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By Paul Mooney WATERFORD County is slowly getting back to normal after Storm Emma brought one of the most severe snow storms ever experienced in the past 55 years. The last time such a similar extreme snow storm was experienced in Waterford was in January, 1963. A full report on the storm and clean-up operations will be presented to Councillors at the March Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council next Thursday afternoon, 8th March. The whole country shut down between Thursday, 1st March and Sunday, 4th March last, as snowfalls well in excess of 300 mm accumulated while snow drifting in some areas of County Waterford were in excess of two metres. Waterford’s coastal area was particularly affected with extreme levels of snowfall causing many local roads to be impassable. The worst of the storm hit the county last Thursday night, 1st March when blizzard-like conditions developed and continued into Friday, 2nd
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March. People were asked to remain in their homes from 4.00 p.m. on Thursday after a ‘Status Red’ weather alert was issued by Met Éireann for the whole country. An appeal was made for motorists to keep off the roads as Waterford Council crews worked to plough and grit priority routes around the county. Meanwhile, people came out and enjoyed the snow on Friday and Saturday, as an army of snowmen popped up across the region, while some people managed to create some makeshift sleighs (as our pictures inside show). The Council’s offices closed from Thursday until Monday, 5th March, their emergency line remained opened and once weather conditions permitted, crews worked from Friday morning to clear snow and grit roads. Priority routes were cleared of snow from Friday morning, but conditions were very extreme throughout the day, with continuing snowfall hampering Council operations to plough and grit roads throughout the county. c Continued on page 23
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Flytippers have no sense of civic pride Council using a lot more technology in investigations into illegal dumping PEOPLE who dump their rubbish along the roadways and scenic spots of County Waterford do not have the sense of civic pride and responsibility that the rest of us have - a senior official at Waterford Council said recently. Director of Services, Fergus Galvin, was responding to concerns from Councillors at the February meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, in relation to the amount of illegal dumping and littering that is going on around the county. While Councillors expressed concerns that the level of dumping appears to be increasing, Mr. Galvin assured that the levels of illegal dumping and flytipping are on a par with previous years. He acknowledged that at certain times of the year, there are
‘spikes’ in the amount of rubbish being dumped, such as after Christmas, into the New Year. “But we are doing much more in enforcement than we previously were.We’ve employed a lot more technology over the last 12 months, such as drones and CCTV,” Mr. Galvin revealed. “We are getting a good deal more success in catching people who are dumping illegally and we are issuing more fines and more prosecutions,” he said. However, Mr. Galvin pointed out that a lot of work goes into every case in order to bring the culprit(s) justice, from the litter wardens investigating the rubbish, gathering evidence, viewing CCTV images, tracing vehicle registrations, names and addresses.
“I don’t disagree that it is a particular problem for us here and it isn’t going to go away. But, at the end of the day, it is down to the responsibility of the individual who is doing the dumping - they could be neighbours, relations, whoever, but they don’t have that sense of civic responsibility that the vast majority of the rest of us have,” Mr. Galvin said. “We just have to keep pressing that message both in terms of enforcement and from an educational and awareness side, where a lot of our time and effort also goes into.” Cllr. Michael J. O’Ryan noted that a recent dumping incident on the County Waterford side of Clonmel near the R6780, featured on a recent broadcast of
RTÉ’s ‘Today with Maura and Daithi’ show. “It was a big episode of dumping and it didn’t look good, but it’s nothing we haven’t been saying here in this Chamber,” Cllr. O’Ryan said. “We weren’t wrong to show it on national television because it’s a problem everywhere. I think Waterford Council are doing a lot, but we have to keep it topical and relevant,” he said. Cllr. Liam Brazil concurred saying he believed illegal dumping “has gone totally out of hand” around County Waterford. He asked what can be done to curtail illegal dumping, saying that the sides of roads are full of bags, bottles, cans and coffee cups. Cllr. Brazil said the Council “is
going nowhere” in relation to tackling illegal dumping if they don’t get serious about the issue and investigate people who have no visible domestic refuse collection service. “We need to find out where these people are putting their rubbish,” he said. Cllr. Brazil said simply issuing a €150 fine to offenders is not good enough. “That fine should be doubled!” Cllr. Brazil said. “And the offenders should be named and shamed as well,” he added. Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Seanie Power asked who was responsible for the safety of people taking part in the annual litter cleanups. Mr. Galvin replied that such
clean-ups are usually organised by community groups, and said the responsibility is with each individual group to ensure they don’t put themselves or anyone else in danger. “If they are picking up rubbish from the road, they need to ensure they are clearly visible and ensure reasonable precautions are taken.” Mr. Galvin said the Council supports the groups by supplying hi-vis jackets, litter pickers, etc., and arranging for the collected waste to be taken away and disposed of. He encouraged groups to contact the Council’s Environmental Awareness Officer if they are having any issues or are seeking advice and information.
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SUNNY spells and showers on Wednesday, again some may be Wintry on high ground, but most will be of rain. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees. Westerly winds will be light to moderate and gusty on coasts. Wednesday night – Cloudy in the west with outbreaks of rain and lows of 0 to 3 degrees. Clearer further east with lowest temperatures between -4 and 0 degrees with frost and ice. Forecast for Thursday/Friday – There’ll be another day of sunny spells and showers on Thursday with the risk of some of the showers turning to sleet on any higher ground. Highest temperatures in the afternoon will be around 9 degrees in light, westerly winds. Thursday night is looking cold under clear skies with widespread frost and possibly ice on untreated roads. Lowest temperatures between zero and minus 2 degrees. It’ll be dry, bright and frosty on Friday morning. However, cloud will build in the early afternoon and outbreaks of rain will develop. Temperatures in the afternoon will be 7 or 8 degrees at best and there’ll be outbreaks of rain continuing overnight. Forecast for Saturday/Sunday – Saturday will start out dull and damp with further outbreaks of rain, clearing in the early afternoon. Then it will be drier and brighter again. Saturday night will be cold but not as frosty and Sunday looks at the moment like being a slightly milder day with light winds and some sunny spells. Outlook (Monday/Wednesday) – The further outlook in to the early days of next week is for cooler weather to return once again with spells of rain or showers.
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Hospital staff and farmers deserve thanks for efforts LOCAL TD, Mary Butler has commended the hundreds of staff who kept Waterford’s hospitals and nursing homes open during the recent cold weather emergency, and also the local people who stepped up to the mark to support each other and their communities. “While some of us were unable to go into work, hundreds of people including doctors, nurses, lab staff, cleaners, porters, kitchen and maintenance staff made their way into the hospital to ensure that the doors were kept open. “The people, who kept our Emergency Department open, ensured that patients in UHW and community hospitals were
cared for and fed and made sure it was safe for everyone are unsung heroes – these people went the extra mile and we all owe them a debt of gratitude. “At UHW, and in Community hospitals and nursing homes, people went above and beyond the call of duty to get into work. “Equally, praise and thanks must be given to the many farmers and agricultural contractors who went out of their way to clear roads and laneways over the past number of days. Without their work and effort, many roads would still be impassable. “Community service is often thrown out glibly but the past week has demonstrated the very best of Irish community. One
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minimal amount for five projects”. Cllr. Declan Doocey sought information about what the funding would be used for. Director of Services, Lar Power, confirmed that €27,000 was secured by Waterford's Heritage Council for five projects under the Heritage Plan.
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New household recycling list slammed as ‘too confusing’ THE new household recycling list which was published late last year by the government was slammed by Comeragh Municipal Councillors recently as being too confusing to the public which could lead to more rubbish going to the landfill. The new national list, the first of its kind, outlines to households a definitive list of recyclable items that can be placed in the recycling bin, such as ‘rigid plastics’ (plastic drinks bottles, etc.,) but not ‘soft plastics’ such as wrap-
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or liquid, they must be rinsed clean and given a shake to remove the water before going into the recycling bin. Food and liquid can contaminate the materials in the recycling bin. Wet paper cannot be recycled. WHAT’S NOT ON THE LIST FOR RECYCLING Coffee cups: because they have a plastic lining that is difficult to remove. Carrier bags / refuse sacks: because they get tangled in the machines and slow down work on the sorting lines. Soft plastics: as there isn’t the technology to recycle soft plastics such as wrappers. Paper towels / napkins: these items are usually made from recycled paper that can only be recycled a limited number of times, so they can be placed in the compost bin. Glass: which is 100 percent recyclable, but does not go into the recycle bin - instead glass should be placed in glass/bottle banks. Aluminium foil and trays: Food can be difficult to clean off used foil and foil trays, so these should be placed in the domestic rubbish bin. Dirty pizza boxes: food stained paper should go into the general waste or compost bin, as food is a major contaminant in paper recycling.
Investigation into disappearance of Tina Satchwell GARDAÍ at Midleton Garda Station are investigating the disappearance of Tina Satchwell, most recently living in Youghal, Co. Cork who was last seen in March, 2017. An incident room is based at Midleton Garda station and a team of detectives are working on this investigation on an ongoing basis. To date, this investigation has resulted in over 220 separate lines of enquiry being conducted, including liaising with colleagues internationally and engagement with Interpol. An Garda Síochána, assisted by the Defence Forces, have previously conducted searches in the Youghal area in connection with this investigation. As a result of these enquiries and following detailed planning, a search commenced this week at woodland at Mitchel’s Wood, Bridgetown, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork for evidence relating to Tina’s disappearance. Members of the public will not be allowed access to this area for the duration of the search operation, which is expected to
take a number of weeks. The site will be sealed off and the public are asked to remain away from the area. We would like to sincerely thank the public for their cooperation in this regard. Speaking earlier this week Superintendent Colm Noonan, of Midleton Garda Station said: “We are in regular contact with the Satchwell family and they have been informed of this search operation”. “You will appreciate that this is a very stressful time for them and I would urge that they be afforded privacy at this time. “We are appealing to any member of the public who may have any information concerning Tina to contact us in the strictest of confidence. Particularly I wish to urge anyone who has information relating to activity in or around the woods at Mitchel’s Wood, Bridgetown, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork at the time of Tina’s disappearance in March, 2017 to contact the incident room at Midleton Garda Station at 021 4621550 or the Garda confidential line on 1800 666111,” Supt. Noonan added.
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Mounting costs means rural school cannot pursue road safety measures for pupils CREHANA N.S. REFUSED FUNDING THREE TIMES BY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION By Paul Mooney A RURAL County Waterford school which was turned down three times by the Department of Education for funding under the Summer Works Scheme to provide a car park / drop-off area in the interests of road safety for its pupils, has taken the decision not to reapply for the grant due to the mounting costs. The three unsuccessful applications under the scheme has cost Crehana National School in the region of €10,000 in quantity surveyor fees and construction consultants costs, as the cost of the project varied for each application. A recent Annual General Meeting of the Parents’ Association was told that the Board of Management and the School Principal jointly agreed that they would not reapply for the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) - which is a bi-annual scheme offered by the Department of Education. Crehana National School, which is based at Crehana, Carrickbeg, Carrick-on-Suir, can no longer pursue the badlyneeded car park and drop-off area because other matters need to be addressed in the school, such as repairs to doors, windows, toilet facilities etc. There have been ongoing road safety concerns at the school for years because it is situated at a dangerous bend on a busy regional road (R676) on
the County Waterford side of Carrick-on-Suir. The area is notorious for road traffic collisions due to the busy nature of the road, particularly during school drop-off and pickup times when cars line the road. The school has issued advice to parents on its website (www.crehanans.ie) in relation to parking and school drop-off / pick-up times of children, which it states are the most dangerous times of the day for pupils and parents in terms of traffic on the road. At the February meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Ray Murphy highlighted that on each occasion the school applied to the Department under the SWS, it cost them €2,500 for each application. “This was coupled with €2,500 for a driver feedback sign which the school paid for during this time, bringing the school’s contribution towards providing safety for their children to over €10,000,” Cllr. Murphy told the Comeragh meeting. He said the structure of the Department’s Summer Works Scheme “never favoured this school’s chances of being successful”. Cllr. Murphy said the Council had sought a meeting with the Education Minister, Richard Bruton over a year ago, but that meeting failed to materialise. This newspaper previously highlighted how Cllr. Murphy was given the ‘run-around’ by the Department of Transport on the matter last November, after he made representations to Transport Minister Shane Ross
An example of a driver feedback sign - one of which was erected at Crehana N.S at a cost of €2,500 to the school. requesting his Department consider providing funding to construct the badly needed car park / set-down area at Crehana National School. Cllr. Murphy’s request to Minister Ross was forwarded to Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) - but as Minister for Transport, Mr. Ross should have been well aware that the TII’s remit is limited to the national road network only, whereas Crehana National School is situated on a regional road (R676). In the meantime, the TII referred the matter back to Waterford City and County Council. Cllr. Murphy acknowledged the work of the Council in relation to signage on the road and the support given to the school’s SWS applications. However, Cllr. Murphy con-
tinued: “Every day there are a line of cars parked along one side of this road waiting to drop or collect children”. “The school has 118 pupils with only 15 of them travelling by bus. This means that there are anything up to 60, 70 or 80 cars lined along one side of the regional road which doesn’t have a hard-shoulder,” he pointed out. “I attended the January Plenary meeting of Waterford Council held in Dungarvan and I passed this school at 3.15 p.m. that day when visibility was down to less than 50 meters due to severe fog. “I can only imagine the difficulty faced by parents that day and there are other days when inclement conditions make this road dangerous for all road users,” Cllr. Murphy said. “The Department of Education are not going to support this school.The Department of Transport, through the TII, have stated it is a matter for this Council. “I believe we, as council officials and elected council representatives, have a duty of care to these pupils, parents teachers and road users to ensure we address their safety requirements,” Cllr. Murphy said. “We are here today deciding on budgets to be spent on various roads in the Comeragh constituency during 2018 and the TII have allocated €9.9m to Waterford Council for road improvements this year. I would like to see some of that channelled towards this worthy cause during 2018,” Cllr. Murphy added. Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Seanie
Power voiced his strong support, saying the road safety issues at the school is something he has also continuously raised at Council level, and even went as far as visiting the location with the Gardaí to get a Garda report on the issues. “The school cannot apply under the SWS this year - if they do, it means they can’t address other issues at the school, such as new windows and repairs, etc.,” Cllr. Power noted. “Something needs to be done, because there is going to be a very bad collision there sooner or later,” he warned. Senior Engineer, Gabriel Hynes, said Council officials previously met with the school’s Board of Management and the Council also supported the applications made by the school to the Department. Mr. Hynes said the Council also reduced the speed limit in the area to 30 km/h at specific times and erected “considerable signage” at the location. “In fairness to the TII, they don’t come into the picture, because they only fund National Primary and National Secondary Roads,” Mr. Hynes said. “However, the Council doesn’t have the funding to provide an off-street car park for the school,” he said. “As previously advised, it is a matter for the school and the Department of Education. I think the local authority have lived up to their duties regarding speed limits and signage in place, that is the position as I see it,” Mr. Hynes added. Cllr. Murphy acknowledged the work the Council has done
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Cathaoirleach of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Seanie Power. around Crehana NS, “But I still have to point out that for as long as the cars are lining the road, it is a problem for this Council and a problem for us as Councillors, who are elected to represent the people that are using that school and road”. “Until we come up with a solution, we can’t just ignore it anymore, because it is not going to go away,” Cllr. Murphy said. “All the State Departments I have mentioned have indicated they are not going to deal with this matter. I see no other way of dealing with it, other than this Council and I feel that we will have to find a solution somewhere along the line, because it has been going on for years and years and I don’t see any other solution outside of this forum,” Cllr. Murphy added.
Variation to Development Plan to consider alternative tourist accommodation proposals such as ‘glamping’
Not enough current accommodation providers to cater for volume of visitors coming to Waterford City and County
THERE will be a proposal brought before the March Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council to vary the County Development Plan to allow for various other types of tourist accommodation, such as ‘glamping’. At the recent Plenary meeting of the local authority, Cllr. Davy Daniels noted there are proposals to vary the Development Plan in relation to proposed tourist accommodation.
He also noted that the Council is working off several Development Plans. Director of Services, Lar Power, replied that a Tourism Policy is being developed which is due to come before Councillors at a workshop. He said the bottom line is that while Waterford has a fabulous tourism product, the issue is there is not enough accommodation to cater for the vol-
ume of visitors coming to Waterford. “The policy due to come before you will rectify that issue and it will open up opportunities such as glamping, etc.,” Mr. Power revealed. “To that end, the planners have been putting forward this policy, worked with the SPC (Special Policy Committee) on it and it now needs to come before the Council before it goes out as a draft variation of the
Development Plan,” he said. Mr. Power said the workshop will be held before the Plenary Council meting in March. He pointed out that there are three Development Plans currently in operation – Waterford County, Dungarvan Town and Waterford City. He said Waterford City and County Council cannot adopt a new Development Plan until publication of
the Regional Spatial Economic Strategy (RSES) which will be later this year. “Then, you have about 84 weeks of work in front of you to do the next Development Plan,” Mr. Power said. He said the proposed variation of the Development Plan in relation to the Tourist Policy will alter all three Development Plans currently in operation.
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Youghal’s Regal Cinema poised to re-open By Christy Parker ROUND trips of 40 miles to Dungarvan will soon be unnecessary for Youghal moviegoers as plans to re-open the east Cork town’s Regal cinema reach an advanced stage. In recent weeks a new roof was placed on the listed building, while engineers are now upgrading the structure’s interior to the latest standards and design. The Regal, which closed in 2010 was a Youghal institution since 1936. It was built on the site of its predecessor, constructed in 1914 but subsequently destroyed by fire. Both facilities were owned throughout by the Hurst family. The only other
cinema ever to stand in the town was Horgan’s Picture Palace, a mere 20 metres away on Friar Street and which closed in 1988. The Regal was considered one the oldest family-owned cinemas in the world. The new owners are Redbarn Construction Ltd., a UK & Naas based consortium.The company’s purchase forms part of its €6m investment in Youghal.Two other major projects include an unfinished housing estate, where 80% of properties have now been sold and the former Loreto Convent which is set for conversion to luxury apartments. Company spokesman David O’Rourke says they bought the Regal “partly as a business investment and partly because of family connections.” David
explains that his gran, Maura O’Rourke (nee McLoughlin), was born and reared in the Strand area before settling eventually in Dublin. She died in 2014, aged 104. “I have many great memories of holidaying in Youghal when growing up”, David says, “and I’m delighted to be able to restore the town’s cinema.” REVERSING THE TRAFFIC? Fellow consortium member Nick Eagles says the 4,500 sq. ft. building will house three screens and “will operate to the highest standards, with 4k high definition technology, art deco design and retro-fit seating.” Nick wants the Regal “to be a stand-alone enticement, not merely an addendum to other attractions in
the town. We would actually hope to attract visitors from Dungarvan and west Waterford to our ‘Youghal experience’ here”, he adds. The main auditorium will seat 100 patrons at ground level with exclusive capacity for 25 more on a raised mezzanine section. It is also hoped to acquire a drinks licence in due course. In a wider cross-community context the facilities will be adaptable as a venue for community events such as concerts, miniconferences, exhibitions, etc. In an endearing touch, there will also be permanent commemoration of some sort dedicated to the late Mikey Roche, who retired at 87 when the cinema closed. Mickey has spent nearly 70
years as the Regal projectionist. The building’s stepped exterior, to be painted petrolgreen/yellow, will be retained in
conjunction with wheelchair access. Re-opening is planned for May.
Revenue seize car and contraband tobacco in Waterford City
Local organisers prepare for Daffodil Day in Dungarvan.
Calling on Dungarvan to support cancer patients this Daffodil Day EVERY three minutes a person in Ireland gets a cancer diagnosis, and in County Waterford 883 people were diagnosed with cancer in twelve months. Daffodil Day, proudly supported by Boots Ireland, takes place on March 23rd and volunteers are needed to sell daffodils in Dungarvan on the day and help raise funds crucial funds. Last year 50 terminally ill cancer patients in County Waterford received 212 nights of care, allowing them to remain at home during their final days. 239 journeys were facilitated for 23 patients from the county who used the Volunteer Driver Service to get to their chemotherapy appointments. In order to provide these services to people affected by cancer, the Irish Cancer Society needs to raise over €4m nationally on Daffodil Day this year.
Support for cancer patients is vital according to local Daffodil Day organiser in Dungarvan Siobhan O’Connell. She is urging locals to show their support for people affected by cancer by volunteering to sell daffodils on the day. “People of Dungarvan have been instrumental in raising funds to help people affected by cancer, and we hope to see another show of support on March 23rd this year. As cancer incidence increases, your support is needed more than ever before to ensure no one in our community faces cancer alone. We need volunteers to help us sell Daffodils on March 23rd and make a difference to the lives of cancer patients and their families,” Siobhan said. Boots Ireland is the official main sponsor of Daffodil Day and local stores will be getting
involved. Breda Moore Store Manager of Boots in Waterford city said: Boots Ireland and the Irish Cancer Society have been working together for five years now to improve the lives of those affected by cancer. Cancer affects so many people in the community so supporting this initiative has real meaning for us and we want to continue to help make a difference to the lives of cancer patients and their families. We are looking forward to going one step further by sponsoring this flagship fundraising day and hope the people of Waterford will show their support for those affected by cancer on March 23rd.” To get involved in Daffodil Day locally contact 021 4840597. For more information visit www.cancer.ie/daffodilday
ON Friday (23/02/2018), in an intelligence led operation, Revenue officers seized 10 kilos of contraband tobacco and an Audi A6 car, when they carried searches under warrant of a number of private houses in Waterford City. The seized tobacco, branded ‘Flandria Golden Blend Virginia’, has a retail value of approximately €5,000 and represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €4,000.Two men, one in his forties and the other in his thirties, were questioned. A file is being prepared with a view to prosecution. These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy. If
businesses or members of the public have any information regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal alcohol, or tobacco
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The Venue at An Seanachai Pub & Kitchen St. Patrick’s Warm-Up – Comedy Club with John Colleary, Oisin Hanlon & Tom O’Mahony PUNCH Lion and the An Seanachai Pub & Kitchen present a night of top stand-up comedy with 3 of the best acts performing regularly in The Laughter Lounge and numerous Irish and U.K. comedy festivals on Friday, 16th March at 8:00 pm. Our MC is Oisin Hanlon (Comedy Cellar). John Colleary (Laughter Lounge) and Tom O’Mahony (RTEs Damo & Ivor) complete the bill. Tickets are € 22.50 (includes bowl of food at the interval) from An Seanachai bar. ABOUT OISIN HANLON An alternative comic buzzing the comedy scene for a number of years. A unique and quirky style performing in the Comedy Cellar, Battle of the Axe, Unhinged Comedy and is
currently planning a mini European tour. Twitter @OisinHanlon ABOUT JOHN COLLEARY Co-writer and star of IFTA nominated shows The Savage Eye and Irish Pictorial Weekly. A talented actor and mimic and a regular at Kilkenny Cat Laughs, Vodafone Comedy Carnival and The Electric Picnic, to name a few, John Colleary is definitely one to watch. “A must see” Comedian – Bail Out Monthly Magazine Web http://johncolleary.com/ ABOUT TOM O’MAHONY Tom starred alongside the legendary and late, great Rik Mayall on Irish TV's record breaking hit comedy Damo & Ivor in 2013 –
returning in 2014 reprising his role as the intolerable toff Tarquin. He has been a regular on Irish TV shows from Republic of Telly to Irish Pictorial Weekly.Tom is a headline act in many major Irish comedy clubs. He has gone on to support the likes of Nina Conti (Cork Opera House) and Michael Winslow (of Police Academy fame) Abandonman, Neil Delamare and Tommy Tiernan as part of their nationwide tours. He plays some of the country’s biggest festivals including the Vodafone Comedy Festival, Forbidden Fruit and Electric Picnic. “O’Mahony, brilliantly bad ass” Entertainment.ie Twitter @TOM_OMAHONY Web www.tomomahony.com
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Potential food stops along Greenway should contact LEO for advice ANYONE who is interested in operating a food business on or near the Waterford Greenway should contact the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) for advice and information. Cllr. Liam Brazil asked the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council: “If someone wanted to put a wagon along the Greenway for a food stop – what's the Council's position on it?” “If it was on the person's land or adjacent land, would they require a licence?” Director of Services, Lar Power, said if there are some people interested in operating an enterprise along the Greenway, they should contact the Local Enterprise Office who will provide advice and information and talk them through the requirements.
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Planning and foresight helped in the blizzard PERHAPS the best evaluation of the official response to the effects of Storm Emma is that nobody died on the roads last week unlike Hurricane Ophelia last Autumn when three people lost their lives. However, one man succumbed to exposure in the snow. Thankfully, the official warnings from the Met Office and the National Emergency Co-ordination Group, together with an appeal for common sense, seem to have worked effectively. While some may criticise the decision to officially close down the country last Friday, it merely reflected what was going to happen on the ground. Judging by the conditions which County Waterford experienced, it was as well not to bring people out in blizzard conditions to which we are not accustomed. The major wind storm did not materialise, but anyone who poked a nose out the door at 7.00 a.m. on Friday must have been glad they did not have to travel to work or school. Every area of the country may not have been at dire risk, but it would have been impossible to predict and cherry-pick the affected areas. Criticism from the hospitality sector about the shut-down is hardly fair or sustainable, as with or without the shut-down, streets and roads were impassable and the tourists, not less than our own people, could not walk the streets. Without this action, there is every likelihood that lives would have been lost. The actions of the emergency services, the first responders combined with a greater common sense approach to the extreme conditions and the hand of Providence, saved many a situation from becoming serious, or even fatal, and we can be justly proud and suitably thankful to every member of the services and brave individuals who went in harm’s way for our people. While there may have been isolated pockets, particular routes or streets which were not fully attended to, there is little people can complain of. Local Authority staff stretched themselves to the limit until it was no longer safe or possible to work in the extreme conditions. They are to be lauded for their efforts at clearance which began early on Saturday morning and continued throughout the day. By day’s end and with the assistance
INCORP. MUNSTER INDUSTRIAL ADVOCATE Serving the community of County Waterford for over a century 1912–2018 of an arriving thaw, major routes and most streets were clear. There were many acts of kindness by people around the country. The meitheal, the traditional sharing and exchanging of work when necessary, is alive and well and while not required as much in these days of modern machinery and communication, it makes a thankful reappearance in the kind of emergency or demanding situations which we have recently experienced. Perhaps the only blight on the demanding weekend were the actions of a few in Dublin suburbs who took advantage of the situation to attack retail outlets, leaving one a total wreck. A large number of cars were also burned in the capital, much to the dismay of their owners, several of whom had had to abandon their cars in the snow. Thankfully, the Gardaí have been dealing effectively with the crimes and court appearances are expected.
Surrendering neutrality? THE recent suggestion that we abandon our neutral stance and align ourselves with the Western bloc may find little support among the public. As a small nation, we have little to offer in military strength and, as a principle, based on our history, our role is better served outside that tent. We play a far more important role in our neutrality than we could ever do as an aligned country. At the moment, we are respected and trusted around the world to be a peacekeeping country and an acknowledged and trusted honest broker when it comes to relations and
dealings with troubled lands. Those who call for Ireland to fling off our neutral status and perhaps with it our good international reputation may not fully realise or appreciate our contribution on the world stage. Addressing both houses of the Oireachtas in June 1963, President John F. Kennedy acknowledged the contribution Ireland has made on the world stage, not just in the 20th or 21st Centuries, but for close to a Millennium in one form or another. “All the world owes much to the little ‘five feet high’ nations,” he said. “Ireland has already set an example and a standard for other small nations to follow. This has never been a rich or powerful country, and, yet, since earliest times, its influence on the world has been rich and powerful.” While that may be half a century ago, we have not grown dramatically in size in the meantime, nor has the world situation changed dramatically either. The world needs the little nations. We have made our contribution on the world stage where we have been most effective, whether in the United Nations building, or as part of a force of ‘Blue Helmets’ in the trouble spots of the world. Not to acknowledge that and the ongoing contribution of our armed services, would be to ignore the ultimate sacrifice our troops made in war-torn foreign lands. And it continues. Before rushing to discard our mantle of neutrality, maybe we should assess where we would go. Are we to join with some belligerent nation(s) in the expectation of enhanced international status? Our centuries of troubled history prompted us to lay down the gun when we won our independence. Ireland was long ready for that move and the people have been willing to endorse and abide by that position for almost a century. We were weary of the armed conflict and all the woes which that brought us through the centuries. There is not a significant body of opinion calling for the rejection of our neutral stance and the question has been well ventilated, even in recent years. Is this abandonment of neutrality viewed as a form of growing up, of a coming of age? Let us look back on our international record with pride and further build on it in the years ahead. That is where our future should lie.
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Bain triail aisti – Seachtain na Gaeilge á ceiliúradh sna nDéise Looking for ways to use your cúpla focal? WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL CELEBRATES SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE 2018 TÁ Seachtain na Gaeilge á ceiliúradh i gContae Phort Láirge arís i mbliana, le réimse leathan imeachtaí á n-eagrú in áiteanna éagsúla ar fud an chontae agus na cathrach. Once again, the Irish Office and Library Service of Waterford City & County Council and Waterford Childcare Committee have come together to organise a range of events to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, the national Irish language festival, which takes place from the 1st-17th March, 2018. SCÉALAÍOCHT SA LEABHARLANN A number of Storytelling & Song Sessions for children – very young children (0-3 years) and pre-schoolers - are being organised in various libraries across City and County and there will also be annual favourites such as Bingó
as Gaeilge. Jacqui de Siún from Waterford City & County Childcare Committee will host Scéalaíocht & Amhráin/ Storytelling & Songs as Gaeilge for toddlers and preschool children in various Libraries as follows: • Wednesday, 7th March, at 11.00 a.m. in Tramore Library (with Tramore Parent & Toddler Group) • Friday, 16th March, at 11.00 a.m. in Ardkeen Library (with Ardkeen Parent & Toddler Group) • Tuesday, 20th March, at 11.00 a.m. in the Central Library, Waterford City (with Inner City Parent & Toddler Group) These free sessions are all open to the public, with parents/child minders and young children all welcome to attend – beidh fáilte roimh chách. In addition, Jacqui will run interactive storytelling
sessions with local preschool groups in Carrickphierish Library (Naíonra na nDéise), Lismore Library (Scallywags) and Ballyduff Upper Library (Butterflies). Niall de Búrca Children’s favourite seanachaí, Niall de Búrca returns to Waterford again this year for Seachtain na Gaeilge. On Thursday, March 8th, Niall will entertain local schoolchildren in Dungarvan, Ardkeen and Portlaw with his eclectic and madcap performances, entertaining more than 250 children over the course of the day. Bingó as Gaeilge Ardkeen, Portlaw, Browne’s Road and Dunmore Branch Libraries will all host Bingó as Gaeilge sessions for local primary school children during the first two weeks of March – some 15 sessions hosting more than 350 children in total
– and details are available locally. For further information on any of the bingo sessions, please contact Tracy McEneaney in Ardkeen Library at 0761 10 2844. SA CHATHAIR – WATERFORD CITY Waterford Museum of Treasures will also host Bilingual Historical Tours of both the Museum of Treasures and the Bishop’s Palace. Come along to the Bishop’s Palace at 1.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 7th March, for a bilingual tour with Donnchadh Ó Ceallacháin and his tour of the Museum of Treasures will take place at 1.00pm on Wednesday, 14th March, with both of these at a reduced cost of €4. Fáilte roimh gach éinne. OTHER EVENTS An Trá Mhór Tramore’s Ciorcal Comhrá (Conversational Irish group) will con-
tinue throughout March, with ‘Comhrá as Gaeilge’ in the Library on Thursday nights (8th and 15th March) from 7-8 p.m., and new people are always welcome. So, if you want to practice/improve on your ‘cúpla focal’ for Seachtain na Gaeilge, pop along to Tramore Library any Thursday night, and join in the fun! BEO! Mar sin, má tá suim agat freastal ar réimse imeachtaí trí Ghaeilge, nó do chúpla focal féin a chleachtadh, tá rud éigint duit le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge i mbliana. For further information on any events locally, please contact your local library. So, whether you want to listen to the spoken Irish word, practice your own ‘cúpla focal’, or even play Bingo, there’s something for you to partake in during this year’s Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bain taitneamh as!
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Easter Sunday Charity Cycle to promote positive mental health A 50 km Charity Cycle will be held in midCounty Waterford this coming Easter Sunday, 1st April, to promote positive mental health and remove the stigma around talking about mental health and suicide. This is the fourth year the cycle will be held - organised by Cllr. Liam Brazil - which also raises money for the charity Suicide or Survive. The cycle will start at 10.00 a.m. in Lemybrien (registration at 9.00 a.m.) with an entry fee of €20 (all donations welcome). The 50 km route starts at Lemybrien and goes through Kilmacthomas, Kilmeaden, Kill, Bunmahon and Durrow before ending up back at the start. You can register your entry into the charity cycle at https://tinyurl.com/LBrazil50kcycle or by contacting Cllr. Brazil on 087-2119203. All proceeds raised on the day will go directly to providing mental health workshops in County Waterford which are delivered by Suicide or Survive. Since Cllr. Brazil organised the charity cycle, over €25,000 has been raised. To date, Suicide or Survive has delivered Wellness Workshops, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) programme and the two and a half day Supporters Programme to the people of Waterford due to the phenomenal fundraising from the charity cycle. The charity cycle is a great day out and welcomes people of different levels of ability and fitness. At the recent meeting of Comeragh Municipal District Council, Cllr. Brazil highlighted the charity cycle event, which he said has been successful every year it has been held. “This event is all about creating awareness around mental health and suicide, in the countryside where there can be a lot of rural isolation. It is important to let people know there is help out there,” Cllr. Brazil said. “When mental health comes to a family, it can be very tough on everyone involved. Noone else knows more so than myself about mental health issues that can occur in a family and when suicide strikes a family, it is proba-
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bly the toughest thing that will hit any family and it is happening every day of the year in houses throughout the country. “When suicide strikes, it doesn’t just affect only one person, it affects untold people in the family and friends, their clubs, and on society. No-one knows better than myself - I stood at the graveside to bury my brother James 30 years ago. It is the hardest thing any family can ever go through.” Cllr. Brazil said it is great to see that the public are more understanding now of mental health issues and the stigma around it seems to be lifting. “People now understand that there is more than madness in mental health and suicide.” He said suicide is hard on those people over the years who have lost loved ones to suicide and it affects people of all backgrounds. While official figures show that around 490 people took their life by suicide last year, Cllr. Brazil said that figure is more, because for every three reported suicides, one goes unreported or undetermined. “That is around 750 people a year who take their life by suicide in this country - that is 64 people per month, or 16 people per week,” Cllr. Brazil said. “As I sit here in Dungarvan this evening, there are three people out there contemplating taking their life by suicide and by tomorrow there will be three people dead.That is a solid fact,” he said. Cllr. Brazil said people who take their life
by suicide are trying to kill the pain. “And they think if they take their own life, the pain will be removed.Yes, the pain will be removed from that person, but they are only handing the pain onto their family and other people in the community,” he pointed out. Cllr. Brazil said mental health issues and suicide don’t only affect people living in isolated rural areas. “There are people living in Waterford City and Dungarvan who are affected by mental health issues and they are isolated and feeling lonely. “This cycle on Easter Sunday is to promote positive mental health and to remove that old stigma attached to mental health and get people talking about their mental health and to seek help. “It is so important that we spread the word on this - that mental health is the same as any other illness in our society,” Cllr. Brazil added. Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Seanie Power complimented Cllr. Brazil on the work he does to highlight mental health. “I know you also attend schools and GAA clubs to give talks. It’s a credit to you,” Cllr. Power said. Cllr. Power said Cllr. Brazil’s work was extremely important in highlighting positive mental health, because while they were discussing mental health and the charity cycle at the Council meeting, he had just received information in relation to a young man in the community who taken his own life by suicide.
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Public meeting tonight to discuss Entente Florale entry MEMBERS of the public are reminded that a meeting will be held tonight, Wednesday, 7th March, at the Park Hotel, Dungarvan, at 7.00 p.m. to discuss the town’s entry into this year’s Entente Florale. Dungarvan was chosen earlier in the year to represent Ireland in the prestigious international competition alongside Kilkenny village Inistioge. Those interested in helping Dungarvan’s efforts to win gold in the competition can come along to the public meeting and find out how they can help - all are very welcome to attend. Dungarvan’s entry into the Entente Florale is being jointly led by Dungarvan Tidy Towns Committee and Waterford City and County Council.
Chairperson of Dungarvan Tidy Towns Committee, Ann Marie Rossiter, made an appeal for support from the public, as well as every business, school, residents associations, community groups, sports groups, etc. “Everyone can play a part in this and there are so many benefits to Dungarvan being involved in this competition,” said Ms. Rossiter. “It is a valuable opportunity to turn the international spotlight on our beautiful town and show the incredible community spirit and pride that Dungarvan is known for.” Two well known Tidy Towns Adjudicators, Dr. Christy Boylan and Eamonn DeStafort will be special guests at the meeting, who will provide helpful suggestions, tips and advice for further
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Can we trust politicians to uphold Pro-Life principles? IF the Government goes ahead and holds a Referendum on the retention or abolition of the 8th Amendment to the constitution, guaranteeing equally the right to life of the unborn child as well as the right to life of the mother, then the voters will have some very serious thinking to do. Some have already done that and have concluded that the 8th Amendment to Article 40 of the Constitution MUST be maintained in an unchanged form to protect human life. Very many citizens / voters feel that without the restraint of the Constitutional guarantee on behalf of the unborn, the members of the Dail and Seanad will have the power to change and will allow for abortion in this country with or without limits. They will have the power to change or introduce legislation which will inevitably lead to the deaths of thousands of unborn children in Ireland. Do you want that? Do you think that TDs and Senators are strong enough, or committed enough to continue to maintain the ban on abortion against the torrent of objections they will receive from the strident Pro-Choice lobby? This is why the 8th MUST be retained. So voters, ask yourself these questions and mentally tick yes or no. Do you agree with politicians who want to introduce unlimited abortion for any reason up to 12 weeks? Do you agree with politicians that mothers with babies with life limiting conditions should have the choice to abort these babies right up to birth?
Do you want to take away the human status of the baby in the womb? Do you want to give FULL CONTROL to politicians to set limits on abortion regimes in the future? Do you agree with politicians that mothers should have the choice to abort their babies right up to birth on grounds of mental health? Do you agree with the Citizens Assembly that expectant mums should have the right to choose to abort their babies in the womb for any reason, right up to birth? If 8th Amendment is deleted, politicians will be able to legislate for abortion right up to birth for any reason, as is the situation in Canada. Do you trust politicians to protect babies in the womb so they will not be aborted for social reasons or just for convenience right up to birth like in Canada? Do you even trust politicians to restrict unlimited abortions on babies in the womb to 12 weeks for ever? That guarantee exists now, do not let them change it!! Do you want mothers to have just one option when faced with a crisis pregnancy, or would you prefer our politicians to offer proper supports such as tougher sentencing for rapists and perpetrators of incest, peri-natal hospices for babies with life limiting conditions and proper social support for mums and dads. Please consider these questions carefully and then decide on how you will vote come Referendum day. For COME IT WILL. (Issued by the Dungarvan Pro-Life Group)
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Public lighting should be kept on until 8.45 a.m. A WATERFORD Councillor has suggested that the local authority keep the public lights lit until 8.45 a.m. at least, between the months of November and February as a matter of safety for school children. Cllr. Jim Griffin raised the issue at the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council, saying that lighting can be poor at that time of the morning. “If we could extend the lighting up until they at least have gone into school,” Cllr. Griffin suggested. Director of Services, Fergus Galvin said public lighting is controlled by sensors in the lights which turn on or off, depending on the ambient light levels in the area. “If there are any particular streets where there are issues, we might need to adjust the sensors. Let me know, particularly if there are any issues in close proximity to schools or whatever and we'll look into it,” Mr. Galvin said. Meanwhile, Cllr. Griffin outlined there are still outstanding issues to be addressed in public lighting since Hurricane Ophelia last October.
He said when complaints are made, the answer he is getting is that it is down to Hurricane Ophelia. He said Hurricane Ophelia was four months ago, “and in this modern age we should be able to get those lights fixed around the city and county”. “There are lights which are out here, there and everywhere,” he said. Concurring, Cllr. Cha O'Neill said there have been more issues with public lighting raised in the Council Chamber since the ESB no longer had the contract to repair and maintain public lights. “It is frightening going around the city at night time because of the amount of lights that are out,” he said. “And then in the daytime some of the lights are on all day! “I don't know if whether we are saving money or what we are doing, but it's a long way from when the ESB used to fix our lights. It doesn't look well, especially in Winter, to see certain sections of road unlit and other sections lit,” Cllr. O'Neill added. Mr. Galvin confirmed there are still issues in some areas since Hurricane Ophelia, where damage was caused to the lighting
Treadmill triumph brings another Justice Minister called world record for on to publish advice Sinéad Kane from Attorney General By Christy Parker
WATERFORD City and County Council has called on Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to publish without delay the advice given by the Attorney General in relation to setting up a Commission of Inquiry into the alleged cover-up of sex crimes by convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally. The Notice of Motion was brought before the recent Plenary meeting of the local authority, as an emergency motion by Cllr. Declan Clune, and proposed by Cllr. Mary Roche (in Cllr. Clune's absence).
The motion also calls on Minister Flanagan to release the most recent advice given by the Attorney General in relation to the matter. Previously, the Council supported a call by the victims of Bill Kenneally for an inquiry. However, as Cllr. Roche noted at the recent Plenary meeting of the Council, nothing has happened since and there was some indication that the advice by the Attorney General cannot be published, but noted that the Attorney General's advice in relation to holding a repeal the
8th Amendment, was published. “There doesn't appear to me to be any legal reason why the Attorney General's advice can't be published,” Cllr. Roche said. “I would ask the Attorney General's advice be published and that we maintain support for those men [victims of Bill Kenneally sexual abuse],” Cllr. Roche added. Seconding the motion, Cllr. Jim Griffin said the motion was “self explanatory” and it shouldn't have to come to this. All Councillors unanimously agreed with the motion.
Rent levels ‘quite low’ in Waterford compared with other areas THERE were no rent caps introduced in Waterford because official rent levels are quite low, a senior official told Councillors recently. Cllr. Jim Griffin had asked about HAP (Housing Assistance Payment) rents and how they compared, saying he was aware that landlords could be looking for as much as €800 a month. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes said figures based on official rent figures compiled by the Residents Tenancy Board, show that the official recorded rent levels in Waterford “are quite low compared with other urban areas”. “It is best highlighted by the fact that the four
percent cap introduced by Minister Simon Coveney – that no areas in Waterford qualified for the cap. These are official figures, we have no control over them,” Mr. Grimes said. He said HAP rent limits did increase in the second half of 2016 and Waterford Council was also given some discretion to exceed the rent limits in particular cases, provided the Council does not adversely affect rent limits and cause inflation. Mr. Grimes said the HAP rent limit increases only applied with respective new tenancies or where a tenancy was being renewed after a particular period.
YOUGHAL super-athlete Sinéad Kane has added a second Guinness World record to her achievements by setting a new women’s distance of 130.50 km (82.33 miles) for 12 hours on a treadmill. The 35 year-old athlete set the record in the Clayton Hotel gym, Dublin, on February 26th, surpassing the record of 128.62 km (79.92 miles) set by then 47 year-old Canadian-Australian ultra-runner Bernadette Benson in May 2016. The runner made international headlines in January 2017 when she became the first legally blind athlete to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, otherwise known as the World Marathon Challenge. In 2009 Sinéad became Ireland’s first blind solicitor, a success that defied the opinion of a teacher who once advised her to limit her ambitions due to her disability. Sinéad performed her latest challenge under the Guinness World Record option of ‘on-the-spot adjudication and award recognition.’ It carried a hefty financial imbursement but again Allianz Insurance provided sponsorship. The insurance company rescued Sinéad’s World Marathon venture when another sponsor withdrew and she has since been their brand ambassador. The challenge – equating to running four marathons back to back – was held between 9.10 a.m. and 9.10 p.m. and was witnessed by an audience of about 40, amongst them supporters, assistants (including water sprayers), independent witnesses and Guinness adjudicator Jack Brockbank. CONSISTENCY THE KEY The treadmill was set at 10.8 km (6.71 miles) p.h. and remained so throughout, despite Sinéad’s temptation to speed it up.“It felt too comfortable for first
network. He said the ESB still needs to make permanent repairs to the network system to allow the contractor to carry out repairs and maintenance to the lamp-posts. Mr. Galvin also revealed that the Council will be launching a website soon which will log and monitor complaints in relation to faulty public lighting. He said people can log onto the website and use the map to identify the lamp-post which has the issue and log the complaint. “That, in turn, will allow us to monitor the performance of the contractor in relation to how long it takes to get the lights fixed and get them repaired.We will be able to monitor and measure the contractor’s performance on an ongoing basis,” Mr. Galvin said. Mr. Galvin said there are more problems and issues with the public lighting due to the fact that the network is getting older. “There are a lot of complaints which relate to network issues where older cables and older junction boxes underground are starting to fail on us. We are going to see more substantial problems as opposed to just a blown bulb or broken head on the lamp,” Mr. Galvin added.
Sinéad Kane with Jack Brockbank (Guinness World Records adjudicator, RDS). the four hours and I wanted to increase the pace,” she says, “but I was persuaded to go for consistency rather than spiking and relapsing, to avoid burnout.” There was a particular resonance to the treadmill challenge. “There was no guide runner involved – it was just me this time, which added to the sense of satisfaction”, she smiles. The treadmill, by design, had to be re-calibrated every four hours and so twice Sinéad took a break – once for 67 seconds again four hours later for 34 seconds. When the sums and stats were added up at the end, her ‘run’ had averaged 8.53 minutes per mile (1.6 km). The runner says there were “only two or three brief moments during which she felt sufficient pain to question her resolve and “helped by the people around me, these soon passed.” At the end she felt “huge relief, disbelief and various different emotions”, she recalls, adding, “I was proud to have achieved my aim. I was also conscious that whereby everyone sees the 30 seconds at the end of a race for example, they never see the many, many hours of hard work put in before that. I suppose this illustrated that a bit.” DOING THINGS BY DEGREES Having trained for the event since March 2017, Sinéad originally planned to take to the treadmill last August. Preparations for a PhD caused however caused a few deferments. In January she received her Doctorate of Philosophy on ‘Secondary School Teachers Duty of Care Inside and Outside of School Regarding Bullying’. It completed a double doctorate acquirement as the previous October she had received an honorary Doctorate of Law from the National University of Ireland (NUI) for Contributions to Society. Sinéad has “not fully decided” what her next challenge will be.They say reaching Mars is getting more realistic by the day.
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Officials to look at possibility of providing drinking water fountains DRIVE IS ON TO REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE AND ENCOURAGE REUSEABLE BOTTLES SENIOR officials at Waterford Council said they would look into the possibility of providing public water fountains where people can refill their reusable water bottles as part of an EU initiative to improve access to public supplies in urban and rural areas and help reduce the amount of plastic bottles and plastic waste. At the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. Eddie Mulligan noted that EU legislation has improved in relation to improving the quality of water for all EU citizens and as part and parcel of that, improved access to public supplies in all main urban and rural areas. “Can we show a lead on that and reestablish three public water access areas in 2018 to show that we as a Council are committed to reducing the amount of plastic bottles?” Cllr. Mulligan queried, suggesting that public drinking water fountains should be introduced where people can refill their own portable bottles. He said local schools are making a serious effort in trying to reduce plastic in their waste by getting children to bring their own flask or refillable, reusable bottles
to school, rather than plastic bottles. Director of Services, Fergus Galvin replied that drinking water fountains “is not something that is on our immediate agenda”. “But, we'll have a look at it. My initial reaction is there would be some concerns about potential misuse and public hygiene,” Mr. Galvin said. “We will look at it and come back to you on it, once we've had a chance to consider what type of costs are involved with it,” Mr. Galvin added. DISPOSABLE CUPS Meanwhile, Cllr. Declan Doocey said many of the county's roads “are in an awful state” due to littering of plastic and disposable cups. He suggested the Council should use workers involved with FÁS and TUS schemes to help clean up the litter and “wallpaper our roads with notices to try and prevent future littering”. “It's scandalous!” Cllr. Doocey added. Cllr. Liam Brazil concurred, saying the amount of rubbish being dumped in the countryside “is out of hand”. “We are raising issues about littering and
flytipping the whole time but we don't seem to be getting an answer to it. If something doesn't happen soon it will get completely out of hand and every road will be destroyed with rubbish,” Cllr. Brazil said. Cllr. Lola O'Sullivan said the Environment Section of Waterford Council “does a lot in relation to encourage reuse of reusable waste” and said it would be ideal if the Council got proactive by purchasing reusable cups and encouraging the residents of Waterford to use them. “It is something this Council can drive forward and it would be a good investment if they pick areas of Waterford in a pilot project. It is not good enough to expect the businesses will do it for us,” she said. “We have to be proactive with them.” Director of Services, Mr. Galvin replied that the Council has already begun a pilot project in two areas and are engaged with two groups to bring awareness and the use of reusable cups for coffee, tea and soft beverages. “We will monitor the output of the pilot projects and if successful we'll look at trying to expand it across the county on a wider basis,” Mr. Galvin added.
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Local students deliver presentation to Council By Christy Parker DUNGARVAN Ard Scoil na nDéise’s students Katie Lennon and Abby Ryan delivered a concise and confident presentation at February’s Dungarvan-Lismore Municipal District meeting. Eschewing waffle and diligently adhering to their purpose, the second year students may even have posted a lesson on public speaking to some of their listeners! The girls, both from Lemybrien, were present to promote their business project, Wicked Good Guide to the Greenway, a humorous, quirky and informative guide to the pleasures and places of the acclaimed 46 km route. Abbey explained how last September, in an extra-curricular initiative, their business teacher
Julianne Foley had “encouraged us to start our own business.” After lengthy consideration they settled on the Greenway Project, inspired by their experiences of people regularly asking them for information whenever they visit the attraction. As Abby further explained, they wanted the Wicked Guide to “have its own twist and not be your typical boring guide book!” The overall aim was to showcase the Greenway, Dungarvan, Kilmacthomas and many of the businesses along the route and to that end they found the businesses they approached “incredibly encouraging.” The girls’ graphic designer was the next stop on their Greenway guide journey and it is testimony to their effort that the first run of 200 books sold out faster than a hired bike! Fulfilling a further purpose,
the girls also brought their product to a business exhibition in WIT on behalf of their school, from whence they may yet emerge as Waterford representatives in a national equivalent. Meantime, said Katie they were “so excited to receive a letter from Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber of Commerce in recognition of our hard work and our idea.” Summarising their achievement, Katie invoked the famous observation of Dell CEO Michael Dell, as she told her audience, “You don’t need to be a genius or a visionary, or even a college graduate for that matter, to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.” In parting comments, Abby explained, that by maximising revenue from the book they would be making “a large donation” to the Sesame Dungarvan
Special Needs School. Hence free copies would not be circulated to all present. Besides, she added, “you know you don’t get much free in business!” The girls were given a warm round of applause, before the Councillors in turn praised their initiative and thanked them for their attendance. Cllr. John Pratt, who also assisted with the venture, said the county would “be very lucky if we can retain these two when they finish school and hopefully set up own business, whatever that might be.” Cllr. Declan Doocey said they were “a credit to the county” and the school “should be proud of you.” A Wicked Good Guide to the Greenway is available in Dungarvan at CycleSports, The Colour Room and Dungarvan Tourist Office. Price €4.
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Councillors welcome transfer of Mount Congreve Estate to local authority control THE transfer of Mount Congreve Estate and Gardens into the control of Waterford City and County Council was roundly welcomed at the recent Plenary meeting of the local authority. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes told the meeting that he was happy to say the agreement was concluded between the Mount Congreve Trust, the OPW and Waterford City and County Council at an event held in Dublin Castle earlier in February. Mr. Grimes said the Council will nominate two trustees - the sitting
Mayor, Cllr. Pat Nugent and the Chief Executive of the Council, Michael Walsh. Waterford Council will receive €250,000 a year, over the next seven years, to take over the management and maintenance of Mount Congreve on behalf of the State. Minister Kevin Moran, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief who announced the take over of Mount Congreve by Waterford Council said that capital investment is needed to upgrade the
visitor services at Mount Congreve in order to make it attractive to national and international visitors and as part of the agreement, “my office will provide an annual grant of €250,000 to Waterford City and County Council for the next seven years”. “This grant aid will be used to enhance the visitor services at the estate and will include the provision of car parking and welfare facilities for tourists as well as completing urgent health and safety works to the gardens themselves,” Minister
Moran said. Up to 75 acres will transfer into Council control through the Mount Congreve Estate Trust, along with approximately €200,000 worth of horticultural stock and a cash consideration of €1.3m, the commercial nursery and car park. The deal was approved by the Cabinet. Minister Moran said the development “will have a clear positive benefit to the local community in the long term through the economic spin-off and opportunities from
increased tourism revenues generally in the area”. The gardens at Mount Congreve consist of up to 75 acres of intensively planted woodland garden and a four acre walled garden. They garden collection includes over three thousand different trees and shrubs, more than two thousand rhododendrons, six hundred camellias, three hundred acer cultivars, six hundred conifers, two hundred and fifty climbers, fifteen hundred herbaceous plants and indeed many other floras from every continent in the world.
Council to examine its powers under housing legislation to deal with anti-social behaviour tenants WATERFORD Council is to examine the powers available under the housing legislation to deal with tenants involved in antisocial behaviour after a Councillor outlined serious issues in a Council estate. Cllr. John Hearne told the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council that anti-social behaviour is a huge problem across the city and county. He said an issue he is currently dealing with saw residents of one particular housing estate give statements and a signed petition, which were handed into the Council. He alleged there was a family in this particular housing estate who are involved in feuds and drugs. “And now, one of them is away for robbery at the moment,” Cllr. Hearne said. “This house has been a magnate for anti-social behaviour for years. Children can’t play in the estate because of the fighting and attacks on the house. The next door neighbour can’t rent out his house because of the trouble and old people can’t go to Mass because of the fear of being robbed by the people who come and go to this house,” Cllr. Hearne outlined.
“The Gardaí have been called hundreds of times to this house. The residents want the Council to stand up for them and get an exclusion order on the son who will be released shortly. The State has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on this family and the community have gotten nothing in return, only misery,” Cllr. Hearne said. “The social workers should meet with the old people and children whose lives are being destroyed by this thuggery. The Council should not be in the business of supplying homes to people who don’t want to be part of the community.We should go to court and evict this family.” Cllr. Hearne said he was in contact with Gardaí who’ve agreed they would help the case by releasing their files to the Council in relation to the amount of times they’ve had to call to this house and the amount of trouble caused by this household. “I’m asking the Council to take a stand and set some kind of example. People’s lives are being destroyed long-term by this carry on.” Cllr. Hearne commended the 44 people who signed the petition and the six people who bravely came forward and gave statements. “If communities are coming forward like this then we should absolutely support them,” Cllr.
