Spectator entry will be €10 per car.

In keeping with Camphire’s commitment to be a top-notch trial and development venue, the aim of every jumping course is to give horses and riders a positive experience in the lead-up to championships and Autumn

three-day events; the courses are very much built with the autumn events in mind. A number of competitors at Camphire will be aiming for the European Championships in September, and several team selectors will be at Camphire.

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Camphire International Horse Trials and veterinary inspection in front of Camphire House.

Thursday 23rd 9.00 a.m: Dressage.

Friday 24th 9.00 a.m: Dressage.

Saturday 25th 9.00 a.m: Showjumping and crosscountry.

Saturday 25th 6:30 p.m.: 4-year-old Masterclass.

Sunday 26th 9.00 a.m.: 5-year-old Masterclass.

Show-jumping and crosscountry continues; GAIN/Alltech CIC*** Cross-country from 1:30 p.m.

Sunday 26th 1:30 p.m.: The GAIN pet food Dog Show Camphire International Horse Trials Classes GAIN/Alltech CIC*** The GAIN/Alltech CIC*** is Camphire’s feature class. With a crosscourse designed by Mike Etherington-Smith - who regularly designs at CCI 4**** level for events such as Rolex Kentucky, the Olympics and the World Equestrian Games - the class attracts a great deal of international interest. The class has several innovative fences including

one made from an enormous fallen tree.

GAIN/Alltech CIC*** Quotes GAIN Horse Feeds customer and Irish Olympic eventer Joseph Murphy: “It’s a super class at a super event.

The facilities are top-notch and the setting around Camphire House on the Blackwater River is stunning. It’s a great combination for competitors and spectators.”

Event Director Paul Brady: “Mike EtheringtonSmith has designed another fantastic course that asks riders and horses some questions, but provides every opportunity for success.

Most importantly we all want horses and riders to benefit from their ride and to come home feeling good and confident.”

Castleacre Insurance Brokers CCI** The Castleacre Insurance Brokers CCI** is Camphire’s one of Camphire’s long-format international class (All CCI classes are long format).

Land Rover CCI* Another long-format class Bucas Young Rider CIC**

Camphire has established itself as a very important opportunity for Irish riders to show themselves in front of team selectors, especially for the Junior and Young Rider squads. The Team Ireland Equestrian Junior squad used this class for final team trial in 2013 before going on to win a gold medal at the European Championships.

These squads will again be using Camphire this year as their final trials before selection for their respective European Championships.

Horse Sport Ireland Young Horse CIC* Camphire is an important development venue for young horses too. This class is for 6- and 7-year-old, and will be a good indicator for those seeking selection for the World Breeding Championships.

West Waterford CIC* Eventing Ireland CIC** These are ideal classes for developing combinations, as they are short-format.

Irish Horse Gateway Masterclasses The 4 and 5-year-old horses in the Irish Horse Gateway Masterclasses will

be assessed on their confirmation, flatwork, a short showjumping course and an inviting short course of cross-country obstacles. This class is a showcase for the best young Irish event horses.

Competitors & Entries Last year was a record year for entries at Camphire, and this has continued for 2015, with entries up again. Over 50 of these entries are for the GAIN/Alltech CIC***, guaranteeing great crosscountry action on Sunday.

In total, there more than 360 horses entered, almost 100 of them from abroad.

Competitors hail from 10 nations, including Great Britain, Sweden, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong, the United States; and of course there is a very large Irish entry.

Notable competitors include Zara Phillips, MBE, has been Eventing World Champion, won Silver at the London 2012 Olympics, and Team Silver at the World Equestrian Games 2014.

Jonathan (Jock) Paget is a New Zealander who won Team Bronze at the London

Games, including London 2012, when Michael was part of the Irish team that finished 4th overall.

Country Fair The tented village at Camphire continues to grow with even more trade stands planned for this year, including Berneys Saddles and many others. In addition there will be entertainment for the whole family, including face painting, a bouncy castle, a climbing wall and a Birds of Prey display. The Gain Dog Show will run on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Tradestands include: Lismore Heritage Centre’s ‘Retail Experience’ with special event offers, ISPCA, Ivor Young Equine Services, Elm Tree Farm, Blackwater Salmon /seafood, Wok n Roll, Hammockology, Bucas, Gain/Alltech, H&S Basketware Youghal, Aisling Murphy Bags, AIB, O’Briens Saddlery, Redweld Stable Doors, Eilish Sheehan Jewelery, Greenhills fruit farm, Butlers ice cream, Man of Aran fudge, Coffee express, Flynns Sausages, Berney Saddlery, Summerhouse Lismore, Packman Pizza, Candy Rock Lane, Carrig Timber, Simon Fraser Plants, Harmony Feeders, Trish Dog Grooming Dungarvan, Helen’s Catering Knockanore, Baldwin Ice Cream.

Sponsors GAIN/Alltech, Castleacre Insurance, Land Rover, Horse Sport Ireland, Irish Horse Gateway, Eventing Ireland, Goresbridge, Bucas.

GAIN HORSE Feeds Ireland Country Manager Joanne Hurley: “GAIN Horse Feeds are delighted to be joining forces with Alltech to sponsor the GAIN/Alltech CIC*** class. As official feed consultants to Team Ireland Equestrian and with many

customers involved in the eventing sector, through breeding and competition, we feel it is important to show them our support. I’m really looking forward to the event and wish all competitors every success at Camphire Horse Trials 2015.’’

Alltech Regional Sales Manager Fergal McAdam: “Camphire is a fantastic and unique event and we are delighted to continue our support of equestrian sport in Ireland following on from the success of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Normandy last year.”

Castleacre’s Appointed Representative in Ireland Mark Hewlett: “Camphire has a very special atmosphere which everyone seems to enjoy. It has grown tremendously over the last few years and has become a key international event and we are delighted to support it.”

Director of International Marketing Horse Sport Ireland Elaine Hatton: Horse

Sport Ireland and the Irish Horse Gateway initiative are delighted to be supporting the 4 and 5-year old Masterclasses at the Camphire International event. These Masterclasses give producers, riders and international visitors an opportunity to view the strength and depth of talent coming through in the sport. It is a great shop window for our horses at a wellestablished and well-attended international event.”

Mayor of Waterford, Cllr Mayor John Cummins: “Camphire International Horse Trials & Country Fair is a very important event in the annual Waterford Calendar of Festivals & Events. As well as attracting a large Irish audience, the horse trials attract hundreds of overseas visitors, with competitors travelling from all over the world.

This event, which is growing annually, is making a significant contribution to the economy of West Waterford.”

Muiri K part of trade stand section MUIRI K of O’Connell Street, Dungarvan, is delighted to be part of the trade stand section in the tented village at this year’s Camphire International Horse Trials event. She intends bringing along the Joules collection and also a collection of her incoming (dare I mention it) winter pieces.

The business under the name Muiri K is run by Michelle Ahern of Kilmeaden, who has a long connection with fashion retail. She commenced trading in Dungarvan in early 2008 and

since then has built up a large clientele of mummies who like to dress their children to suit their personalities and lifestyle.

A mum of two herself, a boy and a girl, Michelle is no stranger to the equestrian world having hunted prior to starting her own business and family.

She is sister of jockey Eddie Ahern and cousin to Col. Ned Campion of showjumping fame.

So, while strooling around the idealic grounds of Camphire this weekend, why not drop into Muiri K.

Muiri K Boutique O'Connell St Dungarvan

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OPEN Wednesday-Saturday 12-9.30 Open Sunday 12.30-9.00 LUNCH from €4.50 DINNER SET MENU 2 courses from €22.50 3 Courses from €25.00 4 Courses from €27.50 A LA CARTE MENU ALSO AVAILABLE Open for Lunch & Dinner Wednesday–Sunday Best wishes to all involved in the Camphire Horse Trials from all the team @ Crew’s

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to Team Ireland Equestrian

2012 Olympics. In 2013 he became only the second rider ever to win Badminton Horse Trials on his debut Badminton outing. He is currently ranked 22nd in the world.

Nicola Wilson competed on the Silver-winning British Team at the London 2012 Olympicsm and the Silver-winning team at the World Equestrian Games 2014. This year, she has won the 3***s at Bramham, and Houptoun; she also won Houptoun in 2014. She is currently ranked 10th in the world.

Christopher ‘Burto” Burton represented Australia at the London 2012 Olympics, and is ranked 30th in the world. He spent his childhood on a grain and cattle farm in Brymaroo, where he came up through the Brymaroo Pony Club ranks.

Joseph Murphy is the highest-ranked Irish eventer, at number 35 in the world.

He competed on the Irish team in the London 2012 Olympics and the 2014 World Equestrian Games.

Born in Mullinagar, Westmeath, Joseph has an identical twin brother, and postponed his wedding to take part in the London Olympics.

Ireland’s Sam Watson won the Camphire’s Castleacre Insurance Brokers and Chubb Insurances CIC*** in 2014, before going on to represent Ireland in the World Equestrian Games in Normandy. His second son Toby was born just days before Camphire began.

Patricia ‘Trish” & Michael Ryan are the one of only a handful of couples in the world that compete side by side at international level.

They have represented Ireland at the European Championships, World Equestrian Games, and Olympic

to Team Ireland Equestrian

her Short-Horn Cattle, and hunting absorbed her whole life. At a luncheon party given many years ago by Capt. Glen Brown, a former Master of the United Hounds, to celebrate the purchase of the famous steeplechaser Arkle for Nancy Duchess of Westminster, it was suggested in conversation that Camphire would be an excellent site for a horse trial.”

John Wright, retired Chairman Eventing Ireland: “The international at Camphire came about as a result of the foresight and vision of Van de Vater and Allen and Paul Brady and the generosity of Susie Dobbs and her successor and great-nephew Henry Wilks, the current owner of the house. It started as a national level event and they have patiently grown the venue to the much-admired international-standard horse trials we have today.

The natural terrain of Camphire naturally lends itself to what is required for a toplevel international horse trials.”

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HISTORY Camphire International Horse Trials was founded by Susie Dobbs - the former owner of Camphire House and Irish International Eventer Van de Vater following a light-hearted luncheon conversation. The first event ten years ago was a small affair for friends and friends of friends, but it has since grown into one of Ireland’s most important international events. Susie Dobbs and Van de Vater founded the event as a gift to the community, and ran it on an entirely volunteer basis. The growth and huge success of Camphire from these altruistic roots is even more remarkable as the event continues to be run largely by volunteers, who generously give time and resources to keep this unique event thriving. Susie Dobb’s great-nephew, Henry Wilks, now owns Camphire, and wholeheartedly supports the event, as do the Browne family.

Honorary Chairman and event co-Founder Van de Vater: “It is six years since Susie Dobbs died, and she is greatly missed. Susie’s great love for Camphire, farming

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NEWSREEL …

Anxious or Depressed?

COME to our Support Group Meeting in Dungarvan.

Venue: Deise Day Care, Dungarvan, Community Centre, Mitchel Street. Date: Every Tuesday at 8.00 p.m. Helpline: 1890 303 302. You are not alone! (ind.)

St. Michael’s Hall Ballyduff Upper Card Results 15/7/15 - 1st John Conway & Sean Higgins; 2nd Mary & Aaron Pratt, Mary Whelan & Christy Higgins; Helen O’Keeffe & Pat O’Connor. Lucky Tables: Lizzy Keane & Helen Cunningham, Denny Tobin & Delia Cashell, Bob & Mary Allen. Raffle: Sheila Lonergan, Mary Whelan, Lizzy Keane, Joan Hannon, Dan Howard, Aaron Pratt x 2, Helen Cunningham.

Ladies is this your time?

HAVE you thought about returning to education or training? Looking for a new career, return to work or just for fun? Waterford Women’s Support Network invites you to an information evening on Thursday, 30th July, at 7–8.30 p.m. at the Edmund Rice Centre, Barrack St.,Waterford. Everything you need to know under one roof (family friendly event). All of the information you need in one place – including information on social welfare payments.Women on hand to help you to fill in application forms. Join us for a cup of tea in a relaxed space and chat about your future. Everything you need to know under one roof (family friendly event).WWSN is supported by John Halligan, T.D.

Old Fashioned Afternoon Teas OLD Fashioned Afternoon Teas & Cake Stall in aid of the Samaritans on Saturday, 25th July, 2–5 p.m. in the Charity Tea Rooms, St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Dungarvan. Treat yourself to delicious freshly prepared finger sandwiches, homemade cakes and fresh cream and scones served on a beautiful cake stand in our georgeous 1940s tea rooms and the best bit? – its all for charity!

Find us on Facebook & Twitter: Charity Vintage Tea Rooms.

Open Garden Day CHARITY Open Garden Day at Dysert, Rocky Road, Ardmore, across the road from St. Paul’s Church, in aid of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland Waterford Branch, on Saturday, 25th July, 2015. Opening times 11.00 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. Donations greatly appreciated.

Exciting Tango Band to premiere in Dungarvan this weekend with superb afternoon of dancers & fashion ‘like ascot’!

ST. Mary's Church of Ireland, Dungarvan is delighted to announce a great afternoon of entertainment this Sunday, 26th July, at 3.00 p.m. with Paris Swing – a Kilkenny based band. Paris Swing started off in 2014 with an enthusiastic guitarist, double bassist and violinist.

Soon after, they were joined by an accordion player.

They recreate the French café jazz sound playing a mixture of gypsy jazz, French musette waltzes, tangos, milongas and old fashioned swing. Just close your eyes, tap your toes and find yourself in Paris. Ladies and Gents are encouraged to dress in the their finest attire like Ascot as there will also be a prize for the best dressed lady kindly sponsored by Blackwater Distillery and a gents prize sponsored by Classic Gents. There will be tango dancers and refreshments served outside in pretty tea cups. A magical afternoon of music on a summers day- Tickets in aid of Church repair fund only €7.50 adults & €2.50 well behaved children from Ria 087 2257983 or Blasta Wholefoods (opp Shaws) Find us on facebook Charity Vintage Tea rooms.

Queen Of The Sea contestants at the opening night of Youghal's Queen Of The Sea Festival held in aid of Youghal RNLI and Breakthrough Cancer Research.

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New exciting exhibition

Kill CONGRATULATIONS A big well done to our local writer and poet Tom Power on the launch of his newest book, “Dust Covered Memories” which was launched officially on Friday night in the Book Centre in Waterford City.

Anyone who couldn’t make it on the night will have a second chance to celebrate the book with Tom next week, when Tom will read excerpts from the book during the open cafe in Kill Community Centre on Thursday, 30th July between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. The book will of course also be available for sale on the morning signed by the author!

Having started reading it, I can report that it looks intriguing to say the least, with many local characters and places that would fit the description of actual characters around our village. It must be noted, however, that the book and any and all characters are entirely fictional.

KILL COMMUNITY CENTRE The free Open Cafe Eircode event invites the entire community to come along to Kill Community Centre this Thursday 23rd July. This event is in association with Waterford Leader Partnership who will deliver information on the upcoming EIRCODE system which is due to be introduced shortly. Come along any time between 10.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m., have a cuppa and a bun and learn what you need to know about this new post

code system. Our plays in the hall during the Open Cafe in recent weeks have been a fantastic platform for people to meet up, get to know their neighbours while having a nice cup of tea – give us a try! To all those who have been to the cafe, thank you all so much for the fabulous ideas and suggestions for events, workshops and initiatives – nothing like networking over a cuppa! We're open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

If you haven’t done so already, please mark the date for the registration with Chiropodist / Podiatrist Stephanie Beasant in your diary: anyone interested in attending a clinic in Kill should contact Stephanie directly on 087-9294906 or by email to sbfootcare@gmail.com. It would be great to offer this service on a weekly basis right on our doorsteps but this will entirely depend on interest registered.

Another project in the planning is workshops and courses for people who would like assistance in setting up their own business (of any size!) and / or gain employment.

These courses can be facilitated in association with Waterford Area Partnership’s Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP) however minimum numbers apply. It is therefore important that anyone interested in these services would contact us by phone on 087 4133 522

or by email to killccentre@gmail.com.

We are currently also working on a directory of services and organisations within the locality – if you or your organisation would like to be included, please email us on killccentre@gmail.com.

BIRTHDAY WISHES There are a great number of birthday celebrants this week – best wishes to Mary Kennedy, Siobhan Crowley, Maria Mooney, Gabrielle Power, Raymond Carberry, Maurice Walsh and Karen Guiry – a very happy birthday to you all!

KILL CARDIAC FIRST RESPONSE GROUP We are delighted to have had some of the committee members of the Michael Power Memorial Swim take part in our Cardiac First Response Course in Portlaw earlier this week – well done to all of you!

SUMMER CAMPS IN THE GEALACH GORM THEATRE If you are pondering what to do with the children over the next few weeks, a couple of places have just opened up for our upcoming Summer camps in the Gealach Gorm Theatre in Kill Community Centre: 27th to 31st July: Film & Animation Camp and 10th to 14th August: Musical Theatre Camp.

For further information, please call or text 0868569358 as soon as possible and we will try to accommodate you for these summer camps with a difference.

NEW exciting exhibition

by Linda Egan opening on Friday, 31st July, at 7.30 p.m. at Bank Studios, Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan.

Visual artist Linda Egan presents her new exhibition “The Secret Kingdom” this coming August Bank Holiday weekend.

Opening on Friday, 31st July, at 7.30 p.m. by Arts Manager Conor Nolan.

Also opening Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 11.00 a.m. until 6.00 p.m.

Linda’s current work takes the old tradition of taxidermy and gives it a politically correct and artful

spin. Using crochet to cover animal skulls, Linda creates life sized “skulltures” and installations that blend craft, realism and collecting.

Her art work is designed to pay homage to the form texture and beauty of the animal. All the crocheted skulltures are tongue-incheek and are meant to be humorous, taking on history and myth transforming the subjects into surreal images.

Linda will be collaborating with soloist Louise Barry who will perform a live performance on opening night.

Bonmahon BONMAHON COMMUNITY SOCIETY LOTTO The numbers drawn last week were 3, 6, 15 and 16 which resulted in two Match 3 winners – Paddy Coffey and Martha Harney who win €50 each. Congratulations!

This week, we play for a jackpot of €9,550 – a tidy sum for that holiday coming up – make sure you’re in with a chance to win!

TABLE QUIZ NIGHT Bunmahon GAA Club are holding a Table Quiz night in Hayes’ Bar this Saturday 25th at 9.00 p.m. All are welcome for a great night of fun!

IT’S YOUR COLUMN! If you have any news, pictures or announcements for inclusion in this column, please submit them to mareikerembold@eircom.net, call or text 087-4133522.

COPPER COAST FLOWER SHOW 2015 Don’t miss this year’s Flower Show at the Copper Coast Geopark Visitor Centre which takes place on August 2nd and 3rd from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. each day and will include entries for a variety of categories such as Decorative Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Home Produce, Arts & Crafts and Children’s Categories. Afternoon teas will be served throughout the afternoon. For enquiries and entry forms, please contact us on 051 292828 or info@coppercoastgeopark.com or contact Breda Colfer on 051-292210 or bredacolfer@eircom.net. Entries are just €2/€1 and must be registered by Friday, 31st July.

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Irish Red Cross Portlaw opens new ambulance base IT was a proud day for the branch and units of the Irish Red Cross Portlaw at their recent opening of their first ambulance base in the former fire station in Portlaw. Founded in 2007 following the donation of an Automated External Defibrillator to the community by local chemist Dermot O’Neill, the branch was formed with the intention of providing the village with a response service in life threatening emergencies. Two ambulances have been acquired since then, with the group growing to a membership of currently 75 youth and adult members. Training within the Irish Red Cross allowed members to achieve Clinical Levels from the basic Cardiac First Responder up to Emergency Medical Technician (which is one level below Paramedic), as well as some members being trained as instructors, qualified to give courses to members as well as the public. While the ambulances are essential for the day to day operations of the unit, be this to provide medical cover at events, patient transport, training or school visits, all speakers were in agreement: the provision of service by the two Cardiac First Response Groups in Portlaw and Kill and the respective surrounding areas are of invaluable benefit to their communities.

Minister Paudie Coffey cutting the ribbon and officially opening the Irish Red Cross Portlaw Ambulance Base (standing l to r: Bernie O’Sullivan, IRC Portlaw Chairperson, Minister Paudie Coffey, IRC Chairperson Mr. Pat Carey, Chairman of the Comeragh Area Cllr. Liam Brazil, IRC Portlaw Unit Officer Brian Nugent.

Volunteer responders are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are getting called by the HSE or members of the public on a regular basis to assist with potentially life threatening conditions until the arrival of the Emergency Ambulance.

While the basic qualification for responders is the basic CFR Community level certificate, most responders are trained to advanced levels and contribute greatly to patient care with their ongoing training and experience gained.

Chairperson of the Irish Red Cross Portlaw Branch,

Bernie O’Sullivan, opened the event by thanking all involved for the extraordinary support to achieve the opening of this base.

Minister Paudie Coffey and Brendan Coffey had supported the goal to have a base for the vehicles and associated equipment from the beginning and when the former fire station became available, emphasised the need and benefits of having the organisation based in the heart of the community of Portlaw.

Waterford Council, represented by Community Support Officer Kevin Moynihan, had been of

Members of the Portlaw Menshed Group midway through the renovations of the former fire station.

great assistance in securing the contract of the building as well as helping with the move. Another organisation heavily involved in getting the building ready for use was the Portlaw Menshed – hours of painting, fixing, concreting and varnishing were given freely by this generous group of local men, with Mr. Andy Lennon going above and beyond all expectations. Ms. O’Sullivan concluded by thanking the many in attendance, including the Chairman of the Comeragh Area, Cllr. Liam Brazil, Minister Paudie Coffey, Father O’Halloran, the

Chairman of the Irish Red Cross Society, Mr. Pat Carey, Regional Director of Units for the Irish Red Cross, Mr. Ted Noonan, Cllrs Mary Butler, John O’Leary and Declan Clune, HSE representatives as well as committee members of the Michael Power Memorial Christmas Day Swim Committee who selected the Irish Red Cross Portlaw Branch’s ambulance replacement fund as this year’s beneficiary.

The Irish Red Cross Area Director of Units, Mr. Brendan Farrell, who had also given the ambulances a home up to now, congratulated the branch and units for their tremendous achievements during the past eight years. A presentation was then made to Brendan and his wife Anne for making their home accessible and available for keeping the ambulances maintained.

Representing the Mayor’s Office, Chairman of the Comeragh Area Cllr Liam Brazil, recognised the achievements of the branch and units to date and wished them well. An organisation supporting and encouraging health awareness, including mental health issues and suicide alertness, was to be congratulated and supported. He asked for full support of this year’s Michael Power Memorial Swim in Kilmurrin Cove on

Outgoing Unit Officer of the Irish Red Cross Portlaw Unit.

Irish Red Cross Society Chairman Mr. Pat Carey congratulating the Portlaw Branch & Units.

Christmas Day to enable the branch to purchase the urgently needed replacement ambulance.

Unit Officer Brian Nugent proceeded to thank all the members and many others without whose dedication the unit would not have progressed so far in such a short period of time.

He underlined again the support given by Paudie and Brendan Coffey in securing the former fire station but also the tremendous help and assistance given so freely in the process of setting up the branch by the neighbouring Irish Red Cross Branch in Carrick-On-Suir as well as Mr. John Donovan from Waterford City. Regrettably, Mr. Nugent also announced that he was going to step down from his Unit Officer position later this year and thanked everybody for their support throughout the past years. In acknowledgment of his years of service, Brian received a commemorative plaque as a token of gratitude from the Branch.

Just before the weather attempted to make proceedings uncomfortable, Mr. Pat Carey, Chairman of the Irish Red Cross Society, applauded the tireless work of all volunteers involved for their communities and indeed the greater good. He elaborated on the global

involvement of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, the Red Cross / Red Crescent Societies and pointed out that at present, Red Cross personnel were actively helping in conflict and disaster areas such as Nepal, the Ebola crisis in Liberia and Syria to name but a few.

Father O’Halloran proceeded to calm the weather and blessed both vehicles as well as the new base before Minister Paudie Coffey emphasised his pride and gratitude to the community spirit of Portlaw and Kill for always striving to be the best they can be, be this in the provision of response teams, public access defibrillators, the youth group, provision of medical cover or training.

The ambulance replacement fundraising campaign was then launched and the ribbon cut – fittingly with medical shears - with the help of a great number of children, an audience of over 130 local residents and other invited guests and opened the doors to a wonderful afternoon of refreshments and great chats amongst all in attendance.

If you would like further information about what the Irish Red Cross do, please contact the secretary of the Irish Red Cross Portlaw on 087 6646 824.

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Stradbally MEDIEVAL CHURCH 800 YEARS 1215 AD approx. the Old Medieval Church was built.

To remember the occasion, on August 13rd in the Medieval Church historian Julian Walton will give a talk on the politics of the time.

The following Sunday, 16th August, an Ecumenical Service will be held in the Medieval Church, all events start at 7.00 p.m.

The only English Pope, Adrian11 in 1155AD by the "Bull laudabilitier" he handed over the sovereignty of Ireland to Henry 11. It was an era of great struggle between Empire and Papacy. How could the Pope and King of another country make such a deal?

Were the locals consulted?

Over the next few weeks we (Tom Hickey and Cian Flaherty) will summaries the social and farming conditions of the time.

STRADBALLY WHIST CLUB The Stradbally Whist Club took a day trip to Kinsale on Wednesday, the weather was lovely. 30 members had coffee and scones in Castlemartyr and then spent the day in Kinsale, some out on a boat trip. On our return we had evening dinner at The Garryvoe Hotel, Ballycotton … a splendid time was enjoyed by all.

Where will we go next?

Our whist nights are fortnightly on a Friday. The next evening is at 8.00 p.m. on Friday, 31st July.The cost is just €5 which includes tea and cakes and the chance of winning one of 11 prizes.

Plus a raffle.

Beginners 4 week whist course is starting at The Cove Bar on a Tuesday at 7.30 - 9.00 p.m. €2 for the evening, tea/coffee included.

The first evening is Tuesday, 28th July. It is not intense and is for relaxation and mixing with folks. Any questions call 051-292932.

SYMPATHY Stradbally lost one of its senior citizens last week when Michael McCarthy, Killelton, passed away to his eternal reward on Wednesdsay, 15th July, 2015.

Michael lay in repose at Drohan’s Funeral Home on Thursday where prayers were offered. The funeral Mass took place at Holy Cross Church, Stradbally on Friday morning, 17th July, celebrated by Fr. Jerry Condon, P.P., assisted by Fr. Michael Enright and Fr. Lucey. The traditional airs during the Mass were played by Teddy Barry. The readers of the Liturgy were Helen, Elaine and Fiona.

The emblems of his life were brought to the altar by Tina, Ollie and Paddy. The gifts of bread and wine were brought by Kelsie and Marie. The prayers of the faithful were shared by Shauna, Johnny and Mickey.

Following the final prayers Michael was carried to his final resting place in the adjoining cemetery.

Deepest sympathy is extended to Michael’s wife Josie; son Paddy, nephews, nieces, the extended family, relatives and neighbours.

CEMETERY MASS The Cemetery Mass for Holy Cross, Stradbally, will take place on Wednesday, 22nd July at 7.30 p.m.

CLOTHES COLLECTION A Clothes collection supporting Friends of Calcutta will take place at Stradbally Church car park on Tuesday, 21st July, 2015.

The collection will take place from 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Please have a good clear-out and support this deserving charity. Enquiries to Ml. Hopkins at 0879073074.

WOODHOUSE GARDEN OPENING On Sunday next, 26th July, will be a very exciting day in Stradbally. It is the day that Woodhouse Estate

will be opened to the public for the first time following 3 years of transformation, by the kind permission of Jim and Sally Thompson in aid of West Waterford Hospice, Irish Guide Dogs for the Disabled, “From Russia with Love” and Stradbally Tidy Towns.

Entry for adults is €10 while children under 12 go free. On offer will be a visit to “The Walled Garden” The River Walk, An Art Exhibition, stalls, family events and afternoon tea. A talk by Nicola MinihaneBeresford whose family were the original owners of Woodhouse Estate. The opening hours are from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. For further information contact John at 087-9004530.

SOCCER NEWS There was no Jackpot winner in the Club’s Lotto Draw held in the Cove Bar recently. The numbers drfawn were 1, 7, 17 and 21. €25 went to Gerry Dunne, Garvan Troy and Helen Aherne. The promoter’s prizewinner was Peggy Carey. The next draw will take place in the Bally Inn on Sunday night with a Jackpot prize on offer of €3,000. Thanks to all who continue to support our Lotto.

The Summer Camp is almost here, starting on next Tuesday, 28th July, for 4 days filled with fun and activity.

We would ask our helpers to be on site at 9.30 a.m. on the first day to arrange proceedings.

Registrations will start at 10.00 a.m. Tuesday with activities commencing 30 minutes later. For further information contact Kevin at 087-2760304 or Kerry Ann Donnelly at 0872182102.

Pre-season training for our adult team continues tonight, Wednesday, 22nd July at 7.30 p.m. and for our youth players tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30 p.m.

Tallow BRIDEVIEW DRAMA Brideview Drama will hold their AGM on Thursday, 23rd July at 8.30 p.m. in St. Patrick’s Hall, Tallow. All those who have been involved with Brideview Drama in the

past or anyone who would like to get involved with Brideview Drama in the future are welcome to attend.

We would encourage anyone who could contribute to the work of

Brideview Drama in any way to attend this meeting - i.e. Set construction, set decoration and design, sound, lighting, props, costume, make-up, acting, directing, set crew, backstage crew, front of house etc.

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

TO KILL A CIRCUS, GO FOR THE JUGGLER Greece is the home of Democracy. They invented it. So when they were threatened with being kicked out of the EU, the Greek Government went to the people. The Greeks voted against austerity (ironically, austerity comes from the Greek word 'austeros' meaning 'bitter'). But the Angel of Berlin said that "our democracy is bigger than yours so yours doesn't count". That must have hurt.

Still, we got a new word for the English language, Grexit, which now doesn't have a purpose......yet!

Speaking of a circus, all the clowns at the banking tribunal have been telling amazing tales. Bertie and Charlie didn't see the crash coming.

Bertie and Brian didn't see it happening and Brian and Brian didn't know what had happened. "If hindsight was foresight", Bertie "would be a billionaire". Which would be a step up from the millionaire he already is.

We must be the clowns because we are the ones walking the tightrope "without" our golden umbrella worth €2,000 per annum.

Because austerity is the fashion of the moment, being resourceful and self sufficient is a must. Forward planning is also a neccessity.

Ballinameela Creatives try our best to be all those things. So, we have started making stuff for Christmas already. I know you don't want to hear about it, let alone plan for it.

However, getting a few bits and bobs at this time of the year can save a bit of hassle AND money for when the main event comes around.

Classes in card-making and gift creating are under the tutelage of The Midi. I have no doubt that

Mary will be airing and decorating her spheres (I'm not allowed to say 'balls'). Other crafty people will be working on decorations and creative ways of wrapping and presenting gifts. (Yes Lyn, I mean you). Theres no pressure on anyone to do anything at anytime. But call in, have a cuppa tay, ask questions and share your stories with us.We can all learn something from each other.

Ballinameela Creatives meet at Midi and Noel's 'Maison de Kilmolash' on Wednesdays at the very civilized time of 7.30 p.m.

Former U.S. President Teddy Rooseveldt observed, "If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month"

Lismore LISMORE TIDY TOWNS The past week has been another busy one with general maintenance work carried out at the Grotto West Street, the ex Teagasc office, St. Carthage's House and at the Millennium Park.

Sweeping, weeding and deadheading are the main types of work being done at the moment.

As it is the holiday season volunteers on the community litter roster are asked to make arrangements for their roster if they are going on holiday on their particular week.Thanks to everyone involved as their commitment is ensuring that Lismore is clean and tidy for townspeople and visitors.

The planting up of the corner of the Grotto as a Bee & Butterfly corner has been a great success as the perennials planted have thrived and the area has been a hive of activity for bees and other pollinating insects in recent weeks.An information sign on common species of butterflies will be placed there in the coming weeks as this is the starting point of the Lismore Town Biodiversity Trail.

ECO TIP OF THE WEEK Generally air quality in Ireland remains good and our average daily levels are close to the EU limit value.

The pollutant of most concern is PM10. So what is it?

PM stands for Particulate Matter- these are things that float around in the air, most of them you cannot see.

They are a type of air pollutant called particles or particulate matter and those are the ones that most commonly affect peoples health. Particles come in all shapes and sizes, some seen some unseen, some solid some liquid. PM10 is the bigger particle and the smallest is PM2.5.

Keeping the air inside your home as pollutant free as possible is as important to your health as it is to the environment. It can help reduce allergies and asthma.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Don't smoke – if someone must smoke send them outdoors Use safe and more natural products, ie baking soda instead of harsher cleaners Keep fresh air circulating in your home as it can help get rid of any household fumes Use a damp cloth to dust

so as not to stir up dust from one place to another Clean regularly – keeping a clean house is one good way to keep your air clean Buy some naturally air cleaning plants - Chinese Evergreens and Aloe Vera plants are great for this.

PARISH OF LISMORE & BALLYSAGGART A time spent in prayer away from the ordinary day to day concerns by a bishop, priest or lay person is called a retreat. It offers a valuable time to reconnect with the soul, with the Spirit, to look at priorities.

Retreat is good for the soul. In the past, ordinary people walked to places like Mount Melleray and spent maybe a week there as they say, making their soul.

People have more time for these kind of adventures of the soul. It may offer a time for fasting for the mind.

I was privileged to spend a full week from Sunday evening to the following Saturday in Glencomeragh House of Prayer, Kilsheelan in a most beautiful garden environment. There is a welcome for anyone who wishes to call for a prayer or a quiet time. I see some fine

villas in Italy, such as Vila Charlotte, Villa Lano, Villa Iso Bella, but none could equal Glencomeragh.

Fr. John Fullenbach lead our days of prayer. He made a most challenging comment; we need to reflect on what reality we speak of when we say God. Do we mean God who rewards the good and punishes the evil ones? That understanding is totally alien to God understood in the Old Testament and by Jesus Christ. Our God loves each one of us as if we were the only one in the world, with a compassionate, forgiving, ever faithful love. God means Trinity, Father, Son, Spirit or Life, Love, Joy. So you could do well to give real thought to your Faith or to your Atheism as to your grasp of the mystery of God. Fr.M.Cullinan P.P. Mass Timetable: Weekday Mass at 10 am.

Saturday 25th.July Vigil Mass in Lismore at 6.15pm Sunday 26th.July.

Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30am Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11 am.

PRO Pastoral Council Parish Radio Link 103.9FM

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menssheds.ie NEWS FROM THE SHED Another week starts in the Shed with the workshop busy as ever! Plenty of projects on the go, with lathe work, barrows and enough to keep Jim and the lads happy!

On the workshop front we would like to wish Shed stalwart Geddy Mul best wishes for a speedy recovery as he is under the weather.

On the gardening front, everything is growing mad, thanks to the tender care of Ger, Tommy and John Dee. Well done to all involved.

Tom and Jim re-cover a stool.

Dungarvan GIY News THERE will be a meeting of the Grow It Yourself Club at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday, 6th August at Dromana House and Gardens. The well known Barbara Grubb will be our host. There will be a nominal charge of €6 and will include tea and coffee. All are welcome.

Our last outing was to Cappoquin House and Gardens, where our host was the erudite and affable Charles Keane, with scotty dog in tow. He mentioned something of this history of the house. It was built in 1723 and was burnt down in the 1920’s. It was rebuilt and now flourishes under the present owner.

There was a very good turnout of GIYers.The gardens are magnificent and the house has a commanding position, overlooking the Blackwater river.

Briefly there are rhodedendroms, ornamental artichokes, solomon seals, roses, climbing roses and so much more in a tree,d 5 acres.

Glorious, But we are GIYers, right and just when we were thinking that there was no veggies or fruit, we go through a garden archway and there is a field of apples. Charles Keane supplies the stores, in the general area with them.There is also a whole garden wall of trellised pears.

Blackcurrants, raspberries, gooseberries and redcurrants ripening under netting. Old grapevines, broadbeans, tomatoes and a lot more. It was a real treat to see this garden. The house showcased on Lords and Ladles on TV. The tomatoes are now ripening and ready to eat.

Broadbeans, peas, runner beans, cucumbers and courgettes should be picked regularly, for the more you pick, the more that will grow. My gem squashes are doing well and are spreading like vines. Give your veggies room to grow and strip off the dead and dying leafy bits.Veggies need light, heat and air to grow properly and don’t overwater, due to mould. The berries are ripening and have been netted. The birds will find a way in, if there is a hole.

Last year I had to catch and release a few of them that had got trapped in the netting.The problem at this time of the year is over abundance and what to do with the surplus.We tend to grow what we eat, if there is a surplus we would give to charities. Keep invigorating the veggies and tomatoes with the comfrey/nettle mix, just water it down and spray about once a week.

Marigolds, nasturtiums and dill are good companion plants and will detract the aphids.

Keep the veggies clear of weeds, because they can use up essential nutrients in the ground. Weeds are a problem, just have to keep vigilant, and hoe regularly. If our veggies were as hardy as weeds, we would not have a problem. Make sure that the plants are spaced correctly, which will ensure that the produce reaches the correct size. For example carrots to closely put together, will be small and stunted. Not a great analogy but its like golf, you can play all your life and there is so much to know about that swing. It’s a mystery to us high handicappers, that we try to fig-

ure out, you can never stop improving. Growing your own produce is like that, we are always learning and improving our skills, what works and what does not.

Read as much as possible, there is a lot of information online. I was asked by a lady about the no dig method of preparing growing beds of which I have talked about previously and how it would apply to bracken, which would have spreading roots. Having no experience of this problem, I can only logically suggest mechanical help i.e. a digger, to clear the area and start from scratch. I would however try the no dig method and start with loppers or a billhook, like a panga and cut it right back, as close to the ground as possible.

Muscular sons are useful.

Then get some cardboard boxes, flatten them over and beyond the area of the cut bracken. Fill over with topsoil, compost and some seeweed about 5/6 inches and cover over with black plastic, weighted down with stones.

Leave for 5/6 minutes, lift off the plastic, fork over and cover with 3/4 inches of compost. Make sure the PH is correct. It might work, otherwise a digger may be necessary.

The community garden project is still in the planning stage and announcements will be made as soon as it is officially sanctioned.

That’s all for now. Don’t forget Dromana House on the evening of the 6th August. See you there.

Happy GIYing Paul 087-9377274

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Tom Clancy Geal é a Chroí TOM CLANCY - Geal é a Chroí, a TG4 documentary, pays tribute to the Carrick-on-Suir man who was a founding member of the famous Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem group.

He died in 1990 but he is remembered fondly by friends and relations for his talent as a great actor as well as being a singer of great distinction.The programme will be screened on TG4 on Sunday, 26th July, 2015 at 9.30 pm.

Under the direction of documentar y-maker RoseAnn Foley, the 2011 programme revisits Tom Clancy's career as a Broadway and Hollywood actor. It recalls some of the highlights of Tom’s career, who was not only a traditional singer of renown but was also a highly respected and an established stage and screen actor, whose parts on television included roles in Little House on the Prairie, Charlie's Angels, The Incredible Hulk, Starsky and Hutch and major international films such as The Killer Elite and Swashbuckler.

The documentary also tells how he loved living in the Gaeltacht of Ring, Co Waterford, returning home every year in the summer to recharge and enjoy life at a slower pace.

Friends, including the poet Michael Coady, speak about Tom’s passion for acting and his love of music.

Family relations, including Tom’s sister, the Carrickon-Suir-based actor Peg Power, speak about Tom being the first of the Clancys to appear on stage

and how he joined a theatrical group while in his early 20’s, leaving his apprenticeship as a baker in Waterford to follow his star.

The singer and musician Finbar Furey recalls the impact Tom Clancy had on him and on his brother, Eddie, when they were travelling with the Clancy Brothers group as young musicians.

In the mid-1950's, the brothers rented the Cherry Lane Theater in Greenwich Village, and in order to raise rent money for it they started a series of midnight folk-music concerts. These shows brought them worldwide fame and changed their lives forever.

It was during this time that Tom Clancy was part of the off-Broadway movement, playing in plays such as Eugene O’Neill’s A Touch of the Poet with Helen Hayes, King Lear with Orson Welles, St Joan with Siobhan McKenna, and Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas for which he received a Camera 3 Award.

But the folk scene was in full swing and soon the meteoric rise to success of The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem was to allow little time for his acting career.

In spite of this Tom returned to acting. In the 1970’s, one of his most successful roles was co-starring with Jason Robards in the O'Neill play, A Moon for the Misbegotten.

Born on 29 October, 1924, Tom Clancy – Geal é a Chroí retraces his life and recalls his pivotal role in shaping and directing the

Tom Clancy group. It revisits his time as an RAF navigator during World War II. He flew missions over Germany in World War II. Later in the US, Tom and his brothers along with Tommy Makem became overnight sensations after appearing on the Ed Sullivan TV show in the USA.

He returned with his wife Joan and their daughters Blawnin and Rayleen to Ring, Co. Waterford, relocating from Southern California in June 1985.

Three years later, their youngest daughter Rosemary was born. Tom passed away in Mercy Hospital, Cork, on November 7, 1990.

Kilrossanty WHIST Results from the hall 10/07/2015 Carrie Wilkes, Tessie Cusack, Margaret Riordan, Pauline Desmond, Maureen Sullivan, Kathleen Whyte, Nicola Carroll, Biddy Carroll, Kay Mullaney, Biddy Quinlan.

Raffle: Tessie Cusack, Carrie Wilkes, Margaret Riordan.

Next Whist on 24th July 2015 at 8 o clock New members welcome.

SOCCER CAMP Stradbally Soccer Camp is almost here, starting 28th to 31st July. It will be four days of activities.

We Would ask our helpers to be on site at 9.30 a.m. on the first day to

arrange proceedings.

Registration will start at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday with activities commencing 30 minutes later. For further information contact Kevin at 087/2760304 or Kerry Ann 087/2182102.

WHEELCHAIR COLLECTION Collection for Irish Wheelchair Association will be held at all Masses this week end.

SACRISTAN Sacristan Collection will be taken up this week end.

The envelope is in your box of envelopes.

HURLING Best wishes to Waterford Hurlers who take on Dublin this Sunday in Thurles.

COMERAGH QUEEN Comeragh Queen will be starting on Friday, 31st July to August 3rd. Monster Bingo in Crotty’s Inn on Friday, July 31st with prize money of €1,200. Sports and under age match in GAA Field on Saturday evening starting at 6.30 p.m.

Lots of activities at the sports including face painting, BBQ, bouncy castle, donkey derby, guess the items in a jar, races for under age etc. Dance that night in Crotty’s Inn, music

by Country Roads with some couples from Strictly Comeragh giving an exhibition good door prize plus raffle on the night. BBQ in

Micilin’s on Saturday Night. Crowning of the Comeragh Queen on Sunday night 2nd with dancing to Jason Travers band.

Guest appearance Louise Morrissey. The Queen will receive a trophy and cash prize. Quiz on Monday night and lotto in Micilin’s for players training fund.

MARRIAGE Congratulations to Kerry Fraher, Briskey and Michael McCague, Australia who were married last Saturday in Kilrossanty Church followed by reception in Lawlor’s Hotel.

Both are based in Australia, good wishes to both of ye for the future together.

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Kilgobinet/Colligan/Kilbrien DÉISE FESTIVAL It was the day of the big concerts.The two top bands in Ireland were coming, and the Déise Festival crew had to be ready. On that Summer day back in 1979, the remote townsland of Bohadoon was to be the centre of the Irish musical universe.

The organisers, the Festival Committee members, found themselves "running" through the morning chores like milking. And since it was a Sunday, there was Mass to attend, then dinner to gulp.

Long before the big bands performed, there was plenty to do.

The weather was a worry. According to the Agrometeorology Report for July 1979, the first half of the month had been dry, but the rain had returned with a vengeance the pre vious day, Saturday, the 28th July, 1979. Thundery troughs were predicted on this, of all days, the day of the big bands, Sunday 29th.

Come rain or shine, when the gates opened for parking in John Brown's big field beside Bohadoon Pub, the locals had to be on hand, dinner bolted, clothes changed. The parking team had to direct the cars and collect the entry fees. The cashiers had to be seated in the caravan that had been towed on site to serve as a box office. The Sweet Shop gang, the Wheel of Fortune whizzes - it took a lot of people to run the Déise Festival. And all these work-

ers were volunteers. No one but the "talent" and the chip vans at the field entrance made a shilling.

MONSTER DONKEY DERBY The first event of the day started at 1.30 p.m. in the afternoon. It was the Monster Donkey Derby and it was sponsored by Pat and Maureen Meade, the publicans at Bohadoon. All entries had to be in by 1.15 pm.

Donkeys were still common on small local farms.

The upland holdings used the smaller, hardier animal in place of voracious horses.

The donkeys hauled turf or milk churns and pulled small carts. In a pinch, they served as transport, though not for long since automobile ownership was rising dramatically.

There were fifteen to twenty donkeys entered for the prize trophy and the jockeys were lads aged mostly thirteen to sixteen.

The race was a crowd pleasing favourite since there was no telling what the donkeys might do. The placid beast that uncomplainingly hauled milk churns to the crossroads might balk at the weight of a youngster and the roar of the crowd and refuse to budge. Others got the idea they were in a rodeo and did their best to throw their riders.

The course was outlined with straw bales and there were even tiny straw jumps for greater hilarity. Not satisfied with such antics, some

observers moved the bales to the confusion of rider and beast. The winners, owner and jockey and animal, earned their trophy.

RODEO Donkeys were one thing, cattle another.

Appropriating the American sport of rodeo, the cowboys of Bohadoon recreated the spirit of the Old West, Irish style.

Bullocks were not in short supply, but no one farm could be expected to provide animals year after year. So the first task was to round up enough cattle from enough farms, about twenty in all, to have animals available for every rider. "Whose bullocks are we going to get this year?"

Rodeo riders came from the same fearless bunch that served as jockeys in Pointto-Point horse races; and they came from the ranks of young farmers out to give it a go; and they came from that happy-go-lucky group who thought nothing of being tossed into the air by an angry bullock, risking life and broken limbs, while the beast bucked and reared and tried to stomp the fallen rider into the trampled, mucky ground.

Why ever they risked it, there was never a shortage of eager riders, especially with a top prize of - a trophy. It was, apparently, the honour of the thing that motivated the Bohadoon cowboys.

A strong wooden fence with posts and cross-bars was built to surround the

circular rodeo arena which was set up at the far corner of the field. A system of gates and corrals forced the animals into a crush. This served to constrain the livestock until a rider had slipped aboard. The chute was clanged open... then, hang on and fly high.

In the words of one flabbergasted spectator. "My God! Mighty!"

MISS WORLD PAGEANT Before the ten day Festival was over, there'd be a Junior Football Final, a Junior Hurling Final and Bicycle Races. Old wrecks of automobiles raced through a Ring of Fire.

Bohadoon was the venue for the Waterford Pageant to choose Miss World.

Question asked by an enquiring reporter: Did the 1979 Miss World Pageant at Bohadoon, which took place in the year of Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland, include a swimsuit contest?

Answer: Laughter. Just the thought of it.

MONSTER TUG OF WAR "Monster" was an adjective much used by the Festival organising committee, but it fit the Tug of War competitions. Tug of War was a "big thing" back then, an organised sport with its own governing council.

There were teams from all over who turned up in Bohadoon. There were nearly-locals like the lads from Ballyvoile or The Pike. There was a team

Riding the Mechanical Bull at the Déise Festival in Bohadoon during nine years in the 1970's and early 1980's.

called the Wild Geese who wandered wherever a war was scheduled. Wexford sent the Booley.

The locals weren't part of any league, but a scratch team turned out on the big day. One man who participated recalls grabbing hold of the big rope and pulling for all he was worth. He raises his arm and inspects it wonderingly in remembrance of the exertion. "My hands were a foot long the next day."

CÚIL CHEOIL SUMMER SHOW 28th July, Tuesday - Cúil Cheoil Summer Shows on Tuesday nights during the Summer in the Park Hotel commencing at 8.30 p.m. A lively mix of music, song, dance and story.

NEW POSTCODE INFO MEETING 28th July, Tuesday - An Information Evening regarding the introduction of the new Eircode postcode system will take place at Coolnasmear Hall at 8.00 p.m.

MASS ON MOUNTAIN 16th August, Sunday Reminder: hold this date.

This year's Mass on Cruachán Mountain will be celebrated by Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore Diocese.

MARY CURRAN MEMORIAL WALK/RUN 2nd August, Sunday – Kilgobinet GAA Club on behalf of the Curran and Cunningham family would like to invite you to participate in a walk/run in memory of Mary Curran.

The walk/run will be held on Sunday, 2nd August, and there will be a bucket collection on the day and all proceeds will go to SERT. Light refreshments will be provided after the walk/run. Keep an eye on the notes here and the Facebook page for further updates.

KILBRIEN PARENT & TODDLER GROUP 29th July, Wednesday The Group meets every Wednesday in Kilbrien Hall from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and will run throughout the summer. Everyone is more than welcome to come along. More details will be available on Kilbrien Parent & Toddler Group Facebook page or contact Michelle at 087-648-0822.

Come to Kilbrien Hall any Wednesday and join the fun. All are invited.

INCLUDE YOUR INFO Scott Simons - greenhillsofireland@gmail.com

MAP OF DUNGARVAN DATED 1760 A map of Dungarvan which has recently been restored to mark the granting of the charter to Dungarvan by King John in 1215 is the first detailed map of the town to survive.

The map is now on display at the Museum.

