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THERE are three possible locations in Dungarvan which are believed to be considered as accommodation for refugees fleeing the Syrian war. Rumours and speculation circulated like wildfire around Dungarvan over the past week, about one site on the west of Dungarvan, one site within the town itself and another site east of the town are being considered as possible accommodation premises to house refugees. It is believed one location could take between 100 and 200 refugees. Any response from official sources has been guarded and absent of specific information on the matter, but what is certain is that County Waterford will receive a contingent of refugees. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice, speaking to the Dungarvan

Observer, said: “The department has not undertaken final inspection meetings or visits to any premises offered under the recent expression of interest which closed on Friday, 23rd October. The process of considering expressions of interest is at an early stage”. Waterford Council has remained equally tightlipped: “Waterford City and County Council cannot comment or verify either numbers or places at present” said a Council spokesperson. “The matter is for the Department of Justice to verify at this stage.” This newspaper also endeavoured to contact representatives of one of the premises in question, but our call was not returned. Last month, the government invited expressions of interest from commercial businesses, individuals and companies which were willing to accommodate and provide services for

refugees - as the country pledged to take in over 4,000 refugees from the Syrian war. The Irish Refugee Protection Programme, established under the Department of Justice, were seeking premises that would be capable of housing at least 70 people at a time in single, shared or family-type rooms, and were open to offers which provide selfcatering and/or full board. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald vowed: “Under this programme, Ireland will offer a welcome safe haven for families and children who have been forced to leave their homes due to war and conflict”. This newspaper was contacted numerous times over the past week about the issue by concerned citizens, many of whom have expressed alarm about the number of possible refugees to be accommodated here in Dungarvan. Continued on page 4

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Researchers led by Lismore native discover cancer-killing tree berry compound By Paul Mooney A TEAM of researchers at UCC led by a Lismoreborn scientist, have developed a molecule from berries of the Bloodhorn tree which reduces tumours in size, particularly leukaemia cancer cells. Dr. Florence McCarthy, from Lismore, is the son of Ann and the late Florence McCarthy, of Londis Store Wine Vaults, Lismore. Dr. McCarthy is a former student of Lismore CBS and St. Augustine’s College, Dungarvan. He graduated from the School of Pharmacy, University of Sunderland, England, winning the

Pfizer prize for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry. His subsequent PhD was undertaken in Medicinal Chemistry. He joined Professor Bill Denny at the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre (ACSRC), University of Auckland, New Zealand for work on inhibitors programme with successful patent registration. Dr. McCarthy later joined UCC at the Department of Chemistry. The breakthrough in the research led by Dr. McCarthy showed the compound derived from the Bloodhorn tree berries reduced leukaemia tumours by up to 70 percent in mice. The next stage of the research is to

Dr. Florence McCarthy, a native of Lismore, who leads a team of researchers at UCC, who have developed a molecule from berries of the Bloodhorn tree, which reduces tumours, particularly leukaemia cancer cells.

seek funding to see if the compound will kill leukaemia cells in humans. The findings will be published in the journal ‘Investigational New Drugs’. Continued on page 4

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WEATHER OUTLOOK CLOUDY on Wednesday morning with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle in some parts. However; it will become dry by the early afternoon and some bright or sunny spells will develop locally. Patchy rain and drizzle will develop along the west coast around nightfall. Highs of 10 to 12 Celsius in moderate to fresh and gusty northwest winds. … and that's the short range forecast for Munster until Wednesday evening and now, here's the National outlook for the following few days. Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy and dry, apart from some hill or coastal drizzle in the north and west. Fresh, gusty northwest to west winds will tend to moderate overnight and it will be mild. Thursday will be another mostly cloudy day countrywide, with outbreaks of drizzle or rain affecting mainly northern and western counties. Winds will back westerly and will remain moderate or locally fresh, with temperatures well up to normal for the end of November. There will be little change Thursday night or for the start of Friday. However, winds backing southwesterly will strengthen on Friday morning and a band of rain will arrive in the northwest and west. This band of rain will extend eastwards to affect all areas on Friday afternoon but will clear during the evening, leaving just isolated showers.Winds will veer westerly as the rain clears and will remain strong, as temperatures fall rapidly early in the night. During Friday night, showers will affect only western and northern coastal counties and, despite the fall in temperatures, the ongoing windy conditions will prevent significant frost. By Saturday morning, rain will be gathering in western counties and will soon sweep eastwards, turning heavy in places and driven by strong southwesterly winds. However, there will be a rapid clearance to showers by Saturday evening, with temperatures falling overnight as winds veer westerly. Despite these colder conditions, continuing strong westerly winds will prevent frost. Sunday next will remain windy with showers giving way to longer outbreaks of rain in many places and temperatures rising a little.

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Council supports call for more bus shelters in rural towns SINN Féin Cllr Pat Fitzgerald tabled a motion at Novembers Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council calling on the Council to provide more bus shelters for rural towns and villages in County Waterford. Speaking on the motion Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald said that Waterford City and the larger towns of Tramore and Dungarvan are reasonably well served when it comes to public transport infrastructure such as bus shelters. Local Authorities in the state depend largely on a private advertising company to provide public bus shelters. The advertising company provides the bus shelter where it can then sell advertising space on the shelter, those who avail of public transport get a bus shelter, the advertising company get a billboard and there is no capital cost to the Local Authority who maintains the bus shelter. This ‘arrangement’ has provided

dozens of bus shelters in Waterford’s larger population centres. However, when it comes to providing bus shelters for smaller rural settlements of the county the ‘arrangement’ does not work at all. As advertising companies favour large population centres to advertise, they are not interested in providing bus shelters in the smaller towns and villages. The website of the National Transport Authority (NTA) states the bus is the main form of public transport used in Ireland today and overall buses make about 200 million passenger trips on regular scheduled services across the state. Cllr Fitzgerald went on to say: “Our national transport policy encourages the commuting public to use public transport even more frequently although investment is needed to make public bus journey’s more appealing to the travelling public”. “It’s important this local authority invests in public transport infra-

structure such as bus shelters, bus bays and lay-by’s,” he said. Cllr. Fitzgerald said investment in and installation of such infrastructure would eliminate the long stand in the rain while waiting for the bus. He said it would make our public transport by bus more user friendly encouraging more people to use busses on their daily commutes, lowering traffic congestion and carbon emissions and it would have a positive effect on the environment and quality of life for many people. The motion was seconded by Cllr. Adam Wyse and agreed by the other Councillors. Cllr. Damien Geoghegan said it would be remiss not to mention the services provided by Local Link (formerly Déise Link). He said Local Link have an extensive timetable for services from rural towns and villages to Dungarvan. “It’s important we acknowledge the work they do,” said Cllr.

Geoghegan. “All small rural places are being served by Local Link and they do a fantastic job,” he added. Cllr. James Tobin, who is Chairperson of Local Link, thanked Cllr. Geoghegan for his supportive comments. Cllr. Tobin described the committee on Local Link as wonderful and said they do a fantastic job. Cllr. Tobin expressed his support for the motion. Cllr. Joe Conway said it was an excellent motion and supported it, noting that there are some areas which are not served very well by public transport. Cllr. Fitzgerald responded, saying that as a Board Member of Local Link, he was aware of the places served by the service. “This motion is not to detract from Local Link, but to help add infrastructure so that companies like Local Link can be more effective when servicing rural communities,” said Cllr. Fitzgerald.

Researchers led by Lismore native discover cancer-killing tree berry compound FROM FRONT PAGE “Our upcoming publication outlines a very significant reduction in tumour size by a molecule developed in my group in the Department of Chemistry and the Analytical & Biological Chemistry Research Facility at UCC,” said Dr Florence McCarthy, who leads a team of researchers in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry at UCC. Dr. McCarthy’s team partnered with the National Cancer Institute in the US where “the molecule showed promise against leukaemia cancer cells over other cancers,” before joining forces with Professor Tom Cotter, Chair of Biochemistry at UCC, to “identify if our molecule could in fact become a marketed drug and their work enabled us to see how the drug was killing cancer cells.” With funding primarily from the Children's Leukaemia Research Project and the Irish Cancer Society, they set up a study to see how effective it might be in killing cancer cells. “The fact that Tom ran across campus to deliver the results to me, rather than use the cursory email, indicated the significance of our find-

ings. Our plan is now to see if other drugs can be accessorised in the same way and develop our drug to further improve the cancer killing effect,” said Dr. McCarthy. Professor Tom Cotter admitted: “We targeted acute leukaemia, which is a difficult to treat cancer, and to be honest I didn’t expect the experiments to work as well as they did”. “In fact I was so surprised with the results I kept looking at them for ages; I couldn’t really believe what I was seeing,” he said. The molecule in question is derived from an ellipticine which has been isolated from the berries of the Ochrosia Elliptica tree, commonly called the Bloodhorn tree due to the shape and colour of the berries, which grows on the northeast coast of Australia and in the rainforests of Brazil, Dr. McCarthy explained. Their work in this area has “taken the natural product and restyled it with unique features to improve the potency and solubility”. “What is truly exceptional is that these features are not common in drugs and so we aim to exploit this fully. There is also significant potential to apply this approach to other drugs

Berries of the Bloodhorn tree. in a similar fashion,” Dr. McCarthy said. The molecule was produced by Elaine O’Sullivan in Dr. McCarthy’s research group who is funded by the Irish Research Council, with the research also funded in part by PRTLI, Cancer Research Ireland and Waters Ireland. The collaboration between the pair started “purely by chance,” Prof. Cotter said, after meeting at a PR event in the Tyndall Institute and their joint venture developed from there.

Community devastated over death of Donal Scanlon THE community of Clashmore and the wider West Waterford area are still coming to terms with the tragic death of local man, Donal (Donie) Scanlon, which occurred last week. Donal, who had just recently turned 21, died in Cork University Hospital last Thursday, following an explosion in an industrial estate in Foxhole, Youghal,

at around 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, 18th November. Donal from Cladagh, Clashmore, was working as an apprentice at B&C Services, metal fabrication specialists, where the explosion occurred. The Health and Safety Authority are conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the

incident. Cathaoirleach of Dungar van-Lismore District Council, Cllr. Tom Cronin expressed sympathy to the Scanlon family on the death of Donal. Cllr. Cronin said it was a tragic death and the whole community is shocked and saddened by his death. He said Donal was a very active sports person and was

part of the Clashmore panel in the Western Final against Modeligo a couple of weeks ago. Donal was also involved with his local soccer team. Cllr. Seamus O’Donnell also extended sympathy to the family. He said he has known the family with years and the community is shocked at the death of such a young

man. Donal was laid to rest following Requiem Mass last Sunday at St. Cronan’s Church, Clashmore. He is survived by his parents, John and Geraldine, sister Aisling, brother Jim, girlfriend Emma, and a wider circle of family, relatives, and many friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Congratulations to the very talented Polly Rogers who won 1st Prize in the Dungarvan Credit Union Art Competition Age 8–10 Years Category at Chapter Level. Polly now goes on to the Nationals in Dublin and here's wishing her the best of luck. Well done Polly!

Dungarvan expected to be refuge for refugees FROM FRONT PAGE Some have expressed concern that there could be implications for businesses as well as tourism, and some have questioned the locating of so many refugees on the outskirts of the town, where there are very few amenities and facilities. The government has been urged to ensure that any refugees taken in by Ireland should be fully vetted and anyone with a history of criminality or links to terrorism should be immediately deported. The attacks on France’s capital, Paris, on 13th November last, is only too fresh in people’s minds, where 130 people were murdered by terrorists claiming to be from the socalled terrorist organisation ‘Islamic State’ (ISIS). A statement from the government last month assured that the Gardaí will liaise with EU and international policing bodies to ensure appropriate vetting arrangements are put in place for the new arrivals and all people arriving under the programme will be subject to biometric checks including fingerprinting. Once locations have been inspected by the Department of Justice, it is believed that refugees could then start arriving within weeks, before the end of the year. It is understood that State property, under the care of the OPW and Defence Forces is being checked for vacant buildings which

could be used to house or welcome refugees. Minister Fitzgerald has stated that a range of offers have been received from voluntary groups, as well as religious organisations. Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROC) will receive refugees before they are sent on to more ‘permanent’ accommodation. Minister Paudie Coffey, speaking to the Dungarvan Observer, said he would expect every county to play their part in taking in refugees. He pointed out that there has been huge public pressure on the government over the last number of months to accept as many refugees as possible. Minister Coffey said the government has a planned and focused way to provide for the refugees. He said the refugees can’t be brought into the country without provision, they have to be planned and provided for. “We all have a responsibility and there is no reason why any county should be excluded,” said Minister Coffey. He said there are no specific details yet of how many refugees each county will get. “But we’ve all known for months that Ireland will be accepting refugees,” Minister Coffey pointed out. “So, it shouldn’t be a surprise. It is only as locations are being identified, then it is becoming an issue,” he added.

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THE Dungarvan and West Waterford branch of Irish Dogs for the Disabled have, as always been very busy locally and our efforts are well displayed in the new 2016 Calendar. Out of the 12 dogs featured in this coming years Calendar, 7 of the dogs have connections to Dungarvan. There is Gio. Gio was very generously donated to Irish Dogs for the Disabled by locals, Aileen O’Connor and family from Aglish. Gio went on to be fostered by Daragh Connolly of Connolly’s Haven Pharmacy of Main Street, Dungarvan, and his family. Daragh and his family were very ably assisted by Daragh’s mum Eilish who is extremely fond and proud of Gio. Gio was one of the dogs that went onto be trained through the new innovative scheme in Shelton Abbey where the Assistance Dogs are trained by the inmates of the prison.This is a win/win situation, the inmates are learning a new skill while the dogs get attention, training and care 24/7. Gio has been described by Jennifer Dowler, CEO of the Charity, as being “Outstanding”. Gio was recently paired with a young boy, also called Darragh and according to Darragh’s parents “Darragh’s wheelchair has been collecting dust in the hallway” since Gio’s arrival. Gizmo is also featured. Gizmo was raised for the first 12 months by Sharon O’Brien and her daughter Amy Walsh in Abbeyside. When Sharon started her own business they reluctantly were unable to give Gizmo the attention he needed. Martin Landers ably took over the basic training of Gizmo. While with Martin, Gizmo was exposed to many of the delights Dungarvan has to offer. The Men’s Shed, The Town Hall Theatre, Sailing, The Lady Belle, Ormond’s Cafe and much more. Gizmo is now working with a young boy named Brian, who is wheelchair bound, they have become inseparable and according to Brian’s parents Gizmo has changed Brian’s life. Then there is Fifi. Fifi was raised by Sar’anne O’Rourke and family. Fifi was the “Poster Girl” for the Charity for the 18 months she was resident in Dungarvan. She went to work with Sar’anne in Seasons on Main Street every day and was at every photo call and fundraiser in the West Waterford area. Fifi has been partnered with

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AN increase in the number of serious traffic collisions is a cause for concern, the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee was told. According to figures presented to the JPC, there was a 150 percent increase in serious traffic collisions in the Waterford Division in

a young girl named Olivia. According to Olivia’s Dad “Only one month after getting Fifi, Olivia’s teacher in school has noticed a marked improvement in her walking and posture. Olivia’s confidence is growing all the time, her mam has even had to tell her to slow down and wait for her sister’s instead of the other way around.” Other dogs that are featured in the Calendar that have connections to Dungarvan are Fudge, Flanagan, Fraizer & Fern. All these dogs have spent time in short term foster care with Sar’anne O’Rourke and her family while their long term foster Families had holidays, family emergencies and bereavements, also sometimes the children have to attend hospital for procedures and their Assistance Dogs have stayed with the O’Rourke Family during these times. Fudge is partnered with a wheelchair bound boy named Cian whom Cian adores and on whom he relies upon for many everyday tasks like turning on light switches and picking up dropped items and building his confidence. Flanagan is a Stability Dog for Tommie who was wheelchair bound until Flanagan came and changed his life. Fern is an Assistance dog to a young lady named Lynn who credits Fern in assisting her to live independently. Lynn states “She picks up anything I drop, empties the washing machine, sends for help and helps with dressing. I now couldn’t imagine my life without my amazing Fern.” If you would like to help this wonderful charity by purchasing the beautiful 2016 calendar for €8 they are available in Seasons on Main Street. A local company who are very aware of Dogs for the Disables constant work and, like all charities, struggles to raise funds is Curtain Call Productions. Curtain Call Productions recently donated the proceeds of their opening night of their highly acclaimed Irish Premier of The Graduate. The Graduate proved to be a huge hit and on the heels of its success Curtain Call Productions were invited to run the play in Garter Lane in Waterford. Just before the cast and crew headed off for Garter Lane the company made a presentation of a cheque for €1,000, for which we are most grateful.

Breffní Ní Ruairc, Assistance Dog Fraizer, Marianne and Lila Lorenc, Sar’anne O’Rourke (Irish Dogs for the Disabled) accepting a cheque from Fidelma Meaney and Emma Walsh of Curtain Call Productions.

the year to date. “That can be worrying because a significant number of those collisions could have resulted in being fatal,” Superintendent Chris Delaney,Waterford, told the JPC. The number of fatal collisions have reduced by 66 percent in the year to date, but overall, the number of

collisions (both serious and fatal) have increased by 128 percent. DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE Supt. Delaney said the number of DUI (driving under the influence) offences are down by two percent in the year to date. “That reduction is welcome because it is the first

time in months, I’d even suggest in years, that those figures have reduced,” he said. However, Supt. Delaney pointed out that some DUI’s can be linked to serious collisions. “We hope the trend of decreasing DUI’s continues,” he added.

Local family make it to semi-finals in RTÉ’s Ireland’s Fittest Family

Mary, with her sons, Tom, Mick and John. THE O’Brien-Devine family who are participating on RTÉ’s Ireland’s Fittest Family have progressed to the semi-finals of the competition. The family from Dungarvan consists of mum, Mary, and her three sons, Tom (20); Mick (16); and John (14). Mary is a nurse who loves mountain walking and running. Her sons are involved with local GAA teams. Over the last number of weeks, 12 families from around the country

have been battling it out in an endurance competition to make it through to the finals in a bid to win €15,000 cash and the crown of ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family 2015’. Last Sunday evening, the O’BrienDevines gave a spectacular performance on the course, encouraged by coach, Davy Fitzgerald - by setting a course record on the show of two minutes and 50 seconds, beating a previous record of two minutes 54 seconds.

The challenge completed in record time meant the O’Brien-Devines did not have to do the ‘eliminator’ challenge and instead progressed straight through to the semi-finals. The O’Brien-Devines will join five other families as the endurance challenges continue in the semifinals. Next Sunday, 29th November, is the start of the semi-finals. Ireland’s Fittest Family is broadcast on RTÉ One on Sunday evening at 6.30 p.m.

Hoja Tanzanian Director visits Ardmore THE Tanzanian Director of the Hoja Project, Oswin Mahundi, was in Ardmore last week to meet the people who had donated to Hoja at the annual fund raising picnic held at Ballyquinn Strand for the past eight years. Last August, the Hoja annual beach fundraiser moved from Ballyquinn to Ardmore. The Hoja Project is an annual beach picnic which was started by a group of young people and enables people living in villages in the Tanga Ward of Southern Tanzania, East Africa, to make changes they wish to see in their communities, including school education, vocational training, community seminars, theatre, income generating programmes and village libraries. Oswin Mahundi spent three dynamic days in Ardmore last week. He said that impoverished people in rural Tanzania are very curious about the people who gave “money from that beach.” Money which has changed their

lives dramatically for the better; enabling them afford three meals a day instead of one; to afford medicines when they are ill and to send their children to secondary school for the first time. A book could be written about the multitude of ways that money donated at the picnics has impacted on family’s lives. Hoja’s whole aim is to help communities become self-sufficient and independent of outside aid, though sustainable agriculture, permaculture and income generating micro loans of €25 to set up small businesses. Oswin’s visit to Ardmore helped Hoja’s supporters to begin to understand the reality of what their donations and efforts have achieved in Tanzania. He gave presentations in Grange and Ardmore schools. Oswin was joined by Virginia Brownlow, whose daughter Julia launched Hoja with Oswin ten years ago. Oswin, who was a teacher before

Hoja took over his life, said that he was very impressed by the enthusiasm and intelligence of the pupil’s questions. The final public presentation was on Friday evening at the Round Tower Hotel where the group were joined by Connie Kiersey and her irresistible mince pies, with James Twomey and his magical magic show and some great musicians. Oswin also met many individual supporters and he fell in love with Ireland. He riveted us with stories of his world and was amazed by the warmth, enthusiasm, hospitality and friendliness of the people he met and vowed he is determined to return. The organisers are equally determined to have Oswin back for another visit and to organise more opportunities for him to communicate his inspiring stories of such a vastly different world to our own in Ardmore, to many more adults and children. Don’t miss next year’s Hoja picnic on 6th August, 2016.

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Mental health film by Abbeyside native wins award By Paul Mooney A DOCUMENTARY produced by an Abbeyside native has won an award for its portrayal and reporting of mental health issues in the media in Britain. Fergus O’Brien (47) a former student of St. Augustine’s College, Abbeyside, is ranked amongst the leading documentary makers working in Britain. The documentary, ‘Life After Suicide’ which was broadcast by BBC One in March last year, won the award at the 2015 Mind Media Awards in the ‘Factual Television’ category. Fergus is Executive Producer of the documentary. The Factual TV category looked for full length documentaries or compilations of excerpts from series that observe and report real life situations and stories, which may include observational

‘fly on the wall’ formats. The Mind Media Awards celebrate the best examples of responsible and sensitive reporting and portrayal of mental health in print, broadcast and digital media in Britain. The award ceremony was held last Monday, 16th November.º Programmes made by Fergus are sought after by broadcasters worldwide and his documentaries focus on the biggest questions of our time, such as mental health issues, physical health, criminal justice system, social and cultural institutions and more, have come under his focus. His trademark is his keen eye for character and drama, while handling stories with sensitivity, warmth and, where appropriate, humour. Recently, Fergus had the honour of being guest speaker at the 2015 Dungarvan and West Waterford Chamber

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Executive Producer and guest speaker at the recent Dungarvan and West Waterford Chamber and FBD Awards held in Lismore Castle, Fergus O’Brien, pictured with his sister, Christine O'Donovan, President Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber; with (far left) Nichola Beresford, MC for the event; and (far right) Jenny Beresford, CEO, Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber. [DanMcGrath]

Guildhall University in 1996 and by 1998, he had produced and directed his first documentary for broadcast on BBC One. Over the past 20 years, Fergus has made some 60 films, which include a ‘BAFTA’ nominated ‘Keeping Britain Alive’; Stephen Fry: Out There, which won an award at the Royal Television Society; Inside London’s Markets, which was nominated for a ‘Grierson’ Award; and The Armstrongs, the BBC Two cult hit and award winning series. He also executive produced The Met: Policing London, which was a TV ratings winner, drawing over five million viewers. Fergus has spent two years working as a staff Executive Producer for BBC documentaries. He is to return to the freelance world where he will produce and direct his own documentaries under his own limited company Abbeyside Films.

Gardaí welcome drop in weapons offences GARDAÍ have welcomed the drop in number of firearms and offensive weapons offences occurring in the Waterford Division in the year to date. Figures presented to the recent meeting of Waterford City and County Council’s Joint Policing Committee showed a drop of 43 percent in firearms offences in the Division; and a seven percent drop in offensive weapons offences. Superintendent Chris Delaney, Waterford, said previously, the figures were increasing continually, so the drop in the figures in the year to date is welcome.

“People were carrying knives and screwdrivers over the years. We highlighted this issue previously at the JPC which showed the figures going up,” said Supt. Delaney. “Those figures, where people carrying sharp implements and blades are now going down and that is welcome. It generally means we will not have to face very serious injury incidents when people are carrying such weapons, particularly when they were carrying them at night time.” Supt. Delaney said while the number of searches for offensive weapons hasn’t decreased, the number of

offences for carrying offensive weapons has reduced. “People are becoming more alert to the dangers of carrying a knife or a sharp implement,” he said. ACTIVE DIVISION Meanwhile, Supt. Delaney said that the number of arrests carried out by Gardaí in the Waterford Division in the year to date has increased by four percent. He pointed out that overall, searches carried out are down by 22 percent, while the seizure of vehicles is also down by 16 percent.

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Musician’s stolen equipment mysteriously returns eight months later By Christy Parker A YOUGHAL musician was scanning the rooftops for signs of reindeer last weekend after musical equipment stolen from his car eight months ago mysteriously showed up overnight at his front gate! Jason Byrne, of well-known duo Martin (Prendergast) and Jason, says he is “completely mystified” by the occurrence at his home in O’Reilly’s Terrace. On March 16th last the 45 yearold – a postman by day - had two

Korg keyboards, a Dynacord mixer amp and a case of leads taken from his car, which was parked outside his home overnight. The thief - or thieves - smashed his car window to gain access to the goods, which were valued at over €2,500. Subsequent Garda investigations failed to recover the items and Jason had resigned himself never to see them again. Somebody somewhere was humming to a different tune however. For at about 7.45 a.m. last Sunday morning Jason pulled back

the curtains of his house and could not believe his eyes. “The whole lot was sitting there inside my gate!” he reveals.“Everything was undamaged and even wrapped in plastic for protection. I couldn’t believe it”, he adds. Adding poignancy to the incident the equipment was returned on the day of the anniversary Mass for the singer’s sister Annie Gleeson who had passed away. “It was an incredible coincidence given the date”, Jason reflects. “We attended Annie’s anniversary Mass

last Sunday and I was praying my thanks to her!” While losing his musical equipment had upset Jason last March, he and his wife Liz became more concerned that the incident had disturbed their young children Kelly and Alex aged nine and five. “They were worried in case the thieves would come back and bad enough as the burglary was, that put a different perspective on it all”, Jason explains. “Now they are telling everyone that it has been returned and all is well again.”

Waterford seeks twinning with new naval vessel MAYOR of Waterford City and County, Cllr. John Cummins has confirmed that the Military has been contacted in relation to the proposed twinning of the new Irish Naval vessel L.É. James Joyce. Cllr. Eddie Mulligan sought an update in relation to his request about having Waterford City twinned with the new vessel, which was commissioned last September in Dun Laoghaire. The L.É. Aoife was the last naval ship to be twinned with Waterford City. She was one of the longest serving vessels in the fleet and was decommissioned earlier this year in Waterford after 35 years of service.The ship

and crew had a long association with Waterford City and raised many thousands of euro on behalf of the Children’s Ward in the University Hospital Waterford. The L.É. Aoife was donated by the Government to the Maltese Government. At the November meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Mayor Cummins confirmed to Councillors that a letter has been sent in his name on behalf of the Council to the Minister for Defence and the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, in relation to giving consideration to Waterford being twinned with the new vessel, the L.É. James Joyce.

Remember to check the register by 25th November CITIZENS are reminded to check the register to see if they are registered to vote in any upcoming elections.

The final day to register to vote is Wednesday, 25th November. The draft Register of Electors

2016 - 2017 is on display until 25th November at Waterford City and County Civic Offices in both Dungarvan and

Michael Curran, Pat Power, General Manager, and Geraldine Curran, at the official opening of Murphy’s Bar last week.

Waterford; as well as libraries, post offices and Garda Stations. The draft Register of Electors will come into force on 15th

February, 2016. To check if you are on the Register, log onto www.checktheregister.ie, or call into the

Council offices, Garda Stations or Post Offices by 25th November, where registration forms to register are also available.

Linda Murphy, Rebecca Driscoe, Caroline Breen, John Murphy, owner, and Fiona Wills at the official opening of Murphy’s Bar last week.

Pictured above: Michael and Sinéad O’Brien and Jenny Hayes at the official opening of Murphy’s Bar last week. Pictured left: Marie Harris and Áine Whelan at the official opening of Murphy’s Bar last week.

Aileen Whelan, Eoin McGrath, Katie Kiely, and James Moore, at the official opening of Murphy’s Bar last Friday evening.

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The Glass Gathering ON Friday, 20th November, at six fifteen in the evening, months of hard work and planning came to fruition. The event known as the Glass Gathering took place in both the SGC Dungarvan and Lawlors Hotel. The proceedings kicked off as more than sixty individuals came through the door of the cinema to be greeted by the smiling faces of people, who had in some cases, not seen each other in a decade. With a glass of wine in hand, the banter in the foyer was mighty and set the tone for the rest of the night. Some of the Wags in attendance said it reminded them of Oscar night in Hollywood or when they attended their Debs’ Ball just a few years ago! Representatives from all sections of the former Waterford Crystal Dungarvan plant were in attendance and included former office workers, Blowers, Cutters, Management, Maintenance, Packing and Canteen staff, to name just a few. The DVD of the celebrations, which took place on the occasion of thirty years of the factory,

was viewed amidst much commentary and laughter, as well as some tears, as images and faces from the past loomed larger than life across the giant screen. As the DVD played, showing also quite a lot of still photographs against a backdrop of music from the era, all those in attendance wondered where the time had gone. The idea behind the event was to celebrate the people who had been a part of everyone’s daily life for so many years from 1972 to the day the factory closed its doors for the last time in 2005. Bearing this in mind the event succeeded beyond the dreams of all who organised and attended this fantastic Gathering event. When the DVD was over, everyone made the short journey across the road to Lawlors Hotel where, over a few pints and some finger food, the almighty craic continued late into the night. Photos were taken and the laughter and talk that followed were mighty and reminiscent of some of the best of nights that the Glass factory had in its heyday while out celebrating some

event such as a social, Christmas or Summer holiday time. Of course, on such a great night as this, everyone wanted to know when the next such event will take place. The organisers agreed that hopefully it will not take another decade for this to happen again. The organisers of the Gathering got great praise and thanks on the night, for their efforts and it would be remiss not to mention them by name. Well done to Jim Dee, Domhnall O Mhurchadha, Brian Mulvihill, Ann Burke, Teresa Daly. Your efforts were well worth it, fantastic! To finish thanks must go to the following whose contribution also made it possible for the event to happen. SGC Dungarvan, Lynch’s Greenhouse, The Wine Buff, Judy Connors, The Dungarvan Leader, The Dungarvan Observer. A thought to finish up with, people and events that were part of our lives will never leave us and will always be a part of us, as long as we remember them, talk about them, celebrate them!

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Refugees for Dungarvan? THERE is an air of unease in the town and district in relation to rumours circulating concerning Middle Eastern refugees being relocated to the Dungarvan area. Several locations are being speculated about and one particular location has been pinpointed as possible accommodation for a large number of refugees. These are refugees who have made their way from North Africa and the Middle East to EU countries and have been given sanctuary there until they can be repatriated some time in the future. There is little or no official information forthcoming on the subject and, in the absence of a flat denial, the possibility of an influx of refugees continues to be a realistic one. Waterford Council have responded that it is a matter for the Department of Justice. The location mentioned as the most likely destination is almost four miles from the town with the nearest shop a mile and a half away. As it is possible – even probable – that there will be children among the group, then a location so distant from services is entirely unsuitable. Likewise, adults needing necessary supplies or services should be closer than four miles to a significant town. Memories of the massacres in the streets and places of resort in Paris less than two weeks ago are still fresh in people’s minds, not only in France, but across the world. The loss of 130 citizens in such horrific circumstances was tragic in the extreme and will leave an indelible mark on the minds of those close to the events. A lesser event, but with fatalities also took place in Mali where Irish troops are stationed. This newspaper has sought assiduously to ascertain the facts in regard to the possibility of refugees coming to Dungarvan or district and have them to present to our readers for wider dissemination. We have been unsuccessful in getting definitive answers from the Department for Justice, the local authority, or the owners / occupiers of the building concerned. The details of these enquiries,

Incorp. Munster Industrial Advocate inasmuch as we can find answers are carried in our news columns. There is no definitive statement in regard to possible numbers arriving and therefore no guarantee that the number would be proportionate. We saw when refugees came to Dungarvan in 1999, the refurbishment of a building to house them at enormous cost. On that occasion, no expense was spared and such may be the case in the future here. This would be gravely unfair, with insufficient resources being made available for our own homeless whose numbers are growing daily. This is not to grudge any immigrants sustenance, shelter and security, but if we are to accept refugees here, then let us treat all of the children of the nation equally. If there are refugees coming to this District – and that is not much above speculation – then a greater public information campaign needs to be implemented and straight answers given to essential questions. This avoids useless speculation on the subject. We will await developments in the case.

Major Celtic Festival welcome LIKE the people of every other go-ahead town in the country, Dungarvan is always glad of a rise in fortunes and a psychological boost to our confidence. A very large slice of both is set to land in Dungarvan next April when the Celtic Media Festival, 2016 is to be held here for the first time in its 37 year history. There are always reasons why a particular town is chosen for that honour and sentiment rarely comes into

it. Dungarvan has a well earned and ever-growing reputation for achievement and success, as well as being situated in a one of the most scenic areas of the country. There is little doubt that a good deal of hard work and lobbying went on behind the scenes for the last year or longer. As it is a Celtic festival, the proximity to An Gaeltacht had a positive influence, as no doubt, those involved in the media industry in the immediate locality who have an excellent track record in organising successful events. The organisers report a record number of 510 entries for the festival and an additional three awards will be made at the prizegiving ceremony. This makes a total of 24 Torc Awards which will be presented in Dungarvan. Twenty-four happy exhibitors will go home with prizes, but it is up to Dungarvan to send everyone home with a desire to return, with the best of memories and to return again, next time with their families and friends. This event will take Dungarvan into the very heart of the media industry and very many influential people in the media business will be present. It will be the responsibility of Dungarvan, in all its facets, communities and interests to capitalise on this major opportunity to promote ourselves as eager, interested and capable. We must also showcase Dungarvan, our Gaeltacht and the Deise to the widest possible audience. ‘The 37th Celtic Media Festival takes place from 20th – 22nd April, 2016 and will see hundreds of delegates enjoy a packed festival programme in the Irish town’ is the promise from the organisers. A glance at the list of supporting interests shows the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Waterford City and County Council, TG4, BBC Scotland, RTÉ, MG ALBA, S4C, Northern Ireland Screen, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Cymru Wales. The festival consistently attracts International delegates wherever it is held and offers a programme that celebrates the influential media industry of the Celtic nations and regions, as well as providing networking opportunities for delegates and speakers alike. This is a golden opportunity for Dungarvan and Waterford to show our fellow Celtic regions what we have to offer and, on previous performance, our efforts should be equal to the task.

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Dungarvan experienced decrease in public order incidents DUNGARVAN was the only area of Waterford which experienced a decrease in public order incidents in the year to date, according to figures presented to the recent meeting

of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee. The figures show that Dungarvan experienced a 24 percent decrease in public

Sporting achievements praised By Christy Parker SPORTING achievements were to the fore when the customary votes of congratulations were expressed at November’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting. Cathaoirleach Tom Cronin congratulated three Waterford hurlers who recently received All-Star awards, namely Maurice Shanahan (Lismore), Tadhg de Burca (Clashmore) and Noel Connors (Passage). Tadhg de Burca was also declared Waterford’s Young Hurler of the Year. Cllr. Pat Nugent asked to be associated with the remarks, noting it was “a first for Clashmore in a lot of different ways and very important for a small rural club that such achievements can be attained.” Cllr. Damien Geoghegan congratulated Mary Delahunty from Ballinroad for what is truly a unique accomplishment this year, winning an All-Ireland Ladies football medal with Waterford and an FAI Cup winner’s medal with Wexford Youths, in a final against Shelbourne Ladies in which she scored a superb goal. Cllr. Geoghegan also commended the Dungarvan-based Déise Kick Boxing club on winning three gold, a silver and two bronze medals in the Unified World Championships in Spain. “It is a fantastic achievement for a small club”, he said, recalling also that the council had afforded the sportsmen a reception here some twelve months ago. Cllr. Geoghegan further congratulated Dungarvan Pitch and Putt Club on its 25th anniversary earlier this year, observing that this year it hosted the gents’ All-Ireland Strokeplay and the Ladies National Championship finals. He recalled that Dungarvan Town Council had helped to “ensure the club was established.” Cathaoirleach Tom Cronin asked “to be associated with the remarks on all our sports people.”

order incidents in the year to date, compared with the same period last year. Across the Waterford Division, there was an eight percent increase in public

order incidents, with a 15 percent increase in Waterford City. Tramore experienced the largest increase in public order incidents - increasing by 60

percent in the year to date. Superintendent Chris Delaney, Waterford, told the JPC that an increase in public order incidents can often be a sign that more people are out

spending money and socialising. “Our strategy is to target public order issues before they escalate into serious assaults,” said Supt. Delaney.

A Winter Wedding Showcase at Faithlegg House Hotel & Golf Resort Sunday, 29th November, 2-5 p.m. FAITHLEGG House Hotel & Golf Resort invite you to a ‘Winter Wedding Showcase’ this coming 29th November from 2 until 5 p.m. Come and meet the dedicated Wedding Team and experience just what your big day could be like at this magnificent fourstar property in Co. Waterford. Nestled amongst picturesque woodlands at the top of a meandering country road, Faithlegg House Hotel & Golf Resort is a superb destination and charming venue for your special day. The Winter Wedding Showcase at Faithlegg House Hotel & Golf Resort is an exclusive opportunity to view the beautiful Minaun Room, as previously featured on RTE’s ‘Don’t tell the Bride’ as the bride’s dream wed-

ding venue. Built around a glass conservatory with plenty of natural light flowing in from the manicured gardens, brides and groomsto-be are sure to be swept away by its elegance and sophistication. The stunning room is the perfect backdrop for your wedding meal and as night falls this winter, embrace the enchanted glow of candle light as the day falls away and the magic begins. Guests on the day will enjoy canapés on arrival and savour a gourmet showcase led by award winning head chef Jenny Flynn who recently won the AA Delicious Dish of the Year and her talented team, who’ll be cooking up a storm with a medley of delicious dishes from the wedding menu to taste along with some gorgeous wines carefully selected to compliment your desired

Faithlegg House Hotel are hosting their Winter Wedding Showcase next Sunday, November 29th. menu, ensuring you serve only the most suitable wines for your wedding day. The perfectly tranquil setting, luxurious facilities and award winning freshly made cuisine, is the ideal setting for a magical winter wedding. Having recently partnered with the award winning online wedding magazine, One Fab Day,

Faithlegg House Hotel is dedicated to hosting the perfect wedding day for discerning brides and grooms. Working with wedding Co-Ordinator Suzie, at Faithlegg House Hotel you can make every element of your day your own. Guests who book their wedding at the ‘Winter Wedding Showcase’ will also receive a 7 night break

in Costa del Sol! Admission is free and there is a special accommodation rate to stay in Faithlegg House Hotel & Golf Resort on Sunday 29th November if you are attending the event. For more information contact Wedding CoOrdinator, Suzie on 051380582 or email weddings@fhh.ie.

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Flooding issues at Cunnigar, Canal and Burgery raised By Christy Parker WATERFORD Council’s rock armoury project to reinforce the Cunnigar will be conducted in stages, Senior Executive Engineer Josephine McGrath told Cllr. Pat Nugent at November’s DungarvanLismore Municipal District meeting. Ms McGrath said funding last year had initiated the programme, with the most vulnerable section addressed and this year would see two more large sections completed. CANAL ROAD FLOODING Cllr. Nugent said the Canal Road was also susceptible to Spring time

flooding before Cathaoirleach Tom Cronin contributed that he had raised the matter last year. He said a survey was subsequently conducted to determine whether landowners had seen any changes in the landscape, given problems only became apparent about three years ago. Cllr. Cronin added that people were sometimes trapped in their houses and he felt an embankment may have given way somewhere. He believed sea water was actually getting into wells so a health problem was also now arising and he called for a new survey to be conducted.

Cllr. Nugent suggested that the embankment might actually be “about a foot too low.” Ms. McGrath said the OPW had been informed but had “not seen anything on their radar”, although communication is ongoing on the issue. BURGERY ‘DIP’ Responding to concerns raised by Cllr. Siobhán Whelan regarding flooding in the dog kennels area of The Burgery, the engineer said a dip in the road seemed to be the problem and an application had been made to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for funding for drainage work and patching.

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Dungarvan Credit Union, Sponsors of the Community & Neighbourhood Services Award. L-R: John Cummins, Mayor of Waterford City & County Council; Orla Dawson & Gabriel Foley, Dungarvan Credit Union and Karen McCarthy, Waterford PPN. [Sean Byrne Photography]

Shortlisted Groups Announced for 2015 Waterford Community & Voluntary Awards THE presentation of the Community and Voluntary Awards sponsorship cheques took place on Thursday, 5th November in The Mayor’s Parlour, City Hall, Waterford. The cheques were presented to Waterford PPN and to Cllr. John Cummins, Mayor of Waterford City & County Council. Without the generous support of the sponsors BHP Insurances, Dungarvan Credit Union, Glanbia, Bus Éireann and Waterford City & County Council the awards could not take place.

The winner of The Waterford City & County Council Mayor’s award will represent Waterford City & County Council in the 2016 All Island Pride of Place Awards. This is the 11th year of the Awards. 72 nominations were received this year, and we would like to congratulate all the groups and wish them the best of luck. We would also like to thank our independent panel of Adjudicators who had the unenviable task of selecting the winners. The Awards ceremony

will take place on Thursday 26th November, in Dooley’s Hotel, Waterford where the winners will be announced. Best of luck to everyone SHORTLISTED GROUPS Arts, Culture & Heritage: Booley House Dunmore East Woods & Park Trust Tallow Tóstal Festival Children & Youth: CoderDojo Tramore Junior Achievement Ireland Riverstown Youth Clubs Community & Neighbourhood Services: Belvedere Manor Residents

Association Irish Red Cross Portlaw Branch & Units Kill Community Centre Healthy & Active Community: Donal O’Connor Memorial Cycle Touraneena Runners West Waterford Athletics Club (Senior) Pride of Place: D.F.B.A Ltd Fenor Development Kilmacthomas Tidy Towns Lismore Tidy Towns Social Inclusion: St. Paul’s Boxing Club Traces Dance Ensemble Tramore Inclusion Park

Cllr. Mary Butler hosts crime meeting Cllr. John Pratt and Ciara Conway T.D. WATERFORD’S Labour reps Deputy Ciara Conway and Cllr John Pratt - are welcoming the new tenant purchase scheme which comes into effect on January 1st, saying that it’s a positive development for tenants of local authority houses in Waterford. Deputy Conway said: “This is a good scheme which will come into effect shortly. It will encourage tenants to stay in their homes and help build sustainable communities. Giving local authority tenants the opportunity to become homeowners is an issue that Cllr John Pratt has flagged continuously and I have raised this matter on a number of occasions with my colleague Minister Alan Kelly, so it’s good to see it come to fruition and I am confident it will make a difference.” Cllr John Pratt said “I

would encourage tenants in our local area to consider whether they wish to, and can afford, to avail of this opportunity to buy their homes from the local council.” “Introducing the new scheme on 1st January, 2016 will allow time for local councils to become familiar with the scheme and interested tenants to make the necessary preparations to apply to purchase.” Deputy Conway said “This scheme is important because it will provide opportunities for local authority tenants to become homeowners, as a means of promoting sustainable communities, while generating additional funding from sale proceeds for local authorities to invest in a range of social housing supports. It will also lower maintenance costs for local authorities and allow them

to focus more on delivering new social housing units. “The scheme involves a discount for a purchaser of 60%, 50% or 40% off the purchase price of the house and an incremental charge on the house equivalent to the discount. This charge reduces to nil over a period of years in annual increments of 2% of the total value of the house, unless the tenant purchaser resells the house or fails to comply with sale conditions during the charged period. In the event of a resale within the charged period, the tenant purchaser will be required to pay to the local authority the outstanding incremental charge on the house from any resale profits. “Credit must go to Labour Minister Alan Kelly, for introducing the scheme which will give local authority tenants the right to buy their homes."

A PUBLIC Crime Meeting was hosted by Cllr Mary Butler Fianna Fail General Election Candidate in The Lismore House Hotel, Lismore recently. This meeting was well attended with many people very concerned about rural crime. The meeting was in 2 parts; firstly, Inspector David Nolan addressed the meeting speaking about all issues of crime, policing and safety in the home. Garda Raymond Hegarty then spoke about various issues relating to farm safety, home security, alarms, and brought along many handouts with information relating to all the various issues. A question and answer session was held.The Gardai was complimented on their new initiate of calling to elderly people in rural areas to just check on their security and to hand out mobile phone numbers where they can be reached 24/7.

Several people mentioned how communities are fighting back after the closure of their Garda Stations. Many towns and villages have signed up for the Community Text Alert system whereby communities come together to reduce the opportunity for crime. Householders sign up to a central text system in their area; if someone notices suspicious activity they report it to the nearest 24 hour Garda Station. The Gardai check-out the information and if correct a text is sent to the text alert group and then the text is circulated to everyone who has signed up. Inspector Nolan said the Gardai will help and support any community who wish to set up a Text Alert System. The second part of the meeting was then addressed by Niall Collins TD, Fianna Fail spokesperson on Justice and Equality. Deputy Collins addressed the meet-

Cllr. Mary Butler and Niall Collins T.D. ing speaking about the many issues that are being raised on a daily basis. Issues from sentencing, Free Legal Aid, up to date legislation, Knife Crime, longer sentences for assault on the elderly, Cash for Gold shops were all discussed. Deputy Collins then spoke about Fianna Fail’s Seven Point Plan to Tackle

Rural Crime. These points include 14,000 Gardai to police communities, Protecting the elderly, Tougher sentences, CCTV on Motorways and Restorative Justice wherby, offenders make a direct contribution to the communities they hurt. The meeting concluded with a question and answer session.

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Local writer has 1916 in his sights THE Waterford screenwriter and Ballymacarbry native James Phelan has crafted TG4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major drama to commemorate the 1916 Rising. And it comes with a dash of invention and plenty of unexpected humour. The title alone tells a lot. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wrecking the Risingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is an imaginative alternate take on the events of 1916 as three modern day re-enactors and self-proclaimed Rising experts timetravel by accident to Easter week and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but alter history at every turn. Soon they are battling for not only their own immediate futures but the entire countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future too. Going under the title â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ă&#x2030;irĂ Amach AmĂşâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Irish, the show is currently shooting in Dublin and Galway. Though highly dramatic, the show is also infused with comedy from the outset. It opens in the present where a central trio of characters seek escape and release in their 1916 reenacting group. Disillusioned with their boring lives, the men are abruptly catapulted back in time to historical events they know in forensic detail. However, book knowledge alone is little preparation for the reality of warfare. Especially

Tile Films three part drama series for TG4 currently filming in Dublin and Galway. Actors, Peter Coonan, Owen McDonnell and SeĂĄn T. Ă&#x201C; Meallaigh in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wrecking the Risingâ&#x20AC;? at the GPO, Dublin. when the men canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t move without seriously disrupting sanctified fact or seriously altering well-established outcomes. The exciting cast includes Peter Coonan fresh from his searing role as Fran in the acclaimed drug drama â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Love/Hateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Peter has acted as Gaelige previously but this is his first major role in Irish and quite the coup for the production. The other main roles are filled by Sean T. O Meallaigh and Owen McDonnell who had previously worked with James on his debut show â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rasai na Gaillimheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. James is delighted with the cast that has been attached to the project. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hugely exciting to have actors of this calibre as well as immense talent like Enda

Oates, Olga Wehrley and emerging actress Eva Jane Gaffney in supporting roles.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; James has had a great relationship with TG4 with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rasai na Gaillimheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; still setting the benchmark for audience and critical acclaim for a drama from the national broadcaster. The comedy drama drew big audiences to the station with its lively depiction of interlocking shenanigans at the annual race meet in Galway. The original season being so successful it returned for an equally well received second series. This new show certainly sits well within TG4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remit of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Suil Eileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; whereby the broadcasterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ethos is to find a fresh vantage point on Irish culture. With itsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blend of contemporary and period scenes, the series sets

unique challenges for the production company Tile Films with three different eras to evoke within the same drama. The project was backed by TG4 and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wrecking the Risingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is due for transmission on TG4 next April. James also serves as an Executive Producer on the project. The shoot of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wrecking the Risingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; caps a very busy year for James. He has another drama series in advanced development with RTE and Blinder Films. The planned show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cheatersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is designed to be a warm charming drama set in the legal world in Dublin and delving into the evolving nature of modern relationships in a frank and funny fashion. James has also dipped his toe in the world of animation this year by contributing scripts to two upcoming international animations. The two TV animations are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cuby Zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oddbodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; which will hopefully be arriving on European screens next year. On top of his writing work, James is eager to return to directing his own work for the screen with plans to shoot his first feature â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Extremitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in 2016

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Dungarvan Shopping Centre awards six figure contract to local company THE Shop Local message has begun in style at Dungarvan Shopping Centre with the awarding of the largest contract to date to a local company Bluewall Technology by Dungarvan Shopping Centre. The contract, which is for a substantial six figure sum, has been awarded to Waterford based company Bluewall Technology for the installation of a stateof-the-art car parking system despite stiff competition from companies in Dublin, Belfast and the Czech Republic. This is the largest individual contract awarded to date by Dungarvan Shopping Centre and speaking at the signing of the contract Centre Manager Gerry O’Connor was delighted to announce the Centre’s Shop Local policy has now

captured the most lucrative contract to date and will be of great benefit in supporting local jobs and keeping money in our local economy. Director of manufacturing at Bluewall Technology Derek Tebay echoed the sentiments and stated that contract means new employment positions will now be created at Bluewall Technology to cover the contract over the next 5 years. “By showing such confidence in our company's products and awarding us the installation and maintenance contract over a 5 year period Dungarvan Shopping Centre are to be congratulated and thanked as this will allow us in Bluewall to grow our company further and increase employment opportunities in the local area.”

A complex series of cabling will be installed to support the IT network to run the new car park system and the physical installation of the columns and pay stations will be installed over the next 7-10 days before the new system goes live. This is the first of number of significant financial investments Dungarvan Shopping Centre will be rolling out in the coming months as part of a planned upgrade of the Shopping Centre and its facilities. Dungarvan Shopping Centre are delighted to welcome on board Bluewall Technology to the list of local supplier’s servicing the Centre where in excess of 600 local jobs are supported by Dungarvan Shopping Centre’s Shop Local and support local jobs policy.

Dungarvan Shopping Centre & Dungarvan Aglow Christmas 2015 DUNGARVAN Shopping Centre would like to thank all our customers and friends for supporting the successful launch of Dungarvan Aglow 2015 on Friday last. Numbers present on the day were impos-

sible to predict but it is safe to say the Town Square and The Mall at Dungarvan Shopping Centre was a sea of people decked out in the Christmas colours. The honour of turning on the lights at Dungarvan

Shopping Centre fell to John and Robyn Lyons, grandchildren of our late dearly missed colleague Noreen Lyons-Kirby, in whose honour the Centre presented a Defibrillator to Dungarvan Soccer Club in

honour of Noreen’s contribution to Dungarvan Shopping Centre since the Centre opened in 2004. Afterwards family, friends and staff enjoyed the food offerings laid on by Eden Café and raised a toast to

Noreen’s legacy with champagne and nibbles. Great credit is due to the Dungarvan Chamber, Dungarvan Town Council, Dungarvan Shopping Centre and town retailers for coming together to pro-

mote Dungarvan in a unified manner and launching a spectacular Dungarvan Aglow 2015 and promote Dungarvan Shop Local to support local jobs. Momentum Events DJ Tyron blasted out the

Christmas music in the Shopping Centre Mall as the Dungarvan Brass Band entertained the crowds on The Plaza with a lovely melody of Christmas tunes to launch Dungarvan Aglow in spectacular style.

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Supt. Delaney said heroin and drugs have a huge influence on burglaryrelated crimes and thefts from shops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have targeted the high-end dealing and we work with statutory agencies to try and reform drug users,â&#x20AC;? Supt. Delaney said. REDUCTION IN SIMPLE POSSESSION OFFENCES While the figures show that Section 15 drugs offences are up 13 percent in the year to date, Section 3 drugs offences have dropped by 24 percent in the same period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reason for the reduction in Section 3 drugs offences is because we are targeting our resources on drug dealing,â&#x20AC;? Supt. Delaney pointed out. He said the courts are extremely active in dealing with drugs cases, with a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pro-chargeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; policy in sentencing people. PUBLIC INFORMATION DEALT WITH CONFIDENTIALLY Cllr. James Tobin said the public should be given assurances that if they report suspected drug dealing to the GardaĂ, that is as far as

they need to go regarding information. He said many people may have reservations about reporting information to the GardaĂ if it meant having to give evidence in court. Supt. Delaney acknowledged that some members of the public will have reservations, but pointed out that in the majority of cases, where people have given information to the GardaĂ in confidence, the detectives can then go and act on that information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say across the board that the public wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be required in any subsequent proceedings, but I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of any individual case over the last 15 years, where any member of the public was asked to go to court in relation to give evidence about it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people given information to the GardaĂ that a person is involved in suspected drug dealing, the information is passed to the drugs unit who investigate. That information is validated by Garda surveillance, because the case is based on what the Garda saw.â&#x20AC;? Supt. Delaney said the public should be assured

that all information in these types of cases are treated confidentially. He said the public are additional eyes and ears of the GardaĂ, who can point the detectives in the right direction when they report information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am sure there are drug dealers out there who have escaped our full attention, who the public might be aware of.We would be urging the public to come forward and confide in us.â&#x20AC;? DRUGS SEIZURES Supt. Delaney revealed that GardaĂ in the Waterford Division have made over seven different seizures of drugs this year, with an estimated street value of over â&#x201A;Ź140,000. Cllr. Eddie Mulligan complimented the GardaĂ on the seizures. He queried whether it was illegal for someone to carry a syringe. Supt. Delaney said that a person could have a legitimate reason for carrying a syringe, provided the person uses the syringe for what it is designed for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no offence if a person has a covered syringe in their pocket and they are minding their own

business,â&#x20AC;? said Supt. Delaney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if a person produces a syringe and attempts to influence, intimidate or hararss people, or fills a syringe with blood and walks into a shop and produces it, then it is a different ball game, because that syringe is as good as a weapon.â&#x20AC;? Cllr. Mulligan said heroin usage is extremely high in Waterford City centre and outlined that some areas have evidence of drug use such as discarded syringes. Supt. Delaney said there are people on various methadone supplements and on occasion may drop discarded syringes when going into centres and retail outlets and in toilets, etc. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an area we are continually monitoring through businesswatch,â&#x20AC;? said Supt. Delaney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have worked closely with people in the business group and in any cases like that, where there are persistent, unsafe and discarded syringes or evidence of drug use, let the GardaĂ know about it. There are some issues which we can take up with the HSE,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Copper Coast Geopark awarded new UNESCO designation THE Copper Coast Geopark, Waterford has become a UNESCO Global Geopark, and now has the same status as a World Heritage Site. The decision was taken by a vote at the General Conference in Paris this week. This is excellent news for Waterford as this designation recognises the importance of this geological heritage across the world. Chairman Mike Sweeney says “This remarkable achievement would not have been possible without the support of the communities within our boundary and the dedicated work of a small number of individuals. The Copper Coast Geopark covers an area of 90 sq. km. including the villages of Dunhill, Fenor, Boatstrand, Annestown, Bunmahon, Stradbally and Kill.We are a charity and a largely voluntary organisation and are most grateful for the help of FAS and TUS colleagues who have helped in recent years.” The Geopark has come a

long way since becoming the seventh Geopark in the world in 2001, and the movement has grown to 120 Geoparks throughout the world. Working with other Geoparks within the Geopark Network meant that the Copper Coast could participate in a number of InterReg projects (2004-14) which allowed a deepening understanding of the area’s rich geological and industrial past and enrich this with the experience of others throughout Europe. Funds also allowed for the purchase and conservation of a number of key buildings notably the engine house at Tankardstown and the old church at Bunmahon. Funding has been provided by a grant from Leader and loan support from Clan Credo to refurbish and extend the ex church at Bunmahon which now acts as our headquarters and as a Visitor Centre housing a café, a craft shop and exhibition dedicated to the

area’s rich cultural and geological heritage. Mike also explains that purpose of a Geopark is to explore, develop and celebrate the links between geological heritage and all other aspects of the areas natural, cultural and intangible heritages. They are about reconnecting human society at all levels to the planet we call home and to celebrate how our planet’s history has shaped every aspect of our lives and societies. Geoparks bring benefit to the regional economy, primarily through the promotion of tourism, but they also have an important role in education and working with communities to build pride of place. Ireland has three World Heritage sites Newgrange, Skellig Michael and the Giant’s Causeway, and now it has three UNESCO Global Geoparks:- The Copper Coast Geopark, the oldest Geopark in Ireland, Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark and Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark.

Tankardstown on the Copper Coast.

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Boatstrand on the Copper Coast.

FINE Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has strongly welcomed the news that Copper Coast Geopark has been designated a Unesco Global Geopark at a recent conference in Paris. The decision means that Copper Coast Geopark is now recognised with the same status as a Unesco World Heritage Site and, along with the Burren and Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare and the Marble Arch Caves in Co. Fermanagh, joins a network of 120 Unesco Global Geoparks across the world. Commenting on the announcement Minister Coffey stated: “I would like to congratulate Copper Coast Geopark on the joy and thrill of this significant achievement and congratulate the local communities

and the dedicated individuals involved in turning this special stretch of land in Waterford into the internationally recognised entity it now is today. “This is excellent news for Waterford. The Copper Coast Geopark has now been recognised as a cultural and natural site with outstanding importance to the common heritage of humanity. The Copper Coast is the oldest Geopark in Ireland and is an indispensable storyteller of the past, present and future geological events that have, are, and will contribute to the shape of our planet, therefore it is a monument worth cherishing,” Minister Coffey said. “As well as recognising the geological importance of the Copper Coast this designation by the successful Unesco brand will have

a major knock-on effect in boosting the local economy. This aspect of the announcement has the potential to steer the local townlands toward a model of sustainable communitybased tourism. “I once again reiterate my delight for the community and individuals

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involved in Copper Coast Geopark on this invaluable news. I congratulate them on their entrance to the world stage and I look forward to witnessing their continued success with the future potential of this site and the protection of this legacy,” said Minister Coffey.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Soroptimist 35th Art & Craft Fair OVER a third of a century giving service to artists and the members of the public, the Annual Soroptimist Art and Craft Exhibition has grown in stature with the years and now stands as the biggest exhibition of its kind in the district. Many a budding young artist has made her / his debut at this show and after the experience of last year, when the Soroptimists held a very successful competition for artists still at Secondary school, the same opportunity is being presented to students in conjunction with their upcoming event next month. This year, the Exhibition will take place on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday, 3rd December, in Lawlors Hotel. As the catalogue is being finalised, the number of exhibits promises to be very extensive, with a good spread of disciplines. As well as the usual contingent of artists with a wide variety of paintings, several new craft exhibitors will be present and there will be an extensive display of pottery, knitwear, Christmas cards, as well as crystal gifts on display. The paintings and crafts

President of Dungarvan Soroptimist Club, Kate Douglas accepts the donation of a magnificent still life painting from Sandra Allen, proprietor of Simply Beautiful which will be one of the many fine prizes in the raffle during the forthcoming Art and Craft exhibition to be held in Lawlors Hotel, 2nd and 3rd December. Also included are Carmel Keith, (left) Vice President and Mary Duggan (right). always provide a range of goods eminently suitable for Christmas gifts bearing a wide price range, from the most inexpensive upwards. This event also gives a valuable shop-window to both new and established artists and craftspeople in the district each year and they look forward eagerly to it. A magnificent picture, a still life by Sandra Allen, will be the prize for the lucky person who attends the Exhibition and whose

name comes out of the drum. It is a beautiful piece of work by Sandra, herself a member of Soroptimists and proprietor of Simply Beautiful, where a wide variety of jewellery and fascinators are available. There are beautiful accessories for every occasion. The Soroptimists are also running their annual draw for six magnificent hampers, each valued at about €150. For just a €2 ticket you could take home a magnificent hamper full of

Christmas cheer. Tickets will be available at The Shopping Centre and Garvey’s SuperValu on Friday next, 27th November. Lines will be available again at the Art and Craft Fair where the draw will be made publicly. This Fair is the oldest such event in the County having been held in Lawlors Hotel where it has been giving established and up and coming artists a window on the commercial world.

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Happy birthday Frances! ONE afternoon recently I noticed a young couple taking a keen interest in the photographs on display in the bar, “ That’s my grandparents “ said the smiling girl pointing to one of them. Jimmy and Frances Coffey at the doorway of their Drapery Shop, Main Street Dungarvan, photograph taken April 1986. Karina Coffey and Dominic Dillon are regular visitors to Dungarvan, staying in upstairs accommodation of her grandfather shop on Main Street. Karina told me they were just back from a family meal with her Granny Frances, now in Waterford in a retirement home.” Her health is very good if not a little forgetful, we will soon be celebrating her 103th Birthday.” Well her birthday came last week and she enjoyed the party with her family. Everyone of a certain age can remember Coffey’s Shop on Main Street, Jimmy would often be seen

standing in the doorway. The shopfront was painted with a brown wood-grain finish and the goods in the window display were always meticulously set out. Remember the leather shoes, wellingtons, boots and shirts, socks and underwear all clearly on display with large white price tags in the old currency LSD, pounds, shillings and pence. When Jimmy retired he had been 75 years in the drapery business, beginning his career at Lawn’s Drapery on Grattan Square, though Frances was equally engaged in the business, working beside her husband all those years. Chatting in the bar, Liam Flynn, Caseyville, told me he used to worked in the shop as a young boy after school and Saturdays. Frances was very kind to him he said, and baked lovely cakes and buns every day, she also was great at knitting, making beautiful jumpers and socks and hats, donating them to the

Karina and Frances Coffey. Augustinian Missions. He recalls Jimmy used to send him upstairs to fetch the wellingtons, boots or whatever was required for the customers, all the various sizes were stored there. Jimmy, he recalls, was always keen to know when Haddens were having their sale, and he liked to keep his

prices keen with the other drapery shops in town, Tobins, Claxtons, Beresfords and Lawns etc. It’s almost 30 years since I took Frances’ and Jimmy’s portrait at their Shopfront, and I’m now delighted to wish Frances a “Happy 103th, Birthday”. –John Tynan.

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Local writer launches second book – On Butterfly Wings WATERFORD Author Karen Power is delighted to announce that her second novel, On Butterfly Wings, will be launched in The Book Centre, Waterford on Friday November 27th at 7pm. There will also be a book signing event in Eason Dungarvan on Saturday November 28th from 2pm. Karen enjoyed wonderful success, with her first book - Butterfly Barn - in 2014, which received huge critical and commercial acclaim and is now available in

A section of the large crowd who turned out for last Friday evening’s switching on of the Christmas lights in The Square, Dungarvan.

Eason’s and every independent book shop in Ireland. It became The Book Centre's 'Manager's Choice' and remained at no. 1 in original fiction for six weeks. On Butterfly Wings brings us on a new adventure but also catches up with old favourites, Grace, Jessie and Sophia. It is a contemporary fiction novel set between Ireland and New York. When Monique Chevalier meets Donagh Mullally at a place called

Butterfly Barn their lives change in ways they could never have imagined. It’s a story of love, life, loss, friendship and the ability of the human spirit to endure. It also touches on the subject of adult literacy - something that sets this book apart from others. On Butterfly Wings promises to be a delight for Karen's legions of fans. "I’d like to thank readers here in Waterford who told friends and family across Ireland and further afield

about Butterfly Barn. Some readers even posted photographs of the book cover from landmarks around the world such as the Eiffel Tower, and places like the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. It’s great fun to open my emails and messages to see where the next ones will come from. It has been a wonderful year and I am so grateful for their support which has made it possible for me to release On Butterfly Wings. I write about romance, love and friendship but

there will always be real life issues dealt with. I dream that someday a place called Butterfly Barn will exist. But for now, I plan to keep on writing, and hope that you’ll keep reading. Thanks again." Originally from Waterford city, Karen Power lives on a farm in Kilmeaden with her husband, Michael, and their children Aisling and Eoghan. Having previously worked in the travel business, Karen now tutors in

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Dungarvan District Court Speeding charges struck out because Go Safe operator unavailable A NUMBER of speeding charges brought by Go Safe were struck out of court last week because the operator of the speed detection van was not available in court. Inspector David Nolan told Judge Terence Finn at last week’s Dungarvan District Court that the operator of the Go Safe speed detection van was unavailable to give evidence in court in relation to several speeding prosecutions brought by the private company. The prosecutions were struck out.

‘Over zealous’ driver is fined for careless driving A DUNGARVAN youth who admitted being ‘over zealous’ when he drove at speed past a location where there were children present, was fined last week for careless driving. Daniel Mulcahy (23) unemployed, with an address at 26 The Bridge Apartments, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to careless driving, contrary to Section 52 of the Road Traffic Act, at Richard A. Walsh Street, Dungarvan, on 5th October, 2014. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector David Nolan told Judge Terence Finn that a report was made by a concerned parent who observed the accused driving too fast along Richard A. Walsh Street on the date in question.

“The vehicle was driving too fast for the location.The weather was very wet and there children exiting from the cinema,” said Insp. Nolan. The accused has no previous convictions. Solicitor Niall King said his client is the father of one child. “He was ‘over zealous’ in his driving on the night,” said Mr. King. “My client apologises for his behaviour, and assures that it won’t happen again.” Judge Finn noted that the accused has a child of his own. “He should understand the concerns of the person who reported the matter,” said Judge Finn. He handed down a €200 fine for the careless driving offence.

Fine for getting into vehicle without permission A FINE was handed to a man who got into a vehicle without permission. Anthony Bray (35) with an address on record as 16 Pairc an Aoinaigh, Kilmacthomas, pleaded guilty to the charge of getting into a motor vehicle without authority, at Railway View, Kilmacthomas, on 28th July, 2014. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector David Nolan said the vehicle was unlocked and the accused was observed getting into the vehicle without the owner’s permission. The court heard that Bray has 142 previous convictions.

Solicitor David Burke acknowledged that his client is “well known to the court”. Mr. Burke said this incident occurred in July, 2014, and his client has not been into trouble since. He said his client had a heroin addiction, but he is clean now. “At the time my client was under the influence of drugs,” said Mr. Burke. “My client says he ‘leaned’ into the car. He didn’t endeavour to take the vehicle.” Mr. Burke said his client has been co-operating with the Probation Service. Judge Terence Finn handed down a €150 fine for the offence.