Hearne added. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes said that while he cannot comment on individual cases, he said he appreciated Cllr. Hearne’s efforts in putting the information together. “I assure you we will look at this particular case and the powers available to the Council under the Housing Legislation and we will seek to address the issues that you’ve referred to,” Mr. Grimes said. SANCTIONS SOUGHT ON TENANT USING GARDEN TO DUMP RUBBISH Meanwhile, Cllr. Jason Murphy asked what type of sanctions are open to the Council in relation to tenants and households who are using their own gardens to dump their rubbish. “I had a lady come forward to me recently, in tears, speaking about a tenant next door to her.The person is a Council tenant who is using their garden and house to dump their domestic waste,” he said. “The Council has cleaned out this house on numerous occasions. The last time was around 18 months ago when a forensic cleaning team had to clean the house. They took out hundreds of bin liners - one of the staff told this lady they took out 300 cider bottles filled with urine and various bags of human excrement,” Cllr. Murphy told a shocked
Council Chamber. “This woman now tells me the house is in the same state again.” He said the woman was positive towards the Council’s role in trying to address the problem. “But, we are now at the stage where we are showing too much carrot to these people and we need to start showing the stick,” Cllr. Murphy said. “If this was a business it would have been closed down by the EPA. Nobody, nobody should have to live in conditions like this. It is an affront to human dignity. I want to know what sanctions are available to the Council in relation to this,” Cllr. Murphy added. Mr. Grimes said there are sanctions available for the Council to use under the Housing Act. “We can pursue tenants and seek convictions for non-compliance with their tenancy agreements and there is also the potential for enforcement action by the Environment Section,” Mr. Grimes said. “I am aware of the case you are referring to, and I don’t want to comment on it [publicly], but we are dealing with it using our powers under the Housing Act.” Cllr. Murphy said he would speak to Mr. Grimes after the meeting about the particular case.
Disappointment at number of HAP properties failing inspections TWO Waterford Councillors expressed their disappointment at the level of HAP properties which have failed an inspection by the Council, leading them to believe that the houses are in very poor condition. Cllr. Breda Brennan noted that the monthly Management Report, presented to the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council, outlined a total of 37 inspections of HAP properties, with only five properties being compliant with housing standards. Cllr. Brennan said it was disheartening to see such a high number of HAP properties were non-compliant with housing standards. “It further adds to my belief that there are landlords out there renting substandard
accommodation and getting paid through HAP,” Cllr. Brennan said. She said in some cases, where a tenant makes a complaint to the landlord, they are told to find another home, or the landlord could put the property up for sale. “What can we do about it? I want to see more HAP properties compliant with inspections,” Cllr. Brennan said. Concurring, Cllr. Mary Roche said she was also disappointed to see the level of failures in HAP property inspections. “This indicates the houses must be in a very bad condition,” Cllr. Roche said. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes, said that while the number of non-compliant HAP
properties looks high on paper, he said most of the reasons for non-compliance are in relation to “fairly straightforward corrections, such as inclusion of fire blankets, fire extinguishers in the kitchen, etc.,”. Mr. Grimes said the Council introduced an approach last year, where in addition to notifying the landlord of the need to make any amendments or corrections to the property as a result of the inspection - the tenant would also be notified so they are aware of what exactly the landlord is required to do. He said the Council then follows up afterwards to ensure the inspection requirements have been met. COUNCIL HOUSING STOCK INSPECTIONS Cllr. Joe Kelly said that in an
inspection of Council housing stock, it was found that replacement of a ‘cooker hood’ was needed, and he asked who was responsible for that – the tenant or the Council? Mr. Grimes replied that the responsibility of tenants in relation to maintenance of a house is set out in the ‘Tenancy Handbook’, and the replacement of a cooker hood would be a matter for the tenant. Cllr. Eddie Mulligan asked that out of the Council’s own stock inspections, what percentage of fire safety compliance issues have been completed. Mr. Grimes replied he did not have the figures and would endeavour to get the information to Cllr. Mulligan following the meeting.
Ann Cusack, Granville Hotel, with Dick Hayes at the Waterford Business Awards held at the Faithlegg House Hotel last week. [Noel Browne]
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People on emergency accommodation list likely sleeping on couches of friends and relatives PEOPLE who are on the emergency accommodation list are very likely sleeping on the couches of relatives and friends while they wait for housing. Cllr. Eddie Mulligan noted at the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council that there are 17 adults currently on the emergency accommodation list. “Where are those 17 adults sleeping tonight?” he queried. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes said it is regrettable that there would be anyone on the waiting list for homeless services. While he couldn't say for definite, Mr. Grimes indicated that those 17 individuals would likely be staying on the couches of relatives or friends. Mr. Grimes said the Council has been operating a cold weather emergency facility in the city. “The highest number in that facility at any given time is 12 individuals. That facility will remain open for the foreseeable future, probably until March, or
at least until the weather improves.” Mr. Grimes said there are quite a number of people on the waiting list for homeless services who would be accommodated in the facility, which is based at Mary Street in the city. HOUSING CRISIS INCREASING Meanwhile, Cllr. Joe Kelly noted that figures show a 34 percent increase in the number of individuals who have presented themselves to Waterford Council as homeless. “It is a huge increase and it is typical of the way things are developing in this country and it highlights there is a growing housing crisis, rather than it reducing,” Cllr. Kelly said. “How do we hope to respond because clearly the numbers are getting out of hand.” Mr. Grimes said the Council responds through increasing supply of housing through enhanced capital programme and other measures, such as the repair and leasing scheme. “The objective is to increase
the overall supply of housing,” Mr. Grimes said. He pointed out that five turnkey projects are currently under construction, with over 100 new housing units expected to be delivered later this year. “This is really the best way to respond to the housing crisis,” Mr. Grimes added. BLACK ECONOMY IN HOUSING SECTOR Cllr. Roche told the meeting that she believed a 'black economy' has been created in the entire housing sector in relation to the HAP (Housing Assistance Payment) scheme, where she believes that some tenants may be paying rent above and beyond, which is not acceptable. She said recent comments that local authorities intent to 'ramp up' the level of housing building is a “noble aspiration” and hoped it would come to fruition. She questioned the time line to build houses, from conception to delivery – noting that the Department of Housing is causing delays with its various
stages of approval. “If the minister [of housing] wants to get rid of the blockage, he needs to look to his own Department to do that, because it seems to me that an awful lot of the delays emanates from there,” Cllr. Roche said. “Nonetheless the blame appears to be thrown out 'willynilly' at the Councils. We are literally marching to the beat of the Department's drum.” Mr. Grimes said he would not respond to Cllr. Roche's comments regarding the private sector in housing, “but what I will say is that HAP has been a vast improvement on what was there before”, particularly in relation to statutory inspections. Mr. Grimes said that before HAP there were no statutory inspections by the local authorities. “Now, we are obliged within eight months of the first rental payments to the landlord, to inspect the property, which is a significant improvement to what prevailed before,” Mr. Grimes said.
Council intends increasing properties on offer under CBL scheme 5,200 bids made on 68 properties to date WATERFORD Council intends to increase the number of properties advertised on its Choice Based Letting (CBL) scheme for housing applicants. At the recent Plenary meeting of the local authority, Cllr. Joe Kelly expressed concern at the number of bids people made in the month of January. The monthly Management Report showed that there were a total of 68 properties advertised in the CBL scheme with 5,200 bids made on those properties to date. “It shows the huge difference in what houses we have available and the amount of people who need housing. There is an immense housing crisis in
Waterford, never mind Dublin! How can we roll out the CBL scheme faster?” he asked. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes pointed out that figures shown are cumulative since the scheme began and individuals could have applied for several different houses under the scheme. “There are not 5,200 specific individuals applying for housing under the CBL scheme,” Mr. Grimes explained. “That is the number of hits on the CBL website.” Mr. Grimes said it is the Council's intention to increase the number of properties on offer under the CBL scheme into the future.
WLR FM celebrates International Women’s Day Thursday, 8th March with an all-female line-up on air THIS Thursday, 8th March, WLR FM will celebrate International Women's Day with an all-female line-up on air. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a
call to action for accelerating gender parity. Speaking about WLR’s marking of IWD, Assistant Programme Director and presenter of The Drive Home, Teresanne O’Reilly says, “It’s great to take the opportunity to celebrate the women and men who continue to
work hard to maintain gender equality. And while gender parity is not about displacing the men from our on-air line up to elevate women, it merely showcases the wealth of female talent we have in WLR”. WLR News Broadcast Journalist Sinead Aherne says, “International
Women's Day on WLR only serves to highlight the amount of women who work in all roles across the station on a daily basis”. Listen to WLR on radio or online on wlrfm.com or on the WLR iPhone or Android App. The line-up on WLR for
From left to right: Mary O'Neill, Aoibhin Fallon, Sinead Aherne, Zoe Staunton, Liz Reddy, Maria McCann, Rachael O'Shea, Jennifer Long, Teresanne O'Reilly.
International Women’s Day is: The Big Breakfast Blaa – Mary O’Neill and Zara King; Déise Today with Maria McCann; The Lunchbox with Aoibhin Fallon; The Drive-Home with Teresanne O’Reilly; The Shift with Rachael O’Shea; and The Late Show with Zoe Staunton.
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Backlog in allocation of Housing Adaptation Grants Further Education blamed on Department A HUGE backlog in the allocation of funding under the Housing Adaptation Grant scheme is due to the local authority being dependent on the level of funding made available from the Department of Housing to deal with applications. Cllr. Eddie Mulligan said it appeared a large number of medical priority one applicants in 2017 have not been allocated grants under the scheme. At the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council, he queried how many applications were outstanding.
Open Day for PLC Courses COLÁISTE Chathail Naofa will be having our annual open day on 14th March. There will be an opportunity to talk to the tutors of each course and view the facilities. There are many benefits to enrolling on a further education course. From progressing to university to acquiring new skills, there is something for everybody of all ages and interests at Coláiste Chathail Naofa, Dungarvan. We are launching new courses for September 2018. Application to all courses is by interview. Our application forms are available online at ccndungarvan.com. LABORATORY SKILLS (LEVEL 5) This course has been designed to give you essential laboratory skills and increase your knowledge of Biology, Chemistry, Laboratory Techniques and Microbiology. 13 places for Nutritional Sciences, Genetics and Food Science in UCC. Laboratory Skills is the ideal course to use as a stepping stone to a career in many areas of Science. HEALTHCARE SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT (LEVEL 6) An ideal course for those that wish to progress to management level in nursing homes and daycare centers. A relevant level 5 QQI award and a strong interest in the area would be desirable. Experience in the area of healthcare would also be an advantage. The modules on the course include Supervisory Management, Disability Awareness, Rehabilitation Practice, Conflict Management, Genetology and Work Experience. These new courses are being offered in addition to our existing courses in Art, Childcare, Nursing, Beauty, Sports Business and Engineering. USING QQI AWARDS TO PROGRESS TO DEGREE COURSES Many third level institutions have places reserved specifically for applicants with QQI qualification. The Higher Education Links scheme (HELS) gives learners the opportunity to use level 5 or 6 major awards to apply through the CAO for a place at a University or Institute of Technology. This information is available on their websites. Instead of using their leaving cert results, students use the results from their level 5 QQI award. Follow us on facebook at Coláiste Chathail Naofa – College of Further Education @ccnplc for the latest updates. Our website address is ccndungarvan.com and has further details of all of our courses. We look forward to seeing you at our open day on 14th March from 11am – 4.30pm.You will have the chance to talk to the coordinators of all courses, view the facilities and pick up a prospectus. Contact us on 058 41184 or by email at ccn@wwetb.ie.
Director of Services, Ivan Grimes said that while he didn't have exact numbers of outstanding applications from 2017, he said the figure “is high”. “It is a significant figure because there is a backlog in Housing Adaptation grants,” Mr. Grimes said. “We are dependent on the level of funding the Department makes available to us and we are also hampered by the timing of the grant announcement,” he explained. “Sometimes, it can be quite advanced into the year before we get our allocation under the scheme.”
Mr. Grimes said he would get the figures of outstanding applications from 2017. “There is huge pressure on Housing Adaptation grants across the city and county,” Mr. Grimes said. Cllr. Jason Murphy sought a workshop for discussion of the Housing Adaptation Grant scheme, saying there is some confusion for applicants regarding the grants. Mr. Grimes promised he would look at the time frame for meetings and see if a workshop can be held jointly with another workshop on the HAP (Housing Assistance Payment) scheme.
Praise for library staff after 50k visits to libraries in January PRAISE and congratulations was paid to Waterford Library Service staff for all their hard work after figures showed that there was nearly 50,000 visits to libraries in January, 2018. At the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County
Council, Cllr. Joe Conway said the library staff should “take a big bow in that regard” after figures in the monthly Management Report showed that there was nearly 50,000 visits to the libraries throughout the city and county, which included breakfast
Rent-a-bike scheme ‘not commercially viable’ in Waterford A RENT-A-BIKE scheme similar to the one operated in Dublin City was deemed not commercially viable for Waterford City. At the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. John Hearne asked that the local authority write to the Minister to seek a rent-a-bike scheme be operated in Waterford similar to the Dublin scheme. He said it could help with congestion on the city's main thoroughfares. However, Director of Services, Fergus Galvin revealed that when the bike scheme was rolled out to other cities such as Cork, Galway and Dublin, four or five years ago,Waterford City was included. “Unfortunately, when it went out to commercial tenders, the commercial operators deemed Waterford City as not commercially viable,” Mr. Galvin said.
“Notwithstanding that, there are new models coming out at this stage which requires far less capital intensive resource-hungry in terms of the initial capital investment. We are keeping an eye on those and we've been talking to some of the operators to try and attract some of them into Waterford City. We will come back to Councillors in due course in relation to it,” Mr. Galvin added. Cllr. Cha O'Neill responded: “Alan Kelly was the fellow who came here as minister to roll that out”. “After rolling it out, he forgot about us!” Cllr. O'Neill said. “At the time, we were thinking about a joint partnership with Limerick City to roll out this bike scheme,” Cllr. O'Neill pointed out
clubs and knitting clubs at the library. “The Council should record a great comment of endorsement to the library staff who make this happen,” Cllr. Conway said. “The library staff are an extraordinary bunch of people
and Waterford Libraries are extraordinary places to visit, especially in an age where there is so much smart technology. It is lovely to see the libraries are finding such widespread acceptance in the community,” he added.
The Badger By Mandy Tompkins HIGHLY secretive, and seldom encountered in the wild is Ireland’s largest earthly carnivore, the Badger. They are powerfully built with stocky bodies, a relatively small head, with a striking black and white face, short thick neck and bushy tail.Their fur is black and white but looks grey from a distance.
Badgers are highly sociable animals and live underground in Setts, which are a series of interlocking tunnels and chambers, with several Setts within a Badgers territory. Often located in the centre of the territory is the Main Sett which is occupied throughout the year, as it is principally used for breeding and a single litter of up to five cubs are born in February. The Main Sett will have numerous entrances and chambers, and a very large one can possess 300 metres of tunnels and 20 or more chambers. A Badger will often inherit a Sett from its parents and will enlarge and repair it as necessary. Spending nearly 70% of time underground Badgers seldom venture out of their Setts until after sunset, where they follow well established routes, called Runs, to their resident feeding grounds. Relying on their good hearing and sense of smell they forage for earthworms, slugs, insects, bulbs, roots, fruit, rodents and scraps. They rarely damage agricultural crops. Although their life expectancy in the wild is 14 years Badgers rarely live beyond six years of age. Unfortunately, large numbers of them, like this young male, are killed on the roads each year.
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Tributes paid to outgoing Director of Services Lar Power TRIBUTES and praise were paid at the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council to outgoing Director of Services, Lar Power, who has accepted a position as Chief Executive Officer of Leitrim County Council. Mr. Power held the position of Deputy Chief Executive of Waterford Council, and Director of Services for Planning and Economic Development. Cllr. Declan Doocey said Mr. Power's contribution to the Council has been appreciated and said he had “a sensible, practical and no nonsense approach”. “Your cop-on and common sense was most welcome,” Cllr. Doocey said. “Leitrim's gain will be our serious loss. I wish you and your family happiness into the future,”
Cllr. Doocey added. Cllr. Seanie Power said Mr. Power was very approachable and a pleasure to work with. He had a commons sense about things and got on with things. Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald said Mr. Power gave a long service to Waterford and his hard work was very much appreciated. Cllr. Cha O'Neill said Mr. Power is leaving a legacy in Waterford which will be hard to follow. “It was a pleasure to work with you and you are after leaving your stamp on economic development that is going to be hard to fill,” Cllr. O'Neill said. Cllr. Mary Roche said Mr. Power “was always very approachable and had a 'can do' attitude”. Cllr. Cummins said it was
appropriate the Council approved the draft planning scheme to develop Waterford City's North Quays earlier that same evening, given the amount of work Mr. Power contributed to it. “You are going out on a high note,” Cllr. Cummins said. Cllr. Adam Wyse said Mr. Power was extremely approachable and a great help, while Cllr. Liam Brazil said it was a pleasure to deal with his common sense approach to things. Mayor Pat Nugent expressed thanks to Mr. Power for all that he has done for Waterford as a whole and wished him the best of luck in his new role. Mr. Power thanked the Council collectively for their comments and support. “You have all been very cour-
Mr. Lar Power, outgoing Director of Services at Waterford Council, who will now be taking up the role of Chief Executive Officer of Leitrim County Council. [Noel Browne] teous and supportive to me in my time here,” Mr. Power said. “I truly enjoyed my time here and I wish Waterford City and County Council complete success with its ongoing transformation,” Mr. Power added to applause from the Chamber.
Councillors approve Annual Service Plan for 2018 WATERFORD Council unanimously passed its Annual Service Plan for 2018 (with some minor amendments) which lays out the objectives and work the local authority will undertake during the year. Cllr. John Cummins noted an objective of the Council is to have the average turnaround for refurbishment of vacant Council houses within 12 weeks, whereas currently it is 22 weeks. He said if the duration of works is 12 weeks, he has a proposal to reduce that time. Director of Services, Ivan Grimes said that time line is from when the key is returned by the outgoing tenant until the key is returned by the contractor to the Council's housing allocation team. “It is, in my view, not practical at this stage to aim for a lower time line than 12 weeks, bearing in mind that it is currently 22 weeks,” Mr. Grimes pointed out. “We have introduced a new way of dealing with repairs and the return of our properties. I would say the 12 weeks is the best achieved by any other Council in the country,” Mr. Grimes added. Cllr. Cummins asked that the Service Plan reflect that the objective should state from when the outgoing tenant hands back the key to the Council until the key is returned by the contractor following the refurbishment works rather than just state 'duration of work'. Cllr. Cummins also took issue with an objective in the Annual Service Plan which stated that car park income to be increased by five percent above budget. Another target of the Council's Annual Service Plan is to increase car park enforcement levels by ten percent on the 2017 figure. Cllr. Cummins said he questioned at the Budget Meeting last October / November, whether the parking income “was at the maximum it could be and whether there was
'wriggle room' in relation to more income from parking”. “Now, here we are with the Service Plan in February, only a couple of months after the Budget and the Council is saying it is going to increase parking income by five percent. How is it possible and why wasn't it included in the Budget figures?” Cllr. Cummins asked. Director of Services, Fergus Galvin said the objective for a five percent increase in parking income is “an ambition”. “When we are looking at the budget we have to be prudent in terms of what we can realise from that,” Mr. Galvin said. “But we have to be more pragmatic with what happens on the ground. “Increased car parking charges are brought about by increased compliance, as increased compliance means a lower level of parking fines income – there is a direct correlation between the two,” Mr. Galvin explained. He pointed out specific areas over the past 12 months where the Council increased parking income because of a greater level of compliance amongst motorists parking. “Our parking fines income then drops as a consequence of that,” he pointed out. Cllr. Cummins said that in relation to derelict sites, an objective of the Council should be to use CPOs (Compulsory Purchase Orders) where necessary to address historic derelict sites where the owners have not engaged with the Council. Director of Services, Lar Power, said the Chief Executive of the Council (Michael Walsh) is anxious to move on the issue of derelict sites around the county and city, where the owners are failing to comply. “But, there is a limited budget for it,” Mr. Power pointed out. “We would have to consider whether the CPO is within our budget limit.” However, Cllr. Cummins said there was no reference in the Service Plan regarding the necessary use of CPOs.
“I propose that we put into the plan that we use CPOs where necessary,” he said. Mr. Power responded with a more moderate proposal, that CPOs be considered “in accordance with the budget”. “It can't be achieved if there isn't a budget for it. We have to work within the budget available,” Mr. Power said. Cllr. Cummins responded that it was “a given” the Council has to operate within its budget regarding the Annual Service Plan and so it shouldn't have to be stated within the plan. Cllr. John Hearne noted an objective of the plan is to expand the Estate Management Unit in 2018. He said Waterford used to have a total of six Estate Officers (three for the county and three for the city), but the Service Plan only alludes to three Estate Management Officers for city and county. He said communities suffered when the Council closed down Community Development Projects, withdrew Area Support Officers and community policing was withdrawn. Cllr. Hearne said the Council needs to put more money into investing in Housing Community Development support, otherwise, “it will come back to haunt us!” Mr. Grimes replied that the Service Plan should have included a reference to the fact that there are three Tenancy Management Officers in place. “So, the entire unit dealing with Estate and Tenancy Management will be six officers,” Mr. Grimes pointed out. “We have recently advertised internally for the Estate Management Officers, so we will have additional people dealing with Tenancy Management,” he added. The Annual Service Plan for 2018 was proposed (with amendments) by Cllr. John Cummins, seconded by Cllr. Cha O'Neill and passed unanimously by the Council.
Teresanne O’Reilly, WLR chatting with Patsy Carney, EirgGen Pharma, the Manufacturing & Industry Award winner, at the Waterford Business Awards held at the Faithlegg House Hotel last week. [Noel Browne]
The Waterford Business Awards at the Faithlegg House Hotel.
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Lauren Traynor and Darryl Barry, at the Waterford Business Awards held at the Faithlegg House Hotel last week. [Noel Browne]
Teresanne O’Reilly, WLR chatting with Tammy D’Arcy, The Shona Project, the Community & Social Enterprise Award winner at the Waterford Business [Noel Browne] Awards held at the Faithlegg House Hotel last week.
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Man sent forward for trial A MAN accused of alleged assault causing harm to a Garda officer was sent forward for trial last week. Ian Broderick (23) with an address at Ardcahan, Dunmanway, Cork, is accused of alleged assault causing harm at Mary Street, Dungarvan, on 1st January, 2017. The court had previously
heard an outline of the allegations where a Garda officer who had stepped in to break up an altercation on the night in question had received dental injuries as a result of an alleged headbutt. District Judge Terence Finn had refused jurisdiction in the case. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court Inspector Larry
Sheahan confirmed a Book of Evidence has been served on the accused. Judge Finn sent the accused forward for trial to the present sittings of Waterford Circuit Criminal Court on 6th March, 2018. Judge Finn warned the accused he has 14 days to furnish the prosecution with details
of any witnesses he intends to call to the trial. Failure to do so and those witnesses won’t be entitled to offer evidence at the trial. The accused indicated he understood. Legal aid was granted, with solicitor David Burke assigned and certification for one counsel at the trial.
Man found with cannabis was self-medicating AN Abbeyside man who was found with a large quantity of cannabis said he was self-medicating for pain relief. Mark Power (38) with an address at 3 Abbots Close, Sea Park, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Abbots Close, Abbeyside, on 9th June, 2017. At last week’s Dungarvan District
Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge Terence Finn that Gardaí stopped a vehicle driven by the accused on the date in question. “When he was stopped the accused freely handed over a bag containing cannabis,” Insp. Sheahan said. He said the cannabis had an estimated street value of approximately €560. “The accused admitted the cannabis
Probation report sought A PROBATION report was sought on a man found with a small amount of cannabis herb. Jake Hyslop (22) with an address at 30 Murphy Place, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis herb for his own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at The Track, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, on 26th June, 2017. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge Terence Finn that a Garda patrol observed the accused. They stopped and searched him and found him to be in possession of a small amount of cannabis herb approximately €20 worth.
Solicitor David Burke said his client admitted possession of the substance and has no previous convictions. Mr. Burke said his client would welcome an opportunity to keep his record clean and make a donation to the court poor box. However, Mr. Burke also flagged to the court that there may be another charge of a similar nature coming down the line. “A Probation Service report might help in the long term,” Mr. Burke suggested. Judge Finn adjourned the case to 23rd May, 2018, for the preparation of a Probation Service report.
Case adjourned for consideration of penalty A DUNGARVAN man who had to be arrested for his own safety due to his level of intoxication had his case adjourned for consideration of penalty. Jordan Sexton (19) with an address at 27 Byrneville, Dungarvan, pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in public and using threatening, abusive language and behaviour in a public place, at Sexton Street, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, on 18th February, 2017. At last week’s Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan told Judge Terence Finn that Gardaí were called to a dis-
turbance at the location and found the accused in an intoxicated state and engaged in an argument at the side of the road. “He was arrested for his own safety because he was very intoxicated,” Insp. Sheahan said. “The other parties were trying to calm him down, but he was inflaming the situation.” Solicitor David Burke said a recent report on his client “is hugely positive”. “He is making huge strides in his life,” Mr. Burke said. Judge Finn adjourned the case to 11th April, 2018, for consideration of penalty.
was for his own personal use. He said he was self medicating for an ailment he had,” Insp. Sheahan said. Solicitor Niall King said his client has no previous convictions. Mr. King said his client suffers from a condition which causes constant pain in his back and he is receiving monthly injections. “My client was using the cannabis experimentally to assist in the manage-
ment of the pain he has in his back,” Mr. King explained. “He was using this substance by way of self-medicating. He accepts he cannot do that and has discontinued using cannabis,” Mr. King said. “It was of benefit to him in controlling the pain aspect.” Mr. King said his client has a partner and a child. He said the accused was training as
a physiotherapist, but that is now on hold. “My client is from a respectable family,” Mr. King said. Insp. Sheahan told the court that the Gardaí have no residual concerns about the accused. Judge Finn adjourned the case to 25th April, 2018, to allow the accused to make a €500 donation to the court poor box.
Local woman convicted of drugs offence A DUNGARVAN woman who failed to make a donation to the court poor box was convicted of a drugs offence. Jodie Finnerty (24) unemployed, with an address at 19 Cathal Brugha Place, Dungarvan, had pleaded guilty at a previous sitting of the District Court to possession of cannabis for her own personal use, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, at Dungarvan Garda Station on 4th November, 2016. The court heard at the time that the value of the cannabis was approximately €10. The case was adjourned to allow the accused to pay a donation of €250 to the court poor box and the charge would then be struck out. However, at last week’s Dungarvan District Court, solicitor David Burke said his client
has no funds for the poor box. He explained his client is up and down to Waterford because she is on a methadone programme and there are expenses involved in the travel. “She would need time to put together the donation,” Mr. Burke said. Judge Finn replied: “She has had five and a half months and not a screed offered!” Mr. Burke said his client wasn’t doing as well at the time, as she is now. “My client is on a small allowance and it would be difficult to put the donation together,” he said. Judge Finn said the accused has not offered anything concrete to the court, so he would conclude matters by convicting the accused of the offence and fined her €250.
Derry Twomey, Lions Club; Audrey Flynn, Credit Union, and Peter Finnegan, pictured at the launch of the Dungarvan Lions Club Jigs & Reels sponsored by Dungarvan Credit Union last Thursday in the Credit Union Offices on Main Street, Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath]
Bench warrant issued A DUNGARVAN man who failed to appear in court last week had a bench warrant issued for his arrest. Barry Fitzgerald (43) with an address at 17 Childers Estate, Dungarvan is accused of alleged theft from Dunnes Stores, Dungarvan, on 27th July, 2017. At last week’s Dungarvan
District Court, solicitor David Burke said his client was not present in court, but believed he was to attend. Inspector Larry Sheahan sought a bench warrant. Judge Terence Finn said that with no valid reason for the accused’s absence, he would issue the bench warrant for the accused’s arrest.
Martina McKeon, Barry Hannigan and Orlaith Brady pictured at the launch of the Dungarvan Lions Club Jigs & Reels sponsored by Dungarvan Credit Union last Thursday in the Credit Union Offices on Main Street, Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath]
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Road traffic prosecutions A BALLYMACARBRY driver who was detected driving without insurance was put off the road for six years. Colm Ryan (34) with an address at Curtiswood, Ballymacarbry, was fined €500 at last week's Dungarvan District Court and disqualified from driving for six years for not having insurance when stopped by Gardaí at Chapel Road, Stradbally, on 26th January, 2017. He was also fined €300 for using a vehicle without an NCT and a €150 fine for driving without a driving licence. Charges of failing to produce insurance, failing to display an insurance disc, failing to produce licence at the roadside and at a Garda Station within ten days, failing to display an NCT disc, and not having a tax disc displayed were all marked as proven and taken into consideration. Last week's Dungarvan District Court heard that the accused has previous convictions. Solicitor Paddy Gordon said his client is a named driver under his girlfriend's insurance. Judge Terence Finn noted the accused's previous convictions date back to 2005. The court heard the accused had acquired the vehicle he was driving with the intention of 'doing it up'. Judge Finn said it was a 'conscious act' of the accused acquiring the vehicle even though he had no insurance. On handing down the six year driving disqualification, Judge Finn said the court “cannot ignore his previous record”.
AN Abbeyside man was fined in court last week for not having tax on his vehicle. Edward Crowley (48) with an address at 12 Pinewood Lawn, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, was fined €80 at last week's Dungarvan District Court for failing to pay a fixed charge penalty notice, which issued after he was stopped by Gardaí at the Burgery, Dungarvan, on 27th May, 2017.
A DRIVER who failed to produce his insurance had the charge marked proven but no penalty imposed. Kevin Kiely (29) with an address at Ballylemon Upper, Dungarvan, was charged with failing to produce insurance, after he was stopped and requested by a Garda to produce his insurance at Lemybrien on 14th July, 2017. At last week's Dungarvan District Court, it was noted that the accused was fully insured on the day. Judge Terence Finn marked the charge as proven and taken into consideration, with no penalty imposed.
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Driver loses challenge against drink driving charge from 2012 A DUNGARVAN man who contested his drink driving charge in the District Court on the basis of a delay in prosecuting the case has lost his challenge. Garvan Dee (25) with an address at Marlpit Lodge, Aglish, Cappoquin and 55 An Grianan, Ballinroad, Dungarvan, pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving a vehicle while exceeding the alcohol breath limit, contrary to Section 4 of the Road Traffic Act, at Monang, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, on 14th April, 2012. At last week's Dungarvan District Court, Inspector Larry Sheahan outlined that after the accused was stopped by Garda James Maher on the date in question, a court summons issued and was served on the accused's mother at 55 An Grianan in October, 2012. However, it had transpired that the accused had left the jurisdiction and went to Australia. Insp. Sheahan said when the case came before the court in January, 2013, the accused did not appear and a bench warrant was issued. The court heard that when the accused was expelled from Australia and returned to Ireland, the bench warrant was executed in September, 2016. The accused was remanded to appear at the District Court in October, 2016, but the case was adjourned on dates in February, 2016; May, 2017; October, 2017; and December, 2017, due to a delay in a decision regarding the Evidenser breathalyser machine at the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The case was before Dungarvan District Court in January, 2018, when the accused indicated his plea of not guilty, and adjourned to last week's sitting of the District Court for hearing. Insp. Sheahan argued that the case was not delayed and the summons was applied for in good time. “It was the accused's decision to take himself off to Australia that caused the problem,” Insp. Sheahan said. He said the accused also changed solicitors mid-way and his current solicitor, Niall King, only came on record in May, 2017.
“The accused was sent home from Australia by the authorities there,” Insp. Sheahan said, and produced a newspaper clipping of a court report as proof the accused was in Australia. However, Mr. King said the newspaper clipping was of no relevance as it was accepted his client was in Australia for a period of time and on his return home to Ireland the accused presented himself at the Garda Station. Garda Maher said he was unaware the accused was due to go to Australia. Mr. King asked if he had known the accused was due to go to Australia, would the case have been dealt with in a different manner? Garda Maher replied the accused had not mentioned it when he was stopped on the night in question and there was no request to have the matter dealt with as soon as possible. Mr. King pointed out that the case is being heard in court six years after the alleged offence, but Garda Maher pointed out that he never requested the case to be adjourned. “I was always here [in court] ready to go,” Garda Maher said. Insp. Sheahan said the accused caused the delay in the prosecution when he failed to stand trial at the time, because once the matter was in the system, it was moved on in a timely manner. Judge Finn directed that the matter should proceed against the accused. PROSECUTION Garda Maher said he was operating a checkpoint when he stopped the accused driving at 2.05 a.m. on the date in question. He said that while speaking with the accused he got a strong smell of intoxicating liquor from the accused's breath. A roadside breath test indicated a fail and the accused was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. A breath sample at the Garda Station revealed a concentration of 63 mg alcohol per 100 ml breath. Mr. King said his client did not want to go into evidence, but argued the State should have been aware his client was about to travel to Australia, because he
had to get his visa stamped at the Garda Station. “My client never received the summons. It was served on 24th October, 2012, at his mother's address.The accused never received it because he was in Australia. When he returned in September, 2016, he went to the Garda Station after he was aware there was a summons issued for him.” Mr. King said the matter “trundled along” in the court list and his client was available and attended dates since his return to Ireland. Mr. King argued that his client would be prejudiced in the prosecution of the case because of the “inordinate delay”. “My client did not intentionally abscond,” Mr. King said. Judge Finn noted that when the accused attended the Garda Station to have his visa document stamped, he could have informed the Gardaí then about his upcoming travel to Australia. He could have also informed the Garda about his trip when he was detained at the Garda Station to give a breath sample. “A different approach could have been adopted, but apparently, the accused was intent on leaving the jurisdiction,” Judge Finn said. “The result of the breath analysis would have made it clear that there would be a prosecution to follow,” Judge Finn said. “The accused could also have sought legal advice at the time and have the matter expedited. There is no evidence he made any inquiries or any plea to the Garda at the time.” Judge Finn said the summons was served in the appropriate time. He said it was open to the accused's mother to inform the Gardaí that the accused had gone to Australia and was no longer resident at the address, but her acceptance of the summons meant it could be passed on to the accused and he was open to dealing with it. “But that didn't occur and he remained outside the jurisdiction for some time.” Judge Finn said that after the accused's return, the matter was adjourned in court due to a legal challenge to the Evidenser
Waterford Chamber CEO Gerald Hurley; Julie Smith, WLR FM; and Des Whelan, MD, WLR FM, at the Waterford Business Awards held at the Faithlegg House Hotel last week. [Noel Browne]
breathalyser machine. A decision in that matter was finally made at the Supreme Court which meant that any adjourned cases could proceed. In relation to the adjournment of the accused's case to await the Evidenser decision, Judge Finn said the accused had the benefit of legal representation and it was up to them to indicate there were opposed to any adjournment and want the matter to proceed in court. “There was consent to the adjournment of the case,” Judge Finn noted. He said he wasn't satisfied to grant the defence argument and convicted the accused of the drink driving charge. Insp. Sheahan outlined that the accused has 13 previous convictions, with the most recent conviction for possession of a knuckle duster, for which he received 100 hours community service in lieu of two months jail at the January sitting of the District Court. He said the accused also has previous convictions for road traffic offences dating back to 2011. It transpired that the accused had a conviction for no insurance in 2011, for which he was disqualified from driving for two years, meaning the accused was disqualified from driving when he was stopped in this case on 14th April, 2012. Mr. King said his client acknowledges his previous record and the fact he was disqualified from driving at the time. Mr. King said his client has had “a chequered career and has had addiction problems in the past”. “My client has put his life in order. He is employed full-time and is involved in a full-time relationship. He is drug and alcohol free for the past six months,” Mr. King said. “My client is attending a counsellor and he wishes to put a lot of his youth behind him. He has remained out of trouble and wants to change his life.” Judge Finn noted that while the accused was disqualified from driving at the time, there was no charge before the court. He fined the accused €750 for the drink driving charge and disqualified him from driving for two years.
Teresanne O’Reilly, WLR chatting with Danette Connolly, Home Instead Senior Care, the Best in Services Award winner, at the Waterford Business Awards held at the Faithlegg House Hotel last week. [Noel Browne]
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WATERFORD BUSINESS AWARDS
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 9 March, 2018
Category winners: Photograph of all the winners with Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Pat Nugent; Michael Walsh, CEO, WCCC; Gerald Hurley, CEO, Waterford Chamber; Paul Nolan, President, Waterford Chamber, and Des Whelan, Managing Director, WLR. [Noel Browne]
Paul Nolan, Waterford Chamber President; Waterford Chamber CEO Gerald Hurley and Richard Hurley, The Granville Hotel. [Noel Browne]
Caroline Prendergast, Emma Smyth and David Walsh, Waterford Local Enterprise. [Noel Browne]
Emma and Declan Barry.
[Noel Browne]
Natalie Cooke, Edel Tobin and Sarah Jane Hanton, Waterford Walls, with Ronan Douglas, Faithlegg House Hotel. [Noel Browne]
Nora Widger, Bank of Ireland, with Louise Grubb, Q1 Scientific.
Tracey Quinlan and Leslie Cooke, Morgan McKinley.
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Paul Nolan, Waterford Chamber President; Frank O'Regan, Chairman of the judging panel; Mayor of Waterford City & County Council, Cllr. Pat Nugent, pictured with Jonathan Shaw, Party Rock Travel, the Emerging New Business Award winners. Also included were Eilish Nolan, Bridget Shaw, Liam Shaw, Marie Shaw and Jordan Shaw. [Noel Browne]
Lar Power, Head of Economic Development at Waterford Council, was thanked at the Waterford Business Awards by Waterford Chamber and WLR for his hard work before he moves to taking up the position of CEO of Leitrim County Council. Included are Paul Nolan, President, Waterford Chamber. and Teresanne Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly, WLR. [Noel Browne]
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Clean-up operations continue
Waterford ESB Network Technicans on their way to work to assist with fault response. [Picture: ESB]
Aerial photograph by John Bermingham of Dungarvan after the snow storm. c FROM FRONT PAGE The Council’s Severe Weather Management Team met throughout the emergency to oversee operations. Members of the Defence Forces also assisted Council crews in clearance operations. As recovery efforts continue across Waterford City and County, motorists are reminded that there could still be large amounts of slush and ice and snow mounds at the roadsides and along footpaths, which could force pedestrians onto the road extreme caution is advised. Motorists are also warned that some speed ramps / speed cushions were damaged during ploughing operations and to exercise caution. Waterford Council said it will continue to work to get the city and county back open for business, and many areas are now accessible and all national and regional roads are now open, whereas there may be a small number of local roads and coastal areas that remain inaccessible due to residual snow and ice, including upland areas of the Comeraghs and Knockmealdown Mountains. WATER OUTAGES Crews from Irish Water and Waterford Council were busy repairing leaks and resolving outstanding issues in the water supply network. The majority of customers in Waterford who were impacted by outages now have their water supply restored, although there may be intermittent localised disruption as leaks are fixed. Eight boil water notices which
Walton Park, Abbeyside.
were issues in recent days due to disinfection systems being compromised as a result of the extreme weather remain in place they are: Ballyknock; Ballyguiry; Carrigeen; Comeragh (Briska Lower); Grallagh;Tinalyra / Kilcooney; Knockalisheen; and Melleray. Consultation is ongoing with the HSE in relation to the lifting of these notices which will be subject to satisfactory test results from samples taken today and over the next few days. A spokesperson for Irish Water said: “We will continue to monitor the situation across the county over the coming days and weeks”. “In order to avoid further restrictions or outages and allow supplies to return normal as quickly as possible we are reminding customers in Waterford to conserve water where possible by not running taps unnecessarily, taking showers instead of baths and checking for leaks. Irish Water is especially appealing to anyone with an outside tap to ensure that it is securely turned off,” the spokesperson said. The Irish Water contact centre is available during 24/7 on 1850 278278 for customers to report outages. Customers are urged to report loss of service or visible leaks to assist Irish Water to identify bursts. Irish Water thanks the public for their patience and support as we work to restore normal supplies as quickly as possible. ELECTRICITY OUTAGES A spokesperson for the ESB confirmed that the electricity
network in County Waterford suffered some damage as a result of Storm Emma and associated heavy snowfalls, with up to 1,000 homes, farms and businesses losing supply during the storm. These customers were predominantly located near the coast. Ardmore village, Grange, Tramore and Fenor were all particularly badly affected, with ESB lines brought down by heavy snow and high winds. In the east of the country coastal towns of Dunmore East and Passage East were also affected with road access cut off until late Friday. “With many roads impassable, crews worked hard in extreme weather conditions to restore power across the county,” said the ESB spokesperson. “In Ardmore in particular crews tried to access fault sites early Friday morning but roads into the village were impassable with snow drifts of up to six feet. With the assistance of local contractors and specialist ESB equipment our crews managed to reach the village late Friday and worked late into evening to restore supply to all but a handful of customers. “Crews were again dispatched at first light Saturday and restored supply to all remaining customers across Waterford by Saturday afternoon. “With all faults cleared in Waterford, available crews and support staff from Waterford then mobilised into Wexford to assist with the effort there.” The spokesperson continued: “We are really grateful for the help and patience shown by all in Waterford who lost power over the last few days”. “This has been a team effort with great help from all of our partners across the county. We would particularly like to thank Waterford City and County Council, and acknowledge the nationwide efforts of the Defence Forces, An Garda Siochána, the HSE, Civil Defence and all of the other people and agencies that assisted our staff in the cold weather over the last few days. We all understand how difficult it is to be without electricity in times like this,” the spokesperson added.
Meanwhile, the ESB is urging everyone to remain vigilant as there may still be some low hanging electricity wires that have not yet been reported. Please contact the ESB at 1850 372 999 if you have any concerns about low wires, trees touching wires or wires on the ground. SEMRA The South East Mountain Rescue Association (SEMRA) were involved in 28 tasks over the four days of severe weather, across County Waterford, as well as counties Tipperary, Kilkenny and Wexford. There were multiple requests to assist the Gardaí, the South Eastern Major Emergency Response Tasking Group and directly from the HSE members. The tasks included requests to assist two members of the public, 10 medical patients (which included eight dialysis patients), transport for three Gardaí and 19 medical and care staff. Alongside these two other requests were received relating to remote settings to assist two lost persons and one person with an upper body injury in a mountainous area. The team’s two 4x4 land rovers and the team’s 4x4 Rockton Transporter were constantly on the road for the duration. It would appear that the public heeded warnings and did not venture out on the mountains in any great numbers. CANCELLATION OF MASSES There were many events which were cancelled due to Storm Emma, including Masses at the weekend. According to the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, all Vigil Masses were cancelled on Saturday, 3rd March in the interests of safety. Some Masses were cancelled on the Sunday, whereas Mass went ahead in other areas. Most Reverend Bishop Dr. Alphonsus Cullinan extended his thanks to all those involved in the emergency services and community network who worked so hard over the last few days in keeping people safe and helping them in every way possible during Storm Emma. c SEE ALSO CENTRE PAGES
The Bandstand at the Town Park, the Lookout, Dungarvan.
Walton Park, Abbeyside.
Enjoying the snow on Mary Street, Dungarvan
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FEATURE
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The day Manchester United was decimated! By Frank Colbert (South Africa) 24 YEAR old Dennis Viollett, who was Tommy Taylor’s sidekick before Munich, had quickly developed into a prolific goalscorer. He was the ideal partner for Taylor and was quicksilver and sharp as a razor when in possession near goal. He was one of the great goalscorers of his generation with lightning quick reflexes and an impeccable scoring record. Having recovered from some head injuries at Munich he went on to become the English League’s top scorer in 1959 with a total of 32 goals resulting in two
A hugely emotional Sir Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford on the 60 anniversary of Munich.
England caps. After scoring a hugely impressive total of 179 goals for United in 293 games he moved to Stoke City where he played beside Stanley Matthews. At the age of 65 he died in America due to complications from his head injury which he received at Munich. The 26 year old reserve goalkeeper Ray Wood signed from Darlington in 1949. His
courage and dependability had won him three England caps. However, he never fully recovered from the physical and psychological effects of Munich and soon moved to Huddersfield Town in 1958. 22 year old outside left (left winger) Albert Scanlon was born in Manchester and was newly promoted to the first team two months before Munich. He was a free scoring outside left (left winger). He suffered a fractured skull at Munich but mostly due to psychological reasons he never recovered his original highly promising form and was transferred to Newcastle United in 1960. 18 year old Kenny Morgans was the youngest of the Busby Babes at Munich. He was a dashing and spring-heeled outside right (right winger) who possessed prodigious accuracy with his crosses. Some five hours after the crash he was found still unconsciousness while lying under a wheel of the plane. After the tragedy while vainly trying to fully recover his original highly promising form he was duly transferred to Swansea in 1961. THE SEQUEL The nett result of the Munich tragedy was that Manchester United lost the services of a total of thirteen star players. In addition to the eight prominent players who tragically died, two others never kicked a ball again due to permanent injuries and another three never succeeded in recovering their original form again. In 1956 the England team containing three Busby Babes
Busby Babe survivors revisit Munich in 1997 at the invitation of UEFA. Front row (l. to r.): Billy Foulkes, Dennis Viollet, Sir Bobby Charlton, Kenny Morgans and Albert Scanlon. Back row (l. to r.): Harry Gregg, Jackie Blanchflower and Ray Wood.
(Byrne, Edwards and Taylor) and three reserves (Pegg, Coleman and Jones) beat future 1958 World Cup winners Brazil by an impressive scoreline of 4-2 at Wembley with Tommy Taylor scoring twice. As a result of this and other impressive results prior to Munich there was great optimism that England would win the finals in Sweden four months later. Instead, with Bobby Charlton sitting on the bench, the depleted England team was defeated in the quarter-finals and a Brazil team starring a 17 year old Pele duly became World Champions instead!
The Busby Babes team panel involved in the Munich crash. Front row (l. to r.): Johnny Berry, Liam Whelan, Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor and Dennis Viollet. Back row (l. to r.): Duncan Edwards, Billy Foulkes, Mark Jones, Ray Wood, Eddie Coleman and David Pegg. Inset:, Albert Scanlon (bottom left), Kenny Morgans (bottom right). Back row (l. to r.): Jackie Blanchflower, Bobby Charlton, Harry Gregg and Geoff Bent.
THE INQUEST INTO THE CRASH It took Captain James Thain a full ten years after the crash to convince both BEA and therefore the Munich Airport authorities that the crash had been caused, not by ice on the wings of the plane, which he had checked for, but rather slush on the runway near its perimeter. As a result BEA then decided to accept an out-of-court settlement from the Germans of a meagre 35,000 pounds. This caused a souring in relations between the British and German authorities which were still delicate after World War II. Due to the resulting stress Thain duly suffered a heart attack resulting in his early death at the age of 53 – one of the last victims of Munich! THE LOST BABES Sadly in the years and decades after Munich the Manchester United club has been slow to bend a knee to history and to properly compensate, not only the dependants of the eight victims, but also surviving players like Berry and Blanchflower who were never able to kick a ball again due to their permanent injuries. The ongoing champion of this cause over the decades has been Harry Gregg, sadly with only limited success. TRIBUTES TO THE BUSBY BABES Having joined the team a
mere two months before the tragic accident goalkeeper Harry Gregg was in a fitting position to state during the Summer of 1958 that:- “The Busby Babes were certainly the best loved team that there ever was.” The Manchester City manager of the late sixties Joe Mercer declared that:- “A light went out on British football on that black day in 1958 when the United plane crashed on take-off at Munich.They were a magnificent team, full of flare and adventure. Players such as Duncan Edwards, Roger Byrne and Tommy Taylor were truly world class and
vital cogs in a United side that seemed destined for such great things.” The following tribute appeared in a national newspaper some months later:“The Busby Babes were a credit to the club and to the country they represented, but more importantly they were a credit to themselves. They were such an exceptional team of young men, both as skilled footballers and also as human beings probably due to the high moral code which typical two years National Service had instilled in each of them. The players, the manager, the staff were all very much part of the community and there was no distance between them and the fans. They were just young working class boys who loved to play football for the club that had given them the chance to progress to the very top of the English game. There were no airs and graces, no pretentiousness and no big egos, with their feet planted firmly on the ground and they never lost sight of where they came from. In contrast with modern footballers, many of them could be regularly found in local parks in Manchester during afternoons throughout the week, watching school kids playing football amongst much banter and laughter. They always had time for ordinary people and fans.” They will not grow old, As we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them!
Sir Bobby Charlton, Harry Gregg, Albert Scanlon and Sir Alex Ferguson attend the 50th anniversary of Munich at Old Trafford in 2008.
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PAINTING & POWERWASHING PAINTING & POWERWASHING – Interior, Exterior, Woodwork, Wallpapering, etc. Powerwashing of Houses, Farm Buildings. Also all Farm Buildings Spray or Hand Painted. Also Window and Chimney Cleaning (brush and vacuum) available. Contact: Mike Scanlon (087) 6198876. (ind.)
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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TARMACADAM TARMACADAM & TAR & CHIPPINGS – Drainage and Kerbing. Michael Fennell, Stradbally, (086) 8342233 / (051) 293943. (ind.)
STONEWORK STONEWORK, BUILDING AND RESTORATION – Patio, block an bricklaying, construction works. Polish professional with years of experience. References available on request. Mobile 087-7916261, text please. (16-3)
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GARDENING BARE ROOT HEDGING AND TREES FOR SALE – Plus Container Trees. Contact: Jim on (087) 2508846. (9-3)
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TREE FELLING HEALY TREE FELLING AND LANDSCAPING – Fully insured and certified. Specialising in tree felling, tree pruning and reducing, chipping and removal, landscaping and garden construction including grass and hedge cutting, lawn laying, gravel gardens, paving, decking and fencing. Contact: Eamonn (085) 7784335. (ind.)
John Phelan Skip Hire 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.)
BLACK LABRADOR BITCH – Missing from Coolnabeasoon, Ballinamult, since February 1st. Spayed and microchipped. Wary of strangers – Stock friendly. Please contact: 0876727384 / 05847904. (9-3)
DÉISE COLLEGE 3rd/6th YEARS – Déise College Easter Intensive Revision Courses and LC Language Oral Preparation Days now enrolling. Also Easter Supervised study suitable for 3rd/5th/6th Years. Book early to avoid disappointment. Call into reception between 3.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Tel. (058) 48623. (23-3)
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GOOD QUALITY ROUND BALES OF HAY AND SILAGE FOR SALE – Delivery can be arranged. Grass also available. Carrickon-Suir. Tel. (086) 1893077.
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.)
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FIREWOOD FOR SALE – 5 Bags of Logs and 3 Bags of Kindling €20. Free delivery locally. Call: Mike (087) 1681096. (30-3)
LEGAL NOTICE AN CHUIRT DUICHE THE DISTRICT COURT INTOXICATING LIQUOR ACT, 1962 Section 10 (as amended) NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR SPECIAL EVENT District Court Area of Youghal District No. 21 Applicant: Ridgevard Ltd (John McGrath on behalf of Ridgevard Ltd) TAKE NOTICE that Ridgevard Ltd having its registered office at Downey’s Bar, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, the holder of a licence in respect of the premises known as Downey’s Bar, 53 Main Street, Dungarvan, in the Court area and District aforesaid intends to apply to the Court at Youghal on the 16th day of March 2018 at 10.30 a.m. for an Order exempting the holders of the licences in the locality of his premises to wit the Parish of Dungarvan and Abbeyside from the provisions of the Licensing Acts relating to Prohibited hours on the following days and between the following hours, to wit:1. On Saturday the 17th March 2018. From 12.30am to 1.45am on Saturday 17th March 2018. 2. On Sunday the 18th March 2018. From 12.30am to 1.45am on Sunday the 18th March 2018. 3. On Monday the 19th March 2018. From 12.30am to 1.45am on Monday the 19th March 2018. DURING WHICH period a special event to wit Dungarvan St. Patrick’s Day Festival is taking place in such locality. Dated this 6th day of March 2018 Signed: Lanigan & Curran, Solicitors for the Applicant, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. To whom it may concern
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SILAGE BALES FOR SALE – Second cut. Clashmore / Aglish area. Tel. (087) 2621553. (16-3) Chainsaws from €200
Leafblowers from €275
NOVENA THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER – Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I’ve asked for many favours. This time I ask you this very special one (mention favour). Take it, Dear Heart of Jesus, and place it within your own broken heart where your Father sees it. Then, in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. (Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication, and favour will be granted). Never known to fail. T.P. J.K.
BRIDGE AFFANE BRIDGE CLUB (5/2/2018) – 1st Nellie Moloney & Mary Navin; 2nd Eileen O’Driscoll & Kathleen O’Mahoney; 3rd Maureen Morrissey & Claire Meaney; 4th Mary Fletcher & Monica O’Sullivan.
POINT OF LAY PULLETS AND BROILERS FOR SALE – Outside Dungarvan Mart on Monday next, 12th March, from 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Tel. (026) 41905 / (087) 2208061.
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS – Most String Instruments, Tin Whistle and Beginner Concertina. Medieval Archery Lessons Too! Vouchers available. Tel. (086) 6017176. (23-3)
WANTED CALVES FOR EXPORT – Fr. and A.A. Also high cell count Fr. Cows. Haulage service to Cahir and New Ross Marts also available. Contact: Brendan Tobin (087) 2701947. (23-3)
CAKE SALE CAKE SALE – Sunday, 11th March, in Ballinroad Church at 10.00 a.m. and Garranbane Church at 11.00 a.m. in aid of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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DO YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN FOOD? Would you like to be part of an exciting new food venture in the centre of town? WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BRIGHT ENTHUSIASTIC PERSON TO JOIN OUR TEAM If you are interested please contact us with your CV on Box No. 6073
IN MEMORIAM CAHILL (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of a wonderful son and brother John Cahill, late of ‘Woodlawn,’ Townspark East, Lismore, who died on 10th March, 2014. Anniversary Mass for John will be celebrated in St. Carthage’s Church, Lismore, on Saturday, 10th March, at 6.15 p.m. Happy memories last forever, Of days when we were all together, Each of us in our own way, Have special thoughts of you today, Loving you always, Forgetting you never.
–Always loved and remembered, Mum and Dad; sisters Marie and Tricia and families.