LOCAL HISTORY Three more significant dates relating to Dungarvan 1923 Civic Guards established in Dungarvan 1927 Edmond Keohan published the first history of Dungarvan 1929 E.S.B. takes over public lighting from Dungarvan Electric Light Co. 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.

Looking ahead to the 1916 commemorations we would also be interested in any artefacts or photographs relating to that period.

VISITING THE MUSEUM We welcome visits from schools, community groups, and local history societies.

Please contact us at 05845960 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 10-5 p.m. Admission is free.

Touraneena SLIABH gCUA LOTTO Results for week ending Sunday 19th July, jackpot prize €1,600. Winning numbers were 4,14,15.

There was no winner of the jackpot. Next week's jackpot is €1,700. As the jackpot wasn't won there was the usual draw for 5 x €20, winners as follows, Breege Gleeson, Ronan Gleeson, Ruby & Kay, Alice Burke, Theresa Butler. Promoters prize was won by Nuala Dunne.

Next weeks draw is in Hanrahan's Bar, Ballinamult on Sunday night 26th July 2015. The jackpot is moving up towards the 2K mark, a nice amount to win on a €2 ticket so don't forget to have your tickets in for this weekends draw.

SYMPATHY It was with great sadness the funeral and burial Mass took place last weekend of David Houlihan, Pinewood Lawn, Abbeyside, Dungarvan. David was a really popular young man and his tragic death at such a young age has left a void in many hearts all over the county. We extend our sincerest sympathy to David's brothers, family, relatives, team mates and many, many friends, may he rest in peace.

WEEKLY RUN/WALK The GAA club's weekly organised 5K run or walk is a great initiative for helping people keep fit and also to

raise money to develop a track around Kirwan Park.

It costs only €2 to participate weekly and if you can correctly predict your run/walk time, the winner each week will receive a €20 voucher. So its a winwin for all !

The runners/walkers meet at the church carpark on the Mc Grath’s side at 7pm each Monday. All are welcome.

ALL IRELAND QUARTER FINAL Best of luck to Derek McGrath and the Waterford Hurlers when they take on Dublin at 2 pm in Semple Stadium in Thurles on Sunday. Cork will take on Galway in the second quarter final at 4 pm in Semple Stadium.

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

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Knockanore/Glendine/Kilwatermoy “Gig sa Tigh” boasts triumphant FETE 2015 RESULTS ART & CRAFT COMPETITION Infants: 1st Aveline Butler 2nd Chloe Power 3rd Kate Browne 1st & 2nd Class: 1st Bronagh Motherway Joint 2nd Katelynn O'Neill & Gearoid Hynes 3rd Deirdre Roche Highly Commended: Ava Moloney Lily Roche Ella Carthy Very Highly Commended: Roisin Hunt 3rd & 4th Class: 1st Maedhbh Ormonde Joint 2nd Ava Geary & Stephen Roche 3rd Emma Roche Very Highly Commended: Stephen Roche 5th & 6th Class: Joint 1st Rachel Roche & Doireann Ormonde Joint 2nd Catherine Hynes & Jessica Mc’ Sweeney 3rd Aobhla Motherway Special Award: Padraig Hynes Highly Commended: Joanne Lonergan Cathal Hunt FANCY DRESS COMPETITION Individual 1st Place Shaun the Sheep 2nd Place An Irish Summer 3rd Place Prehistoric Dinosaur

Group 1st Place The Simpsons 2nd Place Mna Na hEireann 3rd Place Galway Play 5K RUN Men: 1st Place Dennis Mc Carthy Time: 19:16 2nd Place Jerry Moore Time: 19:33 3rd Place Darren Flynn Time: 20:04 Boys: 1st Place Billy Hynes Time: 20:30 2nd Place Padraig Hynes Time: 20:34 3rd Place David Collins Time: 24:40 Women: 1st Place Steff Ilsley Time: 21:55 2nd Place Catherine Clancy Time: 22:36 3rd Place Sinead O'Meara Time: 23:37 Girls: 1st Place Maura Mc Carthy Time: 28:17 2nd Place Aoife Kennedy Time: 28:18 3rd Place Rebecca O'Keeffe Time: 33:55 Congratulations to all who participated in all of the events.Your support has made this Fete another successful one!!

ORDINATION On Sunday last, July 19th, this parish got to witness a truly wonderful event. The Ordination of Shane O'Neill.

We all joined together to celebrate with Shane and his proud family on this 'Day of Days'. It was an honour to have the newly

appointed Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, the Most Reverand Alphonsus Cullinan, here in Knockanore for the ordination.

This was his first ordination so it was extra special all round. The church was packed to capacity and there were also TV screens in the Hall showing the ceremony for those that wanted to come and celebrate with the O'Neill and Daly families, to watch this spiritual event.

The Waterford Lourdes choir, directed by Ms Mary Dee, sang many a beautiful hymn and prayers throughout the service. It was also heartwarming to hear our former Parish Priest Father Jim Mulcahy say a few words at the very beginning of the ceremony.

He had a beautiful heartfelt speech made out for Shane and the pride in his voice when he spoke could not be denied.

It will be a day that will be remembered for years to come, and I personally, am honoured to have been able to celebrate this joyous, most holy of ceremonies, with everyone.

A special thanks goes out again to all the volunteers who made the grounds and the inside of The Sacred Heart Church in Knockanore look amazing.

Virginia Sandoval (Vice Chair) Facebook page @knockanoreglendinekilwatermoycommunitycouncil

Dungarvan Lions Club at the Show DUNGARVAN Lions Club is offering Free Diabetes Screening at Dungarvan Agricultural Show on Thursday 23rd July.

In Ireland over 200,000 people have Diabetes, and an estimated 250,000 people are pre-Diabetic.

A simple finger prick blood test can indicate if you are at risk of Diabetes.

The test is FREE, QUICK and EASY and is carried out by a team of voluntary nurses with equipment sponsored by Kelly’s Pharmacy, High Street.

Just look out for the Lions Club marquee at the show. More news from the club is that we wish to congratulate John Harnedy who has taken over the reins as President for 2015/2016. At a function in Lawlor’s Hotel at the start of this month, outgoing President Shay O’Connor

thanked the members of the club for all the hard work during the past year and wished John every success for the coming term of office.Visitor to the club for the occasion was Reg Norton from Crofton (UK) Lions. In his address Reg, who is a regular visitor to Co. Waterford, spoke about the common bonds between the clubs and thanked Dungarvan for the

warm welcome which he received during his holiday here. Finally, it is our sad duty to record the death of Brendan Fitzgerald, Grange which occurred earlier this month. Brendan was Club President 2005/2006 and is fondly remembered by the club members for his commitment to the community and his dedication to the ideals of Lionism. As dheis Dé go raibh a anam usail.

return of Martin Hayes with David Power AS all you connoisseurs of good music know by now, there is a wonderful series of concerts being presented for the last couple of years in the great “An Gig sa Tigh” series in Tigh on Cheoil in Baile na nGall in Ring. Legendary Irish folk and traditional groups have featured memorably here, such as The Voice Squad and Sweeney's Men. Also we have had amazing and world – renowned bluegrass groups from the U.S. like The Martin Gilmore Band and the John Lowell Band.

There have been superb Irish traditional musicians featured, including Tony McMahon, Steve Cooney, Harry Bradley, Jesse Smith and many more.

One of the most outstanding and memorable concerts was given last year by a man who is undoubtedly the most famous worldwide celebrity in Irish trad – the great Martin Hayes, fiddle-player extrordinaire. He was joined by our own local maestro, David Power primary exponent in Ireland of the beautiful uillean pipes, the king of instruments. This was quite simply a mindblower of a recital and everyone lucky enough to attend are still talking about how special it was. A great communion of spirits, a blending of souls took place between the musicians, making it a real honour and privilege to be in attendance. It really was a sacrament!

It was exceedingly wellattended too and it was for a really worthwhile local charity – The National School in ring. The world is gone so bad that the oil for the heating for the school children was being stolen! The kids were being left in the cold by unfeeling opportunists. But due to the funds accrued after last year's concert, a new shed

has been built to house the Oil-tank and the children are well set-up for the winter once more. So you, the discerning public, can do great good for your fellow human beings and ALSO, at the same time, find food for your souls and the transcendent joy that comes from the meeting of great musical minds. An outpouring of emotion mixed with virtuoso technique, and fused together by a deep understanding of life in general and also our really rich and profound Irish musical heritage: where else would you get it?

So be sure and support this excellent cause – your children's future is the most important and vital of your concerns and their education is the mainstay of this.

Martin and David have very kindly agreed to come back again this year to do another concert for the National School. This time the money is needed to make an office for the school secretary. At the moment she is in the hallway! So you know your money is going to be put to good use.

David Power has been telling me that, amazingly, his recital with Martin Hayes was their very FIRST FULL CONCERT together! (Up to then it was just segments of concerts that they did together). So it was simply incredible that they gelled so well and so consistently on that night. But since then they have performed another full concert together. And so David is really really looking forward to this next one as each time they play together, their rapport is building and their ease and comfort in each other's company improving. Consequently the ensemble playing is improving exponentially and the resultant music

Martin Hayes

becoming more and more satisfying. And isn't that the ultimate goal for all performing musicians?

So do yourself a favour and book early to avoid disappointment. This'll be booked out very early.

Ring Sean on 087 9898560. The concert will take place on the very last day of the month, July the 31st, Friday. Doors open at 8.15pm, in Tigh an Cheoil, Baile na nGall, Ring, near Dungarvan.

Admission €20.

Earlier in that same week, there is yet another remarkable “Gig sa Tigh” that you should book for as well. The world famous singer / musician, from the genre broadly known as Americana (which encompasses bluegrass, gospel, oldtimey folk and country), Tim Eriksen is coming for his first visit to Tigh an Cheoil. This will be a really unique opportunity for people in this area to see an international superstar so close to home. Check him out on Youtube. He is an incredible performer!

He'll be appearing in Tigh an Cheoil on Monday the 27th of July, doors open at 8.15pm. Admission is only €15, great value for such a legend in his field.

The Toronto Star newspaper called him “one of the world's finest practitioners” and T-Bone Burnett, himself no slouch in this arena, described him as “one of the best voices in music”. The hard-to-please New York Times praised his “breakneck picking”. He combines hair-raising vocals with inventive accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, guitar and bass; and overall he plays in total 12 different instruments! His music has been featured in many films including “Behold the Earth”, Billy Bob Thorntons “Chrystal” and the wonderful cult film

“Cold Mountain”! There is a great clip on You-tube of Tim preparing for this film his arrangement of the shape-note singing which is one of his specialities.

Check it out! - it's great.

He was given the great honour of being invited to perform for the birthday party of the actor and comedian Steve Martin, who is himself a great banjo player and bluegrass devotee, with excellent albums to his credit. When Steve hires another banjo player, it's a great vote of approval!

Tim is the only musician to have shared the stage with both Kurt Cobain (from Seattle neo-punk group Nirvana) and Doc Watson (the greatest and most influential of flat-picking guitarists, and legend of bluegrass), showing his extreme versatility and also his wide range of musical interests, and styles.

He has performed in Carnegie Hall and also in the Blue Note Jazz Club.

He is also renowned as a teacher, he is a professor and a brilliant ethnomusicologist. He has just finished his Masters. But don’t let his superb academic background put you off. On stage he is a lively, vibrant and exciting entertainer with great charisma and stage power, a wonderful grasp of so many instruments and he is a powerful, soulful expressive singer, with a totally distinctive and personal voice.

Don't miss Tim @ Tigh on Monday, July 27th.

BOOK NOW FOR BOTH THESE ESSENTIAL GIGS! Phone 087 9898560 and ask for SÉAN Just say “JOE SENT YOU”!

(That's the password) And, above all, remember: BE THERE OR BE SQUARE

David Power

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West Waterford CLASHMORE AND KINSALEBEG COMMUNITY COUNCIL OPEN DAY The sun shone on Clashmore GAA fields on Sunday as nearly 20 local community organisations turned up to highlight their activities, look for new volunteers and just have a chat with each other.

The big successes were Clashmore/Kinsalebeg Foroige, Clashmore Tidy Towns and the new Drama Club who between them attracted over 40 new members. Civil Defence also turned up in force and Catherine Power from Waterford Area Partnership came along to explain how she could help.

Noel Cronin from Community Radio Youghal was there as ever to support the local community and interviewed many of the participants.

Mike McKenna speaking on behalf of Clashmore and Kinsalebeg Community Council thanked the large number of people who turned up and acknowledged the financial support from Waterford Area Partnership and the refreshments supplied by Lidl, Supervalu and Tesco's, Youghal.

He also said that over 80 people completed a survey which will be used to help plan the Council's future activities.

KEEP THE RACE IN ITS PLACE “Keep the race in its place” that’s the message the members of Imokilly Motor Club had for the boys and girls when they visited Ballycurrane

National School before the pupils left of their Summer break.

On that occasion, they brought along a rally car and they set up an official start ramp in the school yard.

The boys and girls got an opportunity to sit in the car and have their photo taken.

All the children were given an excellent talk on safety by our own Derek Power who is Course Clerk with the club, Derek wanted to highlight the awareness of safety as the school and many of the children’s homes are located on the route of next Sunday’s mini stage of the rally.

Everyone in Ballycurrane, Mount Stuart and the surrounding area are asked to be aware of road closures and expected delays throughout the day, and obey the officials at all times please.

For many of our local drivers this is a momentous occasion as they compete on their home ground. We wish them a very save and successful race.

CLASHMORE / KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO JACKPOT €1,300 Our weekly Clashmore Kinsalebeg GAA Club Lotto draw took place on Monday night, July 20th.

We had no match four winner in this week’s draw so next week our jackpot will be €1,300. Our numbers on Monday night were 1, 19, 10, 30 Well done to the following that were winners of €20 spot prizes this week.

Davy Foley, Tina Walsh, Pat Doyle

Tom Dee Snr., Maurice Trihy.

Our next draw takes place at the Rising Sun in Clashmore on Monday night. Well done to all our prize winners and thanks to everyone for your wonderful support.

CAR RALLY On Sunday morning July 26th a Car Rally will pass via Mount Stuart. To facilitate the race the 9.45 am Mass in St Patrick's Church, Mount Stuart will be brought forward to 9.30 am, for that Sunday only ST DECLAN’S WELL TOOR – THIS THURSDAY To mark the feast of St. Declan, the annual Mass will be celebrated here in Toor at - St. Declan’s Well at 12 noon, this Thursday July 23rd. For those wishing to avail of confession please note they will be taking place prior to Mass from 11.30 am. Everyone is welcome to join us for this lovely celebration, in honour of this great Deise Saint.

CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE Top prize winners at Monday night’s [July 20th] 45 drive at the Decie’s Bar in Clashmore were Tony Keane and Gabriel Hynes in first place on eight game. In joint second we had Tommy Osborne and John Cliffe, Liam Curran and Noel Nugent.

Best of the last five were Eugene O’Halloran and Roger Hynes Our Lucky Last Game winners were Billy Connery and Percy Hallahan, Mary Anne and Bobby Connery, Kyle

Cunningham and Martin Lynch.

Would all players please note we are starting 9.30 p.m sharp every week. Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your support.

PARISH OF AGLISH/ BALLINAMEELA/ MOUNT STUART GRAVEYARD MASSES JULY 2015 The annual celebration of Masses in our graveyards in the Parish is now complete for 2015 a big thank you to everyone who took time out to remember all our dead.

Thanks also to everyone who looks after the various graveyards – you do an excellent job CLASHMORE RAMBLERS ALPHA LOTTO RESULTS On Sunday July 19th the letters drawn in the Clashmore Ramblers Alpha Lotto draw were H, N, B, F, there was no jackpot winner. Next weeks jackpot will be €4,800. €20 each goes to: Triona Byrne,Youghal, J. P. c/o An Siopa Nua, Richard Whyte c/o Eithne.

Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your continued support.

KINSALEBEG MACRA A very happy 30th birthday to our secretary Ita Keevers who managed to lure us all to her surprise birthday party on Saturday night at the Rising Sun in Clashmore. A great night was had by all.

Congratulations and best wishes Ita from all your Macra colleagues and friends.

Kilmacthomas MASSES FOR OUR DEAD Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, 23rd July at 7.30 p.m. in Newtown Church and on Friday, 24th July at 9.30 a.m. in Kilmacthomas Church with prayers afterwards at the cemetery for all those buried in the graveyards.

On Thursday, 6th August the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Remembrance Mass for those who died in the Union Workhouse will take place at 7.30 p.m. Bishop Cullinan will visit our parish for the first time and celebrate the Mass.

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Dr. Derek Casey, son of Joan & Pierce Casey, Kilmacthomas

who recently received a Medical Degree from UCD and has taken up a position in University Hospital, Waterford. Wishing you well on your chosen career Dr. Derek.

RETIREMENT Congratulations to Kevin Walsh (Snr), Scrahan, Kilmacthomas who on Saturday night celebrated with his colleagues from PPI, his family and friends his up coming retirement following 38 years in PPI factory, Waterford in Lenihan's Bar, Newtown. It was evident from the large crowd that attended that Kevin was a very well respected foreman in PPI, and a good friend.

Siobhán McCormack spoke highly of Kevin and

said he was a very fair and understanding boss and he will be missed by all in PPI. We wish you a long and happy retirement Kevin.

CAR BOOT SALE Your next Car Boot Sale in the Rainbow Community Hall will take place on Sunday, 2nd August.

COLLECTION The Irish Wheelchair Association will hold their annual Church Gate Collection on the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday, 26th July at all Masses in the Parish.

Please be as generous as you possibly can to this very worthy cause.

LOTTO DRAW Results of the

Kilmacthomas AFC lotto draw for Saturday 11th July.

Letters drawn B, I, R and Y. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to Donal O’Rielly, Kilmac; Mary O'Reilly, Fews; Tom Halloran, Kilmac; Gemma O’Rielly, Kilmac and The Golden Girls c/o J. Kirwan, Kilmac. Next week’s jackpot €2,900, be in to win.

WHIST Results of the Ballylaneen Whist Club for Monday night, 13th July: Mary B. Bowdren, Maureen Sullivan, Kay Veale, Agnes Thomas, Bridget Power, Maudie Cusack, Alice Walsh, Joan Stokes, Monica Gough and Kitty Murphy.

Raffle winners Eric Townsend and Mary Walsh.

The first three walkers "across the line" having successfully completed the Comeragh Crossing/Challenge. Left to right: Michael Sheehan, Billy Sheehan and John Neylin.

Comeragh Crossing and Challenge ON Saturday, July 4th, the Club held the Annual Comeragh Crossing and Challenge to raise much needed funds for the West Waterford Hospice Association. A generous donation will be presented to the Hospice at the A.G.M on the 6th October, 2015.

This event has always been hugely popular with the numbers participating increasing every year. But this year, the numbers swelled to an amazing 260 walkers who travelled from all over Ireland to take part.

They were not disappointed as they found that the event was again organised to a very high standard.

This was due to the very hard work and skill of all the Crossing Committee, the many volunteers and especially to the Club Chairman, Richard Dykes, who took over the role last October. A very big thanks.

The venue for the Walk changed this year and everyone gathered at Bridgie Terries Bar and Restaurant just outside Dungarvan. There they found the new Electronic Check-In System very efficient and time saving. Buses and cars were on hand to take the walkers to their various starting points. So many volunteers were there at all the check points to help with any problems that cropped up, to give food, water and lots of encouragement. The weather was kind to us on the day apart from a 15 minute spell when complete fog swept over us, adding to the "Magic" of the day. When the fog departed, we continued on our way enjoying lovely sunny weather. The signage and marking of the various walks was highly praised ensuring that all

walkers came off the Mountain safe and sound.

After signing back in at Bridgie Terries, all walkers were given a Certificate to mark the day. To the staff and management of Bridgie Terries who ensured all the hungry, weary walkers were fed and watered many thanks.

I want to take this opportunity to say a huge thanks to all the sponsors who by their most kind and generous contributions helped to make this event such a huge success.

WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL A special thanks to Anne Sullivan, Environment Awareness Officer with the Council for her "Greening" of the Crossing and the Anti-Litter Campaign. Thanks also to the Council for the grant we received which helped to make the event possible.

Flahavan’s Kilmacthomas - Flapjacks.

Twomey’s Eurospar, Abbeyside - Butter, Spread, Tea, Coffee, etc.

Glanbia (Sean Lordan) Dairy drinks and milk.

Country Store, Dungarvan - Fruit and Veg. Conor Lannen - Fruit.

Willie Kiely - Fruit Distribution - Fruit.

Albert McGrath McGrath’s Shop, Mitchell Street - Bottled water.

Barron’s Bakery, Cappoquin - For the delicious bracks.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all Members and Non Members, who helped to make the event a success by giving up their valuable time and providing their expertise.

A special thanks to the outside catering team who provided food and beverages during the walk.

The Club received many "Thank You" messages from those who took part for the great organisation and friendliness of the entire team involved in the Crossing/Challenge.

On behalf of the Club, I would like to thanks all you walkers who turned up on the day. Without you, there wouldn't be a walk. Hope to see you again next year.

SUMMER BBQ JULY 18TH Over 30 members enjoyed a fun filled evening dodging the occasional rain shower.

FURTHER UP-COMING WALK & EVENTS CUNNIGAR CROSSING AUGUST 2nd Supporting the Dungarvan Lions Club, the Annual Cunnigar Crossing will take place on Sunday, August 2nd. The meeting place is the TSB car park, Dungarvan, departing promptly from there at 1.30 pm.

After the walk, we will repair to Tig An Cheoil Pub for refreshments and a collection for the Dungarvan Lions Club. Remember to bring a change of foot wear as it can get very mucky.

TENERIFE HOLIDAY The Annual Holiday Abroad is from September 12th-19th to Tenerife.

UPCOMING WALKS SUNDAY 26th JULY. B Walk. 10:00 TSB Car Park C Walk 13:00 TSB Car Park.

For further information on all events and walk, why don't you visit our web site at www.dungarvanhillwalking.org Rememaber - No Boots, No Walk.

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Munster medals for Ballyduff CCÉ

Thomas Ahern and Emma Corbett who qualified for the All-Ireland Fleadh Ceoil at Nenagh this weekend.

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who competed at this years Munster Fleadh Ceoil which was held in Nenagh last weekend. We had a very successful year at the Fleadh in both music and dancing competitions winning medals and qualifying for the AllIreland Fleadh Ceoil in Sligo. We would like to congratulate everyone on their achievements this

weekend. The following is the list of prizewinners at the Munster Fleadh.

Under12 Uilleann Pipes: 1st Cian Smyth, 2nd Michael McMaugh.

15-18 Uilleann Pipes: 2nd Éanna Hyland.

15-18 Accordion: 2nd Emma Corrbett.

15-18 Banjo: 2nd Thomas Ahern.

15-18 Mandolin: 2nd Thomas Ahern.

15-18 Melodeon: 1st Emma Corbett.

Under12 Fiddle Slow Airs: 1st Bríd McMaugh.

Under12 Uileann Pipes Slow Airs: 1st Michael McMaugh,3rd Cian Smyth.

12-15 Whistle: Gormfhlaith Ní Shíocháin Ní Bheoláin 3rd.

Senior Piano Accordion: 1st Jason Turk.

Senior Piano: 1st Jason Turk.

12-15 Melodeon: Rachel Lynch 1st.

Senior Melodeon: 2nd Stephan Hale.

15-18 Uilleann Pipes Slow Airs: 3rd Éanna Hyland.

15-18 Sean Nós Singing: 3rd Gormflaith Ní Shíocáin Ní Bheoláin.

Under12 Mixed 4 Hand 3rd.

Senior Half Set 3rd.

Over 35 Set 3rd.

BOOLEY HOUSE The Booley House commences this Wednesday night at 8.15 p.m. It is a vibrant show featuring top class Irish music, song, dance and story.

Bookings can be made by contacting (058) 60456 or Lismore Heritage Centre on (058) 54975. Don’t forget to arrive early for some light refreshments before the show.

Lyre Heritage News Mesmerising work by Rayleen Clancy in Joan Clancy Gallery

By Marie O’Shea

“A soft day” THE rain was bucketing down on Thursday night.

Billy phoned. “Do you think anyone will come tonight?” I replied that we had better go down anyway, just in case.The first in were my son Eoin and his wife Kristin, with their four children, who were wide-eyed at the cottage – California (their home) was never like this! After that the crowd came – Billy need not have worried. We had lots of instrumentalists including a very talented young fiddler from Kilmac’, Maurice Boyle – Connolly. Brian Lynch (Australia) on tin whistle, John Fleming sang to his own guitar, Phoebe

also on tin whistle, Kelly and Peter Winnington who sang and played several instruments – and that’s only some of the talent. We had people from Germany,

Australia, California and God only knows where.

You will have to come and see for yourself! We’ll be there, hail rain or shine, next Thursday. See you there!

THERE was a splendid crowd in Joan Clancy Gallery overlooking the sea in the West Waterford Gaeltacht in Mweelahorna, Ring, on Tuesday, July 14th, for the opening of Star Stuff.

There was lots to see, hear and admire and the performance by Hugh O’Carroll on violin previewing a track from his upcoming CD set the tone for this mesmerising and magical exhibition of new paintings in beautiful oils on canvas by his wife Rayleen Clancy.

Rayleen explains of her current work “The images in Star Stuff are inspired by the physics of the universe.

Chemicals and particles collide, they work together to create celestial bodies, or react against each other to separate and disperse.This is universal order. It is found in all interactions, physical, spiritual, interpersonal. It is you. It is me. It is everything.

“Mnemosyne was the personification of memory in Greek mythology and the mother of the Nine Muses. In this painting the figure stands in an iconic pose with reference to the Virgin Mary and the goddess of memory, Mnemosyne.

“The memories of generations are held in our genes” she continues, “so that is why I asked my mother Joan to model for this painting, which is the first in a series called The Nine Muses that I’m currently working on.”

The artist herself is evident in a self portrait titled Beacon Strategy, floating in a suspended state of consciousness, hair wafting above her in an antenna of tangles, radiating up to a multi coloured sky.

“Beacon Strategy is central to the overall work” said Rayleen. “For several years the lady rested in a state of

Hugh O’Carroll on violin previewing a track from his upcoming CD set the tone for this mesmerising and magical exhibition of new paintings in beautiful oils on canvas by his wife Rayleen Clancy currently in Joan Clancy Gallery.

[Joan Clancy] hibernation, while her mind traversed the astral plane, searching for signs of life. Her visions of the universe are awe inspiring, unearthly worlds filled with breathtaking colours. The paintings in Star Stuff are the souvenirs from those

travels.”

Star Stuff continues daily 11.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. including the weekends until July 28th.

Joan Clancy Gallery is located in Mweelahorna, An Rinn near Ring College and the Cunnigar

beach, 10k south of Dungarvan overlooking the stunning panorama of Dungarvan Bay and the Comeragh Mountains.

Easy parking.

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Ardmore

Pictured at the Bob Rock Photography exhibition in Youghal were Anne Hally from Ardmore and Frank Cummings from Kinsalebeg.

[Gerry O'Mahony] VOX POPULI I started doing these Ardmore Notes as they are called a good few years ago, following in the footsteps of many before me.The parish is deserving of someone who has access to the print media and I have always considered it an honour to be that person. I’m often approached to include ‘this that or the other’ in the weekly submission and for the most part I do try and give the bit of exposure to whatever the cause is.

Sometimes though, I’m asked to include certain items that in essence would be more suited to the Letter To The Editor page rather than the section here.

Last week I was given some handwritten thoughts and observations by a village resident and asked to get them published here in the Ardmore Notes section.

The communication was actually passed on to me via a third-party, which happens sometimes so that in itself is nothing untoward.

The ‘note’ asked that I publish what was written in it; I have thought long and hard over this and I’m respectfully declining to do so. I will however just outline the bones of the main story as there were in fact two different items written down.

The resident who took the time, which I appreciate, to write down their views on an incident they witnessed is a wellrespected native of the village and was recently appalled when she came upon an unsavoury incident down by St. Declan’s Stone; it was on the day of a certain celebration that takes place in the northern half of this island and the day in question celebrates a victory by a Dutchman. In the eyes of the person who took the time to write down their thoughts, there

was an unhealthy disrespect being shown by some visitors towards our Patron Saint. I have no reason to doubt the voracity of the person’s recollection of the incident and would have to agree with them when they say that that type of “visitor” would not be in the best interest of our village.

I'm leaving it at that for now.

ARDMORE AFC PENALTY KICK 2015!

Yes, it's that time of the year again! Ardmore AFC soccer club’s annual Penalty Kick Contest in the grounds of the Round Tower Hotel in Ardmore. As a former winner of this prestigious competition let me say that it is one of the most fun events around and always attracts a large crowd. In fact last year, when there was no Pattern Festival to speak of, the Penalty Kick Contest had one of it's largest attendances ever and local man Michael Veale was crowned Champion.

Will Michael be able to defend his title? Will I make another bold attempt to win the title for a second time? Will there be a ‘ringer’ amongst the crowd who will upset the equilibrium?

Best you turn up from just after 3.00 p.m. next Saturday, July 25th, at the Round Tower Hotel to find out!

FOSTER AND ALLEN CONCERT Don’t forget that on Friday, August 7th next, which is only a few weeks away, the world-famous duo Foster and Allen will be performing in St. Declan’s Church, Ardmore, in aid of our local conference of St. Vincent De Paul. Some tickets are still available so make it your business to get one or two and support your local VDP. Award of Excellence for

Ardmore Open Farm Since opening its doors just over two years ago, Ardmore Open Farm has quickly established itself as one of the main tourist attractions and family facilities in the South East region. Recently they have been awarded the coveted Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor.This award was based on consistent excellent reviews from Tripadvisor users to the facility. This has proved to be a huge achievement considering the short time since its inception. “We were thrilled to receive such an award and we are delighted that people are acknowledging the hard work we have put in to the farm”, says Bridget Collins, Owner of Ardmore Open Farm. However they are not resting on their laurels.

Ardmore Open Farm is more than just a farm with a wide range of facilities and fun activities.“This year alone we have added an Adventure Maze, Treasure Hunt Area and a Go-Kart

Track to add to our existing facilities” Bridget Collins.

This year also the farm has been awarded a Zoo Licence by the National Parks & Wildlife Service.

This is one of only a handful of facilities in the country to be granted a licence.

Since the granting of the licence they have expanded the range of animals on offer and have developed a new a line of exotics, some of which have not been seen in Open Farm’s before.

These include Prairie Dogs, Coatimundi, Racoons, Mara, Emu and a few more besides. “The granting of the Zoo Licence has opened the door to develop the line of animals on offer, we are currently researching more animals from around Europe which we believe will add further to the development of the farm.

We are thrilled with the very positive response we have received and the new line of animals and additional attractions on offer are proving very popular with our visitors”.

Ardmore Open Farm is open seven days a week during the Summer months and open weekends all year round. Further details: Website: www.ardmoreopenfarm.ie Phone: 02487600.

EARLY DUCK RACE To avoid a clash with the Waterford v Dublin match The Tidy Towns Committee have brought the Duck Race forward to 12.15 p.m. on Sunday next.

You can buy ducks at any of the shops or pubs in Ardmore so make sure you’re in and enjoy some great fun with RTE racing personality, Brian Gleeson on commentary and some great family prizes from

sponsors Ardmore Open Farm.

ST. DECLAN’S WAY WALK The Knockmealdown Active Group are organising a walk on Stage 1 of St. Declan’s Way on July 25th from Cashel to Cahir.

Parking and registration at Cahir Day Care Centre and bus departs from Cahir Day Care Centre at 9 am. The walk will take approximately 4/5 hours and is approximately 20k. Boots are recommended and bring lunch/drinks as there are no shops on route.

Refreshments at Morrissey’s Bar in Cahir at finish. Cost is €20 per head with a€5 discount for early online booking at knockmealdown.com.

There is considerable interest in developing and marketing St Declan’s Way properly and if you have an interest in becoming involved with such a project please ring 086-8785222.

KEEP ARDMORE TIDY Great to see so many volunteers, young and old, helping the student litter pickers all over the village and on the local roads doing their bit to keep Ardmore tidy. One thing that needs special attention this summer is kerb weeds because the weather is so conducive to growth.

PATTERN WEEK This is Pattern Week and the Festival Committee have another wonderful and varied programme packed with family fun events that should all make this yet another super Pattern festival. We wish them the best of luck with their programme & hope for a little better weather especially for all the outdoor events at the weekend.

'Owl' smiles out Ardmore Open Farm way with the awarding of a TripAdvisor Cert. Of Excellence recently. Pictured here is Cian and feathered friend from earlier in the year.

[Gerry O'Mahony]

Kyle Hosford is the all star point guard from last season’s treble winning UCC Blue Demons team. He is also being selected to captain the Irish men's basketball team for a tournament in China in July. Kyle is asking you to enter the competition to raise money for the Laura Lynn foundation.

Tallow NAME THE RIVER COMPETITION TALLOW COMMUNITY COUNCIL What is in a name?! Well recently it was discovered, that the above river (shaded blue), has no name! The river in question is a tributary of the Bride and flows under the following bridges, Knockaun, Ballinaha and Kilwinny.

The Tallow Community Council has launched a unique competition, allowing the public to create and christen this river! The Name Your River competition was launched the last weekend of May, during the Toastal festival.

It is very easy to enter, you can enter online via the Tallow Community Council Facebook page or visit any of the following, Tallow Enterprise Centre, Spar, Tallowvision or the Post Office, fill in an entry form and pop it in the box on site. Entries are €5. The closing date is the 28th

August, and all entries will be judged by a panel of 3 people, all from outside of Tallow.

Funds raised for from this competition will be shared between the Tallow Community Council and the LauraLynn Foundation.

Monies raised by the Community Council will go towards future projects in the town.

This is an amazing opportunity to be a part of Tallow and have your chosen name of the river signposted at the bridges, as well as winning a hamper!

Theresa Costigan and Colin Cunnigham recently visited the National School in Tallow to talk about the river and the competition, and the pupils were very interested and exctied about the chance of naming a local river. Theresa and Colin were not alone though, they were aided by local hero and Waterford hurler, John Mullane.

Could you have the winning name?

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Villierstown Old Market House JACK THE JOKER Jack the Joker draw took place in An Cruiscín Lán on Sunday night and was won by John O’Brien with Card Number 30, the 7 of Clubs.

Congratulations John. Next week the draw will be for €600. Remember if you are not in … you can’t win. This is a joint community fundraiser and tickets can be bought locally.

FORÓIGE – TABLE QUIZ Last Friday evening the Cruiscín was full to capacity with family and friends of our local Foroige group.

Compliments to the organisers of the quiz and to the quizmaster Damien for a great night out.

REELING IN THE YEARS The Community Council will be hosting their annual Reeling in the Years Family Sports Day & Dog Show on Sunday, 2nd August. The evening will finish with a Slave Auction. (Slaves still needed).

VILLIERSTOWN WOODLAND LADYBIRDS & BROWINES Volunteer leaders needed for these groups. Come September there is a chance that these groups will not resume due to lack of leaders. Work with children of all ages, great fun, make new friends. We meet on

Thursday evenings every week.Would look great on your CV. Full training and uniform is provided. Contact Maureen 086-1703621 (Ladybirds); Kirsty 085-1541928 (Browines).

10 CENTS FOR CAMBODIA A Fundraising Initiative headed by Bad Boy Turned Good – Ross B, is asking everyone to help open an orphanage in Kampot, Cambodia. All we ask is that you donate your 1, 2, 5 & 10 cent coins … the ones lying in a jar around your house, on your desk in a dish, at the end of a bag … the small denomination coins, the ones that we all have thrown about the house. Ross has a bucket in the shop ready to collect your coins. The shop on main Street, Villierstown. Call in anytime and have a chat with Ross about the total necessity of a street outreach facility to help educate these children out of poverty. Ross B – 0858894665.

SCOOP THE POOP Villierstown is still suffering badly with the BIG PROBLEM of Dog dirt. Dog dirt causes disease.The Litter Pollution Act of 1997 requires dog owners to clean-up after their pets foul in public places. It’s not just a fad, children are at risk of infection. Please be

aware.

ECOCIDE Did you get your new ECOCIDE, postcode? Discover more about Ecocide on wow.ecocide.ie JULY DAYS TO REMEMBER 23rd July – St. Declan’s Well, Toor, Annual Mass at 12.00 noon.

COMMUNITY ALERT TEXT 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 Counsellor”. Contact Carol:- 0876635465.

I NEED YOUR HELP If I don’t know it’s happening I can’t put it in. 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. virtue.pc@hominal.coma THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK …

Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children with teenagers of their own …

OUR photograph shows young art enthusiasts, Aoife and Vivienne Cowman from Rathcormac, Co. Cork, admiring the exhibition in the Old Market House Arts Centre last weekend.

The Exhibition by three visiting artists, Violette Chandleer from The Ukraine; Mary Rose Holmes from Florida and Helen Tilston from Galway presently in the Old Market House Arts Centre has been very successful and draws to a close this week.

Over the last several weeks, the collection has drawn very favourable comment for the colourful and distinctive work of the three talented women, but better still a steady stream of visitors to the colourful collection.

Artist, Mary Rose Holmes said that the three of them had got together as artists, fancied painting old pretty houses, sometimes even ruins, some of which were on display.This theme became so popular they went out and photographed more and more of those old houses ‘before bulldozers got to them’.

“Eventually,” she said, “the conservation authorities began to sit up and take notice and placed preservation orders on some of the old houses before they could be got rid of.”

So, not alone did The Arts Centre gain a beautiful exhibition, but many interesting heritage houses were saved from the wrecking ball as well.

Ballysaggart

Villierstown Boating Club hosts Villierstown 250 VILLIERSTOWN Boating Club, set on an idyllic stretch of the Blackwater River, will play host to a brand new event called the Villierstown 250 on Saturday, September 6th. The Villierstown 250 will be a sailboat race open to 25 dinghy crews from across Ireland. Entries are due by Friday, August 21st.

To celebrate this fact and welcome visitors to Villierstown, the local community are making a tremendous effort to accommodate and entertain

all sailors, families and friends. Those taking part in the event will enjoy the beautiful natural setting and challenging sailing conditions starting the race at 1.00 p.m. and sailing for 3 hours along the river.

Those on shore can view the racing from several vantage points on the river banks or Villierstown Quay. Once the race is won the stories can be told whilst enjoying a variety of food and liquid refreshment. The prize giving ceremony will be at Villierstown

Boating Club around 5:30 p.m.

Visitors and locals may also enjoy a visit to the local pub, An Cruiscín Lán.

For those considering travelling to Villierstown on Saturday, 5th September, a variety of accommodation will be available including: Camping close to the VBC; local B&B and hotels close-by in the towns of Dungarvan, Lismore and Cappoquin.

To find out more visit the Villierstown Boating Club Facebook page or call the Club on 086 847 3562.

BALLYSAGGART COMMUNITY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, 30th July 8.15 p.m. 45 Card Drive in the Community Centre Friday, 31st July 7.30 pm Car Treasure Hunt from the Church, €10 per car.

9.30 p.m. Table Quiz in Meagher's Bar, €20 per table of 4.

Saturday, 1st August 12.00 noon Children's Art Competition in the Community Centre 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Family Fun Fay at the Towers Treasure Hunt and Teddy Bears Picnic The Family Fun Day at the Towers will have a variety of games and activities for all ages. When we meet at the Towers car park at 2.00 p.m. the children will be directed to the activities that are organised and age appropriate.

Children aged 8-13 (approximately) have a Treasure Hunt from the car park, through the Gates and onto the Towers.Teams of 4 at €10 per team, each team must be accompanied /

supervised by at least one adult and adult signatures will be required on the day.

Children up to age 8 will have their Treasure Hunt at the Towers, €2 per child.

When both groups converge at the Towers we will have a Teddy Bear's Picnic so don't forget your packed lunch and other treats will be provided. Also, bring along your Teddy to enjoy the party or dress up in your Teddy costume. There will also be lots of activities and games, and a face painter will be on hand to transform beautiful faces into amazing characters.

So spread the word and come along to enjoy a fantastic day of family fun.

If weather is unsuitable all activities will be set up in the Community Centre.

9.30 p.m. Music by Sundance in Meagher's Bar Sunday, 2nd August Guided Walk to the Ballysaggart Waterfalls 11.15 a.m. Registeration for Walk at the School House 12.00 noon Walk Commences 5.00 p.m. Return to the School House Adults €5.00 Children Free

Refreshments Served The walk is approximately 4 miles from the school house to the Waterfalls Walking Shoes/Gear essential.

7.30 p.m. Fancy Dress Parade 9.30 p.m. Music by Sampson in Meagher's Bar, and Grand Raffle.

Tickets for the Grand Raffle will be available for purchase at events throughout the weekend.

For further information on all events please contact Carmel 087-9809049 or Helena 087-7523386 CONDOLENCES Ballysaggart Community wish to extend our deepest Sympathies to the family of Mary Greehy, Ballysaggart.

May she rest in peace.

MEMORIAL WALK/RUN Mary Curran nee Cunningham Memorial Walk/Run in aid of SERT will take place on Sunday, 2nd August at 2.00 p.m. from Kilgobinet Sports Centre. Donations can be given on the day.

For further queries please contact Maud 0879753783.

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Nótaí na Gaeltachta le Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise

Campa Seoltóireachta CAMPA SHEOLTÓIREACHTA Tháinig críoch le Cúrsa B den campa sheoltóireachta 2015 Dé hAoine 17ú Iúil le bronnadh teastais ar na bpáistí a bhí páirteach sa cúrsa. Bhí 23 páistí ar fad páirteach ar an gcúrsa.

D’fhoghlaim na páistí conas bád a láimhseáil go slán agus go héifeachtach i rith an chúrsa. Cé nach raibh an aimsir go hiontach le linn na seachtaine, d’éirigh leo neart ama a chur isteach ar na mbáid amach ar an bhfarraige.Tá buíochas speisialta ag dul go Dónal Ó Faoláin agus an foireann ar fad a chur obair na gcapall isteach ar an gcúrsa.

Cúrsa B of the Sailing Camp 2015 came to a conclusion on Friday, 17th July, with the presentation of certificates to the children who took part in the camp. The kids learned how to handle a boat safely and efficiently. Despite not having the best of weather during the week, they managed to spend plenty of time with the boats on the water.

A special thanks goes to Dónal Ó Faoláin and all the team on the camp who put in amazing work during the week.

STAR STUFF Tá taispeántas ealaíne ‘Star Stuff ’ ar siúl ag Rayleen Clancy i ndánlann Joan Clancy, Maoil a’

Chóirne, An Rinn. Thosaigh an taispeántas ar an 14ú Iúil agus tá an dánlann oscailte go laethúil idir 11.00 r.n. go 5.00 i.n. Beidh an taispeántas ag dul ar aghaidh go dtí an 28ú Iúil.

Tuilleadh eolais: 086 8134597, www.joanclancygallery.com Star Stuff, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Rayleen Clancy is open in Joan Clancy Gallery, Maoil a’ Chóirne, An Rinn on Tuesday, 14th July. The Gallery is open daily from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and the exhibition will continue until 28th of July.

Further information: 086 8134597, www.joanclancygallery.com DAONSCOIL NA MUMHAN Beidh Daonscoil na Mumhan ar siúl i gColáiste na Rinne, Rinn Ó gCuanach, ón 16ú go dtí an 21ú Lúnasa 2015.

Tá clár ama lán le leachtaí, ranganna, ceardlanna, ceol agus céilithe curtha le chéile i mbliana agus tá fáilte romhat clárú anois.

Beidh aoichainteoirí den scoth ag caint le linn na Daonscoile ar ábhar éagsúla, Sorcha Ní Chéilleachair – Cathaoirleach Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta agus Rónán Ó Domhnaill – An Coimisinéir Teanga ina measc.

Déan teagmháil le Annraoi de

Paor ar 087 9711091 nó le Míchéal Ó Drisleáin 087 7938709 le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais. www.daonscoil.com Daonscoil na Mumhan will be taking place in Coláiste na Rinne, An Rinn, from the 16th to the 21st August, 2015.

A full program of lectures, classes, workshops, music and a Céilí or two has been put together this year and you are welcome to register now.

A series of wonderful guest speakers has been arranged to give talks on various topics, Sorcha Ní Chéilleachair – Chairperson of Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta and Rónán Ó Domhnaill – An Coimisinéir Teanga amongst others.

Contact Annraoi de Paor on 087 9711091 or Míchéal Ó Drisleáin on 087 7938709 for more information. www.daonscoil.com SNÁMH URRAITHE AN RNLI Beidh an 21ú Snámh Urraithe Bliantúil i gCeann Heilbhic ar siúl ag 1.00 i.n. ar an 9ú lá Lúnasa 2015. Beidh BBQ,“Comórtas Rí Heilbhic”, péinteáil aghaidhe, ceol agus siamsaíocht den scoth ar fáil. Lá spraoiúil do teaghlaigh a bheas ann agus tá fáilte roimh cách. Tá an snámh urraithe eagraithe ar mhaithe le Bád

Tarrthála an RNLI i gCeann Heilbhic.

Tá daoine á lorg ag an lucht eagrúcháin chun an snámh urraithe a dhéanamh agus is féidir clárú don snámh faoi láthair. Is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh le rnlihelvick@gmail.com i gcomhair tuilleadh eolais.

The 21st Annual Sponsored Swim will take place in Heilbhic at 1.00 p.m. on the 9th of August.

There will also be a BBQ, “The King of Heilbhic” competition, face painting, music and entertainment on the day. A fun day out for the family is to be had and all are welcome.The swim is organised to support the RNLI Lifeboat service.

Swimmers are needed, for further information on preparation and registration, contact rnlihelvick@gmail.com REILIG AN tSLÉIBHE Tá an Coiste Fáilte i nGaeltacht na nDéise i mbun taighde ar stair Reilig an tSléibhe, reilig a théann siar chuig aimsir an Gorta Mór. Má tá eolas ar bith agat faoi stair na háite sin, beidh an Coiste Fáilte buíoch as teagmháil a dhéanamh leo agus an teolas sin a roinnt. Is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh leo ag 058 46664 nó ag cfdeise@gmail.com An Coiste Fáilte in Gaeltacht

na nDéise are researching the history of Reilig an tSléibhe, a graveyard that goes back to the time of the Famine. If you have any information about the history of this site, An Coiste Fáilte would be grateful if you contacted them to share this information. You can contact them at 058 46664 or at cfdeise@gmail.com HÚLAÍ Húlaí 4ú – 7ú Lúnasa. Beidh Campa Samhraidh Ceol Traidisiunta, Amhránaíocht, Dráma, Rince agus Ceárdachas i gcomhair páistí 5-14 bliain d’aois ag tosú i Meánscoil San Nioclás, An Rinn ag 9:45 r.n. ar an 4ú Lúnasa. Tá cúpla áit fágtha ar an gcúrsa do pháistí níos sine más mian leat páirt a glacadh. Déan teagmháil le Mary Rafferty ar 087 2714671 i gcomhair tuilleadh eolais.

Húlaí 4th – 7th August. A Summer Camp of Traditional Music, Singing, Drama, Dance and Crafts for children aged 5-14 will take place in Meánscoil San Nioclás, An Rinn, starting at 9.45 a.m. on the 4th of August. There are a few places still available on the course for older children.

Contact Mary Rafferty on 087 2714671 for further information.

SEIRBHÍS DOCHTÚRA Tá an Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú

thar n-ais ag feidhmiú ó Ionad Pobail na Rinne gach Máirt agus Déardaoin ó 9-11 ar maidin.

Dr. Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú will be available for appointments 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 / SVP 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.

MEÁIN SHÓISIALTA / TEAGMHÁIL / CONTACT Is féidir an nuacht is déanaí agus eolas faoi imeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl sa Rinn agus sa Seanphobal ar an leathanach Facebook atá ag an gComhlucht Forbartha – w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / comhlucht.forbartha agus táimid ar fáil ar twitter anois chomh maith – @cfdeise. If anybody has events / news to be included in Nótaí na Gaeltachta, seol iad chuig cfdeise@gmail.com nó 058-46664.

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COMERAGH COMHALTAS

Comhaltas Craobh na gComarach QUALIFIERS GALORE FOR ALL-IRELAND Musicians, singers and dancers representing Co. Waterford had a very successful outing at Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan in Nenagh last weekend. The following prizewinners will represent the Déise at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Sligo.

The County will be represented in thirteen U-12 competitions.

Joseph Mannion has qualified for four competitions, Button Accordion, Melodeon, Bodhrán and in Duets with Ellen O’Gorman. Ellen has also qualified in both Fiddle competitions, dance music and slow airs. Cian Smith has qualified in Uilleann Pipes both dance music and slow airs as well as Tin Whistle, dance music. Cian’s cousins Bríd and Michael McMagh have qualified in Fiddle, slow airs and Uilleann Pipes, Slow airs and dance music respectively. Evan Gloeckner qualified in Tin Whistle, slow airs and Ríona Ní Cadhainn in Amhráin Ghaeilge.

For many years now, competition has been most keen in U-15 events. At this level Séamus O’Gorman qualifying in fiddle, slow airs and Rachel Lynch in Melodeon are our only representatives for Sligo.

In U-18’s Co. Waterford qualified in ten competitions. Heading for Fleadh na hÉireann is Jana McCarthy Kent in Flute slow airs and Tin whistle dance music and in duets with Clodagh Kelly who also goes through in Fiddle, slow airs. Tom Ahern in both Banjo and Mandolin, Eanna Hyland in both Uilleann Pipes competitions, Emma Corbett in Button accordion and Melodeon, Daniel O’Keeffe in Accompaniment and Sarah O’Gorman in Fiddle slow airs will all represent their county, Province and Comhaltas branches in Sligo.