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Motorist detected speeding was disqualified from driving A MOTORIST who exceeded the 60 km/h speed limit was found to be driving while disqualified. Paul Bailey (59) with an address at 90 Kilcarragh Drive, Ballygunner, Waterford, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and driving without insurance on the N25 at Windgap, Dungarvan, on 11th December, 2014. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Garda Margaret Clifford told Judge Terence Finn that she stopped a vehicle which had exceeded the 60 km/h limit at Windgap, Dungarvan, on the date in question. Garda Clifford said she subsequently discovered the accused was disqualified from driving, therefore did not have insurance or a driving licence. A fixed charge notice which issued for the speeding offence was never paid. The court heard that the

accused has 24 previous convictions including some under the Road Traffic Act, for which he received a 10 year driving disqualification in 2011. Solicitor Martin Lavan said his client acknowledges his previous convictions. Judge Finn sought an explanation for the accused’s driving at Windgap on the date in question. Mr. Lavan said his client’s decision to drive on the date in question was “poor judgement”. “My client was carrying out charity work in Youghal, to collect for the Meningitis Foundation,” said Mr. Lavan. “He couldn’t get a spin on the day which led to him driving.” Mr. Lavan said his client had “serious alcohol problems” but has been off alcohol since 2011. “My client attended a treatment course and faced

his demons with alcohol. The treatment was successful and he has been sober for a number of years,” said Mr. Lavan. “I have explained that he is in danger of jail. My client has taken this matter seriously and is very remorseful. He does have a long number of convictions but has not come to Garda attention since 2011.” Judge Finn pointed out that alcohol was not a factor in this case. “He went out with his sane senses and drove a vehicle, regardless of a court order disqualifying him from driving,” Judge Finn said. Mr. Lavan said the vehicle belongs to the accused’s partner and she was elsewhere when he took the vehicle. “My client made the foolish decision to drive. He is remorseful and knows the position he is in.”

Judge Finn said he felt the accused “has not learned a lesson” from his previous appearance in court. Mr. Lavan pointed out that alcohol was the main factor in his clients previous court appearance. “That makes matters worse,” Judge Finn replied. “Because his mind wasn’t clouded with alcohol on this occasion. He was well able to rationalise.” Judge Finn said the repeated offending concerns him and the accused’s statement regarding charity work on the day “does nothing with the court”. Mr. Lavan said his client “suffers from his nerves” after years of alcohol abuse and he felt pressure on the day to drive. “It was not rational nor a wise decision by him to drive on the day,” said Mr. Lavan. “He has assured me that he will not come

before the court again.” For driving while disqualified, Judge Finn handed down a five month jail sentence suspended on condition the accused keep the peace and be of good behaviour for five years. A consecutive suspended five month jail sentence was handed down for driving with no insurance. “If this accused reoffends under the Road Traffic Act, he will have written his own ticket,” Judge Finn warned. The offences are to be endorsed on the accused’s licence and he was disqualified from driving for 12 years. A €200 fine was handed down in relation to the speeding fine. Charges of failing to produce licence at the roadside and at a Garda Station within 10 days and failing to produce insurance were marked proven and taken into consideration.

Road traffic prosecutions A DRIVER was fined last week in relation to a speeding offence. Patrick Breen, with an address at Upper King Street, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice which issued after his vehicle was detected travelling at a speed of 110 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N25 at Kilmacthomas, on 21st March, 2015. The accused who has no previous convictions, did not appear in court. A MOTORIST was fined last week in relation to a speeding offence. Conor Brett, with an address at 2 Inchera Park, Mahon, Cork, was fined €150 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected travelling at 109 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N25 at Barranahira, Dungarvan, on 22nd March, 2015. The accused, who was in court, said his wife was driving on the day. He said he was in hospital when the notice arrived and missed the deadline to pay the penalty notice. A FINE was handed to a driver last week in relation to a speeding offence. Fiona Morris (38) with an address at Union Road, Kilmacthomas, was fined €150 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after her vehicle was detected travelling at a speed of 111 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N25 at Parkeenaglogh, Kilmacthomas, on 24th April, 2015. The accused, who attended court, told Judge Terence Finn that

she attempted to pay by phone but had missed the deadline by one day. She said it slipped her mind about the fine, and apologised for her speed. The accused has no previous convictions. HOLDING a mobile phone while driving cost a driver €350 last week. Colm Burns, with an address at 77 Meadow Brook, Tramore, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after he was observed using a mobile phone while driving at Windgap, Dungarvan, on 26th March, 2015. The accused, who has no previous convictions, did not appear in court. A FINE was handed to a company who did not have a current tax disc on their vehicle. Christopher Redmond Distributors Ltd., 24 Rosegreen Avenue, Beaumont, Cork, was fined €60 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí observed a vehicle registered to the company, which did not have a current tax disc displayed, at Ringcrehy, Dungarvan, on 14th April, 2015. A director of the company was in court and explained that they had missed the deadline to pay the fine and apologised. The court heard that the tax on the vehicle has been paid and is up to date. A DRIVER received a fine last week for a road traffic offence. Seamus Doyle (59) with an

address at Dranagh, St. Mullins, Carlow, was fined €150 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after he was observed holding a mobile phone while driving at the Burgery, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, on 14th May, 2015. The accused, who was in court, has no previous convictions. He said he attempted to pay the fine, but had missed the deadline. PARKING at a bus stop sign resulted in a fine for a motorist. Janette Moore, with an address at 4 An Cluain, Youghal Road, Dungarvan, was fined €70 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after her vehicle was observed parked at a bus stop sign at John Treacy Street, Dungarvan, on 14th May, 2015. Solicitor David Burke said his client received the penalty fine, but was not able to pay it in time. He said his client made a short stop on the day. “It won’t happen again,” Mr. Burke said. He said his client has no previous convictions. A CHARGE of causing an obstruction as a result of parking will be struck out if the accused makes a donation to the court poor box. David Wall (40) of 30 Comeragh Crescent, Dungarvan, and Fennells, Bohadoon, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to a parking obstruction at Castle Street car park, Dungarvan, on 18th May, 2015. A fixed charge notice which issued for the offence was never paid.

However, Solicitor Niall King said his client never received any penalty fine. The case was adjourned to 9th December, 2015, to allow the accused to make a €70 donation to the court poor box. AN Aglish man who “made the foolish mistake” of driving a vehicle uninsured was fined, but not disqualified last week. Thomas Richardson (22) with an address at 69 Cul Rua, Aglish, was fined €300 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for driving without insurance at Cappagh, County Waterford, on 3rd February, 2015. The court heard that the accused did not have a licence or NCT on the vehicle, which was subsequently seized by Gardaí. Solicitor Martin Lavan said his client pleads guilty to the charges. He said his client had purchased the vehicle two months previously and was in the process of putting together the money to insure and tax the vehicle. “He made the foolish mistake to take the vehicle into town,” said Mr. Lavan. He said his client was a provisional licence holder, which had expired. Mr. Lavan appealed to the court not to disqualify his client, as his client is an apprentice and is dependant on his licence. As the accused has no previous convictions, Judge Terence Finn said he would not disqualify the accused. For using the vehicle without an NCT, he handed down a €200 fine. Other charges of driving with no licence and not having tax on the vehicle were marked proven and taken into consideration.

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Road traffic prosecutions A DRIVER who did not have insurance cover will have the charge struck out if he makes a donation to the court poor box. Declan Roche (33) with an address at Knocklara, Cappoquin, was accused of not having insurance when stopped by Gardaí at Clogh, Aglish, on 18th February, 2015. Last week’s Lismore District Court heard that the accused nominated Dungarvan Garda Station to produce his insurance within ten days, but failed to do so. A certificate showed that the accused obtained insurance cover several days afterwards. The accused has no previous convictions. Solicitor Paddy Gordon said his client is a selfemployed roofer. He said his client believed his insurance for another vehicle covered him to drive the vehicle he was stopped in by Gardaí. “My client thought he was covered. He wasn’t,” said Mr. Gordon. “He transfered his insurance to the vehicle afterwards.” Mr Gordon said his client’s livelihood depends on his licence and he appreciates the seriousness of the matter. The case was adjourned

to 11th December, 2015, to allow the accused to make a €250 donation to the court poor box. HOLDING a mobile phone while driving cost a driver €350 last week. Suzanne Kirwan (34) with an address at 24 Manor Mills, Rathcormac, Cork, was fined €350 at last week’s Lismore District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí observed her driving while holding a mobile phone at West Street, Lismore, on 29th April, 2015. The accused, who has no previous convictions, did not appear in court. HOLDING a phone while driving cost a driver €350 last week. Colm Patrick Burns (35) with an address at 77 Meadowbrook, Tramore, was fined €350 at last week’s Lismore District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí observed him holding a mobile phone while driving at Salterbridge, Cappoquin, 24th March, 2015. The accused did not appear in court. A DRIVER who said he paid a fixed charge notice for a speeding offence had

his case adjourned to produce evidence of the postal order. Mark McConnell (26) with an address at 10 St. Patrick’s Terrace, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, is accused of failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected exceeding the 60 km/h speed limit at Townspark West, Lismore, on 2nd April, 2015. At last week’s Lismore District Court, solicitor Paddy Gordon said his client purchased a postal order for €120 and sent it to the fixed charge penalty notice office. “It was never received by them and it was never returned to my client,” said Mr. Gordon. Judge Terence Finn said there are serial numbers on postal orders. The case was adjourned to 8th January, 2016, to allow the accused to try and get a copy of the postal order serial number. A DUNGARVAN woman using a motorcycle without insurance was fined last week. Kendra Hickey (23) with an address at Lickoran, Ballinamult, Dungarvan, was fined €250 at last week’s Lismore District Court, for not having insurance when Gardaí stopped

her on a motorcycle at Killeenagh South, Knockanore, Tallow, on 23rd March, 2015. She was also charged with driving without a licence at the same location and date. While the accused did have a licence, it did not cover the category for motorcycles. The accused has one previous conviction under the Road Traffic Act. The accused, who attended court, told Judge Terence Finn that she was in Australia for four years, where she had a motorcycle licence. She said in Australia, it is the vehicles which are insured, not the person, and when the Gardaí stopped her on the date in question, she was only back from Australia three weeks previously. She admitted her mistake in relation to insurance. Judge Finn pointed out that the legislation in Australia does not extend to Ireland. Handing down the €250 fine, Judge Finn noted she has no previous convictions for any similar insurance offence and did not disqualify her from driving. The licence offence was marked proven and taken into consideration.

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Fine for possession of controlled substance POSSESSION of a controlled substance resulted in a fine for a Dungarvan man. Damien Coward (22) with an address at 22 Congress Villas, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Lismore Avenue,

Dungarvan, on 20th December, 2014. Inspector David Nolan told last week’s Dungarvan District Court that Gardaí observed the accused on the night in question. “When the accused saw the Gardaí, he put a substance into a bottle of budweiser he was carrying,” said Insp. Nolan.

“He was searched and Gardaí retrieved a white powdery substance from the bottle. The accused admitted it was for his own personal use and said he wasn’t sure if it was speed or cocaine.” Solicitor David Burke told Judge Terence Finn that his client has not been in trouble since the incident.

“He has integrated himself with the community and is involved in local soccer,” said Mr. Burke. “He is doing his best to keep on the right track.” The court heard the accused has 27 previous convictions, but none for any drugs-related offences. Judge Finn handed down a €300 fine.

An Post TV licence prosecutions A FINE was handed to a woman who was found in possession of an unlicensed television set. Stana Bandur, with an address at 1 Glenside, Barrack Street, Cappoquin, was fined €100 and directed to pay €80 prosecution costs at last week’s Lismore District Court, for being in possession of an unlicensed television set when an Inspector with An Post called to her home on 25th February, 2015. The court heard that while the accused bought a TV licence, it was not backdated, causing a loss of revenue to An Post. A MAN was handed a fine for not having a TV licence. Edward Tobin, with an address at 69 New Street, Lismore, was fined €80 at last week’s Lismore District Court, and directed to pay prosecution costs of €80, for being in possession of an unlicensed television set when an Inspector with An Post

called to his home on 16th February, 2015. The court heard that while the accused bought a TV licence, it was not backdated, causing a loss of revenue to An Post. Solicitor, Neil Twomey said his client is unemployed and the father of three children. A FINE was handed down to a woman who did not have a TV licence. Leah Horgan Miguel, with an address at 17 Bride View Close, Tallow, was fined €80 at last week’s Lismore District Court, and directed to pay €80 prosecution costs, for being in possession of an unlicensed television set when an Inspector with An Post called to her home on 23rd February, 2015. The court heard that the accused purchased a TV licence, but did not backdate it, causing a loss of revenue to An Post.

Solicitor Neil Twomey said his client is 30-years-old and is the mother of three children. She has no previous convictions. A FINE was handed to a woman who did not have a TV licence. Joanne Drake, with an address at 1 Cois Bride, Tallow, was fined €80 at last week’s Lismore District Court, and directed to pay €80 prosecution costs, for being in possession of an unlicensed television set when an Inspector with An Post called to her home on 23rd February, 2015. The court heard that the accused has since purchased a TV licence, but there was still a loss of revenue to An Post, as she did not backdate it. Solicitor Neil Twomey said his client apologises. “She admits she had no TV licence. Her circumstances aren’t great. She has no previous convictions,” Mr. Twomey said.

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Variation in bail conditions A COUNTY Waterford man, who faces trial on charges of obstructing peace officers in the execution of their duty in Dungarvan Garda Station, succeeded in having his bail conditions varied by the Circuit Criminal Court in Waterford, last week. Meat factory worker, Jonathan Hayden with an address at No 65, Town Court, Dungarvan, faces four charges of obstructing Gardai on March 13, 2011. The court heard that a curfew between 9 pm and 7.30 am which was imposed on him by the District Court in Dungarvan conflicted with his night shift work in Dawn Meats. Barrister Noel Whelan, for the DPP, told the court that the Gardai had no objection to a variation in the bail conditions regarding the curfew. Judge Eugene O’Kelly lifted the curfew but said that other bail conditions such as signing-on at the Garda Station were to remain in place.

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Court told former sports coach to enter guilty plea A FORMER sports coach based in Waterford city is to enter a guilty plea to some 70 charges of sexually assaulting young boys over a period of about twenty years, the Circuit Criminal Court heard in Waterford, last week. Judge Eugene O’Kelly was told that the matter was listed for

November 17 but would not now go to trial and a jury would not be required. Barrister Noel Whelan, for the DPP., said that if the case went for trial it would take between two and three weeks. A guilty plea was due to be entered by the accused man on December 1st next.

It was likely that there would be an application for the preparation of a probation and welfare report at the December 1 hearing and it was expected that sentencing would adjourned to the January or February sessions. Sentencing would take at least a day or possibly two days, he said.

The 64-year-old former sports coach was arrested by the Gardai in 2013 following an investigation of sexual abuse of up to 30 boys in Waterford in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The accused man was remanded on continuing bail to appear at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court on December 1 next.

Water protesters charged with public order offences A GROUP of 30 anti-water charges protesters staged a demonstration outside Waterford District Court at Gracedieu Manor on the Tramore Road, last week, when five people were charged with public order offences arising out of clashes with Gardai and workers installing water meters in the city. During the brief court hearing members of the Garda Public Order

unit were on duty at the entrance to the temporary courthouse and the protest passed off without incident. Before the court were Derek Palmer (22) of No. 61, Cathal Brugha Pl., Dungarvan; Regina Ward (47) of No. 13, Clonuske Dr., Balbriggan, Dublin and Gerry Brandon (23) of The Maltings, Marlbone Lane, Dublin, who were

charged with failing to comply with a directions of a Garda and causing obstruction to the free passage of persons and vehicles at Laurel Court, Cherrymount, Waterford, and Bracken Grove, Waterford, on dates in September last. Francesca Veronica Dambra (39) of No. 27, Central Ave., Lisduggan, Waterford, was charged with intoxication in a public place, engaging

in threatening and insulting behaviour and failing to give her name and address to the Gardai. Patrick Rochford (68) of No. 53, Pond Fields, New Ross, Co. Wexford, is charged with engaging in threatening behaviour. Judge Kevin Staunton adjourned all cases to Waterford District Court for hearing on April 18, 2016.

Bail revoked for youth who hijacked car A 17-YEAR-OLD County Waterford youth, who was convicted of hijacking a car and assaulting and robbing the owner of an iphone, had his bail revoked and was remanded in custody by Waterford Circuit Criminal Court, last week. The youth, who is ward of court, had been given a deferred two year detention

term earlier this year and was released into the care of his maternal aunt for 12 months. Bail conditions included abiding by a curfew between 9 pm and 7 am, signing-on at Dungarvan Garda Station, remaining sober and complying with direction of the probation services. An additional bail condi-

tion was to stay away from certain named youths in Dungarvan, who also took part in the car hijacking incident. Barrister Noel Whelan, for the DPP., said the youth beached his curfew and there were also certain incidents in his aunt’s house. Dungarvan Gardai spotted him on CCTV in

different parts of the town late at night. His aunt was no longer in a position to accommodate him and the Gardai were seeking the revocation of bail. When giving evidence the youth’s aunt became emotional and broke down and said she could no longer have her nephew in her home. On one occasion

he punched and kicked the wall and disappeared for two days before returning to the house. She wanted the best for him but her younger son was her priority. Judge Eugene O’Kelly said there was a deliberate pattern in the breaches of the bail conditions. It was not that the youth was not

capable but the only conclusion that the court could come to was that he was unwilling to abide by the conditions. His aunt had to protect her young son from the adverse affects of the 17-year-old youth. The problem was that the youth had no place to reside and the court had to think of his safety and welfare.

The Judge revoked bail and said the youth knew the consequences he faced when he breached bail and he had to know boundaries. On an earlier occasion when bail was revoked he abused the situation. The youth was remanded in custody to Oberstown Boys Centre for sentence on December 1 next.

Road traffic prosecutions at Dungarvan District Court A DONATION to the court poor box resulted in a speeding fine being struck out. Paddy Davoren, with an address at 9 Violet Hill Park, Glasnevin, Dublin, failed to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected travelling at 91 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 2nd December, 2014. The accused, who was in court, said he sent a cheque to pay the penalty fine, but it wasn’t received in time by the penalty fines office. A donation of €80 was made to the court poor box and the charge was struck out. A DRIVER was fined in court last week in relation to a speeding offence. Anna Duncan (28) with an address at 30 Tuairin Alainn, Castlemartyr, Cork, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after her vehicle was detected travelling at 74 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at Garranbane, Dungarvan, on 7th December, 2014. Solicitor David Burke said his client has no previous convictions. A DRIVER had an offence of not wearing a seat belt struck out after she made a donation to the court poor box. Patricia Burke (50) with an address at 8 Ashcroft, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, was

observed not wearing a seat belt while driving at Devonshire Bridge, Dungarvan, on 15th April, 2015. A fixed charge notice which issued for the offence was never paid. Solicitor Niall King said the accused never received any fixed charge notice. A donation of €150 was made to the court poor box and the charge was struck out. A MOTORIST observed driving without wearing a seat belt had her case adjourned so she can make a donation to the court poor box. Jackie King (27) with an address at 46 Lackenfune, Dungarvan, was observed not wearing a seat belt at Devonshire Bridge, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, on 17th April, 2015. A fixed charge notice which issued for the offence was never paid. Solicitor, David Burke said his client pleads guilty to not wearing a seat belt on the date, but did not receive any fixed charge notice. He said his client has no previous convictions. The case was adjourned to 13th January, 2016, to allow the accused to pay the €150 donation to the court poor box. EXCEEDING the speed limit resulted in a fine for a driver.

Kenneth Stafford (34) with an address at 41 Commodore Barry Park, Rosslare Strand, Wexford, was fined €150 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after his vehicle was detected travelling at 97 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on the N25 at Ringcrehy, Dungarvan, on 24th April, 2015. The accused, who was in court, pleaded guilty to the speeding offence. He said he received the penalty fine and attempted to pay it, but the deadline had passed. The accused has no previous convictions. NOT wearing a seat belt resulted in a fine for an Abbeyside driver. Peter Keenan (40) with an address at 1 St. Monica’s Terrace, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after he was observed driving without wearing a seat belt at T. F. Meagher Street, Dungarvan, on 27th April, 2015. The accused did not appear in court. A DRIVER was fined in court last week for not wearing a seat belt. Thomas Stephen Walker (38) with an address at 12 Pollerton Road, Carlow, was fined €350 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, for failing to pay a fixed

charge notice, which issued after he was observed driving without a seat belt at Devonshire Bridge, Dungarvan, on 27th April, 2015. The accused, who has no previous convictions, did not appear in court. A PASSENGER who was not wearing a seat belt was fined in court last week. Thomas Harty (35) with an address at Shandon halting site, Dungarvan, was fined €150 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after he was observed in a vehicle as a passenger, without wearing a seat belt, at Devonshire Bridge, Dungarvan, on 5th May, 2015. Solicitor David Burke said his client received the penalty fine, but did not have the funds to pay it at the time. NOT having tax on his vehicle resulted in a fine for a motorist. Luke Connors, with an address at Newtown, Pillsworth, Maganey, Athy, Kildare, was fined €200 at last week’s Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge notice, which issued after Gardaí observed his vehicle on 15th May, 2015, parked at Boreenatra, Dungarvan without a current tax disc displayed. The court heard that the fixed charge notice was issued to the registered owner

of the vehicle - the accused, but it was never paid. The accused, who has no previous convictions, did not appear in court. A ROAD traffic offence will be struck out if the accused makes a donation to the court poor box. Maurice Kiely (43) with an address at 27 Argideen Lawn, Togher, Cork, was observed driving without wearing a seat belt at Devonshire Bridge, Dungarvan, on 26th May, 2015. The accused, who was in court, said he never received a fixed charge notice for the offence. The case was adjourned to 13th January, 2016, to allow the accused to make a €150 donation to the court poor box. A DRIVER is to make a donation to the court poor box in relation to a road traffic offence. Anita Broderick (52) with an address at Chalet 5, Carrigoran House, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Clare, was observed driving without wearing a seat belt at Youghal Road onto Mitchel Street, Dungarvan, on 30th May, 2015. The accused said she never received any fixed charge notice. The case was adjourned to 13th January, 2016, to allow the accused to make a €150 donation to the court poor box.

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Sentencing of accused adjourned for medical reports A COUNTY Waterford girl, who was the victim of sexual defilement, was anxious for criminal proceedings against her abuser to be finalised, the Circuit Criminal Court heard in Waterford, last week. The girl who was now aged 18 years wanted to put the case behind her and the State was objecting to an adjournment, said Noel Whelan, BL., for the Director of Public Prosecutions. A 37-year-old pleaded guilty when arrigned last April to two counts of defilement of a girl under the age of 16 years by engaging in sexual intercourse with her in Dungarvan on a date unknown between October 1st, 2012 and November 30th, 2012 as well as on September 9th, 2013. The case was put back to November for the preparations of psychological and medical reports

on the accused. Barrister Edward O’Mahoney, instructed by Eamon Hayes, solr., for the accused man, said the reports that were required were of a specialised nature dealing with his client’s cardiac and medical condition. The defence had been unable to get any of these reports from the medical practitioners. On May 15th last the accused was admitted to the cardiac unit of Waterford University Hospital for two weeks. The case was later adjourned as he was attending the Fall and Blackout Clinic. He had seizures and blackouts and was on medication and on the night before he was due in court he suffered an episode and fell down the stairs. A court may well consider a custodial sentence in this case and it was essential to have a full medical picture of the accused in order to

decide the impact of a prisons sentence on him. It was also imperative that the prison authorities were properly informed of his condition and treatment the counsel said. The accused man had a “loop recorder” implant in his chest that monitored his heart activity and that was due for replacement.There was grave concern that his medical condition had not been explored and he could be at risk if put into custody. The complainant could not be prejudiced by an adjournment because guilty pleas to his criminal conduct were entered and she was not facing an uncertain outcome, he added. Judge Eugene O’Kelly said what was missing was a letter or report from the accused man’s GP stating what he was suffering from and who he was attending. A clear pic-

ture of his psychiatric condition was necessary for sentencing. That picture was less than clear and some sort of clarity was needed before the court embarked on sentencing. The accused did not appear to be over diligent in getting his medical reports and he missed a number of appointments for consultation with his consultant. For a man with such a serious condition it seemed unusual that there was no information available. The Judge directed that the defence solicitor write and explain to the accused man’s GP or consultant that he was facing very serious charges and to obtain a comprehensive medical report on his condition. Adjourning the case to December 2 next, he said that the case would be dealt with by the end of the current term.

Death of teenager recounted at Inquest THE death of a local teenager was recounted at an Inquest held in Dungarvan last week. Jamie Ducey (18) who had an address at Cluain Garbhán, the Burgery, Dungarvan, drowned in a stream at the rear of Sallybrook estate, Abbeyside in the early hours of 16th May, 2014, following a chase by Gardaí investigating an earlier incident that occurred just before midnight on 15th May, when youths were throwing glass bottles at houses in the Seapark housing estate and a senior Garda was assaulted. The Coroner, Dr. Eoin Maughan, told the Inquest that it isn’t quite possible to say whether Jamie ended up in the water due to slipping,

or as a result of alcohol being involved. The Inquest heard that Jamie had three times the amount of the legal drink driving limit of alcohol in his blood dream at the time. A jury returned a verdict of drowning and death by misadventure. On the night of 15th May, 2014, a group of youths, which included Jamie Ducey, had been drinking at the beach area in Abbeyside. They left the beach and were walking through the Seapark estate when some of the group began throwing bottles at houses. Superintendent Michael Leacy, who was in bed at the time, got up to investigate the disturbance in the estate. Outside he observed

two men, one of whom was identified as Jamie Ducey. Supt. Leacy was assaulted that night, when another of the youths hit him from behind, on the head with a bottle, who then fled the scene. Dylan McGovern, a friend of Jamie Ducey, said both he and Jamie were running when they saw a Garda van. He said the last time he saw Jamie was when he climbed over a fence into a back garden. Garda Aidan McCarthy and Garda Mark O’Donovan, who were in the Garda van said they saw two men in the Sallybrook Estate. The two men began running when they saw the Garda van. Gardaí shouted to the men to stop, but they con-

tinued to run. One of the men (Jamie Ducey) climbing over a fence above a stream. Gardaí carried out a search and it was several minutes later when they observed something in the stream, which they discovered to be Jamie Ducey. The Assistant State Pathologist, Dr. Michael Curtis said there was no evidence of assault or restraint and his findings were consistent with death by drowning. In a deposition to the Inquest, Jamie’s mother, Lisa Jones, said he had just turned 18 and was the eldest of her three children. She said the last thing she said to him was “take care” when he rang her on the night around 10.40 p.m.

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Congratulations to Declan O’Keeffe, Ardsallagh, Youghal, who recently graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) Honours from DIT and is pictured with Professor Brian Norton, President of DIT.

A WEXFORD woman withdrew her appeal in Waterford Circuit Criminal Court, last week, against the severity of a prison sentence totalling 12 months imposed on her for two separate thefts in Dungarvan town centre. Caroline Duffin with an address at No. 16, Mount George, Wexford, was given two terms of six months in prison, to run consecutively, by Dungarvan District Court. She was convicted of stealing €1,250 in cash the property of Maura Cockwell, Eden Café, Dungarvan Shopping Centre on February 22nd, 2014 and stealing

€200 in cash from the purse of Rosemary O’Riordan at Dunnes Stores in the same shopping centre on June 12th, 2014. Waterford State Solicitor Frank Hutchison said the appellant was in custody in respect of another matter. She was given a sentence of nine months for a similar offence in Limerick on September 3 last. No advantage was gained by lodging the appeal against her Dungarvan sentences, he said. Judge Eugene O’Kelly struck out the appeal and affirmed the District Court sentences.

telling her he was “drinking a few bottles” and would be back later. Ms. Jones said Jamie “was a good young fella” and “had a heart of gold and was a big softie”. “Jamie didn’t deserve this at all. He is sorely missed by us all,” she said. Meanwhile, Jamie’s father, Michael Ducey, speaking to Joe Duffy on RTÉ’s Liveline last Friday, said there should be more facilities in Dungarvan to occupy young male adults, to help divert them from the path of drinking and drugs. He urged young men to be strong and pursue the activities they like and have the courage to say ‘no’ to peer pressure and to look after themselves.

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Gardaí investigating burglaries in West Waterford GARDAÍ are investigating a number of burglaries in West Waterford, including the burglary of a supermarket. Kelleher’s Supervalu, Main Street, Cappoquin, was broken into at around 3.00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, 24rd November.

A sum of money was taken in the incident. Entry was gained by forcing the front door. It is believed that the culprit(s) cut the telephone lines during the burglary of the supermarket, resulting in telephones out of order in both Cappoquin or

Lismore all day Tuesday. It is understood a dark coloured car was spotted in the vicinity and Gardaí have appealed for any witnesses, who may have observed suspicious vehicles, to contact detectives at Dungarvan Garda Station on 05848600.

Meanwhile, Gardaí are also investigating four burglaries which occurred in the Lismore area over the weekend. Four houses were targeted. All houses were unoccupied during the burglaries. Gardaí have again

appealed for anyone who observed any suspicious activity or suspicious persons / vehicles to contact them immediately. Burglaries increase during the Winter months because criminals use the cover of darkness to break into homes.

Christmas Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Dungarvan THE annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Exhibition is currently on show in the Old Market House Arts Centre, Lower Main Street, Dungarvan. This year the gallery is focusing on Affordable Art with a large range of original Arts & Crafts for under €150. In addition there are plenty of stocking fillers with prices starting at €10. Dungarvan artist Sinéad Hehir is showing recent work under the title ‘Where we belong’, plus Cork photographer Kevin Murphy

has stunning images of time captured during his visit to Kolkata with the Hope Foundation. The Old Market House Arts Centre is open Tuesday to Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (lunch 1.30 to 2.30 p.m.) and on Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This exhibition continues until 23rd December, 2015. Admission is free and please take the opportunity to buy an original gift and support artists and craft workers. Nollaig shona dár gCustaiméirí go léír.

in the country is AB- (negative), which is one percent of the population. The IBTS clinic will be in Dungarvan to accept blood donations from people on 25th and 26th November, at Lawlor’s Hotel, from 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. More details about blood donations and clinics at www.giveblood.ie.

Decision on Portlaw wind turbine delayed RESIDENTS awaiting a decision on the proposed wind turbine in Portlaw will have to wait another month while An Bord Pleanála makes a decision. The case (PL93.245176) for a proposed wind turbine at Beallough, Portlaw, was due to be decided by 23rd November, last. However, there is a delay in a decision on the case and it will not now be decided until 21st

December, 2015. Tornado Electric Ltd., are looking to build the wind turbine with a maximum output of 850 kilowatt, a rotor diameter not exceeding 54 metres and a hub height no exceeding 60 metres, and extended access road. Waterford Council had previously granted permission for the development with conditions last June.

Man tragically dies in house fire A MAN in his 80s has tragically died in a house fire in Kilsheelan. Emergency services were called to the scene of the fire at 1.30 a.m. on Monday, 23rd November, at Kilsheelan, Clonmel.

The elderly man was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardaí said the man was the only person in the house and the scene was preserved for a technical examination.

and away from windows and letterboxes; record details of valuables and don’t keep large sums of cash at home; and if you have an alarm, use it, even when at home. For more crime prevention advice, check out www.garda.ie.

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Blood donations sought BLOOD donations are being sought from West Waterford residents by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). The IBTS are particularly seeking O+ (positive) type blood donations, which is the most common blood group in Ireland (47 percent of the population). Around 3,000 donations are needed each week of all blood groups. The rarest blood group

Gardaí are advising people to be extra vigilant and to keep an eye on your neighbours. Householders are advised to secure all doors and windows; light up your home when away, even for a short time. Use timer switches when out. Store keys safely

Pictured attending the recent Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV) Course on Lettings held at the Institute of Technology, Tallaght, Dublin, were David and Gerardine Reynolds and Eamon O’Flaherty, President IPAV.

WATERFORD City & County Council is a member of the MapAlerter.com network. This means that Waterford Council can now send FREE instant location aware alerts to people living and working within the city and county, via SMS Text Message, Email, Social Media and now through the NEW MapAlerter App. The Council will be issuing the following alerts: Water Service Interruptions Burst Mains & Boil Water Notifications Scheduled Major Road Works & Road Closures Flood Alerts Major Road Accidents & Incidents

Bridge Lifts Planned Night Work Severe Weather Planning applications Plus many other community alerts (Festivals, Parades, Spraoi, Garda notices etc.) Registration is FREE and it costs nothing to receive alerts. To register for FREE local alerts or to download the app visit www.mapalerter.com There are a growing number of Councils using MapAlerter as their corporate communications solution for public subscribers. Other Councils on MapAlerter are Carlow, Wexford, Fingal, Limerick, Roscommon and Cork County Council.

Picture Present.Focus Forward calendar project in association with Solas Centre THE Picture Present.Focus Forward project was officially launched at the Theatre Royal recently. This awareness project incorporated a video and 2016 Solas calendar which was created on a voluntary basis by portrait photographer Bara Alich and video production company Viedo Ireland in association with the South Eastern Cancer Foundation, Solas Centre. It features portraits and testimonials of people whose lives have been affected by cancer, all of them clients of the Solas Centre. They shared their feelings and experiences as part of the Picture Present. Focus Forward project and this was captured to help empower and inspire others who may be going through similar challenges to stay positive and focus on the future. To celebrate the launch the glamorously dressed participants were ferried from the Solas Centre to the Theatre Royal in limousines and vintage cars to be applauded on their arrival

by over 400 family members, friends and supporters, to a prosecco and red carpet reception. The evening was opened by Glenn Murphy accompanied by Ronan Scolard on guitar followed by the unveiling of the project video. The project video featured moving testimonials from the participants, along with footage of the calendar photoshoot weekend in the Waterford Castle. This helped to give the audience more of an insight into the participant’s personal journey with cancer and the background to the project. The beautifully designed 2016 Solas Calendar is now on sale for €10 in the Solas Centre, Williamstown, Waterford, and Hallahan’s Family Pharmacy, 38 & 39 Grattan Square, Dungarvan. For a full list of retail outlets selling the calendar you can visit our website, solascentre.ie or call the Solas Centre on 051 304604 or check out the ‘Solas Centre South Eastern Cancer Foundation’ Facebook page.

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Lismore Walkers group, who sponsored the calendar, at the launch. They do a lot of fundraising for many charities in the South East. They meet weekly for walks in Lismore and make a donation [Kate QP] which is divided between many charities at the end of the year.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Public urged not to display valuables in vehicles MEMBERS of the public are being advised to lock their property out of sight in the vehicle to help prevent opportunistic theft by criminals. At the recent meeting of Waterford City and County’s Joint Policing Committee, Superintendent Chris Delaney, Waterford, said thefts from vehicles is opportunistic theft which takes place in mostly quiet locations such as remote car parks and beaches, and is a crime which is prevalent in the Summer months. However, the public were urged to use caution coming up to the Christmas season and lock all valuables away and out of sight in the vehicle. Figures presented to the JPC showed that thefts from vehicles in the Dungarvan District this year was on a par with last year’s figures, while thefts from vehicles in the Tramore area increased by 65 percent. In Waterford City, the crime fell by 22 percent, while overall in the Waterford Division, thefts from vehicles decreased by six percent. Supt. Delaney said visible property left in vehicles, such as laptops, tablets, and phones are amongst the top items stolen. “In the last ten weeks, there have been only three reports of thefts from vehicles in rural areas, which

shows it can be a seasonal crime during Summer months, which targets tourists and people on day trips to the coastline,” Supt. Delaney. Cllr. Joe Kelly asked whether extra Gardaí and resources have been drafted into areas which saw a spike in thefts from vehicles. Cllr. Kelly said many areas, like Tramore, depend heavily on the tourism trade and it could affect tourists going to an area if they felt their cars are not safe. He also asked if there was any plan to have a high visibility of Garda presence on the streets during the Christmas period. “There will be more shoppers around; a lot of money going about the place, with more shoplifting and possibly pick-pocket teams from Dublin or from outside the country,” said Cllr. Kelly. He asked if robberies and thefts were being carried out by the same criminals over and over again. OPERATIONS TO TARGET REOFFENDING CRIMINALS Supt. Delaney said Gardaí have a number of operations during the year which target people who are constantly committing crime in the Waterford Division. He acknowledged that it is a small portion of people who are committing a large

amount of crime and detectives are continually in the courts trying to have strict bail conditions imposed on suspects, or have their bail revoked altogether. “We find that we get results when we target people like that who are continually committing crime,” said Supt. Delaney. “It is the most effective way of preventing them from recommitting a crime.” Supt. Delaney said it can be an ongoing ‘battle’ in the courts over bail. He said a person can be refused bail in the District Court, but the person can appeal it to the High Court in Dublin. “That means we have to send our officers to the High Court to object to bail. It is the system we are in and we have to do it. We are continually involved in this confrontation over bail,” he said. Supt. Delaney said ‘Operation Safeguard’ should address most of the issues and concerns about criminals targeting people. CAVEAT EMPTOR (LET THE BUYER BEWARE) Supt. Delaney also warned the public to be wary of any ‘bargains’ they purchase at adhoc car boot sales and markets. “These items can be very cheap - their is a reason why they are cheap,” said Supt. Delaney.

“When people go to these car boot sales or markets and make certain purchases, they should be asking themselves ‘why am I getting it at this price?’ We have carried out operations on those types of markets in the South East and that will continue,” he said. “There is a responsibility on the public to be very aware of what they are buying at these markets. “There is no such thing as a ‘bargain’. These items did not fall out of the sky. Criminals steal items of property so they can get financial gain - and to do that they have to sell it on and they do that by trying to offload it for a very low price. “If a person is caught with a stolen item they have purchased, they will be prosecuted for handling stolen property.” Supt. Delaney acknowledged that the majority of sellers at certain markets are genuine. He encouraged people to take note of serial numbers of their property and to mark their property with an ID marking and take photographs of the item(s). “That is something we always advise,” he said. He also encouraged the public to inform the Gardaí if they become aware of anyone attempting to sell item(s) they believe to be stolen. “If the public feel there is

Ireland 2016 - Commemorative Events Programme for Waterford ARE you organising an event to commemorate 1916 in Waterford ? Would you like to have details of your event included in the official Waterford Events Programme? If so Waterford City and County City Council are inviting groups and individuals to submit dates and details of their events to the Commemoration Co-ordinator Jane Cantwell by Friday, 4th December. Community Groups who have already submitted their projects under the 2016 Commemoration Fund do not need to resubmit their details. This open invitation is

any suspicious property that is stolen, or a very low price, lift the phone and contact the Gardaí,” Supt. Delaney added. PREVENTION Superintendent John Mulligan, Tramore, said prevention of a crime is better, and urged members of the public to place out of sight any valuables and property in the vehicle. “For some criminals, it can be ‘easy pickings’,” Supt. Mulligan said. Responding to questions in relation to an increase in thefts from vehicles in the Tramore area, Supt. Mulligan said the Gardaí will improve the resources they have in dealing with the crime. Cllr. Kelly asked if there was sufficient Garda patrol cars in the Waterford Division. Supt. Mulligan said he felt there is a considerable number of Garda patrol cars allocated to each District. “I’m happy with the number of Garda patrol vehicles in Tramore,” he said. Cllr. Kelly asked if the Waterford Division has had any information in relation to a proposed ‘Mobile Garda Station’ on wheels, particularly for the rural areas where sub-stations were closed. Supt. Mulligan said the Waterford Division has not received any ‘Mobile Garda Station’.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

John’s photo-art exhibition proves popular at ‘Bank Studios’ By Tom Keith A MAGNIFICENT collection of photos by photo artist, John Bermingham and entitled "Hypnagogia 1.1" was officially opened at The Bank Studios last Thursday night. John Bermingham is a visual artist in the South East working in photography, digital media and compositing, as well as stylised and fantasy portraits. Also working in video, John has made numerous music videos and animated shorts. Among the large attendance were members of John’s family, interested members of the public and fellow artists from Bank Studios, which has become a significant hub for artists in Dungarvan since it

opened some years ago. The collection represents a retrospective of the work which John has produced over the past twelve months and some video elements which he has made over the last few years. “The pieces are all gathered under the title "Hypnagogia 1.1", says John, “as a lot of my visual inspiration comes from that place between sleep and awake, and the pieces are certainly representative of a slightly skewed reality. A lot of the themes in my work come from dealing with suffering from anxiety and social anxiety disorder, as well as my slightly esoteric sense of humour and love of irony. My inspiration comes in an equal measure of conscience composition and visceral visual ideas from

dreams and day dreams. John was delighted by the turn out at the launch of his exhibition and the variety of attendees. “The response to the exhibition on opening night, and in the days since, has been overwhelmingly positive,” says John, “with many people lingering to view my videos. “One of the most satisfying things about the exhibition is getting to experience people's reactions to the work, in particular to the pieces that feature Grattan Square 'First half-hour free' and 'Imagine all the people living life in peas'. “It was a great pleasure to me to bring the exhibition to Dungarvan, my adopted home town, where the majority of the images were photographed and created.”

Everything in John’s work is photographed or created by himself, and he doesn’t use any "stock" images or 3D models. There are many magnificent visual treats among the collection, as well as those which will also raise a smile from the viewer. This is an exhibition which should not be missed. It will be open today (Wednesday) only due to pressure of several other collections ready for exhibition. However, many of the exhibits can be seen on: Facebook - www.facebook.com/allthatcanbe Website - www.allthatcanbe.com Album http://allthatcanbe.bandcamp.com/ Videos www.youtube.com/allthatcanbe

Sue Hiscock, Michelle Malinowski, John Bermingham, Conor Malinowski, Troy Egan and Killian Egan were some of the early arrivals at the opening of John’s exhibition entitled "Hypnagogia 1.1" at The Bank Studios last Thursday evening. [Tom Keith]

Karen Coleman, John Bermingham, David Coleman and Conor Coleman were at the opening of John’s Exhibition at The Bank Studios last Thursday evening. [Tom Keith]

Pictured at The Bank Studios last Thursday evening for the opening of John Bermingham’s photo art exhibition entitled "Hypnagogia 1.1" were Jennifer Trindle, John Bermingham and Kellie Whittle Gillis. [Tom Keith]

Pictured with photo artist, John Bermingham (left) at the launch of his Exhibition entitled "Hypnagogia 1.1" at the Bank Studios last Thursday night are Emma Davis, Becky Fitzgerald and Tony Walsh. [Tom Keith]

Pictured at The Bank Studios last Thursday evening for the opening of John Bermingham’s photo art exhibition entitled "Hypnagogia 1.1" were Gena Bermingham, John Bermingham, Louise Barry, Morgan McGrath and Aisling Barry. [Tom Keith]

Minister Kathleen Lynch’s visit to Carriglea Cairde Services – pictured back row: Mary McGrath (Carriglea Services) Vincent O’Flynn (Carriglea Services) Sarah Craig (HRB) Catherine Casey-Farrell (Carriglea Serices) Fiona O’Neill (Federation of Voluntary Bodies) Regina Deegan (Carriglea Services). Front Row: Minister Kathleen Lynch, Carmel Curran (Carriglea Services), Sr. Mary Fitzgerald (Carriglea Services) Graine Duffy (Department of Health). [Pat Crowley]

Minister Kathleen Lynch visits Carriglea Cairde Services ON Thursday, 12th November, 2015 Minister of State at the Department of Health, Ms. Kathleen Lynch visited Carriglea Cairde Services. Minister Lynch’s visit was organised in conjunction with staff of the Health Research Board (HRB) who produce an annual report of statistical information based on the National Intellectual Disability Database. Carmel Curran, who avails of services at Carriglea Cairde Services, Dungarvan won an art competition to design the cover of the Annual Report for 2014. Carmel’s entry entitled ‘Surge of Colour’ was selected from over 300 entries nationwide. Minister Lynch, presented Carmel with her prizes which included a trophy and a framed copy of the cover. This was a wonderful achievement for Carmel who was joined at the event by her family and fellow service users and staff from Carriglea Cairde Services. Teachers and students from Ard Scoil na nDeise were also present as Carmel completed the painting during an integrated art class with transition year students at Ard Scoil na nDeise. Two representatives from the HRB, Ms. Sarah Craig and Ms. Anne O’Donoghue along

with Ms. Grainne Duffy from the Department of Health and Ms. Fiona O’Neill representing the National Federation of

Voluntary Bodies were present to formally launch the 2014 Annual Report, which is now available on the HRB website.

Minister Kathleen Lynch presenting Carmel Curran with a plaque at Carriglea Cairde Services. The occasion was to mark Carmel winning the painting competition to design the cover of the 2014 National Intellectual Disability Database Annual Report. [Pat Crowley]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Sherry FitzGerald winners of the ‘Residential Agency Award’

Richard Meehan, son of Jack and Ber Meehan, Knockmeal, Ballinamult, Co. Waterford, who graduated at CIT (Cork) with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical Engineering.

SHERRY FitzGerald has been awarded the Residential Agency Award at the Property Industry Excellence Awards at a ceremony which took place on Thursday evening at The National Convention Centre in Dublin. The awards programme was designed to independently recognise the highest standards of professionalism and excellence across the entire property sector. Commenting on the award Mary Dillon, Head of Countrywide, Sherry FitzGerald, said: “We were delighted to accept this award which recognises our customer centric approach, served by a talented and passionate group of property professionals who operate from 88 locations across Ireland. We strongly believe that it is our commitment to our customers, both our vendors and our purchasers, which sets us apart from our competitors. “We are a dynamic professional services firm with an infrastructure that uses cutting edge tech-

Enda Gunnell, CEO of Pinergy, presenting the award to Michael Grehan, Managing Director, Sherry FitzGerald Residential. nology, market leading research and innovative marketing in all its forms to deliver the most respected estate agency service in Ireland. The Sherry Fitz Way ensures that buyers and sellers get the best possible outcome for their property needs. Our offering covers all aspects of residential property, adhering at all times to the highest standards of excellence.” David Reynolds of Sherry FitzGerald

Reynolds in Dungarvan said “we are also very proud of Sherry FitzGerald winning this National prestigious award. As a franchise office we share the many benefits which our customers enjoy being supported by Ireland’s No. 1 Property Provider”. Sherry FitzGerald Reynolds in Dungarvan earlier this year won the overall Marketing Award as part of the Sherry FitzGerald Franchise of the Year Awards.

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In Memoriam

LANDERS (8th anniversary) – In loving memory of my brother John Landers, late of Ballinroad, Dungarvan, who died on 24th November, 2007. R.I.P. Masses offered. Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Pray for him.

BAILEY (13th anniversary) – In loving memory of our dear mother Margaret Bailey, late of Villierstown, who died on 28th November, 2002. Masses offered. It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone, You took a part of each of us, The day God called you home. Like falling leaves the years go by, But memories of you will never die, Sunshine passes, shadows fall, But memories of you outlast them all. In the centre of God’s garden, There is someone special there, That someone is our Mother, The best beyond compare. It does not take a special day, For us to think of you, Each Mass we hear, each prayer we say, Is offered up for you. We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again.

–Always remembered by your loving sons Pat and Joe; daughters Maria, Margaret and Ann; daughter-in-law Carmel; sons-in-law John and Pat; grandchildren and great grandchildren.

† BURKE (33rd anniversary) – In loving memory of a dear husband and father Michael Burke, late of Moneygorm, Cappoquin, who died on 28th November, 1982. R.I.P. Masses offered.

CASEY – In loving memory of Patrick Casey, late of Affane, whose Anniversary occurs on 26th November, 2015. You left us lovely memories, With pride we speak your name, Though life goes on without you, It will never be the same. Always in our hearts and prayers.

–Love from Mam; sisters Bridget and Siobhan, and son Evan. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in Affane Church at 7.30 p.m. on Friday, 4th December.

COLEMAN (16th anniversary) – In loving memory of Patie Coleman, late of Fahafeela, Kilmacthomas, who died on 30th November, 1999. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Monday, 30th November, in St. Anne’s Church, Ballylaneen, at 6.00 p.m. Time may heal the heartaches, Like the smile that hides the tears, But happy memories keep you close, Despite the passing years.

–Always remembered by your loving son P. J.

Memories are special, They don’t fade away, We think of you always, Not just today. Will those who think of him today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

–Always remembered by Eileen and family.

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CURRAN (9th anniversary) – In loving memory of Ned Curran, late of “St. Anthony’s,” Carriganna, Stradbally, and Ballinavouga, Leamybrien, who passed away on 27th November, 2006. Nine years, Millions of tears, But you are always close by, To calm my fears. Because the love, And the friendship we shared, Lives on within my heart now and forever, We will never be apart.

–Your ever loving wife Catherine.

DWANE (19th anniversary) – In loving memory of Eugene Dwane, late of Bawnabraher, The Burgery, Dungarvan, who died on 28th November, 1996. R.I.P. Masses offered. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 29th November, at 10.00 a.m., in Ballinroad Church. Those we love remain with us, For love itself lives on, And cherished memories, Never fade.

–Sadly missed by your loving wife Mary; son Nicholas and daughter-inlaw Carol.

HACKETT (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of Bridget Hackett, late of 13 Fitzgerald Terrace, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary occurs on 27th November. Anniversary Mass for Bridget will be celebrated on Friday, 27th November, at 10.00 a.m., in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Dungarvan. We have a book of memories, It’s not upon a shelf, It’s deep within our hearts, And we keep it to ourselves. We turn the key quite often, And think of bygone days, We miss you now so very much, And in so many ways. We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives, Until we meet again. Gentle Jesus up above, Give Bridget all our love.

–Sadly missed, never forgotten, by your husband Maurice; sons Jim and Patsy; daughters Carmel and Mary and families.

HORGAN (11th anniversary) – Treasured memories of a dear wife and mother Noreen Horgan, late of Garryduff, Colligan, who died on 20th November, 2004. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, 28th November, at 7.30 p.m., in St. Anne’s Church, Colligan. A smile for all, A heart of gold, One of the best, This world could hold. Never selfish, Always kind, What wonderful memories, You left behind.

–Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by Diarmuid and family.

KENNEALLY (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of Jackie Kenneally, late of Skehacrine, Abbeyside, who died on 29th November, 2010. Mass offered. Those who die don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed, still very dear. No special day is needed, For us to think of you, For you were very special, We thought the world of you. You always had a joke to share, A laugh, a smile and time to care.

–Always remembered and deeply missed by your loving wife Maureen; daughters Marianne, Pat and Angela; sons John, Kieran, Bryan, Gerry and Mark; grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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–Always remembered by his sister Carmel; brotherin-law Lar; niece Majella, Brendan, Darragh and Sarah. McGOVERN (1st anniversary) – Treasured memories of Noel, late of 20 Boreenatra, Dungarvan, who left us on 25th November, 2014. R.I.P. Some people say that given time, The heartache will subside, But the feelings in our heart today, Are the same as when you died. We miss you because we loved you, Much more than words can say, All we know is that without you, There is no perfect day.

–Sadly missed and always loved from you devoted wife Teresa and family. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered up for Noel at 10 o’clock Mass on Sunday, 6th December, 2015, in St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan.

O’CONNOR (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of Helen O’Connor, late of The Burgery, who died on 27th November, 2010. R.I.P. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 29th November, in St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside, at 9.30 a.m. Our hearts are full of memories, With pride we speak your name, Though life goes on without you, It will never be the same. Those special days will not return, When we were all together, But with love and memories, You will walk with us forever.

–Lovingly remembered by your sons Niall and John; daughters Lorraine and Paula; son-in-law Paul; daughter-in-law Eimear, and grandchildren.

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O’CONNOR (2nd anniversary) – In loving memory of Liam O’Connor, late of Cul Rua, Aglish, and formerly of Walsh Island, Co. Offaly, who died on 2nd December, 2013. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Friday, 4th December, in the Church of the Assumption, Aglish, at 7.30 p.m. Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Though absent you are always near, Still loved, still missed, so very much.

–Sadly missed by his wife Maria and sons Mark, Thomas, Matthew, Luke and Andrew and daughter Emily. WALL (26th anniversary) – In loving memory of Paddy Wall, late of Newtown, Ballymacarbry, who died on 26th November, 1989. God saw the road was getting rough, The hill was hard to climb, He gently closed your loving eyes, And whispered peace be thine. A lot of things have happened, A lot in life is new, But the things that never alter, Are our memories of you. Another year, silent tears, Sweet memories of yesteryears, On his soul sweet Jesus have mercy.

WALSH (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of Christopher Walsh, late of Garranbane, whose Anniversary occurs on 28th November. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in Garranbane Church on Sunday, 29th November, at 11.00 a.m. A heart of gold, A life so true, Loved and remembered, By all he knew. You always had a smile to share, A laugh, a joke and time to share, Each of us in our own way, Have special thoughts of you today. You were always willing, helpful and kind, No task was ever too big, You’d just give a nod and a smile, And take it in your stride, What beautiful memories you left behind. Your name is often spoken, We talk about you still, You haven’t been forgotten, You know you never will.

–Sadly missed by Dad, Mam, Joseph, Áine, Nicola, Granny and nieces Kacey and Ellie.

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–Sadly missed by your wife Nonie and family.

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KILMACTHOMAS BRIDGE CLUB (18/11/2015) – Kindly sponsored by E. Flahavan & Sons Ltd.: 1st Elayne Kirwan & Breeda Murphy; 2nd Claire Cummins & Betty Murphy; 3rd Anna Ryan & Catherine Power; 4th Mary Cummins & Beth Spollen; 5th Brenda Cummins & Claire Shanahan; 6th Maeve Coghlan & Margaret Flynn. AFFANE BRIDGE CLUB (9/11/2015) – 1st Claire Meaney & Pat Murphy; 2nd Margaret Clancy & Mary Fives; 3rd Una Mason & Laboure Cliffe; Joint 4th Rita Hegarty & Helen McGrath, Ben Flynn & Maureen Arrigan.

POWER – Birthday remembrance of Catherine Power (nee Lynch), late of Ballyknock, Dungarvan, whose birthday occurs on 25th November, 2015. There is no night, without a dawning, No Winter without a Spring, And beyond death’s dark horizon, Our hearts once more will sing. For those who leave us for a while, Have only gone away, Out of a restless, careworn world, Into a brighter day.

–A wonderful wife and a loving mother, sadly missed and always remembered by husband Willie; son Tom; daughter Carol, and family.

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Planning O Permission O Situations Vacant C C WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL – We, Catherine O'Donoghue and Emiliano Guevara, intend to apply for planning permission to the above Authority for: A) Change of use from Commercial Restaurant and B&B to a Single Family Dwelling; B) Demolition of existing kitchen to the rear; C) Revised internal layout and window locations; D) Ancillary site works to include a new boundary wall to the front. At Glencairn Inn, Lismore, Co. Waterford. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority (Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford), during its public opening hours (9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL – Pauline Roche intends to apply for planning permission for the indefinite retention of the following alterations to dwelling house as granted for under PD 04/1846; 1. 1st floor front elevation extension for the provision of an en-suite; 2. Alterations to stone facing to front elevation; 3. Rear elevation extension to kitchen; 4. Change of roof type over rear elevation conservatory; 5. Additional window on 1st floor south western side elevation and 6. Replacement of ground floor doorway on south western side elevation with window at Monatarrive West, Lismore, Co. Waterford. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority (Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford), during its public opening hours (9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL – Permission is sought to construct two-storey extension to existing dwelling including alterations to existing fenestration and ancillary works at “Cairnbaan,” Garrynageeragh East, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford – Dermot and Brona O’Neill. The application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford, during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application.

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BOUNDARY COMMITTEE PUBLIC NOTICE AND INVITATION OF SUBMISSIONS Review of the administrative boundary between Waterford City and County Council and Kilkenny County Council Part V of the Local Government Act 1991 Notice is hereby given that Mr Alan Kelly TD, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has established a Boundary Committee to carry out a review of the local government boundary between Waterford City and County Council and Kilkenny County Council and to prepare a report under Part V of the Local Government Act 1991.

• Applicants must be over 18 and under 55 years old. • Candidates may be shortlisted on the information provided on the application form. Application forms are available from the Human Resources Department, Waterford City and County Council, Civic Ofﬁces, Dungarvan, Tel. No.: 0761 10 2045 or may be obtained on our website at www.waterfordcouncil.ie Closing date for receipt of applications is 4 p.m. on Friday, 11th December, 2015 Waterford City and County Council is an equal opportunities employer

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Submissions are invited in relation to the boundary review. Submissions should be provided via the Review website at www.waterfordboundaryreview.ie using the template provided. Alternatively, or in addition, submissions in writing can be made to the addresses below. Submissions should be received not later than Friday 15 January 2016 and will be published on the Review website. Following consideration of submissions of the matters included in the terms of reference, and of the outcomes of such consultation as may be carried out by the Committee, the Committee will make such recommendations with respect to the administrative boundary between Waterford City and County Council and Kilkenny County Council and any consequent recommendations that they consider to be necessary in the interests of effective and convenient local government in due course. The Committee will prepare and furnish to the Minister a report in writing of that review and its recommendations. The Terms of Reference for the Boundary Committee and maps, showing the existing boundary and the Committee’s area of interest, are on display for public inspection at the ofﬁces of Waterford City and County Council and Kilkenny County Council until Friday 15 January. The addresses for written submissions are as follows;

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• Persons must reside and, if employed, work within 3 kms distance or 5 mins travelling of the Fire Station which will allow him/her to respond within the turnout time as set by the Chief Fire Ofﬁcer.

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• Persons must hold a full unendorsed Class B driving licence.

DRAFT CONTROL OF SKIPS BYE-LAWS 2015 Waterford City & County Council in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 72 of the Roads Act 1993 and having consulted with the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána hereby gives notice that it has prepared Draft Control of Skips Bye-Laws for the regulation and control of skips on public roads within the administrative area of Waterford City & County Council. The Draft Bye-Laws are available for inspection on the Council’s website www.waterfordcouncil.ie and during normal ofﬁce hours from Thursday 26th November 2015 to Thursday 7th January 2016, at the Council’s Customer Services Departments in the Civic Ofﬁces, Dungarvan and Bailey’s New Street, Waterford. The Council will consider any submissions or observations made in writing regarding the Draft Control of Skips Bye-Laws. Submissions should be lodged with Mr. Paul Daly, A/Director of Services, Waterford City & County Council, Roads Department, Menapia building, The Mall, Waterford, or by email to jo’sullivan@waterfordcouncil.ie to be received before 5.00pm on Friday 22nd January 2016. Paul Daly, A/Director of Services Waterford City & County Council. Dated: 26th November, 2015

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

ATTENTION – LEAKING ROOFS SEALED INSTANTLY – €10.00 a square metre. Slating, Tiling, Re-roofing, Torch-on Felt a Speciality. Lead Valleys and Chimney Flashing Renewed. Emergency repairs carried out. Estimates free without obligation. All work fully guaranteed. Very keen prices assured. Also Old Slate Roofs Restored with Aquaseal. Contact: Ger O’Connor, Dungarvan Roof Sealers, anytime, on (089) 2094228 / email: oconnorroofingirl@gmail.com / www.oconnorroofing.com (11-12)

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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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COMPLEX CLEANING SERVICES / SHINY HOUSE – Carpet Cleaning (Christmas offer prices from €25 per room), Office Cleaning, General House Cleaning, Car Interior Cleaning, Window Cleaning, Gardening Cleaning, Trees and Shrubs Cutting, Walls and Patio Cleaning, Ironing. Contact: Dorothy (087) 6854522 or dorinaa84@gmail.com (18-12)

Stonework

STONEWORK – Stone Walls (building and renewal), Bricklaying, Blocklaying, Patio and Gardening. Paving, Construction Works. Pictures and references available. Fully qualified. Polish professionals. Mobile: (087) 7916261 (text preferred). Email: mlstonework@yahoo.ie / www.facebook.com/mlston (18-12) ework

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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 of age. For more information call Vinny on (087) 7501059. (27-11)

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CHRISTMAS HAMPERS MADE TO ORDER – At The Country Store, Mitchel Street, Dungarvan. Check out our Corporate Hampers Selection. Contact: Conor (058) 43061. (18-12)

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B&B AVAILABLE FOR 15 TO 20 CATTLE – Dungarvan area. Tel. (087) 2519394.

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NEED HIGH GRADES IN HONS LEAVING CERT ENGLISH & IRISH? – Tuitor available. Experienced teacher. Contact: (087) 4329446. (11-12)

ROUND BALES OF SILAGE FOR SALE – Delivered if required. Also Barley and Oaten Straw. Kieran Hallahan (087) 2549759. (18-12) GRISELINIA HEDGING FOR SALE – Contact: (087) 2265021. (4-12)

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

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DEAD & DISABLED CATTLE COLLECTED IN ALL AREAS – Ring: Fitzgerald’s Licensed Knackery, Coolagown. (025) 36662 or (086) 8193202 / (087) 8193202. (ind.)

Yoga Suain

TIME TABLE FOR NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER 2015 – Tuesday in The Park Hotel: Pregnancy 7–8 p.m. Continuous Beginners 8–9 p.m. Wednesday in The Park Hotel: Continuous Beginners and Intermediate 8–9 p.m. Thursday in The Park Hotel: Gentle Morning 10–11 a.m. Contact: Mary 087 6977426 / www.yogasuain.com (ind.)

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PAINTER & DECORATOR AVAILABLE – Contact: Gerry Dunne, Stradbally, at (087) 2245712. (18-12)

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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. (31-12)

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TAKE NOTICE that my land at Ballyvoyle, Stradbally, is strictly preserved, fur and feather. No exceptions including straying hounds – Michael Cassin. TAKE NOTICE that our lands at Touraneena and Clonegegale, Ballinamult, are strictly preserved from fox hunting. No exceptions. Signed: Jim Cullinane and Pa Hallinan.

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Air Compressors

NEW AND USED AIR COMPRESSORS – Single Phase / 3 Phase / 110volt / Petrol / Diesel. Full range of Dental Air Compressors. Screw Air Compressors from 10hp to 250hp. 5 Year Warranty on all new Screw Compressors. 3 Year Warranty on all new Belt Driven Compressors. All Compressors 10 Bar suitable for all trades. Driers – Filters – Air Receivers and Bare Pumps. Spray Guns – Spray Pot Units – Lubricators – Regulators. Nail/Stapling Guns – Automatic Air Receiver Drains. Full range of Air Tools – Sandblasting Units. Full back-up service and spare parts. AIRCO Compressed Air Service, Deelish, Dungarvan. Tel. (086) 8664555 / www.airco.ie (16-3)

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SHERRY FITZGERALD REYNOLDS LETTINGS – Urgently require Houses and Apartments TO LET in all areas of Dungarvan and West Waterford. Please contact Gerardine Reynolds on 087 2458848 / 058 23444. (ind.) 2 BEDROOM BUNGALOW WITH GARAGE TO LET – In Modeligo. All mod cons. No R/A. Suit couple. Immediate availability. Tel. (087) 2718801. (18-12)

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FAMILY SIZED HOUSE IN RING OR OLD PARISH – Long term. Please phone (089) 2302331. (4-12)

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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. We are located at Main Street, Kilmacthomas. Call HELEN. Tel. (087) 2756576. (ind.)

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W O R R I E D ? D I S T R E S S E D ? SUICIDAL? – Whatever you're going through, we're here to listen and help, 24 hours a day, every day. Call SAMARITANS in confidence Freephone 116 123, or e-mail us jo@samaritans.org (ind.)

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ABBEY BRIDGE CLUB (17/11/2015) – 1st Joan Mansfield & Sheila Towey; 2nd Mary M. Dee & Kolette Enright; 3rd Phil Barry & Walter Murphy; 4th Margaret Foley & Anne Clarke. HARBOUR BRIDGE CLUB (19/11/2015) – 1st Nuala Condon & June James; 2nd Maeve Fitzgerald & Lorraine Vart; 3rd Margaret Foley & Mary Navin; 4th Gabriel Mullins & Breda Cleary; 5th Mary Ashe & Colette Power. DEISE BRIDGE CLUB (23/11/2015) – 1st Maureen Power & Ina H. Considine; 2nd Joan Mansfield & Mary Fenton; 3rd Ann Power & Maeve Carthy; 4th Mary French & Eithne Keevers.

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The Newsreader THE WEEK THAT WAS IN IT . . .

Buyer beware AN area of concern to parents in recent years and a cause of great expense has been the demand for team player jerseys or even full strip by children. Times have not been easy over the last six or seven years, but tots and teens do not understand this, as they demand the newly released playing gear as soon as it comes into the shops. And such items do not come cheap. Whether it be the club or county jersey for their favourite GAA team; the Munster Rugby shirt, or the jacket or the Irish Soccer team, they are all expensive, with the price driven up by royalties to the associations, strong demand and, of course, generous profits for the makers and distributors. Demand will be particularly strong in the coming weeks as children nominate their preferences for the shirt of their choice as an (additional) Christmas present and most parents will feel powerless to refuse for a number of reasons. However, according to a report by Joe Leogue in the Irish Examiner last week, a consumer group has warned football fans to be wary of shelling out for the boys in green kit this Christmas, amid

uncertainty over when the next Ireland jersey will be released. “The Irish team is widely expected to launch a new strip for Euro 2016,” says the report, “but both the Football Association of Ireland and the kit provider remain tight-lipped on when it will go on sale. “The FAI is looking at a number of dates, with our kit sponsors Umbro, to release the new jersey,” the FAI said. Toplion Sportswear, the company behind Umbro’s distribution in Ireland, would not reveal any potential launch date when asked about the possibility of a new jersey being released after Christmas. “We will not be making any public comment or any information available at present as we are currently very busy executing our Euro 2016 pre-planning,” Jonathan Courtenay, MD of Toplion Sportswear said. Now a consumer group has warned the public that it is possible that the jerseys they buy this Christmas – an adult’s jersey costs €68 while children’s cost €48 – will likely be replaced by the time Martin O’Neill’s men take to the pitch in France next June.

Dermott Jewell of the Consumers’ Association of Ireland criticised the FAI over its silence on the subject. “It is entirely unacceptable that there is no advice, guidance or statement issuing from the FAI as to there being any plan to introduce a new Irish jersey in the New Year. “The reality that the current jersey will be an expensive Christmas gift for many appears to be the only consideration here.The fact that supporters may have to fork out more money in the coming months suggests how the continuing focus of the FAI is firmly on the bottom line. “Fans need to consider this before spending what is their limited amounts of hard-earned cash.” Naturally, Umbro Ireland is encouraging fans to “order early” on Twitter in the run-up to Christmas. Fans in turn have tweeted Umbro to ask if a new jersey will be released, but the company has yet to reply. So, don’t say you haven’t been warned and it sounds like good advice too.

Asylum seeker gets her wish THERE are good news stories in this country and they do not always concern our own citizens. One immigrant / asylum seeker has got her heart’s deepest wish after a protracted battle with the Department of Education. An asylum seeker, who was at the centre of controversy surrounding access to third-level education, has described how being in University is a “dream come true”. According to a report by Kathryn Hayes in the Irish Examiner this week, 19 year old Anna Kern, who is originally from Ukraine, went to school at Coláiste Nano Nagle in Sexton Street, Limerick, and received 575 points in her Leaving Cert. “However,” continues the report, “the 19-year-old could not afford to accept her place in physiotherapy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin as the rules concerning college admission for asylum seekers meant she faced the full €17,000 a year tuition fee. “After her case attracted considerable media attention the RCSI decided to make Ms Kern an offer outside of the CAO system so as not to impact on any CAO candidates and agreed to waive her tuition fees. Anna was one of 125 students in receipt of a 2015 All-Ireland Scholarship at a ceremony held in the University of Limerick at the weekend. “Sponsored by JP McManus the scholarships are worth €6,750 per year and continue for the duration of the undergraduate programme chosen by the scholarship winners.