DALY – In loving memory of John Daly, late of 10 Skehacrine, Abbeyside, whose Anniversary occurs at this time. Always on my mind, And in my heart, Never far away.
–Sadly missed by his son Joe and family.
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KEOGH (1st and 26th anniversaries) – In loving memory of Catherine and Patrick Keogh, late of Ardsallagh, Youghal. Catherine’s 1st and Patrick’s 26th Anniversaries occur at this time. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday evening, 10th March, at 6.00 p.m. in Piltown Church. Will those who think of them today, A little prayer to Jesus say.
–Sadly missed by your son Patrick; daughter Helen; son-in-law Michael; grandchildren Eleanor, Marie and Mikie and great grandchildren. May they both Rest in Peace.
KEOGH (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Catherine Keogh, late of Ardsallagh, Youghal, who died on 7th March, 2017. R.I.P. Your needs were simple, Your wants were few, If your family was happy, So were you. A loving Mam, With a heart of gold, These are the wonderful memories, We will hold in our hearts.
–Sadly missed by your son Tommy; daughter-in-law Maura; garndchildren and great grandchildren.
HALLAHAN (27th anniversary) – In loving memory of Sean Hallahan, late of Durrow, Stradbally, who died on 11th March, 1991. R.I.P. Mass offered. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Brigid’s Church, Kilrossanty, at 10.30 a.m., on Easter Sunday morning.
MANSFIELD (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandad Tony Mansfield, late of Sexton Street, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary occurs on 10th March. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, 10th March, in the Friary Church at 6.15 p.m. Don’t remember me with sadness, Don’t remember me with tears, Remember all the laughter, We’ve had throughout the years. Then when the summer sunshine, Awakens the flowers in bloom, I’ll walk that light from Heaven, Around the corners of every room. Do the things we did before, The same in every way, Just whisper a little prayer to me, At the dawn of every day. Just think of me as present, Don’t think of me as past, For a Father’s love is a blessing, In death it still can last. Forget your troubles and your worries, They’re mine for ever more, I’ll watch and care and love you, From Heaven’s open door. And when your road, Gets rough and rocky, Or you’re down and need a crutch, Remember I’m right beside you, Just an inch too short to touch.
Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, So loved, so missed, so very dear.
–Always loved and missed, your loving children Tina, Brian and Aidan; grandchildren Fiona, Conor, James and Ciara; great grand-daughter Robyn; son-in-law Thomas and daughter-in-law Claire, and all her family, XX.
In Heaven you rest, No worries, no pain, In God’s own time, We will meet again. And in return, No matter where, Deep in our hearts, You’re always there.
–Sadly missed by your daughter Mary; son-in-law Tom; grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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–Sadly missed but always remembered by your son Joseph; daughter-in-law Mairin and grandchildren Margaret, Jody and Fiona.
–Always remembered and loved every day, your loving wife Moira; Michael, Caroline and Brendan; daughters-in-law Ruth and Sineád; son-in-law Gerry; grandchildren Darragh, Seán Óg, Grainne and Riley.
MORONEY (33rd anniversary) – In loving memory of Patrick (Pats) Moroney, late of Coolnasmear, Dungarvan, who died on 6th March, 1985. R.I.P. Will those who think of him today, A little prayer to Jesus say.
–Always loved and remembered by your family at home and abroad.
KEOGH (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Catherine Keogh, late of Ardsallagh, Youghal, who died on 7th March, 2017. R.I.P. HALPIN (19th anniversary) – In loving memory of Tom Halpin, late of Lackenfune, Dungarvan, who died on 13th March, 1999. R.I.P. Looking back in loneliness, Along the path we trod, I bless the years I had with you, And I thank Almighty God. Will those who think of Tom today, A little prayer to Jesus say.
–Sadly missed by his loving wife Nollaig; sons Richard, Patrick, Tony and Tómas; daughter Chloe; grandsons; mother Peggy; brothers and sisters. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan, on Sunday, 11th March, at 10.00 a.m.
O’TOOLE (13th anniversary) – In memory of a dear mother Monica O’Toole, late of 7 Saint Mary Street, Dungarvan, who died on 23rd March, 2005. R.I.P. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 11th March, at 11.00 a.m. in St. Augustine’s Church, Friary Street, Dungarvan. You did so many things for us, Your heart was kind and true, And when we needed someone, We could always count on you. The special years will not return, When we were all together, But with the love within our hearts, You will walk with us forever.
Have you ever lost a father, Who meant the world to you, One you loved so dearly, And miss him like I do. Have you ever had a heartache, Or felt that awful pain, Or shed those bitter tears, That drop like falling rain. The hurt remains inside me, There is nothing I can do, But when you lose a father, You lose a part of you.
–Sadly missed by your daughter Joan; son-in-law Paul and family.
DONNELLY (1st anniversary) – In loving memory of Maud Donnelly, late of Donnelly’s Bar, The Quay, Waterford; Florida, USA, and Springmeadows, Dungarvan, whose First Anniversary occurs on 18th March, 2018. Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, 13th March, at 9.30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
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ORGAN (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of Kathleen, Organ, late of Coolagh Road, Abbeyside, whose Anniversary occurs on 15th March. R.I.P. Anniversary Mass for Kathleen will be celebrated in St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside, on Saturday, 10th March, at 7.00 p.m
ROCHE (11th anniversary) – Treasured memories of our beloved Nora, late of South Mall, Lismore, whose Anniversary occurs on 10th March. Never more than, A thought away, Loved and remembered, Every day.
–Sadly missed, Dad, Mam, John, Joanne, Laura, Aidan, Olivia, Sophie and extended family.
Do not remember with tears, Remember all the laughter, We have had, Throughout the years.
–Sadly missed and always remembered by your loving husband Liam and family. R.I.P. ORGAN (4th anniversary) – In loving memory of my mother Kathleen Organ, late of Coolagh Road, Abbeyside, who died on 15th March, 2014. R.I.P. A flower may die, The sun may set, A mother like you, I will never forget. Every day in some small way, Thoughts of you come my way, Years may pass and tears may dry, But memories of you will never die.
–Sadly missed and never forgotten by your loving son Timmy, Jamie and Elisa.
WALSH (5th anniversary) – In loving memory of Celia Walsh (nee Cahill), late of Landsend, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, whose Anniversary falls on 9th March. Your life was a blessing, Your memory a treasure, You are loved beyond words, And missed beyond measure.
–Dearly missed by her son Andrew; daughter-in-law Lynda and grand-daughters Ava and Clara.
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WALSH (18th anniversary) – In loving memory of a dear husband, dad and grandad Ned Walsh, R.I.P., late of Currabaha West, Kilmacthomas, who died on 5th March, 2000. Like falling leaves, The years roll by, But memories of you, Will never die. Sunshine passes, Shadows fall, But memories of you, Outlast them all. Will those who think of Ned today, A little prayer to Jesus say.
–Never forgotten by your loving wife Mary, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughtersin-law, grandchildren and great grand-daughter.
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WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL – We, John and Liz Quinn, intend to apply to the above Authority for retention permission to retain indefinitely the as constructed domestic garage, relocated site entrance and associated site development works at Knockaunbrandon, The Nire, Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority at Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford, during it public opening hours {9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Monday – Friday (excl. public holidays)}. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL – We, Sarah Fitzgerald and Darren Rockett, wish to apply to the above Authority for planning permission to remove a existing dwelling, agriculture sheds and existing septic tank, and the construction of a new dwelling house, septic tank, percolation area, bore hole and associated site works, using the existing entrance at Lahardan, Portlaw, 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 – We, The Board of Management of Glenbeg National School, intend to apply for planning permission for a three classroom singlestorey temporary prefabricated building including all associated site works at Glenbeg National School, Glenbeg, Dungarvan, 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.
SITUATIONS VACANT KIND RELIABLE LADY REQUIRED TO MIND CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN HOME – 3 days per week. Kilmacthomas area. Own transport required. Replies in writing to Box No. 6071. (9-3)
CHILDMINDER REQUIRED TO MIND THREE CHILDREN OF SCHOOLGOING AGE – In Abbeyside area. Car essential. Non-smoker. Call: (087) 2365196. (16-3) RELIABLE MOTIVATED CHILDMINDER WANTED TO MIND TWO CHILDREN – 10 year old and 1 year old. In their own home. 3 days per week. 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Stradbally area. Full driving licence. School drop-offs and collections. Tel. Ciara (087) 2206972. (9-3) AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTOR / TILLAGE AND BEEF FARM – Has a full-time position available. Experience essential. For more details contact: Kieran Hallahan, Bewley, Cappoquin (087) 2549759. (9-3) COOK WANTED TO PREPARE MORNING BREAKFAST FOR B&B – Dungarvan. Replies in writing to Box No. 6072.
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QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN REQUIRED FOR DUNGARVAN AREA – Immediate start. Reply in writing, enclosing CV, to Box No. 6075. (16-3)
KILADANGAN, DUNGARVAN Showroom at Kiladangan (near Radley’s Engineering Ltd.) over ONE HUNDRED headstones on display Telephone: (058) 42200. Mobile: (086) 2525663. Fax: (058) 48712. www.davidkielymonumentals.com
CHILDMINDER REQUIRED TO MIND THREE CHILDREN – For three days a week in Touraneena area. Children are schoolgoing age and younger. Own transport is essential. Call: (087) 4135803. (16-3)
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Full-time Barperson/Waiter/Waitress MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH FOOD. Reply to: BRIDGIE TERRIES, The Pike, Dungarvan. Phone: 051-291324 (ind.)
Oyster Farm Workers Needed PART-TIME WORKERS REQUIRED FOR BUSY OYSTER FARM IN AN RINN, CO. WATERFORD Contact: Michael Burke for additional information 086 3329259 (9-3)
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF RECENT DUNGARVAN SNOW STORMS
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Aerial photograph of Dungarvan of the recent snow storms by John Bermingham. Aerial photograph of Dungarvan of the recent snow storms by John Bermingham.
A view of Mary Street in the snow.
[Dan McGrath]
Aerial photograph of Dungarvan of the recent snow storms by John Bermingham.
Lisfennel Close community's Igloo was available for short term rent.
A quiet Grattan Square, Dungarvan, during the snow last week.
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Selling bread at the Dungarvan Farmers Market: Esther Barron and Joe Prendergast, Barron's Bakery, Cappoquin, were the sole stall at the weekly Farmers Market on Grattan Square, Dungarvan, last Thursday morning. [Dan McGrath]
Oisin and Fionn Kelly-Foley, Seapark, Abbeyside.
People make this way on Mary Street in the centre of the road during Strom Emma and the Beast from the East.
[Dan McGrath]
Taking a stroll in the snow on Davitt's Quay, Dungarvan.
[Dan McGrath]
Ted Kelly practicing for the next Winter Olympics in Steven Powersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; field near Colligan on Friday last. [Thomas Kiely]
Main Street, Dungarvan, covered in snow.
[Dan McGrath]
Ian Corry, The Burgery, Abbeyside.
McGrath's Shop on Mitchell Street, Dungarvan, keeps up its long standing tradition of opening each of the 365 days [Dan McGrath] in the year. Pictured outside Albert's Shop is a snowman in the Deise colours. O'Connell Street, Dungarvan, covered in snow.
[Dan McGrath]
COUNTY NEWS CoderDojo Dungarvan celebrates 5th birthday CODERDOJO Dungarvan 5th birthday celebrations took place recently in the Fusion Centre, Quanns, Dungarvan. Past and present members and supporters
got together to mark the occasion. An invitation was extended to the CoderDojo Foundation and was accepted on their behalf by Executive Director,
Jamie McCarthy with his special coded birthday message.
Giustina Mizzoni and her husband Michael. Giustina enjoyed chatting with the club's young people about the technology which they are currently working on and took great interest in their project demonstrations. She gave an inspirational talk on the annual CoderDojo Coolest Projects International Awards in the RDS. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event will take place on 26th May. By the end of the day following Giustina's words of encouragement, more of our young coders and techies were inspired to take their projects to Dublin for the 2018 showcase and awards ceremony. We were joined also by Karen McCarthy who runs the Tramore CoderDojo. We hope to develop a relationship with our nearest Dojo neighbours and agree that some joint ventures would be beneficial for both Dojos. Karen has introduced us to CoderDojo South East, a MegaDojo involving interested Dojos in the South East of Ireland where young coders will have the opportunity to meet each other on an even bigger scale, share skills and collaborate on projects. The future looks interesting indeed. Many thanks to all involved who made the party such fun.There was magic, face painting, music, drones, soldering, electronics, a retro tech display, robotics, 3D printing, topped off with lots of bakes, party bags and the all important pizza! Special thanks to our
brilliant team of tech and non tech volunteers who have made the past five years of CoderDojo Dungarvan possible. Huge thanks also to those who have sponsored or supported us in some way since the Dojo began on 16th February 2013. Special thanks to local Dungarvan branches of the Lions Club, Scouts, Credit Union, and WWETB for their continuous support and to Neon SMS and Ballinameela Drama Group for recent sponsorship.We are all looking forward to the next five years and are excited to see the cool projects that our innovative Ninjas will come up with next! coderdojodungarvan@gmail. com
Tech inspired hologram birthday cake.
CoderDojo Dungarvan attendee Holly Ryan Power after having her face painted by CoderDojo member Tess O'Hara. freckles.tess@gmail.com for party bookings.
Karen McCarthy, CoderDojo Tramore Nora Foley, CoderDojo Dungarvan Giustina Mizzoni, Executive Director of the CoderDojo Foundation and Aoife O'Brien, CoderDojo Dungarvan.
Kieran O'Hara (right), explaining the 3D printing process to fellow coders and visitors at CoderDojo Dungarvan's 5th birthday celebrations recently in the Fusion Centre.
Giustina Mizzoni, Executive Director of the CoderDojo Foundation, Eoghan Moloney, Mentor CoderDojo Dungarvan with young electronics students.
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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 7.30 p.m. Helpline: 1800 804 848. You are not alone! Please note change in time.
Alzheimer Society of Ireland Saturday Social Club INVITATION – 10th March, 2018 – Alzheimer Society Saturday Club in Deise Day Care Centre, Mitchell Street, Dungarvan from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Light refreshments provided. For further information please phone 086-8362619.
Waterford Community GAmes Upcoming Fixtures 2018 Art/Handwriting/Model Making – Saturday, March 10th in Rathgormack Community Centre at 12.00 noon. Art: Boys and Girls u8/10/12/14/16. Handwriting: Boys and Girls u10/u12. Model Making: Boys and Girls u10/12/14/16. All children bring their own materials and paper. Entry Fee €3/child. This is a County event which is open to any interested child in a community games affiliated area. Qualifiers (1st place) from this art event compete at the National finals in the University of Limerick on w/e May 25th27th 2018. Further information available on www.communitygames.ie or geraldineabarry@gmail.com
Drama Circle WE enjoyed a LOVEly night at Drama Circle on St.Valentine’s Eve when a group of sixteen like minded souls met to exchange stories, poems, laughter and a bit of improvisation. There were a few new faces amongst the regulars, which is always nice to see. The Festival of Food is on our mind at the moment, and how we intend to get involved.We had a bit of fun in Merry’s last year when we surprised the customers with a pop-up performance.We will discuss this as well when we meet on Tuesday, 13th March, at 8.00 to 9.30 p.m. upstairs in Merry’s, with thanks to Emilene. All welcome to perform, or to listen. 087-2655645 outside office hours for more information.
30cm plus of snow and still snowing. Looks like it will be a long haul before we can get out. Fortunately, we have all services in tack, and we are warm, together with stocked larder and freezer. The weather warnings were bang on correct. [Richard & Sheila Cutbill]
"Beast From The East/Storm Emma" Southern side of Ballyvoile Tunnel show some of the scrub and branches knocked on to the snow covered greenway. [photo courtesy of Tom Hickey]
Beast From The East/Storm Emma TWO things stand out from "Storm Emma" the weather forecasting people were so accurate from a week out, and the unsung local heroes who helped clear the roads. The snow was starting to melt when we took this picture, if anybody has a picture of the frozen icicles in the Ballyvoile tunnel we would appreciate a copy for "Stradbally Photo Archive". Any queries to Tom 087-9386209 or brianjcorry@yahoo.ie Memory, can bring me back to the 1963 snowstorm and in particular the track created
in the snow by a local Fordson Major tractor and trailer belonging to Michael Dunphy, Carrigahilla collecting churns of milk for the local creamery in Durrow and a lorry belonging to John Foley, Knockrour and High Street also created a track in the snow. If your vehicle got onto this track you would need a pick and shovel to break out of it. It was a different era.The cows were hand milked and milk went to Durrow where it was separated with the skim milk returned to farmers to fed the pigs and calves.
Durrow Creamery branch itself had a Grocery and Drapery shop. Many of the farmers purchased their requirements there on credit. They were lucky if they cleared their bill by the following August/September. A farmer with twenty cows would be considered a very wealthy person. We had electricity for about a dozen years and did not join the EEC for another ten years. The trains were still running on what we now call the Greenway.
STRADBALLY STORM ALERT Like everywhere else in the Southeast, Stradbally was covered in a huge blanket of snow beginning on Tuesday last and lasting until Sunday when the thaw began. It was unprecedented according to those who remember the snow in 1947 with huge drifts especially on the coast and with biting east wind. Grateful thanks to Met Eireann personnel and the National Emergency Coordinator committee for preparing and advising everyone well in advance of the storm to have provisions and adequate heating and a curfew was put in place to have everyone in their homes by 4 p.m. last Thursday evening. Thanks and credit is due to our emergency services, local radio and Waterford City and Council for their services during the storm. There was great community spirit too with neighbour looking out for neighbour. Thanks too to local farmers and contractors who provided machinery to clear roads and estates.
A special mention to the residents of Viewmount Estate who organised themselves with shovel and spade to dig a mountain of snow to open up their own estate entrance with great community spirit. The community realised too how important the local shop can be at times of adversity, where bread and milk and briquettes for some heat can make all the difference when you cannot travel to get the basic necessities. A big thanks to our local shop and staff for keeping the doors open and serving with a smile during the extreme weather. MARCH TASTER The March session of Taster of Acupuncture and Guided Meditation takes place on Wednesday, 14th March at 7.30 p.m. in the Barron Hall, Stradbally. Please contact Breda Cummins to book at 087 951 4584. STRADBALLY MARKET The Stradbally Market will be back on Saturday at 10.30 a.m. in the Cove Bar as usual after hav-
ing to cancel out last Saturday due to the snow storm. There will be fresh fruit and vegetables, home baking, jams and bread. Hand-made cards for all occasions such as birthdays, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. Do drop in and enjoy the local produce.
ACTIVE RETIREMENT For safety reasons “Tay and Mahon Valley Active Retirement” postponed gathering of March 5th, new date is Monday, March 12th, Barron Hall 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m., all welcome to join.
Barron Hall Panto – "MacBeth the Panto" went the way of most events last weekend, the show is being rescheduled and will grace the stage in the Barron Hall, Stradbally at Easter. See Barron Hall Facebook for details of new dates, refunds etc.
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Children of the Stage Coach Theatre Company perform for Stradbally Active Retirement Group By Richard Cutbill TOM Hickey, Secretary of the Active Retirement Group (Stradbally), may not have realised the scoop he had pulled off when he persuaded Martine Rogers to bring her Stage Coach Theatre Group of Children to entertain his club of Senior Citizens.The children's performances were just excellent, everyone was just amazed at the talent on show. Considering Martine Rogers had only been working on this show with the children for six weeks, was nothing less than wonderful. I felt her enthusiasm, skill and devotion was projected to each child and their response was just amazing. I asked Martine to pass on details of her group which I am delighted to include for you, as follows: The Stage Coach has recently commenced at Barron Hall, Stradbally, where tuition in drama, theatre skills and public
speaking is offered to children aged 4 to 18 years by former National and European Public Speaking Champion, Martine Rogers. Martine, a mother of four, with a history steeped in theatre, literary and radio experience, endeavours to bring the joy and excitement of the stage to the children of Stradbally and its environs, at very affordable rates. Children will be encouraged in all aspects of theatre and are already rehearsing for their end of year musical production "A Christmas Carol". The Stage Coach was invited to the recent gathering of Stradbally's Active Retirement Group where children delighted their audience in full Dickensian costume. Martine is delighted to announce that she will run a fantastic fun "Easter Theatre Workshop" on Monday, 26th March, to Friday, 30th March, 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m., for children aged 7 to 18 where they
Stage Coach Players (l. to r.): Arthur Rogers and Caoimhe Cleary. will learn the art of costume design and making, stage makeup, script-writing and performance skills.
Stradbally Active Retirement group of about 50 were delightfully surprised at the quality of the entertainment.
If you want your children to jump aboard "The Stage Coach" contact Martine on 087 9609614.
Polly Rogers who performed "Uisce, Uisce Everywhere!" written by Martine Rogers.
Tom Rogers who performed "Elegy" a WWI piece written by Edward Shanks.
Stage Coach Players (l. to r.): Bertie Rogers, Libby Murphy, Lucy Power, Robyn Foley, Brody Foley, Caoimhe O'Reilly, Eva Bray O’Sullivan, Rónan Cunningham, Tom Rogers, Arthur Rogers, Hazel Walsh, Caoimhe Cleary, Shane Weldon, Ciara Curran, Molly Bradshaw, Emma-Louise Cleary, Polly Rogers and Chloë Weldon.
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Julius Paimal Commemoration, Stradbally
ON Saturday, 17th February in the Church of Ireland graveyard in Stradbally there was a short Act of Remembrance at the grave of Able Seaman Julius Paimal, to honour him a century after his death. Julius Paimal was born in Paimala village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa in 1886, one of six children of Karl Paimal and Marie Konradson. Saaremaa in the largest of Estonia's islands and has a strong maritime heritage. In 1905 he moved to the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and it was probably there that his seafaring career began. Some time later he joined the British Mercantile Marine, and by February 1918 he was Able Seaman Paimal, crew member of the SS Pinewood, en route from Cardiff to Queenstown (Cobh) with a cargo of coal and timber. On 17th February, 15 miles south-south-east of Mine Head, the Pinewood was sunk by the German submarine U-86. Julius Paimal was one of two casualties; the other was 58-year-old James Coombs from Hammersmith in London. Some time later, Julius Paimal's body came ashore in a lifeboat in a cove off Island, Stradbally. It was clear that he had been killed by shellfire. The boat was spotted by Will Clancy of Island and Mikey Kiely of Ballyvoile, who was working for Clancys. Along with Sergeant O'Connor and Constable Browne, RIC, Stradbally, and neighbours James Cummins and his sons Michael and Philip, and Patrick Fitzgerald and Patrick Fitzgerald junior, they strapped the body to an improvised stretcher and succeeded in getting it to the top of the cliff, no easy task as the cliff
was 275 feet high and very sheer. (For a report of this, see Dungarvan Observer, 23rd February 1918, page 3.) Julius Paimal was buried in Stradbally on 20th February by the then Rector, Canon Burkitt.The burial was arranged by the local dispensary doctor, Bryan Foley. The ceremony last month was led by Canon Brian O'Rourke. Cian Flaherty gave a short speech about Julius Paimal's life and death. Chris-Tiina Daly laid a wreath on behalf of the Estonian community in Ireland. Ismay Drohan played the lament, 'Flowers of the Forest' on tin whistle. Fr Jerry Condon PP read the Gospel. The Prayers of Intercession were led by Marie Liis Cotter. The flag-bearer was Steve Daly. Tea was served afterwards in St. James' Hall. It was fitting that members of the Estonian community were present, as well as descendants of some of those who rescued the body. A huge thank you to all who helped in any way.
Chris-Tiina Daly laying a wreath on behalf of the Estonian community in Ireland.
Estonian-Irish at Julius Paimal's grave. Back row, left to right: Chris-Tiina Daly (from Tallinn, Estonia, now Waterford city), Eneken Fleming, Marie Liis Cotter (from Tallinn and Tartumaa, Estonia, now Ballincollig, Co Cork), Maiu Avaste (from Parnu, Estonia, now Tramore) holding Alex Power. Front row, left to right: Jacob and Ben Daly and Kristina Power.
[Photographs by Richard Cutbill]
Canon Brian O'Rourke leading the Act of Remembrance. Fr. Jerry Condon, P.P. reading the Gospel.
Marie Liis Cotter leading the Prayers of Intercession.
Left to right: Tom Clancy (grandson of Will Clancy), Michael Cummins (grandson of Michael Cummins), Tom Cummins and Paddy Cummins (grandsons of James Cummins), Ned Gough, Liam Clancy (grandson of Will Clancy), Imelda Gillespie (great-niece of Constable Browne) and Brian Gillespie.
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KILL STORM EMMA A huge well done to all in the community who made sure their neighbours were safe in the bad weather during last week's blizzard. It's great to see the community pulling together during extreme weather conditions such as this. A big thank you also to Dave and Agi in Happy Days for keeping the shop open during the adverse weather and for being so well stocked for the conditions. Community Service at its finest. KILL GAA LOTTO At last week's lotto draw in Dunphy's Bar, there was no winner of the €10,000 lotto jackpot. On the night we had one lucky match 3 winner who was Noreen Roberts. The numbers drawn were 6, 9,12 and 26. The lotto draw was sponsored by Curran Foods. ‘HOMETOWN’ IN GEALACH GORM THEATRE - NEW DATE 'Hometown', featuring U.S. born vocalist Bobbie Carey has been postponed to now take place at the later date of 31st March 2018 in the Gealach Gorm Theatre in Kill.This is due to the severe weather last week. Bobbie will perform in The Gealach Gorm Theatre this Saturday, March 31st at 8.00 p.m. The band also includes solo recording artist Suzanne Rowe on piano and accordion, Paul Grant, long time guitarist with the late Liam Clancy on guitar, bluegrass player Gerry Madden on mandolin and Ritchie McDonald pulling up the bottom end on bass and vocals. Covering a range of music from traditional to folk, jazz and bluegrass, as well as original material, it promises to be a superb evening of music and song. As this is sure to be a sell out, book-
ing is advisable. Call/text 086 8569358 KILL ACTION & ALERT GROUP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Following the postponing of our recently scheduled Annual General Meeting, the meeting is now to take place next Tuesday, 13th March at 7.30 p.m. in Kill Community Centre. If you would like to hear what we did during the year, what our plans going forward are, to make suggestions or to find out how you can help, please attend this meeting. AFTER SCHOOL FITNESS IS BACK! By popular demand, the Afterschool Fitness programme is back in Kill! The 4 weeks programme will start this Thursday, 8th March from 3.10 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. and the cost is €20. For further details, please contact Michelle on 083 1737 051. VIKING MARATHON SIGN UP NOW, THE CLOCK IS TICKING Register online now and help the Elaine Sarah Comerford Fund - contact Grace at 0863289212 or check out the Copper Coast Crackers Facebook page. CRAWL, WALK, JOG, RUN The Copper Coast Crackers, Marathon Mammies and Kill National School Parents Association are very proud to help with raising funds for the Elaine-Sarah Comerford Fund this year. Come all, male or female and help raise money for this great cause. We will be running a series of walks, jogs, runs that everyone can do and with the help of the fabulous Michelle Byrne of Imagine Fitness will soon be building up our stamina to take
part in the Women's Marathon in Dublin on June 3rd (ladies only I'm afraid) and the Viking Marathon in Waterford on June 30th. Take it from a couch potato who couldn't run to save an overboiling saucepan and been living with depression for years - this is so doable, enjoyable and addictive. We had so much FUN doing this for our school last year we had to keep it up! Read above for an even better reason why - Elaine Sarah is a young mum who deserves to be able to do just some of the simple things in life we take for granted. Don't be put off by distances, weather or feel you HAVE to do something - just take that first step. I guarantee that in giving a little bit of time, YOU will reap huge benefits. Watch this space and the Copper Coast Crackers Facebook page or contact Grace at 086-3289212 for more info. KILL MONTESSORI SCHOOL Kill Montessori School is currently at full capacity for September 2018 and only has two places left for September 2019. If you require further information or wish to place a name on the waiting list, please contact Avril on 086-2895415 or call to the school at Kill Community Centre any morning. COMING SOON: SUNDAY MARKET Join us for the first of our monthly Sunday markets in Kill Community Centre on Easter Sunday, 1st April from 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Home baking and teas and coffees will be available and this is a great opportunity to support local producers and crafters. Call or text 0831022714 to book a table or for further information. Watch this
A rare sight...Kill Crossroads in the snow!
BONMAHON WELL DONE A big thank you to all the volunteers who were on stand by and assisting their communities in the recent storm. Pictured are the off road vehicles
made available by the Bonmahon Coastguard Unit, before the blizzards hit! Well done to all who heeded warnings issued and to all who put their own lives at risk to assist others.
This car had a chilly parking space for a couple of days on the R673 near Ardmore.
ARDMORE ARDMORE TIDY TOWNS EMMA & THE BEAST The two storms dumped unprecedented amounts of snow on us and the country was in shut down for a few days. Fair play to everybody in the local and wider county and national communities for pulling their weight together and putting up with their lot. A few were critical that Ireland shuts down with a sign of snow. I’ve never seen snow like it in this country before but I have experienced it in Scotland and The Shetland Islands and believe me, they too have to shut down for a few days whilst it’s falling. Naturally they are better equipped to deal with it because they get it every year. THE COMMUNITY AT WORK Every parish saw wonderful levels of community spirit, none more so that our own. Farmers had a torrid time just trying to access their yards and animals and with young being born every day husbandry was particularly difficult. Yet they found time to dig out their neighbours and clear local roads and paths. Waterford Council and particularly Johnsie Manahan played a blinder throughout ensuring roads were cleared and gritted. Well done to the many local contractors who helped the council gritting and clearing as well. Teamwork! The ESB too repaired a local breakdown in jigging time and in the worst of conditions. And not forgetting our local fire brigade who, in order to guarantee service, were billeted at the fire station for the duration. They somehow managed to get Kerry Griffin as far as the N25 to meet the ambulance, which with the assistance of an army escort had failed to get to Ardmore. Thankfully, she got to Ardkeen in time before the arrival of baby Hughie. Congratulations all & welcome Hughie. Our commu-
nity alert team were very active too checking on the elderly and vulnerable, as were the general public. We can sometimes forget that all these entities are made up of individuals, men and women, who leave their own homes and families and often risk life and limb for the rest of us. So well done everyone for the part you played in the team. QUINN’S SHOP FOR ALL SEASONS John & Ber Quinn have always run an excellent convenience store here in the village and are never slow in supporting community projects or serving the community. But they deserve special mention this week. Every time we turned on the television we saw shots of supermarkets and shops either with empty shelves or just closed up. Even Mass was cancelled! But not Quinns! They opened every day and fed everyone. Many of their suppliers were unable to deliver, but John & Ber ensured they had sufficient stocks to carry them through the week and they had the hot food counter on the go all week,
which was a God send for those without electricity. Even on Saturday when normality was returning, most of the outlets in the neighbouring towns remained closed. Quinns were open every day. Well done to you and your staff. OLD BOAT One of our old boats has come to a final end and is not fit even for growing flowers at this stage so we’re appealing to anyone who has an old boat that’s no longer sea worthy, we’d be delighted to extend it’s life as a flower bed in the village. 45 AT KEEVERS Sensibly, the 45 at Keevers was cancelled on Thursday night. POKER AT ROUND TOWER HOTEL We managed to put a table of 6 together at The Round Tower on Wednesday night and had a grand game in ‘the snug’. Ger Cronin, James and Nathan Bryan were in the money THE SOCIAL The GAA Club took an early and very sensible decision to postpone the social ‘til this coming Friday night.
'Spot the road'. Part of the R673 near Ardmore during the week.
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BALLINAMEELA CURRENT EVENTS ON IN THE HALL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY By Donal Buckley
A Fine How Do You Do America has always been a trend setter. For more than a century now, the world has been taking its fashion tips from the good old US of A. Since Henry Ford mass produced his cars, there has been a steady outward ripple of modern culture to a mesmerised global population. Hollywood movies, Rock and Roll, Coca Cola, Blue Jeans, McDonalds are now world brands that transcend borders, cultures and ethnicity. Western hating fundamentalists don't see the contradiction in killing Americans while wearing a Pepsi T-shirt and Wrangler jeans. They spread their loathing of the US through Facebook on Apple i-phones using phrases like, "OK" "WTF ", "ASAP and "LOL". Fashion is a generational thing.Young people see Europe and South East Asia as old, musty and conservative. While America is still seen as new and wild and free. It’s not. At least, not anymore. The freedom to be whatever you want to be has created a huge divide in the States. The sides are drawn along party lines of the Democrats(right wing liberals) and Republicans(right wing conservatives). The conservatives want the power to be evenly distributed.......between White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. The liberals want unlimited freedom and political correctness for all. In a sane country, I would usually be on the side of the liberal agenda. Unfortunately, the United States has moved away from rationality and common sense. The latest trend hoping to find legitimacy across the world is coming from that ivy league institution, Purdue University in Indiana. Their proposal is, in the interest of equality, to remove the word "man" completely from the English language. It’s not just a suggestion to make certain professions non gender specific like Mailman, Chairman, Policeman, Fireman, Anchorman, etc. The letters M A N in any word, in that sequence must be removed completely. So, borderline words like manager, manhandling, unmanned and mantrap would be replaced by "junior executive supervisor", "personhandling", " non life occupied", and mantrap would disappear altogether. Words like "manoeuvre" would pose some additional problems because getting rid of 'man' leaves you with 'oeuvre' which is a French word for a symbol that is used to oppress the female of the species, 'egg'. This idea is receiving traction from the editors of various publications across the United States including male contributors to the Harvard Revue. Publisher Cathy Areu of
the Catalina Magazine believes that MANhatten should be renamed the "Big Apple", excluding the rest of New York. I don't know where that leaves Manchester and Manitoba. Words like mankind, manmade and even human are perceived as offensive. How are they going to get around the troublesome problem of "woMAN", I wonder! It’s all very well being sensitive to the sensitivities of sensitive people but where does it end? Do we have to X-ray every word, phrase and sentence we utter, before we utter it. Do we eradicate history because certain chapters might offend some ethnic group, religion or nationality. Lets pretend that Hitler, Stalin, Ghengis Khan and Pol Pot never existed. What would we learn from that? Absolutely nothing. Whatever we think of Kevin Spacey now, can we honestly say that we didn't enjoy his earlier films? Did we not laugh out loud at the antics of Bill Cosby? How many of us sang along to 'Tie me Kangaroo Down' by Rolf Harris? Didn't we all, at some stage, wear a tracksuit like Jimmy Saville's? (Ok, bad example) There was a time when cigarettes were considered good for your health. Asbestos was supposed to be the modern, efficient and safe method of building family homes. We experience all these things and we adapt and improve our lives by the lessons we learn from them We can modify our behaviour, change our looks and improve our minds, but there are limits to what we can do to reality and language. If we try to expunge all forms of the word 'man' from the English language, where does that leave Hispanic people called Manuel or Manuela. Are women still going to wear Manolo's? What happens to that wonderful sea animal the Manatee. Then there's the country lads working at the silage driving a Manitou telescopic loader, with all its phallic and tumescent implications. Lock them up! There is a question to be asked. Is this mangled manifesto manufactured to manage the manipulation of mans manners or is the manuscript to manacle manhood? It’s time to man up. Ballinameela Creatives like Mangoes, mandolins and manicures, but we're not so keen on manure or maniacs. The comedian and philosopher George Carlin once said,"Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth. Deal with it." George was the last living American with common sense. Unfortunately he died in 2008.
KIDS EASTER CAMP Cathy Osbourn will be running Easter camp in Ballinameela Community Centre between the 26th-29th of March (Mon. to Thurs.) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is €40 per child for the week and there is a family discount. For more information contact Cathy (087) 235 6928 AGLISH OPERATION TRANSFORMATION Aglish Operation Transformation continues every Tuesday evening in Aglish Community Hall at 6.30 p.m. Walk at 6.50 p.m. Everyone welcome. BODY CONDITIONING AND CIRCUIT TRAINING CLASSES Body Conditioning and Circuit Training Classes on in Ballinameela Community Centre every Monday night between 7-8 p.m. Classes cost €5. All levels of fitness catered for. Enquiries text or call 087 8229762. LADIES INDOOR SOCCER Ladies indoor soccer every Tuesday night at 7 pm in the Community Centre. Contact Noirin Kelly on (086) 836 2695 if interested. BALLINAMEELA ADULT & TODDLER GROUP The Ballinameela Toddler Group meets every Thursday from 9.30 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. FINISK VALLEY AC NOTES Any children in our community who are interested in running, jumping or throwing and would like to get involved in athletics, call down to Ballinameela Community pitch/hall, training times are Monday & Wednesday evenings from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Minimum age limit is 5 years old (Child needs to be Schoolgoing). Full programme of events can be obtained at our training session BADMINTON If you fancy a sociable game of badminton come along to Ballinameela Community Centre on Tuesday nights from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Contact Mairead on 087 7681975 if interested. COMMUNITY ALERT There is a Community Alert text system in place - text your name and mobile number to this number: 0873538347. It works in 2 ways. Firstly a message regarding any suspicious activity is sent to your phone so you can be on the 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
BOOKING THE HALL If you would like to start your own indoor soccer game for the winter or other activity you can book the hall through our booking officer Alison Curran on 087-8289147. The centre is also a great place for kids parties etc and can be rented for €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, contact Alison Curran also. Mary Curran is responsible for the month of March for opening and closing the Community Centre and can be contacted on 086 3337552. LOTTO RESULTS 5/3/’18 – Numbers drawn were 8, 11 and 14. No winner. €20 winers were Mark Lynch, Aglish; Brian, Sean and Ria c/o Maureens; Joe Cotter, Aglish; Colin Hamill,Villierstown and Sean and Imelda Cronin, Johnstown House. Next week’s Jackpot is €7,000 and the draw will take place in Kereen. NOTES FOR INCLUSION If you have something you would like included in the Ballinameela notes you can email Brigid Byrne on brigidmhallahan@gmail.com or phone 087-9194287. You can also Follow and like us on our Facebook Page Ballinameela Community Centre.
NOTAI NA GAELTACHTA COISTE LOURDES AN RINN & AN SEAN PHOBAL Míle buíochas do gach éinne a thug cabhair agus tacaíocht dúinn don Maidin Caife an Satharn seo caite. Bhí lá íontach again. Many thanks to everyone who helped and supported our Maidin Caife last Saturday. It was very successful. FÓGRA Ó ÚDARÁS NA GAELTACHTA Tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag tairiscint Scoláireachtaí Printíseachta i réimse leathan ceirdeanna gur fiú níos mó ná €2,000 an ceann iad d’iarrthóirí le cáilíocht mar cheardaí a bhaint amach. Is d’iarrthóirí Gaeltachta le Gaeilge líofa na scoláireachtaí seo. Ní mór d'iarrthóirí a bheith sé bliana déag d'aois ar a laghad agus buncháilíochtaí áirithe a bheith bainte amach acu ag brath ar an gceird gur mian leo tabhairt faoi. Tá tuilleadh eolais agus foirm iarratais le fáil ach glaoch ar 091 – 503121 nó ar shuíomh idirlín an Údarás ag www.udaras.ie. Is é an 28 Feabhra 2018 an dáta deiridh d’iarratais. AN GHAELTACHT CLG TREALLAMH DARA LÁIMHE Tá An Ghaeltacht ag lorg treallamh CLG dara láimhe atá agat sa mbaile! Camáin, clogaid, buataisí, láimhíní srl. Is féidir linn an treallamh seo a úsáid sna scoileanna agus bheadh sé thar a bheith úsáideach. Labhair le coach do pháiste má tá aon rud agat. Is féidir treallamh a fhágaint leis na coaches ag Halla Pobail Na Rinne aon oíche Aoine. SPRAOI – GRÚPA SÚGARTHA NA RINNE Tiocfaidh Spraoi, Grúpa Súgartha do thuismitheoirí agus páistí, le chéile i Halla Pobail na Rinne ar an Aoine beag seo ón 10r.n. go 12i.n. Beidh comhrá deas agus cupán tae/caifé ar fáil. Tuilleadh eolais: tar i dteagmháil le Bríd: 087 7470428.
GRÚPA SÚGARTHA I nDÚN GARBHÁN Beidh grúpa súgartha do leanaí agus tuismitheoirí ag teacht le chéile Dé Máirt i nDún Garbhán. Tá an grúpa lonnaithe i Leabharlann Dhún Garbhán gach Máirt ón 10.30r.n. go 12i.n. Beidh scéalaíocht, rannta, ealaíon agus cluichí. Tuilleadh eolais: téigh i dteagmháil le Cabríní 0834455914 nó cuir r-phost ag cabrini@glornangael.ie. An Irish language playgroup will meet in Dungarvan Library from 10.30am to 12pm on Tuesday. Further information: contact Cabríní on 083-4455914 or email cabrini@glornangael.ie SCÉIM TÚS An bhfaigheann tú an Liúntas Cuardaitheora Poist? An bhfuil tú dífhostaithe agus ag iarraidh obair a dhéanamh ar tograí pobail? Bíonn deiseanna ar fáil faoin scéim TÚS do dhaoine dífhostaithe sa Rinn agus sa Sean Phobal. Más rud é go bhfuil tú faoi 25 bliain d’aois, tá buntáiste mór ar fáil. Déan teagmháil le cigire TÚS Cian O hAileasa ag 087 3770256 nó Bainisteoir Comhlacht Forbartha na nDéise, Críostóir Ó Faoláin ag 058 46664 nó cfdeise@gmail.com Are you on job seekers allowance? Are you Unemployed and interested in working in Local Community Projects? Tús provides work opportunities for all unemployed people in the An Rinn/An Sean Phobal area. If you are less than 25 years of age there will be a major financial incentive for participating. Contact the Tús supervisor Cian O hAileasa at 087 3770256 or the manager of Comhlacht Forbartha na nDeise, Críostóir Ó Faoláin 058 46664. CAIRDE NA GAELTACHTA Buaileann Cairde na Gaeltachta, Cumann Gníomhaíochta Lucht Scoir i nGaeltacht na nDéise, le chéile an céad Máirt den mhí ag 3i.n. in Ionad
Pobail na Rinne. Tá fáilte is fiche roimh cách. SEIRBHÍS DOCHTÚRA Bíonn an Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú ar fáil i gcomhair coinne in Ionad Pobail na Rinne, Dé Máirt agus Déardaoin ach é a chur in áirithe roimh ré. Déan teagmháil le Strandside Medical i gcomhair tuilleadh eolais, 058 41227. Dr Gráinne Ní Fhoghlú is available on appointment in the Health Centre in Ionad Pobail na Rinne on Tuesday and Thursday. Contact Strandside Medical for further information, 058 41227. CUMANN NAOMH UINSEANN DE PÓL Má theastaíonn ó éinne teagmháil a dhéanamh le Cumann Naomh Uinseann de Pól sa cheantar, is féidir teacht orthu ag (058) 46125 nó 0851422902. The contact numbers for the An Rinn / An tSean Phobail branch of St Vincent de Paul are (058) 46125 or 085-1422902. SCÉIM FOLÁIREAMH DO SHEANÓIRÍ Más maith leat cnaipe práinne agus siogairlín a fháil faoin Scéim Foláireamh do Sheanóirí, tar i dteagmháil linn – 058 46664, cfdeise@gmail.com. If you think you could benefit from a panic button and pendant under the Seniors Alert Scheme, contact us on 058 46664, cfdeise@gmail.com. MEÁIN SHÓISIALTA / TEAGMHÁIL / CONTACT Is féidir an nuacht is déanaí agus eolas faoi imeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl sa Rinn agus sa Seanphobal a fháil ar an leathanach Facebook atá ag an gComhlucht Forbartha agus táimid ar fáil ar Twitter anois chomh maith – @cfdeise. If anybody has events / news to be included in Nótaí na Gaeltachta, send them to cfdeise@gmail.com or 058-46664.
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ARTIFICE 2018 15th March - 19th March LISMORE Castle Arts is delighted to present ARTIFICE 2018, which opens on Thursday 15th March at 6.00 p.m. and continues until 19th March at Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore, Co Waterford. The exhibition is to be officially opened by Mayor of Waterford City and County Council Cllr. Pat Nugent. ARTIFICE is an annual exhibition which presents works of art crafted by Transition Year students from across County Waterford. Artifice has been realised with the kind support of Waterford City and County Council's Arts Office. Each year the participating schools are asked to respond to a theme – this year the theme is OUT-
Some of the people who participated in a litter pick on two approach roads to Lismore organised by Lismore Tidy Towns on Saturday, 24th February and surrounded by the thirteen full bags of litter collected are from left Pat Fleming, Willie Henry, Nora O'Connor, Michael McBride and George Hennessy.
LISMORE Lismore Tidy Towns THE extreme weather conditions of the week starting the 25th February meant that no outdoor work could be carried out by our CES workers or our own work team so we all look forward to milder conditions to come. More news re plastic waste Irish pubs worldwide could soon become even greener after the trade association Irish Pubs Global/IPGl recently called on its members to stop providing customers with plastic straws. IPG is a network of 8,500 Irish pubs around the world including
1,500 in Ireland and in the first week of the initiative's launch 40 pubs signed a pledge to to phase out plastic straws during 2018. Several Irish pubs have already stopped using plastic straws in response to increased public awareness about the problem of single use plastics.. Manufacturers of biodegradable alternatives say demand for their products surged in the last three months of 2017 as a result of the BBC's Blue Planet II which showed the effects of plastic pollution on marine life. The Community Litter
Roster starts on Monday, 12th March. Thanks to all the people who have volunteered to give up some of their free time to do this work and so ensure that their own areas are kept litter free. Help provide Lismore Tidy Towns with the money to keep our work going by supporting the Easter Hampers Draw. Lines for two euro each can be bought in many local businesses. ECO TIP OF THE WEEK More tips on going green in your garden BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS? - Nematodes are tiny
parasitic creatures which burrow into other slightly bigger creatures such as vine weevils and slugs and release harmful bacteria destroying within a day. They are not harmful to humans, pets or plants but they only work when the soil temperature warms up. For future reference keep in mind that August and September are ideal months for application. Nematodes are purchased in powder form and dissolve in water - then spray the affected area. Enquire at your local garden centre re their availability.
Parish of Lismore and Ballysaggart A MOMENT of Faith is celebrated on Wednesday, 7th March when Mr. Prendergast and Mr. Smith gather with the children preparing to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with their parents. Parents do not leave the Spiritual formation of your children solely to the responsibility of the teachers. They are doing wonderful work, helping to form the characters of these young people. Character is formed over a whole life time. No one can say that their character is fully formed. There is always time for growth, renewal and change. Like Christian discipleship character is the response to God’s grace at work through the Spirit in many ways. It would be most helpful if we as a community of faith could experience discipleship as growth in our relationship with Jesus Christ in and through the Church. This Faith moment is marked by two events; the handing on of the Light and the taking on of Faith Commitments. As parents hold that lighted candle it stands of everything they have given to their child. It stands for all the positive messages given but
also the many subtle negative messages often unconsciously handed on. The gift of Faith is handed on as a lived experience, not as some fixed family heirloom. The child’s experience of the lived Christian Spirituality of the parent is in that Light. The memories of shared prayer, shared Eucharist, shared community involvement, shared discussion on life in the light of the Gospel. From a recent talk on child / teenage anxiety, the erosion of the time a child has direct contact with the parents is an indication of the pressures on being a parent today. The taking on of Faith Commitments by the child is another step in Christian character formation. Carefully chosen actions with the real promised support of parents the child will persevere. They will be seen as an expression of their relationship with Jesus Christ. All the good we aim to do is motivated by the love God has for us. Prayer for the gifts of the Spirit after Communion on a Sunday by the Eucharistic community is very powerful prayer. Divine transformation can take place when with open and unconditional hearts
pray together. Only the Lord knows where this shared prayer may lead us. Laetare Sunday, (4th Sunday of Lent) marks our half way Lenten journey. Joy is listed as the second fruit of the Holy Spirit dwelling within our souls. TROCAIRE COLLECTION Our parish in the past has been generous and now is the time to build on the generosity of the past generations. Our parish is invited to shared in a ‘Listening Process’ in Cappoquin Community Centre on Wednesday, 14th March. All ages are welcome, even expected to participate. Sincere thanks to all the Services who took care of the community during the ‘Snow Storm’. Well done! MASS TIMETABLE: Weekday Mass at 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 10th March - Vigil Mass in Lismore at 6.15 p.m. Sunday, 11th March - Morning Mass in Ballysaggart at 9.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in Lismore at 11.00 a.m. PRO(E) Pastoral Council Parish Radio Link 103.9FM
SIDE/INSIDE. Works in the exhibition bring to life the creative minds of young artists. The seven schools in the exhibition this year are Meánscoil San Nioclás, Ardscoil na Mara, Christian Brothers School Dungarvan, Ard Scoil na nDéise, Blackwater Community School, St. Paul’s Community College and Newtown school. In total more than 200 students have contributed to the art work on display. Exhibition continues 16th – 19th March, open 10.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. For further information on ARTIFICE, please contact Sarah Codd, Lismore Castle Arts, by email admin@lismorecastlearts.ie or by telephone +353 (0)58 54061.
Lismore Community Alert Upcoming AGM LISMORE Community Alert Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 14th at 7.30 p.m. in the St. Vincent De Paul Centre, Chapel Place, Lismore. Crime Prevention Sergeant Brendan Roche will be in attendance on the night. Tea and coffee will be served afterwards, all welcome. We also look forward to holding a public information day later in the year so please look out for future notification about that nearer the time.
Lismore Senior Citizens TO all our senior citizens a reminder for ‘the Night of the Stars’ next Monday, March 12th in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan.The bus will leave the playground carpark at 4.30 p.m. €10 per person (non refundable). Please give your names to Mary McGrath 54350, Anna Murphy 54456, Anne Pollard 54233. Tea served at 5.30 p.m.
MODELIGO LOTTO RESULTS 3rd March, 2018 Nos drawn 2, 10, 25. No winner. €25 winners Sean Power, Hannah Nugent, Deirdre Fahey and Eoin Hickey. Next week’s Jackpot €1400 NOTES Anyone wishing to include items in the Parish notes, please contact Monica before 8.00 p.m. on Mondays on 087 4112798 or email them to marymonicaobyrne@gmail.com BOOKINGS Anyone looking to book the Astro turf or Hall Please contact John Power on 087 283 4600.
BALLYSAGGART BALLYSAGGART LADIES CLUB Ballysaggart Ladies Club will hold their first get together of 2018 on Monday night, March 12th at 8.00 p.m. in The Community Centre. Our guests on the night will be two ladies namely Sandra and Lorraine who will give a cookery demo, this promises to be a very good night, all are welcome, members and non members, looking forword to seeing you all.
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Cappoquin gears up for 10th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Cavanagh Community Centre Opening 2007: Kathleen Barron, Anne Finnerty and Eily Mason.
CAPPOQUIN Cappoquin Community Centre Phone (058) 52746 – email ocappdev@eircom.net – Facebook – Cappoquin Community Centre PARTNERSHIP WITH WATERFORD SPORTS PARTNERSHIP We are pleased to announce a new partnership arrangement with Waterford Sports Partnership which begins this week. This is a “Learn to Love Fitness” programme for teenage girls. It is an educational programme which will run in the Community Centre gym over the next 6 weeks. The programme has been developed by the Waterford Sports Partnership and will be delivered by our Gym instructors Conor Prendergast, Paul Murray and Shauna Walsh. In this programme students will; • learn the basics of flexibility, mobility and injury prevention • learn how to lift weights safely and effectively • be able to design their own basic fitness programme by week 6, tailored to their own needs and goals • have an enjoyable experience and be motivated to become physically active for life This initial programme will involve students from Blackwater Community School. NEW GYM INSTRUCTOR We extend a welcome to our new Gym instructor Ms Shauna Walsh who will be involved in delivering the Learn to Love Fitness programme. Shauna is a native of Touraneena and we hope she will enjoy her time with us. NEW CARETAKERS Donal Fraher and Brian Coughlan have recently joined our caretaking group and we extend a warm welcome to both. We also wish to extend our best wishes to former caretaker Michael Coughlan who is currently indisposed. GYM Opening Hours MondayFriday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Membership €200 per year,
€60 for 3 Months, €25 per Month, €5 per casual, OAP/ Unemployed €3 per session. Top of the range equipment cardio equipment, we provide a wide range of the lasted cardiovascular equipment, from cross trainers to rowing machines to help maximize your fitness. Resistance equipment- These states of the art machines provide resistance against a certain movement, isolating the targeted muscle group. They operate using weight stacks, allowing total control of your work out. Up to 37.5 Kg Dumbbells, loaded machines including chest press, shoulder press, seated row; pull down, leg press, stack squat and new addition cable machine with large selection of handles and attachments including cable crossover (chest), single standing exercises and duel action pulleys. Also, selection of racks including Olympic flat bar, incline and decline bench press and smith machine and adjustable benches. We have large selection of loose weights plates ranging from 1.25kg to 20kg. Functional Area, a dedicated area aimed to help improve fundamental strength, acceleration and endurance using the following equipment, Kettle bells, Swiss balls power bags, medicine balls dumb bells and suspension training. Physical Trainers, Cappoquin gym has highly qualified trainers who specialise in all areas of fitness including weight loss, injury rehab, sports training core and strength training. Physical Trainers - Conor Prendergast (087-1247025) fully trained in strength and conditioning training (LIT Certified). Claire Egan (0879713895) Health and fitness Degree from UL. Both our gym trainers will help clients reach their goals with are expert knowledge, they will encourage you to work to the best of your ability whatever your level.These trainers will focus your fitness
and training regime to work to your schedule, abilities, interests and life style, both can be contacted at any time to get you started in your new life style challenge. WEEKLY EVENTS IN HALL Gym opening times are 8 am to 10 pm, Gym Instructor Conor Prendergast available to offer every assistance on (087) 1247025. Ladies Exercise Classes 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. with Paul Murray, Monday Affane Bridge. Quiddlers from 10.00 a.m. 12.00 noon on Wednesdays Thursday morning 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Ladies Exercises with Paul Murray, Community Soccer 8.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Friday evenings Gymnastics 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. MARY BUTLER TD Mrs. Mary Butler TD Fianna Fail will hold a Clinic on the first Saturday of every month at 12.30 p.m. in the Community Centre, all are welcome. WATERFORD WEXFORD ETB Just a reminder anyone interested in doing a wide range of courses contact Edel Walsh (058) 52570 first floor of the Community centre. LOTTO Lotto draw 5th February – Jackpot €5,600. Numbers drawn 3, 16, 24, 29. No Winner. Consolation Prize winners: Terence Walsh Barrack’s Street; Ann Kiely Green Street; Tom Feerick Jnr Canty, Cappagh; Lanigan & Curran Solicitors Dungarvan; Paddy McGrath Sunlawn. Next week’s draw is on the 12th March, 2018, with a jackpot of €5,700. Remember anyone looking to buy our lotto tickets, call to any of the local shops in Cappoquin, the Community Centre, Miriam Coughlan or Carmel Prendergast will look after you. If you wish you can also buy the popular annual tickets, if you’re not in you can’t win!