Waterford will be involved in nine Senior competitions at the AllIreland Fleadh. Jason Turk qualified in PianoAccordion and Piano, Clara Mannion in concertina, Stephen Hale in Melodeon, Rebecca McCarthy Kent in piano and fiddle dance music, Niamh Fennell Bodhran, Clare Fennell in both Tin Whistle and Flute slow airs and Clare is also a member of the trio with Clara Mannion and Sarah O’Gorman who will repre-

sent the Déise in Sligo.

Representing the County in dance will be Ballyduff / Ballinvella / Ballysaggart in U-12 4 Hand Céilí, Senior Half Set and over 35’s Mixed Set and Sliabh gCua in Ladies 8Hand Céilí.

Congratulations to all on their success in Munster and best wishes in the AllIreland in Sligo.

MUNSTER FLEADH RESULTS Well done to all our branch members who competed in the Munster Fleadh over the weekend, you did your county and the branch proud! A big congratulations to those who qualified for Sligo, your all amazing. Below is a list of the Comeraghs Comhaltas All Ireland 2015 Qualifiers!!!!!

Ceol Beirte / Duets (1518): 1st Clodagh Ní Cheallaigh, Jana McCarthy Kent CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge, Port Láirge An Trá Mhór Ceol Trír / Trios (O18): 3rd recommended Claire Fennell, Clara Mannion, Sarah O'Gorman CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Ceol Beirte / Duets (Faoi 12): 3rd recommended Ellen O'Gorman, Joseph Mannion CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Bodhrán / Bodhrán (O 18): 2nd Niamh Fennell CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Bodhrán/Bodhrán (Faoi 12): 1st Joseph Mannion CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Tionlacan / Accompaniment (15-18): 1st Daniel O'Keeffe CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Mileoideon/Melodeon (Faoi 12): 2nd Joseph Mannion CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Consairtín/Concertina (O18): 1st Clara Mannion CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Fidil / Fiddle (Faoi 12): 2nd Ellen O'Gorman CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Bosca Ceoil/Button Accordion (Faoi 12): 1st Joseph Mannion CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Foinn Mhalla, Feadóg / Whistle Slow Airs (O18): 1st Claire Fennell CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Foinn Mhalla, Feadóg Mhór / Flute Slow Airs (O18): 2nd Claire Fennell CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge

Foinn Mhalla, Fidil / Fiddle Slow Airs (Faoi 12): 2nd Ellen O'Gorman CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Foinn Mhalla, Fidil/Fiddle Slow Airs (1215): 2nd Seamus O'Gorman CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge Foinn Mhalla, Fidil / Fiddle Slow Airs (15-18): 2nd Sarah O'Gorman CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge 3rd recommended Clodagh Ní Cheallaigh CCÉ, Craobh Na gComarach, Port Láirge TUESDAY NIGHT SEISIÚN Comeraghs Comhaltas weekly Seisiún in The Park

Hotel, Dungarvan - each Tuesday at 8.30 p.m. throughout July and August.

The 2 hour show includes traditional music, song and dance, and even a complimentary cupán tae during the break! All welcome.

APOLOGIES A big apology to both Katie Halpin-Hill and Caoimhe Timmins whose names got left out of last weeks Munster qualifiers lists.

They both got through to the Munsters in fiddle slow air, fiddle being one of the hardest instruments to qualify in.

Well done girls!

DEISE Camera Club continues to expand and grow welcoming new members again at our July meeting. We look forward to many educational fun filled trips out and about over the remainder of the summer getting to grips with the basics of photography and expanding our own skill levels along the way also!

We started off the new club year by debating and choosing competition themes, technical workshops, educational trips and guest speakers and above all the pursuit of new and challenging areas to capture. The next few months are filled with many activities like local shows, gardens and architectural buildings and historic events to name but a few occasions where interesting and varied photo opportunities arise. Carpe Diem …. Sieze the Day! Grab a friend or two and go enjoy our wonderful county!

CLUB COMPETITION Monthly theme for JULY was ‘ABBEYSIDE CHURCH’. It was an open format competition giving plenty of scope for presentation and composition. We were treated to a fantastic array of interesting and diverse photographs and learned new perspectives from the collection. Congratulations to Noreen O’Brien who came 1st, Patricia Galvin came 2nd, and joint 3rd was shared between Sean Byrne and Frankie Lloyd.

Well done to all concerned. Theme for August is GOLDEN HOUR, this is the magic period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer compared to when the Sun is higher in the sky. September theme is EMOTIONS. FIELD TRIP We are continuing to make the most of the fine bright evenings by holding our technical nights, 4th Tuesday of the month, out around the Deise! Club members are reminded to check emails and text for current locations and upcoming events. MEETING VENUE Our August meeting will go ahead as usual in the Town Hall Theatre, Dungarvan. We meet second Tuesday of the month, every month, so 11th August in Town Hall Theatre at 7.30 p.m. is the place to be!

Membership is due now also! CONTACT New members are always welcome to drop into our meetings and check us out.You can also view our website at www.deisecameraclub.com and DEISE CAMERA CLUB DUNGARVAN on Facebook You can contact us by emailing deisecameraclub@gmail.com

ABBEYSIDE CHURCH: 1st Noreen O’Brien.

ABBEYSIDE CHURCH: 2nd Patricia Galvin.

ABBEYSIDE CHURCH: Joint 3rd Sean Byrne.

ABBEYSIDE CHURCH: joint 3rd Frankie Lloyd.

Bargain Hunters Rejoice DO you want to reinvigorate your wardrobe? Then Déise Day Care Centre, Dungarvan, will be the place to be on Thursday, 13th August, from 2.00 to 5.00 p.m. as we are holding a pre loved clothing sale.

Do you have clothing items taking up space in your wardrobe, items that you have not worn in a while, then please donate these to Déise Day Care Centre from Wednesday,

22nd July, onwards.

We do require that all clothing donated is in a clean, sellable condition.

We will accept men, women and children’s clothing. NO under garments. Please do not leave items outside of the Day Centre, the Centre is open daily from 9.00 to 4.30 p.m., and items can be donated during opening hours. Any items that are unsold will be donated to

the Irish Wheelchair Association.

On the day of the sale, all items will be priced to sell, we will have a €2. €5, €10, €20 and €30 rails. So there will be plenty opportunities for bargains to be found. As all proceeds will be going to Déise Day Care Centre and to Waterford Hospice, we ask for your full support with this fund raiser, through donations and from sales.

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Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan DD, Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, with the newly ordained Rev. Shane O’Neill, Knockanore, and the attending Priests and altar servers after Shane's ordination in the Church of The Sacred Heart, Knockanore, Co. Waterford, on Sunday last.

[John Hennessy]

Ordination of Reverend Shane O’Neill REV. Shane O’Neill was ordained for the diocese of Waterford and Lismore by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan on Sunday last, July 19th.

The ordination ceremony was celebrated in Shane’s native parish of Knockanore, Co.Waterford.

It was indeed a proud day for the community in Knockanore who were preparing for the great event for months. The church was recently refurbished and looked immaculate, proudly showcasing its architectural features, which helped give expression to the rich symbolism of the ordination ceremony.

A festival atmosphere prevailed: the church was filled to capacity with parishioners, family and friends of Shane and over fifty priests who concelebrated with Bishop Cullinan.

The rite of ordination is deeply moving and mean-

ingful; it had added poignancy as it was Bishop Cullinan’s first ordination of a candidate to the priesthood. Bishop Phonsie in his homily, spoke of how rewarding the life of the priest is, as he is called to mediate the grace of the healing power of Christ, particularly in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. He said that there is nothing like the priesthood in terms of the meaning and purpose it confers on the man who responds to the call of the Lord to follow him.

The solemnity of the occasion was highlighted when Shane lay prostrate before the altar as the litany of the saints is intoned. This is a sign of his total surrender to the Lord and his total commitment to fulfilling his ministerial responsibilities. This is followed by the laying on of

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan DD, Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, with the newly ordained Rev. Shane O’Neill, Knockanore, and his family, Fiona, Darren, Cathal, dad Thomas and mum Patricia after Shane's ordination in the Church of The Sacred Heart, Knockanore, Co. Waterford.

[John Hennessy]

Very Rev James Mulcahy PE (Retired) congratulating Rev. Shane O’Neill, Knockanore, during his ordination as Priest for the diocese of Waterford and Lismore, in the Church of The Sacred Heart, Knockanore, Co. Waterford. Fr. Jim baptised Shane and gave him his first Holy Communion in the same Church.

hands by the bishop and priest concelebrant, signifying the transmission of Christ’s priestly power unbroken in succession from the apostles down through the centuries.

Shane now ordained for the ministerial priesthood, was then vested in the stole and chasuble by his mother Patricia. Now ready to join the Bishop in concelebrating the Eucharist, Shane was presented with the chalice and paten by Bishop Phonsie with the reminder that Shane was to model his life on the mystery of the

Lord’s cross.

Shane had taken time before he made a decision to commit to priesthood.

After completing his secondary education at CBS Lismore, and later Blackwater Community School. He set out to pursue a career in primary level teaching but he decided initially to pursue studies in the Faculty of Arts in UCC. He graduated from University College Cork with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008. He furthered his studies there the following year, graduat-

ing with a Master’s degree in Irish in 2009. He also spent part of this year working as a substitute teacher in various local primary schools, including Cappoquin, Conna, and his native Knockanore. Having completed his studies at UCC, he thought again about the priesthood and was accepted for the diocese of Waterford & Lismore by Bishop William Lee during the summer of 2009. He began his training in Maynooth that autumn, with thirty other classmates from around the country.

He is one of fifteen men ordained to the priesthood for Ireland this summer.

Ordination is a deeply emotional experience for parents and family of Shane.

Naturally, his parents, Thomas and Patricia are very proud of their son. But there is also a poignancy for parents as they, as it were, gift their son to the Church which from now on will demand total commitment from Shane. This involves great generosity from all members of the family.

(Shane is the eldest of the family of four, three sons

and one daughter.)

The community hall was packed to capacity after the ceremony where Fr. Shane met with friends and neighbours and members of the wider community wished him well for the future.The spirit of hospitality and welcome was palpable as the community really rose to the occasion.

Shane celebrated his first mass in his native church on Monday evening. He awaits for Bishop Cullinan to grant him his first appointment in the diocese. We wish him well.

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The organisers of the Celtic Box Cup are pictured above at the launch of the competition in Lawlors Hotel, together with Club leaders and boxing enthusiasts. Front from left: J.J. Murphy, David O’Brien, Director, IABA, Gerry O’Mahoney, Dungarvan Boxing Club and Director of the Celtic Box Cup, Timmy O’Sullivan, President of the Cork ex-Boxers Assn, Cllr. John Cummins, Mayor of Waterford, Cllr. Tom Cronin, Cathaoirleach, Dungarvan / Lismore Municipal District, Áine O’Riordan and Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell.

[Tom Keith]

Cllr. Tom Cronin, Cathaoirleach of Dungarvan / Lismore Municipal Council addressing the attendance at the launch of the Celtic Box Cup last Saturday.

[Tom Keith] A general view of those who attended the Boxing Breakfast to launch the Celtic Box Cup 2015 in Lawlors Hotel last Saturday.

[Tom Keith]

Pictured at the launch of the Celtic Box Cup 2015 in Lawlors Hotel last Saturday are front from left: Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan, Timmy O’Sullivan, President of the Cork ex-Boxers Assn, Cllr. John Cummins, Mayor of Waterford, Cllr. Tom Cronin, Chairman, Dungarvan / Lismore Municipal District and Gerry O’Mahoney, Director, Celtic Box Cup. Back from left: Francis Keeling, Stan Blanche, Eadaoin Healy, Joanne Richards, World Bronze Medallist, Seamus O’Riordan, Áine O’Riordan, Danny Coppinger and Paul Kelly, Jablinked Computer Services.

[Tom Keith]

Mick O’Brien, Cork, opens the proceedings at the launch of the Celtic Box Cup 2015. With him from left are: World Boxing Champion, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan, Gerry O’Mahoney, Dungarvan Boxing Club and Director of the Celtic Box Cup, Paul Kelly, Jablinked Digital Software Services, Francis Keeling, Cllr. John Cummins, Mayor of Waterford and Cllr. Tom Cronin, Cathaoirleach, Dungarvan / Lismore Municipal Council.

[Tom Keith]

Gerry O’Mahoney, Dungarvan Boxing Club and Director of the Celtic Box Cup pictured with World Boxing Champion, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan.

[Tom Keith]

Holding the Champions Belt at the launch of the Celtic Box Cup 2015 in Lawlors Hotel last Saturday are from left: Mick O’Brien, PRO, Cork County Board, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan, Timmy O’Sullivan, President of the Cork ex-Boxers Assn, Cllr. John Cummins, Mayor of Waterford, Cllr. Tom Cronin, Chairman, Dungarvan / Lismore Municipal District and Joanne Richards, St. Michael’s Boxing Club, New Ross and World Bronze Medallist.

[Tom Keith]

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2015 Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford LIMITED to 5,000 riders!

PARTICIPANTS from all over Ireland and even further afield are currently signing up to be part of the 2015 Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford, part of the An Post Series, an Irish Sports Council initiative, of five cycling events throughout Ireland in 2015, which is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, 22nd and 23rd August. Organisers wish to take this opportunity to remind Waterford people that time is running out to enter and if you want to be part of the action please don't delay and enter today! At the time

of writing the numbers entered are at well over 3500....which means less than 1500 places remain and they won't remain too long!

The Sunday event is limited again this year to 5000 riders; the 50k Kelly Cruise is limited to 1500 riders, the 100k Kelly Heritage Route is limited to 1900 riders and the 160k Kelly Comeragh Challenge is limited to 1600 riders.

Registration is due to close on Wednesday, 12th August, however, if entries reach the limit of 5000 then organisers will close well in advance of

this date. This happened in 2014 when registration actually closed in late July!! So the message is loud and clear to enter today. Please pass this on to your family, friends, club mates, work colleagues etc. to make sure that nobody loses out on the chance to be part of Ireland's Ultimate Leisure Cycle right here in your own back yard!

12K KELLY SPIN! Those wishing to be part of a great family day out, the 12k Kelly Spin on Saturday, 22nd August, can do so without entering in advance! Entry for

this event takes place on the day only at event HQ which is in Walton Park, Abbeyside, Dungarvan. This event takes place largely on the scenic in cycle track taking Abbeyside, Clonea Road and the Gold Coast. It starts at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, 22nd August. Entry costs just €2 per person. Cyclists must be over 8 years and as with the three Sunday routes-helmets are essential for all participants.

SUPPORT THE IRISH PILGRIMAGE TRUST Our nominated charity for the 2015 Sean Kelly Tour of

Waterford is the Irish Pilgrimage Trust. The Irish Pilgrimage Trust is a 32 county charitable organisation caring for young people with special needs, regardless of creed or ethnic background.

The Trust does not receive state or public funding and is totally reliant on fundraising and voluntary donations. It is optional to fund raise, but organisers hope that participants will choose to support this worthy cause by donating online during entry, filling out a sponsorship card or visiting the charity desk at event HQ

over the entire weekend of 22nd and 23rd August.

FIND OUT MORE …

Entry details and route information are all available at www.theseankellytour.com.

Alternatively you can enter at the Customer Care Desk at the Civic Offices in Dungarvan or Waterford City. email info@theseankellytour.com, call us on 05821104 or follow us on Facebook.

Are you up for it? Go on get on your bike, and get ready for the Sean Kelly!

Celtic Box Cup 2015 launched

By Tom Keith THE Third Annual Celtic Box Cup for the Michael O’Riordan Perpetual Trophy was launched last Saturday morning at a Boxing Breakfast in Lawlors Hotel, when details of this year’s competition were announced.

The initiative was conceived by local boxing enthusiast and active Committee member of Dungarvan Boxing Club, Gerry O’Mahony just two years ago and the tournament proved to be an instant success among the boxers who came from all over Ireland, Britain, Europe and beyond to take part in the competition.

The early morning start did not deter a full attendance at the event on Saturday and, after a hearty breakfast, the business of getting the word about this year’s Celtic Box Cup out to the sporting public began.

Among those present were Cllr.

Tom Cronin, Cathaoirleach, Dungarvan / Lismore Municipal Council, Cllr. John Cummins, Mayor of Waterford, Cllr. Siobhan Whelan and Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell, Richard Walsh, Waterford Council, Gerry O’Mahoney, Dungarvan Boxing Club and Director of the Celtic Box Cup, David O’Brien, Director, IABA, Timmy O’Sullivan, President

of the Cork ex-Boxers Assoc, and Committee members from clubs around Munster and Leinster. Áine O’Riordan whose late husband Michael lends his name to the premier trophy was present with her son, Seamus and daughter Eadaoin.

Also supporting the event were two heroes of the ring, the World Boxing Champion, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan and a more recent addition to the Roll of Honour, sixteen year old Joanne Richards from St. Michael’s Boxing Club, New Ross who recently captured a World Bronze Medal in her weight class fighting in Taipei, Taiwan.

Veteran boxing organiser, Mick O’Brien from Cork was the competent MC and welcomed the representative attendance, especially the return of Gerry O’Mahoney who, he said, had gone through a spell of ill-health recently.

“The Celtic Box Cup has attracted entries from all over Europe, Britain and Ireland” he said, “and we on the organising committee are glad to be back for this, the third time to launch this formally and to give it its biggest year yet.

“Boxing is enjoying a great renaissance in this country,” he continued, “particularly in the last few years. We have the greatest reputation of any sport

from this country in international circles, particularly at European, World and Olympic levels. We have brought home more Olympic Medals than any other sport.”

Mr. O’Brien also introduced Joanne Richards, ‘a young lady who has brought great honour to this country and a World Championship medal back to New Ross’ and he paid tribute to Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan, the current WBA World Champion on his continuing successes.

Cllr. John Cummins said he was delighted to be present on his first official function in the town as Mayor of Waterford City and County.

“As a PE Teacher, I have a special interest in sport,” he said, “and also in the health benefits which sport brings. I was recently involved with the Sports Partnership in bringing forward some initiatives with St. Paul’s Boxing Club in the City, so this event here this morning and the Box Cup all fit in with my concept of sport.

“In conversation this morning, someone mentioned that boxing is a minority sport, but in fact, as was said earlier, it is a majority Olympic sport for our country. That should be remembered especially by people who are not directly associated with the sport.

He wished the Committee every success with the

Tournament and thanked Dungarvan Boxing Club and all the volunteers for the efforts they make on behalf of ‘this fantastic competition’.

Cllr. Tom Cronin congratulated Dungarvan Boxing Club on their initiative in organising the Box Cup. “In paying tribute to the Club, I would like to congratulate two long-serving members, Gerry O’Mahoney and Tom Veale,” he said.

“My earliest recollections of boxing are from the days of Mohammed Ali and seeing my father get up at all hours of the night to listen to his contests on the radio.

“Ireland too has had some great boxers over the years, boxers who have won medals at all levels of the Olympics and World Championships.

“That success can be attributed to people like you assembled here this morning and without the input of people like you, boxers and sports people could not enjoy such success.”

He recalled the great names of Dungarvan boxing in decades past including Petie Crotty, the Sheehan’s and the O’Rourke Brothers of Clashmore who won honours at Munster and national level.

He wished the Club every success saying it is a tremendous asset to Dungarvan.

“This is a serious event for Dungarvan,” he concluded, “filling hotels and guesthouses at a time which might not be as busy otherwise.”

Mr. O’Brien said that outside of National and Provincial championships, the Celtic Box Cup is probably the biggest boxing event in the country. It is in tournaments like this that boxers really cut their teeth and get their most important experience.These tournaments cost money, he said and we are grateful to the Waterford Council for their support and financial contribution. There is an economic dividend of course, and long may this partnership between boxing and the Council continue to the benefit of everyone.

Mick O’Brien paid fulsome tribute to Gerry’s enthusiasm for the game, his work of promoting it and looking after the interests of young members who are coming into the sport.

World Boxing Champion, Spike O’Sullivan said he is called on to make many presentations throughout the year, but honouring Gerry was a special pleasure for him.

“I travelled from Dublin to Cork and on to Dungarvan specially for this,” he said, “and it is only fitting that we say thank you to Gerry for the interest he has taken in boxers young and old and I owe him a

great deal in developing my career.”

Concluding the proceedings, Gerry O’Mahoney said he was delighted to be present as he emerged from a period of ill health and thanked everyone who had sent him good wishes over the last months. He thanked the Committee and sponsors for their ongoing support and the presence of the Mayors and Council members at the event which gave it an additional stature.

He said he was pleased to welcome Aine O’Riordan and her daughter Eadaoin and son, Seamus. It was Aine’s husband Michael, as a Member of the Council who had been instrumental in getting their clubhouse in Dungarvan “This morning we send out a message from this room, that the Celtic Box Cup is a powerful competition with a strong Committee behind it. It will be the most successful Box Cup to date and we invite everyone to come and support it.”

Later, Danny Coppinger, a long-term boxing activist from Cork and one of the organising committee said that this has already become a very popular event across Europe.

“I have no doubt that this event will in a short space of time attract boxers from all over the world. We expect up to a

thousand people to come to Dungarvan for the three day event at the end of September,” he said, “Last year, Mohammed Ali from England, who went on to the world championships and Ireland’s Michael O’Reilly who won European Gold this year and qualified for the World Championships have come through the competition and this year we expect up to 400 entries, half of whom will be Irish.”

There will be boxers from Poland taking part and other countries from Eastern Europe have been invited and are expected to attend.

Recently, many of these boxers took part in the Box Cup in Harringay, England which is run by the London Metropolitan Police.

Larry Durand, who was Supervising Referee at the last Celtic Box Cup said that this year the event took on a new importance in preparing for the National Championships.

“The Championships are coming earlier this year,” he said, “because of the Olympics which are coming behind and for which boxers will be seeking qualification. The last qualifiers will be in February so everyone will be looking for the maximum training and experience they can. The Box Cup is an ideal opportunity for that.”

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SCHOOLS

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

CLASHMORE NATIONAL SCHOOL

Mrs. Shine’s retirement THURSDAY, June 25th, was a day of mixed emotions as the staff and pupils said goodbye to Gerardine Shine as she retired following almost twenty three years as Principal of Clashmore School.

Sabrina Veale (oldest pupil in the school) and Karolina Kadlikova (youngest pupil in the school) presents Mrs. Shine with a book which contains a piece of artwork from every child in the school.

Mrs. Margaret Keevers and Mr. T. Murphy on behalf of the Board of Management purchased a flowering crab tree which was planted in the school grounds in honour of Mrs. Shine’s retirement.

Mrs. Katie Fleming on behalf of the Parents Association present Mrs. Shine with flowers and a framed photo of the pupils.

Mrs. Gerardine Shine, Principal, plants a tree to mark her retirement from Clashmore School.

Siobhan Murphy presents Mrs. Shine with a voucher purchased with money donated by parents past and present.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

GAA CÚL CAMPS

Under 10 year group with Waterford senior hurler Jake Dillon at the Kelloggs GAA Cúl Camp in Brickey's GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

10 Plus Group at the Gaeltacht Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in An Rinn GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

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[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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GAA CÚL CAMPS

10 year plus group with Waterford senior hurler Jake Dillon at the Kelloggs GAA Cúl Camp in Brickey's GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

Under 10 Group at the Gaeltacht Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in An Rinn GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

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[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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SCHOOLS

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LE CHEILE CHILDCARE

Trip to Butler’s for ice cream.

Visit from local Gardai Clare and Brendan.

Visit from local Gardai Clare and Brendan.

Visit from local Gardai Clare and Brendan.

Trip to Butler’s for ice cream.

Another wonderful Bike Day.

Another wonderful Bike Day.

On Tour to Fenor Farm.

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LETTERS/NEWS

Letters to the Editor …

Address Letters to: The Editor, Dungarvan Observer, Shandon, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.

Fax: 058 41559. e-mail: news@dungarvanobserver.ie ALL letters MUST include your name, address and telephone number for authenticity purposes.

IHFA Wording Confusion

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Dear Editor, I am wondering could you highlight an issue that I have had with letters I received during the very busy calving season just gone-by. I received a letter with the IHFA logo up on top and the line which stated “ We have received a request for animals(s) in your herd to be genotyped’’ and which then went on to explain the procedure on how to carry out this process.

I took the meaning from this letter that IHFA had received a request from someone other than me for this procedure and I assumed they had received it from an AI company which would be of financial benefit to me. I now know from investigation that this happens when I register my calves which triggered this letter to me which was never stated in these few words in this letter.

This has me ending up with a substantial financial bill which I would not have run up in any circumstance. I wish to know has anyone else been caught by this wording also.

Could you please print my full name and address for others to contact me if they too were confused by this wording. It is my belief that this wording is extremely, extremely vague and should have read “you

Ballinameela LOTTO RESULTS Numbers drawn were 1, 6 and 11. There was no Jackpot winner. €20 winners were The Lumberjacks, Aglish; Maura Ahearne, Scart; Paddy Mulhall, Kereen; Chrissy Walsh, Modeligo; Amy Ryan, Cappagh.

Next week’s Jackpot is €1,700 and the draw will take place in The Welcome Inn.

the herd owner have requested animals(s) in your herd to be genotyped’’ then the alarm bells would have rang loud and clear and I could have stopped the process.

For such wording to be on a letter when night is turned into day during the calving season is crazy and has left me a big financial headache I could do without.

MICHAEL FLYNN, Rathgormack, Co.Waterford.

Concern UK Climb Dear Editor, Concern Worldwide invites readers of the Dungarvan Observer to take part in a mountain climbing adventure in the UK. A group of hikers will be crossing the Irish Sea in September to climb the three highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales. Scafell Pike in England (978 metres), Ben Nevis in Scotland (1,344 metres), and Snowden in Wales (1,085 metres) The group leaves Dublin on Thursday, September 17th and returns on Monday, September 21st. It’s the last of the Climb4Concern challenges of the year.

It’s open to everyone over 18 and people of all fitness levels are welcome but naturally, it is recommended that you put on your walking shoes between now and September 17th.

It’s a fundraiser and all monies raised go towards Concern’s projects in the 27 countries where it is working. To secure a place Concern requires a deposit of €100 and after that participants are asked to raise a minimum of €1,400.

If you are interested in this great adventure then contact Siobhán O’Connor at siobhan.oconnor@concern.net, or phone 01 – 417 8028.

Sincerely, SIOBHÁN O’CONNOR, 52 – 57 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

Chamber Vouchers Popular Wedding Gift MANY people are choosing to give Chamber Vouchers as the ideal wedding gift this year, as they realise the gift of giving a voucher that can be spent in over 100 businesses in Dungarvan & West Waterford is hugely valuable and appreciated.

The Bride & Groom are likely to already have a home together so giving a gift of Chamber Vouchers allows the couple to get exactly what they need – choosing from a wide range of options including household items, nights out, car maintenance or furniture to mention but a few.

Chamber vouchers sales reached an all-time high in 2014, but sales so far this year indicate we will surpass the record achieved as people are more aware of and accustomed to the convenience and choice offered by Chamber Vouchers.

All Chamber vouchers are sold in an attractive gift envelope with a copy of the full list of over 100 businesses where they can be redeemed.

Chamber vouchers, which can be ordered in advance, are available from: • Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber Office (058 45054) • Capitol Cleaners (058 41412) • Dungarvan Tourist Office (058 41741)

Family Fun Day, Stradbally: This year's Family Fun Day took place on Saturday, 18th July.

Sinead Roche from Dungarvan pictured with Cathal and John MacGearailt from Abbeyside at the local launch of the Summer Reading Adventure at Dungarvan Library.

[David Clynch Photography]

Joanne commits to conquer Ireland’s 26 peaks in just ten days ON Friday, 31st July, Joanne Treacy will begin her trek up Knockmealdown on the borders of County Waterford and County Tipperary as part of her attempt to conquer Ireland’s 26 mountain peaks in just ten days. Joanne’s challenge is in support of Headstrong, a non-profit organisation supporting young people’s mental health in Ireland.

“I really enjoy these kind of challenges where it is as much or maybe even more, a mental challenge as a physical one. It’s amazing what you can convince your body to do when you’re in the right frame of mind and it’s very empowering in normal life to know you can push yourself. I guess that is why I wanted to do this to support a mental health charity and use it as a way to do

something positive and useful to raise awareness and support for positive mental health”.

I picked Headstrong as the charity as I think it is fantastic that they are focused specifically on youth mental health needs, with Jigsaw offering support directly but also including and offering support to others concerned with young people in a community like parents; teachers; sports clubs etc. I really like that they are concerned about changing attitudes; attitudes to how we view mental health issues, but also how we approach addressing them.

They are practical and positive and definitely deserve our support,” Joanne says.

The number one health issue for young people is

their mental health. About 70% of health problems and most mortality among the young arise as a result of mental health difficulties and substance-use disorders (McGorry, 2005). Almost 75% of all serious mental health difficulties first emerge between the ages of 15 and 25 (Hickie, 2004; Kessler et al, 2005; KimCohen et al, 2003).

Headstrong is leading the change across Ireland in youth mental health.

Through research, engagement and service provision

in the form of the Jigsaw Programme which operates in conjunction with the HSE and partners, we represent a new approach to promoting and supporting positive youth mental health.

Joanne is aiming to raise €5,000 in support of Headstrong’s work.

Donations can be made online at http://www.mycharity.ie/ and you can follow how Joanne gets on through twitter @climbeverymtn32 and @HeadstrongYMH

Mrs. Gerardine Shine raises the Green Flag which was awarded to Clashmore National School for energy.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan 17th SUNDAY in Ordinary Time – 2 Kings 4:42-44 They will eat and have some left over.

Ephesians 4:1-6 One Body, one Lord, one faith, one baptism.

John 6:1-15 Jesus gave out as much as was wanted to all who were sitting ready.

Fr. Shane O’Neill – Congratulations to Fr. Shane O’Neill, Knockanore, who was ordained to the priesthood in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Knockanore, on Sunday last, July 19th, by Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan for service in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore.

We pray God’s blessing on Fr. Shane as he begins his priestly ministry in this Diocese. Ad multos annos – “to many years” (in the priesthood).

Feast of St. Declan, Friday next, July 24th – Annual Mass at St. Declan’s Well, Toor, Aglish, on Thursday, July 23rd at 12.00 noon. Confessions from 11.30 a.m. St. Declan is one of the Patron Saints of this Diocese and is thought to have been preaching the Gospel in the Déise before the arrival of St. Patrick.

Copies of Pope Francis’ – Letter on the Care of our Common Home (Laudato Si’) is for sale on the table at the side door of the church for €3 each.

Fr. Sean McDonagh, a wellknown writer on the environment, will speak about the letter

in the Tower Hotel,Waterford, on Tuesday, July 28th, at 7.30 p.m.

Details of the work to be done on stained glass windows are posted in the side porch of the Church. Work is expected to resume on Monday week, July 27th. Donations towards the cost of the conservation work can be made in the Church or at the Parish Office.Thank you for your donations so far which have amounted to more than €3,000.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament here in St. Mary’s every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. More people to spend some time in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament are always needed.

St. Mary’s Parish and Friary Pilgrimage to Lourdes – August 26th to 31st, 2015. See Church porch for details.

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: 086 233 4282.

St. Vincent de Paul Helpline No. 087 774 7870.

Just think of it!

I’M told it’s great weather for spreading fertiliser on the land!

Obviously the prudent farmer realises that if you’re all the time taking stuff from the field and giving nothing back, the field will eventually become impoverished. A lady told me lately that the crop of potatoes in her small garden was very poor: as she put it, the garden was run out.

It is possible that the foundation of the practice of the faith in Ireland is, like the potato patch, run out? Recently I read a very perceptive article dealing with the fall-out from the same-sex referendum, in which the writer, an experienced observer, said that one of the features of the Irish Catholic Church was the absence of any intellectual curiosity or analysis.

In my own small way, I have often thought that if during some Sunday sermon I announced that there are now four persons in the Holy Trinity it would probably not even arouse a ripple in the congregation. I think it is the experience of most Priests that scarcely ever does anyone he meets after Mass say something like “That was an extraordinary statement in the reading at that Mass,” or “Does the Church expect us to understand what you read at Mass today?”

People turn up at Cemetery Masses. Most families want a Funeral Mass if a member of the family dies. A big crowd will climb Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday. Most babies with Catholic parents will be Baptised. People do religious things. But do they have any real understanding of the truths, the religious teachings that underlie the events they attend?

Isn’t it time that the Catholic Church in Ireland took seriously the need to teach the message that God reveals in the word of God? Jesus sent the Apostles out to teach the Gospel: that was the priority. Saying Mass, blessing people and things would follow on as the fruits of the teaching, just as the farmer sees the grass and the corn follow after he has spread the fertiliser on the land.

Fr. Robert Arthure, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.

OBITUARY JAMES (Jamie) COFFEY Kilbrien, Ballinamult It is with feelings of profound regret we record the death of James (Jamie) Coffey, Kilbrien, Ballinamult, which sad event occurred on Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, at Padre Pio Nursing Home, Cappoquin.

Born in Scart on 22nd February, 1927, Jamie was son of Patrick and Ellen (nee Flynn) Coffey, second youngest of a family of six. He received his early education in Kilbrien.

On leaving school he worked on the farm in Kilbrien. In June 1963 he married Kathleen (nee Dunne) and moved to Ballinagulkee and after 37 years he moved back to Kilbrien where he worked on the dairy and sheep farm. Jamie was a gentle, unassuming man always hardworking and industrious, he was held in high esteem by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.

Jamie was always very interested in farming, he rarely missed a Mart in Dungarvan. He often went for a drink in Tommy Power’s on Sunday evenings and to Bohadoon for a game of 45 with his friends.

A special word of thanks to Dr. David Janes, Fourmilewater Health Centre, South Tipperary General Hospital, St. Theresa’s Hospital, Clogheen, and St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel; Padre Pio Nursing Home, Cappoquin; Nurse Tobin, Community Nurse; Dr. Murphy; Bernie Flynn (Sacristan) and Drohan’s Funeral Directors, for all their kindness, support and professionalism to Jamie. His family were his priority and he will be sadly missed. May he rest in peace.

Rosary was recited by Fr. Farrell at Padre Pio Nursing Home on Wednesday evening. Fr. Kennedy recited the Rosary at Drohan’s Funeral Home on Thursday evening after which removal took place to St. Patrick’s Church, Kilbrien.

Requiem Mass was celebrated by Fr. Kennedy, P.P., assisted by Fr. Collender, O.S.A. Interment took place in the adjoining cemetery in the presence of a large and representative gathering of mourners.

The lesson was read by Pat (son) and Helen Butler (niece).

Offertory gifts were brought by Michael (brother) and Lena (sister).

Appropriate music and hymns by John Collender.

The chief mourners were – Kathleen (wife); Pat, James and Declan (sons); Michael (brother); Lena (sister); nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.

(Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

CAROLINE MARY COLLINS (nee Murphy) West Roxbury, Boston, and formerly Glenmore, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 17th July, 2015 Loving wife of Dave Collins, West Roxbury and Galway, predeceased by her parents William and Eileen; brother Thomas; sister Vera (Glenmore, Dungarvan). Deeply regretted by her brothers Francis, Billy, James and Paddy; sisters Diane Power and Margaret O’Brien.

May they forever rest in peace. Sadly missed by her mother-in-law Ann Collins; uncle Paddy Joe Mahony; sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, partners, her devoted nephews, nieces, relatives and friends in Boston, Galway and Waterford.

Reposing at O’Flaherty’s Funeral Home, Munster Avenue, Galway, on Thursday, 23rd July, from 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Arriving at Cathedral of Our Lady on Friday, 24th July, 2015, for Funeral Mass at 12 noon. Burial immediately afterwards at Rahoon Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers please make donations in Caroline’s name to the Thoracic Oncology Program, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Michael Rabin, M.D., 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA. 02215.

NICHOLAS NORRIS Englishtown, Stradbally With profound sorrow we record the passing of Nicholas Norris which sad event occurred on Wednesday, 15th July, 2015.

Removal was from his residence on Saturday afternoon to St. Vincent de Paul Church, Garranbane. Following Funeral Mass on arrival, burial took place in the adjoining cemetery.

To his wife Bernie; daughters Emily, Nicola and Orla; brothers, sisters and relatives we extend our deepest sympathy.

Full obituary next issue.

55 MARGARET (Peg) PHELAN Ballinabanogue, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford On Saturday, 27th June, Margaret (Peg) Phelan passed away after a very short illness at her home which she shared with her late husband Maurice (RIP 1998) in Ballinabanogue, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford.

She was just one month short of her 86th birthday having been born on the 31st July in 1929. It was her birthday that she looked forward to most every year, as it meant a gathering of her family to celebrate the occasion.

A native of Tipperary, Peg was born in Powerstown, outside Clonmel, to Edmond and Julia Power (both from Co. Waterford) and was one of six girls and six boys. She worked in Mulcahy’s Drapery in Clonmel and this education stood her in great stead for her sense of style and elegance that she carried with her for her whole life. In 1948 she said “yes” and married a local man named Maurice Phelan, a native of Redmonstown, Clonmel.

They moved to Waterford in the early ’50s and they eventually set up home in Ballinabanogue, where she reared her thirteen children, six boys and seven girls. She devoted her early years to child rearing and ensured that everyone got the best opportunity that they could give them.

She worked alongside Maurice to build the family’s stud farm business into one of the most respected stud farms of the 1960s and ’70s in Ireland. For those of you that might remember names like Nordlys, Little Buskins and Crash Course, these were sires that brought immense pride to the stud farm.

At one stage in her life, she was a publican and owned the famous “Bally Inn” in Ballylaneen, where she ran a very successful business in a short space of time. Her love of card playing ensured many good games of 110 which started in the pub but often finished in the family home late into the hours of the morning.

As time passed by and her children were reared, life outside the home and family business began for Peg and she took up Golf and Bridge.

She joined Dungarvan Golf Club and had many hours of happiness playing golf with the wonderful friends that she made there. She was competitive on the golf course but always enjoyed whatever challenge any golf course presented. She continued playing into her 80s until she retired and loved watching it on TV. She quickly became an astute Bridge player in both Kilmacthomas and Dunhill Bridge Clubs and encouraged others to take up the game.

She played for over 25 years and continued to do so up to June of this year.

Peg reposed at her residence on Saturday and Sunday evenings with Rosary and prayers recited on both evenings by Fr. Condon, P.P. Her remains were removed to St. Anne’s Church, Ballylaneen, on Monday for Requiem Mass at 12 noon. A guard of honour by her friends in Kilmacthomas Bridge Club was formed en-route to the Church.

Her funeral Mass was con-celebrated by Fr. Enright, Fr. Condon, Fr.Walsh and Fr. Collender.The readings and liturgy were read by her sister Sr. Brid Power and grandson Niall Phelan. The Prayers of the Faithful were recited by her grandchildren Niall Houlihan, Orla Byrne, Tadhg Buckley, Aisling Mullins, and the gifts were carried by her grandchildren Ruth, Emma, Peter, Jennifer and Michael-James Phelan. Her grand-daughter Eilisha Phelan and grandson Jim Kirwan brought the bread and wine to the Altar.

During the Mass, Malla Ragget sang many beautiful hymns with organist Tony Egan. After Communion her grand-daughter Nicola Phelan sang her own special tribute to her Granny.

Peg’s eldest son Pat gave an eloquent Eulogy which was much appreciated by the huge attendance present and her youngest son Neil thanked those near and dear to Peg and read an appropriate poem entitled “Remember Me”. Peg was carried by her sons to her final resting place with her husband Maurice in the adjoining cemetery to the sound of the organ playing Slievenamon.

Peg will be sadly missed by her loving sons, daughters, brother, sisters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends.

Month’s Mind Mass will be offered on Friday, 31st July, at 7.30 p.m. in St. Anne’s Church, Ballylaneen.

MICHAEL (Mack) McCARTHY Killelton, Stradbally

GEORGE BERESFORD Glendine House, Tarrs Bridge, Dungarvan

With sadness we record the passing of Mack McCarthy which sad event occurred on Tuesday, 14th July, 2015.

Removal was from Drohan’s Funeral Home on Thursday evening to The Holy Cross Church, Stradbally. Following Funeral Mass on Friday morning burial took place in the adjoining cemetery.

To his wife Josie; son Paddy and relatives we extend our deepest sympathy.

Full obituary next issue.

With deep regret we record the passing of George Beresford which sad event occurred on Tuesday, 14th July, 2015.

Removal was from Drohan’s Funeral Home on Friday afternoon to St. Vincent de Paul Church, Garranbane. Following Funeral Mass on arrival, burial took place in the adjoining cemetery.

To his brothers, sisters and relatives we extend our deepest sympathy.

Full obituary next issue.

(Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

(Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

(Funeral arrangements were by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

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FARMING

Know Your Neighbour Weekend - It’s not too late to get involved!

MACRA na Feirme’s Know Your Neighbour Weekend with Calor is taking place across the country on the 25th and 26th July.

It’s not too late to check out what’s happening in your area or to organise your own event! Check out knowyourneighbour.ie for

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 September, 2014

event listings or to register your event. It doesn’t take long to organise a BBQ on your local green or a coffee morning for your local charity so why not make the most of the summer spirit.

Macra’s Know Your Neighbour initiative, sup-

ported by Calor, is in its tenth year with events taking place countrywide. The initiative aims to encourage more interaction between neighbours.

Macra na Feirme National President, Seán Finan, said, “Macra and Calor have played major

roles in Irish Communities for decades. This is our chance to build strong friendships with our neighbours and have some summer fun. I am encouraging everyone to get involved and make sure to register your event on knowyourneighbour.ie.”

Glanbia June Milk Price Decision GLANBIA will pay its member suppliers 28 cent per litre (cpl) including VAT for June milk.This price is inclusive of 1cpl from 2013 Milk Price Stability Fund which will be paid to all suppliers and a 1cpl Glanbia CoOperative Society support payment to its members.

Reflecting current weakness in global dairy markets, Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has reduced the market milk price for June by 1.5 cpl to 26 cpl.

In the June milk payment, GII will release the entire €2.6m remaining of the €5m Milk Price Stability Fund (MPSF) created during very strong dairy markets in 2013. For June milk, GII suppliers will receive a minimum of 1.0 cpl including VAT from the MPSF. Conscious of the current challenges in global dairy markets, the Board of Glanbia Co-operative Society has

decided to pay members who have signed a Milk Supply Agreement a bonus of 1.0 cpl (including VAT) for June manufacturing and liquid milk supplies.

Suppliers to GII that are not currently members of the Society will be entitled to all 2015 support payments on a retrospective basis provided they avail of an opportunity to join the Society this year – application process to commence shortly.

FIXED MILK PRICE SCHEME GII has also announced the results of its fifth Index Linked Fixed Milk Price Scheme, the most successful to date. The latest scheme commenced on 1st April and will run until March 2018. Under this scheme a base milk price of 32.61 cpl (incl. VAT) is set.

Retrospective top-up payments for April and May will be made to participating suppliers in the coming days with their June milk statement. For

qualifying members of Glanbia Cooperative Society, support payments are paid on top of the fixed milk price portion of their milk.

GII’s five Fixed Milk Price Schemes since 2011 have been acknowledged as an innovative tool that helps farmers and customers cope with market volatility. Farmers with a history of participation are prioritised – this group received 58% of their requested volumes in the most recent scheme – the highest allocation rate to date.

The base milk price in this scheme will be adjusted annually to reflect farm input cost movements, general consumer price inflation and, as appropriate, the market adjuster mechanism, which keeps both farmers and customers within a defined range of the prevailing market price. At present, around 40% of GII’s suppliers have approximately 30% of their milk sold under these schemes.

IFA Munster Grain Farmer Meeting

IFA held a meeting for Munster grain farmers in Fermoy this week to discuss the outlook for the 2015 harvest. At the meeting, IFA President Eddie Downey called on the trade to pay a viable price that gives an income to farmer. He pointed out that after three difficult years for grain farmers, a significant drop in sowing area is evident. He also said Minister Coveney must give priority funding to young and established tillage farmers for investment. Pictured is IFA President Eddie Downey speaking at the Munster grain meeting at Corrin Mart, Fermoy and also a general view of the large crowd of tillage farmers that attended.

[Donal O’Leary]

Round-up …

Balanced infrastructure IFA secures important vital for farm and changes and rural businesses clarifications to the WELCOMING the launch of a National beef data and Broadband Intervention Strategy on genomics scheme Wednesday last, IFA General Secretary Pat Smith said it was very important to deliver the roll-out within the shortest timeframe possible.

“The commitment to deliver this by 2020 will have to realised and the pricing structure for rural customers must be affordable and the same as applies in urban areas. IFA will hold the Government to account on this.”

Pat Smith said the network should be future-proofed for service provision and every rural home and business must have access to high speed fibre broadband.

“This is vital for the future of the 440,000 rural families in the country and the tens of thousands of small businesses that exist in rural areas”.

Speaking at the conference, the IFA General Secretary said for farmers who want to operate their businesses in a competitive and progressive way, infrastructure such as broadband is vital if we are to reach the growth targets set out in Food Wise 2025.

Flexibility required in finalisation of commonage plan guidelines FOLLOWING a meeting of the National Hill Committee, and recent discussions with the Department of Agriculture, IFA Hill Chairman Pat Dunne said the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney will have to set out the framework to planners to allow them carry out commonage plans that contain flexibilities for farmers.

Pat Dunne reminded the Minister of the commitments given to IFA before the Rural Development Plan was submitted to Brussels that no farmer would be excluded from GLAS. “Commonage farmers must be given maximum flexibility to ensure that they can join the GLAS scheme. In addition, there may still be farmers who are in AEOS 2 and 3 who do not want to change over at the moment and the scheme must remain open in 2016 and 2017 for them.”

The Hill Farming Chairman said 4,000 commonage farmers have joined GLAS so far and many more will join the scheme when their AEOS 1 plans are completed at the end of this year.

The priority now for the Department is to get the commonage planning process underway with the issuing of guidelines to planners. Pat Dunne said the end-ofAugust deadline for the completion of plans is too tight and will have to be extended.

The Hill farming leader also pointed out that the stocking level to gain entry at both the minimum and maximum level must be applied in a flexible manner. The planner must be given the opportunity to over-ride the published figures on the Department website.To meet the stocking rate criteria under GLAS, farmers must be given a five-year period in which to achieve this.

IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said the IFA campaign on the Beef Data and Genomics scheme has secured important changes and clarifications to the scheme, which will be very important in encouraging farmers to stay in the scheme.

Henry Burns said Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney must immediately set up the working group to secure further changes and modifications that are necessary under the scheme and also work with EU Commissioner Phil Hogan to secure EU agreement on necessary changes in the context of the mid-term review.

Regarding the six-year rule, Henry Burns said Minister Coveney has now confirmed to IFA that if a farmer applicant sells or leases land, or transfers it by inheritance or gift and as a result leaves the scheme, there will be no clawback of funds under the scheme.

On the replacement requirement for 4 and 5 star animals, born after 2013, to be at a level of 20% by 2018 and 50% by 2020, Henry Burns said the Department have now confirmed to IFA that they are changing this requirement to allow all 4 and 5 star animals currently in the herd qualify to meet the 2018 and 2020 requirements. He said this will help more farmers meet the requirements and remove the necessity for some farmers to sell good 4 and 5 star cows and buy younger animals just to meet the requirements of the scheme. The IFA Livestock leader added that the Minister needs to adjust the replacement to allow 3, 4 and 5 star animals qualify under the scheme.

On the 2014 base year, the IFA Livestock leader said Minister Coveney has also confirmed to IFA that 2015 may be used by new entrants. In addition, he said the Minister has made it clear that if force majeure or other circumstances in 2014 had an adverse impact on stocking levels and as a result application numbers, this will be taken into consideration on a case by case basis. He said both the Minister and the Department have assured IFA they will adopt a very flexible approach to these situations.

Henry Burns said IFA has been working hard on reducing the genotyping costs for farmers with both the Department of Agriculture and ICBF. He said IFA is determined that the €30 genotyping costs from last year must be substantially reduced under the new scheme. He said farmers feel strongly that the 60% genotyping requirement was set way too high and it is essential there is a 20% to 25% reduction in the genotyping costs.

The IFA Livestock leader said ICBF will be writing to all 30,000 farmers who joined the scheme by the end of July with details on the animals in their herd. He said farmers should examine this data carefully and consider their options.

Henry Burns said it is clear further changes and modifications to the scheme are necessary and he encouraged farmers to stick with the scheme.

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Michael Keane, Board of Directors, Glanbia presenting the sponsorship cheque for The Glanbia Super Cow to Liam Curran, Chairman Cattle Committee. Included is Ned Phelan.

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Roger McGrath, Glanbia presenting the sponsorship for the dog show to Sharon Mulcahy. Included is Edel Smiddy.

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Collaborative farming options have potential to improve the structure of Irish dairy farming THREE collaborative farming arrangements have the potential to redress the deficit in Irish farm structures. Partnerships, share farming and contract heifer rearing can make a difference in terms of the age profile, average farm size and level of farmer skills in the Irish dairy industry.

These were the main messages to emerge from the Teagasc ICOS Dairy Expansion Seminar held in the Killeshin Hotel on Wednesday 15th July. The common element within each of these three collaborative farming options is the importance of the relationship between the partners and the requirement for both partners to work on that relationship.

Tom Curran, Collaborative Farming Specialist Teagasc highlighted the key role that family farm partnerships can play in facilitating the succession process. He said: “Forming a family farm partnership can be an important interim step before considering full transfer of the farm. A family farm partnership has the advantages of providing increased responsibility for the successor while provid-

ing a degree of added security for the parents.” A registered partnership with another farmer (or farmers) “Can facilitate expansion without impacting negatively on lifestyle through the achievement of a fair and even distribution of workload between the partners.”