Speaking at the awards ceremony held at University Concert Hall in Limerick Anna said: “I am very grateful to the Minister for Education and to everyone who was involved in my case.” There is probably little enough she has to thank the Department for. After all, if the Minister had had a heart, Anna would not have had to wait for the College of Surgeons’ offer. We are sometimes not very good at recognising ability, or more important, tenacity. It is very heartening to see an asylum seeker, who has a very restricted lifestyle and a low level of opportunity, as well as limited access to study and school, make this kind of breakthrough and fulfil her dream. The 19-year-old was living in direct provision accommodation in Knockalisheen, in Limerick, with her mother, Lyudmyla, who is not permitted to work and therefore unable to help her daughter with fees. “I am really enjoying college and studying physiotherapy was a dream come true for me and I hope to work in Ireland after I graduate,” added Anna who was also accompanied to Saturday’s awards by her former school principal Marion Cummins, who was central to highlighting her case and called on the Government to introduce financial supports for teenagers living in the direct provision system who want third level education. Former champion jockey AP McCoy was guest of honour at Saturday’s awards ceremony in the University Concert Hall.

Two firsts for Blackwater Distillery this week: Ireland’s first aged gin and first Copper Pot Still Vodka BLACKWATER Juniper Cask Gin which goes on sale this week has rested in casks made from juniper wood for at least thirty days. The barrels are specially made for the West Waterford distillery and because juniper trees aren’t very big, they can’t be larger than 50 litres.

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OBSERVER Christmas Special 2015

It you wish to advertise in our Christmas Supplement for 2015 please contact us on 058-41205 or email: adverts@dungarvanobserver.ie Competitive rates Please contact us as soon as possible as advertising space is at a premium

Peter Mulryan at Blackwater Distillery said “We’re very pleased our gins will be distributed worldwide by MAS Wines & Spirits, the independent global distribution partner for premium spirit brands. People everywhere will now have the chance to enjoy our award-winning gin.” The Juniper Cask Gin contains the same 12 botanicals found in the company’s flagship Blackwater No.5 Gin, though here they are in different proportions. The sweeter roots like liquorice are increased so the gin isn’t overpowered by the astringent juniper

wood. The result is a strawcoloured gin, complex and aromatic with plenty of character and a wonderful long finish. Also launched this week is Blackwater Copper Pot Still Vodka. This vodka gets its creamy mouth feel from its slow distillation in Sally, our copper pot still and never more than 300 litres are made at a time – that’s small batch, which makes it Ireland’s smoothest vodka. w w w. bl a c k wa t e rd i s tillery.ie www.facebook.com/Bla ckwaterDistillery www.twitter.com/Black Distillery

Soroptimist In Dungarvan Soroptimist International Soroptimist International Dungarvan & District

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LAWLORS HOTEL, Dungarvan Wednesday 2nd and Thursday, nd rd 3rd December, 2015

OfficialSoroptimist Opening Wednesday, 2nd December, International Dungarvan & District at 7.30 p.m. with Presentation of Talent Competition Prizes Draw for Painting kindly donated by SANDRA ALLEN 2nd Prize Hamper €2.00 per line DOORS OPEN Doors open Wednesday 2nd Dec. 11.00am – 9.00pm Doors open Wednesday Doors open Wednesday 2nd D Wednesday, 2nd December, 11.00 –a.m. – 9.00 p.m. Thursday 3rd Dec. 11.00am Thursday 6.00pm rd D Thursday 3 Thursday, 3rd December, 11.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.

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Olive Griffin, Sports, Exercise and Recreation.

Denise Keane-O'Mahony, Beauty Therapy.

Roisin Foley, Nursing Studies.

Helen O’Grady-Hallahan, Community Care and Social Studies.

Sharon Kelly, Community Care and Social Studies.

Ailbhe Foley, Beauty Therapy.

Lauren Keane, Community Care.

Stacey Griffin, Childcare Level 5.

Marion de Burca, Accounting Technician.

Andrea Kelly, Social Care Level 6.

Marie Hynes, Sports Exercise and Recreation.

Ray Murphy, Sports, Exercise and Recreation.

Amanda Power, Healthcare Support Level 5.

Tara Sullivan, Social Care Level 6.

Tina Kenneally, Healthcare Support Level 5.

Sandra Landers, Social Care Level 6.

Danielle Moore, Art Portfolio Level 5.

Anne Marie Kenefick, Social Care Level 6.

Sarah McGlone, Community Care Level 5.

Gabriel Phillips, Art Portfolio Level 5.

Cheyenne Tobin, Childcare Level 5.

Ciara Kelly, Community and Social Care, with her mother Carmel.

Sandra Cliffe, Nursing Studies Level 5.

Sharon Ryan, Nursing Studies Level 5, with David Ryan.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

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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 18-11-15 – 1st: Mary & Aaron Pratt, Mary Fitzgerald & Joan Hannon; Hugh Geary & Phyll Duffy. 3rd Bob & Mary Allen, Rita Leamy & Ann Geary. Lucky Tables: Sheila Lonergan & Helen Cunningham; Stephen Cunningham & Nellie Devine. Raffle: Ned Geary, Mary Allen, Joan Hannon, Nellie Devine, Helen O’Keeffe, Phyl Duffy, Sheila Lonergan, Dan Howard, Bill Leddy, Christy Higgins.

The Friends of St. Martin’s Senior Citizens

Eoin with Princess Elsa and Anna, Mickey Mouse and Woody.

Princess Dream Comes True for Eoin . . .

CHRISTMAS Dinner Dance will be held at Lawlors Hotel, Dungarvan on Sunday, 6th December, at 2 p.m. Tickets on sale at the Capitol Cleaners or can be bought from members of the committee. Tickets €12 each. (4-12)

Touraneena Cake & Book Sale THIS Saturday, 28th November, a Cake & Book Sale will take place in the Community Centre after evening Mass. Delicious Cakes and Books for all tastes will be available on the night. Come along and have “a cuppa”, be entertained by the Sliabh gCua dancers and Mannion Musicians. All monies raised will go to St. Mary’s N.S. Book Rental Scheme. Everyone Welcome.

Irish Red Cross Portlaw WE are honoured and excited about this year’s Waterford City & County Council’s Public Participation Network Community and Voluntary Awards which take place this Thursday evening in Dooley’s Hotel. Having won the Community & Neighbourhood Services Category Award in 2013, we have once again been shortlisted in the same category.Whether we will scoop up an award or not, it is a fantastic achievement for our branch to be recognised at these prestigious awards.Well done all and best of luck to all the other great organisations who were nominated. Incidentally, the awards ceremony takes place in the middle of our largest CPR Marathon undertaking to date – we are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so we will be attempting a 24 hour continuous CPR Marathon later this week – watch this space for the full story next week! A big thank you to all the Cubs Portlaw 10th and their leaders who invited us for a visit last week, we had a great night and were delighted to see how fast the children picked up life saving skills such as CPR, how to treat a choking patient and how to make an emergency call. For more information on what we do, or if you would like to get involved, please contact us on 087 6646 824.

KCK Drama Group WELL it’s all systems go for the opening night of our play ‘Professor Tim’ by Paul Twying. A comedy in three acts. In act III action takes place back in John Scally’s kitchen played by Pat Knightly. The auction is over and Mr. Alison delivers the papers to the buyer, but who does buy Rush Hill. We also see the arrival of Mrs. Kilroy, played by Mary Fahey. She arrives in all her finery being the Councillors wife and a step above the ordinary. The Kilroy’s may have to be taken down a peg. Our first night’s proceeds of the raffle goes to the Lourdes Invalid Fund, Noel Devereux is looking after this worthy cause and your support would be appreciated. So, Coolnasmear on Friday to Sunday, 27th, 28th and 29th November and also next weekend December 5th and 6th. Tickets can be booked at 058 42515. James Lenane is helping with production duties and no one better for this job.

FOUR year old Eoin Stewart from Ballybeg, Waterford was diagnosed with Cancer last year. Eoin has a tumour in the liver (rhabdomyosarcoma) and has undergone 9 cycles of chemotherapy and travelled to London during the summer for 30 sessions of radiotherapy. Early last week Eoin underwent two more operations to remove his Hickman line and the stent in his liver, which thank goodness took place without any complications. However, Eoin still has more MRIs and scans to

undergo. Eoin’s birthday was on the 16th of November when he turned 4yrs old but as he was in hospital he couldn’t celebrate it. So, when his mum Emma contacted Share a Dream to see if his dream to have the Dream Team visit him in his home with two Princesses they thought she had made a mistake. However, Eoin loves Princesses as after he lost most of his hair he became infatuated with long hair, which is exactly what beautiful Princesses have. So, last Saturday the 21st

November Share a Dream sent the Dream Team to Waterford where they were greeted at Eoin’s house by over 25 of his cousins and friends and a very happy little boy whose dream was about to come true…. Eoin and his sister Abigale spent the day showing the Princesses around his house along with Mickey Mouse and Woody. Later he brought the Princesses into the Dream Machine to play with all the magical toys. Share a Dream do everything they can to make dreams come true for children like Eoin. We desperately need help to continue making dreams a reality. If you think you can help please contact them at 061200080 or dreams@shareadream.ie

Bonmahon CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Our annual Christmas Craft Fair takes place on Saturday, 5th December and Sunday, 6th December from 12 noon to 4.30 p.m. in the Copper Coast Geopark Visitor Centre. We have an exciting selection of stalls at the market where you can make a great start on your Christmas shopping list. Whether it's Christmas pressies or decorations you would like, we'll have a lovely selection of handcrafted goodies on sale. These are also locally made, so you will be supporting local businesses by shopping here! Our Café will also be serving a very tempting selection of cakes and coffee during the weekend. So come along and enjoy a lovely afternoon on the

Copper Coast! COPPER COAST GEOPARK We are delighted to announce the legal endorsement of the Copper Coast Geopark as a UNESCO Global Geopark – this is a huge step in positively and sustainably developing our beautiful area further. Well done to our local management team for their commitment and dedication to make this big achievement happen. BIRTHDAY WISHES A very happy 7th Birthday to Lily Whelan this week from all your friends and family! BONMAHON COMMUNITY SOCIETY LOTTO Numbers drawn last week were 17, 19, 21 and 23.We had 4 lucky dip win-

ners, congratulations to Tom Whelan, Maureen O’Rourke, the O’Meara Family and Ann Mooney. This week we play for a jackpot of €8,000. A €1,000 quick pick is up for grabs if the jackpot is not won. Good luck! CHRISTMAS SWIM IN STRADBALLY The Christmas Day Swim in Stradbally Cove, organised by Stradbally Soccer Club, (this year in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland) will be officially launched at the Barron Hall / Stradbally Soccer Club with a Table Quiz in The Cove Bar on Friday, 27th November at 9.30 p.m. Posters and Sponsorship Cards will be available on the night. For the Quiz it's €20 for teams of 4. All are welcome and a great night is assured.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS It is great to report that the fundraising for the Christmas lights has got off to an amazing start with great support from our local businesses. Please remember that if you want to lend your support, the Cake Sale will be in Kiersey's on Thursday, 3rd December and you can hand in your tasty treats on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.Thanking everyone again for your fantastic support with this. If you have any questions or want to lend your support to help get Kilmacthomas lit up for Christmas you can email kilmacthomasgatewayinitative@gmail.com or speak to Jenny in Kiersey's or Helen in the Sunflower Shop. LATE RICHARD PURCELL The death took place on Sunday, 15th November of Richard (Dick) Purcell, Currabaha West, Kilmacthomas after a period of ill health. Removal took place on Wednesday morning to Faha Church for Requiem Mass followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. Sincere sympathy is extended to his sons Patrick and Richard, daughters Jennifer, Susan and Claire, grand-children, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends on their sad loss. May he rest in peace. GIVE BLOOD Blood Donor Clinic in Lawlor's Hotel Monday 23rd to Thursday, 26th November 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Please donate if you possibly can, blood donations always needed. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Congratulations to Billy and Mary Kirwan on celebrating their Emerald Wedding Anniversary, 55 years, last week.We wish Billy and Mary many more years of good health and happiness. A wonderful achievement. CHRISTMAS FAIR Kilmacthomas Christmas Fair at Kiersey's Tea Rooms, Main Street, on Friday, 11th December 6.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Free ticket with every purchase for chance to win a

hamper. Entry free. CAR BOOT SALE Car Boot Sale in the Rainbow Community Hall on Sunday, 29th November, not much time left now for to get the Christmas shopping done, come along and get a bargain, lots to choose from Christmas cakes, puddings, mince pies etc. available on the day or can be ordered, Christmas wreaths, and potted plants, toys, ornaments, and much more. Enjoy the day tea & coffee served. TIDY TOWNS Great news for Kilmacthomas Tidy Towns who have been short listed down to the top three for the Community Voluntary Awards, so well deserved. Hours of tireless work by a great team. Well done Margaret Whelan and all her helpers.We wish you the best of luck in Dooley's on the night, great to see our village getting some recognition at last. CIRCUS Kilmacthomas Rainbow Community Hall, Chuckles the Clown mini Circus Show. Clowns, disco, jugglers, daredevil fire breathers and much more. Thursday, 26th November show time 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m., doors open at 4.30 p.m. as a large crowd is expected. Price only €5 per person, first visit to town. LOTTO Kilmacthomas AFC Lotto draw results for Saturday, 21st November. Letters drawn were F, I, L and R. No jackpot winner. Five winners of €20 each to Murt Power c/o P P I; Marie Dee, Clonea; Michael Cummins, Scrahan; Helen Sutton, Hillside Crescent and Will O'Donnell, Kilmac. Next weeks jackpot €3,700, be in to win. WHIST Ballylaneen Whist Club results for Monday, 16th November - Nicola Carroll, Biddy Carroll, Stess Connolly, Mary Walsh, Maura Lannon, Mary B. Bowdren, Joan Cashin, Breda Galvin, Biddy Fitzgerald and Agnes Thomas. Raffle winners Eric Townsend, Eileen Cusack, Agnes Thomas, Breda Galvin and Stess Connolly.

Ballymacarbry SALE OF WORK Ballymacarbr y Community Centre’s Annual Sale of Work will be held on Sunday, 6th December at 2 p.m. Lots of activities and fun for the whole family. Sale of Work, Wheel of Fortune, Bric-a-Brac, Auction, Cake Sale and Raffle on the day. Plus a visit from Santa. Refreshments will be available. PRESENTATION On Saturday, 12th December at 6.30 p.m., Mass will be held at Fourmilewater

where a Presentation will be made to Mrs Mulcahy, to mark her 38 years as dedicated Choir Director. The Fourmilewater and Newcastle choir will join for this occasion. A Special Christmas Recital by the Deise Singers will follow with beautiful Christmas Carols, Musical Director Fiona Tobin and Accompanist Elaine Ryan. Afterwards all are welcome to Ballymacarbry Community Centre for refreshments.

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COMERAGH COMHALTAS

Comhaltas Craobh na gComarach

“Yesteryear Motor Club will hold a Rally on next Sunday, setting off from Grattan Square at 12.00 noon. Proceeds in aid of Dungarvan Lions Club Christmas Appeal 2015. Photo shows a bird’s eye view of a previous rally which set off from Grattan Square”.

Dungarvan Lions Club Christmas Appeal 2015 THE illuminated swan is in Walton Park and the Causeway has a festive feel; yes, the lights have been switched on and we are now well and truly on the run up to Christmas. For the members of the Lions’ Club that means just one thing, i.e. Appeal 2015 which is organised by Dungarvan Lions Club in association with WLRfm. Following on from successful music sessions in John Paul’s and in Nagle’s, the next Pub Music Night will be held in Dunne’s, Touraneena on Wednesday, 2nd December when Sunset Sound will strike up to melodious cords. In addition, during the coming week we have the Coffee Morning in the

Deise Day Care Centre on Saturday, 28th November at 10.00 a.m. On Sunday you can join us for the Yesterday Motor Club Rally when the veterans will fire up their ignitions at 12.00 noon from Grattan Square. The golfers will be busy too as the Gold Coast Open Competition for the Appeal will take place from Monday, 30th November to Sunday, 6th December. And that’s just the list of events for one week. Keep following our notes each week on the run up to Christmas and we will keep you informed of all the fun and fundraisers.You can also visit us on Facebook at “Dungarvan Lions Club”.

Kilrossanty COLOUR ME BEAUTIFUL Don’t forget Colour Me Beautiful in the hall this Saturday night. Tickets €10 each, proceeds to Kilrossanty School. FILM Proceeds of DVD launch on Saturday, 5th December will go towards Parish funds and Irish Kidney Association. CHRISTMAS DAY SWIM The Christmas Day Swim in Stradbally Cove, organised by Stradbally Soccer Club, (this year in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland) will be officially launched at the Barron Hall / Stradbally Soccer Club Table Quiz in The Cove Bar on Friday, 27th November at 9.30 p.m. Posters and sponsorship cards will be available on the night. For the Quiz its €20 for teams of 4. All are welcome and a great night assured. BINGO Don’t forget Bingo this Friday night in Crotty’s Inn at 8.30 p.m. sharp. Prize money €1,200. Proceeds to Kilrossanty GAA.

CHRISTMAS PARTY Christmas Party in the hall on 6th December at 1.00 p.m. Names to be given to anyone of the committee as soon as possible. SALE OF WORK The annual Sale of Work was a great success. A large crowd attended with lots of good prizes on offer on the spinner, thanks to all who helped in any way with the event be it out collecting in the night, baking for the event, selling tickets, sponsors of all prizes, looking after the spinner, setting up the stage making up of the hampers and anyone else who helped in any way and last but by no means least to all the who came on the day. 1st prize - Tom Veale, Ballinavouga; 2nd prize Aimee Ryan Lemybrien; 3rd prize - Siuin Gough c/o Catherine Gough; 4th prize - Biddy Quinlan, Ballykilmurray; 5th prize Sean Lennon, Lemybrien, 6th prize - Mary A Coffey c/o Mary Dee Kilmacthomas. Hamper was won by Aideen Kelly. Christmas Cake was won by Tommy

Whelan. Vodka and Baileys was won by Anna Kerins. Thanks to all who sponsored these prizes. The final figure will be given in next weeks notes. FILM The new film by Bachelors in Trouble will be launched on December 5th in Crotty’s Inn. Music by Paddy O’Brien, Paddy Joe Ryan, Country Roads and Paddy Greenslade. Admission is €12.50. The name of the film is Fast Women and Slow Men. Some clips will be shown on the night. Dancing at 9.30 p.m. SYMPATHY Deepest sympathy to the Walsh family, 8 Leamybrien, on the death of Peggy Walsh which occurred over the weekend. Sympathy to her daughters, sons, daughtersin-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and all other relatives on their sad loss. Burial took place in Kilrossanty Cemetery. May she rest in peace. A minutes silence was observed at the Sale of Work as a mark of respect as Peggy was involved in the Sale of Work for many years.

BIG ATTRACTION The sean-fhocal “ní bhionn in aon ní ach seal” (nothing lasts forever) is often quoted when long-standing projects begin to wane. Not that we are reporting such, but the very opposite in fact as last Saturday night’s concert in Cúil na Sméar proved. The Breaking Trad concert attracted a fine crowd with all the regulars from near and far turning up in droves. All the usual adjectives applied, and the tradition of starting on time as always ensured all seats were occupied before 8.30 p.m. One never knows in this great venue whether it’s the audience or the performers who are getting most enjoyment. Singer and guitar player Mike Galvin expressed his appreciation several times and even ventured to exper-

iment and sing a couple of songs for the very first time. When the gig ended all three musicians promised to return in a short time. The series of Winter concerts now running since 1998 are as solid as ever in the Trad scene of the South East. COUNTY CONVENTION Our branch was represented by our two delegates Mary Jean Timmins and Valerie O’Gorman at the County Comhaltas Convention in the Park Hotel last Sunday afternoon. Once again Fleadh Cheoil na nDéise was the main event under the auspices of the county board. Hosted by Na Comaraigh it was run in conjunction with Dungarvan Tradfest over the June Bank Holiday weekend and proved to be another resounding success.

A decision on the date and venue of Fleadh na nDéise 2016 was deferred to the first meeting of the incoming committee on November 30th. SUNDAY SESSION Great to see such a fine crowd of our younger members at the weekly session last Sunday evening in Cúil na Sméar. It is plain to see there is a new crop of very interested and talented boys and girls who enjoy playing together. Well done also to Caoimhe Timmins who facilitated the second half. The announcement that our annual session in aid of the WLR Lions Club Hamper Appeal will take place on Thursday, December 10th was met with great enthusiasm, so we are looking forward to big turn-out on the day.

Kill VARIETY NIGHTS Not long to go to the much anticipated Variety Nights in The Gealach Gorm Theatre, taking place next week Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th, showcasing a broad variety of local talent and great entertainment. Tickets are €10 with all proceeds to Nadine’s Cancer Battle Fund. For more information or to book your tickets at €10 each, please call or text us on 086 8569358. BINGO! It’s Bingo Week again! This Thursday 26th, eyes down at 8 p.m. sharp. We will have the same fantastic prizes to be won, a great variety of raffle prizes and of course refreshments and our tuck shop. Don’t miss it! KILBEG CREAMERY MEMORIES Reminder, it’s only just over a week to go to the launch of Martin Kennedy’s ‘Kilbeg Creamery Memories’, a publication marking eight decades of farming and social history associated with the former Kilmeaden Coop/Waterford Foods branch, will be launched in Kirwan’s Bar, Kill, on Thursday, 3rd December, at 9 p.m. All are most welcome, and refreshments will be served on the night. CONGRATULATIONS Well done to the local management team of the Copper Coast Geopark which has recently been legally endorsed by UNESCO and now forms a part of UNESCO Global Geoparks Ireland now has 3 UNESCO Global Geoparks, joining a network of 120 across the world. Copper Coast Geopark, The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark. This development and

achievement will make a big difference to the future development of our villages within the Copper Coast Geopark. IT SKILLS COURSE Following on from the success of the OctoberNovember run of the general IT Skills course, it is proposed a similar course will be run in the new year. It will once more feature tuition in basic to intermediate computer skills tailored to users' needs. In addition to the basic computer skills, a course focusing on Spreadsheets, applications and their practical use in the world of bookkeeping is proposed to be given. Once again, it will be tailored to the users' needs and will focus on all levels from beginner to intermediate. Vouchers for any courses can be purchased

from December onwards. For further information, please contact Patrick on 085 1256 896 or Mareike on 087 4133 522. What Tom Power, one of our courses participants had to say about the last course: "I signed up for the course to gain knowledge of how to prepare my book and most importantly, I learned all the skills needed to do so quickly and effectively". KILL COMMUNITY CENTRE We are delighted and honoured to be shortlisted for the Community & Neighbourhood Services category in this year’s Waterford City and Council PPN (Public Participation Network) Community & Voluntary Awards. The awards ceremony will take place this Thursday and we would like to wish our colleagues

in the other shortlisted organisations all the best for the night. CHRISTMAS NIGHT A date for your diary:We are organising a Christmas Get Together for Saturday, 12th December in Kill Community Centre and would like to invite the entire community to celebrate the season with us, get to know your neighbour, meet friends and make new friends. The setting is informal – everybody is asked to bring a dish for sharing, a €5 contribution and a good mood (if you aren’t in a good mood, come along anyway and we’ll try our best to change that!). Musical instruments are most welcome also. For more information please contact us on 087 4133 522.

Members of the Active Work Group, Laura Landers and Rachel Keating presenting Sesame staff with a cheque for €1,271.50 after completing the Women's Mini Marathon on behalf of Sesame Special Needs Preschool. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part and contributed to this event.

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Christmas comes early to Stradbally THE Stradbally Farmers Market had their Christmas Fair on last Thursday, 19th November in The Cove Bar, Stradbally. I was most impressed by the quantity and quality of what was on offer, mostly at very reasonable prices. The event was very well attended, in fact at times it was so packed that it was difficult to move between the stalls.The event was opened by Father Gerry Condon with the help of local children.

This Christmas Fair was to launch the Farmers Market’s seasonal wares, which will be available in the Cove Bar Stradbally, every Saturday morning from 10.00 a.m. This is an ideal place to spend part of Saturday morning not only to purchase local farm produce and wares, but there is a delightful Tea Room area. which not only sells tea and Coffee, but delicious scones filled with homemade jam and cream, together with pastries and cakes to die

for. This has a great atmosphere and you will feel most welcome. I was asked by the stall holders to thank their host Richard Hickey of the Cove Bar for the continuous use of this excellent facility. Also to remind everyone that the Cove Bar now has a full Bar Menu available from Friday and Saturday 5.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. and Sunday 1.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Photography & Notes by Richard Cutbill.

Dick Clancy and Ollie Whelan of Tay and Mahon Valley ARA, at a recent gathering. They displayed some of the work they produced in the "Mens Shed" Dungarvan.

Stradbally NOVEMBER NOVENA The November Novena of Masses this week take place at St. Ann’s Church, Ballylaneen on Wednesday, 25th and Thursday, 26th November at 7.30 p.m. each evening. Mass for all who died in the parish of Stradbally, Faha and Ballylaneen from the 1st December, 2014 to 30th November, 2015 will be celebrated at Holy Cross Church, Stradbally on Monday, 30th November, 2015 at 7.30 p.m. ST. JAMES PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION An Afternoon Tea, Cake Sale and Bumper Raffle will take place at St. James Old School, Church Lane, Stradbally on Sunday, 29th November, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. hosted by the Parents’ Association of St. James School in aid of school funds. Entrance including tea e5 per adult (children free). NADINE CANCER BATTLE The organisers of the Beard Shave, Fundraiser and Raffle held at Whelan’s Bar, on Saturday night last for Nadine’s Cancer Battle would like to thank (Pat) Max Kiely for having his beard and head shaved for the cause, Lisa Gorey, hairdresser who performed the deed, John and Caroline Whelan for hosting the event providing music and refreshments. All the gorgeous sponsors and ticket sellers and all who turned out to make it a great night. TIDY TOWNS NEWS On Thursday evening next, 26th November Stradbally Tidy Towns committee will be represented at the Tidy Towns South

East Region Awards in Clonegal, Co. Carlow at Ben Mulhall Park. The Gold and Silver medals and other special awards will be awarded at this ceremony by Minister for the Environment and Community and Local Government Alan Kelly. LOCAL CRAFT EXHIBITION There was a definite feeling of Christmas at the Cove Bar last Thursday night when families and visitors crammed in as Fr. Jerry Condon officially opened the local Craft Exhibition.There were stalls laden with Christmas cakes and puddings, mince pies, beautiful sweet hampers, handmade Christmas decorations, handcrafted lamps and wooden bowls, Christmas cards and local framed scenes, colourful knitwear and crochet. Our local photographer Richard Cutbill was on hand to capture the atmosphere. Unfortunately, one of the artists taking part had an accident on the day breaking her wrist. It did not deter her from taking part and attending to her stall. Best wishes Collette for a speedy recovery. The Stradbally Market will take place as normal right up to the 19th December and wil have lots of Christmas goodies for sale on each Saturday from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at the Cove Bar. Do drop in and support. STRADBALLY SOCCER NEWS There was no jackpot winner in the lotto draw at the Bally Inn. The numbers drawn were 10, 12, 16 and 18. €25 went to Joe Curran, Grainne Costelloe, Mrs. Roche. The promoter’s

prize winner was Francis Sheehan. The next draw will take place at O’Mahoney’s, Durrow on Sunday night with a jackpot prize of €3,500. On Friday night next, 27th November Stradbally Soccer Club and the Barron Hall Committee are jointly hosting a Table Quiz at the Cove Bar, Stradbally at 9.30 p.m. Tables of 4 €20 a great night of fund and entertainment assured. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC A blood donor clinic will take place at Lawlors Hotel, Dungarvan this week, Monday from 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 23rd to 26th November, 2015. Donor line 1850 731 137. ACTIVE RETIREMENT "Tay and Mahon Valley ARA" held our first Annual Tea Dance in the Gold Coast Hotel on Sunday last, very well organised, and enjoyed. Our next Gathering is on Monday, 30th November from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. in Barron Hall. QUIZ Barron Hall and Stradbally Soccer Club will join forces on Friday night, 27th November to run a Quiz in the Cove Bar, 9.30 p.m. Tables €20. Expect a good social evening. AGM Barron Community Hall Stradbally Ltd., a registered charity will hold our AGM on Monday, December 7th. If you are interested in becoming a member or joining the committee or have any queries about the Barron Hall please contact Nicola on 087-7160700.

Yvonne and John Hilton showing some of their handmade chocolate and hampers, just delightful!

Margaret Murray (holding the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Cup) with her very talented niece, an All-Ireland team player Chloe Fennell (holding the U16 Ladies All-Ireland Cup) and Star of the Night. Thanks for coming Chloe we were just delighted to see you and the silverware.

Beautiful woolen goods by Gemma O'Toole. Nice stuff Gemma.

Collette Lenihan with her impressive local photography featuring framed and mounted prints together with greeting and Christmas cards. Nice show Collette.

Boyer Phelan and Jo Taylor with their beautiful silk scarves, pin cushions, t/w homemade jams, jellies, curds, etc., very talented ladies indeed.

Christmas Hamper Appeal COFFEE Morning in Deise Day Care Centre, Mitchell Street, in aid of the WLRfm Hamper Appeal on Saturday, 28th November, from 10.00 a.m. to 12 mid-day.

Oliver Whelan from the Men’s Shed, Dungarvan, with handmade wood products for sale.

Susie Lawlor's very smart crochet hats, scarfs, etc. Just look at this beautiful blanket.

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Joey and Alana Power, brother and sister, from Tallow at their recent conferring at CIT. Joey received a Masters of Human Resource Management and Alana a Higher Bachelors of Human Resource Management.

2016 Charity Calendar IN AID OF Mental Health Ireland Irish Wheelchair Association Dungarvan Community Hospital I AM bursting with pride in presenting you, Dungarvan with the 2016 charity calendar in aid of MHI, IWA and the Dungarvan hospital. This has been a labour of love and one that has given me so many peronal gifts that I will forever be grateful. The town came out in force to help me achieve this dream, from sponsoring me to raising funds to enable the printing of the calender to putting their own faces on each of the amazing photographs that have been captured by local photographers and a young photographer from Cork. The amazing images were captured by a very talented crew, consisting of Marlene Kirby, Martin Thomas Landers, Adam Bending and Terry O'Neill from Cork. From the very start the talents of these people blew me away and I can’t thank them enough for their commitment to the task at hand and for their constant support. A special thank you to Marlene for going through every photograph with me and helping me ensure that all was looking good and of course Martin for being their at the drop of a hat. I can’t thank you enough, you brought my vision to life and this calendar is a testiment to your exceptional talent. The theme of the whole calendar is community and the town showcased that in abundance. Our first life lessons start at home and what comes next is given to us by our community. We are a town steeped in pride and

when it comes to supporting anyone or anything, Dungarvan is always first to showcase their commitment be it drama, charity or sport, Dungarvan always stands behind their own and wills them forward. I can vouch for that because thats what was shown for me over and over again. I am now in a position to stand behind my dream and present it to you all because of you all standing behind me. It is with great honour that I present to you the 2016 charity calendar and it is my hope that you all help me in raising much needed funds for these amaing charities and establishment. A launch afternoon has been secured and will take place on Sunday, 6th December from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. at the Dungarvan Soccer Club, Kilrush. The commitee have very kindly given me their premises to launch this special calendar and for that I am exremely grateful. Their will be music from local musicians, a raffle and some special performances on the day. An afternoon for all members of our community to come and enjoy some music, have a drink with friends and be together and united for this special cause. It is an open event so all are free to attend, young and old. Cost price of calendar is ten euro so please pop in and say hello and share in the experience of our community getting together for some very worthy causes. A very special thank you

to Matthew and the staff of Printmaster, especially Fidelma and Val who have been so accommodating to me and for putting together this amazing calendar. I cannot thank you enough for all your hard work. To all that took sponsorship cards and raised funds, Noel Devereux and Second Choices for helping to dress my January models, Nude Food, Nagles Bar, The Park Hotel and The Metropole Hotel, Cork for the use of your premises to shoot some of the months. I can’t thank you enough for your generosity and your help and for being so accommodating on the shoot days. I am so grateful and, of course, to all who sponsored the calendar also, Karen Whelan of Karens Magical Dream Parties, The Barbershop, Nude Food, Merries Gastro Pub, Nagles Bar, The Park Hotel, Liadans Lockets, The Pike Service Station, The Metropole Hotel and Encore Stage Academy Dungarvan. Don’t forget Sunday, 6th December, the official launch of the calendar will take place at Dungarvan Soccer Club at 4 p.m. and I look forward to seeing you all there. Thank you all so much. Aaron Patrick Cowming

SLIABH gCUA LOTTO This week’s Lotto draw was held in Dunne's Bar, Touraneena and had a jackpot prize of €600. The results for week ending Sunday, 22nd November, winning numbers drawn were 2, 12, 16. The jackpot wasn't won so next week's jackpot is €700. As the jackpot wasn't won there was the draw for 5 x €20. Winners were as follows: Betty Condon, Marian & Dermot, Pat Dalton, Marian McCarthy, Tom & Connor Tobin. The promoters prize of €20 was won by Tom Condon. Next weeks draw will be held in Hanrahan's Bar, Ballinamult on Sunday night, 29th November, 2015. The lotto jackpot is creeping up towards the 1K mark again and it would be a nice windfall for Christmas. Don't forget to get your tickets in for next Sunday night.Tickets are €2 each and can be purchased from local retail outlets, committee members and designated promoters. TABLE QUIZ The Badminton club will hold a Table Quiz in Hanrahan's Bar, Ballinamult on Friday night, 4th December. The quiz will start at 8.30 p.m.Tables of 4. All are welcome. SYMPATHY We extend our sincere sympathy to the family, relatives and friends of Kathleen Flavin (nee Gee),

Ballymullala, Cappagh who passed to her eternal rest on the 21st November. Kathleen is deeply mourned by her husband Sean, sons John, Michael, Gerard and Joseph, Sister Eily, brothers Fintan and Jim, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives and friends. Funeral Mass was in St. James' Church, Ballinameela with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. May she rest in peace. We extend our sincere sympathy to Edaena, Diarmuid, Fiona, Sheena and Fergus Moloney on the death of their Mother Katherine (Phyl) Moloney (nee Kilcoyne), Canty, Cappagh. We extend our sympathy to her grandsons Lorcan and Glen. Kathleen passed to her eternal rest on 21st November, 2015 and she will be sadly missed by her family, relatives and many friends. Requiem Mass will be on Wednesday at 12.00 noon in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Modeligo, with internment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. May she rest in peace. CAKE & BOOK SALE A reminder that the Cake and Book Sale is on this Saturday night, 28th November in the Community Centre, Touraneena. The sale is in aid of the Book Rental

Scheme for St. Mary's National School and will commence after evening Mass. As well as an array of books and confectionery to choose from, there will also be music, dancing and a cuppa available to enjoy on the night. All are welcome. IRELAND'S FITTEST FAMILY Congratulations once again to the O'BrienDevine family, Dungarvan who progressed to the next stage of the competition. The O'Brien-Devine family who are being mentored by Clare's Davy Fitzgerald, put in a sterling performance on last weekend's show to avoid the eliminator and qualify for the next round. We wish them all the best in the next stage of the competition. WATERFORD WINTERVAL If you are looking for something festive yet a little different, Waterford Winterval is the place to go. This is the 4th year that Waterford have hosted the Winterval festival and it is now the largest celebration of the festive season in Ireland. It is expected to have visitors of over 500,000 to the city this Christmas. The festival runs from 20th November to 23rd December. It is a delightful Christmas festival for the young - and the young at heart. There are over 30

attractions with 18 of those attractions free of charge. Attractions include Santa's Grotto in the Medieval Museum and a Georgian Christmas in the Bishop's Palace. There is storytelling in Reginald's Tower and even a Viking Yuletide village to walk around. Not to mention the spectacular 3D sound and light show. The ambassador for the festival is once again Waterford's renowned magician, mentalist and hypnotist, Keith Barry, who last year performed magic on the mall for over 7,000 people. Keith will once again be adding to the ‘magic’ of Christmas this year. For tickets or for further information please go to www.winterval.ie SALE OF WORK The Ballymacarbry annual Sale of Work will be held on Sunday, 6th December.The sale of work is usually a great day of fun and activity and as usual there will be a visit from Santa as well. There will be the wheel of fortune, auctions, bric a brac as well as a host of other events on the day. All are welcome. SLIABH GCUA / ST. MARY'S AGM A reminder that this year’s Annual General Meeting will be held this Friday night, 27th November at Kirwan Park, Touraneena. Hope to see a good turn-out on the night.

Lyre Heritage News By Marie O’Shea 'LYRE on tour' is what some call the musical evenings in Barron Hall in Stradbally an event which is set to run through the Winter season. We show some of the performers and fun-makers enjoy-

ing the evening with Davy Griffin as M.C. and music maestro. We would love to have more musicians from the Stradbally area to join us and add to the repertoire. Photographs by Tony Walsh

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Kilgobinet/Colligan/Kilbrien THE SAFEST PLACE IN IRELAND ALMOST By the Spring of 1923, opponents of the AngloIrish Treaty were losing the Irish Civil War. Republican forces were suffering reverses throughout Ireland. The army of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State under the command of Michael Collins was in control of most of the country. Only Munster remained to the anti-treaty side. The embattled leaders of the Anti-Treaty forces, the Army Executive, met in the most remote and secure area still under their control that was also reasonably central. Some western valleys in Kerry or West Cork might be equally safe, but they were too peripheral for an assembly that included commanders from Ulster to Connaught, West Cork to Dublin. The Executive meeting took place in this very parish beneath the looming Monavullagh Range of the Comeragh Mountains - the most sheltered place in Ireland.

So serious was the situation that the President of the Executive, Eamon de Valera, joined the army men for the first time since the war had begun nine months previously with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin.Ten military leaders and the President made their way to the house of James Cullinane in Bleantis. Frank Aiken, who was there, would soon be elected Chief of Staff. TOMMY CULLINANE Tommy Cullinane was a young man back then. He was born in 1903 and was just nineteen as he stood guard outside his own family home while the leaders debated and argued and discussed their options. In the late 1970's Tommy shared his memories of this meeting with Uinseann MacEoin when the latter compiled a book called "Survivors" which he published in 1980. Here is Tommy and Uinseann's description of what happened. The original story as printed in "Survivors" has almost no paragraphing, so for easier

reading some sectioning has been done here. A few sentences have been moved around for clarity since this piece is split over two weeks. However, everything is here and no words have been changed. The story is as given. Original spellings have been retained including Nier, now normally written as Nire, and Bliantis, more often spelled Bleantis today. Similarly, the author misspelled the name of the local landlords, the Chearnley family, and his misspelling is left. 23rd - 24th MARCH, 1923 "The first two days and nights of this meeting took place in the substantial farmhouse of James Cullinane of Bliantas in the heart of the Monavullagh Mountains facing down a long valley ten miles north of Dungarvan. All around is good nationalist country." "Tommy Cullinane remembers well this meeting, which took place in the now modernised room directly behind his big kitchen fire. They burned

The home of James Cullinane, Bleantis, in KCK Parish, County Waterford. At the end of the Irish Civil War in March 1923 the Army Executive of the anti-treaty forces met here. Eamon de Valera and Frank Aiken slept in a small ground floor room on the left. coal and timber at that time, he says, as the landlord, Chanley of Salterbridge, Kilbree, whose estate covered the mountain, would not allow the game to be disturbed by turf cutting. Off this room are two small bedrooms, in one of which Aiken and de Valera slept in the double bed together. The remainder of the party, watched by local volunteers under Sean O'Meara of 7th Battalion, Waterford Brigade, Mick Mansfield and John Boyle, also of the Waterford Brigade (these and many more fled to

"Breaking Trad" on stage at Coolnasmear Hall for another great Comeraghs Comhaltas concert.

KCK Drama presents the comedy classic "Professor Tim" at Coolnasmear Hall the last weekend in November and the first weekend in December, Friday through Sunday nights at 8.00 p.m. Call Gerard to reserve a place at 087-280-2783. Shown onstage during rehearsals is the cast.

Canada after the cease fire), were disposed in the nearby houses, Wally Walls, Paddy Fraher and Mick Cullinane; and in nearby Glenanane with the Powers and Morrisseys." "Farms, being more selfcontained in those days, could provide the basic food required, bacon, spuds and home made bread, without arousing suspicion among the local shopkeepers. They sat around a cir-cular table in the drawing room. Breen had a machine gun mounted in the yard." AN IRREGULAR COURIER "His wife Kitty, although not present at that time, reminded him of the young Miss Ormonde - now Mrs. Hourigan - who arrived the first evening and immediately sought a private room, calling for a scissors. Whatever for? To one of the ladies she confided: "its the despatch, I have it sewn into my knickers." Irish was still spoken in the area, and James and his wife could converse in it." HURRIED DEPARTURE "Although the house had not been raided, and was not raided on this occasion either, they (the Army Executive) departed hurriedly when Free State troops were observed at the creamery of Kilbrien two miles below the house. Tommy Cullinane saw them depart after dusk and recalls that the President (de Valera) was upon a saddled horse. It was bitterly cold, with frost on the hills. Tommy recalls that Austin Stack left his pipe behind." Next week: The end of the Civil War. BREAKING TRAD Concert hall architects would be jealous of the acoustics in Coolnasmear Hall. Visiting musicians always praise the lovely sound and intensely attentive audience. Drop a pin in the Hall and not only will you hear it strike, but you'll probably note the rich tones produced. So it came as a surprise

to find Irish music group "Breaking Trad" set up with microphones and amplification. The musicians turned the speakers low and layered their sound and wove their songs round the very light electronic reverb. Somehow the sound system enhanced the music in a very untraditional way. Breaking Trad indeed. Accordion player Donal Murphy has visited before, but fiddler Niall Murphy and guitarist Mike Galvin were first-timers - and they couldn't say enough for Coolnasmear. One of the highlights of the evening was Mike Galvin's heartfelt "The Boys of Barr Na Sráide" in honour of the victims in Paris. Everyone joined in the chorus... and it was another glorious evening at Coolnasmear Hall. DUNGARVAN FLOWER AND GARDEN CLUB President of Dungarvan Flower & Garden Club Dina Walsh reports that last week's Christmas Charity Gala Night was "a great success." A big thanks from Dina and all the club members to everyone who supported the Club's fundraising for Dungarvan Community Hospital and St. Mary’s Primary School. NOVEMBER MASSES FOR THE HOLY SOULS Kilbrien - Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. Colligan 26th November, Thursday at 7.30 p.m.; 27th November, Friday at 7.30 p.m.; 28th November, Saturday at 7.30 p.m. KCK DRAMA 27th, 28th, 29th November, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Coolnasmear Hall at 8 pm. Tickets €10. Call or text Gerard at 087280-2783. This year's production, Professor Tim, is a comedy classic, the kind of production that KCK Drama and its audiences always love. Lots of laughs in this one. Book now because tickets always get hard to find once the word gets out. First night's raffle

in aid of Lourdes Invalid Fund. KILBRIEN PARENT & TODDLER GROUP 2nd December, Wednesday - All are welcome any Wednesday morning in Kilbrien Hall. See the Kilbrien Parent and Toddler group Facebook page for more information. KCK LADIES CLUB 7th December, Monday Demonstration of Christmas Flower Arrangements at 8 pm at Coolnasmear Hall followed by tea and chat. All are invited. FESTIVE FLOWER ARRANGING 8th December, Tuesday Kilbrien Hall at 8.00 p.m. Everyone has a great time at this, especially the kids, and then we all leave with gorgeous season arrangements. All are invited. €10 fee for oasis trays. Greenery supplied, but please bring your own flowers and a good scissors or secateurs. SANTA DIARY DATE 13th December, Sunday - Santa visits Coolnasmear Hall. COMHALTAS CHRISTMAS 13th December, Sunday - Christmas party for the juniors. 19th December, Saturday - Adult Christmas party. KILBRIEN FESTIVE GATHERING 20th December, Sunday - A festive gathering in Kilbrien Hall immediately following Mass which begins at 9.30 a.m. in Kilbrien Church. All are invited. KILGOBINET CAROL SERVICE 20th December, Sunday -Kilgobinet's Church Choir Carol Service will take place in Kilgobinet Church at 8.00 p.m. Pupils of Coolnasmear National School will be featured in the service. MEMORIAL TREES Lourdes Youth will sell remembrance cards for our Christmas memorial trees. INCLUDE YOUR INFO Scott Simons - greenhillsofireland@gmail.com

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Ardmore COMMUNITY ALERT AGM The AGM of the Ardmore/Grange Community Alert will be held in the ICA Hall on Thursday next, 26th November at 8.30 p.m.This meeting will be addressed by either Superintendent Leacy or Inspector Nolan of the Dungarvan Garda Station. The topics covered will include: Home Security, Road Safety, Garda Visibility, Public Order, Anti-social Behaviour. CARDS AT KEEVERS Card results. 1st. Peggy Keevers and Marie Stillwell. 2nd Pat and Mary Prendergast. Best last 5 Liam Foley and Thomas Power. Last game Tom Power and Michael O'Reilly. RTH LAST FRIDAY Last Friday Session...'Join us this Friday night, 27th November from 10.00 p.m. at Round Tower Hotel for our November Last Friday Session...always a great night full of music, recita-

tion andsong'. ARDMORE PLAYERS This weekend Ardmore Players Amateur Dramatics will perform their first production of one of John B Keane's wonderful plays SIVE. Cheese & Wine reception from 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m. each night at the Gallery Wine Bar all included in the price of €12. So please come out and support. It will start sharp each of the nights, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8.00 p.m. Tickets will be available on the door from 7.00 p.m. onwards to buy or by ringing Maurice on 0851741614. Best of Luck everyone involved. CHRISTMAS MARKET 2015 Christmas Market at St. Declan’s Hall Ardmore on Sunday, 13th December this year from 12.00 noon 5.00 p.m. To book a table call:Terry 087-9477213 Liz 086-1985524. Arts, Crafts, Food etc on the day. Christmas goodies

Tried & Tested Triathlon Club present cheque to Helvick Lifeboat NATALIE Shaw-Hamilton, Chairperson of Tried & Tested Triathlon Club, Dungarvan, presented a cheque for €400 to the RNLI Helvick Lifeboat Station. Accepting the cheque in Merry’s Gastro Pub, Dungarvan, are Helvick crew Terence Morrissey and Liam Harty with Kevin O Morchoe from RNLI Dungarvan & Helvick Fundraising Branch. “Many of the swimmers and kayakers

from TTTC regularly partake in the Helvick Swim and have raised significant funds for the Helvick Lifeboat in the past, and we greatly appreciate their generosity,” said RNLI Helvick crew Liam Harty. The fundraising committee work hard to supplement the often heroic and dangerous work carried out by the brave volunteer crews who risk their lives in all kinds of weather to save life at sea 24-7-365.

Abby Troy and John Cronin pictured at Ardmore AC versus Borough AC event held recently in Ardmore area.

Willie Roche and John Cronin pictured at Ardmore AC versus Borough AC event held recently in Ardmore area.

galore! Keep your business local this year. HOJA PROJECT Oswin who runs the HOJA project in Tanzania is coming to Ardmore to explain all about the project and how a fun day in Ardmore can make a meaningful difference to people's lives. There will be an information evening in the Round Tower Hotel, Ardmore on Friday, 20th

November at 7.30pm. The organisers would like to once again thank all those who have supported this worthy cause to date; indeed does a ‘little go a long way’. ARDMORE PARENT AND TODDLER Ardmore Parent and Toddler meet in Ardmore Hall every Tuesday morning from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., new faces are always welcome. €2 per family.

Ardmore Tidy Towns ON THE ROAD This week Ardmore Tidy Towns take to the road. Firstly, on Wednesday, Aidan Quirke leads a delegation to the Bord Fáilte Tourism Towns Awards in Dublin. At this function, Tourism Minister, Michael Ring will announce the winners of the large town Tourism winner for 2015 and the small town winners as well. Names like Killarney, Clonakilty, Cobh, Portmagee, Adare and Westport are huge names on the Irish tourism map so it is a wonderful honour for Ardmore and Lismore to be short listed in their midst and in with a real shout of winning. So here’s hoping. Then on Thursday we send another delegation to

Clonegal in Carlow for the presentation of the 2015 Tidy Towns Awards. It’s at this function that we’ll collect our coveted Gold Medal as well as the very important prize money that accompanies it. This function is in Clonegal because they were the south east Regional Award winners and also of course Irelands’s Tidiest Village. SIVE In recent months The Ardmore Drama Group have been rehearsing for their presentation of Sive and one could be forgiven for thinking that many of them had indeed taken up residence in Halla Deuglán over the past few weeks.We would like to take this opportunity to wish them

all the very best for their big weekend. The play is on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and we encourage everybody to come along, show your support and enjoy the performance.The cast is made up of some very experienced actors and some first time performers and reports from rehearsals is that it will be a brilliant presentation. Don’t miss it. ALLOTMENTS We are delighted to announce that Waterford Council is facilitating us with some land for use as allotments. We will be preparing and tilling approximately an acre of ground in Gort an Uisce, near The Cloisters estate. If you have an interest in growing your own veg-

etable or fruit then please give me a call on 0868785222. We will prepare the ground and get it ready for sowing so please let us know as soon as possible if you’re interested. All the medics, dieticians and nutritionalists are encouraging us all to go back to mother nature for our food and use less processed foods, so here’s a chance for many families to take action. Perhaps a couple of families can combine to share a plot. The costs will be minimal if we share our resources and buy our seeds together. The Tidy Towns Association will only charge a small nominal charge for the use of the ground.

RNLI Natalie Shaw-Hamilton, Chairperson Tried & Tested TC, presents a cheque for €400 to Helvick Lifeboat Station. From left are Terence Morrissey, Liam Harty, Kevin O Morchoe who accepted it gratefully.

Dungarvan Mens Shed THE end of the week saw a lot of projects coming to their conclusion. The big one was the finishing off of “Santa's Sleigh”, which is now in situ in the Tourist Office. A lot of work and effort went into this project, and its construction and decoration is a credit to the Men O' the Shed! A lot of other work was done dur-

ing the week, with lovely bird feeders being made, along with some right fancy

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The front of the Sleigh.

A lovely bird feeder made by Joe.

Kenny and Jim make the bench frame for the Sleigh.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Funday Sunday in Cappoquin

The photograph shows a group of the pupils and staff handing over some of the 60 boxes collected for Ross to send out directly to the Orphanage via in contact Kimeng.

Villierstown JACK THE JOKER Jack the Joker draw took place in An Cruiscín Lán on Saturday night last and €50 was won by Shane Tutty with Card Number 34. Congratulations Shane. Next week the draw will be for €2,400. Remember if you are not in … you can’t win. This is a joint community fundraiser and tickets can be bought locally. VILLIERSTOWN STUDY GROUP Villierstown Study Group takes place every evening in the VECP Room from 4.30–6.00 p.m. If you are looking to hold a small party, a meeting, a course, music lessons, a get-together for a reunion.The VECP Room in Villierstown is available for bookings. Situated beside the Villierstown shop which has homemade cakes and dinners, who also take special orders if needed. Please contact 0876635465.Thank you. CRAFT FAIR Sunday the 22nd saw our Annual Craft Fair take place in Villierstown Community Centre.This was a superb event showcasing the amazing talents of the locals here in Villierstown; who knew that we had such a crafty bunch right on our doorstep.Well done to all involved, it’s great to see such events bringing the village community spirit together. SHOE BOX APPEAL FOR CAMBODIA After reading Ross Barrett’s recent

report of his trip to the rural Cambodia in August, whereby he was trying to set up a fund to help a group of orphaned children living in a small village near Touk, Kampot Cambodia, our school wanted to help. Villierstown Montessori School decided to give these children their very first Christmas gift in the form of a decorated and filled “shoebox”. Thank you all who helped make this Christmas very special for these boys and girls. DANCERCISE IN VILLIERSTOWN Get fit and toned to fun chart music every Tuesday in Villierstown Church Hall from 7–8 p.m. €5 per person. New people always welcome. You know you want to … IRISH DANCING FOR ADULTS Irish dancing classes for adults starting this Wednesday (tonight) at 7.30 in Villierstown Church. Come along and have some fun while getting fit and making new friends ,just remember that it’s only 10 weeks to the Christmas party … AGLISH FIT4LIFE Aglish Fit4Life and Couch to 5k, meet at Aglish Community Hall and away we go. Would you like to help a sick child and improve your fitness at the same time. Then join us on Monday or Thursday evenings and Run, Walk, Crawl or Shuffle 2, 3, 4 or 5k or whatever distance you can. Only

€2 per night with all proceeds to the Children's Hospital, Crumlin. All levels of fitness catered for, young and old very welcome. Hi viz vest required. All are welcome. Further details on Facebook Aglish Fun Run or email aglishfunrun@gmail.com LADYBIRDS BROWNIES & GUIDES Irish Girl Guides - Woodland Ladybirds, Brownies & Guides meet in Villierstown every Thursday. Please contact the leaders if you are interested in your daughter joining.We have one space available for this coming term. We are always looking for leaders and adult helpers for all groups. 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. Please use the email address below if anyone has anything they would like included in these notes just let me know. Local news makes this section interesting for everyone. All local news very welcome. villierstownnews@yahoo.ie

Modeligo LOTTO RESULTS There was no jackpot winner from numbers 3, 9 and 16 drawn on Saturday night, 21st November. Jackpot now stands at €2,900. €25 winners: Derek Kelly, c/o Deckie’s; Denis Fitzgerald, Mogeha; Peggy Beausang, Clashmore; Dearbhla Ryan,Vicarstown. JUNIOR FOOTBALLERS Commiserations to Modeligo Junior

Footballers who lost out to Coolmeen of Co. Clare in the Munster Club Championship on a scoreline of 1-3 to 8 points at a wet and windy Cooraclare last weekend. It has been another fantastic year for the club winning the County Junior Football title for the second time in its history together with the Western Intermediate Hurling Championship. Enjoy a

well-deserved break lads as we all look forward to intermediate hurling and football action in 2016. SYMPATHY Sincere sympathy to John and Geraldine Scanlon and family, Claddagh, Clashmore, on the death of Donal Scanlon. May he rest in peace. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Congratulations to Michael Dalton, Graiguemore, who cele-

brated his 50th Birthday with family and friends over the weekend. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Paul Wright who won a gold medal in the IKF Novice Irish Championships for kickboxing over the weekend. ASTRO TURF Booking for the Astro Turf pitch can be made by contacting John Power on 087 2834600.

MEET Santa and Olaf • Kid’s Nail Bar & Face Painting • Christmas Light Switch on. Step into Christmas this weekend in Cappoquin where a fun filled line up of events promises to keep the whole family entertained. Events get underway at 2.00 p.m. on Sunday, November 29th, with Santa’s arrival by Fire Truck to Cappoquin National School kicking off the annual sale of work featuring a winter wonderland; cake sale; bric-a- brac; nail bar; face painting and a whole host of other fun filled activities. There will also be a chance for a meet, greet and picture with some very colourful characters including everyone’s favourite snowman Olaf. Meanwhile, parents can try their luck at the spinner with some fantastic food hampers and prizes up for

Santa and Olaf grabs throughout the afternoon or just take some time out for a cuppa with some home baked cakes. For the kids the list is endless, with the chance to meet Santa Claus, finalise their Christmas list and get that all important pre Christmas gift. There will also be a kid’s nail bar and face painting stall on the day as well as the chance to avail of plenty of used toy and book bargains in addition to other novelty

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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON THIS SUNDAY The big news this week is that the formal switch-on of the Cappoquin Christmas lights will take place next Sunday, November 29th, at the Square. Proceedings will commence at 5.30 p.m., just in time for the folks returning from the school sale of work to stop and have a chat around the Christmas tree. A special treat this year will be the Deise Brass Band, whose members have very kindly agreed to play some festive tunes for the occasion. We will also have the considerable assistance of the Cappoquin choral society and kids, as last year,

and the formal switch-on of the lights will this year be performed by the Cappoquin members of the Waterford All-Ireland winning camogie team. So, remember, 5.30 p.m. on Sunday next at the Square. There is a huge amount of work underway at present in getting the lights,

items. Children are encouraged to come along in fancy dress as following this year’s sale of work the official switch on of the town’s Christmas lights takes place at the Square at 5.30 p.m. with performances by the Dungarvan Brass Band and prizes for best fancy dress. With something for all ages, culminating in the Christmas Light Switch on, a date with Cappoquin is a must this Sunday. Christmas tree etc in place for the weekend, and a sincere thanks to everyone who is helping to make this happen. We hope to add a nice new centrepiece to the street lights this year, using funds left over from last year, and a special thanks to everyone who has contributed to keeping the lights aglow, both private and public, in recent years. This week’s picture is, unapologetically, one we have sued before. It is of a beautiful Noel O’Donoghue painting of the Square at Christmas time. It’s December next week folks, so let’s embrace it!

Cappoquin Day Centre OUR Pre Christmas Fair was a very successful and very enjoyable afternoon. Everyone went home with some treasure or other, and a score of lucky winners in the raffles. Our special guests were young ladies Hannah and Rosie Landers from Ballyduff, representing Waterford’s All-Ireland winners. Our Intermediate and Under 16 Ladies Football teams of 2015, proudly showing the the cups they won. Well done all! Another talented young lady Lorraine

Kearns provided entertainment on accordion and tin whistle. Great stuff. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this a such a worthwhile event, young and older, the terrific staff who did a myriad of tasks as well as the catering and all who made and donated items for sale and raffle, the gorgeous Christmas Cake and of course the great supporters who came and parted with their cash. Mile buiochas agus go n-eiri an t-adh libh.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Lismore Lismore Tidy Towns Senior Citizens

DURING the past week, the working team did a lot of work on landscaping at Lios an Oir housing estate. Shrubs at beds on the New Street and Chapel Street sides of the estate were pruned. Thanks to John Foley, Waterford City and County Council and his staff for collecting all of the green waste. Two new workers are coming on board as part of the Community Employment Scheme to work for Lismore Tidy Towns. We look forward to working with them. Their work will ensure that Lismore is kept tidy and litter free over the winter months when tidy towns members will be taking a break from outdoor work. As mentioned in last week's notes The Tourism Town's Award was announced on 25th November, Regional Tidy Towns Awards are being held this Thursday 26th and the results of the Community & Voluntary Awards are being announced in Waterford the same day. Lismore Tidy Towns is being represented at all of those events. Please look at the Community Notice Board West Street and the

Credit Union window for information on all of the above on Friday 27th. ECO TIP OF THE WEEK: Environmental terms starting with the letter H & I this week:HABITAT - the area occupied by a species / community ie. a group of animals or plants found in forests, gardens. seas / sea shore, rivers and deserts. HAZARDOUS WASTE - waste that poses a risk to human health or the environment and which needs to be handled and disposed off carefully. Examples include oil based paints, car batteries, weed killers, bleach, electrical waste. INCINERATOR - a furnace hat is designed to burn waste at very high temperatures under controlled conditions and is licensed by national regulatory authorities. In some countries modern and efficient generators generate heat and energy from burning waste. INSULATION - material such as foam, wool, glass that is used in homes and other buildings to prevent heat loss, reduce noise and improve compfort.

Christmas Party THE Christmas party will be held in Lismore Golf Club on Sunday, December 6th at 1.00 p.m. Please come along and enjoy an evening of music, song and dance and Christmas dinner. Anyone requiring transport, please contact Mary McGrath or Anne Pollard. The committee would like to thank sincerely Lismore Hotel for providing the venue for the Charity Shop and to our patrons for their support.

Lismore Heritage Centre Christmas Sale Extravaganza a great success FROM Friday November 20th until Sunday the 22nd, November the Courthouse in Lismore was a hive of Christmas spirit, cinnamon scents and mince pies as we held Lismore Heritage Centre’s Christmas Sale weekend. Friday saw Miriam O’Callaghan of Simplí Bread Mixes join us all day. Miriam was giving out tasters of her beautiful bread mixes which come in many flavours from Mixed Seed to wholesome Wholemeal. Simplí bread mixes are homemade locally and available in Lismore Heritage Centre all year round. We had an afternoon of warm nostalgia as we screened two Christmas Classics, the ever popular “It’s a Wonderful Life” followed by “Scrooge”. All of our movie goers and cus-

tomers partook in some deliciously warming fruit punch made with Lismore Castle apple juice and Eunice Power’s Christmas syrup mix and mince pies. Friday night was extra special as local students took over the Courthouse Theatre to hold a concert in aid of Hope foundation. There was a huge crowd for a worthy cause. Congratulations to all involved and to Olivia Lennox who organised the event. Saturday we were again joined by Miriam of Simplí and also Eugene Young of Iona Crystal. Eugene had many beautiful pieces, all hand cut and exquisite Christmas decorations, perfect for a gift.We stock Iona Crystal here all year around, and at the moment have some of Eugene’s seasonal pieces, if you are looking for

a unique gift. Saturday we screened “White Christmas” at the Courthouse Theatre to continue our nostalgic Christmas Classics. A heart warming film, followed by hot punch and mince pies we hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas atmosphere. Saturday afternoon saw the younger children of Lismore take to the stage upstairs to rehearse their annual Christmas Show. The Dramatic Society and children work very hard every year to produce this show and tickets will be available shortly. Sunday dawned crisp and clear and in the craft section we had Len and Joan of Craft Tangle. Len and Joan held workshops where you could make your own hair slide, keyring or fob in leather and lots of children

and adults had fun seeing their designs come to life. They also had their felt work and leather work on display. Craft Tangle products available are in Lismore Heritage Centre all year around and make a great one-off gift, handmade in Ireland of course. Sunday afternoon we had an invasion of little elves as we had “Santa Claus The Movie” on the big screen for our younger citizens. They all got popcorn and a drink and we hope they all enjoyed the film! Lismore Heritage Centre would like to thank all our customers from near and far. We would also like to thank all our local craftspeople who gave up their time to participate and our Movie buffs.We are open all throughout the festive period so pop in!

Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union Art Competition, Isabel Willats winning entry.

Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union Art Competition ‘Happiness Is …’ We have an overwhelming number of entries this year – quite possibly as the theme was so positive - and there were some amazing art to judge. I know that Andrea Jameson took a very long time in appraising this year’s competition. A very lovely night was had on Friday, 6th November with Andrea Jameson presenting the prizes and Padraig Nolan as MC for the event. We hope that everyone enjoyed the night and their prizes and hope to have more amazing art entries for next year’s competition. Some more good news! Isabel Willats has won 1st Prize at Chapter Level and will have collected her prize last Sunday, 22nd November in the Hotel Minella, Clonmel. We wish Isabel the very best of luck at National Level. Congratulations on your great achievement so far Isabel! CREDIT UNION ART COMPETITION 2015 RESULTS 7 & Under: 1st Maeve Curtin, BGS, Cappoquin €30; 2nd Paulina Rybinska,

Andrea Jameson (judge) and Padraig Nolan (Board of Directors) Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union Art Competition. BGS, Cappoquin €25; 3rd Ryan Maher BGS, Cappoquin €15. Merit (joint): Andrew Cunningham, BGS, Cappoquin €10; Maya Tloczkowska, BGS, Cappoquin €10 8-10 years: 1st Rian Duka, BGS, Cappoquin €40; 2nd (joint) Nicole Reszel, BGS, Cappoquin €30; Katie Brien, Bóthar Na Naomh €30; 3rd (joint) Zoey Burke, BGS, Cappoquin €25; Craig Mason BGS, Cappoquin €25 Merit: Katie Kenrick,

BGS, Cappoquin €20 11-13 years: 1st John O’Donnell, BGS, Cappoquin €50; 2nd (joint) Evelina Bivol, BGS, Cappoquin €35; Saidbh Duka, BGS, Cappoquin €35; 3rd Conor Wilkinson, BGS, Cappoquin €30. Merit: Grainne O’Donnell, BGS, Cappoquin €25. Special Category: 11-13 years: 1st Isabel Willats, BGS, Cappoquin €50. 18 & Over: 1st Jean Fenton, ALR Centre, Dun. €50.

Parish of Lismore and Ballysaggart Alice and Mag helping customers.

Eugene from Iona Crystal.

Ballinvella Community Centre A SPECIAL meeting of Ballinvella Community Centre was held on Tuesday, 3rd November to pass a vote of sympathy to the Mangan and McGrath families on the deaths of Paddy Mangan and John McGrath, both were past pupils of Ballinvella school. A gathering of over 30 people attended to pay their respects. Wednesday, 28th October was a a very sad day for all in B.C.C. as we lost one of our members Paddy Mangan.

Paddy was one of the founding members of the B.C.C. in 1981. Down through the years Paddy was in the organising of all events in the centre, our childrens and family Christmas party, 45 drive, table quiz, but the most memorable was the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the schoolhouse, that is the home of our Community Centre which we celebrated in 2012. Paddy and his family were the driving force

behind this great day. Paddy was our ‘Mr. Fix It’, anything that needed fixing Paddy did it. Paddy had a great love for Ballinvella, he always had a story to tell, let it be from his time as a pupil or from all the time he spent renovating or organising events, anything that was ever held in Ballinvella, Paddy was there. He will be sadly missed, he was a great community man and a great friend. R.I.P. Paddy.