THERE’S just over a week to go before Cappoquin plays host to its 10th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The late great Billy McCarthy of WLRfm once said from ‘From Little Acorns Do Mighty Oaks Grow’ when referring to the Cappoquin parade and he wasn’t wrong. Sponsored by Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union, the parade has proved a resounding success attracting large numbers of participants and spectators to the town on March 17th while creating a massive sense of pride in those living locally. The familiar green, white and gold bunting appeared around the town earlier this week as the town kicks into St Patrick's Day mode and a special word of thanks goes to Michael Coffey for his efforts in this regard. New signage is also in place for all to see on entering Cappoquin on the N72 promoting the parade which gets underway at 12.30 p.m. Organisers are busy putting the finishing touches
to preparations for the event which they have been working hard to ensure will be that little bit extra special this year. Prize categories include Best float; Best business; Best club and Best Novelty while there will also be an overall winner selected. There has also been an additional category added this year to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of the parade. Spectators won’t be left out either with a chance to grab a prize for making an extra special effort with their attire on the day. Entry forms picked up at Cappoquin Post Office; Cappoquin Credit Union and Mary Murray's store or by emailing cappoquinparade@gmail.com and requesting a form. Participants are urged to please complete the form and get it back by March 14th at the latest to ensure they get a good shout out on the day from the reviewing stand located in the town centre. It’s a day not to be missed so make a date with your diary and Cappoquin this St Patrick’s Day.
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POETRY COMPETITION REMINDER We start with a brief reminder to pupils in Bunscoil Gleann Sídheáin and in Blackwater Community School that the deadline for submitting poems to our competition, with the theme of ‘A woman I admire’, is fast approaching. Entries should be handed in to your teachers by Friday, March 16th, because the judging process commences the following week so that we will be able to announce the winners in time for Poetry Ireland Day on April 26th. Your schools have all the details, just in case anyone who hasn’t started yet gets some last-minute inspiration. ST. PATRICK’S DAY Best wishes to our good friends on the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, who are very busy getting everything ready for the parade on March 17th. It is a fantastic achievement to be ten years on the go at this stage, and any group hoping to enter a float or marching group is just reminded that the date for such entries is March 12th, next Monday. Getting the entries in good time allows the organisers to get a sense of what they will be dealing with on the day. Here’s hoping for a great day, good weather and good fun. And remember, only the Cappoquin Parade will guarantee you that it will be finished on time for the Ireland V England rugby game on the same day too. SNOW DAYS As always, when the elements
conspired to make life challenging for us all last week, people really rose to the challenge and made sure that everyone got through it ok. It’s at times like these that you really get a sense of how important the emergency services are in our area, and how hard they work when called upon. Furthermore, so many people were out shovelling snow, checking on neighbours and so on, it was a genuine community ‘meitheal’. In the midst of it all, it was good to see that the local sense of humour remained intact too. As
the Nation engaged in the sort of panic buying of bread that one might have expected in the days of ‘The Gulag Archipelago’, local folks decided to build their own monument to hardship. Our picture this week shows a local snowman, patiently waiting to collect some Irish Pride across the road from SuperValu. By Saturday, this ‘gentleman’ had become a melted shadow of his former self but someone, thankfully, had spared his dignity by hanging his reflective jacket, discretely, on the railings at St. Anne’s.
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TALLOW Tallow Community Centre SOCIAL DANCE As did many events last weekend the Social Dance in Tallow Community Centre with Brendan and Patricia Lee also fell foul of the weather on Friday last March 2nd. This dance will now take place on Friday March 16th, with a dance also taking place on March 23rd with Peter Burke. So all the dancers out there you will have plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks. Dance Classes commence on Monday, 5th March in the Community Centre. So don’t worry if you do not as yet have the moves to come to the Social Dances. Just come along to the dance classes and you’ll soon be in competition for Dancing with the Stars! Sometimes it just takes that first step to lead to a whole new hobby. BINGO Bingo went ahead last Sunday night.Thankfully, the thaw came just in time for the enthusiastic Bingo goers.Though I’d say some of them would have gladly come by sledge, just to get out of the house. Jackpot now standing at €1,500 for the coming Sunday night. AMERICAN TEA PARTY The Parents’ Association of Scoil Mhurie will hold their annual American Tea Party in Tallow Community Centre on Saturday night March 10th. All proceeds to Scoil Mhuire national school.
Tallow Enterprise Centre Well, the snow has been and gone and we are all glad to return to normal this week. Classes at Tallow Enterprise Centre will go ahead as usual. We are delighted to say all classes are well attended this Spring. Our leisure classes of Art and Sewing proving particularly popular with adults creating beautiful paintings and the children learning new skills with needle and thread. SAFE PASS The next Safe Pass course will take place on Tuesday, 27th March in Tallow Enterprise Centre. This is essential for anyone in the construction industry. ECDL (EUROPEAN COMPUTER DRIVING LICENCE) If you are looking to do ECDL for work or just to improve your existing skills, give us a call. The ECDL class takes place on Thursday afternoons from 2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. and participants can join at any time, as the modules run on a continuous basis. Give us a call to find out more 058-56445 ACTIVE RETIRED Tallow and District Active Retired held their A.G.M on Tuesday last which was very well attended.The election of new officer were as follows: Chairman, Eileen Flynn, Secretary Mairead Sheehan, Treasurer, Kay Twomey, PRO, Maureen Hales. Active Retired meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in Tallow Enterprise Centre. New members are always welcome.
A very busy sewing class was held at Tallow Enterprise Centre with Tutor Helen Bennett.
Sam Tallow’s Main Street is covered with a blanket of snow caused by Storm Emma on Friday morning, 2nd March last.
[David O’Flynn]
The morning air is still and clear as Sam sits on the windowsill In silence sitting, one eye squinting, blinded by the snow That lies beyond the window in the garden down below And covers smiling fishing gnomes and last year’s broken toys And promises a magic day for woolly girls and boys That only now are waking from adventures of the night And wiping clear their sleep filled eyes to view the wondrous sight Of a world transformed from murky grey and sodden muddy green To glorious white and brilliant blue with air so crisp and clean. Sam sits and waits on the windowsill and watches random snowflakes fall In that quiet time before the throngs of gloved and scarf wrapped bundles all Descend with squeals and laughter breaking mornings spell And rearranging nature’s perfect silken cloaks To lumpen coal eyed sentry’s guarding icy forts. He has no wish to venture out on this cold December day But prefers to sit and wait and watch the floating snowflakes lay Another ermine coat to gardens, roads and walls Sam quietly sits on the windowsill And cleans again his snow white coat and paws.
White Out: Snow on the Youghal road near Tallow West Waterford.
[John O'Mahony]
Vincent Byrne 7 Chapel Street, Tallow, Co. Waterford
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VILLIERSTOWN JACK THE JOKER Jack the Joker’s jackpot tonight is €4,800 … Whoooooooooo. Tickets are available locally. Remember if you are not in you can’t win. “I am one step away from being rich … all I need now is money.” VILLIERSTOWN AT ITS BEST Thanks to everyone in the village who helped clear the roads, checked in on their neighbours, all the support services who travelled to work in horrendous conditions and every farmer and 4 x 4 driver, local Council workers who sprung into action and worked to keep some of our small rural roads passable. But let’s not forget the fun, neighbourly chats on walks through the village and the fantastic selection of snowmen built all over the place to surprise and delight everyone. VILLIERSTOWN NATIONAL SCHOOL Due to the exceptional bad weather last Friday, the Parents Association of Villierstown National School apologise for cancelling the planned Music Table Bingo Quiz. Up to date information later. YOGA In the Community Room in Villierstown, every Tuesday morning from 10:0 – 11:00 and Active Age Yoga 11:15 – 12:15. Contact – 087-2076189. VILLIERSTOWN GARDENING CLUB Gardner’s Tips Remember the garden birds – they could do with feeding. Check your garden for breakages after the bad weather. If the soil in your garden is workable after the recent bad weather dig in some compost or well-rotted manure into your beds to prepare for the growing season ahead. Plant Summer flowering bulbs such as Gladiola or Lilies into beds, borders and containers. If any of your garden plants will need supporting this year, put the supports in now so the plants grow up through them. More tips next week. SHOP LOCAL Thanks Tori, Ross and team for opening up during the snow. The Shop – Main street,
Villierstown – Remember rbkfresh@gmail.com. Healthy tasty ready-made meals. Also Tory’s Sweet Treats – just delicious cakes and breads made fresh daily. What more could a village need. Remember “Mother’s Day” is Sunday, 11th March, so order your Special Occasion Cakes in time. FINNISK FUN RIDE Will take place on Sunday, March 11th, starting and finishing in Villierstown, very exciting new route this year … more details to follow on Facebook. ESB APPRENTICESHIPS At last, the ESB has opened up Apprenticeships and applications will remain open until 14th March. This could be a fantastic career. www.esbnetworks.ie/careers INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Thursday, 8th March, is International Women’s Day. Take
time and remember a woman who has inspired you. Don’t worry men, your day is in November. CHILDREN’S RIDDLE Q – Two mothers and two daughters went out for lunch. Everyone ate one burger yet only three burgers were eaten. How is this possible? A – They were grandmother, mother and daughter. LIFE QUOTE Have you ever noticed … “A woman’s … I’ll be ready in 5 minutes, is the very same as a man’s … I’ll be home in 5 minutes …” NEWS FOR INCLUSION This is a community notice page and we need your help to keep it topical and of interest locally. If you have any photos, announcements, stories you would like included in the notes, please contact – virtue.pc@hotmail.com
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KNOCKANORE PROPOSED WIND FARM MEETING New date for the Public Meeting in KGK Sports Hall now Wednesday, March 7th, at 8.30 p.m. This meeting, chaired by County Councillor James Tobin, will discuss a proposed Wind Farm at Coolbeggan, Knockanore. All are welcome. KGK MUINTIR COMMUNITY COUNCIL AGM NEW DATE Due to the bad weather conditions this meeting has been postponed to Tuesday, March 13th, at 8.30 p.m. Please bring your completed Garda Vetting application forms on the night. CHECK US OUT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES Knockanore Area KGK Community Council and Knockanore Heritage and History. KGK HERITAGE SOCIETY TALK POSTPONED The talk and slide show on the subject of “FARMING SINCE THE FAMINE” will now be given by local historian, John O’Mahony at our next Heritage meeting in the KGK Sports Hall on Thursday, March 8th, at 8.00 p.m. HEAVY SNOWFALL This week we had a new visitor to the country, the aptly nicknamed “Beast From The East,” a weather system which dumped a heavy blanket of snow on most of the land. From Wednesday to Friday in our area very little moved as people heeded the severe weather Igloo built by the Walsh family.
warnings by the Met Office. Right on cue the snow arrived and completely blocked the roads and stopping all traffic. In anticipation of the event, homes were stocked with all the essentials, bread, milk, whiskey,
etc., as the population prepared for the worst. Thankfully, at the time of writing, the snow is melting and folk are beginning to venture out again, hopefully none the worst for wear.
Beast from the East by Frank Roche
Fun in the snow
Walsh family in the Igloo they built [Ber O’Farrell]
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BALLYDUFF UPPER SNOWY STORM EMMA While much of the countryside was hit very badly with the effects of the recent snow and Storm Emma, thankfully Ballyduff did not suffer to the same extent. When the snow did eventually come it was great to see the many photos on social media of people making the most of it. People’s artistic imaginations really came to the fore with
Dr. Forst in CUH.
some people building various snowmen and snowwomen, as well as forts and igloos. Even “Dr Frost” paid a very special visit to one young Ballyduff resident in hospital over the weekend. I think you will agree that a huge mention should be given to lots of organisations and individuals who came out in force and put their shoulders to the wheel. Some among them include the army, the civil defence, the coast guard, the gardaí, doctors and nurses, ambulance personnel public, private and voluntary, fire brigade personnel as well as many, many individuals who used their own machinery and vehicles to help keep the country going as much as they possibly could. Thank you to Waterford County Council who provided grit/salt at the council yard, the church and the hall/carpark. GAA MEMBERSHIP Ballyduff GAA would like to remind people that membership is now due for renewal with Eugene Flynn, Membership Officer. There are student and
adult rates on offer as always along with packages for membership and year-long subscription to the club lotto draw, or membership, year-long subscription to club lotto draw and subscription to the Déise Development Draw. Please get in touch with Eugene or any club officer for further information. LOTTO There was no winner of this week’s Lotto. Club Lotto tickets are available in St. Michael’s Hall from 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. on weekdays.Tickets are also on sale before Sunday Mass and available in Bridget Scanlon’s Hair Salon, The Log Cabin and An Síbín. UPCOMING EVENTS Unfortunately at the time of writing there are no updates for events as a number of meetings were cancelled due to the weather conditions. Keep an eye in the coming weeks as well as on our Facebook page Ballyduff Upper. What’s on MISSING Last week these notes reported
on the amount of dogs missing in the local area including Lucky and Chase. While members of the public did get in contact about sightings they haven’t been found to date. If may remember that Lucky is a black and white collie and Chase is a golden retriever. If you do see any dog fitting their description, get in contact at 087 2273737. BALLYDUFF DRAMA FESTIVAL The poor weather saw a delay to the start of the Drama Festival, but thankfully it is well underway and will run until 12th March. Good luck to all involved! FEIS MAITIÚ The very best of luck to Ballyduff ’s Muireann Walsh who will take part in Feis Maitiú in Cork this Thursday 8th March with Brightlights Studios of Fermoy. NEW ARRIVALS! Congratulations to Donal and Noreen Barry on the birth of their son DJ! Also congratulations to Seán and Elise Cunningham on the birth or
Ross, Sean, Evan and Ty.
their son Seán Michael Cunningham! NEWS FOR INCLUSION Thank you to all who contributed this week. To keep this notice page topical everyone’s
help is needed. If you have any photos, announcements and stories you would like to be included, please contact Denise at ballyduffuppernews@gmail.com, or 087 2273737.
Ballyduff herbalist scientist finds Boyle’s former home just the cure By Christy Parker A WEST Waterford woman who re-located her herbal medicine practice in Youghal has discovered she is now working within the ancestral home of one of the most famous herbal scientists in history. Margaret ‘Mags’ Noonan a pharmaceutical chemist and medical herbalist from Ballyduff Upper had been running her business from a nearby basement premises in Emmet Place for about 18 months. Two weeks ago she transferred across the road to the Youghal Enterprise Centre. The former nuns’ college provides units for small businesses at competitive rates within a modern, technologically proficient environment. Margaret had been unaware that the property once belonged to Richard Boyle, the 1st Earl of Cork, who acquired the residence in 1602 when he bought 42,000 acres of south Munster land from Walter Raleigh. Richard’s son Robert Boyle gave the world Boyle’s Law (‘The pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature’, and is often deemed “the father of modern chemistry.” While Robert Boyle spent most of his life in Britain, he also conducted experiments in Emmet Place. These occurred particularly during a two-year sojourn in the mid 1600s. Margaret describes reintroducing her craft in such a historically relevant setting as “a bit spooky, but in a good way!” In a further twist to the convergence Boyle was born and reared in Lismore, a mere toss of a test tube from Ballyduff Upper. “Yes, that’s a bit coincidental too”, she agrees. HONOUR DEGREES Margaret is the youngest in a
family of three girls and two boys born to garage owner Pat Noonan and his wife, also Margaret. She holds a BSc in analytical and pharmaceutical Chemistry, a BSc (hons) in Herbal Science and has undertaken an apprenticeship in Herbal medicine. Despite the common trend, her journey to Emmet Place was a bit more circuitous than was that of young Boyle. On leaving Lismore Presentation Convent, Margaret attended Cork Institution of Technology (CIT), from where she gained two primary degrees in analytical and pharmaceutical chemistries. Her early work and study included stints with pharmaceutical companies in Little Island and in biochemistry at CUH. “But I had no grá for it”, she says and yearned to expand her career into “areas here the patient suited the prescription rather than the other way round.” She just wasn’t sure how. GRAVITY Insistently “a scientist first and foremost”, it can be said that Margaret found her career trajectory unexpectedly motivated by the laws of gravity! While browsing in Primm’s bookshop in Youghal one day in 2004 she noticed a (heavy) volume called A Modern Herbal by Margaret (there’s a lot of Margarets in this story!) Greives. As she reached to retrieve it from a high shelf, “it toppled onto my head!”, she laughs. She took the hint. “I knew nothing about herbalism”, she recalls but I knew I absolutely had to have that book!” First published in 1931 and effectively an encyclopaedia of more than 800 varieties of plants and herbs, that book would change her life. A year later WIT became the first higher education institute in Ireland to offer a degree course in
herbalism. Returning to education, Margaret became its first student and first graduate. There followed post-graduate studies in Galway and London a few years before returning to Ireland and in 2013, she established her own practice in the Bridge Clinic in Fermoy, where she worked alongside Dr. Joseph Keane. A consummate public speaker, Margaret had delivered talks as guest of Youghal’s Cumann na Daoine community group. This, along with referrals from Dr. Keane had helped her build a client base. When the doctor retired in 2016, she opened a practice in the basement of Nelson House in Emmet Place prior to the recent move. The growing demand for her expertise has necessitated employing an administrative assistant. “I suppose the oddest thing about practicing in Youghal”, she muses, “is that I had no personal relationship with the town, but kept being drawn back here.” The new clinic is bright, airy and intimate and, abetted by Margaret’s natural friendliness and positivity, presents an atmosphere rich in reassurance. It feels the kind of place you’d like to be if feeling troubled. FIREPLACE ART The surrounds are dominated by a wonderful, floor to wall wooden fireplace, adorned with tribal-type carvings. It bears colonial resonance and Margaret is hoping to trace its origins. “It could date back to Walter Raleigh’s time in the town”, she suspects. Nearby, dozens of herbal remedies – barks, leaves, herbs- line the shelves. Many of them require special licence, some are of Irish origin while more are sourced in distant corners of the globe and imported from Britain. All help to alleviate pain, discomfort, dysfunctional
conditions and worry. NO SIDE EFFECTS The beauty of herbalism, Margaret elaborates, “is the almost total absence of side effects.” Essentially the practice hasn’t changed for thousands of years. Unlike orthodox medicine which “isolates and concentrates one active ingredient”, herbal treatment “doesn’t touch the chemical profile but uses the whole plant”, says Margaret. “When your body doesn’t need it any more, there are natural processes called buffering and quenching that negates any side effects.” There is a growing awareness worldwide that maladies in the gut
form the root cause of many ailments throughout the body. This awakening adds gist to the mill of natural, herbal treatments but the relevance extends beyond the physical. “Naturally our diet directly affects our mental condition too”, Margaret acknowledges. She speaks of depression lifted from people of all ages following the appropriate treatment and recommendations through herbalism. Margaret realises that patients often visit her having exhausted the general medical options. “I’d like if I was the first option”, she smiles but it takes time for awareness to grow.” She doesn’t see herbal science as rivalling general medical
practice by any means. She feels the sciences “can often complement each other” while for some conditions the herbal path does a better job.” The consultation itself is also crucial to the process. “It’s not just about treating the symptoms”, she continues, “It’s about intuition and tracing the causes too. A consultation, which will normally include a physical examination, mustn’t generate false hope but if a good rapport is established, everything works much, much better.” Robert Boyle his ghost nodding in the corner, would approve the formula. See www.liveeka.ie; e-mail: info@liveeka.ie; tele: 087-6417392.
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WEST WATERFORD DEATH OF MARY TREACY With deep regret we record the death of Mrs. Mary Treacy, Kilmore, Clashmore. Requiem Mass for Mary will be celebrated on this Wednesday morning at 11.00 a.m. in St. Cronan’s Church, Clashmore, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. To her sons Gerard and Fr. John and all her relatives, neighbours and friends we extend our deepest sympathy. May she rest in peace. SNOW DAYS What an amazing week it has been! Despite all the hardships brought by the snow and storm Emma, for just a few days our towns, villages and the countryside became our playground, children and adults alike were out enjoying the simple pleasures of building igloos and snowpersons, snowball throwing, hillsides became ski slopes, and people met neighbours they never even knew they had! There have been some wonderful stories of neighbours and communities working together helping each other out. Here in our own Parish we have had numerous stories of local “heroes” too numerous to mention, who went way beyond the call of duty to help others. However, we have to highlight the importance of our local shops at this time, without An Siopa Nua, The Country Store and Applegreen Service Station, many people would not have had basic food supplies and fuel. These three businesses provided an essential service in our community during those difficult days when nobody could travel to town. Local shops cannot just survive on snow storm trade! They need daily support to keep them in business, please try to, whenever possible to support them on a regular basis.You will find many of their prices are quite competitive when compared with the big superstores! As we return to our busy lives and the world consumes us once again let us not forget the wonderful memories of acts of kindness and compassion for our fellow man this past week and do not let them melt from our minds and hearts like the snow. A very sincere thank you to everyone who helped in any way make to life safer and easier for others this past week, you are all “Heroes” in some-
body’s eyes. FRANK RYAN “THE GOLDEN YEARS” IN CONCERT Clashmore is in for a real and rare treat this weekend with the appearance of one of Ireland’s finest tenors, Frank Ryan of Tallow. Frank is bringing his wonderful show “The Golden Years” to the Old School Hall in Clashmore Village this Saturday night, March 10th, prior to his appearance in the, Theatre Royal, Waterford the following night. Cathal McCabe from RTE is the narrator and it covers songs like 'The Gypsy Rover', 'The Bohemian Girl,' 'The Candy Store on the Corner' and Joseph Locke's ‘Hear My Song' and Danny Doyle's 'Whiskey on a Sunday'. Great night in store 8-10 pm. Tickets €15 or €12.50 concession, are available from Geoff 086 0454458. CLASHMORE TIDY TOWNS ASSOCIATION - TABLE QUIZ We hope you all survived last week’s weather unscathed and like us we are sure everyone is now looking forward to spring breaking through once and for all. Unfortunately, our Fundraising Table Quiz had to be postponed last Friday night due to the terrible conditions but we are delighted to announce that it has been rescheduled for Friday night, March 16th at 8.30 pm at The Rising Sun Bar, Clashmore. A table of four will cost €40 and there will be some fantastic prizes up for grabs for the lucky winners along with some great raffle prizes to be had on the night, so we hope to see you all coming along for what should a great night of fun. See you all there! SYMPATHY TO THE O’NEILL FAMILY Our deepest sympathy is extended to the O’Neill family of Youghal on the death of dearly husband, dad, son and brother Finbarr O’Neill. Finbarr died unexpectedly but peacefully in the presence of his family at home on Wednesday last following an illness, borne with great courage and dignity. Late of O’Neill fuel merchants, Finbarr was a well known and most obliging businessman, dearly loved and respected by everyone in the East Cork and West Waterford community.
He will be so dearly missed by everyone, especially by his, loving wife Marcella and children Denise, Michael and Aoife; his mother Pat; brothers Michael-John, Aidan, Philip and Sean; sisters Caroline, Bridget, Ann and Siobhán and all his relatives, neighbours, friends and customers. Finbarr was laid to rest in North Abbey Cemetery following Requiem Mass on Saturday last, may he rest in peace. CLASHMORE AND KINSALEBEG COMMUNITY COUNCIL – POSTPONED As a mark of respect to the Tracey family, this week’s Coffee Morning at The Heritage in Clashmore with special guest Amanda Murphy has been postponed. We hope to have Amanda with us on Wednesday, March 22nd. Meanwhile our regular Wednesday Coffee Morning at the Heritage Centre returns next Wednesday morning, March 15th at 10.30 am and everyone is most welcome along for a cuppa and a chat. CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG GAA LADIES CLUB Football Season, Hurrah! Clashmore/Kinsalebeg Ladies GAA football club Registration Night is March 8th, 7.30 in the clubhouse. The ladies club will be having its registration night for members on the 8th March. Any player looking to play for 2018 must register and pay their membership in advance of the season. The membership means thats the members will enjoy months of training, being involved in a team sport, meet their friends, develop their skills and participate in a community sport. The cost for the entire season is only €25 for fewer than 10’s, €42 for ages 11-minor and €65 for adults. It’s great value and promises to give the teams lots of fun! Honestly their is no sport or club that can beat that price will be worth every penny. So the new committee are looking forward to meeting the players (and their parents) and welcoming them back to another year of football. See you on the night. Easter Cake Sale – Once again the ladies and teams of the Clashmore
Parish of Aglish, Ballinameela and Mount Stuart ST. PATRICK’S DAY MASSES Masses for St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday March 17th Vigil Mass Friday 16th 7.30 p.m. Ballinameela Church Morning Mass 9.45 am at St. Patrick’s Church, Mount Stuart, with special prayers outside at the beginning Morning Mass 11.15 a.m. Aglish Church Vigil Mass for Sunday, Saturday, 17th in Ballinameela at 7.30 p.m. Morning Mass Sunday Aglish Church 11.15 a.m. FIRST PENANCE First Penance Service will take place on Tuesday, March 20th PENANCE SERVICE FOR EASTER Monday, March 26th Aglish Church at 7.15 p.m. Wednesday, March 28th Ballinameela Church at 7.15 p.m.
Kinsalebeg GAA ladies club are offering you the chance to enjoy fabulous pastries, tarts, cakes and delicious treats over Easter.The Cake Sale will take place this year on Saturday, 31st March in Piltown Hall straight after 6.00 Mass. Come along, enjoy a cake and take one home for the family. All money raised promises to help the team get more kit and support the development of the girls in the club. Hope to see you all there. Adult Ladies Team – It's time to dust off those football boots after their rest! We are back training on the 15th March at 7 pm at the pitch. If anyone knows of anyone else that wants to play just tell them come along. Shout Out! Looking for anyone that has an interest in sport. Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg ladies adult team are looking for and are in a major need of a trainer for the coming season. So if you are interested or know of anyone interested in being our trainer could you please contact Jazz Fitzgerald or Evelyn O’Brien. AGLISH OPERATION TRANSFORMATION It is never too late to start a fitness programme – you can still join us in Aglish for Operation Transformation which continues on Tuesday night in Aglish Community Hall.Weigh-in at 6.30 p.m., which will be private.Walk will commence at 7 p.m. Only €2 per night with all proceeds to Children’s Hospital Crumlin. SAVE THE DATE . . . Be sure to save the date for our upcoming Mock Wedding of the year which is about to take place in Clashmore and your invited! On Saturday, March 31st Clashmore Ramblers will host a “MOCK WEDDING” with bride Vanessa and groom Paudie, the wedding venue will be The Old Still Bar here in Clashmore, commencing at 6 pm, followed by a meal and music afterwards by The Rockin Raccoons followed by DJ Ger Crackers Ronayne. Attendance is by ticket - €15 each and numbers will be limited, so to secure your invitation contact Liam 087 9526272 or Pa 086 3903991 a great night is guaranteed and neat
Laura Quinn in her home with a view in Ballycurrane. dress is essential. CLASHMORE/KINSALEBEG GAA LOTTO Our Clashmore/Kinsalebeg GAA club weekly Lotto draw took place on Tuesday, March 6th and we will bring you the results of that draw next week. DEATH OF PHYLLIS RUSSELL With great sadness we record the death on Saturday last at Cork University Hospital following a long illness bravely borne with great dignity of Phyllis Russell, Whitebarn, Youghal and formerly of Russell’s Garage. A well-known lady throughout the business and sporting world in East Cork and West Waterford. Phyllis was dearly loved and highly regarded by everyone who knew her. Dearly loved wife of Jerry and much loved mam of Fionuala, Eimear, Aileen, Diarmuid, David and Sean. Phyllis will be so dearly missed by her loving family, neighbours and friends. To all of you we extend our deepest sympathy. Requiem Mass for the happy repose of her soul was celebrated on Tuesday at 12 noon in the Holy Family Church,Youghal with funeral afterwards to North Abbey Cemetery. May she rest in peace. CLASHMORE 45 DRIVE Top prize winners on Monday night at the Decies Bar 45 Drive on nine games we had Martin Lynch and Pat O’Halloran. In second place on eight games we had Eileen Dower and Kathleen Osborne. In joint third on seven games we had Eamon O’Doherty and Pat Roche, Hannah Lucas and Mary O’Donovan, Tom Osborne and John Motherway. Best of the last five were Aine Curran and
Eugene O’Halloran. Our lucky last game winners were Edmond og Ledingham and Paddy Kelleher, Jim McGrath and Jack Douris. Well done to all our winners and thanks to everyone for all your support. ARDMORE SUMMER CONCERTS 2018 First Summer Concert of 2018 is announced and we are in for a treat, Patrick Feeney and his band will perform in St. Declan’s Church, Ardmore on July 13th at 8 pm in what should be a concert to remember. Patrick's new single “I Believe” is getting great reviews and couple this with songs like Red Haired Mary, Caladonia, Boulovogue.Tickets went on sale two weeks ago and going on initial interest this is no doubt going to be a sell out long before the performance, so people who are interested pick up your tickets priced at €25 at either Ardmore or Grange Post Offices or by ringing John on 086/2330810 or Maurice on 085/1741614. ARDMORE PATTERN FESTIVAL THE 2 JOHNNIES We still have some tickets are on sale for The 2 Johnnies who will play in Halla Deuglán, Ardmore on Monday, 23rd July. Tickets (€15) can be bought through the shop on our Facebook page, Grange and Ardmore Post Offices, committee members and from 087 6592573. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Birthday greetings to Miss Catriona Barron, Dromore, Aglish, Cappoquin who celebrated her birthday on Monday, March 5th.
Clashmore & Piltown Parish Weekday Masses this week will be celebrated as follows: Clashmore Church - Thursday morning at 10.00 a.m. Piltown Church on Friday morning at 10.00 a.m. WEEKEND MASSES Vigil Mass -Saturday in Piltown at 6.00 p.m. Sunday morning Mass in Clashmore at 9.00 a.m. Masses for St. Patrick's Day Vigil Mass on Friday, March 16th Piltown Church at 6.00 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Mass Saturday morning at 9.00 a.m. Vigil Mass - Saturday, 18th - Piltown Church 6.00 p.m. Sunday Mass Clashmore Church - at 9.00 a.m.
AGM - Postponed Emma Quinn in her snowy home.
PLEASE NOTE – The Annual General Meeting of Youghal Little Theatre which was scheduled to take place this week has been postponed to a later date – which is yet to be decided due to a bereavement apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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KILMACTHOMAS RED ALERT DAYS We are so glad to see an end to "The Beast from the East" and "Storm Emma" which brought the whole country to a standstill for four days. Thanks to Met Eireann for the red alert warning which gave everyone time to prepare and remain indoors during the height of the storm. Thanks to all the emergency services for their excellent work and help, to all the locals who helped clear the roads with their tractors and diggers and called on neighbours to offer a helping hand. The thaw has set in but will take some time to rid the huge mounds of snow on the road sides and drive ways.
The snow and storm of 2018 will be remembered for a long time to come. LOTTO DRAW Kilmacthomas AFC lotto draw was cancelled for Saturday, 1st March, due to the bad weather. The jackpot still stands at €800. Be in to win. WHIST Results of the Ballylaneen Whist Club for Monday, 26th February, Eric Townsend, Veronica Walsh, Kathleen Foran, Maureen Sullivan, Mary Walsh, Stess Connolly, Sheila Morrissey, Biddy Carroll, Monica Gough, Breda Galvin and Eileen Power. Raffle winners Breda Galvin, Mary Walsh, Sheila Morrissey and Eric Townsend.
KILROSSANTY DIGITAL MANIPULATION: 3rd ‘Silent Stroller’ by Noreen O’Brien.
Deise Camera Club
DIGITAL MANIPULATION: 1st ‘Fallout’ by Brigid Coffey.
DIGITAL MANIPULATION: 2nd ‘An Buachaill Beag’ by Mairead Forrestal.
WE had a fantastic turn-out for our February meeting in our new venue at The Park Hotel, Dungarvan. Looking forward to all that it offers to members, especially the social side where we can enjoy a bit of craic after the meetings over some refreshments! It was a busy meeting filling members in on the various upcoming competitions and technical information. Members are engaged in selecting images for same and also our own upcoming annual events! CLUB COMPETITION The competition theme for February was DIGITAL ART / MANIPULATION and there was no shortage of inspiring and creative manipulations! Brilliant display by all who participated! Congratulations to Brigid Coffey taking 1st place with ‘Fallout’, 2nd was ‘An Buachaill Beag’ by Mairead Forrestal and 3rd was ‘Silent Stroller’ by Noreen O’Brien. Themes for March are MONTHLY: ANIMAL (one animal) 7”x5” and QUARTERLY: OPEN COLOUR 10/12”x8” Best of luck lads and lassies selecting your images. MEMBER PRESENTATION Our Photographer of the Year John Murphy gave us a very informative presentation of a selection of recent images from his trips. We enjoyed his light hearted banter and the stories that arose from his trips. Thanks John, really enjoyed them! NEXT MEETING Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, 13th March in The Park Hotel, Dungarvan, at 7.30 p.m. New members are always welcome to call in and see what we get up to! CONTACT You can view our website at www.deisecameraclub.com and follow us on Facebook at Deise Camrea Club Dungarvan and you can contact us by emailing deisecameraclub@gmail.com Thanks to those who have found us and enjoy our page already!
I.C.A. Kilrossanty I.C.A. will hold their monthly meeting on Monday night, 12th March in the hall at 8.00 p.m.The competition is for the best home made St. Patrick’s Day card. WHIST Kilrossanty Whist will not
resume until 6th April in Kilrossanty Hall at 8.00 p.m. All members and new members welcome. It was due to resume on March 9th. BINGO The next bingo will be on 23rd March not 30th March as that is Good Friday.
FIANNA FAIL Comeragh Comhairle Ceanntar AGM will be held in Micilins on 13th March at 8.00 p.m. DEISE DRAW Tickets available shortly for the new series of the Deise Draw which will start in May.
Ciorcail comhra pictured recently in the Shed.
Dungarvan Men’s Shed SNOW FALLS FOR THREE DAYS AND WE ALL STAY AT HOME On Wednesday last week it was decided to close the Shed for the remainder of the week because of the forecast for snow. Well it arrived and these few days brought back memories of 1963 and 1982 when we were living in a different world it seems. This time we had machinery of all kinds with huge front loaders and suitable machinery for clearing the snow, mobile phones and flying drones with cameras. The internet was used to distribute all these spectacular images and videos of white scenery, children and adults playing, building igloos and snowmen with jersies and hats immediately across the world. The efforts of our local council staff is greatly appreciated for clearing our roads and later our footpaths to ensure we didn’t suffer life changing slips and falls. We witnessed up to the minute events on many TV channels and radio including WLR. Technology and local radio are all part of so changes since 1982. Even we had a historic film of Johnny Lynch Junior
skiing down Mary Street Dungarvan. This moment will summarise the few days of our snowfall in the Dungarvan area. Let us hope everybody is safe and sound as we return to normal. DAY OUTING TO TEMPLEMORE AND BALLYDOYLE We are really looking forward to our outing to Ballydoyle and Templemore on Wednesday, 20th March. Members please put your name on list by this weekend. ABOUT THE SHED You are very welcome to call in to the Shed at Wolfe Tone Road to see what we are about.
We are open from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Monday-Friday or contact Oliver Whelan, Chairman at (087) 1856067 for further information. Follow us on Facebook at Dungarvan Men’s Shed.
Poem So clean and crisp the Deise white. My dream, my wish and my delight. To see my valley dressed in snow. Fond memories rise from long ago. With childrens laughter the air now fills. In snowball fights find my thrills. To breath the air so fresh and clean. No longer now my wishful dream. Across the Deise let it snow. Granted the wish made long ago. Ger Dalton
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‘Grattan Square - Social History Documentary of Dungarvan’ is available on DVD for €10 at the Museum. This is an extremely popular film which was also shown to full houses at the SGC Cinema in Dungarvan. Along with the DVDs we also have a great selection of books for sale with local connections. YOUR CHANCE TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM Museum membership is available for an annual fee of €15 if you would like to support the work of the Museum. The
RECENT PUBLICATIONS The Museum supplied photographs to two recently launched publications. ‘A History of the Dungarvan GAA Club from 1885-2017’ by Tony Ryan, and ‘Dunmore East A Living History’ by Maria Walsh. Both books come highly recommended and are available in local outlets. DVDs For Sale in the Museum: Grattan Square – Social History Documentary of Dungarvan
OBJECT OF THE WEEK Whiskey Jar Stamped J.R. Dower & Co. Dungarvan John R. Dower was the owner of St Brigid's Well Brewery in Dungarvan. The brewery was established in the late 18th century on land owned by the Marquis of Waterford. Their 'Shamrock Ale' was very popular. John R Dower was also a magistrate, Town Commissioner and built Mountain View House.
Museum relies heavily on membership fees, donations and fund raising activities, so we would be delighted if you would join us as a member. As a member you will benefit from knowing that you are supporting the important work of the Museum in County Waterford, plus being informed of various talks, new exhibitions and activities taking place throughout the year. There is also a member’s annual trip and Christmas meal. Please do consider joining us as a member. You can see the very varied and interesting work of the Museum on our website www.waterfordmuseum.ie including volunteers taking part in local archaeological digs. Call in to see us in Friary Street, or ring us on 058 45960 for more information. DONATION OF OBJECTS AND OLD PHOTOGRAPHS The Museum relies on donations of objects from members of the public. We do not have funds to purchase objects, so we would be very grateful for any objects of local historic interest which you may have in your possession which you would be willing to kindly donate to us. Also if you have any old photographs of people, places, ships, sports events etc. with a County Waterford connection we are very happy to accept them. We can scan them to add to our extensive photographic archive and give you back the originals. By donating items to us you will be playing your part in helping to preserve local history for future generations. You can drop items into us in Friary Street, or call us on 058 45960 to discuss any items you are thinking of donating. VISITING THE MUSEUM We welcome visits from schools, community groups, and local history societies. Please contact us at 058 45960 to arrange a visit. Let us know if you are interested in a particular
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Abbeyside Scouts DUE to the "Beast from the East" meeting Storm Emma it was decided and safer for all to cancel our Scout meeting last Wednesday (28th). What a run of cold weather we have had. They say 'when March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb'. Well we could do with some heat. Speaking of cold weather. Some of our braver Scouts went out for a mountain hike on Saturday the 24th. I would reckon it was one of our coldest hikes yet. The photos do not really show quite how cold it was. Please note there is an overnight organised for Saturday, 10th March. Numbers need to be in and paid for by this Wednesday, 7th March. Again we expect as many scouts as possible should attend and remember we will be holding the cooking competition there. This weeks meeting is full uniform.
subject and we will focus on that during the visit. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
To mark International Women's Day on the 8th of March 2018 Waterford County Museum will hold a talk by William Fraher on the artist Sarah Purser who lived at The Hermitage, Abbeyside, titled: Sarah Purser (1848-1943) - Artist - Advocate for the ArtsNationalist. The talk will take place at 3.00 p.m. in the museum and admission is free. OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Admission is free.
FIRST WORLD WAR WATERFORD CASUALTY LIST FOR WEEK ENDING 7th MARCH, 2018 Surname Walsh Hearn Keane O’Dwyer O’Gorman Attridge
First Name Martin John John Pat Thomas Christopher Daniel
Age 21 20 17 18 22
Service No. Rank Sailor Ord. Seaman 906577 Trimmer 906583 Trimmer Able Seaman 4229 Pr.
Service Merc. Marine Merc. Marine R. Navy Merc. Marine Res. Merc. Marine Army
Unit S.S. Penvearn S.S. Penvearn H.M.S. Calgarian H.M.S. Calgarian S.S. Romeo R.I.Reg.7Bn.
Where Born Killea Passage East Killea Passage East Waterford Tramore Corbally Waterford Waterford
Death Category At Sea At Sea At Sea At Sea At Sea Wounds
Date of Death 3/1/18 3/1/18 3/1/18 3/1/18 3/3/18 3/7/18
Irish Red Cross Portlaw Branch A BIG thank you to all of our volunteers who responded to several calls and taskings during the blizzards of Storm Emma last week to assist the most vulnerable caught in the adverse weather, providing transport and more in the off road ambulance. Well done to all who heeded the warnings and did not venture outside during the red alert. Nationwide, our members provided transport and assistance in numerous instances with 120 vehicles and countless volunteers on standby. Well done to all.
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TOURANEENA SYMPATHY There was genuine sadness and sorrow in the Parish and surrounding areas last week when news of the unexpected death of Mike Gleeson, Knockboy, was received on the 27th February. Mike who loved his weekly game of cards was a central figure in our community and he was a devoted family man who adored and was adored by his wife, children and grandchildren. Mike’s time with us was way too short and his passing has left a large void in many people’s lives. We express our sincere sympathy to Mike’s wife Bernie (nee Galvin), sons Colin and Kevin, daughters Sarah Mannix, Gillian and Maria Hickey, brothers John, Jim and Tom, sisters Kathleen Kelly, Mary Duffy, Helen Sheridan and Alice, daughter-inlaw Francine Downey, sons-inlaw Cathal Mannix, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Benny Hickey, grandchildren Darragh, Jake, Kate, Bobby, John-Mike, Conor and Lexi, brothers in law, sisters in law, nephews, nieces, relatives neighbours and friends. A special thanks to all those who helped clear snow from around the church, the footpaths, the Community Centre and the roads to Mike’s home and also to everyone who helped out at the Community Centre.The amount of assistance offered and provided for Mike’s funeral reflected the high esteem in which Mike and his family are held within our community. Funeral Mass was last Sunday in St. Mary’s Church, Touraneena, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. Make Mike rest in peace. BEAST FROM THE EAST / STORM EMMA While there was agitation amongst some tourists in Ireland last week at our national reaction to ‘a bit of snow’, especially at the indoor tourist sites being closed last Thursday/Friday. Thankfully, people seemed to have heeded the warnings from the Media and the Government and there were minimum casualties during the bad weather spell. Touraneena had a fair amount of snow but we were very fortunate not to lose our electricity or water supply like some parts of the county and a lot of the country. However, it did seem at times like we were losing our heads over the loaves of bread.The Irish humour came to the fore during the bad weather and there were many online jokes about Irish people and their love of bread or rather their panic at not being able to buy a loaf. It looks like bread has overtaken the good ‘auld spud’ as the number one necessity at the Irish table, followed closely by a pint of milk. While the novelty of the snow was thoroughly enjoyed by all the children, for many of the adults it wore off pretty quickly, however, it did see a resurgence of com-
munity spirit and goodwill as people looked in on their neighbours and looked out for animals in their locality during the bad weather. A big thank you to all who helped their neighbours last week, especially those who helped the elderly and the vulnerable. Last but most definitely not least, a huge thank you to all the emergency services, the council workers, the electricity and phone company workers and the local farmers who all battled the elements to try and restore some sense of normality to everyday life. FUNDRAISING QUIZ The fundraising Table Quiz being held by Modeligo G.A.A. club members Gavin and Mary Foley in aid of ‘Féileacáin’ the charity that helps families who experience stillbirths and miscarriages was postponed last week due to the bad weather. The Table Quiz has been rescheduled for Friday night, 16th March at 8.00 p.m. in Minnie’s Bar, Dungarvan. For more information please email info@feileacain.ie SLIABH gCUA DANCING CLUB The weekly dancing class for last Thursday and the class Féis that was due to take place last Saturday in the community centre had to be postponed due to the weather. Information on the rescheduling of the class Féis will be available at a later date. GAA The decision by the G.A.A. to jam so much action into the first three months of the season has been severely affected by the bad weather with so many of the Allianz National League games, the Littlewoods Camogie League games and the Lidl NFL games being postponed last weekend. All games will be rescheduled as soon as possible. The Munster ladies Gaelic football association are currently offering three Gaeltacht bursaries to post primary school girls who will be attending an Irish college in the Gaeltacht in 2018. Each bursary is worth €400.To be eligible, you must be a fully registered member of the ladies Gaelic football association. All applications must be received no later than 5.00 p.m. on Friday, 30th March. Postal applications can be sent to Munster Ladies Gaelic Football Association, Aras Mumhan, Castletroy, Limerick. Email applications can be sent to secretary.munster@lgfa.ie You can download an application form and full list of bursary rules at http://www.munsterlgfa.com G.A.A. EASTER HURLING CAMPS There will be U12 Easter hurling camps held in Walsh Park and Fraher Field on 27th, 28th and 29th March. The camps are from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. daily. There is no fee for the camp. The camp is limited to
boys only. If you wish to attend, you will need to register by sending your name, date of birth and your parents contact phone number to John Quinn before Tuesday, 20th March at john.quinn.gda.waterford@gaa.ie THE WORLD’S NEWEST GAA CLUB Last Saturday the first ever organised Gaelic football and hurling games took place in Cambodia. In the capital city, Phnom Penh, teams from Cambodia, Thailand,Vietnam and Singapore took part in mens and Ladies Gaelic football matches and there was also an exhibition hurling match. The ‘Cairde Khmer’ or ‘Cambodian Friends’ club was the brainwave of three Irish expats Patrick Campbell (Cookstown, Tyrone), Jennifer Ryan (Bishopstown, Cork) and Derek Culligan (Ballydoogan, Sligo). Their short-term aim was for the Cambodian G.A.A. team to enter the Asian Gaelic Games tournament in Bangkok which they achieved six weeks after opening the Cairde Khmer club and their long-term objective is for the club to set up underage GAA teams in Cambodia. This would be achieved through pilot schemes, where Gaelic football would be taught in after-school programmes, PE lessons, or weekend club training sessions and games. It is hoped that in the next couple of years the club will be able to bring an underage team to the Asian Youth Games. The club faces a fair few challenges as the club members are spread across Cambodia’s two largest cities, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Each branch has its own weekly training sessions. Four inter-club games will take place per year, two in Phnom Penh and two in Siem Reap. For these games, one half of the team makes the 320km journey, while the other half takes care of the pitch and event organisations. In order to compete in regional tournaments, the two branches combine to form Cairde Khmer. At the moment, the clubs main sponsor is an Irish charity called the ‘SCOOP Foundation’ which works in Cambodia building schools that provide free education for children from impoverished backgrounds. It would be great to see the Cairde Kymer club grant application to the Croke Park global games development fund and the Irish department of foreign affairs and trade, being approved. The initiative shown by these three Irish expats and their friends certainly deserves some support. SLIABH gCUA LOTTO As a mark of respect to the Gleeson family, there was no Lotto draw held last Sunday night. The draw took place on Monday night, 5th March. The results will be printed in next week’s notes.
11th Waterford (Dungarvan) Scout Group CUB NOTES FEBRUARY 2018 For our weekly meetings we worked on tents, rucksacks and sleeping areas. We learnt the different parts of an Icelandic tent and then we pitched one inside the den. We looked at other types of tents which cubs could use on a camp and then we also pitched a lightweight tent. The cubs went over how and what to pack in a rucksack and how to lay out their sleeping areas for an overnight. This led on nicely to our den sleepover which we had on Saturday, 24th February. We met at 6 p.m. and once everyone had arrived the cubs lay out their sleeping areas ready for later. At 7.30 pm we were joined by Helen O’Donovan, a Pilates instructor who gave the cubs a tough hour of exercises! Thanks Helen for giving up this time for us. After it was dinner of Dominios pizza and chicken strippers. We then headed out on a quick walk down the Lookout and around the block. Back to the Den to get into our pjs to settle for the movie The Trolls. We wished Coran and Stevie a happy birthday for Monday, we all shared the cake Coran’s mam had sent in and also lovely brownies & cake from Fionnan’s mam and sweets from Aaron’s mam, we were well spoilt! As we all know by now lights out doesn’t mean sleep, this kicked in for most between 2 and 3 am with a few holding out till 5! Up for breakfast at 8 then pack and tidy up and a quick review of the night before home time at 10.30, with sleeps on the couch and early bed times the order of the day!
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Celebrity Jigs and Reels 2018 ALL roads lead to Cappoquin on 24th March when the magnificent Community Centre will host Dungarvan Lions Club Celebrity Jigs and Reels Freestyle. This is the ninth year of this event which has
raised considerable funds for the Lions Club charitable projects and provided great entertainment for capacity audiences. Twelve celebrities and their mentors are very busy rehearsing for the big
night. We are deeply indebted to them all for volunteering to give so much of their time to assist us. It again promises to be a wonderful evening. Tickets are on sale at Hallahan’s Pharmacy, Grattan Square,
Andrew Green and Audrey Flynn
Paul Vart and Cora Kearney
AUDREY lives in Tramore, where she was born and reared. She attended the Stella Maris School before moving to Dublin to study Marketing in DIT and later working in Bank of Ireland. She moved home recently and has been working in Dungarvan Credit Union since last October, where she was “gently” persuaded by her work colleagues to partake in J&R 2018. Although she loves watching “Strictly Come Dancing”, she has no experience in dancing aside from being partial to a bop on the nightclub dance floors in Waterford. Audrey also likes to travel and will be looking forward to a trip to Italy later in the year to recuperate after her J&R experience, in which she has being supported by her sister Jennifer, brother Maurice and father Maurice. We were delighted to welcome Andrew as a new mentor for 2017 and it is lovely to have him back again this year. Originally from Worcestershire in the English midlands Andrew is married to Karen and has lived in the Touraneena area of Waterford for approximately 20 years. Dance enables him to express his artistic nature as he is a well known artist, working mainly in oils. His work is mixed between still life and landscape but he would like to develop his portrait skills in the future. Apart from Art his main interests lie in history and travel. He has been known to travel far and wide in Munster to enjoy his dancing.
PAUL Vart and his wife, Lorraine, retired to Ballylemon in February 2006 from living in Malawi, Africa (the “Warm Heart of Africa”). He was born in Cheltenham, England and moved to Africa with his parents in his twenties. He acknowledges that he is very happy with his move to Ireland and has been involved in the Hill Walking Club, Deise Singers and Dungarvan Golf Club during his time here. He is also a keen book collector and grows organic fruit and vegetables. Paul’s daughter, Angela, lives in Tramore, his son, Graham, lives in Cork and Paul is a proud grandfather to three grandchildren. He claims that he has “two left feet” and is a “total novice” when it comes to dancing. We are delighted to have Cora act as mentor again this year. She is an enthusiastic promoter of dance. Cora is from Abbeyside and is a very active lady. She is the current vice-chairperson of the Dungarvan and District Active Retirement Group wherein she helps to organise wide ranging activities including many outings, functions and tea dances and obtaining interesting guest speakers. Cora is on the committee of the South East Regional Active Retirement Ireland. She has a lot of experience in treading the boards in musicals and pantos. She is widely recognised as an avid gardener and an expert flower arranger.
John Lawless and Margaret Lake THERE are two mandatory tasks for the Lions Club President - Jigs and Reels and the Christmas Swim - John says that he would be more comfortable swimming in the freezing cold than performing on stage. He has no previous stage or dancing experience so this is a new experience that he is relishing. John has been loud in his praise of Margaret’s patience with his efforts! The Clonmel native now lives in Ballyvoile with his wife Mary and their two cats Miss LuLu and Miss Wilma. They love walking on Clonea or cycling on the Greenway. An avid reader who can be found reading philosophy late into the night he is a voluntary Board Member of the Waterford Solas Cancer support group and is involved with their fundraising efforts. He is also working as a counsellor and a mediator. Margaret and her daughters, Chloe and Gillian, have given great support to Jigs and Reels since its inception eight years ago. She is an expert dancer and counts a World Championship among the many titles she has won during a glittering career. She is a highly accomplished teacher and adjudicator of Irish dancing which is no wonder given the family tradition. Her mother was a dancing teacher of note and her grandmother was an All-Ireland champion in 1909. She is a very active person and enjoys tennis and golf. We hear on the grapevine that John, under her expert tutelage, is showing a lot of potential and we look forward to a great show on the night.
David Reynolds, Sinead Reynolds, Lucy Whelan, Credit Union and John Coade, Lions Club, pictured at the launch of the Dungarvan Lions Club Jigs & Reels sponsored by Dungarvan Credit Union last Thursday in the Credit Union Offices on Main Street, Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath]
Dungarvan and Feerick’s Pharmacy, Cappoquin or from Lions Club member J.D. O’Shea (086 8255748). This week we profile the first four celebrities and their mentors.
Martina McKeon and John Geehan JOHN works in Glanbia Shared Services Centre. He used his baking skills to raise funds for the Jigs and Reels by holding a cake sale. As soon as his neighbour Eilis asked if he would take part he had no hesitation as his father John Snr is a past president of the Cashel Lions Club. He is a total novice to the dance floor with no experience unless of course we count his smooth Saturday night fever moves in Creation! An avid GAA fan he plays with his local team of Boherlathan Dualla.Having spent 4 years working in the real estate business in Dusseldorf he is glad to back in Ireland enjoying the social life of Dungarvan, playing golf in the West Waterford Golf Club and competing in the West Waterford Athletics club winter league. He is a fluent German speaker. Martina has taken part in Jigs and Reels as a mentor on four previous occasions and as an adjudicator last year. She lives in Bunmahon and her interests are wide and varied including keeping fit by walking, running and going to the gym. She recently completed a 15km night walk in the Galtees in aid of Mountain Rescue. Martina is multi talented and likes all kinds of music but is especially adroit on the tin whistle. As well as being an excellent performer on the dance floor she has appeared in many stage productions. When she wants to relax after all that exercise she enjoys a visit to the theatre. She is enjoying her latest mentoring role and sees great potential in her dance partner.