John Downey, Milk Policy Unit Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine highlighted that his Department are fully behind collaborative farming and that they have recently demonstrated this commitment through the launch of the Collaborative Farm Grant Scheme earlier this week. He said “This new financial incentive will initially support farm partnerships but can be extended in the future to support share farming and contract heifer rearing arrangements.”

In a farm partnership two separate farm businesses come together to operate as a single business while in a share farm agreement two completely separate farm businesses (the farm owner and the share farmer) operate on the one farm.

“Dairy share farming can

provide entry into dairy farming for young trained individuals who wish to pursue, and are committed to, a career in dairy farming” according to Laurence Shalloo, Farm Systems Researcher Teagasc. He continued: “It can also provide a viable option for dairy farmers who wish to step back a bit from the day to day physical work on the farm but want to retain a strong interest in the management of the enterprise.

Share farming is a very obvious vehicle for addressing land access issues and encouraging young people who might otherwise be constrained by land availability to bring their energy, enthusiasm and vitality to the dairy sector."

George Ramsbottom, Dairy Specialist Teagasc outlined the advantages of contract heifer rearing.

“Our experience dealing with farmers involved in contract heifer rearing indicates that there are advantages for both the owner and the rearer.

Contract rearing allows the owner to become more specialised in dairying while allowing the rearer to earn more money.” He advised farmers considering con-

tract heifer rearing that the two most significant challenges are in the areas of communication and animal disease. “Teagasc recommends that both parties agree a contract to cover the rearing period and follow best practice guidelines in terms of the management of both regulatory and non-regulatory animal diseases.”

Finally, Seamus O’Donohoe, CEO ICOS, commented that “we all have a lot to learn about these three collaborative arrangements”.

He also emphasised the importance of “structure, process and relationships – choosing the right collaborative structure for your situation, investing in the process and the importance of the relationship between the partners. By focussing on structure, process and relationships, we can foster an increase in collaborative behaviours.”

Further details on collaborative farming options, including specimen contracts/ templates for share farming, farm partnerships and contract heifer rearing are available on the Teagasc website www.teagasc.ie/ collaborativearrangements

Ken Daniels, Goldcrop presenting the sponsorship cheque to Liam Curran, Chairman of the Cattle Committee Dungarvan Show for the January Calf Class.

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Fair deal review recognises IFA concerns IFA Farm Business Chairman Tom Doyle has welcomed today’s Department of Health review of the Fair Deal scheme that recognises IFA’s concerns about the treatment of farming assets in determining the means test.

Tom Doyle said, “IFA has long identified that the operation of the scheme has created significant financial difficulties for some farm families due to the potentially uncapped liability on family farms to pay for nursing home care.This has led to uncertainty and anxiety that the viability of the family farm business will be undermined or lost when attempting to meet the costs of care and that the next generation may be restricted from borrowing money and investing in their farm”.

The Chair of IFA’s Farm Family Committee Maura Canning called on Minister Kathleen Lynch to implement the IFA proposal that a cap should be applied to the charge for nursing home care based on non-residential productive assets which are passed onto a direct family member.

IFA believes that there must be a cap on the maximum percentage charge that can be applied to non-residential, productive assets, in all circumstances. The cap must ensure that the viability of the transferred farm is protected.

READER’S QUERIES Question: I read on the paper that the new Discussion Group Scheme has been launched. I am a beef farmer and have never been a member of a discussion group before. I was wondering how to go about signing up to one. Can you please advise?

Answer: The scheme you refer to is known as the Knowledge Transfer Programme, (KTP). It will run for a period of 3 years. A list of approved facilitators will appear on the DAFM website shortly.

As a beef producer you must to be a member of the Beef Quality Assurance Scheme at the time of registration. Suckler and dairy farmers must also be a member of ICBF Herd-Plus at the time of registration. In addition, dairy applicants must have supplied milk to a registered milk purchaser in 2014/15.

The novelty for participants in this programme is the DAFM will pay the facilitators fee along with an annual payment to the participant of €750. Participants will be obliged to attend 5 meetings or a mix of 4 meetings and 1 National event per annum. Participants must also complete a Farm Improvement Plan over the period of the programme.

You would be advised to contact an approved facilitator at your earliest convenience. I trust this will clear things up for you.

Tip of the Week: We are now taking expressions of interest from farmers who wish to join discussion groups under the Knowledge Transfer Programme. To register, contact the office on 058-44995.

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Teagasc News BEEF Dosing July is the month when dosing will begin for many spring-born calves. Dairy-born calves will be much more susceptible to stomach worms than suckler calves because there is a dilution effect from the cow and they are less reliant on grass in their diet at this stage in their life. Lungworm is the other and probably more significant issue that will have to be dealt with once calves begin coughing.

There are a few things that we need to bear in mind.

Firstly, for stomach worms, taking dung samples to assess whether to dose or not will tell you what the worm burden is like in the calves, and will help us to avoid overdosing. Pooling samples from 10-15 calves will be worth doing. Secondly, Grange research has shown over the last two years that there is drug resistance building amongst worm populations.The simplest way to try and prevent resistance building on your farm is to alter the type of product you use. If you plan to use a levamisole now, switch to an avermectin or a white dose for the next dose but keep alternating.Your vet will advise you on the differences between the various drug groups.

Blackleg Full immunity to blackleg using the clostridial vaccines requires a two shot programme with a booster given four weeks after the primary shot. Avoid giving any other vaccine within 14 days of giving the blackleg vaccine. Where an incidence of blackleg has occurred on a farm, a blackleg vaccination programme is a must.

Summer mastitis It is the time of year again when dry cows are going to be susceptible to summer mastitis. This condition is one where prevention is key.Whether you choose to use dry cow tubes, Stockholm tar or fly repellent to help reduce the risk, it is important to take some combination of preventative measures. Cows need to be herded regularly during this high-risk period if you are to spot potential problems. If cows are lying, go in and get them up and walk through them. Have cows in well-topped fields and avoid fields that are wet or have a lot of tree cover where fly populations are high.

Remove the bull Cows served today July 22nd will calve on May 3rd next year. In order to avoid May born calves you must remove the bull now. One of the key aspects of running an efficient suckler system is good breeding management and herd fertility. Having a defined compact calving period and setting out clear objectives for targeting a 365 day calving interval and a 12 week calving spread are very important. On a large number of suckler farms a wide calving spread is common place and has a significant impact on profitability. (See table 1 below.) A calving spread of up to 8 months is not unusual. If you have a very wide calving spread it is not practical to reduce it to 12 weeks in one breeding season as you would end up with too many empty cows. However it can be achieved over a 3 year period by removing the bull 2 weeks earlier each year and bringing in additional replacement heifers as required.

Benefits of compact calving Regardless of when calving season starts, a key focus is to keep the calving pattern to a maximum of 12

weeks. A tight calving pattern allows for easier management of stock. All calves will be around the same age and, therefore, can be managed as one group and grassland management is much easier. This is a key area a number of farmers are focusing on currently. As shown in Table 1 a calf born on February 1st will result in a weaning weight of 310kg versus a calf in the herd born on 26th April weighing 217 kg.There are 12 weeks difference in age and 93kg difference between the two calves at a value of €2.35/kg this is worth €218.

Table 1: Effect of a prolonged calving spread Date of birth

Age on October 1st

Weight on October 1st

1st February 22nd February 15th March 5th April 26th April

242 221 200 179 161

310 kg 287 kg 263 kg 240 kg 217 kg

Scanning Scanning costs €5/cow and should be carried out 35 days after the end of the breeding season.

Benefits • Scanning identifies cows that are in calf and empty.

With a very good cull cow price at present empty cows should be weaned earlier and finished off grass. These cows should not be going back into the shed for finishing this winter.

• Scanning will identify any cows carrying twins and this will influence how they are managed over the dry period. It will allow you to plan vaccinations/dosing (Scour vaccine) your cows prior to them becoming heavy in-calf.

• Scanning information can be inputted into ICBF which will then produce a very useful calving report showing all future calving dates.This can be printed and put up in calving area and also used in planning time off work.

• In the lead up to calving, pregnant cows can be penned and fed according to their predicted calving date. They can be moved into pens or loose housing closest to the calving boxes.

• If the scanning reveals that more than 5% of your cows are empty then there may be a fertility problem in your herd.

• Some scanners can provide information on the sex of the calf, this can make you aware of potential problems with individual cows that you know are carrying bull calves.

• If cows are not scanned until they are after 10 weeks in calf the scanner will have more difficulty in identifying cows carrying twins or predicting exact stage of pregnancy.

HEALTH AND SAFETY Prevent falls July is a month when a lot of work at heights takes place due to farm maintenance and movement of loads.

About 18% of farm deaths are due to falls from heights or collapse of loads. The chance of death is seven times greater from a fall from height compared to one at ground level. Use secure platforms with edge protection.

Ladder use is high risk, so these should be properly secured. Use adequately supported crawler boards when working on fragile roofs.

Richard Trayer, Merial Eprinex presenting the sponsorship cheque to Liam Curran, Chairman of the Cattle Committee, Dungarvan Show for the Heifer in Milk Class.

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ICSA takes issue with Minister’s statement on sheep industry ICSA sheep chairman John Brooks has taken issue with a recent statement by Minister Coveney in relation to support for the sheep industry, and in particular, live exports.

“We cannot say that we are fully supportive of live exports without considering the huge deterrent of the 30-day residency requirement,” said Mr. Brooks. “ICSA would like to see the Department moving to end or reduce

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National Broadband Plan to Drive SMART Agriculture TEAGASC welcomed proposals published by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR), in Connecting Communities, the National Broadband Plan to extend high speed broadband to most rural areas.

Connecting Communities anticipates if Government sanctions the plan that 96% of the land mass, covering 1.8m citizens outside of the towns and cities, including 94% of farms would have access to high speed broadband with a minimum download speed of 30Mbps and upload speed of 6Mbps.

The new Food Wise 2025 strat-

egy for the Agricultural sector envisages an increase in Primary Agricultural production by 65% and exports by 80% to 2025, making a significant contribution to Ireland’s economic recovery.

Key to delivering this growth strategy will be the development and adoption of new technologies.

Teagasc is taking a national lead in SMART Agriculture where a wide variety of data sources and sensors are distilled into useable information for farmers.

Precision agriculture brings together information from field, animal and machinery based sensors, together with localised weather

forecast data, localised soil information and grass growth data gleaned from satellite imagery to assist farmers in making precise decisions in relation to inputs, technologies and management practices. Thus, Precision Agriculture, by enabling better targeting of inputs and resources, can increase both a farmer’s bottom line and improve the environment.

Access to high speed broadband allows for the development of onfarm ICT solutions to be developed enabling better and faster decision making. High speed broadband also makes it easier for farmers to interact, particularly in terms of farm

maps, with DAFM Scheme systems and will allow for greater opportunities for eCommerce both in terms of purchasing and selling.

This is an area of growing importance internationally. Having high speed broadband in Rural Ireland will enable Irish Family Farms to embrace and catch up with these SMART Agriculture based technologies.

They will also enable commercial opportunities for Agri-tech companies to develop new products and tools, with the potential to sell both into the Irish market and overseas.

this restriction to give farmers more options for disposing of stock.”

“The Minister referred to efforts to secure new export markets such as China, but nothing concrete has been achieved on this, and delivering a questionnaire to the Chinese can hardly be described as progress. There appears to be a distinct lack of urgency on this.”

“Despite the Minister’s clear attempt to put a

positive spin on the current difficulties faced by sheep farmers, serious problems remain in the Irish sheep industry.Vague references to supposed benefits for the sector under the GLAS and ANC schemes only serve to muddy the waters, given that there is nothing in these schemes that is specific to sheep farmers.

We urgently need to see real progress on opening up the live export option.”

Teagasc/Glanbia Monitor Farm Focus Week Ending: 20/7/2015 Milk Kg/Day Fat % Protein % Milk Solids/Day Kg Meal Kg/cow/day Average Farm Cover Cover per Cow Pre Grazing Yield KG DM Demand KG DM HA Growth KG DM HA

Grange, Waterford 24.10 4.29 3.57 1.89 0 540 191 1,100 51 58

Kilmacow, Kilkenny 22.8 4.67 3.75 1.93 0 540 180 1,200 51 120

Comments: Grange, Co. Waterford • Bull was taken away on Tuesday, 21st July • A new reseeded field, previously tillage now in the grazing platform.

Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny • 4 ha closed off for long term silage • 8 ha will be cut for bales next week • Great growth in the last week • SCC – 115 • Calves getting second blackleg injection • Calves weighed last Saturday – average weight 127 kilos – range from 117 to 147 kilos – 20 lighter calves are now on meal.

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IFA President Eddie Downey and General Secretary Pat Smith arrive to the National Economic Dialogue in Dublin Castle. IFA President Eddie Downey has said that balanced economic recovery must be a key Government objective and this requires a greater focus on, and investment in, rural Ireland.

Balanced economic recovery requires a greater focus on rural Ireland – Downey SPEAKING in advance of the National Economic Dialogue in Dublin Castle, IFA President Eddie Downey said that balanced economic recovery must be a key Government objective and this requires a greater focus on, and investment in, rural Ireland.

He said, “While there has been an improvement in the public finances, hard choices must be made on where available resources are directed, and the sectors that can deliver a significant return, particularly to the struggling rural economy. Budgetary decisions must recognise the importance of

funding for farm schemes as a vital stimulus to the rural economy, underpinning the viability of family farms and providing direct and indirect employment across the entire country.”

Eddie Downey said, “At a broader level, investment in rural enterprises outside of the main urban areas must be a strategic focus for Government.

There is a real need for a Rural Charter to support farming and the wider rural economy that delivers improved competitiveness, jobs and growth across all rural communities.

“This must include delivery of a

high quality rural fibre broadband network, tax incentives for investment in rural-based business start-ups, and ring-fenced funding for local authorities for the maintenance of rural infrastructure and delivery of rural services”.

He concluded, “Government decisions on taxation in October’s budget must reflect the importance of delivering a competitive business and employment environment, which rewards enterprise and investment, while the removal of inequities in the tax system between employees and the self-employed must be a priority”.

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ICSA General Secretary Eddie Punch has said that it is vital that the vulnerability of Irish beef is recognised in any trade deal and that this is reflected in limiting tariff rate quotas while also securing access to the US for Irish manufacturing beef.

Speaking at an information seminar on Irish opposition to TTIP hosted by Matt Carthy MEP in Dublin today, Mr. Punch went on to say that trade deals cannot be all about the interests of multinationals. “When we joined the Common Market in 1973, farmers typically got up to 75% of the final retail price, but nowadays it’s more like 30-40%. The panacea of access to markets has been somewhat illusory.

Of course, without access to 27 other EU member states we would be far worse off, but what is pertinent to this discussion is that the benefits of unfettered free trade do not cascade down equally or fairly to the primary producer,” he said.

He repeated the ICSA call for regulation of the profit margins enjoyed by multinational retailers, saying that “ICSA believes that we must have transparency around how the profits from key products like beef, lamb and dairy are shared between farmers, processors and retailers.”

Mr. Punch said that action to protect the beef sector was particularly important to Ireland, given the vital importance of suckler farming in this country.

“The brunt of any increased competitive pressure will be carried inordinately by EU suckler herds, as acknowledged by the Commission’s own analysis, and in this, Ireland, Spain, France and the UK are most affected. None can compare with the vulnerability of Ireland with 1 million suckler cows – as many sucklers as dairy cows.”

“There is clearly a need for a substantial campaign against the elements of a deal which are not in the interests of Irish agriculture, and for wider civil society and sectoral representatives to shout as loud as possible before it is too late,” concluded Mr. Punch.

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Dungarvan Mart report Monday 20th JULY, 2015 SAMPLE PRICES COWS 1 Fr. 760 kgs. made €1,350.

4 Frs. 753 kgs. made €1,385 each.

1 Fr. 740 kgs. made €1,270.

BULLOCK SECTION 2 Frs. 782 kgs. made €1,580 each.

2 Her. 662 kgs. made €1,450 each.

5 Char. 568 kgs. made €1,440 each.

3 Lim. 458 kgs. made

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3 Her. 313 kgs. made €780 each.

9 A.A. 397 kgs. made €975 each.

HEIFER SECTION 8 Lim. 425 kgs. made €1,005 each.

3 Lim. 426 kgs. made €1,010 each.

1 A.A. 515 kgs. made €1,060.

4 Sim. 381 kgs. made €955 each.

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BILLY "The Great" Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle.

However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely saviour in Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker), a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers.

With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

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FROM an adventurous balloon ride above the clouds to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award®-winning Director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc., Up) has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In Disney•Pixar’s original movie Inside Out, he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all – inside the mind.

Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is

and a desperate need for love, money and fame.With a beautiful family, home and financial security, Billy is on top both in and out of the ring until a tragic accident leaves his wife dead and sends him into a downward spiral. His days now an endless haze of alcohol and prescription drugs, his daughter taken by Child Services and his home repossessed by the bank, Billy’s fate is all but sealed until a washed up former boxer named Tick agrees to take the bereaved pugilist under his wing so long as he agrees to his strict ethos.

Relentless and utterly committed to a fighter that thinks as much as he throws punches, Tick rebuilds Billy into a new man: one that is agile, fearsome and uncompromising in the ring while thoughtful, loving and disciplined outside of it. Now, as he works to regain custody of his daughter and mounts a professional comeback, Billy must face his demons head-on as he learns that, sometimes, your greatest opponent can be yourself.

– Opens 24th July guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Mission Impossible 5 ETHAN and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IM Tom Cruise is back as IMF agent Ethan Hunt for a fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series titled Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. In the first full-

– Opens 30th July

length trailer from Paramount Pictures, Hunt is being tracked down by the Syndicate, a “highly trained organisation of rogue assassins that kill on order.” He teams up with his trusted group of colleagues – William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), and Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) – to fight against and take down the threat for good.

The Merchant of Venice Live from the Royal Shakespeare Company Wednesday, 22nd July, at 7.00 p.m.

IN the melting pot of Venice, trade is God. With its ships plying the globe, the city opens its arms to all, as long as they come prepared to do business and there is profit to be made.

With the gold flowing all is well, but when a contract between Bassanio and Shylock is

broken, simmering racial tensions boil over. A wronged father, and despised outsider, Shylock looks to exact the ultimate price for a deal sealed in blood. Polly Findlay (Arden of Faversham 2014) directs Shakespeare's uncompromising tragedy.

UNITY ONE NIGHT ONLY – 12th August at 9.00 p.m.

UNITY is a new film from the writer and director of EARTHLINGS, and features an unprecedented cast of 100 celebrity narrators.

It is a documentary about why we can't seem to get along with each other, even after thousands and thousands of years. UNITY will be released worldwide on August 12th, 2015.

Seven years in the making, UNITY is a new documentary that explores humanity’s hopeful transformation from living-by-killing into living-by-loving. It is a unique film about compassion for all beings, or all “expressions of life", going beyond all “separation based on form”, and beyond perceiving opposites.

Writer/Director Shaun Monson, collaborating with an astounding cast of 100 celebrity narrators (never before gathered in the history of filmmaking), presents a message of love, tragedy and hope, all set against the backdrop of some of the most compelling 20th and 21st

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Presented in chapters, (like its predecessor EARTHLINGS) UNITY takes an in-depth look at what it truly means to be human, to be mortal, and to be incarnate in this world.

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With a cast of 100 voices all speaking as one voice, UNITY is a genuine cinematic experience unlike any other.

Across: 1 Gregarious, 9 No-win, 10 Maltese, 11 Donation, 12 Gran, 15 Qui, 16 Natch, 17 Cam, 18 Apso, 19 Fracking, 22 Retrain, 24 Arena, 25 Lanchester.

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Imagine Arts Festival back with Gusto Festival dates for 2015 Announced THE team behind the Imagine Arts Festival has announced the 2015 dates of October 15th to October 25th and promise a ‘spectacularly fun’ programme for everyone to enjoy.

Well-known Musician Nick Bankes is the festival Chairperson with support from an established committee as well as some new faces.

Commenting on the 2015 festival Nick said, “We are delighted to be announcing the dates for the 10 day annual Imagine Arts Festival for 2015.

Our hard working committee and a great number of wonderful businesses in Waterford are collectively building our funding pool in order to ensure a spectacularly fun programme for everyone to enjoy.”

“Imagine Arts is all about celebrating the Arts in unex-

pected places and bringing a broad range of creative arts to Waterford and our 2015 programme is set to do just that.

We will be making some first announcements in the next few weeks as certain elements are finalized but two very exciting events which we can look forward to are the 2015 Parade of Light and also a wonderful Playwright Workshop event.” Nick continued.

Organiser of the Parade of Light Rosemary Dulson said, “This is set to be a superb event which will take place during the opening weekend of Imagine at Christchurch Cathedral. We hosted the parade for the very first time last year and we were blown away by the reaction this event had, it was attended in huge numbers, so we have moved venue and we are inviting

everyone to come and enjoy this spectacle at 7.00 p.m. on October 16th.”

The Parade of Light featuring willow lanterns made by school children with the assistance of local visual artists will be accompanied by local choirs who will sing songs to celebrate light. This type of parade happens all over the world and in some countries marks the declining light of the winter and in others the light of the North Star. In advance of the parade a number of Willow lantern-making workshops will be held in local primary schools and also for family groups at venues across the city under the guidance of local visual artists.

Creative director Ollie Breslin is also keenly excited about this years programme of events “The festival will host an eclectic line up of over 60

events across a broad spectrum of art forms including visual arts, music, theatre, film, spoken word, dance, history and heritage, traditional music and literature. A new element to the 2015 festival will be two days of playwright workshops in association with the Irish writers Centre. Waterford has a strong reputation in theatre and this year established playwrights such as Jim Nolan, Darren Donohue of the Abbey theatre and Gavin Kostick of Fishamble will engage with emerging theatrical talent to provide a forum for shared learning and creative energy.”

The two day Playwright Workshops is aimed at writers who wish to share and learn together. The cost to writers will be €10 per Saturday and those interested in attending can register in advance by emailing info@imagineartsfestival.com

In all twenty-three people form the Imagine Festival 2015 team, they all hail from a variety of arts and cultural areas and have come on board as volunteer members of the 2015 Imagine Arts festival team. These include Nick Bankes, Ollie Breslin, Liz O’Dea, Anne Marie Lally, Daryl Daniels, Edel Fox, Jane Keen, Natalie Fitzpatrick, Dawn Hayes, Phad Hennessy, John Fitzpatrick, Ger Kennedy, Libby Seward, Eimear Cheasty, James Doherty, Ben Delaney, Sean Murphy, Lorcan Reidy, Rosemary Dulson, Matt Kennedy, John Cloono, Bridget O’Connell and Jamie Flynn.

To keep up to date with festival news follow the team on twitter @Imagine_Fest or Facebook at Imagine Arts Festival. The new 2015 festival website will be launched over the coming weeks.

Andy Kelly from Kilmacthomas pictured with Rioghnach Timmons from Coolnasmear at Dungarvan Castle for Dungarvan 1215 a celebration of 800 years of Dungarvan History.

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Laura Meade and Rory Gannon, both from Kilkenny, pictured at the Cakeface stall in Dungarvan Castle during Dungarvan 1215, a celebration of 800 years of history.

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James Doyle from Dubh Gall Living History, Gorey, County Wexford, pictured at the Medieval Village at Dungarvan Castle for Dungarvan 1215 a celebration of 800 years of Dungarvan History.

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Joanne brings Bronze to Dungarvan A UNIQUE Irish and international event which happens only in Dungarvan was launched at a ‘Boxing Breakfast’ in Lawlors Hotel. While breakfast briefings are the staple diet (no pun intended) of organisations dealing with the economy, the concept of the Boxing Breakfast is a Cork one and now it has come to Dungarvan.

Cork boxing organisations have a few of these a year and use them to honour people who have achieved extraordinary success or to commemorate past events.

Last Saturday’s very successful gig was organised by Dungarvan Boxing Club in conjunction with the group which has run the Celtic Box Cup over the last two years and who are announcing that this year’s tournament will take place from 25th to 27th September in Dungarvan Sports Centre, where three rings will be kept busy to accommodate the near four hundred boxers who are expected to attend. The detail is in the news report and it would be worth setting some time aside to attend, particularly when it gets to the ultra-serious final stages.

One champion Irish boxer who will not

be taking part is Joanne Richards from St. Michael’s Boxing Club in New Ross, who collected a Bronze Medal from the World Ladies Boxing Championships which were held in Taipei, Taiwan not so long ago.

The reason is that she is sixteen going on seventeen (remind you of the Sound of Music?) and so is just outside the qualifying age.

However, she looks forward to it next year and many others down the line and, for the moment at least, will have to content herself with her World Bronze.

Joanne loved the experience of Taipei, except, of course, for the pollution which can be found in many cities of the real Tiger Economies.

“The smell was dreadful,” she says, still tasting the gritty, sulphurous atmosphere, “but the boxing was wonderful.”

Joanne was very unlucky not to turn the Bronze into Silver. Fighting her opponent in the semi-final, there were five judges and when they showed their results, three had given the fight to her. However, with only three cards scoring, these are selected randomly from the five. Unluckily, of the

three which came out of the drum, two gave the fight to her opponent and Joanne had to go home. The luck of the draw . . . literally.

However, Joanne is not downhearted and will step up a grade at her upcoming seventeenth birthday.This will take her from 66k to 69k, giving her a little leeway in her diet which she welcomes.

She has only boxed for the last three years, but her late father Michael who passed away six years ago, boxed for England. However, opposition for Joanne is scarce and there is only one other girl in her club presently. So, when did she start?

“My brother had been boxing with St. Michael’s for some time,” she recalls, “and I got brave one night and went to the club with him.”

It was a fateful visit, because she is there since and is now enjoying international recognition. Her normally shy and gentle way is probably not replicated in the ring, where she needs to be outgoing and forceful. She has done superbly well so far and we can expect to see more positive results and international medals in the future.

Summer sailing on the bay I HAVE been paying a visit to The Quay and to The Lookout or Harbour View for some years now to watch and photograph some of the events of Dungarvan Harbour Sailing Club. Their annual Blessing of the Boats ceremony in May is the real start of the summer, but our favourite season has so far left us down this year.

However, looking out to sea at The Lookout can be a real pleasure and when the tide is half in, and the boats are lying on their sides and the sun is beating down on your neck, you know you are in heaven.

Add in the little sails of the young sailors out by the Cunnigar, with Abbeyside Church on one side and Helvick in the distance, it is paradise indeed.

Last Friday, the first week of the second fortnight-long sailing course came to an end and young sailors reluctantly said goodbye to the tugging of ropes, the luffing of sails and pulling of trailers on dry land, all the activities which go to make a two week sailing course in Dungarvan an

enjoyable and memorable experience.

These courses have been going on for thirty years and countless young mariners have cut their sailing teeth there, along with learning their knots, their navigation, safety, first aid, theory and lots of other interesting things.

This has been a fairly good summer for sailing with the exception of a few wet and windy days when the little flotilla had to make landfall at the Cunnigar and spend the rest of the day on (relatively) dry land absorbing their theory and playing some games.

Over the years, parents will have seen their children, or other’s children advance in style and technique and for a few years now, the instructors have been home grown, reared and schooled in all things marine in Dungarvan Harbour, with further experience being gained in marinas afar.

This year, John Geoghegan takes overall charge and he leads a team of Instructors and assistants which includes Gregory Fay, Catherine Geoghegan, Tomás Power, Robbie Wynne, Ella Fay,

Rachel Maher and Doireann Fay. This week, they have a mixed group from beginners to third years; from nine year olds upwards.

Former Instructor Alex Fay is in San Diego this year, while international sailor, John Flynn is in Cork. Ben Quigley who rose through the ranks in Dungarvan Harbour is in Croatia this year.

“Sailing is a skill for life,” says Gregory, “a well trained instructor can always get summer work and it makes it easy to get work under a J1 Visa in the US.” The third and final course starts next Monday and it is not too late to sign up.

With the number of instructors and assistants available to the club, they can accommodate a large number.You’re still in time.

If people are interested and committed the experience can be two weeks of enjoyment, with a lot of fun as well. The sea beckons, not Masefield’s ‘lonely sea and the sky’, but a great experience among fellow young people, kindly and committed instructors and as Gregory says, a skill for life.

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IMC Club Member Ring’s Sean Young and Shane Kenneally from Dungarvan compete in the Junior section in the Escort. It’s Sean’s first rally.

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Great Stuff Mini Stage Rally is ready to GO! THE wait is finally over and the Great Stuff Caterers Mini Stages Rally promoted by the Imokilly Motor Club will be held this weekend with Rally HQ for the weekend The Park Hotel, Dungarvan.

The club is delighted to have received over 120 entries for its event and it shows the work that has been put in to this event over the last 6 months is after paying off. Seeded at number 1 is the Powerful MK2 Escort of last year’s winner Wesley Patterson / Johnny Baird.

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This crew are on a serious pace and will once again be in the fight for the win. Seeded at two is one of Cork’s finest Denis Cronin. Denis is a former winner of national and International rally’s here in Ireland and although he drives the ageing Subaru he is not in Dungarvan this weekend to come second. He is co driven by a former winner of this event Coleman Hurley.

Seeded at 3, 4, 5, are more big bang Escorts of Ed Murphy, Trevor Mulligan and Ed O’Callaghan. All these

lads are well capable of a win and will be giving 100%.

No. 6 First local and IMC crew on the road is Clashmore’s Brian O’Keeffe with the GpN Subaru.

He has Sean Hayde on the notes and Brian would love a good result at home. Next up is Gary Kiernan one of the younger breed of super quick Escort drivers. Gary only knows one way to drive and that’s flat out.

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WATERFORD SEEKS PLACE IN ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL

CUNNIGAR HOSTS ALL-IRELAND STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Local Bar Junior Hurling (Intermediate Attached) Western Championship

Ferghal Meagher’s goal the difference

8 to 10 year old Group at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Ballyduff Upper's GAA Grounds with Gavin Whelan, Stephen Cliffe and Brian Murphy organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Ballysaggart …………1-18; Ballinameela ………...0-15.

A GOAL in the 50th minute by Ballysaggart’s full forward Ferghal Meagher was the key score in this Round 4 Junior Hurling, Intermediate Attached game in Ballinameela last Friday evening. This was an entertaining and hard fought encounter with Michael Ryan deadly accurate from placed balls throughout for the winners while Liam O’Gorman, Kevin Murphy and Stephen Hale all contributed on the scoreboard to ‘Saggart’s win.

The loss of Rob Shine at half time due to work commitments was a blow to a home victory as he took some great scores with Michael Kiely and James McGrath also raising white flags. Neccessity is the

mother of invention, so they say, and Ballinameela’s Physio Colin Walsh stepped into the breach with the club down to fourteen men for the second half as you need fifteen on the field so as not to concede the game.

Ballysaggart: Adrian Meagher; Jack Cunningham, Sham Clancy, Seamus Kearney; Shane Meagher, Bobby Ryan, Kevin Murphy; Stephen Hale, Patrick Carey; Liam O’Gorman, Paudie Hale, Michael Ryan; Jamie Walsh, Ferghal Meagher, Conor Bennett. Subs : Mikey Kearney, Ger Fennessy.

Ballinameela: James Meagher; Darren Mulcahy, Tom Kiely, Jason McGrath; Joe Shine, Pauric Scanlon, Ian Cliffe; Ed Walsh, Michael Kiely; Rob Shine, Declan

O’Brien, Shane McGovern; Eamonn Toal, James McGrath, Aidan Browne.

Sub: Colin Walsh.

Referee: Gavin Whelan (Colligan).

OTHER WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES In the Lawlors Hotel Junior Football Intermediate Attached Championship, Group leaders Ballinacourty received a walk over from Melleray as did Geraldines from Emmetts.

Playing at home in the Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship, Ballyduff recorded their second win with a 0-16 to 0-10 victory over Fourmilewater. The winners led by 0-12 to 0-6 at halftime.

GAA Coaching & Games Development

7 to 8 year old Group at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Ballyduff Upper's GAA Grounds with Gavin Whelan, Stephen Cliffe and Brian Murphy organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

KELLOGG’S GAA CÚL CAMPS Week 5: July 27th-31st Sacred Heart (Williamstown), Butlerstown, Dungarvan, St. Oliver’s (Ballinameela).

Week 6: August 3rd-7th St. Pat’s/Nh Brid (Tournaneena), Fourmilewater/The Nire, St Mary’s (Kill).

Week 7: August 10th-14th Rathgormack, Cois Bhride (Knockanore), Ardmore, Ferrybank.

Week 8 - August 17th-21st DLS College, Portlaw, Tramore, St Molleran’s, Naomh Carthaigh (Lismore).

Book online on www.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamps or through your club coordinator.

HURLING DEVELOPMENT SQUADS CROSS PROVINCIAL BLITZES Last Saturday the U-14, U15 & U-16 Hurling squads took part in cross Provincial

blitzes. The U-14’s A & B hosted a blitz in De La Salle with Tipperary & Wexford visiting.

Our U-15 panel travelled to Dublin where team 1 played Wexford, Dublin & Antrim with team 2 playing Dublin & Wexford The U-16’s were in Wexford with team 1 playing Wexford & Tipperary and team 2 playing Laois & Tipperary.

All teams played well with some good results from all 6 teams. The blitzes were well organised and beneficial to all squads as they prepare for the upcoming tournaments.

U-12 & U-13 Hurling Coaching this Friday July 24th East U-12 Hurling Fri. 24th July Carriganore 6.30pm East U-13 Hurling Fri. 24th July Carriganore 6.30pm West U-12 Hurling Fri.

24th July Cappoquin 6.30pm West U-13 Hurling Fri. 24th July Gold Coast 6.30 pm GAA COACH EDUCATION WEBSITE The GAA Coach Education website is a very useful resource for all coaches. Information on coaching courses, workshops, presentations from conferences along with session planning templates are all available. The website address is www.learning.gaa.ie & http://learning.gaa.ie/planner/ for the session planners FACEBOOK & TWITTER Don’t forget to join us on Facebook to see all the news and pictures from our latest events. www.facebook.com/waterfordcoaching. Waterford C&GD is now on Twitter @WaterfordGAACG for all the latest happenings.

6 to 7 year old Group at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Ballyduff Upper's GAA Grounds with Gavin Whelan and Patrick Curran [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

Naomh Chartaigh Under 8s who played Ballyduff in Ballyduff last Friday evening July 17th.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

Lawlors Hotel Western Junior (Intermediate Attached) Football Championship

Kilgobinet wins dress rehearsal Kilgobinet ……………..1-8; Ballysaggart …………..0-7.

THE word at a very warm Bushy Park last Sunday afternoon was that both these sides are going to meet again in the championship semifinal so there was really no losers here this time around.

‘Saggart started without the three Bennett brothers while Johnny Murphy who played with the winners is off to New Zealand this week and we wish him well and he will be a loss to Kilgobinet as he is a scoring forward. On the plus side Cormac Power made a return after his recuperation from his cruciate ligament injury and Brian Dunford impressed in the forward line when introduced in the second half.

Fair play to both sets of players for their efforts in the sweltering conditions, nobody was complaining though after the recent incessant rain, and the stand out stat in this encounter was that Kilgobinet kicked eight first half wides

and a hefty tally of fifteen in total.

Both teams received good displays from some of their players with such as David Crowther, Tomas Fahey, John Cass, Stephen Coffey, Paudie Fahey, J. J. Fitzgerald, until injured, John Moloney and Fergus Power impressing for the winners.

For Ballysaggart, the youthful Stephen Mangan and Sam Ryan were among the best players on the field and they received good support from Eugene O’Brien, Christy and Barry Murphy, Kevin Murphy, Chris O’Gorman and Kieran Bennett when he was introduced in the second half.

The only goal of the match came as the result of a penalty when David Crowther was hauled down in front of the dressingroom goal by Kevin Murphy as he was attempting to goal with his hands from a Johnny Murphy high pass in from the endline.

Despite the best efforts of Jamie Walsh in the ‘Saggart

goal, the game’s top scorer, Tomas Fahey planted the size 5 in the net and with 50 minutes played, this match was over as a contest with Kilgobinet leading by 1-8 to 0-4.

In fairness to Ballysaggart, who are in their first year in this championship, they prevented Kilgobinet from scoring again, while they, themselves, kicked three points and it could and should have been more as they dominated the play and one of their best forwards Stephen Mangan was very close to raising a green flag in the 55th minute. This would have given us an exciting climax to the game but ‘Saggart’s first score in the second half didn’t arrive until the 51st minute and this lack of raising flags will not win games.

Johnny Murphy opened the scoring in the second minute with Seamus Kearney equalising four minutes later.

Stephen Mangan gave ‘Saggart the lead for the only

time from a placed ball but a brace of points by Stephen Coffey in the 13th and 17th minutes put Kilgobinet in the driving seat and there they remained for the duration of the game. Tomas Fahey kicked his first point in the 22nd minute and corner back Fergus Power got on the score sheet to put his team in front by 0-5 to 0-2. A fine effort by Christy Murphy was Ballysaggart’s first score in thirteen minutes and the best score of the afternoon arrived in the 27th minute when Mark Dunford and David Crowther combined to send Paudie Fahey in for a white flag. A second point by Stephen Mangan kept ‘Saggart in the match at the short whistle on a scoreline of 0-6 to 0-4.

There was no score in the second half for all of fourteen minutes and when it eventually arrived it came from the left boot of Man of the Match Tomas Fahey.

Johnny Murphy added his second

Captains John Cass (KIlgobinet) and Bobby Ryan (Ballysaggart) pictured with referee John Condon (An Rinn). score on the call of the third quarter and when Fahey goaled from the penalty spot, this contest was decided.

The introduction of Kieran Bennett, Darren Meagher,

Cailean O’Gorman and Jack Cunningham revitalised Ballysaggart and they dominated general play for the reminder of the hour. Points

by Kieran Bennett (51) with

Kilgobinet Junior football team who defeated Ballysaggart in the Lawlors Hotel Western Junior (Intermediate Attached) Football Championship played at Bushy Park last Sunday.

Ballysaggart Junior Football who lost to Kilgobinet in the Lawlors Hotel Western Junior (Intermediate Attached) Football Championship played at Bushy Park last Sunday.

his left leg, Christy Murphy (53), his second and Stephen Mangan (56) from a free was their return in this period of time. At the other end of the field, the hard working ‘Saggart’s centre forward Eugene O’Brien made a vital interception to deny Kilgobinet a second goal in the 59th minute shortly before referee John Condon blew the final whistle.

The loss here will not worry Ballysaggart too much when they face the same opposition again shortly in the knockouts while this win will have given Kilgobinet the confidence to repeat this victory.

Kilgobinet’s Top Three: Tomas Fahey, David Crowther, John Cass.

Ballysaggart’s Top Three: Christy Murphy, Stephen Mangan, Sam Ryan.

Observer’s Man of the Match: Tomas Fahey.

Number of Scorers: Kilgobinet 5. Ballysaggart 4.

Scores From Play: Kilgobinet 0-8. Ballysaggart 0-5.

Frees For: Kilgobinet 7.

Ballysaggart 12.

Wides: Kilgobinet 15.

Ballysaggart 7.

Score of the Match: Kilgobinet’s 27th minute point engineered by Mark Dunford and David Crowther and executed by Paudie Fahey.

Scorers – Kilgobinet: Tomas Fahey 1-2 (1-0 pen), Johnny Murphy and Stephen Coffey 0-2 each, Fergus Power and Paudie Coffey 0-1 each.

Ballysaggart: Stephen Mangan 0-3 (2f), Christy Murphy 0-2, Seamus Kearney and Kieran Bennett 0-1 each.

Kilgobinet: James Fennell; Fergus Power, John Cass, John Moloney; Conor Kavanagh, J. J. Fitzgerald, Mark Dunford; Tomas Fahey, David O’Brien; Johnny Murphy, David Crowther, Stephen Coffey; Tommy Cullinane, Paudie Fahey, John Fennell.

Subs: Cormac Power, Brian Dunford, John Hallinan, Jimmy Cullinane.

Ballysaggart: Jamie Walsh; Patrick Carey, Bobby Ryan, Kevin Murphy; Kieran Fennessy, Chris O’Gorman, Liam O’Gorman; Barry Murphy, Sam Ryan; Christy Murphy, Eugene O’Brien, Stephen Mangan; Sham Clancy, Ken Cashel, Seamus Kearney.

Subs: Darren Meagher, Cailean O’Gorman, Kieran Bennett, Jack Cunningham.

Referee: John Condon (An Rinn).

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

BORD GAIS ENERGY MUNSTER UNDER 21 HURLING SEMI-FINAL

Livelier Clare oust Waterford CLARE ………………. 0-23; WATERFORD ………. 1-18.

THERE is no disputing Clare’s entitlement to advance to this year’s Munster Under 21 Hurling Final after a well deserved 0-2 win over favourites Waterford at Cusack Park Ennis last Wednesday evening. The Banner were the more focused and determined team throughout against a lethargic Deise side that failed to perform to their full potential in front of an announced attendance of 6,639 patrons.

Despite Clare being the champions for the past three years, it was generally felt, perhaps, also by the Waterford players, that the Banner’s reservoir of talent had dried up in this age group, but following this game, the sporting public may change their thoughts somewhat on this opinion.

Clare were superbly led into the winner’s enclosure by Man of the Match Bobby Duggan and Ian Galvin and a terrific second half determination by Donal Moloney’s charges to win.

Too many of the Waterford team played as if waiting for things to happen for them while Clare made things happen and by the time Derek Lyons’ charges realised they were in a battle, the momentum was with the winners and they were not going to be denied their fourteenth game

unbeaten run in this grade.

While Bobby Duggan and Ian Galvin were the winner’s top players, very few of the Deise players shone, bar Patrick Curran, who scored the only goal of the match following a terrific first touch. The Dungarvan player was a danger on the ball throughout but he wasn’t fed the sliotar into his corner often enough with players outside him striking for points instead of bringing him more into the game.

Waterford had the opportunity to gain what would have been an undeserved share of the spoils in added time from a close in free but surprisingly the puck wasn’t entrusted to Patrick Curran, who had goaled from a similar situation recently in a Senior club championship game, and Austin Gleeson’s tame effort was easily dealt with by a clutter of Clare players on the goal line.

This latest clash between the two Counties was level on six occasions and essentially it was won after Colin Dunford had placed Patrick Curran for his 42nd minute goal to give Waterford the lead for the final time at 1-14 to 0-16. Clare replied with the next three points from Ian Galvin (2) and Bobby Duggan and one felt at this stage that not only was the Banner’s challenge not going to fade but it was increasing in intensity, resulting in them recovering from conceding

Supporting the Waterford U21 Hurlers against Clare in Ennis were the Kiely and the Flynn families Dungarvan.

[Sean Byrne]

Supporting the Waterford U21 Hurlers against Clare in Ennis was Lee Curley, Tallow.

[Sean Byrne]

the goal, to winning the remainder of the game by 0-7 to 0-4.

Clare’s ability to strike sixteen points from play from all angles and distances was another difference between the teams in a game where Waterford scored first through Shane Bennett in the first minute. Bobby Duggan gave us an insight into his match intent with a brace of points from play inside four minutes of the start and it was clear even at this early stage that the Clarecastle man was on fire and would require close attention.

The Deise held the initiative at the end of the first quarter on a scoreline of 0-7 to 0-4 and after nineteen minutes by 0-9 to 0-5, but whether they were led into a false sense of pulling away at this stage and winning the game or not, the effort was not maintained in general and Clare were only 0-1 in arrears at the short whistle after winning the final ten minutes by 0-5 to 0-2. Duggan was Clare’s only scorer for all of twenty minutes with 0-5 (2f) to his credit while the visitor’s white flags in this period came from Patrick Curran 04 (3f), Austin Gleeson with three superb points from play and D. J. Foran. At the other end of the field, a David Conroy strike came back off the upright while strong defending by Tadhg Bourke prevented a Shane O’Donnell attempt at raising a green flag and forcing him to strike wide.

Credit Clare, they took control of the scoreboard from the 20th minute commencing with the score of the match by Ian Galvin, his first of 0-6 from play and followed by points by Ryan Taylor, Bobby Duggan (0-2f) and Shane Gleeson. Waterford’s return in this ten minute spell were two good efforts from play by Mikey Kearney and Patrick Curran, the latter another contender for score of the match.

Waterford entered the dressing rooms a point ahead after playing against the breeze but confidence in their mindset to work at their winning intentions was not evidence as they were not playing as a team, not

Supporting the Waterford U21 Hurlers against Clare in Ennis were Peter O'Donoghue, Ivan Burrows and Denis O'Donoghue, Portlaw.

[Sean Byrne]

enough players were working hard enough and not enough low ball was being played into their inside line.

Waterford introduced Darragh Lyons for the injured Micheal Harney at the interval but we started badly with a missed point scoring opportunity after ten seconds by Colin Dunford and, Clare growing in confidence, recorded the next three scores from three different hurleys, Bobby Duggan, Ian Galvin and Aidan McGuane.

Patrick Curran missed a second pointed free attempt while a similar type long distant point by Austin Gleeson brought us to within a point of Clare in the 37th minute at 0-13 to 0-12.

However, Clare were growing in confidence all the time, they were playing more intensely than Waterford and while we were waiting for things to happen, they made them happen resulting in a further unanswered 0-3 from their usual two suspects, Duggan and Galvin and a first score by corner back E. Quirke. With forty minutes played and trailing by 0-16 to 0-12, credit the Deise boys, they shot into a one point lead after two minutes courtesy of a Austin Gleeson ‘65’ a point

by Colin Dunford from a Shane Bennett pass and Patrick Curran’s goal from a long ball in to him by Dunford.

Waterford now led by 1-14 to 0-16 but Clare’s workrate again changed the scoreboard with a fourth and a fifth

Galvin point, and Bobby Duggan’s sixth and final score from play in the 48th minute, 0-19 to 1-14.

A Patrick Curran pointed free, the result of a foul on sub Seamus Keating, reduced the difference to one, followed by a missed opportunity to level matters. Another sub Cathal Curran worked hard for a 52nd minute point and Waterford’s final one from play but an increasingly pressurised defence conceded three pointed frees to Duggan between the 50th and the 55th minute as the game was slipping away from us at 0-22 to 1-16.

A 56th minute pointed free

by Patrick Curran brought the deficit back to 0-2 but there was no further scoring for five crucial minutes and when it did arrive in the first minute of added time, it came yet again, from Clonlara’s Ian Galvin, 0-23 to 1-17. When Colin Dunford, one of the Deise’s hardest workers, was fouled heading goalwards, an unexpected opportunity of salvaging a draw surfaced, but the return in the circumstances was minimal in the form of a pointed ‘65’ by Shane Bennet, after which the long whistle sounded and heralded another disappointing end for Waterford in the under 21 grade. Though defeat was our lot, credit the work put in by the players and the management since before Christmas and there can be no complaints in that department.

Clare’s Top Three: Bobby Duggan, Ian Galvin, D. Fitzgerald.

Waterford’s Top Three: Patrick Curran, Austin Gleeson, Colin Dunford.

Observer’s Man of the Match: Bobby Duggan.

Number of Scorers: Clare 6. Waterford 7.

Scores from Play: Clare 0-16; Waterford 1-11.

Frees For: Clare 10.

Waterford 10.

Wides: Clare 9. Waterford 9.

Score of the Match: Ian Galvin’s 20th minute point for Clare when his team was trailing by 0-9 to 0-5.

Scorers for Clare: B. Duggan (0-13, 0-7 frees); I. Galvin (0-6); E. Quirke, A. McGuane, S. Gleeson, R. Taylor (0-1 each).

Scorers for Waterford: P. Curran (1-7, 0-5 frees); A. Gleeson (0-5, 0-1 free, 0-1 ’65); Shane Bennett (0-2, 0-1 ’65); C. Dunford, M. Kearney, D. J. Foran, C. Curran (0-1 each).

CLARE: K. Hogan (Clooney Quin); E. Quirke (Whitegate), D. Fitzgerald (Inagh Kilnamona), S. O’Brien (Clonlara); A. McGuane (Kilmaley), C.

Cleary (St. Joseph’s Miltown Malbay), B. O’Gorman (Wolfe Tones Na Sionna); D. Conroy (St. Joseph’s Doora Barefield), K. Hehir (Inagh Kilnamona); B. Duggan (Clarecastle), S. Gleeson (Cratloe), I. Galvin (Clonlara); S. Ward (Clarecastle), S. O’Donnell (Éire Óg), R. Taylor (Clooney Quin). Subs: S. Taylor (Broadford) for Gleeson (38 mins), N. Deasy (Ballyea) for Hehir (58).

WATERFORD: J. Henley (Tallow); K. Bennett (Ballysaggart), C. Gleeson (Fourmilewater), S. McNulty (De La Salle); M. Harney (Bonmahon), T. De Búrca (Clashmore/Kinsalbeg), T. Devine (Modeligo); C. Dunford (Colligan), R. Donnelly (Dungarvan); Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart), A. Gleeson (Mount Sion), Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart); M. Kearney (Ballyduff Upper), D. J. Foran (Portlaw), P. Curran (Dungarvan). Subs: D. Lyons (Dungarvan) for Harney (HT), Cathal Curran (Dungarvan) for Donnelly (40 mins), S Keating (Ardmore) for Foran (47).

Referee: J. Murphy (Limerick).

Supporting the Waterford U21 Hurlers against Clare in Ennis were Gerry and Mary McNulty and David Armstrong, Waterford [Sean Byrne] City.

Supporting the Waterford U21 Hurlers against Clare in Ennis [Sean Byrne] were Dessie O'Leary and Evelyn Weldon.

Supporting the Waterford U21 Hurlers against Clare in Ennis were John Cashman and Austin Flavin, Ardmore.

[Sean Byrne]

Supporting the Waterford U21 Hurlers against Clare in Ennis were Tom and Danny Corcoran.