MANY thanks to those families who experienced a bereavement in the Parish during the year for accepting the act of spiritual hospitality on Friday, 20th November. In coming together all the families offered support to one another.To pray for a loved one and to support others in their bereavement is truly wise. The mission of the 4th Pastoral Council made the Liturgy happen. The visit to the families by two Pastoral Council members, Michael Hale and Aine Foley was truly valued and appreciated by the families. The hospitality after the Mass led by Pastoral Council member Jackie Ryan and the hospitality team is the stuff of fostering a true Parish spirit. The choir led by organist for the evening Jim Cosgrove enhanced the Mass. He kindly stood in for Donal Kennefick whose enthusiasm for Church music that he is willing to travel to Maynooth. This is another sign of a faith community where members are willing to upskill for the sake of the parish. We could dare to say that it was truly

Eucharist as Jesus would understand for those present did care about one another. Communion in Jesus must also draw us into communion with each other. I am so happy to work side by side by all these good people who give time, talents with a smile on their faces. It was great to have members of the John Paul 11 awards team involved. While I gave special mention to some of the Pastoral Council many more of the members were active in the liturgy. We took in the Blessed Sacrament to the Sacristy, so that all would feel comfortable chatting with one another. We had a similar Mass in Ballysaggart. Please note how we will celebrate the season of Advent beginning next Sunday, MASS TIMETABLE Weekday Mass at 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 28th November - Vigil Mass in Lismore at 6.15 p.m. Sunday, 29th November - Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11.00 a.m. Parish Radio Link 103.9FM

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St. Carthage’s House HISTORY St. Carthage’s House Ltd., was established in 1987, following the closure of the Lismore District Hospital. Residents continued to reside in the old District Hospital building until a new building was opened in 1994.The main function of St. Carthage’s House was to provide care and support in a homely environment for the elderly of the West Waterford area which has continued to the present day. St. Carthage’s House Ltd is a voluntary limited company with charitable status, and, therefore, cannot borrow from financial institutions. We depend greatly on voluntary donations and fundraising events to supplement the yearly Government grant and the residents’ pension donations to meet the day-today running costs. Residents do not qualify for the Fair Deal Scheme. Whilst the old district hospital catered for nineteen residents, St. Carthage’s House has facilities for fifty-one. Currently, there are vacancies available. COSTS Each resident pays 80% of their old age pension, which is about 1/5 of the cost of a private nursing home. There is no distinction between contributory and non-contributory pensions. A State grant, voluntary donations and fundraising make up the rest of the income to run the centre. In 2014, the cost of running St. Carthage’s House was €640,000 despite staff taking a 20% deduction in working hours. Our income has been further depleted by a freeze on pensions for several years and a small decline in the number of residents which going forward, hopefully, will improve. Of the €640,000 expenditure for 2014, the income from the HSE was €185,000 and the balance from resident’s pensions fundraising and donations. The HSE grant accounts to less than 1/3 of the running costs. It is normally paid on a quarterly basis and falls far short of the money required to manage St. Carthage’s.We continuously canvass the HSE and public representatives to increase our grant to lessen the financial burden on our supporters. It has become a difficult struggle over the past six years to maintain a quality service for residents since the recession, due to factors beyond the control of the staff and Board of Directors. Despite the fact that St. Carthage’s House, caters for a low to medium dependency care for residents, HIQA has classified St. Carthage’s in the same category as a private nursing home which has greatly increased our costs through additional administration, nursing governance, training, health and safety and upgrading of equipment and fixtures. In addition, we also have to pay a yearly fee to HIQA - €8,522 for 2015, up from €7,304 for 2014. There is no Government funding to cover the additional expenses associated with the requirements of HIQA or to carry out repairs, refurbishment or capital expenditure on the buildings other than being successful in applying to the National Lottery Fund for a grant to undertake the necessary refurbishment. Our only option is to continue to fundraise and seek voluntary donations. Directors do not receive any remuneration and yearly audited accounts are filed at the Companies Registration Office. In the near future, we need to commence work on the following: • Laundry facilities. The structure is there but requires new plumbing and

wiring to accommodate new washing machines. • Replacement of washing machines and driers • Sluice facilities • All bedrooms must be fitted with automatic door closing devices • Replacement of 40 easy chairs • Door closures and wiring • Replacement of 2 Parker Baths • The total cost for this work is estimated at €83,000 and funding has been applied for through the National Lottery Fund. FUNDRAISING There are a number of fundraising events and collections organized throughout the year, many of which were generously organized and financially supported by individuals and groups. Such fund raising has been ongoing for over 25 years.The following is a breakdown of fund raising for 2015: • Lismore Fire Service - €2,000 • Crazy cycle 2014 - €25 • Mary Dalton’s Lismore Walk €1,500 • Lismore Ladies Golf - €250 • Margaret Fitzgerald and the West Waterford Dancers - €2,200 • Hazel O’Sullivan Skydive – €447.52 • Affane Bridge Club - €600 • Card Drive in Memory of Jim Russell - €545 • Collection Box at Meaghers Ballysaggart -€240.95 • Court Service Poor Box- €500 • Annual collection - €13,995 • Raffle - €4,635 • Melleray Vintage club - €300 • Donations in lieu of funeral flowers and family donations - €3,595 • Jim Nicholson “Smallest Cow in Ireland” event in Knockanore - €4,400 Total fund raising including all donations to date for 2015 is €36,394.53. The Helen O’Byrne Memorial Walk and the West Waterford Walk have not yet been finalised. The next fundraising event is the Mr. and Mrs. Claus Walk from Mount Melleray to St. Carthage’s House on the 20th December, commencing at 12.00 noon which is kindly organised by Melleray GAA club. This is a family fun walk event and those interested in participating should contact Rudy Lyons. The Cake Sale will now take place early in the New Year, date yet to be arranged. The Directors and staff at St. Carthage’s House Ltd, Lismore would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who continue to financially support St. Carthage’s House and their ongoing commitment over the past 28 years. Without your generous support over the years, St. Carthage’s House would not have continued to function as an excellent facility for the elderly. It is fully acknowledged that it is difficult to keep asking and expecting the generous people of West Waterford and its environs for continuous support year in year out when there are so many other good causes which also require financial support. However, St. Carthage’s house is an excellent facility and is there for all of us, whenever the need may arise and your continuous support is earnestly requested. We would like to thank the many people who made private donations during the year and do not wish to be named and again we would like to sincerely thank you for your ongoing support in the past and into the future.

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Ballysaggart CRAFT FAIR On Friday, November 20th, Ballysaggart Community Development Company hosted a Christmas Craft Fair and Flower Arranging Demonstration, by Shirley Flynn Ballyduff Upr., in aid of the Community Centre Redevelopment Fund in Ballysaggart Community Centre. There selection of local crafts on sale and there was also refreshments served and a raffle on the night. Ballysaggart Community Development Company would like to take this opportunity to thank Shirley for her fantastic demonstration and for donating all of her creations to the raffle, thank you to all how attended and supported the night and congratulations to all the raffle winners. And, as always, the catering ladies out did themselves with a beautiful selection of home baking provided for the much appreciated refreshments to end a lovely night. BALLYSAGGART COOK BOOK On Friday, December 4th Ballysaggart Community Development Company will launch a cook book. The title of the book is Memory Lane Recipes and is comprised of recipes submitted by ladies from the local area. The book, in aid of the Community Center Redevelopment Fund, will be launched in the Community Center, doors open at 7.30 p.m. and at 8.00 p.m. two local cooks will recreate recipes from the book for tasting on the night. There will also be Muled Wine and refreshments served. We hope to see a great crowd on the night joined by all who submitted recipes, it will be lovely to see your work in print. Following the launch night the books will be on sale in local shops at a cost of €10, these will be a beautiful Christmas present to give friends and family at home or away, we can all use it to get a taste of Ballysaggart past and Pictured Above – Shirley O'Flynn with her beautiful arrangements at the present. VARIETY SHOW Ballysaggart Christmas Craft Fair. REMINDER Ballysaggart Festival Committee are hosting a Variety Show on Friday 27th & Saturday, 28th November in the Community Centre. Final preparations are now in place for a show which will include a variety of acts from local children along with a one act play performed by adults in the area. A great show not to missed. Spaces are filling up fast so to book tickets or for further information please contact Carmel 0879809049 or Helena on 087Adult cast members preforming the one act play in the Variety Show. 7523386 as soon as possible to Standing: Pat Fitzgerald, Sean Hale, Imelda Hale and Caileann avoid disappointment. Also, O'Gorman. Seated: Caroline Feeney and Bernie Whelan. anyone who is interested in

helping out back stage will be more than welcome and can contact Carmel for details. CAKE SALE A fundraising Cake Sale and Raffle Ticket sales in aid of the Community Care Christmas Party will take place on Sunday, November 29th immediately after Mass in Ballysaggart and all support is greatly appreciated. Home baking would be graciously received and much appreciated, please contact Bridie Murphy or Helena Walsh with any queries in relation to this. The committee would like to sincerely thank the Meagher family for their kind permission to use their premises for both the cake sale and for our meetings through out the year. LADIES CLUB The time has come to announce our plans for this year's Christmas night out. The arrangements are as follows, Bus leaving Ballysaggart village at 5 pm sharp for a meal in Corbet Court then onto the Village Art Center, Kilworth to attend a concert with Sean Keane, brother of Dolores Keane, titled "Christmas by the Fire Side". Anyone interested in this lovely night out are asked to please give your names to the club officers, Mary Glavin 087-7421345, Maureen Fennessy 087-9558671 or Bridie Murphy 0876572776, on or before Thursday, November 26th as concert tickets must be booked and paid for in advance. And, as always, non-members are more than welcome to join us. CHRISTMAS CARDS Beautifully designed Christmas Cards with a local theme by Mary Glavin are currently on sale in Meagher's and Roche's shops in Ballysaggart. These would be perfect to send to family and friends from the community but living further afield. COMMUNITY COUNCIL 45 CARDS RESULTS 1st: Helen Morrissey and Pat Kirby. 2nd: Helen Walsh and Mary Byrne. Lucky Tables: Tom Cahill and Tess Hale, Mary Power and Ber Coughlan, Fr. Cullinan and Stephen Cunningham. Tickets: Tess Hale, Mary Power, Bertie Neville and Dan Howard. ENGAGEMENT Congratulations and best wishes to Catherine Moore and Paul Fennessy who got engaged recently. NEW ARRIVAL Congratulations and best wishes to Michael and Maria Moore on the birth of their son recently.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

“To the beat of a different drum” reprinted due to popular demand

Dungarvan Flower & Garden Club presents Gala night proceeds. From left to right: Mary Frost, Club Secretary; Fiona Fitzgerald, Principal St. Mary's N.S.; Richard Delmer, Guest Demonstrator; Dina Walshe, Club President and Paula French, Director of Nursing, Dungarvan Community Hospital.

Dungarvan Flower & Garden Club LAST Wednesday our Annual Charity Christmas Gala was a great success. What a wonderful night it was! Our guest Flower Arranger was Richard Delmer, a member of the National Association of Floral Artists (AOIFA). He enthralled us with his wonderful creations and entertained us with some great tips and lovely tales. A chef in his previous life, we were delighted to hear his recipes for Christmas cake and colcannon. All Richard’s fabulous flower arrangements and many other great prizes were raffled on the night. Thanks to our raffle sponsors, Margaret O’Donoghue www.fancyhatmillinery.com, Kiely Monumentals, The Country Store, Joe Kelly Chemist, Houlihan’s Motor Factors, The Pike Service Station, Siobhan’s Hair Salon, Mary Frost and Ollie Walshe. Proceeds this year went to Dungarvan Community Hospital and St. Mary’s Primary School. Fiona Fitzgerald, School Principal and Paula French, Director of Nursing were on hand to receive their cheques. Thanks to the Committee and all the Club Members. Thanks to Teresa Daly our Photographer on the night and Dirk Baumann and Michael O’Brien for sound and video. Thanks to all who attended on the nighteveryone who supported us in our efforts to

LOCAL poet Richard Purcell launched his debut poetry book last November 2014 and it sold out at the book launch. Due to popular demand a revised edition of his book has recently been reprinted. The new revised edition includes an additional four beautiful new poems; Stranded; The Dance; Wedding Bells and Morgan Danced. Richard has been ardently writing poetry since his 30's and local poet Clodagh Beresford Dunne refers to Richard's poems as being gentle, honest and penetrating in their stillness, adding that some of the poems deal so truthfully

with hopelessness and desolation, that the poem itself becomes the anchor to which its writer holds fast during a storm. Many of the coveted first edition books saw Richard signing the inside page to friends and loved ones as far afield as the USA, Australia and Canada. With its eye catching cover with a photo of Dungarvan Castle and poems within its pages like “The Ballad of Sexton Street”, “The Poor Man's Seat” in Abbeyside, its popularity as the perfect Christmas gift is hardly surprising. A limited number of copies of “To the Beat of a Different Drum” are now

available locally for sale (€10) at the following outlets: Readers Choice, Shalloe's Newsagents and Eason.

Richard Purcell

Waterford Area Partnership “Spark a Thought” Creative Business Roadshow

Sandra Curran, Dungarvan Community Hospital with Sheila Walsh. raise money for our two deserving charities. A special thanks for their help all year to Jane Casey Florist Main St., Pierce Flynn Park Hotel, Seán Organ and Timmy Ryan and staff of WLR, Kieran O’Connor, James Lynch & Staff of Dungarvan Observer and Colm Nagle

& Staff of Dungarvan Leader and all who displayed our posters. New members would be most welcome next year. Our AGM will be in mid January. Meetings take place in the Park Hotel on the first Wednesday each month and will include Gardening Tips and Talks, Guest

Speakers and Demonstrators, Flower Arranging, Garden Visits and a Club Outing. Annual Membership is just €25 and €5 each night. Dina Walshe, President of the Club would like to wish you all a peaceful, holy Christmas and a happy healthy New Year.

WATERFORD Area Partnership is organising a series of Creative Business Workshops in Waterford City & County to highlight the benefits of turning a hobby or a passion into a self-employment opportunity. In line with Government targets under the Action Plan for Jobs and National Entrepreneurship Policy, Waterford Area Partnership (WAP), which manages the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), is promoting the idea of self-employment to individuals living in Waterford City & County. The first roadshow took place in St. Patrick’s Gateway Centre on Patrick Street on Friday, 20th November from 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.The second one will take place in Tramore today, Wednesday, 25th November and the final one will be on in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan on Friday, 27th November. All roadshows will run from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Each roadshow highlights a number of local small businesses or micro-enterprises

which have been started by an individual taking that risk and making a commitment to something that they love or wanted to turn into a job opportunity for themselves. The format intends to nurture the spark in others that could lead them to consider their own skills and passions and how they might turn that into an enterprising opportunity. WAP believes that the best way of understanding what it means to embark on an enterprise development is to hear it from someone like you who has made that journey. Each entrepreneur will be present to talk about their business idea and how it came to fruition, what were the difficulties and what helped along the way. The entrepreneurs will also use the opportunity to showcase what they do and to promote their business. Enterprise mentors from Waterford Area Partnership will be on site to give information on supports available to people, whether they are currently in fulltime or part-time work or receiving a welfare pay-

ment. Staff from the Dept. of Social Welfare will also be there to provide information on Enterprise schemes that they offer to unemployed people. All visitors will be encouraged to ask questions of all the entrepreneurs as well as to find out what WAP can offer to people who might want to pursue their own idea as well as other agencies that can help. The Roadshow events are open to groups or individuals to take a tour, take an opportunity to talk to people who may inspire them to take that next step towards realising their own future potential and setting off that spark. For further information these events or to book a tour on the day please contact Waterford Area Partnership on 051841740 The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 20152017 is funded by the Irish Government and cofunded by the European Social Fund and includes a special allocation under the Youth Employment Initiative.

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Nótaí na Gaeltachta le Comhlucht Forbartha na nDéise SUIRBHÉ NA GAELTACHTA Tá próiseas taighde ar siúl sa Rinn agus sa Sean Phobal faoi láthair mar chuid den próiseas pleanála teanga. Ba mhór an cabhair dúinn é an ceistneoir seo a líonadh isteach. Is ceistneoir anaithnid atá ann, is staitisticí ginearálta faoin bpobal, mar shampla cumas labhartha na Gaeilge, meon i leith na Gaeilge agus tuairimí faoi áiseanna agus seirbhísí atá ag teastáil sa cheantar atá uainn. Níl sonraí pearsanta á lorg againn sa suirbhé seo. Tá an ceistneoir seo á scaipeadh ar na tithe Ghaeltacht na nDéise go léir.Tá cúigear ag obair againn chun an ceistneoir a scaipeadh agus a bhailiú. Deuglán Turraoin, Máiréad Uí Ghealbháin, Dónal Ó Murchadha, Eoin Ó Murchadha agus Cáit Uí Fhaoláin. Beidh an ceistneoir fágtha leat ar feadh tuairim is deich lá, agus ansin tiocfaidh ceann de na daoine thuasluaite ar ais chun é a bhailiú. Iarraimid ort comhoibriú linn leis an bpróiseas seo, tá ionchur an phobal fíor-thábhachtach sa phlean teanga agus forbartha atá á ullmhú againn don ceantar seo. Má tá ceist ar bith agat, tar i dteagmháil liomsa ar r-phoist ag cfdeise@gmail.com, san oifig sa Rinn ag (058) 46664 nó sa Sean Phobal ag (058) 46789, nó ag (087) 6225725. Research is being carried out in An Rinn and An Sean Phobal as a part of the Gaeltacht Language planning process. We would greatly appreciate it if you were to participate by completing this survey. The survey is anonymous, we are collecting general statistics about the community, such as ability to speak Irish, perceptions of Irish and opinions in relation to the needs of the community going forward as regards services and facilities in the area. We are not looking to collect personal, identifiable information like names and address of those who complete the survey.This survey is being carried out on all households in the Waterford Gaeltacht. We have five people working to distribute and collect this survey: Deuglán Turraoin, Máiréad Uí Ghealbháin, Dónal Ó Murchadha, Eoin Ó Murchadha and Cáit Uí Fhaoláin.The survey will be left with you for about ten days, and then one of the five people mentioned above will be back to collect it from you.We ask you to cooperate with us in this process, the participation of the community is of vital

importance in the language planning process and is necessary for the language and development plan that we are preparing for the area. If you have any questions, please contact me by E-mail at cfdeise@gmail.com, in the office in An Rinn at (058) 46664 or in An Sean Phobal at (058) 46789, or at (087) 6225725. AONACH AN PHATRÚIN Beidh margadh Nollaig, ab ainm Aonach an Phatrúin, ar siúl ar an 6ú lá Nollag, sin é lá an phatrúin sa Rinn. Beidh an margadh ar siúl i Halla Pobail na Rinne ón Meánlae go dtí a sé a chlog. Tá breis is 20 seastán cláraithe linn anois agus is deis iontach a bheas ann roinnt siopadóireacht a dhéanamh don Nollag. Margadh do tairgeoirí áitiúla agus Gaeilge atá ann, Glór na nGael, Sólas na Mara, Readers Choice, An RNLI, Fíor Mhil, Freedom Surf School, Criostal na Rinne agus neart eile ina measc. Beidh Daidí na Nollag ag teacht i láthair chun Hó, Hó, Hó a rá dos na páistí agus beidh roinnt siamsaíocht eagraithe don clann ar fad, ceol ón grúpa Húlaí agus Cór Fear na nDéise san áireamh. I gcomhair tuilleadh eolais, tar i dteagmháil liom ag 058 46664 nó cuir r-phost chuig cfdeise@gmail.com. A Christmas market, called Aonach an Phatrúin, will be held on the 6th of December, Lá an Phatrúin in An Rinn. The market will be held in Halla Pobail na Rinne from midday to six o’clock.We have over 20 stands registered so far and this will be a great opportunity to get some shopping done for Christmas. This is a market for local and Irish Language producers, including: Glór na nGael, Sólas na Mara, Readers Choice, An RNLI, Fíor Mhil, Freedom Surf School, Criostal na Rinne and plenty more. Santy will be coming to say hello to the children and entertainment has been organised for the whole family, including music from Húlaí and Cór Fear na nDéise. For further information, please contact 058 46664 or Email cfdeise@gmail.com. TURKEY TROT – AN tSEAN PHOBAL Rás cúig míle ag rith, nó ceithre míle ag siúl atá sa Turkey Trot seo. Beidh sé ar siúl Dé Domhnach an 13ú Nollag ag 11r.n. Beidh sé ag tosú ag an Marine Bar taobh leis an N25. Tá an imeacht seo eagraithe i bpáirt le West Waterford

Athletics. Is ar mhaithe le taighde ar ailse atá an imeacht seo eagraithe. Beidh fáilte roimh cách ar an lá. This is a five mile run or a four mile walk. It will be taking place on Sunday 13th of December, starting at 11am from the Marine Bar beside the N25. This event is being organised in partnership with the West Waterford Athletics Club. The proceeds of the event will be donated for cancer research. All are welcome on the day. CÓISIR NA NOLLAG – NA SEANÓIRÍ Beidh Cóisir na Nollag dos na Seanóirí ar siúl, lá an phatrúin, Domhnach an 6ú Nollag i dTigh an Cheoil. Mar is gnách ag cóisir na Nollaig, beidh béile curtha ar fáil dos na seanóirí sa cheantar. Beidh an cóisir tosaithe ag 2i.n. agus tá fáilte roimh cách. Cóisir na Nollag for the elderly residents of Gaeltacht na nDéise will take place, on Lá an Phatrúin, Sunday the 6th of December. As usual for the Christmas party, a meal will be provided for the elderly of the parish.The party will be starting at 2pm and all are welcome. STEIP NA nDÉISE Beidh an céad rang eile ar siúl Dé hAoine 4ú Nollag. Beidh rang do daoine fásta ar siúl ag 11:20r.n. i Halla Phobail na Rinne. Is é an aidhm atá ag an scéim seo ná ceardlann rince ar an sean nós a chur ar fáil do dhaoine óga sa cheantar thar tréimhse sé mhí. Beidh Rang do daoine fásta ar siúl mar chuid den sraith agus tá fáilte roimh chách. Is é an rinceoir sean nós, Seosamh Ó Neachtain an té atá roghnaithe againn. Is as An Spidéal i gConamara do agus bhí suim sa Sean Nós aige ó laethanta a h-óige. Tá léirithe déanta aige le chuid de na grúpaí is cáiliúla i gceol agus damhsa Gaelach, Altan, De Danann agus Mairtin O’Connor ina measc. Táimid fíor buíoch don Chomhairle Ealaín as an deontas atá curtha ar fáil acu chun scéim rinceoir cónaitheach a chur ar bun. The next class will take place on Friday 4th of December. A class for adults will take place at 11.20 am in Halla Phobail na Rinne. The purpose of the scheme is to provide workshops in Sean Nós dancing through Irish to children in the area over a period of six months. An adult class will also take place as part of the series. Sean Nós dancer

Seosamh Ó Neachtain has been selected to teach the classes. He hails from An Spidéal in Co. Galway and has had a keen interest in Sean Nós dancing from a young age. He has performed with some of the most influential acts in traditional Irish dance music: Altan, De Danann and Mairtin O’Connor. We are very grateful to from the Arts Council for the support they have provided for the dancer in residence scheme. SRAITH REATHA AGUS SIÚLÓIDE 5KM - CEANN A’ BHATHALA Tá Sraith Reatha agus Siúlóide do dhaoine fásta agus páistí ag dul ar aghaidh faoi láthair. Tosnaíonn sé ag 9:30r.n. maidin Domhnach thíos ag Cé Heilbhic. Bíonn siad ag dul ó Heilbhic, thar tig Muirithe, ansan suas an chéad cnoc, thar tig Bill Kelly, suas thimpeall Ceann a'Bhathala ansan, agus síos thar tig Uí Uallacháin, go crossaire ag Baile na nGall. Soir ansan ar ais go Heilbhic. Tá an Sraith Reatha seo eagraithe ar mhaith le Bord na nÓg agus An Gaeltacht CLG. Beidh an Sraith Reatha ag dul ar aghaidh gach Domhnach go dtí an 13ú Nollag. Tá fáilte is fiche roimh cách. The Sraith Reatha agus Siúlóid is open to adults and chuldren. It starts on Sunday mornings at 9:30am down at Cé Heilbhic. Starting in Heilbhic, the route goes past Murrays Pub, and up the first hill, past Bill Kelly's house, then around the head, and continue down the hill past the estate and onto the cross at Baile na nGall, there you turn back to Heilbhic. The Sraith Reatha is in aid of Bord na nÓg and An Gaeltacht GAA. The Sraith Reatha will continue each Sunday until the 13th of September. All are welcome. SPRAOI Beidh Spraoi ag teacht le chéile gach Aoine sa Halla ó 10 r.n. - 12 i.n. Carn spraoi agus spórt do thuismitheoirí agus páistí. Fáilte roimh cách! Is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh leo ag 087 7479428. Spraoi, Parent and Toddler group will meet every Friday in the Halla from 10am -12 noon. Plenty of fun activities for all! Tel 087 7479428. GLÓR TEAGHLAIGH DHÚN GARBHÁN Beidh grúpa dátheangach do thuismitheoirí agus leanaí ar siúl ag Ghlór na

Aonach an Phatrúin, Seastáin ag Maragadh na Nollag 2014. nGael gach Céadaoin san nGaeltacht na nDéise i Ionad Pobail & Óige i mbun taighde ar stair Reilig nDún Garbhán ó 10.30am an tSléibhe, reilig a théann go dtí 12pm. Deis do siar chuig aimsir an Gorta theaghlaigh Gaeilge teacht Mór. Má tá eolas ar bith lena chéile agus naisc a agat faoi stair na háite sin, chothú agus a láidriú. Deis beidh an Coiste Fáilte do theaghlaigh nach bhfuil buíoch as teagmháil a Gaeilge in úsáid acu faoi dhéanamh leo agus an tláthair í a fhoghlaim is a eolas sin a roinnt. Is féidir úsáid i slí nádúrtha i suíomh teagmháil a dhéanamh leo compordach agus tacúil. ag 058 46664 nó ag Tuilleadh eolais ar fáil ó cfdeise@gmail.com An Coiste Fáilte in Cabríní de Barra 058 24642 / 083 4455914. Fáilte Gaeltacht na nDéise are researching the history of roimh chách. A bilingual parent ant Reilig an tSléibhe, a gravetoddler group will meet yard that goes back to the each Wednesday in the Glór time of the Famine. If you na nGael Community and have any information about Youth centre in Dungarvan the history of this site, An from 10:30 am to 12 noon. Coiste Fáilte would be This is an opportunity for grateful if you contacted families with Irish to get them to share this informatogether and develop their tion. You can contact them connections with each at 058 46664 or at cfdeise@gmail.com. other. It is also an opportunity SEIRBHÍS for families without Irish to DOCHTÚRA learn and use Irish in a Bíonn an Dr Gráinne Ní comfortable and natural set- Fhoghlú ag feidhmiú ó ting. Further information Ionad Pobail na Rinne gach available from Cabríní de Máirt agus Déardaoin ó Barra 058 24642 / 083 9r.n. – 11r.n. ar maidin. 4455914. Bígí Linn! Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú is available in the Health REILIG AN tSLÉIBHE. Tá an Coiste Fáilte i Centre in Ionad Pobail na

Rinne on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 am – 11 am. 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 a fháil ar an leathanach Facebook atá ag an gComhlucht Forbartha – www.facebook.com/comhl ucht.forbartha agus táimid ar fáil ar twitter anois chomh maith – @cfdeise. If anybody has events / news to be included in Nótaí na Gaeltachta, send them to cfdeise@gmail.com or 05846664.

Rayleen Clancy’s New Painting Exhibition in BANK Studios If you do just one thing for yourself this holiday season, visit BANK Studios Gallery, on Bridge Street, Dungarvan. Rayleen Clancy’s vibrant exhibition of new paintings will be on display for one weekend only; Saturday, November 28th and Sunday, November 29th from 12.00 noon - 5.00 p.m. daily. The Opening Night, Friday, November 27th at 7.30 p.m., will be a celebration of art, poetry and song. Local poet and writer, Dolores Ronayne, will perform excepts from her highly acclaimed book “In the Veins” with accompaniment by the very talented Bríd Nielsen. Rayleen explains, “ My current work ‘IMAGES of STAR STUFF’ are inspired

by the physics of the universe. Chemicals and particles collide and 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 be they physical, spiritual, interpersonal. It is you. It is me. It is everything". Phone: 087-6644215 rayleenclancy@hotmail.com

‘Star Stuff’ Painting by Rayleen Clancy.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Ballinameela BOOKING THE HALL There is still some available slots for the evenings, so if you would like to start your own in-door soccer games for the Winter or other activity you can book the hall through our new booking officer – Alison Curran 087-8289147. The centre is also a great place for kids parties etc and can be rented for €30. Anyone renting the hall, please pay the person who opens up the hall for you and please take away your own rubbish. If you are borrowing anything from the hall, these must be booked through our booking officer Alison Curran. Each month, someone on the committee is responsible for opening and closing the hall, for the month of November it is Viki Mulhall who can be contacted on 087 8196264. Current events on in the hall and local community: FINISK VALLEY AC UPDATE Any children in our community who is interested running, jumping or throwing and would like to get involved in athletics, call down to Ballinameela community pitch/hall. New training times,

Wednesday 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. and Saturday Mornings 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. in Ballinameela community pitch/hall. Indoor training for the 5 to 6 year olds is back, Minimum age limit is 5 years old (Child needs to be School going). If you would like to get involved in the club we would be delighted with your support, all are welcome. BALLINAMEELA ADULT AND TODDLER GROUP Ballinameela Adult & Toddler Group meets every Thursday from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. in the halla of Whitechurch National School. New parents, childminders, grandparents with toddlers very welcome. For more information contact Janice on 087-9718945. BADMINTON If you fancy a socialable game of badminton come along to Ballinameela Community Centre on Tuesday nights from 8 to 10 if interested contact Mairead at 087-7681975. COMMUNITY ALERT There is a Community Alert text system in place text your name and mobile

'TIS AN ILL WIND I had bit of a windfall the other day. Literally. Hurricane Barney flicked his not inconsiderable tail across this little green sod we call Ireland. In doing so, a tree that straddled the boundary between my garden and a neighbours property was felled. This tree had stood motionless, lifeless and without a hint of foliage since its strangulation by Ivy many years ago. Both my neighbour and I had watched it covetously for all that time, (chainsaw and axe, edged and ready) awaiting its inevitable demise. My unintentional conspirator, Barney, plucked this wooden monolith from our common fence and deposited it in my garden. It was done so neatly, that not one plant was damaged nor a mouse woken from his slumber. The three ducks, Dinny, Choc and Chip, were bemused by the whole episode. I wish I could say that they reacted like Chicken Licken, running around screaming "the sky is falling, the sky is falling". But, to be honest, I wouldn't credit them with that much intelligence. As the tree smashed itself to smithereens around

number to this number: 087-3538347. It works in 2 ways, firstly a message regarding any suspicious activity is sent to your phone so you can be on the lookout. Secondly, you can send details of suspicious activity to this number where it will be re-sent around to the community and to the Gardai who treat it as serious and act immediately. Follow on facebook www.facebook.com/parish .communityalert.ie AGLISH FIT4LIFE Aglish Fit4Life & Couch to 5k will now take place every Monday and Thursday night at 7.15 p.m. Please note no running on Tuesday at the moment. New members always welcome. Further details on Facebook Aglish Fun Run o r email aglishfunrun@gmail.c om BALLINAMEELA FOROIGE 'Ballinameela Foroige returns to the hall. The club urgently needs volunteer leaders to help supervise at the weekly meetings. Could you spare 1 hour for about 8 Thursdays in the year, we operate a rota system for

their pen, the ducks assumed more food was coming their way. Kindling, fungus and bark were devoured with gusto. All was well until they started laying square eggs, which was a surprise to Dinny, since he's a drake. As the ducks pondered the commercial possibilities of stackable eggs, I turned my attention to the fallen tree. With a chainsaw in one hand and a hatchet in the other, I attacked my prize like a whirling Dervish (can I say "Dervish"? are the Dervish sensitive about whirling?). As block after block fell into my wheelbarrow, I cast aside all thoughts of this splendid tree being older than the Irish State. All I could think of was my chestnuts roasting before an open fire. Soon my shed was filled to bursting point, which was a little uncomfortable for the Guinea Pigs, Cookie and Ted. Immediately, they started organizing a sleepover with the ducks.The ducks, still confused about the new eggs, said "yea, yea, whatever!" Considering the price of home heating oil and coal, its hardly surprising that I get all excited about a load of FREE timber being

leaders so you will not be required to attend all the meetings. If anyone would like more information or is interested in getting involved please call or text Moya 087-6356478. Foroige is a great initiative for teens in our community so we would urge anyone who can help out to consider getting involved. WOODLAND LADYBIRDS, BROWNIES & GUIDES VILLIERSTOWN Woodland Ladybirds, Brownies & Guides Villierstown local branch of The Irish Girl Guides Ladybirds, Brownies & Guides meet every Thursday in Villierstown. Please contact leaders in your daughter interested in joining. We are always looking for adult leaders and helpers. NOTES FOR INCLUSION If you have something you would like in the Ballinameela notes you can email Claire Tobin on fitz_tobin@yahoo.co.uk or phone 087-6808287. Follow and like us on facebook, Ballinameela Community Centre.

deposited in my garden (thanks again, Barney). I, as well as most other people, have a great appreciation for life's little bonus's. After all I have never been so "lucky" as to hold a position with a national farming organization. It must be wonderful not to have to struggle, unlike most of those that pay your wages. Maybe it would be best not to tell them. They'd only be upset. Ballinameela Creatives meet on Thursdays at The Nook in Modeligo with the ceramically expressive Paula and the technologically dextrous Chris as our hosts. 7.30 p.m. is pottery time. Japanese author Masanobu Fukuoka wrote, "The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings"

Pictured (l. to r.): Adam Houlihan, Dungarvan; Ciara Conway, T.D., and April Duff, Chairperson of Education Equality (Dungarvan). Ciara Conway, T.D., was delighted to meet Dungarvan native April Duff, Chairperson of a newly formed National Organisation "Education Equality," and activist Adam Houlihan, also from Dungarvan, at the Dáil this week. Education Equality is a newly founded organisation that is aiming to achieve equality in the education system for all children regardless of religion.

Aonach an Phatrúin Christmas Market in An Rinn TÁ An Coiste Fáilte, an Coiste Forbartha Turasóireachta anseo i nGaeltacht na nDéise, ag eagrú Margadh Nollag ab ainm Aonach an Phatrúin sa Rinn. Beidh Aonach an Phatrúin ar siúl i Halla Pobail na Rinne, Dé Domhnaigh an 6ú lá Nollag ó meán lae go dtí a sé a chlog. Beidh fáilte is fiche romhat agus do chlann ar fad. Tá breis is fiche seastáin cláraithe againn, idir tairgeoirí áitiúla agus Gaeilge don margadh. Deis iontach siopadóireachta atá ann roimh Nollag, go háirithe más maith leat bronntanais álainn Ghaeilge a fháil. I measc an ábhar a bhéas ar fáil, beidh cluichí bord agus earraí eile do pháistí chomh maith leis na Pandaí Gaelacha gleoite nua Giob agus Geab ar fáil ag seastán Glór na nGael, beidh earraí maisíochta ag Sólas na Mara, agus Gallúnach an Chruabhaile, leabhair álainn i nGaeilge ag Readers Choice. Beidh scoth an cheoil ar fáil ó Chraobh Gaeltacht na nDéise CCÉ agus Ben O’Neill, dlúthdhiosca nua na Nollag ó Cór Fear na nDéise san áireamh. Beidh saothar gloine fíorálainn ag seastán Criostal na Rinne, ábhar iontach ceardaíochta ag Ballinameela Creatives agus daltaí Meánscoile San Nioclás. Beidh potaireacht déanta ag Juliet Monica, saothar ealaíne den scoth ag seastán Joan Clancy, éadaí cniotáilte ag Jane Mahon agus Lomán Nollag ag Mary Mhic Craith. Beidh greim blasta le nithe agus deochanna te ar fáil idir An Linn Bhuí, Créip le Fabrice, Fíor Mhil agus cístí ag seastáin éagsúil. Beidh sin agus tuilleadh le fáil ag Aonach an Phatrúin. Is é an 6ú Nollag lá an phatrúin sa Rinn. Is é San Nioclás patrúin na Rinne, Naomh a bhfuil cáil air mar Dhaidí na Nollag san lá atá inniu ann. Dar ndóigh, beidh an fear mór é féin i láthair, tá sé le bheith linn ag a 3.00i.n. agus dúirt sé liom go bhfuil sé ag tnúth le Gaelainn a labhairt le páistí na nDéise. Lá iontach don clann ar fad a bhéas ann, beidh ceol ón ghrúpa Húlaí agus Cór Fear na nDéise agus péinteáil aghaidhe dos na páistí.Tá crann Nollag tradisiúnta againn agus tá súil againn go mbeidh na páistí in ann cabhrú linn é a mhaisiú do Dhaidí na Nollag chomh maith. I gcomhair tuilleadh eolais, tar i dteagmháil liom ag 058 46664 nó cuir rphost chuig cfdeise@gmail.com. An Coiste Fáilte, the Tourism

Development committee in the Waterford Gaeltacht are organising a Christmas Market, Aonach an Phatrúin, in An Rinn. Aonach an Phatrúin will take place in Halla Pobail na Rinne, Sunday, 6th December from mid-day to 6.00 p.m. You and your family are most welcome to attend. We have over twenty stands registered for the market, between local and Irish language producers. It will be a wonderful opportunity to get some Christmas shopping done, especially if you would like to get some gifts in Irish. Amongst the items available will be, board games and other children’s toys as well as Giob and Geab, the new Irish speaking pandas at the Glór na nGael stand, beauty products with Sólas na Mara and Crobally Soaps, some lovely books in Irish with Readers Choice. There will be music with the Gaeltacht Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éirinn and Ben O’Neill, Cór Fear na nDéise’s new Christmas CD included.There will be some wonderful glasswork available from Criostal na Rinne, lovely craftwork from Ballinameela Creatives and the students in Meánscoil San Nioclás. There will be pottery from Juliet Monica, inspiring artwork from the Joan Clancy Gallery, knitwear by Jane Mahon and Christmas Logs by Mary Mhic Craith.You will be able to get a tasty bite to eat and a hot drink from An Linn Bhuí, Crepes from Fabrice, honey from Fíor Mhil and cakes at various stands. All this and much more will be available at Aonach an Phatrúin. The 6th December is the Patron Saints day in An Rinn. San Nioclás, or as he is better known these days, Santa Clause is the patron saint of An Rinn. Of course, the man himself will be with us on the day, he will be arriving at 3pm and he told me that he can’t wait to say hello to the Déise kids in Irish. It will be a wonderful day out for all the family, with live music from Húlaí and Cór Fear na nDéise and face painting for the kids. We also have a traditional Christmas Tree and we hope the kids will be able to help us decorate it for Santy. For further information, contact me on 058 46664 or by Email at cfdeise@gmail.com.

COUNTY NEWS

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

West Waterford DONIE SCANLON It has been a week of great sadness here in our Clashmore community with the death of Donie Scanlon on Thursday last following a tragic accident at the tender age of just 21 years, has left us numb and at a complete loss for words. Our thoughts and prayers are with his heart broken family, his mam and dad Geraldine and John; sister Aisling; brother Jim; girlfriend Emma; uncles, aunts, cousins, other relatives and friends, all of whom loved this witty, talented, sporty, fun loving man so very much. Following Requiem Mass on Sunday last in Clashmore Church, Donie was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. So dearly loved, so sadly missed may God comfort all of you, his heart broken family and friends at this very sad time. REMEMBRANCE MASS (CANDLE MASS) Here in the parish of Clashmore and Piltown on this Friday night, November 27th our Annual November Remembrance Mass for all the dead will be celebrated.The Mass will be celebrated in Clashmore Church at 7.30 pm and everyone is welcome All those who died in the parish of Clashmore and Piltown during the past year will be especially remembered at this Mass when family members will be invited to light a candle in their memory. LIAM LAWTON IN CONCERT The first concert of Liam Lawton’s Christmas tour 2015 takes place here in Youghal on Friday, December 4th at the Walter Raleigh Hotel. Doors open at 7.30 pm with concert at 8.00 pm The proceeds of this event goes to the Youghal “Scouts 4 Africa” project, so if you are a fan you will know this is a rare treat to hear this amazing voice in concert locally. If you have

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not been to a Liam Lawton Concert previously he is sure to “Raise you up!” Tickets are just €25 and are now available from Neville’s Youghal,Tom Scott Youghal, Crees Card Shop, Quinn’s Ardmore, Coleman’s Ballymacoda or phone 086 2382751. CLASHMORE AND KINSALEBEG COMMUNITY COUNCIL WALKING CLUB The walking club will set off on Thursday at 10 am from the Community Building at Clós Naomh Mochua, Clashmore. Please come along whatever the weather. SINGING CLUB The Singing Club is also starting this week at 11 am in the Community Building on Thursday. Singers and non-singers equally welcome. LIGHTS ON! For the first time in many years Clashmore Village will once again have its very own Christmas tree thanks to our hard working tidy towns committee Our Christmas tree will be light on December 5th at 17:00 where there will be a choral chorus from some the local national school choir so be sure to join us of this very special celebration CHEQUE PRESENTATION NIGHT The proceeds of the 2015 Social Dancing fund raising nights will be presented to this years nominated charities at our annual Cheque presentation night which will take place at the Walter Raleigh Hotel, Youghal on December 5th. Cheques will be presented to - SERT (transport service), CASA and The Irish Heart Foundation Full details next week. SYMPATHY Kinsalebeg Community Group - Thursday Club extend their sincere condolences to all the family and girlfriend of the late Donal Scanlon, Clashmore. May he rest in peace. BALLYCURRANE SCHOOL FUND - TABLE QUIZ Your support this Saturday, November 28th for the Ballycurrane National School “Table Quiz” to help provide Whiteboards for the school would be very much appreciated. The quiz takes place at Salmon’s The Old Still, Clashmore with registration at 7.30 pm. The cost per table is just €30 and there are lots of fabulous prizes to be won. So please come along and support your local school and enjoy a

great night out. JOHN B. KEANE'S SIVE This weekend Ardmore Players Amatuer Dramatics will perform their first production of one of John B. Keane's wonderful plays SIVE. Cheese & Wine reception from 7.15 pm to 7.45 pm each night at the Gallery Wine Bar all included in the price of €12. So please come out and support. It will start sharp each of the nights, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm. Tickets will be available on the door from 7 pm onwards to buy or by ringing Maurice on 0851741614. Best of Luck everyone involved. CLASHMORE/ KINSALEBEG LADIES GAA - AGM Clashmore/Kinsalebeg Ladies Football are holding their AGM this Thursday night, 26th November in the Clashmore Kinsalebeg GAA clubhouse in Clashmore. All players and parents are strongly encouraged to attend at 7.30 pm. CLUB GEAR If anyone is interested in getting any of the Club gear, shorts, socks, jersey’s, hoodies, gear bags or hats for Christmas can you please contact Helena Hynes. PARISH OF AGLISH – BALLINAMEELAMOUNT STUART NOVENA The annual novena for the dead concluded last weekend and prayers in the graveyard were held. BOOKING MASSES If you wish to book Masses for any time during January, February or March please do so on the weekend of November 28th and 29th. RETIREMENT CELEBRATION All are welcome to our retirement celebration for Mr Ronan Culloo as principal of Aglish National School. A special Mass of thanksgiving will take place on Friday, November 27th in Aglish Church at 7.00 pm followed by refreshments in the school, all are welcome. INFORMATION MEETING CANCELLED A special information meeting on safeguarding has been deferred until further notice. CLASHMORE RAMBLERS ALPHA LOTTO - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15th This week’s letters drawn in the Clashmore Ramblers Alpha Lotto draws were F, I, P, Y. There was no jackpot winner. Next week’s jack-

pot will be €5,700. €20 each goes to: Tony Mansfield, Maurice Fitzgerald, Tommy Seward. Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for your continued FIT4LIFE Aglish Fit4Life & Couch to 5k will now take place every Monday and Thursday night at 7.15 p.m. Please note no running on Tuesday at the moment. New members always welcome. CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE Top prize winners on Monday, November 16th night’s 45 drive at the Decies Bar in Clashmore on nine games we had Mike Hunt and Martin lynch. In joint second on seven games each we had Katlhleen Osborne and Eileen Dower, Anne Ledingham and Noel Nugent, Liam Curran and Thomas Power. Best the last five were Jim McGrath and Jack Douris. Our lucky last game winners were Thomas and John. We would like to remind all our players we are starting our weekly drive at 9.00 pm sharp each Monday night. Please, please make an effort to be on time. CLASHMORE/ KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO - JACKPOT €3,100 Our weekly Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg GAA Club lotto draw took place on Monday night, November 23rd.We had no match four winner in this week’s draw, so next week our jackpot will be €3100, when our draw will take place at the Decies Bar, Clashmore. Our numbers on Monday night were 12, 13, 16, 24. Well done to the following that were winners of €20 spot prizes: Mike O’Neill, Gosia, Liam Curran, Susan Dunne, Billy Lynch. Well done to all our prize winners and thanks to everyone for your wonderful support. NOTES FROM KINSALEBEG HALL We have just finished a lovely cookery course with Rosemarie Cusack, thanks to Rosemarie and all who came along, we have some lovely new recipes for the holiday season, FLOWER ARRANGING Now it just the flowers left to sort out, and we will have a flower arranging night, with Pam from Absolute Flowers, Youghal on December 15th, at 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. €10 entry fee, with a free raffle, more details in the next week or so. Ring Joan at 024/94594 to book. Hope to see you at the Flower night.

A job well done. Singer, Neil Hurley and accompanist Brian Hughes relax after the final rehearsal for Neil’s album, ‘Songs of the Déise’.

Neil Hurley to launch his Waterford Song Collection By Tom Keith BEAUTIFUL and historic Waterford has been blessed with more than its fair share of inspiration for fine songs and the composers to produce them.William Vincent Wallace is perhaps the best known classical composer of the Deise, while the late Mai O’Higgins produced very fine quality songs in the lighter genre. Add in Padraig O Mileadha who wrote ‘as Gaeilge’ and Fr. Bracken who also composed some very nostalgic songs of the Déise and you have sufficient music for a lifetime. A good song needs a good singer and who better than the highly gifted and long serving local tenor, Neil Hurley to produce an album which is entirely centred in the music of the lovely Deise. “I have been thinking for some years that I should get a collection of Waterford songs together,” he says, “and there is no time like the present. This album is the product of my collaboration with a fine young musician, Brian Hughes and the end result is precisely what I had hoped to achieve. For Neil, this is the culmination of a career spent in singing quality songs, taking part in light opera, pantomimes and numerous variety shows, for more causes than he can remember. His is one of the best known, best loved and most recognisable voices of the county and his legion of fans and music collectors from across the generations, will welcome the launch of this new collection. It will ‘shorten the road’ on long journeys, will waft across the garden on summer evenings and will thrill listeners with large headphones relaxing in their favourite armchair. But Neil is quick to acknowledge the major part his arranger and accompanist, Brian Hughes has played in this enterprise. “Not all of these tunes had written accompaniment,” says Neil, “so Brian came to the rescue, arranged the music and sorted out all of the many little technical problems which arose. “Of course, his accompaniment is inspirational and he has a very special talent in that area. It was a very happy collaboration and I am delighted with the result.” And delighted too will be those who go out to buy this CD. It will be launched in The Park Hotel on 3rd December at 8.00 p.m. and it is expected that music lovers will be hanging from the rafters that night.This is an album which will traverse the generations, so a copy signed by Neil and Brian will add great intrinsic value to the disc. While Brian Hughes may have just recently graduated from CIT with his degree n Music, he has a wealth of experience behind him as a concert pianist and accompanist for choirs from here to Cork. He makes a major contribution to this album and I am sure those who know will tell us

that his sensitive playing drew the maximum performance from Neil. Judge for yourself from the CD when you hear it, for hear it you must. This is going to be a popular album, in high demand.The profits will go to St.Vincent de Paul and knowing the climate of the moment and the demands on their funds at Christmas, it will be a welcome contribution. The representative list of songs contains the ballad of Master McGrath a song which has gone into decline in recent years, but is still well known to anyone who has a serious interest in greyhounds. Do bhios sa lá i bPort Lairge is a song everyone was introduced to at school, but is given the luxury treatment here. Mai O’Higgins is justifiably represented twice. The first is ‘Evening in Mount Melleray’ which every vocalist wants to sing at a concert and the town Anthem, ‘Dungarvan My Hometown’ which is enjoying as popular a run as it did when written in 1959. It is played at wakes and weddings, sports events and school concerts and is of a style and relevance which will not allow it to grow old. Also featured are: ‘Na Connerys’ which is the story of a family of brothers living in Bohadoon above Kilgobinet.They were small tenant farmers who took part in the agrarian troubles of the 1830s. Convicted for their militant activities they were sent to the penal colony of New South Wales, a most inhospitable place at the time. There they worked out their years and eventually died. They are not forgotten and this plaintive lament commemorates their memory.They were buried in New South Wales, a name so reviled in this country of the 19th Century that it was never given a translation into Gaeilge. If Na Connerys did not receive justice, their song certainly does by Neil and Brian, The Dream of Ardmore was written by Thomas F. Keohan and was arranged by Matthew J. Walsh. These were from two great families of the town and, of course, the name Keohan is still closely connected to music locally. All of William Vincent Wallace songs were properly scored, and the airs for songs of Mai O’Higgins had proper musical arrangement at the time. Wallace has three songs: ‘In Happy Moments’, ‘Let me like a Soldier Fall. and ‘There is a Flower that Bloometh’ all of which will find favour. ‘Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile’ by Padraig O Mileadh must be one of the best Waterford songs ever and the lament captures the essence of the loneliness of the exile thinking of home and imagining he can see it from across the sea. The Valley of the Nire and The Dream of Ardmore also feature on what must be one of the best albums to be compiled in recent years. You can get your copy first at The Park Hotel on 3rd December at 8.00 p.m.

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Cookery Evening with Beth-Ann Smith BALLYDUFF Upper Parents association will present a Cookery Evening with Beth-Ann Smith head chef at Lismore Castle and proprietor of the Lismore food Company.This event is in aid of saint Michael’s National School, Ballyduff. The event will take place in Saint Michael’s Hall,

BCS students who received the Pope John Paul 11 Awards in Waterford recently.

BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Blackwater Community School Student Council elections WELL done to everyone involved in the Student Council elections which took place last week. Thanks to all the students who stood for election and carried out an election campaign over the week. This year’s BCS Student’s Council is as follows: First Year: Jack Kelly and Claragh McCann. Second Year: Oisin Reddy and Ian Dalton. Third Year: Lorna Foley and Paul O’Keeffe. Transition Year: Karen Looby and Shane Bradley. LCA: Killian Barrett. 5th Year: Cian Mannion. CAREERS OPEN NIGHT Last Monday evening our senior students and their parents attended the Open Evening in the School Hall in which a wide variety of College and Universities had stands and representatives to answer questions on courses on offer in their respective Colleges.

This is an invaluable opportunity for the Leaving Certs who are presently looking at filling out their CAO options. For the TY and Fifth Year students they get a chance to view and hear the range of opportunities available to them after their Leaving Cert. POPE JOHN PAUL 11 AWARDS Well done to the students who travelled to Waterford recently to receive their Gold Medals on the John Paul 11 Awards which they carried out while they were in Transition Year. Well done to Margaret Tobin and Killian Barrett who are continuing with the award to work towards achieving the Papal Cross. SCIENCE WEEK Science Week was well celebrated in BCS this year. In Science classes they got to take part in many experiments and investigations and on the Thursday night 6th Year students Philip McCraith, Conor Bennett, Sarah Meskill, Nuala Landers, Lauren

Bullen and Josie Herring attended the ISTA Table Quiz in WIT, Waterford. EUROFIN Congratulations to TY student Karen Looby who won an iPod Touch after entering the Science Essay competition with Eurofin Scientific. PRAYER SERVICE On Monday students attended a Service of Remembrance which allowed them to remember and reflect on a dear loved one that has departed over the last year. FIRST YEAR OPTIONS A reminder to the incoming students for First Year in September 2016 to get your subject option form into BCS office by December 4th. PARENT TEACHER MEETING The Parent Teacher meeting for Third Year students will take place this Thursday, November 26th, from 4.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Ballyduff, on Saturday, 9th January, 2016, at 7.00 p.m. (Door open at 6.30 p.m.). Tickets €20 and would make an ideal Christmas gift. Tickets will be on sale at Saint Michael’s National School on Friday, 27th November, from 9–9.30 a.m. and from 2–3 p.m. Tickets are also available

from McGovern’s Shop, Ballyduff; The River View Hair Salon and Brigid’s Hair Salon, Ballyduff; Phyl’s Unisex Hair Salon and the Summer House, Lismore; The Salon,Tallow; Mairead 086-6097906, Noreen 0860781326 and Susan 05856489. Wine and raffle on the night.

Presentation of Parchment Ceremony, Devere Hall, UCC THE College of Business and Law held a Presentation of Parchment Ceremony in Devere Hall, University College Cork, on Friday, 20th November, 2015. The Head of College, Professor Ursula Kilkelly presented parchments to students who pursued Diploma, Higher Diploma and Postgraduate Diplomas in the College of Business and Law. Diplomates from the Diploma in Business and Financial Economics, Diploma in Accounting Studies, Diploma in Business Economics, Diploma in Business Studies, Higher Diploma in Accounting and Corporate Finance, Postgraduate Diploma in Economics of Business Practice and Postgraduate Diploma in Supply Chain

Management received diplomas on the business side and diplomates from the School of Law received diplomas in Common Law, Diploma in Common Law European along with the diplomates who pursued an evening Diploma in Law. Postgraduate diplomas were awarded in Child Law and Law and Technology. Diplomates from as far afield as Germany and China, as well as Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary receive their Parchment from Professor Kilkelly. The guest speaker at the Ceremony was Gillian Keating, Partner with Ronan Daly Jermyn, who gave an inspiring speech to the diplomats and their guests.

Samantha Cuddihy of Carrigaline, Niamh Cahill of Passage West and Sharon Houlihan of Lismore, Co. Waterford, at the College of Business and Law held a Presentation of Parchment Ceremony in Devere Hall, University College Cork, Cork City. [Clare Keogh]

Pupils from Carriglea N.S. with their shoeboxes ready to donate to the shoebox appeal.

1st class pupils Carriglea N.S. with Anne Marie Power who came to speak to the children during Science Week.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Minister's Visit to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin

Minister's Visit to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin: Minister for Education, Jan O'Sullivan is presented with a basket of local produce by 2nd class pupils during her visit to the school. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Minister's Visit to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin: Minister Jan O'Sullivan and Mrs Brid Duggan, School Principal are pictured with the school's staff during official visit of a Minister for Education to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Minister's Visit to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin: Minister Jan O'Sullivan and Mrs Brid Duggan, School Principal are pictured with members of the Board of Management during the visit by Minister for Education to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Minister's visit to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin: Minister for Education, Jan O'Sullivan is given a guard of honour by the 6th class pupils as she arrives into Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Minister's Visit to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin: Minister for Education, Jan O'Sullivan is presented with flowers by pupils from 3rd and 4th class during her visit to the school. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

Minister's Visit to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain, Cappoquin: Minister for Education, Jan O'Sullivan is presented with a School Booklet by pupils from 1st and 5th class during her visit to the school. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 Novmeber, 2015

CAPPOQUIN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Pupils from 2nd Class with their Shoe boxes for the Christmas Shoebox appeal.

Credit Union Art Competition winners from Cappoquin Primary School.

Annual Sale of Work HEAR Ye! Hear Ye! The season of Christmas is nigh and thoughts of to-do lists, shopping and presents are coming to the fore. What better way to manage some of the preparation than to come along to the annual Sale of Work organised by the Parents Committee of our school at Bunscoil Gleann Sidheáin on Sunday, 29th November. The action starts at 2.00 pm. This is a list of some of the many activities taking place:- Christmas Stalls, Home Baking, Novelty Events, the Spinner where many valuble prizes and hampers can be won and this year a chance for a lucky child to win a signed Waterford jersey. There will be one very important person to meet, as the day would not be complete without a visit from Santa, who will make a grand entrance, transported by Cappoquin Fire Brigade. Do come and join the fun with us in Cappoquin Primary School On Sunday November 29th !! FIRE SAFETY WEEK The Third week of November was designated Fire Safety Week. It was marked at Bunscoil Gleann Sidheáin by a visit from members of Cappoquin Fire Station. They gave a talk on all aspects of fire safety to the pupils of 3rd and 4th Class. Here is an account of their visit written by Grace Power 4th Class:On Thursday, 19th November we had two Fire Men in our school. John Noonan and John McGrath came to talk about fire safety, because it was fire safety week. They were

talking about hazards e.g. when there is a fire in your house you must crawl as smoke rises. When you are going to bed, close all doors in case there is a fire in your house. The smoke would not get in and it would rise instead. Always have an escape plan and an assembly point. You should check or test your smoke alarm once a week. If you or your parents smoke, before you go to bed you should empty your ashtray. At the end of the talk they gave us each a booklet on Fire Safety. I would like to thank John Noonan and John McGrath from Cappoquin Fire Station – Grace Power. AISTEAR The Aistear programme is in full swing in the Junior and Senior Infant classes. When this programme is in progress, the environment in both classrooms is completely transformed. The theme of pirates is currently being explored in the Junior Infant classroom. Meanwhile, in the Senior Infant classroom, the children are exploring the Antartic region. POWER HOUR FOR LITERACY A new initiative for promoting literacy has been launched in 4th and 5th Class. The Learning Support team in conjunction with the class teacher Ms. Keating, are facilitating the initiative. The feedback to date is extremely positive. SCIENCE WEEK National Science week was marked in our school by a presentation of experiments. The experiments were conducted by the

pupils of 6th class in front of an audience of 1st – 5th class pupils. The experiments ranged from a feast of dancing raisins to volatile volcanoes. As a result, pupils in the audience have been carrying out versions of the experiments at home and they have become aware of the fascinating world of science. MUSIC The school choir has resumed its weekly practice sessions and members are busy preparing for the coming season. Tin Whistle lessons continue on a weekly basis and the pupils are mastering the skill with ease and learning some Christmas tunes. We are also preparing for our Christmas Concert which will take place on Thursday, December 17th during school hours. All Parents, Grandparents and family members are welcome to attend. SPORT Well done to all the boys and girls from 2nd class to 6th class who have been football training this term. Our boys’ and girls’ football team competed in Mini 7’s competition last week in Lismore. Well done to both teams. The pupils of 4th & 5th Classes have almost completed their swimming course. They are enjoying the course and acquiring lots of new skills. ART This year our school did extremely well at the Credit Union Art competition with a very high standard of art work. Congratulations to the following pupils who won prizes:-

Maeve Curtin, Paulina Rybinska, Ryan Maher, Andrew Cunningham, Maja Tloczkowska, Rian Duka, Nicole Reszel, Zoey Burke, Craig Mason, Katie Kenrick, John O’Donnell, Evelina Bivol, Saidbh Duka, Conor Wilkinson, Gráinne O’Donnell and Isabel Willats. Congratulations to Isabel Willats 6th Class who came first at the next level and now goes on to compete in the Regional finals. Best of luck Isabel !!! CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN Hats off to the pupils of 2nd Class who took part in the Christmas Shoebox appeal. They packed their shoe boxes full of presents and decorated them beautifully. Special word of thanks to Carmel Kelleher who co-ordinated this very worthwhile project at local level and to Ms. Kearney Class Teacher also. A Non Uniform day for Autism took place in our school on Friday, November 20th. Thank you to all parents and pupils who contributed. A NEW ARRIVAL We extend warm congratulations to Mrs. Moore on the birth of her baby boy. We wish mother and baby all the very best. PRAYER SERVICE FOR THE HOLY SOULS A Prayer Service for the Holy Souls will take place at the end of November. All classes will come together to remember all those who have died, especially those who have passed away during the past year. May they rest in peace.

Pupils from 2nd Class with their Shoeboxes for the Christmas Shoebox appeal.

6th Class pupils from Cappoquin Primary School showing their Science experiments.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

SCOIL GHARBHAIN

LCVP students visit Ardmore Open Farm - On Friday, 13th November 2015, a group of 5th year LCVP students visited the Ardmore Open Farm as part of their local Business Enterprise investigation/profile of an entrepreneur. A pleasant break from the classroom as the smiling faces suggest! The group was accompanied by LCVP teacher Mrs. Rosaleen Curran.

Scoil Gharbhain – Tháinig Shane Power ó Boston Scientific ar cuairt. Is eolaí é. Rinne sé turgnamh eolaíochta linn. Bhí an-bhród ar Julia a hiníon.

ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE

Friary Open Day 2015

Open Day Photo - Ceoltóirí na scoile ag cur fáilte roimh chuairteoirí don Lá Oscailte.

Mr. Tim Ashmore, Teagasc, Kildalton Agricultural College, visited the college recently and gave our LC, Ag. Science students an informative presentation on the courses available at Kildalton College.

OUR annual Open Day took place on Saturday, 21st November with large turnout of prospective students and their families. Príomhoide Ailbhe Ní Neachtain welcomed our visitors and gave a very informative account of student life at The Friary. Small groups were then given a tour of the school by members of the teaching staff, giving visitors the opportunity to view the college and its facilities. Light refreshments were served by Mrs. Babs Kiely and her staff in the school canteen. Many thanks to all the staff and students who made the day so successful.

UCD Entrance Scholars Awards 2015 – Príomhoide Ailbhe Ní Neachtain pictured with Laura Kennedy and James Morrissey at an awards ceremony at UCD recently where Laura and James were presented with the UCD Entrance Scholars Award 2015. Congratulations to you both from all of us at St. Augustine’s.

Science Week at WIT. Pictured at Science Week at WIT (Waterford Institute of Technology) organised by Calmast. Pictured at the Irish Science Teachers Association Regional Quiz are 2nd place winners St. Augustine's College, Dungarvan, from left Dr. Sheila Donegan WIT, Mary McDonagh ISTA Chairperson, Waterford branch, Conor McCarthy, Oisin Fitzsimons, Eoin Dwyer, Eoin Dwyer and Olive Fitzsimons from St. Augustine's. [Patrick Browne]

ST. MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

Senior Infants on their nature walk listening for Autumn sounds.

Senior Infants on their maths trail.

CARRIGLEA NATIONAL SCHOOL

Science week was celebrated in Carriglea N.S. with children from all classes enjoying many outings, visitors and activities. Clara Jane Organ experiencing some static electricity in Ard Scoil na nDeise!

Science week was celebrated in Carriglea N.S. with children from all classes enjoying many outings, visitors and activities. Justin Whelan helping with an experiment during the Science Show hosted by Ard Scoil na nDeise.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

ST. DECLAN’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Munster Colleges ‘B’ Hurling St. Declan’s 1-18 ............; Clonakilty ............... 1-5. THE second round of this championship was played at the excellent Killeagh venue on Wednesday last.

In spite of the heavy rain the pitch was in excellent condition although the conditions were quite windy. The Cork team had the advantage of the wind

A group of Leaving Cert Students at St. Declan's Community College enjoying the comic sketch show Caith amach É.

in the first half and the Kilmac side were slow to settle. Some untypical defensive errors and a very well taken goal saw the Cork team lead at half-time on a score of 1-5 to 0-5. The St. Declan’s team powered into the second half and with our half back line of Conor Dalton, Billy Power and Kevin Cheasty starting to dominate coupled with an improved midfield performance we started to open a gap on the score board. Indeed, the performance was so powerful that the Clonakilty team was held scoreless in the second half and when Ciaran Kirwan scored a well taken goal with ten minutes to go the game was over as a contest. This win sees us top our group and we now look forward to the Knock out stages. Best for St. Declan’s were Noah O’Brien, Conor Dalton, Billy Power, Ciaran Kirwan and Ronan Dunphy. Panel used: Niall Power, Gearoid Murphy, Noah O’Brien, Mike Dunphy, Kevin Cheasty, Conor Dalton, Billy Power, Eoin Casey, Ross Coffey, Jamie Murphy, Ciaran Kirwan, Ronan Dunphy, Craig Fraher, Jake Scanlan, Niall Dunphy Subs used Daniel Collins for Niall Dunphy. W.S.P.C.A. VISIT ST. DECLAN’S On the 28th October, St. Declan’s Community College had a guest speaker from the W.S.P.C.A. (Waterford Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). They spoke to class 3Lir. The lady spoke about animal rights and welfare and all the hard

A group of Leaving Cert students at St. Declan's Community College enjoying Caith Amach É workshop.

work that comes with owning a pet. They learned just how dedicated the volunteers are towards the animals of Waterford and how they go to extreme measures to make sure they are safe and have loving owners who appreciate them. They cannot pick and choose when they will get a call from someone who may be concerned about an animal or when they will find a litter of abandoned puppies. Their job is very important but very complex. Around Ireland hundreds of animals are nursed back to health by these dedicated volunteers. The talk was very interesting and informative. Thanks to Barbara for visiting the school. To show their appreciation to the W.S.P.C.A. for caring for the animals of Waterford and to thank them for speaking to the 3 Lir class, St. Declan's organised a bake sale raising €262 which they were very proud to hand over. COLLEGE AWARENESS WEEK College Awareness week runs from November 23rd to 27th and all students in St. Declan's will have extra careers events this week. A different college will have a stand in the GP area each lunchtime. All students may collect a prospectus and have their questions answered. First years will have a scavenger hunt on Monday to find out where and what past students are studying. For 2nd and 3rd years there will be a word search competition with a college theme. Watch out next week for photos of the event. CAITH AMACH É Caith amach É is a comic sketch show based on the 20 picture sequences for the Leaving Cert Irish Oral Exam.The show is followed by a workshop which is designed to get students speaking in an enjoyable and natural way. Bhí an Seó ar fheabhas. Chuireadh an Seó I láthair ar bhealach greannmhar lán d'fhuinneamh agus spraoi.Bhain na daltaí an – taitneamh as an Seó agus an ceardlann.

Barbara from W.S.P.C.A. receiving a cheque for €262 from Georgia Harris and Holly Weldon, proceeds from a bake sale organised by 3 Lir as part of their CSPE project.

L.C.A. students at St. Declan's Community College, Kilmacthomas, enjoying Science Week Activities.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

MEANSCOIL SAN NIOCLAS

Na Sluaite i láthair ag Lá Oscailte Mheánscoil San Nioclás ÁR mórbhuíochas leis na tuismitheoirí agus na daltaí ar fad a tháinig amach go Lá Oscailte na Meánscoile Dé Sathairn 14ú Samhain. Bhí ríméad ar fhoireann agus ar phobal uile na scoile fáiltiú roimh na sluaite a tháinig ar cuairt orainn in ainneoin an anfa agus an doininn. Ní bréag a rá go raibh sé deacair cathaoir fholamh a aimsiú san ionad láir inar bhailigh gach aoinne le chéile ar 11am chun éisteacht

le Príomhoide na Meánscoile, Séamus Ó Cadhain ag fáiltiú roimh chách agus ag déanamh cur síos ar fhealsúnacht agus ar churaclam na Meánscoile. Faoin tráth sin bhí cuairt mórthimpeall na scoile tógtha ag na daltaí agus a muintir agus iad an-tógtha lena raibh d’áiseanna ar fáil, gan trácht ar na blaistíní a bhí blasta, leis an gceol a bhí cloiste, leis na saothair ealaíne, adhmadóireachta agus tionsc-

naimh a bhí feicthe, leis na túrgnaimh a bhí curtha i gcrích, leis na háiseanna ríomhaireachta agus spóirt a bhí rompu, leis an Spáinnis a bhí foghlamtha agus leis na mionchomhlachtaí a bhí curtha ina láthair. Is iomaí duine a thug suntas don deaatmaisféar a bhí le brath agus foireann, údarás agus daltaí na scoile ag obair as lámha a chéile. Tar éis don Phríomhoide a

Peil na gCailíní Sinsir.