Orla Dawson Credit Union, John Geehan, Lucy Whelan, Credit Union and John Lawless, President Lions Club, pictured at the launch of the Dungarvan Lions Club Jigs & Reels sponsored by Dungarvan Credit Union last Thursday in the Credit Union Offices on Main Street, Dungarvan. [Dan McGrath]
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Dungarvan Singers Club ON Monday, the 12th February, we had a really fabulous night of singing upstairs in Merry’s. Our guest, at the Dungarvan Singers Club, was the lovely and talented Nollaig Hennessy and she exceeded even our already very high expectations with the superb performance she gave. She was warm friendly and charming; she was surrounded by her equally engaging and gifted family; she sang better than ever, though suffering with a cold…… In short, she was everything the ideal guest should be and more. Every single person who attended was enraptured and transported by her artistry and the cry “the best night
ever” was reverberating in my ears all week long. I was told it so much. What a result. There was also such a plethora of wonderful singers in the room to help Nollaig out that I am not going to make the mistake of trying to name them. It would take too long and even more, if I forgot even one person, I’d be shot! Suffice it to say that I was running up and down the stairs all night getting chairs and still I’m afraid we lost a few, for whom there was just no room. As I always say, I absolutely hate to turn people away, but it still is a better complaint than having the room half empty! Overall a huge success and under nor-
mal circumstances a very hard act to follow. But there is one man who can do it. A living legend in West Waterford for many years, a stalwart in the entertainment world of the area, the amazing Dessie Nohair! He has been playing music and singing his whole life and comes from an extremely talented musical background. He has a huge repertoire of songs from many different genres and is extremely accomplished on various instruments. Above all he is a showman and always guarantees true entertainment; he is a performer as much as a musician; he really puts over a song to its utmost and is funny
Country Stars set for pre-Saint Patrick's hooley! BACK by popular demand "A Night with the Stars" pre St. Patrick's special featuring six of Ireland's favourite Country Stars all on one super show is returning to The Park Hotel, Dungarvan, on Monday, 12th March, for a super show not to be missed with Jimmy Buckley, Louise Morrissey, Paddy O’Brien, John Hogan,TR Dallas and Shawn
Louise Morrissey
Cuddy, all set to showcase toe tapping county classics in the company of the fabulous Keltic Storm band with compere and host John O’Shea from WLR. Tickets for the show are now on sale from The Park Hotel, Dungarvan, reception on 058 42899. So keep March 12th free in your diary as all country roads are Dungarvan bound.
John Hogan
Jimmy Buckley
and engaging to the 11th degree. It is very hard to sum up how great a show he put on if you haven’t seen him. But I know that most of you have seen and loved and enjoyed him and the rest of you have heard the legend. You are guaranteed an amazing night if you come along and support us in the Singers Club. So don’t forget - Dessie No-Hair special guest of The Dungarvan Singers Club. Venue: Merry’s Bar and Restaurant, Lr. Main Street, Dungarvan – upper room on Monday, March 12th at 9.00 p.m. sharp. ADMISSION FREE – The best night’s free entertainment in town!
Movie Reviews In association with SGC Dungarvan
Game Night By Bill Tubbritt GAME Night is the latest comedy from Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie is directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein and written by Mark Perez. Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams are the notable entries in this large casted movie. Game Night has been received very positively State-side since its US release last week and is true to follow suit here. The plot follows a group of friends led by Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) who are a wildly competitive couple who hold a regular game night. These game nights usually consist of your typical run of the mill party games, however, this week’s game night is about to take a nasty turn for the worst. The stakes are upped significantly resulting in both a murderous and hilarious outcome. The movie moves along very smoothly from scene to scene, this is helped largely by a very well assembled cast who all seem to play a relevant part in the movie despite the large number of main cast members. Not all the jokes in this one hit the mark but most do as the comedy is delivered frequently from beginning to end. Jason Bateman may well be under-rated for his comedy
Ballyduff Comhaltas Monster Family SET DANCING CLASSES IN BALLYDUFF AND ARAGLIN The set dancing classes are continuing every week in Araglin and Ballyduff. However, next Friday night, March 9th there will be a special workshop for teenage set dancers. This extra class will take place in the Carnegie Library, Ballyduff at 9.00 p.m. and is aimed at dancers who have some experience. The dance classes for younger dancers take place in Araglin Hall every Tuesday evening and for older children in Ballyduff on Saturday mornings from 10am. The class for adults which is a very popular social evening, is held every Thursday from 8.30 p.m. in the Carnegie Library in Ballyduff.
Dessie Norris
acting but delivers the goods here. Game Night could be one of the surprise packages of the year so far as it’s well worth watching and will have audiences laughing out loud on more than one occasion. Rating 4/5
By Bill Tubbritt MONSTER Family is a new animated horror/comedy adventure movie which is a joint UK and German production from the book Happy Days by writer David Safier. The movie features an impressive voice cast which includes Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost and Catherine Tate. Emily Wishbone (Emily Watson) is the owner of a struggling bookshop and mother of two troublesome stroppy teenagers. The family seem to be stuck in a rut and Emma’s attempts to get her family to spend more time together seems to be going nowhere. In one last effort to reunite her family Emma make costumes for a Hallowe’en party and drags along her family. Everything doesn’t go to plan though as while at the party the family catch the attention of a real life monster who, with the help of a witch, turn the entire Wishbone family into Monsters. Their only hope of returning to their normal selves is
to find happiness as a family. The movie seems a little lazy script-wise as the plot seems like there wasn’t a whole lot of time gone into it. Saying that, the voice cast of largely British actors who do a great job holding things together quite well. The humour is very much old school slapstick and has very little decent laughs.Teenagers and up may find this one a little basic but it seems like both animation and plotwise this movie is centred towards the younger viewer and should do more than okay with that audience in particular. Rating 3/5
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Portrait of an artist … By Donal Buckley
Jane Jermyn
The cast of THE GOD OF CARNAGE with Director Siobhan Buckley.
Two weeks to opening night of “The God of Carnage” MAKING up for lost time, due to the Storm Emma lockdown, rehearsals are continuing apace for Dungarvan Dramatic Club’s forthcoming production of Yasmina Reza’s black comedy, “THE GOD OF CARNAGE”. In this comedic play we witness two couples, Veronique & Michel (Margaret Dennehy & Con O’Sullivan), Alain & Annette (Ruaidhri De Paor & Carol Elstead), brew up a storm of their own when they meet to discuss a playground fight between their two sons, which resulted in one of the children having his teeth broken. As the tension mounts between civilised surface and savage instinct, the audience watches, what the New York Times critic described as,” the shifting ballet of emotions and loyalties among this quartet of characters. As rum replaces coffee….the sides of combat blur.
The men gang up on the women, the women gang up on the men and for a very brief period the husbands and wives change partners and become allies in war” – undoubtedly a recipe for the many extremely comic moments in this multi award winning play. So mark the dates in your diary Thursday March 22nd to Saturday March 24th, Dungarvan Dramatic Club’s “THE GOD OF CARNAGE”, Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre.Tickets available from The Wine Buff, Grattan Square, Kelly’s Pharmacy, Abbeyside, and can be booked on our booking line 086 3244175. As we are running for 3 nights only be sure to book your tickets in plenty of time as we anticipate high demand for this very popular play. Be aware that this play contains some adult humour and some strong language. Watch this space for updates.
Everybody getting “rather pleasantly serene” in a scene from THE GOD OF CARNAGE.
APPROXIMATELY three hundred years ago, the Jermyn's invaded West Cork. It was not an aggressive invasion but a band of travelling engineers who came to Ireland to build roads and bridges. It was a professional engagement, but they liked what they saw and settled here. Many, many generations later the evolution of the Jermyn clan reached its pinnacle when ceramicist Jane Jermyn was born. It’s not that she was born a ceramicist but it would turn out to be her destiny. She now lives and works in the creative glow of Lismore. This is where I met Jane. She invited me to sit in her living room, and what a room. It was spacious, lively and interesting, yet everything had a place and a reason for being there. She had art from fellow artists, pottery from fellow potters and an eclectic array of mementos from around the world (no sign of a Lanzarote snow globe, anywhere).We had a cuppa and a bit of a chinwag. Who is your favourite artist? I particularly like the work of Spanish ceramicists; Claudi Casanovas, Rafa Perez and Alberto Bustos. Casanovas' work has an organic look yet it often resembles ancient fossils. Rafa Perez has a more controlled and internalised approach to organic expression. Alberto Bustos, on the other hand, takes a more realistic perspective to nature by imitating the fragile sprouting of plants. They are all inspired by the work of nature and try to capture its essence. Successfully, I think. I have been lucky enough to have worked with both Rafa and Alberto (yes, we are on first name terms) in International symposia and to have met Claudi in Barcelona a few years ago. What type of music do you like? I could listen to most types of music, especially when I'm working. But lately, I have been listening to the haunting melodies of Mick Flannery. Because his influences are Curt Cobain, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan, there is a grungy introspective feel to his music. He is also a stonemason, so he probably understands the connection between manual dexterity and creativity. Do you have a favourite book? "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver. Its set in the Belgian Congo in 1959. The lives of a Baptist missionary and his family are portrayed in detail and the
enormous challenges they faced moving from the relative comfort of their western lives to the centre of the "dark" continent. All their preconceptions are questioned and even dismantled completely. The book is in no way preachy but allows the reader to come to their own conclusions about colonialism and post colonialism. Have you a favourite place that you have visited? Everywhere I have been has been an education to me but a few places have taken a piece of my heart. I love India because of its colour and vibrancy and they have so many talented people who live and work with so little resources. In Estonia, there is a work ethic and enthusiasm for the arts that is disproportionate to the size of this small Baltic state.Their organisation skills are second to none and no task is too big or too small when their assistance is required. As someone who works with clay, I am drawn to the earth of a place. The richness in the colour and aroma of Australian soil is breath-taking. It’s a vast Continent with a turbulent political and social history, yet the red earth remains a constant marvel. Is that your favourite colour? Yes, it has a rich earthiness with the glow of molten iron to it.Terracotta doesn't quite get there. Maybe Ulluru (Ayers Rock) at sunset might come closer. It’s the type of perfect colour, that brings us on a journey we never want to end. Jane Jermyn was born in Cork and was raised there, in Canada and Dublin. As if she wasn't busy enough bringing up four children of her own, Jane worked on a voluntary basis with local groups. As secretary of the Courthouse Committee, she worked with others to restore the Courthouse in Tinahely, Co Wicklow and turn it in to an Arts Centre. In 1995, she was offered and accepted a place as a mature student at Grennan Mill Craft School, Thomastown. She then trained as a production potter on the Craft Council of Ireland's Pottery Skills Course. In '97-'98, Jane worked as the caretaker/technician at the craft school.The use of the Ceramics studio culminated in her first solo exhibition in June of '98. September of that year saw Jane undertaking a two year diploma course in ceramics at Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art. She received a Distinction for her
Wood Fired Pieces by Jane Jermyn
Jane Jermyn Diploma by building a gas-fired soda glazing kiln. In 2001 she received an Honours Degree from the University of Wales. Many plaudits followed and articles on her work have been published internationally. Jane Jermyn has represented this country with distinction at World renowned ceramics symposiums in Croatia, Hungary, Australia, Estonia, Cuba, France, Russia and many more. In 2009, she received her Masters Degree from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. She has had residencies in Canberra (Aus), Port Elizabeth (S.A.), Creuse (FRA), Kecskemet (HUN), as well as Cill Rialaig, County Kerry and The Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Monaghan. The bespoke pieces of Jane Jermyn are in collections as far flung as Japan, Korea, Canada, Belarus, USA, Spain, China, Malta, Turkey and and Switzerland. She has just been awarded an ArtLinks grant to put towards a trip to the International Academy of Ceramics meeting in Taiwan next September. She was elected a member last year. I offered to carry her luggage, but a disorderly queue had formed in front of me. I could go on listing the accomplishments of Jane Jermyn for many pages, but I would only bore you. Jane is not boring. Hard work, a lot of talent and determination has made her, and through her, Ireland, a force to be reckoned with in the world of International ceramics.We should be proud to have her in our midst. I know I'm proud to have met her. Japanese artist and ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu said,"You are not an artist simply because you paint or sculpt or make pots that cannot be used. An artist is a poet in his or her own medium. And when an artist produces a good piece, that work has mystery, an unsaid quality; it is alive".
SEED by Jane Jermyn
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U-15 Hurling Team
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Seachtain na Gaeilge THE Irish Department will be holding a Table Quiz on Friday, 9th March for Seachtain na Gaeilge. All first and second year students will participate in the event while Transition Year Students will help out on the day. U15 HURLERS DEFEAT CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE IN MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP Our u15 hurlers had a brilliant two point victory over this year’s Harty Cup semi-finalists Christian Brothers College Cork last Friday in Copper Alley Youghal. On a bitterly cold afternoon the Dungarvan lads played into the breeze in 1st half. Two good points from James Harty and one from Tom O’Connell helped us into an early lead. Our physicality and high work rate were causing problems for the cork side but Dungarvan found it hard to register on the scoreboard with the strong wind. Christians began to get a foothold in the game and some good long range frees saw them stretch ahead coming up to half time. A feature of the 1st half was the high fielding of wing back Tom Dukes and strong defending of Oisín Downey and Niall Browne. At half-time the score line was 9-6 in favour of the Cork school. With the aid of the breeze, Dungarvan were confident of overturning the deficit but Christians were first to strike to make it 10-6. In the remaining
27 minutes plus injury time Dungarvan were to only concede one more point which was crucial in gaining victory. Our aggressive play and more direct ball into forward resulted in 1-1 by Tom O’Connell to turn game on its head and out Dungarvan in the driving seat. Christians were proving hard to shake off and some missed chances prevented Dungarvan from stretching ahead but a late scoring spurt of three points in four minutes gave Dungarvan a deserved victory. Not without a late scare however as Christians lined up a 21-metre free with last puck of game but Dungarvan saved a cleared to the sound of the whistle. Well done to all players who are training and playing challenge games since October to advance to a quarter final clash with Doon on Wednesday 7th March. Team and Panel: Cathal Hunt (Cois Brid), Eoin McGrath (Brickey Rangers), Oisín Downey (Rinn), Joe Flynn (Abbeyside), Tom Dukes (St. Pats), Niall Browne (Brickey Rangers), Kyle Healy (Dungarvan), John Joe Queally (Abbeyside), Joe Booth (St. Pats), Sean Condon (St Pats), Tom O’Connell (Brickey Rangers), James Harty (Brickey Rangers), Mikey Flavin (St. Pats), Rian Walsh (Abbeyside), Darragh Reddy (Brickey Rangers). Alan Curran (Brickey Rangers), Eoin O’Callaghan (Dungarvan), Kevin Butler (St.
Pats), Josh Browne (Kilrossanty), Adam O’Riordan (St. Pats), Ronan Power (Kilrossanty). MUNSTER SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP On the second of February,
two students from Dungarvan CBS traveled to Carriganore, W.I.T Sports Campus to take part in this year’s Munster cross country final. The first race began at 12.30 p.m. Oisín O’Riordan was the
CBS James Harty fending of his opponent
first to run in the Inter Boys race. It was a very tough 5.5k race and the standard was very high. Finally, the last race of the day was the 6,000m senior boys race. Niall Blackwell ran very well. Niall crossed the line in 7th
place, securing his spot in the All Ireland Final. The All Ireland Cross Country final will take place in W.I.T Sports Campus on Saturday, 10th March. Best of luck to all those involved.
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Grúpa iomlán na ndaltaí a bheidh ag taisteal chuig tíortha éagsúla san Eoraip mar chuid den chlár Erasmus + leis an Leifteanant Tomás Ó Murchú (ar chlé) agus Leifteanant Ben Nolke (ar dheis) ó Dhún Mhic Stiofáin, Cill Chainnigh.
MEANSCOIL SAN NIOCLAS
Clár ERASMUS + faoi lánseol i Meánscoil San Nioclás Bhí oíche an-speisialta againn sa Mheánscoil Dé Céadaoin 21 Feabhra nuair a thug an Leifteanant Tomás Ó Murchú agus Leifteanant Ben Nolke cuairt ar an scoil ó Dhún Mhic Stiofáin i gCill Chainnigh, chun bratach na hÉireann a bhronnadh ar ionadaithe na ndaltaí a bheidh ag taisteal chun na hEorpa idir seo agus Feabhra 2019 mar chuid de Thionscadal Fuinnimh an AE de chuid an chláir Erasmus +. Bheannaigh an sagart paróiste an tAthair Ó Ceallaigh na daltaí a bhí le taisteal, i láthair a dtuismitheoirí agus múinteoirí na scoile. Mhol an Príomhoide Séamus Ó Cadhain, Maria Ní Dhonnabhain, múinteoir Ealaíne na Meánscoile as an tionscadal tábhachtach seo a thógaint chun na scoile agus as an obair mhór atá curtha isteach aici ann ó thús an tionscadail. Is iontach go deo an seans atá á fháil ag daltaí na Meánscoile páirt a ghlacadh i gclár mar seo, atá ag plé le foinsí éagsúla fuinnimh agus mar a théann siad i bhfeidhm ar an gcomhshaol. Is é Erasmus + clár an Aontais Eorpaigh don oideachas, don oiliúint, don óige agus don spórt, a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige oideachas, oiliúint agus obair óige a nua-aoisiú ar fud na hEorpa. Ba iad na daltaí seo a leanas a thaistil ar an gcéad turas chun na hOstaire ón Satharn 24 Feabhra go dtí an Satharn 3 Márta: Macdara Ó Faoláin Bliain 6, Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, MacKenzie Ní Dhubhghaill, Sophie Frinnseach, Johnjo Brockie agus Kyle Mac Seáin atá ina ndaltaí Idirbhliana agus d’éirigh leo baile a bhaint amach slán sábhailte ar deireadh, in ainneoin na doininne a bhí i réim. D’fhreastail na daltaí ar iarb-
hunscoil in Oberpullendorf san Ostair agus d’oibrigh siad i gcomhpháirtíocht le daltaí na scoile sin ar thionscadal fuinnimh bunaithe ar an bhfuinneamh a bhaineann le Dramháil agus le húsáid na nguthán póca. Beidh gnéithe éagsúla den fhuinneamh mar ábhar tionscadail ag grúpaí eile a bheidh ag taisteal go dtí na tíortha eile atá rannpháirteach sa tionscadal. Oibreoidh na daltaí a raghaidh go dtí Poblacht na Seice i mí Aibreáin ar an bhFuinneamh Núicléach agus pléfidh siad na buntáistí agus míbhuntáistí a bhaineann leis. Díreoidh daltaí a a thaistealóidh chun na Gearmáine i mí Mheán Fómhair 2018 ar Stair an fhuinnimh agus ar Ghual fad agus a bheidh Iarmhairt Ghaoithe ar an Tírdhreach faoi chaibidil ag an ngrúpa ón Meánscoil a raghaidh chun na Fionlainne i mí Feabhra 2019. Bithmhais agus an fuinneamh a easraíonn ón Dúlra, le béim ollmhór ar Adhmad agus ar an bhfuinneamh cruthaitheach, a bheidh mar ábhar an tionscadail nuair a thiocfaidh daltaí ó na tíortha eile chun na hÉireann is chugainne sa Mheánscoil i mí na Bealtaine 2019, mar thuras deiridh an Tionscadail. Fanfaidh na daltaí le hóst-teaghlaigh na scoileanna agus gheobhaidh siad seans aithne a chur ar dhaoine óga eile agus a slite maireachtála. Freastalóidh siad ar scoil chun obair an tionscadail a chur i gcrích agus beidh go leor, leor turas suimiúil eagraithe dóibh comh maith. Ghlac na daltaí a thaistil chun na hOstaire páirt in imeachtaí cultúrtha, agus thug siad turais ar Lárionad Fuinnimh In-athnuaite, Caisleán Gussin, Monarcha Seacláide,Vienna agus ar Therme Lutzmannsburg atá ina páirc uisce agus spá. Níl cur
síos ná insint béil ar an spraoi agus an tairbhe a bhain siad as agus mairfidh a gcuimhne ar a dturas Erasmus + chun na hOstaire go ceann i bhfad. Tá Meánscoil San Nioclás fíorbhródúil as foireann agus as daltaí na scoile gurb í an scoil s’againne a roghnaíodh mar ionadaí na hÉireann sa Tionscadal tábhachtach seo de chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh agus tá pobal uile na scoile fíorbhuíoch de Maria Ní Dhonnabháin a chuir an-obair ar fad isteach in iarratas na scoile agus in eagrú na dturas agus an tionscadail dúinn. Is mór an onóir don scoil í an deis seo a bheith curtha ár slí. Bíonn deis ag na múinteoirí a thaistealaíonn le grúpaí daltaí triail a bhaint as modhanna teagaisc nua agus inniúlachtaí digiteacha agus iad ar cuairt ar scoileanna eile atá rannpháirteach sa Tionscadal Fuinnimh. Ár mórbhuíochas ó chroí leis an mbeirt mhúinteoirí a thaistil leis an ngrúpa chun na hOstaire don tseachtain, Katie Ní Annáin agus Neil Ó Diarmada. Murach múinteoirí mar iad ní bheadh an scoil inniúil páirt a ghlacadh ina mhacasamhail de thionscadal agus táimid go mór faoi chomaoin acu is ag Maria Ní Dhonnabháin. Treise libh triúr! JUNK KOUTURE Tá ríméad orainn i mbliana go mbeidh foireann ón Meánscoil Go Deo na nDeor sa chraobh náisiúnta den chomórtas faisin athchúrsáilte Junk Kouture. Tá triúr daltaí Idirbhliana ar an bhfoireann Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, Laoise Nic Íomhair agus MacKenzie Ní Dhubhghaill. Ag caint dóibh ar a saothar, seo a bhí le rá ag na mná óga cruthaitheacha seo: “Spreag seanchuirtíní ár sean-
mháithreacha an dearadh seo. Bhaineamar úsáid as seanchuirtíní agus d’eascair ár dtuairim ón smaoineamh go mbeimis ag féachaint isteach ón taobh amuigh agus ag féachaint amach trí chuirtíní scagtha. D’eascair coincheapanna an teaghlaigh agus an traidisúin as sin agus bhíomar meallta ag an tuairim go nascfaí teaghlaigh agus póstaí. Dheineamar go leor machnaimh faoi thraidisiúin a bhaineann le pósadh agus rith an nath cainte: 'Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue' linn. Bhaineamar úsáid as an nath sin mar ionspioráid-bhain na seanchuirtíní athchúrsáilte leis an ‘seanrud’ agus an gúna nuachruthaithe ansin mar an rud ‘nua’. Priontáladh seanghriafanna ar an sciorta ag seasamh do chuimhní cinn a fuarthas ar
iasacht agus feictear coincheap de rud gorm ar fud an ghúna. Cé gur fhéachamar ar choincheap an phósta, naisc agus póstaí níor theastaigh uainn díreach aon ghúna bán amháin eile a chruthú. Sin ráite theastaigh uainn fós seaníomhá an phósta atá bunaithe ar phósadh agus ar ghrá a chur in iúl. Céim ar chéim sníomhann Gillín Sneachta agus an dath dearg a úsáidimid, siombalachas an ghrá tríd an saothar leis an dath dearg. Shocraíomar ar Go Deo na nDeor a thabhairt ar an ngúna. Is solas ó laindéar mar chrobhaing in úsáid againn chun an tslí a nochtadh, cuirtear an coincheap in iúl dúinn go bhfuil saol lán de ghrá mar an síscéal is iontaí ar domhan”. Go n-éirí libh an t-ádh libh leis an ngúna gleoite, ealaíonta a chailíní agus cuimhnígí go bhfuil
pobal uile na scoile ag caitheamh vótaí ar son bhur ngúna. Nár lagaí Dia sibh! POBAL NA MEÁNSCOILE AN-DÓCHASACH GO mBÉARFAIDH FOIREANN PHEIL NA mBAN BUA I gCRAOBH NA MUMHAN ATÁ ROMPU AMACH Ádh mór ar pheileadóirí na Meánscoile atá ar bís ag fuireach ar dháta do Chraobh na Mumhan a bheidh ag teacht chucu gan mhoill. Tá go leor traenála agus an-chluichí curtha isteach ag na mná óga seo ó thús na bliana agus iad faoi stiúir éifeachtach ag a dtraenálaí Katie Ní Annáin. Ní fada go mbeidh a fhios acu cé a bheidh mar chéile comhraic rompu ach tá lánmhuinín ag pobal uile na scoile astu. Go néirí go geal libh.
Brianagh Nic Craith, Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, Fionn Ó Tiomáin agus Kyle Mac Seáin, ionadaithe na ndaltaí a bheidh ag taisteal ar chlár Erasmus + ar bhronn an Leifteanant Ben Nolke (ar chlé) agus Leifteanant Tomás Ó Murchú (ar dheis) ó Dhún Mhic Stiofáin, Cill Chainnigh, bratach na hÉireann orthu le tógaint ar a dturais chuig tíortha éagsúla na hEorpa a dtabharfaidh siad cuairt orthu, in éineacht le múinteoir Ealaíne na Meánscoile, Maria Ní Dhonnabháin (sa lár), Comhordaitheoir Chlár Erasmus + Mheánscoil San Nioclás.
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Meanscoil San Nioclas – Foireann Pheil na mBan faoi 16 go leith a bheidh ag imirt i leathchraobh na Mumhan go luath.
Meanscoil San Nioclas – Go Deo na nDeor, iarratas na Meánscoile ar Chomórtas Junk Kouture 2018, gúna déanta as seanchuirtíní athchúrsáilte, ag Mackenzie Ní Dhubhghaill, Aisling Ní Cheallaigh & Laoise Nic Íomhair, daltaí Idirbhliana.
Meanscoil San Nioclas – An gúna Go Deo na nDeor á thaispeáint ón gcúl ag an mainicín gleoite Mackenzie Ní Dhubhghaill.
County Waterford students urged to give up social media for a day and help those less fortunate STUDENTS from schools across Co. Waterford are being encouraged by Trócaire to take part in a ‘gruelling challenge’ to help people in the developing world this week. Reidin O’Connor from Trócaire said, “Many of us associate Lent with giving something up so as part of this year’s Lenten campaign we are asking post-primary students to give up something for Lent that may prove easy for some but incredibly difficult for others – social media.” “The ‘Sign Up Sign Out Challenge’ takes place on Wednesday, 7th March, although the challenge can be done any time during Lent, and we are hoping that school students, who are old enough to have social media accounts, will stay away from them for one day only. During the time they are offline we are hoping they will seek sponsorship or organise fundraising events to raise money for Trócaire. It’s a lighthearted way of getting across a very serious message. The break away from the ever-present Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram will hopefully give students the opportunity to
reflect on life outside the digital world. In the real world children just like them in the developing world face huge challenges,” said Reidin. Kumba, the little girl on this year’s Trócaire Box, is only seven year’s old but has already survived an Ebola outbreak that killed 4,000 in Sierra Leone and a landslide that killed 1,000 of her neighbours and has missed school as a result. Reidin said, “All over the developing world there are millions of children who are unable to attend school because their parents need them to help search for food or they can’t afford books and fees or they have had to flee their homes because of conflict. It’s children like this that Trócaire will help in the coming year through support for the Lenten campaign. We receive incredible support for the campaign from schools right across Co. Waterford and we have no doubt that students will do their bit once again for the children in dire need overseas.” To find out more about the challenge or to sign up visit www.trocaire.org/signupsignout
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3B CSPE Class Pictured on Their Recent Trip to The Midlands Prison.
ÁRD SCOIL NA nDÉISE
Fifth Year Students Represent Árd Scoil na nDéise at European Youth Parliament in Cork Aoife: On the afternoon of Friday the 23rd of February, I travelled to Cork with two of my fellow class-mates to attend the 2018 Munster session of the European Youth Parliament. The session was being held at Christian Brothers College Cork. We had been allotted topics and we had prepared research for this eventful weekend. When registration was completed, all delegates went into the hall for some introductory words from the President of the session and our chairs before the teambuilding began. After this, everybody was assigned a classroom for their committee. The teambuilding was really enjoyable because we got to find out about the people we would be working with for this jam-packed weekend. Saturday was allocated to be the day of working as committees on our assigned topics. The dress code was interview attire which I enjoyed because it gave a sense of formality to the day. An Opening Ceremony was held in the morning to formally open the session. Cllr Des Cahill who served as Lord Mayor of Cork City Council in 2016-17 was the guest speaker at the event. Following on from this, everyone returned to the classrooms to begin exchanging research and
trying to find solutions to our subjects. My topic was concerning farming for the future and methods of sustainable food production. During my research I had become more interested in this area and it was great to hear all the different perspectives and suggestions my teammates had. Towards the end of the day, each person in the group was exhausted after the long day of hard work and discussion. Later on after dinner, the whole congregation travelled to a disco in the city. This was hugely enjoyable because I got to relax from the intense day of work and hang out with my new friends. Although I found this weekend tough, I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and I made some wonderful friends. Sinead: Wake-up call on Sunday morning was at 6:30am; going down to breakfast we were all dressed in suits and ties, dresses and skirts, a very professional atmosphere all around. We were swiftly transported to Christian Brothers College for the main event of the weekend, the much anticipated debate. As soon as we were seated, our chairperson told us out of the blue that we were first to be called upon. Nerves kicked in as I realised I would be the first to present my speech and
the first to get grilled by the highly focused opposing teams. My topic was on Brexit, a very controversial and topical issue in Ireland and the European Union. The experience was both exhilarating and completely different to anything I’ve ever done before, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Aoife: My experience was similar yet slightly different. My topic was on Sport and on coming up with solutions that the EU could take to help create a positive image in sport. Each debate began with the reading of the proposed clauses, and then moved onto the defence speeches. People had the opportunity to interject and attempt to dismantle our propositions. Following on from this was the first round of the debate, this was an exciting and intimidating experience, allowing us to voice our opinions in front of the 200 plus students gathered in the hall. Once the debate was summated we had to vote on the propositions set by the committee, we could vote ‘for’ or ‘against’ or abstain. Aoife & Sinead: Overall, we found the weekend to be an eye opener into the life of politics and working with the European Union. Between making new
friends, voicing our opinions and exploiting our newly found confidence, the event was something we’ll never forget. Written by Aoife Loome and Sinead O’Brien, Fifth Year CSPE CLASS TRIP TO THE MIDLANDS PRISON On February 20th 2018, the Third Year, 3B, class visited The Midlands Prison in Portlaoise.We went to this prison for our Action Project, to learn about law in Ireland. This project is worth 60% of our Junior Cert CSPE exam. At 9 o’clock we left the Ard Scoil, by bus for our journey to Portlaoise. At around 10.30 p.m. we took a forty-minute break in Cashel for some food and fresh air. We arrived at the prison just before twelve o’clock. We had a quick lunch break before entering the prison at 12.30 p.m. When entering the prison, we were not allowed to have any technology or any metal with us. We went through metal detectors. Our prison officer brought us around the prison and we saw and learned many new and interesting things. We saw the inside of a cell and we got a glimpse of some prisoners. On the day that we arrived at the prison there were 821 male prisoners in the prison. It was set up in 1999 by a
Kerry man because the land was cheaper. Portlaoise Prison is located next to the Midlands Prison. We arrived back to Dungarvan just before five o’clock after an interesting day out. We would like to thank the
bus company for transport, the prison officer for the tour and especially our CSPE teacher, Ms. O’Shea for helping us make this trip possible. Written by Evelyn Organ, Joanne Wong, Ruth Phelan, Amy O’Donovan and Kellie Hallahan.
Aoife Loome, Sinead O'Brien and Lowri Clancy Davies who attended the European Youth Parliament in Cork.
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HSA launches ‘Under the Sink’ primary school chemical safety resource for children THE Health and Safety Authority (HSA) on Monday, 26th February launched a chemical safety resource on its website www.hsa.ie/education for primary schools entitled ‘Under the Sink’ designed to raise awareness amongst younger children of the dangers of household chemicals. According to the National Poisons Information Centre
more than 15,000 children were reported to have been poisoned in their homes in the last three years, due to ingestion, inhalation or absorption of chemicals with more than 7,000 of these accidents caused by everyday household chemical products such as detergents and bleach. ‘Under the Sink’ is a short on-line pres-
entation, which is designed for use on the classroom whiteboard and comes with a set of teacher guidelines and activities. It also includes relevant links to the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum for first and second class pupils but can be used for other classes as an awareness-raising tool.
55 MICHAEL (Mike) GLEESON Knockboy, Ballinamult With sadness and regret we record the passing of Michael (Mike) Gleeson, Knockboy, Ballinamult, Co. Waterford, which sad event occurred unexpectedly on 27th February, 2018, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Clonmel. Reposing at his home in Knockboy on Thursday evening, Rev. Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P., recited Rosary in the presence of his loving family, neighbours and friends. Reposing on Saturday evening Funeral Prayers were recited in the presence of his loving family and friends by Rev. Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P. On Sunday removal took place to St. Mary’s Church, Touraneena. On arrival his remains were received and blessed by Rev. Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P. Funeral Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P., and was assisted by Rev. Fr. B. Crowley, P.P., and Rev. Fr. P. Ahearne, P.P. Symbols representing his life were presented to the Altar by his grandchildren Kate Mannix, Bobby Gleeson and John Mike Fitzpatrick (colouring book, puzzle book and family photograph); Darragh Gleeson and Jack Mannix (Mike’s book, his glasses and phone); close friend Ollie Wall (little digger and ear muffs); cards partner/friend Marion Cliffe (deck of cards); close friend and neighbour Tom Power (badminton racquet). The significance of these was narrated by Cathal Mannix (son-in-law). Readings during the Mass were recited by his sisters Mary Duffy and Kathleen Kelly. Prayers of the Faithful were read by Francine Downey (daughterin-law). Ronan Gleeson (nephew) and his nieces Sinead Allen, Dervla Kelly, Michelle Gleeson, Laura Gleeson.Touraneena Parish Choir provided a lovely selection of music and hymns throughout the Mass. Tom Flynn sang “Sliabh Geal gCua.” The Offertory Gifts were presented to the Altar by Helen Sheridan (sister) and Mary Gleeson (sister-in-law). On behalf of the family, Brendan Tobin gave a detailed account of Michael Gleeson’s life, acknowledged the entire community for their support and kindness shown to the Gleeson family during the funeral, throughout the adverse weather conditions. Mike’s daughters Gillian, Sarah and Maria recited a lovely poem dedicated to their father. Ciaran Galvin (nephew) sang the final hymn “The Rambling Man.” Following Funeral Mass burial took place in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Fr. B. Crowley, P.P., officiated the graveside prayers and was assisted by Rev. Fr. C. Kelleher, P.P., and Rev. Fr. P. Ahearne, P.P., where Mike was laid to rest in the presence of his loving family, relatives and a large circle of friends. May he Rest In Peace. May we extend our deepest sympathy to his loving wife Bernie (nee Galvin); sons Colin and Kevin; daughters Sarah Mannix, Gillian and Maria Hickey; brothers John, Jim and Tom; sisters Kathleen Kelly, Mary Duffy, Helen Sheridan and Alice; daughter-in-law Francine Downey; sons-in-law Cathal Mannix, Aiden Fitzpatrick, Benny Hickey; grandchildren Darragh, Jack, Kate, Bobby, John-Mike, Conor and Lexi; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).
PATRICK (Pa) GRIFFIN Bawnmore, Lismore With profound sorrow and regret we record the passing of Patrick (Pa) Griffin, Bawnmore, Lismore, Co. Waterford, loving husband of the late Mary (nee O’Donnell), son of the late John and Catherine Griffin, which sad event occurred peacefully on 1st March, 2018. Lying in repose at Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Home, Cappoquin, on Monday evening from 5.00 p.m. followed by removal at 7.00 p.m. to St. Mary’s Church, Cappoquin. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday morning at 11.00 a.m. Followed by burial in St. Declan’s Cemetery, Cappoquin. We extend our deepest sympathy to his loving brothers-in-law Michael O’Donnell and Johnny Collins; nephews Gerard Griffin and Sean Mulcahy; nieces Ann and Kathleen Griffin (Ballyduff), Kathleen, Nora, Eileen, Breda (U.S.A) and Margaret (Australia); grand-nephews, grand-nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. May he Rest In Peace. (Funeral arrangements by Aidan Walsh & Sons, Funeral Directors, Cappoquin & Tallow).
NIOCLÁS MAC CRAITH Cnocán an Phaoraigh, An Rinn
‘Schools Closed’ – Students from St. Augustine’s College Dungarvan when they heard that school was closed. Girls in the photo are Ella Gantley, Mia Fitzgerald Phillips and Saoirse Kelly.
Nioclás Mac Craith, Cnocán an Phaoraigh, An Rinn, a chuaigh d’éag Dé Luain, 5ú lá Márta, 2018, ina thigh fhéin, sa mbaile. Tá a chlann mhac agus a chlann iníon, Máire, Brighid, Nioclás Óg, Cárthach, Caoimhe & Rioghnach, clann a chlainne agus a cháirde uilig á chaoineadh anois. Bhí an tórramh i dTigh Tórraimh Uí Chadhla, Dúngarbháin, Dé Máirt, an 6ú lá Márta, ó’n a 4 i.n. Bhí an Choróin Mhuire ar a 8 i.n. Beidh Aifreann na marbh ag 12 méanlae ar an gCéadaoin, 7ú lá Márta i Séipéal San Nioclás sa Rinn agus adhlacadh tar éis an Aifrinn i Reilig na Cille. Beannacht Dé le n-a anam dílis. (Socruithe sochraide ag Muintir Uí Chadhla, Dúngarbháin).
FARMING Round-up … Farmers facing significant losses following storm Emma IFA President Joe Healy visited farms in the south-east on Monday, which were particularly badly impacted by the effects of Storm Emma. He was joined by IFA South Leinster Regional Chairman Tom Short. “While the storm itself has moved on, farmers are now coming to terms with the impact of the weather at farm level. This storm came at the worst possible time with calving and lambing in full swing” Joe Healy said ‘In the south east and parts of Kildare the situation is continuing to be extremely stressful for farmers with huge amounts of snow still on the ground” he said. The IFA President said farmers are facing very severe damage to their farms and farm buildings as well as losses of stock. In addition, the very poor weather will have a negative impact on grass growth and put pressure on already tight fodder supplies. Joe Healy said farmers are worried in relation to sheep on mountains and hills. He said significant difficulties are also arising on lowland farms where farmers were unable to get ewes and new born lambs out because of the conditions. The IFA President said many growers in the soft fruit and nursery stock sectors have also been very badly hit by the heavy snowfall, which in cases has caused tunnels and glass houses to collapse, destroying plants.
Stronger lamb prices as market re-opens IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy said the lamb market has re-opened strongly on Monday with factories offering from €5.70 to €5.80/kg for lambs. He said prices are ranging from €5.65/kg to as high as €5.85/kg for suitable lambs. Sean Dennehy said strong market demand and tight supplies are driving the trade. With Easter on the first week of April, factories are looking to procure supplies at this stage. In addition, he said there is some pent up demand in the trade due to the weather problems of last week. He said the message from factories to agents is to gather everything they can and don’t let anything slip by.
Beef trade stronger IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said the beef trade has strengthened this week with some factories increasing quotes by 5c/kg. He said, in general, the base price for steers being bought this week is €3.95/kg and €4.05/kg for heifers. Some plants are quoting lower but others are doing deals at higher levels to secure numbers. He said price offers of €4.08 to €4.10/kg for heifers have been made. He said the cow trade is strong, driven by very strong demand for manufacturing beef. He said very few cows are selling below €3,30/kg with the majority trading between €3.40 and €3.60/kg and top quality cows making over €3.70/kg.
IFA welcomes Glanbia announcement on uncollected milk IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan has welcomed the announcement by Glanbia (Ireland) that they will pay farmers 20c/l for milk that cannot be collected due to difficulties arising from extreme weather conditions. “This is a welcome signal of support, which we hope others will follow. However, the key issue is try to get milk collections going again.” he said. “It is welcome to hear the Taoiseach state that this will be a priority for councils working with the relevant co-ops. It is important that this translates into real action on the ground,” he concluded.
Difficulties around Waterford farm milk collections must be minimised COMMENTING on the difficulties likely to crop-up in relation to milk collection in Waterford and the wider SouthEast region due to the adverse weather conditions, the Chair of Waterford ICMSA, Billy O’Callaghan, said that there needs to be a co-ordinated approach to ensure that all milk is collected from farms as soon as possible and it is important that milk processors co-operate as much as possible in this regard. Mr. O’Callaghan said that with calving numbers ahead of last year, milk production levels are
also up and it is essential that farmers who milked their cows in very difficult conditions suffer no loss due to delays in milk collections. He noted that Glanbia had committed to paying 20 cents per litre for milk they were unable to collect but he pointed out that this still left the farmers down 15 cents per litre due to no fault of their own. The Carrick farmer also welcomed the clarity supplied by the Government’s announcement that farmers who removed snowrelated hazards on public roads
will not be liable for any claims during the current extreme weather conditions. He said that farmers throughout Waterford and right throughout the State have done an enormous amount of work clearing roads and trying to improve driving conditions and it was only fair that they were not made in any way liable for trying to help others and provide valuable voluntary work for the public good. Mr. O’Callaghan said the clarification provided was welcome and should always be the case in
“2017 sees a return to growth in agricultural land values, as prices rise 1.6%” AGRICULTURAL land prices returned to growth in 2017, following a brief period of decline. According to an analysis carried out by Sherry FitzGerald Research, the average price of land grew by 0.7% in the final quarter of 2017, bringing growth for the year to 1.6%. The price decreases that hit the market following the abolition of the milk quotas appear to have eased, as land prices have now begun to rise again. Consequently, the average price of farmland nationally exceeded €9,600 per acre at year end. Against a backdrop of improving national economic conditions, buyer sentiment improved in the year, leading to both arable and pastural farmland types increasing in value. Despite adverse weather conditions in some parts of the country, the national average price of prime arable farmland increased by 1.9% in the year to approximately €11,500 per acre. Similarly, the price of grassland rose in 2017, buoyed by a stellar year for the dairy and cattle industry in terms of both production output and price performance. By year end, the average price of prime grassland
nationally stood at approximately €10,750 per acre, a 1.3% annual increase. Notwithstanding these positive developments in the market, anecdotal evidence suggests supply is still an issue of concern, and continues to hinder activity. Undertaking a regional level analysis, it’s evident that price performance took hold in an uneven manner. Following a strong closing quarter, the Midlands documented the largest increase in value in the country in 2017, with prices expanding by 3.9%. The South-East, Border and South-West saw the next highest rises, with the average price of farmland increasing in value in these regions by 2.8%, 1.9% and 1.3% respectively. Conversely, prices in the MidEast and West declined in 2017. In the West the average value of farmland fell by 0.8%, while prices weakened by 0.5% in the Mid-East. Commenting on the SouthEast market, Aidan O’Dwyer, Sherry FitzGerald O’Dwyer & Davern, said “The second half of 2017 proved to be a very active and competitive market for land parcels of all sizes. In South Tipperary, good quality grazing
land sold for between €12,000 and €15,000 per acre, with highly desirable land making between €15,000 and €17,500 per acre. Poorer quality land was making close to €10,000 per acre. Across the board, land transacted very well in the second half of 2017 and in most cases competition ensured that values were well up on previous years”. Looking ahead for 2018, predicting price developments in the agricultural land market is particularly difficult. The expected continued improvement in the country’s economic fortunes should foster additional price growth. Furthermore, improving conditions in export markets further afield should also act as a stimulus to agricultural exports and consequently land values. However, lingering uncertainty regarding the future arrangement of the EU and UK’s relationship and the impending EU-Mercosur trade deal may curb farmers from expanding their holdings and thus dampen market activity. Moreover, milk prices are forecasted to decline, as growth in global supply begins to exceed demand, which may also act as a drag on the price of land.
these kinds of circumstances. He was particularly emphatic that any farm inspections carried out over the next periods must take account of the damage done to sheds and guttering, etc., by the extreme weather and in no circumstances should penalties be imposed for non-compliance where buildings and equipment was damaged by the snow storm. He concluded by paying tribute to the council staffs and emergency response teams who had done their level best to help the farming and wider rural communities.
IFA Pigs Chairman calls for factories to lift pig price IFA National Pigs Chairman Tom Hogan called on all pig factories to look at the market realities in the UK and Europe, and lift Irish pig prices above the €1.50c/kg price required to break even. He said, “Pig farmers have endured months of price cuts and excuses as to why the price they receive for their pigs won’t even cover the basic costs of production. Enough is enough. €1.50/kg has to be returned to all pig farmers if the processors are seriously committed to this business in the long term. “The market reports from Bord Bia and other international agencies all show that the demand for pigmeat is continuing to rise and, coupled with in tight supply across the major pigmeat exporting nations of the EU, it is evident why prices are rising in these markets. These same conditions hold true for Ireland. There can be no more excuses; the pig price must rise across the board,” Hogan concluded.
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Pictured at the launch of Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk 2018 are (L-R) Deirdre O’Shea, Executive Director, Agri Aware; Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. joined by students Molly Walters, Karl Jones, Emily Cazzini and Idanesi Momoh from Wesley College, Dublin.
Over 3,000 Agricultural Science students take to the fields for hands on learning this Spring for Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk 2018 OVER 3,000 Leaving Cert Agricultural Science students will close their textbooks and open their minds this Spring as they take to the fields for Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk series. Students from across urban and rural Ireland will visit Teagasc colleges and research centres nationwide, as well as UCD’s Lyons Research Farm and this year’s newest venue the Irish Farmers Journal Farm in County Offaly, to gain real-life experience on working farms and hear talks from leading agri-food industry experts. From observing cows being milked, comparing different breeds of cattle, examining soil profiles, watching piglets suckle the students will experience the reality of the subject that they are taught each day in the classroom. Speaking at the launch on Monday, 26th February, Agri
Aware Chairman Richard Moeran said, “Agriculture is hands-on and events like Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk provide thousands of students with an insight into the practicalities of farming and the hard work that farmers do each day. For many it will be their first time on an operating farm and we believe it could play a role in enticing these students towards a career in agriculture sector.” Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk series takes place from 5th -15th of March with nine venues hosting students over eight days. This event includes presentations from lecturers as well as a variety of Agri Aware patrons who provide industry and curriculum linked talks. Representatives from ABP, Dawn Meats, Kepak, Truly Irish and Liffey Meats will provide educational talks and presentations on the meat industry, while representatives from
Glanbia, Dairygold, Dairymaster, Lakeland Dairies, Aurivo, LacPatrick Co-op and Arrabawn will be on hand to provide information about the Irish dairy industry. Gouldings and Grassland Agro, both members of the Irish Fertiliser Manufactures Association (IFMA), will educate students on the fertiliser industry. Other patrons who will speak on their sectors include IFAC accountants, FBD Insurance and many more. Deirdre O’Shea added, “Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk series is a key event in the Agricultural Science calendar and it’s great to see so many schools interested in Farm Walk and Talk. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to gain an insight into the hands-on experience of a working farm while also getting the opportunity to engage with key industry stakeholders. Agri
Aware wouldn’t be able to facilitate these events without the help of Teagasc, UCD, IASTA and our patrons from the agri-food industry.” “Speaking at the launch Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D said: “I am delighted to launch Agri Aware’s Farm Walk and Talk series. The yearly event plays a key role in allowing second level Agricultural Science students to gain practical experience on working farms that many studying the subject may otherwise not experience. This is particularly beneficial for students who don’t come from a farming background. Many of the students studying Agricultural Science today will go on to become the leaders of tomorrow within the sector and I wish all students attending the event every success with their Agricultural Education.”
REACTING to the speech by UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit, IFA President Joe Healy said he is extremely concerned by the direction the UK set out because it will make a hard border inevitable and would see the UK pursuing a cheap food policy in new trade deals with third countries that would damage Ireland’s farming and food sector. Joe Healy said the UK has come up with no new proposals to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland,“They are trying to rerun the ideas they put forward last August of a customs partnership or a highly streamlined customs arrangement. It is impossible to see either of these proposals working in the crucial farming and food sector, if the UK does not remain fully aligned with the rules of the single market and customs union. The UK cannot be allowed to walk away from its commitment in the Joint Report of last December to avoid a hard border.” The IFA President said, “Theresa May’s statements around standards and fair competition are vague and dangerously misleading. By setting their own
standards and cutting tariffs on food imports from third countries, the UK could seriously devalue the British market for Irish beef and dairy exports and in turn destabilise the European food market. “What this means in practice is high quality Irish food exports produced to the highest EU standards being undermined on the British market by cheaper, inferior food products such as Brazilian beef, hormoned US beef or chlorinated chicken.” Joe Healy said “It is clear that the agri-food sector is set to become a major battleground in the negotiations on the future relationship between the EU ad the UK. The Irish Government must now prioritise our requirement that the UK maintains full regulatory alignment with the EU’s standards and common external tariff in the area of agriculture and food.” Joe Healy said full regulatory alignment in the agri-food sector would help to avoid a hard border in Ireland and deliver the closest possible trading relationship between Ireland, north and south, and Britain.
READER’S QUERIES Question: I recently attended a discussion group meeting for the Knowledge Transfer Programme.This was the third meeting for my second year in the scheme. We had a guest speaker and I gained a lot from it. I signed the attendance sheet as did the others who attended.Yesterday I received a text from the group facilitator to say the meeting had been ruled invalid by the DAFM for insufficient attendance and the meeting will not count as one of the required five. How could this happen? I am a little confused. Can you please advise? Answer: For a meeting to be valid there must be a turnout of 60%. If attendance at a meeting is below this level it is then ruled invalid and does not count as an official meeting. In your case it is disappointing as you and others went to the trouble to attend. The KTP however, is a group effort and the answer lies, in your case, with those that did not attend the meeting, for whatever reason. When KTP participants first applied to the scheme they were asked to nominate a person who would attend in their absence should they not be able to attend. Some genuinely put down a trusted ally whereas others put down sisters that are working in Dublin whilst others put nobody down at all as they may have had to share some of the €750 annual payment with them. KTP is not a form of social welfare and must be earned. Those of you that did attend should reinforce that message to those who did not play by the rules and remind them of their responsibilities to the group. Should the facilitator not be in a position to hold an additional meeting, then your payment will be short 20% thanks to your neighbours. I trust this will clear things up for you. Tip of the Week: Yet again, please consult your adviser to check your limits before ordering fertiliser as ordering blind may have financial implications for you if limits are exceeded.
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Teagasc BEEF Purchased calves – where NOT to save money: The following four areas are where you should not be trying to save money if you have bought in young calves for rearing. Straw bedding: young calves have to be bedded in huge amounts of clean dry straw. This keeps them warm as they nest in the straw creating their own mini-microclimate while at the same time it keeps them away from any dung and urine in the shed. You should not be able to see the calf ’s legs when it is lying down. Vaccines: any farm that has begun a vaccination programme with their calves will never go back to taking the risk of not having one and hoping for the best. Pneumonia is one of the biggest killers of young calves and it is hard to avoid without vaccinating. Speak to your vet about what is the most suitable programme for your calves. Milk replacer: the less milk replacer you feed the lower the weight your calves will be next autumn when you are housing them. Most of this lost weight gain will never be recovered. Feed 650750g of milk replacer per head per day. In other words a 20kg bag of milk replacer should feed no more than 25-30 calves per day. Calf crunch: start feeding this from day one and do not restrict it. This promotes the development of the calf ’s rumen so that it can be weaned off milk replacer at an early age. Buy a high-quality calf crunch that is palatable. Calves can be weaned once they are eating over 1 .0kg per day for three consecutive days. Health issues for March and April: Freshly-calved cows will need to be supplemented with magnesium after turnout to grass. The biggest risks are posed when conditions are cold and wet, when grass in a paddock is getting tight. Grass that is growing fast and got well fertilised with potassium (K) poses a greater risk with
low magnesium. Young calves that are turned out should be checked at least twice a day in March and April for signs of joint ill, scour and pneumonia. Early detection and treatment of any of these conditions increases the chances of a successful outcome. Many stock bulls will be called into action again in April and May. Are they in good, fit condition? Do they need to get their feet pared? If so organise to get them done three to four weeks before it is needed. If you have bought a new young stock bull, has he been fertility tested? If you vaccinate your cows against BVD or leptospirosis, their booster shot should be given at least one month before the breeding season commences. Heifers being kept for breeding will need a twoshot programme three-to-six weeks apart. BVD and leptospirosis vaccines can be given at the same time. Calves should be covered with their first shot of the 10-in-1 clostridial vaccine to prevent blackleg and covered with the booster shot one month later. Make sure all your calves are tissue tag tested for BVD. If you happen to identify a persistentlyinfected calf, and it is a confirmed case after a retest, then do yourself and your neighbours a huge favour and have it put down. SHEEP Managing new born lambs: Adequate colostrum intake is essential to improve lamb survival. A new born lamb requires 50ml of colostrum per kg body weight in the first hour of its life. For example, a ewe that has produced a pair of twin-born lambs, each weighing 5kg, needs to supply in excess of 500ml in the first feed, as each lamb will need to receive 250ml. Where a ewe has insufficient colostrum for the litter, surplus from another freshly- lambed ewe should be taken before looking for alternatives.
Teagasc / Glanbia Monitor Farm Focus Week Ending: 5/3/2018 Grange, Waterford 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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Comments: Grange, Co. Waterford • 20% of the platform grazed. • 80% of cows calved • Cows out by day now since the snow • Cows were on 6kgs meal when in full time South Kilkenny • 31% of platform grazed • 77% of cows calved • Growth very poor. Cows will only be out by day and allowed 6kg DM of grass • Milk yield is prior to snow and cows were out full time
Reducing problems in your flock: Are you spending the majority of the time at lambing with a minority of your ewes? Within most flocks, there will be a cohort of ewes that will soak up time and effort at an already busy period and invariably reduce productivity. Identifying and culling problematic ewes, e.g., persistently lame ewes, ewes with prolapse or poor mothering ability will help develop a more productive flock long term. Using marking sprays to identify problem ewes is an effective form of identification at the time, but these markings will rarely last up to the point of culling. As a result, ewes will often slip through the net and reappear in the flock next autumn at mating time. Using a more permanent means of identification, e.g., notching or using temporary tags, is one way to reduce the likelihood of this occurring. HEALTH AND SAFETY Alarming Rise in Farm Accidents – Teagasc Survey: Farm accidents have risen by 13% in the last 5 years and by 31% in the last ten years. This is the stark finding of a national survey of farm accidents conducted by the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS). The survey found that in the five year period 2012-2017 that 11% of farms had an accident and in total 2,814 accidents occurred. By farming system, dairy farms had the highest accident rate of 18% over the survey period compared to tillage (12%) and sheep (11%) farms with the cattle systems of rearing (9%) and finishing (8%) reporting lower accident levels. The survey indicates that 42% of accidents involved livestock with farm vehicles or machinery involved in a further 25%. Trips or falls resulted in 13% of farm accidents followed by chainsaws (7%) and farm buildings (6%). The proportion of accidents involving farm vehicles or machinery has more than doubled from 2011 to 2017, while livestock related accidents increased by 26%. There
was a marked decline in the proportion of accidents due to trips and falls. Almost two-thirds of farm accidents occurred in the farmyard (64%) and a further 15% in farm buildings. Almost one-fifth of accidents (19%) were in fields with only 2% on farm roadways or lanes. The vast majority of on-farm accidents (92%) involved a family member, with 80% occurring to the farmer. Twelve per cent involved a spouse or another family member. The remaining proportion of accidents involved workers (5%) and others (3%). Almost all farm accident victims (97%) required medical treatment with 73% attending hospital, a further 19% attended a doctor and 4% received first aid. Tragically 1% of such accidents reported resulted in a fatality. IMPORTANT EVENT Teagasc Calf to Beef Farm Walk: A Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Farm walk will take place on the demonstration farm of Pat Bowden, Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny on Wednesday, 21st March 11.00 a.m. This is a DAFM approved Knowledge Transfer beef event. Teagasc advisors and specialists will discuss calf rearing and housing, spring grassland management and financial performance. You will see a very well managed calf to beef enterprise with particular emphasis on the six key pillars on which the Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme is built; calf rearing, grassland management, animal health, soil fertility, financial management and farm planning. Pat is strengthening all of these key pillars on his farm in order to maintain a successful calf to beef system. The Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme is designed to highlight and demonstrate best practice in a calf to beef system through the use of ten demonstration farms around the country. Pat Bowden’s farm is one of these. Come along and see for yourself all the pros and cons of this system of beef farming.