[Sean Byrne]

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Gaelic Jottings All-Ireland Quarter-Finals WATERFORD All-Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter-Finals on this Sunday, 26th July at 2.00 p.m. in Semple Stadium, Thurles is part of a triple header. Minor - Limerick v Galway 12.00 noon.

Senior - Dublin v Waterford 2.00 p.m.

Senior - Galway v Cork 4.00 p.m.

Ticket Information: O'Riain Stand & O'Coinneain Stand - Reserved Seating.

Killinan End & Town end Terrace. Prices as follows: Adults €30. Juveniles €5.

Students/OAP Concession available on day with valid ID (€10 rebate on stand tickets). Terrace €20 Adults €5 Juveniles Please note that supporters can also purchase tickets through their local Centra / Supervalu Shops.

Western Under 21 Hurling Championships IF Waterford are defeated by Dublin in Thurles this Sunday, the Western Board will play a round of the Under 21 Hurling championships over the August Bank Holiday Weekend.

Western GAA Board Fixtures Friday, 24th July Radley Engineering Intermediate football Relegation Play-off: Sliabh gCua V Dungarvan at Fraher Field 8.00 p.m.

Local Bar Junior A Hurling: Geraldines V Lismore at Colligan 7.30 p.m.

Kilgobinet V Tallow at Bushy Park 7.30 p.m.

Local Bar Junior B Hurling: Ballinameala V Shamrocks at Lismore 7.30 p.m.

Saturday, 25th July Lawlors Hotel Junior Football League Final: Emmetts V Modeligo at Fraher Field 7.30 p.m.

Local Bar Junior B Hurling: An Rinn V Glen Rovers at Bushy Park 7.30 p.m.

Abbeyside V Geraldines at Colligan 7.30 p.m.

Cappaquin V Clashmore/kinsalebeg at Abbeyside 7.30 p.m.

It’s do or die time for Sliabh gCua and Dungarvan this Friday evening at the Fraher Field when they contest Western Intermediate Football Relegaion Play-Off game. The sides met already in the Group stages with the Touraneena club winning comprehensively by 1-10 to 1-3.

Also on Friday evening, there are two games in the Western ‘A’ Junior Hurling Championship with Geraldines fancied to beat Lismore in Colligan and Tallow fancied to see off Kilgobinet in Bushy Park. The final game on Friday evening takes place in Lismore when Shamrocks should prevail against Ballinameela.

The big game on Saturday is the Western Junior Football League Final between Modeligo and Emmetts in a repeat of last year’s decider. Modeligo won through on that occasion while Emmetts came out on top when both teams met in this year’s Group Champonship game. This match, therefore is a real 50/50 fixture with the more focused side on the night to win the title.

Due to the All-Ireland Quarter Semi-

Final between Waterford and Dublin this Sunday, the final games of the weekend take place on Saturday with three Junior Hurling, Intermediate Attached games down for decision. An Rinn and Glen Rovers should be a close run affair in Bushy Park as should the other two games, Abbeyside v Geraldines in Colligan and Cappoquin v Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg in Abbeyside. Glen Rovers, Geraldines and Clashmore to come out on top.

Scór Na Seachtaine WATERFORD’S 42nd minute goal in the Munster Under 21 Hurling Quarter Final v Clare, engineered by Colin Dunford and executed by Patrick Curran.

Eastern Board Fixtures BALLYDURN and Clonea will meet in the Eastern Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship at the St. Molleran’s Grounds this Saturday at 7.30 p.m. while on the previous night, Kill and Bonmahon and Kilmacthomas and Portlaw will play out in the Junior Football Championship with the first named teams having home advantage.

Both games start at 7.30 p.m. Also on Friday Portlaw hosts St. Mollerans in the Junior B’ Hurling Championship. The Portlaw club will also be in action on Monday, July 27th against De La Salle in the Eastern Junior Football Championship in Gracedieu.

Players of the Month For June WESTMEATH footballer Kieran Martin and Tipperary hurler John 'Bubbles' O’Dwyer have been named the GAA/GPA Opel Players of the Month for June. The players were both pivotal in leading their counties to provincial finals last month.

Westmeath have been one of the surprise packages of the championship, and Martin has proved a key player for the Lake County, bagging an impressive 1-02 from play in his side’s 1-21 to 0-15 triumph over Wexford. But it was his match-winning performance against rivals Meath that grabbed all of the headlines - he scored 2-03 from play as Westmeath spectacularly overturned an eight-point deficit at half-time to claim their first ever championship victory over their neighbours.

Originally a doubt for the game after picking up an ankle injury in training, O’Dwyer played through the pain barrier and produced a masterclass as Tipp beat Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds for the first time in ten years. As well as setting up team-mate Seamus Callanan for a goal, Bubbles knocked over some spectacular points on his way to scoring 0-07. The Premier County went on to claim their fifth Munster title in ten years beating Waterford on a scoreline of 0-21 to 0-16, with O’Dwyer adding 0-05 to his scoring tally for the year.

Limerick Surprises Tipperary LIMERICK maintained their composure to record a thrilling 3-16 to 3-14 victory over Tipperary in the semi-finals of the Bord Gáis Energy Munster Under-21 Championship at the Gaelic Grounds.

John Kiely's team led by 12 points in the

7 to 9 year old girls Group at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA Grounds organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] first half before Tipperary embarked on a stirring revival which saw them draw level with five minutes left.

But with Limerick substitute Colin Ryan effective in the closing stages, Limerick set up a 30th July Provincial decider with Clare.

Limerick: D McCarthy; M O’Callaghan, R English, M Casey; D Byrnes, B O’Connell, G Hegarty; D O’Donovan (0-02), P Ryan (0-01); R Hanley (1-00), R Lynch (0-02, 165, 1f), D Dempsey (0-04); K O’Brien, T Morrissey (1-01), C Lynch (1-01). Subs: C Ryan (004, 3fs) for Hanley (31 mins), S Finn for O’Callaghan (32 mins), L O’Sullivan for R Lynch (37 mins), J Kelliher (0-01) for O’Brien (56 mins), A Gillane for Ryan (60 mins).

Derry Boss McElver Quits Over Standard of Refereeing DERRY manager Brian McIver stepped down after their defeat to Galway in the All Ireland Football Qualifiers in Pearse Stadium, saying the performance of the referee was something he “couldn't live with any longer”. Brendan Rodgers received a black card and Derry were also denied what looked like a clear penalty before Danny Cummins’ goal sealed the win for the Tribesmen.

McIver said: “What do you do about it? You come down here, plan, lads put in an effort and you turn around and you get a referee like that there. All you have to do is look at the pattern of frees and a six-point turnaround. A penalty to us [would have] brought the game down to a point with 10 to 12 minutes to go.

Instead, it goes up the line and into the back of the net. Having said that, we accept a level of responsibility ourselves.

You can't always totally blame the referee.

“We kicked some chances wide there in the second half. But at the end of the day, matches should be decided by players and not referees. I just can't handle referee decisions like that any longer. I have to step down. Everything in the GAA has moved on in the last 20 years except the standard of refereeing.

Maybe, I saw that totally biased but it was one of the worst refereeing

decisions I have ever seen in my life.“After the first-half, we kept in the game. They scored one point from play and seven frees. Unreal. The black card? That was just absolutely another crazy decision. These guys are accountable to nobody. Everything in the GAA is designed to improve things and the standard of refereeing has just got worse down the years’’.

Brian Whelehan Steps Down in Offaly BRIAN Whelehan has stepped down as Offaly hurling manager after two years in charge. Offaly's interest in the championship ended following a heavy 3-26 to 0-15 defeat to Clare in the qualifiers earlier this month. Before that they suffered a first Leinster Hurling Championship defeat to neighbours Laois since 1972.

The news was announced at the July County Board meeting by chairman Padraig Boland, who told delegates that Whelehan had decided not to seek a third year in charge. A committee to find Whelehan's successor will now be put in place, with Boland stating that the aim would be to find the best man for the job, and that they would be looking both inside and outside the county.

It was also announced that Joe Errity has resigned from his post as manager of the Offaly minor hurling team.

Kerry’s 77th Munster SFC Title Kerry 1-11; Cork 1-06.

COLM Cooper came off the bench to set up the crucial score of the game as AllIreland champions Kerry captured their 77th Munster SFC crown in a replay played in a downpour at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney.

Cooper dispatched a quick free which led to Paul Geaney finding the net and taking the sting out of the Cork challenge after another good contest. The goal pushed the Kingdom three points in front and Cork never recovered and did not score again after that. Indeed, they managed only two points in the secondhalf and went scoreless from the 46th minute to the end and will now need to regroup for the qualifiers

Davy Fitz Stays on in Clare CLARE manager Davy Fitzgerald will remain in charge of the county’s hurlers for another year after receiving the backing of the County Board.The Banner has endured a wretched run of form since their victorious 2013 All-Ireland campaign, with player unrest, league relegation and early championship eliminations making it a period to forget. Clare fell at the first hurdle in the Munster Hurling Championship after suffering an agonising one-point loss to Limerick at Semple Stadium at the end of May. Thurles was to prove an unhappy hunting ground for Clare once again as Cork finished with a flourish to record a 0-20 to 0-17 victory in Saturday’s qualifier encounter as Fitzgerald’s side saw their championship campaign draw to an early close.

Meanwhile, Clare football manager Colm Collins will remain in his role despite the county’s disappointing 2-12 to 1-12 loss to Longford in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers earlier this month.

4A/B Qualifiers Confirmed without a draw FOLLOWING victories for Monaghan and Mayo last Sunday, the lineup for the Round 4 qualifiers has been confirmed due to the rules governing repeat fixtures - no draw will be required.

Round 4A (fixtures to be played on 25th July) Fermanagh v Westmeath Kildare v Cork Round 4B (fixtures to be played on 1st August) Tyrone v Sligo Donegal v Galway The line-up for the 4A qualifiers was already set, with Kerry's victory over Cork confirming Kildare's opponents next week.

The winners of the 3B qualifiers will now face off against the defeated Ulster and Connacht finalists as detailed above due to the avoidance of a repeat fixture such as Donegal v Tyrone.

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JJ Kavanagh and Sons Minor Hurling Championship Division 1

Passage excels at home Passage ……………3-27; Cloch na Cuinne ……1-15.

PASSAGE ran out convincing winners in the J. J. Kavanagh & Sons County Minor division 1 clash. The visitors opened brightly and were four points ahead on 8 minutes thanks to a well struck Aaron O’Sullivan penalty and accurate freetaking from Andy Molumby.

Passage upped the tempo with Darragh and Stephen Lynch to the fore.

Stephen hit three first half points whilst Darragh found the net. Sean White kept the scoreboard ticking over from placed balls. In the 24th minute Conor Drohan scored a spectacular goal to put the home side well ahead.

At the interval it was Passage 2-17; Clochna Cuinne 1-8.

The visitors reduced the deficit thanks to Molumby. A Sean White goal and a series of Donal Power points extended the lead. Adam Roche too hit over four points. Long range points from Aaron O’Sullivan reduced the gap. However, Passage ran out comfortable winners and had 18 points to spare when Michael Wadding called time.

Passage remain unbeaten after two round while Cloch na Cuinne are yet to register a point.

Passage: Conor Cullinane, Peter O’Neill, Gary Cullinane, David Jones, Dean Kearns, Calum O’Neill, Mike Hutchinson, Darragh Lynch, Stephen Lynch, Adam Roche, Donal Power, Danny Coughlan, Conor Drohan, Sean White, Niall O’Keeffe, Sean Hayes, Chris Connolly and Jack Doherty.

Cappoquin: Keith O’Sullivan; Jordan Kearney, Aaron O’Sullivan 1-6, Gavin Deevy; Matt Noonan, Sean

.Meaney, Nathan O’Mahoney; Jack Mangan, Andy Molumby 0-8; Sean Cullinane, Tommy McCarthy, Daragh O’Rourke, Simon Power, Craig Dunne 0-1, Jack Coffey.

Thomas Douglas scores a hat-trick De La Salle ………….4-14; Ballyduff Lower …….0-14.

DE La Salle minor hurlers made it two wins out of two when they defeated the Ballyduff Lower/ Kilmacthomas combination of Naomh Deaglain Thoir last Wednesday in Gracedieu. A hat-trick by U-16 player Thomas Douglas was the highlight of this game where a strong finish gave the City side a victory that was much harder earned than the scoreline would suggest. In fact, there was only two points between the sides at the three quarter stage but the winners outscored their opponents 3-3 -3 to 0-2 in the final period.

The opening exchanges were even and it was 0-3 each after eleven minutes with Mikey Costigan, Conor Dunphy and Cormac McCann on target.

Naomh Deaglain Thoir pointed twice before Thomas Douglas was on hand to goal in the 18th minute after the goalkeeper failed to deal with Conor Dunphy's delivery.

Naomh Deaglain Thoir equalised immediately and both sides added a further two points, to leave it all square at half-time 1-5 to 0-8.

Naomh Deaglain Thoir took the lead immediately

JJ KAVANAGH AND SONS MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 1 LEAGUE TABLE p w d l for against diff pts Ballygunner 2 2 0 0 61 25 36 4 Cois Bhride 2 2 0 0 55 25 30 4 De La Salle 2 2 0 0 51 32 19 4 Passage 2 2 0 0 49 30 19 4 Dungarvan 2 0 0 2 26 43 -17 0 St. Carthages 2 0 0 2 31 49 -18 0 Ballyduff Lower 2 0 0 2 25 51 -26 0 Cloch Na Cuinne 2 0 0 2 30 73 -43 0 JJ KAVANAGH AND SONS MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 2 p w d l for against diff pts Abbeyside 2 2 0 0 46 19 27 4 Clan na Gael 2 2 0 0 52 32 20 4 Brickey Rangers 2 1 0 1 33 25 8 2 Roanmore 2 1 0 1 35 30 5 2 Tramore 2 1 0 1 29 33 -4 2 St. Patrick's 2 1 0 1 27 35 -8 2 Mt. Sion 2 0 0 2 31 53 -22 0 Clonea 2 0 0 2 23 49 -26 0 JJ KAVANAGH AND SONS MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 3 GROUP 1 p w d l for against diff pts Fourmilewater 2 2 0 0 52 28 24 4 St. Oliver's 2 2 0 0 51 27 24 4 An Ghaeltacht 2 1 0 1 34 30 4 2 Ballyduff Upper 1 0 0 1 19 24 -5 0 Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 1 0 0 1 13 20 -7 0 Ardmore 2 0 0 2 22 62 -40 0 JJ KAVANAGH AND SONS MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 3 GROUP 2 p w d l for against diff pts Portlaw 2 2 0 0 59 29 30 4 St. Saviour's 2 2 0 0 52 25 27 4 St. Mary's 2 1 0 1 56 48 8 2 De La Salle 2 1 0 1 42 37 5 2 Erins Own 2 0 0 2 27 58 -31 0 Ferrybank 2 0 0 2 30 69 -39 0

after the restart but De La Salle led at the end of the third quarter by 1-11 to 0-12.

The decisive score came in the 46th minute when a Thomas Douglas shot was saved by the goalkeeper but Eddie Meaney was on hand to goal from the rebound.

Mikey Costigan followed with three long range frees and Naomh Deaglain Thoir pointed twice in reply to make it 2-14 to 0-14 with four minutes left. Thomas Douglas then struck two goals in the 58th and 61st minutes to put a gloss on the final scoreline.

De La Salle Scorers: Thomas Douglas 3-3 (0-2 frees), Michael Costigan 0-6 (frees), Eddie Meaney 1-1 (0-1 sideline), Conor Dunphy, Cormac McCann, Evan Whelan and James Stone 0-1 each.

De La Salle: Donal Carey, Tom Crotty, Lee Wall, Peter Grogan, Luke Walsh, Michael Roche, Chris Kong, Conor Dunphy, Evan Whelan, Eddie Meaney, James Stone, Gavin Coppinger, Mikey Costigan, Thomas Douglas, Cormac McCann, Adam Hayes, David Hogan, Conor Hogan, Shaun O'Brien, Jack Laffan, Luke Flynn, Jeff Cahill, Conor Giles-Doran, Craig Dowling.

Other Division 1 Result: Ballygunner 3-15; St. Carthages 2-7.

NEXT ON THE LIST Monday 27/07/2015 19:30 Cloch Na Cuinne vs Cois Bhride.

Wednesday 29/07/2015 19:30 Ballygunner/Baile Gunnair vs De La Salle.

19:30 Dungarvan vs Ballyduff Lower.

19:30 Passage vs St. Carthages.

DIVISION 2

Brickeys bounce back Brickeys ……………...3-14; St. Pats …………………1-6 Following their first round defeat to Abbeyside, Brickeys secured their first championship win with a comprehensive 0-14 win against St. Pats in Bohadoon last Wednesday evening.

Brickeys’ corner forward Conor Whelan was the game’s top scorer with a tally of 2-7 to his credit. The Black and Amber led by 1-8 to 0-3 at half-time and in all, they had five different scorers with Dylan O’Donovan recording 1-2, Carthach Barry 0-3, and Darragh O’Herlihy and Joey Curran 0-1 a piece.

Dylan McCarthy scored 1-1 for St. Pat’s with Mike Kearns firing over 0-5 and Gavin Dalton and Nicky O’Donovan raising 0-1 each.

This win by Brickeys leap frogs them over Pat’s on the league table with two rounds played.

Brickeys: John Blackwell; Eoghan Curran, Jordan Whelan Veale, Mikey O’Hanlon; Darragh O’Grady,

Cathal Curran, Ryan O’Neill; Carthach Barry; Darragh O’Herlihy, Michael O’Dwyer, Dylan O’Donovan; Conor Whelan, Paul Whelan, Niall Houlihan.

St. Patricks: Cian O’Byrne; Keith Hickey, Bryan Fraher, Gearoid Hallinan; Jason Dunford, Dan Booth, Dylan McCarthy; Gavin Dalton, Mike Kearns; Sam Murphy Nix, Nicky O’Donovan, Jack Skehan; Cillian Tobin, Jonathon Carroll, Darragh Tobin.

Referee: Tom Mansfield (Cappoquin)

Abbeyside too strong for Mt. Sion Abbeyside …………1-27; Mt. Sion ………………0-9.

A VERY young Mt. Sion team, with just four players on the age, proved no match for Abbeyside at the Burgery Grounds last Sunday evening in this Round 2, Division 2 Minor Hurling Championship game. To make matters even more difficult for the Monastery team, they lost their captain and best player Mikey Daykin, a member of their Senior team, to injury in the first half at the end of which they trailed by 1-16 to 0-4.

One way or the other, Abbeyside’s hurling was very crisp here and their final tally was a just reward for the efforts they showed on the night. Eoin Kiely set the trend for this game as early as 59 seconds when he blasted the sliotar to the net for the only goal of the game. The Village were too mature a minor side for their opposition and the scoreboard was constantly in use with Kiely, Darragh McGrath, Tom Looby and Kevin Dwane regularly raising white flags to well and truly end this game before the short whistle.

Credit Mt. Sion, they contested for the full hour as best they could with positive support from their sideline and 15 year old Evan McGrath stood out as a fine prospect with four points from play to his credit. It’s difficult to see who will match Abbeyside in this Division as they aim to win back to back titles.

Abbeyside’s Top Three: Eoin Kiely, Darragh McGrath, Kevin Dwane.

Mt. Sion’s Top Three: Evan McGrath, Ben Flanagan, Mikey Daykin.

Observer’s Man of the Match: Eoin Kiely.

Number of Scorers: Abbeyside 6. Mt. Sion 4.

Scores from Play: Abbeyside 1-22. Mt. Sion 0-6.

Frees For: Abbeyside 8.

Mt. Sion 14.

Wides: Abbeyside 11. Mt. Sion 4.

Score of the Match: Tom Looby’s point from a Ruairi Conway line ball in the 6th

Captains Conor Prunty (Abbeyside) and Mikey Daykin (Mount Sion) pictured with referee Tommy O’Sullivan (Cappoquin). minute.

Abbeyside: Seamus Ryan; Tony Collins, Ronan Mansfield, Conor McCarthy; Cormac Dwyer, Conor Prunty, Ryan Daly; David Looby, Darragh McGrath 0-9 (4f,1’65’); Neil Montgomery 04, Kevin Dwane 0-4, Ruairi Conway 0-2; Tom Looby 0-2, Eoin Kiely 1-6, Darragh Smith.

Subs: James Beresford, Shane Ahearne, Tiernan Fagan, Ben Mulligan, Anthony Fitzgerald.

Mt. Sion: Eoghan Browne; James Ogundare, Conor Quinn, Jack Whelan; Andrew Doherty, Kaylem Kennedy, Louie Ray Halligan; Ben Flanagan 0-1, Charlie Costello; Ben Sinnott, Michael Flynn, Edward Cullen; Evan McGrath 0-5 (1f), Dylan Sheridan, Mikey Daykin 0-2f. Subs: Aaron Healy 0-1, Jordan Hutchinson.

Referee: Tommy O’Sullivan (Cappoquin) OTHER DIVISION 2 RESULTS Clan Na Gael 2-23; Clonea 1-7.

Tramore 3-8; Roanmore 1-12.

NEXT ON THE LIST Wednesday 29/07/2015 19:30 Abbeyside vs Clan na Gael.

19:30 Brickey Rangers vs Roanmore.

19:30 Micheal MacCraith Tramore vs Clonea.

19:30 St Patrick's vs Mt. Sion.

DIVISION 3 GROUP 1

Fourmilewater and St. Olivers top group After two games each played by Fourmilewater and St. Olivers, only a 0-1 difference separates them on top of the Division 3, Group 1 Table. Both teams enjoyed good wins last Tuesday evening against Ardmore and Ballyduff Upper respectively.

Fourmilewater ………5-20; Ardmore ………………3-5.

Three first half goals by Glen Cullinane, he scored

3-7 in total and helped Fourmilewater to a convincing Round 2 Minor Championship win in Ballymacarbry last Tuesday week. The home team led by 5-10 to 0-1 at the short whistle but credit Ardmore, they won the second half by 3-4 to 0-10. Goals by Eoin Conway, Sean Veale and Lee Morrissey made the scoreboard look that bit better for the visitors, but there was no disputing Fourmile’s dominance here.

As well as Cullinane, Dylan Guiry landed a big haul of scores with 1-9, while the winner’s fifth green flag was raised by Ciaran O’Ryan.

Fourmilewater: Ross Guiry, Jake Mulcahy, Cian Boyle 0-1, Stephen Ryan, Tom Barron, Liam Cooney, Shane O’Meara, Kieran Looney 0-1, Dylan Guiry 1-9, Tholum Guiry 0-2, Darragh Morrissey, Glen Cullinane 3-7, Ciaran Ryan 1-0. Subs: Jordan Ryan, Dylan Phelan.

Ardmore: Jack Walsh, Richard Carroll, Jack Keane, James Michael Flavin, Padraig Foley, Eoin Conway 1-1, John O’Brien, Mark Humphries, Sean Veale 1-0, Stephen Keating 0-1, Seamus Cronin 0-1, David Walsh, 0-2 Lee Morrissey 1-0.

Referee: John Condon (An Rinn).

NEXT ON THE LIST Wednesday29/07/2015 19:30 Ballyduff Upper vs Ardmore.

19:30 Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg vs Ballyduff Upper.

19:30 Fourmilewater vs St Oliver's.

First half goals decisive St. Olivers ……………4-12; Ballyduff ……………..2-13.

GOALS by Joe Duggan, Mikey Phelan and Liam O’Connell helped St. Olivers, playing at home in Ballinameela, to a commanding 3-5 to 0-7 half-time lead in

this Group 1 Division 3 Minor Hurling Championship game last Tuesday week. Ballyduff won the second moiety by 2-6 to 1-7 but the damage was done early on and the home team deservingly took the spoils on this occasion.

Goals by Sean Tanner in the 47th minute and by Andrew Casey five minutes later came too late in the game to trouble Olivers, who were leading by 4-12 to 2-10 before Casey scored the last three points of the game for the Reds from placed balls.

The winners now share top spot on the table with Fourmilewater, just one score behind on points difference, both on four points from two games each played.

St. Olivers: Donagh Looby, Richard Lynch, Sean O'Griofa, Sean O'Sullivan, Michael O'Brien, Tiernan O'Connell, Michael Phelan 1-3, Liam O'Connell 1-2, Elliott Stockwood 1-1, Mark Lynch 0-4 (2f, 1’65’), Daithi O hAilli, Robert O'Seighin 0-1, Joseph Duggan 1-1.

Subs. Luke O'Connor for Michael Phelan, Sam Hallahan for Joseph Duggan.

Ballyduff: Conor Sheehan, Bill Keane, Michael Hannigan, Oisin Hickey 0-1, Sean Drislane, Eoin O'Brien 0-1, Adam Feeney, Sean Casey, Andrew Casey 1-8f, Fionnan Hickey 0-1, Sean Kenny, Sean Tanner 1-2, Enna Hyland. Subs. William Daly for Adam Feeney.

Referee: Pat Casey (Cappoquin).

OTHER DIVISION 3 GROUP 1 RESULTS An Ghaeltacht 2-14; Clashmore/Kinsalebeg 1-10.

DIVISION 3, GROUP 2 RESULTS De La Salle ‘B’ 7-7; Erins Own 2-13.

St. Saviours 2-28; Ferrybank 0-11.

Portlaw 5-14; St. Mary’s 3-12.

NEXT ON THE LIST Wednesday 29/07/2015 19:30 De La Salle vs Portlaw.

19:30 Ferrybank vs Erins Own. 19:30 St Mary's vs St. Saviour's.

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Shades of Ryan Gray’s potential in Tallow Cois Bhride ………….5-15; Dungarvan …………..1-11.

COIS Bhride recorded their second comprehensive victory in this year’s minor hurling championship with a clear cut win over reigning champions Dungarvan in Tallow last Monday evening. This win puts the Tallow/Shamrocks combination into a top four position and even at this early stage, it looks as if they and Ballygunner, Passage and De La Salle will occupy the qualifying positions five games down the road.

A sizeable attendance gathered in Tallow for this game in anticipation of a close contest between these teams and perhaps a good test for the home side but this was a game that never exploded into life as both teams can perform better than the fare provided.

This won’t worry Cois Bhride, too much though, as they were clearly the better side and even playing against the wind, they led by 3-7 to 1-7 at the short whistle.

The towering Ryan Gray was the key figure throughout and operating at full forward, he finished the hour with a very impressive 4-9 to his credit.

Tallow’s first goal was credited to Shane Ryan, who finished it over the line but it was heading in anyway from a Ryan Gray effort, which

would have brought his tally to an amazing five green flags as well as all those points.

Dungarvan were short the services of John Curran and Sean Murray for this fixture and they haven’t got the resources this year to cope with such losses. The Blues are already pointless from two games played and they still have daunting fixtures to face against sides as strong as those they have played already. In Tallow, they didn’t curb the effect of Ryan Gray on the game, which if achieved in some shape or form, would have cut the margin of their defeat somewhat at the finish The early stages of this match were even enough with the teams level on four occasions by the end of the first quarter.

It was Dungarvan who netted first when a mix-up in the home defence netted the Blues an own goal. However, Cois Bhride replied directly with a goal, following which they took over in general play around the field.

Gray scored his first goal on sixteen minutes, chased by a pointed free by the same player and a further white flag from the speedy corner forward Darah Buckley. When the towering full forward netted again in the 23rd minute to give his team a 3-6 to 1-4

advantage, the two championship points were secured and the trend for this game was set.

Credit, some of the Dungarvan players, they contested the fare for the full hour and none more so than Sean Crotty at centre forward, who fired over a brace of points as well as working hard all over the pitch. Jack Lacey pointed two frees, Darragh Lyons struck a ‘65’ and midfielder Aidan Kirwan raised two white flags, the second being a beauty from near the sideline in the 28th minute.

However, Ryan Gray was more than a goal scorer here and he produced a 100% record from placed balls with his strikes from a distance particularly impressive. He started the second half as he did the first with further scores of each type and by the end of the third quarter the board read 4-10 to 1-9.

Despite playing against the wind, Dungarvan put up more of a challenge in the second moiety with Sean Crotty, Glen Waters, Jack Lacey, Mick and John Devine performing well but their return was confined to four pointed frees by Lacey.

Jake Neville got in on the scoring act for the winners with three good scores from play while Gray’s fourth goal and Cois Bhride’s fifth came with the final puck of the ball

as referee Thomas Walsh ended a match of a disappointing standard.

While the home side won out easily here, they are yet far from the finished article and their true test will come against teams such as Ballygunner, Passage and De La Salle. They are clearly the best team in the West this year but the City sides are a horse of a different colour and it is against these that they will ultimately be tested.

Despite scoring 5-15 last Monday evening, Cois Bhride produced just five different scorers, the same as Dungarvan, and if Ryan Gray is held by any of the top team’s full backs, their winning ambitions will be dented.

The Shamrocks/ Tallow combination are well served in defence with Jake Beecher at full back and Jordan Henley at number 6 marshalling this sector well.

Jake Neville came into the game well in the second half and he and John Paul Lucey are hard working midfielders.

Apart from Gray, Kelvyn O’Farrell and Darah Buckley performed well up front and the team will travel to Cappoquin this Monday capable of maintaining their unbeaten record to date.

Dungarvan will be disappointed with both their performance and their start to this championship.

Captains Darragh Lyons (Dungarvan) and Jake Neville (Cois Bhride) pictured with referee Thomas Walsh (Modeligo).

However, they can record some wins when they have a full squad available to them.

The return of Sean Murray and John Curran will give more of a balance to the team and despite their start to the championship, they will have an outside chance of qualifying if they can restart with a win at home this Ballyduff Lower this Wednesday evening at home.

Cois Bhride’s Top Three: Ryan Grey, Jake Beecher, Jake Neville.

Dungarvan’s Top Three: Sean Crotty, Mark Boland, Glen Waters.

Observer’s Man of the

The Cois Bhride team who defeated Dungarvan in the J. J. Kavanagh Division 1 Minor Hurling Championship played in Tallow on Monday evening last.

Match: Ryan Gray.

Number of Scorers: Cois Bhride 5. Dungarvan 5.

Scores from Play: Cois Bhride 5-10. Dungarvan 1-4.

Frees For: Cois Bhride 10.

Dungarvan 12.

Wides: Cois Bhride 4.

Dungarvan 8.

Score of the Match: Darragh Buckley’s 21st minute point on the run at speed off the hurley for Cois Bhride.

Scorers – Cois Bhride: Ryan Gray 4-9 (5f), Shane Ryan 1-0, Jake Neville 0-3, Kelvyn O’Farrell 0-2, Darah Buckley 0-1.

Dungarvan: Jack Lacey 0-6f, OG Cois Bhride 1-0, Sean Crotty and Aidan Kirwan 0-2 each, Darragh Lyons 0-1 ’65’.

Cois Bhride: David Tobin;

Darragh Mulcahy, Jake Beecher, Robbie Geary; Ian Beecher, Jordan Henley, Cathal Geary; John Paul Lucey, Jake Neville; Ed. Hynes, Kelvyn O’Farrell, Dylan Mangan; Darah Buckley, Ryan Gray, Shane Ryan.

Subs: Billy Hynes, Alan Buckley, Tom Roche.

Dungarvan: Srephen O’Donovan; Mick Devine, Peter Queally, Conor Hayes; Mark Boland, Darragh Lyons, Conor O’Donovan; Aidan Kirwan, Jack Lacey; Kealan Dalan, Sean Crotty, Glen Waters; Conor Duggan, Gary Donnolly, Luke Rossiter.

Subs: Brendan Cullinane, John Devine, Luke O’Callaghan.

Referee: Thomas Walsh (Modeligo).

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter-Final

Waterford seeks place in All-Ireland semi-final Waterford v Dublin Semple Stadium, Thurles Sunday, July 26th at 2.00 p.m.

REFEREE Johnny Ryan from Tipperary is the man in the middle for Sunday’s AllIreland Senior Hurling Qualifier which will be a do or die game for both teams regarding their continued involvement in this year’s title race. The Deise will be striving to recover from two morale damaging defeats last week and get the County back on track and earn the right of a place in the 2015 semi-finals.

Dublin seem to be coming good at the right time and they won’t see Waterford as the worst draw they could get at this stage. They started off by nearly beating the Tribesmen in their Leinster semi-final at Croke Park last month and looking back they’ll see it as a chance that they let slip because in the replay they were beaten inside the first 15 minutes thanks to a hat-trick of goals from Cathal Mannion.

Ger Cunningham took over from Anthony Daly this year in an attempt to push them forward following two All-Ireland semi-final appearances, and Leinster and League titles under Daly.

Dublin had a solid league campaign in Ger Cunningham's debut season, reaching the Division I semi-

finals. However, their secondhalf collapse to Cork in the last four appears to still be affecting them in games played since.

They drew with Galway in the Leinster quarter-final but were routed by the Tribesmen in the replay, with Cathal Mannion and Joe Canning demolishing the Dublin full-back line in a performance of worrying limpness from a Dublin perspective.To their credit, they had a good win over Laois in Round 1, knocking in four goals in a comfortable 4-17 to 0-19 victory at O'Moore Park. Mark Schutte continued his excellent 2015 form with 2-1, while Conal Keaney (1-3) also cut loose against Séamas Plunkett's side.

However, the decision of experienced wing-back Michael Carton to leave the panel after being left out of the Laois game has created the perception of discontent within the Dublin camp, however valid that is, and a scathing attack by former Dublin manager Humphrey Kelleher on Cunningham's management hasn't helped things for the Cork native.

Former Abbeyside goalie Kelleher says,“I don’t think Ger can be too happy with some of the decisions he has taken this year. "Needless to say, the big one was moving Liam Rushe up to the forwards. He was badly needed to shore up the defence against Galway in the replay.

Ger only saw fit to move him back when the game was over. Mind-boggling stuff."

Cunningham gave his

answer in Thurles when Dublin came from well behind to pip Limerick at the post and so qualify for Sunday’s game.

The Dubs team on Sunday should bear a strong significance to the one that finished the last day with Dottsy O’Callaghan starting on this occasion after his impact on the match when introduced in the 29th minute.

Ger Cunningham and his management team will be hoping that their injury concerns will clear up before Sunday. Regular full-back Peter Kelly, who injured his hamstring in the drawn Leinster SHC against Galway, Cian O’Callaghan and Niall McMorrow were all ruled out of last weekend’s victory over Limerick but could be available for selection against the Déise. Cian O’Callaghan was named to start against the Shannonsiders but missed out with a virus while Niall McMorrow resumed training last week following a hand injury. “Hopefully now, Peter Kelly, Niall McMorrow and Cian will be back in contention for the next day,” said Dublin manager Ger Cunningham.

The Dublin team should line-out close to the following selection Gary Maguire; Niall Corcoran, Cian O’Callaghan, Paul Schutte; Chris Crummey, Liam Rushe, Shane Barrett; Johnny McCaffrey, Ryan O’Dwyer; Cian Boland, Dotsy O’Callaghan, Danny Sutcliffe; Paul Ryan, Conal Keaney, Mark Schutte.

2015 has already been

regarded as a successful one for Deise hurling with the League title secured and two wins over Cork in the same year. The defeat in the Munster Final against Tipperary was not a crushing one and for long periods in the game we had the Premier side on the rack but just didn’t turn them another few times on the scoreboard at the start of the second half.

The experience gained from this defeat can be used positively the next day and at the same venue and we are in with a good 50/50 chance of progressing further. The Waterford system is always up for debate but at the end of the day, we scored 3-19 against Cork and 1-16 against Tipperary so maybe all is required is a little tweaking of it towards the end of a game. The big question also is will Dungarvan’s Patrick Curran start on this occasion? Brought on with less than ten minutes to go in the last two games, he scored on both occasions and he was the stand-out forward for the County in the under 21 game against Clare in Ennis last week.

Derek McGrath’s back lines have been tremendous all year and a lot of our progress this year can be attributed to them. Likewise, Kevin Moran and Jamie Barron are work horses i lar na pairce but more of our forwards need to score more in order for the team to improve and advance to the next stage. Maurice Shanahan is playing out of his skin at the moment but he needs com-

Ballymacarbry beaten by Ballygunner in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol A Hurling County Final in Fraher Field.

Shane Fives

Kevin Moran

Maurice Shanahan

Barry Coughlan

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Patrick Curran

panions from play on the scoreboard on Sunday, one feels if we are going to win this game.

That there will be no change in the backlines or at midfield looks obvious and the time is now ripe to start Patrick Curran close to goal and allow him feed off the ball into such as Maurice Shanahan and Michael Walsh, the latter enjoying a very successful year to date in his new role, it has to be said. There is also a need at

this stage to have a word in the ear of Austin Gleeson, a star performer no doubt, but Holy Mary shots are becoming an unwelcome side to his game especially if there are forwards in better scoring positions.

If Maurice Shanahan is named on the substitutes and Tom Devine in midfield on a programme that costs £5 it definitely will not fool the Dubs. Once again, Waterford supporters will travel in their thousands to support our

young team and all will rejoice if we are in an All Ireland Semi-Final this time next week. Good luck to all concerned.

The team that starts may look like this one, Stephen O’Keeffe; Shane Fives, Barry Coughlan, Noelie Connors, Austin Gleeson, Tadhg Bourke, Philip Mahony; Kevin Moran, Jamie Barron; Jake Dillon, Michael Walsh, Colin Dunford, Stephen Bennett, Maurice Shanahan, Patrick Curran.

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Bunscoil Bothar na Naomh Lismore beaten by Ballymacarbry in the Roinn A Finall of the Allianz Western Cumann na mBunscol hurling championship.

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Garranbane beaten by Lismore in the Roinn A Final of the Allianz Western Cumann na mBunscol Camogie championship.

[Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] Kilrossanty beaten by Knockanore in the Roinn C Finall of the Allianz Western Cumann na mBunscol hurling championship.

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Clashmore beaten by Coolnasmear in the Roinn C Final of the Allianz Western Cumann na mBunscol Camogie Scoil Mhuire Tallow beaten by Glenbeg in the Roinn B Final of the Allianz Western Cumann na mBunscol Camogie [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] championship. championship.

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From the files of the Dungarvan Observer Wednesday, 12th October, 2005 WESTERN BOARD JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Brickey’s bridge 46 year gap Brickey Rangers 2-10; Ballinameela 0-11.

BRICKEY Rangers youthful junior hurlers bridged a 46 year gap at Dungarvan’s Fraher Field on Saturday afternoon last, when they captured the Western Championship title for the first time since 1959.

It was by no means an easy task, as a well prepared Ballinameela XV pushed them all the way and always remained in contention up to the final moments, with young midfielder, Brian Phelan, who scored 0-9 of his team’s total, doing much for Ballinameela’s cause here.

Brickey’s, for their part, proved here, once again, that they are a good hurling team, as their overall skill levels were that little bit better. The first half, two goal strike by cornerforward, Shane Nugent, did much to settle their early nerves.

Ballinameela, with first use of the breeze, playing into the road goal, got off to a great start as David Phelan and Richie Kiely flashed over points before full-forward James Cooney, set up corner-forward, Shane Nugent, for a well-taken goal in the 8th minute.

By the 16th minute the teams were on level teams (1-2 to 0-5), after Brian Phelan landed his third point and he edged them back in front in the 18th minute (0-6 to 1-2).

Shane Nugent, coming in from the right corner, flashed home his second goal in the 21st minute (2-2 to 0-6).

Coming up to the interval, James Fletcher had a goal chance but was quickly closed down with a “65” arising, which, once again, Brian Phelan duly slotted over - 2-5 to 0-8 at the break.

REMAINED IN CONTENTION Ballinameela remained in contention on

the turn-over and Brian Phelan (0-3) and David Hickey (0-2) were on target and by the 47th minute, only two points separated the teams (2-7 to 0-11). However, that was as close as it got for Ballinameela as Brickey’s registered the final three scores. Two of which came from the stick of impressive left half back, Conor Phelan as the men in “Black and Amber” went forward to lift the Divisional title and qualify for a place in the County Final against Eastern champions, Fenor.

For Brickeys, goalkeeper Michael Gee effected several important saves, with Johnny and Austin Cooney and Shane McGrath forming a very tight full-back trio.

Outside them Paudie Nugent, Carthach Shalloe and Conor Phelan completed a very solid defensive unit at centre field. David Hickey took the honours, well supported by Jimmy Sheehan and Richie Tobin.

Up front, Shane Nugent, James Cooney and Tommy Lynch were best, while Conor McGrath, Fergus Nugent, Ian McCarthy, Vinny McCarthy and Mark Nugent all contributed to a very significant victory for their club.

Ballinameela played some fine hurling here, with James Maher, Michael Walsh, Aidan Ahearne, Robbie McCarthy, Brian Phelan, Eoghan Walsh, Eamon Walsh and David Phelan catching the eye.

Scorers - Brickey Rangers:- S. Nugent 2-1; D. Hickey 0-5; C. Phelan 0-2; T. Lynch 0-1; J. Cooney 0-1. Ballinameela:- B. Phelan 0-9; D. Phelan 0-1; R. Kiely 0-1.

TEAMS - Brickey Rangers:- Michéal Gee, Johnny Cooney, Austin Cooney, Shane McGrath, Paudie Nugent, Carthach Shalloe, Conor Phelan, Jimmy Sheehan, David Hickey, Ian McCarthy, Fergus Nugent (Capt.), Conor McGrath, Tommy Lynch, James Cooney, Shane Nugent. Subs.:Vinny McCarthy for G. McCarthy; Mark Nugent for C. McGrath; Richie Tobin for J. Sheehan.

Ballinameela:- James Maher, Pat Barron, Michael Walsh, Tom Kiely, Tom Power, Aidan Ahearne, Robbie McCarthy, Brian Phelan, Aidan Browne, Eoghan Walsh, James Fletcher (Capt.), David Phelan, Edward Walsh, Eamon Walsh, Richie Kiely. Subs.:- Benny Fitzgerald for A. Browne; John Stack for Ed Walsh.

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Waterford under 16 County camogie team.

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Waterford do just enough to beat Clare UNDER 16B ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS V CLARE WATERFORD took on Clare in the U-16 (B) Championship last Saturday, this was Waterford’s third game in an unpredictable grouping.

Having seen off Antrim and drawing with Cork, Waterford knew they had to win to keep alive the goal of setting up an All-Ireland Semi-Final run.

Clare opened the scoring within the first minute with a point from play from their number 15 Shauna Canny and Waterford replied almost immediately through their number 15, Faye Curley to settle the nerves. It was tit for tat between the sides with Kaiesha Tobin scoring two points before Clare replied with 2 of their own. There was some magic passing from Waterford’s Clara Griffin and great runs by Niamh Murphy and Aisling Madigan to set up Kaiesha Tobin to score

Teams of Times Gone By WESTERN INTERMEDIATE HURLING SEMI FINALISTS Year: 2005. Team: Dungarvan. Opposition: Colligan. Venue: Fraher Field. Referee: John Michael Kelly (Shamrocks). Date: Sunday, October 9th, 2005. Half-Time Score: Dungarvan 2-5; Colligan 0-2. Full-Time Score: Dungarvan 3-8; Colligan 1-7.

Paul Ahearne; Michael McLoughlin, Trevor Galvin, Shane Hayes; Ciaran Curran, Brian Bannon, Jason O’Mahony; Jamie Nagle, Graham Nagle; John John Ronayne, Derek Truman, Jonathon Regan; Mickey Power, Martin Power, Johnny Lynch; Subs: Wayne Flynn, John Paul Tutty, Jamie Hallahan.

Scorers: Johnny Lynch 1-3, John John Ronayne 1-1, Jonathan Regan 1-0, Jamie Nagle 0-2, Graham Nagle 0-1, Derek Truman 0-1.

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FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER Last Week’s Forecasts: 17 Forcasts. 14 Correct. 3 Incorrect. Success Rate: 82.4%. Best So Far: 100%.

This Week’s Forecasts: All-Ireland SHQF: Waterford v (Dublin), Galway v (Cork).

West IF Relegation Play Off: Sliabh gCua v (Dungarvan) West JFL Final: Modeligo v (Emmets).

West J’A’ H: Tallow v ( Kilgobinet), Geraldines v (Lismore).

West J ‘B’ H: Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg v (Cappoquin), Shamrocks v (Ballinameela), Glen Rovers v (An Rinn), Abbeyside v (Geraldines).

East J’A’ H: Ballydurn v (Clonea) East JF: Bonmahon v (Kill), Kilmacthomas v (Portlaw). De La Salle v (Portlaw).

East J’B’ H: Portlaw v (St. Mollerans).

To Date: 372 Forecasts. 232 Correct. 142 Incorrect. Success Rate: 62.4%.

another two points.

Aisling and Kaiesha stretched the lead between the sides with an additional two points which was further cemented by Beth Norris scoring a good goal from a Faye Curley hand pass.

Clare managed to score two more points before half-time but Waterford’s heads were up with a great lead and showing themselves as the stronger team in the first half.

Half-time, Waterford 1-8 to 0-5.

As the cliché goes, it was a game of two halves! Clare came out on fire and intercepted, blocked and won the breaking ball to take control of the game. The half time lead was whittled away and with Waterford failing to take their chances, Clare kept up the momentum.

Waterford’s management made three substitutions bringing on Saoirse English, Grainne

Heffernan and Aisling Baumann in the second half but the team failed in their ability to match Clare’s determination.

With 10 minutes to go, Niamh Murphy scored what was the winning point to put Waterford four points in front well before anyone realised just how important it was.

Waterford’s goal mouth was under siege but despite some great defending by the backs and the goal keeper, it didn’t stop Clare scoring their first goal. For the remaining final minutes, it was end to end stuff, both teams doing their utmost to secure victory.

The sweet blast of the final whistle meant a relieved Waterford won by a point, but they left the pitch knowing beyond doubt that if they continue to play as they did in the second half, they will find it tough to progress out of the group that they currently lead

having played one game more than the other 4 teams.

Waterford will meet Dublin on Saturday, 25th July in Walsh Park in their final group match which is a must win game in order to progress.

Dublin are only a single point behind Waterford following their win over Antrim on Sunday and Dublin have two games remaining.

The Team: Ciara Jackman, Sinead Cunningham, Taylor Healy, Clara Griffin, Clodagh Curran, Colette Hogan, Sadie Mai Rowe, Aisling Madigan, Niamh Murphy, Katie Lynch, Anne Corcoran, Faye Curley, Chloe Dempsey, Kaiesha Tobin, Beth Norris.

Substitutes:- Saoirse English, Darina Shanley, Aisling Baumann, Aisling O’Connor, Katie Ryan, Grainne Heffernan, Shauna McGrath, Heather Hayes and Claddagh Power.

Waterford Ladies Football

Waterford under 16 ladies pip Kildare in a thriller WATERFORD under 16 ladies footballers continue their journey in quest for All Ireland honours and have qualified for an All Ireland final tilt with Connacht champions Roscommon on Wednesday 29th at 7:00 at a venue yet to be confirmed. This final spot was claimed by virtue of a narrow win over Leinster champions Kildare in Freshford, Co. Kilkenny in a super game of football which ebbed and flowed and was in doubt until the very last minute.

Playing with the aid of a slight breeze in the first half Waterford were rocked on their heels after only 55 seconds when mid-fielder Shauna Fitzgerald was injured and had to be replaced with Keeley Corbett Barry coming in, in her place.

Both teams were very nervous but gradually settled into the match and it was Kildare who opened the scoring with a point from midfielder Kate Hannon in the 4th

minute. Dungarvan’s Katie Duggan Sullivan equalised one minute later and three points from Kaiesha Tobin and a goal from Katie Duggan Sullivan in the 16th minute left the Deise comfortably ahead, Waterford 1-4 to Kildare’s single point.

Kildare quickly got into their rhythm and a point from Nicole Dooley in the 18th minute was quickly followed up with wonderful points by Kate Hannon, Áine Nash and Nanci Murphy narrowed the gap before Kaiesha Tobin pointed a free for a much needed Deise score to leave Waterford ahead by a goal at half time Waterford 1-5; Kildare 0-5.

Waterford opened the second half brightly when Tramore’s Abi Dunphy popped over a good point in the 2nd minute but Kildare hit back with vengeance with a point from Kayleigh Humphries and a well worked goal from mid-fielder Áine Nash to level matters in the

5th minute.

The Lilywhites took the lead in the 8th minute when Nanci Murphy scored a point.Kaiesha Tobin and Nanci Murphy traded points as did Keeley Corbett Barry and Nanci Murphy to leave Kildare with the minimum advantage with 9 minutes to go. Kaiesha Tobin pointed a free in the 22nd minute and set the game up for a grand stand finish, all square with 8 minutes left on the clock.

The game ebbed and flowed with the over-worked Waterford defence performing heroics to keep the Kildare girls at bay.

A quick break out of defence led to a free in for Waterford which Kaiesha Tobin duly put over the bar with 4 minutes to go to put Waterford back in front.

This proved to be a lead that the team would not surrender, heroic work all over the field, coupled with no small measure of luck when Kildare hit the post and cross-

bar ensured that the Deise held firm and three more unanswered points courtesy of Kaiesha Tobin, Keeley Corbett Barry and Annie Fitzgerald in what seemed to the supporters a never ending injury time ensured that the Deise had broken Kildare hearts and qualified for the All Ireland final.

This was a great game of football which on another night could have produced a totally different result. The commitment of both teams all through was exceptional.

Manager Johnny Troy had his charges well prepared and the fighting spirit of the team made sure that nobody gave up.

It was a great win for the Waterford team but another big challenge awaits them in the form of Roscommon who were very impressive winners of the Connacht championship and even more impressive winners in their semi-final against a fancied Cavan team by nine points.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

Lismore (KINDLY SPONSORED BY EAMONN'S PLACE) FIELD FIXTURE Ballinameela V Shamrocks at Lismore on Friday, July 24th at 7.30 p.m.