óráid a thabhairt labhair beirt tuismitheoirí ó Choiste na dTuismitheoirí, Gearóidín de Róiste (Cathaoirleach) agus Ann Halpin faoina dtaithí ar an scoil agus faoin tacaíocht den scoth a fhaigheann a bpáistí ann. Ba mhór ag gach aoinne a bhfocail mholta. Labhair Cárthach Ó Faoláin, dalta Ardteiste faoin Meánscoil le léargas na ndaltaí ar an scéal. Luaigh sé na seansanna a fhaightear nach mbeadh ar fáil i scoil níos mó agus leag sé an-bhéim ar an gcairdeas a roinneann daltaí na scoile eatarthu féin. D’fháiltigh sé roimh na hábhair nua atá á dtairiscint sa Mheánscoil le tamall beag anuas, (Fisic agus Mata Feidhmeach) agus mhol sé an cúram a dhéantar do riachtanais dhaltaí uile na scoile. Bhí Cathaoirleach Bhord Bainistíochta na Meánscoile, Liam Suipéil i láthair agus ba dheas é a bheith ann chun bualadh lenár gcuairteoirí. IDIRBHLIAIN SA RINN...? Ní daltaí bunscoile amháin a bhí inár gcuideachta don Mhaidin Oscailte ach daltaí gur suim leo an Idirbhliain a chaitheamh inár measc i nGaeltacht na nDéise. Chuir go leor, leor daoine suim san Idirbhliain nua atá á tairiscint ag Coláiste na Rinne i gcomhair le Meánscoil San

Nioclás. Tuilleadh eolais ar fáil: www.anrinn.com agus www.meanscoil.com AR MHAITH LEAT DO PHÁISTE A CHLÁRÚ…? De bharr líom ollmhór na ndaoine a d’fhreastail ar an maidin oscailte, moltar do dhaoine gur suim leo clárú don Mheánscoil, sin a dhéanamh a luaithe agus is féidir. Is í An Aoine 27ú Samhain an spriocdháta ach sin ráite tá an-éileamh ar na háiteanna agus iad á líonadh go mear. Guímid gach rath ar ár gcuairteoirí ar fad, pé cinneadh a dhéanann siad agus iarbhunscoil á roghnú acu. Sonas agus séan oraibh is go n-éiri bhur rogha libh. CRANNCHUR AG COISTE NA DTUISMITHEOIRÍ Tá Lá San Nioclás ag teannadh linn agus agus tá Coiste na dTuismitheoiri anghníomhach agus iad i mbun feachtas bhailiúchán airgid don Mheánscoil. Tá cárta tugtha do gach aon teaghlach agus ba mhór againn bhur dtacaíocht trí líne/línte a cheannach. Tá duaiseanna den scoth le buachaint agus beidh an Crannchur ar siúl ar an Aoine 18ú Nollaig. Bíonn an scoil ag brath go mór ar thacaíocht airgeadais chun cur le taithí bhreise na ndaltaí sa scoil agus iarraimid oraibh ar fad a

bheith flaithiúil. Ar scáth a chéile a mhairimid! BUA EILE ARÍS DON MHEÁNSCOIL AG FOIREANN PEILE NA GCAILÍNÍ (SÍNSIR) Bhí dea-scéala chugainn arís ó Chluiche Sinsir na gCailíní Déardaoin seo caite nuair a fuair cailíní na Meánscoile an lámh in uachtar le 5-7 acu in aghaidh 4-04 ag a gcéile comhraic Scoil Ruáin as Co Thiobraid Árann. Níl cur síos ná insint béil ar an sárchúl a scóráil Dawn de Paor a chruthaigh sí as pas den scoth a fuair sí ó Mhaeve Ní Churraoidhín dalta Idirbhliana a ghluais go lúfar, mear ina treo agus an pas á shocrú aici céim ar chéim. Ní raibh deireadh lena gaibhneoireacht! Bhí ardchluiche ag na cailíní ar fad go háirithe ag Jessica Ní Fhathaigh ón Séú Bliain agus ag Hannah de Paor agus Hannah Power, beirt a dhein éacht i lár na páirce. Tá moladh faoi leith tuillte ag Laoise Nic Iomhair a d’imir go hiontach ar fad agus í ina leathchúlaí láir agus gan í a bheith ach sa Dara Bliain fós. Comhghairdeas libh a chailíní is go maire sibh bhur nuaíocht. CUAIRT Ó NIALL TUOHY Chuir na daltaí ar fad ansuim ina raibh le rá ag Niall

Tuohy agus é ar cuairt orainn sa Mheánscoil ar an Luan 16 Samhain. Is luthcleasaí idirnáisiúnta agus mac léinn leighis é Niall. Urraithe ag Chia Bia, tá bliain saor tógtha ag Niall óna chuid staidéir chun díriú ar an spórt. Labhair sé go macánta faoi na deacrachtaí a bhí aige nuair a gortaíodh é agus mhínigh sé go raibh gá dó díriú ar shaol folláin sláintiúil a chaitheamh chun cabhrú leis é féin a leigheas agus leanúint leis an staidéar. Caint ionspioráideach a bhí ann agus ábhar machnaimh ann dúinn go léir. Má leanaimid go léir a chomhairle, ní bheidh a thuilleadh deochanna coipeacha ag aoinne againn, beimid sa leaba go luath gach oíche, bia úr neamhphróiseáilte a bheidh á ithe againn agus déanfaimid os cionn uair a chloig aclaíochta gach lá (agus níl ansin ach tús!). Táimid an-bhuíoch de Niall a thóg am saor óna lá traenála chun bualadh linn. San Afraic Theas a bheidh sé don chéad trí mhí eile dá chuid traenála. Guímíd gach rath air agus táimid ag súil go n-éireoidh leis áit a fháil ar fhoireann na hÉireann do na cluichí Oilimpeacha i Rio in 2016. Is ár mórbhuíochas le Máire Ní Chathasaigh as an ócáid seo a eagrú do dhaltaí na Meánscoile. Nár lagaí Dia í.

Seamus Ó Cadhain, Príomhoide na Meánscoile, ag fáiltiú roimh an slua Maidin Oscailte na Meánscoile.

Daltaí na hIdirbhliana ar cuairt ar Choláiste na Rinne.

Daltaí na hIdirbhliana ag rianadóireacht ar an gCoinigéir faoi stiúir Liam Suipéil, Bainisteoir Choláiste na Rinne & Cathaoirleach Bhord Bainistíochta na Meánscoile.

Niall Tuohy ChiaBia ag labhairt le daltaí Bhliain 1 & 2 I Meánscoil San Nioclás.

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WIT Hurling Blitz

Science Week at Ard Scoil na nDéise - A young scientist from Clashmore Primary School looks quite comfortable sitting on Science teacher Mr. Barry’s bed of nails during one of Ard Scoil na nDéise’s Science workshops for primary schools.

Science Week at Ard Scoil na nDéise – Classmates and Science teacher Mr. Barry look on as a Clashmore student experiences the effects of the Van de Graff generator during one of Ard Scoil na nDéise’s Science workshops for primary schools.

ÁRD SCOIL NA nDÉISE

Cyclone Rep’s production of “King Lear” great for rapid revision ON Friday last, we travelled to the Everyman Theatre in Cork city to see this year’s English Leaving Certificate play, King Lear. The play was produced by a company named Cyclone Rep. The play began at 9.45 a.m., right on time. I have to admit that I was quite lost at the start of the play and questioning if I was in the right theatre, as the group of four actors and actresses performed a scene not in King Lear. However, it suddenly clicked with me what they were doing and I applaud them for taking this new and different perspective of the play, as it was done with great intelligence. Each of the four actors and actresses in this production plays numerous characters, and it was amazing how fast they changed their outfits to keep the play flowing smoothly. I would like to give a special mention to the actor who played Lear. He took on the persona of Lear brilliantly, and he really expressed his emotions when Lear was in the depths of despair. Throughout the play, the performers explained various themes and behaviours of the characters to the audience. As a Sixth Year student myself, I found

this very helpful. I would highly advise any Sixth Year student sitting the English Leaving Certificate exam to see this production, as it is great for revision purposes. However, in order to improve this production, I believe that the company should project a background onto the black wall behind the performers to set a more visual scene. Especially in the Storm Scene, I thought that a background behind Lear would have made the scene more effective. Also, the actresses’ Cork accents sometimes broke out during the play taking from the fact that this play was set in England. In saying that, I do believe that this production by Cyclone Rep was excellent and very useful for Sixth year students. I would highly recommend students to go, as it will benefit them greatly. Laura Cusack, Sixth Year DEARBHLA FLYNN, CREDIT UNION ART COMPETITION NATIONAL FINALIST Congratulations to Dearbhla Flynn in Sixth Year whose Credit Union Art Competition entry which came first in the Dungarvan over 18 section has now won the Regional

stage of the competition. Dearbhla’s painting will proceed to the National final. Well done, Dearbhla! SUCCESS IN EUROFINS LANCASTER LABS TRANSITION YEAR ESSAY COMPETITION Many of our Transition Year students entered the very popular Eurofins Lancaster Labs Essay Competition in October. On the basis of the essays they wrote Aoife Hallinan and Emma Reardon were each awarded a week’s work placement in the Eurofins L/aboratories. The two students will have a timetabled week of work experience and will be mentored individually. Well done, Emma and Aoife, and many thanks to Eurofins for this wonderful opportunity. ÁRD SCOIL SCIENCE SHOW Science week in the Árd Scoil was a busy time for the science department.The aim of science week is to engage and inspire people with science and technology. The science department in the Árd Scoil invited local primary schools to join them in the school science labs for a fun and informative science show. This is the third year

that science events for primary schools have been held in the school and there has been a great response year after year. It provided us with a wonderful opportunity to promote science among young pupils going forward. We would like to thank all of the primary schools that joined us during the week and hope that everyone had an enjoyable time. OPEN NIGHT Thursday night, November 19th, was another busy one at Ard Scoil na nDéise, as we held our annual Open Night. The school was buzzing with students, teachers, Ard Scoil parents and guests. A very special “thank you” to our wonderful Parents’ Council who prepared and served the tasty refreshments for the large number of guests. Completed application forms are due in the school office by 4.00 p.m. on Friday, November 27th. THIRD AND SIXTH YEAR EXAMINATIONS Third and Sixth Year students are currently very busy preparing for Christmas examinations which begin next week, and we wish the best of luck to all the students involved.

LAST Friday morning, 20th November, a number of First and Second Year students hopped on a bus to WIT. Mr. Commins and Ms. McSweeney made two teams by dividing the squad alphabetically. This meant we may not have had our strongest players playing together but it did mean that everyone got to play every minute of each game. The first team was: James Harty, Alo Gough, David Condon, Thomas Coffey, James Buckley, Kai Anderson, Tadgh Murray, Sean Mullarkey, Shane Kirwan and Oisin Downey. Our first match was against Ard Scoil na Mara,Tramore. James Harty had a stormer of a game scoring 2-2 in the first half from 65s and play. Everybody performed well and displayed a great amount of teamwork. We ended up winning the match from scores from the whole team. The second match was played against local rivals St. Augustine’s, Dungarvan. This was another very exciting match and thanks to a last gasp score we snatched a draw. The second team was: James Power, Paul Sheehan, Mickey Walsh, Rian O’Dwyer, Jordan Shaw, Adam O’Riordan, Alex Shanahan, James O’Callaghan, Luke Power and Darragh Walsh. Dungarvan CBS won our first game against Gaelcolaiste. It was a brilliant first half but we pulled away in the second half to beat them by 3-6 to 2-2. We then played a very strong Meanscoil San Nioclas and unfortunately we were easily beaten by 69 to 3 points.We all worked together and tried our best but overall it was a good day out. Looking forward to the

next one! Thanks to all those involved in organising the day and to our two TY referees on the day. By: James O’Callaghan and Paul Sheehan, Tommy Harty and Alo Gough. WATERFORD COUNTY VERSUS MANCHESTER UNITED CBS students Cameron McGuire (2nd Year) and Kacsper Zajac (1st Year) recently participated in a friendly soccer game against Manchester United U-14. Both are playing with the Waterford County Soccer team. The match took place in Malahide F.C. The final score was 3-0, with Manchester United coming out victorious. Although on the losing side, both students really enjoyed this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Getting to play against one of the top teams in England at underage does not happen every day. Well done to both and wishing you every success in your soccer careers. MATHS CIRCLES Our Maths Circle group is going from strength to strength. What is a Maths

Circle? Basically, it’s a group of like-minded students who all share a spark of curiosity about mathematics. They come together once a week and enjoy some challenging and fun puzzles and games while having their lunch. It is the purpose of the maths circles, to support these students, to nourish their investigative spirit, and to cultivate their talent. We use Puzzle Stations – this is where there are 3 puzzles for students to tackle. Each puzzle is set up, with any necessary resources, at its own table, with room for students to sit around it. Students are broken into three groups. Each group is assigned a puzzle station, where they work on the puzzle for around 10-15 minutes. The puzzles have extension questions, and are designed so that each student should be able to solve at least part of the basic puzzle, while the better students are kept busy with the extensions. The Maths circles group are meeting every Wednesday at lunch-time and is open to all students of all abilities in all years.

Pictured (l. to r.): Cameron McGuire (2nd Year) and Kacsper Zajac (1st Year).

Hurling Blitz teams.

NEWS/OBITUARY

THE THREE TENORS CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2000 Waterford County Museum in conjunction with SGC Dungarvan are showing this concert in the cinema on Tuesday, 15th December. The Three Tenors (Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavorotti) singing Wiegenlied in the wonderful concert in Vienna, Austria. This is a wonderful opportunity to see a classic and mesmerising show. Venue: SGC Dungarvan Date: Tuesday, 15th December Time: 7.00 p.m. Tickets are available at a reduced price of €10 at the museum. Not to be missed. PICTURE-GOING AS IT WAS BACK THEN Goin’ to the Pictures is the name of a new book by Frank O’Donoghue, with excellent photographs compiled by Andy Kelly. It is an affectionate recollection of the pre-television era when the cinema was the most popular form of entertainment. The book will be launched by Willie Fraher in Dungarvan Museum at 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 2nd December and members of the public are welcome to attend. The geographical area covered is basically County Waterford but it strays west as far as Youghal, East to New Ross and North as far as Clonmel.The picture-going habits in all towns included in this net are related with humour and nostalgia. The timeframe is mainly the 1950s and 1960s when money was exceedingly scarce and cinema-going was relatively inexpensive for a public starved for excitement, diversion and amusement. In return for a modest outlay, cinemagoers could sit in comfort and be transported into a world that they could but dream about. They were temporarily swept from the mundane and into the magnificent. The author takes the view that the stories of those times were better than nowadays when films are heavily reliant on special effects. Well illustrated throughout, this book is very readable. Experiences are recounted by those who frequented the cinemas in Dungarvan, Youghal, Tallow, Lismore, Cappoquin not to mention the mobile film providers who visited village halls on a weekly basis. A good Christmas present and well worth the €15.

Venue: Waterford County Museum, Friary Street Date: Wednesday, 2nd December Time: 8.00 p.m. Please feel free to bring a friend. CHRISTMAS PARTY The date has been fixed for Thursday, 10th December.Tickets are available at the museum (members only) at €15. There will be a three course supper and music from the wonderful Hugh O’Donnell. It promises to be a night of fun, frolics and cheer! 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. FIRST WORLD WAR WATERFORD CASUALTY LIST FOR WEEK ENDING 25th NOVEMBER Name: Michael Morrissey; Age: 26; Service No. Rank: 14399 Pr.; Service: Army; Unit: S. Lancs. Reg. 8Bn; Where Born: Waterford; Death Category: Killed in action. OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Admission is free.

The Swallows When Autumn gently shuts the door on Summer, And draws back the drapes on days of red and gold, In some dawn that wakes the swallows from their slumber, With an urgency warm southlands to behold. In congregation they then gather on the house-tops, Intoxicated by the South wind’s soft refrains, That brings the symphonies of distant dancing raindrops Beating soft tattoos on pleasant sunburnt plains. Then they soar in broken circles high above us, As though restrained by some vague voice that whispers ‘stay’. Then down the sky they glide, ‘till all have left us, And they empty out the sunshine from the day. We’ll see frost-frescoes decorate dawn’s dismal canvas, And feel the freezing fog the pallid day-light brings, ‘Ere the nomad swallows come back to enchant us, With the sighting wind-rush sound of whispering wings. John Daly

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

DONAL (DONIE) SCANLON Cladagh, Clashmore

JOHNNY FEENEY 48 Lios an Oir, Lismore

It is with profound sadness we record the tragic passing of Donal (Donie) Scanlon, Cladagh, Clashmore, which occurred on Thursday, 19th November, 2015, surrounded by his loving family and friends at Cork University Hospital. Donal lay in repose at his home in Clashmore on Friday followed by Requiem Mass on Sunday morning in St. Cronan’s Church, Clashmore. We extend our deepest sympathy to his loving parents John and Geraldine, sister Aisling, brother Jim, girlfriend Emma, uncles, aunts, cousins, other relatives, his many friends and neighbours. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a Anam.

It is with sincere sorrow and deep regret we record the passing of Johnny Feeney, 48 Lios an Oir, Lismore, Co. Waterford, which sad event occurred peacefully on 23rd November, 2015, in the presence of his loving family at University Hospital Waterford. Lying in repose at St. Carthage’s Mortuary, Lismore, Rosary took place on Tuesday evening. Removal on this Wednesday evening at 7.30 p.m. to St. Carthage’s Church, Lismore. Funeral Mass on tomorrow Thursday morning at 11.00 a.m. Followed by burial in St. Carthage’s Cemetery, Lismore. May we extend our deepest sympathy to his loving wife Helen (nee Hegarty); son John; daughters Kate Feeney, Jakki Feeney, Helen McLaughlin, Tricia Feeney, Lucy Fraher and Donna Drummy; brothers Michael,Tommy, Billy, Donie, Paddy, David and Jimmy; sisters Mary Sheldon, Helen Killigrew, Ann Leahy, Breda Collins and Margaret McGuire; daughter-in-law, sons-in-laws, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives, neighbours and friends. May he rest in peace.

St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan Jeremiah 33:14-16 - I will make a virtuous Branch grow for David. 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 - May the Lord confirm your hearts in holiness when Christ comes. Luke 21:25-28; 34-36 Your liberation is near at hand. The Annual Novena of Masses for the Holy Souls Evening Masses at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25th and Friday, November 27th will be celebrated to remember those who have died during the past year. Novena Mass on Thursday at 9.30 a.m.; Saturday 7.30 p.m., Sunday at 10.00 a.m. and the final Mass of the Novena will be celebrated on Monday, November 30th at 9.30 a.m. Advent – A Time of Waiting: The weeks of Advent are weeks of great hope and joy and we celebrate God entering into our lives once more. St. Mark (13:33-37) reminds us to be alert, to use this time to prepare. What will our preparations be like? God is with us in many different ways, trying to catch our attention in the midst of our crazy, busy days. As we fight our way through the queues in the coming weeks, can we use five minutes, seven minutes, twenty minutes … to stop, be still, to ask God to enter into our hearts and lives once more. Advent Reflection – The Art of Balanced Living: An opportunity to explore practical ways of supporting your daily living through meditation, silence, mindfulness practice, prayer and reflection on Saturday 28th November from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon at St. John’s Pastoral Centre, Waterford. Facilitator: Antoinette Dilworth rsj. Pray and Reflect on Advent and Christmas: An opportunity to take one hour apart to balance the busyness, hype and pressure

with the real meaning of Christmas at the Déise Day Care Centre, Mitchell Street on Wednesday, December 2nd from 7.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. and Wednesday, 9th December from 7.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. Year of Mercy 8/12/2015 – 20/11/2016: The Holy Year of Mercy which Pope Francis announced some months ago begins on December 8th next. This Holy Year will focus on the Mercy of God which is greater than any sin and there is no limit to God’s forgiveness. It will also remind us to show mercy to others as God shows mercy to each one of us. To be merciful like the Father, which is the motto for the Holy Year. To celebrate a Holy Year a number of holy doors are opened in Rome. For this Holy Year however, Pope Francis has instructed the bishops of the world to open a holy door in each of their dioceses and he has given permission to the bishops to open other holy doors in their Dioceses. Bishop Cullinan has decided that St. Mary’s Parish Church will have a holy door. Pope Francis says that ‘the Holy Door will become a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons and instils hope.’ The Door of Mercy is always open to us. St. Mary’s Parish Choir: For the month of November the Parish Choir will have practice in the Day Care Centre, Mitchell St., on Wednesday nights at 7.30 p.m. New Members welcome. Blood Donor Clinic: Lawlor’s Hotel, Dungarvan, Monday, November 23rd 5.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 24th – 26th November 3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.

The Samaritans Beau Street, Waterford Tel. (051) 872114 - 1850-60-90-90.

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

KATHLEEN FLAVIN (nee Gee) Ballymullala, Cappagh, Dungarvan It is with sadness and deep regret we record the passing of Kathleen Flavin which sad event occurred on Saturday, 21st November, 2015. Removal was from her residence on Tuesday morning to St. James’ Church, Ballinameela, for Funeral Mass on arrival. Burial took place afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. To her husband Sean and family and friends we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

ION POWER Antioch, California, and Landsend, Abbeyside, Dungarvan We received with feelings of sadness and deep regret the news of the passing of Ion Power in California on Saturday, 14th November, after a duration of illness. Aged 78 years and son of the late Paul I. and Mary Power, Ion hailed from one of the best known and highly respected families in Dungarvan. The Power family indeed were very much to the fore in the business and commercial life of the town for many years. Their Brewery, Thos. Power & Co. Ltd., St. Brigid’s Well, was known throughout the county and indeed country, close on fifty people were employed at the Brewery back in the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. Ion gave many years of service in the family business, later he also did Missionary Work in Africa for some years. The last eight years were spent in California. Ion was very well known and was a founder member of the Dungarvan Chamber of Commerce. We sympathise with his many relatives at this time. Cremation has taken place in California and in the Spring of 2016 Ian’s Cremated Remains will be interred in the family grave in St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery, Dungarvan. (James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors).

KATHLEEN QUEALLY Kilgobinet With sadness and regret we record the passing of Kathleen Queally which sad event occurred on Saturday, 21st November, 2015. Removal was from Drohan’s Funeral Home to St. Gobnait’s Church, Kilgobinet, on Monday morning for Funeral Mass on arrival. Burial took place afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. To her sister Rita; brothers Michael and Jim; relatives and friends we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

MARGARET (Peggy) WALSH (nee Ryan) 8 Lemybrien, Co. Waterford With sadness and profound sorrow we record the passing of Margaret (Peggy) Walsh which sad event occurred on Wednesday, 28th November, 2015. Removal was from her residence on Saturday morning to St. Brigid’s Church, Kilrossanty. Funeral Mass on arrival. Burial took place afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. To her brothers, sisters, relatives and friends we extend our deepest sympathy. Full obituary next issue. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

TONY LINNEEN Enniscorthy and formerly Aglish, Cappoquin A man whose lengthy career as a member of An Garda Síochána spanned more than thirty years, practically all of it serving the people of Co. Wexford, recently departed the scene, leaving many special memories for all who knew him of his warmth, wit and wonderful musical gifts. Tony Linneen, Enniscorthy (formerly Aglish, Cappoquin), was well regarded for his devotion to his role as a Garda and to the community he served, combining a commonsense, people-orientated and practical approach that in many ways reflected his own character. Tony will also be fondly remembered as a gifted musician, achieving numerous awards, including two All-Ireland titles, as an exponent of traditional Irish fiddle. Tributes in the wake of his passing also recall his great zest for life particularly as it revolved around family, friends, his work and his interests. While music was a central part of his life, he was also someone with a deep-rooted love of culture and the arts, including language, literature, poetry and song. Tony was a learned and knowledgeable individual who carried his erudite ways lightly. Tony was born in 1941 in Aglish, Co.Waterford, the eldest in a family of five to Tom, a local school headmaster, and Margaret (Peggy) Linneen. Educated in Aglish National School and St. Augustine's College, Dungarvan, he worked for a number of years in Bath and Bristol before returning to join An Garda Síochána as part of only the second intake of recruits to Templemore Training College in 1964. For the first three years of his career he was stationed in Rosslare Harbour, where he met his late wife Margaret. He was subsequently posted in Avoca & Killanne before finally arriving in Enniscorthy in 1971. Tony became involved in several community organisations notably Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann (Our Lady’s Island, Avoca, and Enniscorthy branches) Conradh na Gaeilge and the town’s Musical and Dramatic Society, regularly appearing on the programme of various musical productions, concerts, festivals and informal seisiúin. He also took part in many RTE radio and TV broadcasts over the years, both as soloist and as member of some legendary groups such as the Castleboro Céilí Band, Slaneyside Quartette and Celtic Roots, playing alongside some great friends and musicians such as Maurice Furlong, Tom Dunne, Paddy Joyce, Jim Murphy, Larry Harrington, Tim Flood, Gerry Forde,Valerie Stamp and Padraig Sinnott, to name but a few. Noted particularly for his mastery of slow airs, he also appeared in the final of the National Goldstar Award TV show (search for Ireland’s best entertainer), a memorable occasion that saw him play ‘Danny Boy’ with the RTE Light Orchestra. In 1981, he was a finalist at the firstever National Golden Arrow Garda talent event at the Olympia in Dublin. His retirement from An Garda Síochána in March 1997 then heralded in a new era dedicated to teaching and preparing students for Traditional Irish Music examinations with the Royal Irish Academy of Music in association with Comhaltas. Like many of his interests, the late Tony was always willing to share his talent and enthusiasm with others. In recent years, he also enjoyed many trips to the West of Ireland, to London to visit his grandson Anthony and a special trip to Vienna. Aged 74, Tony of 'Illaun', Ross Road, had been in good form up to his passing on October 19th last. There were many heartfelt tributes to the memory at the funeral obsequies, one of the most visually striking of which was a poignant guard of honour, made up former Garda colleagues, accompanying the remains from his home to St. Aidan’s Cathedral and later from St. Aidan’s to St. Mary’s Cemetery for the interment. Fr. Odhrán Furlong, Adm., was joined by Fr. John Kiely, P.E., Aglish, as concelebrants of the Mass, during which deceased’s fondly-remembered characteristics were recalled, including in the offertory gifts borne by Tony’s sister Nora Power, his niece Gda. Sgt. Eleanor Kelly and grandson Anthony Linneen, with the bread and wine borne by deceased’s sisters Kathleen Osborne and Margaret Kiely. Readings were by Eilís (daughter) and Gda. Aoife Kiely (niece and God-daughter). Prayers of the Faithful were read by Jennifer Byrne, Martina Freeman, Collette McCormack and Cathy Osborne. A reflection ‘Slán le Máigh’ was sung by daughter Mairéad and a eulogy given by his son Tomás. Tomás told the large congregation in the Cathedral: “He had a great affection for his native county, for the homeplace and surrounding townlands and the people that populated his youth". "Although he suffered major personal losses in life, especially in his own family, yet somehow managed to remain himself – forward-looking and engaged in life. He counted himself an incredibly lucky man. He will be sorely missed.’’ Tony was predeceased by his wife Margaret by seven years and a daughter Siobhán by six years. His brother David passed away in 2011. The musical liturgy of the ceremony was provided by a number of musicians including Paddy Joyce, Jim Murphy, Ned Kelly, Pádraig Sinnott and Larry Kelly.

OBITUARY Tony was laid to rest in St. Mary’s on a bright October day, with graveside prayers led by Fr. Furlong, who also rendered a spiritual hymn, with a fitting final musical salute in the form of musicians playing ‘Blind Mary’, a tune long associated with the late Tony. Chief mourners were: Tomás (son) and grandson Anthony; daughters Mairéad and Eilís; sisters Nora Power (Kilmurray), Kathleen Osborne (Aglish) and Margaret Kiely (Stradbally); son-in-law Wm. O’Neill; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces, relatives and many friends. R.I.P.

ELLEN McGARRY (nee Cowming) Crestview Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk, and formerly of Murphy Place, Abbeyside, Dungarvan We write with feelings of profound sadness and regret on the passing of Ellen McGarry (nee Cowming) on Saturday, 14th November, at James Paget Hospital, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Predeceased by her parents Harry and Mary Ann, her brothers Michael and Maurice, her sisters Bridie O’ Leary, Mary Kiely and Pauline Lyons. We extend to her husband Christopher; son Michael; daughters Kathleen and Christine, and other relatives our heartfelt sympathy on their loss. May Ellen rest in peace. Removal will take place at 6.30 p.m. on Friday evening, 27th November, from the Kiely Funeral Home, Dungarvan, to St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside. Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Saturday morning at 11.00 a.m. and afterwards Ellen will be laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

MICHAEL MURPHY Ballinlovane, Ballyduff Upper It is with profound sorrow and deep regret we record the passing of Michael Murphy, Ballinlovane, Ballyduff Upper, Co. Waterford, which sad event occurred peacefully on 16th November, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at Marymount University Hospital Cork. Reposing at Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Home, Tallow. On Monday evening Rosary and funeral prayers were recited by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P., in the presence of his loving family and friends. On Tuesday evening, funeral prayers were recited by Ballyduff Parish Council members Helen Moroney and Abina Ahearne in the presence of his loving family, relatives and many friends, before removal took place to St. Michael’s Church, Ballyduff. On arrival his remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. G. McNamara, P.P. Funeral Mass on Wednesday morning by Rev. Fr. G. McNamara, P.P., and was assisted by Rev. Fr. M. Cullinan, P.P.; Rev. Fr. D. Leahy, P.P.; Fr. Patrick, O.C.S.O., and Rev. Fr. Cogan, P.E. Readings during the Mass were recited by grand-daughter Emily Hayes and neighbour Seamus Condon. A lovely selection of music and hymns throughout the Mass was provided by Ballyduff Folk Choir. Prayers of the Faithful were read by grandchildren Ronan and Emily Hayes; Ross, Shane, Cian and Ella Murphy. The Offertory Gifts were presented to the Altar by daughter-inlaw Kay and son-in-law Frank. Following Communion, Michael’s son John delivered a eulogy, a fitting tribute to the gentleman his father was and acknowledging the support of his family and the community. Following Funeral Mass burial took place in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Ballyduff. Rev. Fr. G. McNamara, P.P., officiated the graveside prayers where Michael was laid to rest in the presence of his loving family, relatives and friends. May he rest in peace. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Eileen (nee Hannon); son John; daughter Rose Hayes; sisters Peggy Condon and May Kiersey; daughter-in-law Kay; son-in-law Frank; grandchildren Ronan, Emily, Ross, Cian, Shane and Ella; brothers-in-law Pat, John and Jimmy; sisters-inlaw Margaret, Mary and Lizzie; nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

JOHN WALSH Curradoon, Ballinamult With profound sorrow and deep regret we record the passing of John Walsh, Curradoon, Ballinamult, Co. Waterford, which sad event occurred peacefully on 22nd November, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Clonmel. Reposing at Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Home, Cappoquin, on Tuesday evening, following funeral prayers, removal took place to St. Mary’s Church, Touraneena. Funeral Mass on today Wednesday at 12.00 noon. Followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. May he rest in peace. May we extend our deepest sympathy to his loving sister Bridget (Biddy); nephew Michael Trehy and his wife Cathy; niece Christina and her husband Gearóid Hourihane; grand-nephews and grandniece; relatives, neighbours and friends. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).

55 FRANCES McCORMICK 9 Skehacrine, Abbeyside, Dungarvan It is with feelings of profound regret we record the passing of Frances McCormick, 9 Skehacrine, Abbeyside, which sad event occurred on Tuesday, 20th October, 2015, at Dungarvan Community Hospital. Frances was born in April 1929, one of twelve children in the family of Thomas and Jane Power of King Street, Abbeyside, and later of Murphy Place, Abbeyside. During her teenage years Frances loved organising plays and shows with local children in Abbeyside Scouts Den, putting to use her great love for music and dance, and carried her love of all things musical right throughout her life. The Power family were a close, loving family and many stories were told of the fun that was had growing up in a house with 12 children, a loving mother Janey, who always seemed to have time for everybody, where the front door was always open for a cup of tea and a chat; a hardworking loving father Thomas, whom Frances always remembered so fondly; 7 sisters and 4 brothers who remained so very close. Whilst working in the local Apple Factory, Frances often told of the great friendships formed and the craic and the fun they had during that time. Many Summers were spent working in the Isle of Wight, earning a few bob to bring home, and making great friends along the way. When Frances emigrated to England in the 1950s, she worked as a Nursing Assistant in Cane Hill Hospital, Coulsdon, Surrey, eventually marrying and giving birth to 5 children, all the while hoping to return to Abbeyside to rear her family. Frances did eventually come home with her family to Abbeyside in 1984, and loved nothing better than rearing her children amongst her family and friends. The daily rounds to her sisters, the trip down to her brother Mikey Toch who was always full of fun and a laugh, or her brother Christy who ran the local grocery shop. In later years, playing nightly rounds of cards with her sisters became a source of great enjoyment and banter. Frances was a very religious woman and whilst her health allowed, used to be a daily visitor to 10.00 o’clock Mass, regardless of pertaining weather conditions. In recent years, Frances had her own spot where she sat at Saturday evening Mass, and every Tuesday Frances performed her Holy Hour in the Church. Frances was a fantastic mother, who devoted her life to making sure her five children were always happy and healthy, always putting them first. With a relaxed nature and a love of a good laugh, Frances was always good company, great humoured and never in bad form. In recent years the loss of a number of her siblings, and deteriorating health, took its toll on Frances, but as throughout her life, Frances was never one to complain. Her passing is much regretted. May she rest in peace. Rosary was recited on Friday evening at Drohan’s Funeral Home by Fr. Doherty, A.P., and Requiem Mass was celebrated by Fr. Doherty, A.P., at St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside, on Saturday morning and interment took place in the adjoining cemetery in the presence of a large and representative gathering of mourners. Appropriate music and hymns by Lorna Jane Daly-Murray. Frances’ family wish to thank the Nurses and staff of Dungarvan Community Hospital for the care and warmth with which they cared for Frances, and to express their gratitude to Drohan’s Funeral Home for the manner and dignity with which they took care of everything. Chief mourners were: Karen and Ann (daughters); Joe, Paul and Michael (sons); Gretta, Ann and Mela (sisters); Claire and Caoimhe Halley, Dylan and Taylor McCormick, Nicole, Erin and Aidan Northcott (grandchildren); sons and daughters-in-law, relatives, neighbours and friends. Month’s Mind Mass will be celebrated in Abbeyside Church on Sunday, 17th January, at 2016, 12 noon. (Funeral arrangements by Tom Drohan, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

KATHERINE (Phyl) MOLONEY (nee Kilcoyne) Canty, Cappagh Feelings of deep sadness were evoked with the passing of Katherine (Phyl) Moloney on Friday, 20th November, at University Hospital Waterford. We tender our sincere sympathy to Phyl’s children Edaena, Diarmuid, Fergus, Fiona and Sheena; grandsons Lorcan and Glen; extended family, other relatives and friends. May she rest in peace. Phyl lay in repose at her residence on Monday evening. Prayers were offered by Fr. G. O’Connor, P.P., on Tuesday in the presence of Phyl’s family and friends. Requiem Mass will be celebrated today Wednesday at 12 noon in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Modeligo, and afterwards Phyl will be laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. (Funeral arrangements by James Kiely & Sons, Funeral Directors, Dungarvan).

FARMING

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 12 September, 2014

FARMING

Round-up … IFA makes case for hill farmers in Brussels

IFA meets with Minister Heather Humphreys on designated land, hen harrier, burning and hedge-cutting issues (l-r) Thomas Ryan, Environment and Rural Affairs Executive; Gerry Gunning, Rural Development Executive; Flor McCarthy, Rural Development Chairman; IFA President Eddie Downey; Minister Heather Humphreys; and Tom Turley, Connacht Regional Chairman.

Farmers with designated land must be properly compensated, IFA tells Minister Humphreys IFA President Eddie Downey has called on Heritage Minister Heather Humphreys to agree compensation measures that fully recognise the loss of earning and fall in land value incurred by farmers with designated lands. At a meeting last week, the President said that consultation and a proper appeals process must also be introduced to ensure fairness for farmers affected by designations. The IFA President said the EU Habitats and Birds Directives have been in place in Ireland for nearly 20 years and have affected farm incomes and led to significant devaluation of property, impacting on development. One of the major issues that has arisen is the abolition in 2010 of the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme, which

had provided specific compensation for various habitat areas, separate to agrienvironment schemes. IFA SAC Project Team Chairman Tom Turley called on the Minster to reinstate this approach and to put in place a specific scheme for various habitat areas, separate to the GLAS Scheme. “It is only fair that farmers be compensated for restrictions placed on their lands and provided with a level of compensation that truly reflects the income loss and deals with the devaluation of property”. HEN HARRIER THREAT RESPONSE PLAN Forestry in Hen Harrier areas has been sterilised since 2011, pending the development of a Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan. This situation is unten-

able as it is depriving farmers of the opportunity to use their land to the best potential, and has seriously devalued the property. Tom Turley told Minister Humphreys that progress on the Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan has been unacceptably slow and engagement from the NPWS on an outcome has been minimal. An outcome that would allow appropriate developments to take place must be forthcoming at an early date and in particular the ban on afforestation must be removed and replaced with an assessment process. FENCING IN HILL AND OTHER DESIGNATED AREAS Flor McCarthy, IFA Rural Development Chairman said farmers carrying out fencing in designated mountain areas are

being forced to seek planning permission and approval from the NPWS, leading to significant costs for hill farmers already on low incomes. IFA is proposing the NPWS should be able to sign off on fencing applications or should pay all costs associated with seeking planning permission. HEDGE CUTTING AND GORSE BURNING At this meeting, Minister Humphreys gave a commitment that the review of Hedge Cutting and Gorse Burning would be published in the next fortnight. IFA is hoping for a positive outcome on its call for a change to the burning date to the middle of April and a narrowing of the hedge cutting prohibition period from April 1st to August 31st.

Macra President seeks clarification on young farmer payments COMMENTING at the Farmers' Charter of Rights recently, Macra na Feirme National President Seán Finan sought clarification on commitments to commence payments for the 8,500 applicants to the Young Farmer scheme top up and 7,000 National Reserve applicants. Mr. Finan said, “These young farmers have significant financial commitments and processing their payments needs to be a priority”. Clarification was also sought on young farmers who have yet to commence their agricultural education before year end as to the status of their

payments. Mr Finan continued, “Once young farmers submit evidence to DAFM of commencement of the enrolment and course day planned by Teagasc before Christmas, then they should have their payments before year end if this was the only outstanding item delaying eligibility”. The Department of Agriculture has made significant progress in processing the advanced basic payments. However for a number of arrangements, such as Private Contract Clauses and Partnerships, processing delays are causing a lot of annoyance

among farmers. Young farmers involved in partnerships are experiencing difficulties in determining from the DAFM the issues effecting and delaying their applications. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine have undertaken to commence payment of the 850 partnerships by the end of the week. A number of young farmers who have outstanding requests for information from DAFM on these schemes need to return this information as soon as it is available to ensure eligibility and payment under the schemes.

IFA Hill Committee Chairman, Pat Dunne has said that opportunities exist for hill farmers though greater support for hill areas in the Rural Development Programme if the right approach is taken by Government. Speaking in Brussels at a seminar on common ground for EU hill farmers, Pat Dunne said that measures such as agrienvironment schemes and Areas of Natural Constraint payments could play a greater role if they were better targeted to hill farmers, where incomes are under severe threat. Pat Dunne told the seminar that current schemes in operation in Ireland are a lifeline to thousands of farmers, but that the review of the Areas of Natural Constraint which is due to take place over the next couple of years is an opportunity to give higher payments to reflect natural handicap.The onus will be on the Government to put additional resources into the ANC Scheme so that it has a much more meaningful role than it currently plays.

IFA puts pressure on EU Commission to act on fertiliser industry Speaking from Brussels after a series of high-level meetings with the EU Commission, IFA Inputs Project Team Leader and Munster Regional Chairman James McCarthy said it is critical that the Commission takes action to address market concentration and the unbalanced power held by a small number of multinational input suppliers, particularly in the fertiliser industry. Mr McCarthy said, “Fertiliser manufacturers have benefited enormously from the fall in gas and energy prices over the last two years and this has been reflected in their published accounts.The lack of price transparency, coupled with increasing vertical integration of this industry within the EU, allows manufacturers to control prices right down to farm gate level, thus stymying real competition”. “Irish farmers spend over half a billion Euro annually and the disparity between energy and fertiliser prices is seriously affecting farmers’ incomes as fertiliser is the second biggest expenditure item for tillage and livestock farmers. The EU Commission must examine why lower fertiliser production costs have not been reflected in farm gate prices.” James McCarthy said, “The various DGs of the Commission, including Competition and Trade, must take immediate action given the fertiliser industry’s ability to maintain or raise prices and increase profit margins despite the significant fall in energy prices. It is clear that the vertical integration of the industry is stymying competition and seriously impacting on producers’ incomes. Production and distribution must be separated to create real competition. “In addition, custom duties on nonEU manufactured fertilisers must be sus-

pended with immediate effect. Precedence has been set by the Commission regarding the reduction or elimination of customs duties for other products on the grounds of public interest. Their suspension will increase competition, thus benefiting farmers and the rural economy.”

IFA welcomes Co-Ops holding October milk prices IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary has welcomed the decisions by Kerry, Lakeland, Glanbia, Dairygold, Arrabawn and Aurivo to hold the price they will pay for milk supplied during October. He said the decisions were what the National Dairy Committee had been lobbying for this month. He added, however, that, as GDT had been volatile in recent months, both up and down, it is important for co-ops not to overreact to it, and to be circumspect in their milk price decisions to year end. “Farmers’ confidence is in the balance, and co-ops have recognised this in recent months in supporting milk prices. Even with current levels of milk prices, farmers are very rightly concerned about their cash flow and income next Spring. Coops must be very careful indeed in deciding on milk prices over the coming months, especially as volumes will be falling back dramatically from now on” Mr O’Leary concluded.

Excessive fuel price gap continues, which suppliers fail to justify – IFA IFA’s Inputs Project Team Chairman James McCarthy has challenged fuel suppliers in parts of the country including Leitrim, Sligo, Kerry and Clare to explain their higher fuel charges which are adding additional costs to farm businesses and impact on the competitiveness of the sector. Commenting on the most recent IFA fuel price survey he said, “The 22% price gap identified in previous surveys during the year continues, with farmers in Leitrim paying 74.90 cent per litre for agricultural diesel, while farmers in Galway pay 61.17 cent per litre. Farmers in counties including Westmeath, Clare, Sligo, Carlow and Monaghan all pay above the national average of 64.06 cent per litre for agriculture diesel.” The average price per litre for car diesel is reported as 116.88c, however farmers in Monaghan pay 122.90c while farmers in Leitrim pay 119.90c. The average price for kerosene is 58.87 cent per litre. Mr. McCarthy concluded, “This survey provides real information that famers should use to negotiate more competitively priced fuels to deliver cost savings for their farm businesses.” Full details of the fuel price survey are available in the ‘Input prices’ section at www.ifarm.ie.

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Dawn Meats Named National Champion in the European Business Awards DAWN Meats has been named as a National Champion for Ireland in The European Business Awards sponsored by RSM; a prestigious competition supported by business leaders, academics, media and political representatives from across Europe. The award was presented to Dawn’s Group Commercial Director Richard Clinton at the British Ambassador Mr. Dominick Chilcott’s residence in Dublin this week. The European Business Awards, now in its 9th year, engaged with over 32,000 businesses from 33 European countries this year and 678 companies from across Europe have been named as National Champions; going through to the second phase of the competition. Commenting on the nomination Richard Clinton said, “The team at Dawn Meats is honoured to be selected for the second time, representing Ireland as a National Champion in the Environmental and Corporate Sustainability category. The European Business Awards are widely recognised as the showcase for Europe’s most dynamic companies and as part of the adjudication process we

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National Champions, they play an important part in creating a stronger business community.” The next round requires the National Champions to make a presentation video, telling their unique story and explaining their business success. The judges will view all of the National Champions’

videos, and award the best of this group the coveted ‘Ruban d’Honneur’ status. Ruban d’Honneur recipients will then go on to be part of the grand final in 2016. Separately, the National Champion videos will be made public on the European Business Awards website www.busines-

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Waterford Macra take part in NDC Bowling Final THE All-Ireland final of Macra’s National Dairy Council bowling competition took place last weekend with a team from Dungarvan Macra, Waterford taking part. The winners of the competition were Knockraha Macra, Seandun, Cork. The national final of the competition was held in Cosmic Bowling in Tullamore on Sunday, 15th November. Hosted by Offaly Macra, the final took place as part of the WR Shaw Queen of the Land festival won this year by Kerry Macra’s Christine Buckley, a member of Killeentierna Macra. Macra na Feirme National President, Seán Finan, said: “Bowling is a great way to introduce physical activity in a fun and social way. The NDC Bowling competition is a popular competition in Macra and I’d like to congratulate every team that took part.” CRUCIAL FOR HEALTH Being active is crucial for health and wellbeing and Macra, along with the National Dairy Council, are

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5. Front load meals, i.e., feed more meals at the beginning of the winter. For example, if the recommended target is 2kg meals per day over the whole winter, then feed 2.5kg for the first half and reduce this to 1.5kg for the second half of the winter. 6. Early turnout is as important as meal feeding. Getting weanlings to grass early in the spring will reduce feed costs and improve gain. It will be easier to achieve target weight at breeding in April. 7. Check: feeding space, space allowance in the pen, access to clean water, dosing programme, ventilation TEAGASC NATIONAL DAIRY CONFERENCE The Teagasc National Dairy Conference will take place in the Lyrath, Conference Centre, Kilkenny on December 8th and 9th. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Managing in a New Era’. Technologies which dairy farmers can use to improve their farm business performance are the focus of this year’s event. Adoption of these technologies by farmers will allow them remain profitable and sustainable into the future. This year’s conference takes a new format to previous years. Firstly, it will be held over two days, with attendees having the option of attending on either or both of the days. Secondly, we have identified four high quality keynote speakers from diverse fields. The most innovative aspect of this year’s conference is the inclusion of break-out sessions on both afternoons. Attendees can choose to attend three break-out sessions from a list of seven on each afternoon. The break-out sessions focus on six key topics: grassland, breeding/ herd fertility, finances, animal health, labour and systems. All of these sessions will be interactive, with plenty of time for audience involvement. There will also be a social aspect to this year’s event with a Conference Dinner to be held at 8.00 pm on the evening of December 8th. For further details and booking for the Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2015, log on to www.teagasc.ie. IMPORTANT EVENTS TEAGASC SHEEP SEMINAR A Teagasc Sheep Seminar will take place in the Teagasc Centre, Dungarvan on Tuesday, December 1st at 8.00 pm.Tim Keady, research officer,Teagasc, Athenry will speak on the Current Thinking Regarding Prime Lamb Production; Michael Gottstein, Teagasc sheep specialist will discuss Dealing with Anthelmintic Resistance and Declan Fennell, Bord Bia will look at the Market Prospects for 2016. All are welcome. TEAGASC FARM HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING COURSES Teagasc will run a 3 hour Farm Health and Safety Training Course at the Teagasc Centre Dungarvan on December 2nd; the Teagasc Centre, Kells Road, Kilkenny on December 7th and the Teagasc Centre, Mullinavat on January 12th. Each course will run from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm. On completion of the course each participant will have completed the Farm Safety Checklist for his/her own farm. The course also meets the requirements of TAMS 2 which requires that all applicants will have completed within the last five years prior to the submission of their claim for payment the half day Farm Safety Code of Practice (given by Teagasc or other trained persons) or have completed the FETAC Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agriculture (Green Cert.). To book your place on the course phone 058 41211.

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Coveney launches new webpage on antimicrobial resistance THE Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, T.D., launched a new section on his Department’s website on the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to coincide with European Antibiotic Awareness Day (http://www.agriculture.go v.ie/amr/). Minister Coveney stated that he viewed the initiative as key to the Department’s goal of raising awareness of the issue of antimicrobial resistance among farmers, veterinary practitioners and other stakeholders in the agri-food sector. “My hope is that people will visit the webpage and come away with a better understanding of what antimicrobial resistance actually is as well as some advice on what simple steps they can take to help address this societal challenge and preserve these essential medicines in both human and animal health.” Agri-food & AMR aims to provide farmers and all those involved in the agrifood industry with information and advice in relation to prudent use of antibiotics as well as the latest research and publications on antibiotic resistance. Minister Coveney mentioned what he feels will be of particular interest to the average visitor. “As I’ve said, the aim of the webpage is really to

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney launches new Webpage providing information and advice on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney with from left Caroline Garvan Veterinary Inspector, Hazel Sheridan Senior Veterinary Inspector and Martin Blake Chief Veterinary Officer at the launch of the new Webpage providing information and advice on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the department of Agriculture. [Maxwell’s] raise awareness and make people realise the connection between being careful in their use of antibiotics and how this prudent use can protect against bacteria becoming resistant. Having considered how best we might achieve this objective, we’ve created a section called ‘Farmer Viewpoints’ which features interviews with individual farmers on how they view the use of antibiotics and where they see a farmer’s responsibility lying in relation to this issue. Our thinking is that this message would be better understood coming from

Teagasc/Glanbia Monitor Farm Focus Week Ending: 23/11/2015 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

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other farmers.” The webpage also contains the latest publications and reports on AMR as well as conference presentations. In addition, visitors will

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READER’S QUERIES Question: I received a text message yesterday from the DAFM telling me that I had a NPH on my farm of 165 to the end of October. It goes on to say that this figure must be below 170 at year end to avoid a penalty. Does this mean that I am below the 170 as I am only 165 at the end of October? Can you please advise? Answer: Many find these text messages confusing. In your case the DAFM have said your organic Nitrogen per hectare is 165 kg for the end of October therefore if you keep going the way you are going you will be 198 kg by the year end thus exceeding the permitted 170 kg limit per hectare and in turn drawing penalties and inspections on yourself. There are really only two practical solutions to your problem. 1. That you exported slurry to another farmer before the slurry spreading deadline and in which case you must submit a record 3 form to Wexford before year end. 2.You could have taken grazing of additional lands during the year that were not included on your Basic Payment Application, in which case you must then submit a record 5 form to Wexford before year end. If you have not implemented either of the two by now then I’m afraid you are looking at a penalty as selling stock at this stage is not really a practical option. I suggest you contact your planner/adviser at your earliest convenience to discuss the above.You might be well advised to look towards a Nitrates derogation for 2016. I trust this will clear things up for you. Tip of the Week: Farmers, including AEOS 1 participants who wish to join GLAS should contact a planner at their earliest convenience as the closing date for this tranche is 07.12.15.

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Join Macra at the Dogs this Weekend MACRA na Feirme are hosting an exciting night of betting, music and craic this Saturday, 28th November, in six Irish Greyhound Board venues, Curraheen, Cork; Galway; Limerick; Mullingar; Newbridge, Kildare; and Kilcohan, Waterford. Macra’s ‘Social Night at the Dogs’ will include entertainment at each venue on the night as well as “after parties” for Macra members. There will be prizes on the night for the “Most Stylishly Dressed” male and female member in each venue. Tickets are €10.00 and can be purchased at the Macra entry stile. On entry, each member will receive a voucher which will entitle them to a 10% reduction on fast food purchases.

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IFA President says ‘Secretary’s salary package not sustainable and unacceptable’ IFA President Eddie Downey said the Executive Council had a full debate on the future of IFA and what needs to change. The governing body of the Association reaffirmed that a transparent and democratic process, the trust of our farmer members and strong leadership in representing farmers and the agricultural sector are key principles of the IFA. Referring to recent events, Eddie Downey confirmed that he disclosed to Council members the details of the full remuneration package, including pension, of for-

mer General Secretary Pat Smith. In 2014, Pat Smith’s total package was €445,000 and in 2013 his total package was €535,000. Mr Downey said, “This was not sustainable and unacceptable. Accordingly, we have dealt with it. Going forward, the remuneration package of the IFA General Secretary will be disclosed and will be a matter of public record in the annual accounts”. The IFA Executive Council ratified Bryan Barry as acting General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Association. The IFA President confirmed

that the Executive Council of the organisation has established a strengthened Remuneration Committee that is in line with best corporate governance practice. Eddie Downey confirmed that executive salaries within the organisation are comparable and in line with those applying in Government departments and State agencies, that IFA deals with on a regular basis. Eddie Downey said today’s Council meeting gave him a strong mandate to move forward and deal with the challenges facing farmers on a range of issues. He said IFA

will be finalising its General Election manifesto in the coming weeks and this will be presented to political parties and independents in the run-up to the election in the spring. “IFA has important business to attend to on behalf of our farmer members and we will be devoting our resources and efforts to achieving the best outcome for farmers. This now provides us with the opportunity to move forward in the best interests of the organisation and the membership, which is the cornerstone of the IFA.”

Farmers can’t carry levies burden ICSA president Patrick Kent has today said that farmers can no longer carry the burden of levies deducted from livestock prices which are failing to deliver a viable income. He is calling for the end of

non-statutory levies which are deducted without the express permission of farmers when they supply livestock to factories and marts. “ICSA does not receive a red cent of its income from

levies deducted from farmers’ cheques. Nonetheless we are delivering strong representation for farmers at National and EU level on a wide range of issues including TTIP, regulation of the food chain, 30 month limits

for beef cattle, and fighting against unfair penalties imposed as a result of inspections”. Mr Kent added that it was also time for a full value for money review of statutory levies. "Disease levels

What IFA and Eddie Downey need to do now AN Agriculture Commentator from Waterford Michael Flynn has said IFA leader Eddie Downey needs to lead and put structures in place to protect farmers’ margins on food production. The links between IFA and big business must be broken. Using big business to generate income by way of levies for IFA is clearly a serious conflict of interest to

protecting farmers’ income. The time has come to stop big business raiding farmers’ margins to balance their books. IFA have to make farmers price makers instead of price takers. Policies must be brought to EU level that ensure farming and food production is protected. Mr. Flynn claims he spoke to a for-

mer IFA leader some years ago and he told him that he felt useless as leader to protect farmers’ income in his role as President. Eddie Downey now needs to be open and fair with farmers and reveal his own income to prove that farmers’ interests come first and IFA interests are second.

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Return of the Lost Brothers, Shortt’s Bar, Saturday, 5th December, at 8.00 p.m. DUE to popular demand, The Lost Brothers return to Waterford for the first time since their stunning soldout Garter Lane show at the Imagine Festival 2014. Since then, they have been gigging constantly, headlining Other Voices on RTE, playing Electric Picnic and Glastonbury as well as touring Europe with Glen Hansard. Their 4th and most

recent album, produced by ex-Coral guitarist, Bill Ryder Jones was Radio 1 Album Of The Week and was nominated for the Northern Ireland Music Prize, where their live performance was described thus: "...Blasting through a set of sepia-toned travellers tales...the two piece’s charming stage presence and equally beautiful harmonies carried on the

Simon & Garfunkel inspired nature of the evening." The Thin Air 2015. With four highly acclaimed albums under their belt,The Lost Brothers have worked alongside and been championed by the likes of Alex Turner, Brendan Benson, Lee Mavers, Mike Scott and Richard Hawley who said: "The Lost Brothers har-

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EHICLES are a wonderful thing when they go but expensive hunks of metal when they don t! If you don t want your chariot to let you down, check out potential problems. IDING your light under a bushel will get you H nowhere, so whether you need recognition at work or understanding from a lover, speak out now. A neighbourhood party would be fun.

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OU are forging ahead nicely at work but could be overdoing it. A short break or a day off will Y help you to recharge your batteries and to achieve more in the long run. HE wider you spread your net and the more you sell your ideas now, the more successful T these are likely to be. Others will jump on the band wagon with you but that can only help you. STUNNING week for romance in which you A and your lover become so wrapped up with each other the rest of the world will hardly exist. Financial joint ventures will succeed now, too.

Movie Reviews In association with SGC Dungarvan A Christmas Star By Grace Collender STEP into Christmas early this year with the charming festive flick, A Christmas Star. The first ever Irish Christmas film, Richard Elson’s enchanting movie is the work of Cinematic International Film and Television Festival for Young People. Made by kids, for kids, A Christmas Star has a sparkling energy which will uplift all who experience it. A sense of magic is sparked from the very beginning in this cheery tale. The night sky is alive with twinkling stars on Christmas Eve, one in particular outshining them all, the Christmas star. Under this magical light, Noelle O’Hanlon (Erin Galway Kendrick) is born. As she grows up, it becomes evident that Noelle is no ordinary little girl; she possesses a very special gift – she can perform miracles. In her quaint town of Potter’s Glen, a sleepy Northern Irish hamlet, Noelle uses her miraculous powers to spread peace and happiness by bestowing onto her friends and family the greatest gift of all, love. However, the arrival of ruthless busi-

ness man, Pat McKerrod (Downton Abbey’s Rob James-Collier), threatens to destroy all of that. Intent on bulldozing the town’s pride and joy, its snow-globe manufacturing pottery barn, to make way for a commercial Christmas resort, McKerrod’s Grinch-esque character must be stopped before all is lost. With the help of her faithful friends, Noelle sets out to use her powers to save her beloved town.While some big names pop up in this heart-warming story, such as Kylie Minogue, Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson, who delivers a delightfully witty narration, it is undeniably the talented young cast who steal the show. Erin Galway Kendrick delivers a beautiful performance as the lead and James Stockdale, as Noelle’s best friend Spud-Bob, possesses an arresting screen presence, as well as spot-on comic timing. Over 40 trainee crew members, aged between 18 and 25, worked alongside industry professionals on this project, imbuing the film with a fresh, spirited energy. Reminding us of the true meaning of Christmas, friendship and forgiveness, A Christmas Star is this year’s mustsee Yuletide film. So this Christmas, prepare to believe in miracles. 4/5

The Good Dinosaur - Opening 27th November DIRECTED by: Peter Sohn. Starring: Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn, Anna Paquin. Synopsis: Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures work their magic once again in this touching tale which ventures into the world of dinosaurs, exploring an alternative timeline in which Earth was never hit by an asteroid, thus allowing the Jurassic age to carry on. The film charts the journey of Arlo, a young Apatosaurus who becomes

separated from his family when he is swept away by a river and must now try and find his way home. On his homeward bound voyage the tiny but tough Arlo befriends a little human boy, who he names Spot. Brimming with Pixar/Disney’s trusted blend of stirring poignancy and playful humour, The Good Dinosaur is sure to charm all when it journeys to screens on 27th November.

Bridge of Spies - Opening 27th November DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda. Synopsis: A historical-drama thriller, Bridge of Spies is set during the Cold War, when American lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is recruited to negotiate a prisoner exchange - US pilot Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell) for KGB spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance).

However, before any such exchange can take place, Donovan must defend Abel in court, battling to ensure him a fair trial during this dark and troubled time in world history. Fraught with tension, Bridge of Spies makes for gripping and provocative viewing, as one man struggles in the midst of the shadows of war for justice.

Black Mass - Opening 27th November DIRECTOR: Scott Cooper. Starring: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson. Synopsis:The most infamous criminal in the history of South Boston, IrishAmerican Whitey Bulger (Johnny Depp) is forced to turn FBI informer in order to bring down a mafia family who are encroaching on his turf, fashioning an unholy alliance between criminal and cop. Based on the 2001 book, Black Mass:

The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob, by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill, this is a riveting exploration of the dark underbelly of 1970s Boston. Boasting a star studded cast, with Depp delivering one of the most compelling performances of his esteemed career, Black Mass tells a fascinating story, one which warns to be careful when making a deal with the devil, lest one is lost to the dark abyss too.

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‘Sive’ by John B. Keane in Ardmore this weekend

Classical Pianist’s B a l l y d u f f Re c i t a l

EXCITEMENT is rising for Daniel Kearney’s piano recital on Saturday, 28th November, at 8.00 p.m. in St. Michael’s Hall. Daniel’s first stop is St. Michael’s Hall, Ballyduff Upper; next stop: the world. Literally! At just 22 years of age, Daniel has won awards and competitions such as 1st place in the Nordell Cup for senior sonata playing, Feis Ceoil, Dublin; the Bridget Doolan Trophy for Highest Placed grade 8 student; he has achieved the William Finlay Award for gifted young pianists from the Dublin International Piano Competition; and many more. Daniel’s most recent achievement is the winning of 1st place – against 500 other competitors – in Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland’s Soloist competition. This achievement culminates in a concert tour performing with the orchestra giving 13 concerts around Ireland followed by an international tour commencing in 2016.

Daniel grew up in Ballyduff Upper until he was seven and said: “It means the world to me that I can bring my love of music to a place that has a special place in my heart.” Music on the night includes Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin and more. Brian Hughes on the flute and VoiceOver – Ladies Choir will both be gracing St. Michael’s Hall with their beautiful musical talent, with Daniel accompanying each performance. MCing the evening will be father of the pianist, Tom Kearney, to provide background on each of the pieces. What’s rare is wonderful and having a classical pianist bring his music to Ballyduff Upper is certainly rare and guaranteed to be a fantastic evening. Tickets are €10 and are on sale in Kelly’s Pharmacy, Abbeyside, and Gala Express Corner Shop, Ballyduff Upper. Bookings can also be made between 9.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on 05860390.

Brideview Drama Performance Cancellation Notice PLEASE note that the performance of ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ on Friday, 27th November has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Apologies to all who had planned to come and see us that night. Thanks to all audiences who attended over the past two weekends. We had fantastic responsive crowds and the actors were delighted to entertain so many hundreds of people. The reports have been fantastic and congrat-

ulations are due to all the cast and crew and of course to the director, John Roche, who did a brilliant job in putting this hilarious show together. The rehearsals were intense, often three nights a week, but it was not in vain as the show they produced was polished, slick and certainly one to remember. Thanks to all committee members and all who helped and sponsored over the past two weekends. It’s been fantastic fun but

unfortunately all good things must come to an end and so it’s time to say; ‘that’s a wrap’. Brideview’s next production will be ‘Belfry’ by Billy Roche which will be taken on the festival circuit in 2016. The play is directed by Tomas Roche and will be hitting Tallow Community Centre in February 2016. Until then, we wish all our audiences a Happy Christmas and we will see you all in the new year.

ARDMORE Players Amateur Dramatics will stage its inaugural production of John B. Keane's "Sive" on the 27th, 28th & 29th November 2015 by kind permission of the Drama League of Ireland. The cast are rehearsing in earnest under the directorship of Mary Kelly who is well known for her top class productions. It is a brave undertaking as it will be many of the casts first time on stage but what they may lack in experience they have threefold in enthusiasm and energy to make this a great production. The stage is set and the excitement is mounting and you are invited to come along to Ardmore this weekend and join us. Tickets are available from Ardmore Post Office or by ringing 085-1741614, admission is €12 which includes a Cheese & Wine Reception in the ambient Wine Gallery prior to each performance. This week we would like to introduce you: Mary Kelly - Director: Born in Midleton, Mary joined Dungarvan Musical & Choral Society when she moved there in 1975. Some of Mary’s favourite roles were Golda in Fiddler on the Roof, Aunt Eller in Oklahoma and The Baroness in The Sound of Music. Mary was president of DM&CS and also served at committee level for many years. She joined Dungarvan Dramatic Club in 1979, first working behind the scenes as Stage Manager. Over the years, Mary played many different parts, including Widow Quin in Playboy of the Western World, Alice in Happy Birthday Dear Alice, and Big Mama in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Mary is a very experi-

enced Director, having directed The Canaries, Same Old Moon and Stags and Hens to name a few. In April 2014, Mary co-founded Curtain Call Productions Dungarvan with Fidelma Meaney, Mary directed Steel Magnolias which was a sell out for CCPD. Mary is looking forward to 2016 when they take to the festival circuit with "The Graduate". Mary said she is "thrilled to have the honour of directing the Ardmore Players Amateur Dramatics Inaugural production of "Sive" with a wonderful bunch of talented and enthusiastic actors" Marina Kilduff plays Sive. Marina hails from the parish of Kilbride in County Roscommon. She has lived in Dungarvan since 2013, and works as a Pharmaceutical Analyst with Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories. Marina joined Dungarvan Dramatic Club at the start of 2015 on a whim, and was delighted to make her stage debut in DDC's production of Neil Simon's 'Plaza Suite'. It was a very fulfilling and rewarding experience for her. Aside from acting, Marina is a very keen GAA sportsperson, and has represented her club and

county in both Gaelic Football and Handball over the years, winning many county and Connacht titles. Marina is thrilled to be part of Ardmore Players Amateur Dramatics production of Sive. This is Marina's first ever leading role. She is enjoying the journey of portraying Sive from script to stage at rehearsals. Although an emotionally demanding role, Marina is more than up for the challenge! Kris Cowming is no stranger in drama circles and plays the part of Liam Scuab. Hailing from Dungarvan, Kris has performed in many theatre shows over the past few years. Previous selected roles include, RP McMurphy "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest", Gar Public "Philadelphia Here I Come" and Benjamin Braddock "The Graduate." Kris has performed on The All Ireland stage for the last 3 years with Take 5, Fermoy and Ballyduff Drama Group and has picked up many Best Actor awards along the way. In May 2015, Kris became an All Ireland finalist with Ballyduff finishing 3rd overall. Kris is extremely excited to be associated with

John Supple

Marina Kilduff

Linda Troy

Catherine Murphy & Marie Ronayne

Ardmore players debut production of the classic "Sive" and wishes Ardmore the very best with future productions. John Supple threds the boards as Carthalawn, a travelling man who is the son of Pats Bocock. John Supple is from Ardmore and is one of the founding members of the Ardmore Players Amateur Dramatics. John is very involved in an number of different organisations within the parish including Ardmore Pattern Festival & Pride of Place. Stage experience comes from some years back with a very successful novelty act team who won a number of Munster titles and All Ireland appearances and also from a number of productions with Aisteoirí An Sean Phobal. John said he is looking forward to this first production, it's fun and enjoyable and he hopes it will be the first of many for this new Drama group. Photographs: Behind every cast are an amazing crew and we are lucky to have the best in Ardmore Players who have been there from the start to support us every night; Linda Troy Stage Manager, Violet Howard Wardrobe Manager, Catherine Murphy & Marie Ronayne - Prompters.