Ensuring the Continued Success of the Bioeconomy in Ireland: Progressing & Translating Research “THE bioeconomy is a transition requiring a transition” says Teagasc researcher Dr. Maeve Henchion, co-organiser of “Ensuring the Continued Success of the Bioeconomy in Ireland: Progressing & Translating Research”, a Teagasc-hosted event held in Dublin yesterday. She said: “It requires new support frameworks and policies, and new ways of conducting research to ensure it achieves impact.” George Burke, Department of the Taoiseach presented key messages from the recently Government-approved National Policy. In addition to seeing the bioeconomy as supporting a move to a low-carbon economy, its potential to support employment growth and regional development, promote energy security and also contribute to improved productivity of crops, animals and microbes is acknowledged. “The bioeconomy presents significant opportunities to our agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, bioprocessing, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, but we need to narrow this down and focus on opportunities that leverage Ireland’s unique sources of competitive advantage. That is the reason for this National Policy Statement which sets out a vision,
common principles and strategic objectives for the future development of the bio-economy, ” said George Burke. Professor Kevin O’Connor, UCD, outlined how the SFIfunded BEACON centre will link science, technology, business and society to develop the Irish bioeconomy. He said; “While I am a scientist, I know that science and technology alone will not deliver the bioeconomy for Ireland. We need to integrate science, business, policy and society, and in doing so we need to make sure that the bioeconomy delivers for biomass producers, e.g. farmers, and the fishing community”. The changing research ecosystem and the need to constantly evaluate research impact was a theme addressed by Teagasc Director, Professor Gerry Boyle. “The bioeconomy calls for radical innovation, not just involving new technologies and policies, but also new ways of doing things. A change in how research is done is one of the changes required. As a science-based organisation we need to be constantly focused on the end user - be that the farmer, consumer, food processor or indeed policy maker - and to consider how we need to adapt to deliver for them”.
Rhonda Smith, coordinator of CommBeBiz, launched the CommBeBiz blueprint which provides practical initiatives and recommendations for bioeconomy researchers. "The successful delivery of the 'Big idea' that is the Bioeconomy needs an army of researchers with the skills and confidence to speak out to multiple audiences and engage with communities. Whilst researchers themselves can help themselves to an extent, the 'ecosystem' around them needs to embed skills training and implement reward mechanisms to deliver the research innovation that is not only expected but demanded by funders and society. The CommBeBiz project’s BeBizBlueprint, with its key messages and practical examples, aims to further the discussion, particularly in academic and funding sectors, as to how the infrastructure around the research community can ‘future proof ’ bioeconomy innovation.” Responsible Research and Innovation is an important concept for the Bioeconomy as highlighted by Dr. Áine Regan, Research Officer with Teagasc and partner in the CommBeBiz Project. “We need to ensure that the products, processes, and policies that are
developed within the bioeconomy are aligned to the needs and values of society as a whole.To embed this approach in bioeconomy research will require researchers to assume new roles and responsibilities including communication and engagement with diverse audiences at different stages of the research process. Ensuring that researchers receive appropriate reward and recognition for these new roles is important. Current research evaluation structures (largely focused on journals, papers and patents) need to be critiqued to consider whether changes are necessary to support new roles and competencies for the bioeconomy researcher”. This seminar builds on previous seminars in the Teagasc Bioeconomy Impact Series. “It’s great to see how research reported at our previous seminars has contributed to the development of the National Policy Statement. We look forward to continuing to support the Government’s interdepartmental group, through our involvement in BEACON and other research programmes, to develop the bioeconomy and support the rural economy,” said Dr Maeve Henchion, CommBeBiz partner and Principal Research Officer in Teagasc.
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Pip and Pear wins Food and Agri Award at the Waterford Business Awards PIP and Pear Wins Food and Agri Award at the Waterford Business Awards held in the beautiful Faithlegg House Hotel on Friday the 23rd of February. The gala awards ceremony which are now in their fourth year, celebrates the best of Waterford business across eleven categories and include Arts, Culture and Heritage, Best Small Business, Community and Social Enterprise, Food and Agri, Research, Innovation and Technology, Manufacturing and Industry, Emerging New Business, Retail, Services, Customer Service Excellence and Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality. The Judge’s Special Recognition Award was presented to Anne Marie Caulfield, owner and director of Caulfield McCarthy Group, Caulfield’s SuperValu and Caulfield McCarthy Property Ltd,
by Waterford Chamber President Paul Nolan on behalf of sponsors Dawn Meats, for her tremendous contribution to the cultural and economic climate of Waterford and for inspiring others through her exceptional commitment, motivation, and vision. Topping the eleven categories were Special Branch Carvings, Arts, Culture & Heritage; Dlight Concepts for Best Small Business; The Shona Project for Community & Social Enterprise; Pip & Pear Chilled Baby Food in the Food & Agri category; Nemeton TV in Research, Innovation & Technology; Eirgen Pharma in Manufacturing & Industry; PartyRock Travel in the Emerging New Business category, Redlane Boutique in Retail; Home Instead Senior Care in Services, The Book Centre in Customer Service Excellence and in Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality, King of the Vikings,
Waterford Museum of Treasures. Speaking of the immense success of the winners and those shortlisted, Paul Nolan, Waterford Chamber President said: "The aim of these awards is to promote and celebrate individuals and businesses for the valuable contribution they make to the economic life of Waterford city and county". Pip and Pear are thrilled with the win "we are so surprised and incredibly proud to win this award. We have received such wonderful support and encouragement from the people of Waterford from the very beginning and so this means a lot to our team" Irene Queally. Pip and Pear will soon be launching into Tesco and Eurospar stores across Ireland and the range is currently available in SuperValu, Aldi and Dunnes Stores.
Extremely difficult working conditions on farms - IFA calls on farmers with space capacity to share with neighbours IFA President Joe Healy said the impact of Storm Emma, with heavy snow falls and freezing conditions, has left extremely difficult working conditions on farms across the country, and he urged farm families to take all safety precautions. He said in order to look after their stock, farmers have to work through the difficult conditions. However, the heavy snow falls and frost have left conditions extremely difficult to impossible in many areas across the country. Joe Healy said deep snow has left farmyards in a very difficult state and drifting has compounded this problem in places. In addition, he said frozen water pipes are a major problem for dairy farmers and for drinking water on livestock farms. He said for sheep farmers, lambing capacity is becoming a problem because they cannot get their stock out. He appealed to farmers who have spare capacity in their sheds to make it available to neighbours with newborn lambs. Joe Healy called on co-ops to hold the February milk price to support dairy farmers through the horrendous impact of the snow storm. He said, “Interrupted milk collections, increasing milking times, difficulties keeping animals fed, watered and
warm are only some of the challenges dairy farmers are facing through the snow storm. “Co-ops have understandably not been able to maintain collection frequency since Tuesday, and in many cases those have been altogether interrupted. While many farmers have capacity for four milkings in their tanks, they are now all coming under severe pressure. Farmers need to be able to count on their co-ops to make a supportive decision on milk price for February supplies to help them through this very difficult time.” “Farmers are working throughout the night at this time of the year lambing ewes and calving cows. There is a real need for ever extra care and caution to be taken. The best and safest place to be is at home but anyone who has to venture out on the farm should wrap-up warm; wear hi-vis clothing; let someone else know where they are going and their expected return time; and, make sure to take a fully charged mobile phones with them,” Joe Healy advised. The IFA President once again reminded farmers who are alone at this time, and struggling to access services, supplies or fodder to make contact with their local IFA branch for support, where necessary.
IFA reaction to latest draft text on Brexit REACTING to the draft text from the EU on Brexit, IFA President Joe Healy said the latest legal text was the inevitable result of the UK’s insistence on leaving the Customs Union. He said, “The Irish Government has to maintain its focus on the relationship between the EU and the entirety of the UK, and the need for the UK to maintain full regulatory alignment with the EU in the area of agriculture and food in any future relationship.” Joe Healy said that ever since the implications
of the UK vote to leave the EU became clear, this has been the central issue for the Irish agri food sector. Joe Healy said North-South Regulatory alignment will help to solve one problem as it avoids a hard border in Ireland. However, East-West Regulatory Alignment has the potential to deliver a lot more, which is to continue the closest possible trading relationship between here and the rest of the UK for Irish food exporters to our largest market, Britain.
Dungarvan Mart Prices MONDAY, 5th MARCH DRY COWS 1 Fr. 605 kgs.made €900. 1 Fr. 700 kgs. made €1,050. BULLOCKS 5 Her. 487 kgs. made €950. CALVES Bulls. Fr. Bulls made from €50 to €90 with up to €160 for strong Fr. bull calves. Aberdeen Angus Bulls made from €160 to €260. Her. Bull Calves made from €250 to €300. Cont. Bull Calves made from €280 to €350. HEIFERS Her. Heifers made from €160 to €230. Cont. Heifers made from €200 up to €310 and Cont. Heifers made from €200 up to €310. Special entry for Monday, 12th March, 2 (18 month old) Lim. breeding bulls, 1 3 star and 1 5 star for a local producer. Please note Sale in Dungarvan Mart as normal on Monday, 19th March, 2018.
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AN old Irish proverb says that: “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.” While Mother’s Day in Ireland, and generally on this side of the Atlantic, falls on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, (it moves according to Easter) the United States and many other countries celebrate their Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. Known in Britain as Mothering Sunday, we prefer the simple ‘Mother’s Day’ and people should note that the apostrophe comes before the ‘s’ making it a singular mother, thus ensuring it relates to individual mothers in each family. The first records of a Mother’s Day are found in Roman and Greek literature as far back as 250BC. Mothers have always been special in Ireland and there are numerous songs to prove it, so, when the practice of celebrating Mother’s Day was revived here in the Fifties, we
began to embrace the concept and develop it into the major celebration it is today. With that in mind, Gerry O’Connor, Manager of Dungarvan Shopping Centre, decided to enhance the celebration for a special group of mothers this year. Gerry came up with the idea of sponsoring and promoting a unique golf tournament for mothers across all three local Golf Clubs, Dungarvan, the Gold Coast and West Waterford, the final of which will be held next Saturday, 10th March leaving Mother’s Day free for families. “We are delighted to acknowledge local Mums and sponsor our three clubs as part of our local community sponsorship initiative,” says Gerry. “The three clubs have been holding qualifiers over the last couple of weeks, where three members from each club qualified to play in the final day play off.”
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“The Shopping Centre has provided a stunning range of prizes,” he says,“and all nine finalists will win a range of prizes culminating in an overnight B&B for two including an evening meal in the Five Star Cliff House Hotel for the overall winner, there will also be a range of substantial vouchers to each of the finalists on the day, all courtesy of Dungarvan Shopping Centre.” This unique inter-club tournament has come about thanks to the co-operation of the Lady Captains of our three local clubs. Colette Power Dungarvan Golf Club, Bernie Morrissey Gold Coast Golf Club and Noreen Byrne in West Waterford Golf Club have brought an enthusiastic approach and expertise to the organisation of this competition, which is the first of its kind to celebrate Mother’s Day. “This has the potential to grow substantially in the coming years,” says Gerry, “and could even draw golfers from neighbouring towns,
John Bermingham's magnificent aerial study of the town centre with its mantle of snow last weekend. [ALL THAT CAN BE PRODUCTIONS]
The Courthouse looking stark behind the snow-covered trees.
even expanding much further in time.” “We could draw golfers from further afield such as Waterford, Tramore and Youghal to compete here in Dungarvan. We also have a substantial footfall in the Shopping Centre from the Lismore/Cappoquin district,” says Gerry All of these areas are very strong in terms of footfall visits to Dungarvan Shopping Centre on a year round basis which all helps our local economy. So, motherly goodwill will be present in abundance at West Waterford Golf Club next Saturday, March 10th, especially after score cards have been handed in and the winner of the Inaugural Mothers’ Day Golf Tournament has been announced. Why not drop in for a visit on Saturday next, if not for the golf, at least for the famed hospitality of West Waterford Golf Club.
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Pictured above in Dungarvan Golf Club making preparations for the Mother’s Day Inter-Club Golf Tournament sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre are standing: Colette Power, Lady Captain, DGC; Marian Walshe, Hon Secretary, Dungarvan DGC and Maria Kiersey, Vice Captain, DGC. Seated is Irene Lynch, Secretary / Manager, Dungarvan Golf Club. [Tom Keith]
The Causeway under a blanket of snow last Friday with no car to be seen. [Maurice Caplice]
A timeless study of Abbeyside Bridge which has seen many snowfalls since 1816. [Maurice Caplice]
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Vol. 106
Friday, 9th March, 2018
SPORT
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FORDES WINTER LEAGUE PRESENTATION NIGHT
BAS UACHTARAIN CLCG PORTLAIRGE NIOCLÁS MAC CRAITH
Waterford FC 2; St. Patrick’s Athletic 0
DUNGARVAN CYCLING CLUB GRAN CANARIA TRIP
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SECOND HOME WIN FOR WATERFORD FC
SNOWFALL POSTPONED ALL SPORTING ACTIVITIES THE heavy snowfall last weekend forced the postponement of all sporting activities around the County with no discipline avoiding being effected. All soccer games in the city and county were first to be called off, followed by the postponement of the first rounds of the GAA
minor football championships and the senior football league competitions. At inter-county level, Waterford's two games in the National leagues, the hurling v Clare in Walsh Park and the football v Limerick also fell foul of the weather while point-to-
point fixtures all over the country also fell by the wayside. The Waterford soccer team avoided the inactivity with their game v St. Pats being played on the Monday and they continues their impressive start to life in the top tier with a convincing win over St. Pats,
their second victory in three outings. The weather returned very much to normal March expectancies on Monday morning last and the sporting calendar will reflect this on this coming weekend when business will resume as normal in all codes.
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30th Annual Michael Roche Carpet Series - Race 5
36th Annual Déise College Dungarvan 10k this Sunday THE final race in the Michael Roche Carpets Series, the Déise College, Dungarvan 10K will take place this Sunday, March 11th at 11 a.m. Now in its 36th year and one of the oldest races on the local road running calendar the Déise College Dungarvan 10k is always one of the more popular races. The club is delighted that Déise College and its proprietors Caroline and Alan Ryan are continuing their sponsorship for this race. The race will also see a number of perpetual trophies being presented. We have the Seamus Power Memorial Trophy to the first male finisher and the Mikey Roche Memorial Trophy for the first local female finisher. We will be using the fast canal circuit as we have used now for the past couple of years for this race with the race headquarters at the Dungarvan GAA club pavilion (by kind permission) which is where the presentation of prizes for the race and for the overall series will also take place. The race entries will be taken at the centre from 9.30 a.m., changing and shower facilities will be provided at the centre and teas will be available after the race. The prize presentation will also be held in the centre. The race will start and finish in the same place as always at the Industrial Estate just off the N25,
with just a short jog to and from the Dungarvan GAA club RACE TROPHIES ON OFFER The Seamus Power Memorial Shield will be presented to the overall race winner; the current holder from last year is David Mansfield, Clonliffe Harriers AC. A trophy will also be awarded to the first local lady finisher on Sunday also donated by the Power family in memory of their uncle Mikey Roche. The current holder of this trophy is Kate Veale, West Waterford AC. The friends of West Waterford Dunabbey Perpetual trophy will be awarded to the first local master to finish; this trophy was awarded to Mossie Keogh last year. RACE CATEGORIES The following are the race categories for Sunday’s race. Men’s 1st 3 seniors, 1st Junior, 1st over 40, 45, 50 and 55 Team event - 1st Senior Men’s team outside individual prize winners 1st 3 Ladies, 1st Junior, First over 35, 40, 45 and 50 and 1st Ladies team outside individual prize winners. ENTRY TO DEISE COLLEGE DUNGARVAN 10 Why not avail of the online entry for the Deise college Dungarvan 10, entry online for €8 on link below. https://endurancecui.active.com/ event-reg/select-race?e=52261151
Michael Roche Carpet Race Series AFTER four races to date in the Michael Roche Carpets Race Series next Sunday at the Déise College Dungarvan 10k it will be the 5th which sees this series come to a conclusion. The prize presentation for the series will take place on Sunday prior to the presentation for the race itself. Currently the men's overall leader is Raivis Zakis, West Waterford AC. The Ladies overall leader after four races is Brigid Coffey, West Waterford AC but remember it’s 4 of the 5 races to count here, so a lot could change after Sunday’s race with the worse points being dropped for some athletes who will have all 5 races completed.
Entries for Munster Senior Road Championships THE club will be submitting teams for the Munster Senior, Masters and Novice road championships which are being held on Monday, April 2nd in Castlelyons, Co. Cork starting at 1 pm. If you are interested in running any of the above please contact road racing co-ordinator Gerry Cantwell on 086-3503571. Entries close midnight Saturday, March 25th and no entries accepted on day of competition.
St. Senan’s AC Open Track and Field Sports Easter Monday ST. Senans A.C., Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny will hold their annual Open Track and Field fixture on Easter Monday, April 2nd starting at 1 pm at the Sports Complex, Kilmacow. There will be a full list of track and field events for girls and boys from under 8 up, plus junior and senior races. Entry fee €8 per team. Senior Races Senior Men's 3,000m Senior Ladies, 1,500m prizes for the first three individuals and the first two vets (one prize per athlete) Senior Entry Fee: €5. Enquiries: Bill Lacey: 086 8100299 Admission €3 per adult and €3 per juvenile.
Running Quote I ALWAYS run alone, away from phones and stress. Running is a major part of my life because it keeps me sane.
DEISE COLLEGE DUNGARVAN WINNERS 1983- 2017 1983 ( Half Marathon) Pat White (Midleton A.C) 68.13 Ann Murphy Dublin City 86.37 1984 (10 ml) Ray Treacy (Leevale) 49.46 Mary Sweeny (Youghal) 63.04 1985 (10 ml) Tony Ryan (Dungarvan) 48.36 Kathleen Connors (Deise) 68.58 1986 (10 ml) Tony Ryan (Dungarvan) 50.05 Kathleen Connors (Deise) 65.55 1987 (10k) Liam O'Brien (East Cork) 29.50 Mary Sweeney (Youghal) 37.29 1988 (10k) Liam O’Brien (East Cork) 30.09 Catherine Hennessy (Slaneyside) 37.29 1989 (10K) Tony Ryan (Dungarvan) 30.56 Liz Bullen (Waterford) 39.21 1990 (10K) Liam O'Brien (East Cork) 30.49 Liz Bullen (Waterford) 36.06 1991 (10K) James Sullivan 30.42 Liz Bullen (Dungarvan) 35.32 1992 (10K) Robert Costelloe (Limerick) 30.36 Brid Murphy (Leevale) 36.36 1993 (10K) Tommy Moloney (Thurles Crokes) 31.01 Mary Sheehan (East Cork) 37.17 1994 (10K) Bill Lacey (St. Senans) 31.43
Winter League is over What’s next? Run to improve IF you have ran the winter league and wondering what next? We have an improvers running group that meet on a Tuesday evening. If you can run 5k (or the short winter league) but want to get more comfortable over the distance then this is the group for you. It also serves as an introduction to speed work if you wish to improve your times over shorter distances. Six week course from Eurospar Abbeyside at 6.30 p.m. with a €20 total fee As with all our running groups it’s very social and welcoming and noone feels intimidated. Come and join us for a bit of craic on the track. Ring Claire 087 9116997 or Jim 087 2881151 for further details.
Mary Sheehan (Grange/Fermoy) 36.21 1995 (10K) John Treacy (Waterford A.C.) 30.48 Mary Sweeney (St. Finbarrs) 37.23 1996 (10K) Derek Nolan (Clonmel) 32.38 Mary Sweeney (St. Finbarrs) 39.03 1997 (10K) Daniel Gidumbanda (Tanzania) 30.11 Mary Sheehan (Grange / Fermoy) 36.44 1998 (10K) Peter Duggan (St. Josephs) 32.32 Maria Murphy (University Limerick) 40.57 1999 (10K) William Harty (West Waterford) 33.04 Phyllis Flynn (Stragglers) 39.19 2000 (10K) Peter Duggan (St. Josephs) 33.13 Catriona McGregor (Middleton) 41.55 2001 (10K) William Harty (KCK) 31.57 Blaithin Hannon (St. Finbarrs) 39.06 2002 (10K) William Harty (KCK) 31.57 Corinna Walsh (West Waterford) 45.52 2003 (10K) Mick Kelly (Gowran) 32.52 Corinna Walsh (West Waterford) 41.33 2004 (10K) Gearoid O'Connor (Rathfarnahm) 32.52 Mary O'Leary (Grange/Fermoy) 38.25 2005 (10K) Raivis Zakis (Ballynonty) 32.28 Jacki Carty (Kilmore) 38.01 2006 (10K)
Sandis Bralitis (West Waterford) 30.55 Jackie Carty (Kilmore) 38.07 2007 (10K) Sandis Bralitis (West Waterford) 31.15 Jackie Carty (Kilmore) 38.26 2008 (10k) Raivis Zakis (West Waterford) 31.34 Mary Sweeney (St. Finbarrs) 38.55 2009 (10k) Raivis Zakis (West Waterford) 32.29 Angela McCann (Clonmel) 37.54 2010 (10k) Alan O’Shea Bantry AC 30.51 Corinna Walsh West Waterford AC 39.24 2011 (10k) Raivis Zakis West Waterford AC 32.52 Angela McCann Clonmel AC 36.43 2012 (10k) Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC 32.17 Angela McCann Clonmel AC 36.40 2013 Raivis Zakis Wets Waterford AC 32.30 Angela McCann Clonmel AC 37.29 2014 Brian Murphy Carrick AC 32.35 Nollaig O'Neill Leevale AC 39.42 2015 Brian Murphy Carrick AC 33.13 Anna Doris Midleton AC 39.36 2016 William Maunsell Clonmel AC 32.01 Sally Forristal St. Joseph's AC 39.43 2017 David Mansfield Clonliffe Harriers AC 31.52 Sally Forristal St. Joseph's AC 37.59
John Treacy presents Deirdre Clancy with a cheque for €150 sponsored by AIB Bank presented to her as a lucky draw winner at the 27th Annual John Treacy Dungarvan 10. Included are Nuala Hogan AIB and George Walsh, Branch Manager, Dungarvan AIB.
The early leaders in full flight at the recent John Treacy Dungarvan 10.
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Next League is the popular Mark Mason Financial Services Colligan League THE club’s next big local event is the 5 week Mark Mason’s Financial Services Colligan running league for beginners and regular runners and all are welcome once they are over 16 years of age. Last year in this league we added another extra night and was met with approval all round making it now a 5 week league. We would especially encourage newcomers to come along and join in this league in Colligan Wood. For the complete beginner there is the option of doing two laps of the
wood, beginning at the wooden bridge and finishing at the wooden bridge. This is 4km in distance or 2.5 miles so it might suit all those that ran the short route over the winter league plus this route is more or less completely on the flat. Another option is to take part in the 5-mile circuit; this is three and a half laps of the same flat circuit of the wood mentioned above. The final option is the 5 mile hill route which is one lap of the wood for starters and then up the first hill
and down the hill and then across the road for the second hill and finishing in by the wood at the bridge. The entry fee for all runners is €2 each night. The overall winner of the league will receive the Veale Family Perpetual Shield. The league will start on Wednesday, March 29th and continue for five Wednesday evenings April 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th. Mass start each evening at 6.30 pm.
Mental Health strategies for sports performance HAVE you a BIG goal that you want to achieve this year? Have you the mindset and the mental skills to help you reach your goal? Monday, March 5th at 7.00 pm is the date for your diary. To kick-off our 2018 training season talk will be given by Niamh Connolly, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
covering everything you need to know to get the best out of yourself this year. It’s not all ‘happy clappy’ positive thinking, more skills and strategies that you can use throughout your training and racing to maximise your performance. All the current research identifies a consistent, positive effect when
you apply these skills to your training. Whether this is your first year racing or you have been racing for years you can benefit from investing an hour of your time to learn and improve your mental skills and strategies. Please book your place by contacting Irene on 086 8242348.
Athletics Ireland Juvenile Star Awards sponsored by Lee Brothers Ltd: Shane Monagle, Tramore AC, receives the Waterford 2017 Athletics Ireland Juvenile Star Award in the Tullamore Court Hotel. Included are his parents Michael and Ann Marie, Michael Gregan, coach, and John McGrath, Chair Athletics Ireland Juvenile Committee. [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images]
Club training for major races begins Starts Tuesday, 6th March at 6.30 p.m. at the Friary
Mark Cliffe and Paul Brunnock make a special presentation to John Treacy at the 27th Annual John Treacy Dungarvan 10.
Short course team winner "The Shalloes" Tracy, Mary and Kelly receive their prize from Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Forde’s Daybreak Winter League.
THE off season is over and it’s time to start thinking about getting into shape for the spring and summer. We will return to our base in the Friary. As it will still be dark when we complete our run please remember to wear your hi-vis. As a club the three goal races for the year will be as follows: Ardmore 5 on May 11th. A 10 week plan for our spring goal race will commence on Tuesday, 6th March. Within this plan we will incorporate the first few summer series races. We will then have a few easy / recovery weeks before we embark on an 18 week training plan for our Autumn goal races. This year we have chosen 3 races on the same day over 3 different distances to encourage as many athletes as possible to participate. We had toyed with the idea of an overseas event which would be fantastic but we also understand that many people are only able to get away for 1 night and there is the additional cost implication with overseas travel. For that reason we have chosen RUN GALWAY BAY as our focus races. There is a full marathon, half marathon and 10k race to chose from all on Saturday October 6th. It is a good flat course and a very well run event and we will look forward to a bit of craic in the city of tribes afterwards. Online entry is now open. As a group we have been given a discount code for this race. This will
give you 10% off race entry across all events. Code is RGB18WWAC and needs to be entered on the booking page. There will be deferrals to other distances until two weeks before the event so no panic if you have to change distances. In the event that anyone needs to withdraw the organisers have requested that you get in touch and they will look after you if at all possible. We have reserved rooms in The Connaught Hotel at a preferential rate of €258 for 2 nights bed & breakfast in a double / twin for Friday, 5th and Saturday, 6th October. To avail of this rate you need to call the hotel and quote West Waterford Athletics Club and will need to provide contact details and a credit card number to secure your booking. In the event that you need to cancel you must do so at least 48 hrs beforehand otherwise you will incur a charge. Anyone who wishes to stay for only one night the rate is €102 for a single room for Friday night & €112 for a double / twin room. The rates for Saturday night only are €136 for a single and €146 for a double / twin room. If you are planning on bringing your family with you there are houses available on the hotel site. The club are not looking after the administration on this one so please contact the hotel directly to book. It’s first come; first served so if you have any interest in this please book your room.
A lot of the hotels in Galway are already full this weekend with private events so accommodation may be at a premium. As has been the case in previous years we will incorporate all of our club races within the training plans but would ask you to pick your battles and choose the few you want to target to race. The remaining races can be run to be enjoyed. The rest of October will be an off season running wise but an on season for recovery and strength & conditioning. Training will continue but the emphasis will change from running to recovery and preparation for running and training for the John Treacy 10 mile race. Our 3rd goal race will be as always our own John Treacy 10 mile race and training commences on 6th November. The Run to Improve groups will continue on a rolling basis throughout the year. For every 6 week block we will be targeting one of our own shorter distance races. The next goal race of the year will be the Ballinroad 5k. Even if you are not targeting any of the above races all club members are more than welcome to join us for training on a Tuesday evening at 6.30 pm. If you have any questions or require more information contact Irene on 086 8242348 We look forward to seeing you at training and succeeding in your goal races in 2018.
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FORDES WINTER LEAGUE PRESENTATION NIGHT
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Overall Winter League winner for 2017/18 Alice Fitzgerald receives the Winter League cup from sponsor Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
Runner up in this year’s short course league Kelly Cantwell receives her prize from Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
Winner of the short course winter league 2017/18 Kelly Shalloe receives the cup from Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
Overall runner up in the 2017/18 long course league Paul McGrath receives his prize from Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
Finishing 6th overall on the long course Onra Power receives her prize from Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
Michelle Finnegan who finished 3rd overall on the long course receives her prize from Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
Winner of the raffle among all the stewards was Vincent O'Donovan presenting him with his prize is Karen Ryan winter league steward coordinator. Iincluded is league sponsor Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Forde’s Daybreak Winter League.
Joe O'Rourke 8th overall on the long course receives his prize from Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
Team winners on the long course for 2017/18 were "Here we go again" Michelle Finnegan, Onra Power and Linda Bradfield. Included is league sponsor Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
Cathal Gleeson Venture Clothing, sponsor, presents Anslem Hayes winner of the hamper raffle which he sponsored among the stewards. Included is Kevin Forde league sponsor at the 24th Annual Forde’s Daybreak Winter League.
Fastest lady on the long course Joanne O'Neill receives her prize from Kevin Forde at the 24th Annual Fordes Daybreak Winter League.
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GOLDCOAST GOLF CLUB You can contact us by phoning
058-44055 Our email address is:
goldcoastgolf@cablesurf.com www.goldcoastgolfclub.com
MEMBERSHIP Thanks to all members who have paid their annual subscription for 2018. Members who have yet to pay might consider doing so as soon as possible. PREMIER BUTCHER AT DAWN MEATS WINTER LEAGUE Individual Scoring: Micheal White playing off 1 handicap won the individual honours with a score of 408 pts for his best 10 rounds. Second place was shared by Johnny Hughes and John Flynn, both on 399 pts. 4th place was won by Dave O’Connor on 398 pts. John White was the overall gross winner. PREMIER BUTCHER AT DAWN MEATS WINTER LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL Saturday, 10th March at 8.40 a.m. Deise take on Touraneena at 9 am in the quarter final on Saturday. The following will represent the teams: Deise: Nicholas Fitzgerald, Michael Wall, Tommy Long, Frank Waters, Mick Cronin, Willie Bloomer, Nicholas Power, Sean Carmody, Gerry Comerford, Ger Bagge, Michael Whelan, Barry Power and Martin Morris. Touraneena: Roy Ware, Brian Fahey, John Hallinan, Rafael Alvarez, Larry Whelan, Joe Meade, Jimmy Beresford, Tom Reynolds, Darren Williams, Liam Beresford, Neil Dermody, Darren O’Droma, Jody Hallinan.
Deise will have the honour on the first tee. All matches must be played to a finish with no halved games. PREMIER BUTCHER AT DAWN MEATS WINTER LEAGUE SEMI- FINALS Ballinacourty will play Copper Coast in the semi-final at 9.50 a.m.
on Saturday, 10th March. All matches must be played to a finish with no halved games. Second semi-final between Dunhill and winners of match between Deise and Touraneena will take place on Sunday 11th at 8.45 a.m. HAVE YOU WON A LEG OF LAMB YET? Up to Monday, 5th March the following have won legs of Lamb for Easter: Austin Kiely, Bobby Fitzpatrick, Brian Dunbar, Brian Fahey, Colin McArthur 2, Conan Watt, Conor Clancy, Darren Power, Frank Waters, Joe Curran 2, Joe Meade, Joey Neale, John Enright, John Hallinan, John Queally, Micheal White 2, Nicholas Keane, Paul Lawton, Richard Walsh, Sean Carmody, Thomas Power, Tom Reynolds 2, Tommy Long. BRUEN AND PURCELL Anyone interested in playing in the Jimmy Bruen, handicaps 5 to 11, should let John White know as soon as possible. Likewise, anyone interested in playing Pierce Purcell, handicaps 11 to 15, should let Brian O’Connor or Johnny Hughes know their intentions. CAPTAIN’S DRIVE IN Our Captains, Tim and Bernie, will host their ‘Drive In’ on Sunday, 18th March at 10.15 a.m. This year it will be a 15 holes mixed scramble with the 7th, 8th and 9th holes excluded. Anyone interested in playing should register before 10 a.m. on the Sunday morning. Following the golf all will adjourn to the Gold Coast Golf Hotel for Spare Ribs and Colcannon. The presentation of prizes will also take place directly after the game.
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 VERY little golf last week as the Beast from the East and Emma took hold covering the course in several feet of snow. Now that the snow is gone, flooding is now the problem but due to our drainage system, the course should reopen in the next few days. Some golf was possible early in the week and our intrepid players looked more like terrorists than golfers such was the number of layers worn. As your mother always said, “it will be grand if you wrap up”. Louis Walshe and Eileen Cronin successfully battled the elements on Monday to take the Senior honours. Congrats also to our resident PGA Professional David on his third place finish at Cork in the Munster PGA Alliance. Married life is obviously agreeing with him.
MOTHER’S DAY INTER CLUB GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORED BY DUNGARVAN SHOPPING CENTRE This Inter Club tournament has created great excitement in our club. It is a new competition and is the brainchild of Gerry O’Connor, Centre Manager, Dungarvan Shopping Centre. When we approached Gerry for sponsorship he came up with this novel idea which has the potential of growing nationally if we are to judge by the interest here locally. We have been networking between our clubs which is good at this time of year which is generally very quiet. The prizes are very attractive which naturally add to the huge interest within our club.
Pictured at the Gold Coast Golf Club last weekend are the Club members who will take part in the unique golf tournament sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre which is being arranged between the three local golf clubs, Dungarvan Golf Club, The Gold Coast and West Waterford to celebrate Mother’s Day on March 11th. From left: Angela O’Connor, Patricia Doyle, Ann McGrath, Ellen Foley, Julie Lawlor, Ruth Hannigan, Margaret Mulhearne, Rosie Murphy, Mary Hayes, Elaine Goss, Mary Kiely and Bernie Morrissey, Lady Captain. [Tom Keith]
DUNGARVAN GOLF INTERNATIONAL OVER 20 YEARS IN EXISTENCE Running from Monday, 28th May to Thursday, 31st May, this tournament, which is run over the three local courses, continues to prove popular with players coming from USA, England and Ireland to take part. This year we hope to encourage more members from the three local clubs to take part by offering them a special rate of €45 entry for the competition instead of the normal €140. 10 HOLES COMPETITION FOR LEGS OF LAMB Easter wouldn’t be the same without the customary Leg of Lamb for dinner on Easter Sunday. Now is your chance to win one as from now until the week before Easter we will be giving Legs of Lamb as prizes for the 10 holes competition. GENTS MEMBERSHIP RATES FOR 2018 The following are the rates for 2018 and the GUI levies are included: Full: €550; Husband and
Wife: €800; Distance: (Over 40 Miles) €415; Country: €220; Senior Citizen: €415; Student Under 25: €140; Junior: €85. WINTER RATES ARE NOW OPERATING IN THE GOLD COAST Monday to Friday: Golf €15, Golf and Carvery Lunch €25 Saturday/Sunday: Golf €20, Golf and Carvery Lunch €30 FIXTURES Mon., 5th March – Fri., 9th March: Weekday Competition Friday, 9th March: Open Singles. Sat., 10th/Sunday, 11th March: Weekend Competition. Tuesday, 13th March: Open Seniors, Ladies & Gents 50+ LADIES NOTES Fixtures: 10 Hole Ongoing Competition for a leg of lamb. Winter League sponsored by The Moorings Bar & Restaurant: Round 8 is ongoing albeit with a small Emma-related hiatus and will continue until Sun., 11th March unless otherwise announced.
Storm Emma and blizzards have had an adverse effect on the smooth running of this tournament however it has been decided to extend the final date to give the ladies every opportunity to participate in this wonderful competition. FUN FRIDAY FOURSOMES Status Red weather warning put paid to our Fun Friday Foursomes last week but we will be back this Friday, Mar 9th. So if you are suffering from cabin fever this is the place to be - Dungarvan Golf Club 9.30 a.m. for play at 10 a.m. For social golf, coffee and a chat you are very welcome. POKER CLASSIC Next Poker Classic 25th March, all welcome. GENT’S RESULTS 26th Feb Open Seniors: 1 Louis Walshe (25) 37. LADIES RESULTS 26th Feb Open Seniors: 2 Eileen Cronin (Youghal) 26 35 pts. FIXTURES Wed., 7th Gents 14H Singles S/F, Spring League David Hayes PGA Professional. Thurs., 8th Gents 14H Singles S/F Spring League David Hayes PGA Professional. Fri., 9th Gents 14H/Ladies 14H Singles S/F (Dungarvan Shopping Centre), Fun Friday Foursomes, Spring League David Hayes PGA Professional. Sat., 10th Gents 14H/Ladies 14H Singles S/F (Dungarvan
Shopping Centre) + Ladies Home Alliance Spring League David Hayes PGA Professional. Sun., 11th Gents 14H Singles S/F, Spring League David Hayes PGA Professional. SIXTY.COM This week’s competition on 7th March will tee-off at 1:30 p.m. so please be available for the draw for partners at 1.15 p.m. Remember that the 60.Com is as much about meeting other golfers for a coffee and chat as it is about the competition itself. If you are not a member of the 60.Com we would be delighted to see you. Just come along and join us any Wednesday. YOUNGONES Next competition 7th March at 12 o’clock. LADIES COASTAL ALLIANCE Rescheduled to Thurs., March 15th at Dungarvan Golf Club Tee Time 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. PROGRESSIVE 45 Progressive 45 every Thursday night in the Clubhouse. All are welcome. SOCIAL BRIDGE Social Bridge Friday mornings at 11 a.m. All are welcome. PING DEMO DAY Our resident Professional David has announced a PING Demo day taking place on Thursday, 29th March. This demo day offers all members an opportunity to take the latest offerings from Ping including
Round 7 winter league results to follow: Mother’s Day Competition sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre: The inaugural Mother’s Day competition will be held in West Waterford in March, with 3 ladies to qualify from Gold Coast, West Waterford and Dungarvan clubs. The qualifying competition over 13 holes is now completed and the names of the three lucky qualifiers will be posted shortly. The manager of Dungarvan Shopping Centre Mr. Gerry O' Connor has come up with an exciting format for this new competition, with fantastic prizes, it will undoubtedly go from strength to strength. Ladies Committee Meeting: The next Committee Meeting will take place at the Gold Coast Golf Hotel on Friday 9th March at 8 p.m. ILGU League match dates have been arranged as follows: Minor (handicap 22-27) v Dungarvan Sunday, 8th April. Challenge (handicap 28-36) v
Dungarvan Saturday, 14th April Intermediate (handicap 16-21) v Cobh Sunday, 15th April. Team Managers will be in touch! Get into golf: Please see details on poster in kiosk and registration forms are available from Ann Keane. Remember it is a fantastic opportunity to make new friends and have fun, no equipment is required. 8 weekly Thursday evening sessions of varied format. Portugal in October: The trip to Portugal takes place from October 2nd-6th this year, details will be posted in the kiosk. Last year's formula was hugely successful. Expressions of interest to Gillian Cashman. Membership Offers: If you are contemplating a new activity contact Bob or Mark on 058-44055 for some very tantalizing deals on offer at the moment for new members. There are always ladies available to take out new beginners and group lessons are arranged with a professional when the golfing season starts.
Pictured in Dungarvan Golf Club making preparations for the Mother's Day Inter-club Golf Tournament sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre are standing Colette Power (Lady Captain DGC), Marian Walshe (Hon. Secretary DGC), and Maria Kiersey (Vice Captain DGC). Seated is Irene Lynch (Secretary / Manager DGC). [Tom Keith] the new Ping G400 Drivers for Gents as well as the GLe clubs for Ladies using the latest Trackman Radar system. Free Custom Fitting with a Ping technician is available by appointment so contact the ProShop if you wish to avail of this opportunity to try one of the world’s leading golf brands. JUNIOR NEWS Our Fred Daly panel are readying themselves for the upcoming season. Practice takes place every
Saturday at 4.00 p.m. with players receiving updates through WhatsApp. Our next junior competition will take place during the Easter holidays so keep an eye on the notes for further updates. Any enquiries relating to Junior activities at the club can be directed to Junior Convenor David Hayes. David can be contacted at 05844707 or email at golfpro@eircom.net
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 9 March, 2018
WEST WATERFORD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Telephone: 058-43216. Fax: 058-44343. info@westwaterfordgolf.com
www.westwaterfordgolf.com GENT’S RESULTS Tuesday, 27th Feb.: Margaret Rochford and Tom Fitzgibbon Memorial trophies. Margaret Rochford Trophy winner: Cal Ahearne (15) 38 pts Lismore. Tom Fitzgibbon Trophy winner: Andy Walsh (21) 37 pts Youghal 3rd Sean Treacy (27) 37 pts, Gross: TW Murphy, 5th Joan Ronayne (36) 37 pts, 6th Dom Fogarty (18) 36 pts. FIXTURES Monday, 5th March – Sunday 18th Mar. Winter League Top 8 Matchplay Friday, 9th March – Sunday, 11th March – Club Competition 18 Hole stableford Saturday, 10th March – South East League at 10 a.m. Tee Reserved from 10 a.m to 1p.m on Saturday, 10th March Keep updated on course opening times on www.westwaterfordgolf.com CHARITY DAY IN AID OF CANCER TREATMENT It may have been divine intervention but the beast from the east and his partner Emma were kept at bay until 6.00 p.m. on Tuesday last when West Waterford once again played host to the annual Margaret Rochford/Tom Fitzgibbon golf day in aid of cancer treatment. On time as usual, Ray and Ann had everybody in place for the shotgun start at 1.30 p.m. Playing in 3balls the groups negotiated the newly mown course in just over 4 hours. As the final group returned to the dressing rooms the practise green had just turned white. Mission accomplished. The ham and cabbage dinner, followed by apple pie and cream went down a treat, thanks to Bridget and her crew. So to the presentation as the loudest cheer of the day went to popular life-long supporter Cal Ahearne who finally got his hands on the Margaret Rochford trophy. Well done also to Andy Walsh who won the Tom Fitzgibbon Trophy. A big thank you to all who braved the elements in support of this worthy cause as they continue to honour the memory of Margaret and Tom. CHANGE OF DATE FOR TOP 8 MATCHPLAY Due to weather conditions at the weekend and the forecast for the coming week the deadline for the Winter league Top 8 matchplay has been extended to Sunday, 18th March.
COMERAGH OIL WINTER LEAGUE Sunday, 25th February saw the conclusion of the qualifying rounds in our Winter league. We had a record entry as teams scrambled to gain a place in the top eight and qualify for the match-play stage. As expected, Carrigaline continued their excellent run of form to claim top spot from the three round leaders Carrigtwohill. Team of the week honours must go to Blackwater who jumped from 9th to 7th position to deny An Rinn a place in the playoffs. A mere 4 points separated the last three qualifying teams with An Rinn falling short by just 2 points. So we now have the eight qualifiers who will compete in matchplay starting on Wednesday 28th February and continuing until Sunday 18th March. WINTER LEAGUE ROUND 4 LEADERBOARD AND TOP 8 MATCHPLAY DRAW Carrigaline 587, Helvick 579, Carrigtwohill 575, Glenbeg 573, An Ghaeltacht 567, Tivoli 565, Blackwater 562, Ardmore 561, An Rinn 559, Coolcormack 554, Carriglea 549, Canty 547, Kinsalebeg 546, Aglish 529, Glenmore 500. MATCHPLAY PAIRINGS Carrigaline vs Ardmore, Helvick vs Blackwater, Carrigtwohill vs Tivoli, Glenbeg vs An Ghaeltacht. Teamsheets with handicaps and contact numbers are posted on the notice board in the clubhouse. Team captains are requested to contact their respective team members. Full details are also available on men’s winter league link at www.westwaterfordgolf.com SILVER ANNIVERSARY SUNSHINE CLASSIC Preparations are well underway for our upcoming Sunshine Classic at West Waterford golf club. The Classic committee is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that our 25th Anniversary event offers a unique opportunity to enjoy a round of golf in welcoming surrounding, on a course that has produced two professional golfers. The Sunshine Classic has become our major fundraiser down the years and has contributed enormously to the upkeep and ongoing development of our facilities. For this we are eternally grateful to our members and especially the many visitors who return annually to support our classic. We have talked to, and
Mother’s Day Qualifying Competition sponsored by the Dungarvan Shopping Centre. Left to right: Reena McDonnell, Marie Curran, Joan Nugent, Mary Donnelly, Gerry O’Connor, Dungarvan Shopping Centre Manager; Noreen Byrne, Lady Captain West Waterford G.C.; Eithne Ashby, Joan Sheehan and Mary Herlihy.
listened to the views of everyone who has participated in the Classic down the years. As a result we have aimed to run the event in as fair a manner as we can thereby giving all competitors a realistic chance of winning. In this special year we have increased the prizes (not the prices) to say thank you to our supporters. The main prize of 4x€400 Travel vouchers gives the winners the flexibility to use their prize when, where, and how, they decide. The follow-up prizes include overnight accommodation, dinner and golf in some of the top venues in the region. Our Classic this year takes place from Saturday, 24th March to Sunday, 1st April inclusive. SUPER SUNSHINE RAFFLE In conjunction with our Classic we are also holding a raffle. First prize is a fantastic €500 voucher from Harvey Travel. You could also win an overnight stay with breakfast and dinner at any of the Flynn group hotels. Other prizes include dinner for 2 at the Cliff House Hotel and the Tannery restaurant. All members are requested to support the raffle by buying a book of tickets or maybe selling a few books. Tickets are now on sale from committee members, also at the office and in the bar and restaurant. SOUTH EAST LEAGUE Due to the prevailing weather conditions our opening match vs Mahon at East Cork on Saturday 3rd March had to be postponed. West Waterford will host the league on Saturday 10th March and will have no match on that day. We play Fermoy at Castlemartyr on Sunday, 25th March. On Sunday, 8th April we travel to Mahon to play
Castlemartyr and on Sat., 14th April we take on East Cork at Fermoy. The South East league is an opportunity to try out players for the Bruen and Purcell panels, so if you are eligible and available on any of the dates please put your name on the entry sheets now. BRUEN AND PURCELL PANELS Entry sheets for eligible members wishing to be considered for Jimmy Bruen shield and Pierce Purcell shield panels are now posted on the notice board. Bruen panelists should have been no lower than 5 in 2017, and Purcell panelists no lower than 11 in 2017. It is also a requirement that they have returned a minimum of 4 qualifying cards in 2017. AUTUMN SENIORS FIXTURES 2018 Just a timely reminder that the Autumn Seniors Alliance will start in early April. The proposed fixture list is posted on the noticeboard. Anyone interested in playing please give your name to Pat Power. EASTER GOLF CAMPS 2018 Camp No.1 Tues. 27th – Fri., 30th March. Camp No. 2 Tues. 3rd-Fri., 6th April. Girls (age 5-13) 11am.- 12.30 p.m. Boys (aged 5-13) 1.30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: €25 pp. Golf clubs supplied. Book Now on 086 3521070. Email twmurphy@gmail.com FB Tim Murphy Coaching NEW MEMBERS WELCOME West Waterford can offer a variety of packages to anyone wishing to take up the game of golf. Renowned for its friendly atmosphere as well as being
home to two professional golfers, we at West Waterford would like you to sample what we have on offer. We pride ourselves on dealing with our members on a first name basis and involving all members in events at the club. Why not call along and talk to Gillian or Austin and discover for yourself an experience which you only get at West Waterford. SUNDAY LUNCH AT WEST WATERFORD – GENERAL PUBLIC WELCOME Thinking of somewhere new to go for Sunday lunch,then go no further than West Waterford Golf and Country Club. Located in the splendid setting of the Brickey Valley this is the ideal venue for the family lunch on Sunday. Remember you don’t have to be a member to visit our restaurant. The General Public are most welcome to our Sunday Lunch served from 12.30 to 3.30 each Sunday. The kids will enjoy the spacious surrounds within and outside the clubhouse. Our chef John offers a wide and varied menu to suit all tastes and you are assured of a hearty welcome and personal attention at West Waterford Golf Club. We look forward to serving you. LADIES GOLF Winter League: Round 5 – Matchplay round commenced on Monday 26th – Friday, 16th March. Team 1 v Team 2 - Curlews v Lapwings Team 3 v Team 6 Seagulls v Kittiwakes Team 4 v Team 5 Cormorants v Oystercatchers Due to the recent inclement weather the Matchplay will continue up to and including Friday, 16th March. The Grand Final will
take place on Sunday, March 18th, with all 6 scores to count. Other Competitions: There will be a 13 Hole Ongoing running alongside matchplay round and this will run until Friday, March 23rd. Also the usual 9 Hole March (2 cards to count). Results: Feburary 9 Hole results will follow next week. Mother’s Day Qualifying Competition: Qualifiers for the Mother's Day Competition sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre which took place on Thursday 22nd to Sunday, 25th February inclusive were as follows: Deirdre Ruane (17) – 32 pts Ciara Donnelly (31) – 29 pts Jo Swayne (16) – 28 pts Due to the weather situation, the date of Mother's Day Final has been deferred. This competition is a wonderful idea where the three local clubs work together. It is generously sponsored by Dungarvan Shopping Centre. Support the sponsors which is very important. Included you will see the happy participants as they set out to take part in the Qualifiers. They will require lots of support on the day of the Final. Get Into Golf: Get into Golf is a recent initiative by the CGI to help promote golf and boost membership. It has proved very successful in clubs where it has been implemented. We are delighted to be involved in 2018. The CGI representative Jennifer Hickey will meet members of the Ladies club in the clubhouse at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 8th March. We are expecting a big turnout of members at this important meeting.
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 9 March, 2018
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ALLIANZ NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES REFIXED FOR THIS WEEKEND WATERFORD’S last weekend’s postponements in the National leagues go ahead at the first opportunity with the footballers playing in Martinstown
near Kilmallock on Saturday at 7.00 p.m. while the hurlers welcome Clare to Walsh Park on Sunday for a 2.30 p.m. throw-in.
Waterford hurlers seek back-to-back wins ALLIANZ NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1A ROUND 5
WATERFORD V CLARE in Walsh Park Sunday, March 11th at 2.30 p.m. IT is said that losing becomes a habit and winning does as well, so hopefully Waterford’s senior hurlers
Pictured (top) is Stradbally village and the Stradbally GAA pitch (above) which were completely covered in snow on Friday, 2nd March
Bas Uachtarain C.L.C.G. Portlairge Nioclás Mac Craith THE GAA scene in the County was saddened to hear of the death of its President Nioclas Mac Craith in the fullness of years on Sunday last. The An Rinn clubman was a legendary figure in GAA circles not only in his own club and County but also at Provincial and National level. Very few if any Gaels in this County have a record comparable to Nioclas both on and off the field. Whilst attending UCC he captained the football team to a Sigerson Cup title in 1946/47 when defeating UCD in the final in Galway by 2-3 to 0-4. To this day, Nioclas is the only Waterford man to hold the distinction of captaining a Sigerson Cup winning side. In 1948, Nioclas played a starring role on the Waterford junior football team that won the Munster championship final against Limerick by 2-8 to 1-7 before losing out in the All Ireland semi final to Dublin. ‘’The game was won at midfield where the UCC pairing of Nioclas MacCraith (0-2) and Paddy Tyres had matters all their own. Outstanding on the Waterford team were the above two, P. Ahearne (Sliabh gCua), T. McGrath (Kill), C. Egan (Clashmore) and T. Curran and P. Lannon (both Dungarvan).’’ Ref: Observer 1948. The An Rinn man also had close connections with the Brickey Rangers club playing with them throughout the 1950’s and in 1963, he played full back on the senior football championship winning side that beat the reigning champions Kill by 2-8 to 1-2. He played alongside such players as Kevin Walsh, in goal, the Spratts, Bill, Justin and Michael, Patsy Donnolly, Peter Ferncombe, team captain Andy Hallissey, midfielders John Woods
Nioclás Mac Craith and Mick O’Farrell, Bill Lovett, Patsy Murray, Jim and Michael Walsh, Pat Curran, Tom Foley and John Sheehan. I measc na n-éachtaí a bhain Nioclás amach, d’imir sé i gCraobh Shóisear Phort Láirge, sa Pheil in 1941; in 1945, i gCraobh Sóisear na Mumhan sa Pheil in 1948 agus i gCraobh Sinsear Phort Láirge sa Pheil in 1963. Bhí sé ar Fhoireann Shóisear Phort Láirge in 1944, 1951 agus in 1959 agus d’imir sé i gCorn Uí Fhaoláin sa pheil in 1955, 1958; 1960. Ba chaptaen é An Craitheach ar an bhfoireann a bhuaigh Craobh Sigerson in Ollscoil Chorcaí sa bhliain 1946. When Nioclas Mac Craith’s playing days were over, he immersed himself fully in officialdom within the GAA being County chairman in 1970 and he became an authority on the rules and bye-laws of the Association. In 1974 he was elected Chairman of the Munster Council, the third Waterford man to achieve this honour after Lismore’s Vin O’Donoghue (1950-53) and
Pat Fanning, Mt. Sion, (1962-65) and he was later followed in 20072010 by Lismore’s Jimmy O’Gorman. Ba chúis mór bhróid dó go raibh sé mar Chathaoirleach ar CLG na Rinne, CLG na Brice agus CLG Phort Láirge comh maith le bheith ina Chathaoirleach ar Chomhairle na Mumhan, Cumann Iomána na Mumhan agus Coiste na Gaeilge Pháirc an Chrócaigh. At the time of his regretted passing, Nioclas was life President of the GAA in the Deise County, a role he inherited from Seamus O’Brien (R.I.P.) in 2013 and his last appearance on the GAA scene so to speak was at the Annual County Convention of two years ago in Lawlors Hotel when he addressed delegates in his beloved teanga ghaelach. The Observer extends its sincere sympathy to Nioclas’ family on this very sad occasion, da mhic Carthach agus Nioclas, inionacha Rionach, Brid Og, Caoimhe agus Maire, a dhreathair Seamus agus a dheirfiur Pauline. Ait i measc na naomh go mbeidh aige ar neamh. The funeral arrangements for the late Nioclás MacCraith, Uachtarán CLG Phort Láirge, Iar Cathaoirleach Chomhairle na Mumhan agus Iar Cathaoirleach Choiste Chontae Phort Láirge are as follows: Á thórramh i dTig Tórraimh Uí Chadhla, Dún Garbhán Dé Máirt 6ú lá Márta ó 4 i.n. Coróinn Mhuire ag 8 i.n. Aifreann Coirp ag 12.00 ar an gCéadaoin 7ú Márta i Séipéal San Nioclás, An Rinn. Adlacadh tar éis an Aifrinn i Reilig na Cille. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
can put back-to-back victories together when they play high flying Clare in their final Division 1A Group game of this year’s Allianz NHL at Walsh Park this Sunday. Clare will provide a different proposition to Cork and the fare at Walsh Park should not be as openly played as last Sunday which lacked championship type intensity overall. Clare’s defeat to Wexford last Sunday has not started the alarm bells ringing as the Banner County were already qualified for the knockout stages following three consecutive wins early on. This game will be a good test for
Derek McGrath’s charges against good opposition and the team to do duty should be the same up to and including midfield. The line-out of the forward division is unpredictable with the emphasis mainly on outside running forwards than having scorers close to goal. Qualification for the quarter finals seems to be only an unanticipated mathematical possibility and the likelihood is that our final competitive game before the Munster championship will be a relegation play-off against Cork in the near future. Forecast: Clare.