CLUB FIXTURES MINOR HURLING DIVISION 1 3rd Round Lismore V Passage at Passage on Wednesday, 29th July at 7.30 p.m.

JUNIOR A HURLING Lismore V Geraldines at Colligan Friday, July 24th at 7.30 p.m.

BEST OF LUCK Lismore GAA send good luck wishes to club members Maurice and Paudi who are players on the Waterford senior hurling panel who meet Dublin on Sunday next in Thurles in the AllIreland quarter-final. Also good luck to Dan who is involved with the management side.

CLUB LOTTO Lismore GAA Club lotto was held in the Community Centre on Monday evening last at 7.30 p.m. Numbers drawn on the night for a jackpot of €17,500 were as follows: 5, 11, 15, 28. No winner. Consolation prizes went to Carmel Burke, Paul Whelan, Cara McGrath, and Alan O’Donoughue. Next week’s jackpot €17,650.

Tickets €2 each or 3 for €5.

Tulach an Iarainn SPONSORED BY McGRATH'S CHEMIST, TALLOW TALLOW GAA LOTTO - SUPPORTED BY KEARNEY'S RESTAURANT, TALLOW Numbers drawn were: 7, 13, 24, 26. No winner. Consolation Prizes: Eimear Twomey, John Allan, E Henley, Annette Neill. Promoter: Brendan Hartigan. Next draw: Corner House July 27th.

Jackpot: €5,800.

JUNIOR HURLING Our Junior hurlers are out in Bushy Park this Friday evening at 7.30 p.m. when they take on Kilgobinet. As ever we could do with all of your support!!

WATERFORD SENIOR HURLING All roads lead to Thurles this Sunday for the clash of Cork and Galway but more importantly Waterford and Dublin. Waterford have had a good year to date despite the disappointment against Tipperary in the Munster final. We hope to get back to winning ways and get a day or two out in Croke Park!!!!

COMHGHAIRDEAS Huge congrats to Tiernan Murray (local múinteoir) and Jacqui Nic Craith who got married last weekend. We wish you both a lifetime of happiness together.

ORDINATION Congratulations to the O'Neill family, Knockanore, on the recent ordination of Shane.

FIT4LIFE GYM We wish to thank Shane Guildea for his recent help with Senior training. Shane has been extremely helpful to Tallow GAA with the use of fantastic facilities in Fit4Life gym New Street.

Check it out folks, its worth a trip up!!

CÓBHRÓN CLG Tulach an Iarainn wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the Houlihan family, Dungarvan, on the sad passing of David who died tragically. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Dungarvan THANKS The club extends a sincere ‘Thank You’ to all our players and members who formed a guard of honour at David Houlihan’s burial last Saturday.

Many tributes have been paid to Houli over the past fortnight, but the greatest of all is the amount of people who came to offer his heartbroken family their sympathies on Friday and Saturday last. Thanks also to Abbeyside/ Ballinacourty GAA and Ballinameela GAA, Lismore F.C. and Dungarvan F.C. for attending the guard of honour in such great numbers. Rest in Peace Houli.

MINOR HURLING Cois Bhride 5-15; Dungarvan 1-11 We suffered our second defeat in Division 1 of the Minor hurling championship in Tallow last Monday evening against a strong Cois Bhride fifteen.

Playing with the strong wind, we trailed at half time by 3-7 to 1-7 and despite playing better in the second half we lost this period by 2-8 to 0-4. Our next game is against Ballyduff Lower in our club grounds on Wednesday, July 27th at 7.30 pm.

Dungarvan: Stephen O’Donovan; Mick Devine, Peter Queally, Conor Hayes; Mark Boland, Darragh Lyons, Conor O’Donovan; Aidan Kirwan, Jack Lacey; Kealan Daly, Sean Crotty, Glen Waters; Conor Duggan, Gary Donnolly, Luke Rossiter. Subs: Brendan Cullinane, John Devine, Luke O’Callaghan Scorers: Jack Lacey 0-6f, OG Cois Bhride 1-0, Sean Crotty and Aidan Kirwan 0-2 each, Darragh Lyons 0-1 ’65’.

CUL CAMP Reminder that the Kellogg's Cul Camp will

take place in the club from Monday 27th to Friday 31st for boys and girls aged 6 to 13 years. If you haven't already booked your child's place you can book on line or there are booking forms available from the club www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie The camp is also open to members of other clubs.

UNDER 16 HURLING We play Mount Sion in Round 2 of the County under 16 Hurling Championship away from home this Wednesday evening, July 22nd at 7.30 pm.

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL Our Intermediate Football Relegation play off against Sliabh gCua takes place this Friday evening in the Fraher Field at 7.30 pm.

ALL-IRELAND SENIOR HURLING QUARTER-FINAL Best of luck to Waterford Senior hurlers against Dublin in Thurles this Sunday including our own club players and members involved.

Hopefully the County’s hurling season can be extended with a win here.

PRIMARY GAME Congratulations to our under 13 goalie David Flynn who played in the Primary game before the Munster Semi-Final in Thurles last Sunday Week. A day to be remembered for this young hurler.

UNDER 21 HURLING If Waterford are beaten in Thurles this Sunday, our first round under 21 Hurling championship game will be played on Friday, July 31st in the Fraher Field at 7 pm.

MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS Congratulations to former club juvenile selector Pat Veale and Jim Cunningham, wife of our joint Club President, Margaret Cunningham who both celebrated the same milestone birthday recently.

UNDER 15 FOOTBALL The club hosts Division 2 of the under 15 Bord Na nOg Football Competition, including our own club, on this Saturday, July 25th from 3 pm to 5 pm.

LOTTO Monday, July 13th: Numbers were 8, 9, 18 and 19. The Jackpot of €9,000 was not won.

Michael McLoughlin won the €100.

Monday, July 20th: Numbers were 12, 19, 23 and 26. The Jackpot of €9,100 was not won. The winner of the €100 was Mike Donnelly, Byrneville.

Next week’s lotto is worth €9,200. Remember, you can now play the lotto on line.

27th Cappoquin (H) V Fourmilewater at 7.00 p.m. in The Sportsfield.

County Minor Hurling Championship: Round 3 - Wednesday, July 29th - Cappoquin V Cois Bhride in The Sportsfield at 7.30 p.m.

U-14 County Hurling: Round 5 Thursday, July 30th - Cappoquin (H) V St. Mary’s at 7.00 p.m. in The Sportsfield.

U-14 Western Hurling Championship: Semi-Final - Monday, August 3rd, Cappoquin V Dungarvan in Dungarvan at 7.00 p.m.

THREE TO ANSWER 1. What is the name of the Mayo county grounds in Castlebar?

2. When did Dublin last win the Liam McCarthy cup?

3. Who captained Derry to win their first AllIreland senior football title in 1993?

LAST WEEKS ANSWERS 1. Waterford senior hurling manager Derek McGrath won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with UCC in 1997.

2. Ballyduff Upper and Ballyduff Lower played in the first Waterford County Intermediate hurling

11 final in 1963.

3. The following inter-county players, Tom Cheasty, Ger Harris, Jack Kennedy and Tom Devine all represented Ballyduff Lower at some stage in their careers.

UPCOMING CLUB FIXTURES County Minor Hurling C'ship Fixtures Rd 3 Wed July 29th: Cappoquin V Cois Bhride in The Sportsfield at 7.30pm Rd 4 Tues Aug 11th: Cappoquin V Ballyduff Lr in Ballyduff Lr at 7.30pm Rd 5 Fri Aug 21st: Cappoquin V Dungarvan in the Sporfield at 7.30.pm Rd 6 Thur Sept 3rd: Cappoquin V De La Salle in Gracedieu at 6.45pm Rd 7 Tues Sept 8th: Cappoquin V Lismore/Ballysaggart at 6.30pm in the Sportsfield U-16 COUNTY HURLING CHAMPIONHIP FIXTURE Rd 3 Wed July 22nd: Cappoquin (A) V Clashmore at 7pm in Clashmore Rd 4 Sat Aug 8th: Cappoquin (H) V St. Mary’s at 6pm in the Sportsfield Rd 5 Mon Aug 17th: Cappoquin (A) V An

Gaeltacht at 7pm in Ring Rd 6 Tues Sept 1st: Cappoquin (H) V St. Molleran’s at 7pm in the Sportsfield Rd 7 Thurs Sept 10th: Cappoquin (A) V Stradbally at 6.30pm in Stradbally QF Sun Sept 27th: SF Sun Oct 11th, County Final Sat Oct 17 14 WESTERN HURLING C’SHIP SF Mon Aug 3rd: Cappoquin V Dungarvan in Dungarvan at 7pm Final Thurs Aug 6th U-14 HURLING COUNTY FIXTURES Rd 6 Fri July 24th: Cappoquin (A) V St. Olivers at 7pm in St. Olivers Rd 7 Mon July 27th: Cappoquin (H) V Fourmilewater at 7pm in The Sportsfield Rd 5 Thurs July 30th: Cappoquin (H) V St. Mary’s at 7pm in The Sportsfield Rd 8 Wed Aug 19th: Cappoquin (A) V Ferrybank at 7pm in Ferrybank Rd 9 Mon July 13th: Cappoquin (H) V Ballygunner at 7pm in The Sportsfield Play offs: Mon Sept 7th: QF’s Wed Sept 16th, SF’s Mon Sept 21st , County Final Sat Oct 3rd

Cappoquin/ Affane CLUB LOTTO This week’s draw took place on Monday July 20th for the jackpot prize of €8,500 and there was no winner. The numbers drawn were 4-10-14-23.

The five €20 consolation prize were, Frank/Kevin McCarthy, Barrack St; Nora Crotty, Affane; John Cunningham, Green St; Kathleen McCarthy, Scrahans West and Ronan Mansfield, Cappagh.

GER/EILY RETIRE After Cappoquin Bacon Factory closed down in 1980 Ger and Eily Mason purchased Mick McCarthy's old sweet shop in Barrack Street. Ger reconstructed the whole premises and turned it into a thriving Grocery /Newsagents 'Masons Foodstore'.

After thirty four years of great service to our Community Ger/Eily have decided to call it a day and on July 8th they closed the shop door for the final time.

We wish them many years of good health and happiness in their retirement and thank them for the tremendous service they have given to Cappoquin down through the years.

IN THE ARMY NOW We wish Killian O’Sullivan the best of luck as he embarks on his new career in the armed forces, Killian is just another one of our many players to join the Irish Army and we know for sure our country is in safe hands.

COUNTY MINOR HURLING C'SHIP Cappoquin travelled to Passage last Tuesday and put in a fine effort but they came up against a superb home side who ran out deserving winners on the evening.

Cappoquin Scorers: Aaron O’Sullivan 1-6; Andy Molumby 0-8; Craig Dunne 0-1.

Cappoquin Team: Keith O’Sullivan, Jordan Kearney, Aaron O’Sullivan, Gavin Deevy, Matt Noonan, Sean Meaney, Nathan O’Mahoney, Jack Mangan, Andy Molumby, Sean Cullinane, Tommy McCarthy, Daragh O’Rourke, Simon Power, Craig Dunne, Jack Coffey.

FIXTURES FOR THE COMING WEEK U-16 County Hurling Championship: Round 3 this evening Wednesday, July 22nd Cappoquin (A) V Clashmore at 7.00 p.m. in Clashmore.

County U-14 Hurling Championship: Round 6 - Thursday, July 23rd - Cappoquin (A) V St. Olivers at 7.30 p.m. in Aglish.

Ardmore Pattern U-16 Hurling Tournament: Friday, July 24th - Cappoquin V Ardmore in Ardmore at 6.30 p.m.

Ardmore Pattern Senior Hurling Tournament: Friday, July 24th - Cappoquin V Ardmore in Ardmore at 7.30 p.m.

U-14 County Hurling: Round 7 Monday, July

9 to 11 year old Group at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Ballyduff Upper's GAA Grounds with Gavin Whelan orgainised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

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10 year old plus Group at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in Ballyduff Upper's GAA Grounds with Gavin Whelan and Lorraine Bray organised by the Waterford Coaching & Games.

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Western Board Results & Fixtures RESULTS Local Bar Junior A Hurling: Ballyduff 0-16; Fourmilewater 0-10 Local Bar Junior B Hurling: Ballysaggart 1-18; Ballinameela 0-15 Lawlors Hotel Junior Football Intermediate Attached: Geraldines W/O Emmetts Scr Ballinacourty W/O Melleray Scr Kilgobinet 1-8; Ballysaggart 0-7 FIXTURES Friday, 24th July

Radley Engineering Intermediate football Relegation Play-off: Sliabh gCua V Dungarvan at Fraher Field 8 pm Local Bar Junior A Hurling: Geraldines V Lismore at Colligan 7.30 pm Kilgobinet V Tallow at Bushy Park 7.30 pm Local Bar Junior B Hurling: Ballinameela V Shamrocks at Lismore 7.30 pm

Saturday, 25th July Lawlors Hotel Junior Football League Final: Emmetts V Modeligo at Fraher Field 7.30 pm Local Bar Junior B Hurling: An Rinn V Glen Rovers at Bushy Park 7.30 pm Abbeyside V Geraldines at Colligan 7.30 pm

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Fourmilewater FOURMILEWATER HURLING/WATERFORD HOSPICE JOINT FUNDRAISER MIZEN HEAD TO MALIN HEAD 2 DAY CYCLE CHALLENGE Fourmilewater hurling club in conjunction with the Waterford Hospice are delighted to come together to promote a joint fund raiser in September 2015. A group of 10 able bodied cyclists is being formed to take on the significant physical and mental test of cycling all the way from Mizen Head at the very far south of County Cork to Malin Head at the top of Donegal. To put this challenge into context, if you were to drive it in a car, without stops, it would take you in excess of 8 hours and that would be doing well! The lads are very motivated and already in serious training to take this on over an aggressive 2 day duration, with a stop off in Athlone after day. A number of fundraising events will be held in advance with all profits going back to FMW hurling club and the very worthy cause of the Waterford Hospice. At this juncture, we are inviting any corporate brands that might like to come on board and have their corporate logo used in conjunction with the venture. A special jersey will be commissioned in due course with all of the corporate sponsors to be included. If your company is interested and wish to come on board then please contact Ronan Ryan at 087-6084788 or Beanie Byrne at 087-6436046 JOINT FUNDRAISER SATURDAY, JULY 25TH IN CLONMEL Joint fundraiser organised between Fourmilewater Hurling and Waterford Hospice and the Mizen to Malin Cycle Challenge Saturday, July 25th from 9.00 p.m. in Bernie Mac's, Music & Craic. There will be a draw on the night which includes a signed Waterford jersey.

We know we have a lot of FMW / Waterford supporters in and around Clonmel especially around Old Bridge side so we are calling on them to come out and support us.

Anybody interested in going to our fundraiser for Malin to Mizen Head cycle in Bernie Mac's next Saturday the club will be running a bus. The bus will be leaving Doocey’s at 9.30 p.m. €5. The National Hurling League cup will also be there on the night. Please contact Billy Walsh if interested.

SPONSORSHIP If you are interested in becoming one of the club sponsors where through our club notes, social media we will guarantee your company or business maximum exposure, please feel free to contact club PRO Muiris Walsh at 086 8159136 or any committee member. The club would like to thank Comeragh Oil for their contribution to the club.

JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Hard luck to our Junior hurlers who lost to 016 to 0-10 to Ballyduff Upper last Saturday evening. This defeat signalled the end of our interest in this year's championship. The players put in a great effort but unfortunately we just fell short. Thanks to the players, Manager Aidan Ryan, Selectors Shane Walsh, Jim Fenton and Declan Spelman for all their time and effort this year.

MINOR HURLING Well done to our Minor hurlers who continued their winning ways with an impressive victory over Ardmore.

WATERFORD U-16 HURLING TEAM Well done to Tom Barron and Glen Cullinane who were part of the Waterford U-16 hurling team who defeated Laois, Wexford and Tipperary in a tournament in Wexford last Saturday. Waterford can now look for to the All-Ireland tournament in August with plenty of confidence.

WATERFORD U-21'S Hard luck to Conor Gleeson and Waterford U21's on their defeat to Clare last Wednesday evening. Conor and the team battled hard and left everything on the pitch but sadly just fell short on the night WEEKLY LOTTO RESULT The Club’s weekly Lotto took place in Doocey's Bar last Saturday evening.

No winner. 5 by €30: Bobby Power, Eileen Ryan, Conor Ryan, Pa Horkan, Richard Harte.

Numbers drawn 5, 8, 14. Next week’s jackpot €900.

WEEKLY LOTTO The weekly Lotto draw takes place every Saturday in Doocey’s Bar at 9.30 p.m. Tickets are always available and who knows, you may be a winner. As well as having a chance of winning the top prize you are also contributing funds to your club.

45 CARD RESULTS Winners Ben Culligan & Peg Fitzgerald. 2nd shared Eddie & June Cooney, Mickey Nugent & Jim Skehan, John Mangan & Mem Murphy, Michael Power & Richard Hart, Walter Wall & Donal Fraher. Table Prize Mary Murphy & Seamus. Catherine Whelan, Helen Ryan.

NIGHT AT THE DOGS A Race Night will be held in the Clonmel Greyhound Track on Thursday, August 13th in aid of The Mill Field Development Fund. Plans are in place to upgrade our facilities in the Mill Field but we need to raise some more funds to support these plans.

The Mill Field is used by The Nire, Fourmilwater GAA clubs and The Ballymacarbry Ladies football teams. In order to maintain the enormous success the three clubs have enjoyed in the past, we need to improve our facilities in order to maintain these success we need these improvements.

The new facilities will also be of most benefit to our young players and our supporters. Tickets are €10. A ticket gives you admission to the dogs on August 13th and also entry into a Buster Draw for €1,000.

This is a family event and U-16's go free. Not only will you be helping to improve our facilities for you and your children but you will also be getting a great night out with the family. The three clubs in the community have come together to organise this night. Your support is greatly appreciated. Tickets are available from the three clubs.

SPONSORSHIP We are also looking for people/businesses/companies to sponsor pages in The Race Night Booklet. Full page: €100, Half page: €50, Quarter page: €25.

All support is greatly appreciated Please feel free to contact club PRO Muiris Walsh at 0868159136 or any committee member.

NIRE/FOURMILEWATER JUVENILES U-8's: Well done to our U-8s who played Naomh Brid and Dungarvan in two very competitive games of football last Monday night. Our final round of games take place next Monday night in Dungarvan at 7 pm meeting in the Community Centre at 6.10 p.m., gum shields essential. Thanks you to all parents’ who attended the games. Well done lads. Panel on the night: Reece Peters, Paddy Spelman, Matthew Ryan, David Wall, Conor Walsh, Michael John Hally, Roy Nugent, Oran Sheehan, Rian Wyse, David Ryan & Conor Walsh.

U-12's: Hard luck to our U-12 hurling team who lost out to a strong An Gaeltacht side last week.

U-13's: Well done to our U-13 hurling team who defeated Abbeyside last week.

Replica Jerseys: Anybody interested in buying a Nire replica jersey, they are available now from Declan Spelman (087) 763 7616.

Support: We are always very grateful for the support we receive from everyone in the community. We would love to see more people come along to our games and really get behind the team, the various teams and mentors put a lot of hard work into the teams and come match day, it would be great if more supporters came along to the games. That support could be and often is the difference between winning and losing.

We would also like to ask parents to please respond to texts about your children's availability for matches. It's important for the coaches to know exactly who can or can't attend a match.

Thank you again for your support and co-operation Reminder: We would ask all parents to respond to texts received from club mentors when asked if your child will or will not be attending games training etc.

Gum Shields: Just a reminder to all parents that Gum Shields are obligatory for Gaelic Football when playing or training for Gaelic Football. None of us want to prevent any child from participating in our teams but we cannot allow any child play hurling without a helmet or football without a Gum Shield.

TRAINING – U-12's: Our U-12 training continues every Tuesday between 7 pm and 8 pm in the Milfield €1.

U-10/U-11 Training: Our U-10/11's training have taken a break for a few weeks. Enjoy the holidays boys.

U-8/U-9: Our U-8/9's training continues on Thursday's between 6 pm and 7 pm in the Millfield €1.

U-6's/U-7's: Our U-6's/U-9's training continues every Monday between 7 pm and 8 pm in the Milfield €1.

Club Notes: If you would like anything included in the Club notes, Facebook or Twitter updates, please contact Muiris Walsh at 0868159136 or at baronpark20@gmail.com Respect: Respect your team mates, Respect your opponents, Respect your coaches, Respect officials and Respect the games. Ar agaidh an Uidhir agus An Caislean Cuanach.

Ballysaggart CLUB LOTTO Results 7th July: Numbers drawn were 18, 19, 20 and 28. No jackpot winner. Winners of €20 each were Alice Prendergast, Ellie Veale and Eileen Daly.

Results 14th July: Numbers drawn were 4, 12, 19 and 24. No jackpot winner. Winners of €20 each were Rachel Landers, Breeda Veale and Kate Devine. Next week’s jackpot is €2,625.

JUNIOR HURLING INTERMEDIATE ATTACHED Well done to the Junior team on their victory over Ballinameela last Friday evening in Ballinameela. With the match all square at halftime at 10 points apiece Ballysaggart took the lead in the second half with six unanswered points before Ballinameela scored. A goal from Fergal Meagher widened the gap again and

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Above are the cyclists who are cycling from Mizen Head to Malin Head to raise funds for both Waterford Hospice and Fourmilewater GAA club.

Ballysaggart finished winners on a final score of 1-18 to 0-15.

Team: Adrian Meagher, Jack Cunningham, Sham Clancy, Seamus Kearney, Shane Meagher, Bobby Ryan, Kevin Murphy, Stephen Hale, Patrick Carey, Liam O’Gorman, Paudie Hale, Michael Ryan, Jamie Walsh, Fergal Meagher, Conor Bennett, Mikey Kearney.

FOOTBALLERS LOSE OUT TO KILGOBINET On Sunday our Football team took on Kilgobinet in the last round of the Western championship in Bushy Park. At half-time Kilgobinet had a two point lead and a goal in the second half extended the gap between the two sides.

Kilgobinet finished as winners on a score of Kilgobinet 1-8 to Ballysaggart 0-7.

Team: Jamie Walsh, Kevin Murphy, Bobby Ryan, Patrick Carey, Kieran Fennessy, Chris O’Gorman, Liam O’Gorman, Barry Murphy, Sam Ryan, Christy Murphy, Eugene O’Brien, Stephen Mangan, Sham Clancy, Ken Cashel, Seamus Kearney, Kieran Bennett, Darren Meagher, Cailean O’Gorman, Jack Cunningham, Conor Bennett.

WATERFORD HURLING Commiserations to the under 21 hurling team and to Kieran, Stephen and Shane Bennett who were defeated by Clare in the Munster semi-final last week. We wish all involved with the senior Waterford team in particular Stephen and Shane Bennett as they take on Dublin in the qualifiers in Thurles this weekend.

Comeragh Rangers AMERICAN TEA PARTY Comeragh Rangers as part of their fundraising initiative are hosting an American Tea Party on the 25th July in the Rathgormack Community Centre. All are welcome, your support would be greatly appreciated.

WATERFORD U16 LADIES Congratulations to the Comeragh Ranger girls and the Waterford u-16 team who beat Kildare in the All-Ireland semi-final on Wednesday, 15th July.

John JohnMitchels Mitchels INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL Unfortunately, our league final due to be played this Friday has been postponed. We now await dates for championship. Hopefully this will be late August. Training continues each week as usual.

UNDERAGE We played Rathgormack away in U-8 last Wednesday night. A great game was played out on a sunny evening. This Monday we are at home to Stradbally at 6:30 pm in U-8.

Our U-11 and U-12 Leagues start late August so anyone on these teams need to keep training.

SUMMER CAMP We held our annual Multi-sport Camp last week. Our 3 day camp has continued to get bigger each year. Run with the help of DKAM Sports the children enjoyed a varied and fun week culminating with a huge water fight on Friday afternoon. A big thank you to Kenny, Mikey, Marguerite, Kaylin and Molly for helping to make the camp run smoothly.

Kilgobinet Kilgobinet FOOTBALL We played Ballysaggart last Sunday in our last game in group section. A goal from Tomas from the penalty spot early in the first half gave us the lead that we held on to. Final score 1-8 to 0-7.

We play Ballysaggart again in the semi-final in a few weeks time.

HURLING Cill Gobnait V Tulach An Iarainn at Bushy Park 7.30 p.m. Friday, 24th July. This is a must win game for us as the winner qualifies for the quather-final, so if you're free Friday evening please come out and support the lads.

MARY CURRAN MEMORIAL WALK/RUN IN AID OF SERT The Club on behalf of the Curran and

Cunnigham family would like to invite you to participate in a walk/run in memory of Mary Curran.

The walk/run will be held on Sunday, 2nd August and there will be a bucket collection on the day and all proceeds will go to SERT. Light refreshments will be provided after the walk/run. Keep an eye on the notes here and the Facebook page for further updates over the coming days.

St.St.Mary’s Mary’s Juveniles Juveniles PRIMARY GAME Well done to former young St. Marys stars (and who are now donning the St. Annes jersey), Mia Delaney and Mia Lenihan who were part of the Waterford Primary Camogie team who played their counterparts from Tipperary at halftime in the recent Munster Senior Hurling Final.

A great day for both and a great day for their parents. Well done Girls!

U-9 FOOTBALL Our U-9s had two teams in Portlaw last Wednesday evening, 15th July, to take on the home team and Rathgormack in the Go Games Series. On a beautiful evening the lads played very well at times with everyone getting plenty game time as they competed very competitively.

WATERFORD U-21S Michael Harney represented the club in the recent U-21 campaign, which ended in defeat to a hungrier and more determined Clare team in Ennis last Wednesday evening. Haulie has one more year with the U-21s, so let’s hope they can make amends next year.

Naomh Brid Naomh Brid MICHAEL KIELY CUP This cup, for under age players is kindly presented by the Kiely family in Sleady Castle and each year is keenly contested by local GAA clubs. St. Pat’s are the current holders of the cup so this year we hope to win it back for the home club. This Under 11 hurling game is due to be held on the bank holiday Monday, August 3rd at 3.30 in Kirwan Park.

UNDER 13 HURLING The next fixture for this group is versus St. Carthaigh on July 29th in Lismore at 7 p.m.

CÚL CAMP This year the Naomh Brid Cul Camp is to be held at the Touraneena venue. Log on to www.gaa.ie/kellogsculcamps for online applications.

The camp will run from Monday, August 3rd to Friday, August 7th, from 10 until 2 p.m. each day.

It is open to all boys and girls between 6 and 13 years of age.

CLUB NOTES If any person or group in the club wants to include match news, fixtures or photos etc in the weekly notes please send email to the club PRO. Email address is (nb-pro@outlook.ie). These need to be received by Sunday evening at 6 p.m. for inclusion that week.

Tourin Tourin CAMPHIRE INTERNATIONAL HORSE TRIALS The up and coming, ever growing and always likeable Camphire International Horse Trials are taking place this week. The event runs over the course of 5 days down at picturesque Camphire from the 22nd - 26th July. With a beautiful venue and stalls galore to cater for all tastes, all that's left is for the remaining summer sun to hopefully shine.

'COOL' CAMPS It's brilliant to see that the G.A.A. Summer Cúl Camps are still as popular now as they were years ago when first starting out, hopefully even more so. To see that children both young and old, are ever keen to learn the skills of hurling, camogie and football is great. Long may this interest and love in our native Gaelic sport continue.

U-21 HURLING Waterford faced Clare in the semi-final of the Bord Gàis Energy Munster championship in Cusack Park, last Wednesday evening. With a

total of 7 players starting who played in the Munster Final defeat against Tipperary, hopes were high for the visiting team. However, it is the Banner who will go on to face Limerick in the Final after what was a compelling clash between the two teams. With Patrick Curran and Austin Gleeson being in top form, the Déise were leading by 4 points after just 20 minutes and things seemed to be going in our favour. However, it wasn't meant to be and Clare now go into their fourth Munster Final in a row after winning on a score of 0-23 to 1-18.

DOUBLE HEADER All roads lead again to the ever familiar Semple Stadium this Sunday, in what is sure to draw a big crowd for the double header All Ireland Quarter Finals taking place. With two semi-final places up for grab, it will be a hotly fought out contest as Waterford play Dublin at 2 pm and near neighbours Cork play Galway at 4 pm.

Here's hoping that both games deliver and that the Waterford boys get that semi-final spot they deserve.

Kill CLUB LOTTO Kirwan’s Bar hosted last Monday nights draw (13th July), as a jackpot of €10K was up for grabs. However, we had no winner of that jackpot but we had 2 match 3's' as Davyn Hogan, Carrickphilip and Emma Gallagher, Castlecroddick both had 3 of the 4 numbers drawn, which were 7, 8, 17 & 26. And so they each receive €25. The next draw will be in Dunphy’s.

ON THE HORIZON Our Junior football game scheduled for this Friday night, 24th July V Bunmahon has now been deferred to Monday 27th in Kill. Meanwhile, the Roanmore game which was cancelled a good few weeks back is now on Tuesday, 4th August in Roanmore. After this game, we will have all group games finished and we will know our fate as regards the knockout stages.

On the Intermediate football front, it looks like its going to be mid-late August before we play again but we will keep you abrest in the coming weeks.

BBQ IN DUNPHY’S Last Saturday evening the club held their annual Summer BBQ in Dunphy’s Bar this time around. Despite the torrential rain that came late, a great crowd turned out. Our thanks to Padraig and staff and a big thank you to Newtown man Davy Mulcahy for organizing the food side of things and his asisntant Flannan Cleary. Thanks also to the ladies for serving and also the lads on the door and helping set up things on Saturday.

Thanks also to Dawn Meats and Curran Foods for sponsoring the food.

JUNIOR HURLING Despite having an injury ravaged squad Fenor's hurlers qualified for the semi-final stages of the championship last Friday night, 17th July, when the defeated Bunmahon in a fiery encounter in nearby Dunhill. Playing with a stiffish breeze we led by 5 points at the break depsite being down to 14 men. The second half saw the lads really digging deep and with our defence on top we kept our unbeaten run going to defeat the seasiders (who ended up with 13 men themselves) on a scoreline of Fenor 1-10; Bunmahon 0-7) Our final group game is this Friday night, 24th July, at 7.30 pm agaisnt Ballygunner. No venue as yet, so keep in touch with Facebook or the Waterford GAA website.

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JUVENILE BLOTTO Next draw is this Sunday, 26th July in Clancy’s Bar. Jackpot is now €5,700. Please support us.

TOMMY FINN UNDER 12 TOURNAMENT Our tournament has reached quarter final stage and next Saturday will see same played together with semi-finals and final.

CONDOLENCES The Club would like to express it condolences to the Finn family on their sad loss.

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Abbeyside/ Abbeyside/Ballinacourty JACK THE JOKER Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the jackpot is €3,600 as on Sunday night last Damien O’Donoghue was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 23 which wasn’t the Joker although he did win €50. Michael Ahearne and Tommy Reynolds Snr. won €25 each.

As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar and Crottys Corner Bar. JUNIOR FOOTBALL Our game against Melleray did not go ahead last Friday night as our opponents gave us a walkover.

JUNIOR HURLING We play The Geraldines this Saturday night at 7:30 pm in Colligan in the Western Championship.

CONGRATULATIONS On behalf of all in the club we would like to congratulate Tiernan Murray and Jacqui McGrath on their marriage which took place last weekend with many club members in attendance including many who traveled from abroad to attend. We wish Tiernan and Jacqui every happiness in the years ahead.

BOOKING OF FIELDS With a number of teams starting back training we would like to remind all team managers to please ensure that they book the field with Michael O’Donovan prior to training.

CLUB BINGO Our Club Bingo will continue this Sunday night in the CBS Hall where the jackpot is €700.

SYMPATHY On behalf of all in the club we send our deepest sympathies to Austin Flynn and to all the Flynn family on the death of Sybil Flynn last week. Austin was, of course, on of the finest hurlers ever produced by this county and hurled for many years in the blue and gold of Abbeyside.

Again we extend our sympathies to Austin and all the Flynn family on Sybil’s passing.

JUVENILE SECTION Hurling on the Green: Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA Club Presents “HURLING ON THE GREEN.” Supervised Coaching Sessions for all kids aged 5 to 8 years. WHERE? • Tournore Estate on Thursday, 16th July & Wednesday, 22nd July from 7 pm to 8 pm AND • Ballyrandle Drive Estate in Ballinroad on Wednesday, 5th August & Wednesday, 12th August from 7 pm to 8 pm (Hurleys & Helmets will be provided if you do not have any).

FUN…FUN…FUN…. Everyone welcome/ Fáilte roimh gach duine/ Wszystko mile widziane.

Refreshments provided afterwards.

Apologies: The club would like to send out apologies to anyone who was inconvenienced in any way with the cancelling of hurling on the green on Thursday last. The Irish weather was the main reason for this and it was out of our hands completely with the amount of rain that fell on the day. We are hoping to see better weather conditions this Wednesday.

Under 10: The U10 panel travelled to Thurles, Co. Tipperary on Saturday, 18th July to take part in the Munster U-10 Hurling blitz. This was played in Dr. Morris Park which is right beside Semple Stadium. First game on the day was against Scariff Ogonnelloe from Co. Clare and the lads won this one well. Second up was Doon from Co. Limerick, this was a much tougher game but the lads dug in and came away with a one point victory. Last game was against Cork's Lisgoold and again we played very well and made it three out of three on the day. The emphasis of the blitz was participation, improve skill levels and fun and all three were achieved. Well done to the boys on the effort put in, thanks to the parents who travelled and a special thanks to Paschal for refereeing the games. Also thanks to Shane Briggs who took a training session with the boys on Friday evening, this was something different for the boys and they enjoyed it too. We take a break for a few weeks now to enjoy holidays and recharge the batteries and a text will be sent out a couple of days before we come back.

Under 13: We took on Fourmilewater in the under 13 Western hurling championship on Wednesday night last. After playing very well on the night it was the visitors who came away with victory and while we lost the game the lads gave it everything on the night. We also played on Monday night of this week in this championship against St. Pat’s but the result of this match was not available at the time of going to print but will be included in next week’s notes.

Under 14: Our under 14 hurlers took on a very strong Ballygunner team in the first round of the under 14 county championship on Monday night of last week. Again a loss here was the result but everyone was full of praise for our boys on the night. They fought tooth and nail throughout before losing out by a goal. Well done to all who played on the night.

Under 16: Our under 16 play their second game of the

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county championship on this Wednesday night against Tramore. After losing in the first round a win here is a must if we have ambitions of qualifying for the knockout stages of the championship.

Minor hurling: Our minor hurling team also played their second game of the county championship on Sunday night last against Mount Sion.

On the night we were too strong for our opponents and came away with victory. Our next match at this age group is on Wednesday night next against Clann ne Gael.

PLAYERS PROFILES Name: Conor Byrne Age: 7 and a half years Favourite Food: Apples Favourite Sport: Hurling Favourite TV Programme: Watching Hurling Name: Alex Lubek Age: 7 and a half years Favourite Food: Meat Favourite Sport: Hurling Favourite TV: Watching Hurling

Brickey Rangers Brickey Rangers BRICKEY LOTTO Numbers drawn 8, 10, 11, 27. No winner. €25 winners: Pat Tobin, Deirdre Keoghan, Rian McGrath, Rian Mernin.

MINOR HURLING After been beaten by Abbeyside in the first round of the minor hurling two weeks ago we had a good win over St. Pat’s last Thursday night in Bohadoon. Our next match is against Roanmore in Bushy Park on 29th July at 7.30 p.m.

CONGRATULATIONS Sincere congratulations to our club chairman John Harnedy who has taken over the chain of office in Presidency of Dungarvan Lions Club for 2015-16. We wish John the very best of luck for his term of office.

SYMPATHY We pass on our deepest sympathy to the Murphy family, Glenmore whose sister Caroline passed away in the United States last week.

We also sympathise with the Mulcahy and extended Curran family, Glenmore, on the deaths of Annie Mulcahy and her son who died in Dublin over the weekend.

JUVENILE Summer Camp: The annual Summer camp will take place from the 4th to the 7th of August in Bushy Park. Booking is essential. Application forms are available from McGrath's shop. Pre booking is preferred as places are limited. The camp has multiple activities and is suitable for children aged 5 to 12 years.

An Coilligeán/ Na h-Emmetigh WESTERN JUNIOR (PREMIER) FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINAL As a result of finishing second in the league table of the Championship, this weekend sees us face table toppers, our neighbours Modeligo in the Western Junior (Premier) football League Final. The game is timed for a 7:30 pm throw-in on Saturday evening next (that’s July 25th) in Fraher Field. Incidentally, it’s the third year in a row that we’ve met in the league final with one win each so far, both teams have already secured their place in the divisional Championship semi-finals. We wish all involved the very best of luck on Saturday evening, and all support is welcome.

CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of the “Black & Amber” club lotto held in Quills Master McGrath Bar on Monday, July 13th last. The numbers drawn were 4, 6, 15 & 24, the €20 lucky ticket winners were as follows: Bridie Foley, Eileen Long, Liam Beresford, Shannon Roche. Last Monday (20/07) night’s jackpot was worth €6,400. Thanks for your continued support.

MINOR HURLING St. Pats Minor hurlers (assisted by Naomh Bríd) played Brickey Rangers in the second round of the Division 2 Co. Championship in awful weather conditions at Bohadoon on Thursday evening last (July 16th). On the night Brickey Rangers proved too strong and ran out fully deserving winners by 3-14 to 1-8. Next up for the lads, is a home game against Mount Sion which is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29th in Colligan at 7:30 pm.

ST. PATS / NH. BRID GAA CUL CAMP This year’s St. Pats / Naomh Bríd Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camp takes place in Kirwan Park, Touraneena and will run from Monday, August 3rd (Bank Holiday) to Friday August 7th) where there’ll be an action packed week of activities for children aged 6-13, they’ll get to learn GAA games from qualified coaches in a safe and fun environment. The camp will run each day from 10:00am until 2:30pm. Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps

Abbeyside under 10 hurling panel who took part in the Munster under 10 blitz. Back Row L/R: Rian Walsh, Cormac Dunne Fitzgerald, Jack O’Donovan, Daniel Morrissey, Sean Walsh, Ben O’Donovan, Jake Fitzgerald Drummy, Darragh Walsh, Sam Phelan, Hannah Walsh, Laura Cosgrave. Front Row L/R: Aaron Walsh, Billy O’Connell, Ethan Keohan, Darragh Cosgrave, Aodhan Barrett, Kieran Cosgrave, Jamie Mulcahy.

(Missing from photo Cathal Sweeney).

gear (including jersey, and training top) and backpack in County colours are included in the cost of the camp. It’s €55 per child, if you book more than one child in your family to attend a camp, there is a special rate of €45 for the second child and €40 for the third and any other child. You can register and pay online at www.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamps, it is recommended you book early to avoid disappointment, please note online bookings will close at 12:00 Noon on the Friday prior to a camp starting, or you can also sign up on the morning of the camp. This year’s CoOrdinator is Aidan McGrath (086-0582257).

ALL-IRELAND SHC QUARTER-FINALS Waterford followers will be back on the road to Semple Stadium again next Sunday afternoon (July 26th) as Derek McGrath’s charges face what no doubt will be a stiff Dublin challenge in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final. Throw-in is timed for 2:00 pm with Cork and Galway meeting in the second game at 4:00 pm. We wish Colin Dunford and his team mates all the very best of luck and here’s hoping we’ll be making plans for a trip to Croker for the All-Ireland semi-final! Port Láirge Abú!

Tramore HURLING Well done to our Minor hurlers who had a good win over Roanmore in the 2nd round of the County Minor hurling championship on Tuesday last in Roanmore Cleaboy winning on a scoreline of 3-8 to 1-12.

Our Intermediate hurlers lost to De La Salle in the 5th round of the championship on Saturday last in Walsh Park on a scoreline of 0-9 to 1-22.

FIXTURES THIS WEEK U-13 Hurling Div 1 vs De La Salle Monday 20th July in Cleaboy at 7.00pm U-16 Hurling Div 1 vs Abbeyside Wednesday 22nd July in Tramore at 7.00pm Eastern Intermediate Football Championship vs Bunmahon Saturday 25th July in Kill at 2.00pm U-14 Hurling Div 1 vs Passage Monday 27th July in Tramore at 7.00pm FLAG DAYS Thanks to all who contributed so generously to our Church Gate collection last weekend.

CUL CAMP Tramore Kellogg's GAA Cul Camp takes place from 17th-21st of August in the club grounds. 1st child €55, 2nd child €45, 3,4 5th child €40 each. Contact Denise Connor 0831523257 for bookings and further details. Online bookings can be made on www.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamps. This a great camp, the largest by far in the County, and is very well run, great value and fantastic fun so book your place early to avoid disappointment LITTLE WARRIORS Little Warriors for 3-6 year olds will run every Sunday at 10.30 am, fun and games for little ones in our AstroTurf, €2 per child, €5 max per family.

LOTTO The next draw takes place on Wednesday, 29th July when the Jackpot will be €5,200.

Tickets €2 each are on sale in the usual outlets.

There was no winner of the €5,100 Jackpot in last Wednesday's draw. The numbers drawn were 5, 16, 18 and 22. Lucky Dip Winners of €40 each were Niamh Kiely, Carrigavantry, Tramore, Paul Murtagh, Newtown Hill and Ann Colfer, Dunmore

East. Thanks to all who support the Lotto.

SOCIAL DANCING LESSONS These continue every Tuesday in the Club Centre from 7pm - 10pm. Come along and enjoy what promises to be a great night. Contact Glen 087 9183218 SOCIAL DANCE NIGHT There will be a Social Dance Night in Tramore GAA Club on Friday 24th July with Derek Veale.

Doors open at 8.30pm. Cost is €8.

CAMOGIE Training on Wednesday evenings U-8 to U-12, 6 - 7 pm. Training now on Wednesday evenings for U-14 to U-18 from 8 - 9 pm.

DEISE DRAW The next draw is on in Kilgobnet on Friday, 31st July. Top monthly prize is €10,000 with many other terrific prizes to be won. Tickets, €10 each, can be got from Pat Cullen or Anne Bohan.

Thanks to all who support the Deise Draw.

ASTROTURF AND HALL Open to Clubs and Children's Parties, for further information, contact our Sports and Social Manager, Charlie Ryan at 086-8232021.

CIRCUIT TRAINING AND CORE PILATES Circuits with John Frost on Wednesday at 7.30pm. Pilates with Davy Wade on Thursday at 7.30pm. €5 for each class and all are welcome.

DEISE DOLLS The attractive car mascot Deise Dolls are on sale from Pat Cullen. Priced at €4 each, please note that all monies collected are being sent to the Foreign Missions.

BINGO In the Club every Monday (including Bank Holidays) at 8pm and all are welcome.

CARDS Eamonn McCormack, Ted Crowley and Jack O'Brien beat Josie Connors, Nicky Grace and John Dunne in last week’s final. Cards every Friday at 9.30pm and all are welcome. Friday draw winners were Billy Murray and Charlie Ryan. Recent Bonus Ball winners were Tina Flanagan and Charlie Ryan & Liz Halley.

Stradbally ON COUNTY DUTY Best of luck to Michael (Brick) Walsh who will again line-out for Waterford hurlers against Dublin in Thurles next Sunday in what will be a must win game.

NO GAMES Due to Waterford's continued participation in the hurling championship all club games are practically at a standstill.

FIELD DEVELOPMENT We have good news at last regarding our field development. All permits have now been granted

by Waterford County Council. Without these permits work could not be started.

This was an annoying couple of months waiting for these. Hopefully, the weather will be kind to us in the coming months. This second field is an essential part of our future.

BARN DANCE Work is already underway for the Barn Dance which will take place on Saturday, 1st August in the Social Centre. This will be a night of song and dance and craic.

Some big named entertainers will be in attendance on the night. We will keep you informed as the participants are added to our list of entertainers. Put this date in your diary and keep it free for that night.

STRADBALLY PATTERN DAY Date for your diary. Stradbally GAA will hold numerous events to celebrate our Pattern Day on September 14th. Watch this space where we will keep you informed of the huge number of events we will have on the day.

GETTING MARRIED Best of luck to Sean Costelloe and Helen Barry who will tie the knot on Friday next in Ballyduff Upper. A big welcome home from California to Marie Rassman who made the long journey home for the wedding LADIES NOTES All-Ireland Final: Congrats to the Waterford u-16 ladies team especially Chloe Fennell & Meadhbh Curran and management Johnny Troy and Fionnuala Flynn who beat Kildare last Wednesday night to qualify for the All-Ireland final next Wednesday 29th v Roscomman. Venue tbc.

U10 Blitz: Paul Heffernan has been busy organising an u-10 girls blitz in Stradbally this Saturday 25th! There are 8 teams competing and we hope all involved enjoy a great day of football!!

U14: Our u-14 team are in a county final and the proposed fixture for this is August 15th.

Venue/opposition tbc U-15: Our U-15 begin their campaign with an away game to Ballymac this Wednesday night.

Mhór/ Clais Clais Mhór/Cionn Beag tSáile Cionn tSáile Beag ALL-IRELAND HURLING QUARTER-FINAL Another big day for Derek McGrath's Waterford Senior hurlers beckons on Sunday as they prepare to face Dublin in Semple Stadium at 2 pm which will be followed by Cork versus Galway in the other Quarter-Final which should both prove to be cracking games indeed going by the form of the teams involved. We want to wish our panel of hurlers the very best of luck in this game and hope that they can reproduce some of the great form they have shown so far in 2015 as they strive to reach one of the muchcoveted All-Ireland Semi-Finals.

DEISE DEVELOPMENT DRAW The next Deise Development Draw will take place on Friday night at Kilgobinet, so we want to remind all of our monthly members to make sure you are paid up to date to ensure your place in the draw and the very best of luck to all of our draw members on the night!

CLASHMORE & KINSALEBEG COMMUNITY COUNCIL OPEN DAY An open day took place on Sunday last at Clashmore GAA Field under the auspices of Clashmore/Kinsalebeg Community Council to promote the various clubs and groups around our parish. The weather was in everyone's favour on the day and a great crowd was present to see what some of the groups had to offer aswell as meeting and greeting some of the people involved and we hope that it generated an interest in some of these groups who all do such great work in their own right but at times might be out of the limelight somewhat making it harder for them to find new members or even just volunteers to help out with the work that they do. With this said we would like to congratulate the Community Council members for their efforts so far in striving to get the community to work together more to achieve greater things by getting more people involved across the board.

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GAA CLUB NOTES

Naomh Naomh Chartaigh Chartaigh Juveniles Juveniles (LISMORE / BALLYSAGGART JUVENILE GAA NOTES) JUVENILE MATCHES U-7: Naomh Chartaigh U-7s played Ballyduff in a practice match at home on Friday last.

Thanks to Ballyduff for the game.

U-8s: Our U-8s played two games against Clashmore & Cois Brid in the mini- blitz in Clashmore last Monday night.

U-10s: U-10s played Killeagh in a practice match at home last Tuesday night.

U-14s: Our U-14s played Passage away last Monday evening and Brickey Rangers at home on the Thursday night in County and Western matches respectively. Training for all age groups up to and including U-12s continues at 10 a.m. on Saturday mornings.

DATE FOR DIARY Saturday, Aug. 15th has been set in the diary for the Pat Montayne U-12 Tournament.

MEMBERSHIP Any outstanding membership can be paid to any committee member or to our membership officer Trish Morrissey. To those of you who have paid, sincere thanks.

BEST OF LUCK Best of luck to local lads Maurice and Paudi who are players on the Waterford Senior hurling panel who face Dublin this Sunday in Thurles in the quarter final of the All-Ireland. Also best wishes to Dan who is involved in the Management side of things.

Kilmacthomas INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL At present we have no date for the next round of the championship. Training is twice a week.

We would like to see everyone coming along and putting in a big effort. We will have a few challenge matches very soon.

CÚL CAMPS Cúl Camps started last Monday morning. It will be for four days. We wish all the children the best of luck from the club. Have a good time.

WATERFORD UNDER 21 HURLING It was very disappointing for the Under 21 hurlers who lost to Clare on Wednesday night after months of training and hard work put in. This Clare team will take some stopping this year.

WATERFORD SENIOR HURLERS We wish the best of luck to the Waterford hurlers on Sunday against Dublin. This will be a very close game as Dublin have some great hurlers. We should be good enough, it is all on the day. Up the Deise.

DEISE DRAW The Deise Draw will take place at the end of this month. Tickets cost €10 a month with the club keeping 70% of tickets sold. As I say if you are not in, you can’t win. So have a go you could even win a new care. The best of luck to everyone.

UNDER AGE At present the underage players in our club are going from strength to strength every year and this is due to their mentors and coaches who spend most of their spare time with the children.

Keep up the good work lads, ye are doing really good work. Long may it last. You are the future of the club. Up the village.

Cois Bhride Bhride KINDLY SPONSORED BY CUNNINGHAM'S HARDWARE, TALLOW MHC: Cois Bhride 5-15; Dungarvan 1-11.

Cois Bhride minor hurlers continued their good form with a convincing win over old foes Dungarvan in Tallow last Monday night. Playing against a stiff breeze in the first half, our lads got into their stride quickly, and points from Ryan Grey, Darah Buckley and Kelvyn O'Farrell, and a goal from Shane Ryan gave us a solid start.

Daungarvan struck for a goal of their own, but further goals from Ryan gave us a two goal lead at half-time, 3-7 to 1-7.

Though Dungarvan battled gamely in the second half, our lads never left them back into the game, and points from Jake Neville, Ryan, and Kelvyn, plus two more goals from the unstoppable Ryan gave us a convincing win.