Mary Kelly - Director

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Tall tales at the Library SOME parents have a great deal of difficulty in getting their children out of bed on a Saturday morning, but for one group of local families, this is not a problem. Why? Because their children cannot wait to get to the Library on the Quay to be part of the story-telling and reading. When the Library service looked for volunteers more than a year ago to do some storytelling and generate interest in reading, they received a number of offers and they launched the initiative for 11am on Saturdays. One of the volunteers, Melissa Kelleher became an instant hit with the children and that is hardly surprising because the talented story-teller has all the qualifications for the task. As long as Melissa can remember, she had an interest in the stage and was in several productions even in her primary school.When she went to Ard Scoil, she was an early volunteer for the cast of the Pantomimes and took part in several including Snow White and The Wizard of Oz. She loved those productions and remembers them with great affection. After some time in the then Technical College, she went to London where again the stage called her, but this time she also had access to the film scene. “I did some second feature films in Bow

Bells in East London,” she recalls, “and I loved every minute on set. These were only bit parts and sometimes as extras, but they were exciting times. I was an extra on ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and was dancing with a partner on the dancefloor when the man beside us was ‘murdered’. There he was at our feet and we dancing away with the camera and crew just in front of us. Melissa was also an extra on the film about the notorious Kray brothers, the London gangsters. While living in Bow she became familiar with the well known and historic parts of inner London, the Three Moons Theatre in White Horse Lane, the Blind Beggars Pub and the famous Whitechapel where the infamous Jack the Ripper did his dreadful deeds. These may not be the stuff of childrens’ stories, but Melissa did learn to find out about the area around her and the historic places and their stories. Then, some years ago, Melissa returned to Dungarvan with her six year old son and she now has a six year old daughter Viola who has a great interest in reading and is also going to stage training with Aileen Hogan and also to Edgar William Kirby. Back in Dungarvan, she looked for a Drama Club to join, but nothing was happening at the time. Soon after, she heard about Aileen’s

Pantomime and signed up immediately. This was the first locally produced Panto in thirty years, so it attracted great attention. “It was very well produced,” Melissa remembers and got full houses all the way. So, when the Library looked for volunteers, I decided to become involved and I have been here almost every Saturday for over a year. I know all the children coming in, And there are about fifteen each week. There were over double that at Hallowe’en and I dressed up as a witch. It was the best session we had. The Library staff gave out sweets and, of course, we had a little extra drama when Viola’s tooth fell out. We turned that into a story-telling opportunity about the tooth fairy and all the children loved it.” A true and dedicated performer, no wonder the children love her. All the children have their own personalities and adventures and can’t wait to come in and tell her what happened during the week Presently, Melissa is totally immersed in this year’s Panto, ‘Sleeping Beauty’ with intense rehearsals and the first performance coming up tomorrow night, Thursday, 26th November. Never a dull moment for Melissa.

Eddie celebrates 80 and remembers the good days ANYONE can have one or two birthday celebrations, but it takes someone special to merit three bites at the cherry. Belying his younger looks, Eddie Meehan from Ballinacourty celebrated his 80th Birthday on 17th November last and was feted in his regular lunch place, Tiffany’s on the Plaza; at his weekly Pongo outing in St. Laurence’s Hall and at a gathering of his neighbours and friends who called that evening to extend their good wishes to him, suitably attired in novel dress and bringing gifts and good things to eat. The normally shy Eddie took it all in his stride and was appreciative of the gestures from Annetta in Tiffany’s, the Pongo group and his friends of many years. Eddie cycles to lunch in Dungarvan every day to have lunch with his friends Mickey Bulfin, Fintan Strain and Michael Tobin. Eddie was born and reared in the railway Crossing House at Ballinroad / Ballinacourty, known to CIE in the line’s active years as Barnawee. His father before him looked after the gate, but it fell to Eddie on 25th March, 1967 to open the gate for the last official train, the Rosslare Express from Mallow coming through on that Saturday

evening at 8.00 p.m. and close the gate for the final time. All the rest of the family were gone to the Easter Ceremonies, so he was the only one to be present at the historic moment. There were twelve children in all, three of whom died in infancy leaving Joe, Nan, Thomas, John, Christy, Mollie, Peggy and Biddy, who along with Eddie are the only ones left. Eddie got his first job in Colm Moloney’s Cycle and Electrical shop in O’Connell Street. He later worked for farmers locally followed in the early Sixties by three seasons in the Chocolate Crum Factory on the creamery site (later Glanbia, now the Shopping Centre). The work was hard

enduring a twelve hour day, but the pay was good, delivering about £10 a week, nearly double the rate at the time. The next years he spent with farmers in Ballinacourty and Kilrossanty. In the meantime, Quigley Magnesite came to Ballinacourty and he worked there from 1976 until its closure. His final working years were as Caretaker in Scoil Mhuire, a job and location he thoroughly enjoyed. Interestingly, there are the remains of a short platform in Eddie’s garden which was used when stormy weather threatened the line from Barnawee to Dungarvan. Goods and passengers for the town and district were then taken off then and taken to town by cart. “That platform was never used in my time,” says Eddie, “but I recall Michael Kelly who lived nearby saying that the train would stop there to take on fish which would have been landed in Ballinacourty. For many years after construction, the line was exposed from the Barnawee towards town, with only the mound of earth topped by stone ballast on which the rails rested and no protection from storms. A heavy battery wall was then built, some of

it in Eddie’s youth and was severely damaged in the fierce storm of 2004. In his youth, Eddie heard that the original line of the railway was to have been much further inland, avoiding the necessity to cross the wide estuary at Barnawee. However, it is said that the local landlord would not give permission for his land to be divided and the line was transferred to the small holdings further down. Eddie has many stories of his youth in Barnawee and his school years in Ballinacourty, when the Principal, Mr. Brennock would regularly bring him to school on the bar of his bike. He also tells the story of when Mrs. Brennock, who succeeded her husband as Principal, left her watch unattended one day and in a lull, one of the bigger boys advanced the time by twenty minutes, thereby securing a shorter time at school. The following day, Mrs. Brennock was not amused, although no great retribution was exacted for the prank. Barnawee has been, and continues to be a beautiful place, full of happy memories for Eddie who never tires of the view as he heads for town on his trusty bike.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

West Waterford Athletic Club Juveniles

Great Day at All-Ireland 24th Annual Michael Roche Carpets Series well underway Championships IT was a great day in Santry on Sunday last for the All Ireland Juvenile and Senior Cross Country Championships. Twenty eight athletes from West Waterford qualified to compete in all age groups and we travelled up on Saturday to ensure we arrived early and in good spirits on Sunday morning. It was a bright crisp day and we never saw the very cold weather that was forecast. Conditions were ideal for cross country and huge numbers came from all corners of Ireland with up to one hundred and sixty athletes in each of the races. There was a fine wide start which gave everyone a chance to get out well at the start of the races and the course was in very good condition with a mixture of flat fast section and slower long uphill sections. West Waterford athletes gave a good account of themselves and should be happy with their performances AOIFE HAMILTON LEADS CLUB AND COUNTY TO ALL IRELAND BRONZE Pride of place goes to the under 18 girls team each of whom improved on their performances of last year and helped West Waterford to third place in the Inter-Club competition and Waterford county to third place in the Inter-County competition. Such was the standard at the event that these were the only set of club medals won by West Waterford and the only county medals won by Waterford. Aoife Hamilton led the team home in 11th place which was a big improvement on her 36th place of last year and as there were individual medals for the first twelve she won our West Waterford’s only individual medal of the day. Dairina Ní Sheanlaoich improved five places to finish 33rd with Hannah Power in 37th six places up on last year. Caoimhe Dwyer moved up 20 places from last year to finish 48th, while Meg Ryan 66th improved eleven places and Emma Hallahan 70th was nine places up on last year. The club team finished in 3rd place behind Inbhear Dee and Mullingar A.C. Aoife and Dairina were scoring members of the Munster team that finished 2nd in the Inter-Provincial contest while Aoife, Dairina, Hannah and Caoimhe were all scoring members of the Waterford team that finished third. Keeping up the tradition of improving every year Niall Blackwell finished 37th well up from his fifty first places last year. With the under 18 and junior men running together this race had the biggest field of the day with almost 200 athletes. The presence of the juniors in the race ensured it was run at a very fast pace. In the junior race Shane O’Riordan had a much better run this week and finished 64th. SILVER MEDAL FOR OISIN O’RIORDAN West Waterford’s only

Pictured is Aoife Hamilton who took home 4 All-Ireland medals last Sunday, Aoife took an individual bronze medal when finishing 9th she was a scoring member of the Munster team who took silver and she also took 2 bronze medals for County and Club in the girls under 18 GloHealth All-Ireland Cross Country championships in Santry. other medal winner on the day was Oisin O’Riordan. Competing a year out of age he finished 21st in the under 14 boys race. This was a huge improvement on his 43rd placing last year. Oisin was a scoring member of the Munster team that finished 2nd in the inter provincial competition. Competing in the All Ireland for the first time Ciaran Frisby finished 137th and Mark Blackwell crossed the line in 153rd place. In the under 16 boys Cian O’Riordan and Thomas Hoarty were both competing out of their age group and Cian finished 34th and Thomas in his first All Ireland finished 130th. Lucy Holmes who was struggling to recover from a bug in the last few days was the first home of the under 14 girls in 25th place with Mary Kate Prendergast next in 52nd place. Kate Killigrew improved twelve places from last year to finish 81st with Megan Keogh in her first All Ireland 106th. Aoife O’Brien finished 114th and Hannah Hallahan was 157th. UNDER 12 GIRLS FINISH 4th IN INTER CLUB COMPETITION West Waterford had eight girls running in the under 12 race. This was the first time they had qualified for an All Ireland final and what a great experience it was for them. This was the first time they would have competed in such a fast paced race with such a large field of athletes but they stuck to the task in hand and gave a good account of themselves. Ally Cunninghan led the way home in 40th place closely followed by Kate Keogh who had her best run of the year to cross the line in 43rd and a very fast finishing Caoimhe

Prendergast in 46th. A much improved Lia Cunninham was next in 53rd place just ahead Eve Power in 55th. Newcomer Eve Dwyer was next home in 96th place with Rhianne Flynn in 142nd and Cathy Ní Sheanlaoich in 146th. Conn Willans was our only qualifier in the boys under 12 race. He found the going much tougher this year and finished in 43rd place. Well done to our athletes who competed on the day and we look forward to see many of them in action in the Friary in two weeks time. MUNSTER B CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TIPPERARY NEXT SUNDAY The Munster B championships will be held in Co. Tipperary on Sunday next Nov. 29th with the first race off at 11.30. Check the board for details of the bus. The following have been entered for this event Under 9 boys: Mossie Keogh, Charlie Feeney, John Power. Under 11 girls: Angelina Chizhikova, Alanna Willans, Maebh Kiely, Orlaith O’Dwyer, Doireann Ní hIci, Rhianne Flynn, Cathy Ni Sheanlaoich, Crea Frisby, Aisling O’Donovan, Eimear O’Neill Under 11 boys: Ronan Mansfield, Darryl Harty, Ian Holmes, Sean Prunty, Daniel Coonan, Yasu Lannigan, Mark Power, Kevin Dower, Darragh O’Regan, Jamie Coonan, Thomas Broderick Under 13 girls: Emma Dower, Roisin Prunty, Neela Ryan, Shims Lannigan, Grace Power Under 13 boys: Tommy Fennell, Eoin Kiely, Mark Blackwell, Kieran Dower, Under 15 boys: Luke Power, Thomas Hoarty, Ciaran Frisby

If anyone else was left off the list contact Mary Ashe. ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DUNGARVAN It will be all systems go for the All-Ireland Championships under 11, 13, 15, 17 which after an absence of a number of years returns to the Friary. Any parents who are willing to help out on the day please give your name to Antoinette or John McGrath at training this week. The following athletes from West Waterford have qualified to compete Under 11 girls: Ally Cunningham, Caoimhe Prendergast Under 13 boys: Oisin O’Riordan Under 15 girls: Lucy Holmes, Mary Kate Prendergast, Aoife O’Brien, Kate Hickey, Danni Cunnningham, Hannah Hallahan. Under 15 boys: Cian O’Riordan, Luke Power, Thomas Hoarty, Ciaran Frisby Under 17 girls: Hannah Power, Dairina Ní Sheanlaoich, Caoimhe Dwyer, Emma Hallahan, Sinead O’Brien Under 17 Boys Micheal Power, Niall Blackwell

Tony’s League continues on Wed next at 4 p.m. Competition is hotting up in the team race so make sure everyone is there on Wednesday.

THE club's 24th Annual Michael Roche carpets series is well and truly underway with the first of 5 races done and dusted the Brickey 4 miler. Race number 2 will be the Turkey Trot which will be held on Sunday, December 13th. The Michael Roche Carpets series has been in existence for the past 24 years and for all of those year’s we are indebted to Michael and Bridget for their ongoing sponsorship and support of the club, especially with their sponsorship of this popular race series. Two years ago we changed the 4 race series format to 5 races. This move proved very popular with all our members and runners with a huge entry taking part. The entry fee to the series is

Cup 5 mile. February 14th 13th annual Bausch and Lomb Kilmacthomas 5 mile. February 21st 34th Annual Déise College Dungarvan 10k. Once again West Waterford Athletic Club thank Michael, Bridget and family for their continued support to the club by sponsoring this series now in its 24th year. As always we urge or members to support all our sponsors when appropriate. RACE 2 MICHAEL ROCHE CARPETS SERIES 7TH ANNUAL CLEAN ZONE TECHNOLOGY PADDY JOE CURRAN MEMORIAL TURKEY TROT The 7th annual Clean Zone Technology sponsored Paddy Joe Curran Memorial

Turkey Trot 5 mile charity run will take place on Sunday, December 13th at 12 noon. There will also be a walk over a distance of 4 miles on the day which also gets under way from 11. Entry to the race is open to all over 16. The entries for the race will be taken at the Marine Bar and the distance for the run is 5 miles. The run is being held to raise funds for CUAN HOUSE Cancer Support Centre in East Cork and West Waterford. Come along and WALK JOG RUN OR RACE and support this most worthy cause. Entry €7 donation. The race is also race number 2 in the Michael Roche Carpets series and you can enter this series when registering for the race on the day.

West Waterford Athletic Club to host All-Ireland Cross Country Championships

Munster Masters and National Novice Cross Country Championships

ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE ONE of the biggest days in Irish athletics' yearly cross country calendar is the national novice and uneven ages cross country championships and this year's event is being hosted by West Waterford AC with St Augustine's College as the venue for same. The date is Sunday, December 6th and the club

only €2 and it is still open for entries. The series will continue with race 3 the Colligan cup on January 17th and race 4 is the Kilmacthomas 5 which will be held on February 14th. The final race will be the Dungarvan 10k on February 21st.To enter the series just ask to include your name when registering at any of the mentioned races. Runners will have to complete 4 of the 5 races in the series to figure among the tables and prizes come the final race of the series the Dungarvan 10k in February. The remaining series events are listed below. December 13th 7th Annual Cleanzone Technologies Turkey Trot 5 mile. January 17th 28th Annual Kiely Monumental Colligan

along with course designer Br. Patrick Lennon are working away behind the scenes with preparations now at an advanced stage for what will be a massive undertaking for our club the College and indeed the town of Dungarvan and surrounding areas with upwards of 5,000 expected to attend over the weekend. At this stage accommodation is at a pre-

mium with hardly a bed to be got anywhere near the town as the travelling clubs from all 32 counties seek out hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation. Many hands will be needed over the weekend especially with stewarding on the day of the event itself so if available please don't be shy in coming forward to lend your help for a few hours.

Evan ages and inter-clubs Glohealth Cross Country Championships

Good performance by Shane O’Riordan in Santry last Sunday FIONNUALA McCormack (Kilcoole) and Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock) reigned supreme at the GloHealth Inter Club Cross Country Championships in Santry Demesne last Sunday. A memorable day of competition saw big numbers take part and a sizable spectator crowd. West Waterford AC had a large representation of juvenile athletes competing for club, county and province and silver and bronze medals were brought home, (a full report can be viewed in this week’s juvenile notes). In the Men's junior race we had one athlete competing, Shane O’Riordan ran well over the Santry course moving through the field as the race progressed to finish in the top quarter of the field. A good run from the youngster who has just finished his juvenile running and now goes onto the junior ranks. The senior women’s 8,000m race was one that whetted the appetite with a top class field and with the uncertainty of the form of Fionnuala McCormack after her 2:33:15 marathon in

Pictured is Shane O’Riordan with a lap to go in the men's Junior race at the Glohealth All-Ireland Cross Country championship held at Santry last Sunday. Chicago on October 11th. The start of the race was a cagey affair with the diminutive McCormack nestled in the leading pack led by the

Lizzie Lee (Leevale). Lee tried to take on McCormack but the teak tough Wicklow woman was untouchable building an insurmountable lead. Lee hung on gamely for second leading her club to a maiden team title with the surprise package Caroline Crowley (Crusaders) coming through for third. Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock) was an impressive winner of the men’s 10,000m with a front-running performance from the gun ahead of MSB’s John Coghlan in second and Paul Pollock (Annadale Striders) in third. Hope Saunders (Clonliffe Harriers) and Kevin Mulcaire (Ennis Track Club) were impressive winners of the junior women’s 4,000m and junior men’s 6,000m respectively. So that's it from Santry and day one of the championships, our thoughts now turn to St. Augustine's College for day 2 when we host the uneven ages and Novice championships on Sunday, December 6th. It’s going to be a great day!!!!

THE Munster Master's Cross Country Championships will be held on Sunday, 29th November in Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary. (entries close Friday) Masters distances are women 4,000m and for the men 7,000m. Also the national novice cross country championships will be held at St. Augustine's College on Sunday, December 6th. Any athletes wishing to be entered in either are asked to contact club cross country coordinator, Tony Ferncombe 083-3070569. Please note no entries will be accepted on date of race.

Membership 2016 THE club membership for 2016 is now open and can now be paid to club registrar Gerry Cantwell. Members can also pay their membership any night at the winter league or at any West Waterford race. We operate the calendar year for membership, so it’s January to December in a given year. The membership stays unchanged at €25.

Annual General Meeting THE senior club's 22nd Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, December 3rd at 8.30 p.m. in Minnies Bar, Abbeyside.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

22nd Annual West Waterford AC Winter League

After round three 450 registered for this year’s league ANOTHER ideal night for running (ok there was a little wind on the return journey in the long course) welcomed the huge turn-out at last Wednesday evenings round 3 of the West Waterford athletic club winter league. Yes, we are well and truly into the league now and it's great to see such big numbers continually turn out year on year for the country's premier winter league here in West Waterford AC. Every week of the three sees new registrations as we get into full swing at the league with a grand total of over 450 runners now registered to date. The runners last Wednesday were sent off in 3 separate time slots. For the short route it was 0, 4 and 8 minutes and for the long it was 2, 6 and 10 minute intervals which saw some large groups leaving together and the effect of this meant a lot of runners ran faster in these groups. Indeed, there were some very fast times recorded on the night and its interesting to see looking at the times of many runners that with only three nights gone how much of an improvement there is already. The starting times may vary from week to week so please bear this in mind and allow plenty of time to get to the centre. We will keep you informed in the local papers, club website and facebook each week as to the starting times for each night. The league will continue every Wednesday night at the Sports Centre and we would love to see some more new faces. Anyone who hasn’t joined up yet can come along at any stage of the league to register. The clock begins at 7.20 p.m. so those looking to register should aim to be at the centre about 7 p.m. The entry fee will be €7 for the first night and then €2 or €3 every other night depending if you are a member of the running club or not. We look forward to seeing you at the centre tonight, you will be glad you came along! MOSSIE KEOGH AND GAVIN WHELAN ARE TOPS ON LONG ROUTE Round 3 of the 2015/16 22nd Annual West Waterford AC winter league saw another large turnout of runners last Wednesday evening at Dungarvan Sports Centre. The winter league will continue for 12 more nights, 4 before Christmas and 7 after Christmas with a 2 week break over the festive season. This week 204 runners took to the long route in nice running conditions. Luckily the worst of Storm Barney had passed and conditions weren’t too windy. Again this week there were a good number of newly registered runners on the long route which shows the popularity of the league.

Anthony Dwyer, John Flynn, James Veale and Noel Drohan battle it out last week at the club’s Winter League.

Stephan Hogan and Simon Moloney head for home at last week’s Winter League. The quickest time on the night and so far in this year’s league was recorded jointly by Mossie Keogh and Gavin Whelan who both finished in the same time of 31.02. This is very good running and is well under 6 minute mile pace. Both will surely go under 31 in the next few week. Other quick times were recorded by T. J. Crotty (32.15) and Richard Harty (32.56). The two fastest ladies on the night were Kate Veale and Sandra Prendergast who completed the course in 34.51 and 35.59 respectively. The handicaps are now starting to come into play and best improver on the night was Rebecca Healy White who knocked almost 9 minutes off last week’s time to finish in 43.02. Next best was Mairead Flynn who improved by over 7 minutes (44.59). Mark Mulcahy knocked off just under 7 minutes (50.50). Other big improvers on the night included Sharon Duggan (38.50), previous winner Alice Fitzgerald (45.41) and Brian Ormonde (40.53). Sinead Moore, Denise Nugent, Paula Collins and Aoife O’Donnell finished together in 47.34 and can be very satisfied with their nights work. Onra Power will have 50 minutes as a target for next week having missed out by just 6 seconds. Ray Bannon will surely go under 38 minutes next week having missed out by just 1 second this week as will Sean Fennell who ran 38 minutes exactly. Other good times on the night were recorded by Sharon Higgins (46.17), Ted O’Leary (40.28), Tommy Lenihan 48.52 and Jenny Murphy (42.42).Well done to everyone who took part and to anyone who hasn’t joined the league yet, why not come along any Wednesday night. BIG IMPROVEMENTS ON SHORT ROUTE LAST WEEK Wednesday 18th, week 3 of this year's winter league started off wet and windy however by the evening the rain had stopped and the

wind had calmed (a little!) making it a good evening for a run. 89 runners in total completed the run this week and leading them home was Donna Dalton clocking 30:55 followed by Noelle Nolan and Olivia Connor both improving greatly in just a few weeks and running 23:01 and 22:23 respectively. Well done to the top 3 this week. Dipping under the right side of the clock this week were Colette Bannon 27:54, Edna Roche 26:59, Aileen McCathy 21:54, Anthony Shasby 17:59, Robyn Roche 19:58, Daniel McCarthy 19:59, Margaret Whelan 22:58, Siobhan Roche 34:55 and Claire Broderick. Great timing by all and very well done. Just seconds the wrong side of the clock were John Power 20:02, Mary Weldon 28:01, Ann Lane 27:01 and Nora O'Brien & Noelle Daly 31:00 minutes each and the good news is your only seconds away!!! Well done to each and every athlete who completed week 3 – when the going gets tough the tough get going. Keep it UP. THANKS The winter league is a big operation and wouldn’t be possible without the goodwill and support of so many that give of their time so willingly each week. Our sincere thanks go to Karen Ryan and her team of stewards who week after week in all sorts of weather are out on the course to ensure the safety of all the runners. Thanks also to the crew that put out the bollards and look after the parking and the finishing tunnel. Thanks also to the other crew that look after registration and the times and the finishing tunnel, as usual a great job done by you all. Thanks also to our associate sponsor Anita Gleeson one of our friends of the winter league who has added greatly to the league each week. FINAL CHANCE TO ENTER THE WINTER LEAGUE TEAM COMPETITION The Winter league for the

4th year will also include a team competition. Teams will be comprised of three members and can be all male, all female or mixed. The scoring will be based on the positions of the two best placed members on the team on each night of the league from the normal winter league results. There is no extra charge to register a team. Once you are registered for the winter league, you will be eligible to go on a team. All members of the team need to be registered to run the same course in the league. Anyone who is interested in going on a team, but is new to the league or doesn’t know people to go on a team with, can leave their name and we will help to find a team for them especially anyone on the short course. All teams must be registered this week. (Before 25th November, 2015). To register a team, email your team name and the three members names and winter league numbers to tomleahy1977@gmail.com or you can hand in your team at the league tonight. Remember this is your last opportunity to enter a team. DR. ANITA GLEESON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC SPONSORS LEAGUE Dr. Anita Gleeson BSc, MSc, DC is a Registered Chiropractor working from Dungarvan Chiropractic Clinic, Alternative Health Centre, Main Street Dungarvan. Anita has kindly donated a voucher for treatment in Dungarvan Chiropractic Clinic which will be awarded each week of the winter league. Every second week it will go to either the short route or the long route. Week 3 was the turn of the short route with the winner of the voucher being Cian Gogarty. Our thanks to Anita for this kind donation to the league and she can be contacted for appointments on 058-44299. Chiropractic is a primary healthcare profession that specialises in the diagnosis, treatment and management of problems relating to muscles, bones and ligaments of the body.

Keeping good company at last week’s Winter League were Alan Hogan, Pat Fitzgerald, Ray Hahesy.

Niamh O'Donovan, Kevin Casey and Liam Kavanagh round the corner at last week’s Winter League in full flight.

Pictured at last week’s Winter League were Tom Moroney, Conor O'Neill and Micheal Callaghan with Anita Gleeson who sponsors the league with a voucher for her Chiropractic clinic for each week of the league.

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West WaterfordGolf & Country Club Telephone: 058-43216. Fax: 058-44343. E-mail: info@westwaterfordgolf.com Website: www.westwaterfordgolf.com COMPETITION RESULTS Club Competition Sat./Sun./ 21st/22nd November – 16 Hole Sfd. Category 1. Gary Fenton (5) – 32 pts b8. Category 2. Luke Swayne (11) – 41pts. Category 3. Phil Kinsella (15) – 36 pts. Category 4. Mark Davenport – (23) – 32 pts. Domestic CSS: 35. Mini Pro-am Friday, 20th November Winners: Seamus Power and Alan O’Rourke. FIXTURES Tuesday, 24th Nov. Gents Open 9 hole Stableford Wednesday, 25th Nov. 16 Hole Open Gents Singles plus special value Seniors Sat. 28th Nov./Sun. 29th Nov. – Club Competition – 16 hole stableford. FIVER FRIDAY In conjunction with Black Friday West Waterford is offering a round of golf for just €5 on Friday, 27th November. On completion of your round join us in the Restaurant for a special €5 meal. Golf and grub for €10, where else would you get it? WALKER CUP COMING TO WEST WATERFORD GOLF CLUB This is not a misprint, the long wait is over and the biggest prize in Amateur Team golf will be in West Waterford GC on Sunday, 29th November. This is happening because of the major contribution of one Gary Hurley from Aglish who was a member of the historic Great Britain & Ireland team that captured the coveted trophy at Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s on Sunday, 13th September 2015. Never in our wildest dreams did we anticipate such an occasion, but it has happened and now we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to touch the magnificent trophy and rub shoul-

ders with our hero of whom we are justifiably proud. I have no doubt that the Gary gang decked in their Gary hats will be there in number to relive the unforgettable scenes at Royal Lytham. We are offering an Open Invitation to all sports fans, neighbours, friends and the general public to celebrate a momentous occasion with us on Sunday next at West Waterford. The cup will be there and from 3.30 p.m. onwards Gary Hurley will be there to greet you all. What an opportunity to get that priceless photograph which in years to come will be a collector’s item and to shake the hand of the man who has written himself into the history books at West Waterford golf club. To coincide with the occasion, we are putting on a celebration Sunday Lunch Menu available from 12.30 – 3.30 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an historic occasion. Welcome to West Waterford Golf Club. For those who can’t make it on Sunday, the cup will be in Aglish on Saturday afternoon and in Maureen’s on Saturday night. INTERNATIONAL PRO-AM TROPHY Twelve golfers gathered at West Waterford on Friday for the mini pro-am trophy competition. The event had a truly international flavour with professionals Seamus Power and Matthew Ryan travelling from the U.S, professional Gary Hurley taking a break from his European commitments, and home professional Tim Murphy flying in from Lismore airport. The weather on the day was pleasant with a mixture of sunshine and showers as the 12 apostles set out in quest of the magnificent trophy. Our

Gary Hurley with the Walker Cup which will be on display at West Waterford Golf Club on Sunday next.

amateurs took advantage of the local knowledge in the early stages but as the round progressed the pros came into their own. Even the great Justin Spratt with his year’s of experience could not outfox his youthful opponents. After a gruelling contest, Seamus Power and Alan O’Rourke dovetailed perfectly in accruing 46 points which was sufficient to seal victory. Our hostess Bridget was on hand to make the presentation and provide an excellent meal which was enjoyed by all. The customary few pints followed as stories were exchanged of missed puts, birdies and an occasional eagle. The full player list was: Gary Hurley and Michael O’Keeffe, Tom Morrissey and John Brennan, Seamus Power and Alan O’Rourke, David Morrissey and James Cooney, David Curran and T, W, Murphy, Justin Spratt and Matthew Ryan. Matthew returned to the US on Sunday having spent an enjoyable few days around the the West Waterford area. He was most appreciative of the West Waterford welcome and the banter and chat with the members. Matthew, it was our pleasure to have you and we look forward to more visits in the future. Bon voyage from all at West Waterford. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Just a timely reminder that our AGM takes place on Wednesday, 25th Novenber at 7.30 p,m. This is your opportunity to come along and air your views. Hope to see you all there. WINTER LEAGUE Hard to believe it, but here we are again in November beginning preparations for our first major of 2016. The phenomenel success of our winter league is due to the commitment of our hard working committee, the trojan efforts of our course staff, and the ongoing support of our loyal members. Those of you who are familiar with our league will be aware of the buzz, the banter, and the comraderie which this unique event generates. We welcome our new members to join us and see for themselves what winter golf at West Waterford is all about. The format is straightforward, you can play any day of the week, your best score counts, and you just book your tee times as usual. The sign up sheet is posted on our notice board so make sure your name is in early to guarantee your place on a team. It is hoped to start Round 1 on Monday, 28th December. WINTER RULES Winter rules are now in play at West Waterford. Looking back we have done exceptionally well to maintain Summer rules up to now. Players are reminded that Domestic Handicapping will apply from 31st October. Keep an eye on the notice board. 4 HAMPERS TO BE WON IN BONUS PRIZE EVENT To show our appreciation for your support in our weekend competitions we are once again offering members the chance to win one of 4 valuable Christmas hampers.

No extra fee, you just play in the weekend competition and pay the usual €6 entry fee. Each week the winners in each of 4 categories will qualify for the playoffs. Where a category winner is already qualified, the next best score will qualify on the week. As an added bonus there will be a draw for 4 ten euro bar/restaurant vouchers, one from each category drawn from returned cards. Keep an eye on notice board for weekly winners. Voucher winners to date are Sergei Quinn, Tom O’Donoghue, Patsy Collins, Eddie Glavin, Keith Cotter, Stephen Spillane, Shane O’Neill, Tom Shanahan. Ger Murray, Richard O’Gorman, Eddie Fogarty, Pat K. Murray. ANNUAL WLR LIONS CLUB HAMPER APPEAL Open Singles Ladies & Gents competition takes place from Thursday, 10th December – Saturday, 12th December. FIRST AID AND DEFIBRILLATOR COURSE A refresher course for those who have previously completed the above course will be held at the club within the next two weeks. All those involved will be notified. MEMBERSHIP NOW OPEN FOR 2016. NEW MEMBERS WELCOME West Waterford is proud to be the home club of two professional golfers namely Seamus Power and Gary Hurley. Both came through the junior ranks at the club and have progressed to the professional ranks. You may have a son or daughter wishing to take up the game and we would be glad to introduce them to the junior ranks. Coaching is available if required. Our club is renowned for an excellent course ranked no 8 in Ireland’s hidden gems, as well as a friendly atmosphere and excellent comraderie among its members. Perhaps you might consider joining West Waterford and if so please feel welcome to call along and sample the welcome, the course and the scenic surroundings. Austin or Gillian will be on hand to discuss your requirements. We look forward to welcom-

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West Waterford Golf Club Silver Medal Award. Mary Barron, Lady Captain, presents the Silver Medal Award to Mary Donnelly. Included is Jean Conway, Lady Vice-Captain. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] ing you. You can contact the office at 058 43216. CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE Christmas 9 hole Challenge – November 1st December 20th. Best 2 Cards to Count. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT On Saturday, 12th December we are holding a special Christmas Party night. This is an ideal opportunity for members and friends to enjoy a meal and entertainment in the friendly surroundungs at West Waterford Golf Club. For further information contact any of our staff at 058

43216. GIFT VOUCHERS Looking for the ideal Christmas present? For the golfer in your life why not purchase a gift voucher which can be used as part payment for annual sub, or alternatively for green fees at West Waterford golf club. If you are not into golf you might consider treating someone to Sunday lunch in our restaurant. Whether its golf, dinner or just a cuppa and a chat you are most welcome to savour the renowned hospitality in a beautiful rural atmosphere.

LADIES NOTES 13 hole Christmas Hamper Competition is ongoing and is kindly sponsored by Nora Flynn. 9 hole ongoing for November is sponsored by Angela Cummings. DATE FOR YOUR DIARY AGM on Wednesday, 25th November, at 7.30 p.m. Ladies Christmas Party will take place on Sunday, 6th December – names on list on noticeboard please. Christmas Party for all members and friends will take place on Saturday, 12th December.

Pro Am winners Seamus Power and Alan O’Rourke being presented with their prizes by Bridget Spratt, West Waterford Golf Club recently.

Pro Am winners at West Waterford Golf Club. Back row left to right: Gary Hurley, James Cooney, David Curran, Matthew Ryan, Tom Morrissey, Michael O’Keeffe, T. W. Murphy, John Brennan. Front row: winners Seamus Power and Alan O’Rourke with Justin Spratt.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

DUNGARVAN GOLF CLUB Tel. Office 058-43310, Fax. 058-44113, Pro Shop 058-44707. Bar/Restaurant Tom Daly Catering 087 2680597 Timesheets online at www.dungarvangolfclub.com Email: dungarvangc@eircom.net

THE weather was kinder this week and plenty of golf was played. Mossie Terry took advantage shooting the best score in the league so far with 40 points on Sunday. Teresa Keane is our Lady Golfer of the week winning the Coastal Alliance with 36 points. The forecast is good so hopefully we will get more golf this week. Sean Kirby also had a great week. He made a two on both Monday and Thursday netting himself 70 euro. Not a bad return. We are off to Kilcohan on Friday night for our night at the dogs. We are looking forward to a great night of fun and members are reminded to pay the outstanding balance to the ProShop. The bus-stops will be announced this week so you can let your

hair down, have a few scoops and put a few quid on a dog. Due to the poor weather members are reminded to repair pitchmarks. Our greens are in fantastic shape for the time of year and we would like to keep it that way. The course committee have allocated a green to every Winter League team so find your green and start fixing. We would like to extend birthday wishes to Kelvin Brady, (son of the gasman Tony) who is celebrating a milestone in the club next Saturday. Leave the guitar at home Kelvin and enjoy yourself. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The annual subscriptions are due. We thank members for making payments already.

You can contact us by phoning 058-44055 Our email address is: goldcoastgolf@cablesurf.com Our website is: www.goldcoastgolfclub.com RESULTS Friday, 20th November: CSS 40 pts. 1st: Dermot Ahern (11) 38 pts. Gross: John White (5) 30 pts. Saturday 21st/Sunday, 22nd November: WL 3, CSS 40 pts. 1st: Michael O’Donoghue (5) 41 pts. Turkey. Cat 0-8: Micheal White (3) 38 pts Ham. Cat 08: Eamon O’Donnell (5) 38 pts Ham. Cat 9-13: Brian O’Connor (9) 39 pts Ham. Cat 9-13: Kieran Cullinan (9) 38 pts Ham. Cat 14-17: Jack Moore (17) 38 pts Ham. Cat 14-17: Johnny Burns (16) 38 pts Ham. Cat 18+: Tony Lonergan (21) 37 pts. Cat 18+: Des O’Brien (20) 35 pts. FIXTURES Monday-Friday: 18 Hole Premium Butcher Winter League Round 4. Tuesday, 24th November: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents. Friday, 27th November: Open 18 Holes Stableford. Saturday 28th/Sunday, 29th Nov: Club Competition. Premium Butcher Winter League Round 4. Monday-Friday: 18 Hole Premium Butcher Winter League Round 5. Tuesday, 1st December: Open Seniors, 50+, Ladies and Gents. NEXT WEEKEND MORE TURKEY & HAMS FOR PRIZES Each year we devote a number of weekends to playing for Turkeys and Hams so next Saturday and Sunday all the prizes will be either turkeys or hams or maybe

both. DECISIONS ON THE RULES OF GOLF 20162017 The R&A’s, spiral bound, Decisions book for 2016/2017 can now be purchased from Amazon for €12.91. I strongly recommend that all golfers with an interest in the Rules should have easy access to this really useful book, which I can promise you is much easier to read than the Rules book. You may not want it for yourself, but you should definitely consider purchasing it for your Club or Society. Any previous publications of the Decisions should be thrown in the bin, as there are a surprising number of amendments in the new publication. There are: 29 New Decisions 81 Revised Decisions 4 Re-numbered Decisions 17 Withdrawn Decisions When is a Ball Replaced on a Putting Green Back in Play? When is a ball back in play when being replaced at a ball-marker on a putting green. We know from Decision 20-4/1 that a ball is back in play when it has been replaced, even if the ballmarker has not been lifted; Q. A player replaces his ball on the putting green but does not remove his ballmarker. Subsequently the wind moves his ball to a new position. What is the ruling? A. Under Rule 20-4, a ball is in play when it is replaced, whether or not the object

Thank you for your continued support. SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP OFFER New members to Dungarvan Golf Club, who have not previously been a member of the Club, can avail of an Introductory Membership Offer of just €300 subscription. This offer is valid for the 2015/2016 membership season. An application form can be downloaded from the club website www.dungarvangolfclub.com or alternatively contact the office on (058) 43310 if there is any further information or assistance you require. DUNGARVAN GENTS RESULTS Mon 16th Open Seniors. 1. Sean O Ciabra (16) 38 2. Kevin Croke (13) 36 CSS 38. 18th & 19th Nov: 16h S/F Deise Golf World Winter League: Winner Maurice Fennell (17) 39 2. David Buckley (5) 38. 20th and 21st 16H Singles S/F: 1st R. Slevin (9) 38 pts, 2 J Kiersey (19) 37 pts, 3 P. Fitzgerald (21) 36, 4 M. Drummy (8) 35 pts. CSS 36. Sun. 22ndn 16H Singles S/F: 1st Maurice Terry (11) 40 pts, 2 Pat Power (21) 36 pts, Gross Donal Williams 30 pts, CSS 36.

DUNGARVAN LADIES RESULTS Sat. 21st 16H S/F: 1st June Hayes (21) 36 pts, 2 Marie Fahey (22) 32, 3 Mai O’Brien (18) 31 pts. LADIES COASTAL ALLIANCE A great day was had in Dungarvan Golf Club on Thurs. 19th with ladies from Tramore, West Waterford, Gold Coast, Dunmore East and Faithlegg playing our course. Congrats to Theresa Keane who won on the day also to Maria Ryan on winning a category prize. Next competition is Gold Coast on Thursday, December 3rd tee time 9.30 to 11.30 am. FIXTURES Mon. 23 Nov Open Gents/Ladies 16H Seniors Singles S/F Tues. 24 Ladies 11H Singles S/F & Home Alliance Wed. 25 Open Gents 16H Singles S/F/Sixty.com Xmas party Back 9 shotgun start 10 am (Gents Deise Golf World Winter League Wed., 25th to Sunday, 29th) Thurs. 26 Open Gents 16H Singles S/F Fri. 27 Gents/Ladies 16H Singles S/F Sat. 28 Gents/Ladies 16H Singles S/F

Sun. 29 Gents 16H Singles S/F Mon. 30 Open Gents/Ladies 16H Seniors Singles S/F Tues. 1 Dec. Ladies 11H Singles S/F Lions Club Appeal SIXTY.COM RESULTS 11th Nov – Winner: Pat Power (21) 21 pts. NEXT COMPETITON Christmas Party for 60.Com rescheduled to 25/11/15. Draw for partners at 10a.m YOUNG ONES RESULTS: 18th Nov: Winner Marie Fives (20) 16 pts. NEXT COMPETITON: Weds 25th Nov. front 9 at 12.30 p.m. SOCIAL BRIDGE Are you interested in playing bridge in the clubhouse on Friday mornings 11a.m – 1p.m?. All Levels welcome. No Partner required for more details please contact Brenda Cummins on 086 6059032. PROGRESSIVE 45 RESULTS 19.11.15 Winners: Tomas Carroll & Michael Harney Runners Up Paddy Boland & Mary Ann McCarthy. Last 5: Pat Harty & Tom Curran Lucky Table: Tom Aherne & Maurice Tobin CARDS EVERY THURDAY AT 9 P.M. All are welcome.

JUNIOR NEWS In other news our junior Committee have decided that the matchplays will continue every Sunday afternoon till a conclusion is reached. Please look at Sunday’s timesheet to find your match and time. In the Baumann Singles, Jake O’Riordan meets Sean O’Sullivan. In the foursomes Sean Whelan Barrett & Cian O’Riordan play Danny Raher & James Harty with Conor Foley & Eoin Power meeting Michael Troy & Charlie Treen. Tuition for our beginners and Prejuniors continues next Saturday under the watchful eye of Club Professional and Waterford County Coach David Hayes. We had a great crowd at last Saturday’s session with Euan’s team taking the honours. David also has a fabulous range of junior equipment in stock and he offers free professional advice if you are thinking about a Christmas gift for your little nipper. Any enquiries relating to Junior Golf can be directed to David at 058-44707 or email at golfpro@eircom.net. PRO SHOP NEWS Did you know that if are 5 foot 10 inches tall and your wrist is 37.5 inches from the

floor, you should be using longer than standard clubs. Most amateurs are using ill fitting clubs to the detriment of their game. If the shaft is too stiff you will hit the ball to the right, if your clubs are too upright you will hit the ball to the left. So having the correct equipment is half the battle. Our Club Professional David offers free custom fitting using Radar tracking to determine the correct club specifications. So if you are thinking of treating yourself call to David for a free custom fit. Ger Darcy did and he is looking forward to receiving his new irons this week. David is busy taking Christmas orders at the moment. Lithium batteries and GPS systems are proving very popular as well as golfbags and rainsuits. With the cold weather upon us the Under Armour range of clothing is well received. David has everything you might need for Winter golf including Skins, Windstoppers, Fleece jackets, mittens, Lined trousers and hats. David offers the best prices in town with professional advice guaranteed. You can follow David’s latest offers on his website at www.davidhayesgolf.com

used to mark its position has been removed. Consequently the ball must be played from the new position. There is no restriction in Rule 16 as to how many times a player may mark and lift their ball on the putting green, providing they do not unduly delay play. It is not uncommon to see a player replace their ball at the ballmarker, step back to check the alignment of their intended line of putt, move the ball again, and repeat this process until they are satisfied that the ball is correctly aligned, before removing their ball-marker. In this scenario, the ball is in play whenever the player has released it at rest, and is out of play whenever they touch it. The same applies no matter how many times they touch, move or lift the ball. However, if any part of their equipment causes their replaced ball to move, they are penalised one stroke under Rule 18-2a, even if the ball-marker is still in place. PHOTOS ON WEBSITE The photos of the various presentations which took place during the year and which appeared on the local newspapers are now on display on our website www.goldcoastgolfclub.com LIONS CHRISTMAS APPEAL Every year we make a special effort here in the Gold Coast to support the Lions Annual Christmas Appeal and for the past four or five years the members of the Club have donated in excess of €2,000 each year to this very worthy cause. Like other years there are two ways to donate, one by playing in any competition during our Lions Week (Mon. 30th Nov. to Sunday, 6th December) or by purchasing tickets for the Hamper Draw. Tim O’Driscoll has, once again, donated a beautiful hamper consisting of brandy, whiskey, gin,

vodka, baileys, wine, cakes and sweets etc and this hamper will be the 1st prize in the raffle. 2nd prize will be a turkey and 3rd prize will be a ham. Tickets are €1 a strip and the draw will take place on Sunday, 20th December. During the Lions Week all competitions are open and visitors can play for €15 each or €25 for Golf & Competition & Carvery Lunch. FIXTURE DIARY 2016 The fixture Diary for 2016 in now nearly completed and it will show a number of changes from the past few years. Final discussions will take place on Thursday night with Captain Rafael Alvarez, President Brian Fahey, outgoing officers Tom White and Tony Sheehan, all of whom have been charged with producing a template for competitions for the year. PREMIER BUTCHER AT DAWN MEATS WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 3 Round three is now complete and the team scores are as follows: Dunhill 992, Dungarvan 978, Ballinacourty 956, Deise 955, Copper Coast 948, Abbeyside 943, Nire / Touraneena 939. Hopefully, and with a bit of luck with the weather, we hope to play three more rounds before the Christmas break. If this happens it will leave just five rounds to be completed in the New Year. HANDICAP RULE CHANGE We have received notice from the GUI that CONGU, who have responsibility for handicap rules, have announced that effective from 1st January, 2016 the current ability for a player to increase his lowest exact playing handicap in a calendar year by 2.0 strokes is now reduced to 1.0 strokes. HAM COMPETITIONS Our very popular ham competitions which are run over 10 holes have commenced and will continue up

to Christmas. Entry is €3 and when 15 has played a new competition will commence. Players winning a ham will have a two point deduction for the remaining ham competitions. WINTER SPECIALS AT GOLD COAST Monday to Thursday: Golf €15 or Golf & Carvery €20. Friday: Golf €15 or Golf, Competition and Carvery €25. Saturday/Sunday: Golf €20 or Golf & Carvery €25. These rates apply from now to end of March, excluding Christmas week. MEMBERSHIP OFFER New Members: From now to 1st January, 2017 Full Members: €540 Seniors: €400 Husband & Wife: €760 Contact 058 44055 for more details. LADIES NOTES Fixtures: 10 Hole Ongoing Competition. Moorings Winter League 13 Holes. Ladies Winter League sponsored by Moorings Bar and Resturant: We are now progressing nicely with

rounds 2 and 3 played this week thanks to the dry weather and very favourable course conditions. All going well, round 4 will commence on Mon. 23rd to Sun. 29th Nov. To facilitate the playing of the league, a slot has been reserved every Mon from 1111.30 a.m., please use timesheet to book your slot!! Results of Round two will be displayed in kiosk and on Club App. COASTAL ALLIANCE Our last outing of the Alliance was in Dungarvan on Thursday, 5th Nov., we were extremely lucky with the weather, as this was a rescheduled event. We were very happy to have two of our ladies in the winners enclosure for the 16 hole competition, in 2nd place was Breda Conway (26) 31 pts and Cat C went to Bernie Morrissey. Well done girls!! Thanks to Marianne and her team for organising the smooth running of the event, it was very enjoyable! Our next outing will be the Christmas Special, with lots of prizes and giveaways in the Gold Coast on Thursday,

3rd Dec., tee 9.30-11.30 a.m. We would like to see full support from our members on the day. Christmas Fun Day: It is proposed that our Christmas fun day will take place on Sunday, 13th Dec., it will be a team event and a slot will be booked on the timesheet for the occasion. More details to follow!! Lions Club Christmas Appeal: The Club are running a raffle for a fabulous hamper, 2nd turkey, 3rd ham with all proceeds going to the appeal. Tickets are priced at a mere €1 per strip, please support this worthy cause!! Website Photos: A collection of photos taken during the year from various presentations are now available to view on our website, www.goldcoastgolfclub.com 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.

Michael Landers, John Flynn and Tommy Butler at the West Waterford Golf Club Captains and President’s Reunion. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

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Lismore Golf Club Phone 058-54026. Email: lismoregolfclub@eircom.net Website: www.lismoregolf.org LISMORE LADIES The Team placings are like the weather this week; changeable! The last week is looming and the ladies were out in force whenever the weather was fine to give their team the best advantage going into the final week. Not even Storm Barney was going to put Catherine Neville off her stride with a fantastic 21 pts to help her claim top spot this week. Daphne Power, equalled Catherine's 21 pts and even with a 2 shot domestic penalty she still managed 2nd Place, Patricia Bolger McCarthy had 18 pts to finish the weeks competition in 3rd Place. There are three teams within 1 point of each other, so definitely all to play for this week. RESULTS Sun., 15th - Sat., 21st Nov.

4th Round Autumn League 9 Holes Re-entry 1st Catherine Neville (30) 21 pts; 2nd Daphne Power (14) 21 - 2 = 19 pts; 3rd Patricia Bolger McCarthy (16) 18 pts. Team Positions: Team A - Joan Cahillane 217 pts Team C - Daphne Power 216 pts Team D - Betty Joyce - 216 pts FIXTURES: 5th and final round of the Autumn League Sun 22nd to Saturday, 28th - 9 Holes Reentry There will be a monthly ongoing 9 holes to see us through to Christmas. Ladies Christmas Party to take place in the Clubhouse on Wednesday, 16th December at 7 pm.

Lismore Mens Golf Club Singles Left to Right: Pa Morrissey (winner), Sean Daly (Captain). There will be a presentation of all outstanding prizes on the night - this will be Jojo's first presentation as Lady Captain. All prize winners please be in attendance. There will be a buffet and entertainment to follow. A

West Waterford Golf Club: Congratulations to Max Quinn. Pictured is Max with David Condon, Captain; Mary Barron, Lady Captain and Pat Murray, President. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

good night to look forward to, put it in your diaries Ladies. REMINDER: Parent AGM - Tuesday, 24th November at 8 pm EGM at 7.45 pm Ladies please support our President and committee on the night.

West Waterford Golf Club Mixed Foursomes kindly sponsored by Topline Currans. Aine Parkes, sponsor with winners Tomas Curran and Shauna Wall. Included are Mary Barron, Lady Captain and David Condon, Captain. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

West Waterford Golf Club Ladies Competition in Aid of Breast Cancer. From left: Mary Barron, Lady Captain; Shauna Wall, winner; Mary Spratt, 2nd and Jean Conway, Lady Vice-Captain. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Terry O'Callaghan, Bertie Hallahan and John Flynn at the West Waterford Golf Club Captains and Presidents Reunion. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

West Waterford Golf Club mens competition kindly sponsored by C2C Broadband. T. J. O'Donovan, C2C Broadband (sponsor) presents the winner, Gerry Martin with his prize. Included are Richie Ronayne (2nd), Dermot Drohan (3rd) and David Condon, Captain. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Dermot Drohan, Vice-Captain; David Condon, Captain; Willie Lyons, John Power and Michael French [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport] at the West Waterford Golf Club Captains and Presidents Reunion.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

W AT E R F O R D L A D I E S F O OT BA L L

Tr i a l s f o r S e n i o r Te a m S a t u r d a y, 5 t h D e c e m b e r at 1 1 . 0 0 a . m . i n D u n g a r v a n G A A p i t ch

Members of the County GAA Executive Committee pictured at the Launch of the 2015 County GAA Awards in the Local Bar, Dungarvan, with seated from left: Seamus Cleere, Patricia Walsh, Paddy Joe Ryan, Chairman; Helena Byrne, The Local Bar, Sponsors; Michael Keane and Brendan Hayes, sponsors and John O'Leary. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

€2 per girl, be on pitch at 10:50. Anyone interested in attending contact Lisa Cronin on 087-6210103

AIB Munster Club Senior Hurling Final

Poor start to second half costs Ballygunner dearly Na Piarsaigh ……….. 2-18; Ballygunner ………… 2-11. WATERFORD Champions Ballygunner’s search for a second Munster Senior Club Hurling title continues after their 0-7 defeat by the 2011 and 2013 champions Na Piarsaigh from Limerick in Semple Stadium Thurles last Sunday afternoon. The scoreboard is a little harsh to a Gunner’s side that were just 0-2 in arrears in the 55th minute before three points ina-row and a Shane Dowling 59th minute goal put winning daylight between the teams and gave Shane Ryan’s charges their third title in five years. Short the services of the Mahony brothers, Pauric and Philip, Denis Walsh’s charges performed admirably in their absence. They were clearly the better team in the first half and they came back well at the start of the third quarter but they took their eye off the ball on the restart and this was the main cause of their defeat here. In arrears by 1-7 to 1-4 at the interval, Na Piarsaigh scored the first five points in a row on the restart and eight of the first nine scores in total, which shot them into a 1-13 to 1-5 lead by the 47th minute. The absence of the Mahony brothers was a killer for Ballygunner’s title winning ambitions and the more the game progressed, the more this became evident. Na Piarsaigh scored 1-14 against 1-4 for the Gunners in the second half and so there is no doubting who were the deserving winners of the Bob O’Shea Cup.

Arguably the smallest attendance ever for a Senior Hurling Club Final filtered through the turnstiles at Semple Stadium with just a figure of 2,300 being announced on GAA Beo. Ballygunner started well and hurled the better of the two teams in the first half but a number of missed scoring opportunities came back to haunt them in the second half. On the other hand, the winners’ defence looked very vulnerable, the team was not performing well, bar Man of the Match Alan Dempsey at midfield, and they were only a pale shadow of what they produced after the break. The sides were level on three first half occasions and for a fourth time in the 35th minute at 1-7 apiece but once Na Piarsaigh shot into the lead on foot of a point by their wing back Mike Foley in the 38th minute, there was an evitability about the outcome and so it proved. There was one change on the match programme with Kevin Downes being replaced by Pat Glesson on Na Piarsaigh team and despite a depleted side, Ballygunner settled fast and hurled well. There was no score for all of the first six minutes before Alan Dempsey flicked the ball off the hurley of the Gunner’s wing back Shane Walsh and proceeded to dissect the posts to open his team’s account. Brian O’Sullivan, who finished with a tally of 0-7 (5f, 1’65’), levelled with a pointed free before a stray pass by

the same player was picked up by the winner’s Kevin Ryan for a gift of a score in the 8th minute. However, Ballygunner were playing the better hurling and this was both demonstrated and rewarded with four unanswered scores via 0-2f by Brian O’Sullivan, a further pointed free from just outside his own ‘45’ metre line by goalie Stephen O’Keeffe and a fine score under pressure but by using his strength by Stephen Power, 0-5 to 0-2 at the end of the first quarter. A Ronan Lynch free in the 18th minute stopped the Gunners in their tracks but even more so two minutes later when Kevin Ryan placed an unmarked David Dempsey for the opening goal of the game with a ground stroke against the outrushing Stephen O’Keeffe. The leg bandaged Peter Hogan had to leave the field of play in the 21st minute as he did in the 10th minute against Glen Rovers but no sooner was his replacement J. J. Hutchinson on the field than he fired over a point to level the teams for the third time on a score of 1-3 to 0-6. Both Ronan Lynch (f) and J. J. Hutchinson traded wide balls before Shane Dowling struck his first point and from play in the 26th minute. Ballygunner followed with the score their first half efforts deserved when a poor clearance was first of all picked up by J. J. Hutchinson but then found its way to the youthful Tim O’Sullivan, who proceeded to steady himself like a veteran before blasting the sliotar past Podge Kennedy

in the Piarsaigh goal, 1-6 to 1-4 and 27 minutes on the clock. Kevin Ryan struck a bad wide for the winners before a Brian O’Sullivan ‘65’ in the first minute of added time left a clear goal between the sides at 1-7 to 1-4 and it could have been more but Tim O’Sullivan’s goal effort one minute later failed to reach its potential. Barry Coughlan, for the Gunners, and Alan Dempsey for the winners were the best players on view in the first half with Ian Kenny holding danger man Peter Casey well and Conor Power at midfield and Shane O’Sullivan at number 11 along with Brian and Tim O’Sullivan up front also very much involved in the play. Na Piarsaigh would have trooped off the field unhappy with their first half performance and they obviously needed to address this during the break. The hairdryer may well have been used in the Sky Blue’s dressing room as Ballygunner were back on the field on their own for some minutes before a different minded Na Piarsaigh side reappeared. Perhaps, the Gunners thought they were in control of proceedings but they failed to match the new found tempo of the winners and within five minutes the teams were level and after another ten, Na Piarsaigh held a 0-4 advantage at 1-12 to 1-8. The Ballygunner sideline weren’t quick to react either and it was the 49th minute before they brought on their first second half sub and at that stage, in many

respects, the contest was all but decided with the winners being responsible for nine of the ten previous scores despite the non stop efforts of such as Barry O’Sullivan, Shane O’Sullivan, Conor Power, Eddie Hayden, Ian Kenny, Barry Coughlan and the influential Brian O’Sullivan now operating out the field. These flags came from a number of scorers in such as Shane Dowling, who was coming more into the game, 0-3 (2f), as was Peter Casey 0-2, Will O’Donnell, after intercepting a Harley Barnes pass out of defence, Mike Foley, David Dempsey and Kevin Ryan. Ar an laimh eile, Ballygunner came up short with scoring attempts by J. J. Hutchinson and Stephen Power from a close in free and both of their only scores by the 50th minute of the second half came from placed balls by Brian O’Sullivan, one from a free and one ‘65’. The introduction of Conor Sheahan put some life into the Ballygunner side and, immediately, he provided for a score by the untiring Shane O’Sullivan to leave 0-3 the difference at 1-13 to 1-10. Despite everything, the Gunners were still in contention but a number of mistakes cost them dearly. The first was one in defence gifted David Dempsey a second point, followed by one in the forward line when Barry O’Sullivan’s effort in front of the posts, perhaps effected by a doubt whether to go low or high, ended up wide of the posts. Alan Dempsey punished these mistakes with a 53rd

minute score, 1-15 to 1-10 but the Waterford champion’s resilience shone through again when Conor Power’s goal effort was finished to the net by Brian O’Sullivan, to bring the margin between the teams back to 0-2. The winners responded in style with a contender for score of the match by Ronan Lynch in the 57th minute and one minute later Shane O’Sullivan looked to have been fouled but the referee left the play flow with Peter Casey firing over his third second half point, a vital moment at the end of the game, which gave the winners a 0-4 lead at 1-17 to 2-10. The new champions finished brilliantly with two superb scores in the 59th minute, the first a point after a goal attempt by the returning from injury County player, David Breen, who was a morale boosting 38th minute sub, followed by a killer of a goal by Shane Dowling from his left hand side across Stephen O’Keeffe, 2-18 to 2-10. A Stephen Power pointed free in the final minute of normal time finished the day’s scoring as Na Piarsaigh continued their odd number pattern of wins in the years 2011, 2013 and 2015. Na Piarsaigh’d Top Three: Alan Dempsey, David Dempsey, Shane Dowling. Ballygunner’s Top Three: Shane O’Sullivan, Barry Coughlan, Brian O’Sullivan. Observer’s Man of the Match: Alan Dempsey. Number of Scorers: Na Piarsaigh 9. Ballyguner 5. Scores from Play: Na

Piarsaigh 2-16. Ballygunner 2-3. Frees For: Na Piarsaigh 8. Ballygunner 7. Wides: Na Piarsaigh 6. Ballygunner 3. Score of the Match: Ronan Lynch’s 57th minute point for Na Piarsaigh. Scorers – Na Piarsaigh: Shane Dowling 1-4 (2f), David Dempsey 1-2, Peter Casey 0-3, Alan Dempsey and Kevin Ryan 0-2 each, Ronan Lynch 0-2 (1f), Will O’Donoghue, Mick Foley and David Breen 0-1 each. Ballygunner: Brian O’Sullivan 1-7 (5f, 2’65’), Tim O’Sullivan 1-0, Stephen Power 0-2 (1f), J. J. Hutchinson and Shane O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Na Piarsaigh: Podge Kennedy; Kieran Breen, Mike Casey, Kieran Kennedy; Mike Foley, Ronan Lynch, Cathal King; Alan Dempsey, Will O’Donoghue; Pat Gleeson, David Dempsey, Shane Dowling; Kein Ryan, Adrian Breen, Peter Casey. Subs: David Breen for Pat Gleeson (38), Tommy Grimes for Kein Ryan (58). Ballygunner: Stephen O’Keeffe; Eddie Hayden, Barry Coughlan, Ian Kenny; Harley Barnes, David O’Sullivan, Shane Walsh; Billy O’Keeffe, Conor Power; Barry O’Sullivan, Shane O’Sullivan, Stephen Power; Tim O’Sullivan, Brian O’Sullivan, Peter Hogan. Subs: J. J. Hutchinson for Peter Hogan (inj, 21), Conor Sheahan for Billy O’Keeffe (49), David Walsh for J. J. Hutchinson (58). Referee: Diarmuid Kirwan (Cork).

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This Weekend’s Championship Previews

Sean Byrne Photography Western Under 21’A’ Hurling Final

Western Board’s final game of 2015 scheduled for Abbeyside St. Carthages v Dungarvan Sunday, November 29th at 2 p.m. IT is appropriate that the Western under 21 Hurling Final will be played in Abbeyside this Sunday on foot of the recent announcement that the Tony Mansfield Memorial Cup will be presented for the first time this year to the winners of this Grade at County level. This should be a game worthy of drawing down the curtain on activities in the West between two teams that were always fancied in many quarters to reach this stage of the championship. St. Carthages have been scoring freely in their outings to date but they are also conceding in defence which, no doubt, will be a concern for their mentors going into Sunday’s encounter. On the other hand, Dungarvan won their two games to date without playing well and if they come up short again, it may well be more costly on this occasion

against an opposition of the ability of St. Carthages. The Lismore/Ballysaggart combination will be without their key player Stephen Bennett, due to his ongoing injury but, in his place, both Jack Prendergast and Jordan Shanahan and Stephen’s brother Shane have ensured that their team is the highest scoring one in the championship. Kieran Bennett, David Prendergast, Stephen Mangan, Shane Bennett, Darren Meagher and Aaron Whelan will be among others expected to lead the challenge for the Eugene O’Connell Memorial Cup, now over thirty five years in existence. For Dungarvan, Kevin Daly has returned to duty at full back following a year’s absence due to injury and he should be fronted by Darragh Lyons in the centre of defence. Team captain Cathal Curran was required last day out to get the Blues a footing in midfield while the addition of Kieran Power this year along with Patrick Curran up front has given

their team some further strength in this department. The teams should line-out something as follows: St, Carthages: Mike Ryan, Pat Hennessey, Kieran Bennett, Jack Leahy, Liam Prendergast David Prendergast, Stephen Mangan, Paudi Coleman, Ronan Landers, Jordan Shanahan, Stephen Bennett, Darren Meagher, Sam Ryan, Jack Prendergast, Aaron Whelan Dungarvan: Craig Barry; Darragh Fitzgerald, Kevin Daly, John Havens; John Curran, Darragh Lyons, Gavin Power; Eamonn Crotty, Michael Kiely; Glen Power, Kieran Power, Cathal Curran, Ryan Donnolly, Patrick Curran, Jack Lacey. The Outcome: Both teams met in the final last year and there was only the minimum between the teams in favour of Dungarvan. With Stephen Bennett missing on this occasion and Kieran Power an addition to the Blues, the reigning champions receive the nod to retain their title.

Tom Cronin (Chairman Western Bord na nÓg) presenting the trophy for the Western U-15 Division 1 hurling Championship to Ballyduff Upper captain, Jack Barry after his team’s win over Kilrossanty in the Final at Aglish. [Rory Wyley]

Eddie O’Donnell Monumental Works Eastern Under 21 ‘A’ Hurling Semi-Final Replay

The ’Gunners to shade it Ballygunner v De La Salle in Carriganore Saturday, November 28th at 2 p.m. BOTH these teams drew at 0-15 each after extra time at the same venue on the 12th of November and there should be little between them again on this occasion.

Peter Hogan must be considered doubtful following his withdrawal after 21 minutes in last Sunday’s Munster Senior Final due to his ongoing hamstring problem but you generally only get one opportunity to defeat Ballygunner and De La Salle didn’t avail of this on the first day out. However, it should be a close one again and a game worth a visit by all local Gaels.

The Ballyduff Upper team after their win over Kilrossanty in the Western U-15 Division 3 Hurling Championship Final, sponsored by Bob Troy Forest & Garden Machinery, Dungarvan. [Rory Wyley]

Fraher Field closed THE Observer has been advised that the Fraher Field is closed for the next two months to facilitate repair

work and to give the overworked venue a well deserved rest following another year of non stop

service above and beyond the call of duty to games in the Western Division and at County level.

Fraher Field Classics FROM the Dungarvan Observer of November 11th, 1967, Week 3 of Fraher Field Classics recalls the Waterford Senior Football Final replay between reigning champions Kill and

an up and coming John Mitchels team in a game that was played at the famed Shandon venue. Report by John A. Murphy.

Western Board GAA Results and Fixtures WESTERN GAA BOARD RESULTS Sean Byrne U-21 A Hurling Semi-Final: St. Carthages 4-16; Cloch Na Cuinne 2-13.

WESTERN GAA BOARD FIXTURES Sunday, 29th November Sean Byrne Photography U-21 A Hurling Final: Dungarvan V St. Carthages at Abbeyside 2 p.m.

Waterford GAA Results Eddie O'Donnell Monumental Works Eastern Under 21 B Hurling Championship: Portlaw W/O Ferrybank Micheal MacCraith Tramore 1-19; St Mary's 1-19 The Sean Byrne Photography Western Under 21 (A) Hurling Championship: St. Carthages 4-16; Cloch Na Cuinne 2-13 East U-15 Hurling Division 2:

St. Mary's Juvenile 3-6; Sacred Heart 0-7 PP U-14 Football A: De La Salle College 3-11; St. Declan’s 0-4 De La Salle College 4-4; St. Augustines 0-4 PP U-14 Football B Group 2: Waterpark College 4-2; Gael Colaiste 1-1 CBS Mount Sion 4-4; St. Pauls Community College 2-8.

The Kilrossanty team who lost to Ballyduff Upper, in the Division 3 U-15 Western hurling Championship Final, sponsored by Bob Troy Forest & Garden Machinery. [Rory Wyley]

East under 15 hurling tables EAST U15 HURLING DIVISION 2 p w d l for against Clonea 4 4 0 0 92 59 Passage 5 4 0 1 111 72 Tramore 5 3 0 2 96 50 St. Mary's 5 2 0 3 64 84 Sacred Heart 4 1 0 3 21 63 Ballyduff Lower 5 0 0 5 47 103 PP U-14 FOOTBALL A p w d l for against CBS Tramore 3 3 0 0 36 12

diff pts 33 8 39 8 46 6 -20 4 -42 2 -56 0 diff pts 24 6

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PP U-14 FOOTBALL B GROUP 2 p w d l for against diff pts Waterpark 3 3 0 0 59 24 35 6 Mount Sion 3 2 0 1 43 43 0 4 St. Pauls 2 0 0 2 23 39 -16 0 Gael Colaiste 2 0 0 2 11 30 -19 0

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County Bord na nÓg Under 15 County hurling Finals

Abbeyside who defeated Roanmore in the County Bord na nÓg Division 1 Under 15 County Hurling Finals. Final Score: Abbeyside 3-7; Roanmore 0-7.