Bottom of the table clash in Martinstown Allianz National Football League Division 4 Round 5
WATERFORD V LIMERICK in Martinstown Saturday, March 10th at 7.00 p.m. BOTH Limerick and Waterford prop up the Allianz NFL Division 4 table with one point from four games played. Limerick are the basement side having a worse scoring difference on -25 compared to -15 for
the Deise. Sunday’s outing up Treaty side is an ideal opportunity for both Counties to record their first victory and, depending on results elsewhere, move up a place or two on the League table with two further games to play. Waterford finished strongly in last week’s game against Carlow in Carriganore, helped by the introduction of some effective second half substitutes and it will be interesting to see if team management will reassess their starting fifteen on foot of this. There should be little between these teams and Limerick, on
home soil, may well shade the verdict here. The home team will be very disappointed with their league campaign to date and they will see Saturday’s fixture as an opportunity to move off the bottom of the league. Though losing their last three games, Waterford have been playing well at times and if they can be more consistent for longer periods and play like they did in the final twenty minutes last week, then they are well capable of coming home from Martinstown with the two league points. Forecast: Waterford.
Western and County Under 21 Football Championships
Ballinacourty defends their title this weekend JUST a matter of weeks after winning the 2017 County Under 21 ‘A’ Football title, Ballinacourty put their crown on the line in the quarter final of this year’s championship at the Gold Coast this Sunday, March 11th with a 11.30 a.m. throw-in time. Last year’s ‘B’ champions, Comeragh Gaels will provide the opposition on this occasion, the group side from Modeligo, Touraneena, Colligan and Kilgobinet having been upgraded in both codes in this age group for 2018. Ballinacourty will naturally enter this game as favourites to advance and like the Gaels, they
will have the bulk of their panel available for this season’s campaign. It will be interesting to see how well Comeragh Gaels will fare against the current ‘A’ champions reflecting how much if any at all is the difference in both grades in this age group. U-21 ‘B’ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Meanwhile, the Western ‘B’ under 21 football championship gets under way also on Sunday with four games listed, all commencing at 11.00 a.m. Cois Bhride who won the Minor equivalent three years ago will be favourites to advance against Stradbally, venue to be
confirmed, while Dungarvan, having been graded in this division for the first time in years, will be without the Devine brothers Mick and John who transferred to Comeragh Gaels, and the Blues will have it all to do to get a result against St. Olivers at the Sean Phobail venue. Clashmore/Kinsalebeg brought Comeragh Gaels to extra-time in last year’s Western final and this gives them the nod against local rivals Ardmore in Cappoquin while Kilrossanty’s good minor team of two years ago may have the edge on An Ghaeltacht in the final game of the day.
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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 9 March, 2018
Gaelic Jottings Tragic young deaths in Kerry TRIBUTES have poured in after the tragic passing of two young Kerry GAA club members involved with the Dingle and Dr. Crokes clubs. 14-year-old Dingle player Aodhán O’Connor died of an injury he sustained in a schools GAA match last week when he had been in action for Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in a Kerry schools game played in Dingle. 11-year-old Amy O’Connor, a member of the Dr. Crokes Club, passed away after a battle with cancer. In a great gesture, Dr. Crokes captain Johnny Buckley had invited her to the podium in the Hogan Stand to help him lift the Andy Merrigan Cup after their All-Ireland Club final win last March.
The Beast has a feast LAST weekend’s national league programme was decimated by the snowfalls all over the country. A full round of fixtures in both the national football and hurling leagues were postponed and unable to proceed as the Arctic weather front gripped the nation, with the coldest weather in three decades on the way. With transport chaos, widespread school closures and disruptions to supermarket supplies the order of the day, the sports calendar was also destined to be affected. The situation in hurling was particularly delicate as - with promotion, relegation and quarter-final places still very much up in the air in most divisions - the fifth round of matches in each section needed to take place at the same time. Disruptions posed a major problem in the HL as there is no obvious free weekend available between now and the scheduled final on March 24th, while April has of course been designated to clubs. A full revised fixtures programme to cover the remaining rounds of the Allianz Leagues was issued last Monday, March 5th. - Round 5 of the Allianz Hurling League will now take place this weekend (March 10th/11th) - The Division 1 Allianz Hurling League quarter-finals will move to the weekend of March 17th/18th, the semi-finals to the weekend of March 24th/25th and the Allianz Hurling League final to March 31st - Round 5 of the Allianz Football League - due to be played this weekend will move to March 10th/11th. All of last weekend's Lidl National Ladies Football League games were postponed along with the Allianz League games due to adverse weather conditions. Counties involved in Division 3 and 4 will play this round on the weekend of the 17th/18th March and Counties involved in Division 1 and 2 will play their games on the weekend of the 7th/8th April. The All-Ireland Senior and Intermediate Camogie Club Championship finals, which were due to take place at Croke Park last Sunday, were also cancelled. The Ladies Gaelic Football Association also called off its annual Congress last weekend amid weather concerns over Storm Emma. Congress had been scheduled to take place in Dundalk but the severe weather warning in place forced the LGFA to release the following statement: "Due to the severe weather forecast it has been decided to postpone our Annual Congress, which was due to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Dundalk). "It has been rescheduled for the same venue on the weekend of April 27-28.
Locally, due to the adverse weather conditions all games in the Senior Football League and Minor Football Championship scheduled for last weekend were postponed and refixtures will be advised in due course.
Too much talk HARDLY a week goes by and either on a newspaper or on the computer there is an interview with the Waterford senior hurling manager Derek McGrath. It’s fast becoming a worn out record and really the role model for any County manager must be the most successful one of all time, Brian Cody of Kilkenny, who we only notice on the sideline when the Cats are playing. His record is second to none and the recent league games against Waterford and Tipperary goes to show once again that ‘Cody’ is devoting all his time to developing another era of a good Kilkenny team with new wearers of the black and amber beginning to emerge at present. In the meantime, Waterford manager Derek McGrath admits he went through "a winter of wondering" before deciding to commit to a fifth season with the Deise men. McGrath has revealed that he was ready to step down after his team's All-Ireland SHC final defeat to Galway last September. However, after speaking to players and management over the Winter season, the De La Salle man says he was motivated to go at it again in 2018. "Can you go again? Can you reach that summit? Can you find a different way - do you need to find a different way? The questions pertaining are very obvious questions nearly straight away," said the Deise boss. "Given the type of character I am, and most of the lads are on the panel, that's the type of thing you'd question all over a Winter...of not discontent, but a Winter of wondering. "That's where we find ourselves now, even after three defeats in the league and one victory. Finding a steady path toward getting the best out of ourselves come the summer." In our own view we also have too many ex and current players constantly being interviewed instead of getting on and concentrating with the basics of inter-county preparation. Meanwhile, Austin Gleeson insists Waterford's hurlers have been doing their best in the national hurling league. Na Deise looked like a pale imitation of the side that roared to last year's All-Ireland final as they lost their first three Division 1A games before finally sealing their first win of the year in Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday: "It's a weird one because we are going out to win every game we play. It looks like from the outside that we are not giving it our all." "But we actually are; there was a comment passed by one of the lads last week that maybe we were trying too hard that nothing is coming off for us and everything is just not falling in place for us. "It was good to get the win over Cork and looking at the results elsewhere, you never know, we could be there again in two weeks against the same opposition in the relegation battle but we'll see what happens."
Laoisman leads the way NOW that the Beast from the East has given us some tine to draw our breath after a hectic four rounds of Allianz NFL games it is interesting to take a peep at the scoring charts overall and in the four different divisions.
Pictured outside McGrath’s Shop on Mitchel Street, Dungarvan on Saturday last getting some vital shopping in the snow were left to right: Natanya Geoghegan, Pat Geoghegan, Tony Rogers, Damien Geoghegan and Ronan Geoghegan.
Laois' Gary Walsh is now six points clear in the 2018 Allianz Football League scoring charts. Four rounds have so far been played and the O’Mooreman has scored on 3-27. The Laois livewire took up the running after his 1-8 haul versus Leitrim in the second round and he has remained in front ever since. The most prolific player in Division 1, Paddy McBrearty (0-30) sits in second place but Conor Sweeney is now just one point behind him after the Tipperary star notched 0-9 in the win over Meath to bump his overall tally to 2-23. Only three points separate McBrearty in 2nd from last year's top marksman John Heslin in 5th as Leitrim's Keith Beirne (the highest individual scorer of the week with 2-8) makes his move after doubling his total against Limerick.
GAA Chairpersons unveiled – Not a Waterford man in sight THE GAA has released a list of the people appointed to serve as chairpersons to its Central Committees from 2018-2021. Kilkenny's Ned Quinn will chair the Competitions Control Committee while Matt Shaw from Westmeath chairs the Hearings Committee and Brian Rennick (Meath) is chairman of the Appeals Committee. Also appointed by new GAA President John Horan are Willie Barrett (Tipperary, Referees' Development); Donal Smyth (Meath, Referees' Appointments); Colin Morgan (Cavan, Financial Management); John Murphy (Sligo, Infrastructure), Ciaran McLaughlin (Tyrone, Games Development), Liam Keane (Meath, Rules Advisory), Dick Clerkin (Monaghan Medical, Scientific & Welfare). David Hassan from Derry chairs the Standing Committee on Playing Rules and Wexford's Sheamus Howlin will chair the Insurance & Risk Management Committee. Others named are Fergal P. McCormack (Down, Audit); Jimmy O'Dwyer (Dublin, Hurling Development); Paddy Flood (Monaghan, Officer Development Committee); Micheál Martin (Wexford, Fixtures Analysis Committee; Sean Dunnion (Donegal, IT); Seamus Woods (Tyrone, Post Primary Schools Council); Brendan O'Brien (London, Coiste Na bhFeilte); Mick Rock (Roscommon, Club Committee). Others appointed are... WORLD GAA: Niall Erskine (Donegal). POC FADA: Tom Ryan (Dublin). HEALTH & WELLBEING: Bríd McGoldrick (Longford). COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, URBAN & RURAL: Colm Cummins (Offaly). COMMUNICATIONS: Ger Ryan (Tipperay). COISTE NA GAEILGE: Seosamh MacDonnchadha (Gaillimh). HISTORY & COMMEMORATTIONS: Damian White (Offaly). CHILD WELFARE & PROTECTION: Frances Stephenson (Wicklow). HEALTH & SAFETY: Shay Bannon (Tipperary). SCÓR – tbc: YOUTH CONSULTATION: Diarmaid Cahill (Down). CODE OF BEST PRACTICE AND CONDUCT APPEALS PANEL: Adrian O'Kane (Tyrone). GAMES FOR ALL: Brian Armitage (Fermanagh). CONTINENTAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP (CYC): Liam Hegarty (Philadelphia). THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: Two Nominees of the President and Director General, Liam Keane (Meath), Eddie Sullivan (Dublin).
"It is just embarrassing being part of the Association" CPA chairman Micheál Briody says the manner in which the motion calling for transparency at Congress was rejected is embarrassing for the Association. Backed by the Club Players Association, the St. Mary's Club in Rosslare brought a motion to Congress at the weekend proposing that 'each delegate's vote on all motions at annual or special congress shall be recorded and published in the minutes thereafter'. But the call for transparency was comprehensively defeated, with 83% voting against it. “When you look at our motion and the logic of our motion, it is just embarrassing being part of the Association," Briody blast in The Irish Times. “It's embarrassing that we don't have transparency of the nature that's required…They can no longer tell us this is the most democratic organisation, because democracy dies in darkness. And if you don't have transparency, then you don't have a true democracy, or a true democratic unit."
Waterford hurling goals – ‘Hens’ Teeth DESPITE missing the Kilkenny clash due to his Fitzgibbon Cup exploits with UL, Tipperary's Jason Forde still leads the way in Division 1A. Waterford’s Pauric Mahony currently occupies third spot,
thanks in the main to his class freetaking ability but the key stat from a Waterford point of view is the absence of any player in the top 30 list of goal scorers. It is the age old argument under the present ‘sweeper’ system, with a forward division so few in numbers, goals are a rare variety compared to our All-Ireland winning under 21 team when a full compliment of strikers yielded an average of a whopping five goals in most outings. Top Ten Division 1A Leaguer Scorers: 1. Jason Forde, Tipperary 3-28 (37). 2. TJ Reid, Kilkenny 1-27 (30). 3. Pauric Mahony, Waterford 0-30 (30). 4. Patrick Horgan, Cork 1-26 (29). 5. Lee Chin, Wexford 0-28 (28). 6. Peter Duggan, Clare 1-24 (27). 7. David Reidy, Clare 2-14 (20). 8. Conor Lehane, Cork 1-15 (18). 9. Michael Breen, Tipperary 2-11 (17). 10. Alan Murphy, Kilkenny 0-16 (16).
Team of the Week TADHG De Burca at number 7 and Austin Gleeson at number 8 were named on the Hogan Stand Hurling team of the week after the County’s NHL win over Cork in Pairc Ui Ghaineamh last Sunday week.
Scór Na Seachtaine THE Beast from the East’s strike against Ireland last weekend which finished off all games over the weekend.
Fraher Field Classics THIS week’s Fraher Field Classics, courtesy of the editor of the Dungarvan Observer and from the pen of John A. Murphy features the Western Primary junior hurling Winter league game on the newspaper dated March 30th, 1968 between the newly formed Eire Og Club in Dungarvan and Kilgobinet. “Eire Og Make Winning debut”. Eire Og 6-2; Kilgobinet 4-4.
Sympathy THE Observer extends its sincere sympathy to the Glesson family Knockboy, Touraneena on the death of Mike Glesson last week. The Gleeson family have strong connections with the GAA in the Touraneena, Fourmilewater and Nire areas.
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Former Ballinacourty teams BALLINACOURTY’S victory in the 2017 County under 21 final against Gaultier in their home patch so to speak, the Gold Coast, aroused a lot of interest locally and many the chat took place about ‘Courty teams before the amalgamation with Abbeyside and indeed since, of teams that donned the green and white jerseys. We are fortunate this week that some information and photos from the collection of the late Tony Mansfield was forwarded to us by his son Michael and these capture the successful existence of the ‘Gold Coast’ club in days gone by. THE 1954 JUNIOR FOOTBALL CONTROVERSY (Source, Abbeyside/ Ballinacourty History Book 1980) 1954 ended in a fierce and deep-felt storm of controversy. Indeed there are strong feelings to the present day that Balliancourty did not get the full ‘’Cothrom na Feinne’’ in the matter which caused all the steam. It has to be remembered that the early 1950’s were beset by difficulties organising games at the Dungarvan Gaelic Field,(later named Fraher Field).In those years the field was practically wide open with great gaps in the railings. It was next to impossible to steward the field in these conditions and games were interfered with, week after week, to a greater or less extent. In the junior football championship Ballinacourty beat Dungarvan in the first round, no score available, and then beat Rinn O gCuanach by 6-8 to 0-3, Valley Rovers by 1-5 to 0-2 and then Stradbally in the Western final by 24 to 1-5. Few realised at the end of the Stradbally game that a whole load of trouble lay ahead and most thought that the game had ended quietly and uneventful. However, there was an objection which said that the referee had awarded a free to Stradbally just at the end, but did not then allow it to be taken. At the Western Board, the objection was defeated on a vote. Stradbally then appealed to the County Board where the debate tended towards the view that the Western Board had underestimated the significance of the referee’s decision in awarding a free and not allowing it to be taken in view of the fact that a referee having whistled for a free cannot subsequently change his mind. On a vote of 12-7 they decided on a replay. Ballinacourty, infuriated, informed the Western Board that they would not take part in the replay. Then the referee made a published statement that he could not recollect giving a free and complained strongly that he had not been backed up by the County Board. At this stage of the controversy the County senior football final came to be played in the Gaelic Field between Dungarvan and St. Otterans, an Eastern Group side. Encroaching spectators caused the referee to abandon the game after 54 minutes. Afterwards there was an amount of ‘’argy-bargy’’ by Ballinacourty followers who seemed to shout a few words of more than encouragement to the County Board Chairman who was in the dressing rooms, and with whom, at this stage, they identified their grievance. A special County Board meeting
was called by the chairman, who was unable to attend, and the Board voted to set up a committee “To enquire into the circumstances surrounding all developments since the last decision of the County Board in the Stradbally v Western Board appeal, and to enquire into the apparently contradictory statements of the referee and a member or members of the Board concerning the awarding of an alleged free.’’ Meanwhile, the ‘new’ Western final went ahead with Geraldines beating Stradbally by 1-2 to 1-1. The investigation committee agreed: 1. That a referee’s decision as to fact and time is final, but was forced to the conclusion that the referee did actually award a free and subsequently changed his mind contrary to Rule 106 O.G. and terminated the game. 2. Deplored the Press Statement of the referee and its criticism of the County Chairman. 3. Found the scenes at the County Senior Football final after the game were primarily caused by Ballinacourty spectators. 4. Ballinacourty appealed unsuccessfully against the acceptance of the findings to the Munster Council. Solicitor’s letters were next to figure and the whole business had gone very far away from the original matter of dealing with an objection and it took some time to settle and drop into the half forgotten memory of things. Ballinacourty Win 1965 County Intermediate Football Title Celebrations of extraordinary proportions took place the day after Ballinacourty became the first club from the West of the County to win the Intermediate football title, achieved in November 1965. Almost forty cars took part in a motorcade from Abbeyside to Ballinroad and on to the point where huge bonfires burned. The previous day Ballinacourty defeated Eastern champions Rathgormack by 3-9 to 1-0 at the Gaelic Field while they earlier captured the Western crown at the expense of Clashmore on a score of 2-8 to 0-2. In the first round of the championship, Cappoquin were beaten by 3-5 to 0-4 followed by a 3-8 to 1-0 victory over Affane. The team selectors were Paddy Daly, Paddy Joe Morrissey, Paddy Joe Dwane, Michael Foley, Tony Mansfield, also the trainer, and John McGrath. Of that team there are some connections with the Ballinacourty team that won the 2017 Under 21 Football title a few weeks ago. Present owner of the Gold Coast, John McGrath is grandfather of Darragh McGrath and Jack Elsted is uncle to the team captain John Elsted. 2017 selector Michael Enright is son of 1965 player Pat Enright while fellow selector Donnachadha Enright and first aid officer Emer Enright are son and daughter of Dom Enright. UNDER 21 COUNTY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS IN 1971 Ballinacourty’s under 21 footballers retained the Western title for the third year in succession in 1971 with a clear 2-8 to 0-2 win over Ardmore at the Gaelic Field. Earlier wins in this champions weer against Stradbally by 1-12 to 0-4, An Rinn by 3-8 to 0-3 and Affane by 2-5 to 1-7. The County final turned out to be
a hectic and thrilling encounter with the reigning champions defeating Dunhill by 0-5 to 0-3. This side was the breathing ground for Ballinacourty’s three
senior title wins in 1978, 79 and 81 against Clashmore, Ferrybank and Ardmore respectively. Many of this panel enjoyed these successes such as Nicky Cashin, Michael
O’Flynn, Marty Kiely, Felix Shields, Michael Hanrahan, Jim Kiely, Eddie Cashin, John Moloney and Richie Hanrahan. Sadly three members of the
1971 Under 21 winning team have passed to their eternal reward, John Buster Fraher, Michael O’Flynn, Jimmy Kelleher and Felix Shields.
Ballinacourty team of 1954 still regarded by the club as the Western junior football champions of that year. Back Row: left to right: J. Power, Danny O’Connor, Austin Flynn, A. Foley, Johnny Power, Jimmy Terry, M. Burke, Johnny Morrissey, J. Clancy, Tommy Parsons. Front Row: Left to Right: G. Morrissey, Johnny O’Connor, Johnny Hogan, Patcheen Whelan, Michael Foley, Thomas Hogan, Mick Farrell, Michael Hogan.
Ballinacourty Win 1965 County Intermediate Football Title. Back Row: Left to Right: Liam Enright, Pakie Hogan, Eddie Moore, Don O’Connor, Michael Kiely, Brian O’Connor, John Cosgrave, Michael Hogan, Bernard Shields, Pat Norris, Tony Mansfield, Peader Wall, Donal Whelan. Front Row: Left to Right: Paddy Daly, Danny Barry, Davy Murray, Jack Elsted, Pat Enright, John McGrath, Pat McGovern, Johnny Hogan, Vincent Byrne, Joe Flynn.
1971 County Under 21 Football Champions. Back Row: Left to Right: Paddy Cashin, Aidan Barron, John ‘Buster’ Fraher, Michael Fives, Humphrey Kelleher, Michael O’Connor, Jimmy Fraher, Nicky Cashin, Michael O’Flynn. Middle Row: Left to Right: John Beatty, Jimmy Kelleher, Marty Kiely, Felix Shields, Michael Hanrahan, Jim Kiely, Eddie Cashin, Vincent Feeney. Seated: Left to Right: John Moloney, Donal O’Connor, Richie Hanrahan and Peter Flynn.
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Club Focus Wednesday, 18th March, 1998 CHURCH & GENERAL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Exciting drawn game at Stradbally Waterford 3-9; Limerick 2-12. THIS final National Football League game was a very exciting and enjoyable encounter played at the Stradbally venue on Sunday afternoon last. All in all a draw was a fair result. Both teams will now play in Division IV in the 1998/’99 competition along with Carlow, Kilkenny, Antrim, London, Wexford and surprisingly. Limerick, playing down into the county goal, had the better of the opening exchanges and they led by double scores with 18 minutes played, 0-6 to 0-3, with evergreen veteran Timmy Cummins scoring no less than five of those points. Waterford kept battling away and influential full forward Martin Power, who had scored 0-3 by that stage, put Olivers Costello in for a well taken goal in the 30th minute to level the scoring at 1-5 to 0-8. Liam Daniels and Costello were their other point scorers. That man Cummins again had their final say with a neat point to leave the visitors in front at the break, 0-9 to 1-5. BRILLIANT MOVEMENT After Ray Hennessy had levelled the scoring with a point in the 31st minute, a Limerick shot saw the ball coming back off the upright with Tom Brennan being fouled as he effected a good save. Then Brennan initiated a brilliant movement as his free found Niall Geary, who passed to Liam Daniels. He passed to Richie Power whose pass was collected by full forward Martin Power who put Olivers Costello
in again for another well taken goal, 2-6 to 0-9 in the 36th minute. Back came Limerick in the 43rd minute when substitute Damien Ready burst through, was fouled, with a penalty resulting which Micheál Reidy duly drove to the net, 2-6 to 1-9. Liam Daniels regained the lead with a good point and a long ball in saw Kevin Walsh surging through to rattle the net with a good right footed shot. Colin Keane, soloing goalwards, was flattened, with Martin Power again on target from the resultant free, 3-8 to 1-9 with 48 minutes played. Again a silly mistake in defence when the ball was dropped saw Micheál Reidy sidefooting the ball to the net. Colin Keane pointed, 3-9 to 2-9. M. Reidy and Noel Mulvihill, a magnificent effort, was on target for Limerick, 3-9 to 2-11. Both teams shot a brace of wides before that man again, yes Timmy Cummins, popped over the equalising point in the 58th minute. Subsequently, referee N. Collins sent Martin Power (Waterford) and T. McGarry (Limerick) off and in the final attack Limerick bundled the ball to the net, but rightly a free out resulted as Tom Brennan was fouled in possession. Waterford Scorers: O. Costello 2-1, M. Power 0-4, K. Walsh 1-0, L. Daniels 0-2, R. Hennessy and C. Keane 0-1 each. Limerick Scorers: M. Reidy 2-3, T. Cummins 0-7, M. Dineen and N. Mulvihill 0-1 each. Waterford: T. Brennan; I. Walsh, D. McMahon, M. Fenton; G. Walsh, N. Geary, M. Kiely; L. Daniels, R. Power; C. Keane, A. Hubbard, R. Hennessy; K. Walsh, M. Power, O. Costello. Limerick: E. Scollard; M. McMahon, D. Sheehy, G. O’Connor; S. Ahearne, J. Quann, N. Kelly; M. Dineen, M. O’Doherty; N. Mulvihill, T. McGarry, F. Finan; T. Cummins, D. Reidy, M. Reidy. Subs: C. Memanan for S. Ahearne; J. Kiely for F. Finan; B. Ryan for C. Memanan. Referee: M Collins (Cork).
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TEAMS OF TIMES GONE BY MUNSTER U-21 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Championship: Munster U-21 Footbll Championship. Venue: Cashel. Date: Saturday, 14th March, 1998. Half-time score: Clare 0-10; Waterford 1-0. Full-time score: Clare 0-18; Waterford 2-3. Waterford team: P. Murphy; G. Cullinane, M. Supple, C. Barrett; S. Veale, B. Power, B. Cliffe; M. Reddy, J. Barry; J. Twomey, C. Keane, K. Curran; D. Ryan, S. O’Rourke, C. Hennessy. Subs. used: L. Hurney, D. Lyons and K. Lenane.
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FORDE’S DAYBREAK FORECAST CORNER All Last Week’s Games Postponed. This Week’s Forecasts: NHL: Clare v (Waterford). NFL: Waterford v (Limerick). Under 21 ‘A’ Football: Ballinacourty v (Comeragh Gaels). Under 21 ‘B’ Football: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg v (Ardmore). Kilrossanty v (An Ghaeltacht), Dungarvan v (St. Olivers), Cois Bhride v (Stradbally), Portlaw/Ballyduff v (St. Mary’s). Senior Football League: Group A: Stradbally v (Gaultier), An Rinn v (Brickeys), Nire v (Portlaw). Group B: Clashmore/Kinsalebeg v (Dungarvan), Ballinacourty v (Kilrossanty), Rathgormack v (Ardmore). To Date: 15 Forecasts. 7 Correct. 8 Incorrect. Success Rate: 47%.
WLR & Granville Hotel GAA Award October winner, Ballygunner’s Philip Mahony pictured with Annie Fitzgerald, Anne Marie Norris and Emily Mahony. [Noel Browne]
The first winner of The Kevin Casey Emerging Young GAA Player Award was Gaultier camogie player Annie Fitzgerald and she is pictured with Marguerite Casey, wife of the late Kevin Casey and her parents, Gail O’Sullivan and Anthony Fitzgerald at the WLR & Granville Hotel GAA Awards. [Noel Browne]
Waterford Ladies Football Senior League match rescheduled OUR senior team were to play Tipperary last Sunday but like all other matches it was postponed due to adverse weather conditions. It will now be played the weekend of the 7th/8th April. ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE We have entry for a number of club teams from U-8s to adult level in the Dungarvan St. Patrick's Day Parade including coaches with all clubs wearing their club colours. If interested, club mentors are asked to contact development.waterfordl-
gfa@gmail.com LGFA FUNDAMENTALS COACHING COURSE Date: Sat., 28th April, 2018 Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Location: Rainbow Hall Kilmacthomas To book a place your club will need to send an email to both of the following email address including the names of the coaches. development.waterfordlgfa@gmail.co m (development officer) and waterfordladiesfootball@gmail.com
(Waterford Admin) Coaches must be 16 years and over. Course costs €20 per coach with limited spaces. GAELTACHT BURSARIES Munster LGFA are offering three Gaeltacht Bursaries to post primary school girls attending an Irish College in 2018. Each bursary is valued at €400. Closing date for applications is March 30th. Full details can be found on the munsterlgfa.com website
Senior Football League games this weekend THE postponed Round 1 County senior football league games have been deferred further and Round 2 will take place this Saturday, March 10th with all games starting at 4.00 p.m. at the venue of the first named
side. Group A: An Rinn v Brickeys, Stradbally v Gaultier, Nire v Portlaw. Group B: Clashmore/ Kinsalebeg v Dungarvan,
Kilrossanty v Ballinacourty, Rathgormack v Ardmore. MINOR FOOTBALL The County minor football championship will commence with Round 2 on Sunday, March 18th.
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A tribute to Monty Guiry from Kill GAA Club A LOT has been said over the past fortnight about the man, but from a Kill perspective there will never be another Monty Guiry. Many more players will come and go but without fear of contradiction he was Kill’s greatest ever footballer. With a record of having played in 10 senior football county finals (including replays) over three decades, plus a junior football final and three hurling county finals, not to mention numerous appearances for Waterford and Munster over a 10year period, one can see how he was held in such high esteem by his club and county colleagues, and countless others he came across during his colourful sporting life. It all started at a young age in the small confines of the Kill schoolyard under the tutelage of the remarkable Dan O’Brien, NT, with Dick Fitzgerald’s book ‘How to Play Gaelic Football’ a subject for all boys in those days. Monty embraced these lessons as he led the under-14s to county success in 1951 as captain. Seventeen years later he would crown his career as he once again captained Kill, this time to a 3-in-a-row senior success against up-and-coming Tramore. What set Monty apart from a Kill point of view was his longevity. We know about his skill, bravery, stamina and style, but remarkably, having first played for our club at adult level in the mid-’50s, he was still at it 31 years later — this time in junior hurling at his favourite venue, Fraher Field. After two epic Eastern final games against the ‘new force’ in Waterford GAA, St. Saviours, Modeligo stood in our way for
county honours in 1986. With the clock ticking into injury time and Kill trailing by two points, a sideline ball came in from under the bank side. It somehow made its way across the square and there to “scoop it in” (in his own words) was Monty, winning the day for the green & white at the ripe old age of 48. As young lads growing up, Monty was all our fathers’ idol and when the next generation came along we all looked up to him and all those other heroes from the ’60s. But Monty was the ‘Colm Cooper’, the ‘Diarmuid Connolly’, the man with the golden touch. In our youth, his enduring energy belied his years. There was no better man than Monty to follow and play all sports. He fancied himself as a soccer player back in the day and donned the Swan United jersey on more than one occasion. He loved his bet on the horses and Cheltenham was the festival he always looked forward to most. Pool was another game to which he applied his determination and will-to-win to great effect. Pitch and Putt on the Prom in Tramore led him to the bigger stage as he developed into a fine golfer in later years, with that famous citeóg swing that served the Clonmel, Gold Coast and Williamstown Clubs so well. The game of cards was another of Monty’s favourite pastimes, looking foward to games on Saturday nights, and on Sundays after a match of course when his competitive instincts remained to the fore, as many in Kirwans Bar can attest to. Squash and badminton were also in his repertoire, not to mention pitch-and-toss in John Joe’s lane
Three-in-a-row: The Kill team, captained by Monty Guiry (with the Conway Cup) that won a third consecutive county senior football title in 1968.
on many a summer evening. Monty really could turn his hand to anything — he was the ultimate allrounder. The respect he was held in stretched far and wide, and its measure was there for all to see at his wake and removal as clubs
Cappoquin Camogie Club CAN you help us to find out the names of the players? We are also trying to locate pictures of past teams, players, match programmes etc. These pictures will be scanned and returned to you asap. Please help us to preserve Cappoquin Camogie Club's past, as we build on the present. If you can identify any player in the photo, or have a picture contact 0876843007 REGISTRATION A player registration evening will be held on Saturday March 10th from 6-7.30pm in the CYMS hall for club membership fees to be paid. Membership fees for 2018 remain unchanged from last year at: Under 18 players: €35 Adult players: €50 Non-playing members: €5 Family: €65 (includes parents/guardians and under 18 players only, adult playing members not included in family membership).
Final deadline for receipt of membership forms and fees is March 18th. TRAINING *U-18 and Adult training will be held on Friday evening at 8.15 pm in the Cappoquin Community Centre and Sunday morning at 10 am on the pitch *Indoor Camogie: Under 6, 8 and 10's. €3 per child / €5 per family, Thursdays 5:45-6.45 pm in Cappoquin Community Centre. All children who attend all training sessions will receive a Cappoquin Camogie T-Shirt. New Players always welcome. Contact 087 990 66 19 *All other times will be updated on Facebook/Twitter first so please keep an eye on our social pages. New members always welcome. SPARE HELMETS We are looking for your old spare or old unused kids helmets to be donated to the club for new players to use and try the sport. All your help is greatly appreciated.
Cappoquin Camogie team in 1928.
from inside and outside the county were represented; something that was much appreciated by his family and the Kill club. His remains left his nearby home and were met at the crossroads in Kill by a guard of honour, formed by former team-mates and
members of other clubs, that led to the church gate. There his coffin was draped in the blue of Munster, the white of Waterford and of course that famous No.11 Kill jersey that he wore so often, and with such verve and pride. On behalf of the Kill club we ex-
tend our sympathies to Monty’s daughter Leona, his partner Paula, brothers Terry, Ger and Tucker, sister Sheila, and all his relations. May you rest in peace Monty and may your native Kill sod rest easily on your soul. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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2017 Match of the Month – February
Waterford Footballers off to a winning start ALLIANCE DIVISION 4 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Waterford ………………... 2-16; London ……………………. 1-8. MONTHS of preparation for the start of the National Football League brought its just rewards at Ardmore last Sunday when the County team were most deserving 0-11 winners over the Gaels from across the water. Nobody would have expected this winning margin but it was a fair reflection of Waterford’s dominance and it could have been by even more if all the goal chances that were created in both halves were taken. There was surely no pitch in Ireland in as good a shape as Pairc Naomh Deaglain last Sunday and despite all the recent rain there was little or no signs of a game having been played on it after the final whistle. There was a good attendance at the seaside venue and it is one that all concerned would do well to return to for another home game later in the league. By and large the starting fifteen was along its usual lines while the inclusion of Donie Breathnach and Conor Murray this year has been a worthwhile addition. Perhaps London wasn’t as strong as previous encounters between the
sides but Waterford’s fitness and preparation had much to do with their inferiority on the day. Room for improvement there is no doubt in the Waterford camp, some of the goal chances not taken would prove costly against stronger opposition while the forward division had the unenviable stat of all six players shooting wide of the posts. Waterford’s Top Three: Thomas O’Gorman, Paul Whyte, Patrick Hurney. London’s Top Three: Liam Gavaghan, Rory Mason, Caoimhin Carty. Observer’s Man of the Match: Thomas O’Gorman. Number of Scorers: Waterford 7. London 2. Scores from Play: Waterford 2-11. London 0-5. Frees For: Waterford 28. London 24. Wides: Waterford 10. London 4. Score of the Match: Paul Whyte’s 29th minute point for Waterford from play. Scorers – Waterford: Paul Whyte 1-5 (2f), Patrick Hurney 0-6 (3f), Gavin Crotty 1-0, Donie Breathnach 0-2, Brian Looby, Conor Murray and
Michael Curry 0-1 each. London: Rory Mason 1-4 (1-3f), Liam Gavaghan 0-4. Waterford: Stephen Enright; Tadhg O hUallachain, Thomas O’Gorman, Brian Looby; James McGrath, Stephen Prendergast, Ray O Ceallaigh; Tommy Prendergast, Michael Curry; Michael O’Halloran, Paul Whyte, Conor Murray; Donie Breathnach, Joey Veale, Patrick Hurney. Subs: Gavin Crotty for Conor Murray and Fearghal O Cuirrin for Michael O’Halloran (both 49), Frank Galvin for Ray O Ceallaigh and Liam Lawlor for Joey Veale (both 56), Stephen Dalton for Stephen Prendergast (62), Kenny Murphy for Stephen Dalton (b/c, 72). London: Conor Hallissey; Philip Butler, Caoimhin Carty, Conor O’Neill; Cormac Coyne, Ryan Jones, Jarlath Branagan; Anthony McDermott, James Gartlan; Adrian Moyles, Mark Gottsche, Liam Gavaghan; Rory Mason, Eoin Murray, John Daly. Subs: Kieran Hughes for James Gartland, Martin Carroll for Adrian Moyles (both 46), Ciaran Dunne for Philip Butler (b/c, 47). Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin).
Waterford's Paul Whyte in possession against London's Ryan Jones during their Div. 4 National Football league match in Ardmore. [Sean Byrne//Deise Sport]
2017 Match of the Month – March
St. Augustine’s are All-Ireland hurling champions MASITA ALL-IRELAND POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS CUSACK CUP (SENIOR C HURLING) FINAL St. Augustine’s …………. 1-16; St. Fintan’s Sutton ….…... 0-10. LOCAL school St. Augustine’s in Duckspool, Abbeyside, added another glorious chapter to its famous sporting history when their senior hurlers won the All-Ireland ‘C’ cham-pionship, the first national title of any description to be won by the school’s caman wielders, when they quite deservingly beat St. Fintan’s of Sutton, Dublin, at a very picturesque Thomastown, County Kilkenny last Friday afternoon. Certainly the harsh weather of the recent Winter was a distant memory in the Kilkenny Spring sunshine as the large attendance was treated to a hard physical encounter of the ancient game with, at the end of the day, the better hurlers bringing home the cup, the St. Augustines well prepared combination. Seven local clubs comprised the victorious Friary outfit, Abbeyside / Ballinacourty, Stradbally, Dungarvan, Ardmore, St. Pat’s, Brickeys and An Ghaeltacht with the nucleas of the starting fifteen, seven players, coming from the home club Abbeyside/Ballinacourty. The hurling and the competitive nature of this final would do credit to a higher grade and some of the scores that were taken by players on both sides were out of the top drawer. Team captain Neil Montgomery
led by example with his flawless display of place ball striking keeping the winners well ahead throughout the hour. Ardmore’s Ciaran Keating contributed three fine points from play including a contender for score of the match while Ben Flynn, Mick Devine and Tom Looby all dissected the posts for the winners. Lobby struck for the only goal of the hour in the 23rd minute in an all Abbeyside passage of play. Neil Montgomery fielded a high delivery despite the presence of two opposing players and when he off loaded the ball to Tom Looby, the Clonea youngster pounce for a trademark green flag that gave John Sammon no chance in the St. Fintan’s goal, 1-8 to 0-2. St. Augustine’s won the final quarter by 0-4 to 0-2 with all six scores coming from the respective free-takers. Montgomery maintained his 100% record into the teeth of the breeze and Costelloe finished the hour with 0-7f to his credit. St. Fintan’s accumulated high scoring tallies in the lead up to the final and St. Augustine’s right to their first All- Ireland Hurling title can be seen in that their defensive sector capably marshalled by Darragh McGrath and Shane Ahearne conceded only 0-3 from play throughout the hour. St. Augustine’s Top Three: Darragh McGrath, Neil Montgomery, Ciaran Keating. St. Fintan’s Top Three: Cillian Costelloe, Kevin O’Byrne, Paul Tolan.
St. Augustine’s College team who defeated St. Fintan’s College, Sutton, in the Masita All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Michael Cusack Cup (Senior C Hurling) final at Thomastown, County Kilkenny on Friday afternoon last. Back row left to right: Paul Whyte (management team), James Beresford, Shane Ahearne, Jason Dunford, Seamus Ryan, Mark Boland, Niall Houlihan, Tony Collins, Jason Forristal (management team). Front row left to right: Patrick Power, Darragh McGrath, Lisa Hanrick (management team), Sam Murphy-Nix, Neil Montgomery (Captain), Cathal Curran, Tom Looby, Ryan O’Neill, Aaron Beresford. Observer’s Man of the Match: Darragh McGrath. Number of Scorers: St. Augustine’s 5. St. Fintan’s 4. Scores From Play: St. Augustine’s 1-6. St. Fintan’s 0-3. Frees For: St. Augustine’s 14. St. Fintan’s 17. Wides: St. Augustine’s: 6. St. Fintan’s : 6.
Score of the Match: St. Augustine’s 23rd minute goal engineered by Sam Murphy Nix and Neil Montgomery and executed by Tom Looby. Scorers – St. Augustines: Neil Montgomery 0-10 (9f, 1’ 65’), Tom Looby 1-1, Ciaran Keating 0-3, Ben Flynn and Mick Devine 0-1 each. St. Fintan’s: Cillian Costelloe 0-7f, Paul Tolan, Kevin O’Byrne and Liam
Dunne 0-1 each. St. Augustine’s: Seamus Ryan; Mark Twomey, Shane Ahearne, Liam Fennell; James Beresford, Darragh McGrath, John Devine. Mick Devine, Ciaran Keating; Ben Flynn, Neil Montgomery, Sam Murphy Nix; Mark Boland, Cathal Curran, Tom Looby. Subs: Daithi Brunnock for Ben Flynn (42), James Riordan for Mark Boland
(48). St. Fintan’s: John Sammon; Jack McGahey, Diarmuid Brodie, Luke Mitchell; Glenn Atkins, Conor Gibson, Jack Fagan; George Brodor, Brian Doolin; Kevin Morgan, Cillian Costelloe, Paul Tolan; Chris Dunne, Liam Dunne, Kevin O’Byrne. Sub: Cathal Ryan for Chris Dunne (46). Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow).
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SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE Dungarvan versus Ballinacourty senior football league game fell foul to the weather on Friday night last as Clogherane was covered in a thick blanket of snow. Conditions were more conducive for a snowball fight as opposed to a game of football!!! Date of refixture to be confirmed. Our next game in the league is due to take place on Saturday,10th March versus Clashmore/Kinsalebeg who are the hosts. This game has a 4.00 p.m. throw-in time. Keep an eye in local press and on facebook and twitter for any changes to this fixture. U-21 FOOTBALL Our U-21 footballers plat St. Olivers in the quarter-final of the U-21 football this Sunday, 11th March in Old Parish at 11 a.m. Reiteoir will be Tadhg Tobin. In the event of a draw 2x10 minutes of extra-time will be played. MINOR FOOTBALL Our first outing in the minor football was another casualty of the weather last week where our game v St. Pat’s was postponed. Our next game in this competition is on Sunday, 18th March where we play the Brickeys in Cloghereane at 11.00 a.m. U-16 FOOTBALL Our u-16s had a winning start to the championship when we recorded a win over Stradbally. Hopefully, this momentum can be carried through to our next game where our opponents will be St. Pat’s. This game takes place on Sunday, 11th March in Kilgobinet at 11.00 a.m. WEST U-14 FOOTBALL This game down to take place last weekend was cancelled. The refixture is due to take place on this Friday night in Clogherane at 7.00 p.m. COUNTY SENIOR HURLING LEAGUE Hopefully with all the inter-county postponements last weekend this wont have a knock-on effect for club matches. Our first game in the Senior hurling league is on Monday, 19th March versus Roanmore who will host this game. Our second game in league will be the following week the 24th March against Ballyduff Upper in Ballyduff. This then brings us right up to the Senior hurling championship with the first round been played on the 31st March versus Tallow. This match will take place in Cappoquin. The following week sees the second round championship match been played. Our oppoents on this occasion will be Fourmilewater. This game takes place in Fraher Field. Busy times ahead. UNDERAGE TRAINING Our underage star fresh from the nice minibreak from school and no doubt enjoying all the fun the snow brought. There was indeed some impressive looking snowmen on show, are back in the sports centre this week. Teams will be heading back outdoor training after Easter. FINANCE COMMITTEE Our finance committee are meeting on a regular basis and are certainly busy in their efforts in raising much needed funds for the club. LOTTO Club lotto can be purchased online or from the following: Hallahan’s Chemist, Paddy Foley’s Bar, The Country Store, Johnny Lynch, John Walsh’s Spar, Quealy’s Bar. Tickets are €2 each or three for €5. CLUB NEWS Keep up with club news and what’s happening in the club through Facebook, Twitter and the club website. NOTES Anyone that wishes to have anything included in club notes please email same to meehan.claire@yahoo.ie DUNGARVAN GAA LOTTO RESULTS Numbers 1, 10, 19, 27. No winner. 3 x €35: Tracey Morrissey, Conor Lannon and Yvonne Sheehan. Next week’s jackpot €8,300.
Kilgobinet UPCOMING FIXTURES Junior “C” Hurling: Sunday, 1st April Kilgobinet v Cappoquin at 11.30 a.m. in Colligan. Sunday, 8th April Kilgobinet v Melleray at 11.30 a.m. in Colligan. Junior "A" Football: Saturday, 21st April Kilgobinet v Affane at 6 p.m. in Dungarvan Club Grounds. CLUB MEMBERSHIP Membership for 2018 can be paid to Eamon Curran membership officer. Please note personnel that are paid up members and Deise Draw ticket holders will receive preference when tickets for county games are being allocated. DÉISE DRAW The 2018 Déise Draw will resume in May. €90 for 6 draws. Support our club by buying a ticket. A big thank you to everyone who bought and sold National Club Draw tickets. Draw takes place on March 8th. CLUB GEAR Kilgobinet GAA Club gear is now available on the O’Neill’s website. It’s listed as Kilgobnet (without the i). The website address is: h t t p s : / / w w w. o n e i l l s . c o m / s h o p - b y team/gaa/ireland/kilgobnet-gaa.html Kids and adult jerseys, shorts, socks, t-shirts,
Photo show the height of the snow at the clubhouse in Stradbally GAA Club on Friday last.
skinny pants and training shorts. Kids & Adult Club Jackets. Adult Club Gilets. Club bags. Club half zip tops will not be available til May. Perfect for Mother's Day, Birthday gifts etc. SOCIAL MEDIA Check out our Facebook page @kilgobinet.gaa
An Coilligean/Na h-Emmetigh CLUB LOTTO There was no winner of the “Black & Amber” club lotto held in Shalloe’s Bar on Monday, 26th February. The numbers drawn were 18, 24, 25 and 28. The €20 lucky ticket winners were as follows: Eamon Wall, Carmel O’Neill, Walter Drohan and Nioclas Ó Griofain. The sellers prize went to Gerry Quinlan. Last Monday, (5th March) night’s jackpot was worth €3,200. Black and Amber lotto tickets will be on sale outside The Pike Service Station on Saturday mornings from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. If anyone would like to help out selling tickets on Saturday mornings please contact Kevin on 0872814712. As always your support is greatly appreciated. BEANIE HATS The club beanie hats have arrived and are available to be collected from Kevin Casey. The price of the hats is €10. If you are interested in buying a hat please contact Kevin on 087 2814712.
Kill Kill LOTTO At last week’s lotto draw in Dunphy’s Bar there was no winner of the €10,000 lotto jackpot. On the night we had one lucky match 3 winner who was Noeleen Roberts. The numbers drawn were 6, 9, 12 & 26. BEAST FROM THE EAST The beast from the east certainly lived up to its name, dumping huge amounts of snow over the area and brining everything to a standstill. A big thank you to everyone who helped keep our local services open and all those who helped clear the roads and helped out in any way.
Abbeyside/Ballinacourty JACK THE JOKER Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Alice O’Connor’s Bar where the jackpot is €8,400 as on Sunday night Kevin and Nora Tobin were drawn out of the drum and chose card number 48 which when turned was not the joker but they did win €50. Mary Morrissey and Jim Egan won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crotty’s Bar. SENIOR FOOTBALL This Friday night our Senior Footballers get their Senior league campaign underway as they take on Killrossanty in Leamybrien at 8.00 p.m. UNDER 21 FOOTBALL Our under 21 footballers put their County title on the line this Sunday morning when they play Comeragh Gaels at 11:30 a.m. in the Gold Coast. LAST MAN STANDING Our Last Man Standing fundraiser continued last weekend after which we have 203 people left out of the 714 who began on week one. We
would like to thank all those who entered and a big thanks to Willow and Oak for their generous sponsorship. BOOKING OF PITCHES As our teams return to training we would like to remind all our coaches to please ensure that they book the pitches with Michael Donovan before training. CLUB BINGO Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night with a jackpot of €1,750.
Naomh Naomh Chartaigh Chartaigh (Lismore/Ballysaggert Juveniles) FINAL MEMBERSHIP NIGHT The last and final Membership night will be held on Friday, March 9th between 6.00 and 7.00 p.m. in the Community Centre, Lismore, to help parents pay their membership and register their kids. If your child is a junior infant the fee is €15. The child’s date of birth will be required for all new registrations. For all other players in the Juvenile club the fee is €30 per family. Remember for insurance purposes all children must be registered to play. Many thanks to those who have paid already, from a club point of view it is great this sorted and out of the way early, so we can put all our effort into development of the young players.
Modeligo U-21 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Cluiche Cheannais Peil Fé 21 2017: Gael na Chomeraigh v Baile na Cuirte. Ionad: Gold Coast Resort, Dungarvan. Dáta: Sunday, March 11th, 2018. Am: 11.30 a.m. Réiteoir: TBC. UPCOMING CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES Intermediate Hurling: Round 1 vrs. Shamrocks. Saturday, March 31st in Lismore at 3.00 p.m. Round 2 v Stradbally, Friday, April 6th in Fraher Field at 7.00 p.m. Intermediate Football: Round 1 vrs. Colligan, Saturday, April 14th in Cappoquin at 4.00 p.m. Round 2 v Sliabh gCúa, Sunday, April 22nd in Cappoquin at 2.00 p.m. Junior 'C' Hurling: Round 1 vrs. Glen Rovers Melleray. Sunday, April 1st in Lismore at 11 a.m. MODELIGO CAMOGIE Our Junior, Minor and U-16's will resume training for the year ahead this coming Friday evening in Modeligo at 6:30 p.m. The County Junior Leagues and Minor Championship are planned to start in April. Anyone interested in participating or having a go can contact Micheál Power on 087 2892116 or Katie Barry on 087 2563227. CHANGE OF DATE FOR QUIZ NIGHT FUNDRAISING CHARITY QUIZ Due to the weather conditions experienced during the past week, the Fundraising Table Quiz planned for Friday night last will now take place on FRIDAY, MARCH 16th instead. Same time, same venue, Minnie's Bar, at 8:30 p.m., which also now gives you a good way to kick-off St. Patrick’s weekend while helping a good cause in the process! Modeligo GAA Club members Gavin and Mary Foley are hosting this Table Quiz for “Féileacáin” a charity that helps families who experience stillbirths and miscarriages, which I'm
sure you will all agree is a very worthy cause. SYMPATHY Sincerest sympathy is expressed to the extended Foley families on the recent death of Mrs. Biddy Foley, Carraigaun, Modeligo. Our sympathy is also expressed to the Gleeson family, Knockboy, Touraneena on the untimely passing of Mr. Michael Gleeson. “Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n'ainm.”
Lismore Camogie Camogie LISMORE CAMOGIE REGISTRATION Registration for 2018 will be collected in Community Centre on this Wednesday, 7th March from 5.45 to 7.30 p.m. Registration forms will be available on the night. All members not paid up already are asked to register on Wednesday night as you will not be insured to play for the coming year. Registration for 2018 is as follows: Juvenile u-18 €35. Student €35. Adult €45. Family €60. CONDOLENCES Sincere condolences to the Coleman family, Parks Road on the recent death of Mrs. Coleman and to Johanna Houlihan on the death of her grandmother Mrs. Flynn, Tallow from all in Lismore Camogie Club.
Tourin TRAINING & CHAMPIONSHIP Please see club text for training schedule. Hopefully, we can play a few practise matches before our first round of championship. Please see club text for details of any games. NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE Waterford play Clare this Sunday in Walsh Park. Hopefully, they can build on their last performance against Cork. CLUB TEXT If anyone wants to be added to the club text please contact Cathal Wilkinson 086 8904507. SYMPATHY: The club would like to express their sympathy to Griffin family on the death of Patrick (Pa) Griffin who died recently in Lismore. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Kevin and Ciara Leahy on the birth of their baby boy Tadhg.
Cois Cois Bhride (KINDLY SPONSORED BY CUNNINGHAM'S HARDWARE) U-7 FOOTBALL Our under 7s fooballers are in action on Saturday in Ballyduff. NED POWER GROUND HURLING TOURNAMENT The Ned Power tournament finishes up next Friday night. Please be at the pitch in Tallow for 6.20 p.m. There will be a presentation to the winners after in the clubhouse where last year's u-14 footballers will received their Western and County medals also. All welcome MEMBERSHIP Cois Bhride membership is due. €15 for single player and €25 for family. Nuala Good will be at the Tallow GAA field on Friday at 6.30 p.m. to
register players. We operate a no pay no play policy to ensure all kids are covered under the player injury find from the start of the season. 5K FUN RUN There will be a 5k fun run in Tallow on Easter Saturday, 31st March at 11 a.m. hosted by Tallow Community Council. Registration from 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Hall. Please support.
Ballinameela Ballinameela CLUB MEMBERSHIP If you would like to join Ballinameela GAA Club, please see details below. We are always appreciative and welcoming of new members to the Club. MEMBERSHIP COSTS Working Playing Members - €180 (include a Deise Draw ticket) Non-Working Playing Members - €65 St. Oliver’s Playing Member - €15 Non-Playing Member - €110 (includes a Deise Draw ticket) Family Member - €130 (includes a Deise Draw ticket) HOW CAN I PAY MEMBERSHIP? Download the Clubify app and find the Ballinameela GAA Club. Membership can be paid on this platform. Meet Brian Phelan and give him the money or drop the money into Phelan’s house (Cappagh).
Clashmore/ Clashmore/ Juveniles Kinsalebeg Juveniles Kinsalebeg U-8/U-7 FOOTBALL AND HURLING Our U-8's are continuing to train in Youghal GAA Hall every Wednesday evening at 7.00 p.m. and they are making great progress with help from their brilliant coaches. Our U-7 footballers are playing in Ballinameela on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in their final indoor blitz for the Spring. Our young players have done brilliantly in all their games and are hoping for lots of support on Saturday. U-10 FOOTBALL The U-10 football has started with games coming up every Sunday morning for the next few weeks. Our lads have a bye round this weekend and will be in action again on Sunday, March 18th. U-14 FOOTBALL Our game against Cois Bhride fell victim to the weather and has been refixed for this Thursday, 8th at 7:00 p.m. in Clashmore. Please do try and get along to support the lads in this championship. U-16 FOOTBALL We take on Mount Sion in this championship on Sunday morning, March 11th in Mount Sion. The very best of luck lads! SEASON UP AND RUNNING! As you can see the season is well and truly up and running now with lots of teams in action. We cater for children from 5-16 years and there is a team for everyone. So if you have a young player who would like to get involved or if you wish to get involved with a team yourself, just contact us and we would be happy to provide training times. We can be reached on our club Facebook page Clashmore/Kinsalebeg GAA Club, through Twitter @ckgaaclub or by contacting the club PRO Barry Dunne on 087-6953648.