It makes one wonder what were the county minor selectors thinking when they dropped Ryan from the panel earlier in the year when we see how good he has been playing this year, it's baffling to think how he could have been surplus to requirements.

I must also mention my other man of the match Darragh Mulcahy who was bravery and skill personified all throughout the game. That fella has some heart! We play away to Cappoquin next Monday.

Panel; David Tobin, Darragh Mulcahy, Jake Beecher, Robbie Geary, Ian Beecher, Jordan Henley, Cathal Geary, John Paul Lucey, Jake Neville, Dylan Mangan, Kelvyn O'Farrell, Edward Hynes, Shane Ryan, Ryan Grey, Darah Buckley, Tom Roche, Billy Hynes, Alan Buckley.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

GAA CÚL CAMP This year's camp will be held in Knockanore, Monday 10th – Friday, 14th August, 10 am-2:30 pm and activities will include football, hurling, camogie and rounders. Places are still available and can be booked either on line or with Lisa Henley on 086-3461882.

KIlrossanty Kilrossanty CLOTTO SPONSORED BY KILL AGRICULTURAL LTD. CLOTTO RESULTS No winner of a Jackpot of €3,700 Held in Micilin’s Bar, Kilrossanty on Sunday Night 19/07/15 numbers were 4, 13, 20, 28. €30 to the following people Eleanor Hickey, Leamybrien; Vinny Walsh, Leamybrien. €30 Sellers Prize Tom Casey. Next Clotto held in Crotty’s Inn, Leamybrien on Sunday night 26/7/15. On Duty on the night Harry Quinn & Jason Dee COMERAGH QUEEN FESTIVAL It is only a few weeks now until the Comeragh Queen festival, which will once again be held on the August Bank Holiday weekend. The committee are putting the final touches to the program of events which once again promises to be a great weekend.

The Friday night will once again hold the Mary Power cup in the New Field In Leamybrien at 6.30 p.m., followed by a Monster Bingo in Crotty’s Inn Leamybrien on next Friday, 31st July at 8.30 p.m. sharp. Prize Money €1,200.

Then on Saturday evening 1st August will once again be the time for our field day. This was a great success last year and promises to once again be a very enjoyable night for all the family with the usual games and side shows and a Donkey Derby.

On Sunday evening, 2nd August, we will once again host the selection of the Comeragh Queen in Crotty’s Inn, Leamybrien.

On Monday, 3rd August the annual Table Quiz will take place in Micilin’s bar with all the proceeds going towards the players training fund.

JUVENILE NOTES Training continues: On Monday evenings at 7 p.m.

New members always welcome.

Membership €10 per child or €40 per family.

Please ensure that all membership is paid as soon as possible and any outstanding 'Code of Conduct' to be returned immediately.

Membership is necessary for all juvenile players if you have not registered please do so ASAP. Micro Helmets: Are available to order through the club starting at €35. Azzurri helmets start at €25. Money must be paid up front with your order. The helmets are blue and white unless otherwise stated. Text can also be added e.g club name, players ne etc. The club colours are also available. Please contact 0871227678 if you wish to place an order.

Cul Camp: Kilrossanty Kellogg’s Cul Camp is taking place this week with over 70 children in attendance Croke Park - Under 12 Football: Our under 12 footballers travelled to Croke Park a few weeks ago to take part in some games in an Activity Day organised by Munster Council. A fabulous day was had by all that travelled to Croke Park despite a very early start. It started out as a very wet day but as we approached Carlow, the sun was shining and as we travelled onwards to Dublin the sun continued to shine.

We had a panel of 18 and each and every child played every game. Afterwards the mentors and players were treated to a tour of the Museum, while others on the trip treated themselves to a tour of the Museum which was available to anyone on the day to take up. Thanks to the Mentors, and Committee members involved in organising the trip to Croke Park, because without those people, trips like these would never happen.

Meller Melleray Rovers ayGlen Glenrovers TRAINING/FIXTURES Training this Thursday at 7.30 p.m. sharp.

Melleray Glenrovers v. An Rinn in Bushy Park on Saturday, 25th July, at 7.30 p.m. A win here would see us taking part in a quarter final. All support most welcome.

MELLERAY ROSE 2015 All applicants 16 years and over are welcome to participate in this year’s Rose Competition, this will take place as part of the Melleray Community Festival which is provisionally booked for the third week of August. Anyone interested in taking part please text or call Rudy on 086/8281685. The successful Rose selected on the night will receive the Rose Tiara and also an overall prize of a €200.00 One for All voucher. Anyone wishing to put forward a Rose can do so for a fee of €30.00 which includes 2 free tickets to their sponsor for the nights entertainment.

Melleray Glenrovers G.A.A. Lotto took place at the Cats Bar in Melleray on Sunday night last, the numbers drawn on the night were as follows: 9 13 21 & 27. There was no winner on the night, consolation prizes of €10.00 each went to Mr. Maurice McNamera, Carmel Hyland & Clodagh

Naomh Chartaigh U-9s who took part in the Annual Mary Pratt Tournament held in Lismore recently.

Cahill. Next week's jackpot is €400.00 and the weekly draw will take place on Sunday night 26th in the Cats Bar at 9.00 p.m. Many thanks to all who supported the lotto.

End of summer Clothes Collection will take part in late September/October, this is a great excuse to clear out unwanted clothes in your wardrobes! Collection date to be finalised in the coming weeks, any persons with clothes prior to this, collections can be arranged with any committee member.

All in Melleray Glenrovers G.A.A Club would like to wish Waterford players, management, mentors and supporters the very best of luck as our senior Hurlers take on Dublin in next Sunday's Qualifiers in Thurles. C'om the Deise, here's hoping we book a place in Croke Park in 2015.

Modeligo UNDER 12 COUNTY CAMOGIE CHAMPIONS!!!

Pride of place this week goes to our Under 12 Camogie squad who travelled to Newtown on Tuesday of last week for the Premium Butchers sponsored Grade "B" Camogie County Final.

The girls faced St. Anne's on a miserably wet night and created more club history by becoming the first side to capture a County Camogie title for our club.

The girls put in a brilliant display to win on a scoreline of 4-5 to 1-0, in a very entertaining game despite the driving rain and miserable conditions.

This win is a just reward for all the work put in by those promoting camogie within the club, and special mention must go to Tyler, Katie and Noel who have been with this panel all year!

After the game, County Board representative John C. Flood presented the trophy to Modeligo's joint captains, Rhona Drohan & Máiréad O'Brien, both of whom led by example throughout the game.

Well done girls, Modeligo Camogie has a County title to celebrate!

WESTERN JUNIOR PREMIER FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINAL Colligan will be our opposition in this year’s Football League Final, which takes place on Saturday night next in Fraher Field.

This will be the third year running that the two clubs will meet in the League Final, with Colligan taking the points in the earlier game in this year's League.

Throw-in on Saturday night is timed for 7.30 p.m. so come along and give the Modeligo lads your support if possible.

Incidentally, both Modeligo and Colligan will now also advance to the knockout championship Semi Finals, while Affane play Shamrocks and Old Parish play Tallow in the Quarter-final ties.

WESTERN INTERMEDIATE HURLING LEAGUE Following their win over Colligan in their final game in the group stages of the league, Brickey Rangers will be our opposition in this years Intermediate Hurling League Final. The date and venue of this game is yet to be confirmed.

MODELIGO REPRESENTED ON MUNSTER FINAL DAY Our club, school and parish were well represented in the day's action in Semple Stadium, Thurles on Munster Hurling Final day.

Tipperary played Limerick in the Minor game, and on linesman duty was one of our current players, Thomas Tyler Walsh.

Meanwhile young David Hickey, (Redgate, Modeligo) lined out in the Primary Game, which was a proud occasion for himself and his family and friends here in both the Modeligo and Naomh Bríd GAA Club's.

And finally, we had Tom Devine taking his place with the rest of the Waterford Senior hurler's in the days main event, The Munster Senior Hurling Final.

To all three lads, we say well done and congratulations on your selection to take part in the days proceedings. Its great to see the Parish so well represented on what is annually one of the biggest days of the GAA Year. "Má Dheilge Abú!"

WATERFORD HURLERS IN SUNDAY'S QUARTER-FINAL Sunday next sees the Déise Senior hurlers line-out against Dublin in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter Final in Thurles. Once again, on behalf of everyone here in our parish, I would like to wish the entire squad, including Tom Devine all the very best for Sundays game.

WATERFORD UNDER 21 HURLERS Hard luck to Derek Lyons and all involved with the Deise U-21 Hurlers who were defeated by a fiercely competitive Clare side in Ennis on Wednesday night of last week. Modeligo had both Seán O'Donovan and Tom Devine on this panel and while there is no second chance or "back-door" system in this grade, we congratulate our local lads and all involved with this squad on their achievements this year.

SliabhgCua/St. gCua / Sliabh St. Mary’s Mary’s WATERFORD V DUBLIN – QUARTER-FINAL The All-Ireland semi-final line up should be known on Sunday evening, hopefully Waterford will be part of it. Derek McGrath’s side face a tough test on Sunday against a determined and often underrated Dublin outfit. We wish the entire Waterford set-up the very best of luck in the quarter-final berth.

SLIABH GCUA V DUNGARVAN – RELEGATION PLAY-OFF This Friday (July 24th) evening will see Fraher Field host the Western Intermediate Football relegation play-off between Sliabh gCua & Dungarvan. Riddled with injuries during the year, Sliabh gCua can find themselves very unlucky to be in this position but nevertheless must now fight to maintain their Intermediate status. With an 8 pm throw-in, support is essential on the night so please come along and cheer on the boys!!

COMERAGH GAELS FIXTURE The U-21A hurling fixture between Comeragh Gaels & Naomh Carthach has been pencilled in for Friday, 31st July in Pairc Ui Fhearichair at 8.15 p.m. Should Waterford senior hurlers prevail against Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final, this fixture will be postponed. Wishing Comeragh Gaels the very best of luck.

BENEFIT NIGHT IN AID OF BRENDAN MCDONALD Sliabh gCua GAA Club will host a benefit night in aid of the Brendan McDonald fund in Dunne’s Bar on bank holiday Sunday, 2nd of August.

Brendan has suffered in many ways over the last number of years and needs your help to fund

necessary treatment. A well stocked hamper is been raffled on the night, strips are now on sale for €2 and are available from local retail outlets or any GAA committee member. Should you want to donate on-line through his facebook page (Ben Mc Donald) or by enter the following link: http://www.youcaring.com/ben-mc-donald374263#.VYzVLY-Ivxh.facebook Please be generous in this worthy cause.

TOURANEENA RUNNERS Why not come along to the Church carpark on McGrath’s Road each Monday at 7 pm where an organised 5k run or walk is catered for. In a ‘Predict Your Time’ format, each week’s winner will receive a sponsored €20 voucher. Entry each week is a mere €2 which will be put towards the development of a track around Kirwan Park.

This week’s event sponsored by An Seanachai Bar & Restaurant was won by Grainne Hallinan, who after much debate with Regina at the start line as to what time they would set off, was only 1 second off her predicted time.

Well done Grainne.

CONGRATULATIONS Our warmest congratulations are extended to Eugene & Aoife Hickey, Boolavounteen, on the birth of their baby son Sam, a brother for Jack.

We wish the family a lifetime of health and happiness together.

ABBIE AND WATERFORD U-16s REACH ALL-IRELAND FINAL The Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s GAA club would like to congratulate Abbie Dalton and her Waterford U-16 teammates on reaching the AllIreland final with a hard fought 1-14 to 1-9 win over Leinster champions Kildare last week. Abbie already has a colourful trophy cabinet, having already securing the All-Ireland at U-14 level.

Awaiting them now, is a strong Roscommon side that defeated Cavan in their semi-final clash. Well done Abbie and girls and best of luck in your All Ireland quest.

10th ANNUAL DAN FRAHER LONG PUCK The 10th annual Dan Fraher long puck takes place from Kirwan Park on bank holiday Monday, 3rd August. A special night is in store to acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the famed event.

Free bbq and live music will follow the long puck in the Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s GAA club grounds.

The course will once again take its usual course, starting in Skeehens, with participants hurling their way back to Kirwan Park. Each team MUST bring one extra sliother.

Get your team together and come along and enjoy the highly acclaimed event. Last year’s winners were Waterford senior hurling playmaker Colin Dunford along with Mark Flynn and Morrie Ferncombe.The long puck commences in Kirwan Park, Touraneena at 5 pm. All are welcome.

All information can be relayed through Mike Murray on 087 7428032.

MICHAEL KIELY CUP This cup, for under age players is kindly presented by the Kiely family in Sleady Castle and each year is keenly contested by local GAA clubs. St Pats are the current holders of the cup so this year we hope to win it back for the home club. This Under 11 hurling game is due to be held on the bank holiday Monday, August 3rd at 15.30 in Kirwan Park.

MEDIA NOTES If anyone would like to add information or notes through the Sliabh gCua GAA Club, please have no hesitation in contacting 087 9634993 or e-mailing sliabhgcuapro@hotmail.com. We can also be contacted through facebook/twitter.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

15 West Waterford Athletic Club Juveniles

Success for young athletes at Araglin Sports A SMALL group of athletes from West Waterford travelled to Araglin on Friday last for their annual open sports.

This was the final competition of the season for our athletes and they ended it on a high note winning eight events on the night.

First up were the sprints where Kate Killigrew won the under 13 girls 100m, Kieran Dower the boys under 13 and Aoife O’Brien the under 16.

Later in the night Kieran won both the 600m and the high jump. Ian Holmes finished 2nd in the 80m under 10 and

then moved up to under 11 for the 300m where he finished 3rd and in the under 12 sprint Emma Dower finished 3rd.

Lucy Holmes added another title with a win in the under 16 600m and she also finished 2nd in the high jump.

Aoife O’Brien recorded two third place finishes in the high jump and shot while her sister Sinead finished 2nd in the shot and third in the 100m and 600m.

In the relays Kate Killigrew, Kieran Dower, Aoife O’Brien and Lucy Holmes teamed up

to win the under 14 relay and Ronan Mansfield and Kevin Dower were also among the prize winners in the relays.

Well done to all who kept the West Waterford flag flying high on the night.

SUMMER BREAK We will now take a break from training for the next few weeks and will be back again in August for cross country training.

Our thanks to all our coaches for their hard work over the last few months, enjoy the rest of the summer.

Athletes from West Waterford Athletic Club who had a very successful night at Araglin Open Sports.

Cappoquin Camogie PREMIUM BUTCHER SENIOR CAMOGIE CHAMPIONSHIP QUINNERS ON A WINNER Cappoquin made an outstanding debut in the Premium Butcher Senior Camogie Championship with a victory over a wellrenowned St. Anne’s team last Friday, 17th July.

Cappoquin put out a strong team against a tough St. Anne’s side and were headto-head for the majority of the first half. With a few great fees pointed over by Carole McCarthy (C) and Aisling Power, Cappoquin were beginning to edge out towards the end of that half.

With the second half underway, Cappoquin began to astonish the opposition with a few screamers to push them even further ahead.

Of course, the county contingent of Lorraine Bray, Jenny McCarthy and Roisin Cahillane were all over the

field keeping the fires burning.

The final scored finished Cappoquin 2-12, St. Anne’s 0-8.

The next Championship match is on Friday, 7th August vs Lismore.

Attendance at training is vital. Training this Thursday at 7.30 p.m.

THE PREMIUM BUTCHER SUMMER LEAGUE 2015 The Summer League took place on Saturday, 11th July in Gaultier where the girls took on the home side. With adverse weather conditions and poor visibility, it was the Cornerstone Girls that came out on top with a score line of 4-4 to 1-4.

On Monday last, 20th July, the ladies took on Lismore on their home soil. After a tough encounter, Lismore came out on top. Cappoquin take on Portlaw in the next round on Friday July 31st.

UNDER 16 Our under 16s played Modeligo on Tuesday, 21st July at 7.30 p.m. in Cappoquin.

UNDER 18 Our minor team were defeated last Tuesday in the championship by De la Salle.

Next match Tuesday, 28th July at home to Brickeys.

CONGRATULATIONS & CELEBRATIONS Congratulations to the lovely Catherine Ahearne and Tom McGrath who got engaged at the weekend.

That's a fair amount of bridesmaids! This goes down in history as the first, well most recent in a good few years, engagement for the Camogie Club! Best of luck to you both and congratulations again.

CLOTHES COLLECTION FUNDRAISER Our annual Clothes Collection will take from Thursday, 23rd July to Saturday, 25th July at

Cappoquin Parish Hall. Drop off times; Thurs 23rd 4-7pm; Fri 24th 4-7pm; Sat 25th 101pm. If you need items collected from your door, please contact 0876843007 or 0876501042. We are accepting men's, women's and children's clean clothing, paired shoes, handbags, belts, curtains, bed linen, etc. Please spread the word!

NOTES IN PAPER Just a reminder that I am not involved in all levels of the Camogie club so I would greatly appreciate any input that members may have, especially in the under-age levels. Input for notes can be sent to coleylanders@gmail.com.

MISSING As some of you may know, we are still on the hunt for our Senior number 4 jersey. We have a suspect in mind but we would like them to come forward ASAP as we need this jersey for Championship!

WWAC winners of the under 14 mixed relay from left: Kate Killigrew, Kieran Dower, Aoife O'Brien, Lucy Holmes.

Fraher Field, Dungarvan FIXTURES Friday, 24th July Intermediate Football Relegation Play-Off At 8.00 p.m.

Sliabh gCua V Dungarvan Saturday, 25th July Ger Wyley Sports, U-11 Hurling Gala Day At 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

All Ireland Junior Football Semi-Final At 2.00 p.m. Kerry V Wexford Peil Soisear Premier League Final At 7.30 p.m. Modeligo V Na hEmmetigh WATERFORD V DUBLIN Tickets for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter Final Waterford V Dublin in Thurles are on sale Thursday, 23rd July in Fraher Field between 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.

TICKET & PROGRAMME BOOTHS Patrons will note some new additions to our facilities at Fraher Field. A new

Ticket Booth is now in operation at the main entrance, where patrons may purchase match tickets prior to entering the stiles. It is hoped that this will speed up the process of gaining entry to the field.

Also one stile has been allocated for Pass-holders entry only. All pass holders must enter through this stile in order to have their passes scanned. The other addition is a new booth for the sale of programmes, which is situated just inside the main gate.

HEALTH & SAFETY CONCERNS Parents are advised that in the interest of Health & Safety that children are supervised at all times. Also, it is not permitted to have people who are not directly involved with teams encroaching onto the field of play, this is also in accordance with health & safety guidelines.

NO PARKING Patrons please refrain from parking in front of Entrances with yellow lines as

these are emergency entrances for Ambulances etc., also there is NO PARKING allowed at the main entrances gates. Patrons please refrain from parking in front of private properties adjacent to the Fraher Field as this is causing undue stress for people exiting and entering their properties on Match day.

NO SMOKING Patrons are advised to take note that the Stand in Fraher Field has a no smoking policy and spectators are asked to have consideration for other patrons and use the smoking areas in the showground area. Patrons can now avail of the new seating in the smoking area under the Stand.

ADVERTISING Please contact paddygcoyne@hotmail.com or phone 087 9804373 FIELD BOOKINGS For all field booking please contact gercotter@hotmail.com or phone 087 7568493.

Lucy Holmes WWAC 1st and Sinead O'Brien WWAC 3rd in the girls under 16 600m.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

HALLAHANS PHARMACY FIT4LIFE PREDICT YOUR TIME LEAGUE

Numbers on the up in Friary

Joe Salmon sponsor of the Old Still Bar Clashmore presents Brigid Coffey 1st lady over 45 with her prize.

Catriona Kiely 1st lady over 40 at the Old Still Bar Clashmore 5 is presented with her prize by sponsor Joe Salmon.

Bernie Prendergast 1st lady over 50 receives her prize from sponsor Joe Salmon after the Old Still Bar, Clashmore 5.

3rd Lady overall Leonora Kiely receives her prize from sponsor Joe Salmon of the Old Still bar Clashmore.

1st man over 50 Ray Hahesy is presented with his prize by sponsor Joe Salmon after the Clashmore 5.

Joe Salmon presents Yev Chizhikov 1st man over 45 with his prize after the Old Still bar Clashmore 5.

WE are now at the half-way stage in this very popular league and it really is going from strength to strength. It’s also encouraging to see that new faces are turning up each week and they are returning for more. The success of the league is that it is really suited for beginners so we want to see more of you out at the Friary and remember we are back to Thursday night from now on.

The league begins at 7 p.m. every night so come along at about 6.50 p.m. in order to get registered. The weekly fee is €2 each night and everyone is welcome on any night that they can make it. It doesn’t matter if you can’t run every night; just do your best to come whenever you can. See you out there!

PETER GETS IT SPOT ON! The real beauty of this league is in order to win you have to do something that’s almost impossible to practice.

Each night you must estimate how long it will take you to run your chosen distance but different factors influence this effort each week. It can be wind, rain, heat, how you feel on the night, how much energy you have or any numbers of other reasons can make you run slower or indeed faster than you think you are.

Taking all this into account last Tuesday evening 28 out of the total entry of 44 runners must have been feeling better than they thought as they were all too fast! The one runner who got it spot on this week was Peter Cunninhgam who crossed the finish line just 1 second after the clock reached zero.

Congratulations to Peter and well done again. With all runners just crossing the line in a row Margaret Whelan nipped in to take second place on the night just 3 seconds off the pace while one of the experts at this league format Onra Power was also very close and crossed the line just 5 seconds after zero.

Mary Hogan is a real expert at this format and once again was close at just 6 sec-

BallycottonChurchtown South 5 mile road race Lucey Ronayne, Finisk Valley AC, who won the Girls Under 8 80 metres at the Araglin Open Sports on Friday evening last.

Nicole Sheridan, Finisk Valley AC, who won the Girls Under 11 100m and Long Puck at the Araglin Open Sports on Friday evening last.

Ciaran Sheridan, Finisk Valley AC, who won the Boys Under 12 100 metres and took third in the Boys long puck at Araglin Open Sports on Friday evening last.

Corey Scanlon, Finisk Valley AC, who had a great win in the Boys Under 10 100 metres at the Araglin Open Sports on Friday evening last.

Finisk Valley Athletic Club CLUB athletes travelled to Araglin Open Sports on Friday evening last and it was a very successful evening for our athletes taking home many trophies.

In the Girls Under 8 Lucy Ronayne had a brilliant win.

In the Girls Under 11 Nicola Sheridan

had a brilliant double winning the 100m and Girls Long Puck.

Corey Scanlon had a fine win in the Boys Under 10 100 metres and was a bit unlucky to miss out on a trophy in the 300 metres.

Ciaran Sheridan had a great win in

the Boys Under 12 100 metres and took third place in the boys Long Puck.

The Under 10 mixed relay had a great win.

Well done Ciara, Nicole, Corey and Coady.

THE third race of the Ballycotton summer programme takes place this Thursday, 23rd July in Churchtown South at 8 pm.

The race entry is €5 with entries taken in the local hall.

Given that there have been exceptional numbers taking part in the other races it’s advisable to get there in plenty of time.

Peter Cunningham winner of round 4 of the Hallahan's Pharmacy guess your time league at St. Augustine's College last week.

Making the prize presentation is Shirley Flynn. onds along with Micheal Moynihan another to finish just 6 seconds after their chosen time.

JUST ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CLOCK This week it was Josie Harty who was the unlucky runner who just finished on the wrong side of the clock just 4 seconds before zero while just ahead of Josie was Deirdre Clancy who was 11 seconds too fast. Yevgeniy Chizhikov, another guess your time expert was just 18 seconds too quick while Gerry Cummins was 21 seconds out. Just before Gerry was Ann Quinn (22 sec) and Sinead De Faoite (38 sec) also too fast but well done to all 28 runners who were too fast on the night!

HALLAHAN’S PHARMACY PREDICT YOUR TIME CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TABLE Every year we have a Champions League Table where the winner each week gets 30 points and the second place finisher 29 and so on while the person who finishes before the clock reaches zero gets 20 and so on. Liz O’Riordan has consolidated her first place and has taken her lead out to 10 points with 106 points from 4 nights while Yevgeniy

Chizhikov sits in second place with 96.

Micheal Moynihan overtook Paul Brunnock this week and holds a 2 point lead over Paul while Mary Hogan enters the top 5 at the expense of Micheal Callagahan and has 81 points to her name but it’s still all still to play for and a win any week could really put you in contention in this league.

THANKS West Waterford Athletic Club would like to thank all those that have helped in the running of the league. Thanks so much once again to the Friary College for permitting the use of the grounds and of course thanks to Shirley, Rihanna and Sharon for taking the entries, times and results, to Ann for notes and tables and, of course, James for setting up the finish line and most important, bringing the water!

Well done and thanks once again to Simon and Sharon Higgins who stepped in to help out this week and of course thanks again to Patrick, Jamie and our sponsors at Hallahan’s Pharmacy and as always we would like to invite our members and participants in our leagues to support our sponsors where possible.

West Waterford Athletes run in Killarney

Glohealth National Track & Field championships entries

CLUB committee member Gerry Cantwell was one of three West Waterford athletes who made the trip to Killarney last Saturday for the Killarney half marathon and 10k event. Gerry had a brilliant run to finish in a time of 1.27.56 to take 3rd in his age category, Mush Keane was also in action in the half which he completed in 1.39.33. and finally Ray Curran ran 50.07 for the10k. Well done guys.

PLEASE note that the Glohealth track and field championships are on in Santry Stadium on the Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th August and that closing date for entries is quickly approaching. Any athletes wishing to take part must contact the club’s track and field co-ordinator Orla Bannon 087-3156592 before July 31st. No entries will be taken on the day of competition.

Running Quote

Sympathy

WHAT is the source of my success? I think it's a combination of consistency and balance.

WEST Waterford athletic club extends sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Mrs Kitty Foley, Garrynageragh, Ballinroad, Co. Waterford who passed to her eternal reward recently. May she rest in peace.

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21ST ANNUAL GER WYLEY SPORTS/SKINS SUMMER SERIES 2015

20th Annual Doocey’s Bar Ballymacarbry 5 mile road race this Friday THE 9th and third last race of the Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS summer series, the Doocey’s Bar sponsored Ballymacarbry 5 mile road race takes place on Friday, July 24th at 7.30 p.m. The entries will be taken in the community centre from 6.45 p.m. onwards and the race itself starts on the Nire Road and will be got under way by our honorary race starter Frank Bolger.

This race sees a mixture of road and wood over the 5 mile course. After the race showers and changing will be available in the community centre and then it’s over to Doocey’s Bar for the refreshments and the prize-giving.

The Doocey family has kindly sponsored this race once again and we appreciate their support and generosity. The entry fee is the €5 (where else would you get it).

Thanks to all our friends in Ballymacarbry for their efforts once again this year making it possible to hold this race.

FRIENDS OF JAMIE WALL FUND TO BENEFIT FROM BALLYMACARBRY EVENT In conjunction with this year's race a walk/fun run over a distance of 2.5 miles will be held, there is no set entry fee for this but we ask all participants to make a donation and to be as gener-

ous as you possibly can as all proceeds will be donated to the friends of Jamie Wall fund.

This event is being spear headed by Liam and Aine Moore (Jamie is a relation to Aine) so we urge all from the Nire/Ballymacarbry area to come along and support their efforts.

RACE CATEGORIES FOR DOOCEYS BAR BALLYMACARBRY 5 Men 1st 3 Senior, 1st Junior, 1st 0/40, 0/45, 0/50 and 0/55 Ladies 1st 3 Senior, 1st Junior, 1st 0/40, 0/45, 0/50 and 0/55 JAMIE WALL BIO I am Jamie Wall. I am a footballer and a hurler. I am also a wheelchair user. I was born on the 21st of July, 1992, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co. Louth and since I was old enough to walk, I was old enough to play. I played my first football match in Oristown Co. Meath aged 4 for my local Naíonra vs. The local Junior Infant class. I got the bug early on. I was brought up on a diet of Manchester United, Meath football, and later, Cork GAA. As a 5 year old I dreamt of being Gary Neville one day, Colm Coyle the next. On the 4th of July 2010 I won my first Munster championship. On

Joe Salmon of the Old Still Bar Clashmore sponsor of the Clashmore 5 presents the first junior men's prize to Jamie McCarthy.

Joe Salmon sponsor of the 14th Annual Old Still Bar Clashmore 5 presents the prize for 2nd overall to Pat Hennessy.

the 9th of August 2014, I watched from a wheelchair as my teammates won my first All Ireland.

On the 28th of June, 2014, I should have captained my club, Kilbrittain, in the second round of the cork Premier Intermediate hurling championship. Instead, I was rushed to hospital with an epidural abscess on my spine, which had, and has since rendered me paralysed from the midriff down.

Since then I have engaged in rehabilitative therapies, first in Beaumont hospital, and then the NRH in Dún Laoghaire. I have spent almost 8 months in hospital.

Today I am a free man, as such. There is a wonderful life to be led, from the chair or on foot. One I intend to lead. But I also want more. I’ve got a new bug. Something new lights my fire today. I am young, I am fit, and I am willing. I want to pursue further recovery from spinal injury.

Last year I took part in Mark Pollock’s 5 and 10k race, the run in the dark. This year, I want to join the group of people who want to be part of a different race. The race for the cure. The most important piece of advice I was ever given came in the form of simple mantra; ‘Never Give Up, Never Let Up.’

Anthony Flynn passing the 1 mile mark at the Old Still bar Clashmore 5 last Thursday evening.

Mark Cliffe pictured in the early stages of last Thursday’s race.

Pictured is the presentation by Maurice Ledingham of the Edmond Ledingham Memorial Trophy to the winner Frank Hayes East Cork AC of the Old Still bar Clashmore 5 last Thursday evening. Included are members of the Ledingham family Kay, Anne, Edmond, Tara, Sarah and Oisin.

21st ANNUAL GER WYLEY SPORTS/SKINS SUMMER SERIES 2015

14th Annual Old Still Bar Clashmore 5 mile road race OUR rescheduled visit to Clashmore took place last Thursday evening after our first date was postponed due to the passing of one of our sponsors Pablo O'Rourke.

To mark the sad passing of Pablo before the race start a minute silence was observed by all in his memory. The race was race number 8 in the Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS summer series for 2015. Despite the day and evening being a deluge of rain and wind we still had 85 runners for the event.

Our sincere thanks go to all who helped in organising the race on Thursday evening, to all the stewards organised by Kay and Ann Ledingham and to Joe Salmon who marked the course. Race entries were taken at the Old Still Bar courtesy of our race sponsor, Joe Salmon was present to present the prizes afterwards. A huge thanks also the Salmon family and staff for the great amount of food and the teas after the race.

Our sincere thanks to all the members of the Ledingham family who were present to award the winner with the Edmund Ledingham memorial cup. Thanks also to Clashmore Kinsalebeg GAA club for providing the use of their dressing rooms and showers, a gesture which was very much appreciated.

To our own club race crew, another flawless job efficiently done, Ann, Sharon, Karen, Liam who had everything under control with the entries and the finishing line and our crew out on the course, Conor on traffic management and Liam on van duty for their efforts for this and every race.

Thanks to John for looking after the brilliantly taken photos, it’s much appreciated.

FRANK HAYES CLAIMS THE EDMUND LEDINGHAM MEMORIAL CUP A regular at many West Waterford AC events over many years Frank Hayes

who runs with East Cork AC was to claim his very first victory in one of our races last Thursday evening and it was evident that Frank was thrilled with the win and having his named inscribed on the beautiful Edmund Ledingham memorial cup alongside some household names in the road racing scene around the Munster area who previously had won the race.

From the starters gun it was Frank and a new comer to the local running scene Pat Hennessey from the Lismore area who took up the pace from the start and it was evident even by mile 1 which they raced through together in a time of 5.10 the outright winner was always going to be between this duo.

However, by mile 2 (10.50) Frank had broke away from Pat and had a lead of 50 metres, Pat likewise had the same distance back to the third athlete on the road John Leahy. On reaching the hill section between 2 and 3 (17.20) miles Hennessey seemed to be closing back in on the leader somewhat but on reaching the summit of the climb with one and a half miles all downhill to the finish back in the Village, Hayes pilled on the pace again to draw well clear of Hennessey with nearly 30 seconds separating the two at the finish line outside our sponsored pub The Old Still Bar back in Clashmore village.

Frank clocked a winning time of 28.23 while Pat was 28.52 it was another podium finish on the night for John Leahy was he held that 3rd spot from start line to finish line, John clocked a time of 29.09 and was the 3rd and only other man on the night to break the 30 minute barrier for the 5 miles.

The 0/40 winner for the 2nd year in a row was Peter Duggan of St. Joseph’s AC in 31.14. Over 45 Yev Chizhikov 31.09, over 50 Ray Hahesy 31.28 and the final two prizes went to Waterford AC ath-

letes Walter Keane over 50 31.29 and Jamie McCarthy 1st junior in 32.16. The category prizes were hard fought for on the night with some very close duels out on the course.

MEN’S RESULTS 1st Frank Hayes, East Cork AC 28.23 2nd Pat Hennessy Ind 28.52.

3rd John Leahy, West Waterford AC 29.09.

M40 Peter Duggan, St Josephs AC 31.14 M45 Yevgeniy Chizhikov, West Waterford AC 31.09.

M50 Ray Hahesy, West Waterford AC 31.28 M55 Walter Keane, Waterford AC 31.29 M JN Jamie McCarthy, Waterford AC 32.16

FIRST OF MANY FOR SANDRA PRENDERGAST Good things come to those who have the patience to wait.

This little quote comes to mind when we speak of the Ladies race in Clashmore last Thursday evening. Sandra Prendergast indeed has waited for quite a while to eventually take her top podium reward and one that was coming for some time, Sandra has finished in almost every top 6 position from 2 to 6 on more than one occasion but her time eventually did come as she ran a brilliant race to take the top slot last Thursday evening in Clashmore and deservedly so.

In the series to date she had finished 2nd twice The Marine climb and Dromana 5, and you can add 3 thirds to the list also Ballinroad 5k, Touraneena 5k and Ardmore 5. Sandra crossed the finish line in a time of 34.49.

In second place was Máire Mahony originally from An Sean Phobal who is now domicile in San Francisco in the USA when Máire is back home on a visit she always comes along to support our events and it's nice to see her running so well Thursday evening to claim 2nd place with a time of 36.15.

Leanore Kiely is another whose day will come with regards to winning one of our

events as this young lady is improving greatly with every outing just in her last race alone she finished 4th on the Marine climb so she is certainly heading in the right direction and with the improvement she is showing lately her day will come in the not too distant future when she will be filling the top podium position just like Sandra did Thursday evening.

The host club West Waterford AC dominated the category prizes on the night with the over 35 going to Orna Breathnach 40.52, over 40 Catriona Kiely 40.24, over 45 Brigid Coffey 39.11, Brigid also won this prize in last year's race, over 50 Bernie Prendergast 38.45 and the junior ladies went to Ornaith Keane Ind 39.56. Well done to all the Ladies.

LADIES RESULTS 1st Sandra Prendergast West Waterford AC 34.49.

2nd Marie Mahony, Ind 36.15 3rd Leonora Kiely, West Waterford AC 38.07 F35 Orna Breathnach West Waterford AC 40.52 F40 Catriona Kiely, West Waterford AC 40.24 F45 Brigid Coffey, West Waterford AC 39.11 F50 Bernie Prendergast, West Waterford AC 38.45 F JN Ornaith Keane, Ind 39.56

ZUZANA MALIKOVACOSTIN VOUCHER WINNERS AT THE CLASHMORE 5 Zuzana Malikova-Costin is a Neuromuscular Physical Therapist and Massage therapist based at the Complementary Health Clinic, Tournore, Abbeyside.

Zuzana has generously sponsored two sports massage vouchers for each race in the Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS summer series. The winners of these vouchers for The Old Still Bar Clashmore 5 were Geraldine Barry and J.P Hogan. Thanks to Zuzana for donating these two great prizes again for this race. She can be contacted at 087-1218721.

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Lismore Golf Club Phone 058-54026.

Email: lismoregolfclub@eircom.net Website: www.lismoregolf.org MEN’S RESULTS Friday 17th / Saturday 18th & Sunday, 19th July – Mr. Sean Daly Captain’s Prize: 1st Jack Aherne (20) 134; 2nd Terence Rumley (9) 137 L9; Gross: John Rumley (6) 153; 3rd P. J. Coughlan (11) 137; 4th James Bennett (14) 138; 5th Martin O’Driscoll (15) 138; Cat. 1: John Whelan (9) 140; Cat. 2: Craig Scotton (18) 139; Cat. 3: Mike Keane (19) 139; Past Capt. Jim Cashman (22) 140; Veteran: Patrick Curley (19) 141. CSS: Friday 69; Saturday 68; Sunday 68.

JACK’S THE LAD! Jack Aherne is this year’s captain’s prize winner presented by Mr. Sean Daly. Jack is also this year’s vice-captain and he will be the one handing out the prize next year as opposed to him receiving it this year!

Jack qualified on Saturday with a very impressive 65 putting him out in the final group on Sunday afternoon. This didn’t faze Jack in the slightest and he shot 69 on Sunday to seal the deal. Considering the best score on Sunday of anyone was 67 this was a great return under pressure.

The course was playing particularly tough on Sunday and

there was a lot of players struggled, but Jack stood the test and took 46 shots on the front nine but birdied the 10th and 12th holes on the back nine to return in 43 shots he was the clear winner by three shots.

This was no fluke, but that being said if you had it, he could fix that too!

Second was Terence Rumley with 137 Terence shot a 69 on Sunday with a steady 39 shots on both nines which included 10 pars. Putting woes were Terence’s curse on the Sunday but nonetheless another solid major performance from Rumley Jnr. The Gross went to John Rumley with 153 off a 6 handicap, John had an eventful Sunday with the par three 12th coughing up a birdie but the par three 14th costing him a triple bogey to scupper his round..this must have tried his patience…. at least he got his wedge back!

Third was P. J. Coughlan with a 137 but beaten on the back nine, P. J. shot 69 also on Sunday with 38 on the front which included a birdie on 9 and a 42 on the back with 8 pars overall.

Fourth was club match-play legend James Bennett, James

West WaterfordGolf & Country Club Telephone: 058-43216. Fax: 058-44343.

E-mail: info@westwaterfordgolf.com Website: www.westwaterfordgolf.com RESULTS Tuesday Treats 14th July, 2015. CAT 1 1st Gerry Martin (18) 30pts, 2nd Justin Spratt (19) 26pts.

CAT 2 1st John Fleming (11) 34pts, Jimmy Murphy (8) 33pts.

CAT 3 1st Robert Torpey (16) 30pts DRAW PRIZE: Paul Flynn.

Al Eile Open Gents Singles Wednesday, 15th July 1st Philip Coffey (6) 40pts, 2nd Declan Hallahan (17) 39pts Craddockstown GC. Extra Qualifiers Conor Sheehan (9) 39pts, David O’Keeffe (16) 38pts, Gross Philip Spratt (1) 36pts. CSS 36pts.

Open 13 Hole Scramble – Friday, 17th July sponsored

by Murray’s Pharmacy 1st Michael Lenihan (6), Conor Morrissey (3) & Aaron Crotty (6) 40.5. 2nd Denis Conway (10), Michael French (20) & Percy Walsh (20) 42. 3rd Liam O’Brien (11), Michael Flynn (15) & Caolan Flynn (15) 42.9.

Open 18 Hole Stroke – Saturday, 18th July Sponsored By Maher’s Golf Emporium 1st Daniel Burke (7) – 69, 2nd Patrick O’Riordan (6) – 70, Gross Paul Moylan (+1) – 69, 3rd Conor Sheehan (9) 70.89,

Visitor Aidan McCarthy (18) – 70 Cahir Park, CSS Home – 72, Away – 72.

Open Fourball – Sunday 19th July Sponsored By Deise Golf World 1st. Peter Geary (17) & Richard Ronayne (17) – 60pts 2nd.

Luke Swayne (11) & Brian Murphy (14) – 57pts b9; 3rd.

Brian McNamara (10) & Paul Carroll (17) – 57pts.

FIXTURES FOR OPEN WEEK Tuesday, 21st July - 3 Person 18 Hole Champagne Scramble, Mixed.

Wednesday, 22nd July – Open Gents 18 Hole Singles.

Thursday, 23rd July – Ladies day. Gents 9 hole from 6pm.

Friday, 24th July – Open Gents 18 Hole Singles.

Ladies 9 Hole from 6pm.

Saturday, 25th July – Open Gents 18 Hole Fourball.

Sunday, 26th July – Open Gents 18 Hole Singles.

OPEN WEEK 2015 Open Week got underway on Friday with the popular 13 hole Scramble.

The Strokeplay competition on Saturday attracted a large entry and produced some fine scoring. Over 40 pairs competed in the Fourball with a Difference on Sunday and the 3 piece format proved

was one of the few who had a 67 on Sunday but was just short of the main prize after an unfortunate 8 on a par four but he battled back to have 43 shots on the front nine and a tidy 38 shots on the back nine including a birdie on the 12th and 8 pars overall.

Martin O’Driscoll was fifth with some solid scoring over the weekend, 69 both days was good enough to get his him fifth, Martin had two birdies on the Sunday on the 3rd and 17th holes.

All in all the weekend was a great success, the weather was as kind as it could have been over the weekend and the course was in fabulous condition, the Sunday course set up was as tough as it has been for a long time and many commented on it but that’s the way it should be for the captain’s prize.

The club wishes to thank all who made the weekend possible, to Ann behind the bar and Bernie who supplied the food and the grounds men who had the course in great condition and all others who helped Sean throughout the weekend.

LISMORE GOLF CLUB MEN’S FIXTURES Monday 20th to Thursday, 24th July: Ongoing FRONT 9 Singles Stableford Competition.

Tuesday, 21st July: 12 Hole Bacon at 5.30 p.m.

Friday 24th / Saturday, 25th July: Lismore Soccer Club Classic.

Contact: Brian Shanahan 086 8124746; Paul Quinn 086 8960794.

Sunday, 26th July: Kelleher SuperValu Open Qualifier.

Monday 27th to Thursday,

30th July: Ongoing FRONT 9 Singles Stableford Competition.

Tuesday, 28th July: 12 Hole Bacon at 5.30 p.m.

Friday, 31st July / Saturday 1st & Sunday, 2nd August: Jubilee Weekend.

JUNIOR GOLF There will be no junior golf this week (Thursday, 23rd July) but will continue the following week as normal.

LADIES NEWS Our Annual NBCRI competition went ahead last Wednesday with Catherine Neville inching ahead of the other ladies to claim first place on this occasion with 36 pts. Captain Amanda Power had the better 35 pts to take second place with Sheila Denn making a welcome return to form taking third with her 35 pts.

Our Ladies Club outing to Fernhill Golf Club. Went ahead on Saturday and the day was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. The weather was good, the food was delicious, the company superb and the golf not too bad! JoJo Tobin and Mary Ahearne took the honours on the day, our thanks to Amanda for organising everything and we look forward to our overnight trip at the end of August.

All thoughts now turn to our Jubilee weekend which is on August bank holiday weekend and the Jubilee committee has been very bust organising a variety of events to be held over the weekend.

Details are posted up in clubhouse, put it in your diary.

RESULTS Wednesday 15th 18H

popular. The Open Week continues up to Sunday next with a varied programme of events to suit all tastes.

Timesheet in operation for all competitions – Tel: 058 43216.

Full details of Open Week www.westwaterfordgolf.com BELVEDERE TROPHY West Waterford and Faithlegg will meet in this year’s County final. The final will be played over two legs with the first taking place at West Waterford. It is hoped to have dates finalized this week.

PLAYERS INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 With a prize fund of €750 the Inaugural Players Invitational Championship to be held at West Waterford on Sunday, 11th October should generate quite a bit of interest for members and visitors to the club. Entry is by invitation

and is based on results in qualifying club and Open competitions at West Waterford. Full details will be announced shortly CLUB SINGLES First round matches to be completed by 3rd August.

See notice board for draw.

CLUB FOURBALL Second round matches must be completed by 3rd August.

SUMMER CHALLENGE CUP HEATS UP! Dinger birdied the last hole to move top of the Leaderboard but only held this position for 48 hours as former Champion Robert Torpey followed up with 30pts added to his 32pts for total of 62pts. The GAA stars Cathal Curran and Keith Landers are tied in 3rd position on 52pts.

It’s still all to play for with 2 weeks to go.

Full leaderboard on

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Lismore Ladies Golf Club – Left to Right: 2nd Margaret Morrissey, 1st Fiona Howard, Karen Cottier (Sponsor Wild Oats), Amanda Power (Lady Captain).

S/ford (GOY) NBCRI 1st Catherine Neville (31) 36 pts 2nd Amanda Power (12) 35 pts b9 3rd Sheila Denn (22) 35 pts FIXTURES Wed 22nd July Kelleher’s Supervalu Qualifier, Open 18 holes Stableford Singles Fri 24th/Sat 25th July Lismore Soccer Club Classic Wed 29th & Thur 30th Jubilee 9 hole Singles. Par 3 Competition, Tees moved forward for this event.

Fri 31st – Sun Morning 2nd Aug, Open 18 hole Champagne Scramble.

Wed July 1st – Fri July 31st ongoing 9hole stableford, re-entry.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS The competitions committee have decided to extend the club singles first round until Friday 7th August, as

there is so much happening on the course in the next few weeks.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Every Monday night for the summer we provide an opportunity for of our Beginners/learners chance to try out golf in our “Desperate Housewives”. On Monday nights at 7.00 p.m. we will have some experienced ladies availlable to help out with any one who is thinking of giving the game a go, would like to come along and see how they would get on with some help and support and no pressure. Coaching lessons are available if required from Tim Murphy, please contact the clubhouse or committee. Anyone welcome to come along at 7.00 p.m. and give it a try. Please pass on word to any ladies you think might have an inter-

Facebook. Best 2 Cards during June/July.

JUNIOR COMPETITION – Tuesday, 14th July 1st Eoghan Curran (27) 44pts, 2nd Ciarán Power (10) 42pts, 1st Gross Conor Duggan (7) 29 Gross, 3rd Niall Blackwell (19) 41pts, 4th John Blackwell (14) 41pts, Best 36 Oisin McHugh (36) 38pts.

MUNSTER TEAM Luke Cummins represents Munter in the Interprovincial Championship in Athlone this week. Seamus Power, Gary Hurley, Alan Harty and Mark Shanahan have previously represented West Waterford in this competition. Updates on the Interprovincial are available on GUI website EUROPEAN JUNIOR GOLF TOUR Congratulations to Max Quinn on winning his category in the European Junior

Golf Tour played in Ballina last week.

MUNSTER BOYS Luke Cummins and Eoin Conway both put in strong performances in the Munster Boys competition played in Mallow recently.

Next Junior Competition Monday 20th.

CONDOLENCES We offer sincere sympathy to the Norris family on the passing of Nicholas Norris.

Nicky was a regular visitor to West Waterford and will be sadly missed. May he rest in peace.

SUMMER CAMP DATES 4th to 7th August.

Girls (age 6-13) 11.00 a.m.

-12.30 p.m.

Boys (age 6-8) 1.30 p.m. 3.00 p.m.

Boys (age 9-13) 3.00 p.m.

-4.30 p.m.

Contact: 086 352 1070 E mail: twmurphy9@gmail.com

West Waterford Golf Club Ladies Competition kindly sponsored by Siobhan's Hair Saloon - Mary Barron Lady Captain presents the [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] Winner Marie T. Curran with her prize. Included are Mary Donnelly (2nd) and Ciara Donnelly (3rd).

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MIXED Mixed golf will not be held again until Friday, 7th August, due to other events coming up in the next few weeks.

JUNIORS Junior Golf lessons given

by PGA PRO David Hayes continue for girls and boys in Lismore Golf Club. For more information please contact Laoise on 087 7512397.

CAPTAIN’S PRIZE Well done to our Captain Sean Daly on a fantastic weekend. The clubhouse was a hive of activity all weekend with the fun, the golf and the weather enjoyed by all especially Séan’s Vice Captain, Jack Ahearne who had a dream weekend taking the honours with a few shots to spare. Well done men, and everyone who helped make the weekend so successful.

F a c e b o o k : TimMurphyCoaching LADIES NEWS 18 hole Stroke (GOY and Medal), kindly sponsored by Reena McDonnell, played on Sunday 12th or Thursday 16th – Mary Donnelly (19) 72 nett (back 9); Eithne Ashby (17) 72 nett; Rosie Murphy (17) 73. CSS: Sunday 70; Thursday 74.

President’s Prize to the Ladies – Will take place on Sunday, 9th August – please put your name on sheet on noticeboard in ladies locker room.

Open Week continues until Sunday, July 26th, with a Ladies Event (3 person rumble) on Thursday 23rd. Full details of open week on www.westwaterfordgolf.com Eileen Murphy foursomes’ club competition has been extended to 31st July. The winning pair will represent the club in September in Cork.

July 9 hole continues, with 2 cards to count, kindly sponsored by Gerri Lyons Presentation of Prizes on Friday 24th after the 9 hole Ladies Open.

CLUB MATCHPLAY The draw sheet for the match play competition kindly sponsored by Dalton Jewellers is now on the notice board in the reception area – preliminary round to be played before 25th July.

LADIES CLUB OUTING Last call for anyone interested in going on Lady Captain’s outing to Dundrum on Friday, 21st August – names must be on sheet in locker room before Friday, 24th July.

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DUNGARVAN GOLF CLUB Tel. Office 058-43310, Fax. 058-44113, Pro Shop 058-44707.

Website: www.dungarvangolfclub.com; Email: dungarvangc@eircom.net NICHOLAS NORRIS RIP It was with a tremendous sense of shock and disbelief that we learned of the untimely death of our dear colleague and friend Nicholas Norris last Wednesday evening.