THE curtain came down on the 2015 playing season on Sunday morning last, November 20th as a well prepared yet cold Carriganore played host to our last County Finals of the year, namely the U-15 Hurling Finals. Abbeyside were crowned the Division 1 champions, their ability to get goals proving to be decisive in a 3-7 to 0-7 win over a gallant Roanmore outfit. Passage claimed the Division 2 title, as they overcame a game Brickey Rangers by 4-11 to 2-2. It was Clan na Gael who lifted the Division 3 title, courtesy of a comprehensive victory (9-5 to 0-1) over Ballyduff Upper, who to be fair battled away (and only played their Western Final two nights previously). The Board would like to thank the staff at the WIT Sports Campus, Carriganore for the use of their excellent facilities, we also thanks our three referees, Nicky O’Toole, Ciarán O’Toole (both Naomh Pól) and Gavin Whelan (Colligan) and indeed all our referees throughout the season, without whom our games simply wouldn’t be able to take place. We’d like to say a big thanks to all the clubs for their help and co-operation throughout what’s been another busy, yet enjoyable season. ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT Our annual Awards Night will take place in Stradbally GAA Centre on Saturday, December 5th at 7:30 p.m., where the man of the Match Awards from all our County finals throughout the year will be presented. Thanks again to Stradbally GAA Club for hosting this year’s event, and we look forward to what’s always a great night.

Ballyduff Upper who were defeated by Na Gael in the County Bord na nÓg Under 15 County Hurling Finals.

County Bord na nÓg PRO Gavin Whelan presenting the Under 15 County Hurling Final Division 1 Award to Abbeyside Captain Sean Kent.

Na Gael who defeated Ballyduff Upper in the County Bord na nÓg Division 3 Under 15 County Hurling Finals. Final score: Ballyduff Upper 0-1; Na Gael 9-5.

County Bord na nÓg Secretary Vera Cannell presenting the Under 15 County Hurling Final Division 3 Award to Na Gael Capt. Cian Corbett

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FROM THE FILES OF THE DUNGARVAN OBSERVER Wednesday, 18th October, 2000 MILLENNIUM YEAR

Junior football semi-final ends all square Ballinameela ......................................... 1-9; Ballinacourty (A) .................................. 1-9. BALLINACOURTY’S second string XV, trailing throughout virtually 60 minutes of this well-contested Western Junior Football Semi-Final played at the Fraher Field on Saturday afternoon last, displayed wonderful battling qualities as they scored three points in the final six minutes. Playing into the breeze to earn a fully deserved replay against defending Divisional Champions, Ballinameela who had led from the opening minute and looked to have booked a place in the Divisional Final when they went three points clear in the 52nd minute. FIVE POINTS CLEAR By the 5th minute, the holders were five points clear playing against the breeze down into the County end. John Stack pointed in the 2nd minute. Declan Glavin added a second point in the 3rd minute and a drive by John Stack found the net in the 5th minute (1-2 to 0-0) and Ballinameela were certainly looking good at this stage. Ballinacourty got off the mark per Gerry O’Connor from a free in the 10th minute and two minutes later, we had a contest as Pat Walsh found Luke Brennan who crossed from out under the stand. Ronan McCarthy collected the crossed ball but Jason McGrath saved his effort. However, Seamo Burns was on hand to touch the ball to the net (1-2 to 1-1). Damien

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Mulcahy (13), Aidan Ahearne (21) and Eoghan Walsh, free (26) had further points for Ballinameela with Gerry O’Connor pointing twice for Ballinacourty (1-5 to 1-3) at the interval. Ballinameela recommenced with a flourish as Darren Mulcahy (32) and Eoghan Walsh (33) added points (1-7 to 1-3). In the 37th minute, a rasping drive from substitute, Mickey Hickey, saw the ball rebounding back off the cross-bar with Gerry O’Connor finishing with a point. Eoghan Walsh (40) again put four points between the teams. Ballinacourty kept plugging away as Gerry O’Connor and Ronan McCarthy had points. Still, an Eoghan Walsh pointed free in the 52nd minute (1-9 to 1-6) appeared to have clinched the issue. Still, Ballinacourty persisted as wing-back. James Keohane, came upfield to score points in the 54th and 55th minutes (1-9 to 1-8) and it was no more than the local side deserved when Raymond Cliffe, who had been at left-half-back for most of the game, kicked over the equalising point in the 60th minute from all of 40 yards. Thus, it’s still all to play for. Scorers, Ballinacourty: S. Burns (1-0); G. O’Connor (0-5); J. Keohane (0-2); R. McCarthy (0-1); R. Cliffe (0-1). Scorers, Ballinameela: J. Stack (1-1); E. Walsh (0-4); D. Mulcahy (0-2); A. Ahearne (0-1); D. Galvin (0-1). TEAMS: Ballinameela - Jason McGrath, Matthew Fogarty, Pat Barron, Padraig Scanlon, Mike Walsh, William Buckley, Tom Power, Aidan Ahearne, Brendan Fitzgerald, Darren Mulcahy, Eoghan Walsh, John Stack, Declan Glavin, Jerome O’Brien, Terry McCarthy. Subs. Padraig McCarthy for John Stack; James Maher for T. McCarthy; J. Reynolds for D. Glavin. Ballinacourty: E. Cashin, S. Sheehan, C. Shields, G. Lyons, B. Keohane, A. Landers, J. Keohane, J.P. Keohane, R. McCarthy, L. Briggs, G. O’Connor, P. Walsh, L. Brennan, S. Burns, R. Cliffe. Sub. M. Hickey for E. Cashin. Referee: J. M. Kelly, (Shamrocks).

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FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER Last Week’s Forecasts: 3 Forecasts. 2 Correct. 1 Incorrect. Success Rate: 60.6%. Best So Far: 100%. This Week’s Forecasts: Western Under 21 ‘A’ Hurling Final: Dungarvan v (St. Carthages). Eastern Under 21 ‘A’ Hurling Semi-Final: Ballygunner v (De La Salle). To Date: 561 Forecasts. 343 Correct. 218 Incorrect. Success Rate: 61.4%.

Ballyduff beaten by Coolnasmear in the Roinn B Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol boys football competition 2015. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

Sean Byrne Photography Western ‘A’ Hurling Semi-Final

Second half goals prove crucial in well contested local derby as St. Carthage’s progress to final St. Carthage’s ……….4-16; Cloch Na Cuinne ……2-14. LOCAL rivals St. Carthage’s and Cloch Na Cuinne met in the Castle Farm Grounds Lismore in the second U-21 hurling Divisional semi-final last Saturday afternoon. Killian O’Sullivan had the Cornerstone based side ahead early with a well struck free from 35 metres. In an a well contested first half it was score for score with the vital goals being scored in the eight minute by Shane Bennett for St. Carthage’s when he latched on to a poor cleararance, the 16th minute Tommy McCarthy struck for Cloch Na Cuinne, and on the twentieth minute was on hand to finish off what was supposed to be a hand pass. Killian O’Sullivan again had the sides level on the 28th minute 1-7 to 2-4, St. Carthage’s struck over

three quick fire points in a two minute period with two converted frees from Jack Prendergast and a well taken score from Jordan Shanahan to bring the first half to a halt with St. Carthages leading by just a goal 2-7 to 1-7. Killian O’Sullivan again opened the scoring in the second half for Cloch Na Cuinne with the wind at their backs to reduce the deficit to just two points. At this stage Shane Bennett was moved to midfield which proved effective in curbing the Cloch Na Cuinne dominance in the sector. With the game in the balance midway through the half Cloch Na Cuinne conceded two rather soft goals to Jordan Shanahan and Paudi Coleman which gave their rivals breathing space before Tommy McCarthy again struck a cracking goal for

Cloch Na Cuinne. Both sides exchanged scores before the final whistle with St. Carthage’s running out deserving winners in the end in what turned out to be a very competitive and entertaing affair for all spectators. Best for St. Carthage’s were Pat Hennessey, Kieran Bennett, David Prendergast, Paudi Coleman, Jordan Shanahan, Stephen Bennett, Darren Meagher, and Jack Prendergast. While Cloch Na Cuinne had fine performers in Dave O’Brien, Keith Farrell, Shane Murray, Moss Noonan, Andy Molumby, Niall Fives, Tommy McCarthy and Killian O’Sullivan. St. Carthage’s Scorers: Jack Prendergast 0-10 Stephen Bennet 1-1, Jordan Shanahan 1-1, Darren Meagher 0-3, Paudi Coleman 1-0, Kieran Bennet 0-1,

Cloch Na Cuinne Scorers: Killian O’Sullivan 0-11, Tommy McCarthy 2-2, Andy Molumby 0-1 St. Carthage’s: Mike Ryan, Pat Hennessey, Kieran Bennett, Jack Leahy, Liam Prendergast David Prendergast, Stephen Mangan, Paudi Coleman, Ronan Landers, Jordan Shanahan, Shane Bennett, Darren Meagher, Sam Ryan, Jack Prendergast Aaron Whelan. Cloch Na Cuinne Panel: James Crowley, Colin Murray, Dave O’Brien, Shane Dunne, Keith Farrell, Shane Murray, Gavin McCarthy, Moss Noonan, Andy Molumby, Eoin Leahy, Niall Fives, Sean Cullinane, Tommy McCarthy, Killian O’Sullivan, Jack Mangan. Sub: used: Simon Power. Referee: Timmy Organ (Abbeyside/Ballinacourty).

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Teams of Times Gone By EASTERN INTERMEDIATE HURLING FINAL – MILLENNIUM YEAR Year: 2000. Team: Ballyduff Lower. Opposition: Ballydurn. Venue: Portlaw. Date: Sunday, October 15th. Referee: John Hunt (Clonea). Half-Time Score: Ballyduff 2-3; Ballydurn 1-2. Full-Time Score: Ballyduff 5-6; Ballydurn 1-8. B. O’Leary; B. Regan, Thomas Whelan, D. Ryan; P. Murphy, N. Power, A. Whelan; J. O’Leary, P. Leahy; S. Larkin, C. Kenny, D. Van Veen; J. Kennedy, Tom Whelan, S. O’Leary. Sub: M. Murphy for Tom Whelan. Scorers: Jack Kennedy 3-0, Stephen O’Leary 2-1, Conor Kenny 0-2, D. Van Veen and S. Larkin 0-1 each, N. Power (0-1 ‘65’).

Lismore Senior Camogie team who will contest the rescheduled 2015 Munster Intermediate Club Final V Cahir on this Saturday, November 28th in Mallow GAA Complex at 2 p.m.

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Gaelic Jottings Stephen out of action for League STEPHEN Bennett will miss the entirety of next season’s National League campaign. Because of recurring hip problems, the Ballysaggart player underwent surgery two weeks ago and he was due to have an additional similar operation last week. Although he only turned 20 last month, Bennett additionally required double hip surgery during the course of 2014. “Stephen Bennett is certain to be out until late April or early May, so there’s no way that he will be involved with Waterford during the course of the league,” explained team selector Dan Shanahan on the situation regarding the Ballysaggart clubman. “So he won’t be able to rejoin us until the Munster championship. “The previous hip operations that Stephen had didn’t work out as well as had been hoped, so that is why he is having the additional surgery on both of his hips. Following the previous operations he was out for about eight to 10 weeks, but on this occasion the recovery period will be much longer because of the importance to get everything right and for Stephen not to have any further problems with his hips. “He’ll probably be on crutches for two to three weeks and it will be a long time after that before he will be able to start doing a bit of light training. “It’s obviously a very young age for a player to have so many problems with his hip so hopefully Stephen won’t experience any more problems once he’s had the latest two operations,” added former Waterford star Shanahan. As well as Stephen Bennett, the reigning league champions could be without outstanding attacker Pauric Mahony until next year’s Munster Championship campaign.

quarter-finals after three wins from three. Midleton’s win over Hamilton HS keeps them in contention and eliminates the Bandon school. The east Cork side, Blackwater and De La Salle will battle it out for the other last-eight spot. In Group B, Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG v Youghal’s Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, was postponed, leaving that group still in the balance. Last year’s champions Thurles CBS made it two wins from two in Group C of the Dr Harty Cup as they pulled away from Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa of Doon in the final quarter at Toomevara. While the final score was 2-18 to 0-7 in favour of the Tipperary school, only three points separated the sides before Darragh Woods’ converted penalty gave Thurles breathing space. St. Colman’s win over Nenagh means that the group is now finely poised, with Thurles knowing that a win against the Fermoy school would send them through as group winners. Wins for Colman’s, and Nenagh, would make it a three-way tie, which would see scoring difference used to separate the sides. In Group D, Castletroy College ensured that their final game against Cork’s CBC will only matter in terms of determining who tops the section, as they beat CBS HS Clonmel by 0-12 to 0-9. Dr. Harty Cup Round 3 Results * Ard Scoil Ris 1-15; Blackwater CS 2-6. * Our Lady’s Templemore 2-14; St. Francis College Rochestown 2-8. * Thurles CBS 2-18; SNTN Doon 0-7. * Castletroy CC 0-12; HS Clonmel 0-9. * Midleton CBS 3-15; Ham HS Bandon 1-6. * St. Colman’s Fermoy 2-14; Nenagh CBS 0-10. * CBC Cork 2-7; St. Flannan’s 0-11. *MATCH OFF – Gaelcolaiste Mhuire AG V PS Youghal

Pauric Mahony looking No Elections at forward Western Convention PAURIC Mahony won’t be back in action for the start of the Allianz National Hurling League in February as he has only recently begun to do some jogging, the Ballygunner clubman received a serious leg injury against Ballyduff in the County Championship last May. The 23 year old Mahony will be aiming to be back playing for the start of the Munster Championship in May. Last year, Pauric Mahony was appointed vice-captain of the Waterford team but it is not known yet if he will be entrusted with the role for the 2016 campaign. “It all depends on when Pauric gets back playing. However, there will no change in the Déise captaincy for next year, with the long-serving Kevin Moran set to be leading the team once again.

Harty Cup IN Group A, Ardscoil Ris similarly pulled away late on against Blackwater C.S. winning by 1-15 to 2-6. Having led by 0-9 to 0-5 at half-time, it took a goal from Pádraig O’Loughlin, who was accurate from frees, to see off the challenge of the Lismore school, who did get late goals from Ryan Grey and Tommy McCarthy but missed the presence of Aaron O’Sullivan. Peter Casey, Brian Ryan, Conor Boylan and Cian McCarthy were prominent on the scoreboard for Ardscoil, who have qualified for the

NOMINATIONS are now closed for the forthcoming Western Convention and the good news for all the candidates is that they will be elected unopposed. The following are the nominations: Chairman: Pat Grant; Vice Chairman: Neil Moore; Secretary: Patricia Walsh; Assistant Secretary: Richard Tobin; Treasurer: Pat Casey; Assistant Treasurer: John Jackson; PRO: Emer Barry.

Waterford GAA Awards THE Local Bar GAA Awards will be held in Lawlors Hotel this Saturday, November 28th at 8 p.m. The Observer’s guess at the way the judges would be thinking is as follows: Club of the Year: Stradbally. Adult Hurler of the Year: Maurice Shanahan. Adult Footballer of the Year: Patrick Hurney. Young Hurler of the Year: Peter Hogan. Young Footballer of the Year: Conor Prunty. The Observer’s own winners would be, Club of the Year: Fenor, for winning that much sought County Junior Hurling Title. Adult Hurler of the Year: Paul Power for his year long displays in returning Portlaw to the Senior grade. Adult Footballer of the Year: Micheal Harney for his displays with Bonmahon in the Eastern and County Intermediate Finals. Young Hurler of the Year: Peter

Hogan, won a Senior and Minor medal in 2015. Young Footballer of the Year: Conor Prunty, a class act.

Cunningham gunned down as Galway boss AN end to a long-running saga that started shortly after Galway lost the AllIreland final to Kilkenny in September was brought to a conclusion last week. The players made it clear to the County Board that they didn’t want Cunningham, a double Liam MacCarthy winner as a player, to remain on as boss. He dug his heels in and the board brought in outside mediators in the hope of brokering a peaceful solution. But it emerged that the players passed a resounding vote of no confidence in the manager at a meeting on Sunday week last. In light of this Cunningham has walked away ahead of Monday night’s Galway board meeting, where it was expected that clubs would have the final say on his fate. He told RTÉ Sport: "I am extremely gutted and disappointed. I suppose the mind boggles. Just a few short weeks ago we were within half an hour of winning an All-Ireland final. It is heartbreaking really. "I don't know where this has come out of. I'm being very genuine to the Galway supporters who had a tremendous year with us. I'm very disappointed for them also." Cunningham, who also led the Tribesmen to All-Ireland Under-21 success, had been in charge for four relatively successful seasons. In his first year at the helm he led them to the 2012 Leinster title – the County’s first since their move east – and they only lost the All-Ireland final after an epic draw and replay with Kilkenny. Neither 2013 or ’14 was particularly productive, though they were back in the McCarthy Cup decider with the Cats last September.

Time, Tipp gentlemen, Time Shane McGrath TIPPERARY’S Shane McGrath has called time on his Inter-County career at the age of 31. The Ballinahinch man spent 10 years on the County panel and won one All-Ireland title when Tipp defeated Kilkenny in 2010, which McGrath described as "most special". The midfielder also won five Munster titles and one league title, while he was also named an All Star twice. "I come from a small club, Ballinahinch, and it was a great privilege to represent them when I wore the blue and gold", added McGrath who was always found in the engine room of the Tipp team when playing over the past decade. James Woodlock TIPPERARY’S James Woodlock has announced his retirement from InterCounty hurling. The 29-year-old midfielder has confirmed he will continue with his club Drom and Inch. Woodlock began his inter-county career in 2006 and won two Munster titles, one National League title, while he also won one County club championship title. He missed out on Tipperary's All-Ireland victory in 2010 while recovering from a broken leg sustained in 2009. During his long career with Tipperary, Woodlock played a massive role for the team through his dynamism and energy and his passion was always unquestionable. Following an horrific injury in 2009

Kilbrien beaten by Villierstown in the Roinn E Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol football competition 2015. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]

James battled his way to the top of his game in 2011 to assume his customary position. Conor O’Mahoney TIPPERARY'S Conor O'Mahony has announced his retirement from InterCounty hurling. The two-time All Star from Newport has opted to call time on a career that saw him wear the Premier jersey for 15 seasons. In that time he won an All-Ireland senior medal in 2010 on day when Tipp stopped Kilkenny's 'drive for five'. O'Mahony also played on five Munster-winning teams and won an Allianz League medal in 2008.

Scór Na Seachtaine RONAN Lynch’s 57th minute point for Na Piarsaigh in the AIB Munster Club Senior Hurling Final against Ballygunner.

Flannery with Oulart FORMER Waterford Senior Hurling selector Frank Flannery and currently with Cork in the same role is training Oulart the Ballagh this year and in their lead up to this Sunday’s Leinster Senior Hurling Final clash with the Dublin Club Cuala.

Munster Senior Club Football Final NEMO Rangers (Cork) will play Clonmel Commercials (Tipperary) in the AIB Munster Senior Club Football Championship Final on Sunday, November 29th at 2 p.m. in Mallow.

Castlebar on song in Connacht contest CASTLEBAR Mitchels reclaimed the Connacht senior club title when defeating All-Ireland champions Corofin by 2-10 to 0-11 at Tuam Stadium last weekend.

Cooney with Coola DE La Salle’s Mark Cooney was involved with the Cuala side that

defeated Clara in the Leinster club senior hurling semi-final and Dermot Dooley, also from De La Salle is with the Fenor side that are through to the Munster club junior hurling final.

Waterford Ladies Senior Football Trials NO sooner has the chapter been closed on a very successful year with an AllIreland Intermediate title, than it is time to start planning for next season already. Trials for the Senior Football panel will be held in Dungarvan GAA pitch on Saturday, 5th December at 11.00 a.m. sharp. Anybody wishing to attend is more than welcome to do so. Please be on the field no later than 10.50. Please bring €2 to cover costs.

Tragic passing of Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg player Donie Scanlon NOT for the first time this year has this column experienced the sad duty to record the death of one the GAA’s young players at an all too early age. The death last Monday week of Donie Scanlon from Clashmore in an accident at work in Youghal has cast another black shadow over the Western Division and his passing is most difficult for all to accept as Donie was a very popular young man with everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him during his young life. A past pupil of Dungarvan CBS, Donie was well known in the Dungarvan area, he played on school teams and, of course, he lined-out for his beloved Clashmore/Kinsalebeg as recently as last Saturday fortnight at centre forward in the Western ‘A’ Under 21 Hurling semi-final against Cappoquin at the Abbeyside venue. Donie was a regular scorer in both codes and he was an accurate freetaker in hurling on various club teams. The Observer extends its sincere sympathy to the Scanlon and Fitzgerald families on the huge unexpected loss of Donie at an all too early age and the thoughts of all who knew this fine young man are with them at this very sad time.

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Modeligo edged out in hard fought encounter Coolmeen ………………0-8; Modeligo ………………..1-3. MODELIGO’S long journey to Cooraclare in County Clare ended in disappointment last Saturday afternoon when the home team proved just that little more accurate on the scoreboard that sees them qualify for the Provincial Final against Kerry champions Templenoe who defeated Bandon from Cork on the same day by 0-16 to 1-10. Match day organisation was good at this venue which was in fine fettle bar the heavy going considering the time of the year and the majority of the attendance huddled in the stand were naturally shouting on the team in the Black and Amber colours. The Coolmeen side contained big, strong footballers whose defence stood out and they didn’t concede any point from play over the hour. Their midfield pairing of Noel Meaney and Ben Cleary proved to be the ideal link between this backline and a forward division that was constantly threatening an over worked Modeligo rearguard in the first half. Overall, four of their attack pointed from play as did both midfielders Meaney and Cleary. Coolmeen won the toss and elected to play with the stiffish wind and the slight

incline and this proved to be a wise decision as they led at the short whistle by 0-6 to 0-1. Their direct style of play produced its rewards with six different players kicking their first moiety points and it was this lead at the end of the day that saw them advance to the Provincial Final. Modeligo fared well in the general play in the first half but their short hand-passing game was regularly broken down by an in-form Coolmeen backline and the Waterford champions were confined to a Michael Troy pointed free in the first thirty minutes. It could have been all the more different at the break as following a brilliant passage of combined play in added time by Rian Reddy, Pa O’Donovan and Jamie Troy, Sean Hennessy goal effort from an acute angle went just to the right of the upright and wide. Conor Prendergast’s charges totally dominated the second half in general play and they confined their opposition to 0-2 (1f), However, the game was lost by the accumulation of eight wides in this period, four of them inside nine minutes of the restart, which kept the Coolmeen players’ hopes of winning alive. The only goal chances in this period were created by Modeligo and Pa Walsh’s one

in the 41st minute followed by a tremendous long distance pointed free by the very influential Shane Troy one minute later left just the minimum between the teams at 0-6 to 1-2. Credit former Clare player Martin Daly’s charges though, despite Modeligo doing all the attacking, it was the Claremen who kicked the next two points and in this low scoring game, it was sufficient to get their team over the line and into the winner’s enclosure backed by the vociferous encouragement of their support in the stand. Modeligo showed why they have been so successful over the past two years in that they continued to press forward during the final minutes and this, they were doing once more when the final whistle sounded. This was a good hard fought game of football played in a very sporting manner and it was well refereed by Cork’s John Ryan. Modeligo lost no pride in defeat and their panel well deserve a long Winter rest after the nonstop service to their club over the past two seasons. It was noticeable from the outset that the conditions suited the stronger built home team better and they shot into a 0-2 lead within six minutes courtesy of an opening point

Referee John Ryan (Cork) pictured with team captains Pat Fitzgerald (Modeligo) and Cathal O’Connor (Coolmeen). by team captain Cathal O’Connor from a Joe Corry pass, followed by a white flag from the latter after good work by Eoin O’Connor. Staunch defending by Coolmeen kept

Modeligo scoreless until the 11th minute when Michael Troy opened their account which was to be their only score in the first half. Joe Corry was influential

early in the match and he placed corner forward Cian Murphy for a 13th minute score, 0-3 to 0-1. Modeligo were never far off the mark in this game and this is demon-

strated by the fact that they kept the winners scoreless again until the 24th minute with such as Man of the Match Brian McCarthy, Nicky O’Donovan, Seanie O’Donovan and Sean Hennessy keeping the Clare’s side attack at bay as well as setting up attacks. The positioning of full forward Pa Walsh out the field in this period also worked well. Modeligo’s short hand passing game was effective but in the relatively heavy going, it was regularly broken down by a determined and capable Coolmeen side. The winners kicked three points between the 24th minute and the short whistle and as the game progressed, these proved crucial in deciding which team’s name would be on the programme for the Munster final. Full forward David Neenan pointed in the 24th minute, midfielder Noel Meaney kicked a contender for score of the match two minutes later and full back Kevin Val McMahon came upfield to point a left legged free in the penultimate minute of normal time, 0-6 to 0-1. Coolmeen scored 0-2 in the second half compared to Modeligo’s solitary point in the first half and this further demonstrates how close the outcome of this game was. Credit Modeligo, they had

much more of the play with the wind than the winners had but it was their tally of second half wides, eight in all, that ultimately proved to be their downfall. Modeligo were in control from the outset, within 30 seconds they had won a ‘45’ and Coolmeen had introduced two substitutes within eight minutes but it was the four wides from the visitors that proved most crucial in this period. Overall, Coolmeen used their bench very well and especially in the second half when they introduced five fresh players into the game. Crucial, also was an interception by Coolmeen keeper Aidan Corry from a pass in front of the goal by Michael Troy but Corry had to take the size 5 out of the net one minute later when Pa Walsh first timed the ball into the net in a crowded goal area after Shane Troy had made great progress into the heart of the Coolmeen backline, 0-6 to 1-1. Troy followed with a peach of a point from a placed ball after it had been brought forward for dissent and the momentum was now with the visitors. Try as they did, Modeligo couldn’t drive on from here, characterised by the stubbornness of the home team and it was they who commendably

raised the next flag when Cathal O’Connor pointed a 46th minute free. Despite Modeligo being in control for the next ten minutes, there was no further scoring during this stage with some wides keeping the visitors on the backfoot and when a score came from the kick-out from one of these wides, featuring a move up the field, midfielder Ben Cleary’s point from a distance kept the initiative with Coolmeen, 0-8 to 1-2. Modeligo came forward again and again but a 59th minute Michael Troy pointed free was their sole return. The winners looked very vulnerable in the last quarter of the match but Modeligo’s overall tally of wides gave the winners a welcome reprieve and eventually cemented a place for them in the Munster Final. The long whistle heralded rare celebrations on the field and in the stand and credit Modeligo they accepted the defeat in a commendable sporting manner to their opponents. Nobody likes to lose but as Modeligo have being playing with the big ball for just a month compared to all year by the winners, they didn’t do too bad at all here. The winners were best served by full back Val McMahon, Eoin O’Connor at number 6, midfielders Noel

Meaney and Ben Cleary, as well Joe Corry and especially team captain Cathal O’Connor in attack. Brian McCarthy played one of his best games in a Modeligo jersey and there has been many. Nicky and Sean O’Donovan, Thomas Walsh, Kieran McCarthy and the team’s most improved player Sean Hennessy were prominent in defence, Pa O’Donovan, Shane Troy and Pa Walsh were central to Modeligo enjoying the better share of the play overall while up front Rian Reddy, Michael Troy and Pat Fitzgerald were always a threat to their opposing numbers. Coolmeen’s Top Three: Cathal O’Connor, Joe Corry, Noel Meaney. Modeligo’s Top Three: Brian McCarthy, Shane Troy, Sean Hennessy. Observer’s Man of the Match: Brian McCarthy. Number of Scorers: Coolmeen 7. Modeligo 3. Scores From Play: Coolmeen 0-6. Modeligo 1-0. Frees For: Coolmeen 21. Modeligo 24. Wides: Coolmeen 7. Modeligo 10. Score of the Match: Coolmeen’s 56th minute point engineered by their goalie and defenders and executed by midfielder Ben Cleary. Scorers – Coolmeen:

Cathal Curran 0-2 (1f), Noel Meaney, Joe Corry, Cian Murphy, David Neenan and Ben Cleary 0-1 each, Val McMahon 0-1f. Modeligo: Pa Walsh 1-0, Michael Troy 0-2f, Shane Troy 0-1f. Coolmeen: Aidan Corry; Darragh Cleary, Kevin Val McMahon, Kevin McMahon; Gary Meaney, Eoin O’Connor, Mark Meaney; Noel Meaney, Ben Cleary; Joe Corry, Sean McMahon, Alan Normoyle; Cian Murphy; David Neenan Cathal O’Connor. Subs: Brian Markham for Sean McMahon (ht), Padraig Corry for Alan Normoyle (38), Thomas Coffey for David Neenan (46), Martin McMahon for Joe Corry (50), Michael Brooks for Noel Meaney (59). Modeligo: Thomas Walsh; Nicky O’Donovan, Brian McCarthy, John McGrath; Sean O’Donovan, Kieran McCarthy, Sean Hennessy; Pa O’Donovan, Shane Troy; Robbie Buckley, Pat Fitzgerald, Rian Reddy; Jamie Troy, Pa Walsh, Michael Troy. Sub: Cian O’Byrne for Robbie Buckley (52). Referee: John Ryan (Cork).

Observer’s Man of the Match Brian McCarthy (Modeligo).

The Modeligo team who lost out to Coolmeen, Co. Clare in the AIB Munster Club Junior Football semi-final at Cooraclare on Saturday last. Back row left to right: Anthony Reddy, Micheál Power, Brian McCarthy, Shane Troy, Pa Walsh, Frankie Condon, Jamie Troy, John Power, Michael Troy, Pat Fitzgerald, Kieran McCarthy, John McGrath, J. P. Ryan, Garry Power. Front row left to right: Thomas Walsh, Cian O’Byrne, Reg Fitzgerald, Nicky O’Donovan, Sean Hennessy, Robbie Buckley, Seán O’Donovan, Richard McGrath, Pa O’Donovan, Mike Bumster, Rian Reddy.

All eyes on the Ball – The Modeligo bench follow the action in Cooraclare last Saturday from the dugout.

Young Modeligo supporters in Cooraclare last Saturday. Left to right: Ciaran Reddy, Paddy Fitzgerald, Rory Fitzgerald and Adrian O’Keeffe.

Ed Lonergan, Siobhán Lonergan and John Fitzgerald pictured supporting Modeligo in Clare last weekend.

Young Modeligo supporters at the Coolmeen versus Modeligo game last Saturday in County Clare.

GAA CLUB NOTES

Dungarvan UNDER 21 HURLING We play St. Carthage’s in the Western Under 21 Hurling Final in Abbeyside this Sunday, November 29th at 2 p.m. CHRISTMAS RAFFLE Tickets are now on sale for our Christmas raffle which is a very important fundraiser for the club at this time of the year. All members are requested to give a hand in selling the tickets, which can be got from Paddy Fitzgerald, who has once again been good enough to organise the raffle. Thanks to our loyal sponsors of the prizes which are as follows. 1. €250. 2. €100 Fuel Voucher, Whelan’s Coals. 3. €100 Voucher, Comeragh Oil. 4. Meat Voucher Mossie Joyce. 5. Fruit Hamper, Johnny Lynch, Fruit and Veg. 6. Fruit Voucher, The Country Store. Tickes are €2 each or a book of 3 for €5. The draw will take place in Paddy Foleys on Sunday, December 20th at 9 p.m. AGM Our adult AGM took place last Friday evening in the Clubhouse and the following officers and selectors were elected for the coming year. Club Presidents: Tom Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham, Paddy Fitzgerald. Vice Presidents: Noel Sheehan, Liam Power, Mickey Tobin, Terry Donnelly. Chairman: Tony Ryan, Vice Chair: Mike Barry. Secretary: Joanne Daly. Assistant Secretary: Mai Donnolly. Treasurer: Diarmuid Curran. Assistant Treasurer: Deirdre Daly. Insurance Officer: Pat Curran. Membership Officers: Mary Fitzgerald, Eileen Murphy and Paddy Ferncombe. PRO: Tony Ryan. Childrens’ Officer: Imelda Killigrew. Oifigeach Gaeilge: Caoimhin O Dalaigh. Lotto Co-ordinator: Ann Curran and Family. Deise Draw CoOrdinator: Catherine Lyons. Equipment Officers: Trevor Galvin and Paddy Ferncombe. Social Media Co-Ordinator: Megan Daly. Western and County Board Delegate: Paddy Fitzgerald. Team Managements – Senior Hurling: James O’Connor, Jimmy Healy, Mike Barry, Derek Lyons, Graham Nagle Intermediate and Under 21 Football: David Kiely, Derek Lyons, Jimmy Healy. Junior Hurling: Derek Lyons. Under 21 Hurling: Derek Lyons and Pat Curran. Minor Hurling and Football: Michael McLoughlin. CLUB GROUNDS CLOSED Following a busy year of activities, our fields are now closed for Winter repair, including the resodding of the goal areas. Thanks to our Community Employment Workers for all their attention to our Grounds in 2015. BAG PACKING The club is indebted to Garveys Super Valu for allowing us to organise a Bag Pack Fundraiser on their premises on Friday and Saturday, 11th and 12th December. Please contact Paddy or Joanne for the times that best suit you to for your two hour shift and thanks to everybody for helping out with this very important fundraiser at this time of year. JUVENILE AGM Our Juvenile AGM will take place in the clubhouse on Thursday, December 3rd at 7.30 pm and anyone interested in getting involved at any level, coaching, committee etc are invited to come along and help out with this important sector of the club. FEILE NA nGAEL 2016 Feile Na nGael brings back happy memories to many of our club members of previous ‘Feiles’ around the country and at home, the latter being the venue for next year’s tournament in Waterford as well as in Tipperary. UNDER AGE INDOOR TRAINING Training for the little people aged 5, 6 and 7 is back in the Sports Centre every Friday from 5-6 p.m. €2 per child. New faces are always welcome and we are glad to report that there are huge numbers attending at present. Similarly, the Under 10’s are in action at the same venue every Thursday. CORNER OF REMEMBRANCE Families who are and who were involved in the club over the years are invited to

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include a photograph in our Corner of Remembrance upstairs in the clubhouse of a loved one who has passed away. LOTTO IS UP TO €11,000 This week's numbers are 21, 24, 27 and 28. There was no winner. Next week's jackpot is €11,000. The winner of the €100 is Pat Kiely. Thanks to everybody who buys and who sells the Lotto. Remember, you can do the lotto on your phone now, which is proving very popular at the moment. Lotto tickets can be purchased in the Country Store, Hallahan’s Chemist, Quealy’s Bar, John Walsh Spar, Paddy Foleys Bar and Johnny Lynch Fruit and Veg. SYMPATHY Sincere sympathy is extended to the Scanlon family, Clashmore and the Fitzgerald family, The Sweep, Dungarvan on the tragic death of Donie Scanlon in Youghal last week. A player with Clashmore/Kinsalebeg and a former pupil at Dungarvan CBS, Donie was a good friend to and a very popular character with many of our younger club members.

Ballyduff who beat Coolnasmear in the Roinn B Final of the Girls Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol football competition 2015.

Lismore (Kindly sponsored by EAMONN'S PLACE) AGM Our AGM is dated for Saturday, 5th December at 7 p.m. in the Club House. All members and players are requested to attend. CLUB SHOP For some Christmas shopping why not purchase the club gear from our club shop. Contact Bernie for details: 087 7563402. U-21 HURLING A FINAL Naomh Carthach V Dungarvan in Abbeyside at 2 p.m. on Sunday, 29th November. Your support for the lads would be appreciated on the day. SYMPATHY Lismore GAA offers its sympathy to Helen Feeney and family, Lios On Oir, on the sad passing of Johnny during the week. May he rest in peace. LISMORE GAA CLUB LOTTO The Lismore GAA Club Lotto was held in the Community Centre on Monday evening, November 23rd for a massive Jackpot of €20,000. Numbers drawn on the night were: 5, 16, 12, 24. No winner. Consolation prizes went to Paul Whelan, Catherine Hickey, Mary Bransfield and Sheileen Treacy. Next week's jackpot will be €20,000. Tickets €2 each or 3 for €5.

Marys gCua/St. Mary's SliabhgCua/St. Sliabh HAPPY BIRTHDAY PIERY Our warmest greetings are extended to our club President Piery Butler who celebrated his 90th birthday last week with family and friends in Hanrahan’s Bar. Piery is our greatest stalwart of the club to date being involved with the club since the 1930’s. Piery is one of life’s gentlemen and is held in high esteem by those who have the honour of knowing him. His passion for the Sliabh gCua/St. Mary’s GAA Club knows no ends and he was once again in Walsh Park for our County Final last month. Happy Birthday Piery!! A.G.M. The club would like to invite you all to the Kirwan Park kitchen on Friday evening next, 27th November for our Annual General Meeting. Due to the 5 year term rule, Club secretary J. P. Fitzpatrick will have to unfortunately step away from his role, a position which J. P. have executed with precision since 2011. We would appreciate your input towards the club. The meeting will commence at 19:30 sharp. NAOMH BRID A.G.M. Our Juvenile club Naomh Brid’s AGM is to be held on Monday, November 30th in Kirwan Park at 20:30 p.m. Once again we invite all parents to come along and have your say. This is the best opportunity to voice your opinion and put forward any ideas or suggestions that might benefit the future running of the club. New members are always welcome, either as coaches or committee members so please forward your name to the committee. NATIONAL GAA DRAW Sliabh gCua/St. Mary's GAA club are now promoting the nationwide draw. All

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proceeds go to our club. Superb prizes on offer. Tickets €10 each. BACKGROUND & INFORMATION ON THE DRAW The purpose of running the GAA National Club Draw is to assist clubs in their drive to fundraise for much needed funds. In the current economic climate clubs are struggling to raise sufficient funds to develop and promote our National games at all levels. Contact any committee member (JP 086 1909980/Mush 087 9634993) for your tickets. SLIABH gCUA LOTTO With Christmas looming and the jackpot getting high, why not chance your luck on a €2 ticket. Tickets sold at all local retail outlets and by all committee members. If you’re not in, you can’t win!! TOURANEENA RUNNERS WINTER LEAGUE The Winter league is proving to be a huge success thus far. New faces are arriving each week, which we are delighted to see. It’s not easy to leave the fire at night during the Winter months, but our motivated participants are adamant and determined on improvement. You are all welcomed to Kirwan Park each Monday evening, where we will start the walkers at 7 p.m. sharp followed by runners at 7.11 p.m. Hi-vis are essential and headlight/hand torch is advisable. Our system is based on a handicap/improvement structure which benefits both the beginner and experienced runner giving everyone equal opportunity of success. After a very successful spring league, our Winter league is highly recommended to everyone. It is a fantastic way of maintaining or improving your fitness over the dark winter months. For queries or more information, have no hesitation in contacting Mush Keane (087 9634993), Claire Fitzpatrick (086) 8932976 or Kate Tobin (087) 6850841. We would appreciate you sharing this information with your friends/media friends CAKE & BOOK SALE St. Mary’s National School, Touraneena will be holding a Cake and Book Sale this Saturday evening in Touraneena Community Centre. Entertainment and tea are on offer on the night, with Sliabh gCua set dancers and the Mannion Family showing their talents. All proceeds of the night will be focused on the book rental scheme. Please come along and support. Doors will open after mass at 8.15 p.m. CONGRATULATIONS The club would like to offer their extreme congratulations to Trevor and Sharon Cullinan on the birth of their twin girls recently, Lexi and Mikaela, now sisters to Shauna. We wish the family a lifetime of good health and happiness together. COMMISERATIONS The club would like to commiserate with neighbours Modeligo on being piped in their junior football Munster semi final last weekend. They travelled to Cooraclare where Coolmeen were narrow 2 point victors on the day. Modeligo are a fantastic

dual club who again have excelled in 2015 and no doubt will be continue to thrive in 2016. Also, our heartfelt commiserations are extended to Ballygunner GAA Club who were beaten by a strong Na Piarsaigh side last Sunday. The under-strength city side are worthy county champions and will bounce back for next year’s championship. SINCERE SYMPATHY It is with deep regret and sorrow that we must offer our most sincere sympathies to the Scanlon family on the sad and tragic passing of Donie. A talented GAA player, Donie will be sorely missed by those who were lucky enough to have known him. To his family, friends, clubmates & workmates, our thoughts and prayers are with you during this devastating time. Ar dheis de go raibh a anam dilis. Also, our condolences to the extended Walsh family on the death of John Walsh, Curradoon. To John’s sister Bridget (Biddy), nephew Michael Trihy and his wife Cathy, niece Christina and her husband Gearóid Hourihane, our sympathies are offered. HAPPY BIRTHDAY We would like to wish Jason Sheehan a very happy birthday when he celebrates mid week.

Clashmore/Kinsalebeg DEEPEST SYMPATHIES Our Club is numb, shocked and heartbroken at the tragic passing last week of one of our best loved and most popular players, Donal Scanlon, Cladagh. Donie was a gifted hurler and footballer who played with our Club his entire life and was of course an integral part of that formidable group of players known as the "Bally Boys," but more than this, he was an outgoing, lovable and good natured lad who made friends easily and was popular everywhere he went. He won many medals with the Club at juvenile and adult level and was an important part of our adult teams this year. He played his final game for his Club just two weeks ago when he played U-21 hurling championship against Cappoquin. His life may have been tragically cut short, but the memories of a smiling Donie whether on the pitch and training or out and about enjoying himself with his friends will stay with us forever. To his parents John and Geraldine, his sister Aisling, his brother Jim and his extended family and friends, we extend our deepest sympathies. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. CLUB AGM Our Club AGM is pencilled in to take place on Sunday, December 6th at 4 p.m. in the function room of the GAA Clubhouse so please mark this date in your diary as we will be hoping to see as many club members as possible attending on the day. CLUB SHOP Our Club Shop is open for business at the moment. With Christmas on the horizon this week the shop opening hours will be on Friday evening between 7.30 and 8.30 p.m. where we will be taking orders for new tops in sizes from '5 Years' to 'Adult'

and for new jersies in sizes from '3 years' to 'Adult'. Also remember that we will have price reductions on some stock and our Christmas Club is also currently open.

Kilrossanty Kilrossanty CLOTTO SPONSORED BY KILL AGRICULTURAL LTD. CLOTTO RESULTS No winner of a Jackpot of €5,500 at Micilin’s Bar, Kilrossanty, on Sunday night 22/11/15. Numbers were 8, 9, 17, 28. €30 to the following people Helen Quinn, Kealfoun; Tom Barry & Elaine Power C/O Crotty’s Inn. €30 seller’s prize Jason Dee, Leamybrien. Next Clotto held in Crotty’s Inn, Leamybrien, on Sunday night 29/11/15 for a Jackpot of €5,600. On duty on the night Kevin Lonergan and John Jackson Kiely. MONSTER BINGO Our next Monster Bingo will take place this Friday evening 27th November in Crotty’s Inn, Leamybrien, first game starts at 8.30 p.m. sharp. Prize money €1,200. Come along and support our club and win a couple of prizes. SYMPATHY To the Walsh family Leamybrien on the passing of their mother Peggy. All her sons played for the club. Her son Eddie played in goal on the u-21 winning team that defeated Tramore in 1983. Peggy represented the club at Scór in the ballad group section in the 1980s. Ar deis Dé go raibh a hanam MASS There will be Mass for deceased members of the club at 7:30 p.m. on December 11th before the AGM. AGM The AGM will take place on Friday, 12th December at 8 p.m. in St. Brigid's Hall, Kilrossanty. JUVENILE NOTES U-15 Hurling Western Final: Our u-15 Hurlers were beaten by Ballyduff Upper on a scoreline of 4-8 to 2-6 last Friday evening played in Aglish GAA Grounds. Well done to everyone involved for the effort and performance that they put in.

Ladies Football Ballysaggart Ladies Ballysaggart Football WHAT an amazing year for Ballysaggart Ladies Football Club. The club won three county titles U-12, U-13 and U-16. They reached the U-14 and Junior county finals also. The highlight of the year for the club was going to Feile and the girls reaching the All-Ireland Final. To celebrate this extraordinary year of football there will be a celebration night held in Meaghers bar on Saturday, 5th December. The Christmas lights will be turned on first with the girls medal presentation to follow. This is a community night with the Festival and GAA club also coming together to celebrate the year past. Please come along and join in what will be a night of great fun and chat.

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Brickey Brickey Rangers Rangers DATE FOR YOUR DIARY The AGM will be held on Sunday, 6th December in Bushy Park. Anybody wishing to take an active role in the running of the club for 2016 should contact a member of the executive. New members always welcome. CHRISTMAS RAFFLE Tickets for the annual Christmas raffle are now on sale with the usual promoters. Tickets are €2 each or 3 for €5. The draw will take place on Saturday, 19th December. SYMPATHY The sympathy of the club is extended to The Scanlon and Fitzgerald families on the tragic death of their son, brother, nephew and cousin Donie which occurred in the past week. Words cannot express our condolences to the family at this time. May he rest in peace. Sympathy is also extended to Sean Flavin and his sons John, Michael, Gerard and Joseph and their families on the death of Kathleen, and to her sister Eily, brothers Jim and Fintan and their families. May she rest in peace. UNDER 21 FOOTBALL Best of luck to the under 21 footballers in their county final vs Cois Bhride in Clashmore at 7:30 on Friday, 27th November. LOTTO This week’s draw took place in the Local bar with a jackpot of €3,100. There was no winner on the night. The numbers drawn were 7, 13, 20 & 28. The €25 winners were Aisling O'Brien, Lily Sheehan, Pat Walsh and Pa Curran. The next draw takes place in the Enterprise Bar with a jackpot of €3,250. JUVENILE NOTES Under 8: Saturday morning is a hive of activity in Bushy Park, the under 8's are put through their paces for a hour from 11 am until mid-day. It is great to see new faces and all are welcome, parents who stay to help are particularly welcome. Open Morning: We had some new faces visit us last Saturday morning, hopefully they got a taste of the fun that can be had and we look forward to seeing them all next week. Clothing: Any shorts or jerseys that have been ordered need to be picked up from McGraths Shop this week, there is a limited amount of gear left for sale contact Joanie on 087 2310220 for sizes. Scrap Saturday: Thanks to all who donated to scrap Saturday, due to demand we were unable to do all the collections on Saturday last so we will get to it during the week. Under 15 Co. Final: We travelled to Carriganore on Sunday last to play a stronger Passage side in the Div. 2 County final. We were beaten by a more balanced, stronger team, however fair play to the lads they fought until the final whistle. This match brought down the curtain on another year in the club. Thanks to Buffy, Paul Dee Carter and Harry Keoghan for their assistance with the team.

Fourmilewater AGM Fourmilewater GAA club will hold our AGM on Friday, December 4th at 8 p.m. in the Community Centre. WEEKLY LOTTO RESULT Lotto numbers drawn 11, 22, 24. €30 winners: Ml, Sullivan, Nellie Fraher, Kathleen Corbett, Oliver O’Hara, Michael J. Sullivan. Next week’s jackpot €1,500. The weekly lotto draw takes place every Saturday in Doocey’s Bar at 9:30. 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 CARDS RESULTS WINNERS 45 card winners: Mary Murphy Mary Kearns; Philly Freany John Mangan. Lucky tables: John O’Donovan and partner; Martin Moore and Christy Skehan. MAURICE SHANAHAN Thanks to All star winner Maurice Shanahan who took our U8/U9’s for a training session last week. A great time was

Garranbane who beat Ballymacarbry in the Roinn A Final of the Western Allianz Cumann na mBunscol football competition 2015.

had by all. NIRE/FOURMILEWATER JUVENILES Garda Vetting – Reminder to all coaches: Could all coaches whom have received confirmation of their Garda vetting application please return the letter received to Declan Spelman. The children and vulnerable persons act 2012 will pass all stages by November 2015, this act makes Garda vetting MANDATORY. Coaches will be liable under law if found not to be vetted. Clubs should ensure that all underage players are registered before playing, as there has been increasing numbers of injury claims from non registered players. The new code of behaviour in now in place and can be viewed on GAA and county websites. 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 cooperation. 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 continues every Monday evening between 6 and 7 p.m. in Millfield. U-8/U-9” Our U-8/9's training continues on Thursdays between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. 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 teammates, Respect your opponents, Respect your coaches, Respect officials and Respect the games. Ar agaidh an Uidhir agus An Caislean Cuanach.

Shamrocks Shamrocks CLUB LOTTO Last week's lotto winning numbers were 6-18-19-25 and there was no winner. €20 winners were Ann Marie Byrne, Colum O'Keeffe, Maura Heffernan, Teresa & Ber, Aidan, Jack and Daniel. Next week's jackpot will be €10,950. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Na Seamroga C.L.G. will hold its A.G.M. on Friday fortnight, 11th December in the Shamrock Inn, Knockanore. All members, committee members and players should attend because this is the forum to address your opinions and questions about all affairs concerning the running of the club. MINOR FOOTBALL FINAL REPLAY It's fully six months since Cois Bhride and Brickey Rangers played out a draw in the minor football county final in Fraher Field back in May. Exams, the minor hurling championship which went all the way to a final and replay and other things meant that this final is only now being replayed this Friday night in Clashmore, throw-in at 7.30. A win would be some consolation for this bunch of lads who were devastated to lose the hurling final after a replay. Come along and give them some support. MAI GEARY R.I.P. The Shamrocks would like to sympathise with Patrick and the family and friends of Mai Geary, Green Road, Kilwatermoy, who passed away last Friday. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Naomh Brid Brid Naomh TOURANEENA TRAINING Indoor training for the children in Touraneena will continue in the Community Centre on Friday evenings. Girls are first up at 6.00 pm followed by the under 8 boys. For enquiries please contact Brendan, Ger or David. The older boys will be training at the hurling wall in Kirwan Park on Monday evenings from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Aiden and James are the contacts for this group. NAOMH BRID AGM Our AGM is to be held on Monday, November 30th in Kirwan Park at 8.30 p.m. Once again we invite all parents to come along and have your say. This is the best opportunity to voice your opinion and put

forward any ideas or suggestions that might benefit the future running of the club. New members are always welcome, either as coaches or committee members so please forward your name to the committee on or before the AGM. CHRISTMAS FUN QUIZ Once again the time is approaching for our quiz night in Deckie’s bar Modeligo. Please get your teams organised for this very enjoyable night out during the Christmas holidays. Again there will be both an adult and junior quiz on the night followed by a raffle. This is an important fundraiser for the club so please come along and support. 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 (nbpro@outlook.ie). These need to be received by Sunday evening at 6 p.m. for inclusion that week.

St.Mary’s Mary’s Juveniles Juveniles St. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Like most clubs where there is an apathy towards AGM’s, ours was no different last Thursday evening, 19th Nov., in Kill’s clubhouse where there was a small attendance. Still this didn't deter it from being a good meeting, where Chairman John Sheehan welcomed everyone. Proceedings got underway with our most efficient secretary Mary Walsh delivering her report. Next it was Treasurer, Philip Dee, to take to the floor and for the first time in many a year the club has no financial worries with a healthy bank balance. A big contributory factor to this was the record number of families (110) affiliated to the club which helped our membership dues no end. The Chairman’s address saw him compliment his fellow officers for their sterling efforts as well as the many coaches in the club. The highlight of the year was the capturing of 2 County titles (U-21 and Minor football) while he expressed disappointment that we didn't make any final and just one semi final in all age groups in hurling despite a lot of time being put into it. All in all he felt the club was very much heading in the right direction and he wished everyone well for the coming season. It was on to the election of officers then with the status quo remaining for 2016. Membership is tiered for the coming year, with €30 being the minimum (family with one child) with it increasing by €10 for every additional child to a maximum of €50. The election of coaches and selectors proved to be not as easy, as certain age

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groups have a shortage of mentors. In the coming weeks we will asking foru the 3 adult clubs to help us in this department. Finally it was decided that the club would participate in next year’s Feile Na Gael with it also volunteering to be a host club. That concluded the business of the meeting. Officers are as follows: Chairman:- John Sheehan Vice:- Dan Delaney Secretary:- Mary Walsh Assistant Secretary and Registrar:Gillian Lenihan PRO:- Ray Hennessy INDOOR HURLING Continues every Friday evening in Kill Community Centre from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. for the three different age groups starting with the younger ones. All you have to do is turn up in tracksuit, runners, helmet an €2. U-21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Extra time couldn't separate ourselves and Tramore in our replayed U-21 Eastern semi-final in Dunhill last Sunday morning, 22nd Nov. On a beautiful but cold and crisp morning we started the better and raced into 3 point lead in the opening 5 minutes before the opposition came back at us. However we kept them at bay for the majority of the half with our backs keeping things very tight ably led by Geoff Halley, T. J. Veale, and Fionn Buckley to lead at the break by 0-9 to 0-5. On the resumption, we stretched it to 5 before Tramore goaled to breath some life into there challenge. Half ways through that second period they had drawn level and for the remainder of the game it was very much nip and tuck. Some great scores including a beauty from Donal Fitzgerald had us ahead with 3 remaining before we slipped behind with time almost up. However young Conor Keane sent over the equalizer as ref Alan Kissane blew for full time and so we were tied at 1-13 to 0-16. In extra-time we struck first with Michael Harney netting a beauty. For the next few minutes we dominated but couldn't make it count on the scoreboard as the gap narrowed again to a single point at the break. Tensions were high now as every score proved crucial. Tramore seemed to have the upper hand as time ticked away but the ever dangerous Ciaran Kirwan struck two screamers to see us home, or so we thought, as one last attack from the seasiders earned them a merited draw. Final score:- 1-19 a piece. The replay will more than likely take place this coming weekend. The team was:- Ml. Mooney, Cian Halley, T. J. Veale, Geoff Halley, Ger Mooney, Fionn Buckley, Kevin Halley, Conor Flynn, Corey Kennedy, Ciaran Kirwan, Ml. Harney, Donal Fitzgerald, Nick Halley, Brendan Murphy, Conor Keane. Subs used: Dylan Power, Jona Fenton, Luke Foran.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

John Mitchels Mitchels AGM We will hold our AGM on Friday, 4th December at 7.30 p.m. This will take place at The Union. UNDERAGE This Thursday 26th we will hold and end of year meeting in preparation for the AGM, 7.00 p.m. at The Union. Please make an effort to attend. NEW ARRIVAL Congratulations to Gary and Leonie Whelan on the birth of baby Hannah. A really special time for all the family. FEWS SCHOOL Despite moving up a division this year the boys of Fews reached the football final in Dungarvan two weeks ago. Playing Old Parish on a wet and windy day the young side were beaten despite battling all the way. We'll done to Miss Kiely and all the players involved.

Kill Kill LONG PUCK 2015 Plans are afoot for the 14th edition of our annual Christmas Long Puck. As usual it’s fixed for the 27th Dec., which happens to be a Sunday this year, with a start time of 1.30 p.m. Dunphy’s Bar is the host pub and the proceeds will go to the Nadine’s Cancer Battle and Kill GAA Field Development. More info in the coming weeks. CLUB LOTTO Kirwan’s Bar hosted the club Lotto last Monday night, 16th Nov. where a jackpot worth €10,000 was up for grabs. However, we had no winner, nor had we any Match 3's, so the Lucky Dip winners were Kay Larkin and Lena Power, Boatstrand. Both receive €25 each for their troubles. The numbers drawn were 4, 15, 18, 19. The next draw is in Dunphy’s. GET YOUR COLOURS OUT With the Munster Final on the horizon it would be great to see some green and white out around the village and the surrounding areas as our hurling counterparts Fenor bid to make a bit of history. All roads lead to Mallow on December 6th, of course, and with a start time of 1.30 p.m. their will be no lying in the bed that morning. NOMINATION PAPERS The deadline is this Friday, 27th Nov., to get your nomination papers back to Secretary Emma Gallagher for our upcoming AGM. So if you are interested in going for a position within the club or know of someone who would be willing to get involved please fill in the form you will have received and return it. SINCERE SYMPATHY Everyone in the club sends our sincerest sympathies to former player Shay Keevans, and his family on the untimely death of his sister last week. Shay and his late dad, Seamus were synonymous with Kill at various stages during their footballing careers. May she rest in peace

Clonea Clonea JUVENILE BLOTTO Next draw is Sunday, 29th November in Clancys Bar. Jackpot is now €6,100. Please support us INTERMEDIATE TEAM As we approach the end of another season and planning for our AGM, Clonea GAA invites applications from anyone with an interest in the position of Trainer/Manager/Selector with our Intermediate panel. You can express your interest to the Club Secretary on 0879358302 but BEFORE 6 p.m. on 1st DECEMBER, 2015 CAMOGIE CLUB HAMPER The Camogie Club’s draw for two Christmas Hampers is currently ongoing. Tickets are €2 each or 3 strips for €5 and can be got from any Committee member or Powers Shop, Clonea TRACTOR RUN Clonea GAA Club will hold a Tractor Run on Sunday, 6th December, 2015. Registration from 10.30 a.m. with the Run starting at 11.30 a.m. Entry fee is €20 per Tractor.

The Abbeyside team after their win over St. Oliver's in the Division 1 U-15 Western hurling Championship Final, sponsored by Bob Troy Forest & Garden Machinery, Dungarvan. [Rory Wyley]

Comeragh Ladies Comeragh Rangers Ladies MINOR A COUNTY CHAMPIONS Comeragh Rangers retained the Minor A County title with a hard fought 4-8 to 2-3 win against Stradbally at Dungarvan GAA Grounds. Comeragh played with the aid of a stiff breeze and began brightly with goals from Aoife Murray and Emma Curry pushed them into a 2-2 to 0-1 lead after 15 minutes. After 20 minutes Halannah White raced in on goal after a well worked move to push Comeragh further clear. Stradbally finished the half well and a well taken Maggie Boylan goal left the half time score; Comeragh 3-6; Stradbally 1-1. Stradbally with the aid of the breeze began the second half well and when Rebecca Casey finished well to the Comeragh net it looked like this game would go to the wire but Comeragh responded magnificently with Kate Hahassey and Aine Power constantly breaking up Stradbally attacks. Emma Curry pointed for Comeragh and then inside the last 5 minutes Orla Flynn rattled the net to seal a great win for Comeragh. Final score Comeragh Rangers 4-8; Stradbally 2-3. Kate Hahassey accepted the cup on behalf of the victorious Comeragh team who were winning the title for the fourth time in a row.

Ballinameela Ballinameela SYMPATHIES The club offers its condolences to the Flavin family on the death of Kathleen recently. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam. HALF ZIP TOPS The club will be submitting an order for the new Half Zip tops as modelled by players and management recently. The following sizes and prices will apply: Boys/Girls Age 10-11 €35 Age 13 €35 Adult (Unisex) Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XXLarge All €50 each To make an order please text Kevin on 0877675430. Please note: No tops can be delivered from O'Neills in Dublin until they have received full payment. Deadline for orders will be this Sunday coming, the 29th. (Order to O'Neills to go in on Monday). The order may not arrive before Christmas. WINTER RAFFLE With the upcoming cold snap, what better way to spend €5 than on enough fuel to keep you warm for the winter? The upcoming Ballinameela Christmas Draw can sort you for just that! Tickets are on sale for €5 or 3 for €10. Club members will be selling them right up to the date of the draw on Friday, December 18th. The prizes are as follows: 1st: Large trailer load of hardwood timber 2nd: Half tonne of coal

3rd: €200 voucher for home heating oil 4th: 20 bales of briquettes 5th: 10 bales of briquettes 6th: 5 bales of briquettes Can any club players/committee members who haven't received tickets please let Finbarr know on 0877801472. Remember, the club needs every euro it can get to see us start 2016 in a tenable position. We need every committee member and player working together to achieve this. DEISE DRAW There are still monies to be paid for Déise Draw tickets. Please contact one of the three designated sellers to arrange same. Kealan Looby: 087 7499214; John Harrington: 087 6915838; Stevie McGrath: 087 2709344. IRELAND'S FITTEST FAMILY Well done to the O'Brien/Devines on reaching the next round of Ireland's Fittest Family. Gruelling stuff made to look easy!

Melleray Glen Rovers Melleray/Glen Rovers LOTTO WEEK ENDING 22/11/2015 There was no winner on the night and the numbers drawn were 10, 13, 14 and 26. The 3 x €10 consolation prizes went to Paddy Tobin, Mary Keane and Eilish McGlone. Next week’s Jackpot is €1,300 and the draw will take place next Sunday night, 29th November, at the Cats Bar at 9.00 p.m. Many thanks for your continued support with our GAA Club Lotto. N.B.: Don’t forget to purchase your Santa/Mrs. Claus or Elf suit on time for the undermentioned event and join in the fun with all who have signed up already. Visit our Melleray/Glenrovers GAA Club Facebook Page to see some links available for Christmas Costumes for the above event. MR. AND MRS. CLAUS AND LITTLE ELVES THEMED WALK ON SUNDAY, 20th DECEMBER, 2015 We at Melleray/Glenrovers GAA Club are very happy to announce that we will be holding a Mr. and Mrs. Claus and little Elves themed fundraising walk on Sunday, 20th December, 2015, from The Cats Bar, Melleray, to Saint Carthage’s Rest Home, Lismore. In keeping with the joy of Christmas and the sharing and caring associated with it, we will be splitting all proceeds made with Saint Carthage’s Rest Home, Lismore. This walk will be open to all ages and hopefully we will be joined by plenty of little elves along the route. All adult men will dress up as Santa, adult women will dress as Mrs. Claus and kids will dress as Elves. To top off the day we will congregate in Melleray that night and hopefully get to sing the night away with Christmas Carols as promised from last year. So don’t be disappointed and order your outfit in time so as you can join us in this festive fun walk. Buses will depart The Lismore Hotel Car Park on the morning of the Walk at 10.30 a.m. and transport walkers to Melleray for

registration from 11.00 a.m. The walk will commence at 12 midday. For the younger participants in the walk, there will be a bus at the rear of the walk at all times to allow our little Elves to take a break from walking at any stage along the route if need be. In order to keep our walkers warm, as well as fed and watered, there will be Mulled wine and mince pies along the route, and some surprises for our little Elves, of course. The walk will finish up in Saint Carthage’s Rest Home, where all walkers will be able to avail of light refreshments and mingle with the staff and residents to finish off what is promised to be a family fun day for all involved. Transport will be available after refreshments back to Melleray. AGM Upcoming AGM will take place on the 28th December, 2015, at St. Mary's Hall, Melleray, at 8.00 p.m. All nominations and motions to be forwarded to Sharon Power on or before the 7th December, 2015.

Sean Phobal Phobal AGM Tionóladh an Cruinniú Cinn Bliana le déanaí agus is iad seo na h-oifigh a toghadh ann: Chairman: Seán Ó Murchú Vice-Chairman: Micheál Ó h-Ógáin Secretary: Áine Uí Ógáin Treasurer: Tomás Ó h-Ógáin P.R.O.: Deuglán Turraoin Coaching Officer: Seán Uada Child Protection Officer: Áine Uí Ógáin Committee: Alan Ó Laocha, Deuglán Frinnseach, Máirtín Ó Faoláin, Brian De Barra, Réamonn Turraoin, Cormac Innseadúin, Micheál Tóibín, Adam Ó Ríordáin, Liam Ó Raghallaigh. TEAM MANAGEMENT The very important issues of team management, selectors, team captain etc. will be dealt with in the near future. CÓR FEAR NA NDÉISE Tá súil agam go mbeidh gach eolais agam an tseachtain seo chugainn ar an gcuirm cheoil stairiúil seo ag deireadh Mí na Nollag. People are already enquiring about this eagerly awaited concert in the Church at the end of December and I hope to have full details for next week’s notes.

Abbeyside/ Abbeyside/ Ballinacourty Ballinacourty JACK THE JOKER Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the jackpot is €7,200 as on Sunday night last Maurice O’Donnell was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 8 which wasn’t the Joker although he did win €50. Sawdust and Neil Moore 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 Crotty’s Corner Bar.

AGM Our Annual General Meeting will take place in Ballinroad Hall on Friday night, December 4th at 8 p.m. TEAM MANAGERS Any member who is interested in managing any of our adult or under 21 teams in 2016 is asked to let Club Secretary Jonathon Donovan know by Wednesday, December 9th. NATIONAL DRAW Once again this year the GAA are holding a National Draw with tickets costing €10 each. There are some fantastic prizes on offer and like last year we are holding a Christmas Raffle for all those who purchase tickets for the National Draw before Christmas. Tickets are now available from Committee members and team managers. CLUB BINGO This Sunday our Bingo will continue in the CBS Hall where the Jackpot is €1,550. JUVENILE SECTION Under 15 Hurling: The final under age fixture for the year in the club was concluded on Sunday morning last with a 3-7 to 0-8 win for our under 15 hurlers against Roanmore, to win the division 1 county title. This was a close contest for most of the game with us leading by a point at half time. In the second half our lads played some wonderful hurling to win well in the end. Well done to all the players and mentors that were involved. A word of thanks must go to the parents of the team for their support throughout the year driving to training and to matches etc. Everyone can now enjoy a short break before play for this group resumes early in the New Year. Schools: Congratulations to Garranbane NS who recently won the schools A Football Western championship against Ballymacarbry NS. This was a wonderful achievement by all involved and they were due to play the county final yesterday (Tuesday) in Abbeyside against Ballygunner. At the time of going to print however the result of this match was not available but will be included in next week’s notes. A big thank you must go to all the teachers involved in our parish schools who put so much time and effort into the promotion of our national games in their respective schools. Table Quiz: A big thank you to all who supported our table quiz on Friday last to raise funds for the upcoming trip of two Australian rules teams. We would like to thank all those who put together a table for the quiz and all those who donated a spot prize on the night. Also we would like to thank our host on the night Brendan O’Brien for going about his work in his usual professional way. Also thanks to Pat O’Brien in Minnies for providing us with a venue on the night.

Rathgormack PROGRESSIVE 25 Progressive 25 card game in Maudie’s Lounge Sunday, 29th November. €300 jackpot on 15 games. Starts at 8.45 p.m.

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Naomh NaomhChartaigh Chartaigh Juveniles (LISMORE / BALLYSAGGART JUVENILE) ANNUAL RAFFLE Our Annual Raffle will take place in conjunction with our Christmas Party night which is being held this year on Saturday, December 19th in Eamonn's Place. In order for our raffle to be a success like other years we are looking for parents / guardians to help out in the selling of these tickets on Saturday, 12th December at the following locations, CENTRA & MACE from 9 a.m. until around 4 p.m. Please contact the following with whatever times may suit individuals. ONE hour of your time not much to ask for, as this raffle money goes into the club for the kids to benefit by. Trish on 086 859 8598. Robbie 087 9774648 or Martina 086 3632100. Tickets will be for sale in and around the community if one would like to support this fundraiser, Tickets €2 each or 3 for €5.

Tourin Tourin AGM TIME Tourin GAA club will hold their AGM at Tourin Community Centre on this Friday, 27th November at 8.30 p.m. All members and intending members are invited to attend. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Ballygunner bowed out of the All Ireland Club championship last Sunday when they played Na Piarsaigh of Limerick at Semple Stadium. Ballygunner were marginally ahead at the half way stage but it was the Limerick side who pulled away in the second half to win by 6 points. Elsehwere, Modeligo played Coolmeen from Clare in the All Ireland Junior Football club championship but lost out by just a point or two. LISMORE CAMOGIE Best wishes to the Lismore Camogie team in their rescheduled Munster final game against Cahir at the Mallow GAA Complex on this coming weekend. FACEBOOK Check out Tourin Ballinwillin facebook page as Joanne updates this on a constant basis.