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Brickey Rangers LOTTO Numbers drawn 9, 10, 20, 21. No winner of €1,300 Jackpot. €25 to each of the following: Josie Flynn, Garvan O’Keeffe, Martina Murphy and Maurice Kearney. Next week’s draw takes place in The Local Bar with a Jackpot of €1,400. MEMBERSHIP Membership is now overdue for 2018. Family membership €80, Single Adult €50 and Student €30. for payment please contact Kay O’Connell, Conor McGrath or Mary McGrath. SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE Our Senior footballers take on An Rinn this Friday night in League throw-in at Bushy Park is 8:30 p.m. SYMPATHY The sympathy of the club is extended to the Crotty family, Lackenfune, on the death of their mother Mary and also to the relatives and friends of the late Joseph Noel Murray, Kilmurray, both of whom passed away during the past week. May they rest in peace. WALKING Organised walking groups will resume on Wednesday at 7.00 p.m. from the Parish Church and will continue each Wednesday and Friday evening for the New Year. Walks are open to male or female and all are welcome to come along. JUVENILE NOTES U-16 football: Our boys travelled to Carrickon-Suir last Monday evening for the first round of their Championship campaign. They put in a great performance. Final score: Brickey Rangers 4-10; St. Mollerans 2-11. U-14 football: We were due to play Naomh Brid on Thursday last. However, due to the weather conditions this match will now be rescheduled. All players will be notified on WhatsApp. U-13 football: We played Cois Brid in the first round of the Championship last Tuesday week. The game was played on snowy ground and very wintry conditions. However, this proved to be a great, highly charged and close game with both teams determined to come out on top. Half-time score saw the Brickey boys behind 2-4 to 2-0. However, the second half proved better than the first with our boys giving it their all. The final score 4-4 to 3-7. A draw and a fair result on the night. Well done to all players. U-11 & U-12 hurling: Training continues at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. U-8 & U-10 hurling & football: Training continues every Saturday at 10:30 am. CAMOGIE Circuit training will continue every Tuesday night in the clubhouse at 7.30 p.m. All girls from 13 age group to Junior players are welcome to attend.
Kilrossanty Kilrossanty CLOTTO SPONSORED BY KILL AGRICULTURAL LTD. CLOTTO RESULTS No winner of a Jackpot of €5,900 held in Micilins Bar, Kilrossanty, on Monday night 5/3/18. Numbers were 6, 12, 20, 28. €30 won by the following people: Aileen Daly c/o Monica's; Eamon Hogan, Leamybrien. Seller’s prize of €30 Jimmy Doocey, Durrow, held in Crotty's Inn, Leamybrien, on Saturday 10/3/18 at 10.00 p.m. for a Jackpot of €6,000. On duty on the night Sean Lennon and Robbie Whelan. MINOR FOOTBALL Our minor footballers opening game against Portlaw/Ballyduff which was due to be played in Pairc Naomh Brid, Leamybrien, on Sunday last was postponed due to the heavy snowfall it will be refixed for a later date. U-21 B FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Will play An Ghaeltacht in the U-21 football quarter-final this coming Sunday, 11th March in Dungarvan Club ground at 11.00 p.m. Please come along and show your support. JUNIOR B FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES Round 1 in our first game we will play Gaultier in Gaultier GAA Grounds Friday, 13th April at 7.00 p.m. Round 2 in our second game we will play Ballinameela in Ballinameela GAA Grounds on Friday, 20th April at 7.00 p.m. Round 3 a Bye Round 4 we will play Stradbally in Leamybrien on Friday, 25th May at 7:30 p.m. Round 5 we will play Dungarvan in Leamybrien on Friday, 1st June at 7:30 p.m. Play-Offs - June 15th Quarter-Finals - July 6th Semi-Finals - July 13th County Final - July 29th COUNTY DUTY The best of luck to Paul Whyte (Captain), Joey Veale and Tommy Prendergast and the Waterford Senior Footballers in the National Football League Division 4 game against Limerick this coming Saturday evening, March 10th at 7.00 p.m. in Martinstown, Limerick. SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Brickey Rangers under 16 panel that defeated St. Mollerans on Monday evening last. Our seniors are due to play Ballinacourty this coming Saturday at 4 pm. Please check Twitter and Facebook as there maybe a change of time and venue. CLUB 60 DEVELOPMENT DRAW The draw for the Club 60 will take place in Crotty's Inn, Leamybrien, at the end of the month. MONSTER BINGO Our next Monster Bingo will be on Friday, 23rd March in Crotty's Inn, Leamybrien. The proceeds will go towards the continued development of our Juveniles. KILROSSANTY GAA CLUB JUVENILE Under 13 Football: Kilrossanty commenced their campaign against An Ghaeltacht on Monday night in Leamybrien. After a good all round display they emerged deserving winners on a scoreline of 0-12 to 2-0. The scores came from Jack Power with 0-6, Cathal Walsh 0-4, Colm Barry 0-1, Oisin McCusker 0-1. The panel on the night: Charlie Ahern, Colm Barry, Paudie Barry, Daniel Behan, Jack Crotty, Pauly Cunningham, Donnacha Hayes, Cian Hickey, Oisin McCusker, Tadhg O'Sullivan, Jack Power, Shane Power, Jamie Ryan, Eoin Veale, Brian Veale, Cathal Walsh, Feidhlim Walsh.
This team's next game is listed for this Saturday, away to St. Oliver's at 4.00 p.m. but there is a possibility it will be deferred. Players will be kept updated by teamer message. Under 14 Football: Weather permitting and pitch being playable, Kilrossanty will play their second game of the championship this Thursday night in Leamybrien at 7.00 p.m. Report next week. Under 16 Football: Following their victory in round one over Clan na Gael, the Under 16 footballers will be hoping to continue on their winning ways when they travel to Bushy Park this Sunday, to renew rivalries with Brickey Rangers with an 11 a.m. throw-in. Bingo: The next bingo will be Friday, March 23rd. in Crotty's, with a starting time of 8.30 p.m. Cash prizes amounting to €1,200 will be paid out on the night. The jackpot carried over is now €1,100, and can be won on 39 calls. The proceeds from this bingo are going towards the running costs of the juvenile club.
Stradbally CLUB NEWS This week saw the arrival of Storm Emma in Stradbally and with her arrival all GAA activity in the Club was cancelled. The village was completely covered in snow and there was not a slice pan to be had anywhere!! That did not prevent the local kids from enjoying the time off school and a stroll around the village revealed that we have some expert snowmen builders in the parish. Eventually as the snow subsided, the fantastic community spirit that is evident in our community could be seen in all its glory. People checked in on their elderly neighbours, footpaths were cleared so people could get to the shop and local farmers in their machinery travelled the roads helping their neighbours to clear their driveways and lanes, which meant people could get moving again. Stradbally is a beautiful place to live and rear your children and to see such community spirt in action was a reminder to us all. MEMORY LANE The date was the 4th March, 1973 and Stradbally faced the mighty Nemo Rangers, many of our club’s finest players played that day. A lot of these men gave great years of service to their club after their playing days had finished and their legacy is the club we have today. The traditions of Stradbally GAA are very evident today with many of this teams grand children now playing regularly in the Red and White of Stradbally. MUNSTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP NEMO ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS Nemo Rangers 1-11; Stradbally 1-5. Nemo Rangers duly advanced to the semifinal of the Munster Club Football Championship
when at Walsh Park, Waterford they mastered not only a tenacious Stradbally side, but also the most atrocious ground conditions. Indeed, with heavy rain worsening the underfoot conditions throughout the game both sides would have been excused for serving up substandard fare but such was not the case, and with both sides endeavouring to entertain it was the classy Nemo side which came out on top. It took Nemo some 15 minutes to get the measure of the opposition and when they did the issue was never in doubt, though Stradbally never gave up trying. A measure of Nemo’s superiority in the first half was the fact that they scored 0-7 to Stradbally’s 28th minute point from a free by Sean Ahern. A GREAT GOAL On the restart Stradbally came more into the game with Sean Ahern and Billy Cogan swapping two points each and Stradbally getting more of the paly at midfield. However, a great goal by Seamus Coughlan with 10 minutes to go put the issue beyond doubt. The Nemo centre forward had previously been unable to master Stradbally’s Man of the Match Pat Clancy, as it was only when he moved to the left corner that he really came into the game. Despite the setback of this goal, Stradbally kept coming forward and gained some compensation in the final minutes when Robin Ahern gave keeper Billy Morgan no chance with a well taken penalty. Though Stradbally were forced to field without five of their championship winning side through injury and suspension there can be no doubting that the Nemo side in which Frank Cogan was outstanding, were a class above them and fully worth their six point win. Apart from Cogan, Nemo had fine performances from Billy Morgan in goal, Brian Murphy, Eugene Brophy in defence, Bill Cogan at midfield and Seamus Coghlan and Jimmy Barrett in attack. For Stradbally, Billy Dunford in goal made some fine saves, Robin Ahern and Pat Clancy were sound in defence. Michael Coffey tried hard at midfield, but in an attack which never got moving, Sean Ahern played a lone hand. Scorers: Nemo Rangers: Bill Cogan 0-4, C. Murphy 0-2, J. Barrett 0-3, S. Coghlan 1-0, L. Goode and K. Collins (0-1) each. Stradbally: S. Ahern 0-5, R. Ahern 1-0. Nemo Rangers: W. Morgan; J. Corcoran, E. Brophy, B. Murphy, D. Cogan, F. Cogan, D. O’Driscoll, M. O’Donoghue, W. Cogan, L. Goode, S. Coghlan, K. Collis, D. Philpott, J. Barrett, C. Murphy. Stradbally: W. Dunford, L. Carroll, R. Ahern, J. Kiely, L. Connors, P. Clancy, A. Curran, F. Hearne, M. Coffey, P. Butler, S. Ahern, J. Keane, R. Dunford, J. Power, M. Kiely.
MEMBERSHIP “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit” – an ancient Greek proverb? Stradbally GAA Club is asking all those who are in one way or another associated with our club to consider becoming members in 2018. Our club is at the beginning of an exciting period of development and over the next number of years we hope to complete a number of projects which will modernise our club for future generations. Our aim is to grow our club to meet the needs of the whole community and we are asking our supporters to join and have their say in the future direction of our club. Becoming a member of Stradbally GAA has a number of benefits such as: You have a vote at our AGM which entitles you a say on the future direction of your child’s club. You are contributing to the community by paying membership as this money helps our club grow for the benefit of the wider community. As a member you can book the Social Centre for family events such as Communions, Confirmation, Parties, Christenings etc. Access to Tickets for Waterford GAA games (members get first preference). Please log onto Stradballygaa.com to pay your membership at any time. WINTER LEAGUE 2018 Round 3 of the league continues this
Thursday. Those children participating in the Winter league who have yet to register can do so on Thursday week or register online at www.stradballygaa.com. The code of Ethics is available online and must be read by all parents of those taking part in Stradbally GAA activity. Score Bonus Pts Score Bonus Pts Kerry 13-05 6 Waterford 6-03 4 Meath 7-02 5 Cork 6-05 5 Roscommon 5-02 4 Down 11-12 7
WINTER LEAGUE 2018 TABLE TEAM POINTS DOWN 14 CORK 12 WATERFORD 11 KERRY 10 MEATH 9 ROSCOMMON 7 ROUND 3 FIXTURES Playing Field Team V Team Pitch 1 Kerry Cork Roscommon Pitch 2 Meath Pitch 3 Waterford Down JUVENILE NEWS Training for our under 8/9/10/11/12’s will return after our St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the club. 3 and 4-year-old play group - Continues this Thursday at 6 pm in Sallyfort Farm, children participate in age appropriate games and the enjoyment can be seen on all their faces each and every night. Stradbally GAA club wishes to thank each and every parent for making the effort to attend. Please spread the word so we can grow this group and ensure that our future is secure. The club would like to thank Dermot and Pearl O’Brien for hosting this group. Under 7 & 8’s - We are now adding a further group for Under 7 & 8’s on Friday night’s at 5.45 pm in Sallyfort Farm. This group are participating in a series of upcoming indoor blitzes, the next of which is on Saturday, 10th March at 11 am in Portlaw, all players to be at the field for 10.40 am. U-16 Football Championship - Our next outing is Sunday, 11th March versus St. Mollerans at home at 11 am. ADULT NEWS Minor Football - Our Minors were due to commence their championship campaign last Sunday, but like all other fixtures in the country it fell afoul of the weather, no date has been confirmed as of yet for the refixture of this Round 1 game. The remaining fixtures are as follows: Round 2 – Stradbally V Ballyduff Upper on Sunday, 18th March at 11.30 am in Ballyduff Upper. Round 3 – Stradbally V Clashmore/Kinsalebeg on Wednesday, 28th March at 6.15 pm in Stradbally. Round 4 – Stradbally V Brickey Rangers on Monday, 2nd April at 12 noon in Bushy Park. The club would like to wish all mentors and players the very best for the year ahead. U-21 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP We play the U-21 football quarterfinal next Sunday, 11th March away to Cois Bhride in Colligan at 11 am. Best of luck to all involved. Senior Football - The Senior football league was due to commences last Saturday, 3rd March at 3.30 pm away to An Rinn but was postponed due to the Weather. Our next fixture is fixed for 4 pm next Saturday, 10th March at home to Gaultier. We wish the team and management all the best for the year ahead. We have received the fixtures for the first two rounds of the County Championship Round 1 – Stradbally V Ardmore on Saturday, 14th April at 7 pm in Lemybrien. Round 2 – Stradbally V Portlaw on Saturday, 21st April at 3.45 pm in Kill. Intermediate Hurling - The new all county hurling league commences on Friday, 16th March, the Stradbally fixtures are as follows: Round 1. Home v Fenor at 7.30 pm in Stradbally. Round 2. Away v St. Saviours on Sunday,
25th March in Ballybeg at 12 noon. The first two rounds of the Western Intermediate Hurling Championship have been announced, the fixtures are as follows: Round 1. March 31st in Fraher Field v Brickey Rangers at 7 pm. Round 2. April 6th v Modeligo in Fraher Field at 7 pm. LADIES NOTES Ladies u-15/16 trainings begin on Monday and start at 7-8 p.m. and also on Thursdays at 7:45-8:45 p.m. after the winter league. NEW CLUB PHONE NUMBER Stradbally GAA has a new phone number which is 087 1165549 and if anyone wishes to make contact with the club regarding club matter can do so at this number. MEMBERSHIP Membership is now due and this year we are asking all our players past and present, supporters and parents of our juveniles to consider becoming members of our club in 2018. It is easier than ever to pay your membership, you just have to log onto our website www.stradballygaa.com and pay your membership online from your phone or any computer. Membership rates for 2018 are: Adult Member; €70, OAP; €50, Student / Underage; €40, 2nd Child in family €30, and every subsequent child €20. We have a number of membership packages which we are encouraging our members to support as they go a long way to achieving our development goals. People can purchase these pack on line or can pay by direct debit, direct debit forms can forwarded to people upon request to any committee member or by email to our club secretary at secretary.stradbally.waterford@gaa. Adult Package. Membership €70, Déise Draw €90, 50/50 draw €130, National Ticket €10. Total €300 or €25 per month. Couple Package. Membership €120, Déise Draw €90, 50/50 Draw €130, National Ticket x 2 €20. Total€360 or €30 per month. OAP Package. Membership €50, Déise Draw €90, 50/50 Draw €130, National Draw Ticket €10. Total €280 or €23.23 per month. If people wish to pay their membership in person they can contact membership officer John Halpin (087-9776018) or any member of the club committee for a membership form, alternatively you can email the club secretary at secretary.stradbally.waterford@gaa.ie for a form. John Halpin will be collecting membership every Sunday night at the GAA Social Centre between 9.30 pm and 10.30 pm. Social Centre - Our social centre is a very important facility which is used by a wide variety of people for various purposes. We encourage all our members to consider booking the club for any family events they may be planning, the centre is for the benefit of our members and we are lucky to have it, anyone who is considering making a booking can contact Breda Kiely on 087-6291930 for further information. There will be live music and dancing in the club next Sunday night, come along and join in a great night’s entertainment. FUNDRAISING 50:50 Draw - Is our main development draw which helps us to fund our ongoing pitch development. You can now log onto www.stradballygaa.com and purchase your tickets on line. Congratulations to Peter and Clodagh Power from Carrick-on-Suir who won the last 50:50 draw of €225. The next draw takes place on Sunday, 11th March 2018. Deise Draw - Tickets are now on sale for the 2018 Deise Draw. Tickets are available from any of the Club committee. Field Signs - We will be making a big drive this year for businesses to put up field Signs. This will be a great opportunity for businesses to advertise their products and services. Contact Virgil Power (Alaska) on 087-7797401.
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Dungarvan GAA Club Under 12 team in Thurles with Waterford players.
Affane/Cappoquin CLUB LOTTO MONDAY, 26th FEBRUARY Jackpot €7,800. Numbers drawn out were 312-15-21 No winner. Consolation €20 winners: Joanne Walsh c/o Ed Fraher, Anne Mason, Abbeyglen, Michael Cahill, Main Street, Veronica Costin, Carrigeen and Colm Burke, Conna. CLUB LOTTO MONDAY, 5th MARCH Jackpot €7,800. Numbers drawn out were No winner. Consolation €20 winners: Paul Keneally, Conna; Frank/Kevin McCarthy, Allen St.; Lois Crotty, Affane; John McGrath, Mass Lane and Noel Cummins, Main St. THREE TO ANSWER 1, Who captained the first side to win the All Ireland U-21 hurling championship? 2, On how many occasions have Nemo Rangers lifted the Andy Merrigan Cup? 3, Who were the first Dublin club to lift the Tommy Moore Cup? LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 1, O’Donnovan Rossa (Antrim) and Mt. Leinster Rangers are the two clubs to win the AllIreland Intermediate hurling championship and appear in the senior final. 2, Henry Downey captained Derry to their only All Ireland Senior football success in 1993. 3, Cork centre half back Tim O’Mahoney plays for Newtownshandrum. COUNTY INTERMEDIATE HURLING LEAGUE FIXTURES Top team in group progress to Semi-Final Rd. 1 Mon., 19th March; Cappoquin V Ballyduff Lr at 12 noon in Ballyduff Lower Rd. 2 Sun., 25th March Cappoquin a Bye Rd. 3 Sun., 29th April: Cappoquin V Stradbally at 12 noon in The Sportsfield Rd. 4 Fri., 6th June Cappoquin V Fenor at 7 pm in Fenor. Rd. 5 Fri., 15th June: Cappoquin V St. Saviours at 7.30 p.m. in The Sportsfield. WEST IHC FIXTURES Rd. 1 Fri., 30th March Cappoquin V Clashmore/Kinsalebeg at 8.30 p.m. in The Fraher Field. Rd. 1 Sat., 7th April Cappoquin V Ballysaggart at 6.00 p.m. in Lismore. WEST JHC FIXTURES Rd. 1 Sun., 1st April Cappoquin V Kilgobinet at 11.30 a.m. in Colligan. Rd. 2 Sun., 8th April Cappoquin V Shamrocks at 11.30 a.m. in Lismore. LAST MAN STANDING With the majority of the remaining entrants on the Spurs and a few on The Hornets and The Red Devils who all won in week five which means there are still around fifty still standing out of the 250 entrants as we approach week six. Thanks again to our sponsors Bookmaker Noel Cummins and Jacinta Uniacke of Munster Signs. Please get your selection into Last Man Standing co-ordinator Eamonn Costin 087 9591651 for week 6 before Friday.
Lismore WEEKLY LOTTO There was no winner of the weekly Lotto which took place on Monday night last. Numbers drawn on the night were: 20, 24, 25 & 30. The €20 consolation prizes went to: Patsy Kearney, Sharon Cummins, Niamh Prendergast and Damien Casey. Next week’s Lotto draw will take
place on Monday night next, 12th March for a jackpot of €19,700. Tickets can be purchased from local outlets or from committee members. Many thanks to all those who continue to support our Lotto. MEMBERSHIP REMINDER Membership now due, students: €25, Adults: €30 & Family Membership €45. Contact Tom Hannon for details and registration on 086 8516589. SYMPATHY Lismore GAA Club would like to extend sympathy to Frances Whelan of Parks Road on the recent death of her sister Imelda James in England and also to the relatives of the late Patrick Pa Griffin of Bawnmore. May they rest in peace. BACK IN ACTION Hopefully with the resumption of better weather, all Club teams will be back in action in the coming week and we can look forward to plenty of activity and good results on the playing fields. DEISE DRAW TICKETS Deise Draw tickets will be available for sale from any committee member from Thursday, 8th March. This is a valuable source of income for the club & its support would be greatly appreciated.
gCua/ Sliabh gCua/ Mary’s St. Mary’s CONDOLENCES Sliabh gCua/St. Mary's GAA Club would like to offer our sincere condolences to the Gleeson family on the passing of Mike. Mike was corner back on the first team from St. Mary’s to win a County Hurling Championship. May he rest in peace.
Tulach an Iarainn SPONSORED BY McGRATH'S CHEMIST TALLOW GAA LOTTO SPONSORED BY KEARNEY'S RESTAURANT, TALLOW Numbers drawn were: 7, 12, 15, 21. No winner. Consolation prizes: Joe Moroney, Kathleen Tobin, Angela O’Hara, Eoin, Cian and Conor. Promoter: Ann Tobin. Next draw: Lukie’s, March 12th. Jackpot: €6,800. Our weekly lotto tickets are available to purchase from any of the promoters or any businesses around the town. Please support our local lotto. Tickets are €2. LAST MAN STANDING After Man. Utd.’s dramatic win against Crystal Palace we have had 17 knocked out. 135 left in the competition. Teams to be in for 11.30 on Saturday 10th. DEISE DRAW Anyone willing to purchase a ticket for the upcoming Deise Draw please contact Fada or any of the promoters. LEAGUE MATCHES All national league games were postponed last weekend due to the inclement weather conditions. The Waterford senior hurlers will play Clare, this Sunday, March 11th, at 2.30 p.m. in Walsh Park. The Waterford footballers will play Limerick this Saturday, March 10th, in Martinstown, Limerick. Throw-in is at 7.00 p.m. We wish both teams the very best of luck.
5k FUN RUN Tallow Community Council will hold a 5k fun run in Tallow on Easter Saturday, 31st March, at 11.00 a.m. Registration from 10.00 a.m. at St.
Patrick's Hall. Any support would be greatly appreciated. COBHRÓN CLG Tulach an Iarainn wishes to extend
sincere sympathy to the Flynn family, Barrack Street, Tallow, on the sad passing of Marie (née Davis.) Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam.
The Mayor of Waterford City & County Council, Cllr. Pat Nugent and his wife Eileen pictured with the WLR & Granville Hotel GAA Award September winner Kevin Moran, also included are Paul and Marie Moran and Kevin’s wife, Aoife Moran. [Noel Browne]
WATERFORD SCHOOLBOYS FOOTBALL LEAGUE (WSFL) FIXTURES Saturday, March 10th WSFL Under 11 Leagues (Kick-off 10.30 a.m. unless otherwise stated) Red Carrick Utd A v Bohemians A (Home / Away) Ferrybank A v Dungarvan Utd A (Home / Away) 12 noon Southend Utd A v Park Rangers A (Home / Away) Villa A v Tramore A (Home / Away) Green Stradbally v De La Salle A (Home / Away) Tramore B v Piltown A (Home / Away) Blue Ferrybank B v Ballyduff (Home / Away) Mooncoin Celtic A v Kilmacthomas (Home / Away Seaview Celtic v St. Pauls (Home / Away) Villa B v Tramore C (Home / Away) 12 noon Purple Kilmacow v Carrick Utd B (Home / Away) St. Saviours v Portlaw Utd (Home / Away) Villa C v Railway Athletic (Home / Away) 1.30 pm Orange De La Salle B v Abbeyside (Home / Away) Bohemians B v Ferrybank C (Home / Away) Piltown B v Dungarvan Utd B (Home / Away) W. Crystal v Park Rangers B (Home / Away) Saturday, March 10th (Kick-off 12.30 p.m. unless otherwise stated) U-13A Carrick Utd A v Dungarvan Utd (Bohemians) Ferrybank A v Bohemians A (Park Rangers) 2.00 Tramore A v Villa A (St. Pauls) 12 noon
U-13B De La Salle A v Ballinroad (Tramore) 12 noon Kilmacthomas v Carrick B (Ballyduff) Seaview Celtic v Piltown A (Kilmacthomas) Tramore B v Park Rangers A (Bolton) 1.30 pm U-13C Bolton v Bohemians C (Southend Utd.) De La Salle B v Bohemians B (St. Saviours) 1.30 Kilmacow v Tramore C (Ferrybank) Mooncoin Celtic v St. Saviours (Kilmacow) Park Rangers B v St. Pauls (Bolton) 12 noon Piltown B v Railway Athletic (Carrick Utd.) Portlaw Utd v Villa C (Piltown) Saturday, March 10th (Kick-off 2.30 p.m. unless otherwise stated) U15A Piltown v Ballinroad A (Portlaw Utd.) Southend Utd A v Carrick Utd A (Villa) 12.30 pm Tramore A v Ferrybank A (Johnville) 3.00 pm Villa A v Park Rangers A (Seaview Celtic) U-15B Ballinroad B v Tramore B (Abbeyside) Bohemians A v Villa B (De La Salle) Kilmacthomas v Dungarvan (Stradbally) Southend B v Johnville (Ferrybank) 3.00 pm U-15C Ferrybank B v Bohemians B (W. Crystal) 4.00 pm Kilmacow v Abbeyside (Mooncoin Celtic) Portlaw Utd v Tramore C (Piltown) Railway Ath. v Carrick Utd B (Ballinroad) Stradbally v Park Rangers B (Dungarvan Utd.)
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Abbeyside FC U-15 side staying on top ABBEYSIDE 9; PARK RANGERS 3 Goals: David, Kevin X2, Tadhg X3, Soren X3. The u-15s faced Park Rangers on Saturday two weeks ago in search of another win and a valuable three points to keep the young reds top of the league and that’s what they did in some style. The game started off well with lots of attacking football with the Park Rangers keeper making two great saves and finding himself very busy from the first minute of the game due to some lovely play from the home side. It wasn’t long before Abbeyside went onto score with David Byrne grabbing the opening goal from a corner. Some beautiful play and skill came from the boys for the second goal with Soren Delaney grabbing his first of the match. Yet again with a few good interceptions and passing, Kevin Keohan got his goal with a well hit shot from outside the box. The lads kept on attacking which led to Tadhg Whitmore making his mark on the match and Abbeyside found themselves with a big lead at the half-time break. It must be said that all 11 players put in a remarkable display winning ball all over the pitch. The second half started as it left from the first with the home side dominating possession and creating chance after chance. Magoo had made some changes at halftime and the eager new players were showing their worth. But Park Rangers went on to score their first goal from the penalty spot after a coming together in the Abbeyside box. The home side responded straight from the kick-off. Abbeyside attacking wide and winning two quick penalties of their own after some clever play by the front men. Soren slotting two of them in the bottom corner. Park Rangers kept going to score another two goals, but the lads did not drop their heads with skipper Tadhg Whitmore taking an excellent touch and putting the ball into the bottom corner. Then Kevin got a beautifully hit volley taking the keeper by surprise and the ball stuck in the back of the net.
With two great saves being pulled off by Chris Walsh during the second half he played his part in keeping Abbeyside well in the lead and one great save and counter attack got the lads to go up the pitch and get the final goal of the game with Tadhg grabbing the second hat-trick of the game with Soren getting the first. Well played by all. MAN OF THE MATCH Man of the Match was Soren Delaney. Well done Soren keep up
the good form. WSFL UNDER 15C LEAGUE p w d l pts Abbeyside 10 8 1 1 25 Carrick B 9 7 0 2 21 Railway Ath 8 6 1 1 19 Tramore C 8 6 0 2 18 Ferrybank B 8 4 1 3 13 Kilmacow 8 3 2 3 11 Portlaw Utd 9 3 1 5 10 Bohemians B 8 2 0 6 6 Park Rgs B 9 0 1 8 1 Stradbally 9 0 1 8 1
The Waterford FC team who defeated St. Patrick’s Athletic 2-0 at the RSC last week to make it two home wins and a fine start to life in the Premier League. [Noel Browne]
Second home win for Waterford FC FLASHBACK – Eoin Meehan and Henry Morrissey during their wonder years in the 1990s. RESULTS All games last weekend were cancelled due to the bad weather. All fixtures subject to change due to schoolboy league. TRAINING Training will be on Wednesday night in Ballinroad astro at 9 p.m. €5 per player 1st & 3rd divison players available. We ask all players to please make a big effort for the last few games of the season. Our U-15 & 16s train on Fridays at 5.00 p.m. in the Sports Centre. PARK HOTEL GYM The club have secured a group discount for club members to use the Park Hotel Gym facilities. For further info please contact or Facebook Page or email liamsheehan85@gmail.com ACADEMY Our Academy runs Tuesdays from 6.00 to 7.00 p.m. in the Sports Centre. Subs at €3 per player. New members boys and girls 6 to 12 years all welcome.
Waterford FC 2; St Patrick’s Athletic 0. WATERFORD FC recorded backto-back home wins in the Premier Division after a 2-0 victory against St Patrick’s Athletic on Monday week last. Goals from Kenny Browne and Bastien Hery gave the Blues the three points. From a Paul Keegan corner, Kenny Browne rose to head past St. Pat’s goalkeeper Barry Murphy from six yards to put the Blues one up. Bastien Hery scored a goal-ofthe-season contender for
Waterford. The midfielder ran onto Courtney Duffus’ layoff, before firing past Murphy from 30 yards into the top corner of the net for the Blues to make it two wins from three this season. Waterford FC: Lawrence Vigouroux; Rory Feely, Kenny Browne, David Webster, Garry Buckley; Stanley Aborah (Dylan Barnett 78), Paul Keegan, Bastien Hery, Gavan Holohan; Izzy Akinade, Courtney Duffus (Dean O’Halloran 63 (Derek Daly 78)). St Patrick’s Athletic: Barry Murphy; Simon Madden, Kevin
Toner, Lee Desmond, Ian Bermingham; Conan Byrne, Owen Garvan (Jamie Lennon 50’), Graham Kelly (Darragh Markey 59), Ryan Brennan; Dean Clarke, Chris Fagan (Jake Keegan 81). Referee: Sean Grant NEXT GAMES Waterford’s against Bray away on Friday evening was postponed due to the weather. They play away to Sligo on this Friday, 9th March at 7.45 p.m. and the next home game is against Bohemians on Monday, 12th March at 7.45 p.m.
Dungarvan United FC ACADEMY UPDATE U-8's Saturday 12.30-1.30 p.m. U-9's Thursday 4-5 p.m. / Saturday game away to Bohs 9.30 a.m. K/O. U-10 Wednesday 5-6.00 p.m. & Saturday League game away to Piltown 10.30 a.m. K/O. LOTTO LOTTO LOTTO Jackpot now €4,000. Our jackpot now stands at €4,000. Thanks to all who continue to support our lotto. Winning Numbers: 43 - 39 22 - No Winner. €50 - Nobby Fitzgerald; €25.00 M. Donnelly, Vinny Sullivan. RACE NIGHT: Saturday, 21st April, Nagle’s Bar We ask all club members and supporters to jump on board and make this event a success. Support by buying part of a horse from as little as €10, we also still have space for businesses to advertise in our programme. Come
out on the night for some craic and support the club at the time. Thanks to Nagle’s Bar for hosting the event. Contact Stan Cummins, Vicky O’Donnell or David Walsh for further information.
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Pictured is club player Molly Shrubb who has been selected onto the Cork / Waterford Centre of Excellence. Molly will now take part in a 12 week training programme run by the FAI. Well done Molly from all at the club!
Waterford FC's Kenny Browne heads his side into the lead early in the game.
[Noel Browne]
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Stunning lake views on Dungarvan Hillwalking Club's B walk in the Comeraghs on Sunday, 25th February.
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Dungarvan Cycling Club training in Gran Canaria!
[Michael Daly]
Dungarvan Hillwalking Club's B walkers ventured into the Comeraghs just before the Beast came from the East. [Michael Daly]
Stunning views of the Comeraghs on Dungarvan Hillwalking Club's B walk, Sunday, 25th February.
ALL SPINS CANCELLED THE Beast from the East coupled with storm Emma put paid to any cycling plans last weekend. In the interest of health and safety all club spins were cancelled leaving people to use their bikes to prop up snowmen or just take pictures of their bikes in the snow. 4,000 kilometres away our group 1 and two boys were climbing hills galore in lovely sunshine. Group captain J.D. kindly sent in the following report GRAN CANARIA CLUB TRIP A group of DCC cyclists spent the past week in Gran Canaria. It was a mixed week weatherwise, with some rain showers making an unusual appearance and the temperatures a little lower than usual. Still, it was pleasant in the shorts and t-shirts. Most cyclists were able to cycle the 7 days, with the highlight of the trip being the cycle to Pico, the highest point of the island, with over 2,600m climbing over 90km. It got pretty cool at the summit as we looked across to Tenerife
covered in snow. Plenty of other climbing in the week with trips to Serenity, Soria, Mogan, Fataga, Santa Lucia and Ayacata. Some massive long climbs which were a nice change. Another highlight was the spin out to the airport with a full tailwind where the average speed will be part of DCC folklore - it was fast, with some suggesting it could have even been faster! With the return flight cancelled due to the snow, some were able to get another day cycling in Las Palmas whilst trying to get home as soon as practically possible. An enjoyable week had by all though, as they looked on in disbelief at the photos emerging from home! OTHER NEWS MPDL Becomes Law: Monumental week for Irish cycling as the Minimum Passing Distance Legislation is passed by Minister Ross. This offers cyclists more protection in the eyes of the law. Huge thanks to Phil Skelton who has campaigned tirelessly for this
[Michael Daly]
Dungarvan Hillwalkers enjoy a bracing walk in the Comeraghs on Sunday, 25th February, led by Colm Humphries. [Michael Daly]
Dungarvan Cycling Club member grounded by snow storm!
measure through Stayin' Alive at 1.5 and together with Ciaran Cannon, Regina Doherty and Robert Troy TD developed and proposed this bill. Five long years of work have come to fruition. Hopefully we will all be able to feel a little safer on the roads and the mortality rate for cyclists will decrease. COMMITTEE MEETING This month's meeting will take place on Monday, 12th March, a week later than usual, in the Anchor back bar at 8 p.m. RACING SEASON Our friends in Carrick will host their annual road race on St. Patrick's Day, an event always well supported by DCC. Races for A1, A2, A3, A4, Junior Racing. Further details on our page. As the sayings goes “if we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant” and “no matter how long the winter, SPRING is sure to follow.” Keep the faith folks, until next week stay safe!
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Cunnigar Pitch & Putt Club NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Thinking of taking up a New Sport well why not try your hand at Pitch and Putt our course is set in 7 acres of Parkland and will cost you less than €2 a week to play as often as you like. There are even great deals for Family membership throughout 2018 and beyond and for those that have taken a break we would ask you to dust down the clubs and get back swinging, your missed. MEMBERSHIP 2018 The Clubhouse will be open during the week for New or for any member that wishes to renew their membership from 2 to 4 Monday to Friday. Reminder to Members that Membership Fees must be paid before entering any competition any those that have not paid up will have their Fob turned off at the gate and for those that have paid their membership thank you. CONTACTS Anyone wishing to contact the Club can contact the Secretary on 086 3781969 Chairman on 0871611664 or Pro on 087 9667472 if you have any Quires. THOMAS FROSTY MAHER TROPHY Look out next week for the date. NEXT OUTING The Committee are looking at the next outing to be played in March possibly Kilworth Pitch and Putt course or Fermoy or if any of our Travelling Players have any suggestions of where they would like to play please let the committee know and we will put it on the contender list of places to play. COURSE TO RE-OPEN THIS WEEK As all Members know the winter hasn’t been kind to the course and we are under pressure to reopen after a wet winter but work is ongoing and the course will reopen on March 5th just in time for the opening games of the season. We do
apologies but we have no control over the weather. TEAM BUILDING EVENT If your Company are considering Team Building Events and a spot of light competition amongst your employees v managers, why not give this a go we can cater for all events and is in the centre of Town. SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUBS If your Company Sports and Social Clubs would like an enjoyable day out we can cater for all your requirements 6 acres of mature Parkland course that is ranked among the best in the country and a very equipped Clubhouse that can cater a buffet if required after your rounds then contact the No.s above for further information we would only be too glad to assist .Keen rates will be applied COMMITTEE MEETING The next committee is scheduled for Wednesday the 7th March at 7o’Clock all committee members are asked to attend MEMBERSHIPS RENEWAL DATES ARE CHANGING Central Council are changing the dates for renewing membership, you will now have to renew your membership on or before the 31st December and not the start of March. This decision is outside of our control so all members are advised to renew before your Fob will be turned off. CLOSING DATE FOR NATIONAL EVENTS Keep an eye out on the notice boards over the next couple of weeks as entries will be shortly accepted for and National Competitions. If you’re not in you cannot win so give it a go you only need to shine on the day to get your hands on the much sort after Trophies. Collins Pitch and Putt Course will hold this year’s Ladies Strokeplay the Gents Strokeplay will be played in one of the finest
courses in the country Glenville Pitch and Putt in Dublin so now is the time to put in the work if you fancy your chances. The All Ireland Matchplay goes to Tullamore and what a weekend that will be 64 of the best players in the country will play a knockout competition and arrive with the 2 best players standing to fight it out to be All Ireland Champion Matchplayer and if asked to put my name on the block last years winner John Ross Crangle will take some beating. The closing date for this year’s Matchplay is April 18th. SCRATCH CUPS The first of the year’s Scratch Cups will get under way on March 11th in St. Patrick’s Enniscorthy. This course is a testing course but you will rewarded if you take on the challenges that this course can throw up. Worth the visit. RYAN CUP AT BRUFF Bruff are holding the much-coveted Ryan Cup on St. Patrick’s Day. This short course can give you the good feeling factor if your game is on as the wining numbers can be high so if you fancy a game and feeling confident. Worth the visit. LOOKING AHEAD 2nd April Cork County at Douglas this is a Charity Event also 2nd April John Shoer Memorial Larkspur Park this course is certainly worth a visit, testing to difficult but if you’re on your game you will be rewarded and if not you will be punished. JUVENILES Any Parent out there that is looking for their child to take up a new sport or thinking of taking up Golf well this could be the starting point of a future career in Golf get the short game right and the rewards for the big game are endless, so with bright evenings and the summer months just around the corner now’s the time to join up.
Chloe Fitzgerald and Meabh Costin with their Clonea Strand Hotel swim awards for January-February.
[Sean Byrne]
Aidan Meleady and Mick Curran with their Clonea Strand Hotel swim awards for January-February.
[Sean Byrne]
2018 Driver of the Year Championship commences THE eagerly awaited start of the 2018 driver of the year championship - kindly sponsored by ‘GK Print’ - finally arrived on Sunday, February 25th, at Waterford Raceway. From early morning the cars started arriving on what was a dry but very cold day. With 60 drivers signed on at the time of driver’s briefing, it had the makings of an exciting day’s racing ahead and so it was to be. A number of minor incidences, mostly caused by the difficulty of getting heat into tyres on such a cold day, meant a number of cars were retired during the 3 rounds of racing. The order of racing for the day saw the rookie juniors taking to the track first in each round of racing. It was Brian Scannell who was most consistent over the course of the day to take the top step on the podium with Abbey Hewitt getting her first podium finish in second and Liam Kiersey third. The ladies were next out of the pits and in the end Katie Egan came out on top with, an unbelieving, Ann McGuire finishing second and Chantelle Wallace just 1 point behind in third place. The standard juniors had the
largest grid of the day with 13 drivers vying for top spot when racing came to an end. After some great, clean and yet competitive driving from the youngsters it was Aaron Patterson who prevailed and took first with Aidan Heney second and Ben Furlong in third. The modified junior class saw the returning Shane O’Shea take the honours by just 2 points with Ronan Foley having to settle for second and Jack Hickey in third. Class 2 were next on track in the order of racing and it was Stephen Healy who was most consistent, and spectacular on more than 1 occasion, taking first with Eddie Baldwin settling for second and Kenneth McCoy, in his newly acquired Starlet, third. The stock class was won by Paul Weston with Martin Redmond second while in the adult 1B class it was Johnny Patterson who won, taking maximum points, with ‘birthday boy’ Willie Heney second and Joe Fitz third. 2017 Driver of the Year, Ronan Waters, showed that he means business again this year with a win in class 3, with Alan Darcy coaxing his slightly ‘sick’ starlet into second with James McCoy taking third.
New man Ciaran Cooney had class 4 all to himself after both Peadar Wall and Brian Weston suffered mechanical problems in their first race that ended their days racing prematurely. The bragging rights in Class 5 went to Andy Foley with Andy O’Brien a very close second and Pat Power in his new Honda third. David Wall took the honours in class 6 after both Colm O’Sullivan and Martin Fitzgerald suffered damage in separate minor incidents which saw both cars retired for the day. Class 1 was the final race of each round and it was Michael Baldwin who came out on top just ahead of Alan Houlihan, who has moved from the stock class of last year, and new man, Ronan Coughlan taking a creditable third. Thank you to everyone who helped make the day run smoothly – flagmen, Red Cross, pit marshals, lap recorders etc. Also a special thanks to the photographers namely Jeffrey Parish, travelling from the UK, Veronica O’Brien and Joe Dilworth who help in promoting the club with their photos. Finally a big thank you to raceday sponsor GK Print.
Ruth Walsh with her Clonea Strand Hotel swim awards for January-February. [Sean Byrne]
Annabelle Wall with her Clonea Strand Hotel swim awards for January-February. [Sean Byrne]
Colm Pollard with his Clonea Strand Hotel swim awards [Sean Byrne] for January-February.
Cian Hickey with his Clonea Strand Hotel swim awards [Sean Byrne] for January-February.
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Irish Life Health All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships in Carriganore on March 10th THE final National Cross Country race in the Irish Schools calendar will take place in Carriganore next Saturday with the first race underway at 12 noon. Carriganore has already hosted a very successful East Munster and Munster Schools Cross Country Championships and Mary Ashe and her team are ready to host the first ever Irish Life Health All Ireland Schools Cross Country here in Carriganore. There will be plenty of local interest in all the race with competitors from Ard Scoil na nDeise, Dungarvan CBS and St Augustine’s all involved. Teams from the Ard Scoil will contest the Junior and Intermediate girls races while St. Augustine’s will have teams in the Minor Boys and Intermediate Girls events. With some strong competition from the Leinster and Ulster Schools team medals will be hard to come by. Aly Cunningham St Augustine’s Minor girls, Micheal Troy St. Augustine’s Inter Boys, Sinead O’Brien Ard Scoil na nDeise Senior Girls and Niall Blackwell Dungarvan CBS will all compete as individuals in their respective races. The best chance of an individual medal should come from Tommy Fennell who put in a fantastic performance to win the Minor boys
race in Munster if he can reproduce that form on Saturday he could be our first medal winner on the day. Best of luck to all the West Waterford athletes competing for their schools on Saturday and a big thank you to the officials from West Waterford who will be there to ensure the smooth running of the event. ALL-IRELAND INDOORS DAY 1 POSTPONED Because of a backlog of fixtures caused by cancellations last weekend Day 1 of the National Indoor Championships has been refixed for Saturday, April 7th. We have two athletes affected by the change as the girls Pole Vault is on Day 1. So Kate Killigrew and Allanah Kelly will now compete on April 7th. Day 2 will go ahead as planned on March 18th with the boys pole vault due to take place that day. Because of a clash with a school tour Patrick Fitzgerald and Sam O’Neil will miss the event but Darragh Curran and Ryan McGrath will keep the West Waterford flag flying. TRAINING STARTS BACK ON WED., MARCH 7th AT 6.00 p.m. While our older athletes have been training away for the schools cross country our younger athletes have had a long break. It is now
Time to get back to training on Wednesday and Friday at 6.00 p.m. in the Friary.
Enhance and improve your life through health and fitness HEALTH & Fitness Ireland is a company dedicated and passionate about providing a service that will enhance and improve the quality of our client’s lives by putting them back in control of their own Health, Fitness, Nutrition & Wellbeing needs through education, advice and motivation. Health and Fitness Ireland are operating 18 months and the company’s aim and focus is to assist each individual strive to reach their own specific goal. That goal may be to lose weight, to mentally feel better, to excel in a sport through development or becoming more mobile in your maturing years. HFI are very proud of their staff who are qualified in the areas of nutrition, weight management including eating disorders, athlete development, life coaching, fitness psychology and finally sports hydration/nutrition. HFI are very proud of the fact that all staff members are minimum degree qualified, with some members holding a master’s degree. The vast majority of staff also carry a wealth of experience and this blend of qualifications and experience stands to delivering high end services. Recently HFI recently opened a Health, Wellness & Nutrition Clinic in Mary Street Medical Centre, Clonmel, Tipperary. HFI felt the need to open this wellness clinic due to the demand of people (most especially students) needing help and advice in the following areas: • Weight Loss / Weight gain • Self-Empowerment / Self-Help • Wellness/ Mindfulness & Resilience
• Exercise Training and Fitness Options • Player/Athlete Development The clinic has nutritionists on board to offer a vast knowledge on any nutrition and hydration issue. Health Screening is offered and mobility and flexibility issues corrected with their functional movement expert. Individual specific exercise plans, building self-confidence, enhancing motivational levels and other forms of fitness psychology. Finally the monitoring and reviewing process assigned to all services that HFI implement Health and Fitness Ireland have many clients nationally but the company’s main emphasis is to work with schools, clubs & corporates. The objectives of Health and Fitness Irelands schools education programme is to help all pupils in the following areas; health (physical and mental), fitness levels,
nutrition/hydration strategies and exercise options. Health and Fitness Ireland recognise the 3 different types of pupil that exist – the sporty competitive type that loves sport and plays team or individual sport (type 1), the pupil that likes sport but seldom exercises (type 2) and the pupil that has little or no interest in physical activity (type 3). They are aware of the importance of physical activity for all pupils and its close links to self-awareness, self-confidence and mental health in general. Health and Fitness Ireland are genuinely experienced and passionate about the health and fitness of our future generation. HFI want to enhance the quality of students’ lives by educating and motivating them to be in control of their own health, fitness and nutritional needs. HFI has a focus to assist/educate everyone to reach their own specific goal. That goal
maybe to lose/gain weight, to mentally feel better, or to excel in a sport through development. With this in mind HFI have carefully designed services that will impact all students, and also assist teachers in guiding the student in health related issues. We have carefully designed 4 services that will impact and educate students not only in their own lives but also educate/ assist others in the areas of health, exercise and nutrition. One teacher Mary Murphy of the Gael Cholaiste Cheitinn, Clonmel stated that “Our TY students took part in Health & Fitness Irelands H.E.A.T workshop. They thoroughly enjoyed the day and learned many aspects of Health Pyschology, Funcitional Movement Screening, Nutrition & Health and Phyiscal Activity that will be of benefit to them throughout their lives.” Health and Fitness Ireland philosophy when it comes to their club education programme is to empower each individual coach, so the coach has the knowledge and tools to implement information into specific sessions. HFI aim to make a significant impact on coaches who will then go and impact the players/athletes, which will then have a knock on effect to go on and effect the performance of the team. This should have a chain reaction where by all the teams within that club are developing and progressing to a high quality. NGB’s cover the tactical and technical elements of sport very well but Health & Fitness Ireland aim to further strengthen coaches Physical (Body Fitness) and Psychological (Mind
Fitness) Knowledge. HFI have devised a menu of six standalone workshops to assist coaches in their continuous professional development. HFI’s aim for the future is to work closely with clubs in terms of developing and annual educational structure within the club that will benefit everybody from the youngest player to the mature coach. HFI have carefully designed a diploma for the further education student who is contemplating entering into any area related to the sporting industry or to enhance their own sporting career. Recently HFI completed a HFI Diploma in Mitchelstown Christian Brothers Community School where
24 students underwent the 6 modules that HFI use to educate coaches. These are sport periodisation, speed/agility, sports nutrition, FMS (functional movement screening), speed/power and sport psychology. Health and Fitness Ireland are passionate about empowering students and adults alike to take back control of their own Physical & Mental Health. Our way is completely realistic. It is a lifetime change – not a quick fix. We are creating change for a happier healthier you. Contact Muriel: (087)4154998 EMAIL: Healthandfitnessireland@mail.com Website: www.healthandfitnessireland.net
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Talking Horses Stable Employee Pension Scheme in full progress
Upcoming Fixtures Thurles - Thursday, March 8 (First Race 2.15) Navan - Thursday, March 8 (First Race 2.05) Leopardstown - Friday, March 9 (First Race 1.55) Dundalk - Friday, March 9 (First Race 6.00) Gowran Park - Saturday, March 10 (First Race 1.55) Naas - Sunday, March 11 (First Race 2.10) Dundalk - Monday, March 12 (First Race 2.00 - To Be Confirmed)
Ladbrokes Cheltenham preview at Woodlands Hotel cancelled IN the interest of patrons’ safety Ladbrokes had to cancel the Woodlands Hotel Cheltenham preview due to take place on Thursday, March 1st. The committee would like to thank Ladbrokes for their continued support of the event and look forward to continuing in 2019. For ticket refunds please contact your point of sale. Wishing everyone good luck at the Cheltenham festival.
O’Brien star heading to Dundalk on Friday MENDELSSOHN, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner and one of Aidan O’Brien’s nominations for the Kentucky Derby in May, is likely to make his reappearance in the rescheduled Listed Patton Stakes at Dundalk on Friday evening. The race has been increased in distance from seven furlongs to a mile and forms part of the European 'Road to the Kentucky Derby' series. O’Brien said over the weekend, “We've Mendelssohn, Seahenge and Threeandfourpence entered for another race in the series at Kempton on Wednesday and it’s possible that one of them – maybe Threeandfourpence – will run there and that the other two will run at Dundalk. We’ll see what the weather does over the next few days and if there's a doubt about Kempton going ahead then all three could go to Dundalk.”
Edwulf and Derek O'Connor win the Unibet Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown. [Patrick McCann]
Derek O’Connor to ride in Cheltenham Gold Cup TOP point-to-point rider Derek O’Connor is to partner Edwulf for owner JP McManus and trainer Joseph O'Brien in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday week. The partnership secured a memorable 33/1 success in last month’s Unibet Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Dublin Racing Festival weekend. McManus’s retained jockey Barry Geraghty has not ridden Edwulf in his last eight races, and the decision has been taken to leave O’Connor on the horse.
McManus’s racing manager Frank Berry said, “I’m sure that’s the plan. Derek won on him the last day, and Barry will ride either Minella Rocco or Anibale Fly.” Derek is chasing a fourth Festival success. He enjoyed at Cheltenham double in 2011 when winning the Foxhunter Chase on Zemsky and the National Hunt Chase on Chicago Grey and won the latter race for a second time in 2016 on Minella Rocco, a Gold Cup contender this year.
THE new defined contribution pension scheme for stable staff in the Republic of Ireland, aimed at providing a meaningful benefit at retirement for eligible employees, is now up and running. Stable staff who sent in their application forms in 2017 have already received notification of their funds from Irish Life. Stable staff who are eligible members and have not completed their application are urged to do so as soon as possible. The scheme, which is funded by a deduction from the trainers’ proportion of prizemoney, means that staff who benefit from the scheme do not need to contribute. Trainers are also urged to complete data returns for 2015 and 2016 to allow further funding to be applied to their eligible employees’ pension accounts for those years. New members may also come into the scheme for those years. Alternative equivalent arrangements are being put in place for eligible stable staff in Northern Ireland through their mandatory UK pensions.
Ruby on-course for Cheltenham Festival return Student Summer Internships on offer from RUBY Walsh, the leading current rider at the Cheltenham Festival, is on course for an imminent return to action. Walsh has been out since breaking his leg in a fall in November but has been back riding work in the last two weeks as he gears up to be back ahead of the Cheltenham Festival. However, with no jump racing all last week any possible comeback was scuppered by the weather. Quoted on irishexaminer.com, Walsh said, “In my quest to be ready for the Festival, the weather doesn't help or hinder me. I would have hoped to have ridden the weekend, but it didn't take a scientist to figure out there would be no racing and so that would not be happening. The clinic at Santry is closed, but I'm still tipping away, doing as much as I can. I can still use the simulator, and still jog, and so am still on course.”
Horse Racing Ireland THERE are four Student Summer Internships on offer from Horse Racing Ireland this year. Open to all Third Level students the paid placements commence in June and run over a 10 to 12-week period. Students will benefit from mentoring by experi-
enced professionals while developing their practical skills and gaining valuable experience in all aspects of the racing industry including marketing, communications, social media, sales, racecourse operations, race day planning and event management.
Three of the four interns will be based in HRI Head Office at Ballymany, Kildare and the fourth intern will be based at Leopardstown Racecourse. Further details and application form are available at www.hri.ie/work-with-hri/internships. Closing date for applications is March 23, 2018.
Blow for Elliott as Cracking Smart picks up injury LEADING novice hurdler Cracking Smart has suffered a setback and will be side-lined for the remainder of the season. Trainer Gordon Elliott had been preparing the Grade Two-winner for the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. But the County
Meath handler revealed on Saturday that the six-year-old will not be part of his raiding party. “Unfortunately, Cracking Smart had a setback, so he is out of the Albert Bartlett and will not run for the remainder of the season.”
Meetings rearranged after weather wipe-out FOUR of the five race meetings lost to the weather last week have been rearranged for the coming days. Heavy snow put paid to fixtures at Clonmel last Thursday, the all-weather meeting at Dundalk on Friday and the weekend fixtures at Navan and Leopardstown. Dundalk’s card has been transferred to this coming Friday night and will include the Listed Patton Stakes. On the same day, Leopardstown will run off Let's Dance and Ruby Walsh win the Trull House Stud Mares' their meeting that was postponed last Sunday.
Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival.
[Patrick McCann]
The meeting at Leopardstown that was supposed to have taken place on Monday will not be rescheduled but a number of races from the meeting will be transferred elsewhere. The meeting that was due to be held at Navan on Saturday will now be held this Thursday while last Thursday’s meeting at Clonmel will now be held on Tuesday, March 20.