Nicholas was a valued member of Dungarvan Golf Club all his golfing life, and was a Clubman without equal. He was Chairman of the club from 2001 to 2003, a position he filled with unstinting energy and dedication, and was an invaluable member of the Course Committee for many years. But it was the work he did behind the scenes, quietly and without fuss or publicity, that many of us will remember and for which we will be forever grateful. Much of the drainage works carried out on the course down through the years would not have been done were it not for the foresight, commitment and dedication of Nicholas Norris. He was generous to a fault, not just financially, but also with his time and expertise. Nothing was too much trouble for Nicholas.

He loved his golf, especially a match, and even more especially a Fourball match. He would fight like a tiger for every hole, yet was as gracious in victory as he was in defeat…mind you, he wasn’t defeated very often! He seldom blamed himself for hitting a bad shot – he would merely proclaim that someone had given him “a bad

bunch of numbers”. It is no doubt his love of a Fourball that led to Nicholas and his brother John inaugurating and sponsoring the “Norris Brothers Fourball” in the club’s Autumn Open Week for over 20 years.

And true to the Norris sense of generosity, it isn’t just the men that are sponsored that weekend but also the Ladies (or as Nicholas liked to say “the girls”).

He was a tenacious competitor, and represented the club in both the Pierce Purcell and Jimmy Bruen Shields over many years. But no doubt his crowning highlight was winning Pat Stack’s Captains Prize in 2012, an achievement of which he was justifiably proud.

Like most men who work long hard hours, he had to take an occasional break to recharge the batteries. And so the odd golf trip was a must. As one who shared many of those trips with Nicholas I can say there was no better companion for his humour, wit, and sense of fun. It was a pleasure to be in his company.

When Nicholas’ illness got progressively worse earlier in the year, many were surprised to see him still playing golf… and still winning! But to those that knew him it was no surprise at all. Because Nicholas was a fighter, a fighter like no other, right to the very end.

To Nicholas’ wife Bernie, his daughters Emily, Nicola and

You can contact us by phoning 058-44055 Our email address is: goldcoastgolf@cablesurf.com Our website is: www.goldcoastgolfclub.com FIXTURES Tuesday, 21st July: Open Seniors 50+, Ladies and Gents.

Friday, 24th July: Open 18 Holes Stableford.

Saturday, 25th July: Club Competition.

Sunday, 26th July: Monthly Medal.

Tuesday, 28th July: Open Seniors 50+, Ladies and Gents.

COMMENTS Great scoring from Derek Power on Sunday, with 6 birdies on the card to finish with a great score of 42 pts playing off a handicap of 4. One Fourball match played 21 holes onduring the week and couldn’t get a result so they have to go back again this week and try and finish the match. The players involved were Tom White, Michael Whelan, Brian Fahey and Austin Kiely Jnr. Comments on the course continue to be very positive and we are always delighted to hear both members and visitors alike remarking on how the course is at present. Help the course staff to maintain it in pristine condition by repairing plug-marks and replacing divots.

MATCH-PLAYS Players remaining in Matchplay competitions, especially

players in a number of competitions should try and get matches played as soon as possible as they may end up trying to play matches on consecutive days if they delay playing them. As always no extensions will be given.

WILLIE BARRON FOURBALL The following first round matches must be completed by 23rd July: Michael Lenihan & Tom Reynolds v Diarmuid Henley & Frank Waters.

Kieran Cullinan & Seanie Lenihan v John White & Gavin Flynn.

Brian Fahey & Austin Kiely Jnr v Tom White & Michael Whelan.

Jimmy O’Dwyer & Paddy Walsh v Tommy Long & Bob O’Brien.

Tony Sheehan & Liam Clancy v Nicky Dee & David Mulvihill.

Through to the second round are Brian O’Connor & Johnny Ryan, Declan Kiely & Andy Travers, Lee Crotty & Austin Kiely.

MICHAEL WHITE MEMORIAL FOURSOMES We are now down to the semi-final stages in this event

Orla, his brothers and sisters, and extended family, we offer our sincerest condolences. You have lost a dedicated and loving husband, father and brother, and we all have lost a great friend. Now is only left to do what Nicholas himself would have us do…drive on.

OPEN FORTNIGHT In other news a very successful Open Fortnight concluded last Sunday. We had a wide range of competition with many visitors enjoying the Dungarvan experience. The cream rose to the top with Tom Considine securing "Golfer of the Fortnight". A sincerest thanks to all our sponsors who made for a successful two weeks and to all the participants. I'm sure that Vice Captain Jim is delighted that it's all over. And we wish John Reynolds the very best of luck as he heads to Lahinch for the South of Ireland Championship.

Our Belvedere team headed for Faithlegg last week trailing after the first leg. We put up a great fight under managers Liam Carroll and Billy Queally but we succumbed by the odd match. Thanks to the team and managers for their effort and commitment.

OPEN WEEK RESULTS Mon. 13th Value Monday Gents Singles, Winner Michael O'Connor (8) 38 pts, 2nd David O'Keeffe (16) 38 pts, 3rd Ryan Sexton (8) 38pts.

Mon. 13th Open Mixed Foursomes sponsored by Moore Financial: Winners Pat & Colette Power 67, 2nd Vincent & Teresa Hayes 70, 3rd Liam Carroll & Bridget Aherne 70.5.

Tues. 14th Open Ladies Rumble sponsored by Tannery Winners Helen Costello & Olivia O'Hanlon 55pts, 2nd Betty O'Brien & Mai O'Brien 54 pts, 3rd Norma Ferriter & Helen McCourt 53 pts, Wed 15th Open Gents Singles sponsored

by Deise Golf World: Winner

Francis Maher (8) 44 pts, 2nd Tom Considine (11) 41pts, Gross Jack Leacy 39pts, 3rd Michael Kelly (10) 40pts.

Thurs. 16th Open Gents Singles sponsored by WLR FM: Winner Michael O'Connor (8) 41pts, 2nd Jim Kiersey (19) 37pts. Fri 17th Open Gents Singles sponsored by Thomas Coffey & Son: Winner Tom Considine (10) 41pts, 2nd Michael Brackett (13) 38pts, Gross Gabriel Leacy 36pts, 3rd David Crowley (11) 38pts, Visitor Richard Crean 38 pts.

Sat. 18th Two Person Rumble: Winners Mossie Walsh & Rogie O'Connor 58 pts, 2nd Vincent Hayes & Pat Fitzgerald 54 pts, 3rd Denis Ryan & Paul Power 52 pts, 4th Ina Considine & Colette Power 51pts, 5th Niamh Reynolds & Maura Kindregan 51pts.

Sun. 19th Festival Trophy sponsored by Waterford Crystal: Winner Declan Walsh (11) 67, 2nd Willie O'Brien (7) 68, Gross Gabriel Leacy 74, 3rd Eamonn Moore (15) 69, 4th Jim Harty (15) 70.

UPCOMING FIXTURES Mon. 20th All Rounder Junior Competition; Open Seniors Singles.

Tues. 21st Open Ladies Team of 3 Waltz sponsored by Ruffles.

Wed. 22nd South Munster Open Seniors.

Thurs. 23rd Open Gents Singles Qualifier sponsored by Spar.

Fri. 24th Adult Junior Open Fourball sponsored by Deise College; Ashes v Lismore.

Sat. 25th Peter Cusack Memorial Trophy sponsored by Classic Gents; Ladies Singles.

Sun. 26th July Monthly Medal; Open Gents Singles.

Mon. 27th Open Ladies & Gents Seniors Singles.

JUNIOR NOTES Tuition for our pre juniors and beginners continues next Saturday 25th at 3 pm. Non members are welcome.

and the following are the pairings: Michael Kavanagh & Michael Whelan v Eamon O’Donnell & Noel Sammon, John White & Andy Travers v Tom White & John Flynn.

Matches to be completed by 25th July.

DAWN INTERNATIONAL MIXED FOURSOMES Matches to be played by 18th July Frank Waters & Alice Collins v Jimmy Beresford & Bernie Morrissey Michael Kavanagh & Elaine Goss, Michael Whelan & Mary Kiely, Micheal White & Mary O'Callaghan, Tom White & Rebecca Kavanagh, Derek Power & Gillian Cashman, Kieran Cullinan & Ruth Hannigan and John Queally & Patricia Doyle are through to the next round.

GOLD COAST CUP The quarter-final matches are as follows: Tommy Long v Paddy Walsh Brian O’Connor v Derek Power John W Walsh v David J Veale Tony Sheehan v Danny Kiely Matches to be completed by 24th July.

RESULTS Tuesday, 14th July: Open Seniors, CSS 37 pts 1st: Kieran Culhane (11) 40 pts Ballybunion. 1st Lady: Clare Nason (25) 32 pts Dun Laoghaire.

Friday, 17th July: Open Singles, CSS 37 pts. 1st: Vincent Hyland (11) 37 pts.

Saturday, 18th July: Half

Sub Qualifier, CSS 36 pts. 1st: John Flynn (16) 38 pts. 2nd: Christopher Meehan (17) 38 pts. Gross: Micheal White (4) 32 pts.

Sunday, 19th July: Sunday Half-Sub Qualifier, CSS 37 pts.

1st: Derek Power (4) 42 pts.

2nd: Brian Fahey (11) 41 pts.

Gross: Michael Lenihan (6) 32 pts. 3rd: Jimmy O’Dwyer (11) 40 pts.

UNPARALLELED SCENIC VIEWS, TOP CLASS GOLF COURSE AND GREAT COMRADERY That’s what is on offer at the Gold Coast Golf Club with our latest membership offer. New members can now join the Gold Coast Golf Club with membership lasting up to 1st January, 2017 for just €540. On a course that boasts all year round activity and unsurpassed greens and where you are never more than 400 metres from the sea, where you will be welcomed by our very friendly staff, it is the ideal course for anyone thinking of taking up golf or coming back to golf after a long break. Talk to Bob or Mark at 058 44055 for more information.

JUNIOR NOTES Junior Opens: Every Thursday 1 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. juniors with handicap 0-36. 1.30 to 2.00 p.m. Pre-Juniors, handicaps 37+. Entry fee: Members €3, Visitors €5. Category Prizes.

Coaching: Coaching continues on Monday evenings at 6.30 p.m. in the practice area with resident coach Ian Prendergast. It costs just €3 for a 45 minute session and it is always great fun and worth-

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Dungarvan Golf Club Ladies Competition Kindly Sponsored By Eason - Front row left to right: Bridget Aherne, Lady Vice-Captain; June James, Winner; Creina O’Sullivan, Lady Captain. Back row left to right: June Hayes, 3rd; Fidelma Fitzgerald, 2nd.

[Pat Crowley] Unfortunately last weekend’s session was cancelled as a mark of respect for the late Nicky Norris. Any junior enquiries can be directed to club professional David Hayes.

David can be contacted at 05844707 or email at golfpro@eircom.net. You can also follow junior activities on the club website and Facebook.

PRO SHOP NOTES The Pro shop continues to be busy with lithium batteries

and Cobra clubs continuing to be popular. David continues to offer the best prices in town with professional advice guaranteed. David's special offers can be found on his website at www.davidhayesgolf.com.

CLUB RAFFLE This year again, Dungarvan Golf Club is running a Club Raffle for a fantastic array of prizes. Do you fancy a holiday abroad in magnificent Cannes, a free membership, or a relax-

ing getaway break in a luxury Irish Hotel? To be in with a chance to win these and other superb prizes, enter the Dungarvan Golf Club’s big raffle!

Your continued support is very much appreciated. The grand draw will take place on the night of the President’s Prize 9th August 2015.

Tickets are on sale in the clubhouse. TICKETS €2 Each, BOOK OF 6 for €10.

while.

Changes to Congu Handicapping System: The changes will take effect from the 1st January, 2016, and the highlights include: New 28+ handicaps for men. CSS to include Cat. 4 players Nine hole qualifying scores If you score better than, or within, buffer you will have 18 points added to create an 18 hole score. If your score returned is outside buffer, it will be doubled, while nine hole scores will also be included in the ESR process.

Continuous handicap reviews: A new process is to be introduced that will flag players who notch up seven consecutive 0.1 handicap increases, allowing their Handicap Committees to review and apply an immediate handicap change if required.

4BBB handicap change: The allowance for fourball better ball has been increased from 3⁄4 to 90%.

Exceptional Scoring Reductions (ESRs): The ESR table has been amended to reduce severity of reductions, and ESRs will only be applied based on a pair of exceptional scores.

LADIES NOTES Coaching: Coaching for Ladies with Ian Prendergast takes place every Monday evening at 7.15 p.m.; this is available to all ladies and especially beginners. The sessions last for 45 minutes and the cost is €4 per session.

Fixtures: 18 Hole club Ongoing

Competition: This is a new competition with a limit of 20 entries and should prove very popular with everybody for the summer months. Entry is €5 and re-entry is €3, and along with our ongoing 10 hole competition there is something for everybody!!

Sunday 26th July, President’s Prize to Ladies – kindly presented by Tony Sheehan ILGU Eleanor Tivey Cup: This competition takes place in Charleville GC on Monday, 10th Aug, Hcp 21 to 32 incl; no stepdown allowed. Closing date for entries is 22nd July, if anybody within the category is interested, please contact our secretary Kay. Ladies Outing: Our Ladies outing this year will be to Tipperary Golf Club on Sunday, 13th September, tee times from 11.30 a.m. An all inclusive package has been arranged to include tea/coffee and scones on arrival, 18 holes of golf and a three course meal for €38 per person. If you want the opportunity to play a wonderful course and enjoy a great day out, please add your name to list in kiosk. More information to follow!!

Omni Group: The Omni Group meet every Wed at 1.45 pm for registration, this a fun 10 hole competition with a chat and a cuppa afterwards!!

Eileen Murphy Foursomes Qualifer: This is an ongoing competition starting on Sunday, 19th July to Monday, 10th Aug, play as often as you wish with as many partners as you can.

The pairing with the best score

goes forward to represent the Club in Cork.

Ladies Club Foursomes: For those interested in playing in club foursomes, please add your name to sheet in kiosk for draw which takes place on Sunday, 26th July Sheila Norris Singles Matchplay: This is one of our major Matchplay competitions of the year kindly sponsored by Sheila Norris for which we are so grateful. Sheila, a past President of the club has always been an advocate of good golf, and deems Strokeplay or Matchplay to be the epitome of the game!!

Sheila has always been so generous with her sponsorship, and many a hard battle has been fought to attain the coveted prize!!

The draw for partners is now posted in kiosk, and 2nd round matches must be played before Saturday, 25th July, no extensions after that date.

Dawn International Mixed Foursomes: This is now well underway with many of the first round matches played, well done to those who won their matches, and wishing you the best of luck in your next round!!

New Membership Offers: Ladies, if you would like to try out a game of golf on our stunning 18 hole championship course, we have a very generous subscription on offer for new members, please refer to men’s notes for details or contact Bob or Mark in the kiosk.

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GOLF

Dungarvan United FC

Sam Uniacke

GOOD LUCK All roads lead to Derry for club players Sam Uniacke U-12 and Kacper Zajac U-13 representing Waterford with their respective teams at the Foyle Cup in Derry this week. Best of luck Sam, Kappi and all Involved.

As we are going to press club player Kaiesha Tobin is Dublin bound to Ireland U-15 trials. Everyone in the club wishes you the best of luck Kaiesha, you have the talent and dedication to go all the way!

DUNGARVAN UNITED FUNDRAISING EVENT There will be a clothing recycling drive in aid of Club Development on Saturday, 22nd August, 2015.

PLEASE DROP OFF ALL ITEMS BETWEEN NOW & 22 August 2015 Please donate all your clean unwanted clothes also bed linen, towels, curtains, shoes, bags, belts and soft toys.

Wearable clothes will be recycled and re-used and other items will be recycled for items, such as, industrial wipes or soundproofing.

LAPTOPS (must be intact

ACDEMY END OF SEASON The academy End of Season awards will take place on Saturday next we will have a joint session for all children at 1 pm followed by the awards.

We ask all parents to be present at 1.50 p.m. for the awards.

There will be no Academy on Saturday, 1st August and we will resume for the new season on Saturday, 8th July.

SUMMER CAMP 2 It was just so good, we have to do it again!!

Due to popular demand we will be running a second

Kacper Zajac

Camp this Summer.

Your place today!

LOTTO Winning numbers 34, 9, 21. No Jackpot winner. €100 card 15, line 5, Smokey Sullivan. Well done Smokey.

Our club lotto will be drawn live every Monday night 8 pm in the clubhouse. All welcome.

Next week’s jackpot is €6,100 please support!

SAVE THE DATE! Date in the diary Saturday, 1st August.

We are hosting the Bintahe Charity Tea Rooms from 2-5pm. Please come in and support us!!

Lismore FC DATE FOR DRESSING ROOMS OPENING The committee met last Tuesday night to select a date for the official opening of the dressing rooms. The original date two weeks ago was cancelled as a mark of respect to the tragic death of Junior player David Houlihan.

The new date is Saturday, 19th September and John Delaney CEO, Football Association Of Ireland, will perform the opening.

We will give more details in our notes next week.

CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of Lismore AFC will take place this Wednesday,

July 22nd at the Red House Bar Lismore commencing at 8.30 p.m.

The club will review a very successful season at underage and Junior level.

The Junior team won the Ned Barry Cup for the 4th consecutive season, and finished runners up to Brideview for the second year in a row.

The Youth team were runners up to Pinewood in the Youth League and in the final of the Fraser Family Cup also to Pinewood.

There was success a plenty at underage and the academy is thriving at present and with the numbers increasing has had to run the academy over two nights.

Stradbally FC LOTTO There was no jackpot winner in the Lotto Draw in The Cove Bar recently. Numbers drawn were 1, 7, 17, 21. €25 to: Gerry Dunne, Garvan Troy, Helen Ahearne.

Promoters prizewinner: Peggy Carey. Next draw is on next Sunday night in The Bally Inn with a Jackpot Prize on offer of €3,000. Tickets available from local retail outlets and regular promoters.

Thanks to all who continue to support our Lotto.

SUMMER CAMP The World Famous Stradbally Soccer Club Summer Camp is almost

here!! Starting next Tuesday (July 28th), it will be 4 days of fun filled activity, 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. daily. Prices are a very reasonable €35 for the first child, €30 for the second child and €25 for each subsequent child (in the same family). This fantastic value is only possible due to the veritable army of Volunteers who give their time free gratis, and for that we thank them.

On the first day we would ask our Helpers to be on site at 9.30 a.m., to arrange proceedings. Registration will start at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, with activities commencing 30 minutes later. For further

information contact Kevin at 087 2760304 or KerryAnn at 087 2182102.

PRE-SEASON Pre-season training for our adult team continues tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30 p.m. and for our Youths players tomorrow (Thursday) also at 7.30 p.m.

ASTROTURF AstroTurf Pitch is available to hire. Contact Tadhg at 087 2306841.

CLUB KITS There are some children's club kits available. Ideal birthday presents. Sizes: 5 / 6, 7 / 8, 9 / 10. Contact Aine at 087 7618127.

Ballinroad FC

SPECIAL RECOGNITION - MICHAEL WALSH "It is an honour to play for your National team no matter what sport or grade, and when I play for Ireland I am at my proudest" said Premier goalkeeper Michael Walsh on his recent return from the Euro Deaf 2015 Championships that took place in Hannover, Germany last month.

Michael who has been capped for Ireland 22 times, lined up against Poland in the first round where they got off to a great start with a victorious 6-0 win. Ukraine beat Ireland a respectable 2-0 considering they are ranked number 2 in the world. Back on form and a superb win over Hungary saw Ireland through to the quarter finals where they were knocked out by eventual Championship winners Turkey.

Ireland playing for place, beat Sweden 4-0 and Germany 4-1 to come 6th in the competition out of 16 countries, a huge achievement. Well done Michael & all involved. with lead) ALSO MOBILE PHONES ARE ACCEPTED BUT PLEASE KEEP SEPARATE. NO HOUSEHOLD BRIC A BRAC or BOOKS. IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE CLUB HOUSE ON THE DAY. PLEASE CONTACT 086 886 5829 We can arrange Collection BEFORE THE 21st August.

TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF ITEMS. Thank you for your support for taking the time and effort to support our fundraising drive.

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Off the field of play so much work has taken place in the past twelve months with the building of the dressing rooms.

They are now ready for the official opening which the committee announced last Tuesday night will be the 19th September.

The Annual General Meeting is the most important meeting of the year as the past year is discussed and analyzed and plans are put in place for the year ahead.

So all club players, club members and intending members are requested to attend at 8.30pm.

GOLF CLASSIC This Friday 24th and

Saturday, 25th July at Lismore Golf Club, Lismore AFC will hold a Development Fund Raiser Golf Classic.

Teams of three a €75 with a champagne scramble format and over €1,000 in prizes to be won.

There are non GUI prizes, longest Drive-nearest the pin etc.

Contact Brian Shanahan, 086 8124746, Paul Quinn 086 8960794, or Lismore Golf Club 058 54026.

The club wishes to thank our main sponsors, Cummins Bookmakers, FDC Accountants, Fortwilliam Estate, Jonathan Ackroyd Jeweller, Sean Roche Tyres and Toss Bryan Fermoy.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS The Club will host its Annual Player of the Year Awards in Lord Maguire’s, Ballinroad this coming Saturday July 25th at 7pm.

Both Senior and Underage presentations will be made on the night. All players and parents are welcome to attend, with refreshments afterwards.

PRE-SEASON TRAINING Our Senior teams and Youths are back and have begun pre-season training under the watchful eye of Tom Browne. Anyone interested in playing with Ballinroad F.C this season can contact Maurice Tobin on

0876592640.

UNDERAGE Plans are currently being made for the upcoming Underage season which will be upon us before we know it. Any parent wishing to get their child involved with the Club this season can contact Maurice Tobin on 0876592640 who will point them in the right direction. Any child from the age of 7 years can play at underage level. With the Club getting ready to start the build of an All-Weather Astroturf pitch, there is no better time to be joining the Club.

SYMPATHIES The Club would like to

express their most sincere condolences to the Foley Family, Ballinroad on the recent passing of Kitty. To her family and friends, our deepest sympathies are offered.

We also would like to offer our deepest sympathy to the Houlihan family and friends on the sad and tragic death of David.

May they rest in peace.

LOTTO Our Lotto jackpot currently stands at €10,000. With the next draw being held on Sunday, July 26th, pick up your tickets from committee members or at Lord Maguire’s Pub and Ballinroad Shop.

Manchester United Supporters’ Club – Waterford Branch MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL The deadline for official membership renewal is just over a week away, July 31st.

It is important that anyone wishing to get to Old Trafford with the branch renew/join before that date as the more members our branch have signed up in Old Trafford, the more seats we get for category A matches. We would remind anyone intending to travel with us that they must also be Waterford Branch members. The cost remains unchanged at €10 for adults & €5 for under 16's & OAP's.

To join/renew official membership, use any of the following methods: 1 Go onto the manutd.co website and click on the "official membership" icon and follow the instructions.

2 Ring the switchboard at Old Trafford on 0044 161 868 8000 and when prompted "official membership" take this option and fol-

low the prompted responses,or simply wait for the operator who will go through the process with you.

3 Simply contact the secretary (087 1940089) who will arrange sorting the membership for you.

Before attempting any of the options you will require your date of birth, email address and mobile or landline contact number.

PRE-SEASON The preparations for the new season got underway in earnest in the early hours of Saturday morning when United took on Club America in Seattle. An early goal from Morgan Schneiderlin was enough for United to record a victory. Louis van Gaal sent out an entirely different team in the second half to ensure almost everyone got a runout, notable exceptions being Valencia & De Gea who were confirmed by van Gaal to be carrying minor knocks.

United next face San Jose Earthquakes at 4 am Irish time on Wednesday 22nd.

After that is Barcelona, at the more convenient time for those of us on this side of the Atlantic, of 9 pm on Saturday.

The tour finishes with a meeting with Paris Saint Germain at 2 am next Wednesday.

SPENDING NOT FINISHED? Louis van Gaal hinted in a press conference in the States that there's a possibility of 2 more signings before the transfer window closes.

The common consensus is that it means a striker and central defender but, as ever, we'll wait until new signings (and departures) are 100% confirmed before believing the rumours.

He also suggested that Javier Hernandez may have a part to play, despite the striker being linked with moves to either the MLS or West Ham.

GENERAL SPORT

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Great Stuff Mini Stage Rally is ready to GO! (Continued from page 1) At 8 is another IMC crew.

One of the quickest drivers in class 11f. Fresh from a class win in both Limerick and the recent Ravens Rock rally, expect a serious pace from Youghal’s Jason Ryan with Peter Falvey on the notes.

These lads may be down 100bhp and more on the cars around them but expect a top five place from the self-built 1600 Starlet with its Honda Engine. At 9 is Enda O’Brien in the Escort while at 10 is

David Guest in the GpN Mitsubishi. Just outside the top 10 is George Condell, Liam Howlett, Mark Dolphin, Tom Flaherty, David Condell, Eddie Power and Charlie Hickey to name but a few who will push their way into the top 10.

The rally is a huge tourist boom for the Dungarvan area with over 120 cars taking the start. Factor in service crews, partners, family and friends for each car plus the added influx of spectators and one

can see how a huge crowd should decend on Dungarvan for the Great Stuff Caterers Rally this weekend.

Derek Power, Clerk of the Course said the rally is nearly here and I must thank my team at the Imokilly Motor Club for the hard work put in over the last few months. I would like to thank the residents on the route and everyone who is helping to run the rally. I would appeal to people going to the rally to stand in a safe place and obey the mar-

shals. Safety is paramount and common sense is vital. I would appeal to all road users on the weekend to drive with respect and caution and put safety first and in other words “Keep The Race In Its Place”.

Derek also said he was delighted to be bringing the rally to his home town of Dungarvan and wished everyone attending the rally a safe and enjoyable weekend The race within the rally is for the Brian Hurley award for the first IMC crew home. This

was won last year by Jason Ryan but expect Brian O’Keeffe and Mark Dolphin to be pushing hard for this award.

Good luck to local club member Sean Young from Ring who takes part in his first rally, co driving for Dungarvan’s Shane Kenneally. The lads compete in the Junior Class in the Escort.

The Imokilly Motor Club are hugely indebted to its sponsors Great Stuff

Caterers, our title sponsor and also our associate sponsors, Ace Signs and our Rally HQ for the weekend, The Park Hotel, Dungarvan.

The first car leaves the start Ramp at the Hotel at 10.43 am on Sunday.

First Stage is at 11.00 a.m.

Service during the day at 12.10 and 14.27 in Dungarvan Business Park First car due back to the finish Ramp at the Hotel at approximately 16:40.

Maps of the stages, full

entry list and everything else you’ll need to know about the rally will be in the rally programme which is only €5 will be available in most of the local service stations and at Rally Headquarters, The Park Hotel from Thursday evening.

A list of retailers of the programme will be available on www.imokillymotorclub.com by mid-week. Follow us on Facebook at Imokillyministages for any late news during the week and for updates on Sunday.

Imokilly Mini Stages 2015 No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Driver Wesley Patterson Denis Cronin ED Murphy Trevor Mulligan ED O'Callaghan Brian O'Keeffe Gary Kiernan Jason Ryan Enda O'Brien David Guest

Navigator Johnny Baird Coleman Hurley Diarmuid Lynch Alan Keena Charlie McEnery Sean Hayde James Fulton Peter Falvey John Butler Paddy Robinson

Car Class Ford Escort RS Mk2 14 Subaru Impreza WRC S6 15 Ford Escort RS Mk2 13 Ford Escort Mk2 14 Ford Escort RS Mk2 13 Subaru N14 4 Ford Escort Mk2 13 Toyota Starlet 11F Ford Escort RS Mk2 14 Mitsubishi Evo 9 4

IMC club members Clashmore’s Brian O’Keeffe will hope to go well on home turf he will have Sean Hayde on the notes in the Subaru.

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East Cork’s Mark Dolphin Finbarr Quirke will be in the battle for top IMC Crew.

Last Year’s Winners of the IMC Rally Wesley Patterson and Johnny Baird No 1 seed for 2015.

Youghal’s Jason Ryan will be going hard on the Stages round Clashmore.

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Gary Kiernan will be good to watch.

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GENERAL SPORT

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 24 July, 2015

Cunnigar Pitch and Putt hosts All-Ireland Strokeplay Championships 196 PLAYERS from all around Ireland have qualified to play in the Gents All-Ireland Strokeplay Championships which we are hosting. This is a great boost to the town and surrounding areas as the players, family and supporters will be here for the whole weekend of the 25th and 26th July.

Top pitch and putt players come to the Cunnigar this weekend for the National Gents Strokeplay, this is the

pinnacle of the pitch and putt season. On Saturday the Juniors start the proceedings with 54 players taking part, with the top 12 qualifying for a play-off on Saturday evening. We have 3 locals in this section, Declan Byrne, Michael Ahearne and Paul Riordan. This is Declan and Michael's first competitive year, which shows all newcomers what can be achieved with a bit of practise and commitment to the

game.

Then at 11.30 the Intermediate section gets under way. There are 60 players in this group, and again the top 12 scores will play-off in the evening.

Thomas Maher and Aiden O'Rourke will represent the Cunnigar in this grade.

On Sunday morning the creme de la creme of pitch and putt players from all around Ireland will take centre stage. This is the competition that all players strive to win. There are 80 players in this Senior section, the top 20 will play-off on Sunday evening and only after that will we know who is the best pitch and putt player in Ireland for 2015.

It promises to be a great weekend for pitch and putt and we would like to wish our own and all other players the best of luck for this momentous occasion.

LADIES OPEN SPONSORED BY THE BUTCHER’S BLOCK Our ladies open, which is kindly sponsored by The Butcher's Block, will be held at our course on the 8th August. Again this event attracts ladies from all over Ireland for the weekend and is another boost for the town of Dungarvan. This competition started only a few years ago and has gone from strength to strength and is now one of the top competitions for Ladies in Ireland.

FUNDRAISER FOR THE CLUB We would like to thank

everyone, members and non members who supported us with this event. These fundraisers help keep our club and course in the top condition that we are well known for all over Ireland.

COMMITTEE MEETING Our next committee meeting will be on 30th July after the game. This is an important one before the Ladies Open sponsored by The Butcher’s Block.

MAJOR FIXTURES FOR THE COMING YEAR All-Ireland Gents Strokeplay – July 25th+26th.

Ladies Open sponsored

by The Butcher’s Block – August 8th.

So everyone get practising. Please note if names are not paid for they will not be sent away.

Monday Evening Scrambles are now underway names in by 6.00 p.m., tee off 6.30 p.m. Monday last we had a very enjoyable evening game with Claycastle of Youghal. Nearly 50 people played, these are great social occasions and we hope to travel to Youghal soon. 1st Nett: Sheila O'Sullivan, Paddy Lawlor, Eddie Lenihan; 1st Gross: Noreen Hennessey, Lorraine Troy, Ryan Hennessey; 2nd Nett: Lily Bulman, Marian Burke, Ciaran Hennessey; 2nd Gross: Sally Wallace, Oliviere Walsh, Michael Landers. 3rd Nett: Carol Mullally, Cait Mulcahy, Aiden O'Rourke. 3rd Gross: Bridie Walsh, Maureen Power, Patsy Hackett.

WEDNESDAY TOURNAMENTS Names to be in for 10.00 a.m., tee off 10.30 a.m. No game due to weather.

THURSDAY TOURNAMENT No game due to weather.

From now on with all games please note: The inexperienced player on each team will now mark the card (this is to get used to marking cards) .

JUVENILE COMPETITIONS The next Juvenile competition will be on Friday 31st at 1.00 p.m.

HOLE IN ONE Last year we held a Hole in one competition, so we will continue with a prize for the most hole in ones during the club competition season this year as it proved very popular. There's fierce competition already with everyone trying to get the ultimate hole in one.

To date Patsy Hackett (4), Paddy Noonan (4), Liam Simms (3), Michael Ahearne, Declan Byrne, Paddy Lawlor each have one each.

Breda O'Donnell (3) and Jacinta O'Mahoney (3), Bridget Walsh (2), Cait Mulcahy, Mary O'Neill and Corinne McGee now has a hole in one for the women’s section.

BONUS NUMBER Bonus number 45. The winner this week was Breda Murphy.

PITCH MARKS Leaving Pitch Marks when playing destroys the greens, it takes a lot of care and

Jamie Nagle presenting Shield to Brian Kiely on behalf of Graham Nagle (Deise Golf). attention to keep them in pristine condition. So all members and green fees are asked to repair them and use the correct repairer when doing so.

Also do not use the club head to take balls out of holes on greens as this damages the hole. If anyone has an hour or two Mondays to Fridays to spare to give a hand helping on the course you would be very welcome.

DID YOU KNOW? The Cunnigar Pitch and Putt Club has now been in existence 25 years and it’s a great honour to be hosting the National Gents Strokeplay Championships in this special year.

MEMBERSHIP FEES Adults €80; Family €150; Over 60s €50; Juveniles €45; Life Members €30. T-shirts, caps and gloves for sale in clubhouse.

Pictured above is a large group of members from Tried & Tested TC who competed in Carrick recently. We definitely had the largest club participation on the day, there's even a few missing from the photo.

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Dungarvan Cycling Club - Brett and Declan take a well earned break last Sunday.

Dungarvan Cycling Club Group 5 enjoying their coffee on Sunday.

Causeway Bowls Club B.L.I. SHOTTS CUP COMPETITION WELL, here we are, midway through July, and we are about to continue our journey in this competition with a visit to the Kenilworth Bowling club, Rathmines,

Dublin to play a semi-finals match against Dun Laoghaire. They, as well as ourselves, have made it to this stage of the competition by way of walkovers, so it is all to prove in the coming match. The whole team are

going forward with a positive attitude to this game which is to be played on the 16th August and apart from playing well, hope to return to Dungarvan with a place in the final secured. Wish us luck.

Katie Power (left), Glenbeg, who qualified for the Ireland team in the Home Pony International at Cavan where Ireland won gold.

RACING UPDATE – JUVENILE RESULTS KEEP COMING After a brief hiatus, Mark McGarry picked up where he left off with back to back wins up the country, taking victories in the under 12 races in Navan on Saturday and Mullingar on Sunday. Conor Coleman is starting to reap the rewards for his hard work and picked up a win in Fermoy last Tuesday and 3rd in Mullingar in under 16 races. Well done shams.

O'MAHONY CYCLES SUMMER SERIES FINAL STANDINGS After 8 weeks of terrific racing around the Millstreet circuit Davy Nugent is the 2015 O'Mahony Cycles Summer Series champ. Well done Davy. Anthony Dwyer was 2nd, just ahead of brother Ray and Aidan Connell.

Many thanks to our sponsors Tony and Siobhan of O'Mahony Cycles and Nursery. Thanks also to Coley for organising the marshalling every week, our motorbike riders, regular marshals and lead car drivers, and everybody who contributed to another successful Summer Series.

1. Davy Nugent 2. Anthony Dwyer 3. Aidan Connell 3. Ray Dwyer 5. Kieran Cahill 6. Colin Organ 6. Stephen Murray 8. Mick Ahern LIAM ROSSITER PYT Last Wednesday was a great evening for week 4 of the Predict Your Time event, sponsored by Liam Rossiter Quality Meats.

Sunshine, tailwind, food & coffee afterwards... and super-fast times all round; and just to make things tricky for the timekeepers, no fewer than 5 competitors finished up within 10 seconds of their predicted time. Fair play to Kieran, Pa, Colin, and Richie for getting very close, but not as close as Jason Travers at 4 seconds. Extra burger for you boy, at the DCC bar-bque in August.

Special mention also to Keith Radley who flew back from Darwin to tackle the Chicken Run sprint!

And finally, a big thank you to Andrew Hickey for helping out at the start line and to Tori in Villierstown for the good grub afterwards.

We will keep the same route this week. Sign on at John Foley's from 6:00-6:30 or The Welcome Inn at 7:00.

The finish is at the chicken factory with coffee to follow in Villierstown.

YOUTH LEAGUE Unfortunately, the league got rained off last Thursday night, but racing returns this week. Racing starts at Cork Marts at 7:00. Please be there to sign on for 6:45.

Don't worry if you haven't registered yet, new cyclists are welcome every week. Many thanks as always to the parents and club members who help out and to our sponsors

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Mark McGarry receiving first prize from national champion Damien Shaw in Mullingar last weekend.

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Forde's Daybreak, and MTS Broadband. Any members who are willing to help out and support the youngsters will be very welcome.

CLUB TT The annual club Time Trial competition will take place on Wednesday, 12th August and will be on the Ballinroad to 5 Cross Roads out and back route. The competition is open to anybody with at least a club competition licence, but only club members can lift the cup. More details to follow.

TUESDAY EVENING SPIN The regular Tuesday evening spin is becoming more popular as numbers increase week by week. The pace us normally about 28kmph, and because the distance is shorter it is suitable for both groups 3 and 4.

Where and when? Kilrush, 7pm. Home before 9pm WEEKEND SPINS Finally we had something approximating Summer weather at the weekend and there were great numbers out on the roads. Saturday's trip went to Cappoquin, Lismore, Ballyduff, back road to Fermoy, and home via Tallow.

Group 1 went to Coolnasmear, Kilbrien, Millstreet, Cappoquin, The Vee, Clogheen, Ardfinnan, Clonmel, and home. Group 2 were with Group 1 until Cappoquin on a rolling route which took them on to Aglish, back road to Clashmore, before a well earned coffee stop at Blackwater Garden Centre, and Ardmore. Group 3 had a couple of options and 27 riders took the early 8:00 start for a 140km trek to Carrick, Kilsheelan, Tickincor, coffee in Clonmel, Cahir, Ballylooby, The Vee, Cappoquin, and home.

Unfortunately, Tom had a mechanical in Kilsheelan which ended his spin prematurely but he was later spotted painting the cross on Cruachan in an effort to get the deities back onside. The 9:00 spin went to Bunmahon, Kill, Kilmeaden, Carrick, and

home. Group 4 went to Cappoquin, Deerpark, Lismore, Cappoquin, Dromana, Villierstown, Aglish, Clashmore, Piltown, and back the main road.

Group 5 headed to Cappoquin, Lismore (with a coffee stop at the Farmer's Market), Tallow, Camphire, Cappoquin, and home. It was nice to see Brett back, and it was also great to see Eddie Moore out on the roads lately.

To be informed of the weekend's routes please check the Facebook page on Saturdays or send an email to spininfo@dungarvancc.com requesting to be added to the list to receive the routes.

Club spins leave at 9:00, from John Foley’s Kilrush on Saturdays, and The Square on Sundays.

CYCLING QUOTE “'A rider is made up of two

parts, a person and a bike.

The bike, of course, is the instrument the person uses to go faster, but its weight also slows him down.....in climbing the thing is to make sure the bike is as light as possible.'

So, at the start of every climb, Anquetil moved his water bottle from its holder to his back pocket. Clear enough.” From Tim Krabbe's The Rider.

CONTACT US You will find lots of updates, tips, photos, and commentary on the club’s Facebook page and on the club website dungarvancc.com.

We're even on Twitter if 140 characters is about all you can handle. Join the Dungarvan Cycling Club group on Strava to see what everyone else is up to.

If you have anything you’d like me to report please email seanoduibhir@gmail.com

Conor Coleman receiving third prize from national champion [DC Images] Damien Shaw in Mullingar last weekend.

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Talking Horses Upcoming Fixtures

Double for Burke at Killarney on Thursday

Naas - Wednesday 22nd July (First Race 5.55) Leopardstown – Thursday 23rd July (First Race 5.50) Limerick – Thursday 23rd July (First Race 5.35) Down Royal – Friday 24th July (First Race 5.40) Wexford – Friday 24th July (First Race 5.30) Wexford – Saturday 25th July (First Race 2.20)

O’Brien closes in on clean sweep FOR so long the dominant force in Flat racing, Aidan O'Brien is just one win away from recording a clean sweep of Group races in Ireland after success for Wedding Vow in the Group 2 Kilboy Estate Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Only Fairyhouse’s Brownstown Stakes eludes the champion trainer who will have to wait until next July, at least, to set yet another remarkable record.

There was further British success as Home Of The Brave scored an impressive win in the Group 3 Minstrel Stakes for Saturday’s Oaks winning trainer Hugo Palmer and James Doyle. Kevin Manning completed an opening race double as the Jim Bolger-trained Leafy Shade made a winning debut in the 6f maiden while Brendan Duke’s Leath Na Hoibre took the first nursery of the season. Both winners carried the colours of Bolger’s wife Jackie.

Willie McCreery and Billy Lee combined to win the fillies’ handicap while Pat Smullen grabbed a fourth winner of the weekend with the Willie Mullins-trained Digeanta in the 2m handicap. Apprentice rider Daniel Redmond and trainer Tony Mullins landed the 10f maiden with 12/1 chance Diamond Rio, the longest priced winner of the afternoon.

Mark Enright takes final two races at Killarney on Tuesday MARK Enright added to his winner at the track on Monday when landing a double at Killarney on Tuesday. He again teamed up with Val O’Brien to win the 2m6f handicap chase with Valours Minion who overhauled favourite As De Pique on the run in to score at odds of 20/1. He followed up in the 2m6f novice chase where he made all the running on the Paddy Neville-trained Shesaportrait.

Henry de Bromhead was among the winners at Downpatrick earlier in the day and he saddled Enjoy Responsibly to win the 2m1f handicap chase under David Mullins. Cheltenham Bumper hero Silver Concorde justified his short price to win the 1m6f qualified riders race for Dermot Weld and Finny Maguire. The Presidential colours were carried to success when Aimhirgin Lass narrowly defeated Boherbuoy to win the 8f maiden for John Oxx and Declan McDonogh.

Over the same distance Chris Hayes won the rated race on Vitally Important. The Harry Kelly-trained Lagostovegas and Conor Hoban took the opening division of the 11f handicap while the second leg of the same race went to Dancing Noretta for Jessica Harrington and Fran Berry.

Berry on top with two winners FRAN Berry brought his tally to four winners at the festival when riding a double at Killarney on Wednesday night.

Berry landed the opening 1m6f maiden on the Pat Fahytrained Western Boy who is Galway-bound after overhauling the gambled-on Alguazil to win narrowly. Modem completed the double when taking the 2m1f handicap for trainer Jessica Harrington and he too will be heading west at the end of the month.

Aidan O'Brien and his daughter Ana combined to win the 1m3f fillies’ handicap with On A Pedestal while the 1m handicap went to the John Feane-trained Wonder Holly who was ridden by Robbie Downey. Over hurdles, Winter’s Over won the 2m4f maiden hurdle for Jim Culloty and Brian O’Connell while the 2m6f handicap went to Erlkonig who was winning for the father and son team of Tony and Danny Mullins.

Trainer Mick Winters was on the mark when Knocknanuss made all the running under Nina Carberry to win the bumper at odds of 4/6 favourite.

Fiona Flynn, John Flynn, Jockey Danny Mullins and Pierce Flynn in the winners enclosure after Gusty Rocky won the Killarney Grand Live Music Venue Hurdle on Thursday last.

Andrew Lynch shares Tipperary double with Henry De Bromhead BOTH Andrew Lynch and Henry de Bromhead continued their fine run of form when sharing two winners at Tipperary on Sunday. The pair struck with Tisamystery in the handicap chase and added to that when Pierlow got up in the dying stride to win the beginners’ chase. Owner JP McManus enjoyed two

winners of his own as the Mark Walshridden Minella Berry comfortably won the 2m maiden hurdle trained by John Kiely, while Tesseract, ridden for Aidan O'Brien by his daughter Sarah, won the bumper.

Sandymount Duke recorded another success when seeing off his main market rival Daisy’s Gift to win the 3m hurdle

for Jessica Harrington and Robbie Power. Templemore trainer John Ryan and Martin Burke combined to win the opportunity handicap hurdle with Kylecrue while back over fences, Coldstonesober landed the handicap chase for Nenagh’s Jimmy Finn and Kevin Sexton.

Midlands National success for local owners Gigginstown GIGGINSTOWN House Stud were well represented in the Midlands National Handicap Chase at Kilbeggan on Friday and they landed the spoils with the Paul Townend-ridden Ravished.

An injury earlier in the evening robbed Bryan Cooper of the ride but the former champion jockey was more than up to the job.

Barry Geraghty was on the mark with the Jessica Harringtontrained Tri Na Ceile in the 2m3f maiden hurdle while a similar event over 2m was won by The Scourge who scored for Gordon Elliott and Paul Carberry.

The 2m handicap hurdle went to the Henry de Bromheadtrained Damefirth who was giving Waterford City jockey Dylan Robinson his first win over hurdles. Gavin Cromwell and Brien Kane took the 3m handicap hurdle with St. Maxime, a fifth winner for the young jockey. The colours of JP McManus were back in the winners’ enclosure when the Aidan O'Brien-trained Carriganog and Mark Walsh won the beginners’ chase. Willie Mullins and his son Patrick landed the bumper with newcomer Ciandarragh who had little difficulty in justifying her short price.

Darley Irish Oaks success for Covert Love ENGLISH raider Covert Love clearly continues to improve and she landed the Group 1 Darley Irish Oaks for trainer Hugo Palmer and champion jockey Pat Smullen at the Curragh on Saturday. Supplemented for €40,000 earlier in the week, the 7/1 chance held off the late run of leading local hopes Jack Naylor and Curvy to win.

The Group 2 Sapphire Stakes also went for export as Stepper Point held off fellow visitor Mecca’s Angel to score for William Muir and that man Smullen again. Indeed the day

belonged to the Rhode-man who had earlier captured the 7f handicap on the Sabrina Harty-trained Have A Nice Day. Aidan O'Brien and his son Joseph landed the 7f maiden with Shogun while another winning favourite on the day was the gambled-on 9/4 chance Torcedor who won the 12f maiden. At much bigger odds, 20/1 shot Stroll Patrol won the 6f handicap for Johnny Murtagh and Andrea Atzeni while Toureen Legend landed the Ladies Derby for trainer Tommy Stack and the outstanding Nina Carberry.

Delight for O’Donovan as Old Pal Duke wins Curragh Race THERE was a most appropriate winner of the Pat O’Donovan Irish Racing Excellence Nursery Handicap at the Curragh on Sunday.

O’Donovan was the winner of the Godolphin-sponsored Irish Racing Excellence Award at the Irish Stud and

Stable Staff Awards in April and he was on hand to present trophies to his longtime friend Brendan Duke, the winning trainer and Jackie Bolger, husband of top trainer Jim for whom he has worked for over 30 years.

The race, the first two-year-old hand-

icap of the season, was won by Leath Na Hoibre who scored by a length and three parts from the David Wachman-trained Flirt. “Myself and Pat go back a long way and we are really good friends so I was under a bit of pressure!”, said the winning trainer.

Wachman and Lordan team up for listed success OFF Limits was the star of the show on the opening day of the Killarney July festival on Monday.

Trained by David Wachman and ridden

by Wayne Lordan, the three-year-old landed the Listed Cairn Rouge Stakes, sweeping to the front inside the final furlong

to win from Military Angel.

Champion jockey Pat Smullen and his boss Dermot Weld took the opening median auction race with the newcomer Foxtrot Charlie who won with plenty in hand. Pat Martin continued his good run of form when winning the 8f handicap with

Reckless Lad while Fran Berry and Christy Roche won the 11f handicap with Bay Hill.

Over hurdles, Kris Kindle, trained by Edmond Kent and ridden by Paul Townend, won the 2m4f mares’ maiden and Millstream Ned took the handicap hurdle over the same distance for Paddy Neville

and Mark Enright.

There was a dramatic conclusion to the bumper as both Rosshaven Lady and Little Mitch crashed out a furlong from home leaving the way clear for Palm Sur to win narrowly from Ballinderry Moth for Shay Barry and Steven Clements.

JONATHAN Burke ended the Killarney July festival on a high when riding two winners at the course on Thursday. He enjoyed the easiest of wins on Viconte Du Noyer for Henry de Bromhead in the beginners’ chase but had to work far harder to land the handicap chase on the Pat O’Connor-trained Knockraha Prince.

Ted and Ruby Walsh combined to win the novice hurdle with Swansea Mile who had little difficulty in adding to his earlier Bellewstown success. Denis Hogan both trained and rode Beautiful Ben to win the 2m1f handicap hurdle while over the same distance, the Pat Flynntrained Gusty Rocky beat off Aidan O'Brien’s Draco and Barry Geraghty to score under Danny Mullins. Jack Kennedy continues to fly high and he partnered Buster Dan Dan to win the 2m4f handicap hurdle for Mikey O’Connor. The bumper went to Pashtunwali who was ridden by Finny Maguire for trainer Eoin Griffin.

Group 3 success for Weld’s Carla Bianca THE Dermot Weld-trained Carla Bianca did not have underfoot conditions to suit but she bounced back to winning ways when taking the Group 3 Meld Stakes at Leopardstown on Thursday. The four-yearold comfortably saw off Elleval to win under Pat Smullen and the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood or the Give Thanks Stakes at Cork is next on the agenda. Aidan O'Brien’s Fields Of Athenry beat off the Weld-trained Silwana to take the Listed Challenge Stakes in the hands of Seamus Heffernan.

Racing opened with an easy success for the Michael Halford-trained Al Qahwa who won the 6f maiden with Shane Foley in the saddle while Jessica Harrington’s Miss Gossip took the two-year-old maiden over a furlong further under Niall McCullagh. Wayne Lordan and Paddy Twomey teamed up to win the three-year-old maiden with Cognitive Ease and the good form of the John Oxx stable continued when My Twinkle and Gary Halpin won the apprentice handicap. Dick Brabazon is responsible for Korbous who won the concluding 7f handicap for Galway’s Leigh Roche.