Modeligo AIB 2015 MUNSTER CLUBS JUNIOR FOOTBALL SEMI-FINAL Coolmeen 0-8; Modeligo 1-3. Cooraclare GAA Grounds, Co. Clare. Saturday, November 21st, 2015 There was an early start for us all on Saturday last as we headed for West County Clare for a Munster semi-final against Coolmeen in Cooraclare GAA Grounds, and unfortunately, our first venture into a Munster football championship ended in disappointment as we lost this Semi-final against the Clare side by 2 points. The Clare lads settled a bit better into the tough conditions and capitalised on the advantage of the strong wind at their backs, leading 0-6 to 0-1 at the break. But when our lads got going, they fought it out right up to the final whistle only to come up just short. Pa Walsh's goal midway through the second half seemed to be just what was needed to drive this Modeligo side on, but to Coolmeen's credit, they held out to seal the win. This was a tough, physical battle in hard wintery weather but great fair play to both sides who served up a very good game on the day. Congratulations to Coolmeen, and we wish them well as they advance to the Munster Final in Mallow against Templenoe of Kerry on December 6th. For the record, the lads lined out on the day as follows; Modeligo: 1. Thomas Walsh; 2. Nicky O’Donovan, 3. Brian McCarthy, 4. John McGrath; 5. Sean O’Donovan; 6. Kieran McCarthy, 7. Sean Hennessy; 8. Patrick O’Donovan; 9. Shane Troy; 10. Rian Reddy, 11. Pat Fitzgerald; 12. Robbie Buckley; 13. Michael Troy; 14. Patrick Walsh; 15. Jamie Troy. Subs: 16. Cian O’Byrne (for R. Buckley); 17. Paudie McCarthy; 18. Mike Bumster; 19. Gary Power; 20. Frankie Condon; 21. Reg Fitzgerald; 22. John Power; 23. Richie McGrath; 24. Keith Hickey; 25. J. P. Ryan; 26. Micheál Power;

And so the journey and adventure has ended, for 2015 at least.

A special word of thanks to all of our dedicated supporters who travelled for nearly 3 hours each way to cheer on the lads on a cold, wet and windy day, showing the great lengths you are all willing to go to to support our club. And to our players and management beaten on the day, but always winners in our eyes! What an unbelievable 2 years this panel have given us, taken us all over Munster for games, training sessions and challenge matches, not forgetting of course, all the way to Birmingham last January as well. For the lads, it's a well earned break for a few weeks, (they can even enjoy Christmas this year!) but the adventure starts all over again in 2016 as they have elevated themselves to a place in both Intermediate Hurling & Football and all involved and all who know them are confident that they will once again be more than competitive in both. Thanks to everyone involved in Modeligo GAA Clubs effort in both hurling and Football, and I think it's fair to say that we all can't wait for it all to kick off again! "Má Dheilge Abú! " NAOMH BRÍD JUVENILE GAA CLUB AGM The Annual General Meeting of Naomh Bríd Juvenile GAA Club takes place on Monday night next in Kirwan Park, Touraneena, starting at 8:30 p.m. sharp. All are welcome to attend. KICKBOXING CHAMPION Well done to Modeligo GAA Club member Paul Wright, Glen Upper, Modeligo who on Sunday last, won the National I.K.F. Novice's Kickboxing title in Galway. add to Modeligo GAA CAMOGIE PRESENTATION Just to finish up the year and to give the girls their medals from winning the U-12 County Final, we will be holding a Medal Presentation night in Deckies, Modeligo next Friday night, November 27th at 8 pm. Hope to see you all there, as it would be nice to see the girls efforts rewarded!

Affane/Cappoquin U-21 WEST A HURLING C'SHIP SEMI-FINAL St. Carthages 4-16; Cloch Na Cuinne 2-14. Local rivals St. Carthages and Cloch Na Cuinne met at the Castle Farm Grounds, Lismore last Saturday in the second U-21 hurling Divisional semi-final. Killian O’Sullivan had the Cornerstone based side ahead early with a well struck free from 35 metres. In a well contested first half it was score for score with the vital goals being scored in the eight minute by Shane Bennet for St. Carthages when he latched on to a poor clearance out of the Cloch Na Cuinne defence. On the 16th minute Tommy McCarthy struck for Cloch Na Cuinne, and on the twentieth minute Jordan Shanahan was on hand to finish off what was supposed to be a hand-pass. Killian O’Sullivan again had the sides level on the 28th minute 1-07 to 2-04. St. Carthages struck over three quick fire points in a two minute period with two converted frees from Jack Prendergast and a well taken score from Jordan Shanahan to bring the first half to a halt with St. Carthages leading by just a goal 2-7 to 1-7. Killian O’Sullivan again opened the scoring in the second half for Cloch Na Cuinne with the wind at their backs to reduce the deficit to just two points. At this stage Shane Bennett was moved to midfield which proved effective in curbing the Cloch Na Cuinne dominance in the sector, with the game in the balance midway through the half. Cloch Na Cuinne conceded two rather soft goals to Jordan Shanahan and Paudi Coleman which gave their rivals breathing space before Tommy McCarthy again struck a cracking goal for Cloch Na Cuinne. Both sides exchanged scores before the final whistle with St. Carthages running out deserving winners in the end in what turned out to be a very competitive and entertaining affair for all spectators. The lads put in a fine overall team performance with outstanding displays from Dave

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The Brickey Rangers team after their win over An Ghaeltacht in the Division 2 U-15 Western hurling Championship Final.

O’Brien, Keith Farrell, Shane Murray, Moss Noonan, Andy Molumby, Niall Fives, Tommy McCarthy and Killian O’Sullivan. Cloch Na Cuinne Scorers: Killian O’Sullivan 0-11, Tommy McCarthy 2-02, Andy Molumby 0-1. Cloch Na Cuinne panel: James Crowley, Colin Murray, Dave O’Brien, Shane Dunne, Keith Farrell, Shane Murray, Gavin McCarthy, Moss Noonan, Andy Molumby, Eoin Leahy, Niall Fives, Sean Cullinane, Tommy McCarthy, Killian O’Sullivan, Jack Mangan. Sub used: Simon Power and Evan Mason.

AFFANE/CAPPOQUIN GAA CLUB AGM FRIDAY, 27th NOVEMBER The Affane/Cappoquin GAA club will hold its Annual General Meeting on Friday, November 27th in The Parish Hall, Cappoquin at 8.30 pm, everyone welcome, so please come. CAPPOQUIN/AFFANE JUVENILE GAA AGM THURSDAY, 26th NOVEMBER Cappoquin/Affane Juvenile GAA will hold its Annual General Meeting this Thursday, November 26th in The Parish Hall, Cappoquin at 9 pm, everyone welcome, so please come. CLUB LOTTO This week’s draw took place on Monday, November 16th for the jackpot prize of €10,200 and there was no winner. The numbers drawn were 7, 10, 18, 28. The five €20 consolation prize winners were: Dr. Fergal Slevin, Cappoquin; Catherine Donnelly, c/o Eddie Fraher; Dean Morrissey, Castle St.; Colin Landers, Villierstown and Ann Mason, Abbeyglen. THREE TO ANSWER 1, Who is the only player to captain his club to win three Munster club senior hurling titles? 2, Who was the Mt. Sion captain when they beat South Liberties in the 1981 Munster club senior hurling final? 3, What year did Ballygunner win the County Senior/Junior hurling double? LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1, Martin O’Neill lined out at right corner forward for the Derry minor football team in the 1969 All-Ireland final against Cork 2, Shane Long won a Munster minor hurling championship with Tipperary in 2003 when they defeated Cork 3, Everton and ROI international Seamus Coleman played Gaelic football for Killybegs. QUIZ; FRIDAY 4th DECEMBER AT 9 pm IN THE CENTRAL BAR There will be a Table Quiz on Friday, 4th December at 9 pm in The Central Bar in aid of the Hope Foundation. Our own club player Keith O’Sullivan will travel to Calcutta to aid the poor and homeless. A table of four €40. It’s for a great cause and your support would be much appreciated.

Tulach an Iarainn SPONSORED BY McGRATH'S CHEMIST, TALLOW TALLOW GAA LOTTO – SUPPORTED BY KEARNEY'S RESTAURANT, TALLOW Numbers drawn were: 2, 5, 8, 23. No winner. Consolation prizes: Sean Twomey, Paula Connolly, Nicky Connolly, Aidan Murphy. Promoter: Tom Doyle. Next draw: November 30th, Keniry’s. Jackpot €1,800.

COMHGHAIRDEAS Congratulations to Alice Tobin on winning the Lotto jackpot last week. COMHBRÓN CLG Tulach an Iarainn wish to extend sincere sympathy to the Feeney families of Lismore and Tallow on the sad passing of Johnny. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. MINOR FOOTBALL The County final replay against The Brickeys is fixed for Friday evening in Clashmore. AGM Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday, December 4th, at 8.00 p.m. in the clubhouse. Please make an effort to attend.

Stradbally SOCIAL All the talk now is about our Social after winning the Conway Cup. This will most likely take place at the end of January. BAG PACKERS The GAA Club would like to thank all the people who helped out with the Bag Packers last weekend in Dungarvan. We would like to thank SuperValu for letting us carry out this fundraising event in their premises, and a big thank you to the public who put their hands in their pockets to help us out. All money goes to the running of the club. ALL-IRELAND MEDALS Congratulations to Nicola Fennell, Chloe Fennell, and Meadhbh Curran on collecting their All-Ireland medals last week. Also well done to Johnny Troy and Fionnuala Flynn who were part of the management team. SYMPATHY Deepest sympathy from everyone in Stradbally GAA to the family, friends, and clubmates of Donie Scanlon who died tragically last week. Donie played hurling and football with Clashmore / Kinsalebeg. May he rest in peace. FÉILE NA nGAEL Féile na Gael u-14 hurling is being held in Waterford and Tipperary on 17th/19th June, 2016. This is open to all clubs in the county and is a competition which Stradbally would like to participate in. As part of participation in Féile na nGael each club is expected to provide host accommodation for a visiting team of 28. This means that we would require 12 - 15 families to accommodate 2 players each. As this is a requirement of entering a team in Féile, we are holding a meeting in the clubhouse on Wednesday, 25th Nov. at 7.30 p.m., for parents of all underage players, to see if we can get the required number of host families to enter. Please come along as entries for Féile close on Monday, 30th Nov. LADIES NOTES Club Presentation Night: Our Ladies presentation night was held last Friday night 20th in the GAA club!! Medals for u-10/12/13/14/15/16 were presented on the night by special guests Linda and Mairead Wall members of the All-Ireland winning ladies intermediate team. It was a great night with a huge group of girls receiving medals on the night!! Thanks to all who made the night a success including Breda and Helen for the food, Breda and

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John for the bar, John Hilton for the music and Fionnuala and Noel for the medal presentation. Huge thanks to Linda and Mairead who took the time out to present the medals on the night. The amount of girls getting medals just shows that ladies football is growing and very successful in the club. Thanks to all managers who put in the time with these girls Paul Heffernan, Tomás Gough, Amy Whelan, Esther and Freddie McGuickian and Maureen Queally. It was fantastic to see the display of winning teams on the wall over the years up on the walls and here's to many more!! Thanks to Virgil Power for these photos and the photos he took on the night. AGM: Our AGM is being held this Sunday, 29th November at 12 mid-day in the club house. It would be great to see a big crowd at our AGM and those who would like to help out with our club. Minor County Final: Our Minor team contested the Minor A final against Comeragh Rangers on Sunday last in Dungarvan. It was tough game with Comeragh playing with a strong breeze in the first half giving them a good lead at half time. The girls fought hard in the second half but Comeragh held on to their lead and were victorious on the day. It was the last game of the season and huge credit goes to all the girls involved who have a had a long season and gave it their all on the day!! Thanks to Johnny, Fionnuala, Grainne and Elaine for all their work with the girls.

An Coilligean/Na h-Emmetigh CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of the “Black & Amber” club Lotto held in Quill’s Master McGrath Bar on Monday 16/11/2015. The Numbers drawn were: 6, 11, 13 & 26, the €20 lucky ticket winners were as follows: Kevin Bannon, Pat Fitzgerald, Neil & Áine Parks, and Elizabeth Veale. Last Monday (23/11) night’s Jackpot was worth €9,100. A reminder that tickets can be purchased at any of the local outlets, or else via any committee member, it’s 2 for one line or three lines for €5. Your continued support is very much appreciated. GATHERING The club are holding a Gathering Event this Friday night (that’s November 27th) in Quill’s Master McGrath Bar, where there’ll be a couple of presentations taking place. Proceedings will get underway at 9.00 p.m. and all are welcome to come along. We hope to see a good crowd present, refreshments will be served. SYMPATHY CLG An Colligeán / Na h-Emmetigh would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Scanlon family, Clashmore on the tragic death of Donal (also known as Donie) while at work last week. Donal was a great GAA person, and represented Clashmore/Kinsalebeg with great pride and distinction in both codes and he will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and many friends at this difficult time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

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Kilmacthomas FC UNDER 12 PORTLAW 2; KILMAC 1. We came out on the wrong side of a very close game on Saturday. We took the lead early in the first half when good work by Senan found Nathan who scored. Portlaw equalised before half-time, John Casey made a great save but the ball broke to a Portlaw forward who scored. The second half was tight but Portlaw broke in the last minute and stole the points. UNDER 14 KILMAC 1; CARRICK 4. Carrick came up to Kilmacthomas to play us at the weekend. The line-up was Marty Alan, Dermot, William, Declan, Pa, Alan, Adam, Sean, James and Darragh. We started off nicely passing around and keeping possession. They got four goals in quick succession and that was the end of the first half. The second half was the

opposite and we were pressing forward and Carrick struggled to get into our half. We pulled back one goal from Alan but that was all we could get. All five substitutes were used and played well, Scott, Paul, Louis, Colyn and Jack. Full-time score Carrick 4-1 Kilmac. UNDER 16 BALLINROAD 4; KILMAC 2. This was our best performance of the Year to date we took on the League leaders and but for a few small errors we could have drawn, but the thing that impressed me most was our team play, we harried and hassled the opposition all day. Keep it up lads the results will come. DEEPEST SYMPATHY It's with deep regret that we mark the passing of Dick Purcell. May he rest in peace. Dick played in the first ever game against Dawn Rovers

in 1950 when he started in goal, an injury to Michael Carey saw them swap positions. (The tallest men were always used in goals in those days). He played most of his game at inside right, Dick played and scored in the Area final of the Junior Cup in 1956. In a game that was nearly lost to heavy snow that caused Jimmy Carey (RIP) to be unable to travel from Bonmahon for the game, Cyril Flynn took his place and Kilmac beat a much fancied Bohemians side thanks to Dick’s goal. Dick was a hard working committee member in the early days of the club and will be missed by his former team mates and friends. To his family we extend our deepest sympathies. NATIONAL DRAW Congratulations to Paudie Whelan who won a €250 voucher in the FAI National Draw.

Stradbally FC TABLE QUIZ The Soccer Club Annual Table Quiz (in conjunction with the Barron Hall) takes place on this Friday night at 9.30 in the Cove Bar. Teams of 4: €20. Solo quizzers are welcome to attend and make new friends and team mates. Raffle also and feel free to bring along a prize for the raffle. Great night assured. Also at the Table Quiz we will be launching the Christmas Day Swim in Stradbally Cove. This year it is in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland (Waterford/South Kilkenny Branch). Posters and Sponsorship Cards will be available on the night. RESULTS Waterford Junior League Division Two: Stradbally 5; De La Salle 0. Waterford Under 12 League: Tramore 3; Stradbally 7. UNDER 8S The Little Ones had a game on Saturday away versus Abbeyside. All the children enjoyed themselves and there was much skill on display from both sides. Thanks go to the Abbeyside club for inviting us and especially to Nathan Burke. Also thank you to all the parents who ferried the players to and forth. Looking forward to the next game already. JUNIOR After the weather enforced hiatus of the past few weeks, it was back to action for Stradbally on Saturday, at

home v De La Salle. A third of the action was completed before the local media arrived en scene and the hosts had already realistically wrapped up proceedings with a 3-0 lead, achieved with slick, passing play, pleasing to the assembled enthusiasts. Two exquisite scores from Emmett Cummins and Kevin Lawlor in the second half, added to the emphatic nature of the win. Christopher Casey, Philip Curran, Alan D'Arcy, Ger Crowley, Damien Sheehan, Paddy Kiely, Stephen Lawlor, Emmet Cummins, John O'Shea, Kevin Lawlor, Robert Finn. Subs: Pa Collins, Aidan Corbett, Pat Weldon, Adam Finn, Diarmuid Crowley. SCHOOLBOYS Under 12 League Tramore 3; Stradbally 7 Team: Tommy Fennell, Michael O'Brien, Will Comyn, Ultan McCusker, Oran Grant, Darragh White, Cormac McGrath, Rory Fennell, Dara Quinn. ACADEMY & LITTLE DRIBBLERS Academy & Little Dribblers continues on Saturday mornings at 10.30. This is an ideal way to introduce little ones to group play and to learn the basics of soccer. All children are welcome and so are their parents. For further details contact KerryAnn or Aine. LOTTO Club Lotto Draw takes in O'Mahony's Durrow on next Sunday night, November

29th. Jackpot prize on offer will be €3,500. Tickets available from local retail outlets and regular promoters. Thanks to all who continue to support our Lotto. CHRISTMAS DAY SWIM As outlined above, Down Syndrome Ireland are the nominated beneficaries of the proceeds of this years Swim. Sponsorship cards will be available locally from this weekend. A big thank you to Kerry in the Tay Valley Office for doing such a great job of designing the attractive artwork on the cards. ASTROTURF AstroTurf Pitch is available to hire. Contact Tadhg for time slot availability at 087 2306841. CLUB KITS There are some club kits for children still available. Ideal birthday or Christmas presents. Contact Aine at 087 7618127. EURO 2016 The road to France, with its many twists and turns, was finally successfully traversed with the 2-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina last week. Good to see such a victory achieved in a positive manner. Quite a number of locals were there to roar on The Boys In Green. FIXTURES Saturday: Waterford Junior League Division Two: Stradbally v Tramore 2 p.m. Sunday: Waterford Youths League: Stradbally v Portlaw 2 p.m.

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Pictured are Dungarvan United U-17 girls after a well deserved win against Cashel on Sunday. Well done to all the girls who are putting in the training, your hard work it's paying off. Great goals from Kaiesha, Emily, who scored a hatrick and a special mention to Molly Shrubb who playing up to the team was taken right out if her comfort zone and positioned up front where she scored two for the team. Super result and a buoy up that was needed. Thanks to Lucinda Shrubb for stepping in to help on the day.

Dungarvan United FC CHALLENGE TIME! Next weekend we hope to give the U-9 team a run out against Youghal. Time and venue to be confirmed this week. Please check the academy Facebook page for details on Thursday, notes will be given out on Wednesday at training. All players must confirm they will attend by 2 p.m. on Friday 087 055 7939. CHRISTMAS CHEER We were delighted to be invited to be present at the switching on of the Dungarvan Shopping centre lights last Friday evening. With the continued support of Gerry O'Connor and Dungarvan Shopping Centre we are absolutely thrilled to be the recipients of a defibrillator, something we have been in desperate need of for some time. Gifted to us in honour of the lovely Noreen Lyons who sadly passed away earlier this year, we gladly received the defibrillator from DSC & members if the Lyons/Kirby family. Noreen would be delighted to see something so positive to be done in her name and we thank all those involved. Many thanks to the players and families who turned up on Friday evening. As always we encourage all of our players, members and supporters to keep it local and support the town of Dungarvan and especially our kind sponsors. ACADEMY UNDER 10 CHALLENGE Our academy u-10s travelled to Cappoquin on Saturday to face Railway in a challenge. The cold weather did not deter these young blues from putting in a superb

performance as each and every one of them put in a fine display and demonstrated all the skills they are practicing every week in our academy in passing, dribbling, running and scoring. A special thanks to Tommy and the Railway crew for facilitating the game and to Martin Reddy for organising the game with the last few weeks and our coaches Colin and Gary for bringing the team. We hope to have them down after Christmas for a rematch. Goal of the day has to be given to James Maye as his right footed cross/shot found the net from way out on the wing. The future of Dungarvan Utd is bright with these young guns as improvement is evident week in week out and with displays like last Saturday the only way is up! FIXTURES Friday 27-11-15: 4th Home to St. Joseph’s 7.00 pm Main pitch. Saturday 28-11-15: U-12 Home to Youghal

10.30 am Glass pitch. U-13 Away to Kilmac 12.15 pm U-15 Home to Ferrybank 2.30 pm Main pitch. U-15G Away to Piltown 2.00 pm

Div. 1B Away to Ballyduff 2.00 pm Div. 3rd Away to Kilmacow 2.00 pm Sunday 29-11-15: Youths Away to Tramore 2.00 pm

DEVELOPMENT SQUAD Well done to club players Kacper Zajac and Cameron Maguire who travelled to Malahide FC in Dublin last Tuesday with the Waterford U-14 team for a challenge against a selection of Manchester United trialists from around the county.

Dungarvan Under 10 Academy team who played Railway Athletic FC in a challenge last Saturday.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Railway Athletic FC

Killian Walsh (Dungarvan Boxing Club) accepting the Tom Veale Memorial trophy on behalf of Munster High Performance Boxing from David Shanley of Shanley Industrial Eng.

Dungarvan Boxing Club

Tom Veale Memorial Tournament MUNSTER V LEINSTER THE Tom Veale Memorial boxing tournament will take place next Sunday, 29th November at the Park Hotel at 7.30 p.m. Tom Veale was President of the Dungarvan boxing club and a member of the Munster Council of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association. Sadly, Tom passed away suddenly earlier this year which greatly shocked the boxing community and indeed his Daughters, Myra, Elizabeth and his son Ian and all his Grandchildren and extended family. In memory of Tom the Munster High Performance Unit of the Munster Council have selected a team of top class boxers to take on the might of Leinster, this is the first time in over thirty years that those teams have faced each other so it promises to be a boxing night to remember in Dungarvan sports history. The tournament will con-

tain fifteen contests and in honour of Tom there will be three local boxers taking pride and place on the Team, Peter Cawley, Nathan Jeynes and Davin Duggan. Shanley Electrical Engineering have sponsored a specially commissioned piece of Waterford Crystal to mark the occasion, the piece was presented to Killian Walsh a coach on the High Performance by David Shanley who just happens to be three times national boxing champion and of course grandson of Tom Veale. This will also be the first major tournament and the launch of the Munster High Performance Unit. The launch will be made at 4.30 p.m. in the presence of President Mr Pat Ryan and the CEO of the IABA Mr Fergal Carruth. There will also be a host of invited guests. Irish TV and local and national press will cover this event as it is a very significant milestone in Irish boxing, it is

hoped to use the Munster High Performance format as the prototype for other units. And to make the night that little bit more special local music legends DÉISE BRASS are coming out to entertain us until boxing starts All of this for only TEN EURO and all proceeds are going towards the Munster High Performance Unit which has been set up to raise the standard of Munster boxers and coaches alike, boxers from all over Munster meet every Saturday in three centres, one in Limerick, Cork and Clonmel. As the National H.P. unit in Dublin caters for Elite and National champions, the Provincial units will cater for talented boxers in their catchment area and develop them into National and International champions. Last Sunday alone the Munster H.P. had over 100 boxers competing in test match boxing in Limerick and the talent on show was very impressive indeed.

Cappoquin FC U13 GiRLS LEAGUE Cappoquin 7; Ferrybank 0. The Cappoquin FC under 13 girls continued their winning form last Sunday as they comprehensively defeated Ferrybank at home with an impressive score line of 7-0. It took about 10 minutes into the first half for the Cappoquin girls to breakdown the Ferrybank defence when Caoimhe Reynolds smashed the Ferrybank net with an excellent goal, with Cappoquin well on top now and playing some lovely soccer Caoimhe went on to score two more excellent goals in the first half to get her hat trick and send her team in 3 -0 up at half-time. The second half was to be more of the same, although

Ferrybank fought on bravely the Cappoquin girls were in control and went on to score four more goals with Alex Hally, Andrea Hally, Mairead O’Brien and Annika O’Brien all adding to the score tally, had it not been for some fine saves by the Ferrybank keeper there could have been more. The team played very well from 1 to 15 all getting involved in the game, another clean sheet for the Cappoquin keeper Ellen and her defensive back four. Two new players made their debut, Millie Hickey and Rebeca Burke and both were very much involved in the game and made a fine contribution and showed great potential. Although Claire,

Mairead and Rachel all put in stunning performances the player of the match was rewarded to Cappoquin’s Caoimhe Reynolds for her first half hat trick together with her overall excellent play and tracking back to provide cover in defence, well done to Caoimhe and all to all of the team on another great performance and result. The team lined out as follow: 1. Ellen Seery, 2. Ailbhe McCann, 3. Rachel Horsom, 4. Andrea Hally, 5. Mairead O’Brien, 6. Caoimhe Reynolds, 7. Claire Walsh, 8. Annika O’Brien, 9. Alex Hally (C), 10. Aislinn Cahillane, 11. Millie Hickey, 12. Rachel O’Brien, 13. Aishling Reynolds, 14. Nadia Bray, 15. Rebecca Burke.

GOOD WIN FOR JUNIORS We had Pinewood Rangers as visitors to the Danes field on Sunday morning and after a very good team performance we came out on top 3-2. The lads showed some great spirit in this game as we went one down before Seamus Hannon scored his first goal for the club to have the sides level at the break. The second half saw Railway play some excellent football and two goals from Killian O’Sullivan had us in control before a late goal for Pinewood set up a frantic last few minutes. Our lads dug in and came away with all three points, but more important the performance was of a very high quality. With so many new signings we have settled into a very good system and the lads at full strength will compete with the best in this league. UNDER 12S STAY TOP Our under 12 side travelled to play joint table toppers Ferrybank on Saturday afternoon last and after a brilliant second half we came

home with the three points after a cracking game of ball. We went one down early on but Rory Byrne soon had us level with a super solo goal. Just before the break we gave away a poor goal and whatever was said at half time to the lads they were a total different team after the break. Rory Byrne scored a fine second goal and our third goal was a real good team goal as we had five players involved in a fabulous move before Rory completed his hat-trick and with five minutes to go he put us 4-2 up. Ferrybank scored with three minutes to go but could not break us down in the last few mins and Railway held on for the points. We are now top of the league with Kilmacow and we have seven games to go so hopefully we can keep this run going. WATERFORD UNDER 12 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD Rory Byrne and Caoilean Foley have made it through to the final squad for the Waterford under 12 development squad which is great news. Both lads have been to

training/trials over the last number of weeks and it is just rewards for them as they have proven to be in great form this season. We wish them well for the season ahead. GET WELL SOON Everyone at the club would like to wish Tom Browne a speedy recovery after his recent knockout. Tom spent a few days in hospital and we hope to see him back to full health soon. SYMPATHY EXTENDED There was an air of gloom over the town last week with the untimely passing of Margaret Power, Shanbally. Mag's two sons Stephen and Keith have given the club great service down through the years and our sympathies are extended to all the family at this sad time. LAST MAN STANDING Our Last Man Standing competition has proven to be a huge success with 168 players taking part. Week one saw Man City let a lot of people down while this week Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Swansea were the ones to leave a lot down. Only 51 players remain so

the next few weeks should be very very interesting indeed. ACADEMY ON MONDAYS On Monday evenings our hugely popular soccer Academy will continue at the Community centre in Cappoquin. This Academy has been going for many years and this is where kids learn the skills of football and have some great fun while meeting new friends also. We will again cater for Boys/Girls aged from 4 to 9. It takes place at the Cappoquin Community Centre with 4 to 6 year olds from 6.15 to 6.50 p.m. and 7 to 9 year olds from 6.50 to 7.30 p.m. and its €2 per child with a max of €5 per family. CLOTHES COLLECTION We are at present collecting clothes as part of a fundraising drive to help out with the running of the club. If anyone out there has any old clothes ie bed linen, shoes, all types of clothes, mobile phones or books and would like to help us out you can drop them to the railway Ath pitch any Saturday morning between 10 am and 11.30 am or just contact any member of the club.

Waterford Schoolboys’ Football League Results & Fixtures RESULTS Saturday, November 21st U-12A Carrick Utd A 3; Southend Utd A 4 Dungarvan Utd A 3; Ballinroad 6 Ferrybank A 3; Tramore A 2 Johnville 1; Bohemians A 3 U-12B Piltown A 0; De La Salle A 2 Portlaw Utd 2; Kilmacthomas 1 Southend Utd B 3; Mooncoin Celtic A 1 Villa B 4; Park Rangers A 1 U-12C Ballyduff 7; W. Crystal 2 Carrick Utd B 0; Bohemians B 1 Ferrybank B 0; Dungarvan Utd B 4 Seaview Celtic 5; St. Pauls 1 Tramore B 1; Stradbally 6 U-12D De La Salle B 5; Tramore C 1 Ferrybank C 3; Railway Athletic 4 Mooncoin Celtic B 2; Park Rangers B 2 Piltown B 5; Dungarvan Utd C 1 St. Saviours 1; Kilmacow 3 Villa C 1; Bohemians C 1 Saturday, November 21st U14A Bohemians A 0; Ferrybank A 4 Dungarvan Utd A 5; Piltown A 1 Tramore A 4; Carrick Utd A 3 U-14B Ballinroad 0; Park Rangers 3 Kilmacthomas 1; Carrick Utd B 4 Portlaw Utd 4; St. Pauls 1 U-14C Bohemians B 2; Kilmacow 4 Dungarvan Utd B 3; Abbeyside 0 Piltown B 1; Ferrybank B 2 Villa B 3; W. Crystal 0 Saturday, November 21st U-16A Carrick Utd A 2; Dungarvan Utd 2 Piltown 2; Villa A 7 Southend Utd 0; Tramore A 5 U-16B Ballinroad 4; Kilmacthomas 2 Ferrybank 2; Bohemians A 1 U-16C Bohemians B 0; Carrick Utd B 4 Tramore B 3; Park Rangers 0. FIXTURES Saturday, November 28th Under 11 Leagues (Kick off 10.30 a.m. unless otherwise stated) Red Southend Utd A v Ferrybank A (Southend / Ferrybank) Villa A v Tramore A (Villa / Tramore)

Green De La Salle A v Johnville (De La Salle / Johnville) Park Rangers A v Portlaw Utd A (Park Rgrs / Portlaw) Piltown v St. Pauls (Piltown / St. Pauls) Blue Ballinroad v Kilmacthomas B (Ballinroad / Kilmacthomas) Ferrybank B v Carrick Utd B (Villa / Seaview) Villa B v Seaview Celtic (Ferrybank / Carrick) 12 noon. Orange Bohemians A v Railway Athletic (Bohemians / Railway) 12.15 pm De La Salle B v Villa C (De La Salle / Villa) 1.30 pm Tramore B v Southend Utd B (Tramore / Southend) Purple Bohemians B v Portlaw Utd B (Bohemians / Portlaw) Bolton v Kilmacow (Bolton / Kilmacow) De La Salle C v Tramore C (De La Salle / Tramore) 12 noon St. Saviours v Kilmacow (St. Saviours / Kilmacow) Saturday, November 28th (Kick off 12.30 p.m. unless otherwise stated) U13A Carrick Utd A v Park Rangers A (Piltown) Tramore v Ferrybank A (Park Rangers) Villa A v Johnville (Ferrybank) U-13B Carrick Utd B v Southend Utd B (Piltown) 10.30 am Kilmacthomas v Dungarvan Utd (Ballyduff) Mooncoin Celtic v Piltown A (Southend) W. Crystal v Bohemians A (Bolton) U-13C Bohemians B v Villa B (St. Pauls) Ferrybank B v Tramore B (Portlaw) 12.15 pm Park Rangers B v Ballinroad B (St. Saviours) Kilmacow v Railway Athletic (Mooncoin) Seaview Celtic v Portlaw Utd (Kilmacthomas) Saturday, November 28th Under 13 SFAI Cup - Round 4 (Kick off 12.30 p.m. unless otherwise stated) Southend Utd v Burrin Celtic (Carrick Utd) Saturday, November 28th (Kick off 2.30 p.m. unless otherwise stated) U-15A Dungarvan Utd v Ferrybank A (Ballinroad) Kilmacow v Carrick Utd A (Ferrybank) Southend Utd v Bohemians A (Villa) St. Pauls v Tramore A (Park Rangers) U-15B Johnville v Carrick Utd B (De La Salle) Park Rangers v Kilmacthomas (Kilmacow) Portlaw Utd v Piltown (Bohemians) U-15C Railway Athletic v De La Salle (Dungarvan) Tramore B v Ferrybank B (W. Crystal) Saturday November 28th Under 15 SFAI Round 4 (Kick off 2.00 p.m. unless otherwise stated) Villa v Borris St. Kevins (Tramore)

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Coiste Siamsa St. Raphael’s Garda Credit Union Garda Sportstar Awards 2015

Garda Sportstar award for David Mansfield

Pictured are the West Waterford girls under 12 team who competed at the GloHealth All-Ireland Cross Country championships at Santry Dublin. Back row l-r: Eva Power, Rhiann Flynn, Lia Cunningham, Ally Cunningham. Front row l-r: Cathy Ni Sheanlaoich, Kate Keogh, Caoimhe Prendergast, Eve Dwyer.

Dungarvan Rugby Club

THE 22nd annual Coiste Siamsa St. Raphael’s Garda Credit Union Garda Sportstar Awards were held at The Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel Killiney, Co. Dublin, on Friday, 20th November, 2015. The awards are presented to Garda members who have achieved success in their chosen sports, locally, nationally and internationally. This year’s selection committee was chaired by former Munster and Ireland rugby player Alan Quinlan. ATHLETICS – DAVID MANSFIELD David has had some considerable achievements considering he took up running only three years ago. In the last year since Oct 2014, he has broken the record in the Garda 10 mile Championship (twice); the Garda Half Marathon (twice) and the Garda 4 Mile Championship.

Niamh Briggs He has won the Tralee Half Marathon and come second in the Dublin Half marathon. He has completed four half marathons in under 71 minutes, including one sub 70 effort. He was also the 3rd fastest Irishman in the National marathon Championships with a time on 2.30.47 (5.46 min per mile average). David is a Garda stationed at Dungarvan.

This year’s other winners were: RUGBY NIAMH BRIGGS Niamh was a member of the Ireland Women’s Rugby team which captured an historic first ever Grand Slam in 2013. She was a key member of Ireland’s World Cup squad which achieved an historic victory against New Zealand on the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. In 2015 she captained Ireland to the 6 Nations Title, winning her 50th cap and scoring two tries in the last game against Scotland. In 2015 she also captained Munster to an Interprovincial Title. Niamh is a native of Co. Waterford and is a Garda Stationed at Roxboro Road Garda Station in Limerick. HURLING CONOR O’BRIEN A current member of the

Tipperary Senior hurling team, the Eire Og Annacarty man is the holder of one AllIreland medal and one National League title. He has won four Munster Titles as well as Munster medals at Minor and Under 21. Conor is a Garda stationed at Mayorstone Park Garda Station in Limerick. BOXING – ADAM NOLAN Adan is a member of the Irish Elite Boxing Squad. He was National welterweight boxing champion for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and boxes for Bray BC. He represented Ireland at the London Olympics in 2012. In October this year he represented Ireland at the World Elite Boxing Championships in Doha. Adam is a Garda stationed at Bray Station and is a native of Co. Wexford.

Tommy Bowe visits Rugby Club tonight! IRISH rugby star, Tommy Bowe will visit Dungarvan Rugby Club tonight (Wednesday). He will take part in a question and answer session in the clubhouse at 7 p.m. Tommy, who was injured at the Rugby World Cup, will then take to the playing field and give a coaching session to the club's under 16 and under 18 players. Dungarvan are one of four clubs in Ireland to receive coaching from the former Lions player. It is as a result of winning a competition with Subway, who have branches in Dungarvan and Lemybrien. Under 18's Dungarvan 55; Muskerry 10 Dungarvan Under 18's played Muskerry RFC in a friendly at the weekend. It was a preparation match game ahead of the Pan Munster. Muskerry had topped their pool in Cork/Kerry section. Dungarvan opened the scoring on 5 minutes when Jamie McKelvie took a sweet inside pass from Finn Rees Thomas and crashed over for a try. Finn himself jinked over from a ruck and it was 10 nil, in as many minutes, against a fresh breeze. Dungarvan were playing quick tempo rugby and following good passing interchanges, Dan O’Keeffe scored and Maurice Daly converted to leave the score at 17-0. Finn Rees-Thomas scored his second (following another forwards rumble), a turnover in in our 22, saw a quick transfer to full back Dylan McCarthy, who showed his pace to run the field and score under the post. This was also converted by Maurice Daly. Dungarvan were well on top and constantly threaten-

ing the Muskerry defenders. Charlie Murphy had his best game to date and our training on ruck management clearly paid dividends. Despite wind advantage Muskerry never threatened our line in the opening half. At half-time, Dungarvan 24–0 ahead having played against a fresh wind advantage. Dungarvan remained on top with our pack, including Conor Scanlon and Andy Guiry showing well and winning the battle at the coalface. This released Finn to step inside and score another under the posts. Liam O'Connell and Mick Devine also benefited from good ball transfer by centres and forwards alike and ran in fine personal tries from the half way line. Try of the match came from our forwards, turning over in our half, releasing Pat Connors who made 30 metres and was kept in play by Doug Pettit following a two person tackle. From the well defended ruck, Finn swung a 25m pass to Maurice Daly at 10, who stepped inside and outpaced the visitors to the corner. Another fine run Mick Devine terrified the Muskerry defence, plus perfect timing of a pass to Finn who ran well in support, saw Finn claim his hat-trick. To their credit Muskerry attacked repeatedly and Dungarvan were reduced to 14, allowing them to score. We bounced back to score. Huge defence by the 14 players held them out on repeat occasions. Squad: Doug Pettit, Cathal Dee, Conor Scanlon, Andy Guiry, Charlie Murphy, Jamie McKelvie, Ted Kelly, Dan O’Keeffe, Jack Kiely, Blake Blakely, Finn-Rees Thomas, Maurice Daly, Pat Connors,

Paul Lannen, Liam O’Connell, Jordan Corby, Brendan Cullinan, Mick Devine, Dylan McCarthy, Edward O’Neill. All squad players are required to train next Wednesday 25th (6.45 p.m.). This is a special training session as Ulster, Irish and British and Irish Lions great Tommy Bowe will attend. All players requested to be at training at 6.45 in track suits and runners for a talk and Q&A with Tommy. However, also bring short and boots for an outdoor session afterwards. Parents and supporters welcome. We also train Friday 6.45pm. And our u-17s have a friendly against Youghal at 11.30 KO in DRFC on Saturday, 28th Nov. Our first Pan Munster match will be on December 12th. We are fortunate to have a strong squad with plenty of talent. It is gelling well and consistent training attendance is vital to maximise this potential. FIRST XV Our first XV have an important game on Sunday at Ballyrandle. They take on Charleville in a vital league clash. There will be a bit of rivalry on Sunday, following last season's clashes. In the Cup final twelve months ago, the north Cork team came out on top. Six weeks later, they both met in the league decider in Charleville and Dungarvan came away with the vital points and the league title. The Cork lads weren't happy with the result and will be seeking revenge on Sunday as the two teams meet in the higher division. QUIZ There will be a Table Quiz at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3rd in the Anchor Bar in aid of the Club. Tables of four are €20.

Pictured are the West Waterford AC girls under 14 Cross Country team who competed at the GloHealth All-Ireland Cross Country championships held in Santry Dublin last Sunday. l-r: Kate Killigrew, Megan Keogh, Hannah Hallahan, Lucy Holmes, Mary Kate Prendergast, Aoife O’Brien.

Pictured are the West Waterford AC girls under 18 team who captured team bronze at the GloHealth National Cross Country championships at Santry Dublin last Sunday. l-r: Meg Ryan, Aoife Hamilton, Dairina Shanley, Hannah Power, Caoimhe Dwyer and Emma Hallahan. This group of ladies have won All-Ireland titles at Cross Country from under 12 right up to under 18.

Pictured is Oisin O’Riordan who won a bronze team medal on the Munster team at the GloHealth All-Ireland Cross Country Championships last Sunday in Santry Dublin.

Pictured is Mark Blackwell battling through the heavy muck in the boys under 14 GloHealth All-Ireland Cross Country Championships in Santry Dublin last Sunday.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Success in national competition for local Taekwon-do Club

Dungarvan Taekwon-do Club members with their medals following their success at the Irish Cup Tournament. Back row, left to right: Instructor, Luke Laffan; William Fraher, Padraig Crotty, Matthew Quill, Seán Conway, Seán Fitzgerald, Adburrahim Sarikus, Stacey Collins, Gráinne Curran. Middle row from left to right: Colin Keith, Adam White, Eoughan Lattimore, Ronan Bohan, Cormac Slevin, Tom Feerick, Ciarán Keith, Rhonda Drohan. Front row from left to right: James Feerick, Dylan Doublet, Dan Hayes. THIS year’s Irish Cup Tournament in Taekwon-do has proved to be a good one, with Dungarvan Taekwon - taking gold, seven silver and six bronze medals. GOLD MEDALS Gold medals were received by Katy Laffan, Gráinne Curran and Ciarán Keith. Katy received Gold in 2nd Degree Female Patterns. Katy put on a convincing performance ensuring her with the win. Also Katy received Silver in Sparring where she moved from -50k to -55kg Female Senior Sparring for the competition.

Gráinne who is already a World Silver Medalist, is now also the Irish Champion. Gráinne who recently received Gold in Jesolo, Italy in -45kg Sparring and who has now moved up to a more suited weight category of -50kg Female Sparring won with an outstanding performance. Gráinne perfected and was very precise with her movements and was able to pick her points in al her sparring matches. Ciarán is a green belt, he won Gold in Male Patterns, 12-13 years, Ciaran has proven if you put your mind to something and put the work in, you can achieve the

best result. Ciaran also received Joint Bronze in Male Sparring 11-13 years 145cm. SILVER MEDALS Stacey Collins received double Silver in 18+ years Patterns and 59-63kg Sparring. Sean Conway received Silver in 6471kg Sparring. Sean Fitzgerald received Silver in 1st degree Patterns. Matthew Quill received Silver in 5358kg Sparring. Colin Keith received Silver in 9 and under Patterns.

BRONZE MEDALS Adam White received Bronze in Patterns. Ronan Bohan received Joint Bronze in 11-13 years -145cm Sparring. Padraig Crotty received Bronze in 6470kg Sparring. Adburahim Sarikus received Bronze in 72-80kg Sparring. William Fraher received Bronze in 76kg Sparring. HIGH STANDARD Others who also competed were Rhona Drohan, Dan Hayes, Cormac Slevin,

Eoughan Lattimore, James Feerick, Tom Feerick and Dylan Doublet, with all competing really well in the in high standard categories and will come back fighting even stronger at the Cork Open 2016. Well done to all members who attended the Irish Cup this year. Back to training for the upcoming gradings and also a few member will be attending the Open Dutch 2016 in January which is only ten weeks away and for others we have the annual Cork Open in February 2016.

Dungarvan Ladies Hockey

Ladies top of Division 6 league after overcoming Crescent Dungarvan ………………2; Crescent ………………….1 DUNGARVAN travelled to Limerick to play Crescent in an away fixture on Sunday, 22nd November. This was a must win game for both sides as it was a decider for the top spot in Division 6. This was only Dungarvan's third match this season on Astro turf, and our players adapted very quickly to this surface. Crescent started the game strongly and Dungarvan defended a short corner within the first five minutes. Dungarvan held posses-

sion and made a great run with Aine Lynch and Saoirse Hayes linking up to threaten the Crescent goal. Our midfielders strung together some great passes with Ellen Butler and Evana Mansfield in particular, able to push the play to our left winger Freda McGrath. Dungarvan made a break through and scored on excellent goal with Saoirse ensuring the ball crossed their line. Our backs were tested on numerous occasions with Ann-Marie Tutty and Ali O'Donnell managing to relieve the pressure. However, after a well worked

MUNSTER HOCKEY LEAGUE TABLE LADIES DIVISION 6 P W Draw L F Agst. Pts. Dungarvan 6 5 1 0 12 1 16 Crescent 6 4 1 1 11 5 14 Midleton 6 4 1 1 11 1 13 Fermoy 5 2 1 2 14 8 8 Clonakilty 7 2 0 5 6 12 6 Belvedere 5 1 0 4 5 9 3 UCC 5 0 0 5 1 24 0

attack Crescent levelled the match just before half-time. Dungarvan regrouped and showed amazing determination in the second half. Our substitutes made a solid impact on the game with Charlotte Connors and Ciara Craddock defending and Laina O'Hara and Aoife Brown adding to our attacking threat. Dungarvan defended well and continued to pose a treat to the Crescent goal and from this pressure Dungarvan where awarded two short corners. Saoirse Hayes again broke through Crescent’s defence and scored the winning goal. The last few minutes proved nerve wracking with Sarah Landers having to make a great save, but Dungarvan finished the stronger team. Dungarvan are now leading the league table and have one more match before Christmas. Our

team continues to grow from strength to strength with the guidance and commitment of our coach Martina Landers.

Dungarvan lined-out with a strong team with Sarah Landers, Denise Egan, Freda McGrath, Ellen Butler,

Saoirse Hayes, Evana Mansfield, Emily Spratt, Aine Lynch, Ali O'Donnell, Ciara Craddock, Charlotte

Connors, Ella Faye, Laina O'Hara, Aoife Brown and Ann - Marie Tutty. Coach: Martina Landers.

Dungarvan Ladies Hockey team who defeated Crescent of Limerick to climb to the top of the league table.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

South Coast Triathlon Club BELOW is a statement regarding the recent Try-A-Tri which was over-subscribed but first some dates for your diary. Membership for 2016 will be open shortly, no change in rates. Club kit is on sale at the moment, get in quick to make delivery before Christmas. Upcoming events of interest include our AGM (dates to be announced) and in the next week or two we’ll have presentation of cheques to Cuan House Cancer Support and Youghal RNLI, we’ll keep you posted on these. As we enter the Winter we’ll be easing back on outdoor training but far from stopping, we’re into the pools for Winter swim sessions where we work on technique and endurance while cycles will go ahead when the weather permits and runs are everyones own choice but there is an endless list of road races to keep these skills sharp over the long winter ahead. TRY-A-TRY A Try-A-Tri is a short-version of a triathlon such as we witnessed at the end of September in the Moby Dick event which brought over 2,000 visitors to Youghal for

both the juniors and Adults triathlons on the day. Such was the demand from the public that we decided to offer a Try-A-Tri so they could taste and see our sport and learn the quirks before committing to join us for the next season and take to the waters and the wilds to hopefully participate in their first full Triathlon next year. The Try-A-Tri took place at the Quality Hotel over the last 2 weekends. Formulated and delivered by our club coaches and leaders, with help from parents and friends, we offered 4 sessions for our guests. On the first night we hit the pool and spent about 30 minutes per group analysing and offering some advice on technique and answering questions about triathlon swimming for our visitors. Saturday afternoon we took to the roads, after a puncture-repair and safety demo the groups were taught about group cycling before

we span out to Killeagh. Turned around there, we did a time-trial-style race back to Ballyvergan before a cooldown on the Bog Road. In weekend 2 of the course we sent the kids for a run session on the astro pitches while the adults took to the classroom for a session on

Rules of the sport, Nutrition and Training Plans. It could have gone on for hours with the questions and interest from the floor but all good things must come to an end and so did our course on Saturday afternoon with a race. All the skills and knowledge were put to the test when the athletes of all ages hit the pool for a time before transitioning to bike and then to run…the smiles on their faces said it all….Looks like Moby Dick will be bigger next year!

Men's Matchplay League – Pictured is Mr. John Riordan (Shamrock Restaurant, sponsors) presenting the Men's Matchplay League trophy to Aidan O'Rourke, the winner of this inaugural event. Aidan came out on top in the league despite serious competition from Eoin Simms and Declan Byrne who finished in joint second place. This is the first time our club has run a Men's Matchplay league and all the competitors enjoyed the format. We are already looking forward to next year's event. Small clubs like ours would not survive without the generous support of local businesses and our club is deeply indebted to the Shamrock Restaurant, O'Connell St., Dungarvan, for sponsoring this lovely trophy.

Cunnigar Pitch & Putt Club Young athletes who participated in the South Coast Tri Club Try-a Tri. [Dave O’Brien]

Young athletes who participated in the South Coast Tri Club Try-a Tri.

Young cyclists who participated in the South Coast Tri Club Try-a Tri.

[Dave O’Brien]

PRESIDENT’S DAY (PATSY HACKETT) Patsy's special day will now be held on the 6th December, tee off times 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. This competition is open to Gents, Ladies and Juveniles. CHRISTMAS PARTY This year’s Christmas party will be on the 12th December after the game. We shall be having a Secret Santa, so all who are playing are asked to bring a wrapped prize with the value of not more than €10. A.G.M. Our A.G.M. will be held in the clubhouse on the 10th January, 2016, at 2.30 p.m. GENT'S FOURSOMES AND LADIES MATCH PLAY LEAGUES The Gent’s Foursomes and Ladies Matchplay have now begun with a very large turnout and some interesting scores coming in. WEDNESDAY TOURNAMENTS Names to be in for 10.00 a.m., tee off 10.30 a.m. 11th November – Nett: Mary O'Neill, Kathleen Foran; Gross: Bridget Walsh, Lorraine Troy. No game last Wednesday due to weather.

Liam Simms (4), Patsy Hackett (4), Michael Ahearne, Declan Byrne, Paddy Lawlor, Eddie Lenihan, Aiden Murray, Owen Simms and Paul Regan each have one each. Breda O'Donnell (4) and Jacinta O'Mahoney (3), Bridget Walsh (2), Lorraine Troy (2), Mary O'Neill (2), Cait Mulcahy, Corinne McGee, Mary Walsh, Eilish Sullivan, Marie Forde and Ann Wall now have a hole in one for the women's section. PITCH MARKS Leaving Pitch Marks when playing destroys the greens, it takes a lot of care and attention to keep them in pristine condition. So all members and green fees are asked to repair them and use the correct repairer when doing so. Do not use club heads to repair a pitch mark as this damages the green. Always use a pitch repairer. 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? Winter rules are now in play.

Cappoquin Snooker and Billiards

[Dave O’Brien]

SATURDAY TURKEY TOURNAMENTS Names to be in for 1.00 p.m., tee off 1.30 p.m. 21st November – Nett: Oliviere Walsh, Liam Simms; Gross: Mary Walsh, Mary O'Neill, Paddy Noonan. 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 Last week’s competition had to be cancelled, so the next Juvenile competition will be on the 29th November at 1.00 p.m. BONUS NUMBER 14th November lucky winner was number 4, Cait Mulcahy. This week’s winner of the bonus number is John O'Shea, number 14. HOLE IN ONE Last year we held a Hole in One competition, so we will continue with a prize for the most holes in one 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 Paddy Noonan (7),

TOURNAMENTS STARTING VERY SOON We will be starting our run of tournaments in the next few weeks, so anyone who wishes to enter these please remember you have to be a member to take part in any club tournaments. At present numbers are quiet low and we ask our regular members to get your membership paid asap to be eligible to take part. KILLARNEY 2016 The lads are currently practising for the 2016 Munster championships which will again take place in Killarney in January. The last

few seasons we have competed very well and we will again be hoping to give a good account of ourselves this season. ARE YOU RETIRED AND FANCY A GAME? For all the retired people of the area we now have a very good group of retired lads who meet every week for a game of snooker. These lads started only two weeks ago and have 8/9 meeting each week to play a few games. They are having a great bit of craic every week and it is great to see them making use of the hall.

EVERYBODY WELCOME FOR A GAME This season we have decided that you don't have to be a member to come in for a few games of snooker or billiards. For the past number of seasons, there has been a presumption that you had to be a member of the club to play games in the hall. Well we can now confirm to everyone that the hall is there for anyone who wants to play games any night it’s open. We hope to see people of the area avail of this opportunity and make use of these fantastic table and facility.

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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Junior Hockey Thriving in Dungarvan – Maria and Emily TY students helping with their coaches Kathy, Ann and Cashel the under 12 group.

Group 5 and 23k enjoying a coffee stop in Lemybrien. WEEKEND SPINS The weekend weather changed from mild and damp to cold and dry but the wind decided to stay with us. The Saturday spin faced into a cold northerly wind up Colligan on to Ballymac and Clogheen. The wind became their friend as they climbed the Vee in nice sunshine. A quick stop at the top and a tail wind home via Lismore. The group had around 12 out including underage riders Aoibhe and Conor who were with us to Ballymac. The new Saturday group 23k got off to a great start. On what was definitely the coldest day of the season so far a group of die hards set of for Lismore. A well earned coffee break in the "Summerhouse" Lismore was very welcome with scones, jam and cream all round. We headed back to Dungarvan via Deerpark, Cappoquin. From photographic evidence it could be said that some were crying from the cold Group 1 were first on the road at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning with 5 riders heading to Clonmel, Cahir, Ardfinnan, Clogheen, The Vee and home via Lismore. A strong northerly wind made the going tough to Cahir but a little easier on the way back, with 120kms at just over 30 kph on the clock at the end. Group 2 headed up the Vee from Cappoquin and went on to Clogheen, Ballymac and home the main Clonmel road. Group 3 Group 3 had 28 out so they split into two groups. The route was up Colligan onto Ballinamult, cross country to Lismore meeting with some strong winds on the way. Group 23 ventured east on Sunday towards Mahon Bridge and unto the unknown Kingdom of Fews, before a well-earned coffee stop at Leamybrien. On the final section coming back from Mahon Bridge there was a valiant attempt by Group 5 to get to the coffee stop first, but sense broke out and a draw was agreed. Group 4 took the same route as Group 23, but a mechanical and loss of satellite meant they discovered roads unseen for many years. Hills and harder hills, as recounted when all groups met in Leamybrien together. Well done everyone. Group 5 had 7 out today

and they went by the Gold Coast, Clonea, 5 cross roads where they practiced roll overs to Griffin’s Garage. Then on to Mahon Bridge on the back of Group 23's slip stream. Three of them Rachel, John and Margaret even managed to overtake them for a time on the way to Leamybrien. They had a lovely coffee with Group 23. They came home by Durrow. It was a lovely spin thanks to Rachel, Noreen, Margaret, Marion, Theo, John and newbie Joe. CLUB GEAR UPDATE Due to small delay on the gilets the entire gear order will be delivered Thursday 26th Nov. We will parcel up each person's order on Friday and aim to give them out Saturday 28th. Once the gear is in our hands we will firm up on place and time to distribute. CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT Tickets at €20 ahead are now on sale in O'Mahoney’s Cycles, Abbeyside and Cyclesports, Dungarvan. It is on in Minnies on December 12th and price includes food and two drinks. Please get your tickets early as we need to know numbers for food. Should be a great night again this year. TRAINING TIPS For all those looking to go faster, we continue our piece looking at 20 tips and tricks to help you do this. Sometimes it really is the little things that make the difference, especially when it comes to speed and improved fitness. (4) Wiggle it: While you're riding, every now and then wiggle your toes. It ensures you're relaxed which keeps the blood flowing to your feet for good circulation, limits tension that causes cramping and fatigue. (5) Stretch it out: Cyclists are notoriously inflexible and often have extremely overworked hip flexors, tight quads, hamstrings and back. A regular stretching routine like holding static stretches for around 20 seconds each after training and at night will help keep that all important range of movement to an acceptable level. You should also try some yoga to enhance flexibility. (6) Set it up: Make sure your seat is at the right height as experts have found that having your seat too low can decrease your time to

exhaustion by as much as 12% when cycling. Either get a professional bike fit or check yourself by placing the heel of your shoe on the pedal and ensuring your leg is straight at the bottom of your pedal stroke. CYCLING NEWS Cycling Ireland Awards 2015 Club of the Year – Banbridge CC Best Leisure Event – Great Dublin Bike Ride Best Competitive Event – An Post Rás na mBan Best Domestic Based Male Rider – Damien Shaw (Team ASEA) Best Domestic Based Female Rider – Eileen Burns (Ballymena) Best Club Coach – Orla Hendron Magnet.ie Male and Female riders of the year – Ciara Doogan (Errigal CC) and Michael O’Loughlin (Magnet.ie-NRPT) International Performance of the Year – Sam Bennett (Bora Argon 18) Special Achievement Award – Kelvin Batey Track Team of the Year – Sundrive Track Club Outstanding Achievement Award – Susie Mitchell Honorary Life Member Awards – Kay and Gaybo Howard National Points Series Winner – Bryan McCrystal (Team ASEA) Joe Daly Cycles National League Winner – Aideen Keenan (DID Electrical Racing Team) Special Achievement Award – Sacha Bickerstaff and Greg Callaghan. Special Achievement Award – World Paracycling Medallists Katie George Dunleavy, Eve McCrystal and Eoghan Clifford In other news, it has been reported that former professional Ciaran Power from Waterford is making a return to racing for 2016 and hopes to line up for the An Post Ras a race he has won twice in the past. All in DCC wish Ciaran all the best for the year. CONTACT US Our Facebook page has plenty of updates and photos. We are also on Twitter and have a club webpage www.dungarvancc.com. If you want anything included in the notes please e-mail it to me at kenealyp@yahoo.ie.

Junior Hockey Thriving in Dungarvan – Sinead and Tomas Gough (who it must be said makes a major effort for the children in dressing for the occasion) with the under 12's.

Junior Hockey Thriving in Dungarvan – Michael Pettit from Jitter Beans who kindly sponsored the colourful bibs with all the under 10 and 12's and their coaches.

Junior Hockey Thriving in Dungarvan – Coaches in action during the recent coaching session at Dungarvan Juvenile Hockey Club.

TALKING HORSES

Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 27 November, 2015

Talking Horses Cooper comes to Power’s rescue at Gowran

Upcoming Fixtures Dundalk – Wednesday, 25th November (First Race 6.05) Thurles – Thursday, 26th November (First Race 12.20) Dundalk – Friday, 27th November (First Race 6.05) Fairyhouse – Saturday, 28th November (First Race 12.10) Fairyhouse – Sunday, 29th November (First Race 12.40)

Monksland makes winning start to chasing career at Gowran Park MONKSLAND’s career may have been hampered by injuries but Noel Meade seems to have the son of Beneficial back to his best judging by his successful debut over fences in the 2m4f beginners chase at Gowran Park on Saturday. Widely-regarded to be the hottest beginners chase we have seen so far this season, Monksland looked a natural over his fences and Sean Flanagan, deputising for the injured Paul Carberry, did not have to get too serious to secure a length and a half victory over the favourite Roi Des Frances. Noble Endeavor was third and there were 22 lengths back to the fourth. It should prove to be a very informative event. The Willie Mullins team certainly hit the ground running as the champion trainer was responsible for the first three winners. French recruit Footpad made a winning start on Irish soil in the 2m three-year-old hurdle under Paul Townend. The Midleton native also did the steering on American Tom who won the 2m novice hurdle, while Bryan Cooper did the business of Stone Hard in the 2m maiden hurdle. Smashing began his season in the best possible fashion when making most of the running in the 2m4f chase. The absence of main market rival Jarry D’Honneur made his task easier but Smashing still had to go out and get the job done and he did that in taking style under Jonathan Burke. Court Challenge came out on top in a tight finish to the 2m mares handicap hurdle. The concluding 2m2f handicap chase was all one-way traffic as Malt Gem stormed to a 13-length win under Andrew Lynch.

Carberry quashes retirement rumours and might be back for festival PAUL Carberry has quashed rumours of him retiring and hopes to be back in time to ride at the Cheltenham festival. A broken left leg, suffered from an early fall off Rich Coast in a beginners chase at Listowel, has left Carberry out of action since the middle of September and, given that he turns 42 in February, rumours of him retiring from the saddle have been rife. However, Carberry has no intention of giving up the game he loves so much and continued his recuperation on Wednesday by having his first swimming session. “I’m not retiring anyway, that’s for sure,” Carberry replied when asked about his future. “I would miss the buzz too much. Why would I retire when I love riding so much? I still get a great thrill out of it and as long as that is the case I will keep doing it. I would hope to be back riding out by late January or early February and that will hopefully give me a chance of being right for Cheltenham. At this stage, all going well I hope to be back in time for the festival,” Carberry said.

Sir Des Champs (Bryan Cooper) at Thurles makes a winning return in the 2m 6f listed chase after a 691 day absence. [Patrick McCann]

Sir Des Champs back on Gold Cup trail after Thurles triumph IT is gearing up to be one of the most fiercely-competitive Cheltenham Gold Cups in recent memory and Sir Des Champs added his name to the endless list of contenders when making a winning comeback from a 692-day absence at Thurles on Thursday in the Boomerang Animal Bedding And Boomerang Horse & Country Store Chase. Such an outcome looked highly unlikely for most of the 2m6f contest as Rubi Light galloped into a huge

early lead and looked like staying there as he swung for home still ten lengths clear. Sir Des Champs, in typically lazy fashion, only got going inside the final half-mile but Bryan Cooper timed his challenge to perfection and got upsides Rubi Light approaching the final fence. Cooper, who was riding Sir Des Champs for the first time, didn’t even have to get serious to secure victory and all roads lead to Lexus at Leopardstown now. He is generally a 25-1 chance for

the 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup. Robbie Power had an armchair ride on Ttebbob in the 2m2f beginners chase as the six-year-old son of Milan made every yard of the running en route to a sixlength success over All Hell Let Loose. Jessica Harrington hailed his brilliant jumping afterwards and said that his schooling beforehand had been flawless. Roman Gold led home a Gigginstown one-two in the 2m6f novice hurdle giving

Jack Kennedy his second winner in as many days. Impressive bumper winner Myska made a bright start to her hurdling career by landing the 2m6f mares’ maiden hurdle for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh. Long House Island did favourite backers a favour in the 2m handicap hurdle when winning under Denis Hogan, who also trains the 2-1 winner. Micras edged out Lake Field in the other 2m handicap hurdle and Presentingoscar won the bumper.

Gold Cup favourite Vautour makes winning return at Ascot VAUTOUR, the sensational 15-length winner of the JLT Novices’ Chase at the Cheltenham festival, made a winning comeback in the Stella Artois 1965 Chase at Ascot on Saturday and remains favourite for both the King George and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The exciting six-year-old made all

the running under Ruby Walsh and jumped well in the main apart from an error at the seventh-last fence where he seemed to take off too early. He was quickly back on an even keel and looked set to win cosily turning in but Ptit Zig threw down a stern challenge from the second last and

forced the 2-5 favourite to dig deep into his reserves. He found plenty for pressure to his credit and pulled one and three quarter lengths clear at the line. The King George at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day has been pencilled in as his next assignment.

ROBBIE Power has hailed the heroics of Bryan Cooper and believes he would have suffered horrific injuries had Gigginstown’s retained rider not acted so quickly at Gowran Park on Saturday. Cooper stopped Neverushacon from tearing off down the track after he was brought down by Gunnery Sergeant at the second-last in the 2m novice hurdle but Power did not break free from the saddle. The strap on the leather wrapped around his ankle and he looked set to be brought on a tour of the track until Cooper intervened and stopped the horse from going anywhere. Cooper played down his part in the incident and said that instinct took over when he saw what had happened but Power was left counting his blessings and took full advantage of his good fortune when guiding Woodland Opera to glory in the opener at Navan the following afternoon.

Martello Tower to stay over hurdles this season MAGS Mullins and Barry Connell are set to resist the temptation of sending Martello Tower over fences this season and will instead head down the staying hurdles route with last season’s Albert Bartlett hero at the Cheltenham festival. Martello Tower looks a topclass chaser in the making but with no outstanding candidate for the World Hurdle right now, Mullins and Connell have decided to stick to hurdles and he is set to make his return to action in the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle over three miles at Leopardstown’s Christmas festival before a possible tilt at the World Hurdle.

Taglietelle proves the tastiest dish at Dundalk TAGLIETELLE was not disgraced in the Grade 2 Lismullen Hurdle at Navan when third behind Arctic Fire and Monksland on his previous outing so it was not a huge surprise to see him exploit a much-lower Flat mark in the feature 2m handicap at Dundalk on Friday night. Wearing blinkers for the first time, the 5-4 favourite looked in trouble for much of the journey but Jack Kennedy never gave up hope and came with a late surge to beat Eye Of The Tiger by a length and a quarter. Noel Lawlor’s most prized possession Kimbay returned to winning ways in the 6f handicap under Derek McCormack, although he only had a nose t0 spare over Fast In The Wind. Another Story made a winning debut for Sheila

Lavery and Ronan Whelan in the opening 6f maiden. Denis Hogan, victorious the previous afternoon at Clonmel on Long House Island, continued his hot streak by winning the 1m4f maiden on 20-1 outsider Neatly Put, a horse he himself trains. Karl Thornton is another trainer in top form and he sent out 11-4 favourite Hatch Hall to win division one of the 1m4f handicap under Colin Keane. The second division went the way of Invincible Don. Settle For Red justified 7-4 favouritism in the 1m apprentice handicap under champion apprentice Connor King. Political Policy took the nightcap, the 1m rated race, under Ronan Whelan who was completing a double.

Troytown triumph for 16-year-old Jack Kennedy at Navan JACK Kennedy, the Dingle riding sensation who does not turn 17 until next April, had the most memorable day of his short career when helping himself to a 147-1 treble at Navan on Sunday. The meat in that tasty sandwich was his victory on Riverside City in the Ladbrokes Troytown Chase, the highlight of the entire year at the Proudstown track. Riverside City’s Troytown triumph was Kennedy’s first ever win over fences. It was only his sixth try. He certainly picked a valuable race to break his duck over fences and he produced Riverside City with a perfectly-timed ride to lead on the run-in to beat stable companion Georges

Conn who completed the forecast for Elliott who won the race with Balbriggan in 2014. Kennedy had earlier won the 2m handicap hurdle on the well-backed 2-1 favourite Baroque Style. His treble was completed when Prince Of Scars dug deep to land the 2m7f handicap hurdle. All three of his winners were supplied by Elliott. The eagerly-awaited chasing debut of Douvan went according to script as he produced a pretty faultless round of jumping on the way to a widemargin win in the 2m1f beginners chase, a race won 12 months ago by the brilliant Vautour. Christy Roche was back in the big time thanks to

Falcon Crest who could hardly have been more impressive when running away with the Grade 2 Monksfield Novice Hurdle under a confident Barry Geraghty. A step up to Grade 1 level looks next on the agenda for him. Augusta Kate, who has some well-known owners including Ant and Dec and Lee Westwood, made it two wins from two starts in devastating fashion when storming clear under Patrick Mullins to win the Listed Mares Flat Race by seven lengths. Woodland Opera won the opening 2m maiden hurdle for Robbie Power and Jessica Harrington.